Evidence for the Heaviest Expected Halide Species in Aqueous Solution, At–, by Electromobility Measurements

10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b03003

2018-04-13

At– (astatide) is commonly expected to be the heaviest halide in the halogen group. However, there is no proof for the existence of this −1 charged species. Furthermore, investigations with astatine are restricted by its specific radioactive properties, which...

Evaluating Iodine Uptake in a Crystalline Sponge Using Dynamic X-ray Crystallography

10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b03218

2018-04-12

The uptake of gaseous iodine into the crystalline sponge material [(ZnI2)3(tpt)2]·0.7triphenylene·0.3PhNO2·0.7C6H12 1 (tpt = 2,4,6-tris(4-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine) has been monitored by dynamic X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis. The X-ray analys...

Density of Grafted Chains in Thioglycerol-Capped CdS Quantum Dots Determines Their Interaction with Aluminum(III) in Water

10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b03254

2018-04-12

We aimed to quantify the interaction of water-soluble-functionalized CdS quantum dots (QDs) with metal cations from their composition and physical properties. From the diameter of thioglycerol-capped nanoparticles (TG-CdS QDs) measured by electronic microscop...

Measurement of Interpeptidic Cu(II) Exchange Rate Constants by Static Fluorescence Quenching of Tryptophan

10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00182

2018-04-12

The interpeptidic exchange of Cu(II) between biologically relevant peptides like Gly-His-Lys (GHK) was measured through proximity static fluorescence quenching of a noncoordinating tryptophan residue by Cu(II). The inability to spectrally distinguish between ...

Bathochromic Shifts in Rhenium Carbonyl Dyes Induced through Destabilization of Occupied Orbitals

10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00360

2018-04-12

A series of rhenium diimine carbonyl complexes was prepared and characterized in order to examine the influence of axial ligands on electronic structure. Systematic substitution of the axial carbonyl and acetonitrile ligands of [Re(deeb)(CO)3(NCCH3)]+ (deeb =...

Site-Selective Benzannulation of N-Heterocycles in Bidentate Ligands Leads to Blue-Shifted Emission from [(P^N)Cu]2(μ-X)2 Dimers

10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b03223

2018-04-12

Benzannulated bidentate pyridine/phosphine (P^N) ligands bearing quinoline or phenanthridine (3,4-benzoquinoline) units have been prepared, along with their halide-bridged, dimeric Cu(I) complexes of the form [(P^N)Cu]2(μ-X)2. The copper complexes are phospho...

Catalytic Phosphite Hydrolysis under Neutral Reaction Conditions

10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00546

2018-04-12

Cationic phosphametallocene-based platinum(II) aqua complexes were used as efficient precatalysts for the hydrolysis of aromatic and aliphatic tertiary phosphites under neutral reaction conditions at room temperature, leading to the selective cleavage of one ...

Synergetic Influence of Alkali-Metal and Lone-Pair Cations on Frameworks of Tellurites

10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00266

2018-04-11

Four new tellurites were hydrothermally synthesized by the adjustment of different alkali-metal ions, and all of the compounds demonstrate 2D layer structures. Rb2Te4O9·2H2O in centrosymmetric space group Pccn features a new [Te4O9]∞2– anion sheet consisting ...

One-Dimensional Chains of Paddlewheel-Type Dichromium(II,II) Tetraacetate Complexes: Study of Electronic Structure Influenced by σ- and π-Donation of Axial Linkers

10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00352

2018-04-11

Paddlewheel-type carboxylate-bridged dichromium(II,II) complexes possess intriguing properties such as high redox activity and thermally assisted paramagnetism. However, the relationship of their structures with electronic states and physical properties has n...

Reciprocating Compression of ZnO Probed by X-ray Diffraction: The Size Effect on Structural Properties under High Pressure

10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00357

2018-04-11

Zinc oxide, ZnO, an important technologically relevant binary compound, was investigated by reciprocating compress the sample in a diamond anvil cell using in situ high-pressure synchrotron X-ray diffraction at room temperature. The starting sample (∼200 nm) ...