Stability prediction of copper(II) complexes with peptides containing cysteinic disulfide bridge by models based on the connectivity index 3χv

The article is a continuation of our work on the modeling of the stability of complex compounds. For copper(II) complexes with five protonated and deprotonated cyclic oligopeptides containing a disulfide bridge, we developed two common models. The variables used in both models are valence molecular connectivity index of the third order, ³χ^v, and indicator variable(s), In or In₁ and In₂. The model with In₁ and In₂ (they represent the number of terminal and non-terminal glycine residues, respectively) yielded better estimates (S.E._cv?=?0.51) than the model with In (= In₁?+?In₂); S.E._cv?=?0.60.     

A comparative study of interplay effects between the cation-π and intramolecular hydrogen bond interactions in the various complexes of methyl salicylate with Mn+, Fe2+, Co+, Ni2+, Cu+, and Zn2+ cations

Structural Chemistry - The interplay among two important noncovalent interactions involving aromatic ring is studied by means of density functional theory (DFT) calculations on complexes of methyl...     

Complexation of 3-hydroxy-2,2′-iminodisuccinic acid (HIDS) with Mg2+, Ca2+, Mn2+, Fe3+, Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, and Zn2+ ions in aqueous solution

In a search for environmental-friendly metal chelating ligands for industrial applications, the protonation and complex formation equilibria of 3-hydroxy-2,2′-iminodisuccinic acid with Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, Mn²⁺, Fe³⁺, Fe²⁺, Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺, and Zn²⁺ ions in aqueous 0.1 mol L^?1 NaCl solution were studied at 25°C by potentiometric titration. The model for complexation and the stability constants of the different complexes were determined for each metal ion using the computer program SUPERQUAD. In all cases, complex formation was dominated by stable ML ^{n ?4} complexes.     

Impact of metal ions (Cr3+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+) substitution on the structural,magnetic and catalytic properties of substituted Co–Mn ferrites synthesized by sol–gel route

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology - Manganese substituted cobalt ferrites (CoMn x Fe2?x O4, x?=?0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0) synthesized using sol gel autocombustion method...     

Irving-Williams order in the framework of connectivity index ³χv enables simultaneous prediction of stability constants of bivalent transition metal complexes

Logarithms of stability constants, log K? and log β?, of the first transition series metal mono- and bis-complexes with any of four aliphatic amino acids (glycine, alanine, valine and leucine) decrease monotonously with third order valence connectivity index, 3χv, from Cu2+ to Mn2+. While stability of the complexes with the same metal is linearly dependent on 3χv, stability constants of Mn2+, Fe2+, Co2+, and Ni2+complexes with the same ligand show a quadratic dependence on 3χv. As Cu2+ complexes deviate significantly from quadratic functions, models for the simultaneous estimation of the stability constants, yielding r = 0.999 (S.E. = 0.05) and r = 0.998 (S.E. = 0.11), for log K? and log β?, respectively, were developed only for Mn2+, Fe2+, Co2+, and Ni2+ complexes with amino acids.     

Metal complexes with Alizarin complexone—I: Physiocochemical characters and stability constants of the Sc3+, Y3+, La3+, Ce3+, Gd3+ and Yb3+ complexes

Complexes of Alizarin complexone with Sc³⁺, Y³⁺, La³⁺, Gd³⁺, Ce²⁺ and Yb³⁺ have been synthesized and characterized by, pH titrations, conductance measurements, UV, visible and IR spectral studies.     

The Effect of Ni2+ and Cu2+ on the Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes by the Chitosan–TiO2 Complex

The present research combines biosorption and photocatalysis in a functional TiO(2)-immobilized chitosan adsorbent (CTA). CTA can degrade organic pollutants and adsorb metal ions simultaneously. Target pollutants were dyes of cationic (rhodamine B, Rh.B) and anionic (methyl orange, MO) nature, with Ni(2+) and Cu(2+) selected as heavy metals. The presence of Ni(2+) or Cu(2+) improved the degradation ability of CTA for MO, but inhibited the degradation of Rh.B, with Cu(2+) exhibiting stronger effects than Ni(2+). There was no significant difference in CTA activity when the metal ions were pre-adsorbed or when they coexisted in the solution with the organic dyes. Protons in the reaction system affected the degradation performance in a similar way for Ni(2+) and Cu(2+) leading to a different effect on the degradation for MO and Rh.B. An X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of the binding energies of the metal ions on the surface in the presence of the cationic or anionic dyes explained the different behaviors. Since anionic and cationic dyes possess chromogenic groups of different charges, they adversely affect the production of OH? radicals when coexisting with Cu(2+) or Ni(2+).     

Process prediction of Ni–SiC coatings based on RBF-BP model

The preparation of Ni–SiC coatings using magnetic field-assisted jet electrodeposition under various plating settings is described in this study. A RBF-BP composite neural network with 4 × 4 × 4 × 7 × 10 × 1 was used to predict the corrosion resistance of Ni–SiC coatings prepared by employing different plating parameters. The results show that the fitting degree between the expected value and the actual value of the RBF-BP composite neural network is 0.97497. Moreover, the hybrid neural network can accurately predict the corrosion resistance of Ni–SiC coatings prepared under different process parameters. The corrosion weight loss of the coating is the lowest at the current density of 4 A/dm², a jet rate of 3 m/s, a SiC particle concentration of 8 g/L, and at a magnetic field intensity of 0.8 T, demonstrating its corrosion resistance under these conditions. According to the coating characterization analysis, the coating's grain size was significantly refined, and the surface was smoother with a high amount of uniformly sized SiC nanoparticles.     

A dual chemosensor for Cu2+ and Fe3+ based on π-extend tetrathiafulvalene derivative

A new dual chemosensor (TTF-PBA) for Fe³⁺ and Cu²⁺ in different signal pathways was designed and synthesized. The absorption spectrum, fluorescence spectrum and cyclic voltammograms changed in the presence of Cu²⁺ and Fe³⁺. The optical color changed within 5 s from yellow to orange upon the addition of Cu²⁺, and it changed to dark yellow when Fe³⁺ existed. The cyclic voltammogram of Cu²⁺/TTF-PBA changed from E_ox = 0.50 V, E_red = 0.32 V to E_ox = 0.64 V, E_red = 0.80 V (vs Ag/AgCl) upon the addition of 2.0 equiv. Cu²⁺. As for Fe³⁺/TTF-PBA, its oxidation wave disappeared, and its reduction wave appeared at E_red = ?0.59 V (vs Ag/AgCl) upon the addition of 4.0 equv. Fe³⁺. The sensor displayed high selectivity for Cu²⁺ and Fe³⁺ over other ions including Pb²⁺, Zn²⁺, Ni²⁺, Ag⁺, Cr³⁺, Mn²⁺, Al³⁺, Co²⁺, Pd²⁺, Hg²⁺, Fe^2+, Cd²⁺, Ce³⁺, Bi³⁺ and Au³⁺, the detection limits for Cu²⁺ and Fe³⁺ ion reached as low as 5.33 × 10^?7 mol/L and 5.34 × 10^?7 mol/L, respectively. Furthermore, when Fe³⁺ existed, Cu²⁺ can be detected sequentially by the sensor through the absorption spectrum and the color change observed by naked-eyes.     

Zn2+,Cu2+及Ni2+对二甲双胍的配合作用及降血糖活性研究

二甲双胍盐酸盐、硝酸盐及与Zn²⁺, Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺三种金属离子配合物的结构特点、电荷分布和二甲双胍配合物对四氧嘧啶糖尿病小鼠血糖影响的研究表明:Zn²⁺配合物表现为较为少见的单齿配位,而Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺配合物表现为双齿配位.进一步电荷分布计算发现,与端基N原子相比,二甲双胍的桥基N原子具有较高的负电荷.三种金属离子配合物对四氧嘧啶糖尿病小鼠血糖的影响研究显示,桥基N配位掩蔽后,二甲双胍的降血糖功能丧失.说明桥基N对二甲双胍的降血糖作用具有重要意义.     

Development of Cu2+ substituted Ni–Zn ferrite nano-particles and their high-temperature semiconductor behaviour

Cu substituted nickel-zinc ferrites with composition Ni_0.2Cu_xZn_0.8-xFe₂O₄ (x ?= ?0 to 0.8) were developed with the technique of citrate-gel method. Rietveld analysis confirmed Fd-3m space grouped cubic spinel structure of single phase. Dislocation density (?) and packing factor percentage (%) of samples under study increase with increased Cu composition. The fine and uniform structure was confirmed from the studies of morphology index. Measurements on electrical resistivity were taken up by using the two-probe method at high temperatures. Arrhenius plots confirm an increase in observed resistivity (Ω) of ferrite samples with a temperature increase. The energy of activation in the ferromagnetic region (E_F) is less when compared to that of the paramagnetic region (E_P). The hopping mechanism decreases Curie temperature, while the activation energy of hopping increases with an increase in Cu substitution. Mobility of charge carriers and temperature are inversely correlated.     

Synthesis, structure and thermogravimetric analysis of Ni–Cd and Cu–Cd heterometallic complexes based on flexible carboxylate ligands

Two 3d–4d heterometallic coordination polymers, namely NiCd(mal)₂(H₂O)₄ (1) and [CuCd(bicH₂)(NO₃)Cl₂(H₂O)]?H₂O (2) [H₂mal = malonic acid, bicH₃ = N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl) glycine], have been synthesized under mild conditions and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis and IR spectrophotometry. Complex 1 is a Ni–Cd heterometallic polymer with 2D extended structure bridged by the mal^2? groups. Complex 2 displays an intriguing 3D Cu–Cd architecture and is the first 3d–4d heterometallic bicinate complex. The TG analyses of both complexes are reported.     

Study of the state of uranoarsenates MII(AsUO6)2·nH2O(MII = Mn2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Cd2+, Pb2+) in aqueous solutions

State of uranoarsenates M^II(AsUO₆)₂·nH₂O (M^II = Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb) in aqueous solutions in a wide range of acidity (pH 0?C14) was studied. Acid-base boundaries of existence of the compounds were estimated, products of conversion were identified, and solubility of M^II(AsUO₆)₂·nH₂O was determined. On the basis of the obtained data the solubility products and Gibbs functions of formation of uranoarsenates, and the solubility curves were calculated, phase diagrams of uranium(VI) and arsenic(V) in solutions and in equilibrium solid phases were constructed with the use of the equilibrium thermodynamics technique.     

Syntheses,crystal structures and magnetic properties of complexes based on [Ni(L-L)3]2+ complex cations with dimethylderivatives of 2,2′-bipyridine and TCNQ

From the aqueous-methanolic systems Ni(NO₃)₂ – LiTCNQ – 5,5′-dmbpy and Ni(NO₃)₂ – LiTCNQ – 4,4′-dmbpy three novel complexes [Ni(5,5′-dmbpy)₃](TCNQ)₂ (1), [Ni(4,4′-dmbpy)₃](TCNQ)₂ (2) and [Ni(4,4′-dmbpy)₃]₂(TCNQ-TCNQ)(TCNQ)₂∙0.60H₂O (3), were isolated in single crystal form. The new compounds were identified using chemical analyses and IR spectroscopy. Single crystal studies of all samples corroborated their compositions and have shown that their ionic structures contain the complex cations [Ni(5,5′-dmbpy)]²⁺ (1) or [Ni(4,4′-dmbpy)]²⁺ (2 and 3). The anionic parts of the respective crystal structures 1–3 are formed by TCNQ^⋅- anion-radicals and in 3 also by a σ-dimerized dianion (TCNQ-TCNQ)^2- with a C-C distance of 1.663(5) Å. The supramolecular structures are governed by weak hydrogen bonding interactions. The variable-temperature (2–300 K) magnetic studies of 1 and 3 confirmed the presence of magnetically active Ni(II) atoms with S = 1 and TCNQ^⋅- anion-radicals with S = 1/2 while the (TCNQ-TCNQ)^2- dianion is magnetically silent. The magnetic behavior was described by a complex magnetic model assuming strong antiferromagnetic interactions between some TCNQ^⋅- anion-radicals.     

Front Cover: Method development for the investigation of Mn2+/3+, Cu2+, Co2+, and Ni2+ with capillary electrophoresis hyphenated to inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry

The lifetime of lithium ion batteries (LIBs) decreases under continuous cycling due to various degradation processes, such as dissolution of transition metals (TMs) from the electrodes. Therefore, suitable methods to analyze the oxidation states of TMs are mandatory to better understand the dissolution mechanisms of TMs from positive and negative electrodes (LIBs). To investigate the dissolution of Mn²⁺ and Mn³⁺ in electrolytes of LIBs, a previously implemented capillary electrophoresis (CE) method with UV/Vis spectroscopy detection was further developed with the aim of higher sensitivities and additional detection of other dissolved divalent TMs such as Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, and Cu²⁺. Therefore, inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry was applied instead of UV/Vis for detection. This also allows the use of Ga³⁺ instead of the previously used Cu²⁺ as an internal standard, which solves the limitation of this method for cycled LIBs due to copper dissolution from the copper-based current collector. The CE buffer based on sodium diphosphate as complexing agent for the stabilization of Mn³⁺ and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as dynamic capillary wall modifier was optimized in terms of concentrations and pH. Finally, both manganese species and Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, and Cu²⁺ could be analyzed within 15 min. With this improved method, the dissolution of TMs in LIBs for positive electrode materials such as LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ (LNMO) or LiNi_xCo_yMn_zO₂ (NCM, x + y + z = 1) can be studied in future in more detail.     

Vesicles prepared by β-cyclodextrins Inclusion complexes based on switching supramolecular interaction models induced by mixed solvents

Vesicles, based on two-head inclusion model (2:1) and one-head inclusion model (1:1) of carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin (CM-β-CD) with N,N′-bis (ferrocenylmethylene) diaminohexane (BFD) were prepared in water as well as in mixed solvents (water/methanol, water/ethanol, water/isopropanol, water/tert-butanol and water/glycerol). Morphologies and sizes of the aggregates in water and mixed solvents were observed by TEM and confirmed by DLS. A gradual change was shown with increasing proportion of the organic component in the mixed solvents. The polarities and steric hindrances of the mixed solvents would play key roles in the morphological changes of aggregates. Moreover, two possible formation mechanisms in different solvents were proposed based on UV, CV and ¹H-NMR data. The work in this paper may extend the applications of vesicles in biosimulation, drug-delivery and smart materials.     

Effect of Na+, Li+, Pb2+, Ba2+, Si2+, and Ca2+ cations on force constants of W-O and Mo-O bonds of WO4 2− and MoO4 2− anions in melts

By a matrix method of successive approximations, using perturbation theory, the complete set of force constants has been calculated for the free anions WO,^2– and MoO₄ ^2– and for systems MEO₄ ^2–(M = Na₂ ⁺, Li₂ ⁺, Pb²⁺,Sr²⁺, Ca²⁺; E = W, Mo) on the basis of known frequencies of IR and Raman spectra of the corresponding individual melts. Analysis of the results indicates an increase in the force constants of E-O bond stretching and the bending force constants for AD- and MoO₄ ^2– with increasing specific charge of the cation in a field of singly or doubly charged cations.Deceased.Poltava Engineering Construction Institute. Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSSR, Kiev. Translated from Teoreticheskuya i ÉksperimentaI'naya Khimiya, No. 1, pp. 120–123, January–February, 1991. Original article submitted January 12, 1989.     

Mechanism of simultaneous removal of Ca2+, Ni2+, Pb2+ and Al3+ ions from aqueous solutions using Purolite® S930 ion exchange resin

The sorption mechanism of Ca²⁺, Ni²⁺, Pb²⁺, and Al³⁺on ion exchange resin S930 has been studied as a function of pH in both mono-component and quaternary systems at ion ratio 1:1:1:1. The equilibrium of ion exchange process in mono-component systems has been followed as an adsorption process and it was tested for Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm equations. The selectivity coefficient of the resin for these cations varied in different manners depending on the pH range. The structural characteristics of pores in the initial resin and the resin after contact with synthetic solutions at pH 3.03 and 3.95 have been investigated by using SEM and EDAX techniques.     

Spectral, thermal and electrochemical characterization of novel homo-dinuclear complexes [M2(H3DTPA)(H2O)6]Cl2·xH2O (M=Cr2+, Mn2+, Co2+, Ni2+ or Cu2+)

The title complexes were prepared and characterized employing spectral (FAB-Mass, IR, electronic, (1)H and (13)C NMR), thermal and electrochemical techniques. Analytical and FAB-Mass data suggested a homo-dinuclear stoichiometry. IR and electronic ligand field spectral studies coupled with molecular model computations have indicated a distorted octahedral geometry where the ligand coordinates as a hexadentate dianionic [H(3)DTPA](2-)(H(5)DTPA=diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid) moiety. The electrochemical redox properties and the antibacterial activities of the compounds were also investigated.     

Enhanced corrosion and wear resistance of Zn–Ni/Cu–Al2O3 composite coating prepared by cold spray

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - In order to improve the cathodic protection and wear resistance of cold spraying Zn-based coatings, Zn–Ni/Cu–Al2O3 composite coating was...