Cells of Arthrobacter sp. that had been isolated from soil were used to study oxidation of some linear terpenes and squalene variants. The cells oxidized geraniol, nerol, and farnesol to the corresponding aldehydes, with partial conversion of the geometrical isomerism of the alpha,beta-double bond. The squalene variant, squalene-2,3-oxide, was cleaved to 9,10-epoxygeranylacetone and geranylacet...

Structure isomers of the Au(10)(-) cluster and their chemical reactivity with O(2) are studied using photoelectron spectroscopy under different experimental conditions. In addition to the global minimum triangular D(3h) structure, at least three low-lying isomers (X', X'', and X''') are observed distinctly using argon tagging and O(2) titration. The D(3h) structure has a very high electron affi...

X-ray crystallographic analysis of the compound trans-[Pt(NH2C6H11)2I2] revealed the presence of two distinct conformers within one crystal lattice. This compound was studied by variable temperature NMR spectroscopy to investigate the dynamic interconversion between these isomers. The results of this investigation were interpreted using physical (CPK) and computational (molecular mechanics and ...

Two isomeric phases of the NbO-type structure have been discovered: PCN-16 (alpha phase) and PCN-16' (beta phase), and gas sorption studies revealed that the alpha phase possesses a larger surface area, leading to higher hydrogen and methane storage capacity as compared with the beta phase.

The Carboni-Lindsey reaction between tetrazines and strained unsaturated hydrocarbons has in recent years become a useful tool bioorthogonal chemistry for labelling biomolecules vitro vivo. Here, we report computational studies on the mechanism of Diels-Alder/Retro-Diels-Alder commercially available tetrazine norbornene. Isomerism with norbornene-amide relevant applications bioconjugation chemi...

Despite many previous important contributions to the characterization of the liquid-liquid phase behavior of ionic liquids (ILs) plus water systems, a gap still exists as far as the effect of isomers (of ILs) is concerned. Therefore, in this work, a comprehensive study of the liquid-liquid equilibria between water and isomeric pyridinium-based ionic liquids has been performed. Atmospheric press...