Retraction: PEG-nanotube liquid crystals as templates for construction of surfactant-free gold nanorods.

Retraction of 'PEG-nanotube liquid crystals as templates for construction of surfactant-free gold nanorods' by Naohiro Kameta and Hidenobu Shiroishi, , 2018, , 4665-4668, https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CC02013B.

Extraction of Rh(III) from hydrochloric acid by protonated NTAamide(C6) and analogous compounds and understanding of extraction equilibria by using UV spectroscopy and DFT calculations.

Extraction of Rh from hydrochloric acid is conducted using NTAamide(C6) (N,N,N´,N´,N´´,N´´-hexahexyl-nitrilotriacetamide) and other related compounds. We use the ion-pair extraction of anionic species of Rh-chloride and protonated extractant. Rh ions exist as Rh(Cl)(HO) (n ≤ 5) and the tertiary nitrogen atom in an extractant are protonated to produce a quaternary amine in acidic condition.

Spherulitic Crystallization in Langmuir-Blodgett Films of the Ditetradecyldimethylammonium-Au(dmit) Salt.

Spherulitic crystallization in Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films of the ditetradecyldimethylammonium-Au(dmit) [2CNMe-Au(dmit)] salt has been characterized by polarized light microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses. Analyses by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) for the bulk crystals indicate that annealing in the temperature range of 58-100 °C may be appropriate to improve the order in the LB film. The polarized light microscopy measurement further revealed that a spherulite structure was formed after the film was annealed at 80 °C for 60 min.

Correction: PEG-nanotube liquid crystals as templates for construction of surfactant-free gold nanorods.

Correction for 'PEG-nanotube liquid crystals as templates for construction of surfactant-free gold nanorods' by Naohiro Kameta et al., Chem. Commun.

PEG-nanotube liquid crystals as templates for construction of surfactant-free gold nanorods.

Lyotropic liquid crystals, in which nanotubes coated with polyethylene glycol were aligned side-by-side in aqueous dispersions, acted as templates for the construction of surfactant-free gold nanorods with controllable diameters, functionalizable surfaces, and tunable optical properties.

Mechanism of selective oxygen reduction on platinum by 2,2'-bipyridine in the presence of methanol.

Mechanism of selective oxygen reduction on platinum by 2,2'-bipyridine in the presence of methanol has been investigated by in situ surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy. The addition of 2,2'-bipyridine caused the decrease of adsorbed water molecules and those existing near the surface of platinum. The formation of both CO and formate, the latter being the intermediate in the non-CO path for methanol oxidation, depressed in the presence of 2,2'-bipyridine, suggests that 2,2'-bipyridine hinders methanol oxidation via both non-CO and CO paths on platinum.

New CO tolerant electro-catalysts exceeding Pt-Ru for the anode of fuel cells.

Novel types of CO tolerant electro-catalysts from Pt and organic metal complexes that are far superior to Pt-Ru and practically usable as anode catalysts in reformate gas fuel cells with 100 ppm CO tolerance have been developed.