Micellar "Click" Nanoreactors: Spiking Pluronic-Based Micelles with Polymeric Ligands.

In recent years, the development of nanoreactors, such as micellar nanoreactors (MNRs) for catalytic transformations, has gained significant attention due to their potential in enhancing reaction rates, selectivity, efficiency, and, as importantly, the ability to conduct organic chemistry in aqueous solutions. Among these, the copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction represents a pivotal transformation and is widely used in the synthesis of bioconjugates, pharmaceuticals, and advanced materials. This study aims toward advancing our understanding of the design and utilization of polymeric amphiphiles containing tris-triazole ligands as an integral element for CuAAC reactions within MNRs.

Interaction of ethyl chloride with amorphous solid water thin film on Ru(001) and O/Ru(001) surfaces.

The adsorption of ethyl chloride (EC) on clean and oxygen covered Ru(001) surfaces and its interaction with coadsorbed amorphous solid water (ASW) is reported based on temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) and work function change (DeltaPhi) measurements. Adsorption of EC is characterized by a decrease of 2.1 eV in work function at monolayer coverage.

Photochemistry of ethyl chloride caged in amorphous solid water.

Caging and photo-induced decomposition of ethyl chloride molecules (EC) within a layer of amorphous solid water (ASW) on top of clean and oxygen-covered Ru(001) under ultra-high vacuum (UHV) conditions are presented. The caged molecules were estimated to reside 1.5 +/- 0.