The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac (DCF) is an important environmental contaminant occurring in surface waters all over the world, because, after excretion, it is not adequately removed from ...

The reaction of the rhodium(I) complexes [Rh(E)(PEt3)3] (E=GePh3 (1), H (6), F (7)) with 1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene afforded the defluorinative germylation products Z/E-2-(triphenylgermyl)-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and ...

The electron-rich Pt complex [Pt(IMes)2] (IMes: [1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-2-imidazolinylidine]) can be used as precursor for the syntheses of a variety of fluorido ligand containing compounds. The sulfur fluoride SF4 ...

Chlorodefluorination reactions of fluoromethanes and fluoroolefins catalysed by the highly Lewis acidic nanoscopic aluminum chlorofluoride (ACF, AlClxF3−x, x≈0.05–0.3) in the presence of ClSiEt3 were studied. Both ...

InAs quantum-well structures are grown on GaAs(001) by molecular-beam epitaxy. Although the lattice-mismatch stress is released during the heteroepitaxy, as manifested by the appearance of a cross-hatch pattern, the strain ...

While the function of protein phosphorylation in eukaryotic cell signaling is well established, the role of a closely related modification, protein pyrophosphorylation, is just starting to surface. A recent study has ...

The thermal regime in the sediment column below shallow bodies of water in Arctic permafrost controls benthic habitats and permafrost stability. We present a robust, portable device that measures detailed temperature–depth ...

The reaction of [Rh{(E)-CF=CHCF3}(PEt3)3] with Zn(CH3)2 results in the methylation of the alkenyl ligand to give [Rh{(E/Z)-C(CH3)=CHCF3}(PEt3)3]. Variable temperature NMR studies allowed the identification of a heterobinuclear ...

Nickel carbonite complexes supported by alkaline earth metals have been accessed via salt-metathesis of the corresponding alkali metal precursors. The new complexes undergo Schlenk-like exchange reactions in solution which ...

During the past few decades, abundant evidence for physics beyond the two standard models of particle physics and cosmology was found. Yet, we are tapping in the dark regarding our understanding of the dark sector. For ...