Pulsed laser irradiation is used to seed the low-temperature hydrothermal growth of ZnO nanorods. UV laser irradiation produces ZnO nanoparticles in solution that act as nucleation seeds for the subsequent hydrothermal growth of the nanorods. By systematically varying the seed density and/or the concentration of the reactants, the diameter of the nanorods can be controlled over a wide range wit...

Single-walled boron nitride nanotubes are chosen as model reactants, and (10,0) and (6,6) are chosen as representatives of armchair and zigzag nanotubes, respectively, to study the interaction of carbenes of the type :CX2. It is found that, contrary to the case of carbon nanotubes, boron nitride tubes, particularly armchair BNNTs, do not show a propensity for cyclopropane ring formation. The SW...

In this study, hydrophilic derivatives of β-sitosterol, which is known to have potential to reduce blood cholesterol levels, were synthesized by the esterification of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and β -sitosterol with carboxylic functionality in the presence of dehydrating agents and a basic catalyst. By adjusting the molar ratios of reactants in the esterification reaction, hydrophilic β-sitos...

We study the fast irreversible bimolecular reaction in a two-dimensional chaotic flow. The reactants are initially segregated and together fill the whole domain. Simulations show that the reactant concentration decays exponentially with rate lambda and then crosses over to the algebraic law of chemical kinetics in the final stage of the reaction. We estimate the crossover time from the reaction...

A combination of the advantages of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis could enable the development of sustainable catalysts with novel reactivity and selectivity. Although heterogeneous catalysts are often recycled more easily than their homogeneous counterparts, they can be difficult to apply in traditional organic reactions and modification of their properties towards a desired reactivit...

Understanding the gas-phase and gas-surface collision dynamics of highly vibrationally excited NO is necessary to model the rovibrational population distribution and infrared signatures of this important molecules in the upper atmosphere. Energy and momentum exchange between gas phase molecules and surfaces (especially oxidized surfaces) is also an important factor in the calculation of satelli...