Ultrathin ZnSe nanorods in the cubic phase have been synthesized by the reaction of selenium and zinc oleate for 30 min at 240 degrees C. These nanorods showed an average diameter of 2.4 nm, which is much smaller than th...
Crystal structures of two metal-organic frameworks (MFU-1 and MFU-2) are presented, both of which contain redox-active Co(II) centres coordinated by linear 1,4-bis[(3,5-dimethyl)pyrazol-4-yl] ligands. In contrast to many...
The first total synthesis of cytopiloyne 1, a novel bioactive polyacetylenic glucoside isolated from the extract of Bidens pilosa, is described. The structure of cytopiloyne was determined to be 2-beta-D-glucopyranosylox...
Addition of the amine-boranes H(3)B center dot NH(2)tBu, H(3)B center dot NHMe(2) and H(3)B center dot NH(3) to the cationic ruthenium fragment [Ru(xantphos)(PPh(3))-(OH(2))H][BAr(4)(F)] (2; xantphos= 4,5-bis(diphenylpho...
A new series of dendronized metalloporphyrin-fullerene conjugates as photosynthetic reaction center mimics was developed in a highly regioselective fashion through tether-controlled synthesis. The microenvironment around...
Iron oxide coated platinum nanowires (Pt@Fe(2)O(3) NWs) with a diameter of 2.8 nm have been prepared by the oxygen oxidation of FePt NWs in oleylamine. These "cable"-like NWs were characterised by transmission electron m...
A series of crown ether complex cation ionic liquids (CECILs) were designed, synthesised and characterised by NMR spectroscopy, HRMS, thermogravimetric differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA) and elemental analysis. Their...
The (31)P MAS NMR spectrum of Hittorf's phosphorus has been measured and assigned to the 21 crystallographically distinct phosphorus atoms based on two-dimensional dipolar correlation spectroscopies. Application of such ...
Inspired by nature, the use of helical biopolymer catalysts has emerged over the last years as a new approach to asymmetric catalysis. In this Concept article the various approaches and designs and their application in a...