Inorganics, Volume 12, Issue 3

Vitamin B₁₂ (cyanocobalamin) is an essential nutrient with very low bioavailability. Compared with normal cells, tumor cells show an increased demand for vitamin B₁₂ to support their abnormal proliferation, which is a feature that can be exploited fo...

The aromatic character of silolyl and germolyl anions markedly depends on the substituents in the 2,5-positions; carbon-substituted derivatives are nonaromatic, whereas silyl-substituted ones tend to exhibit an aromatic character. However, only carbo...

Oxynitrides such as LaTa(O,N)₃ are attractive materials as photoelectrodes for photoelectrocatalytic solar water splitting. The potential anionic ordering in their perovskite-type structure has been shown to impact the materials’ properties. Gi...

There is currently much interest in avoiding precious metals in catalysis. The development of nickel catalysts to replace palladium in the Mizoroki–Heck reaction is a relevant case in this line of research, since both elements share many chemic...

Cobalt-free manganese-based lithium-rich layered oxides (LLOs) have garnered research attention as prospective lithium-ion cathode materials owing to their large specific capacity and low price. However, their large-scale application is hindered by t...

With the rapid growth of data storage, traditional von Neumann architectures and silicon-based storage computing technologies will reach their limits and fail to meet the storage requirements of ultra-small size, ultra-high density, and memory comput...

In this study, dinuclear and tetranuclear arene ruthenium porphyrins were synthesized and assessed for their potential as photosensitizers (PSs) in photodynamic therapy (PDT) using the Colo205 colon cancer cell line as a model system. Reactive oxygen...

Eco-friendly magnesium-based thermoelectric materials have recently attracted significant attention in green refrigeration technology and wasted heat recovery applications due to their cost effectiveness, non-toxicity, and earth abundance. The energy...

Human society annually produces nearly 100 billion gallons of wastewater, containing approximately 3600 GWh of energy. This study introduces a proof of concept utilizing graphene materials to extract and instantly store this energy. A hybrid device,...

Currently, a promising direction of study is the use of biologically active coordination compounds in the pharmacopoeia and the creation of effective bactericidal drugs, biomaterials, and enzyme modulators on that basis. The paper considers a coordin...

The study of small synthetic models for the highly selective removal of uranyl ions from seawater with amidoxime-containing materials is a valuable means to enhance their recovery capacity, leading to better extractants. An important issue in such ef...

The information technology revolution has been based decisively on the development and application of inorganic semiconductors [...]

We have designed an excellent visible-light-driven and high-performance photocatalyst with a Ag-Cu₂O-ZnO nanowire heterostructure in our work by combining the hydrothermal approach with plasma–liquid technology. The structural and morphological...

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The synthesis of gold(III) and gold(I)–gold(III) complexes with phosphide bridges is still a matter that requires solutions for their marked instability, in spite of the affinity of this metal in both oxidation states for phosphorous donor liga...

The antimicrobial application of carbon nanomaterials, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), capped CNTs, CNT_2–5, C₆₀, C₇₀, HO-C₆₀, [C₆₀]₂, and [C₆₀]₃ fullerenes, is increasing, owing to their low cytotoxicity properties compared to other nanomateri...

A facile and environmentally benign method for single-phase barium titanate synthesis in a water vapor medium was studied to reveal the mechanism of phase transformation of the initial simple oxide mixture and estimate the capability of the product t...

Co bis(benzenedithiolate) type complexes have captivated chemists for decades for their interesting geometric and electronic structures and more recently, for their impressive ability to mediate the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) both photo- and e...

Two series of the bismuth tantalate pyrochlore samples, codoped with Mg,Mn and Zn,Mn, were synthesized via solid-phase reaction. It was established that the Bi₂Mg(Zn)_xMn_1−xTa₂O_9.5−Δ (x = 0.3; 0.5; 0.7) samples contain the main phase...

The aerobic photooxidation of sulfides into sulfoxides in eco-friendly solvents, notably water, at room temperature, represents a significant interest in the domain of synthetic chemistry. This study introduces four highly stable hexadentate Ir(III)...

We report a straightforward alkane elimination strategy to prepare well-defined heterobimetallic Al/Mo species. Notably, the reaction of the monohydride complex of molybdenum, Cp*MoH(CO)₃, with triisobutyl aluminum affords a new heterobimetallic [MoA...

The dielectric properties of non-stoichiometric SrMnO₃ (SMO) thin films grown by molecular beam epitaxy were systematically investigated. Especially, the effects of cation stoichiometry-induced diverse types and densities of defects on the dielectric...

Two new paddlewheel-type dirhodium (Rh₂) complex isomers, formulated as trans-2,2- and 3,1-forms of [Rh₂(bhp)₄] (bhp = 6-bromo-2-hydroxypyridinate), were obtained by the reaction of 6-bromo-2-hydroxypyridine with [Rh₂(O₂CCH₃)₄(H₂O)₂] and characterize...

Congo red dye is classified as a toxic chemical and can be harmful if ingested, inhaled, or in contact with the skin or eyes. It can cause irritation, allergic reactions, and skin sensitization in some individuals. Thus, in this paper, CaFe₂O₄ nanopa...

All kingdoms of life have more than 150 different forms of RNA alterations, with tRNA accounting for around 80% of them. These chemical alterations include, among others, methylation, sulfuration, hydroxylation, and acetylation. These changes are nec...

This review describes the progress of the gas-phase study of endometallofullerenes (EMFs) by mass spectrometry and theoretical calculation over the past 15 years. The attention herein focuses on the gas-phase syntheses, reactions, and generation mech...

Sila[1]ferrocenophane bearing a 9-silafluorenylidene moiety (1) as a bridging unit was synthesized and isolated as a stable crystalline compound. Sila[1]ferrocenophane 1, which was newly obtained in this study, was characterized by spectroscopic anal...

Ag nanowire electrodes are promising substitutes for traditional indium tin oxide (ITO) electrodes in optoelectronic applications owing to their impressive conductivity, flexibility, and transparency. This review provides an overview of recent trends...

The recently synthetically prepared endohedral CH₄@C₆₀ was characterized here using calculations—namely its structure, energetics, thermodynamics, and vibrational spectrum. The calculations were carried out with DFT (density-functional theory)...

The Mn_1.2Co_0.05Fe_0.7P_0.45Si_0.5B_0.05 compound has been systematically synthesized by mechanical alloying for 15 h, followed by annealing with two heating cycles at 1373 K for 2 h and 1073 K for 24 h. The powder that was milled for 15 h revealed the ma...

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the journal Inorganics, the “Inorganic Materials” section launched this Special Issue entitled “10th Anniversary of Inorganics: Inorganic Materials”, which collected 25 interesting papers (...