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From the molecule to the mole: improving heterogeneous copper catalyzed click chemistry using single molecule spectroscopy (2016)
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Wang, B., Durantini, J., Decan, M. R., Nie, J., Lanterna, A. E., & Scaiano, J. C. (2017). From the molecule to the mole: improving heterogeneous copper catalyzed click chemistry using single molecule spectroscopy. Chemical Communications, 53(2), 328-331. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cc08905d

Single molecule spectroscopy (SMS) inspired the optimization of a heterogeneous ‘click’ catalyst leading to enhanced yields of the Cu-catalyzed reaction of azides with terminal alkynes. Changes in SMS data after optimization confirm the improvements... Read More about From the molecule to the mole: improving heterogeneous copper catalyzed click chemistry using single molecule spectroscopy.

Tunable Photocatalytic Activity of Palladium-Decorated TiO2: Non-Hydrogen-Mediated Hydrogenation or Isomerization of Benzyl-Substituted Alkenes (2016)
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Elhage, A., Lanterna, A. E., & Scaiano, J. C. (2017). Tunable Photocatalytic Activity of Palladium-Decorated TiO2: Non-Hydrogen-Mediated Hydrogenation or Isomerization of Benzyl-Substituted Alkenes. ACS Catalysis, 7(1), 250-255. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b02832

Palladium-decorated TiO2 is a moisture- and air-tolerant versatile catalyst. Its photocatalytic activity can be tuned in favor of hydrogenation or isomerization of benzyl-substituted alkenes simply by changing the irradiation wavelength. Benzyl-subst... Read More about Tunable Photocatalytic Activity of Palladium-Decorated TiO2: Non-Hydrogen-Mediated Hydrogenation or Isomerization of Benzyl-Substituted Alkenes.

Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Click Chemistry (2016)
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Wang, B., Durantini, J., Nie, J., Lanterna, A. E., & Scaiano, J. C. (2016). Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Click Chemistry. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(40), 13127-13130. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b06922

Copper-doped semiconductors are designed to photoassist the alkyne-azide cycloaddition catalysis by Cu(I). Upon irradiation, injection of electrons from the semiconductor into copper oxide nanostructures produces the catalytic Cu(I) species. The new... Read More about Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Click Chemistry.

Improving the Sunscreen Properties of TiO2 through an Understanding of Its Catalytic Properties (2016)
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Morsella, M., d’Alessandro, N., Lanterna, A. E., & Scaiano, J. C. (2016). Improving the Sunscreen Properties of TiO2 through an Understanding of Its Catalytic Properties. ACS Omega, 1(3), 464-469. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.6b00177

The use of particulate titanium dioxide (TiO2) as an active sunscreen ingredient has raised concerns about potential risks from TiO2-mediated free radical formation. To date, remediation attempts have concentrated on reducing the yield of free radica... Read More about Improving the Sunscreen Properties of TiO2 through an Understanding of Its Catalytic Properties.

Catalyst Decomposition during Olefin Metathesis Yields Isomerization-Active Ruthenium Nanoparticles (2016)
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Higman, C. S., Lanterna, A. E., Marin, M. L., Scaiano, J. C., & Fogg, D. E. (2016). Catalyst Decomposition during Olefin Metathesis Yields Isomerization-Active Ruthenium Nanoparticles. ChemCatChem, 8(15), 2446-2449. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201600738

The second‐generation Grubbs catalyst, RuCl2(H2IMes)(PCy3) (=CHPh) [GII ; H2IMes=1,3‐bis(2,4,6‐trimethylphenyl)‐4,5‐dihydroimidazol‐2‐ylidene, Cy=cyclohexyl], is shown to decompose during olefin metathesis to generate Ru nanoparticles (RuNPs). These... Read More about Catalyst Decomposition during Olefin Metathesis Yields Isomerization-Active Ruthenium Nanoparticles.

Two-Photon Excitation of a Plasmonic Nanoswitch Monitored by Single-Molecule Fluorescence Microscopy (2016)
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Impellizzeri, S., Simoncelli, S., Hodgson, G. K., Lanterna, A. E., McTiernan, C. D., Raymo, F. M., …Scaiano, J. C. (2016). Two-Photon Excitation of a Plasmonic Nanoswitch Monitored by Single-Molecule Fluorescence Microscopy. Chemistry - A European Journal, 22(21), 7281-7287. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201600218

Visible‐light excitation of the surface plasmon band of silver nanoplates can effectively localize and concentrate the incident electromagnetic field enhancing the photochemical performance of organic molecules. Herein, the first single‐molecule stud... Read More about Two-Photon Excitation of a Plasmonic Nanoswitch Monitored by Single-Molecule Fluorescence Microscopy.

A Mechanistic Study of Halogen Addition and Photoelimination from π-Conjugated Tellurophenes (2016)
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Carrera, E. I., Lanterna, A. E., Lough, A. J., Scaiano, J. C., & Seferos, D. S. (2016). A Mechanistic Study of Halogen Addition and Photoelimination from π-Conjugated Tellurophenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(8), 2678-2689. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b11649

The ability to drive reactivity using visible light is of importance for many disciplines of chemistry and has significant implications for sustainable chemistry. Identifying photochemically active compounds and understanding photochemical mechanisms... Read More about A Mechanistic Study of Halogen Addition and Photoelimination from π-Conjugated Tellurophenes.