Nanostructured Ag3PO4 from natural phosphate: High-efficient catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol and antibacterial studies.

In this paper, a novel approach was successfully developed for preparing nanostructured Ag3PO4 using Moroccan phosphate as a source for phosphorus precursor. The as-synthetized nanomaterial was characterized using various techniques. A pure crystalline Ag3PO4 phase was obtained after drying, exhibiting a mesoporous structure with specific surface area of 35 m2 g− 1. The use of this simple, environmentally friendly, and inexpensive procedure can be useful for the development of nanostructured Ag3PO4 catalyst with excellent catalytic activity for reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol in the presence of NaBH4 as reducing agent. Furthermore, the Ag3PO4 material was also used as an antibacterial agent against Escherichia-coli and Staphylococcus-aureus bacteria.

Role of phosphate source in improving the proton conductivity of tin pyrophosphate and its composite electrolytes

Proper phosphorus precursor selection during synthesis could help produce better tin-pyrophosphate powder and composite membranes with improved fuel cell performance.

Evaluation of Transition Metal Catalysts in Electrochemically Induced Aromatic Phosphonation

Voltammetry provides important information on the redox properties of catalysts (transition metal complexes of Ni, Co, Mn, etc.) and their activity in electrocatalytic reactions of aromatic C–H phosphonation in the presence of a phosphorus precursor, for example, dialkyl-H-phosphonate. Based on catalytic current growth of oxidation or reduction of the metal catalysts (CoII, MnII, NiII, MnII/NiII, MnII/CoII, and CoII/NiII), quantitative characteristics of the regeneration of catalysts were determined, for example, for MnII, NiII and MnII/NiII, CoII/NiII pairs. Calculations confirmed the previously made synthetic observations on the synergistic effect of certain metal ions in binary catalytic systems (MnIIbpy/NiIIbpy and NiIIbpy/CoIIbpy); for mixtures, the observed rate constants, or TOF, were 690 s−1 and 721 s−1, respectively, and product yields were higher for monometallic catalytic systems (up to 71% for bimetallic catalytic systems and ~30% for monometallic catalytic systems). In some cases, the appearance of pre-waves after adding H-phosphonates confirmed the preceding chemical reaction. It also confirmed the formation of metal phosphonates in the time scale of voltammetry, oxidizing or reducing at lower potentials than the original (RO)2P(O)H and metal complex, which could be used for fast diagnostics of metal ion and dialkyl-H-phosphonate interactions. Electrochemical transfer of an electron to (from) metal phosphonate generates a phosphonyl radical, which can then react with different arenes to give the products of aromatic C–H phosphonation.

Synthesis of PdP Nanoparticles as Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in an Alkaline Medium

The synthesis of PdP nanoparticles (NPs) using triphenylphosphine as a phosphorus precursor was investigated. The electrocatalytic performance of PdP NPs in hydrogen evolution reaction in an alkaline medium was measured. It can be concluded that when the current density is 10[Formula: see text]mA[Formula: see text]cm[Formula: see text], the overpotential produced by Pd3P[Formula: see text] NPs is 75[Formula: see text]mV which is 185[Formula: see text]mV lower than that produced by commercial Pd/C. The mass activity of Pd3P[Formula: see text] NPs is more than twice as high as that of commercial Pd/C. The work indicates that PdP nanomaterials could be a potential catalyst for water splitting.

On the reactivity of P-chloro dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]phosphole oxide

The P-functionalization of dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]phosphole oxides via reaction of a P-chloro derivative with aromatic amines and alcohols is reported. The reactions proceed rapidly and provide the products in good yields, highlighting the synthetic versatility of the P-chloro dithienophosphole oxide toward effectively modifying the molecular scaffold without the need for elaborate phosphorus precursor syntheses. The resulting phosphinic amide and ester products show interesting photophysics that strongly depend on the nature of the P-substituent such as high luminescence quantum yields for the ester derivatives, as well as aggregation-induced enhanced emission for the amide derivative. The phosphinic amide species also shows intriguing self-assembly in the solid state via hydrogen bonding.

Phosphinecarboxamide as an unexpected phosphorus precursor in the chemical vapour deposition of zinc phosphide thin films

Phosphinecarboxamide and zinc acetate have been used to form thin films of zinc phosphide via aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition.