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Inorganics, Volume 11, Issue 4

2023 April - 41 articles

Cover Story: Currently, the worldwide availability of waste cooking oil (WCO) is about 20 million tons per year. Most developed countries are recycling WCO to biodiesel not only as a means of proper waste management but also to decrease their carbon footprint. Here, we propose a new catalyst prepared by supporting sodium methoxide on to the zeolite Y via a simple solvent-free ball-milling process. Despite WCO being used without pretreatment, very high conversion of WCO to biodiesel without any trace of saponification was observed in just 30 minutes. The high yield and very low catalyst-to-oil ratio make this catalyst advantageous over plane sodium methoxide, NaOH- and KOH-based homogeneous catalysts. View this paper
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Articles (41)

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
2,462 Views
14 Pages

High Poisonous Cd Ions Removal by Ru-ZnO-g-C3N4 Nanocomposite: Description and Adsorption Mechanism

  • Mukhtar Ismail,
  • Abuzar Albadri,
  • Mohamed Ali Ben Aissa,
  • Abueliz Modwi and
  • Sayed M. Saleh

Ru-ZnO-g-C3N4 nanocomposite was made using a straightforward ultrasonication method and evaluated for its potential to remove Cd ions from aqueous environments. X-ray diffraction analysis confirms composite production with an average crystalline size...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,995 Views
19 Pages

C–H Metalation of Terpyridine Stereoisomers with Ni(II), Pd(II), and Pt(II)

  • Leo Payen,
  • Lukas Kletsch,
  • Tobias Lapić,
  • Mathias Wickleder and
  • Axel Klein

Ni(II), Pd(II), and Pt(II) complexes [M(Y-terpy)X] (X = Cl or Br) containing the tridentate N^C^N-cyclometalating 2,3′:5′,2″and 2,2′:4′,2″ stereoisomers of the well-known tridentate N^N^N ligand 2,2′:6′...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,679 Views
13 Pages

Exploring the Interaction of Pyridine-Based Chalcones with Trinuclear Silver(I) Pyrazolate Complex

  • Arina Olbrykh,
  • Aleksei Titov,
  • Alexander Smol’yakov,
  • Oleg Filippov and
  • Elena S. Shubina

The investigation of the interaction of cyclic trinuclear silver(I) pyrazolate [AgPz]3 (Pz = 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)pyrazolate) with pyridine-based chalcones (anthracen-9-yl and phenyl-substituted ones) has been performed by IR-, UV-vis, and NMR spe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,981 Views
11 Pages

CVD Graphene Electrode for Direct Electrochemical Detection of Double-Stranded DNA

  • Afrah Bardaoui,
  • Asma Hammami,
  • Rabiaa Elkarous,
  • Mohamed Ali Aloui,
  • Rania Oueslati,
  • Olfa Messaoud,
  • Diogo M. F. Santos and
  • Radhouane Chtourou

Understanding and regulating DNA interactions with solvents and redox-active centers opens up new possibilities for improving electrochemical signals and developing adequate biosensors. This work reports the development of a modified indium tin oxide...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,576 Views
15 Pages

The correlation of the electrocatalytic activity with electrical conductivity, oxygen-vacancies, and electronegativity have been studied in a series of isostructural oxides, having the so-called Ruddlesden-Popper structure. The structures of these ma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,653 Views
12 Pages

On the Question of the Complex Processing of Pyrite Cinders

  • Bagdaulet Kenzhaliyev,
  • Tatiana Surkova,
  • Dinara Yessimova,
  • Yerkezhan Abikak,
  • Ainur Mukhanova and
  • Dametken Fischer

A complex processing variant for pyrite cinders, i.e., the technogenic waste generated in the production of sulfuric acid, was proposed. This method provided preliminary chemical activation of the initial raw materials that comprised thermal treatmen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,564 Views
10 Pages

Achieving high−efficiency and stable hydrogen evolution from water splitting is a great challenge. Herein, a facilely prepared two−dimenssional self−supported catalytic electrode with excellent stability is constructed for large&min...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,486 Views
15 Pages

With the flourishing development of the new energy automobile industry, developing novel electrode materials to balance the capacity between cathode and anode is a challenge for hybrid supercapacitors. In comparison to conventional inorganic material...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,965 Views
12 Pages

Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites are highly efficient in photovoltaic applications, making the commercialization of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) possible. However, the high density of defects on the surface significantly affects the performance...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,166 Views
13 Pages

Complexes of NiII, CoII, ZnII, and CuII with Promising Anti-Tuberculosis Drug: Solid-State Structures and DFT Calculations

  • Mohamed Ali Ahmed,
  • Maksim A. Zhernakov,
  • Edward M. Gilyazetdinov,
  • Mikhail S. Bukharov,
  • Daut R. Islamov,
  • Konstantin S. Usachev,
  • Alexander E. Klimovitskii,
  • Nikita Yu. Serov,
  • Vladimir A. Burilov and
  • Valery G. Shtyrlin

Four new NiII, CoII, ZnII, and CuII complexes with the promising anti-tuberculosis drug (E/Z)-N′-((5-Hydroxy-3,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)-6-methylpyridin-2-yl)methylene)-isonicotino-hydrazide (LH) were synthesized and characterized by structural meth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,427 Views
16 Pages

Preparation of Glass-Ceramics in the R2O-Bi2O3-B2O3-SiO2 System Applied in Automobile Glass Enamel

  • Tiangui Zhao,
  • Wei Wang,
  • Kun Liu,
  • Li Liu,
  • Weixia Dong,
  • Qifu Bao,
  • Heliang Xu and
  • Jianer Zhou

Environmental deterioration has put higher requirements on the acid resistance of automotive glass enamel. The present paper aims to prepare acid-resistant glass-ceramics used in automobile glass enamel. Base glasses with the compositions 15R2O-xBi2O...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,311 Views
13 Pages

Reverse Screening of Boronic Acid Derivatives: Analysis of Potential Antiproliferative Effects on a Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Model In Vitro

  • Miguel Ortiz-Flores,
  • Marcos González-Pérez,
  • Andrés Portilla,
  • Marvin A. Soriano-Ursúa,
  • Javier Pérez-Durán,
  • Araceli Montoya-Estrada,
  • Guillermo Ceballos and
  • Nayelli Nájera

It has been demonstrated that different organoboron compounds interact with some well-known molecular targets, including serine proteases, transcription factors, receptors, and other important molecules. Several approaches to finding the possible ben...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,520 Views
11 Pages

Catalysis of a Bis-Caffeine Palladium(II) NHC-Pincer Complex

  • Oliver Bysewski,
  • Andreas Winter and
  • Ulrich S. Schubert

A tridentate bis-NHC Pd complex, based on caffeine, was studied for its catalytic activity. This complex displayed a high catalytic activity in the Suzuki–Miyaura and Mizoroki–Heck cross-coupling reactions of aryl halides. The Sonogashira...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,421 Views
17 Pages

Sodium Methoxide/Zeolite-Supported Catalyst for Transesterification of Soybean Waste Cooking Oil for Biodiesel Production

  • Kidist Argaw Shiferaw,
  • Joshua Manoj Mathews,
  • Eunsu Yu,
  • Eun-Young Choi and
  • Naresh Hiralal Tarte

This study aims to prepare a supported catalyst based on zeolite Y doped with NaOMe (sodium methoxide) for the transesterification of waste cooking oil (WCO). The catalytic screening data showed that NaOMe/zeolite is a prominent catalyst for the tran...

  • Review
  • Open Access
23 Citations
6,983 Views
23 Pages

Keggin Heteropolyacid Salt Catalysts in Oxidation Reactions: A Review

  • Marcio Jose da Silva,
  • Alana Alves Rodrigues and
  • Neide Paloma Gonçalves Lopes

Keggin heteropolyacids (HPAs) are metal–oxygen clusters with strong Bronsted acidity. The conversion of HPAs to metal salts can result in Lewis acidity, improving their performance in oxidation reactions. In this review, the main routes for the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,679 Views
12 Pages

Ce–Metal–Organic Framework-Derived CeO2–GO: An Efficient Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

  • Patnamsetty Chidanandha Nagajyothi,
  • Krishnapuram Pavani,
  • Rajavaram Ramaraghavulu and
  • Jaesool Shim

The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a crucial half-reaction in water splitting. However, this reaction is kinetically sluggish owing to the four-electron (4 e) transfer process. Therefore, the development of low-cost, stable, highly efficie...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,314 Views
9 Pages

Yttrium-doped barium zirconate is one of the fastest solid-state proton conductors. While previous studies suggest that proton–tuples move as pairs in yttrium-doped barium zirconate, a systematic catalog of possible close proton–tuple mov...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,283 Views
11 Pages

Carbon-Based Sb2(S, Se)3 Solar Cells

  • Yue Deng,
  • Huicong Liu,
  • Hailiang Wang,
  • Yongfa Song,
  • Weiping Li,
  • Liqun Zhu,
  • Xiangfan Xie,
  • Shuang Xiao and
  • Haining Chen

Sb2(S, Se)3 solar cells have shown great promise due to the advantages of low cost, non-toxic and high stability. However, traditional devices commonly use noble metal as the back electrode, which not only increases device cost but also limits device...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,207 Views
20 Pages

Prediction of Sensor Ability Based on Chemical Formula: Possible Approaches and Pitfalls

  • Daniil N. Yarullin,
  • Maksim N. Zavalishin,
  • George A. Gamov,
  • Michail M. Lukanov,
  • Alexander A. Ksenofontov,
  • Natalia A. Bumagina and
  • Elena V. Antina

This review presents an analysis of different algorithms for predicting the sensory ability of organic compounds towards metal ions based on their chemical formula. A database of chemosensors containing information on various classes of suitable comp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
4,008 Views
19 Pages

Enhanced Plasmonic Photocatalysis of Au-Decorated ZnO Nanocomposites

  • Maria Stefan,
  • Adriana Popa,
  • Dana Toloman,
  • Cristian Leostean,
  • Lucian Barbu-Tudoran and
  • Alexandra Falamas

The rapid development of technological processes in various industrial fields has led to surface water pollution with different organic pollutants, such as dyes, pesticides, and antibiotics. In this context, it is necessary to find modern, environmen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,847 Views
17 Pages

Designing Highly Active S-g-C3N4/Te@NiS Ternary Nanocomposites for Antimicrobial Performance, Degradation of Organic Pollutants, and Their Kinetic Study

  • Maryam Ramzan,
  • Mohsin Javed,
  • Shahid Iqbal,
  • Ahmad Alhujaily,
  • Qaiser Mahmood,
  • Komal Aroosh,
  • Ali Bahadur,
  • Muhammad Abdul Qayyum,
  • Nasser S. Awwad and
  • Eslam B. Elkaeed
  • + 2 authors

The current research is about the synthesis of pure nickel sulfide, a series of Te (0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, and 3 wt.%)-doped NiS (Te@NiS) nanoparticles (NPs), and a series of S-g-C3N4 (10, 30, 50, 70, and 80 wt.%)/Te@NiS nanocomposites (NCs), fabricated...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,058 Views
13 Pages

High photoelectrochemical water oxidation efficiency can be achieved through an efficient photogenerated holes transfer pathway. Constructing a photoanode semiconductor heterojunction with close interface contact is an effective tactic to improve the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,992 Views
21 Pages

Synthesis and Characterization of Green Zinc-Metal-Pillared Bentonite Mediated Curcumin Extract (Zn@CN/BE) as an Enhanced Antioxidant and Anti-Diabetes Agent

  • Stefano Bellucci,
  • Hassan Ahmed Rudayni,
  • Marwa H. Shemy,
  • Malak Aladwani,
  • Lina M. Alneghery,
  • Ahmed A. Allam and
  • Mostafa R. Abukhadra

Green zinc-metal-pillared bentonite mediated curcumin extract (Zn@CN/BE) was synthesized and characterized as a low-cost and multifunctional (curcumin-based phytochemicals, zinc-capped curcumin, zinc/curcumin complexes, and zinc-pillared bentonite) a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,757 Views
14 Pages

Rational Design of Fullerene Derivatives for Improved Stability of p-i-n Perovskite Solar Cells

  • Victoria V. Ozerova,
  • Alexander V. Mumyatov,
  • Andrey E. Goryachev,
  • Ekaterina A. Khakina,
  • Alexander S. Peregudov,
  • Sergey M. Aldoshin and
  • Pavel A. Troshin

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with p-i-n architecture attracted particular attention from the research community due to their simple and scalable fabrication at low temperatures. However, the operational stability of p-i-n PSCs has to be improved, wh...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,715 Views
15 Pages

Complexes of 2-Amino-3-methylpyridine and 2-Amino-4-methylbenzothiazole with Ag(I) and Cu(II): Structure and Biological Applications

  • Muhammad Hanif,
  • Awal Noor,
  • Mian Muhammad,
  • Farhat Ullah,
  • Muhammad Nawaz Tahir,
  • Gul Shahzada Khan and
  • Ezzat Khan

Coordination complexes (14) of 2-amino-4-methylbenzothiazole and 2-amino-3-methylpyridine with Cu(CH3COO)2 and AgNO3 were prepared and characterized by UV/Vis and FT-IR spectroscopy. The molecular structure for single crystals of silver comple...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,257 Views
14 Pages

This paper reports on the influence of sintering additives CuO and MgO on the recently developed lead-free electrocaloric (EC) material Ba0.82Sr0.18Sn0.065Ti0.935O3 (BSSnT-18-6.5). Details on the sintering behavior and the resulting microstructure of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,285 Views
13 Pages

Single-Atom Alloy Pd1Ag10/CeO2–ZrO2 as a Promising Catalyst for Selective Alkyne Hydrogenation

  • Pavel V. Markov,
  • Galina O. Bragina,
  • Nadezhda S. Smirnova,
  • Galina N. Baeva,
  • Igor S. Mashkovsky,
  • Evgeny Y. Gerasimov,
  • Andrey V. Bukhtiyarov,
  • Yan. V. Zubavichus and
  • Alexander Y. Stakheev

The effect of support on the performance of Pd1Ag10/Al2O3 and Pd1Ag10/CeO2–ZrO2 catalysts in the selective hydrogenation of diphenylacetylene (DPA) was studied. Characterization of the catalyst by DRIFTS-CO and HRTEM revealed the formation of a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,884 Views
19 Pages

How Metal Nuclearity Impacts Electrocatalytic H2 Production in Thiocarbohydrazone-Based Complexes

  • Michael Papadakis,
  • Alexandre Barrozo,
  • Léa Delmotte,
  • Tatiana Straistari,
  • Sergiu Shova,
  • Marius Réglier,
  • Vera Krewald,
  • Sylvain Bertaina,
  • Renaud Hardré and
  • Maylis Orio

Thiocarbohydrazone-based catalysts feature ligands that are potentially electrochemically active. From the synthesis point of view, these ligands can be easily tailored, opening multiple strategies for optimization, such as using different substituen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,204 Views
11 Pages

Metal Chelation Enables High-Performance Tea Polyphenol Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

  • Yan Guo,
  • Junpo Guo,
  • Bo Li,
  • Yun Zheng,
  • Wen Lei,
  • Jiangmin Jiang,
  • Jincheng Xu,
  • Jingjun Shen,
  • Jielei Li and
  • Huaiyu Shao

The application of organic electrode materials can make the whole cycle of the lithium battery operation effective for green sustainability. However, poor electronic conductivity and strong solubility in nonprotonic electrolytes limit the application...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,970 Views
11 Pages

Photoelectrochemical Performance of a CuBi2O4 Photocathode with H2O2 as a Scavenger

  • Zohreh Masoumi,
  • Mahdi Tayebi,
  • S. Ahmad Masoumi Lari,
  • Bongkuk Seo,
  • Choong-Sun Lim,
  • Hyeon-Gook Kim,
  • Daeseung Kyung and
  • Meysam Tayebi

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is an eco-friendly method for producing clean and sustainable hydrogen fuels. Compared with the fabrication of solar hydrogen using n-type metal oxide semiconductor photoanodes, that of solar hydrogen using...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
3,119 Views
13 Pages

This research examined the production of a V2O5-g-C3N4 nanocomposite to remove organic dyes from wastewater. To generate the V2O5-g-C3N4 nanocomposite, the sonication method was applied. The testing of V2O5-g-C3N4 with various dyes (basic fuchsin (BF...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,100 Views
21 Pages

Older but Stronger: Development of Platinum-Based Antitumor Agents and Research Advances in Tumor Immunity

  • Jianing Liu,
  • Yi Cao,
  • Bin Hu,
  • Tao Li,
  • Wei Zhang,
  • Zhongze Zhang,
  • Jinhua Gao,
  • Hanjing Niu,
  • Tengli Ding and
  • Songqiang Xie
  • + 8 authors

Platinum (Pt) drugs have developed rapidly in clinical applications because of their broad and highly effective antitumor effects. In recent years, with the rapid development of immunotherapy, Pt-based antitumor agents have gained new challenges and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,396 Views
15 Pages

Synthesis and Structures of Lead(II) Complexes with Hydroxy-Substituted Closo-Decaborate Anions

  • Evgenii Yu. Matveev,
  • Varvara V. Avdeeva,
  • Alexey S. Kubasov,
  • Konstantin Yu. Zhizhin,
  • Elena A. Malinina and
  • Nikolay T. Kuznetsov

Mixed-ligand lead(II) complexes with 2,2′-bipyridyl and [B10H9OH]2− or monosubstituted hydroxy-substituted closo-decaborate anions with a pendant hydroxy group, separated from the boron cage by an alkoxylic spacer of different lengths [B1...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,737 Views
15 Pages

Preparation of RGO/Fe3O4 Nanocomposites as a Microwave Absorbing Material

  • Xingtian Chen,
  • Shumin Du,
  • Ruoyu Hong and
  • Huaiyin Chen

The hydrophobic nanocomposites of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) and Fe3O4 (RGO/Fe3O4) were prepared by a one-pot process through co-precipitation under alkaline conditions. The microwave absorption performance of the RGO/Fe3O4 nanocomposites was analy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,368 Views
12 Pages

Synthesis, Characterization, and Antitumor Mechanism Investigation of Ruthenium(II)/Rhenium(I)-Daminozide Conjugates

  • Pei-Xin Yang,
  • Kai Xie,
  • Mei-Ru Chen,
  • Zheng Zhang,
  • Bo Huang,
  • Rong-Tao Li and
  • Rui-Rong Ye

Daminozide, a plant growth regulator, is an effective inhibitor of the Jumonji domain-containing protein (JMJD) histone demethylase. Herein, four ruthenium(II)/rhenium(I)-daminozide conjugates, with molecular formulas [Ru(N-N)2bpy(4-CH2OH-4′-CH...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,404 Views
18 Pages

Luminescent Water-Dispersible Nanoparticles Engineered from Copper(I) Halide Cluster Core and P,N-Ligand with an Optimal Balance between Stability and ROS Generation

  • Bulat A. Faizullin,
  • Julia G. Elistratova,
  • Igor D. Strelnik,
  • Kamil D. Akhmadgaleev,
  • Aidar T. Gubaidullin,
  • Kirill V. Kholin,
  • Irek R. Nizameev,
  • Vasily M. Babaev,
  • Syumbelya K. Amerhanova and
  • Asiya R. Mustafina
  • + 4 authors

The present work introduces the solvent exchange procedure as a route for conversion of the Cu4I4L2 complex, where the Cu4I4 cluster core is coordinated with two P,N-ligands (L), into an aqueous colloid. The analysis of both colloidal and supernatant...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,756 Views
10 Pages

A room temperature surfactant-free synthesis of gold nanoparticles in the size range 10–20 nm that only requires HAuCl4 as the precursor, NaOH as the base, water as the solvent and a mono-alcohol such as methanol or ethanol as the reducing agen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,097 Views
17 Pages

In Vitro Biological Activity of α-Diimine Rhenium Dicarbonyl Complexes and Their Reactivity with Different Functional Groups

  • Kevin Schindler,
  • Justine Horner,
  • Gozde Demirci,
  • Youri Cortat,
  • Aurélien Crochet,
  • Olimpia Mamula Steiner and
  • Fabio Zobi

Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. The interest in organometallic complexes as anticancer drug candidates continues to be pivotal for many researchers. Initially underestimated for their therapeutic potentials, rhenium compl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,473 Views
23 Pages

Comparative Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Study of V(V)-Substituted Keggin-Type Phosphomolybdates and -Tungstates

  • Jan-Christian Raabe,
  • José Aceituno Cruz,
  • Jakob Albert and
  • Maximilian J. Poller

Vanadium-substituted Keggin-type heteropolyanions have been studied for a wide variety of applications, ranging from catalysis to antiviral/antimicrobial agents. While the V-substituted phosphomolybdates [PVxMo12−xO40](3+x)− have been wel...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,344 Views
12 Pages

Dibromo–Isonitrile and N-acyclic Carbene Complexes of Platinum(II): Synthesis and Reactivity

  • Anna Farasat,
  • Francesca Nerli,
  • Luca Labella,
  • Marco Taddei and
  • Simona Samaritani

A series of dibromo-N-acyclic (NAC) carbene complexes of platinum(II) were synthesized, starting from trans-[Pt(μ-Br)Br(PPh3)]2 and according to a protocol previously optimized for the preparation of analogous chlorinated compounds. In the first s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,858 Views
15 Pages

Simultaneous Quantification of Fullerenes C60 and C70 in Organic Solvents by Excitation–Emission Matrix Fluorescence Spectroscopy

  • Ivan V. Mikheev,
  • Viktor A. Verkhovskii,
  • Sofiya M. Byvsheva,
  • Dmitry S. Volkov,
  • Mikhail A. Proskurnin and
  • Vladimir K. Ivanov

Excitation–emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy of unmodified (pristine) fullerenes C60 and C70 in benzene, toluene, and n-hexane at room temperature was used for their quantification by their solvent-dependent EEM bands specific to...

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