Title of Document: CO-SOLVENT ASSISTED SPRAY PYROLYSIS FOR THE PREPARATION OF METAL MICROPARTILCE. Kai Zhong, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012 Directed By: Professor Sheryl H. Ehrman, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Metal and bimetallic particles play an important role in catalytic, medical and electronic applications. Various techniques have been developed for the preparation of ...

The development of the multivalent electrolytes is a critical component to advance polyvalent energy storage technology. In this work, new and simple nonaqueous zinc electrolyte developed investigated where secondary amine introduced as cosolvent. addition dimethylamine (DMA) cosolvent in THF facilitates solubilization Zinc (II) bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imde (Zn(TFSI) 2 ) results homogeneou...

Amines such as 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline undergo redox-neutral annulations with 2-alkylquinoline-3-carbaldehydes as well as the corresponding 4-alkyl isomers and pyridine analogues. These processes involve dual C-H bond functionalization. Acetic acid is used as a cosolvent and acts as the sole promoter of these transformations.

A new "dual-mode" chromogenic and fluorescent turn-on probe (2) for the selective sensing of biological thiols is reported. In MeOH-H(2)O cosolvent at physiological pH 7.40 (MeOH-H(2)O = 3:7), biological thiols cleave the 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonyl group to release the chromo- and fluorophore merocyanine (3).

By using a cosolvent self-assembly approach, the emission of multi-micelle aggregates from star copolymer unimolecular micelles is enhanced greatly through restriction of concentration self-quenching and intermolecular aggregation of a conjugated polymer core, due to the existence of a PEG shell of HCP-star-PEG unimolecular micelles.

A novel physical (non-reactive) separation of cellulose from an ionic liquid (IL)/cosolvent mixture by compressed carbon dioxide is presented. The precipitation is completely reversible and rapid within small changes of pressure i.e. liquid phase CO2 composition. High pressure phase equilibrium, high pressure NMR, and solid state NMR have been utilized to understand the separation phenomena.

A set of titania–silica mixed oxide materials were prepared by a cosolvent-induced gelation method using ethanol and toluene as solvent cosolvent, respectively. These extensively characterized utilizing several characterization techniques assessed for phenol degradation under UV illumination. The follows first-order kinetics, fragmented products formed during the qualitatively identified high p...

Acylhydrazone-based (macro)molecules display an increasingly broad spectrum of applications, from small therapeutic molecules and metal-ions probes to self-healing films biorelevant dynamic polymers. The acylhydrazone function is indeed prime interest since its unique design combines hydrogen bonds, pH-dependent reversibility, ability undergo molecular exchanges, a possible polyvalency. However...

Ligand binding to myoglobin in aqueous solution involves two kinetic components, one extramolecular and one intramolecular, which have been interpreted in terms of two sequential kinetic barriers. In mixed solvents and sub-zero temperatures, the outer barrier increases and the inner barrier splits into several components, giving rise to fast intramolecular recombination. The nature of these bar...

Simple unmodified N-proline-based di- and tripeptides in combination with sodium hydroxide additive catalyze the asymmetric Michael reaction of ketones with nitroolefins to furnish the corresponding gamma-nitroketones with up to 99% yield, 99:1 dr and 70% ee at room temperature and on water without any organic cosolvent.