New aspects of gold nanorod formation via seed-mediated method

Gold nanorods (AuNRs) were obtained via a wet chemistry technique, in aqueous medium, employing crystallisation seeds. The kinetics of formation, the aspect ratio, and the selectivity of the particles were evaluated according to the parameters of synthesis: the growth-driving agent, seed, and gold precursor concentrations. In 2–4 h, the rod particles attained the expected size and shape under kinetic control, and were stable for at least 2 days. In order to obtain good quality AuNRs in good yields, without enrichment, we suggest keeping the growth-driving agent/gold molar ratio, the Au^I/seed ratio, and the concentration of the reagents in the final solution within specific ranges. For example, even if good molar ratios between the reagents are maintained, relatively highly concentrated reaction solutions lead to AuNRs with lower aspect ratios. The main properties of the prepared colloidal systems and the nanoparticles were evaluated by UV–vis spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy, respectively.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure,and Biological Activity of 4-Chlorobenzaldehyde (2-trifluoromethylTrifluoromethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobenzo[4 ,5]-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)hydrazone Monohydrate

The novel title compound 4-chlorobenzaldehyde (2-trifluoromethyl-5,6,7,8- tetrahydrobenzo[4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)hydrazone monohydrate (C18H14ClF3N4SH2O, Mr = 428.86) has been synthesized by a condensation reaction of 4-chlorobenzaldehyde with (2-trifluoromethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobenzo[4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)hydrazine, and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 7.4252(7), b = 26.344(2), c = 10.3095(9) , = 109.407(2)°, V = 1902.0(3) 3 , Z = 4, Dc = 1.498 g/cm3 , μ = 0.356 mm-1 , F(000) = 880, the final R = 0.0564 and wR = 0.1681 for 2343 observed reflections with I > 2 (I). X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the title hydrazone molecule is nearly planar except for the cyclohexene and trifluoromethyl moieties. In the crystal packing, the molecules form stacks by a three-dimensional framework, which results from intermolecular N(3)-H(3)···O(1), O(1)-H(1B)···N(2), O(1)- H(1B)···N(4) and O(1)-H(1A)···F(1) hydrogen bonds via water molecules together with π-π stacking interactions. Molecular geometry of the title compound in the ground state optimized by B3LYP functional with 6-311G** basis sets indicates that the calculations are in agreement with the experimental data. The preliminary bioassay suggested that the title compound exhibits relatively good fungicidal activity against Fusarium oxysporium f.sp.vasinfectum and Dothiorella gregaria.     

Fluorescence Interaction and Determination of Sulfathiazole with Trypsin

The mechanism of interaction of trypsin with the sulfathiazole was studied through using fluorescence quenching and UV-visible absorption spectra at pH 7.4. The Stern-Volmer quenching constants, binding constants, number of binding sites and the corresponding thermodynamic parameters ΔH^o, ΔS^o and ΔG^o were calculated at different temperatures. The effect of common metal ions on the constants was also discussed. The results suggest that sulfathiazole can interact strongly trypsin and that there is the formation of trypsin-sulfathiazole complex and the interaction can be explained on the basis of hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces. The binding distance (r) between the donor (trypsin) and acceptor (sulfathiazole) was 3.52 nm based on the Förster’s non-radiative energy transfer theory. The detection and quantification limits of sulfathiazole were calculated as 2.52 and 8.40 μM in the presence of trypsin, respectively. The relative standard deviation (RSD) was 4.086 % for determinations (n?=?7) of a sulfathiazole solution with the concentration of 7.54 μM.