Kazuki Honjo, Taigo Kamimura, Kohei Tada, Ryohei Kishi, Yasutaka Kitagawa
{"title":"Front Cover: Theoretical Study of Local Environmental Effect on Electronic Structure of M-Cluster (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 15/2025)","authors":"Kazuki Honjo, Taigo Kamimura, Kohei Tada, Ryohei Kishi, Yasutaka Kitagawa","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202581501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202581501","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Front Cover</b> shows a local environmental effect on the electronic structure of the M-cluster of nitrogenase, which was examined by DFT calculations from the viewpoint of the hydrogen bonds and water molecules. Hydrogen bonds from Ser265 significantly contribute to the stability of the LUMO, while the water molecules around the HCA strongly stabilize the HOMO. The contribution of Ser265 is, however, suppressed when an outer environmental field is applied. The results provide suggestions for the ligand design of synthesized FeS clusters. More information can be found in the Research Article by Y. Kitagawa and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202500016).\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202581501","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kira D. Krivenko, Alexander F. Shestakov, Maxim A. Faraonov, Alexey V. Kuzmin, Salavat S. Khasanov, Akihiro Otsuka, Hideki Yamochi, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Dmitri V. Konarev
{"title":"Front Cover: Complexes of d- and f-metal Ions with a Redox-Active and Highly Symmetric Truxenone Ligand: Effect of Cations and Coordination on Distortions of Radical Anions and Singlet-Triplet Transitions in Dianions (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 14/2025)","authors":"Kira D. Krivenko, Alexander F. Shestakov, Maxim A. Faraonov, Alexey V. Kuzmin, Salavat S. Khasanov, Akihiro Otsuka, Hideki Yamochi, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Dmitri V. Konarev","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202581401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202581401","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Front Cover</b> shows truxenone (Tr), which has high C<sub>3h</sub> symmetry and degenerated LUMO. It forms salts and complexes. Calculations predict Jahn–Teller distortions for Tr<sup>⋅−</sup> that are enhanced by the asymmetric approach of Cp*<sub>2</sub>Co<sup>+</sup> to Tr<sup>⋅−</sup>. The dianions should have a triplet state, but the asymmetric approach of Cs<sup>+</sup> to the oxygen atoms of Tr<sup>2−</sup> stabilizes the singlet ground state. Radical anions of Tr<sup>⋅−</sup> coordinate with Tb<sup>III</sup>(TMHD)<sub>3</sub> and Mn<sup>II</sup>(acac)<sub>2</sub> providing asymmetric spin density localization on the coordinated oxygen atom and strong magnetic exchange of the ligand and paramagnetic metal spins. More information can be found in the Research Article by D. V. Konarev and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202400760).\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202581401","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144131513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Camila N. Cechin, Tanize Bortolotto, Andressa Lunardi, Renaldo M. da Silva Jr., Robert A. Burrow, Bernardo A. Iglesias, Ernesto S. Lang, Bárbara Tirloni, Shirley Nakagaki
{"title":"Cover Feature: Photocatalytic Efficiency Improvement of Porous TiO2 Immobilized by a Pd-Te Complex for H2 Production by Water Splitting (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 13/2025)","authors":"Camila N. Cechin, Tanize Bortolotto, Andressa Lunardi, Renaldo M. da Silva Jr., Robert A. Burrow, Bernardo A. Iglesias, Ernesto S. Lang, Bárbara Tirloni, Shirley Nakagaki","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202581302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202581302","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Cover Feature</b> shows the preparation of solids based on a Pd--Te complex, [Pd<sub>2</sub>(μ-TePh)<sub>2</sub>(bipy)<sub>2</sub>](PF<sub>6</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, immobilized over porous TiO<sub>2</sub> and over commercial TiO<sub>2</sub> to be used as photocatalysts for H<sub>2</sub> production by water splitting under sunlight. All the solids enhanced H<sub>2</sub> production compared to pure titania supports by up to 69-fold. This outcome inspires the investigation of metal complexes combined with semiconductors to improve their photocatalytic ability for H<sub>2</sub> production. More information can be found in the Research Article by S. Nakagaki and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202400806).\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202581302","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144108701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Front Cover: Heterometallic Coordination Compounds with Amino-Acid Dithiocarbamate Ligands (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 13/2025)","authors":"Dr. Phil Köhler","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202581301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202581301","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Front Cover</b> illustrates the use of amino-acid dithiocarbamate ligands as building blocks for heterometallic coordination polymers. As outlined in the Review by P. Köhler (DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202500007), these ligands form stable all-<i>S</i> coordinate complexes with different transition metal ions, and the resulting products can act as metalloligands for coordination of a second metal ion due to their free carboxylate groups. The illustration shows the assembly of dithiocarbamato-carboxylate metalloligands and oxophilic metal ions in a modular fashion, analogous to interlocking toy building bricks.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202581301","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144108703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficient Extraction of Ln(III) from Nitric Acid Feed using a Novel and Undiluted Hydrophobic Deep Eutectic Solvent","authors":"Alok Rout, Nagarajan Ramanathan","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202500052","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents (HDESs) are regarded as the green and new generation solvents for the separation of metal ions and other valuables from their waste solutions. In this context, a strongly HDES based on trioctylphosphine oxide and decanoic acid is employed in its undiluted condition for the solvent extraction of Eu(III) (taken as Ln(III) representative) from a broad range of nitric acid solutions. The projected HDES is highly hydrophobic and less viscous in nature. Various solvent extraction parameters are tuned to realize the extractant behavior of the proposed HDES. Though the extraction shows a decline at high feed acidity, the system is efficient to extract Eu(III) from pH range to concentrated acid solution with a high % extraction. The involvement of two HDES in the metal–solvate species (metal–ligand complex) formation with fast extraction kinetics corroborates the suitability of the extractant for extracting Eu(III) from the acidic phase. The phase volume ratio is changed to affirm the best possible extraction factors at the expense of minimum volume of HDES. The stripping performance of Eu(III) from the loaded HDES phase is investigated using Milli-Q water as the stripping solution, thereby establishing the sustainability of the system.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171390","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":"Effect of Zirconium Substitution in Thiospinel Cobalt-Ferrite Nanoparticles Decorated over Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Oxide Sheet as an Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysts","authors":"Sumathi Natarajan, Hari Prasaad Somasundharam, Meyvel Subramani, Sakkarapalayam Murugesan Senthil Kumar, Sathya Ponnusamy","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202500082","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The oxygen evolution reaction performance of spinel cobalt iron sulfide (CoFe<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub>) is constrained by its inferior charge transfer capabilities compared to RuO<sub>2</sub>. Herein, partial substitution of zirconium (Zr<sup>4+</sup>) into the octahedral Fe site of CoFe<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub> is explored to enhance its electrocatalytic performance. The structural and electronic characterization reveals that Zr<sup>4+</sup> incorporation induces lattice distortion and modulates the electronic environment, resulting in an enhanced charge distribution. Notably, the optimized Zr-doped catalyst (Zr<sub>0.1</sub>CFS/N-RGO) exhibits a significantly improved oxygen evolution reaction performance, achieving a low overpotential of 470 mV at 10 mA cm<sup>−2</sup> and a small Tafel slope of 55 mV dec<sup>−1</sup> in 1 M KOH. Furthermore, the catalyst demonstrates remarkable durability, retaining 91% of its initial current density after 12 h of continuous operation. These findings underscore the potential of strategic transition metal doping to optimize nonprecious metal-based catalysts for sustainable electrochemical water splitting applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144131581","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}
Thaddäus J. Koller, Lucas G. Balzat, Jakob Blahusch, Alexander Pichler, Bettina V. Lotsch, Wolfgang Schnick
{"title":"Rediscovery of the Forgotten Middle Child: A Comprehensive Study on the Coordination Chemistry of Melam","authors":"Thaddäus J. Koller, Lucas G. Balzat, Jakob Blahusch, Alexander Pichler, Bettina V. Lotsch, Wolfgang Schnick","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500240","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202500240","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Melam or bis(4,6-diamino-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amine is a chemical compound that has already been studied by Liebig almost 200 years ago. Despite this, melam's ability to act as a bidentate ligand has hardly been explored so far. The main focus of this work was therefore to advance the knowledge about melam's coordination chemistry by the synthesis of its complexes with CuCl, CuBr, CuI, CuCN, and AgCl as well as their structural characterization by single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction. Their crystal structures were found to feature channels along the molecules’ stacking direction. It was further shown that these melam complexes have excellent hydrolytic and thermal stability, making them potentially interesting for heterogeneous catalysis in aqueous media either as promising precursors for polymeric carbon nitrides or possibly already on their own, especially since it should be possible to fine-tune properties by preparing solid solutions of these melam complexes, which was exemplarily demonstrated between the CuBr and CuI derivatives. Additionally, the crystal structure of melam's HCl salt was elucidated, which proved to be closely related to that of the coordination complex between melam and CuCl, underlining the similar chemical behavior of Cu<sup>+</sup> and H<sup>+</sup> toward melam.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202500240","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tushar S. Basu Baul, Avishek Khatiwara, Andrew Duthie, Herbert Höpfl, David Mroß, Klaus Jurkschat
{"title":"Syntheses and Structures of Diorganotin Compounds Containing a Pentadentate Schiff Base Featuring Two Chiral Centers","authors":"Tushar S. Basu Baul, Avishek Khatiwara, Andrew Duthie, Herbert Höpfl, David Mroß, Klaus Jurkschat","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202500164","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A pentadentate Schiff base pro-ligand, suitable for the generation of metal complexes containing two chiral centers, is synthesized. The pro-ligand H<sub>2</sub>L<sup>Me</sup> is reacted with diorganotin precursors to yield the tin compounds [Me<sub>2</sub>Sn(L<sup>Me</sup>)] (<b>1</b>), [<i>n-</i>Bu<sub>2</sub>Sn(L<sup>Me</sup>)] (<b>2</b>), [<i>t-</i>Bu<sub>2</sub>Sn(L<sup>Me</sup>)] (<b>3</b>), [Bn<sub>2</sub>Sn(L<sup>Me</sup>)] (<b>4</b>), and [<i>n-</i>Oct<sub>2</sub>Sn(L<sup>Me</sup>)] (<b>5</b>), where L<sup>Me</sup> = <i>N</i>-[(<i>E</i>)-1-[6-[(<i>E</i>)-<i>N</i>-(<i>p</i>-tolylsulfonamido)-<i>C</i>-methylcarbonimidoyl]pyridin-2-yl]ethylideneamino]-<i>p</i>-tolylsulfonamide. Characterization in solution (NMR spectroscopy and high-resolution mass spectrometry) and solid state (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis) confirms for each compound a seven-coordinate C<sub>2</sub>SnN<sub>3</sub>O<sub>2</sub> environment with pentagonal-bipyramidal geometry. The <sup>119</sup>Sn NMR spectra exhibit high field-shifted signals, consistent with seven coordinated diorganotin Schiff base derivatives. In the solid state, the S(O)C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>Me moieties in <b>1</b>–<b>4</b> are mutually <i>anti</i>-oriented, resulting in molecular topologies similar to those found in Jacobsen's catalyst. In addition to van der Waals interactions, the molecular arrangements in the 3D solid-state structures are primarily controlled by C<span></span>H⋯O hydrogen bonds, along with C<span></span>H⋯N, C<span></span>H⋯π, and π⋯π interactions giving macrocyclic or cage-type assemblies.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171183","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}
Adesola A. Adeleke, Miche D. Meyer, Nicole R. S. Sibuyi, Martin O. Onani, Bernard Omondi
{"title":"Biomolecular Affinities and Cytotoxicity of Copper(I) and Silver(I) Phosphine–Pyridinyl Complexes Against CACO-2 and CASKI Cell Lines","authors":"Adesola A. Adeleke, Miche D. Meyer, Nicole R. S. Sibuyi, Martin O. Onani, Bernard Omondi","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202500123","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A series of three copper (I) and three silver (I) complexes with the general formula [M L(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]NO<sub>3</sub>, (M = Cu for complexes <b>1–3</b> and Ag for complexes <b>4–6</b>) are synthesized by reacting copper(I) or silver(I)-nitrate and triphenylphosphine with the bidentate ligands, (<i>E</i>)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)-<i>N</i>-(<i>o-</i>tolyl)methanimine <b>L1</b>, (<i>E</i>)-<i>N</i>-isopropyl-1-(pyridine-2-yl)methanimine <b>L2</b>, or (<i>E</i>)-<i>N</i>-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-1-(pyridine-2-yl)methanimine <b>L3</b>. The structures of these complexes are elucidated using a combination of NMR spectroscopy, FTIR, UV–visible, mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Structural analysis revealed that the Schiff bases coordinate to the metal centers in a bidentate fashion, with triphenylphosphine occupying the remaining coordination sites in complexes <b>1</b>, <b>2</b>, and <b>5</b>. In contrast, in complexes <b>3</b>, <b>4</b>, and <b>6</b>, one coordination site is occupied by a nitrate anion instead of triphenylphosphine. All six complexes exhibit a distorted tetrahedral geometry around the metal center, as confirmed by <i>τ</i><sub>4</sub> values ranging from 0.54 to 0.87. Binding studies with calf-thymus DNA demonstrated that complexes <b>1–6</b> interact via intercalation, with complex <b>5</b> exhibiting the highest binding constant. Furthermore, all complexes showed strong binding affinity toward bovine serum albumin. Cytotoxicity studies revealed significant cytotoxicity of complexes <b>1–6</b> against human colon adenocarcinoma (Caco-2) and human cervical epidermoid carcinoma (Caski) cell lines.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202500123","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Front Cover: Breathing Effect in a Tetrapodal Lanthanide-Phosphonate Organic Framework (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 12/2025)","authors":"Ricardo F. Mendes, Filipe A. Almeida Paz","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202581201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202581201","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Child's play</b>: The Front Cover shows how two flexible but robust metal–organic frameworks can easily be transformed into each other by the simple removal or adsorption of water molecules when immersed in this solvent. More information can be found in the Research Article by R. F. Mendes and F. A. Almeida Paz (DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202400467).\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202581201","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143861641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}