Crystals of the title compound, C(12)H(8)N(2)·C(7)H(8)O(2), were obtained during cocrystallization experiments of a compound with two hydrogen-bond donors (2-hydroxy-benzyl alcohol) with another compound containing two hydrogen-bond acceptors (phenanthroline). Unexpectedly, the two mol-ecules do not form dimers with two O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds connecting the two mol-ecules. However, one of the hyd...

A main obstacle in the rational development of heterogeneous catalysts is the difficulty in identifying active sites. Here we show metal/oxide interfacial sites are highly active for the oxidation of benzyl alcohol and other industrially important primary alcohols on a range of metals and oxides combinations. Scanning tunnelling microscopy together with density functional theory calculations on...

Efficient charge separation is a critical factor for solar energy conversion by heterogeneous photocatalysts. This paper describes the complete spatial separation of oxidation and reduction cocatalysts to enhance the efficacy of charge separation and surface reaction. Specifically, we design Pt@TiO2@MnOx hollow spheres (PTM-HSs) with Pt and MnOx loaded onto the inner and outer surface of TiO2 s...

Metalloporhyrin ligand, [tetrakis(o-chlorophenyl)porphyrinato]Ni(II) was successfully immobilised onto inorganic silica support from rice husk ash via 3-aminoprorplytriethoxysilane (APTES) and the resulting catalyst was labeled RHACNiPor. This mesoporous organic-inorganic hybrid catalyst showed a high specific surface area of 190.0 m g. The Si MAS NMR solid-state spectrum showed the presence of...

A novel approach using a semipermeable Teflon AF-2400 tube-in-tube membrane contactor was developed for the measurement of gas solubility in organic solvents. This membrane ensures gas saturation of liquids in continuous flow at a specific pressure and temperature. After liquid decompression, the amount of gas outgassed was measured with a bubble meter and used for solubility calculation. The p...

A heterogenous catalyst in the form of Au nanoparticles (Au NPs) immobilized porous manganese oxide (Mn5O8) microspheres was synthesized. The sol-gel templating method used for synthesis Mn5O8 microspheres. showed good performance when compared with similar catalysts oxidation benzyl alcohol. (Au@Mn5O8) obtained by immobilization NPs on performed 99.4% alcohol conversion and 100 % benzaldehyde ...

From the leaves of Phlomis aurea, two new iridoids of unique structures named 3-epiphlomurin (1) and phlomurin (2), a new megastigmane glucoside phlomuroside (3) and a new benzyl alcohol glycoside having the structure benzyl alcohol-O-beta-xylopyranosyl-(1-->2)-beta-glucopyranoside (4) have been isolated together with four known iridoids auroside, lamiide, 8-epiloganin and ipolamiide, two known...