Title: Synthesis and Characterization of the Phosphorus Triazides OP(N3)3 and SP(N3)3 Authors: Xiaoqing Zeng, Eduard Bernhardt, Helmut Beckers, and Helge Willner Journal: Inorganic Chemistry Affiliation: FB C − Anorganische Chemie, Bergische Universität, Wuppertal, Germany Take-Home Importance according to the Authors: Two explosive triazides of phosphorus(V), OP(N3)3…
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Molecular-scale versions of diodes invert “normal” diode behavior
Article Title: Inverse Rectification in Donor-Acceptor Molecular Heterojunctions Authors: Shannon K. Yee, Jibin Sun, Pierre Darancet, T. Don Tilley, Arun Majumdar, Jeffrey B. Neaton, and Rachel A. Segalman Journal: ACS Nano Affiliation: University of California- Berkeley: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of…
Electrochemical Mechanism of Ion–Ionophore Recognition at Plasticized Polymer Membrane/Water Interfaces
Title: Electrochemical Mechanism of Ion–Ionophore Recognition at Plasticized Polymer Membrane/Water Interfaces Author: Ryoichi Ishimatsu, Anahita Izadyar, Benjamin Kabagambe, Yushin Kim, Jiyeon Kim, and Shigeru Amemiya Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15260 Take…
Chemistry on Mars: Making Perchlorates
Title: Photooxidation of Chloride by Oxide Minerals: Implications for Perchlorate on Mars Authors: Jennifer D. Schuttlefield†, Justin B. Sambur†, Melissa Gelwicks†, Carrick M. Eggleston‡, and B. A. Parkinson*†§ Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society Affiliation: †Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Geology and Geophysics and §the…
Shechtman’s quasicrystals win this year’s nobel prize
Title: Metallic Phase with Long-Range Orientational Order and No Translational Symmetry Authors: D. Shechtman, I. Blech1, D. Gratias2, and J. W. Cahn3 Journal: Physical Review Letters Affiliations: 1Department of Materials Engineering, Israel Institute of Technology Technion, 3200 Haifa, Israel. 2Centre d’Etudes de Chimie Metallurgique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientiftque,…
Light-Harvesting Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs): Efficient Strut-to-Strut Energy Transfer in Bodipy and Porphyrin-Based MOFs
Title: Light-Harvesting Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs): Efficient Strut-to-Strut Energy Transfer in Bodipy and Porphyrin-Based MOFs Authors: Chang Yeon Lee, Omar K. Farha, Bong Jin Hong, Amy A. Sarjeant, SonBinh T. Nguyen, and Joseph T. Hupp Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145…
My Favorite Reaction – Azide Alkyne Huisgen Cycloaddition
The azide alkyne Huisgen cycloaddition easily qualifies as my favorite reaction and my submission to the Chemistry Carnival. It combines simplicity with efficiency in a way that is unmatched by most other chemistries. From clicking side chains onto polymers to conveniently synthesizing a variety of natural…
Hybrid Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Production
Title: Nature-Driven Photochemistry for Catalytic Solar Hydrogen Production: A Photosystem I–Transition Metal Catalyst Hybrid Authors: Lisa M. Utschig, Sunshine C. Silver, Karen L. Mulfort, and David M. Tiede Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society Affiliation: * Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois…
Toward Functional Ni-SOD Biomimetics: Achieving a Structural/Electronic Correlation with Redox Dynamics
Title: Toward Functional Ni-SOD Biomimetics: Achieving a Structural/Electronic Correlation with Redox Dynamics Authors: Eric M. Gale†, Andrew C. Simmonett†, Joshua Telser‡, Henry F. Schaefer, III†, and Todd C. Harrop*† Journal: Inorganic Chemistry Affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Center for Computational Chemistry, The University of Georgia Department of Biological, Chemical and…
Surface science and electrical properties from a nice, short “reporter” molecule on the surface of a nanocrystal
Title: Thiocyanate-Capped Nanocrystal Colloids: Vibrational Reporter of Surface Chemistry and Solution-Based Route to Enhanced Coupling in Nanocrystal Solids Authors: Aaron T. Fafarman, Weon-kyu Koh, Benjamin T. Diroll, David K. Kim, Dong-Kyun Ko, Soong Ju Oh, Xingchen Ye, Vicky Doan-Nguyen, Michael R. Crump, Danielle C. Reifsnyder, Christopher B. Murray, and Cherie R.…
Enhanced Fisher-Tropsch Chemistry Inside Carbon Nanotubes Containing Iron Nitride Nanoparticles
Title: FeN nanoparticles confined in carbon nanotubes for CO hydrogenation Authors: Zhiqiang Yang, Shujing Guo, Xiulian Pan, Junhu Wang, and Xinhe Ba Journal: Energy and Environmental Science Affiliation: * State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Above: Cartoon depicting Iron Nitride…
Electrochemical Water Oxidation with Cobalt-Based Electrocatalysts from pH 0–14: The Thermodynamic Basis for Catalyst Structure, Stability and Activity
Title: Electrochemical Water Oxidation with Cobalt-Based Electrocatalysts from pH 0–14: The Thermodynamic Basis for Catalyst Structure, Stability and Activity Authors: James B. Gerken , J. Gregory McAlpin , Jamie Y. C. Chen , Matthew L. Rigsby , William H Casey , R. David Britt , and…
Formate Oxidation on a Ni Electrocatalyst
Title: Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Formate by [Ni(PR2NR)2)2(CH3CN)2+ Complexes Authors: Brandon R. Galan*, Julia Shoffel#, John C. Linehan*, Candace Seu#, Aaron M. Appel*, John A. S. Roberts*, Monte L. Helm **, Uriah J. Kilgore*, Jenny Y. Yang*, Daniel L. Dubois*, and Clifford P. Kubiak# Journal: Journal of the…
Intrinsic Proton-Donating Power of Zinc-Bound Water in a Carbonic Anhydrase Active Site Model Estimated by NMR
Title: Intrinsic Proton-Donating Power of Zinc-Bound Water in a Carbonic Anhydrase Active Site Model Estimated by NMR Authors: Stepan B. Lesnichin†‡, Ilya G. Shenderovich*†‡, Titin Muljati†, David Silverman, and Hans-Heinrich Limbach*† Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society Affiliation: †Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin ‡Department…
Synthetic manganese–calcium oxides mimic the water-oxidizing complex of photosynthesis functionally and structurally
Title: Synthetic manganese–calcium oxides mimic the water-oxidizing complex of photosynthesis functionally and structurally Authors: Ivelina Zaharieva, M. Mahdi Najafpour, Mathias Wiechen, Michael Haumann, Philipp Kurz and Holger Dau Journal: Energy and Environmental Science, 2011, 4, 2400-2408 Published: March 3, 2011 Main Affiliations: Fachbereich Physik, Freie Universität…
Demetalation of a Single Organometallic Complex
Title: Demetalation of a Single Organometallic Complex Authors: Alexander Sperl, Jorg Kroger, and Richard Berndt Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society Affiliation: Institut for Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel, Germany, and Institut for Physik, Technische Universitat Ilmenau, Germany Sometimes a scientific article is…
Dinitrogen Complexes of Sulfur-Ligated Iron
Title: Dinitrogen Complexes of Sulfur-Ligated Iron Authors: Ayumi Takaoka, Neal P. Mankad, and Jonas C. Peters Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society Affiliation: Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology One great mystery in bioinorganic chemistry is how the FeMo nitrogenase cofactor,…
Ethane to Ethylene
Title: Room Temperature Dehydrogenation of Ethane to Ethylene Authors: Vincent N. Cavaliere, Marco G. Crestani, Balazs Pinter, Maren Pink, Chun-Hsing Chen, Mu-Hyun Baik, and Daniel J. Mindiola Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society Affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Molecular Structure Center, Indiana University Chemists are…
Design principles for oxygen-reduction activity on perovskite oxide catalysts for fuel cells and metal–air batteries
Title: Design principles for oxygen-reduction activity on perovskite oxide catalysts for fuel cells and metal–air batteries Authors: Jin Suntivich, Hubert A. Gasteiger, Naoaki Yabuuchi, Haruyuki Nakanishi, John B. Goodenough, and Yang Shao-Horn Journal: Nature Chemistry Main Affiliation: Materials Science and Engineering Department and Electrochemical Energy Laboratory,…
CO reduction using Hydrogen and a Uranium complex
Title: Facile Conversion of CO/H2 to Methoxide at a Uranium(III) Center Authors: Alistair S. P. Frey*, F. Geoffrey N. Cloke*, Martyn P. Coles*, Laurent Maron#, and Thomas Davin # Journal: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Affiliation: *Division of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences University of Sussex, Brighton,…
Al catalyst for synthesis of biodegradable polymers
Title: Highly Efficient Aluminum-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Carbonates, Lactones, and Lactides, Including a Unique Crystallographic Snapshot of an Intermediate Authors: Jurgen Koller and Robert Bergman Journal: Organometallics Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley Snapshot of Catalysis: The crystal structures of the pre-catalyst (left),…
Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer from Tryptophan: A concerted Mechanism with Water as Proton Acceptor
Paper: Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer from Tryptophan: A concerted Mechanism with Water as Proton Acceptor Authors: Ming-Tian Zhang and Leif Hmmarstrӧm Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society PCET (Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer) refers to the transfer of electron thermodynamically coupled to that of proton. The transfer of…
Controlled Growth of Gold Nanoparticles
Title: Synthesis and Isolation of {110}-Faceted Gold Bipyramids and Rhombic Dodecahedra Authors: Michelle L. Personick, Mark R. Langille, Jian Zhang, Nadine Harris, George C. Schatz, and Chad A. Mirkin Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society Affiliation: Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern…
Synthesis of Cadmium Arsenide Quantum Dots Luminescent in the Infrared
Title: Synthesis of Cadmium Arsenide Quantum Dots Luminescent in the Infrared Authors: Daniel K. Harris, Peter M. Allen, Hee-Sun Han, Brian J. Walker, Jungmin Lee, and Moungi G. Bawendi Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society Quantum Dots are three dimensional semiconductors, which have electrical conductivity…
Organic-Inorganic Composite Nanomaterials
Title: Semiconductor Anisotropic Nanocomposites Obtained by Directly Coupling Conjugated Polymers with Quantum Rods** Authors: Lei Zhao, Xinchang Pang, Ramkrishna Adhikary, Jacob W. Petrich, and Zhiqun Lin Journal: Angewandte Chemie International Ed. Organic-inorganic hybrid solar cells using combinations of conjugated polymers and semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots) offer…