Redox and antimicrobial studies of transition metal(II) tetradentate Schiff base complexes

Neutral tetradentate chelate complexes of Cu^II, Ni^II, Co^II, Mn^II, Zn^II and VO^II have been prepared in EtOH using Schiff bases derived from acetoacetanilido-4-aminoantipyrine and 2-aminophenol/2-aminothiophenol. Microanalytical data, magnetic susceptibility, i.r., u.v.–vis., ¹H-n.m.r. and e.s.r. spectral techniques were used to confirm the structures of the chelates. Electronic absorption and i.r. spectra of the complexes suggest a square-planar geometry around the central metal ion, except for VO^II and Mn^II complexes which have square-pyramidal and octahedral geometry respectively. The cyclic voltammetric data for the Cu^II complexes in MeCN show two waves for copper(II) copper(III) and copper(II) copper(I) couples, whereas the VO^II complexes in MeCN show two waves for vanadium(IV) vanadium(V) and vanadium(IV) vanadium(III) couples. The e.s.r. spectra of the Cu^II, VO^II and Mn^II complexes were recorded in DMSO solution and their salient features reported. The in vitro antimicrobial activity of the investigated compounds was tested against the microorganisms such as Salmonella typhi, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Bacillus subtilis, Shigella flexneri, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Aspergillus niger and Rhizoctonia bataicola. Most of the metal chelates have higher antimicrobial activity than the free ligands.     

Complexes of Silver(l) with arsenic and phosphorus donor ligands. Co-ordination number 4

Some tetracoordinated complexes having the formulae, [AgL₄]X (L = Triphenyl-arsine; X = NO, ClO and BrO) and [AgL₃X] (L = Triphenyl-arsine/phosphine; X = SCN^? and NCO^?) have been prepared and characterised by analyses, conductance, magnetic susceptibility and infra-red spectroscopy.     

Synthesis,characterization and biological screening studies of mixed ligand complexes using flavonoids as precursors

Flavonoids are a group of plant phenolics that provide various health benefits through cell signalling pathways and antioxidant effects. In the present study, a new series of mixed ligand complexes of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) were synthesized by incorporating curcumin and quercetin flavonoid precursors. The structural features of the synthesized complexes were explored using elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, UV–visible, infrared, NMR, mass and electron paramagnetic resonance spectral analyses and conductivity measurements. These data support an octahedral geometry of the synthesized complexes. In silico biological activity score for the ligand was predicted using PASS online software. ADMET properties were studied using VLS3D online software. Anti‐inflammatory and antioxidant activities were experimentally validated which prove that theoretical predictions are in agreement with the experimental results. Interestingly the synthesized complexes interact with calf thymus DNA through groove binding mode. Moreover, they have good potential to cleave pUC19 DNA. Minimum inhibitory concentration values of the synthesized complexes reveal that they have better antimicrobial efficacy than the ligands.     

Biological contour,molecular docking and antiproliferative studies of DNA targeted histidine based transition metal(II) complexes: Invention and its depiction

A novel series of histidine derived transition metal complexes were synthesized and characterized by multispectral techniques such as UV‐Vis., FT IR, EPR, NMR, ESI‐mass analysis and other physico‐chemical methods like elemental analysis, molar conductivity, magnetic susceptibility. The synthesized compounds were attempted for their biological prospective. The biological studies involved are DNA interaction (binding and damage), antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiproliferative and molecular docking. DNA interaction studies were carried out with the help of UV‐Vis absorption titration, viscosity measurement and cyclic voltammetric techniques which revealed that the synthesized compounds could interact with CT‐DNA through intercalative binding mode. A gel electrophoresis assay demonstrated the ability of complexes to cleave the supercoiled pUC18 DNA. The antioxidant property shows that the metal complexes have preferable ability to scavenge hydroxyl radical than the ligand. Moreover, the antimicrobial assay indicates that these complexes are good antimicrobial agents against various pathogens. Furthermore, the in vitro antiproliferative activities of the complexes were examined on HeLa, Hep G2 and NIH 3 T3 cell lines using an MTT assay. The morphological changes were investigated using Hoechst 33258 staining apoptosis assay. In addition, molecular docking studies were executed to considerate the nature of binding of the synthesized complexes with protein and DNA.     

Measuring powder flowability with a modified Warren Spring cohesion tester

The measurement of powder flowability is a major concern for most industrial processes that deal with the handling of bulk solids as raw materials,intermediates,or products.The development of devices that measure the flowability of non-aerated powders has not progressed as rapidly as might have been hoped since most research activities have been based on various types of shear testers intended to aid the design of hoppers.A new flowability indicator named as weighted cohesion (WS) is established using newly...     

Annelated Pyridines as Highly Nucleophilic and Lewis Basic Catalysts for Acylation Reactions

New heterocyclic derivatives of 9‐azajulolidine have been synthesized and characterized with respect to their nucleophilicity and Lewis basicity. The Lewis basicity of these bases as quantified through their theoretically calculated methyl‐cation affinities correlate well with the experimentally measured reaction rates for addition to benzhydryl cations. All newly synthesized pyridines show exceptional catalytic activities in benchmark acylation reactions, which correlate only poorly with Lewis basicity or nucleophilicity parameters. A combination of Lewis basicity with charge and geometric parameters in the framework of a three‐component quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) model is, however, highly predictive.     

Effect of Temperature and Discharge Rate on Electrochemical Performance of Fiber Nickel–Cadmium Cell

Russian Journal of Electrochemistry - The effect of temperature and discharge rate on the discharge capacity of nickel–cadmium (Ni?Cd) cell is investigated quantitatively. Ni–Cd...