{"title":"Photocatalytic oxidative-extractive desulfurization of dibenzothiophene under simulated solar light with MoS2-CeO2/Al2O3-SiO2 nano photocatalyst: effect of CeO2 content","authors":"Sakineh Mohammadzadeh Yengejeh , Somaiyeh Allahyari , Nader Rahemi , Sara Manuchehri , Minoo Tasbihi","doi":"10.1080/17415993.2023.2300796","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17415993.2023.2300796","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this paper, a visible light-driven nanophotocatalyst of MoS<sub>2</sub> with different amounts of CeO<sub>2</sub> (0%, 8%, 16%, 24%, and 32% wt.) was impregnated on SiO<sub>2</sub>-Al2O<sub>3</sub>. The physicochemical properties of synthesized photocatalysts were investigated by XRD, FESEM, TEM, UV-Vis DRS, PL, BET-BJH, ICP-OES, EDX, and FTIR analyses. While the size of particles in all samples was in the nanoscale range, the sample with 8% wt. of CeO<sub>2</sub> indicated the narrowest particle size distribution. UV-Vis DRS and PL analyses confirmed that adding CeO<sub>2</sub> to the MoS<sub>2</sub>/SiO<sub>2</sub>-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> photocatalyst increased the amount of light absorption and decreased the recombination rate of charge carriers. Among CeO<sub>2</sub>-containing samples, the sample with 8% wt. of CeO<sub>2</sub> illustrated the lowest recombination rate and the narrowest bandgap energy of 2.9 eV. The MoS<sub>2</sub>-CeO<sub>2</sub>/SiO<sub>2</sub>-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> photocatalyst with 8% wt. of CeO<sub>2</sub> had the highest adsorption of DBT in dark conditions (29.93%), the highest photodegradation (96.9%) after 3 h of visible light irradiation and good stability after five consecutive runs. Meanwhile, total sulfur measurement indicated that using this sample and the extraction afterward, the model fuel has lost 96% of its sulfur content which confirms the excellent ability of acetonitrile-assisted extraction in gathering desulfurization products from the fuel.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17081,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sulfur Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139374779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noha M. Hassanin , Tarik E. Ali , Somaia M. Abdel-Kariem
{"title":"Synthesis, cytotoxic evaluation, molecular docking studies and drug-likeness analysis of some novel 2-[(9-ethyl-9H-carbazol-3-yl)imino]thiazoles/thiazolidinones","authors":"Noha M. Hassanin , Tarik E. Ali , Somaia M. Abdel-Kariem","doi":"10.1080/17415993.2024.2302013","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17415993.2024.2302013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A novel series of some 2-[(9-ethyl-9<em>H</em>-carbazol-3-yl)imino]thiazoles/thiazolidinones was synthesized and established by spectroscopic tools and elemental analysis. The synthetic strategy depended on cyclization of 1-(9-ethyl-9<em>H</em>-carbazol-3-yl)-3-phenylthiourea (<strong>2</strong>) with different α-halocarbonyl compounds and some carbon electrophiles under mild reaction conditions. All products were screened for their in <em>vitro</em> cytotoxic activities toward three human cancer cell lines (MCF-7, HepG-2 and HCT-116). Interestingly, the particular carbazolyl derivatives 7, 13, 14 and 16 exhibited promising cytotoxicity results against all the evaluated cell lines. Also, molecular docking studies for the highly bioactive compounds were achieved to investigate the binding mode toward (VEGFR-2-KDR) receptor. Moreover, anticancer results were validated computationally by applying SwissADME server.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17081,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sulfur Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139459381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Taj Muhammad , Waqas Ahmad , Imtiaz Ahmad , Muhammad Yaseen
{"title":"Integrated oxidative-adsorptive desulfurization of model and real fuel oils over a Zn-impregnated hydroxyapatite-activated carbon (Zn/HA-AC) composite","authors":"Taj Muhammad , Waqas Ahmad , Imtiaz Ahmad , Muhammad Yaseen","doi":"10.1080/17415993.2023.2264439","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17415993.2023.2264439","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Herein, a Zn-impregnated hydroxyapatite-activated carbon (Zn/HA-AC) composite catalyst was fabricated and was, in turn, applied for the desulfurization of a model and real oil samples via the integrated adsorptive-oxidative desulfurization strategy. Activity results revealed that Zn/HA and AC (25:75) realized 76.7% dibenzothiophene (DBT) adsorptive desulfurization at 50 °C in 60 min reaction time at an adsorbent dose of 0.14 g/20 mL of feed. Zn/HA-AC(25:75) composite catalyst was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, and scanning electron microscopy analysis. In the oxidative desulfurization (ODS) combined with adsorptive desulfurization experiments, under the optimum conditions of 45 <sup>o</sup>C temperature for 60 min and a catalyst dose of 0.1 g/20 mL of feed using H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> and HCOOH, Zn/HA-AC (25:75) achieved 93% DBT conversion. Under these optimized experimental parameters, the adsorptive desulfurization and catalytic ODS performance (% DBT conversion) of Zn/HA-AC (25:75) for real gasoline, kerosene, and diesel oil reached 18, 31 and 15%, and 31.66, 55.31 and 11.19%, respectively. Contrary to this, under the integrated catalytic-oxidative-adsorptive experiments, the desulfurization performance of Zn/HA-AC (25:75) for gasoline, kerosene, and diesel oil reached 61, 41, and 34%, respectively.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17081,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sulfur Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135197889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hu Yawei , Fang Tong , Ruan Miao , Zhang Yan , Zhao Ning
{"title":"Preparation and enhanced photocatalytic properties of Cu31S16/Cu9S5 heterojunction composite","authors":"Hu Yawei , Fang Tong , Ruan Miao , Zhang Yan , Zhao Ning","doi":"10.1080/17415993.2024.2316593","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17415993.2024.2316593","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A heterojunction photocatalytic material Cu<sub>31</sub>S<sub>16</sub>/Cu<sub>9</sub>S<sub>5</sub> was successfully synthesized through a facile solvothermal method by controlling the reaction temperature. The phase composition, morphology, absorbance and surface area were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-vis diffusion reflection and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET). Transient photocurrent response and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were measured to support the generation and transfer of the photoinduced charge carriers. The heterojunction Cu<sub>31</sub>S<sub>16</sub>/Cu<sub>9</sub>S<sub>5</sub> showed superior separation efficiency of the photoinduced charge carriers. The photocatalytic performance of the Cu<sub>31</sub>S<sub>16</sub>/Cu<sub>9</sub>S<sub>5</sub> was evaluated through degrading high-concentration methyl orange (MO) solution under visible light. The degradation rate of MO solution increased to 94.8% in 60 min, showing the most remarkable photocatalytic ability. Moreover, a probable photocatalytic mechanism of the Cu<sub>31</sub>S<sub>16</sub>/Cu<sub>9</sub>S<sub>5</sub> was discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17081,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sulfur Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139754350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sulfenamide formation – chemical and biochemical reactions and their applications in cell biology","authors":"Tayebeh Amanpour , Rui Wang","doi":"10.1080/17415993.2023.2276704","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17415993.2023.2276704","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Sulfenamides are organosulfur compounds that contain a single bond between nitrogen and sulfur in their structures. Sulfur can react with nucleophiles to yield new compounds. The compounds having nitrogen–sulfur bonds are used in polymers for a variety of purposes, including medicines, agrochemicals, veterinary medications, and environmental studies. This review will examine several chemical reactions that lead to sulfenamide production as well as how they are used in cell biology and biochemical applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17081,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sulfur Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135271262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Vinoth Kumar , P. Gayathri , C. Arunamaheswari , P. Bhavana , R. Prasath
{"title":"Synthesis, spectroscopic and electrochemical investigation on the conformational features of meso-5-formylthien-2-ylporphyrins and its terpyridinylthien-2-ylporphyrin and Porphyrin-Corrole dyad","authors":"V. Vinoth Kumar , P. Gayathri , C. Arunamaheswari , P. Bhavana , R. Prasath","doi":"10.1080/17415993.2023.2279666","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17415993.2023.2279666","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A facile approach for the syntheses of regioselective <em>meso-</em> mono, di (<em>cis</em> and <em>trans</em>), and tri formylthien-2-ylporphyrins from <em>meso-</em>tetrathien-2-ylporphyrin (ThP) is presented. The synthesized <em>meso-</em> mono formylthien-2-ylporphyrin ThP-CHO was further functionalized to 5-((5-terpyridinyl)thien-2-yl)-10,15,20-tris(thien-2-yl)porphyrin (ThP-TPy) and Porphyrin-Corrole (Por-Cor) dyad. The influence of formyl substitution and further functionalization on <em>meso-</em> thien-2-yl ring(s) with porphyrin central π-system is examined through UV–Vis absorption, <sup>1</sup>H NMR spectroscopy and electrochemical studies. The red shift of Soret band and Q bands in the absorption spectrum and the redox potentials are shown to be dependent on the number of substitution (ThP-CHO, 424 nm < ThP<em>t</em>-(CHO)<sub>2</sub> and ThP<em>c</em>-(CHO)<sub>2</sub>, 425 nm < ThP(CHO)<sub>3</sub>, 427 nm). The significant variation in redox potentials and distinct bathochromic shift in the absorption bands in the series of formyl derivatives, ThP-TPy and Por-Cor dyad have been explained based on the near-planar orientation of the <em>meso</em>-thienyl groups with the porphyrin core.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17081,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sulfur Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135340392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ashraf A. Aly , Kamal U. Sadek , Mohammed B. Alshammari , Akil Ahmad , Eman A. Aziz , Alan B. Brown , Asmaa H. Mohamed
{"title":"Facile synthesis of new thiazinanones derived by acenaphythylenone","authors":"Ashraf A. Aly , Kamal U. Sadek , Mohammed B. Alshammari , Akil Ahmad , Eman A. Aziz , Alan B. Brown , Asmaa H. Mohamed","doi":"10.1080/17415993.2023.2281595","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17415993.2023.2281595","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In an attempt to develop new thiazinanones, 2-oxoacenaphthylen-1(2<em>H</em>)-ylidene)hydrazineylidene)-5,6-diphenyl-1,3-thiazinan-4-ones were synthesized <em>via</em> the reaction of oxoacenaphthylen-hydrazinecarbothioamide derivatives with 2,3-diphenylcycloprop-2-enone in ethanol and catalyzed by triethyl amine. The structure of the obtained thiazinanones was elucidated by spectral data (IR, MS, <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C NMR spectra) in addition to elemental analysis. The mechanism describes the reaction pathway was also discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17081,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sulfur Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138536274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Statement of retraction: a density functional theory study of Au-decorated gallium nitride nano-tubes as chemical sensors for the recognition of sulfonamide","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/17415993.2024.2307160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17415993.2024.2307160","url":null,"abstract":"Published in Journal of Sulfur Chemistry (Ahead of Print, 2024)","PeriodicalId":17081,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sulfur Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139584070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rebaz Anwar Omar , Pelin Koparir , Metin Koparir , Damir A. Safin
{"title":"A novel cyclobutane-derived thiazole–thiourea hybrid with a potency against COVID-19 and tick-borne encephalitis: synthesis, characterization, and computational analysis","authors":"Rebaz Anwar Omar , Pelin Koparir , Metin Koparir , Damir A. Safin","doi":"10.1080/17415993.2023.2260918","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17415993.2023.2260918","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In the present contribution, a novel cyclobutane-derived thiazole–thiourea hybrid 1-(4-(3-methyl-3-phenylcyclobutyl)thiazol-2-yl)−3-(<em>p</em>-tolyl)thiourea (<strong>1</strong>), which was readily fabricated from addition of <em>p</em>-isothiocyanatotoluene to 4-(3-methyl-3-phenylcyclobutyl)thiazol-2-amine, is reported. The formation of <strong>1</strong> was firmly confirmed by the means of elemental analysis, and IR and <sup>1</sup>H NMR spectroscopy. Theoretical DFT-based computations were additionally applied to reveal the structure and electronic features of the title compound. The chemical activity of <strong>1</strong> was estimated by the reactivity descriptors and MEP surface. ADMET properties of the reported compound were predicted in silico using online services. Potential inhibition of a series of the SARS-CoV-2 and tick-borne encephalitis proteins by <strong>1</strong> was studied using molecular docking, which, in turn, allowed to reveal the ligand efficiency scores for the resulting protein–<strong>1</strong> complexes. It was established that <strong>1</strong> exhibits the best inhibition activity against Nonstructural protein 14 (N7-MTase) and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) glycoprotein amongst the studied SARS-CoV-2 and TBE proteins, respectively.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17081,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sulfur Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136059030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Magnetic nanoparticles supported copper (II) complex: Fe3O4@DABA-PQ-CuCl2 nanocomposite as an active magnetically recoverable catalyst for preparation of diaryl (aryl-heterocyclic) selenides","authors":"Wei Li , Wenjing Xu , Jinlong Yan , Li Yan Zhang","doi":"10.1080/17415993.2023.2255713","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17415993.2023.2255713","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>During the last few years, research on new approaches for the synthesis of diaryl selenides containing heterocyclic compounds (Heterocyclic-Selenide-Aryl derivatives) has gained special importance among chemists. These compounds are very valuable from pharmaceutical and pharmacological points of view, and several biological properties such as anti-cancer and antitumor properties have been reported about them. In this research, we presented an ecofriendly and efficient method to prepare diaryl selenides containing heterocyclic compounds through one-pot three-component reactions of heterocyclic compounds with aryl iodides and selenium catalyzed by Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@DABA-PQ-CuCl<sub>2</sub> nanocomposite in PEG as solvent under thermal conditions. Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@DABA-PQ-CuCl<sub>2</sub> nanocomposite was successfully fabricated by using simple method and was fully identified by several spectroscopic techniques. The use of nanocatalysts synthesized in this work has the following advantages over the catalysts reported in the articles: low toxicity, easy storage, transportation, weighing and application, easy preparation of catalyst from cheap and available raw materials, high activity of catalyst due to increased surface area, stability in solvents and at high temperatures, high selectivity, recyclability and reuse of catalyst.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17081,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sulfur Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135980664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}