Category: Inorganic

Iron Catalyzed C-H Activation

Title: Catalytic C−H Bond Amination from High-Spin Iron Imido Complexes Authors: Evan R. King, Elisabeth T. Hennessy, and Theodore A. Betley Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society Affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University Proposed catalytic cycle of C-H amination and olefin aziridination.…

Chlorination of Dodecaborate Under Mild Conditions and Sebsequent Catalytic Hydrodefluorination

Title: Exhaustive Chlorination of [B12H12]2- without Chlorine Gas and the Use of [B12H12]2- as a Supporting Anion in Catalytic Hydrodefluorination of Aliphatic C-F Bonds Authors: Weixing Gu and Prof. Oleg Ozerov Journal: Inorganic Chemistry Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University Synthesis of [B12Cl12]2- from [B12H12]2-,…

Trinuclear Copper Complex

Title: Trinucleating Copper: Synthesis and Magnetostructural Characterization of Complexes Supported by a Hexapyridyl 1,3,5-Triarylbenzene Ligand Authors: Emily Y. Tsui, Dr. Michael W. Day, Prof. Theodor Agapie Journal: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Affiliation: Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology Cartoon of the Trinuclear Copper…

Cu(II) coordination in Proteins

Coordination Features and Affinity of the Cu2+ site in the alpha-Synuclein Protein of Parkinson’s Disease Dudzik, C.G.; Walter, E.D. and Millhauser, G.L. Biochemistry ASAP Alpha-synuclein proteins, concentrated in neurons in the human body, are composed of mostly hydrophobic residues. The hydrophobicity of the protein results in…

DNA film with light switching capabilities

Title: Preparation of [Ru(bpy)2(dppz)]2+-Intercalated DNA Cast Films Using a Self-Standing Method and Its Luminescence Tuning by Cu2+ Ions and EDTA Journal: Inorganic Chemistry Authors: Miojing Chen,* Hong Li,* Jiangyan Shao,* Yan Huang,* and Zheng Xu** Affiliation: *Key Lab of Technology on Electrochemical Energy Storage and Power…