Selected examples from previous work on iodonium-triggered approaches for the functionalization of unsaturated systems, which summarize innovative transformations, are presented. This section is mostly focused on C–C bond-forming processes from alkynes that are directly bonded to relevant heteroatoms, such as iodine, silicon, or sulfur. Besides, recent advances related to iodonium-promoted C–H ...

Conventional agriculture has improved in crop yield but at large costs to the environment, particularly off-site pollution from mineral N fertilizers. In response to environmental concerns, organic agriculture has become an increasingly popular option. One component of organic agriculture that remains in question is whether it can reduce agricultural N losses to groundwater and the atmosphere r...

The bioactivity of natural, long-chain ceramides has until now been studied after its delivery to cells in organic solvent mixtures containing dodecane. We have synthesized ceramides conjugated to a (6-bromo-7-hydroxycoumarin-4-yl)methyl group. The photocaged ceramide is efficiently released with 350 nm light in aqueous solution at neutral pH, thus providing a promising new tool to study cerami...

In the presence of organic acids in organic media, 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (TEMPO) reacts with peroxyl radicals at nearly diffusion-controlled rates by proton-coupled electron transfer from the protonated nitroxide.

retinoids with a tetrahydronaphthalene structure (Fig. 1), was synthesized using an NaHSO3 addition product of 5,6,7,8tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalene-carboxaldehyde (compound I) as a starting material, which was prepared as described.1 The condensation of compound I and 4-ethylamino3-amino-ethylbenzoate (mp: 73 ̊C) in DMF for 70 h gave the title compound (recrystallized from hexane/...

Two-phase partitioning bioreactors (TPPBs) allow the biological removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from contaminated gas streams at unprecedented rates and concentrations. TPPBs are constructed by adding a non-aqueous phase (e.g. hexadecane, silicone oil) to an aqueous phase that contains the microorganisms responsible for degrading the VOCs. Presence of a water-immiscible phase impro...

Though carbon (C): nitrogen (N) stoichiometry has been widely studied in terrestrial ecosystems, little is known about its variation following afforestation. By synthesizing the results of 53 studies, we examined temporal and spatial variation in C: N ratios and in N-C scaling relationships of both the organic and the mineral soil horizons. Results showed that C: N ratios remained constant in t...

The structure of the title organic-inorganic hybrid compound, {(C(2)H(7)N(4)O)(2)[BiCl(5)]}(n), consists of corrugated chains parallel to [100] of corner-joined [BiCl(6)] octa-hedra, separated by layers of organic 1-carbamoylguanidinum cations. The crystal cohesion is achieved by N-H⋯O and N-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, which link the organic and inorganic parts of the structure.