Publications by authors named "Loc Ngo"

The dynamics of hydrogen peroxide reactions with metal carbonyls have received little attention. Given reports that therapeutic levels of carbon monoxide are released in hypoxic tumour cells upon manganese carbonyls reactions with endogenous HO, it is critical to assess the underlying CO release mechanism(s). In this context, a quantitative mechanistic investigation of the HO oxidation of the water-soluble model complex -[Mn(CO)(Br)(bpCO)], (, bpCO = 2,2'-bipyridine-4,4'-dicarboxylate dianion) was undertaken under physiologically relevant conditions.

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Geometry, chemical bonding, and aromatic feature of a series of small silver clusters doped by an Sc atom (ScAg with n = 1-7) were investigated by means of density functional theory calculations. A planar shape is found for ScAg including n from 4 to 7. The growth mechanism is established for the formation of the hexagonal and heptagonal metallic cycles following increase of the number of Ag atoms.

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