Ferrocene-pyrene conjugates for detection of various monovalent anions in solution.

The ability of ferrocene-pyrene conjugates towards anion recognition still arouses great deal of interest. However, the reported ferrocene-pyrene compounds allow detection of just one anion. Here, for the first time we present new pyrenyl derivatives of ferrocene, which ensure simultaneous detection of various monovalent anions.

Covalent mechanochemical functionalization of carbon-encapsulated iron nanoparticles towards the improvement of their colloidal stability.

The mechanochemical covalent functionalization of carbon-encapsulated iron nanoparticles (CEINs) is reported. Unprotected sugars (mannose, galactose, β-cyclodextrin) and amino sugars (glucosamine and chitosan) were successfully conjugated to the surface of CEINs. The developed grinding-induced methods employ (i) the 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of nitrile oxides or azomethine ylides and (ii) amidation-type reactions with the inclusion of carboxyl-functionalized CEINs and amino sugars.