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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... -
Efficient Removal of Estrogenic Activity during Oxidative Treatment of Waters...
The discharge of synthetic and natural steroid estrogens from municipal wastewaters to the aquatic environment has received increased attention because of their potential... -
Phase-Vanishing Reactions that Use Fluorous Media as a Phase Screen. Facile, ...
In fluorous triphasic reactions, such as bromination of alkenes by dibromine and dealkylation of aromatic ethers by boron tribromide, the middle fluorous phase acts as a liquid... -
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... -
Strong Reduction of Thermal Conductivity in Nanostructured PbTe Prepared by M...
Experimental results are reported that demonstrate that nanostructuring in thermoelectric semiconductors enhances acoustic phonon scattering without the need to prepare solid... -
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... -
Au@ZIF-8: CO Oxidation over Gold Nanoparticles Deposited to Metal−Organic Fra...
Gold nanoparticles (NPs) were deposited to a zeolite-type metal−organic framework (MOF) by a simple solid grinding method. A catalyst, Au@ZIF-8, represents the first example of... -
High-Precision Catalysts: Regioselective Hydroformylation of Internal Alkenes...
We report the formation of high-precision catalysts using encapsulated rhodium complexes. In the current example, the encapsulated rhodium catalyst shows unprecedented high... -
Spectroscopy and Electrochemistry of Ruthenium-Modified Nucleic Acids: Design...
Electron transfer (ET) reactions through DNA have been the subject of numerous investigations due to the implications for light-induced DNA damage and the quest for... -
Moore-Type Cyclization Leading to Arene Chromium Tricarbonyl 1,4-Diradical In...
Moore-Type Cyclization Leading to Arene Chromium Tricarbonyl 1,4-Diradical Intermediates and the Isolation of Indolines -
Halogen Substitution Patterns among Disinfection Byproducts in the Informatio...
Disinfection byproduct halogen substitution patterns were examined using Information Collection Rule data. A new metric was developed to quantify and compare extents of specific... -
A Selective and Sensitive Fluoroionophore for HgII, AgI, and CuIIwith Virtual...
A Selective and Sensitive Fluoroionophore for HgII, AgI, and CuII with Virtually Decoupled Fluorophore and Receptor Units -
Coordination Copolymerization of Severely Encumbered Isoalkenes with Ethylene...
This contribution describes the implementation of the binuclear organotitanium “constrained geometry catalysts” (CGCs),... -
A Rewritable Optical Data Storage Material System by [2 + 2] Photocyclorevers...
A novel thermally stable fluorescent molecular switch with [2 + 2] photocycloaddication and cycloreversion and its application in 2D and 3D optical data storage were... -
Enantioselective Epoxidation of ω-Bromo-2-methyl-1-alkenes Catalyzed by Chlor...
Enantioselective Epoxidation of ω-Bromo-2-methyl-1-alkenes Catalyzed by Chloroperoxidase. Effect of Chain Length on Selectivity and Efficiency -
Fischer−Tropsch Synthesis over Activated-Carbon-Supported Cobalt Catalysts: ...
The effects of Co loading and K, Ce, and Zr promoters on initial activities and selectivities of activated-carbon-supported cobalt (Co/AC) Fischer−Tropsch synthesis (FTS)... -
34π Octaphyrin: First Structural Characterization of a Planar, Aromatic [1.0...
34π Octaphyrin: First Structural Characterization of a Planar, Aromatic [1.0.1.0.1.0.1.0] Octaphyrin with Inverted Heterocyclic Rings -
Synthesis and Preliminary Biological Studies of 3-Substituted Indoles Accesse...
A unique alkene difunctionalization reaction that allows rapid construction of molecular complexity around the biologically relevant indole framework has been developed. The... -
Structure Sensitivity of Methanol Electrooxidation on Transition Metals
We have investigated the structure sensitivity of methanol electrooxidation on eight transition metals (Au, Ag, Cu, Pt, Pd, Ir, Rh, and Ni) using periodic, self-consistent...