Gold and Silver Complexes with Thiotriazoles and Thiotetrazoles

Abstract

The potential of thiotriazoles and thiotetrazoles in coordination chemistry towards gold and silver derivatives still remains largely unfulfilled. These substrates can function as ideal S,N donor ligands and form covalent or coordinative bonds with gold and silver. Relying on this, a comprehensive overview in this field is given in the article and basic principles are discussed.

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Comparative Study of Antimicrobial Activity of Silver,Gold, and Silver/Gold Bimetallic Nanoparticles Synthesized by Green Approach

Nanotechnology is one of the most recent technologies. It is uncertain whether the production of small-size nanoparticles (NPs) can be achieved through a simple, straightforward, and medicinally active phytochemical route. The present study aimed to develop an easy and justifiable method for the synthesis of Ag, Au, and their Ag/Au bimetallic NPs (BNPs) by using Hippeastrum hybridum (HH) extract, and then to investigate the effects of Ag, Au, and their Ag/Au BNPs as antimicrobial and phytotoxic agents. Ag, Au, and their Ag/Au BNPs were characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, XRD, EDX, and SEM analysis. XRD analysis conferring to the face of face-centered cubic crystal structure with an average size of 13.3, 10.72, and 8.34 nm of Ag, Au, and Ag/Au BNPs, respectively. SEM showed that Ag, Au, and Ag/Au BNPs had spherical morphologies, with calculated nano measurements of 40, 30, and 20 nm, respectively. The EDX analysis confirmed the composition of elemental Ag signal of the HH-AgNPs with 22.75%, Au signal of the HH-AuNPs with 48.08%, Ag signal with 12%, and Au signal with 38.26% of the Ag/Au BNPs. The Ag/Au BNPs showed an excellent antimicrobial efficacy against Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus, Actinomycetes meriye, Bacillus cereus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Micrococcus luteus, Streptococcus pneumonia, and Gram-negative Klebsiella pneumonia, Escherichia coli, and Serratia marcescens bacterial strains, as well as against three fungal strains (Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigatus, and Aspergillus flavus) compared to HH extract, HH-AgNPs, and HH-AuNPs. However, further investigations are recommended to be able to minimize potential risks of application.     

Aqueous Gold Overgrowth of Silver Nanoparticles: Merging the Plasmonic Properties of Silver with the Functionality of Gold

To date, it has not been possible to combine the high optical quality of silver particles with the good chemical stability and synthetic convenience in a fully aqueous system, while simultaneously allowing chemical surface functionalization. We present a synthetic pathway for future developments in information, energy and medical technology where strong optical/electronic properties are crucial. Therefore, the advantages inherent to gold are fused with the plasmonic properties of silver in a fully aqueous Au/Ag/Au core–shell shell system. These nanoparticles inherit low dispersity from their masked gold cores, yet simultaneously exhibit the strong plasmonic properties of silver. Protecting the silver surface with a thin gold layer enables oxidant stability and functionality without altering the Ag‐controlled optical properties. This combines both worlds—optical quality and chemical stability—and is not limited to a specific particle shape.     

Gold and Silver Chains Supported by Linear Hexaphosphine Ligands

A new linear hexaphosphine, rac‐cis,cis,trans‐ bis{[(diphenylphosphinomethyl)phenylphosphinomethyl]phenylphosphino}methane ( P₆ ), was synthesized and isolated as a pure isomer, confirmed by transforming to the corresponding phosphine sulfide. The methylene‐bridged linear hexaphosphine readily organized flexible gold(I) and silver(I) hexanuclear chains, [M₆(μ‐ P₆ )₂]X₆ (X₆=(OTf)₆, M=Au ( 1 ), Ag ( 2 ); X₆=Cl₂(PF₆)₄, M=Au ( 3 )). The hexaphosphine also supported a tetrasilver(I) complex [Ag₄(μ‐ P₆ )₂](OTf)₄ ( 4 ), which was readily transformed by treatment with AgOTf into 3 , revealing a drastic alternation of the two P₆ arrangement. The hexagold(I) chains exhibited a considerably red‐shifted absorption (～410 nm) and emission (540–580 nm) to ¹[5d_σ*→6p_σ] and from ³[5d_σ*→6p_σ] excited states of the metal centers, respectively. The new linear hexaphosphine could be a useful tool to construct linear metal clusters as subnano building blocks.     

混砂焙烧-火试金法测定文丘里泥中金、银含量

建立了文丘里泥中金、银含量的测定方法。将所称试样置于已有10g的石英砂中,并混匀;在750℃的条件下焙烧90min除去硒后,将冷却至室温的试料搅散,加入试金熔剂,用火试金法连续测定金、银的量。测定文丘里泥中金、银的相对标准偏差分别小于1.5%、0.70%,加标回收率金为98.6%～103%;银为96.7%～98.2%。结果稳定、可靠,且同时测定金、银含量。     

Fluorides of Copper,Silver, Gold,and Palladium

Fluorine, by far the most reactive of the non-metals, is capable of forming a large number of compounds with nearly all other elements (exceptions (so far): He, Ne, and Ar), even under comparatively “mild” reaction conditions. These compounds usually differ markedly from those of the heavier halogens in composition, structure, and chemical and physical properties. Thus, for example, it is generally quite easy to prepare fluorides containing elements in high oxidation states (often their maximum), as in AgF₂, CsAgF₄, PdF₃, CsAuF₆ etc., whereas the corresponding chlorides, bromides or iodides are in many cases (still) unknown. Conversely, the synthesis of fluorides containing these elements in middle or low oxidation states often meets with considerable difficulty, even where it is possible at all, as, e.g., in the case of CuF, AuF, PtF₂, SeF₂. Finally, there are also some examples of compounds MX_n, which with X = F are stable, but with X = Cl are unstable or decompose easily (e.g. CoF₃/CoCl₃, VF₄/VCl₄, PbF₄/PbCl₄, AsF₅/AsCl₅). Consequently, fluorine compounds are of great general interest.     

Immobilization of Recombinant Human Catalase on Gold and Silver Nanoparticles

Human catalase cDNA was cloned into a pEX-C-His vector. Purified recombinant catalase was immobilized on nanoparticles. Gold and silver nanoparticles were synthesized in a variety of sizes by chemical reduction; no agglomerates or aggregates were observed in any of the colloids during dynamic light scattering or scanning transmission electron microscopy analysis. After immobilization on gold nanoparticles, recombinant catalase activity was found to be lower than that of the same amount of enzyme in aqueous solution. However, after 10 days of storage at room temperature, the activity of catalase immobilized on gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) of 13 and 20 nm and coverage of 133% was 68 and 83% greater than catalase in aqueous solution, respectively. During 10 days of experiment, percentage activity of catalase immobilized on those gold nanoparticles was higher in comparison to CAT in aqueous solution. Catalase immobilized on silver nanoparticles did not lose activity as significantly as catalase immobilized on AuNPs. Those results confirm the ability to produce recombinant human enzymes in a bacterial expression system and its potential use while immobilized on silver or gold nanoparticles.     

Eight‐Electron Silver and Mixed Gold/Silver Nanoclusters Stabilized by Selenium Donor Ligands

The first atomically and structurally precise silver‐nanoclusters stabilized by Se‐donor ligands, [Ag₂₀{Se₂P(OⁱPr)₂}₁₂] ( 3 ) and [Ag₂₁{Se₂P(OEt)₂}₁₂]⁺( 4 ), were isolated by ligand replacement reaction of [Ag₂₀{S₂P(Oⁱ Pr)₂}₁₂] ( 1 ) and [Ag₂₁{S₂P(Oⁱ Pr)₂}₁₂]⁺ ( 2 ), respectively. Furthermore, doping reactions of 4 with Au(PPh₃)Cl resulted in the formation of [AuAg₂₀{Se₂P(OEt)₂}₁₂]⁺ ( 5 ). Structures of 3 , 4 , and 5 were determined by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. The anatomy of cluster 3 with an Ag₂₀ core having C ₃ symmetry is very similar to that of its dithiophosphate analogue 1 . Clusters 4 and 5 exhibit an Ag₂₁ and Au@Ag₂₀ core of O_h symmetry composed of eight silver capping atoms in a cubic arrangement and encapsulating an Ag₁₃ and Au@Ag₁₂ centered icosahedron, respectively. Both ligand exchange and heteroatom doping result in significant changes in optical and emissive properties for chalcogen‐passivated silver nanoparticles, which have been theoretically confirmed as 8‐electron superatoms.     

一类西弗碱基光致异构化分子在不同基底上的表面增强拉曼光谱(英文)

由水杨醛衍生得到的Schiff碱由于其具有起因于受激分子内质子转移的光致 (热致 )变色性质而受到了人们的重视 .本文利用表面增强拉曼光谱研究了该类化合物在金、银基底及银溶胶表面上的拉曼光谱 ,比较了不同基底对吸附分子结构的影响     

Synthesis and Structure of a Hexameric Silver and Tetrameric Gold Aminopyridinates

4‐Methyl‐2‐((trimethylsilyl)amino)pyridine (Ap^TMSH) was synthesized via a salt metathesis reaction. Lithiation of Ap^TMSH with n‐BuLi afforded the transmetallation agent [(Ap^TMS)₂Li₂(OEt₂)₂] ( 1 ) which was structurally characterized. Reaction of 1 with AgCl and [AuCl(tht)] (tht = tetrahydrothiophene) at low temperatures in THF yielded homoleptic aminopyridinates of the heavier group 11 metals, namely [(Ap^TMS)₆Ag₆] ( 2 ) and [(Ap^TMS)₄Au₄] ( 3a and b ) after work‐up in hexane. All compounds were characterized by X‐ray crystal structure analysis. The quality of the structure determination of 3a allows establishing the connectivity only. The lithium complex 1 shows the expected structure from analogous compounds. The hexameric silver compound shows a new structural motif for silver aminopyridinates. The six‐membered ring of silver atoms has a chair conformation. Compounds 3a and b are the first homoleptic gold aminopyridinates and exhibit a rhombic arrangement of the four gold atoms.     

Photochemical Synthesis of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles—A Review

Nanomaterials have supported important technological advances due to their unique properties and their applicability in various fields, such as biomedicine, catalysis, environment, energy, and electronics. This has triggered a tremendous increase in their demand. In turn, materials scientists have sought facile methods to produce nanomaterials of desired features, i.e., morphology, composition, colloidal stability, and surface chemistry, as these determine the targeted application. The advent of photoprocesses has enabled the easy, fast, scalable, and cost- and energy-effective production of metallic nanoparticles of controlled properties without the use of harmful reagents or sophisticated equipment. Herein, we overview the synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles via photochemical routes. We extensively discuss the effect of varying the experimental parameters, such as the pH, exposure time, and source of irradiation, the use or not of reductants and surfactants, reagents’ nature and concentration, on the outcomes of these noble nanoparticles, namely, their size, shape, and colloidal stability. The hypothetical mechanisms that govern these green processes are discussed whenever available. Finally, we mention their applications and insights for future developments.     

Synthesis of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles by a Novel Electrochemical Method

Spherical silver and gold nanoparticles with narrow size distributions were conveniently synthesized in aqueous solution by a novel electrochemical method. The technological keys to the electrochemical synthesis of monodispersed metallic nanoparticles lie in the choice of an ideal stabilizer for the metallic nanoclusters and the use of a rotating platinum cathode. Poly(N‐vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) was chosen as the stabilizer for the silver and gold clusters. PVP not only protects metallic particles from agglomeration, but also promotes metal nucleation, which tends to produce small metal particles. Using a rotating platinum cathode effectively solves the technological difficulty of rapidly transferring the (electrochemically synthesized) metallic nanoparticles from the cathode vicinity to the bulk solution, avoiding the occurrence of flocculates in the vicinity of the cathode, and ensuring the monodispersity of the particles. The particle size and particle size distribution of the silver and gold nanoparticles were improved by adding sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS) to the electrolyte. The electrochemically synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by TEM and UV/Vis spectroscopy.     

Adsorption Behaviors of 4-Mercaptobenzoic Acid on Silver and Gold Films

The adsorption behaviors of 4-mercaptobenzoic acid on silver and gold nanoparticles were studied by surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and density functional theory. The silver and gold films by electrodeposition have the same excellent characteristics as SERS-active substrates. At the same, the SERS spectra indicate that 4-mercaptobenzoic acid molecules are adsorbed on the surfaces of gold nanoparticles through the S atom, and that the carboxyl group is far away from surface of gold nanoparticles, and that there is a certain angle between the plane of benzene ring and gold film. However, 4-mercaptobenzoic acid molecules are adsorbed on the surfaces of silver nanoparticles through the carboxyl group, and the S atom is far away from surface of silver nanoparticles, and there is also a certain angle between the plane of benzene ring and the surface of silver nanoparticles. Here it is demonstrated the calculated Raman frequencies are in good agreement with experimental values, and the calculated Raman frequencies are also helpful to infer the adsorption behaviors of 4-mercaptobenzoic acid molecules.     

焙烧除硒-火试金法测定银硒渣中金、银含量

建立了银硒渣中金、银含量的测定方法。通过高温焙烧除去银硒渣中的硒,然后用火试金法测定金、银含量。硒在750℃下焙烧30min能够完全除去,不会对火试金中金、银造成损失,在焙烧时铺垫二氧化硅避免样品黏附在试金坩埚壁上,并且配料时易于搅拌均匀。通过加标回收实验,测得金回收率为98.9%～101%,银的回收率为96.3%～98.6%。金相对标准偏差(RSD)小于2.5%,银相对标准偏差(RSD)小于1.1%。方法不仅简单、快速,而且准确度高、精密度好。     

火试金-重量法测定阳极铜中的金和银

阳极铜是铜电解过程的重要产品,其中含有一定量的金、银等贵金属,快速准确地测定阳极铜中的贵金属含量,具有重要的现实意义。采用火试金重量法可以同时且快速地测定出样品中的金量和银量,试样与适量的熔剂经高温熔融,铅将金、银富集起来形成铅扣,灰吹得到金、银合粒,用硝酸分金,重量法测得金量;用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP-OES)法测定分金液中的杂质量和金量,合粒质量减去金量及杂质量即为银量。此方法精密度好,准确度高。金、银的加标回收率在97.6%~102%,可以很好地满足阳极铜中金、银含量的测定。     

Catalytic Effect on Silver Electrodeposition of Gold Deposited on Carbon Electrodes

A new methodology, based on silver electrocatalytic deposition and designed to quantify gold deposited onto carbon paste electrode (CPE) and glassy carbon electrode (GCE), has been developed in this work. Silver (prepared in 1.0 M NH₃) electrodeposition at ?0.13 V occurs only when gold is previously deposited at an adequate potential on the electrode surface for a fixed period of time. When a CPE is used as working electrode, an adequate oxidation of gold is necessary. This oxidation is carried out in both 0.1 M NaOH and 0.1 M H₂SO₄ at oxidation potentials. When a GCE is used as working electrode, the oxidation steps are not necessary. Moreover, a cleaning step in KCN, which removes gold from electrode surface, is included. To obtain reproducibility in the analytical signal, the surface of the electrodes must be suitably pretreated; this electrodic pretreatment depends on the kind of electrode used as working electrode. Low detection limits (5.0×10^?10 M) for short gold deposition times (10 min for CPE and 5 min for GCE) were achieved with this novel methodology. Finally, sodium aurothiomalate can be quantified using silver electrocatalytic deposition and GCE as working electrode. Good linear relationship between silver anodic stripping peak and aurothiomalate concentration was found from 5.0×10^?10 M to 1.0×10^?8 M.