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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2025

Molecular Insights into the Formation and Functionalization of Carbon Nanodots: From Precursor Intermediates to Surface Chemistry Quantification.

Emanuele Giuliani, Maria Sbacchi, Serena Agostini, Giacomo Filippini, Beatrice Bartolomei, Pierangelo Gobbo, Maurizio Prato

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Decoding Carbon Dot Purity by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Emanuele Giuliani *Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1393-8789
Maria Sbacchi *Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1223-0012
Serena AgostiniMalvern Panalytical Ltd, Grovewood Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1XZ, UK.
Giacomo FilippiniDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9694-3163
Beatrice BartolomeiDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4190-0040
Pierangelo GobboDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2575-5816
Maurizio PratoDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8869-8612

Funding

European Research Council 101039578European Research Council 885323MUR 20228YFRNLRegion FVG LR 2/2011 ART. 4
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the mechanistic pathways underlying carbon nanodot (CND) formation is essential for the rational design of synthesis strategies and the development of well-defined nanomaterials. In this work, we combine chromatographic isolation, spectroscopic characterization, and synthetic validation to identify key molecular intermediates in the early stages of CND formation from arginine (Arg) and ethylenediamine (EDA) under hydrothermal conditions. Using reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography,

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Carbon nanodotsGel permeation chromatographyInterfacial chemistryMolecular weightPurification and characterization

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PMID40781800
PMCPMC12455451

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