Dynamic light scattering studies of the effects of salts on the diffusivity of cationic and anionic cavitands

• Anthony Wishard and
• Bruce C. Gibb

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2212–2219, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.195

• aggregation of cationic 2: namely Na+ > Li+ > K+ ≈ Cs+. This cation effect must be indirect. If the counter ions of 2 (Cl−) are viewed as non-coordinating, this phenomenon can be interpreted as arising from a simple competition between the two “hosts” 2 and M+ (Scheme 1). In such a system, I− can only

Spectroelectrochemical studies on the effect of cations in the alkaline glycerol oxidation reaction over carbon nanotube-supported Pd nanoparticles

• Dennis Hiltrop,
• Steffen Cychy,
• Karina Elumeeva,
• Wolfgang Schuhmann and
• Martin Muhler

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1428–1435, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.120

• oxidation. Keywords: cation effect; electrocatalysis; glycerol oxidation; in situ electrochemistry/IR spectroscopy; Introduction The conversion of biomass to biofuels is a promising process for carbon-neutral energy conversion [1]. First-generation biofuels such as bioethanol or biodiesel are produced

• on electrochemical reactions. Studies of the cation effect on Au electrodes are scarce [25][26], as the majority of reports employ Pt electrodes. In acidic medium the influence of Cs+ and Na+ on the specific adsorption of OH, O and H on polycrystalline Pt was investigated [27] as well as the cation

• in the electrolyte by blocking surface sites that are required for the carbon bond cleavage. To the best of our knowledge, there are no studies focusing on the cation effect on the glycerol electrooxidation reaction using Pd-based materials. With respect to FC applications and the electrosynthesis of