Adsorptive removal of mercury (II), copper (II), and lead (II) ions from aqueous solutions using glutathione-functionalized NiFe2O4/graphene oxide composite

Research on Chemical Intermediates - The aim of the present study was to develop a novel adsorbent through decorating the surface of graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets with nickel ferrite (NiFe2O4)...     

Stereoselective aziridination of imines via ammonium ylides: A molecular electron density theory study

The highly trans-stereoselective reaction of ammonium salt ( AS 2 ) toward (E)-N-benzylidene-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide ( IM 4 ) in the presence of Na₂CO₃ leading to an aziridine derivative, trans -Az 6 , was theoretically studied using Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT) at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) computational level to probe energy transformation, selectivities, and molecular mechanism. The reaction starts by a nucleophilic substitution reaction between 1,4-diazabicyclo [2.2.2]octane ( DABCO ) and phenacyl bromide ( PB ) to form AS 2 which undergoes a proton abstraction by Na₂CO₃ to produce Ammonium Ylide ( AY 3) . Subsequently, nucleophilic addition of AY 3 to the double bond in IM 4 leads to form a betaine-like intermediate, namely, IN-Ta which named IN-Ta . Finally, trans -Az 6 is produced as a result of the nucleophilic attack of the negatively charged nitrogen atom on the carbon atom bearing DABCO in IN-Ta . Analysis of the relative Gibbs free energies shows that the ring closure step is the rate-determining step (RDS). By an investigation of the conceptual density functional theory, CDFT reactivity indices AY 3 and IM 4 are classified as a strong nucleophilic molecular system and as a strong electrophilic molecular system, respectively, which implies that the addition step of AY 3 to IM 4 has a high polar character. An analysis of the calculated electrophilic and nucleophilic Parr functions at the reactive sites of reagents clarifies the regioselectivity observed experimentally within the C₁–C₂ bond creation process.     

Essential Norm of Weighted Composition Operators From $$H^\infty $$ H ∞ to nth Weighted Type Spaces

Mediterranean Journal of Mathematics - This work is concerned with the existence and uniqueness of positive solutions to a nonlinear boundary value problem with fractional q-derivative:...     

Synthesis,Characterization, X‐ray Structures,and Solution Studies of Nickel(II) Complexes of an Aza‐Crown Macrocycle with a Hydroxyl Pendant‐Armed

The 18‐membered mixed‐donor macrocycle 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,20,21‐decahydro‐5H, 19H‐dibenzo[b,m][1,15,5,8,11]dioxatriazacyclooctadecin‐20‐ol ( L ), which contains N₃O₃ donor set, was synthesized. Also two nickel(II) complexes of L have been synthesized and characterized by X‐ray crystallography, FT‐IR, UV‐Vis absorption spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The structure of complexes shows an unexpected anion dependence. Reaction of Ni(ClO₄)₂·6H₂O with L afforded [Ni L ](ClO₄)₂·CH₂Cl₂ complex in which L uses all donor atoms and acts as a hexadentate ligand so forming a mononuclear nickel(II) complex in distorted octahedral geometry. Contrasting with this, when NiCl₂·6H₂0 is used, the product complex [{Ni L Cl}₂(μ‐Cl)₂] is dimeric and consists of two Ni L Cl units bridged by two chloride ions. The coordination geometry of each nickel atom is a distorted octahedral. In this complex L is exo‐coordinated via only three nitrogen atoms to a nickel ion, which is bound to two cis bridging chloride and one non‐bridging chloride too. Also complexing properties of L towards Ni(ClO₄)₂·6H₂O and NiCl₂·6H₂0 have been determined by UV‐Vis titration in methanol. The computer treatment of the data confirmed the 1:1 metal to ligand stoichiometry for two complexes in solution and gave reliable values for corresponding stability constants (logK = 3.00 ± 0.02 with Ni(ClO₄)₂·6H₂O and logK = 3.29 ± 0.06 with NiCl₂·6H₂0).     

Purification of L-Lysine in Simulated Moving Bed and Fixed-Bed Chromatography

L Lysineisanessentialaminoacidusedasafeedadditiveinanybalancedpoultrydiets ,anditisproducedbyamicrobial processthatutilizesaCorynebacterium glutamicumstrain .CommonlyL lysineisrecoveredfromculturebrothusingcationicexchange[1- 3] .Thebatchandfixed bedad so…     

Cycloaddition reactions of azomethine ylides with a 9-fluorenone-malononitrile Knöevenagel adduct

Numerous derivatives of spiropyrrolidines and spiropyrrolizines containing cyano groups were successfully synthesized via condensation of sarcosine and proline Schiff bases of several aromatic aldehydes with the Knöevenagel adduct of 9-fluorenone-malononitrile prepared through a modified procedure. Assignment of the molecular structure was carried out by single crystal X-ray diffraction, as well as by HMBC and ROSEY spectroscopy.     

Quasi-Armendariz rings relative to a monoid

For a monoid M, we introduce M-quasi-Armendariz rings which are a generalization of quasi-Armendariz rings, and investigate their properties. The M-quasi-Armendariz condition is a Morita invariant property. The class of M-quasi-Armendariz rings is closed under some kinds of upper triangular matrix rings. Every semiprime ring is M-quasi-Armendariz for any unique product monoid and any strictly totally ordered monoid M. Moreover, we study the relationship between the quasi-Baer property of a ring R and those of the monoid ring R[M]. Every quasi-Baer ring is M-quasi-Armendariz for any unique product monoid and any strictly totally ordered monoid M.     

A new peptide nucleotide acid biosensor for electrochemical detection of single nucleotide polymorphism in duplex DNA via triplex structure formation

In this paper, we report a new PNA biosensor for electrochemical detection of point mutation or single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in p53 gene corresponding oligonucleotide based on PNA/ds-DNA triplex formation following hybridization of PNA probe with double-stranded DNA (ds-DNA) sample without denaturing the ds-DNA into single-stranded DNA (ss-DNA). As p53 gene is mutated in many human tumors, this research is useful for cancer therapy and genomic study. In this approach, methylene blue (MB) is used for electrochemical signal generation and the interaction between MB and oligonucleotides is studied by differential pulse voltammety (DPV). Probe-modified electrode is prepared by self-assembled monolayer (SAM) formation of thiolated PNA molecules on the surface of Au electrode. A significant increase in the reduction signal of MB following hybridization of the probe with the complementary double-stranded oligonucleotide (ds-oligonucleotide) confirms the function of the biosensor. The selectivity of the PNA sensor is investigated by non-complementary ds-oligonucleotides and the results support the ability of the sensor to detect single-base mismatch directly on ds-oligonucleotide. The influence of probe and ds-DNA concentrations on the effective discrimination against complementary sequence and point mutation is studied and the concentration of 10^?6 M is selected as appropriate concentration. Diagnostic performance of the biosensor is described and the detection limit is found to be 4.15 × 10^?12 M.     

Ultra trace level square wave anodic stripping voltammetric sensing of mercury(II) ions in environmental samples using a Schiff base-modified carbon paste electrode

ABSTRACT

In this approach, a new carbon paste electrode modified with N,N′-bis(5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diamine Schiff base ligand (L) was synthesised for selective and effective determination of Hg²⁺ ions in aqueous environmental samples using cyclic and square wave anodic stripping voltammetric methods. First, the selective detection of mercury ion was confirmed by evaluating the stability constants of metal complexes formed between the Schiff base ligand (L) and some desired cations by conductometric measurements. Afterwards, by preparing an effective carbon paste electrode modified with L, the experimental and instrumental parameters affecting the performance of modified electrode were investigated. Square wave anodic stripping voltammograms were obtained after applying an accumulation potential ?0.5 V and accumulation time 150 s in Britton–Robinson buffer solution at pH 2.0. The optimal square wave parameters found are pulse amplitude 75 mV, frequency 50 Hz and step potential 6 mV. The procedure exhibited linear range from 0.4 to 120 μg L^?1 Hg²⁺ with a limit of detection of 0.042 μg L^?1. The proposed electrode was proved to be highly selective in the presence of various cations and anions and was successfully used for determination of mercury in tobacco and several water samples.     

A Novel Three Component Reaction: The Synthesis of Stable,Highly Functionalized 1,4-Diionic Nitrogen Betaines

The protonation of a highly reactive 1,4-dipole generated in the reaction between pyridine or isoquinoline and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates by the acidic C-H group of (ethoxycarbonylmethyl) triphenylphosphonium bromide leads to a vinyl pyridinium cation derivatives, which undergo a carbon-centered Michael type addition with the conjugate base of the CH-acid to produce highly functionalized stable 1,4-diionic nitrogen betaines.