μ-Hydroxyl trinuclear copper(II) compounds, with core structures closely resembling the central moieties in multicopper oxidases, have been extensively investigated and the importance of the prototypes in the oxidation of C-H bonds has been confirmed. In the course of study for the Cu(II) salens catalyzing the three-component (sodium azide, epoxide and non-activated terminal alkyne) 1,3-Huisgen...

Size-reduced samples of southern yellow pine dimensional lumber, each treated with one of five different waterborne chemical preservatives, were leached using 18-h batch leaching tests. The wood preservatives included chromated copper arsenate (CCA), alkaline copper quaternary, copper boron azole, copper citrate, and copper dimethyldithiocarbamate. An unpreserved wood sample was tested as well....

Corrosive Sulfur in transformer oil has been the cause of high profile transformer failures in recent years. Oil treatments consisting of copper passivators have been only partially effective. DSI has discovered a multi-step method that has been proven to change oils with corrosive sulfur into non-corrosive status, as well as significantly slowing oxidation and ageing of insulating oil and pape...

Selective nucleophilic substitution on a perfluorophenyl unit comprising a BODIPY fluorophore using an alkanethiol or a primary amine offers a quantitative fluorophore labelling strategy, while retaining high photostability and emission quantum yields approaching unity.

A Cu-diamine complex effectively catalyses tandem C-N bond formation on 2-(2-haloalkenyl)-aryl halide substrates, to deliver a series of N-functionalised indoles. Anilines, amides and carbamates are all effective coupling partners under the developed conditions.

We investigated combustion in a small home waste incinerator and analyzed both flue gas and residual ash for formation of the dioxin-related compounds polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans, and coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls and their precursors polychlorinated benzenes, polychlorinated phenols, polychlorinated diphenyl ethers, and polychlorinated biphenyls. Parti...

The synthesis and kinetic resolution of quaternary oxindoles through copper catalysed azide-alkyne cycloadditions is presented. Selectivity factors (s) up to 22.1 ± 0.5 are reported. Enantioenriched alkynes and triazoles were obtained in ≥80% enantiomeric excess (e.e.).

Nitroso compounds have two reactive nitrogen and oxygen atoms. It is interesting and important to perform a nitrogen or oxygen selective reaction with interesting substrates. These atom specific reactions are crucial to specifically synthesis of specific compounds. An enantioselective N-specific reaction of nitrosobenzene with unmodified aldehydes was successfully achieved catalyzed first by a ...

BACKGROUND Myricetin and 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives were reported to exhibit favorable antiviral and antibacterial activities. Aiming to discover novel myricetin analogues with potent activities, a series of novel myricetin derivatives containing 1,3,4-thiadiazole moiety were synthesized, and their antibacterial and antiviral activities were evaluated. RESULT Bioassay results indicated tha...

Ligands derived from 8-quinoline, 6-quinoline, 1 -isoquinoline, and 5-isoquinoline were synthesized. These compounds have been used as ligands for complexation of transition metals, such as copper(II) and nickel(II). According to the spectrosocopic data, copper(II) cation forms (I: 1) and (I:2) complexes with 2-(8-quinoly1)-l,l,3,3- tetramethylguanidine and 2- (I '-isoquinoly1)- 1,1,3,3-tetr...