Nickel(II) complexes have been synthesized and characterized using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), infrared spectroscopy, high resolution mass elemental analysis. The were evaluated as pre-catalysts in the direct hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol. C1 C4 gave higher conversion (97% 96%, respectively), a result, they also transfer formic acid hydrogen source where (93%) was obtained...

Au/ZrO2 catalyst prepared from Au25(SG)18 nanoclusters (SG stands for glutathione) deposited on ZrO2 has shown to be an efficient system the oxidative esterification of furfural with methanol. The influence supported was studied and showed that partial calcination at 300 °C sufficient a quantitative formation methyl-2-furoate even in absence base. In presence 0.27 mol% Au, initial activities up...

Furfuryl alcohol (FA) is a promising reactive precursor for new materials. FA reaction mechanisms, that is, self-reactions or cross reactions with other substances, can be studied by vibrational spectroscopy. We present a necessary prerequisite for such studies by a Raman spectroscopic and theoretical study of FA in weakly interacting environments. It is the first study of FA vibrational proper...

Recent studies have demonstrated that various DNA adducts can be detected in human tissues and fluids using liquid chromatography connected to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). However, the utility of a single DNA adduct as a biomarker in risk assessment is debatable because humans are exposed to many genotoxicants. We established a method to measure DNA adducts derived from 16 ubiquitous ge...