We report some interesting results of the chemical reactivity of thiolate-protected [Au(25)(SCH(2)CH(2)Ph)(18)](0) nanoclusters with two types of salts, including tetraoctylammonium halide (TOAX) and NaX. At the early stage of the reaction, [Au(25)(SCH(2)CH(2)Ph)(18)](0) was found to spontaneously convert to its anionic form ([Au(25)(SCH(2)CH(2)Ph)(18)](-)) in the presence of either type of sal...

While an IUPAC definition for hydrogen bonding was only released in 2011 after decades of discussions in the scientific community (Arunann et al., 2011), it did not take such a long time to come up with an analogous definition of halogen bonding (Desiraju et al., 2013), following a revival of this interaction in the literature, which can be traced back to the early 1990s. The identification of ...

BACKGROUND Most of the benzyladenine and furfuryladenine derivatives inhibit tumor/cancer cell growth; their toxicity is lesser than the compounds used for the treatment of cancer now-a-days. Many cytokinin derivatives are tested for anticancer activity. RESULTS A series of transition metal complexes containing N(6)-benzyl/furfuryl aminopurines of formula [Mn(FAH)2(H2O)(Cl3)]2.Cl2 (1), [Co(FA...

Halogen substituents often lead to a profound effect on the biological activity of organic compounds. Flavin-dependent halogenases offer possibility regioselective halogenation at non-activated carbon atoms, while employing only halide salts and molecular oxygen. However, low enzyme activity, instability, narrow substrate scope compromise use enzymatic as an economical environmentally friendly ...

TMPLi (TMP=2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidide) reacts with Cu(I) salts in the presence of Et2O to give the dimers [{(TMP)2Cu(X)Li2 (OEt2)}2] (X=CN, halide). In contrast, the use of DMPLi (DMP=cis-2,6-dimethylpiperidide) gives an unprecedented structural motif; [{(DMP)2CuLi(OEt2)}2LiX] (X=halide). This formulation suggests a hitherto unexplored route to the in situ formation of Gilman-type bases that...

Herein, we describe simple, fast and reproducible halide ion exchange reactions in CsPbX3 (X = Cl, Br, I) nanocrystals (NCs) at room temperature. Through the simple adjustment of the halide ion concentration, the photoluminescence of these NCs can be tuned over the entire visible region (425-655 nm). Photodetector devices based on entirely inorganic CsPbI3 NCs are demonstrated for the first tim...

The Suzuki-Miyaura reaction (SMR), involving the coupling of an organoboron reagent and an organic halide or pseudo-halide in the presence of a palladium or nickel catalyst and a base, has arguably become one of most utilized tools for the construction of a C-C bond. This review intends to be general account of all types of catalytic systems, new coupling partners and applications, including th...

Optoelectronic devices based on hybrid halide perovskites have shown remarkable progress to high performance. However, despite their apparent success, there remain many open questions about their intrinsic properties. Single crystals are often seen as the ideal platform for understanding the limits of crystalline materials, and recent reports of rapid, high-temperature crystallization of single...

In this study the molecular geometries, experimental vibrational and electronic absorption spectra and quantum chemical calculations of free dimethyl phenylphosphonite, (C8H11PO2), (with synonym, dimethoxyphenylphosphine or phenyldimethoxyphosphine) (Abbreviated as DMPP) and its [Cd(DMPP)].Cl2.H2O metal halide complex have been investigated by using elemental analysis, FT-IR, micro-Raman and UV...