The selective one- and two-electron reduction of azo-pyridine and azo-1,8-naphthyridine with anionic CH3COO- by the Kolbe reaction has been established for the first time, and reaction mechanisms are presented.

Understanding the precise molecular arrangement of chiral supramolecular polymers is essential not only to comprehend complex superstructures like proteins and DNA but also for development next-generation optoelectronic materials, including materials displaying high-performance circularly polarized luminescence (CPL). Herein, we report first polymer systems based on hydrazone–pyridinium conjuga...

A hydrophobic compound, which we name 3C18-Azo, containing an azo head and three 18 C alkyl chains has the capacity to form an amphiphile by capping it with a cyclodextrin (CD) by inclusion complexation. The amphiphilic compound self-assembles into vesicles in water. Optical switching of the assembly and disassembly is realized by alternating visible and UV irradiation, which causes the isomeri...

Since Miller and Miller first published their classic paper on the protein-bound azo dye in the liver of animals subjected to this type of experi mental carcinogenesis (7), many observations have accumulated to correlate this aspect of the process with the carcinogenicity of the particular azo dye (8, 9). Recently, Griffin and co-workers (5) have shown that removal of the pituitary gland blocks...

Azo dyes are widely used in textile, printing, cosmetic, drug and food-processing industries. They are also used extensively in laboratories as either biological stains or pH indicators. The extent of such use is related to the degree of industrialization. Since intestinal cancer is more common in highly industrialized countries, a possible connection may exist between the increase in the numbe...

Aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) is a tunable low-loss plasmonic material capable of supporting dopant concentrations high enough to operate at telecommunication wavelengths. Due to its ultrahigh conformality and compatibility with semiconductor processing, atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a powerful tool for many plasmonic applications. However, despite many attempts, high-quality AZO with a pl...

AIM The ability of Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus paracasei to modify the azo dye, tartrazine, was recently documented as the result of the investigation on red coloured spoilage in acidified cucumbers. Fourteen other lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were screened for their capability to modify the food colouring tartrazine and other azo dyes of relevance for the textile industry. METHODS AN...