Surface active ligands

The synthesis, aggregation behavior, and catalytic activity of Rh complexes of Xantphos derivatives (129) with surface-active pendant groups have been described.416 The complex [HRh(CO)(TPPTS)3] was used as a catalyst precursor in the hydroformylation of 1-butene, 1-octene, and styrene under biphasic reaction conditions 417 The two-phase hydroformylation of buta-1,3-diene with [HRh(CO)(TPPTS)3], with excess TPPPS, gives high yields of C5-monoaldehydes.418 The coordination behavior of the catalytic species HRh(130)(CO)2] was studied by HP NMR spectroscopy which showed the desired bis-equatorial coordination of the ligand to the rhodium center.419... 

Complexation between the dissolving solute and an interactive ligand [116], or solubilization of the dissolving solute by a surface-active agent in solution [121]. Each of these phenomena tends to increase the dissolution rate. 

The conversion of tetralin to a-tetralone may be achieved under aqueous biphasic conditions in the presence of 02, using NiCl2 as a catalyst, as shown in Scheme 9.3 [7], It is necessary to use tetraethylene pentamine (TEPA) as a surface-active ligand, as well as an emulsifier, dodecyl sodium sulfate. Some alcohol and naphthol by-products were also observed, and a radical chain mechanism has been proposed for this reaction. 

The LEDs of the ERa and the ER/1 share a similar overall architecture. Two separate transactivation domains (AF) mediate the transactivation of the ER an N-terminal hgand-independent activation fimction (AF-1) and a C-terminal ligand-dependent activation function (AF-2), which is located within the LED (Fig. 3). The surface of the AF-1 is composed of amino acids in helices 3,4, 5 and 12, and the binding of ligands alters the position of heHx... 

Preparation of an environmental sample for delivery to the sensor and the sample cleanup afterwards are often the rate-limiting steps in the detection of biological agents, as well. Even for biodetection, sample preparation is a chemistry and materials science issue, currently accomplished using membranes and surface-active chemistries, binders, and ligands. Biological sample preparation remains an embryonic field. 

Analytical Applications In addition to the above-mentioned analytical aspects of the processes at Hg electrodes, in this section, we briefly review the papers focused on the subject of the affinity of various compounds to the mercury electrode surface, which allowed one to elaborate stripping techniques for the analysis of inorganic ions. Complexes of some metal ions with surface-active ligands were adsorptively accumulated at the mercury surface. After accumulation, the ions were determined, usually applying cathodic stripping voltammetry (CSV). Representative examples of such an analytical approach are summarized as follows. 

The previous extension of solvent mixtures involved solvent interfaces. This organic-water interfacial technique has been successfully extended to the synthesis of phenylacetic and phenylenediacetic acids based on the use of surface-active palla-dium-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)diphenylphosphine complex in conjunction with dode-cyl sodium sulfate to effect the carbonylation of benzyl chloride and dichloro-p-xylene in a toluene-aqueous sodium hydroxide mixture. The product yields at 60°C and 1 atm are essentially quantitative based on the substrate conversions, although carbon monoxide also undergoes a slow hydrolysis reaction along with the carbonylation reactions. The side reaction produces formic acid and is catalyzed by aqueous base but not by palladium. The phosphine ligand is stable to the carbonylation reactions and the palladium can be recovered quantitatively as a compact emulsion between the organic and aqueous phases after the reaction, but the catalytic activity of the recovered palladium is about a third of its initial activity due to product inhibition (Zhong et al., 1996). 

In another version of the technique, a thin film of organic ligand is collected on the working electrode, prior to sample introduction. Trace elements (in the sample) interact with the adsorbed ligand to form metal complexes. The electrode is then subjected to a cathodic sweep operation and reduction of the surface-active metal species (to form a metal amalgam) yields a current flow which is a sensitive measure of the initial trace element content. 

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