Water behavior under nanoconfinement varies significantly from that in the bulk but also depends on the nature of the pore walls. Hybrid compound offers the ideal system to explore water behavior in complex materials, so a model metal-organic nanotube (UMONT) material was utilized to explore the behavior of water between 100 and 293 K. Single-crystal X-ray and neutron diffraction revealed the formation of a filled Ice-I arrangement that was previously predicted to only occur under high pressures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThrough a combination of many analytical approaches, we show that a metal organic nanotube (UMON) displays selectivity for HO over all types of heavy water (DO, HDO, HTO). Water adsorption experiments combined with vibrational and radiochemical analyses reveal significant differences in uptake and suggest that surface adsorption processes may be a key driver in water uptake for this material.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhysical properties of actinyl materials are influenced by the presence of oxo functional groups. Herein, we report large thermal expansion coefficients for a uranyl metal organic nanotube that switch from positive to negative upon dehydration. Different behaviour is observed in the neptunyl system due to variations in the oxo interactions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKeggin-type aluminum oxyhydroxide species such as the Al30 (Al30O8(OH)56(H2O)26(18+)) polycation can readily sequester inorganic and organic forms of P(V) and As(V), but there is a limited chemical understanding of the adsorption process. Herein, we present experimental and theoretical structural and chemical characterization of [(TBP)2Al2(μ4-O8)(Al28(μ2-OH)56(H2O)22)](14+) (TBP = t-butylphosphonate), denoted as (TBP)2Al30-S. We go on to consider the structure as a model for studying the reactivity of oxyanions to aluminum hydroxide surfaces.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe irreversible inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) by organophosphorous chemical warfare agents necessitates that antidotes be administered for effective treatment. Currently no antidote is known that resurrects the phosphyl-AChE complex once aging has occurred. This report characterizes the affinities of over 30 new AChE inhibitors which could act as resurrecting agents for the aged AChE-OP adduct.
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