Optical Modulation of Azobenzene‐Modified Peptide for Gold Surface Binding

The ability to precisely and remotely modulate reversible binding interactions between biomolecules and abiotic surfaces is appealing for many applications. To achieve this level of control, an azobenzene‐based optical switch is added to nanoparticle‐binding peptides in order to switch peptide conformation and attenuate binding affinity to gold surfaces via binding and dissociation of peptides.     

Syntheses of Macrocyclic Amides from L-Amino Acid Esters by RCM

IntroductionThe discovery of stable and defined carbenecomplexes of molybdenum and ruthenium as efficientprecatalysts for olefin metathesis has made this transfor-mation one of the most important C—C bond formingreactions[1—11]. Specifically, ring-closi…     

The Effect of Solvent Variation on Nucleophilic Substitution Rates of Methyl Tosylate

Rates of the reactions between bromide ion and methyl tosylate have been determined in 12 solvents and extrapolated to infinite dilution. The data are correlated with Parker's solvent activity coefficients by means of an empirical equation of the type: logk^s – logk⁰ = A log⁰γ + B with the constants A = 0.788 and B = 0,108 and a correlation coefficient of 0.983.     

Gehinderte ligandenbewegungen in übergangsmetallkomplexen : V. 1H-NMR-untersuchung der bewegungen des olefinliganden in cyclopentadienyl-mangan-dicarbonyl-tetramethoxyäthylen

The methoxy signals in the ¹H NMR spectrum of cyclopentadienylmanganese dicarbonyl tetramethoxyethylene, C₅H₅Mn(CO)₂[C₂(OCH₃)₄], show a definite temperature-dependence. In CS₂ solution the variations of the signals are observed within a single temperature range, while in toluene-d₈ two regions of change are found to exist. These data are explained on the basis of two mutually independent ligand movements: a hindered rotation of the olefin ligand around the metalligand bond (ΔG³₁₉₄ = 9.8 ± 0.6 kcal/mol), and a hindered movement of the four methoxy groups (ΔG³₂₆₃ = 13.8 ± 0.3 kcal/mol, both in toluene-d₈. Chiral conformations of the ligand are assumed to be formed when the movement of the methoxy substituents ceases.