Preparation, photophysical, and electrochemical properties of two polynuclear Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes containing imidazole-based ligands

A tripodal ligand L¹ and dipodal ligand L² containing imidazole rings have been synthesized by the reaction of 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione with 2,2??-bipyridine-4,4??-dicarbaldehyde and 4-methyl-2,2??-bipyridine-4??-carbaldehyde, respectively, in the presence of ammonium acetate. Both ligands have two kinds of nonequivalent coordinating sites: one involving the phenanthroline moiety and the other involving the 2,2??-bipyridine moiety. The Ru(II) complexes, [(bpy)₆Ru₃(L¹)](PF₆)₆ and [(bpy)₄Ru₂(L²)](PF₆)₄ (bpy?=?2,2??-bipyridine), have been obtained by refluxing Ru(bpy)₂Cl₂·2H₂O with each ligand in solution. The two complexes display MLCT absorptions at 465 and 480?nm, respectively, and emission at 665 and 675?nm, respectively, in CH₃CN solution. Electrochemical studies of both complexes show one Ru(II)-centered oxidation at around 1.29?V and three ligand-centered reductions.     

Solution behavior of normal and reverse triblock copolymers (pluronic L44 and 10R5) individually and in binary mixture

Solution properties of pluronics L44 or L [(PEO)(10)(PPO)(23)(PEO)(10)] and 10R5 or R [(PPO)(8)(PEO)(22)(PPO)(8)] were studied individually as well in their binary mixtures in aqueous medium. The critical micelle concentration (CMC), critical micelle temperature, and cloud point (CP) were determined. Ideal and nonideal behaviors of their mixtures in the formation of CMC and CP were observed; the energetics of the studied processes were determined. Spectrophotometry, isothermal titration calorimetry and dynamic light scattering (DLS) methods were used for evaluations. Morphologies of the dispersed L, R, and their mixtures along with their polydispersities were determined from DLS measurements. Atomic force microscopy was also employed. The interfacial properties of L and R were investigated forming Langmuir monolayers in a surface balance. The surface pressures (π) generated by the compounds were moderate, the area per molecule was higher for R than L. R has shown antibacterial activity against both gram positive and gram negative bacteria whereas L was inactive in this respect.     

A tandem Petasis-Ugi multi component condensation reaction: solution phase synthesis of six dimensional libraries

Amino acids with three points of diversity generated from the Petasis boronic acid-Mannich reaction can be used as one of the four components of the Ugi condensation to prepare six dimensional libraries of dipeptide amides.     

L－fuzzy集网的R－收敛性质

本文在ＬＦ拓扑空间中建立了Ｌ－ｆｕｚｚｙ集网的弱收敛（Ｒ－收敛）概念，应用文［４］中的Ｒ－闭包，系统讨论了它们的性质，证明了等式ＲｌｉｍＡ＿ｎ＝∧（∨Ａ＿ｍ）＿Ｒ和ＲｌｉｍＡ＿ｎ＝Ａ＿ｎ＝∧（∨Ａ＿ｍ）＿Ｒ并且给出了Ｌ－ｆｕｚｚｙ集网与其子网之间的关系。     

One pot low temperature synthesis of graphene coupled Gd-doped ZnFe<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> nanocomposite for effective removal of antibiotic levofloxacin drug

Nanocomposites of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) coupled gadolinium doped ZnFe₂O₄ (GZFG) have been successfully one pot in-situ synthesized adopting low temperature solution process from zinc nitrate, iron nitrate, gadolinium acetate and graphene oxide with varying concentrations of gadolinium (upto 10% Gd with respect to Zn) in the precursor medium. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy studies confirm the presence of single phase cubic spinel structure of ZnFe₂O₄ that uniformly distributed over the rGO layers. With increasing Gd doping concentration in precursor medium, the average crystallite size of ZnFe₂O₄ diminishes gradually from ~11 to ~5.5?nm. Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectral analyses confirm an existence of interaction between rGO and ZnFe₂O₄ in GZFG samples. Using antibiotic levofloxacin in water, the drug removal capacity (DRC) of GZFG has been performed by optimization of parameters such as gadolinium doping concentration in precursor medium, solution pH, etc. However, the gadolinium doping leads to an improvement in DRC of the nanocomposite and the 5% Gd doped sample shows about 86% DRC at the optimized condition. This simple strategy can be utilized in the synthesis of rGO coupled Gd doped other metal oxide nanocomposites for DRC application.

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Sol-Emulsion-Gel Synthesis of Shaped Powders in the System BaO-TiO2

Shaped tetragonal barium titanate (BaTiO₃) particles were prepared by the sol-emulsion-gel method with systematic variation of the concentration of a non-ionic surfactant in the organic phase (oil phase) of water-in-oil (w/o) emulsions above or below the critical micelle concentration (CMC). An acetate-based sol with equivalent oxide ratio BaO : TiO₂ = 1 : 1 was selected for the study. Micelle formation of the surfactant and their self-aggregation apparently played an important role in controlling the shape and size of the droplets and accordingly shape and size of the final barium titanate particles resulting therefrom. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed that with low concentration of the surfactant (2–5 vol%) ill-formed spheres were obtained. Spherical particles were formed with increasing the surfactant concentration to 7 vol%. At 12 vol% of the surfactant, rod-like particles were first found to form, which with further increase in surfactant concentration to 15–20 vol%, gradually transformed to cube-like/lamellar type particles. Attempts have been made to explain the various particle shapes in terms of surfactant aggregation.     

Reaction of cis-Ru(bpy)2Cl2 with 1-phenyl 5-(aminophenyl) 9-(2-pyridyl) benzimidazole derivatives: crystal structures of N-(4-chlorophenyl) imidazo[1,5a] pyridine and cis-[Ru(bpy)2(MeCN)2](ClO4)2

Reaction of 1-phenyl 5-(aminophenyl) 9-(2-pyridyl) benzimidazole derivatives (2) with cis-Ru(bpy)₂Cl₂ in MeCN results in the formation of N-(aryl) imidazo[1,5a] pyridine derivatives (4) and cis-[Ru(bpy)₂(MeCN)₂]²⁺ (5). Crystal structures of N-(4-chlorophenyl) imidazo[1,5a] pyridine (4b) and cis-[Ru(bpy)₂(MeCN)₂](ClO₄)₂ (5) are also reported.     

Mullite Fibre Mats by a Sol-Gel Spinning Technique

Fine grained, microcrystalline mullite (Al_4+2x Si_2–2x O_10–x) fibre mats with a web-like structure were fabricated by a sol-gel spinning technique using a multi-orifice spinneret. Points of contact in gel fibre mats helped in the formation of a web-like fibrous body having reasonable strength and very little dust formation after calcination. Strong and resilient fibres with diameters in the range 3–12 m were obtained by a single-step sol-gel method from spinnable sols devoid of organics as the binder aid. Crystallization of -alumina and mullite at about 900°C and 1250°C, respectively was confirmed by differential thermal analysis (DTA) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Thermogravimetry (TG) indicated the removal of most of the volatiles at about 500°C accompanied by a weight loss of about 48%. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) shows the presence of small grains (80–150 nm in size) in the fibres calcined at 1250°C. Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) indicated the sequence of transformations taking place during heat-treatment of gel fibres at different temperatures. The individual fibres in the mats calcined at 1250°C exhibited a tensile strength of 1300–1600 MPa.     

Analysis of steady states for different media in optically pumped sub-millimeter laser

The paper analyses steady states of optically pumped sub-millimeter laser on resonance. The steady state of (=0, ) gives three unstable regions. The steady state curve of ( 0,) varies much by choosing media with different damping rates of the corresponding variables, G_p/K_p and G_a/K_a.