Controlled hydrothermal growth of ZnO nanostructures by sequestering the Zn metal ions with the chelating agent EDTA

In the present work, a controlled growth of ZnO nanostructures by manipulating Zn metal ion concentration by the chelating action of ethylene diaminetetra acetic acid in hydrothermal method is studied. EDTA produces metal–chelate complex by the formation of bidentate ligand with Zn²⁺ in the solution and diminishes the reactivity of Zn metal cations. Concentration of EDTA in the mother solution was varied in different ranges like 3, 5 and 10 mM while retaining the zinc metal salt and the NaOH concentration the same. Three different morphologies of wurtzite structured ZnO nanostructures such as nanorods-bunch, separate/discrete uniformly sized hexagonal nanorods and tapered flower petals like shapes are achieved by 3, 5 and 10 mM strengths of EDTA, respectively. The medium concentration 5 mM of EDTA is found to have moderate control over producing ZnO nanostructures of uniform diameter and a high aspect (length to diameter) ratio. An array of vertically aligned free standing ZnO nanorods with uniform spacing is successfully achieved by the addition of 5 mM of EDTA in the mother solution and the same is studied for its fluorescence property at an excitation of 325 nm and it has exhibited a characteristic UV emission of ZnO around 383 nm.     

Highly Efficient Synthesis of 3,5-Diaryl-1,2,4-thiadiazoles in Water–Wet Paste Conditions

1,3-Dibromo-5,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (N,N’-dibromo phenytoin) was efficiently used for the rapid conversion of thiobenzamides to the corresponding 3,5-diaryl-1,2,4-thiadiazoles in water–wet paste conditions.

Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Synthetic Communications® to view the free supplemental file.

Sulfonated Condensed Polynuclear Aromatic (S-Copna) Resin Catalyzed Selective Oxidation of Sulfides to Sulfoxides or Sulfones Using Hydrogen Peroxide

Abstract

Sulfonated condensed polynuclear aromatic (S-COPNA) resin was found to be a highly efficient, environmentally friendly, recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for the oxidation of alkyl and aryl sulfides to the corresponding sulfoxides or sulfones, in good yields under mild reaction conditions using 30% hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant.

Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements for the following free supplemental resource: Synthesis of the S-COPNA resin catalyst. Spectroscopic data for compounds.     

An efficient and facile one-step synthesis of highly substituted thiophenes

An efficient one-step method for the synthesis of fully substituted thiophenes, from thiomorpholides and α-halo ketones, was developed. A mechanism has also been proposed for the course of reaction.     

Wet carbon-based solid acid/NaNO_3 as a mild and efficient reagent for nitration of aromatic compound under solvent free conditions

Nitro aromatic compound can be obtained in high yields via nitration of aromatic compound with wet carbon-based solid acid and NaNO_3 under solvent free oxidation at room temperature.     

Characteristics investigation on heat transfer growth of sonochemically synthesized ZnO-DW based nanofluids inside square heat exchanger

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - In recent decades, the growth of heat transfer using nanomaterials in the conventional base fluid has caught the attention of researchers...     

The effect of rapid rotation on a vertical bridgman furnace at large Rayleigh number

In quasi-steady operation, convection currents in a Bridgmandevice, used for producing a semi-conductor crystal, createinhomogeneities that may make the crystal unusable. It has oftenbeen suggested that additional forces due to rotation or magnetismmight be efficacious in reducing the segregation of the elementsof the alloy. It has been found that, over a wide range of rotationrates, there is no improvement in performance due to rotationabout the vertical axis. However, numerical results that havebeen obtained previously (Lee & Pearlstein, J. Crys. Growth240, 2002) indicate that, when effects of centrifugal buoyancyare introduced, a substantial reduction in segregation is achieved.In the work reported here, by contrast, in which we extend previouslarge-Rayleigh-number asymptotic analysis to include centrifugalbuoyancy, we find no improvement in radial segregation, butrather increasing segregation with increasing rotation rate.     

High‐Efficiency Conversion of Trimethylsilyl Ethers to Their Corresponding Ethers using Carbon‐Based Solid Acid as a New Catalyst in Heterogeneous Mixtures

Carbon‐based solid acid was used as a new catalyst for conversion of trimethylsilyl ethers to their corresponding ethers in heterogeneous mixtures. The experiments were done moderately at room temperature, and high yields in suitable times were obtained under these conditions.     

Green protocol for synthesis of the 3,5-disubstituted 1,2,4-thiadiazoles using N-benzyl-DABCO-tribromide in aqueous media

A novel and simple method for rapid conversion of thioamides to the corresponding 1,2,4-thiadiazole derivatives was developed. It was shown that, thioamides undergo clean and efficient oxidation and cyclization in their conversion to 1,2,4-thiadiazoles using N-benzyl-DABCO-tribromide in wet solid-solid conditions.