{"title":"Cover Feature: Preparation and Physicochemical Characterization of Layered Double Hydroxide MgAl-LDHs/Celecoxib Hybrid Material (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 9/2025)","authors":"Dr. Amina Chetara, Prof. Abdellah Bahmani","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202580902","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202580902","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Cover Feature</b> shows the transformation of layered materials through calcination and reconstitution processes. In their Research Article, A. Chetara and A. Bahmani explore how this innovative reconstitution technique is opening up new prospects for advanced nanocomposites, particularly in the nanotechnology sector.\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 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202580902","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143698896","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}
Dr. P. Chakraborty, Dr. T. P. Gonçalves, Dr. D. Han, Dr. L. Yang, Dr. P. K. Das, Prof. Dr. K.-W. Huang
{"title":"Transmetalation in Phosphorus-Nitrogen PN3P-Pincer Complexes: Competitive Ligand-Metal Affinity","authors":"Dr. P. Chakraborty, Dr. T. P. Gonçalves, Dr. D. Han, Dr. L. Yang, Dr. P. K. Das, Prof. Dr. K.-W. Huang","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202500137","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Simple and straightforward thermodynamically controlled transmetalation of phosphorus-nitrogen Zn complex to phosphorus-nitrogen pincer cobalt and nickel complexes were demonstrated. All the transmetalation products were well characterized by SCXRD, HRMS (positive and negative mode), and NMR. B−H plots from UV-Vis studies further justify the transmetalation process. Transmetalation results and DFT calculations established the thermodynamic stability of these three complexes in the order of Zn<Co<Ni. The Intrinsic Bond Strength Order, Electron localization function, CHELPG-ESP charges, and Extended Charges Decomposition Analysis (ECDA) were applied to rationalize the reaction outcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202500137","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144131530","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}
Philip J. Karageorghis, Amalia S. Baikie, D. Scott Bohle
{"title":"Thermochemistry of cis trans isomerization in MCl2L2(PPh3)2, M=Ru, Os; L=CO, CNCH2SO2-p-tolyl.","authors":"Philip J. Karageorghis, Amalia S. Baikie, D. Scott Bohle","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202500097","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Ten neutral dichlorobistriphenylphosphine complexes of ruthenium(II) and osmium(II) with two π-accepting ligands, CO or CNCH<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>2</sub>-<i>p</i>-tolyl (TosMIC), have been prepared and characterized. There are five pairs of complexes, each with <i>trans</i>-triphenylphosphines and either <i>cis</i> or <i>trans</i> arrangement of the two chlorides and two π-accepting ligands. The all-<i>trans</i> arrangement, <i>ttt</i>-MCl<sub>2</sub>L<sub>2</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> are prepared under kinetic control by adding 2 L to MCl<sub>2</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>. In most cases these can be stoichiometrically thermally isomerized to the more thermodynamically stable <i>cct</i>-MCl<sub>2</sub>L<sub>2</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> as either a solid or in solution with high boiling solvent. Mixed carbonyl/isocyanide complexes form by treating ttt-MCl<sub>2</sub>(CO)<sub>2</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> with excess isocyanide at room temperature to give ttt-MCl<sub>2</sub>(CO)(CNR)(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> with retention of stereochemistry at the metal. Thermolysis of these mixed species also cleanly transform to the thermodynamically stable <i>cct</i>-isomers. Differential scanning calorimetry is used to determine the temperature onset (155–229 °C) and enthalpy (19–92 J/mol) for these isomerizations. In examples with at least one CO ligand, these DSC methods allow for Borchardt-Daniels kinetics determination of the energy of activations for these isomerizations between 169–282 kJ/mol. Single crystal X-ray diffraction confirms the spectroscopically assigned geometries and DFT calculations of the most likely intermediates for carbonyl substitution in ttt-MCl<sub>2</sub>(CO)<sub>2</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> supports carbonyl loss as the initial step in these substitution reactions. It is proposed that isomerization competes with geminate recombination of the dissociated CO or CNR to give the starting isomer ttt-MCl<sub>2</sub>L<sub>2</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202500097","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144131527","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}
Jussi Lundahl, Dr. Laura E. English, Dr. Jas S. Ward, Dr. Petra Vasko
{"title":"Experimental and Computational Studies of Amido Chlorogermylenes as Lewis Acids in CO2 Insertion","authors":"Jussi Lundahl, Dr. Laura E. English, Dr. Jas S. Ward, Dr. Petra Vasko","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202500116","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A novel combination of an amido-stabilised chlorogermylene (RGeCl) and a cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene (cAAC) has been utilized in a frustrated Lewis pair-type reaction to activate and capture CO<sub>2</sub>. The synthesis, characterization, and reactivity studies accompanied by extensive computational input reveal “push-pull”-type interactions in the isolated CO<sub>2</sub>-captured compounds. Both the steric and electronic factors as well as the Lewis acidity/basicity are found to play an important role in the reactivity and ability of the FLPs to activate CO<sub>2</sub>. The results indicate that the covalent interaction between the cAAC carbene carbon and electrophilic CO<sub>2</sub>-carbon is too strong to facilitate further reduction or reactivity of the bound CO<sub>2</sub>-moiety. However, the interaction between the Lewis acidic Ge-species and the nucleophilic O-atom of CO<sub>2</sub> shows that germylenes can be utilised as the Lewis acidic partner in FLP-type chemistry and small molecule activation.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202500116","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144131576","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}
Eleonora Marconi, Alberto Lopez, Federica Bertelà, Carlo Meneghini, Chiara Battocchio, Daniele Mirabile Gattia, Giuseppina Vanga, Paolo Centomo, Marco Zecca, Valentina Rizzotto, Silvia Pettenuzzo, Marco Roverso, Sara Bogialli, Ulrich Simon, Peirong Chen, Luca Tortora
{"title":"Front Cover: Ecofriendly Synthesis of Titanium Dioxide for Glyphosate Adsorption (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 8/2025)","authors":"Eleonora Marconi, Alberto Lopez, Federica Bertelà, Carlo Meneghini, Chiara Battocchio, Daniele Mirabile Gattia, Giuseppina Vanga, Paolo Centomo, Marco Zecca, Valentina Rizzotto, Silvia Pettenuzzo, Marco Roverso, Sara Bogialli, Ulrich Simon, Peirong Chen, Luca Tortora","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202580801","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202580801","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Front Cover</b> highlights titanium dioxide nanoparticles with distinct crystalline phases, essential for efficient glyphosate adsorption. TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles are also depicted within a mesoporous framework to emphasize their structural influence on adsorption performance. The interaction of glyphosate molecules with the nanoparticle surfaces, set against a water-inspired backdrop, underscores the environmental application and significance of tailored crystalline phases in optimizing remediation strategies. More information can be found in the Research Article by L. Tortora and co-workers.\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 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202580801","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143645786","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":"Heterometallic Coordination Compounds with Amino-Acid Dithiocarbamate Ligands","authors":"Dr. Phil Köhler","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202500007","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Dithiocarbamates derived from amino acids (AA-DTCs) are synthetically easily available O,S-ditopic ligands that are potentially able to coordinate to a hard, oxophilic and to a soft, thiophilic metal site selectively, making them suitable as building blocks for heterobimetallic coordination compounds. When an AA-DTC anion is treated with a transition metal ion (M1), usually a sulfur-coordinate complex of defined geometry is formed widely uninfluenced by the oxygen functional group. The carboxylate group is capable to bind a second metal M2, where the carboxylate-M2 linkage has a more ionic character and the coordination around M2 is characterized by carboxylate/solvent competition. In the vast majority of known compounds, the building blocks are linked into infinite assemblies of different dimensions. This comprehensive review surveys the synthesis and molecular structures of heterobimetallic compounds with AA-DTC anions, comprising different salt-like compounds of the highly oxophilic closed-shell metal ions of groups 1–3, coordination polymers and networks for the first-row transition metal ions, as well as highly covalent compounds with p-block metal fragments as the oxophilic component.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202500007","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144108975","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}
Dr. Ginevra Giobbio, Anaïs Montrieul, Jean-François Lohier, Prof. Dr. Rubén D. Costa, Dr. Sylvain Gaillard
{"title":"Economic and Straightforward Synthesis of Heteroleptic Silver(I) Complexes bearing NHC and Bidentate Ligands","authors":"Dr. Ginevra Giobbio, Anaïs Montrieul, Jean-François Lohier, Prof. Dr. Rubén D. Costa, Dr. Sylvain Gaillard","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202500030","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Herein, we describe an economic, straightforward and selective synthesis for trigonal heteroleptic silver(I) complexes bearing N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHC) and bidentate ligands. The procedure allows to synthesize the targeted compounds in mild conditions and short reaction time with various NHC associated with bis-pyridylamine or diphosphine as second ligands. Silver(I) complexes have been fully structurally and photophysically characterized, unveiling the different role and impact of the ligands in the photophysical behavior of this family of silver(I) complexes.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202500030","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144108690","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}
Nijal K. Singh, Mzamo L. Shozi, Lynette Soobramoney, Sizwe J. Zamisa, Holger B. Friedrich
{"title":"The Structural Characterisation of new Pyridinyl Alcohol Cu(II) Complexes and their Application as Catalysts in the Oxidation of n–octane","authors":"Nijal K. Singh, Mzamo L. Shozi, Lynette Soobramoney, Sizwe J. Zamisa, Holger B. Friedrich","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202400783","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202400783","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this study a series of pyridinyl alcohol ligands (2-pyridinyl-1-cyclohexanol (<b>1</b>), 2-pyridinyl-1,1-diphenyl methanol (<b>2</b>) and 2-pyridinyl-1-phenyl-1-isopropylmethanol (<b>3</b>) have been coordinated to Cu (<b>Cu 1</b>–<b>3</b>). These complexes have been characterised by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The solid-state structures of the Cu complexes obtained were dependent on the temperature and method used to grow crystals. In the selective oxidation of <i>n</i>-octane the copper catalysts gave yields of up to 25 % towards C8 oxygenates with predominant selectivity to C2-C4 octanones. The exception was a chlorido-bridged dimer, which showed high selectivity to 1-octanol. Products from activation of the C-1 position predominately form in higher yield in the catalytic reactions of copper(II) complexes that exhibit narrower N−Cu−O bite angles. The activity of the Cu catalysts can be attributed to metal-ligand cooperative catalysis that involves the formation of Cu(II) peroxo intermediates. Characterisation of the recovered catalyst, in combination with the addition of a radical inhibitor during the partial oxidation reactions, indicated that the catalytic reaction progresses via a combination of an oxygen rebound mechanism and a radical chain reaction, with the latter mechanism usually dominating.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejic.202400783","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143822128","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}
Aparna Potdar, Dr. Soumava Biswas, Dr. Dev Kumar Thapa, Prof. Bharat Kale, Dr. Milind V. Kulkarni, Prof. Murthy Chavali
{"title":"Flexible PVDF-HFP, Nickel MOF-based Hybrid Membrane as an Efficient Electrolyte for Lithium-Ion Batteries","authors":"Aparna Potdar, Dr. Soumava Biswas, Dr. Dev Kumar Thapa, Prof. Bharat Kale, Dr. Milind V. Kulkarni, Prof. Murthy Chavali","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202500075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202500075","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The present investigation demonstrates a highly stable composite polymer electrolyte (CPE) membrane (NiPF6), designed to enhance the performance of solid-state lithium-ion batteries. The new CPE membrane has been fabricated by the blending of Ni-BDC metal-organic framework (MOF) (BDC: 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate), lithium salt, and PVDF-HFP (poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexa fluoropropylene)). The XRD of the CPE membrane clearly shows the presence of 2D Ni-BDC MOF. The mechanical properties and flame test validate the robustness of the membrane. The detailed morphological study of the membrane shows the presence of a porous surface and a layered structure. The CPE membrane exhibits a high ionic conductivity i. e. 1.5×10<sup>−4</sup> S/cm at room temperature, which has increased to 5.99×10<sup>−4</sup> S/cm at 55 °C. Considering the high ionic conductivity of the CPE membrane it has been used as an electrolyte for Li-ion cells. The Li-ion cell fabricated using the Ni-BDC CPE membrane has achieved a discharge capacity of 169.52 mAh/g @ 0.1 C rate, with impressive capacity retention(97 %). The cell showed a 149 mAh/g discharge capacity @1 C with 85 % retention over 300 cycles. Further, it delivered a capacity of around 128.55 mAh/g @ 2 C with 81 % capacity retention at 200 cycles. This enhancement is attributed to the incorporation of 2D Ni-BDC MOF, which has a porous and layered structure that might significantly improve the Li-ion conduction path. Hence, the enhancement in ionic conductivity is self-explanatory. The stable Li-ion conduction path might be formed at a higher C rate, hence the retention capacity has been increased @2 C rate compared to 1 C. More significantly, this is a promising approach for advancing solid-state lithium-ion battery technology by using new composite polymer electrolytes with efficient performance at room temperature.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144131509","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}
Limao Fan, Shuo Wang, Wanchang Li, Prof. Lei Zhang, Prof. Kai Huang
{"title":"Influence of Ce Doping on the Activity of Ce-Cr/S-1 Catalysts for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane with CO2","authors":"Limao Fan, Shuo Wang, Wanchang Li, Prof. Lei Zhang, Prof. Kai Huang","doi":"10.1002/ejic.202400790","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202400790","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A Ce-modified Cr-based catalyst supported on Silicalite-1 (S-1) zeolite was synthesized and used for CO<sub>2</sub>-ODP (CO<sub>2</sub>-assisted oxidative dehydrogenation of propane). Then, reaction and calcination temperature effects on catalytic performance were further studied. The structure of the catalyst was studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), temperature-programmed reduction of hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>-TPR), and diffuse reflectance ultraviolet-visible <b>spectroscopy</b> (UV-vis). The results show that the distribution of Cr on the catalyst's surface and the amount of lattice oxygen can be changed by introducing Ce into the catalyst to modify the catalyst. After Ce modification, more polymerized Cr<sup>6+</sup> sites and lattice oxygen were formed on the catalyst's surface, which was conducive to increasing the activity and selectivity of the catalyst and reducing the amount of carbon deposition on the catalyst surface. By decreasing the calcination temperature, the amount of polymerized Cr<sup>6+</sup> sites and lattice oxygen can be further increased.</p>","PeriodicalId":38,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"28 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143698818","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}