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{"title":"Polymorphism of Bis(benzimidazole)bis(thiocyanato-N)cobalt(II) and Its Relevance to Studies of the Chief Color Test for Cocaine","authors":"Raychelle Burks, Francoise M. Amombo Noa, Lars Öhrström","doi":"10.3390/inorganics12010028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12010028","url":null,"abstract":"Cobalt(II) thiocyanate-based tests are routinely used to screen cocaine products, with the formation of a blue species interpreted as a positive response. Two popular candidates for the origin of the blue color are an ionic coordination compound, frequently referred to as an ion pair, of the general form (HL)2[Co(SCN)4] or the coordination compound [CoL2(SCN)2], where L represents select nitrogenous bases. Given the high number of nitrogenous bases documented to yield false positives for cobalt(II) thiocyanate-based tests, a reasonable hypothesis is that both candidates are possible but their preferential formation depends on the specific nitrogenous bases screened. This hypothesis was tested through the crystallographic and spectroscopic analysis of reaction products of cocaine hydrochloride, lidocaine monohydrate hydrochloride, and benzimidazole exposed to a classic cobalt(II) thiocyanate reagent. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction revealed that the blue product isolated from benzimidazole test vessels is a coordination compound, with comparative ultraviolet–visible and Raman spectroscopy validating that blue precipitates collected from cocaine hydrochloride and lidocaine monohydrate hydrochloride reaction containers are ionic coordination compounds. Peaks corresponding to π-π* transitions in UV-vis at around 320 nm (cocaine hydrochloride: 320 nm, lidocaine hydrochloride: 323 nm) shift to a higher wavelength of 332 nm for the coordinated benzimidazole, and the broader d-d transitions at 550–630 nm show both a shift and change in envelope for benzimidazole coordinated with cobalt(II). The compound is a new polymorph of bis(benzimidazole)bis(thiocyanato-N)Cobalt(II), γ-[Co(Hbzim)2(SCN)2] (Hbzim = benzimidazole), and the differences in the intermolecular interactions to the two previous polymorphs were clarified by graph set analysis and Hirshfeld surface analysis. Furthermore, the coordination of aromatic nitrogen bases (such as benzimidazole) with Co(II) and aliphatic bases was compared by analyzing the Cambridge Structural Database, and the aromatic bases were found to have a shorter Co-N bond length compared to the aliphatic bases by around 0.02 Å.","PeriodicalId":13572,"journal":{"name":"Inorganics","volume":"83 20","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139440805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Neutral Pyridine-Pyrazole-Based N^N*N^N Ligand as a Tetradentate Chromophore for Diverse Transition Metal Cations","authors":"Tobias Theiss, María Victoria Cappellari, Jutta Kösters, A. Hepp, C. Strassert","doi":"10.3390/inorganics12010027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12010027","url":null,"abstract":"Herein, the synthesis and the structural as well as the photophysical characterization of five transition metal complexes bearing a neutral pyridine-pyrazole-based N^N*N^N ligand (L) acting as a tetradentate chelator are reported. The luminophore can be synthesized via two different pathways. An alkyl chain with a terminal tert-butyl moiety was inserted on the bridging nitrogen atom to enhance the solubility of the complexes in organic solvents. Due to the neutral character of L, metal ions with different charges and electronic configurations can be chelated. Thus, complexes with Pt(II) (C1), Ag(I) (C2), Zn(II) (C3), Co(II) (C4) and Fe(II) (C5) were synthesized. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiments showed that complex C2 exhibits a completely different structure in the crystalline state if compared with C3 and C5, i.e., depending on the chelated cation. The UV-vis absorption and the NMR spectra showed that the complexes dissociate in liquid solutions, except for the Pt(II)-based coordination compound. Therefore, the photophysical properties of the complexes and of the ligand were studied in the solid state. For the Pt(II)-based species, a characteristic metal-perturbed ligand-centered phosphorescence was traceable, both in dilute solutions as well as in the solid state.","PeriodicalId":13572,"journal":{"name":"Inorganics","volume":"90 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139440371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the Use of Intracellular Chelation and Non-Iron Metals to Program Ferroptosis for Anticancer Application","authors":"Oscar Claudio-Ares, Jeileen Luciano-Rodríguez, Yolmarie L. Del Valle-González, Selene L. Schiavone-Chamorro, Alex J. Pastor, Javier O. Rivera-Reyes, Carmen L. Metzler, Lizandra M. Domínguez-Orona, B. L. Vargas-Pérez, R. Skouta, Arthur D. Tinoco","doi":"10.3390/inorganics12010026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12010026","url":null,"abstract":"The discovery of regulated cell death (RCD) revolutionized chemotherapy. With caspase-dependent apoptosis initially being thought to be the only form of RCD, many drug development strategies aimed to synthesize compounds that turn on this kind of cell death. While yielding a variety of drugs, this approach is limited, given the acquired resistance of cancers to these drugs and the lack of specificity of the drugs for targeting cancer cells alone. The discovery of non-apoptotic forms of RCD is leading to new avenues for drug design. Evidence shows that ferroptosis, a relatively recently discovered iron-based cell death pathway, has therapeutic potential for anticancer application. Recent studies point to the interrelationship between iron and other essential metals, copper and zinc, and the disturbance of their respective homeostasis as critical to the onset of ferroptosis. Other studies reveal that several coordination complexes of non-iron metals have the capacity to induce ferroptosis. This collective knowledge will be assessed to determine how chelation approaches and coordination chemistry can be engineered to program ferroptosis in chemotherapy.","PeriodicalId":13572,"journal":{"name":"Inorganics","volume":"19 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139445268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigating Iron-Sulfur Proteins in Infectious Diseases: A Review of Characterization Techniques","authors":"Md Kausar Raza, V. R. Jeyachandran, Sania Bashir","doi":"10.3390/inorganics12010025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12010025","url":null,"abstract":"Iron-sulfur [Fe-S] clusters, comprising coordinated iron and sulfur atoms arranged in diverse configurations, play a pivotal role in redox reactions and various biological processes. Diverse structural variants of [Fe-S] clusters exist, each possessing distinct attributes and functions. Recent discovery of [Fe-S] clusters in infectious pathogens, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and in viruses, such as rotavirus, polyomavirus, hepatitis virus, mimivirus, and coronavirus, have sparked interest in them being a potential therapeutics target. Recent findings have associated these [Fe-S] cluster proteins playing a critical role in structural and host protein activity. However, for a very long time, metalloenzymes containing iron-sulfur clusters have been prone to destabilization in the presence of oxygen, which led to a delayed understanding of [Fe-S] proteins compared to other non-heme iron-containing proteins. Consequently, working with [Fe-S] proteins require specialized equipment, such as anaerobic chambers to maintain cofactor integrity, and tools like ultraviolet visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, X-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), Mössbauer spectroscopy and electrochemical characterization. Many of these [Fe-S] cluster proteins have been misannotated as Zinc-binding proteins when purified aerobically. Moreover, the assembly of these iron-sulfur cluster cofactors have not been fully understood since it is a multi-step assembly process. Additionally, disruptions in this assembly process have been linked to human diseases. With rapid advancements in anaerobic gloveboxes and spectroscopic techniques, characterization of these [Fe-S] cluster-containing proteins that are essential for the pathogens can open up new avenues for diagnostics and therapeutics.","PeriodicalId":13572,"journal":{"name":"Inorganics","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139448682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Solvent Influence in the Synthesis of Lead(II) Complexes Containing Benzoate Derivatives","authors":"J. Ayllón, O. Vallcorba, Concepción Domingo","doi":"10.3390/inorganics12010024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12010024","url":null,"abstract":"A series of lead(II) complexes incorporating benzoate derivative ligands was prepared: [Pb(2MeOBz)2]n (1), [Pb(2MeOBz)2(H2O)]n (2), [Pb2(1,4Bzdiox)4(DMSO)]n (3), [Pb(1,4Bzdiox)2(H2O)]n (4), [Pb(Pip)2(H2O)]n (5), and [Pb(Ac)(Pip)2(MeOH)]n (6) (2MeOBz: 2-methoxybenzoate; 1,4Bzdiox: 1,4-benzodioxan-5-carboxylate; DMSO: dimethylsulfoxide; Ac: acetate; Pip: piperonylate; MeOH: methanol). All compounds were characterized via elemental analysis, ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, and powder XRD. In addition, the crystal structures of some compounds were elucidated. Compounds 1 and 2, involving 2-methoxybenzoate, were closely related, only differing in the presence of one extra aqua ligand found for the latter. However, this implies key changes in the studied properties, e.g., 2 shows solid-state luminescence that displays a different color as a function of the crystal orientation, while 1 does not. The crystal structure of 2 revealed a 1D coordination polymer. A similar relationship was found between compounds 3 and 4, incorporating 1,4-benzodioxan-5-carboxylate. In this pair, only 4, with aqua ligands, displayed a greenish-yellow-color solid-state luminescence. Furthermore, two new lead(II) piperonylate complexes, 5 and 6, were obtained from the reaction between lead(II) acetate and piperonylic acid. In water, all acetate ligands in the metal precursor were displaced and [Pb(Pip)2(H2O)]n (5) was isolated, while in methanol, a mixed acetate–piperonylate complex, [Pb(Ac)(Pip)2(MeOH)]n (6), was precipitated. Considering only conventional Pb-O bonds, the crystal structure of 6 was described as a 1D coordination polymer, although, additionally, the chains were associated via tetrel bonds, defining an extended 2D architecture.","PeriodicalId":13572,"journal":{"name":"Inorganics","volume":"96 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139390436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Activity of Platinum-Based Cathode Electrocatalysts in Oxygen Redaction for Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Influence of the Ionomer Content","authors":"A. Alekseenko, S. Belenov, Dmitriy Mauer, E. Moguchikh, Irina Falina, Julia Bayan, I. Pankov, Danil Alekseenko, V. Guterman","doi":"10.3390/inorganics12010023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12010023","url":null,"abstract":"Studying the ORR activity of platinum-based electrocatalysts is an urgent task in the development of materials for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells. The catalytic ink composition and the formation technique of a thin layer at the RDE play a significant role in studying ORR activity. The use of a polymer ionomer in the catalytic ink provides viscosity as well as proton conductivity. Nafion is widely used as an ionomer for research both at the RDE and in the MEA. The search for ionomers is a priority task in the development of the MEA components to replace Nafion. The study also considers the possibility of using the LF4-SK polymer as an alternative ionomer. The comparative results on the composition and techniques of applying the catalytic layer using LF4-SK and Nafion ionomers are presented, and the influence of the catalytic ink composition on the electrochemical characteristics of commercial platinum–carbon catalysts and a highly efficient platinum catalyst based on an N-doped carbon support is assessed.","PeriodicalId":13572,"journal":{"name":"Inorganics","volume":"112 36","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139391546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Synthesis of an Aryl-Semicarbazone-Based Cu(II) Complex for DNA and BSA Interaction and Anti-Cancer Activity against Human Cervix Uteri Carcinoma","authors":"Ribhu Maity, Biplab Manna, Swapan Maity, Kalyanmoy Jana, T. Maity, Mohd Afzal, Nayim Sepay, B. Samanta","doi":"10.3390/inorganics12010019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12010019","url":null,"abstract":"The current study provides an in-depth analysis of the biological properties of a Cu(II) complex (C22H24Cu2N6O10) obtained from an aryl-semicarbazone ligand derived (L) from the condensation of 2,4-dihydroxy acetophenone and semicarbazide. The binding behavior of this complex with calf thymus DNA (CT-DNA) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) protein was explored using a combination of experimental and theoretical approaches. The results suggest that the complex binds with CT-DNA via a partial intercalation, and hydrophobic interaction. However, the complex binds to BSA protein predominantly through hydrogen bonding or van der Waals interactions rather than hydrophobic interactions. The molecular docking methodology was carried out to substantiate the experimental finding. Furthermore, the in vitro cytotoxicity study was conducted on human cervix uteri carcinoma (SiHa cancerous cell) lines upon exposure to the complex, and the findings reveal a considerable decrease in cell viability, when compared to the control. Overall, this study provides a comprehensive understanding of the biological potential of the Cu(II) complex and its potential as an anti-cancer agent.","PeriodicalId":13572,"journal":{"name":"Inorganics","volume":"98 25","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139128717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Probing the Electronic Structure of Dinuclear Carbon-Rich Complexes Containing an Octa-3,5-diene-1,7-diyndiyl Bridging Ligand","authors":"Michael R. Hall, S. Moggach, Paul J Low","doi":"10.3390/inorganics12010020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12010020","url":null,"abstract":"One electron oxidation of the monometallic alkenylacetylide complexes [Ru{C≡CC(R)=CH2}(dppe)Cp*] (1) and [Ru{C≡CC(R)=CH2}Cl(dppe)2] (2) (R = Ph (a); R = 4-MeS-C6H4 (b)) generates in each case a dinuclear bis(allenylidene) complex [{Ru}2{μ-C=C=C(R)–CH2–H2C–(R)C=C=C}][PF6]2 ({Ru} = Ru(dppe)Cp* ([3a,b][PF6]2); {Ru} = RuCl(dppe)2 ([4a,b][PF6]2), containing an unsaturated ethane bridge between both allenylidene moieties. Deprotonation of this ethane bridge results in the formation of the previously reported octa-3,5-diene-1,7-diyndiyl-bridged bimetallic species [{Ru}2{μ-C≡CC(R)=CH–HC=(R)CC≡C}] ({Ru} = Ru(dppe)Cp* (5a,b); {Ru} = RuCl(dppe)2 (6a,b). The isolation of these complexes illustrates a general synthetic route to these conjugated bimetallic species from monomeric alkenylacetylide precursors. Electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical investigations evince the ready formation of the representative redox series [5a]n+, and TD-DFT calculations performed on optimised structures featuring the simplified {Ru(dmpe)Cp} coordination sphere [{Ru(dmpe)Cp}2{μ-C≡CC(Ph)=HC–CH(Ph)CC≡C}]n+ ([5a†]n+) (n = 0, 1, 2) reveal significant delocalisation of the unpaired charge in the formally mixed-valent species (n = 1), consistent with Class III assignment within the Robin–Day classification scheme.","PeriodicalId":13572,"journal":{"name":"Inorganics","volume":"4 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139126478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Direct Formation of ZIF-8 Crystal Thin Films on the Surface of a Zinc Ion-Doped Polymer Substrate","authors":"T. Tsuruoka, Kaito Araki, Kouga Kawauchi, Y. Takashima, K. Akamatsu","doi":"10.3390/inorganics12010021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12010021","url":null,"abstract":"Thin films of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) on polymer substrates and MOF/polymer mixed-matrix membranes play crucial roles in advancing the field of gas separation membranes. In this paper, we present a novel method for the direct formation of continuous ZIF-8 crystal films on a polymer substrate doped with Zn²+. Our approach involves ion exchange between the doped zinc ions within the substrate and sodium ions in the presence of a CH3COONa additive, as well as interfacial complexation with eluted zinc ions and 2-methylimidazole (2-MeIM). The key factors affecting the formation of ZIF-8 crystals on the substrate were the concentrations of CH3COONa and 2-MeIM. A time-course analysis revealed that the nucleation rate during the early stages of the reaction significantly affected the surface morphology of the resulting ZIF-8 crystal films. Specifically, a higher nucleation rate led to the formation of continuous small ZIF-8 crystal films. This innovative approach enables the fabrication of densely packed, uniform ZIF-8 crystal films.","PeriodicalId":13572,"journal":{"name":"Inorganics","volume":"36 36","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139125685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fabrication of a Laminated Actuator with Excellent Linearity Using Ground Potassium Sodium Niobate-Based Ceramic Sheets","authors":"Youming Zhang, Qiang Hang, Dongxi Zheng, Fei Lin, Caifeng Chen","doi":"10.3390/inorganics12010018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12010018","url":null,"abstract":"Linearity is an important factor that affects actuator accuracy. However, the high nonlinearity of KNN piezoelectric ceramics restricts their application in actuators. In this study, we used grinding stress to improve the linearity of ceramic chips, and used them to fabricate a laminated actuator. The ceramic sheets were ground to a thickness of 0.5 mm. During grinding,some areas of the ceramic changed from tetragonal to orthorhombic, owing to the grinding stress. The piezoelectric constant (d33) increased from 198 to 268 pC/N. Notably, the linearity of the ceramics improved. Seven pieces of ground ceramics were bound, to fabricate a laminated multilayer actuator with a total thickness of 3.5 mm. A DC voltage was applied to the actuator, and the displacement was measured. The displacement reached 0.73 μm under a low driving voltage of 200 V. A linear regression analysis of the displacement–voltage relationship was performed, obtaining the regression equation of the actuator. The linearity correlation coefficient was approximately 0.9903, implying that the actuator exhibits a high accuracy. The grinding stress improved the linearity, together with the piezoelectric properties of the ceramic chips, thus improving the actuator accuracy. This research will promote the application of KNN piezoelectric ceramics in actuators.","PeriodicalId":13572,"journal":{"name":"Inorganics","volume":"124 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139133032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}