Silver nanoparticles/MoS2 nanosheets (AgNPs/MoS2) nanocomposites were prepared by a hierarchical assembly procedure. The functional 0D/2D nanocomposite will be a good candidate in many application fields, such as catalysis, antibacterial activity, energy storage, chemical and biological sensing. The obtained nanocomposites were characterized using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission el...

A one-step synthesis of 4-arylquinoline-2-carboxylates along with their antiprotozoal activity against the pathogenic parasite Toxoplasma gondii is reported. Mechanistic insights into the role of Lewis acid (silver triflate) versus Bronsted acid (triflic acid) catalysis are revealed clarifying aspects of the mechanism of the quinoline synthesis.

A catalysis-based, label-free, and high-throughput colorimetric protocol has been initially proposed for detecting mercury(II) in blood and wastewater with 96-cell plates, based on the mercury-enhanced catalytic activity of small silver nanoparticles synthesized in a gelatin matrix with unique temperature switchable sol-gel transition.

Neutral, C2-symmetric S/C/S ligands based on N-heterocyclic carbenes and thioether functionalities were incorporated into transition metal complexes characterised by two direct metal-stereogenic sulfur bonds. This new ligand design was applied to 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions as the first example of the use silver of carbenes in asymmetric catalysis.

The Present Bio-synthesis is an efficient, fast, cheap, nontoxic, simple and eco-friendly protocol for silver nanoparticles synthesis, which is more beneficial than commonly used physiochemical methods. Here in silver nanoparticles are biosynthesized using Citrus sinensis var. Kozan yerly fruit juice as reducing and stabilizing agent. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern confirms the crystalline...

Unprecedented domino oxidative cyclization reactions of unprotected 2-alkynylanilines to give functionalized 4H-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-4-one or benzisoxazole derivatives in moderate to good yields are achieved by silver vs. gold selective catalysis. The search for the optimal reaction conditions revealed the divergent catalytic activity of NaAuCl4·H2O and AgNO3.

Disclosed herein is a stereoselective method for the synthesis of 2,3-furan fused carbocycles bearing adjacent quaternary and tertiary carbon stereocenters. The chemistry is based on an asymmetric addition of β-ketoesters to 2-(1-alkynyl)-2-alkene-1-ones catalysed by natural cinchona alkaloids followed by a silver-catalysed intramolecular cycloisomerisation. By exploiting the distinct catalysis...

The polarographic reduction of halothane on silver cathodes was studied. Silver catalyses the reduction of halothane: two electrons are exchanged in the reduction process. Experiments using a rotating disc electrode showed a linear relationship between observed current and halothane concentration. A Silastic membrane-covered polarographic electrode was constructed using a silver cathode which g...

The adsorption of three- and four-atom Ag and Pd clusters on the alpha-Al(2)O(3) (0001) surface is explored with density functional theory. Within each adsorbed cluster, two different cluster-surface interactions are present. We find that clusters simultaneously form both ionic bonds with surface oxygen and intermetallic bonds with surface aluminum. The simultaneous formation of disparate elect...

Gold(I) chloride complexes are stable, widespread precatalysts that generally require activation by halide abstraction to display useful catalytic activity. Chloride scavenging is typically performed in situ using silver salts. This procedure, apart from mandating the use of an additional metal, often negatively impacts reaction outcome, because Ag additives not catalytically innocent (silver e...