Showing papers in "Chemical Communications in 2010"

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the individual graphene oxide sheets can be readily reduced under a mild condition using L-ascorbic acid (L-AA), which should find practical applications in large scale production of water soluble graphene.

TL;DR: A methodology to generate large area graphdiyne films with 3.61 cm(2) on the surface of copper via a cross-coupling reaction using hexaethynylbenzene is demonstrated and shows conductivity of 2.516 x 10(-4) S m(-1) indicating a semiconductor property.

TL;DR: An overview of the current status of clean energy applications of porous MOFs, including hydrogen storage, methane storage and carbon dioxide capture is provided.

TL;DR: It is found that cerium oxide nanoparticles exhibit catalase mimetic activity, which correlates with a reduced level of cerium in the +3 state, in contrast to the relationship between surface charge and superoxide scavenging properties.

TL;DR: Composites of Si nanoparticles highly dispersed between graphene sheets, and supported by a 3-D network of graphite formed by reconstituting regions of graphene stacks exhibit high Li ion storage capacities and cycling stability.

TL;DR: Positively-charged gold nanoparticles possess intrinsic peroxidase-like activity, and can catalyze oxidation of the per oxidase substrate 3,3,5,5-tetramethylbenzidine by H(2)O( 2) to develop a blue color in aqueous solution, thus providing a simple approach to colorimetric detection of H(1)O (2) and glucose.

TL;DR: This review presents the development of a more general method to determine the steric parameter of organometallic ligands and two case studies are presented: the tertiary phosphines and the N-heterocyclic carbenes.

TL;DR: A comprehensive summary of recent advances and an intensive analysis on Pd-catalyzed C-H activation and oxidative coupling with various organometallic reagents are provided.

TL;DR: UiO-66-NH(2) is shown to be suitable for postsynthetic modification with a variety of anhydrides to generate new, functionalized frameworks.

TL;DR: The design principles, uptake and cellular localisation of this new class of imaging agents are presented in context in this feature article.

TL;DR: A simple label-free method for the detection of Hg(2+) ions with high selectivity and sensitivity has been developed by using fluorescent Au NCs in aqueous media based on the high-affinity metallophilic HG(2+)-Au(+) interactions.

TL;DR: Graphene oxide/poly(vinyl alcohol) (GO/PVA) composite hydrogel was prepared and utilized for selective drug release at physiological pH.

TL;DR: The field of organic photovoltaics (OPV) represents one of the most promising technological areas, and porphyrins and phthalocyanines are perfectly suited for their integration in light energy conversion systems.

TL;DR: A unique emission that is strongly dependent on pH, solvent, spin, and excitation wavelength was observed in high blue luminescent carbon nanoparticles prepared by a one-step pyrolytic route from ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid salts.

TL;DR: Using commercially activated carbon, a simple and effective direct chemical oxidation route is developed to prepare good biocompatible multicolor photoluminescent carbon dots.

TL;DR: Restacked MoS(2) with enlarged c lattice parameter and surface area was prepared by exfoliation and restacking process, exhibiting high reversible lithium storage capacity and superior rate capability as anode material for lithium ion batteries.

TL;DR: Graphene modified with gold nanoparticles displayed an excellent visible-light photocatalytic performance in degrading dyes in water.

TL;DR: Well-defined m-BiVO(4) nanoplates with exposed {001} facets have been synthesized by a facile hydrothermal route, without the use of any template or organic surfactant, and exhibit greatly enhanced activity in the visible-light photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants and photocatalyst oxidation of water for O(2) generation.

TL;DR: Copper-free, strain-promoted click reaction with azides showed excellent kinetics, and a functionalised aza-cyclooctyne was applied in fast and efficient PEGylation of enzymes.

TL;DR: Research of core-substituted naphthalenediimides (cNDIs) is reviewed in a comprehensive yet easily readable manner with emphasis on the ability of cNDIs with electron donating substituents to absorb and fluoresce in all colors without global structural changes.

TL;DR: The synthesis of highly active NiS/CdS photocatalysts via a simple hydrothermal loading method for H(2) evolution from lactic acid sacrificial solution under visible light is reported.

TL;DR: A fluorescence sensor for Ag(I) ions is developed based on the target-induced conformational change of a silver-specific cytosine-rich oligonucleotide (SSO) and the interactions between the fluorogenic SSO probe and graphene oxide.

TL;DR: C-H bond functionalizations were accomplished with beta-hydrogen-containing alkyl halides in the presence of palladium, nickel or ruthenium catalysts under basic reaction conditions, rendering this approach an attractive alternative to traditional alkylation strategies.

TL;DR: Recent work on the synthesis, properties and applications of functional LDH films are reviewed, and some perspectives for the design of future multifunctional LDH Films are offered.

TL;DR: Different ways of activating the conjugate system towards nucleophilic addition will be described, and an overview will be given on the different types of quaternary centers that are accessible through the Conjugate addition reaction.

TL;DR: Nanosized anatase TiO(2) single crystals with 18% {001} facets have a raised conduction band minimum by 0.1 eV, and exhibit photocatalytic activity both for generating *OH radicals and for splitting water into hydrogen that is markedly superior.

TL;DR: A brief review of photochromic hybrids of metal halides, metal cyanides, polyoxometalates, and metal chalcogenides as well as photo chromic metal-organic complexes is given.

TL;DR: A luminescent metal-organic framework with small micropores for the enhanced recognition of Cu (2+) exhibits highly sensitive and selective sensing of Cu(2+) in aqueous solution.

TL;DR: This study demonstrates that the NIR energy can be used as the driving source for photocatalysis besides the UV and visible energy.

TL;DR: Fluorescent DNA-Ag NCs are demonstrated as novel, label-free, and turn-on fluorescence probes for Cu(2+) ions sensors for Cu-2+) sensors in Montana soil and pond water.