Congratulations to our PhD student Elisa Rossi for her recent "Hot Paper" publication entitled "Monomeric gold hydrides for carbon dioxide reduction: ligand effect on reactivity." The study explores the electronic effects of ligands on [LAu(I)H] (L=ligand) hydrides reacting with CO2 to form the formate anion. 20 different ligands, with varied electron properties, are examined through the work, including the only one that experimentally demonstrated reversible reaction with CO2.
Congratulations to our Ph.D. student Marco Rollo for his publication entitled "Preparation and Characterization of Zinc(II)-Based Lewis/Brønsted Acidic Deep Eutectic Solvents”. Four different zinc(II)-based LBDESs have been prepared mixing ZnCl2 and various Brønsted acids: acetic, glycolic, levulinic, and formic acids. Apart from the latter, for which the corresponding DES is not thermally stable, the samples have been characterized in terms of density, viscosity, and conductivity.
Congratulations to our PhD student Ester Giorgi for the recent scientific publication entitled “Cytotoxic auranofin analogues bearing phosphine, arsine and stibine ligands: A study on the possible role of the ligand on the biological activity” in Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. Three gold(I) compounds with formula AuI(LPh3)] were synthesized using different elements of group 15, i.e. phosphorus, arsenic, and antimony.
Congratulations to our Ph.D. student Marco Rollo for his publication entitled "Effect of chloride salts and microwaves on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) hydrolysis by iron chloride/acetic acid Lewis/Brønsted acidic deep eutectic solvent. A simple post-reaction procedure significantly enhances the yield of terephthalic acid using FeCl3∙6H2O/acetic acid Lewis/Brønsted acidic DESs from 4% (literature value) to 54% under the same experimental conditions.
