Pouya Sepehr, S. M. Borghei, Morad Ebrahimkhas, Nasim Nobari
{"title":"Antibacterial activity of copper-coated carbon nanotubes synthesized by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus","authors":"Pouya Sepehr, S. M. Borghei, Morad Ebrahimkhas, Nasim Nobari","doi":"10.3233/mgc-240020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/mgc-240020","url":null,"abstract":" The increase of antibiotic-resistant strains has necessitated the generation of antibacterial agents that do not induce microbial resistance. The present study was conducted to evaluate the antibacterial effect of copper-coated carbon nanotubes (Cu/CNTs) synthesized by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) on two strains of gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and gram negative (Escherichia coli) bacteria. First, the PECVD method was used to deposit carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on high-resistivity silicon wafers previously decorated with nickel catalyst by an electron beam gun. These nanotubes were then coated with copper thin films (Cu, 0– 60 nm) in a vacuum evaporator using the Direct Current (DC) Magnetron Sputtering method. The morphology of PECVD-grown Cu/CNTs was investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The antibacterial properties of as-synthesized Cu/CNTs against Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) were determined using Standard Plate Count (SPC). The results showed that increasing the coating thickness of Cu/CNTs had intensified their antibacterial activity. The SEM and TEM images confirmed the morphological modification of the samples after coating with copper.","PeriodicalId":18027,"journal":{"name":"Main Group Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141834196","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":"Sulfone-infused covalent organic polymer derived from poly(2-aminothiophenol) and erythrosine B as an excellent tool for C–H activation","authors":"Vivek Singh Rana, Renu Devi, Satyam Singh, Rajesh K. Yadav, Rahul Shrivastva, Dhiraj P. Murale, Atresh Kumar Singh, Atul Pratap Singh","doi":"10.3233/mgc-230092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/mgc-230092","url":null,"abstract":"The generation of a low HOMO-LUMO energy gap makes organic polymer-based composites an important class of materials with outstanding catalytic efficiency. The present work describes the simple and direct synthesis of an excellent photocatalyst, PC (C26H16NO7S)n via doping of erythrosine-B dye on sulfone infused poly(2-amino thiophenol) assembly (PA, (C6H4NO2S)n). The O 1 s spectrum displays peaks at 531.8 eV and 533.3 eV, representing the O=C and O–C groups of the in-situ generated fluorescein loaded on PA surface. Through absorption study (Tauc’s plot), the optical band gap (Eg) for polymer PA (2.9 eV) and photocatalyst PC (2.1 eV) has been calculated. Further, due to the efficient absorbance in the range of 400–600 nm with a low optical band gap, the applicability of the catalyst, PC has been checked in photocatalytic C–H activation in thiophene, and the generation of C–C bond with p-nitro aryldiazonium salt.","PeriodicalId":18027,"journal":{"name":"Main Group Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141609040","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":"Novel ionic liquid systems based on three-nitro phenoxide: Spectroscopic and electronic characterization using theoretical and experimental study","authors":"S. Esfahani, Jafar Akbari, S. Soleimani‐Amiri","doi":"10.3233/mgc-240005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/mgc-240005","url":null,"abstract":"After extensive computations, novel trinitro compounds, triethyl ammonium 2,4,6-trinitro phenoxide (TEA-TNP) and tetramethyl guanidinium 2,4,6-trinitro phenoxide (TMG-TNP), are designed, synthesized, and identified. The Geometrical parameters, electronic properties, and spectroscopic analysis have been investigated by comparison of theoretical and experimental methods. Spectrum features that include IR and Raman have been calculated, and 1H and 13C NMR spectra are compared to experimental data. Electronic analysis has been investigated through NLO, FMO, UV-Vis, NBO, and MEP calculations. B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) is highly successful and dependable for predicting ionic liquid stability, electrical characteristics, and spectroscopy. Both TEA-TNP and TMG-TNP are introduced as suitable candidates for NLO material. TMG-TNP with greater nucleophilicity (N) is a noncorrosive lubricant additive that reduces friction and wear for tribological performance.","PeriodicalId":18027,"journal":{"name":"Main Group Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140978251","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 review on synthesis of coumarin derived schiff’s base metal complexes and their control over E. coli bacterium","authors":"Ankita Sharma, Sushma Devi, Sunil Kumar","doi":"10.3233/mgc-230119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/mgc-230119","url":null,"abstract":" Nowadays, the dilemma of drug resistance to antibacterial strains is of huge concern. Among the bacteria, Escherchia coli (E. coli) is the major pathogen, which is found in human and other animals. It is responsible for variety of severe diseases. A variety of commonly used antibiotics such as amoxicillin, gentamycin, etc and fluid replacement method are the suggested treatments for the infections caused by E. coli. In a study, it was established that the metal-based heterocyclic drugs demonstrated a different mode of action compared to the commonly used heterocyclic antibacterial drugs. Coumarin, an oxaheterocycle, is a privileged scaffold in medicinal chemistry. Metal complexes of coumarin-derived Schiff’s bases exhibit a broad range of pharmacological activities. Therefore, in the present review article, we have focused on the synthesis of metal complexes of coumarin derived Schiff’s bases as well as their respective Schiff’s base ligands and their antibacterial activities against the gram-negative bacterium E. coli.","PeriodicalId":18027,"journal":{"name":"Main Group Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140996140","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 and characterization of chemosensor: Investigation of cyanide sensing and study as live cell imaging","authors":"Shiva Arun, A. K. Tripathi, Puspendra Singh","doi":"10.3233/mgc-240001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/mgc-240001","url":null,"abstract":" Chemosensor A , (E)-(4-(2-((2-hydroxynaphthalene-1-yl)methylene)hydrazinyl)benzonitrile has been synthesized by condensation of 4-cyanophenylhydrazine hydrochloride with 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde in ethanol solvent at ∼80°C. The chemosensor A , has been characterized by FT-IR, ESI-MS and 1H-NMR spectroscopic techniques. The chemosensor A has been investigated for selective cyanide ion sensing ability through UV–visible and fluorescence spectra. Further the chemosensor A was also employed as live cell imaging reagent for intra-cellular detection of cyanide ion in SW480 cells.","PeriodicalId":18027,"journal":{"name":"Main Group Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140237700","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}
Mostafa Azizpour, Hamed Ghaedi, R. J. Yengejeh, Masoud Saberi
{"title":"Investigating the Efficiency of Photo-Fenton (UV/H2O2/Fe2+) in Removing the Indomethacin Antibiotic From Aqueous Solutions","authors":"Mostafa Azizpour, Hamed Ghaedi, R. J. Yengejeh, Masoud Saberi","doi":"10.3233/mgc-230121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/mgc-230121","url":null,"abstract":"Water pollution caused by antibiotics is one of the major challenges in the world today. The current research aims to investigate the effect of the Photo-Fenton process in removing indomethacin antibiotics from aqueous solutions. This experiment-based study was conducted on a laboratory scale and discontinuous manner. The influential variables affecting the removal efficiency of indomethacin include initial antibiotic concentration, pH, time, hydrogen peroxide concentration, and iron ion. The study was conducted base on standard methods (APHA, AWWA, CFWP, 2005). The Design Expert software was used to analyze the effect of independent variables on the removal efficiency of indomethacin antibiotics in the Photo-Fenton process (UV/H2O2/Fe2+) using response surface methodology (RSM) and central composite design (CCD). To ensure the repeatability of the results, each experiment was repeated three times and the reported the average. The results showed that the optimal removal conditions for indomethacin antibiotics were pH = 4, H2O2 oxidant concentration = 50 ppm, Fe2+catalyst concentration = 50 ppm, time = 75 minutes, and initial antibiotic concentration = 20 ppm, with a removal efficiency of 91.03% . The variables of initial antibiotic concentration, H2O2 concentration, and pH had the greatest impact on the removal efficiency of indomethacin. The results of this study indicate that under optimal conditions, more than 90% of indomethacin antibiotics can be removed from aqueous solutions using the Photo-Fenton process, which is a significant result for removing this pharmaceutical pollutant from aquatic environments.","PeriodicalId":18027,"journal":{"name":"Main Group Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140250985","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}
Amit K. Tripathi, Priyanka Singh, Ray J. Butcher, J. Bera, Puspendra Singh
{"title":"Synthesis and single crystal X-ray studies of bis-(trimethylsilylmethyl) tellurium diiodide through an insertion route","authors":"Amit K. Tripathi, Priyanka Singh, Ray J. Butcher, J. Bera, Puspendra Singh","doi":"10.3233/mgc-230101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/mgc-230101","url":null,"abstract":" The synthesis and single crystal X-ray studies of bis(trimethylsilylmethyl) telluriumdiiodide was studied through an insertion route with quantitative yield. This molecule was characterized with the help of 1H NMR, elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray studies. The new crystalline molecule provides a supramolecular synthon in crystal lattices of tellurium(IV) diiodide showing 2d synthons associated with the help of C-H - - - I interactions.","PeriodicalId":18027,"journal":{"name":"Main Group Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139441777","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}
Mamta Devi, Navjot Sandhu, Renu Devi, Meenakshi Verma, Meena Nemiwal, Rahul Shrivastava, N. K. Gupta, Ripsa Rani Nayak, Rajesh K. Yadav, A. P. Singh
{"title":"One-pot polycondensation and characterization of melamine-based polymer for mercury and sodium hypochlorite sensing","authors":"Mamta Devi, Navjot Sandhu, Renu Devi, Meenakshi Verma, Meena Nemiwal, Rahul Shrivastava, N. K. Gupta, Ripsa Rani Nayak, Rajesh K. Yadav, A. P. Singh","doi":"10.3233/mgc-230071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/mgc-230071","url":null,"abstract":"A porous, low-cost, organic, amorphous and carbon-nitride functionalized polymer was synthesized using melamine and 5-bromo-2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde. One-pot polycondensation method was opted, to yield hyper-crosslinked polyaminal network which was used for the detection of NaOCl and Hg2+. Reaction proceeds in single step without addition of any catalyst and gives promising yield. The authenticity of the synthesized polymer MB was established using X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). However, the morphology and thermal stability of MB was studied using X-Ray diffraction (XRD) & Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) & Differential thermal analysis (DTA) respectively. BET studies were carried out to analyze the porous structure of MB. The pore diameter is centred at 6.2851 nm with specific surface area of 24.348 m2 g–1 and pore volume of 0.038258 cm3 g–1. The TGA curve showed that it has a good thermal stability (250°C). The synthesized compound was checked for its sensing behaviour with different analytes (metal ions: Cu2+, Cr2+, Mg2+, Cd2+, Mn2+, Zn2+, Pb2+, Hg2+; acids: HCl, H2SO4, HNO3 and ROS: t-BuOOH, KO2, NaOCl) in deionized water and was found to show significant change in intensity with NaOCl and Hg2+. The change in absorption spectra was observed at varied concentrations of NaOCl and Hg2+ solutions in deionized water using UV-Vis. Spectrophotometer.","PeriodicalId":18027,"journal":{"name":"Main Group Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139384118","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":"In silico antibacterial, anticancer, antioxidant, antidiabetic activity predictions of the dual organic peroxide 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(tert-butyl peroxyl)hexane","authors":"M. Abd El-Wahab, M.G. El-Desouky","doi":"10.3233/mgc-230095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/mgc-230095","url":null,"abstract":"In this search organic peroxide has been studied for its potential biological activities in various fields, including medicine and biotechnology. Molecular docking studies have been conducted to predict the binding between organic peroxide and certain biological targets, such as the breast cancer receptor 3hb5-oxidoreductase and the prostate cancer mutant 2q7k-Hormone. The docking results indicate potential interactions between peroxide and these targets. In addition to its potential cytotoxic activity, organic peroxide has been investigated for its antidiabetic activity. The docking results suggest that peroxide binds to the active site of enzymes involved in diabetes, such as α-amylase, pancreatic lipase, and β-glucosidase, with low binding energies. This indicates a potential role for peroxide in the treatment of diabetes. Furthermore, the interaction between peroxide and the antioxidant protein IHD2 (2HCK) has been explored. These computational studies suggest a possible pharmacological role for peroxide in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. The docking energy between peroxide and Helicobacter pylori adhesin HopQ type I bound to the N-terminal domain of human CEACAM1 indicates that peroxide could be a potential target to inhibit H. pylori infection. It’s important to note that these findings are based on computational methods and molecular docking studies. Further research, including in vitro and in vivo experiments, would be necessary to validate these findings and fully understand the potential benefits and limitations of peroxide in these applications.","PeriodicalId":18027,"journal":{"name":"Main Group Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138997077","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":"Syntheses characterization, and photocatalytic property of an organic-inorganic compound obtained by bromine salt and the β-Mo8O26 anion","authors":"Chen-Fei Ren, Jia-Xuan Li, Zi-Han Li, Xin-Xin Li, Yan-Qi Lu, Hong-Tao Wang, Xing-Xing Zhang, Yuanyuan Li, Yun-Yin Niu","doi":"10.3233/mgc-230064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/mgc-230064","url":null,"abstract":"According to the structure/property characteristics of polyacids, the design and synthesis of new inorganic organic hybrid materials based on POMs is of great significance for the rapid and effective removal of pollutants in wastewater. In addition, many researchers have synthesized a large number of POMs-based inorganic organic hybrid compounds with organic cations as templates. Based on the above background, in this article, a new supramolecular compound named o-[C20H18N2O4][Mo8O26]0.5.H2O was obtained through hydrothermal method by reacting 1, 2-bis[4-nitrile-pyridine)-N-methylene]phenyldibromide (L1) with (NH4)6Mo7O24.4H2O. The compound was characterized by IR, PXRD, and single crystal X-ray analysis. Single crystal X-ray analysis shows that the compound consists of a [β-Mo8O26] 2–, a dicarboxylic acid chelating ligand and a water molecule. This compound exhibits good catalytic activity towards MB. The degradation rate of MB by photocatalysis of compound 1 was 75.2% . The novelty of this work lies in the synthesis of a cyano-hydrolyzed ligand and the high efficiency of MB degradation of the compound.","PeriodicalId":18027,"journal":{"name":"Main Group Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139262759","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}