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Cooperative Effects in Aminothiols: Acid-Base Equilibria and the Molecular Structure of 2-(N, N-Dimethylaminomethyl)thiophenol
2008
Abstract 2-(N,N-Dimethylaminomethyl)thiophenol, (1, HL), is present as a non-zwitterionic aminothiol in the solid state, exhibiting an intramolecular S-H···N hydrogen bond. The S···N distances of the two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit are 2.929(10) and 3.050(10) Å. This structural feature is also present in an ab initio (MP2/6-31G*) optimized molecular structure. The investigation of the hydrogen bond by ab initio methods supports an n(N)-σ *(S-H) interaction as the reason for this bond type. On the basis of data from potentiometric acid-base titrations of a 0.01 M aqueous solution of [H2L]Cl with a 0.1 M aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, values of 4.09±0.01 and 11.50±0.01…
Self-assembly properties of bile acid derivatives of L-cysteine, L-valine and L-serine alkyl esters
2012
Comprehensive self-assembly studies for nine bile acid amides of amino acid esters are reported. The number of the hydroxyl groups attached to the steroidal skeleton and the character of the amino acid ester moiety were used as variables when examining the self-assembly properties of the compounds. Two of the compounds were shown to undergo self-assembly leading to organogelation. In addition, preliminary self-assembly studies in aqueous mixtures of polar organic solvents were conducted. Microscopic methods (optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy) were utilised in order to gain a deeper insight into the self-assembled structures. Furthermore, single-crystal X-ray structures for…
Role of pH in the synthesis and growth of gold nanoparticles using L-asparagine: a combined experimental and simulation study
2020
Abstract The use of biomolecules as capping and reducing agents in the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles constitutes a promising framework to achieve desired functional properties with minimal toxicity. The system’s complexity and the large number of variables involved represent a challenge for theoretical and experimental investigations aiming at devising precise synthesis protocols. In this work, we use L-asparagine (Asn), an amino acid building block of large biomolecular systems, to synthesise gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in aqueous solution at controlled pH. The use of Asn offers a primary system that allows us to understand the role of biomolecules in synthesising metallic nanoparticl…
Species-specific aggregation factor in sponges : VIII. Nature and alteration of cell surface charge.
1977
Isolated cells from the siliceous spongeGeodia cydonium have been studied with respect to their partition behaviour in a two-phase aqueous polymer system. With this method it is possible to determine subtle changes in the cell surface charge. Addition of a homologous aggregation factor to the isolated cells lowers the partition rate, a finding which indicates that after binding of the aggregation factor to the cells their surface charge is reduced. The partition rate of the cells is strongly correlated with their content of membranebound sialic acid. Sixty-nine percent of the total, membrane-bound hexuronic acid is associated with the aggregation receptor; 1.8×107 aggregation receptor molec…
Introduction to the microsymposium and on the modulation of thermodynamic parameters relative to biomolecule-solvent interactions
1980
Abstract As a result of introducing a macromolecule in a solvent, changes in the structures of both solute and solvent are generally found. In this specific meaning we refer here to ‘relaxation phenomena’. The discussion will either concern or keep in a view the case of biomolecules and to which extent these changes are involved in their thermodynamic stability or functional structure: Dr. Ben-Naim will discuss hydrophobic interactions and structural changes in the solvent; Dr. Wen will focus on thermodynamic properties of aqueous solutions on hydrophobic solutes; Dr. Cordone, Dr. Fornili and myself shall discuss results of experiments concerning solutes on several types(proteins, polynucle…
Tungsten-mannitol and sorbitol complexes: Structural characterization by IR and carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
1986
Abstract Polarimetric and spectrophotometric studies of the mannitol-tungsten(IV) system show the formation of three table complexes. Their stoichiometries, degrees of condensation and interconversion equilibria have been studied. The structure of these compounds has been investigated by 13C NMR spectroscopy in aqueous solution and by IR spectroscopy in the solid state for the two species stable at pH
Molecular dynamics of electrosprayed water nanodroplets containing sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate
2013
The behavior of aqueous solutions of sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOTNa) subject to electrospray ionization (ESI) has been investigated by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations at three temperatures (350, 500 and 800 K). We consider several types of water nanodroplets containing AOTNa molecules and composed of a fixed number of water molecules (1000), N(AOT)(0) AOT(-) anions (N(AOT)(0) = 0, 5, 10) and N(Na)(0) sodium ions (N(Na)(0) = 0, 5, 10, 15, 20): in a short time scale (less than 1 ns), the AOTNa molecules, initially forming direct micelles in the interior of the water nanodroplets, are observed in all cases to diffuse nearby the nanodroplet surface, so that the hydrophilic …
Electrochemically triggered iodide-vacancy BiOI film for selective extraction of iodide ion from aqueous solutions
2021
Abstract The effective extraction and regeneration of radioactive iodide remains an urgent concern for safe nuclear energy utilization. Herein, we developed a novel electrochemically triggered iodide-vacancy BiOI film, which exhibited excellent I− ion extraction capacity of 328.3 mg·g−1. Especially, due to the ion vacancy trap effect, the film showed high selectivity towards I− ions in the existence of a large number of competitive anions. Additionally, the electrochemically switched ion extraction (ESIE) process with this iodide-vacancy BiOI film possessed fast extraction kinetics and high stability. More importantly, the trapped I− ions were easily desorbed from the film without the secon…
Photocatalytic degradation of organic compounds in aqueous systems by transition metal doped polycrystalline TiO2
2002
Abstract Some probe catalytic photooxidation reactions with aliphatic and aromatic organic compounds having different acid strengths, i.e. methanoic acid, ethanoic acid, benzoic acid and 4-nitrophenol, were carried out in aqueous systems by using polycrystalline TiO2 powders doped with various transition metal ions (Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mo, V and W). The Co-doped powder showed to be more photoactive than the bare TiO2 for methanoic acid degradation while the behaviour of TiO2/Cu and TiO2/Fe was similar to that of the support. TiO2/W was the most efficient sample for the photodegradation of benzoic acid and 4-nitrophenol, TiO2 the most active powder for ethanoic acid. A tentative explanation is p…
Hydrolysis of (CH3)Hg+ in Different Ionic Media: Salt Effects and Complex Formation
1998
The hydrolysis of monomethylmercury(II) was studied potentiometrically, in NaNO3, Na2SO4, and NaCl aqueous solution, in a wide range of ionic strengths (NaNO3, 0 ≤ I ≤ 3.25; Na2SO4, 0 ≤ I ≤ 1; NaCl, 0 ≤ I ≤ 3 mol dm-3) and at t = 25 °C. For the reaction (CH3)Hg+ = (CH3)Hg(OH)° + H+, we found log K1 = −4.528 (I = 0 mol dm-3). The species [(CH3)Hg]2(OH)+ was also found, with log β2 = −2.15. Monomethylmercury(II) forms quite strong complexes with Cl- (log K = 5.45, I = 0 mol dm-3) and SO42- (log K = 2.64, I = 0 mol dm-3). The dependence on ionic strength of formation constants was considered by using a Debye−Huckel type equation. Hydrolysis and complex formation constants (at different ionic s…