Copper incorporation into tetraphenylphorphine in a water-in-oil microemulsion: A mechanism for facilitating the transport of copper(II) across the interphase

Metalloregulation in the sequence specific binding of synthetic molecules to DNA

“…1987, 109, 1574-1575. (15) The effect is also strongly dependent on the structure of the podand. At 20 pM concentration, a molecule with one less ethyleneglycol unit than 1 binds weakly to DNA without added metal ions, and this binding is not altered by the addition of metal ions.…”

Complexation kinetics of copper(II) with the cryptand (2,2,1) in dimethyl sulfoxide

“…These systems are prepared from water, hydrocarbon, and 2-propanol but do not require the addition of a "classical" surfactant in order to bring about a stable dispersion.9 Ultracentrifugation data, and 13C NMR spectroscopy, and light-scattering measurements have tended to support the designation of these ternary solutions as microemulsions.9"11 In addition, an investigation of the base hydrolysis of a variety of alkyl esters12 has provided additional supportive data as have preliminary investigations on the rate of metalation of meio-tetraphenylporphine. 13 Detergentless microemulsions possess tremendous potential importance as media for chemical reactions. As with the surfactant-containing systems they have the ability to dissolve both hydrophobic and hydrophilic reagents, possess enormous interphase area, can be prepared from inexpensive solvents, and in contrast to the surfactant-containing systems, require no long-chain amphiphile, which is difficult to remove in the…”

Reactions in detergentless microemulsions: incorporation of copper(II) into meso-tetraphenylporphine ((TPP)H2) in a water/oil microemulsion

“…These systems are prepared from water, hydrocarbon, and 2-propanol but do not require the addition of a "classical" surfactant in order to bring about a stable dispersion.9 Ultracentrifugation data, and 13C NMR spectroscopy, and light-scattering measurements have tended to support the designation of these ternary solutions as microemulsions.9"11 In addition, an investigation of the base hydrolysis of a variety of alkyl esters12 has provided additional supportive data as have preliminary investigations on the rate of metalation of meio-tetraphenylporphine. 13 Detergentless microemulsions possess tremendous potential importance as media for chemical reactions. As with the surfactant-containing systems they have the ability to dissolve both hydrophobic and hydrophilic reagents, possess enormous interphase area, can be prepared from inexpensive solvents, and in contrast to the surfactant-containing systems, require no long-chain amphiphile, which is difficult to remove in the product purification step.…”