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Australian Journal of Chemistry
Volume 71 Number 7 2018
CH18229Thermoresponsive Polymer Grafted Porous Silicas as Smart Nanocarriers
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This highlight presents a brief discussion on recent important advancements in the field of the preparation and testing of thermoresponsive polymer grafted porous silica particles as smart pharmaceutical nanocarriers.
CH18152New Insights into Adsorption Behaviour of NH3 Molecules on Small (SiO2)n (n=2–7) Clusters Through Systematic Analysis of Structural and Topological Properties
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The adsorption of NH3 molecules on (SiO2)n (n = 2–7) clusters was explored using various theoretical methods. Topological, electron localization function, and atoms-in-molecules analyses were performed to investigate the bonding characteristics of these complexes.
CH18117Effect of Ionic Liquids on the Hatching of Artemia salina Cysts
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The corrected hatchability of Artemia salina cysts as a function of ionic liquid concentration after 72 h of holding the temperature at 28°C has been investigated. The level of inhabitation followed the order [chl][dhp] > [bmim][NO3] > [MAN][NO3] > [bmim][Ac] > DMSO > [chl][Ac] ≥ [chl][Cl].
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CH18122A Novel Composite Li3V2(PO4)3∥Li2NaV2(PO4)3/C as Cathode Material for Li-Ion Batteries
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COMP-B has four pairs of redox peaks in CV curve matching up with four plateaus in the charge/discharge curves. We can conclude that most intercalation/deintercalation reactions occur at a potential of 3.8/3.7 V, which makes its working potential more stable than Li3V2(PO4)3. This enhancement of electrochemical performance could be attributed to the synergistic effect between monoclinic Li3V2(PO4)3 and rhombohedral Li2NaV2(PO4)3.
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A series of PtCu alloy nanosponges have been achieved through a facile surfactant-free, bottom-up method and used as electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation.
CH18133Ab Initio and DFT Study on Cyclophosphamide: Anticancer and Immunomodulating Agents
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Cyclophosphamide is used for antineoplastic chemotherapy and as an immunosuppressive agent. Several physical-chemical properties of cyclophosphamide, as well as of some its metabolites, are reported. The results of ab-initio and DFT calculations suggest a way to prepare some derivatives of greater therapeutic efficacy and less toxicity.
CH18100One-Step Synthesis of CdSe Quantum Dots by Using Hydrazine Hydrate Reduction of Selenium Dioxide
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The photoluminescence (PL) properties of cadmium selenide (CdSe) nanocrystals (NCs) were systematically analysed at different thioglycollic acid (TGA)/Cd2+ molar ratios (nTGA/nCd2+). The highest PL intensity was obtained when nTGA/nCd2+ was 2. The PL intensity decreased when nTGA/nCd2+ was 1.7. When the nTGA/nCd2+ was above 2, the complexes restricted the number of CdSe nuclei because of the low free Cd2+ ion concentration.
CH18136Magnetic and Optical Properties of Novel Lanthanide(III) Complexes Based on Schiff Base and β-Diketonate Ligands
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Complexes [[Ln(H2L)(tta)2(OAc)]·0.5H2O]n (Ln = Eu (1), Gd (2), Dy (3), Yb (4)) are isomorphic with a one-dimensional chain structure prepared in an identical method. Complexes 1 and 4 show luminescence and NIR luminescence properties with the strong and unique emission of EuIII and YbIII respectively. Magnetic analysis reveals that the DyIII ions dominate the antiferromagnetic properties of complex 3, which features SMM behaviour.
CH18140Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Functionalization on Polypropylene Films for Immobilizing Active Compounds
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This work proposes the surface chemical modification of polypropylene films (PP) by atom transfer radical polymerization using glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) as the graft monomer. Afterwards, the epoxy groups of PP-g-PGMA were used for covalent binding of glucose oxidase (GOD) to obtain an active material (PP-g-PGMA-GOD).
CH18129The Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Monitoring (QCM-D) Technique Applied to the Study of Membrane-Active Peptides
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The biophysical technique of a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) enables the study of membrane-active biomolecules, such as antimicrobial or amyloidogenic peptides. This article provides an overview of the QCM-D technique and its capabilities for a comprehensive study of peptide–membrane interactions. QCM-D is a label-free, in vitro method that can detect membrane interactions in real-time and with nanogram sensitivity.
CH18046Recent Applications of [Cu(dap)2]Cl in Visible Light-Mediated Photoredox Catalysis
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This focus article highlights selected examples of the photoredox catalyst [Cu(dap)2]Cl in organic synthesis. Atom-transfer radical addition and C–H functionalisation reactions are presented and discussed.