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A novel multicomponent synthesis of 5-aminooxazoles starting from simple and readily available inputs is described. Thus, simply heating a methanol soln. of an aldehyde, an amine, and an alpha -isocyanoacetamide provided 5-aminooxazoles, e.g., I, in good t ...
We used phase contrast radiography to study the electro-deposition of Zn in real time and with high lateral resolution. Using unmonochromatic synchrotron X-rays and an optics-less imaging setup, we were able to obtain real-time radiographs of the electro-d ...
Trace metal bioavailability is often evaluated on the basis of steady-state models such as the free ion activity model (FIAM) and the biotic ligand model (BLM). Some of the assumptions underlying these models were verified by examining Pb and Zn uptake by ...
Hybrid Car-Parrinello QM/MM calcns. are used to investigate the reaction mechanism of hydrolysis of a common b-lactam substrate (cefotaxime) by the monozinc b-lactamase from Bacillus cereus (BcII). The calcns. suggest a fundamental role for an active site ...
HypA and HypB are maturation proteins required for incorporation of nickel into the hydrogenase large subunit. To examine the functions of these proteins in nickel insertion, the hybF gene, which is a homolog of hypA essential for maturation of hydrogenase ...
A method for anchoring unsym. phthalocyaninato-metal complexes (metal ion: zinc and ruthenium) is described. The synthesis and characterization of these complexes, ZnL and Ru(4-picoline)2L (H2L = 2,3-bis(carboxyphenoxy)-9,10,16,17,23,24-hexakis(pentoxy)pht ...
Fly ash is commonly deposited in special landfills as it contains toxic concentrations of heavy metals, such as Zn, Pb, Cd, and Cu. This study was inspired by our efforts to detoxify fly ash from municipal solid waste incineration by thermal treatment to p ...
The cationic ruthenium half-sandwich complex [CpRu(PPh3)(2)(CH3CN)][OTf] (2) (CP = eta(5)-C5Me5, OTf = SO3CF3) was synthesized by reduction of Cp*RuCl2 with zinc in the presence of NaOTf and subsequent reaction with PPh3. When NaOTf was omitted, the ...
Phytoextraction is an environmentally sound method for cleaning up sites that are contaminated with toxic heavy metals. However, the method has been questioned because it produces a biomass-rich secondary waste containing the extracted metals. Therefore, f ...
We report on the structural, magnetic, optical and transport properties of As-doped Zn0.9Co0.1O thin films. X-ray diffraction indicates highly (0 0 0 1) textured samples free of secondary phases. Transmission UV-Vis spectroscopy shows that Co is in the +2 ...
