In most ecosystems, atmospheric deposition is the primary input of mercury. The total wet deposition of mercury in atmospheric chemistry models is sensitive to parameterization of the aqueous-phase reduction of divalent oxidized mercury (Hg). However, most atmospheric chemistry models use a parameterization of the aqueous-phase reduction of Hg that has been shown to be unlikely under normal amb...

a mild and efficient one-pot three-component and environmentally benign approach for the synthesis of a wide range of hydantoin annulated derivatives has been described. a multi-component reaction between a carbonyl compounds (ketone or aldehyde), potassium cyanide and ammonium carbonate (as cyanating agent and amine source, respectively leads to the formation of hydantoins. the proposed optimi...

Combustion aerosol technology has distinct advantages for the assembly of chemoresistive gas sensors compared to their traditional wet chemistry synthesis. These are traced combustion's steep temperature gradients and high particle concentrations during sensing formation film deposition. This gives direct access a plethora material compositions (e.g. metastable phases, solid solutions, mixed ox...

In this paper we propose a wet lab algorithm for prediction of radiation fog by DNA computing. The concept of DNA computing is essentially exploited for generating the classifier algorithm in the wet lab. The classifier is based on a new concept of similarity based fuzzy reasoning suitable for wet lab implementation. This new concept of similarity based fuzzy reasoning is different from convent...

The interplay between metals and N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) has provided a window of opportunities for the development of novel catalytic strategies within the past few years. The recent successful combination of Brønsted acids with NHCs has added a new dimension to the field of cooperative catalysis, enabling the stereoselective synthesis of functionalized pyrrolidin-2-ones as valuable sca...

The efficient, simultaneous synthesis of structurally diverse compounds, better known as diversity-oriented synthesis (DOS), is not obvious, and remains a challenge to synthetic chemistry. This personal account details why DOS has such enormous implications for the discovery of small molecules with desired properties, such as catalysts, synthetic reagents, biological probes and new drugs, Also,...

As the human genome project nears completion, biological research is entering a new era in which experimental focus will shift from identifying novel genes to determining the function of gene products. Rising to this challenge, several technologies have emerged that aim to characterise genes and/or proteins collectively rather than individually. Of particular interest is a new breed of strategi...

Regioselective C-H functionalization of arenes has widespread applications in synthetic chemistry. The regioselectivity of these reactions is often controlled by directing groups or steric hindrance ortho to a potential reaction site. Here, we report a catalytic intermolecular C-H silylation of unactivated arenes that manifests very high regioselectivity through steric effects of substituents m...

While the traditional and popular realm of polymer synthesis is the liquid phase, the use of vapor-based techniques to deposit polymers has been met with increasing interest over the past decades. The perhaps most relevant example, the deposition of poly(p-xylylenes) via the Gorham process, has been of industrial use in the fabrication of isolating or protective coatings in electronics and biom...

In this work, a comparative study about the incorporation of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) into thin films is presented using two alternative methods, the in situ synthesis process and the layer-by-layer embedding deposition technique. The influence of several parameters such as color of the films, thickness evolution, thermal post-treatment, or distribution of the AgNPs along the coatings has b...