The role of hydrogen bonding in tuning CEST contrast efficiency: A comparative study of intra and inter molecular hydrogen bonding

The effectiveness of MRI as a diagnostic tool have increased tremendously after the discovery of contrast agents (CA). Most of the clinically approved CAs at present are relaxation based and...

Hydroxyapatite as a bifunctional nanocatalyst for solventless Henry reaction: A demonstration of morphology dependent catalysis

In the current investigation, HA nanorods and nanoplates with a high surface area have been synthesized using the chemical precipitation method via alcogel formation employing L-arginine as a crystal growth...

Effect of calcination temperature on the morphology and catalytic properties of ZnO nanostructures fabricated from a chiral precursor for photodegradation of both cationic and anionic dyes

Diverse ZnO nanostructures (ZnO_1 to ZnO_3) were synthesized by direct calcination of a chiral MOF precursor {[Zn4(µ3-OH)2(D-2,4-cbs)2(H2O)4].5H2O}n (Zn-CBS) at three different temperatures 600, 700 and 800 oC, respectively. On the...

Reduced graphene oxide (RGO)-supported Pd-CeO2 nanocomposite as a highly active electrocatalyst for facile formic acid oxidation

Stable and efficient electrocatalysts capable of oxidizing formic acid molecule is highly required to realize direct formic acid fuel cells (DFACs) as promising energy conversion sources. Herein, electrocatalytic activity of...

Bimetallic ZnCo nanorod array for highly reactive and durable hydrogen evolution reaction

One-step hydrothermal method to synthesize a stable ZnCo2(OH)F nanorod array structure supported by nickel foam.

Dibenzo[d,d′]benzo[2,1-b:3,4-b′]difurans with extended π-conjugated chains: synthetic approaches and properties

Ru-Catalysed reaction of 3,8-di(hexyn-1-yl)dibenzo[d,d']benzo[2,1-b,3,4-b′]difuran [3,8-di(hexyn-1-yl)-DBBDF] with 2 equivalents of methyl (E)-penta-2,4-dienoate produces 3,8-bis[(1E,3E,5E)-2-butyl-6-methoxycarbonylhexa-1,3,5-trien-1-yl]-DBBDF (9a).

Design, synthesis, characterization, in vitro screening, molecular docking, 3D-QSAR, and ADME-Tox investigations of novel pyrazole derivatives as antimicrobial agents

In this work, we report the synthesis of some new pyrazole derivatives via an efficient and practical procedure. The structures of the obtained compounds were established using different spectroscopic techniques...

Vapor-assisted crystallization of in situ glycine-modified UiO-66 with enhanced CO2 adsorption

UiO-66, composed of Zr6O4(OH)4 cluster and 1,4-benzene dicarboxylate, is a promising material for practical chemical processes because it is known as one of the most thermally and chemically stable Metal...

Selective Electro-oxidation of Phenol to 1,4-Hydroquinone Employing Carbonaceous Electrodes: Surface Modification is the Key

The oxidation of phenol leading to 1,4-hydroquinone with high conversion, remarkable selectivity and excellent yields (87% isolated) has been accomplished under electrolytic conditions in an aqueous medium employing carbon-based electrode....

Synthesis, structure and properties of a high-energy metal−organic framework fuel [Cu(MTZ)2(CTB)2]n

In this study, a novel high-energy metal-organic framework (MOF, [Cu(MTZ)2(CTB)2]n) was constructed based on the nitrogen-rich cyanotetrazolylborohydride (CTB) and 1-methyltriazole (MTZ) ligands, with Cu2+ as the autocatalytic metal centers. The...