Thermodynamic study on 8-hydroxyquinoline-2-carboxylic acid as a chelating agent for iron found in the gut of Noctuid larvae
10.1039/C7NJ04889K 2018-04-09 The recognition of quinolinic carboxilic acids as natural chelant and the recent observation of a high production of 8-hydroxyquinoline-2-carboxylic acid (8-HQA) in the gut of several Noctuid larvae (e.g. Spodoptera littoralis), has inspired the study of 8-HQ... |
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High Current Density Cation-exchanged SnO2-CdSe/ZnSe and SnO2-CdSe/SnSe Quantum-dot Photoelectrochemical Cells
10.1039/C8NJ01409D 2018-04-09 Research on a combination of low and high-bandgap energy materials through an ion-mediated chemical transformation of the nanostructure of one material into another, especially, metal chalcogenide quantum dot (QD) solar cells plays a very important role in fa... |
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A novel and high performance enzyme-less sensing layer for electrochemical detection of methyl parathion based on BSA templated Au–Ag bimetallic nanoclusters
10.1039/C8NJ00425K 2018-04-09 In the present manuscript, a modified glassy carbon electrode with BSA templated Au–Ag bimetallic nanoclusters (Au–Ag@BSA/GCE) was employed for the rapid, selective and sensitive determination of methyl parathion (MP) as an enzyme-less electrochemical biosens... |
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Ionic Liquids Functionalized Graphene Quantum Dots-Bonded Silica as Multi-Mode HPLC Stationary Phase with Enhanced Selectivity for Acid compounds
10.1039/C7NJ05200F 2018-04-09 Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) which can form hydrophobic, π-π stacking, hydrogen bond and hydrophilic interaction with analytes, is a kind of multifunctional separation material. GQDs-based stationary phases have great prospect in HPLC. In this work, 1-aminoet... |
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One-dimensional controllable crosslinked polymers grafted with N-methyl-D-glucamine for effective boron adsorption
10.1039/C8NJ00461G 2018-04-07 In this research, a series of one-dimensional controllable crosslinked polymers with the different mass ratio of 4-vinylbenzychloride (VBC) and divinyl benzene (DVB) were prepared by cationic polymerization and grafted with functional monomer of N-methy-D-glu... |
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Foxtail millet-derived highly fluorescent multi-heteroatoms doped carbon quantum dots towards fluorescent ink and smart nanosensor for selective ion detection
10.1039/C8NJ01072B 2018-04-07 Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are attracting enormous attentions as a smart material benefiting from their congenital virtues. Unfortunately, the low quantum yield (QY) and modest fluorescent stability seriously restrain their practically versatile applications.... |
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A new redox-based and stepwise synthetic strategy let to an unprecedented mixed-valence Keggin-type tungstovanadophosphate (WVI/VIV) bi-capped by vanadium(VIII)-complexes†
10.1039/C8NJ00714D 2018-04-07 To achieve improved properties such as lower biotoxicity and better biocatalytic performances, the preparation of low oxidation state (+3) vanadium (V)-organic framework compounds (VIII–OFCs) is an important research area. Additionally, incorporation of VIII–... |
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A pyridyl-benzimidazole based molecular luminescent turnstile
10.1039/C8NJ00890F 2018-04-06 A molecular turnstile T1 based on a luminescent pyridyl-benzimidazole stator and a rotor containing a pyridyl coordinating site is designed and its multi-step synthesis described. The turnstile T1 undergoes free rotation of the rotor around the stator. In the... |
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Synthesis, Structural, Photophysical, Electrochemical Redox and Axial Ligation Properties of Highly Electron Deficient Perchlorometalloporphyrins and Selective CN‒ Sensing by Co(II) Complexes
10.1039/C7NJ04418F 2018-04-06 A straightforward synthetic route has been used to synthesize highly nonplanar electron deficient perchlorometalloporphyrins. Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of MTPP(NO2)Cl7 where (M = CoII, NiII, CuII and ZnII). Further, we examined thei... |
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Molecular brakes based on Zn(II) porphyrin dimer
10.1039/C8NJ01219A 2018-04-06 Two types of molecular brakes based on a two Zn-porphyrin units interconnected by a spacer are described. Their dynamic behaviour in solution at room temperature was studied by UV-Vis spectroscopy. In the absence of external effector, the brake undergoes free... |