Extracts of liver and muscle convert citric acid into laevo-rotatory isocitric acid [Martius, 1938]. As the rotation of isocitric acid, like that ofother ac-hydroxy acids, is much increased by (NH4)2MoO4*, the polarimeter can be used to measure low concentrations of isocitric acid in tissue extracts [Martius, 1938; Jacobsohn, 1940]. On applying this method to plant extracts we met with an unexp...

Organic phosphonic acids and organic phosphonic acid esters have been of much interest due to their applications in the fields of medicine, agriculture and industrial chemistry. Boronic acids can act as synthetic intermediates and building blocks and are used in sensing, protein manipulation, therapeutics, biological labelling and separation. The additional introduction of an aminophosphonic ac...

With the aim of improving the photoconversion efficiencies of heteroleptic [Cu(Lanchor)(Lancillary)](+) dyes in n-type dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs), the previously favoured anchor ((6,6'-dimethyl-[2,2'-bipyridine]-4,4'-diyl)bis(4,1-phenylene))bis(phosphonic acid) (1) has been replaced by analogues 2 and 3 containing 2-thienyl spacers between the 2,2'-bipyridine metal-binding domain and the...

Iron molybdate catalysts were prepared using a sol gel route with malonic acid and oxalic their performance for the selective oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde was evaluated.

One of the commonly used methods for the calorimetric determination of phosphorus is based upon the reduction of molybdic acid to molybdenum blue and subsequent estimation of the intensity of the blue color formed.. An excellent discussion of the molybdenum blue reaction and its limitations is given by Woods and Mellon (1). In using this reaction over a period of years the authors have been inc...

We have developed a manufacturing process for organic thin-film transistors and organic complementary circuits in which a microcontact-printed phosphonic acid self-assembled monolayer is employed first as an etch resist to pattern aluminum gate electrodes by wet etching and then as the gate dielectric of the same device. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a printing process for elect...

A naphthalene diimide motif bearing phosphonic acid functionalities has been found to be self-assembled with L- and D-arginine through chirality induced molecular recognitions and leads to the formation of micrometre long nanobelts and spherical aggregates at pH 9 in water, respectively.

Molybdate sulfuric acid (MSA) has been prepared and used as catalyst for the Biginelli synthesis of some quinazolinones/thiones under solvent-free conditions. The catalyst loading is low and it shows recyclability. This method has advantages such as avoidance of the organic solvents, high yield of pure products, short reaction times and operational simplicity.

The evaluation of the Kjeldahl digestion method was investigated by comparing measured values of total nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium using three salt and catalyst mixture in Standard Kjeldahl digestion method and Salicylic acid Modification method with certified values of plant material as well as comparison was made for determination of total nitrogen from steam distillation method verses...