2024
Multiplexable and Scalable Aqueous Synthesis Platform for Oleate‐Based, Bilayer‐Coated Gold Nanoparticles
Backhaus A, Albrecht J, Alzhanova G, Long A, Arnold W, Lee J, Tse H, Su T, Cruz‐Gomez S, Lee S, Menges F, Parent L, Ratjen L, Burtness B, Fortner J, Zimmerman J. Multiplexable and Scalable Aqueous Synthesis Platform for Oleate‐Based, Bilayer‐Coated Gold Nanoparticles. Small 2024, 20: e2309919. PMID: 38377304, DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGold nanoparticlesReaction scale-upLigand exchangeSpectroscopic investigationsSelf-assemblyGram levelReaction efficiencyCapping agentSodium oleateSynthesis platformPreparation procedureGold-based nanomaterialsPhysiological pHReactionNanoparticlesSynthesis limitationsSynthesisGrowth processControl resultsParticle concentrationMultiplexingSize precisionConventional thermocyclerScale-upGold
2018
Carbon Dioxide Mediated Transesterification of Mixed Triacylglyceride Substrates
Soh L, Lane M, Xiang J, Kwan T, Zimmerman J. Carbon Dioxide Mediated Transesterification of Mixed Triacylglyceride Substrates. Energy & Fuels 2018, 32: 9624-9632. DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b02207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChain lengthAcid heterogeneous catalystAlkyl chain lengthPresence of waterOil feedstockHeterogeneous catalystsSelective conversionVegetable oil feedstockChain degreeConversion processFatty acid alkyl estersFast kineticsFAME formationReaction kineticsDegree of unsaturationAlkyl estersSingle free fatty acidsTG conversionMixed systemFinal productFeedstock conversionSelect applicationsReactionCarbon dioxideMethyl palmitateGreener Methodology: An Aldol Condensation of an Unprotected C‑Glycoside with Solid Base Catalysts
de Winter T, Petitjean L, Erythropel H, Moreau M, Hitce J, Coish P, Zimmerman J, Anastas P. Greener Methodology: An Aldol Condensation of an Unprotected C‑Glycoside with Solid Base Catalysts. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6: 7810-7817. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b00816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSolid base catalystBase catalystC-glycosidesElectron-poor moietiesAldol condensation reactionMultiple reaction parametersCatalytic systemCondensation reactionMgO catalystReaction conditionsExcellent yieldsAromatic aldehydesAldol condensationBulky groupsReaction parametersGreen alternativeCatalystOptimal conditionsRecyclabilityMoietyAldehydesKetonesSynthesisReactionCondensation