[P(NH2)4]Br and [P(NH2)41[N03] have been prepared by anion exchange in liquid ammonia. Single crystals of [P(NH2)4]Br were obtained from an acetonitrile solution in a tempera­ ture gradient between 60 °C and room temperature while attempts to grow single crystals of [P(NH2)4][N 0 3] yielded [P(NH2)4][N 03](OP(NH2)3). Both crystal structures were determined by single crystal X-ray methods at roo...

Highly dispersed Co particles in MCM-41 were prepared by direct addition of CoCIz to the synthesis gel. The small clusters of Co did not sinter during reduction and sulfidation. Incorporation of Co into the MCM-41 lattice was not observed. The addition of Co to the synthesis gel did not alter the structural characteristics of the MCM-41 samples.

Crystalline complexes of S-tert-butylisothiuronium perchlorate ( t-BuSC(NH2),C104) and 18-crown-6 (18C6) and 1,3-xylyl-18-crown-5 (1,3X18C5) with a 1:l stoichiometry were obtained via extraction. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that in the solid state the guest molecule is coordinated via one of the two NH, groups to the crown ether. The second NH2 group is bound to the anion. 'H NMR spectros...

A novel MCM-41-supported base catalyst, Ba-MCM-41, was synthesized with a modified impregnation method. Ba2SiO4 was synthesized on the MCM-41 pore wall as confirmed by characterization using X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence, N2 adsorption, Si MAS NMR and transmission electron microscopy. It was also demonstrated that a highly ordered Ba-MCM-41 catalyst wit...

A Mobil Composition of Matter (MCM)-41 type mesoporous silica material containing N-propylacridone groups has been successfully prepared by co-condensation of an appropriate organic precursor with tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) under alkaline sol-gel conditions. The resulting material was fully characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), N(2)-adsorption-desorption, transmission electron...

The design and characterization of a new family of multifunctional scaffolds based on bioactive glass (BG) of 45S5 composition for bone tissue engineering and drug delivery applications are presented. These BG-based scaffolds are developed via a replication method of polyurethane packaging foam. In order to increase the therapeutic functionality, the scaffolds were coated with mesoporous silica...

The success of sulphanilamide as a chemotherapeutic agent encourages the investigation of other classes of compound for antibacterial properties. The compounds 'described in this paper were the long-chain amines, amidines and guanidines which had been shown by King, Lourie & Yorke [1938] to possess remarkable trypanocidal powers. They were chosen because they had a proved biological action, and...