The chemistry of graphene oxide is discussed in this critical review Particular emphasis is directed toward the synthesis of graphene oxide, as well as its structure Graphene oxide as a substrate for a variety of chemical transformations, including its reduction to graphene-like materials, is also discussed This review will be of value to synthetic chemists interested in this emerging field of materials science, as well as those investigating applications of graphene who would find a more thorough treatment of the chemistry of graphene oxide useful in understanding the scope and limitations of current approaches which utilize this material (91 references)

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The chemistry of graphene oxide

Deposits of clastic carbonate-dominated (calciclastic) sedimentary slope systems in the rock record have been identified mostly as linearly-consistent carbonate apron deposits, even though most ancient clastic carbonate slope deposits fit the submarine fan systems better. Calciclastic submarine fans are consequently rarely described and are poorly understood. Subsequently, very little is known especially in mud-dominated calciclastic submarine fan systems. Presented in this study are a sedimentological core and petrographic characterisation of samples from eleven boreholes from the Lower Carboniferous of Bowland Basin (Northwest England) that reveals a >250 m thick calciturbidite complex deposited in a calciclastic submarine fan setting. Seven facies are recognised from core and thin section characterisation and are grouped into three carbonate turbidite sequences. They include: 1) Calciturbidites, comprising mostly of highto low-density, wavy-laminated bioclast-rich facies; 2) low-density densite mudstones which are characterised by planar laminated and unlaminated muddominated facies; and 3) Calcidebrites which are muddy or hyper-concentrated debrisflow deposits occurring as poorly-sorted, chaotic, mud-supported floatstones. These

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The hydrogen bond is the most important of all directional intermolecular interactions. It is operative in determining molecular conformation, molecular aggregation, and the function of a vast number of chemical systems ranging from inorganic to biological. Research into hydrogen bonds experienced a stagnant period in the 1980s, but re-opened around 1990, and has been in rapid development since then. In terms of modern concepts, the hydrogen bond is understood as a very broad phenomenon, and it is accepted that there are open borders to other effects. There are dozens of different types of X-H.A hydrogen bonds that occur commonly in the condensed phases, and in addition there are innumerable less common ones. Dissociation energies span more than two orders of magnitude (about 0.2-40 kcal mol(-1)). Within this range, the nature of the interaction is not constant, but its electrostatic, covalent, and dispersion contributions vary in their relative weights. The hydrogen bond has broad transition regions that merge continuously with the covalent bond, the van der Waals interaction, the ionic interaction, and also the cation-pi interaction. All hydrogen bonds can be considered as incipient proton transfer reactions, and for strong hydrogen bonds, this reaction can be in a very advanced state. In this review, a coherent survey is given on all these matters.

The hydrogen bond in the solid state.

The transition metal dichalcogenides are about 60 in number. Two-thirds of these assume layer structures. Crystals of such materials can be cleaved down to less than 1000 A and are then transparent in the region of direct band-to-band transitions. The transmission spectra of the family have been correlated group by group with the wide range of electrical and structural data available to yield useful working band models that are in accord with a molecular orbital approach. Several special topics have arisen; these include exciton screening, d-band formation, and the metal/insulator transition; also magnetism and superconductivity in such compounds. High pressure work seems to offer the possibility for testing the recent theory of excitonic insulators.

The transition metal dichalcogenides discussion and interpretation of the observed optical, electrical and structural properties

Copper is an essential trace element in living systems, present in the parts per million concentration range. It is a key cofactor in a diverse array of biological oxidation-reduction reactions. These involve either outer-sphere electron transfer, as in the blue copper proteins and the Cu{sub A} site of cytochrome oxidase and nitrous oxide redutase, or inner-sphere electron transfer in the binding, activation, and reduction of dioxygen, superoxide, nitrite, and nitrous oxide. Copper sites have historically been divided into three classes based on their spectroscopic features, which reflect the geometric and electronic structure of the active site: type 1 (T1) or blue copper, type 2 (T2) or normal copper, and type 3 (T3) or coupled binuclear copper centers. 428 refs.

Multicopper Oxidases and Oxygenases

Crystal structure and spectroscopic characterization of cesium vanadium sulfate CsV(SO4)2. Evidence for an electronic Raman transition. [Erratum to document cited in CA119(20):216101g]

Heteropolymetalate Clusters of the Subvalent Main Group Elements BiIII and SbIII.

ZrOI 2  8 H 2 O was synthesized from ZrI 4 and concentrated aqueous HI leading to colourless crystals Single X-ray diffraction data gave a monoclinic cell with a = 8392(5) A, b = 37497(5) A, c = 16217(5) A and β = 10276(6) A in P2 1 /c The zirconyl cation is tetrameric, the iodide anions exhibit no contacts to the zirconium atoms but are linked to the tetrameric cations by weak hydrogen bridge bonds

Tetranuclear [Zr4(OH)8(H2O)16] units in the crystal structure of ZrOI2 · 8 H2O

Transition‐Metal‐Catalyzed Oxyfunctionalization of Catechol and Flavonol Derivatives

The compound [Fe(HPTB)(μ–OH)(NO)](NO)⋅CHOH⋅2HO () containing a dinuclear iron(III) complex in which HPTB = ,,′,′-tetrakis(2-benzimidazolylmethyl)-2-hydroxo-1,3-diaminopropane catalyses the oxidation of alkanes with hydrogen peroxide in acetonitrile solution at room temperature only if certain amino acids (pyrazine-2-carboxylic, pyrazine-2,3-dicarboxylic or picolinic acid) are added to the reaction mixture. Alkyl hydroperoxides are formed as main reaction products. The turnover numbers attain 140 for cyclohexane, 21 for ethane and 4 for methane oxidation. The oxidation proceeds non-stereoselectively and bond selectivity parameters are low which testifies the participation of hydroxyl radicals in alkane functionalization.

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Crystal structure and spectroscopic characterization of cesium vanadium sulfate CsV(SO4)2. Evidence for an electronic Raman transition. [Erratum to document cited in CA119(20):216101g]

Heteropolymetalate Clusters of the Subvalent Main Group Elements BiIII and SbIII.

Tetranuclear [Zr4(OH)8(H2O)16] units in the crystal structure of ZrOI2 · 8 H2O

Transition‐Metal‐Catalyzed Oxyfunctionalization of Catechol and Flavonol Derivatives

Oxidation of Saturated Hydrocarbons with Ho Catalysed by a Dinuclear Iron Complex and an Amino Acid