Reaction kinetics of organo-clay hybrid films: In-situ IRRAS, FIM and AFM studies

In this paper we report the reaction kinetics of nanodimensional clay saponite and hectorite with an amphiphilic cation octadecyl rhodamine B (RhB) in hybrid Langmuir monolayer at the air-aqueous clay dispersion interface. The surface pressure-molecular area (π-A) isotherms were strongly influenced by the presence of clay and the lift-off area of the cationic amphiphile shifted to progressively larger area. In-situ fluorescence imaging microscopic (FIM) studies showed the formation of micro-order domains in the organo-clay hybrid monolayer films at the air-clay dispersion interface. In-situ infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) was used to demonstrate the reaction kinetics. The time taken to complete the reaction kinetics for RhB-hectorite hybrid films is larger than for RhB-saponite hybrid films. Atomic force microscopic images of hybrid Langmuir-Blodgett films gave compelling visual evidence of the incorporation of clay platelets into the hybrid films, whose density increased with the progress of reaction kinetics.     

Two strong emitting coordination polymers with chain and ladder structures

Two coordination polymers [Zn(Cabo)₂(EtOH)₂(4,4-Bipy)] _n (1), and [Zn₂(Cabo)₂(NO₃)₂(4,4-Bipy)₂] _n (2) (Cabo = carbazolylacetate, 4,4-Bipy = 4,4-bipyridine) with chain and ladder structures, respectively, were prepared and characterized by X-ray single-crystal structural analysis. The results showed that the different anions of metal salts have a large effect on the construction of coordination frameworks. Both complexes show strong emissions in the solid state as well as high thermal stability.     

Bioactivities and structural studies of withanolides fromWithania somnifera

Four bioactive withanolides withalactone (1), withaoxylactone (2), quresimine-A (4-hydroxy, 3-methoxy-5, 6-epoxy-(22R)-witha-24-enolide) (3) and quresindne-B (4, 27 dihydroxy-3-methoxy-5, 6-epoxy-(22R)-witha-24-enolide (4) have been isolated from the herbs of Withania somnifera, Dunal (Solanaceae). The elucidation of their structures is based on extensive spectroscopic studies, such as¹H-NMR, COSY-45°, HMBC, HMQC HOHAHA, E.I., FAB (+ ve), and HR MS, etc.Published in Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1200–1213, September, 1995.     

11‐Methyl‐12a‐phenyl‐9a,12a‐di­hydro­phenanthro­[9′,10:5,6][1,4]­dioxino­[2,3‐d]­thia­zole

In the title compound, C₂₄H₁₇NO₂S, the dioxine and thia­zoline rings are distorted from planarity towards a half‐chair and an envelope conformation, respectively. The configurations of the dioxine ring, the thiazoline ring and the attached phenyl ring are conditioned by the sp³ state of the two bridgehead C atoms. The phenanthrene system is nearly coplanar with the dioxine ring, while the attached phenyl ring is orthogonal to the thia­zoline ring.     

Hexa­methyl­enetetraminium 2,4,6‐tri­nitro­phenolate

In the title complex, the 1:1 ionic adduct of hexa­methyl­enetetraminium and 2,4,6‐tri­nitro­phenolate, C₆H₁₃N₄⁺·­C₆H₂N₃O₇^?, the cation acts as a donor for bifurcated hydrogen bonds to the O atoms of the phenolate and one of the nitro groups of the 2,4,6‐tri­nitro­phenolate anion. The crystal structure is built from sheets of cations and anions, and is stabilized by intermolecular C—H?O and C—H?π interactions.     

The ternary complex 4‐(2‐pyridyl)pyridinium–3,5‐di­nitro­benzoate–3,5‐di­nitro­benzoic acid (1/1/1)

In the title ternary complex, C₁₀H₉N₂⁺·C₇H₃N₂O₆^?·C₇H₄N₂O₆, the pyridinium cation adopts the role of the donor in an intermolecular N—H?O hydrogen‐bonding interaction with the carboxyl­ate group of the 3,5‐di­nitro­benzoate anion. The mol­ecules of the ternary complex form molecular ribbons perpendicular to the b direction, which are stabilized by one N—H?O, one O—H?O and five C—H?O intermolecular hydrogen bonds. The ribbons are further interconnected by three intermolecular C—H?O hydrogen bonds into a three‐dimensional network.     

Preparation, Crystal Structure and Properties of a Pentametallic 3-Ferrocenyl-2-crotonic acid-Bridged Copper（Ⅱ） Complex

The synthesis and characterization of the copper (II) complex [Cu₂(OOCCH = C(CH₃)Fc)₃(phen)₂]CIO₄ · 2H₂O (1) are reported. The structure of the complex was determined by single‐crystal X‐ray analysis. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group Pc, with Z =2, a = 1.2799(4) nm, b =0.9969 (4) nm, c = 2.5228 nm, and β = 91.576 (1) °. The cationic part of 1 indicates a penametallic core in which three 3‐ferrocenyl‐2‐crotonic acid salt (FCA) groups act as (O, O') bridging ligands between two copper (II) ions with a square‐pyramidal environment. Cyclic voltammetric experiments in acetonitrile have been performed mainly to examine the Fe(II) → Fe(III) one‐electron oxidation in FCA and its complex. The variable‐temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements revealed very weak intramolecular anti‐ferromagnetic coupling. Fitting parameters are 2J = ‐0.2 cm^?1, g = 2.114, and θ = 0K.     

Common fixed points of two maps in cone metric spaces

We prove the existence of points of coincidence and common fixed points of a pair of self-mappings satisfying a generalized contractive condition in cone metric spaces. Our results generalize several well-known recent and classical results.      

The crystal structure and thermal stability of [bis-picrate(pentaethylene glycol)] praseodymium(III)picrate complex

[Bis-picrate(pentaethylene glycol)]praseodymium(III) picrate, [Pr(pic)₂⋅(EO5]⁺[pic]⁻, was successfully obtained from the reaction of praseodymium nitrate hexahydrate, picric acid and pentaethylene glycol in acetonitrile–methanol as solvent. The crystal system is monoclinic with space group P2₁/c, a = 18.91419(11) Å, b = 9.0470(6) Å, c = 24.1209(14) Å and α = γ = 90^∘, β = 109.07(1)^∘, V = 3880.3(4) ų and Z = 4. The Pr atom is coordinated to the flexible and open EO5 ring via all the six oxygen atoms and two picrate ligands, one via phenoxo oxygen atom and the other one with both phenoxo and nitro oxygen atoms in a bidentate manner resulting a 9-coordinate tricapped trigonal prismatic geometry. The two picrate ligands coordinated to the Pr atom are at the opposite sides of the hexadentate EO5 ring with phenyl fragments almost perpendicular with dihedral angle of 89.7(3)^∘. Thermal analysis results show that the complex is stable up to 100^∘C when it began to slowly decompose and followed by an explosive decomposition at 290^∘C.