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A Comprehensive Study of the Cobalt(II) Chelation Mechanism by an Iminodiacetate-Decorated Disaccharide Ligand

  • Cécile Barbot,
  • Laura Gouriou,
  • Mélanie Mignot,
  • Muriel Sebban and ,
  • Ping Zhang,
  • David Landy,
  • Chang-Chun Ling and
  • Géraldine Gouhier
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

4 August 2025

We report an investigation on the cobalt(II) chelation mechanism by a modified α-maltoside ligand 9 decorated with two iminodiacetate (IDA) residues on C6,C6′ positions. Herein we uncovered the capacity of this biodegradable ligand to che...

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6 Citations
4,234 Views
12 Pages

Structural and Electrochemical Studies of Cobalt(II) and Nickel(II) Coordination Polymers with 6-Oxonicotinate and 4,4′-Bipyridine

  • Ivana Škugor Rončević,
  • Nives Vladislavić,
  • Nabanita Chatterjee,
  • Vesna Sokol and ,
  • Clive L. Oliver and
  • Boris-Marko Kukovec
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

The 6-oxonicotinate (6-Onic) salts of a one-dimensional cationic cobalt(II) or nickel(II) coordination polymers with 4,4′-bipyridine (4,4′-bpy), namely {[Co(4,4′-bpy)(H2O)4](6-Onic)2·2H2O}n (1) and {[Ni(4,4′-bpy)(H2O)4]...

(This article belongs to the Section Analytical Methods, Instrumentation and Miniaturization)
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17 Citations
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10 Pages

First Cobalt(II) Spin Crossover Compound with N4S2-Donorset

  • Fabian Fürmeyer,
  • Danny Münzberg,
  • Luca M. Carrella and
  • Eva Rentschler

14 February 2020

Herein we report the synthesis and characterization of a novel bis-tridentate 1,3,4-thiadiazole ligand (L = 2,5-bis[(2-pyridylmethyl)thio]methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole). Two new mononuclear complexes of the type [MII(L)2](ClO4)2 (with M = FeII (C1) and Co...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Functional Magnetic Molecular Materials)
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3 Citations
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20 Pages

Genotoxic Effects of Chromium(III) and Cobalt(II) and Their Mixtures on the Selected Cell Lines

  • Katarzyna Czarnek,
  • Małgorzata Tatarczak-Michalewska,
  • Eliza Blicharska,
  • Andrzej K. Siwicki and
  • Ryszard Maciejewski

Cr(III) and Co(II) can be potentially toxic to cells and induce a number of morphological and biochemical changes. These metals are widely used in many industries and can cause environmental pollution. They are the components of dietary supplements,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Mechanism in DNA Replication and Repair)
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Structural Diversity of Heteroleptic Cobalt(II) Dicyanamide Coordination Polymers with Substituted Pyrazines and Pyrimidines as Auxiliary Ligands

  • Joanna Palion-Gazda,
  • Anna Świtlicka,
  • Katarzyna Choroba,
  • Ewa Malicka and ,
  • Barbara Machura and
  • Agata Trzęsowska-Kruszyńska
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

23 September 2025

A series of cobalt(II) dicyanamide (dca−) coordination polymers with substituted pyrazines (pyz) and pyrimidines (pym) as auxiliary ligands have been synthesized and structurally characterized to investigate the influence of the type and substi...

(This article belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)
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16 Citations
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9 Pages

13 December 2007

The synthesized cobalt(II) complex, CoPNBDENA and the binding of thiscomplex with sheep genomic DNA were investigated by UV–Visible absorption andviscosity techniques. Also the interaction of sheep genomic DNA with the complex wasstudied using the ag...

(This article belongs to the Section Biochemistry)
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2 Citations
2,662 Views
12 Pages

Catalytic Properties of Two Complexes of chromium(III) and cobalt(II) with Nitrilotriacetate, Dipicolinate, and 4-Acetylpyridine

  • Jacek Malinowski,
  • Joanna Drzeżdżon,
  • Katarzyna N. Jarzembska,
  • Radosław Kamiński and ,
  • Przemysław Rybiński,
  • Barbara Gawdzik and
  • Dagmara Jacewicz
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

23 April 2023

In this paper, a synthesis of two innovative coordination compounds, based on chromium(III) and cobalt(II) ions with N,O-donor ligands (nitrilotriacetate, dipicolinate) and 4-acetylpyridine, is reported. The obtained metal-organic compounds were stru...

(This article belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)
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3 Citations
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12 Pages

30 January 2026

This work reports on the extraction and separation of Co(II) and Li(I) ions from chloride solutions using a synergistic mixture, namely Cyphos IL 101 (trihexyl(tetradecyl)phosphonium chloride[R4PCl] and TBP (tributylphosphate). This system has not be...

(This article belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
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2 Citations
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Antiproliferative Potential of Cobalt(II) Phenanthroline Complexes with Pyridonates

  • Marina E. Nikiforova,
  • Irina A. Lutsenko,
  • Fedor M. Dolgushin,
  • Maxim A. Shmelev and ,
  • Alexey A. Sidorov,
  • Dmitriy S. Yambulatov,
  • Darina V. Sokolova,
  • Vadim S. Pokrovsky and
  • Igor L. Eremenko
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

12 November 2025

The reaction of CoCl2 · 6H2O with 6-chloro-2-hydroxypyridine (Hchp) and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) afforded the complex [Co(chp)2(phen)] (1). Although this complex has been previously reported, it was obtained in this work under mild condition...

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7 Citations
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Electrochemical Properties and Perspectives of Nickel(II) and Cobalt(II) Coordination Polymers-Aspects and an Application in Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methanol

  • Ivana Škugor Rončević,
  • Marijo Buzuk,
  • Boris-Marko Kukovec,
  • Vesna Sokol and ,
  • Maša Buljac and
  • Nives Vladislavić
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

24 April 2023

The electrochemical sensing potential of two isostructural one-dimensional nickel(II) and cobalt(II) coordination polymers with 4,4′-bipyridine (4,4′-bpy) and 6-oxonicotinate (6-Onic), namely, {[Ni(4,4′-bpy)(H2O)4](6-Onic)2×2H...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Coordination Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization and Application)
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39 Citations
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A lignocellulose/montmorillonite (LMT) nanocomposite was prepared as a reusable adsorbent for cobalt(II) ions, and characterized by nitrogen (N2) adsorption/desorption isotherm, X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Transmissio...

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18 Citations
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20 Pages

Inhibition of C. albicans Dimorphic Switch by Cobalt(II) Complexes with Ligands Derived from Pyrazoles and Dinitrobenzoate: Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Activity

  • Daniela Fonseca,
  • Sandra M. Leal-Pinto,
  • Martha V. Roa-Cordero,
  • José D. Vargas and ,
  • Erika M. Moreno-Moreno,
  • Mario A. Macías,
  • Leopoldo Suescun,
  • Álvaro Muñoz-Castro and
  • John J. Hurtado
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Seven cobalt(II) complexes of pyrazole derivatives and dinitrobenzoate ligands were synthesized and characterized. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction structure was determined for one of the ligands and one of the complexes. The analysis and spectra...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology)
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2 Citations
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21 Pages

Spectroscopic and Physicochemical Analysis of Bioactive Cobalt(II) β-Diketo Ester Complexes: Insights into DNA and BSA Binding Mechanisms

  • Ignjat Filipović,
  • Snežana Stojanović,
  • Jelena Petronijević,
  • Milena Milutinović and ,
  • Danijela Nikodijević,
  • Nevena Petrović,
  • Marijana Kosanić and
  • Nenad Joksimović
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

29 December 2025

The urgent need for effective therapies against cancer and antimicrobial-resistant pathogens motivates the development of novel metal-based complexes. Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of four novel cobalt(II) complexes with biolog...

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3 Citations
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11 Pages

Two new cobalt(II) complexes with an unsymmetrical bidentate ligand, 2-(1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-yl)-6-methoxyphenol (H2mthp), were synthesized and crystallographically characterized. Tetra- and hexa-coordinate mononuclear complexes were selecti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Characterization of Coordination Compounds)
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6 Citations
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10 Pages

12 June 2024

Two cobalt(II) complexes [CoL1](OTf)2 (1, L1 = 6,6′′-di(anilino)-4′-phenyl-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine) and [CoL2](OTf)2·MeOH (2, L2 = 6,6′′-di(N,N-dimethylamino)-4′-phenyl-2,2′:6&p...

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12 Citations
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Carbon Dot-Functionalized Solution-Gated Graphene Transistors for Highly Sensitive Detection of Cobalt(II) Ions

  • Zhanpeng Ren,
  • Jianying Wang,
  • Chenglong Xue,
  • Minghua Deng and ,
  • Ziqin Li,
  • Huibin Zhang,
  • Chen Cai,
  • Bing Xu,
  • Xianbao Wang and
  • Jinhua Li
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

A carbon dot-functionalized solution-gated graphene transistor (CD-SGGT) was designed and prepared via the modification of CDs on the gate of SGGT. The above CDs were hydrothermally synthesized using DL-thioctic acid and triethylenetramine as C, N an...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 10th Anniversary of Chemosensors—Section 'Materials for Chemical Sensing')
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A New Fluorescent Chemosensor for Cobalt(II) Ions in Living Cells Based on 1,8-Naphthalimide

  • Yu-Long Liu,
  • Liu Yang,
  • Lu Li,
  • You-Quan Guo and ,
  • Xiao-Xiao Pang,
  • Ping Li,
  • Fei Ye and
  • Ying Fu
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

26 August 2019

In this work, a highly selective fluorescent chemosensor N-(2-(2-butyl-1,3-dioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[de]isoquinolin-6-yl)hydrazine-1-carbonothioyl)benzamide (L) was prepared and characterized. An assay to detect the presence of cobalt(II) ions was d...

(This article belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)
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Studies on the Interaction Mechanism of 1,10-Phenanthroline Cobalt(II) Complex with DNA and Preparation of Electrochemical DNA Biosensor

  • Shuyan Niu,
  • Feng Li,
  • Shusheng Zhang,
  • Long Wang and ,
  • Xuemei Li and
  • Shiying Wang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

10 October 2006

Fluorescence spectroscopy and ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy techniques coupled with cyclic voltammetry (CV) were used to study the interaction between salmon sperm DNA and 1,10-Phenanthroline cobalt(II) complex, [Co(phen)2(Cl)(H2O)]Cl·H2O, where phen...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Amperometric Sensors and Techniques for Neurochemical Monitoring)
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Complexes of Cobalt(II) Iodide with Pyridine and Redox Active 1,2-Bis(arylimino)acenaphthene: Synthesis, Structure, Electrochemical, and Single Ion Magnet Properties

  • Dmitriy S. Yambulatov,
  • Stanislav A. Nikolaevskii,
  • Mikhail A. Kiskin,
  • Tatiana V. Magdesieva and ,
  • Oleg A. Levitskiy,
  • Denis V. Korchagin,
  • Nikolay N. Efimov,
  • Pavel N. Vasil’ev,
  • Alexander S. Goloveshkin and
  • Igor L. Eremenko
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

28 April 2020

Complexes [(dpp-BIAN)0CoIII2]·MeCN (I) and [(Py)2CoI2] (II) were synthesized by the reaction between cobalt(II) iodide and 1,2-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenylimino)acenaphthene (dpp-BIAN) or pyridine (Py), respectively. The molecular structures of t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Metal Based Compounds with “Non-Innocent” Ligands: Structure, Property and Ligand-Driven Reactivity)
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Trinodal Self-Penetrating Nets from Reactions of 1,4-Bis(alkoxy)-2,5-bis(3,2’:6’,3’’-terpyridin-4’-yl)benzene Ligands with Cobalt(II) Thiocyanate

  • Giacomo Manfroni,
  • Alessandro Prescimone,
  • Stuart R. Batten,
  • Y. Maximilian Klein and ,
  • Dariusz J. Gawryluk,
  • Edwin C. Constable and
  • Catherine E. Housecroft
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

15 October 2019

The tetratopic ligands 1,4-bis(2-ethylbutoxy)-2,5-bis(3,2’:6’,3’’-terpyridin-4’-yl)benzene (1) and 1,4-bis(3-methylbutoxy)-2,5-bis(3,2’:6’,3’’-terpyridin-4’-yl)benzene (2) have been prepared...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synthesis, Crystal Structures and Hirshfeld Surface Analysis of Coordination Compounds)
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24 July 2021

With the intensive industrial activity worldwide, water pollution by heavy metal ions (HMIs) has become a serious issue that requires strict and careful monitoring, as they are extremely toxic and can cause serious hazards to the environment and huma...

(This article belongs to the Collection Feature Papers in Gel Materials)
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7 Citations
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The Role of the Bridge in Single-Ion Magnet Behaviour: Reinvestigation of Cobalt(II) Succinate and Fumarate Coordination Polymers with Nicotinamide

  • Marek Brezovan,
  • Jana Juráková,
  • Ján Moncol,
  • Ľubor Dlháň and ,
  • Maria Korabik,
  • Ivan Šalitroš,
  • Ján Pavlik and
  • Peter Segľa
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Two previously synthesized cobalt(II) coordination polymers; {[Co(μ2-suc)(nia)2(H2O)2]·2H2O}n (suc = succinate(2−), nia = nicotinamide) and [Co(μ2-fum)(nia)2(H2O)2]n (fum = fumarate(2−)) were prepared and thoroughly character...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Progress in Coordination Chemistry)
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Equilibria in Aqueous Cobalt(II)—Reduced Schiff Base N-(2-hydroxybenzyl)alanine System: Chemical Characterization, Kinetic Analysis, Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Properties

  • Magdalena Woźniczka,
  • Manas Sutradhar,
  • Armando J. L. Pombeiro,
  • Mirosława Świątek and ,
  • Marek Pająk,
  • Joanna Gądek-Sobczyńska,
  • Magdalena Chmiela,
  • Weronika Gonciarz,
  • Beata Pasternak and
  • Aleksander Kufelnicki
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

30 July 2020

The present study describes the coordination properties of a reduced Schiff base, N-(2-hydroxybenzyl)alanine, towards cobalt(II) using potentiometric as well as spectroscopic (UV-Vis and ESI-MS) methods. The results indicate the formation of six mono...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Transition Metal Complexes as Chemotherapeutic Agents)
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Synthesis, Structural Versatility, Magnetic Properties, and I− Adsorption in a Series of Cobalt(II) Metal–Organic Frameworks with a Charge-Neutral Aliphatic (O,O)-Donor Bridge

  • Ksenia D. Abasheeva,
  • Pavel A. Demakov,
  • Evgeniya V. Polyakova,
  • Alexander N. Lavrov and ,
  • Vladimir P. Fedin and
  • Danil N. Dybtsev
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

16 October 2023

Four new metal–organic frameworks based on cobalt(II) salts and 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane N,N’-dioxide (odabco) were obtained. Their crystallographic formulae are [Co3(odabco)2(OAc)6] (1, OAc− = acetate), [Co(H2O)2(HCOO)2]&middo...

(This article belongs to the Section Inorganic Materials and Metal-Organic Frameworks)
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28 November 2020

The reaction of 2,6-diformyl-4-methylphenol (DFMF) with 1-amino-2-propanol (AP) and tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (THMAM) was investigated in the presence of Cobalt(II) salts, (X = ClO4−, CH3CO2−, Cl−, NO3−), sodium azide (N...

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Strong Antiferromagnetic Interactions in the Binuclear Cobalt(II) Complex with a Bridged Nitroxide Diradical

  • Vitaly A. Morozov,
  • Eugenia V. Peresypkina,
  • Wolfgang Wernsdorfer and
  • Kira E. Vostrikova

A binuclear cobalt–radical complex formed by the reaction of Co(hfac)2·2H2O (hfac = hexafluoroacetylacetonate) with the 2,2-bis(1-oxyl-3-oxide-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazolinyl) biradical (BR) has been synthesized. The complex {(hfac)CoII(...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Magnetism)
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2 December 2021

Five new heteroligand cobalt(II) complexes with 2-picolinehydroxamic acid and reduced Schiff base, N-(2-hydroxybenzyl)alanine, were formed in an aqueous solution over a wide pH range. The coordination properties of ligands towards the metal ion were...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Medicinal Bioinorganic Chemistry)
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Change in the Electronic Structure of the Cobalt(II) Ion in a One-Dimensional Polymer with Flexible Linkers Induced by a Structural Phase Transition

  • Dmitriy S. Yambulatov,
  • Julia K. Voronina,
  • Alexander S. Goloveshkin,
  • Roman D. Svetogorov and ,
  • Sergey L. Veber,
  • Nikolay N. Efimov,
  • Anna K. Matyukhina,
  • Stanislav A. Nikolaevskii,
  • Igor L. Eremenko and
  • Mikhail A. Kiskin
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

22 December 2022

A new 1D-coordination polymer [Co(Piv)2(NH2(CH2)6NH2)]n (1, Piv is Me3CCO2− anion) was obtained, the mononuclear fragments {Co(O2CR)2} within which are linked by μ-bridged molecules of hexamethylenediamine (NH2(CH2)6NH2). For this compound,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue State-of-the-Art Materials Science in Russia)
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24 September 2024

The success of platinum-based chemotherapeutic drugs for clinical cancer treatments has inspired tremendous research efforts on developing new metallic anticancer agents with improved cytotoxic activity and reduced side effects. 2,2′;6′,2...

(This article belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
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27 June 2007

The interaction of [Co(H2O)4(p-NO2C6H4COO)2]. 2H2O with sheep genomicDNA has been investigated by spectroscopic studies and electrophoresis measurements.The interaction between cobalt(II) p-nitrobenzoate and DNA has been followed by gelelectrophoresi...

(This article belongs to the Section Biochemistry)
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Cobalt(II) Complexes of 4′–Nitro–Fenamic Acid: Characterization and Biological Evaluation

  • Georgios Malis,
  • Antigoni Roussa,
  • Efstathia Aikaterini Papantopoulou,
  • Stavros Kalogiannis and ,
  • Antonios G. Hatzidimitriou,
  • Konstantina C. Fylaktakidou and
  • George Psomas
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

17 June 2025

A nitro-derivative of fenamic acid (4′–nitro–fenamic acid) was synthesized and used as ligand for the synthesis of four Co(II) complexes in the absence or presence of the N,N′-donors 2,2′–bipyridylamine, 1,10&ndash...

(This article belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)
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28 April 2022

A ditopic nitrogen ligand (E)-N′-(pyridin-4-ylmethylene)isonicotinohydrazide (L) containing both divergent pyridyl coordination sites and a hydrogen-bonding hydrazide–hydrazone moiety was synthesized. The Co(NCS)2-mediated self-assembly o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Earth-Abundant Metal Chemistry and Catalysis)
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A series of mononuclear Co(II) complexes showing slow magnetic relaxation is assessed from the point of view of relaxation mechanisms. In certain cases, the reciprocating thermal behavior is detected: On cooling, the slow relaxation time is prolonged...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Stimuli-Responsive Magnetic Molecular Materials)
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Magnetic Anisotropy and Slow Magnetic Relaxation in Two Mononuclear Octahedral Cobalt(II) Complexes

  • Hui-Hui Cui,
  • Dou-Zun Wang,
  • Shixiang Li,
  • Leixin Wang and ,
  • Xinrui Yu,
  • Xiancong Liu,
  • Jin Wang,
  • Miao Wang and
  • Yanfeng Tang
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Two mononuclear octahedral Co(II) complexes, [Co(L)X2] (L = 1-(prop-2-en-1-yl)-1H-imidazole, X = NCS− (1) and NCSe− (2)), have been synthesized and characterized. The central Co(II) ions in two complexes adopt an octahedral geometry, coor...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Magnetism: A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Dai-Zheng Liao on the Occasion of His 85th Birthday)
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Hydrometallurgical Technology for Producing Rhenium(VII) and Cobalt(II) from Waste

  • Katarzyna Leszczyńska-Sejda,
  • Joanna Malarz,
  • Mateusz Ciszewski,
  • Dorota Kopyto and ,
  • Karolina Goc,
  • Alicja Grzybek,
  • Patrycja Kowalik,
  • Szymon Orda,
  • Karolina Pianowska and
  • Grzegorz Benke
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

2 September 2024

This paper presents a method for obtaining cobalt(II) perrhenate from waste derived from two types of materials, i.e., Li-ion battery scrap, or more precisely, battery mass, and superalloy scrap. Both of the above-mentioned materials are a source of...

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2 April 2018

Spin-crossover (SCO) was studied in [Co(L)2](CF3SO3)2, where L stands for diamagnetic 2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine (tpy) and its paramagnetic derivative, 4′-{4-tert-butyl(N-oxy)aminophenyl}-substituted tpy (tpyphNO). The X-ray crystallographic analysis cl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synthesis and Applications of New Spin Crossover Compounds)
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Synthesis and Characterization of ONO Pincer Ligand Precursors and Metal Complexes with Ethyl, Isopropyl and Tert-Butyl Wingtip Groups

  • John R. Miecznikowski,
  • Olivier J. C. Nicaise,
  • Brandon Q. Mercado,
  • Abigail J. Araujo and ,
  • Natalia R. Bertolotti,
  • Samantha L. Erickson,
  • Joseph P. Trucchio,
  • Michael J. Corbett,
  • Connor J. Padover and
  • Isaac P. Ouellette
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

27 February 2025

We have synthesized novel cobalt(II) and nickel(II) pincer ligand complexes containing novel tridentate ligand precursors that coordinate via oxygen, nitrogen, and oxygen donor atoms. The novel tridentate ONO ligands, which are neutral, incorporate a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of International Crystallography)
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Aerogel-Based Single-Ion Magnets: A Case Study of a Cobalt(II) Complex Immobilized in Silica

  • Sergey Yu. Kottsov,
  • Maxim A. Shmelev,
  • Alexander E. Baranchikov,
  • Mikhail A. Kiskin and ,
  • Alim U. Sharipov,
  • Nikolay N. Efimov,
  • Irina K. Rubtsova,
  • Stanislav A. Nikolaevskii,
  • Gennady P. Kopitsa and
  • Vladimir K. Ivanov
  • + 8 authors+ 3 authors

3 January 2023

The chemical immobilization of cobalt(II) ions in a silica aerogel matrix enabled the synthesis of the first representative example of aerogel-based single-ion magnets. For the synthesis of the lyogels, methyl-trimethoxysilane and N-3-(trimethoxysily...

(This article belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)
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A Chain of Vertex-Sharing {CoIII2CoII2}n Squares with Single-Ion Magnet Behavior

  • Maria-Gabriela Alexandru,
  • Diana Visinescu,
  • Sergiu Shova,
  • Joan Cano and ,
  • Nicolás Moliner,
  • Francesc Lloret and
  • Miguel Julve
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A new mixed-valence one-dimensional coordination polymer of formula {[CoII(MeOH)2][(μ-NC)2CoIII(dmphen)(CN)2]2}n·2nH2O (1) was obtained by reacting the Ph4P[CoII(dmphen)(CN)3] metalloligand (dmphen = 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline and Ph4...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Molecular Magnetism)
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A one-dimensional coordination polymer was synthesized employing hepta-coordinate CoII as nodes and dicyanamide as linkers. Detailed direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) magnetic susceptibility measurements reveal the presence of field-in...

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Development of Antibacterial and Antifungal Triazole Chromium(III) and Cobalt(II) Complexes: Synthesis and Biological Activity Evaluations

  • Ricardo A. Murcia,
  • Sandra M. Leal,
  • Martha V. Roa,
  • Edgar Nagles and ,
  • Alvaro Muñoz-Castro and
  • John J. Hurtado
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13 August 2018

In this work, six complexes (2–7) of Cr(III) and Co(II) transition metals with triazole ligands were synthesized and characterized. In addition, a new ligand, 3,5-bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)toluene (1), was synthesized and full characterized....

(This article belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)
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Cobalt(II) Complexes of 4′-Bromo-Fenamic Acid: Antioxidant Properties, Antibacterial Activity, and Interaction with DNA and Albumins

  • Georgios Malis,
  • Christina N. Banti,
  • Alexia Tialiou,
  • Michael R. Reithofer and ,
  • Antonios G. Hatzidimitriou,
  • Sotiris K. Hadjikakou,
  • Konstantina C. Fylaktakidou and
  • George Psomas
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8 October 2025

The reaction of 4′–bromo-fenamic acid, a bromo-derivative of fenamic acid (the scaffold of the fenamate non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), with Co(II) in the absence or presence of various nitrogen-donor ligands yielded nine novel, n...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Focus on Antioxidants and Human Diseases)
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Hydrometallurgical Recovery of Cobalt(II) from Spent Industrial Catalysts

  • Zuzanna Wiecka,
  • Martyna Rzelewska-Piekut,
  • Ryszard Cierpiszewski,
  • Katarzyna Staszak and
  • Magdalena Regel-Rosocka

1 January 2020

The work presents studies on the application of hydrometallurgical recovery of cobalt(II) from solutions after leaching spent industrial catalysts used in process of hydrodesulfurization. A four-stage process was proposed, which consists of: leaching...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)
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Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Metal Complex Diffusion through Cell Monolayer

  • Katarzyna Gałczyńska,
  • Jarosław Rachuna,
  • Karol Ciepluch,
  • Magdalena Kowalska and ,
  • Sławomir Wąsik,
  • Tadeusz Kosztołowicz,
  • Katarzyna D. Lewandowska,
  • Jacek Semaniak,
  • Krystyna Kurdziel and
  • Michał Arabski
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17 March 2021

The study of drugs diffusion through different biological membranes constitutes an essential step in the development of new pharmaceuticals. In this study, the method based on the monolayer cell culture of CHO-K1 cells has been developed in order to...

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31 March 2023

This short note describes the synthesis of a novel compound, 6,6′-di-(8″-quinoline)-2,2′-bypyridine (2), that bears a bipyridyl backbone and quinoline donors. Compound 2 coordinates with a cobalt(II) ion in a tetradentate manner and...

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Cobalt(II) Complexes Based on Benzylmalonate Anions Exhibiting Field-Induced Single-Ion Magnet Slow Relaxation Behavior

  • Ekaterina Zorina-Tikhonova,
  • Anna Matyukhina,
  • Ivan Skabitskiy,
  • Maksim Shmelev and ,
  • Denis Korchagin,
  • Konstantin Babeshkin,
  • Nikolay Efimov,
  • Mikhail Kiskin and
  • Igor Eremenko
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11 December 2020

The reaction of (NBu4)2Bzmal (where Bzmal2− is benzylmalonate dianion) with Co(OAc)2∙4H2O gives the [Co(Bzmal)(EtOH)(H2O)]n 2D-polymer (1). The addition of 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) to the starting system results in the [Co(Bzmal)(bpy)2]·H2O·EtOH molecul...

(This article belongs to the Section Organic Crystalline Materials)
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Two penta-coordinate CoII complexes with formulae [Co(14-TMC)Cl](BF4) (1, 14-TMC = 1,4,8,11-Tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) and [Co(12-TBC)Cl](ClO4)·(MeCN) (2, 12-TBC = 1,4,7,10-Tetrabenzyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane) were s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue A Themed Issue in Honor of Late Professor Samiran Mitra)
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12 August 2022

The ligands 4′-{4-(N,N-diethylaminophenyl)}-3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridine (1) and 4′{4-(N,N-diphenylaminophenyl)}-3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridine (2) were prepared and characterized, including the single crystal struct...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Characterisation and Study of Compounds by Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction)
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15 December 2017

We herein reported the syntheses, crystal structures, and magnetic properties of a two-dimensional coordination polymer {[CoII(TPT)2/3(H2O)4][CH3COO]2·(H2O)4}n (1) and a chain compound {[CoII(TPT)2(CHOO)2(H2O)2]}n (2) based on the 2,4,6-Tris(4-pyridy...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Single-Molecule Magnets)
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The hexacoordinate Co(II) complex [Co(neo)2(cin)][BPh4]·½Me2CO (1·½Me2CO) containing trans-cinnamic acid (Hcin) and neocuproine (neo) was prepared. The compound 1·½Me2CO was characterized via single-crystal X...

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