A facile colloidal synthesis of BiF3 nanocrystals (NCs) via thermal decomposition of bismuth(III) trifluoroacetate in oleylamine is reported. The NC size can be tuned from 6 to 40 nm by the adjustment of synthesis parameters. After removal of the capping surfactant molecules, BiF3 NCs were tested as a cathode material for Li-ion batteries. Close to theoretical Li-ion storage capacities of up to...

In the structure of the title compound, C(2)H(10)N(2) (2+)·C(8)H(2)Cl(2)O(4) (2-), the dications and dianions form hydrogen-bonded ribbon substructures which enclose conjoint cyclic R(2) (1)(7), R(1) (2)(7) and R(4) (2)(8) associations and extend down the c-axis direction. These ribbons inter-associate down b, giving a two-dimensional sheet structure. In the dianions, one of the carboxyl-ate gr...

The simple fluorinated precursor, copper(II) trifluoroacetate, Cu(CF3COO)2 can be effectively utilised in the synthesis of copper(I) nitride, Cu3N, powders and films by combinations of wet processing and gas–solid (ammonolysis) techniques. The resulting materials were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (E...

The Diels–Alder reaction is a powerful tool in organic synthesis and in the chemical industry. Recently an increased attention has been focused on the development of green methods for the purpose of improving rate and selectivity of this reaction. In recent years, ionic liquids (ILs) have gained a lot of attention as green solvents in organic synthesis and other chemical processes. This is main...

We use the first-principles static and dynamic simulations to study the adsorption of acetic (CH(3)COOH) and trifluoroacetic (CF(3)COOH) acid on the TiO(2)(110) surface. The most favorable adsorption for both molecules is a dissociative process, which results in the two oxygens of the carboxylate ion bonding to in-plane titanium atoms in the surface. The remaining proton then bonds to a bridgin...

A concise and highly diastereoselective synthesis of the polyfused tetracyclic cores of the Stemona alkaloids asparagamine A and stemofoline that relies on a 2-propylidine-1,3-(bis)silane bicyclization onto a enantiodefined pyrrolidine 2,5-di(cation) equivalent derived from l-malic acid is reported. A crucial feature of this divergent synthetic approach involves the solvolysis of a transient an...

Phenol extraction and cesium trifluoroacetate ultracentrifugation were compared for efficiency in the extraction of DNA from eggs and second-stage juveniles of four species of Meloidogyne. The second method proved to be more satisfactory in that it yielded larger amounts of DNA, shortened the extraction period, and reduced sample handling by eliminating phenol and ether extraction and RNAse tre...