We report on a room temperature (RT) sodium-sulfur (Na−S) battery based sodium anode, sulfurated poly(acrylonitrile) (SPAN) cathode and an electrolyte containing tetrakis(hexafluoroisopropyloxy) borate (Na[B(hfip)4]; hfip=hexafluoroisopropoxide) in mixture of ethylene carbonate (EC), dimethyl (DMC) fluoroethylene (FEC). The hfip anion as weakly coordinating (WCA) provides high anodic stability,...

The oxidative cleavage of indoles (Witkop oxidation) involving the use H2O2 or urea hydrogen peroxide in combination with a polar solvent has been described. Among these solvents, 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) stands out as one affording corresponding 2-ketoacetanilides generally higher yields protocol described also enabled oxidation different pyrroles and furans derivatives. Furthe...

Commercial LiMn2O4 powder was used as the base material for probing magnesiation, cycling behavior, and structural stability/changes in (MgxLi1-x)Mn2O4 spinel cathodes aqueous Mg(NO3)2 non-aqueous Mg(TFSI)2/diglyme Mg(Mg(HFIP)2 − 2Al(HFIP)3/diglyme electrolytes. Each of samples delithiated and, then, magnesiated electrochemically corresponding electrolyte. The electrochemical activity cathode c...

In this work, a new sensitive analytical method has been developed and evaluated for the determination of the most commonly used gaseous anesthetics, desflurane, sevoflurane, and this latter's hepatic metabolite hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) in the urine. In addition, an evaluation of anesthetics exposition on the urine levels of a small population of surgical operators has been performed and re...

Thermodynamic stability in polypeptides is described using a novel Distance Constraint Model (DCM). Here, microscopic interactions are represented as constraints. A topological arrangement of constraints define a mechanical framework. Each constraint in the framework is associated with an enthalpic and entropic contribution. All accessible topological arrangements of distance constraints form a...

We extracted silk produced by the larva of the hornet Vespa simillima xanthoptera Cameron from its nest. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) analysis of the extracted hornet silk showed four major components with molecular weights between 35 and 60 kDa. The main amino acid components of the hornet silk protein were Ala (33.5%), Ser (16.9%), Asp (8.5%) and Glu (8...

The effects of fluorinated hydroxy compounds and naphthalene on the fluorescence of N-(4-pyridyl)-1,2-naphthalimide (PyNI) have been studied in toluene. The interaction of the pyridyl moiety of PyNI with hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP) gave rise to a hydrogen-bonded complex, whereas a more stable, hydrogen-bonded ion pair was formed with trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). Time-resolved fluorescence measu...

The synthesis of well-defined homo- and co-polypeptides L-alanine (L-Ala) by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) its N-carboxyanhydride (NCAs), either via suspension/interfacial- or solution phase-polymerization using 10-undecene-1-amine ?,?-diamino poly(ethylene glycol) (8 1.5 kDa) as primary amine initiators is reported. When conducting ROP NCA-alanine under suspension/interfacial conditions, b...

Spider silk has exceptional mechanical and biocompatibility properties. The goal of this study was optimization of the mechanical properties of synthetic spider silk thin films made from synthetic forms of MaSp1 and MaSp2, which compose the dragline silk of Nephila clavipes. We increased the mechanical stress of MaSp1 and 2 films solubilized in both HFIP and water by adding glutaraldehyde and t...