Inorganics, Volume 11, Issue 3

A new 1D Ni(II) coordination polymer was synthesized by the reaction of NiSO₄·6H₂O with 2,4-bis(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-6-methoxy-1,3,5-triazine (BPT) and SCN⁻ as a linker in an acidic medium by heating under reflux conditions. Unu...

Cd-doped BiFeO₃ powders, with varying doping concentrations of Cd (Bi_(1−x)Cd_xFeO₃, where x = 0–0.3), were prepared through a facile chemical co-precipitation method and calcinated at 550 °C in the air. The BiFeO₃ has a rhombohedral cr...

Water treatment through photocatalysts has become an important topic regarding environmental protection. In the present study, silver and TiO₂ (Ag/TiO₂) composites for photocatalysts were effectively synthesized by adopting the template induced metho...

Herein, the synthesis, structural characterization and in vitro biological evaluation of a novel Cu(II) complex with the 2-(4-aminophenyl)benzothiazole pharmacophore conjugated with the (2-pyridinyl)methylamino chelating moiety is reported for the fi...

Supported nano zero-valent iron is receiving great attention nowadays due to its effectiveness in treating heavy metal pollutants. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of granitic residual soil-supported nano zero-valent iron...

Inorganic nanostructured (metal) oxides are a large class of inorganic materials extensively investigated for their unique and outstanding properties that allow for their use within a multitude of technological fields of emerging interest, such as (p...

We report a broad theoretical study on [(PMe₃)₃MER]⁺ complexes, with M = Ni, Pd, Pt, E = C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, and R = Ar^Mes, Tbb, (Ar^Mes = 2,6-dimesitylphenyl; Tbb = C₆H₂-2,6-[CH(SiMe₃)₂]₂-4-^tBu). A few years ago, our group succeeded in obtaining heavi...

Both LiBH₄ and NaBH₄ are well known for having high hydrogen contents, but also high decomposition temperatures and slow hydrogen absorption–desorption kinetics, preventing their use for hydrogen storage applications. The low melting temperatur...

New carboranyl thioethers 1-MeO(CH₂)_nS-1,2-C₂B₁₀H₁₁ (n = 2, 3) were prepared by the alkylation of the trimethylammonium salt of 1-mercapto-ortho-carborane with 1-bromo- 2-methoxyethane and 1-bromo-3-methoxypropane, respectively. Their deboronation wi...

The article presents the distribution coefficient (K_d) values of ¹³⁷Cs and ⁹⁰Sr tracer radionuclides in solutions of sodium and calcium salts for a wide range of commercially available inorganic sorbents: natural and synthetic aluminosilicates, manga...

The reaction between [PtCl₂(L-L)] (L-L = dppe, dppp, dppb, dppf, Phen and Bipy) or [PtCl₂(PPh₃)₂] with 1-benzyl-3-phenylthiourea (H₂BPT) in a basic medium (CHCl₃/EtOH) created new coordinated square planner Pt(II) complexes with [Pt(BPT)(L-L)] (1&nda...

New organometallic iridium compounds with phosphorus modified glucose ligands containing isopropylidene protection group or bearing uracil, thymine, and 5-fluorouracil (3,5,6-bicyclophosphite-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-d-glucofuranoside, 3,5,6-bicy...

This report deals with the quantum-chemical evaluation of the energetics and thermodynamics of the simultaneous encapsulation of HF and H${}_2$O by the IPR (isolated pentagon rule) C${}_{70}$ fullerene cage, yielding ${\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}·\mathrm{HF}@{\mathrm{C}}_{70}$ species which were synthesi...

Energy-relevant small molecule activations and related processes are often multi-electron in nature. Ferrocene is iconic for its well-behaved one-electron chemistry, and it is often used to impart redox activity to self-assembled architectures. When...

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs), a type of synthetic clay with assorted potential applications, are deliberated upon in view of their specific properties, such as adsorbent-specific behavior, biocompatibility, fire-retardant capacity, and catalytic...

Catalyst-mediated hydrogenation of ketones via hydride transfer can be directly used in the synthesis of alcohols which can exhibit great potential in the practical synthesis of pharmaceuticals. The application of Ni-NHC complexes in the hydrogenatio...

Magnetically recyclable direct Z-scheme CoFe₂O₄-loaded g-C₃N₄ photocatalyst material was fabricated using a facile hydrothermal technique and subsequently characterized by XRD, VSM, PL, FT-IR, EDX, DRS, SEM, and BET techniques. The characterization r...

Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) are an ideal choice for a new generation of large energy storage devices because of their high safety and low cost. Vanadium oxide-based materials have attracted great attention in the field of AZIB cathode material...

Decoherence in superconducting qubits has long been attributed to two-level systems arising from the surfaces and interfaces present in real devices. A recent significant step in reducing decoherence was the replacement of superconducting niobium by...

A series of four Werner-type complexes of Pd(II) and Pt(II) with planar, isomeric conjugated aromatic naphtoquinone oximes were synthesized for the first time. These ligands were 1-oxime-2-naphtoquinone (HL¹) and 2-oxime-1-napthoquinone (HL²). Compou...

A number of alkali organometallic complexes with suitable thermodynamic properties and high capacity for hydrogen storage have been synthesized; however, few transition metal–organic complexes have been reported for hydrogen storage. Moreover,...

Multinuclear complexes of heavy metals, such as tungsten, have demonstrated considerable potential as candidates for advanced radiocontrast agents. Of particular interest is the development of stable non-ionic compounds with high metal content and re...

Benzimidazoles are a very well-known, broad group of compounds containing nitrogen atoms in their structure that can mimic properties of DNA bases. The compounds show not only biological activities but also are used for spectral and catalytic propert...

The natural compounds of boron have many applications, primarily as a dietary supplement. The research is based on the discovery that the diester chlorogenoborate complex can be detected and quantified from green coffee beans. The study reports that...

Among the various film preparation methods, electroplating is one of the simplest and most economical methods. However, it is challenging to collect a dense single Pd film through plating, owing to the accumulation of stress in the film during the pr...

Four iridium(III) dyes functionalized with aldehyde functional group in the cyclometalating (C^N) ligands, bearing either diethyl [2,2′-bipyridine]-4,4′-dicarboxylate or tetraethyl [2,2′-bipyridine]-4,4′-diylbis(phosphonate) a...

In this paper, we have reported a low-concentration active electrolyte of KBrO₃ for the supercapacitor’s application. The electrochemical processes were carried out in two concentrations of KBrO₃ with 0.2 and 0.4 M. Additionally, we have report...

Herein, we discuss the synthesis, structural and spectroscopic characterization, and biological activity of five heteroligand copper(II) complexes with diethylnicotinamide and various fenamates, as follows: flufenamate (fluf), niflumate (nifl), tolfe...

Steam methane reforming is a major method of hydrogen production. However, this method usually suffers from low energy efficiency and high carbon-emission intensity. To solve this issue, a novel steam-methane-reforming process over a Ni-based catalys...

In this paper, we investigate the effects of aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃) antireflection coating (ARC) on silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells. Comprehensive ARCs simulation with Al₂O₃/ITO/c-Si structure is carried out and the feasibility to improve th...

Alkane functionalization using safe and low-energy processes is of great interest to industry and academia. Aiming to contribute to the process of saturated hydrocarbon functionalization, we have studied a set of three manganese(III) complexes as cat...

NpO₂(NO₃)₂ units are connected by bis(2-pyrrolidone) linker molecules with the trans-1,4-cyclohexyl bridging part (L1) to form a one-dimensional coordination polymer, [NpO₂(NO₃)₂(L1)]_n. Molecular and crystal structures of this compound are nearly ide...

An important stage in the development of platinum electrocatalysts on carbon support is the analysis of their basic parameters. Cyclic voltammetry is an effective tool for analyzing the structural and electrochemical properties of such electrocatalys...

We combine operando diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) with on-line mass spectrometry (MS) to study the correlation between the oxidation state of titania-supported IrO₂ catalysts (IrO₂@TiO₂) and their catalytic acti...

Non-precious-metal-based oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts hold great prospects for rechargeable metal–air batteries and reversible electrolyzer/fuel cell systems. Among the various earth-abundant and noble-metal-free catalysts, Mn- and...

A review paper on Au(III) cyclometallated compounds with 2-arylpyridines (2-phenylpyridine, 2-benzylpyridine, 2-benzoylpyridine, 2-phenoxypyridine, 2-phenylsulfanylpyridine, 2-anilinopyridine, 2-(naphth-2-yl)pyridine, 2-(9,9-dialkylfluoren-2-yl)pyrid...

Here, we report results of the investigation of the lattice dynamics of the sylvanite mineral AuAgTe₄ in a wide temperature and pressure range by Raman spectroscopy, together with the first-principle calculations. At ambient pressure, the experimenta...

Since the pioneering studies of Alfred Werner at the beginning of the 20th Century [...]

In this paper, structural features of the NiO-SiO₂ nanocrystalline catalyst synthesized by the sol-gel method were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and differential dissolution (DD). The XRD...

Tin dioxide (SnO₂) is one of the most used materials for sensing applications operating at high temperatures. Commonly, “undoped SnO₂” is made by precursors containing elements that can have a deleterious impact on the operation of SnO₂ s...

In this paper, we report an ab initio study of a composite material based on Ti₂C and borophene B₁₂ as an anode material for magnesium-ion batteries. The adsorption energy of Mg, specific capacitance, electrical conductivity, diffusion barriers, and...

In the brain, canonical excitatory neurotransmission is mediated by L-glutamate and its ionotropic (iGluR) and metabotropic (mGluR) receptors. The wide diversity of these often limits the development of glutamatergic drugs. This is due to the arduous...

In this study, zinc vanadate/reduced graphene oxide (Zn₃V₂O₈/rGO) composite has been synthesized via a simple approach. Advanced characterization techniques (powder X-ray, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and ultravi...

The hybrid hydrogel materials meet important social challenges, including the photocatalytic purification of water and bio-medical applications. Here, we demonstrate two scenarios of polyacrylamide-TiO₂ (PAAm@TiO₂) composite hydrogel design using cal...

The reactions of the diiron aminocarbyne complexes [Fe₂Cp₂(NCMe)(CO)(μ-CO){μ-CN(Me)(R)}]CF₃SO₃ (R = Me, 1a^NCMe; R = Cy, 1b^NCMe), freshly prepared from the tricarbonyl precursors 1a–b, with primary amines containing an additional function...

This article presents the results of research on the leaching of solid phosphorus-containing waste with humic acid. Such waste includes the by-products of the electrothermal processing of phosphate raw materials—phosphorus sludge and cottrel du...