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Magnetite mesoporous silica nanoparticles embedded in carboxybetaine methacrylate for application in hyperthermia and drug delivery

New J. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ00939C, Paper
Hasan Keshavarz, Alireza Khavandi, Somaye Alamolhoda, M. Reza Naimi-Jamal
Magnetite mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MMSNs) are biocompatible and can easily deliver a drug to the target tissue, but there are two challenges: burst effect and protein corona.
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Iron and chromium MOFs as sustainable catalysts for transfer hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds and biomass conversions

New J. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ00552E, Paper
Punitharaj Vasanthakumar, Dharmalingam Sindhuja, Duraisamy Senthil Raja, Chia-Her Lin, Ramasamy Karvembu
Fe and Cr based MOFs (MIL-88B) act as efficient and reusable catalysts for transfer hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds including bio-derived substrates.
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Synthesis and herbicidal application of turpentine derivative p-menthene type secondary amines as sustainable agrochemicals

New J. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ00583E, Paper
Huanhuan Dong, Shichao Xu, Jing Wang, Hongmei Zhang, Yuxiang Chen, Liangwu Bi, Zhendong Zhao
Compound 3a showed excellent herbicidal activity against barnyard grass with IC50 = 7.0 mg L−1, and exhibited good selection for rice, wheat, and radish at 100 mg L−1.
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Surface modification of graphene oxide via noncovalent functionalization with porphyrins for selective photocatalytic oxidation of alcohols

New J. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ01141J, Paper
Tossapong Phuangburee, Dmytro Solonenko, Nukorn Plainpan, Patchanita Thamyongkit, Dietrich R. T. Zahn, Sakulsuk Unarunotai, Thawatchai Tuntulani, Pannee Leeladee
GO–porphyrin composites were simply prepared by a self-assembly process. The noncovalent interactions between the porphyrins and oxygen-containing functional groups on GO play a crucial role in controlling their photocatalytic activities.
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Ultrasound-assisted extraction of bioactive alkaloids from Phellodendri amurensis cortex using deep eutectic solvent aqueous solutions

New J. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ00877J, Paper
Yuanbin Li, Zuchen Pan, Binshen Wang, Wen Yu, Siwei Song, Huanhuan Feng, Weiwei Zhao, Jiaheng Zhang
ChCl/citric acid-based DESs are demonstrated to be effective green solvents for the ultrasound-assisted extraction of bioactive alkaloids from herbs.
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Bio-fabricated ZnO nanoparticles: direct sunlight-driven selective photodegradation, antibacterial activity, and thermoluminescence-emission characteristics

New J. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ01611J, Paper
Anupama R. Prasad, Anagha M., Shamsheera K. O., Abraham Joseph
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were prepared via a Gliricidia sepium leaf extract-assisted green synthetic route. Near-spherical and elongated nanoparticles were obtained according to morphology analysis.
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Synthesis of a new Ni complex supported on CoFe2O4 and its application as an efficient and green catalyst for the synthesis of bis(pyrazolyl)methane and polyhydroquinoline derivatives

New J. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ00223B, Paper
Taiebeh Tamoradi, Seyedeh Masoumeh Mousavi, Masoud Mohammadi
A novel and magnetic nanocatalyst was synthesized for the synthesis of multicomponent compounds.
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Density Functional Theory Investigations on the Coordination of Pa(V) with N, N-dialkylamide

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ00687D, Paper
Jun Ma, Chu-Ting Yang, Jun Han, Sheng Hu, Haizhu Yu, Xinggui Long
Density functional theory (DFT) method was used to study the coordination of a series of N, N-dialkylamides with Pa(V) to shed light on the inherent principals for screening amides extractants...
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A Size-Controlled Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles by the Berry Extract of Sea Buckthorn and the Biological Activities

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ01335H, Paper
Simin Wei, Yinghui Wang, Zhishu Tang, Jinhang Hu, Su Rui, Lin Jingjie, Zhou Tuan, Hui Guo, Wang Nan, Xu Rongrong
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) has been extensively studied by using a variety of plant extracts for the applications in biomedical sciences and engineering. However, there are no reports...
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Single-pot template-free synthesis of a glycerol-derived C–Si–Zr mesoporous composite catalyst for fuel additive production

New J. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ00523A, Paper
Saurabh Kumar, Nagabhatla Viswanadham, Sandeep K. Saxena, Arumugam Selvamani, Jitendra Diwakar, Ala’a H. Al-Muhtaseb
The C–Si–Zr material synthesized from bio-derived waste glycerol, ZrO(NO3)2 and TEOS exhibits excellent catalytic activity for tri-acetin production from low-value glycerol.
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Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of A Novel Glutamine Derivative (2S,4R)-2-amino-4-cyano-4-[18F]fluoro-butanoic acid

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ00410C, Paper
song Liu, Renbo Wu, Yuli Sun, Karl Ploessl, Yan Zhang, Yajing Liu, zehui wu, Lin Zhu, H. F. Kung
Glutamine is an important source of nutrient for tumor proliferation. Designing new glutamine-metabolizing PET imaging agents is useful for tumor diagnosis and treatment. Herein, a novel glutamine derivative, (2S,4R)-2-amino-4-cyano-4-[18F]fluoro-butanoic acid,...
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Fast and easy conversion of ortho amidoaryldiselenides into the corresponding Ebselen-like derivatives driven by theoretical investigations.

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ01605E, Paper
Vanessa Nascimento, Pâmella da Silva Cordeiro, Massimiliano Arca, Francesca Marini, Luca Sancineto, Antonio Luiz Braga, Vito Lippolis, Michio Iwaoka, Claudio Santi
DFT calculations performed on amidoaryldiselenides as electrophilic derivatives evidenced the presence of a prevalent Se···O weak interaction when selenium is bonded to a Se atom (diselenides), a Br atom (selenenyl...
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Linear dicarboxylate based pyridyl appended cobalt(II) coordination polymers in search of opto-electronic properties

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ00567C, Paper
Faruk Ahmed, Joydeep Datta, Samim Khan, Basudeb Dutta, Sakhiul Islam, Sanobar Naaz, Partha Pratim Ray, Mohammad Hedayetullah Mir
Two new coordination polymers (CPs) [Co(adc)(4-ppy)(H2O)2]n, (1) and [Co(adc)(4-bppy)(H2O)2]n, (2) (H2adc = acetylenedicarboxylic acid, 4-ppy = 4-phenylpyridine and 4-bppy = 4-(4-bromophenyl)pyridine) have been synthesized and characterized by various techniques including...
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Trifluoromethyl functionalized polyindoles: Electrosyntheses, characterization, and improved capacitive performance

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ00812E, Paper
Rui Wang, Yu Xue, Fengxing Jiang, Weiqiang Zhou, Jingkun Xu, Xuemin Duan, Danhua Zhu, Liming Xu, Yue Cai, Aiqin Liang
Fluorination of conjugated polymers has been explored as a viable strategy for enhancing the overall performance of corresponding polymers. In this work, two trifluoromethylated polyindoles (5-PFMIn and 6-PFMIn) are synthesized...
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Benchmarking the inversion barriers in σ3λ3-phosphorus compounds: a computational study

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ01237H, Paper
Arturo Espinosa Ferao, Antonio García Alcaraz
The study of inversion barriers for ninety-four P(III)-containing compounds has been carried out using DFT calculations. Most of these compounds display a typical vertex (“umbrella”) transition state (TS) structure, whereas...
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Conjugated Small Organic Molecules: Synthesis and Characterization of 4- Arylpyrazole-decorated Dibenzothiophenes

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ01887B, Paper
M. Bhanuchandra, Satyajit Panda, Ram Singh Jat, Amir Fayaz, Jony Saha, Ramalingam Thirumoorthi , Tapta Kanchan Roy
4-Arylpyrazole-decorated dibenzothiophenes have been synthesized. The synthesis involves the treatment of 2,8-dibromodibenzothiophene with pyrazole under Ullmann-type amination conditions for the dual C-N bond formation. The selective bromination of the resulting...
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Electrospun poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) / Polyethylene oxide (PEO) microfibers reinforced with ZnO nanoparticles for antibacterial and antibiofilm wound dressing applications

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ01384F, Paper
Pranjali Mahamuni, Pooja M Patil, Pratikshkumar Patel, Maruti Jayram Dhanavade, Manohar V Badiger, Yogesh Marathe, Raghvendra Ashok Bohara
Biocompatible and biodegradable polymers are extensively used in designing wound dressing materials. The present investigation deals with the preparation of a unique blend of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles incorporated in...
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The classification and application of cyclodextrin polymers: a review

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C9NJ05844C, Perspective
Bingren Tian, Jiayue Liu
The designing and constructing of polymer structures play an important role in the field of polymer science. In addition, polymers can provide good ideas and opportunities for the development of...
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Transition Metal Ions Induced Secondary Structural Transformation in Hydrophobized Short Peptide Amphiphile

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ01501F, Paper
Khashti B Joshi, RAMESH SINGH, Narendra K Mishra, Narendra Singh, Puneet Gupta, Parveen Rawal
A precise control over self-assembling structures of rationally designed hydrophobized short peptide amphiphile (sPA) was studied. Bioactive transition metal ions were used to transform the supramolecular structures of this sPA....
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Novel phthalocyanine-based micelles/PNIPAM composite hydrogels: spatial/temporal-controlled drug release triggered by NIR laser irradiation

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ01882A, Letter
Tao Jia, Lu Li, Enna Ha, Zheng Qu, Lei Shi, Tiedong Sun, Shengnan Tan, Wancheng Zhao
Near-infrared (NIR) light-responsive hydrogels hold significant potential for biomedical application, especially in remote-controlled release of anticancer drugs. Herein we report a novel NIR light responsive composite hydrogel system that undergoes...
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Oxidative cyclization of thiosemicarbazide: chemo-dosimetric approach for highly selective fluorescence detection of cerium(IV)

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ01100B, Paper
Ahad Shaikh, Pallabi Mukherjee, Sabyasachi Ta, Arun Bhattacharyya, Abhijit Ghosh, Debasis Das
A simple thiosemicarbazide based chemodosimeter detects Ce4+ ion through turn-on fluorescence. The sensing mechanism is based on oxidative cyclyzation. The chemodosimeter shows exceptional selectivity for Ce4+ that allows to detect...
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Cobalt-based Layered Double Hydroxides Revisited: evidence for an oxidizing radical generation

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ00380H, Paper
Rafael dos Santos Macedo, Rodrigo Boni Fazzi, Ana Maria Da Costa Ferreira, Vera R._Leopoldo Constantino
Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) containing transition metal elements such as cobalt have been studied mainly for applications in electrochemical devices and as catalysts. Fundamental studies about Co-based LDHs are required...
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Conjugated nanoporous polycarbazole bearing a cobalt complex for efficient visible-light driven hydrogen evolution

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ01534B, Paper
Bin Guo, Hai-Yan Li, Jianying Chen, David James Young, Jian-Ping Lang, Hong-Xi Li
A conjugated nanoporous polycarbazole (CNP) cross-linked by pyridine and coordinated to Co(III) displays high catalytic performance for visible light-driven H2 generation. The hydrogen evolution rate was up to 410 μmol·g-1·h-1....
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Efficient modulation of upconversion luminescence in NaErF4-based core-shell nanocrystals

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C9NJ06240H, Letter
Tingting Pan, Li-Yuan Sun, Rongyao Gao, Li-Min Fu, Xi-Cheng Ai, Jian-Ping Zhang
Efficient modulation of upconversion selectivity of heavily-doped core-shell nanocrystals was achieved through precisely tuning of [F]/[RE] ratio during the synthesis. Brighter upconversion luminescence with smaller nanoparticle size and tunable color...
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A non-enzymatic electrochemical approach for L-Lactic acid sensor development based on CuO.MWCNT nanocomposites modified with a nafion matrix

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ01715A, Paper
Mohammad M. Hussain, Abdullah M. Asiri, Mohammed M. Rahman
Copper oxide ornamented multi-walled carbon nanotube nanocomposites (CuO.MWCNT NCs) were prepared using an unsophisticated wet-chemical technique in basic medium. CuO.MWCNT NCs was examined by using various analytical techniques for example...
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Construction and application of nonenzymatic ascorbic acid sensor based on NiO1.0/polyaniline3.0 hybrid

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ00696C, Paper
shichao Zhu, Aijuan Xie, Bingyan Wei, Xiang Tao, Jianghui Zhang, Wenhao Peng, Chenyang Liu, Linyang Gu, Chenfei Xu, Shiping Luo
NiO1.0/PANI3.0 was prepared by in-situ polymerization method in one-pot and applied in detection of ascorbic acid (AA). Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and Differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) were used to optimize the...
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Facile assemble of 2D α-zirconium phosphate supported silver nanoparticles: superior and recyclable catalysis

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ01378A, Paper
Yonghang Xu, Fangya Zhou, Min Chen, Huawen Hu, Limiao Lin, Jingshu Wu, Min Zhang
A novel, efficient and durable ZrP@PDA/Ag nanocatalyst was prepared via facile reduction and deposition of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on two dimensional (2D) α-zirconium phosphate (ZrP) nanosheets using bio-inspired dopamine chemistry....
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POM-based dyes featured rigidified bithiophene π linkers: Potential high-efficient dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ01150A, Paper
Yu Gao, Li-Kai Yan, Wei Guan, Yanhong Xu
A series of POM-based dyes with triphenylamine electron donor group, cyanoacrylic acid electron acceptor group and different π linkers of thiophene derivatives are systematically investigated to analyze the influence of...
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Cu(II)Cl2 Containing Bispyridine-based Porous Organic Polymer Support Prepared via Alkyne-Azide Cycloaddition as a Heterogeneous Catalyst for Oxidation of Various Olefins

New J. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ01174F, Letter
Jong Ho Yoon, Hye Min Choi, Suk Joong Lee
New class of porous organic polymer (POP) based heterogeneous catalyst Cu-POP was prepared from immobilizing Cu(II)Cl2 into bpy containing POP prepared via alkyne-azide cycloaddition. This new catalyst showed efficient catalytic...
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A Giant Lit Section―and More

Previewing the July/August issue.




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Coming Attractions for 2013, Part 3

Andy Crouch on redeeming the gift of power.




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Coming Attractions for 2013, Part 4

A book of poems by Eugene Peterson.




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The Breakfast of Champions

Previewing the November/December issue of B&C.




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Podcast: Coming Attractions for 2014, Part 1

George Marsden on “The Twilight of the American Enlightenment.”




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Coming Attractions for 2014, Part 2

John Pattison and C. Christopher Smith: “Slow Church.”




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Coming Attractions for 2014, Part 3

Emily St. John Mandel’s “Station Eleven.”




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Coming Attractions for 2014, Part 4

Paw and Order




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Coming Attractions for 2014, Part 5

The Girl Next Door.




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Coming Attractions for 2014, Part 6

J. Richard Middleton’s “holistic eschatology.”




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Immigration Information

Reliable, user-friendly, much needed.




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Coming Attractions for 2015, Part 1

The Story of Science.




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Scheduling Jekyll posts with Netlify and GitHub Actions

Last year, I wrote about how to schedule Jekyll posts using Netlify and AWS Lambda[^1]. I used that approach from the moment I wrote that blog post up until today. What changed? In the past year, GitHub has introduced GitHub Actions[^2], a way to run container jobs triggered by different GitHub events. One of those...




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[ASAP] Structural and Biological Basis of Small Molecule Inhibition of <italic toggle="yes">Escherichia coli</italic> LpxD Acyltransferase Essential for Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthesis

ACS Infectious Diseases
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[ASAP] Pyrimidine Analogues as a New Class of Gram-Positive Antibiotics, Mainly Targeting Thymineless-Death Related Proteins

ACS Infectious Diseases
DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00305




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[ASAP] Potentiation of Antibiotics against Gram-Negative Bacteria by Polymyxin B Analogue SPR741 from Unique Perturbation of the Outer Membrane

ACS Infectious Diseases
DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00159




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[ASAP] Broad Spectrum ß-Lactamase Inhibition by a Thioether Substituted Bicyclic Boronate

ACS Infectious Diseases
DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00330




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[ASAP] Antibacterial Photodynamic Inactivation of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Biofilms with Nanomolar Photosensitizer Concentrations

ACS Infectious Diseases
DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00379




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[ASAP] Advancement of GyrB Inhibitors for Treatment of Infections Caused by <italic toggle="yes">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</italic> and Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria

ACS Infectious Diseases
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[ASAP] A Chemically Stable Fluorescent Mimic of Dihydroartemisinin, Artemether, and Arteether with Conserved Bioactivity and Specificity Shows High Pharmacological Relevance to the Antimalarial Drugs

ACS Infectious Diseases
DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00430




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[ASAP] <italic toggle="yes">Fusobacterium nucleatum</italic> Interaction with <italic toggle="yes">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</italic> Induces Biofilm-Associated Antibiotic Tolerance via <italic toggle="yes&

ACS Infectious Diseases
DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00402