Responsive polyprodrug for anticancer nanocarriers

Nanocarriers responsive to glutathione (GSH), a molecule overexpressed in cancer cells, are extensively investigated for the delivery of Pt-based chemotherapeutics for cancer treatment.

Platinum and cobalt intermetallic nanoparticles confined within MIL-101(Cr) for enhanced selective hydrogenation of the carbonyl bond in α,β-unsaturated aldehydes: synergistic effects of electronically modified Pt sites and Lewis acid sites

PtCo/MIL-101(Cr) with high uniform dispersion Pt–Co IMNs synthesized by a polyol reduction method show higher activity for selective catalytic hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes due to the synergistic effect of PtCo and MIL-101(Cr) support.

Magnetic Fe₂O₃⁻SiO₂⁻MeO₂⁻Pt (Me = Ti, Sn, Ce) as Catalysts for the Selective Hydrogenation of Cinnamaldehyde. Effect of the Nature of the Metal Oxide

The type of metal oxide affects the activity and selectivity of Fe₂O₃–SiO₂–MeO₂–Pt (Me = Ti, Sn, Ce) catalysts on the hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde. The double shell structure design is thought to protect the magnetic Fe₂O₃ cores, and also act as a platform for depositing a second shell of TiO₂, SnO₂ or CeO₂ metal oxide. To obtain a homogeneous metallic dispersion, the incorporation of 5 wt % of Pt was carried out over Fe₂O₃–SiO₂–MeO₂ (Me = Ti, Sn, Ce) structures modified with (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane by successive impregnation-reduction cycles. The full characterization by HR-TEM, STEM-EDX, XRD, N₂ adsorption isotherm at −196 °C, TPR-H₂ and VSM of the catalysts indicates that homogeneous core-shell structures with controlled nano-sized magnetic cores, multi-shells and metallic Pt were obtained. The nature of the metal oxide affects the Pt nanoparticle sizes where the mean Pt diameter is in the order: –TiO₂–Pt > –SnO₂–Pt > –CeO₂–Pt. Among the catalysts studied, –CeO₂–Pt had the best catalytic performance, reaching the maximum of conversion at 240 min. of reaction without producing hydrocinnamaldehyde (HCAL). It also showed a plot volcano type for the production of cinnamic alcohol (COL), with 3-phenyl-1-propanol (HCOL) as a main product. The –SnO₂–Pt catalyst showed a poor catalytic performance attributable to the Pt clusters’ occlusion in the irregular surface of the –SnO₂. Finally, the –TiO₂–Pt catalyst showed a continuous production of COL with a 100% conversion and 65% selectivity at 600 min of reaction.

Sn-doped Pt catalyst supported on hierarchical porous ZSM-5 for the liquid-phase hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde

3Pt0.05Sn/HPZSM-5 serves as a much more active and recyclable catalyst for the liquid-phase selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamyl alcohol.

Moderate oxidation levels of Ru nanoparticles enhance molecular oxygen activation for cross-dehydrogenative-coupling reactions via single electron transfer

Ruthenium nanoparticles with altered surface oxidation states showed a volcano shaped relationship in molecular oxygen activation via single electron transfer for cross-dehydrogenative-coupling reactions.

Free-standing iridium and rhodium-based hierarchically-coiled ultrathin nanosheets for highly selective reduction of nitrobenzene to azoxybenzene under ambient conditions

The fabrication of atom-layered two dimensional (2D) noble metal nanosheets (NSs) in a face-centered cubic (fcc) structure is of broad scientific and technological importance, yet this remains a challenge due to the intrinsic cubic symmetry and high surface energy of fcc noble metals. Herein, we report a solid-liquid interface mediated 2D growth method towards the synthesis of hierarchically-coiled ultrathin Ir NSs (thickness <2 nm) and Rh NSs (0.8 nm thick), and bimetallic Ir-Rh NSs (1.2 nm thick) and Pt-Rh NSs (1.2 nm thick) using the benzyl alcohol solvothermal approach. The formation of NSs was attributed to the 2D oriented attachment of tiny seeds through the lateral growth stemming from the abundant defect sites of the seeds produced in the heterogeneous system. The free-standing Ir NSs, Rh NSs and Ir-Rh NSs exhibited high selectivities (from 83.9% to 88.5%) towards the selective reduction of nitrobenzene to azoxybenzene in ethanol at room temperature with 1 atm of hydrogen, because the condensation step of nitrosobenzene (PhNO) and phenylhydroxylamine (PhNHOH) was more exothermic than the dissociation step of Ph-NHOH on the (111) facets of the NSs under alkaline conditions, as indicated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations.