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Solvent Effects on Photochemistry and Photophysics of Aromatic Carbonyls : A Raman and Computational study
(2017-12-16)
Solvent effects play diverse roles in myriads of chemical, physical and biological processes. The solvent interacts with the solute by: i) non-specific (Coulombic, van der Waals interactions) and ii) specific interactions ...
Palladium and Nickel Chalcogenides as Electrocatalysts
(2017-12-02)
In recent years, there has been an increasing interest on renewable energy sources as substitute to fossil fuels. Among various processes of energy generation, electrochemical methods such as storage and conversion systems, ...
High Capacity Porous Electrode Materials of Li-ion Batteries
(2017-12-12)
Lithium-ion battery is attractive for various applications because of its high energy density. The performance of Li-ion battery is influenced by several properties of the electrode materials such as particle size, surface ...
The Effect of Substituents and Solvents on the Deiodination Reactions of Thyroid Hormones by Iodothyronine Deiodinase Mimics
(2017-12-07)
Thyroid hormones (THs; T4 and T3), secreted from thyroid gland, play an important role in human growth and development. T3 (3,5,3′-triiodothyronine) is the active hormone and the conversion of T4 (3,3′,5,5′-tetraiodothyronine) ...
Itaconate-based Periodically Grafted Polyesters
(2017-12-03)
Block copolymers can self-assemble into a variety of periodic nanostructures and therefore, are promising candidates for a diverse range of applications. While self-assembly of block copolymers has been widely studied and ...
Mechanistic Investigation of Metal Promoted Nucleophilic Additions
(2017-11-30)
Nucleophilic additions are an important class of reactions in the preparation of several organic compounds. Metals facilitate nucleophilic additions in many cases. The present work Mechanistic Investigation of Metal Promoted ...
Electrocatalysis using Ceramic Nitride and Oxide Nanostructures
(2017-12-15)
Global warming and depletion in fossil fuels have forced the society to search for alternate, clean sustainable energy sources. An obvious solution to the aforesaid problem lies in electrochemical energy storage systems ...
A Study on Digestive Ripening Mediated Size and Structure Control in Nanoparticles Prepared by Solvated Metal Atom Dispersion Method
(2017-12-16)
Recent advancements in nanotechnology and emerging applications of nanomaterials in various fields have stimulated interest in fundamental scientific research dealing with the size and structure controlled synthesis of ...
Synthesis, Physiochemical And Electrochemical Studies On Iridium, Osmium And Graphene Oxide-Based Nanostructures
(2017-05-25)
Nanoscience dominates almost all areas of science and technology in the 21st century. Nanoparticles are of fundamental interest since they possess unique size dependent properties (optical, electrical, mechanical, chemical, ...
An Architectural Exploration in Coordination Driven Self-Assembly & Fluorescent Imidazolium Salts as Picric Acid Receptors
(2017-10-11)
Nature has always remained a constant source of inspiration for chemists for synthesizing natural products, mimicking enzymatic reactions or to construct molecular architectures resembling biological assemblies. With the ...