NANOCHEMISTRY LAB

Recent Publications 
 

 “Routes to the preparation of mixed monolayers of fluorinated and hydrogenated alkanetiolates grafted on the surface of gold nanoparticles”. M. Şologan, C. Cantarutti, S. Bidoggia, S. Polizzi, P. Pengo, L. Pasquato Faraday Discussion 2016, DOI: 10.1039/C6FD00016A.

“The dual role of a pre-organized scaffold presenting four residues of a GM-3 lactone mimetic on melanoma modulation”. B. Richichi, G. Comito, O. Renaudet, M. Fiore, A. Marra, B. Stecca, L. Pasquato, P. Chiarugi, C. Nativi ACS Med. Chem. Lett. 2016, 7, 28-33.

“Gold Nanoparticles Protected by Fluorinated Ligands: Syntheses, Properties and Applications”. P. Pengo, L. Pasquato, J. Fluorine Chemistry, 2015, 177, 2-10.

"Differential reactivity of the inner and outer positions of Au25(SCH2CH2Ph)18 dimeric staples under place exchange conditions”. P. Pengo, C. Bazzo, M. Boccalon, L. Pasquato, Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 3204 – 3207.

“Gold nanoparticles as drug carriers: a contribution to the quest of basic principles for monolayer design”. M. Boccalon, S. Bidoggia, F. Romano, L. Gualandi, P. Franchi, M. Lucarini, P. Pengo, L. Pasquato, J. Mater. Chem. B. 2015, 3, 432 – 439.


Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Gold Nanoparticles” V. Amendola, M. Meneghetti, M. Stener, Y. Guo, S. Chen, P. Crespo, M. A. García, A. Hernando, P. Pengo, L. Pasquato in Gold Nanoparticles in Analytical Chemistry, Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry, Eds. M. Valcarcel, A. I. Lopez-Lorente, Volume 66, 2014, Pages 81-152.

“Gold nanoparticles protected by fluorinated ligands for 19F MRI”. M. Boccalon, P. Franchi, M. Lucarini, J. J. Delgado, F. Sousa, F. Stellacci, I. Zucca, A. Scotti, R. Spreafico, P. Pengo, L. Pasquato, Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 8794-8796.

“Multivalent Presentation of a Hydrolytically Stable GM3 Lactone Mimetic as Modulator of Melanoma Cells Motility and Adhesion”. B. Richichi, G. Comito, L. Cerofolini, G. Gabrielli, A. Marra, L. Moni, A. Pace, L. Pasquato, P. Chiarugi,  A. Dondoni, L. Toma, C. Nativi, Bioor. Med. Chem. 2013, 21, 2756-2763.

"Self-organization of mixtures of fluorocarbon- and hydrocarbon amphiphilic thiolates on the surface of gold nanoparticles”. P. Posocco, C. Gentilini, S. Bidoggia, A. Pace, P. Franchi, M. Lucarini, M. Fermeglia, S. Pricl, L. Pasquato, ACS Nano 2012, 6, 7243-7253.

"Active and stable embedded Au@CeO2 catalysts for preferential oxidation of CO". M. Cargnello, C. Gentilini, T. Montini, F. Fonda, S. Mehraeen, M. Chi, M. Herrera-Collado, N. D. Browning, L. Pasquato, P. Fornasiero, Chem. Mater. 2010, 22, 4335-4345.

"ESR spectroscopy as a tool to investigate the properties of self-assembled monolayers protecting metal nanoparticles". M. Lucarini, L. Pasquato, Nanoscale, 2010, 668-676.

"Modified gold nanoparticles and surfaces". P. Pengo, L. Pasquato in Supramolecular chemistry of organic-inorganic hybrid material; K, Rurack, R. Martinez-Manez Eds., Wiley, New York, 2010.

"Morphology of mixed-monolayers protecting metal nanoparticles". C. Gentilini, L. Pasquato, J. Mater. Chem. 2010, 20, 1403-1412.

"Formation of patches on 3D-SAMs driven by thiols with immiscible chains revealed by ESR spectroscopy". C. Gentilini, P. Franchi, E. Mileo, S. Polizzi, M. Lucarini, L. Pasquato, Angew. Chem. 2009, 48, 3060-3064.

"Water-soluble Gold Nanoparticles Protected by Fluorinated Amphiphilic Thiolates". C. Gentilini, F. Evangelista, P. Rudolf, P. Franchi, M. Lucarini, L. Pasquato, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 15678-15682.

"Straightforward Synthesis of Fluorinated Amphiphilic Thiols". C. Gentilini, M. Boccalon, L. Pasquato, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 3308-3313.

"Mechanistic investigation on 2-aza-spiro[4,5]decan-3-one formation from 1-(aminomethyl)cycloehylacetic acid (gabapentin)". E. Zambon, R. Giovanetti, L. Cotarca, L. Pasquato, Tetrahedron, 2008, 64, 6739-6743.

"Cooperative Nanosystems". C. Guarise, F. Manea, G. Zaupa, L. Pasquato, L. J. Prins, P. Scrimin, J. Pep. Sci. 2008, 14, 174-183.

"Multivalent Catalysts for the cleavage of Nucleic Acids and their Models". F. Manea, L. Pasquato, L. J. Prins, P. Scrimin, Nucleic Acids Symposium Series 2004,  2007, 52, 67-68.

" Metallodendrimers as Transphosphorilation Catalysts". M. Martin, F. Manea, R. Fiammengo, L. J. Prins, L. Pasquato, P. Scrimin, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 6982-6983.

"Decorating carbon nanotubes with metal or semiconductor nanoparticles". V. Georgakilas, D. Gournis, V. Tzitzios, L. Pasquato, D. M. Guldi, M. Prato, J. Mater. Chem. 2007, 17, 2679-2694.

"Monolayer protected gold nanoparticles on ceria for an efficient CO oxidation catalyst". N. Hickey, P. A. Larochette, C. Gentilini, L. Sordelli, L. Olivi, S. Polizzi, T. Montini, P. Fornasiero, L. Pasquato, M. Graziani, Chem. Mater., 2007, 19, 650-651.

"Solvent polarity controls the Helical Conformation of Short Peptides Rich in Ca-tetrasubstituted amino acids". M. Bellanda, S. Mammi, S. Geremia, N. Demitri, L. Randaccio, Q. B. Broxterman, B. Kaptein, P. Pengo, L. Pasquato, P. Scrimin, Chem. Eur. J. 2007, 13, 407-416.

  "Substrate modulation of the activity of an artificial esterase made of peptide-funtionalized gold nanoparticles". P. Pengo, L. Baltzer, L. Pasquato, P. Scrimin, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 400-404.

"La reazione di metatesi: una reazione da Nobel", L. Pasquato, AIM Magazine, 2006, 61, 48-54.

"Gold nanoparticles-based protease assay". C. Guarise, L. Pasquato, V. De Filippis, P. Scrimin, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2006, 103, 3978-3982.

"Effect of core size on the partition of organic solutes in the monolayer of water soluble nanoparticles: an ESR investigation". M. Lucarini, P. Franchi, G. F. Pedulli, C. Gentilini, S. Polizzi, P. Pengo, P. Scrimin, L. Pasquato, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 16384-16385.

"Dispersable Carbon Nanotubes / Gold Nanohybrids: Evidence for Strong Electronic Interactions". G.M.A. Rahman, D. M. Guldi, E. Zambon, L. Pasquato, N. Tagmatarchis, M. Prato, Small, 2005, 1, 527-530.

“Reversible aggregation/disaggregation of gold nanoparticles induced by a cleavable dithiol linker”. C. Guarise, L. Pasquato, P. Scrimin, Langmuir, 2005, 21, 5537-5541.

"Carboxylate-Imidazole Cooperativity in Dipeptide-functionalized Gold Nanoparticles with Esterase-like Activity". P. Pengo, S. Polizzi, L. Pasquato, P. Scrimin, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 1616-1617.

"Nanozymes: Functional Nanoparticles-based Catalysts". L. Pasquato, P. Pengo, P. Scrimin, Supramol. Chem., 2005, 17, 163-171.

"Functional Gold Nanoparticles for Recognition and Catalysis". L. Pasquato, P. Pengo, P. Scrimin, J. Mater. Chem., 2004, 14, 3481-3487.

"Nanozymes: Gold-nanoparticles-based Transphosphorylation Catalysts". F. Manea, F. Bodar Houillon, L. Pasquato, P. Scrimin, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2004, 43, 6165-6169.

"EPR Study of Dialkyl Nitroxides as Probes to Investigate the Exchange of Solutes between the Ligand Shell of Monolayersof Protected Gold Nanoparticles and Aqueous Solutions" M. Lucarini, P. Franchi, G. F. Pedulli, P. Pengo, P. Scrimin, L. Pasquato, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 9326-9329.

“Role of Secondary Structure in the Asymmetric Acylation Reaction Catalyzed by Peptides Based on Chiral Ca-Tetrasubstituted a-Amino Acids”. F. Formaggio, A. Barazza, A. Bertocco, C. Toniolo, Q. B. Broxterman, B. Kaptein, E. Brasola, P. Pengo, L. Pasquato, P. Scrimin, J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 3849-3856.

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"Synthesis, characterization and properties of water-soluble gold nanoparticles with tunable core size". P. Pengo, S. Polizzi, M. Battagliarin, L. Pasquato, P. Scrimin, J. Mater. Chem. 2003, 2471-2478.

"Enzyme-mimicking activity in a nanoparticle". L. Pasquato, P. Pengo, Specialty Chemicals Magazine, September 2003, 38-40.

"C2-symmetrical sterol-polyether conjugates as highly efficient synthetic ionophores". E. Avallone, I. Izzo, G. Vuolo, M. Costabile, D. Garrisi, L. Pasquato, P. Scrimin, P. Tecilla, F. De Riccardis, Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 6121-6124.

"Nucleophilic Reactions at the Ring Carbons of Thiiranium and Thiirenium Ions. An Experimental and Theoretical Comparison of the SN2 and SN2-Vin Mechanisms". G. Borsato, V. Lucchini, G. Modena, L. Pasquato, A. Zambon, ARKIVOC 2003, (xiii), 38-55.

"Quantitative Correlation of Solvent Polarity with the 310-/a-Helix Equilibrium: a Heptapeptide Behaves as a Solvent-Driven Molecular Spring". P. Pengo, L. Pasquato, S. Moro, A. Brigo, F. Fogolari, Q. B. Broxterman, B. Kaptein, P. Scrimin, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 3388-3392.

“Multivalent recognition of bis- and tris-Zn-porphyrins by N-methylimidazole functionalized gold nanoparticles”. G. Fantuzzi, P. Pengo, R. Gomilla, P. Ballester, C. A. Hunter, L. Pasquato, P. Scrimin, Chem. Commun. 2003, 1004-1005.

Biological and Biomimetic Applications of Nanoparticles. L. Pasquato, P. Pengo, P. Scrimin in “Nanoparticles: Building Blocks for Nanotecnology”, Ed. V. M. Rotello, Kluwer, Ch. 10, 2003, p.251-282.

“Synthesis of a Stable Helical Peptide and Grafting on Gold Nanoparticles”. P. Pengo, Q. B. Broxterman, B. Kaptein, L. Pasquato, P. Scrimin, Langmuir, 2003, 19, 2521-2524.

“Recent advances in stereoselective functionalisation of olefins via thiiranium ion intermediates”. L. Pasquato, Specialty Chemicals Magazine, Dicembre 2002, 21-24.

"Gold Nanoparticles Protected with Triethyleneglycol-functionalized Thiolates: Acid Induced Clustering of the Aggregates and Solvent Dependent Optical Properties". P. Pengo, G. Fantuzzi, L. Pasquato, P. Scrimin J. Supramol. Chem. 2002, 2, 305-310.

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“An artificial ionophore based on a polyhydroxylated steroid dimer”. M. Di Filippo, D. Garrisi, I. Izzo, F. Mancin, L. Pasquato, F. De Riccardis, P. Scrimin, P. Tecilla, Chem. Commun. 2002, 3066-3067.

“NMR Enantiodifferentiation of thiiranium cations by chiral hexacoordinated phosphate anions”. L. Pasquato, C. Herse, J. Lacour, Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 5517-5520.

“Electrophilic Additions to Carbon-Carbon Double Bonds: Synthetic and Mechanistic Aspects”. L. Pasquato, Seminars in Organic Synthesis, 2002, Società Chimica Italiana, pp 87-109.

“Duality of Mechanism in the Tetramethylfluoroformamidinium Hexaphluorophosphate (TFFH) Mediated Z-aminoacid Fluorides Synthesis”. R. Fiammengo, G. Licini, A. Nicotra, G. Modena, L. Pasquato, P. Scrimin, Q. B. Broxterman, B. Kaptain, J. Org. Chem., 2001, 66, 5905.

“RS+”as Coupling Reagent for Phosphorylation and Carboxylic Acid Activation”. L. Pasquato, G. Santoni and G. Modena, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2001, 3457.

“Geometry and Conformation of Thietanium Ions from Diffraction Data and Ab Initio Calculations”. R. Destro, E. Ortoleva, G. Modena, L. Pasquato, V. Lucchini, Helv. Chim. Acta, 2001, 84, 860.

“Conversion of Bis(trichloromethyl)carbonate to Phosgene and Reactivity of Triphosgene, Diphosgene and Phosgene with Methanol”. L. Pasquato, G. Modena, L. Cotarca, P. Delogu, S. Mantovani, J. Org. Chem., 2000, 65, 8224.

N-Methylimidazole-functionalized gold nanoparticles as catalysts of the cleavage of a carboxylic acid ester”. L. Pasquato, F. Rancan, P. Scrimin, F. Mancin, C. Frigeri, Chem. Commun., 2000, 2253.

“X-Ray Structures and Anionotropic Rearrangements of Di-tert-butyl-Substituted thiiranium and Thiirenium Ions. A Structure-Reactivity Relationship”. R. Destro, V. Lucchini, G. Modena, L. Pasquato, J. Org. Chem., 2000, 65, 3367.

“Different Approaching Directions of s and p Nucleophiles to the Sulfur Atom of Thiiranium and Thiirenium Ions”. G. Modena, L. Pasquato, V. Lucchini, Chem. Eur. J., 2000, 6, 589.

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