Polynuclear Iron(II) and Iron(III) derivatives of 1-Aminoethylidenediphosphonic acid (AEDP, H4L 1), Alpha-Amino benzylidene diphosphonic acid (ABDP, H4L 2), 1-Amino-2-carboxyethane-1,1diphosphonic acid (ACEDP, H5L 3), 1,3 Diaminopropane-1,1,3,3-tetraphosphonic acid (DAPTP, H8L 4), Diethylene triamine –N,N,N’,N’,N’’N”-penta ( methylene phosphonic ) acid (DETAPMPO, H10L 5),and Diethylene triamine...

New bifunctional H(4)dota-like ligands with three acetic acid and one phosphinic acid pendant arms and propionate (H(5)do3ap(PrA)) or 4-aminobenzyl (H(4)do3ap(ABn)) reactive groups bound to the phosphorus atom were investigated. Potentiometric studies showed that the ligands have a similar basicity to the parent H(4)dota and the stability constants of their complexes with sodium(i) and selected...

The metal-binding abilities of a wide variety of bioactive aminophosphonates, from the simple aminoethanephosphonic acids to the rather large macrocyclic polyaza derivatives, are discussed with special emphasis on a comparison of the analogous carboxylic acid and phosphonic acid systems. Examples are given of the biological importance of metal ion - aminophosphonate interactions in living syste...

Sucrose (0.04 to 0.12 m) induces accumulation of both total phenolics and anthocyanin in leaf discs of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) incubated in intermittent light. Abscisic acid (20 muM) and 2-chloroethyl phosphonic acid (60 mum) act synergistically with the sucrose to enhance its induction of both total phenolics and anthocyanin. The magnitude of this interaction depends on leaf age. Nitrate...

Forming nanostructures with controlled size and shape is one of the most challenging tasks in material science. Amphiphilic block copolymers are of special interest because of their ability to self-assemble on the nanoscale. The formation of micelles has potential applications such as in drug delivery, biosensors, and gene therapy. Ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) is a versatile te...

Phthalocyanines (Pcs) bearing phosphonic acid groups at the periphery exhibit a potential photodynamic effect to induce phototoxicity on human bladder cancer epithelial cells (UM-UC-3). In vitro photophysical and biological studies show high intrinsic ability to inhibit the activity of urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9).

Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus produced ethylene during early growth. However, the onset of toxin biosynthesis was marked by the absence of ethylene evolution. 2-Chloroethyl phosphonic acid, an ethylene-generating compound, inhibited aflatoxin biosynthesis in vivo. The reciprocal relationship between the production of aflatoxin and ethylene by the organism may indicate the invol...

The Rh(I) complex of a monodentate phosphoramidite bearing a primary amine moiety (DpenPhos) has been disclosed to be highly efficient for the asymmetric hydrogenation of a variety of α- or β-acyloxy α,β-unsaturated phosphonates, providing the corresponding biologically important chiral α- or β-hydroxy phosphonic acid derivatives with excellent enantioselectivities (90->99% ee).

In this communication we report on the base catalyzed Michael addition of the hydroxy methyl side groups in polyglycidol to diethyl vinyl phosphonate. Hydrolysis of the diethyl phosphonato ethyl side groups with bromotrimethylsilane leads to a new class of polyglycidols with pendant phosphonic acid groups.

Electrodes in dye sensitised solar cells are typically nanocrystalline anatase TiO2 with a majority (1 0 1) surface exposed. Generally the sensitising dye employs a carboxylic anchoring moiety through which it adheres to the TiO₂ surface. Recent interest in exploiting the properties of differing TiO₂ electrode morphologies, such as rutile nanorods exposing the (1 1 0) surface and anatase electr...