Different lanthanide chelates have been simultaneously embedded in a silica matrix yielding bright dual-mode lanthanide doped nanospheres which are uniform in size distribution, tunable, photostable, and leakage free. Depending on the chelate combination, two color emission with a single light source or tunable emission with multiple sources is obtained.

Contrast agents based on lanthanide tetra-propargyl DOTAM complexes suitable for temperature mapping by magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) are reported. Sensitivity values from 1.05 ppm/°C to 1.76 ppm/°C were determined which represents an improvement of 2-3 times over currently available lanthanide temperature-responsive contrast agents.

A series of mononuclear lanthanide complexes with chiral Schiff base ligands [Ln(FTA)(3)L] [Ln = Dy(1), Sm(2), Eu(3), Gd(4), and Tb(5), L = (S,S)-2,2'-Bis(4-benzyl-2-oxazoline)] were synthesized and characterized. Among these complexes, complex 1 represents the first example of mononuclear lanthanide complexes displaying single-ion magnet behavior and ferroelectricity.

The first lanthanide cation-templated synthesis of an interlocked structure is demonstrated through an interpenetrated assembly between a pyridine N-oxide threading component coordinating to a lanthanide cation complexed within a macrocycle. Stoppering of the pseudo-rotaxane assembly allows for preparation of the [2]rotaxane.

Metal-enhanced luminescence of lanthanide complexes by noble metal nanoparticles has attracted much attention because of its high efficiency in improving the luminescent properties of lanthanide ions. Herein, nine kinds of europium and terbium complexes-RE(TPTZ)(ampca)₃·3H₂O, RE(TPTZ)(BA)₃·3H₂O, RE(phen)(ampca)₃·3H₂O, RE(phen)(PTA)1.5·3H₂O (RE = Eu, Tb) and Eu(phen)(BA)₃·3H₂O (TPTZ = 2,4,6-tri(...

Alpha- and flaviviruses contain class II fusion proteins, which form ion-permeable pores in the target membrane during virus entry. The pores generated during entry of the alphavirus Semliki Forest virus have been shown previously to be blocked by lanthanide ions. Here, analyses of the influence of rare earth ions on the entry of the flaviviruses West Nile virus and Uganda S virus revealed an u...

A recent surprising discovery of the activity of rare earth metals (lanthanides) as enzyme cofactors as well as transcriptional regulators has overturned the traditional assumption of biological inertia of these metals. However, so far, examples of such activities have been limited to alcohol dehydrogenases. Here we describe the physiological effects of a mutation in xoxG, a gene encoding a nov...

The palladium-catalyzed conversion of aryl and vinyl triflates to aryl and vinyl halides (bromides and chlorides) has been developed using dialkylbiaryl phosphine ligands. A variety of aryl, heteroaryl, and vinyl halides can be prepared via this method in good to excellent yields.

The conversion of aryl halides to phenols under mild reaction conditions is a longstanding and formidable challenge in organic chemistry. Herein, we report the rational design of a broadly applicable Pd-catalyzed method to prepare phenols with benzaldehyde oxime as a hydroxide surrogate. These reactions occur under mildly basic conditions and enable the late-stage hydroxylation of several funct...

A simple protocol for iron-catalyzed cross-coupling of nonactivated secondary alkyl bromides and iodides with alkynyl Grignard reagents at room temperature has been developed. A wide range of secondary alkyl halides and terminal alkynes are tolerated to afford the substituted alkynes in good yields. A slight modification of the reaction protocol also allows for cross-coupling with a variety of ...