Chemistry for Sustainable Development

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Investigation of Dissolved Nutrients in Tropical Coastal Waters in Mauritius....Pages 1-10
The Influence of the Cage Effect on the Mechanism of Multistage Chemical Reactions in Solutions....Pages 11-34
Photoionization Studies of Reactive Intermediates of Importance in the Atmosphere....Pages 35-56
Synthesis and Applications of Nano Size Titanium Oxide and Cobalt Doped Titanium Oxide....Pages 57-68
Development of Novel Insect Growth Regulators: Effect of 1-(Substitutedbenzoyl)-3-[(2′-Isopropyl-5′-Methylphenoxy) Acetamino] Thiourea and Urea Derivatives on Total Haemocyte Count of Dysdercus koenigii ....Pages 69-79
Preliminary Catalytic Studies Using Tyrosine and Phenylalanine Analogues on Selected Baylis-Hillman and Michael Reactions....Pages 81-101
Synthesis, Structure and Characterization of New Amic Acid Derivatives of 3-Amino-1,2,4-Triazole and Their Complexes with Some Metal Ions....Pages 103-119
Regioselective Synthesis of Polyfluorinated Pyrazoles and Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity....Pages 121-142
Trapping of Organomanganese Generated Enolates with an Aldehydes in the Presence of Cu(NCMe) 4 [BF 4 ]....Pages 143-151
Radial and Electron Correlation Effects for Helium and Some Helium Like Ions....Pages 153-169
Dynamical Role of the Fictitious Orbital Mass in Car-Parrinello Molecular Dynamics....Pages 171-192
Novel Liquid Diffusion Tube Determines Electrolytes’ Relative Free Diffusion Velocities, Hydration Numbers and Overwhelmingly Revalidates Electrolytic Diffusion Law....Pages 193-208
Reverse Phase Extraction Chromatographic Separation of Trivalent Bismuth Using Liquid Anion Exchanger....Pages 209-217
Dry Sliding Wear Behavior of Ultrafine-Grained Mild Steel Processed Using Multi Axial Forging....Pages 219-230
Thiocyanato Bridged Heterodinuclear Complex [Cu(bpy) 2 ( µ -NCS)Ru(bpy) 2 (NO 3 )](PF 6 ) 2 and Its Binding with Cd(II), Hg(II), Pb(II) and Ag(I) Ions....Pages 231-247
Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy of Methylene Blue and Ferricyanide for DNA Sensing Surface Characterization....Pages 249-264
An Investigation into the Use of the Concept Attainment Model in Teaching the “Periodic Table” at ‘O’-Level Through an Action Research....Pages 265-299
Synthesis, Spectral Characterization and Anticancer Screening of Triorganotin(IV) Carboxylates....Pages 301-315
Nonequilibrium Ultrafast Charge Transfer Reactions in Photoexcited Donor-Acceptor Pairs....Pages 317-333
Adsorption Studies of Lead, Copper and Cadmiun Ions in Aqueous Solution by Ethylene Diamine Modified Amberlite XAD-1180....Pages 335-352
Theoretical Study of Structure, Vibration Spectra and Thermodynamic Properties of Cluster Ions in Vapors over Potassium, Rubidium and Cesium Chlorides....Pages 353-366
Environmental Threat to Photochemical and Photobiological Reactions....Pages 367-374
Neutral-Neutral Direct Hydroamination Reactions of Substituted Alkenes: A Computational Study on the Markovnikov Selection Rule....Pages 375-387
Preparation and Characterization of TiO 2 –ZrO 2 Mixed Oxide Catalysts for Photocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide....Pages 389-398
Modification of Anthraquinone-2-Carboxylic Acid with Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Electrocatalytic Behavior of Prepared Nanocomposite Towards Oxygen Reduction....Pages 399-410
Synthesis and Biological Activity of Derivatives of 2,2′-Dithiobisbenzamides....Pages 411-417
Spectral Studies of Solar Radiation Induced Dye Decoloration in Aqueous Solution....Pages 419-431
Optimization of Process Parameters for Enhanced Decolorization of NOVASOL Direct Black Textile Dye by Agaricus bitorqus ....Pages 433-441
Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Comorian Ocimum canum Essential Oil Harvested in the Region of Maweni Dimani-Grande Comoros....Pages 443-452
Synthesis of Five-, Six- and Seven-Membered Hetero Ring Annulated Imidazo[4,5-b] carbazoles and Azacarbazoles of Medicinal Interest....Pages 453-472
Screening Biochemical Markers for the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease....Pages 473-480
Back Matter....Pages 481-486