A water-soluble copper-immobilized covalent organic framework functioning as an “OFF–ON” fluorescent sensor for amino acids

Fluorescent water-soluble organic aerosols in the High Arctic atmosphere

Organic aerosols are ubiquitous in the earth's atmosphere. They have been extensively studied in urban, rural and marine environments. However, little is known about the fluorescence properties of water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) or their transport to and distribution in the polar regions. Here, we present evidence that fluorescent WSOC is a substantial component of High Arctic aerosols. The...

Open-tubular electrochromatographic chiral separation of amino acids using an organic nanocrystals immobilized capillary.

The preparation of cinchonidine (CCND) nanocrystals and their immobilization onto the inner surface of a fused silica capillary was investigated for use in the enantioseparation by capillary electrochromatography. The CCND nanocrystals were prepared by an emulsion method that utilizes crystal growth in an oil-in-water emulsion without a stabilizer. As a result, white-colored aqueous dispersio...

A bifunctional covalent organic framework as an efficient platform for cascade catalysis

A bifunctional covalent organic framework (COF) has been illustrated in the context of partial metalation of a highly porous and chemically robust pyridine containing COF (COF-TpPa-Py) with Pd species and by taking advantage of the base catalytic behavior of pyridine. The resultant bifunctionalized COF exhibits excellent performance in catalyzing one-pot cascade aerobic oxidation–Knoevenagel co...

An easy assembled fluorescent sensor for dicarboxylates and acidic amino acids

Two mesitylene based neutral receptors 1 and 2 bearing two thiourea binding sites were constructed as fluorescent probes for sensing dicarboxylates. Their binding affinities toward dicarboxylates, aspartate and glutamate have been investigated in acetonitrile solution by fluorescence titration experiments. Both fluorescent sensors exhibited some ability to discriminate the antipodal forms of as...

Effects of Selected Amino Acids and Water-soluble