Black phosphorus (BP) nanostructures such as nanosheets and nanoparticles have attracted considerable attention in recent years due to their unique properties and great potential in various physical, chemical, and biological fields. In this article, water-soluble and biocompatible PEGylated BP nanoparticles with a high yield were prepared by one-pot solventless high energy mechanical milling te...

Catal. Sci. Techn This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015 Department of Chemistry, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK. E-mail: [email protected] b School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK † Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: H and C NMR spectra of 1b, 2b, characterization of telomers. CCDC 1039375 (1b) and 912794 (...

We have previously reported a new synthesis of amides from esters and amines under microwave irradiation, offering much higher yields than those achieved with conventional heating [1]. We have now extended these studies to the ring closure of neat iminoesters I2, I3 and I4-I6 to give five- and six-membered ring lactams L5, L6 and larger lactams L7-L9 (where I means imine and L means lactam), re...

In this work, the results of a study comparing the use of irradiation from different regions of the infrared spectrum for the promotion of several organic reactions, are presented and discussed. This use of eco-conditions provides a green approach to chemical synthesis. A set of ten different organic reactions were evaluated, including the Knoevenagel, Hantzsch, Biginelli and Meldrum reactions....

Vapor deposited functional polymer thin films can undergo rapid covalent functionalization. Patterning of two functional layers displaying orthogonal reactivity enables sorting of aqueous mixtures of dyes and nanoparticles, such as quantum dots, onto selective areas of nanopatterned surfaces. Introduction Surfaces covered by well-defined organic functional groups can serve as platforms to immob...

The synthesis of oxygenated fuel additives via solvent freebase-catalyzed etherification of glycerol is reported. The products of glycerol etherification arediglycerol (DG) and triglycerol (TG) with DG being the favorable one. The catalytic activity of different homogeneous alkali catalysts (LiOH, NaOH, KOH and Na(2)CO(3)) was investigated during the glycerol etherification process. LiOH exhibi...