Novel Lanthanide Complexes of Ciprofloxacin: Synthesis,Characterization, Crystal Structure and in vitro Antibacterial Activity Studies

Novel lanthanide coordination compounds with ciprofloxacin (CPFX), including eleven complexes Ln(CPFX)₂Cl(H₂O), (Ln=Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb; n = 7, 8, 9) and crystalline [Ce(CPFX)₂ (H₂O)₄] Cl (H₂O)_3.25 (C₂H₅‐OH)_0.25, were synthesized. The crystal is of triclinic space group Pi with a= 1.3865(2) nm, b = 1.3899(3) nm, c = 1.6505(2) nm, a = 92.73(1)°, β= 114.39(1)°, γ=115.55 (1)°, Z = 2 and R = 0.0449. FT‐IR, electronic spectroscopy and X‐ray diffraction were employed to show that the lanthanide ion, which displays an eight‐coordinate structure, is chelated by 3‐carboxyl and 4‐keto oxygen donors of CPFX and two six‐membered chelate rings are formed. Test of in vitro antibacterial activity against E. coli, P. aeruginosa and S. aureus indicated that the in vitro antibacterial activity of the ligand can be improved by complexation with Ce(III).     

Catalytic Ketonization over Oxide Catalysts, Part IV. Cycloketonization of Diethyl Hexanodiate

Activity of 20 wt.% MO₂/S catalysts, where M = Mn, Ce and Th, and S = Al₂O₃ or SiO₂, has been studied in cycloketonization of diethyl hexanodiate at the temperature range 573-698 K in a flow system. Only moderate yields of cyclopentanone (<35%) were achieved. The highest yields of ketone were obtained over MnO₂/Al₂O₃ and MnO₂/SiO₂ catalysts - 33 and 27%, respectively. ThO₂ containing catalysts were the most active, whereby ester transformations were detected below 573 K. In the presence of all catalysts the formation of the main product was accompanied by various amounts of 2-ethylcyclopentanone, cyclopent-2-en-1-one, cyclopentene, 2-cyclopentylidenecyclopentanone and numerous unidentified by-products.     

Studies on the Synthesis of Morphinan Alkaloid： Preparation of the Key Allylic Silyl Ether Precursor

Morphinan alkaloid consisting of many diverse molecules has been attracting much attention of synthetic chemists because of their biologically significant activities and the intriguing structures1. As shown in the common nucleus 1 of these polycyclic frameworks, there is a unique quaternary carbon center with an aryl substituent representing a central synthetic challenge2. In connection with our constant investigations on the quaternary carbon chemistry3, we proposed a general and conceptually…     

准球心弧线摆动高速抛光用的高纯氧化铈

本文阐述了准球心弧线摆动高速抛光中与聚氨基甲酸乙酯抛光模相匹配的高纯氧化铈抛光粉经烧制处理后的抛光效率,添加剂的作用以及回收处理。     

铈对纳米铁氧体粉末电磁学性质影响的研究

采用固相反应制备的Ce0 .2 5FeNiO3,FeNiO5,Fe3O4 ,Fe2 O34种纳米粉体 ,在 1～ 2 0 0 0MHz范围内进行了电磁学性质 (μ′,μ″ ,ε′,ε″)及吸波特性的比较研究。发现 4种纳米粉体的 μ′数据大小顺序为Ce0 .2 5FeNiO3>FeNiO5>Fe3O4 >Fe2 O3,μ″的变化幅度为Ce0 .2 5FeNiO3>Fe3O4 >FeNiO5>Fe2 O3。Ce0 .2 5FeNiO3的ε′和ε″的变化幅度大于其他几种纳米粉体。结果表明 ,加入稀土铈的铁氧体纳米粉体性能优于其他几种材料     

Synthesis and Characterization of CeO2 Nanoparticles via Solution Combustion Method for Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Activity Studies

CeO₂ nanoparticles have been proven to be competent photocatalysts for environmental applications because of their strong redox ability, nontoxicity, long-term stability, and low cost. We have synthesized CeO₂ nanoparticles via solution combustion method using ceric ammonium nitrate as an oxidizer and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) as fuel at 450 °C. These nanoparticles exhibit good photocatalytic degradation and antibacterial activity. The obtained product was characterized by various techniques. X-ray diffraction data confirms a cerianite structure: a cubic phase CeO₂ having crystallite size of 35 nm. The infrared spectrum shows a strong band below 700 cm⁻¹ due to the Ce−O−Ce stretching vibrations. The UV/Vis spectrum shows maximum absorption at 302 nm. The photoluminescence spectrum shows characteristic peaks of CeO₂ nanoparticles. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images clearly show the presence of a porous network with a lot of voids. From transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images, it is clear that the particles are almost spherical, and the average size of the nanoparticles is found to be 42 nm. CeO₂ nanoparticles exhibit photocatalytic activity against trypan blue at pH 10 in UV light, and the reaction follows pseudo first-order kinetics. Finally, CeO₂ nanoparticles also reduce Cr^VI to Cr^III and show antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.     

Magnetic Relaxation in Single‐Electron Single‐Ion Cerium(III) Magnets: Insights from Ab Initio Calculations

Detailed ab initio calculations were performed on two structurally different cerium(III) single‐molecule magnets (SMMs) to probe the origin of magnetic anisotropy and to understand the mechanism of magnetic relaxations. The complexes [Ce^III{Zn^II(L)}₂(MeOH)]BPh₄ ( 1 ) and [Li(dme)₃][Ce^III(cot′′)₂] ( 1 ; L=N,N,O,O‐tetradentate Schiff base ligand; 2 ; DME=dimethoxyethane, COT′′=1,4‐bis(trimethylsilyl)cyclooctatetraenyldianion), which are reported to be zero‐field and field‐induced SMMs with effective barrier heights of 21.2 and 30 K respectively, were chosen as examples. CASSCF+RASSI/SINGLE_ANISO calculations unequivocally suggest that m_J|±5/2〉 and |±1/2〉 are the ground states for complexes 1 and 2 , respectively. The origin of these differences is rooted back to the nature of the ligand field and the symmetry around the cerium(III) ions. Ab initio magnetisation blockade barriers constructed for complexes 1 and 2 expose a contrasting energy‐level pattern with significant quantum tunnelling of magnetisation between the ground state Kramers doublet in complex 2 . Calculations performed on several model complexes stress the need for a suitable ligand environment and high symmetry around the cerium(III) ions to obtain a large effective barrier.