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Synthesis of Dialkyl Ethers from Organotrifluoroborates and Acetals
The formation of ethers by C−O bond formation under harsh basic or acidic conditions is an entrenched synthetic disconnection in organic chemistry. We report a strategic... -
Remarkable Effect of Pore Size on the Catalytic Activity of Mesoporous Silica...
The catalytic activity of mesoporous silica (MCM-41) for the acetalization of cyclohexanone shows a volcano-shaped dependence on the pore diameter. The diameter of the... -
Brilliant Sm, Eu, Tb, and Dy Chiral Lanthanide Complexes with Strong Circular...
International audience; The synthesis, characterization, and luminescent behavior of trivalent Sm, Eu, Dy, and Tb complexes of two enantiomeric, octadentate, chiral,... -
Alumina Nanotubes Containing Lithium of High Ion Mobility
We revealed the first example of a crystalline lithium aluminate nanotube with thermal stability prepared by a surfactant-driven hydrothermal procedure. The obtained nanotube... -
Rational Designs for Highly Proton-Conductive Metal−Organic Frameworks
A novel metal−organic framework (MOF), (NH4)2(adp)[Zn2(ox)3]·3H2O (1) was synthesized and its structure was determined. We propose three types of rational design to introduce... -
Platinum(II)-Catalyzed Intermolecular [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of Propadienyl Si...
A Pt(II)-catalyzed [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of silyl propadienyl ethers and alkenyl ethers has been developed as the first example of the utilization of allenes as a... -
The Linkage of Catalysis and Regulation in Enzyme Action. Fluoropyruvate as a...
Pyruvate decarboxylase, a thiamin-diphosphate (ThDP) dependent enzyme from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SCPDC), catalyzes the conversion of fluoropyruvate to carbon... -
Highly Luminescent, Triple- and Quadruple-Stranded, Dinuclear Eu, Nd, and Sm(...
The bis(β-diketone) ligands 1,3-bis(3-phenyl-3-oxopropanoyl)benzene, H2L1 and 1,3-bis(3-phenyl-3-oxopropanoyl) 5-ethoxy-benzene, H2L2, have been prepared for the examination of... -
Amphiphilic Janus Gold Nanoparticles via Combining "Solid-State Grafting-to" ...
Despite the great efforts that have been made toward obtaining Janus architectures, synthesizing sub-10 nanometer Janus nanoparticles (NPs) modified with different types of... -
Total Synthesis of the Ristocetin Aglycon
The first total synthesis of the ristocetin aglycon is described employing a modular and highly convergent strategy. An effective 12-step (12% overall) synthesis of the ABCD... -
Multiplexed Sandwich Immunoassays using Electrochemiluminescence Imaging Reso...
A new class of bead-based microarray that uses electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) as a readout mechanism to detect multiple antigens simultaneously is presented. This... -
Mechanism of Hydrogen Sorption in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Mechanism of Hydrogen Sorption in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes -
A Useful Method for Preparing Iridium Alkoxides and a Study of Their Catalyti...
A Useful Method for Preparing Iridium Alkoxides and a Study of Their Catalytic Decomposition by Iridium Cations: A New Mode of β-Hydride Elimination for Coordinatively... -
Modulation of T2 Relaxation Time by Light-Induced, Reversible Aggregation of ...
A reversible T2 contrast agent consisting of cross-linked anionic dextran coated iron oxide nanoparticles covalently coupled to a light-sensitive spiropyran (SP)/merocyanine... -
Lithium Diisopropylamide-Mediated Enolizations: Solvent-Independent Rates, S...
Rate studies of a lithium diisopropylamide-mediated ester enolization reveal solvation effects that are not in accord with expectation. Metalations in THF, t-BuOMe, HMPA/THF,... -
Design of an organic chromophore for p-type dye-sensitized solar cells [Errat...
A successful model for the design of efficient dyes for p-type dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is presented. As an example, a novel and efficient organic dye containing a... -
Pressure-Induced Infiltration of Aqueous Solutions of Multiple Promoters in a...
By applying an external pressure, an aqueous solution of promoters can be forced into a hydrophobic nanoporous silica gel. The promoter molecule demands a free volume several... -
Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Arylhalogenation of Alkenes: Synthetic Scope an...
This article describes the development of a Pd-catalyzed reaction for the arylhalogenation (halogen = Cl or Br) of diverse α-olefins by oxidatively intercepting Mizoroki−Heck... -
Photoregulated release of caged anticancer drugs from gold nanoparticles
An anticancer drug (5-fluorouracil) was conjugated to the surface of gold nanoparticles through a photocleavable o-nitrobenzyl linkage. In this system, the particle serves as... -
Total Synthesis of (±)-Chartelline C
The first total synthesis of (±)-chartelline C in a concise 10-step sequence is reported. Highlights of the completion of this decades-old puzzle include (1) chemo- and...
