BACKGROUND 1, 5-Benzodiazepines have been investigated extensively by organic chemists due to their medicinal and pharmacological properties. These compounds are synthesized by condensation of o-phenylenediamines with carbonyl compounds in the presence of acid catalysts. OBJECTIVES During our studies on the application of silica resin with acid functional moieties, we found that SiO2/H2SO4 mi...

The (n,m) population distribution of single-walled carbon nanotubes obtained on supported CoMo catalysts has been determined by photoluminescence and optical absorption. It has been found that the (n,m) distribution can be controlled by varying the gaseous feed composition, the reaction temperature, and the type of catalyst support used. When using CO as a feed over CoMo/SiO2 catalysts, increas...

An efficient and eco-friendly method for the one-pot synthesis of 14-aryl-14H-dibenzo [a,i]xanthene-8,13-dione derivatives has been developed in the presence of Fe3O4@SiO2 core-shell nanoparticles. The multi-component reactions of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, β-naphthol and aldehydes were efficiently catalyzed using novel nano-scale materials under reflux conditions. The present method offers ...

Raman spectroscopy is known as a powerful technique for solid catalyst characterization as it provides vibrational fingerprints of (metal) oxides, reactants, and products. It can even become a strong surface-sensitive technique by implementing shell-isolated surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SHINERS). Au@TiO2 and Au@SiO2 shell-isolated nanoparticles (SHINs) of various sizes were therefore pr...

In the present work, we have developed an efficient catalytic procedure for the chemo-selective acetylation of various substrates like amines, phenols and alcohols into their corresponding acetylated products using acetyl chloride in the presence of catalytic amount of metal acetylacetonates covalently anchored onto amine functionalized silica under solvent-free conditions. The catalysts were c...

The reactivity of fluorene, anthracene and fluoranthene under oxidation and reduction conditions has been investigated in this study. This project looks at catalytic and green approaches of converting PAH to less toxic and/or less stable derivatives that are amenable to further degradation. Hydrothermal reactions have been performed at 300 C with pure H2O and Nafion-SiO2 catalyst for oxidation,...

The present work deals with Low Temperature CO Oxidation for Fire Escape Mask development. Building and property fires often contain as high as 3600 ppm of carbon monoxide. The goal of this work is to develop a thin layer catalyst (1-5 mm) capable of reducing carbon monoxide from inlet concentrations of 3600 ppm to less than 400 ppm for at least 15 – 60 minutes while meeting other CBRN (chemica...

Well-crystallizedβ-SiC nanorods grown on electrospun nanofibers were synthesized by carbothermal reduction of Tb doped SiO2(SiO2:Tb) nanofibers at 1,250 °C. The as-synthesized SiC nanorods were 100-300 nm in diameter and 2-3 μm in length. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results suggested that the growth of the SiC nanorods should be governed by vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) mechanism with Tb meta...