Large-bite bisphosphite, 1,3-C6H4{OPOC10H6(μ-S)C10H6O}2: Synthesis, copper(I), and gold(I) complexes

Large-bite bisphosphite ligand 1,3-C₆H₄{OPOC₁₀H₆(μ-S)C₁₀H₆O}₂ (3), is obtained by reacting chlorophosphonite {OC₁₀H₆(μ-S)C₁₀H₆O}PCl (2) with resorcinol in the presence of triethylamine. Treatment of 3 with CuCl in 1:1 molar ratio produces a 1D-coordination polymer [CuCl{(-OC₁₀H₆(μ-S)C₁₀H₆O-)P(-OC₆H₄O-)P(-OC₁₀H₆(μ-S)C₁₀H₆O-)}-κP,κP]_∞ (4) in good yield. Similar reaction of 3 with two equivalents of AuCl(SMe₂) affords a dinuclear complex, [Au₂Cl₂{(-OC₁₀H₆(μ-S)C₁₀H₆O-)P(-OC₆H₄O-)P(-OC₁₀H₆(μ-S)C₁₀H₆O-)}-κP,κP] (5). Single crystal X-ray structures of the ligand 3 and the complexes 4 and 5 are reported. The gold complex 5 shows dimeric structure supported by strong Au···Au aurophilic interactions.     

Third-order nonlinear optical response of newly synthesized accepter/donor substituted propylidene aryloxy acet hydrazide

A class of organic compounds namely propylidene aryloxy acet hydrazide derivatives were synthesized. The third-order nonlinear optical properties and optical limiting studies of the compounds were investigated using the single beam Z-scan technique at 532 nm. The Z-scan study reveals that the compounds exhibit a self-defocusing effect at 532 nm. The calculated values of nonlinear refractive index, third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility and second order molecular hyperpolarizability are of the order of 10^?11 esu, 10^?13 esu and 10^?31 esu, respectively. The compounds exhibit good optical limiting properties at the wavelength used.     

Simultaneous determination of titanium and molybdenum in steel samples using derivative spectrophotometry in neutral micellar medium

A simple, selective and sensitive spectrophotometric method has been developed for the individual and simultaneous determination of Ti(IV) and Mo(VI) using resacetophenone p-hydroxybenzoylhydrazone (RAPHBH) in presence of Triton X-100, without any prior separation. Beer's law is obeyed between 0.13-1.2 microg mL-1 and 0.18-1.90 microg mL-1 concentration of Ti(IV) and Mo(VI) at 455 nm and 405 nm, respectively. The molar absorptivity and Sandell's sensitivity of the coloured complexes at pH 3.0 are 3.1x10(4) L mol-1 cm-1, 4.2x10(4) L mol-1 cm-1, and 1.6 ng cm-2, 2.3 ng cm-2 for Ti(IV) and Mo(VI), respectively. The stoichiometry of the complexes were found to be 1:2 and 1:1 (metal:ligand) for Ti(IV) and Mo(VI), respectively. These metal ions interfere with the determination of each other in zero-order spectrophotometry. The first derivative spectra of these complexes permitted a simultaneous determination of Ti(IV) and Mo(VI) at zero crossing wavelengths of 500.0 nm and 455.0 nm, respectively. The effect of foreign ions in the determination of Ti(IV) and Mo(VI) were investigated. The proposed method has been successfully applied for the determination of titanium and molybdenum in standard alloy steel, mineral and soil samples.     

Copper(I) coordination polymers [{Cu(mu-X)}2{RP(mu-NtBu)}2]n (R = OC6H4OMe-o; X = Cl, Br, and I) and their reversible conversion into mononuclear complexes [CuX{(RP(mu-NtBu)2}2]: synthesis and structural characterization

The reactions of cyclodiphosphazane cis-[tBuNP(OC6H4OMe-o)]2 (1) with 2 equiv of CuX in acetonitrile afforded one-dimensional Cu(I) coordination polymers [Cu2X2{tBuNP(OC6H4OMe-o)}2]n (2, X = Cl; 3, X = Br; 4, X = I). The crystal structures of 2 and 4 reveal a zigzag arrangement of [P(mu-N)(2)P] and [Cu(mu-X)(2)Cu] units in an alternating manner to form one-dimensional Cu(I) coordination polymers. The reaction between 1 and CuX in a 2:1 ratio afforded mononuclear tricoordinated copper(I) complexes of the type [CuX{(tBuNP(OC6H4OMe-o))2}2] (5, X = Cl; 6, X = Br; 7, X = I). The single-crystal structures were established for the mononuclear copper(I) complexes 5 and 6. When the reactant ratios are 1:1, the formation of a mixture of polymeric and mononuclear products was observed. The Cu(I) polymers (2-4) were converted into the mononuclear complexes (5-7) by reacting with 3 equiv of 1 in dimethyl sulfoxide. Similarly, the mononuclear complexes (5-7) were converted into the corresponding polymeric complexes (2-4) by reacting with 3 equiv of copper(I) halide under mild reaction conditions.     

Synthesis of novel isoxazole functionalized pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine derivatives; their anticancer activity

A series of novel isoxazole functionalized pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine derivatives 5a-n were prepared, respectively, initiated from 6-thiophenyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-3-amine 3 through selective N-propargylation, and these N-propargylated compounds 4 were cyclized with aryloximes by using of sodium hypochlorite, and obtained the title products 5a-n . All the final products 5a-n were submitted for anticancer activity against four cancer cell lines such as “HeLa—cervical cancer (CCL-2); COLO 205—colon cancer (CCL-222); HepG2—liver cancer (HB-8065); MCF7—breast cancer (HTB-22)”; Compounds 5c , 5d , and 5h are found to have more prominent anticancer activity at micro molar concentration.     

Synthesis,Characterization, and Antimicrobial Studies of Some Quinolines Containing 1,3-Thiazines

6/8-Substituted-2-chloroquinoline-3-carboxylic acids, upon reaction with 3-(p-substituted aryl)-4H-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazoles in the presence of sodium acetate and an acetic anhydride medium, afforded a novel series of 2-(p-substituted aryl)-s-triazolo[5,1-b]-6/8-substituted quinolino [1,3] thiazin-9(H)-ones. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by IR, ¹H NMR, and mass spectral studies. All the newly synthesized compounds have been screened for their antibacterial and antifungal activities. Most of them showed significant activity comparable with that of the standards Furacin and Flucanazol.     

Diphosphazanes as Ligands: Links Betwen Phospeorus Ceiwistry and Organohetallic Cejmistry

Abstract

The reactivity of several new acyclic, cyclic and bicyclic diphosphazanes towards Group-6 metal and iron carbonyls, and Pd, Pt and Rh derivatives has been studied. The structures of the products have been elucidated by IR and NMR spectroscopy and confirmed in a few instances by single crystal X-ray analyses.     

Bounds on the vertex–edge domination number of a tree

A vertex–edge dominating set of a graph G is a set D of vertices of G such that every edge of G is incident with a vertex of D or a vertex adjacent to a vertex of D. The vertex–edge domination number of a graph G  , denoted by γ_ve(T)${\gamma }_{\mathrm{ve}}(T)$, is the minimum cardinality of a vertex–edge dominating set of G. We prove that for every tree T   of order n?3$n?3$ with l leaves and s   support vertices, we have (n−l−s+3)/4?γ_ve(T)?n/3$(n-l-s+3)/4?{\gamma }_{\mathrm{ve}}(T)?n/3$, and we characterize the trees attaining each of the bounds.