Organic matter (OM)-mineral complexation plays a critical role in soil carbon (C) stabilization. However, direct investigations of organo-mineral associations have been hampered by a lack of methods that can simultaneously characterize soil organic matter and soil minerals. We have applied scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM), combined with near edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NE...

A novel α-oximation reaction of unactivated aldehydes has been achieved in excellent yields by reaction with NaNO(2)-FeCl(3) couple and in the presence of pyrrolidine as organocatalyst.

Dissolution is inherent to fluid-mineral systems. Yet its impact on minerals reacting with electrolytes overlooked. Here, a novel nonmonotonic behavior for the surface interactions of carbonates (calcite and Mg-calcite) organic acids reported. Applying bioinspired approach, Mg-calcite sensors via amorphous precursors, avoiding any preconditioning functional groups are synthesized. A quartz crys...

Synthesis of diazirinyl organo-platinum complexes, which specifically interact with purine base, characterization of photoreactivity and interaction between guanosine 5'-monophosphate (GMP) were examined. The results indicated that the diazirinyl organo-platinum complex was useful for manipulations of photoaffinity labeled components.

An organocatalytic azide-aldehyde [3+2] cycloaddition (organo-click) reaction of a variety of enolizable aldehydes is reported. The organo-click reaction is characterized by a high rate and regioselectivity, mild reaction conditions, easily available substrates with simple operation, and excellent yields with a broad spectrum of substrates. It constitutes an alternative to the previously known ...