RSC Advances
An international journal to further the chemical sciences
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Fabio Marchetti, Guido Pampaloni and Stefano Zacchini
RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA23305G, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA23305G, Paper
The reactions of MoCl5 with δ-valerolactam (L) and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone were studied in dichloromethane. Salts of protonated δ-valerolactam were obtained from MoCl5/L with different molar ratios.
Seiji Yamaguchi, Tomiharu Matsushita and Tadashi Kokubo
RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA00054K, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA00054K, Paper
A bioactive surface layer that released Mg2+ ions was produced on the surface of titanium metal (Ti) by chemical and heat treatments.
Kazuaki Amikura and Daisuke Kiga
RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40609A, Review Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40609A, Review Article
In this review, we introduce our recently-developed simplified genetic code in order to discuss why the genetic code likely evolved from a simpler form encoding fewer than 20 amino acids.
Archana Mishra, Kiat-Hwa Chan, Michael R. Reithofer and Charlotte A. E. Hauser
RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40598B, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40598B, Paper
Metal salts do not affect the self-assembly of aliphatic peptides into fibers, but the entrapping of water to form hydrogels.
Kiran Soni and Ajay Kumar Sah
RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40668G, Communication
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40668G, Communication
Free and protein-bound tryptophan (Trp) sensing ability of alanyl-(4,6-O-ethylidene-β-D-glucopyranosylamine) derived chiral receptor (L-N2O2) has been explored using UV-visible absorption, fluorescence and mass spectroscopy. L-N2O2 quenches the intrinsic emission intensity of...
Ma Zhanwei, Wu Ying, Tinghua Wu and Yiming He
RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40424B, Communication
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40424B, Communication
A novel pathway is reported to obtain the low molecular water-soluble chitosan (LMWSC) via oxidative degradation of chitosan over catalyst with the active Mo(O2) sites. H2O2 was found to play...
Sangen Zhao, Junhua Luo, Pan Zhou, Shuquan Zhang, Zhihua Sun and Maochun Hong
RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40247A, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40247A, Paper
A transparent ZnTeMoO6 crystal with dimensions of ～12 × 10 × 1 mm3 has been successfully grown using the flux method. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that ZnTeMoO6 features a...
Anna Storha, Ellina A Mun and Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy
RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA42093K, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA42093K, Paper
Thiol- and acrylate-functionalized nanoparticles have been synthesized from pentaerythritol tetrakis(3-mercapto-propionate) and pentaerythritol tetraacrylate using thiol-ene click chemistry. Using Raman and 1H NMR spectroscopy as well as Ellman’s assay, it was...
Jun Liu, Qian Wu, Fuli Huang, Hefang Zhang, Shili Xu, Wei Huang and Zelin Li
RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41268G, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41268G, Paper
Herein, two simultaneous replacement reactions were explored to prepare a variety of bimetallic dendrites (AgCu, AgPd, AuPd, CuAu, CuPt and CuPd) within one-step, using commercial Mg powder as a sacrificial...
Andrew Michelmore, David Steele, Jason Whittle, J. W. Bradley and Robert Short
RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41563E, Review Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41563E, Review Article
Plasma polymerisation is a technologically important surface engineering process capable of depositing ultra-thin functionalised films for a variety of purposes. It has many advantages over other surface engineering processes, including...
Fabrizio Mani, Vincenzo Barbarossa, Francesco Barzagli, Sarah Lai, Piero Stoppioni and giuseppina Vanga
RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40933C, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40933C, Paper
An experimental study describes the reversible fixation of CO2 by non-aqueous solutions of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP). The captured CO2 is stored in solution as AMP carbamate and alcohol carbonates in different...
Xie Wang, Yuying Zheng, Zhe Xu, Xiaoli Wang and Xiaoping Chen
RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41512K, Communication
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41512K, Communication
Amorphous MnO2 supported on carbon nanotubes were prepared by a co-precipitation method at room temperature and firstly used for the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3. The catalysts showed...
Shintaro Ida, Yohei Okamoto, Shota Koga, Hidehisa Hagiwara and Tatsumi Ishihara
RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40638E, Communication
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40638E, Communication
Black-colored nitrogen-doped calcium niobium oxide nanosheet with a thickness of around 1 nm was prepared by exfoliating nitrogen-doped layered oxide (KCa2Nb3O10-xNy), which exhibited superior photocatalytic activities to the parent material...
Yongqiang Yang, Kun Wu, Ruiqing Pang, Xuejiao Zhou, Yan Zhang, Xiaochen Wu, Congyu Wu, Haixia Wu and Shouwu Guo
RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41290C, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41290C, Paper
Graphene sheets coated with a thin layer of nitrogen-enriched carbon were prepared through thermal treatment of polypyrrole/graphene oxide composites under inert atmosphere. The nitrogen-enriched carbon layer not only incorporated the...
Ayaki Miyama, Masumi Yamada, Sari Sugaya and Minoru Seki
RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41747F, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41747F, Paper
A simple microfluidic process for producing yarn-ball-shaped hydrogel microbeads was devised. The mechanism employed parallel flows of aqueous solutions of a hydrogel precursor, a gelation agent, and a buffer to...
Chunfang Du and Huaming Yang
RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41323C, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41323C, Paper
In this work, we report on white light generation by defect chemistry modification in a single-solid SnO2:Eu3+/Al-MCM-41 composite. The samples were carefully characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, N2...
Brigitte Sieber, Jarno Salonen, Ermei Makila, Mikko Tenho, Markku Heinonen, Hannu Huhtinen, Petriina Paturi, Edwin Kukk, Guillaume Perry, Ahmed Addad, Myriam Moreau, Luc Boussekey and Rabah Boukherroub
RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41008K, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41008K, Paper
We use thermal carbonization with acetylene and nitrogen to treat hydrothermally grown ZnO nanorods on silicon substrates. The method is found to be strongly temperature dependent. Treatment temperatures below 800°C...
Fengxian Huang, Qiang Zhou, Chunli Ma, Liang Li, Xiaoli Huang, Fangfei Li, Dapeng Xu, Wenquan Wang, Tian Cui and Guangtian Zou
RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA22590A, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA22590A, Paper
High pressure x-ray diffraction and Raman scattering studies have been carried out on Magnesium niobate (MgNb2O6) in a diamond anvil cell (DAC) at room temperature up to 40 GPa. A...
Shane Telfer, Mark Waterland, Bill Williams, Jeremy Hall, Janina Fischer and Philipus Patty
RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41234B, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41234B, Paper
The self-assembly of a tris(bidentate) chiral complexes, [M(4-carboxyphenyldipyrrinato)3] (M = Co(III), Rh(III)), with a threefold-symmetric array of peripheral carboxyl groups is detailed. Thin sheet-like aggregates are observed in methanol/water mixtures...
Fan Yang, Feijie Song, Wei Li, Jingbo Lan and Jingsong You
RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41981A, Communication
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41981A, Communication
Room-temperature ortho-arylation and acetoxylation of anilides have been achieved using cationic palladium (Pd[TFA]+) as catalyst and (NH4)2S2O8 as oxidant.
Fabien L. Grasset, Benjamin Katryniok, Sébastien Paul, Véronique Nardello-Rataj, Marc Pera-Titus, Jean-Marc Clacens, Floryan De Campo and Franck Dumeignil
RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41890A, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41890A, Paper
The selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) to 2,5-diformylfuran (DFF) was studied over vanadium phosphate oxides (VPO)-based heterogeneous catalysts in the liquid phase.
Kun-Mu Lee, Chia-Yuan Chen, Yi-Ting Tsai, Ling-Chuan Lin and Chun-Guey Wu
RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41687A, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41687A, Paper
The present study focuses on enhancing the efficiency of back-illuminated dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) by incorporating a SiO2 mesoporous layer on a TiO2 electrode.
Xiaona Li, Yongchun Zhu, Xing Zhang, Jianwen Liang and Yitai Qian
RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41132J, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41132J, Paper
MnO@1-D carbon composites synthesized by an in situ synthesis route exhibit high capability and good cycling performance for lithium-ion batteries.
Fuyuan Zheng, Jie Zhang and Shengyu Feng
RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41621F, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41621F, Paper
This paper reports on a white light-emitting, polysiloxane-based material obtained by coordinating lanthanide ions (Eu3+ and Dy3+) into α, ω-N,N′-diphenylmalonamide terminated polydimethylsiloxane (PMP).
Taifeng Liu, Yanwen Yu, Songhua Chen, Yongjun Li and Huibiao Liu
RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41102H, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41102H, Paper
A novel tripyrenylboron compound TPB shows a blue-fluorescence quenching property in solution and the solid state in the presence of fluoride anions.
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