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ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Functionalization of Chalcogenide Nanotubes
2011
New synthetic approaches to MS 2 (M = Sn, Nb, Mo, W) chalcogenide nanostructures are highlighted. Most chalcogenide particles can be functionalized directly with inorganic nanoparticles such as Au, ZnO or MnO. Depending on the Pearson hardness of the metal involved, the functionalization may be reversible or irreversible. A covalent functionalization strategy is based on a steric shielding of the coordination sphere of transition metal atoms in such a way that only coordination sites are available for bonding to the chalcogenide surface. This allows the immobilization of fluorophors, redox active groups or proteins onto chalcogenide nanoparticle.
DFT studies of COOH tip-functionalized zigzag and armchair single wall carbon nanotubes
2011
Structure and energy calculations of pristine and COOH-modified model single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) of different length were performed at B3LYP/6-31G* level of theory. From 1 to 9 COOH groups were added at the end of the nanotube. The differences in structure and energetics of partially and fully functionalized SWCNTs at one end of the nanotube are observed. Up to nine COOH groups could be added at one end of (9,0) zigzag SWCNT in case of full functionalization. However, for (5,5) armchair SWCNT, the full functionalization was impossible due to steric crowding and rim deformation. The dependence of substituent attachment energy on the number of substituents at the carbon nanotube ri…
Synthesis and functionalization of chalcogenide nanotubes
2010
New synthetic approaches to MS 2 (M = Sn, Nb, Mo, W) chalcogenide nanostructures are highlighted. Most chalcogenide particles can be functionalized directly with inorganic nanoparticles such as Au, ZnO or MnO. Depending on the Pearson hardness of the metal involved, the functionalization may be reversible or irreversible. A covalent functionalization strategy is based on a steric shielding of the coordination sphere of transition metal atoms in such a way that only coordination sites are available for bonding to the chalcogenide surface. This allows the immobilization of fluorophors, redox active groups or proteins onto chalcogenide nanoparticle.
Binding abilities of dehydropeptides towards Cu(II) and Ni(II) ions. Impact of Z–E isomerization on metal ion binding
2002
The study on the binding ability of dehydro-tri- and tetrapeptides has shown that the alpha,beta-double bond has a critical effect on the peptide coordination to metal ions. It may affect the binding of the vicinal amide nitrogens by the electronic effect and stabilize the complex due to steric effects. The (Z) isomer is the most effective in stabilizing of the complexes formed. The presence of large side chain in the dehydroamino acid residue may also be critical for the coordination mode in the metallopeptide systems.
Aminomethyl-Substituted Ferrocenes and Derivatives: Straightforward Synthetic Routes, Structural Characterization, and Electrochemical Analysis
2013
A variety of aminomethyl-substituted ferrocenes and the parent compounds (iminomethyl)ferrocenes, azaferrocenophanes, and diferrocenylamines can be selectively synthesized from reductive amination of 1,1′-diformylferrocene or formylferrocene. The optimized one- or two-step reactions have delivered 13 new compounds, isolated in 65–97% yields, which include tertiary (ferrocenylmethyl)amines and azaferrocenophanes by using NaBH(OAc)3 as a mild reducing agent and (iminomethyl)ferrocenes and secondary (ferrocenylmethyl)amines by using LiAlH4. X-ray structures of representative members of these ferrocene derivative families have evidenced the preferred conformation adopted by ferrocene backbones,…
Noncovalent assembly of functional groups on calix[4]arene molecular boxes
1997
Calix[4]arenes diametrically substituted at the upper rim with two melamine units spontaneously form well-defined box-like assemblies in the presence of two equivalents of 5,5-diethylbarbituric acid. These assemblies, consisting of nine different components, are held together by 36 hydrogen bonds and are stable in apolar solvents at concentrations of up to 10-4M. This paper reports the first X-ray crystal structure, and the MALDI TOF mass spectra together with the complete 1H NMR spectroscopic characterization of these hydrogen-bonded assemblies. The crystal structure clearly shows that the assemblies are stereogenic, as a result of the antiparallel orientation of the two rosette motifs. Fu…
EPR spectroscopic characterization of persistent germyl-substituted Pb(III)- and Sn(III)-radicals.
2010
In this report we present the synthesis and the detailed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopic characterization of novel trivalent lead- and tin-based radicals comprising sterically demanding germyl substituents. The investigated radicals are derived from the recently reported trihypersilyl-substituted tetryl radicals *PbHyp3 and *SnHyp3. The tetryl radicals *Pb(Ge(SiMe3)3)3 (8), *Pb(Ge(SiMe3)3)2Si(SiMe3)3 (9), *PbGe(SiMe3)3(Si(SiMe3)3)2 (10), and *Sn(Ge(SiMe3)3)3 (11) show substitution patterns derived from stepwise (9, 10) or complete (8, 11) substitution of hypersilyl groups (Hyp = Si(SiMe3)3) in *PbHyp3 and *SnHyp3 by homologous hypergermyl groups (Hge = Ge(SiMe3)3). They …
Synthesis of oligodeoxynucleotides containing diastereomeric dihydrodiol epoxide-N6-deoxyadenosine adducts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
1993
Abstract A generally applicable route is reported for the synthesis of oligodeoxynucleotides which contain structurally defined N 6 -deoxyadenosine adducts, derived from sterically highly hindered dihydrodiol epoxides of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH).
A study of the diels-alder reaction of 3-oxabicyclo[3.3.0]oct-1(5)-ene-2,4-dione with cyclopentadiene and some related dienes
1984
Abstract The reaction of 3-oxabicyclo[3.3.0]oct-l(5)ene-2,4-dione, 2, with cyclopentadiene, 3, 5,5-diethoxycyclopentadiene, 4, and 6,6-dimethylfulvene, 5, is studied. Reaction of 2 and 3 yields the expected endo-adduct, while reaction of 2 and 5 gives a mixture of the endo- and exo-adducts whose ratio is slightly dependent on the reaction conditions. Attractive electrostatic interactions in the transition state leading to the exo-adduct can explain the absence of endo stereoselectivity in the last reaction. Steric factors seem to be responsible for the absence of reaction between 2 and 4. The analysis of the 13C NMR spectra of these adducts and some derived compounds confirms the tentative …
An ab initio study of the enolboration of 3-pentanone mediated by boron monochlorides L2BCl
2001
Abstract Using ab initio methods at the HF/6-31G∗∗ level, we have studied the mechanism of the enolboration of 3-pentanone mediated by boron monochlorides L2BCl (L=H, methyl and isopropyl) and trimethyl amine. The size of the L group has been found to have a decisive influence on the configuration (E or Z) of the formed boron enolate. Thus, whereas our calculations predict that dimethylboron chloride yields the Z enolate with high stereoselectivity, diisopropylboron chloride is found to yield predominantly the E enolate. The difference in behavior is due mainly to steric features related to the conformational bias of the respective ketone–boron chloride complexes formed reversibly in the fi…