E. S. Vikulova, T. S. Sukhikh, A. C. Barysheva, S. E. Varvarinskaya, I. Y. Ilyin, O. G. Shakirova, N. B. Morozova
{"title":"Synthesis and Structure of Ag(I) Complexes with Tris(3,5-Dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)Methane and β-Diketones","authors":"E. S. Vikulova, T. S. Sukhikh, A. C. Barysheva, S. E. Varvarinskaya, I. Y. Ilyin, O. G. Shakirova, N. B. Morozova","doi":"10.1134/S0022476624110180","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0022476624110180","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The possibility of forming molecular Ag(I) complexes with tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)methane (HC(3,5-Me<sub>2</sub>pz)<sub>3</sub>) and fluorinated β-diketones (hexafluoroacetylacetone (Hhfac) and trifluoroacetylacetone (Htfac)) is tested to expand the library of potential precursors for the chemical vapor deposition of Ag containing materials. It is established that the interaction of HC(3,5-Me<sub>2</sub>pz)<sub>3</sub> with silver β-diketonates leads to the formation of [Ag{HC(3,5-Me<sub>2</sub>pz)<sub>3</sub>}<sub>2</sub>]<sup>+</sup> cationic complexes. At the same time, a stable desired product [Ag{HC(3,5-Me<sub>2</sub>pz)<sub>3</sub>}hfac] (L = hfac) was isolated and characterized. The structures of [Ag{HC(3,5-Me<sub>2</sub>pz)<sub>3</sub>}<sub>2</sub>](tfac) and as series of solvates [Ag{HC(3,5-Me<sub>2</sub>pz)<sub>3</sub>}(hfac)]·½THF and [Ag{HC(3,5-Me<sub>2</sub>pz)<sub>3</sub>}<sub>2</sub>](L)Solv<sub><i>x</i></sub> (L = hfac, Solv = Et<sub>2</sub>O (<i>x</i> = ¼), C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>8</sub> (<i>x</i> = ½), CHCl<sub>3</sub> (<i>x</i> = 1); L = tfac, Solv = THF (<i>x</i> = 1)) are determined by XRD. Structures of the cationic and molecular complexes are compared with those of related compounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":668,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Structural Chemistry","volume":"65 11","pages":"2327 - 2344"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142761904","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":"DFT Study of the Possibility of Delivering Antiviral Drugs Using Chitosan","authors":"I. N. Nurgaliev, N. Zh. Burkhanova","doi":"10.1134/S0022476624110192","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0022476624110192","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Drug transport to specific areas of the body is accomplished by drug delivery systems. Components of these systems are often biodegradable and bioabsorbable polymers. The elaboration of effective drug delivery methods can, along with the search for new drugs, significantly enhance the development of corresponding therapeutic strategies. In the present work, the possibility of utilizing chitosan to deliver antiviral drugs is studied using the density functional theory (DFT, B3LYP-D3(BJ)/6-311+G(<i>d</i>,<i>p</i>)). The energies of frontier molecular orbitals and fundamental DFT indices are calculated, densities of electronic states are analyzed. The results indicate that medicinal compounds are adsorbed on chitosan by H-bonds, and the strongest bond energy between chitosan and ivermectin B1b is –34.83 kcal/mol. The analysis of reactivity descriptors for the interaction of chitosan with hydroquinone, chloroquine, and hydroxychloroquine reveals specific interactions indicating that these complexes are not stable. In view of the chitosan compatibility with the human body, its non-toxicity, and the possibility to control the release of medicinal compounds due to such factors as pH, solubility, and ionic strength, we propose to use this compound as a system for the delivery of medicinal compounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":668,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Structural Chemistry","volume":"65 11","pages":"2345 - 2357"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142761880","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}
P. A. Tkachenko, I. A. Baidina, V. Yu. Komarov, S. N. Berdyugin, S. V. Tkachev, D. B. Vasilchenko
{"title":"Formation of Binuclear Platinum(III) Sulphates in Sulphic Acid Solutions of Platinum(IV) Compounds","authors":"P. A. Tkachenko, I. A. Baidina, V. Yu. Komarov, S. N. Berdyugin, S. V. Tkachev, D. B. Vasilchenko","doi":"10.1134/S0022476624110052","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0022476624110052","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The <span>({{({{text{H}}_{3}}text{O})}_{2}}[text{Pt}_{2}^{text{III}}{{(text{S}{{text{O}}_{4}})}_{4}}{{({{text{H}}_{2}}text{O})}_{2}}]cdot 4{{text{H}}_{2}}text{O})</span> compound (<b>1</b>) is isolated by keeping sulfuric acid solutions of the [Pt<sup>IV</sup>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>4</sub>] platinum hydroxide with an addition of 18-crown-6-ether. The structure of <b>1</b> (<i>C</i>2/<i>c</i>, <i>a</i> = 20.276(1) Å, <i>b</i> = 7.5844(5) Å, <i>c</i> = 13.8876(9) Å; β = 113.466(4)°; <i>V</i> = 1959.0(2) Å<sup>3</sup>; <i>Z</i> = 4) is determined by XRD and is shown to be formed by binuclear anionic platinum(III) aquasulfate complexes (containing bridging sulfate ligands and axial aqualigands), hydronium cations, and water molecules. The <span>({{({{text{H}}_{3}}text{O})}_{2}}[text{Pt}_{2}^{text{III}}{{(text{S}{{text{O}}_{4}})}_{4}}{{({{text{H}}_{2}}text{O})}_{2}}])</span> (<b>2</b>) compound, containing no solvate water molecules, is prepared from a solution of the (Bu<sub>4</sub>N)<sub>2</sub>[Pt<sup>IV</sup>(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>6</sub>] salt in strong sulfuric acid. The structure of <b>2</b> (<i>P</i>2<sub>1</sub>, <i>a</i> = 7.4384(7) Å, <i>b</i> = 13471(1) Å, <i>c</i> = 7.566(1) Å; β = 101.419(4)°; <i>V</i> = 743.1(1) Å<sup>3</sup>; <i>Z</i> = 2), containing no solvate water molecules, is determined by XRD. The substances are characterized by Raman and NMR spectroscopy methods. The geometry of the <span>({{[text{Pt}_{2}^{text{III}}{{(text{S}{{text{O}}_{4}})}_{4}}{{({{text{H}}_{2}}text{O})}_{2}}]}^{2-}})</span> anion is additionally calculated by the DFT method; the optimized model agrees well with structural data and confirms a presence of Pt–Pt bonding. Possible mechanisms of the formation of platinum(III) complexes in sulfate solutions of platinum(IV) compounds are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":668,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Structural Chemistry","volume":"65 11","pages":"2163 - 2174"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142761780","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}
T. V. Bogdan, AuthorName A. Firsov, V. P. Chertkova, A. I. Abramovich
{"title":"Calculation of the Structure of (CH3CN)n and (CH3CN)m·H2O Clusters by Density Functional Theory","authors":"T. V. Bogdan, AuthorName A. Firsov, V. P. Chertkova, A. I. Abramovich","doi":"10.1134/S0022476624110040","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0022476624110040","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The geometry and energy of (CH<sub>3</sub>CN)<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 2-8) and (CH<sub>3</sub>CN)<sub><i>m</i></sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O (<i>m</i> = 4<i>-</i>7) clusters are calculated by the density functional theory with the B3LYP functional, the cc-pvdz basis set and Grimme’s dispersion correction D3. In (CH<sub>3</sub>CN)<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters at <i>n</i> ≤ 4, acetonitrile molecules are arranged antiparallel; as <i>n</i> increases, cycles can be distinguished in the cluster structure with the head-to-tail orientation of molecules. Cycles can be distinguished where the molecules have a head-to-tail orientation. With the same number of molecules in a cluster the formation of clusters including a water molecule is more energetically favorable. Starting from <i>m</i> > 5, this molecule is located inside the cavity of acetonitrile molecules. The application of Grimme D3 correction allows us to refine the energy of the formation of (CH<sub>3</sub>CN)<sub>3</sub> clusters.</p>","PeriodicalId":668,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Structural Chemistry","volume":"65 11","pages":"2153 - 2162"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142761781","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}
A. A. Udovenko, E. B. Merkulov, D. Kh. Shlyk, N. M. Laptash
{"title":"Hydrogen O–H⋯F Bonds in the Crystals of MTiF6·6H2O (M = Mn, Co, Ni, Zn)","authors":"A. A. Udovenko, E. B. Merkulov, D. Kh. Shlyk, N. M. Laptash","doi":"10.1134/S002247662411009X","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S002247662411009X","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Single crystals of hexahydrates of divalent fluoridotitanates <i>M</i>TiF<sub>6</sub>·6H<sub>2</sub>O (<i>M</i> = Mn, Co, Ni, Zn) are synthesized. Their crystal structures are determined by X-ray diffraction at room temperature (RT-structure) and below the phase transition (LT structure). The phase transition is accompanied by a transformation of the disordered trigonal lattice into the ordered monoclinic one. The initial RT-structures differ in the set and strength of O–H⋯F hydrogen bonds linking isolated [<i>M</i>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2+</sup> and [TiF<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> octahedra into a 3D framework. There is a correlation between the strength of hydrogen bonds and the thermal behavior of the complexes.</p>","PeriodicalId":668,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Structural Chemistry","volume":"65 11","pages":"2210 - 2222"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142761783","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}
V. A. Alekseeva, I. V. Krauklis, Yu. V. Chizhov, A. V. Tulub
{"title":"Formation of Glycine and Alanine Zwitter-Ionic Structures Within the Discrete-Continuum Model of a Water Solvent: Intramolecular Proton Transfer","authors":"V. A. Alekseeva, I. V. Krauklis, Yu. V. Chizhov, A. V. Tulub","doi":"10.1134/S0022476624110143","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0022476624110143","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Neutral and zwitter-ionic conformers of glycine (Gly) and alanine (L-Ala) are quantum chemically calculated at the B3LYP+GD3/def2TZVPP level of density functional theory within the discrete-continuum model in the gas phase and with regard to the effect of the aqueous medium. Structures with the minimum dipole moments prove to be the most stable neutral conformers of Gly and Ala in the gas phase. When solvation effects are taken into account within the polarized continuum model, conformers with the maximum dipole moments become energetically favorable due to the dipole-dipole interaction with the medium. Reaction activation barriers of the intramolecular proton transfer in the formation of zwitter-ions studied are calculated depending on the number of water molecules in the first coordination sphere. The inclusion of seven water molecules saturating the hydrogen bond of –<span>(text{NH}_{3}^{+})</span> and –COO<sup>–</sup> functional groups into the discrete-continuum model of a water solvent is shown to significantly decrease the activation barrier to 0.02 kcal/mol for glycine and to 0.09 kcal/mol for alanine.</p>","PeriodicalId":668,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Structural Chemistry","volume":"65 11","pages":"2272 - 2284"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142761878","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}
B. V. Chaltsev, V. G. Vlasenko, A. S. Burlov, A. A. Shiryaeva, Yu. V. Koshchienko, A. A. Zubenko, A. I. Klimenko, T. V. Lifintseva, V. A. Lazarenko
{"title":"Synthesis, Structure, and Biological Activity of Binuclear Mixed-Ligand Complexes of Nickel(II) Benzoylhydrazone 2-(N-Tosylamino)Benzaldehyde","authors":"B. V. Chaltsev, V. G. Vlasenko, A. S. Burlov, A. A. Shiryaeva, Yu. V. Koshchienko, A. A. Zubenko, A. I. Klimenko, T. V. Lifintseva, V. A. Lazarenko","doi":"10.1134/S0022476624100093","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0022476624100093","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Two new complexes of nickel(II) benzoylhydrazone 2-(<i>N</i>-tosylamino)benzaldehyde (H<sub>2</sub>L) with additional heterocyclic donor ligands L<sup>1</sup> = 2,2′-bipyridine and L<sup>2</sup> = 1,10-phenanthroline are synthesized. Structures and compositions of the obtained compounds are determined by elemental analysis, <sup>1</sup>H NMR, and IR techniques. Crystal and molecular structures of the Ni(II) complexes are determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The adducts are shown to have dimeric structures: Ni<sub>2</sub>L<sub>2</sub>L<sup>1</sup>(CH<sub>3</sub>OH) and Ni<sub>2</sub>L<sub>2</sub>L<sup>2</sup>(CH<sub>3</sub>OH). In both adducts, one of nickel(II) ions is in a distorted square-planar environment while another is in the octahedral environment due to additional coordination of 2,2′-bipyridine or 1,10-phenanthroline and a methanol molecule. The biological activity of the complexes is studied. It is found that both adducts exhibit the protistocidal activity against <i>Colpoda steinii</i>, with Ni<sub>2</sub>L<sub>2</sub>L<sup>1</sup>(CH<sub>3</sub>OH) being twice less active and Ni<sub>2</sub>L<sub>2</sub>L<sup>2</sup>(CH<sub>3</sub>OH) being twice more active than the chloroquine reference.</p>","PeriodicalId":668,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Structural Chemistry","volume":"65 10","pages":"1982 - 1993"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142598896","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":"Atomic Layer Deposition Synthesis of thin Films of Vanadium Oxides in a Reducing Hydrogen Atmosphere","authors":"B. V. Voloshin, V. A. Seleznev, V. A. Golyashov","doi":"10.1134/S0022476624100160","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0022476624100160","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The work considers the synthesis of thin films of vanadium oxides by plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PE-ALD). A procedure is proposed to obtain thin films of amorphous vanadium dioxide. The hydrogen effect on the composition of deposited films during PE-ALD is analyzed. Hydrogen is shown to decrease the vanadium oxidation state in the deposited films and amorphize the structure. The mechanism of amorphization is discussed. The application of plasma enhancement promotes the hydrogen reducing activity. Calcination of films consisting of a mixture of vanadium oxides in hydrogen plasma enables the preparation of films of solely amorphous vanadium dioxide.</p>","PeriodicalId":668,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Structural Chemistry","volume":"65 10","pages":"2073 - 2087"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142598802","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}
B. Chowdhury, N. C. Jana, R. Nandy, P. Brandão, A. Panja
{"title":"Impact of Metal Salts on Coordination Chemistry of Nickel(II) with a N3O Donor Schiff Base Ligand: Synthesis, Structures and Hershfield Surface Analysis","authors":"B. Chowdhury, N. C. Jana, R. Nandy, P. Brandão, A. Panja","doi":"10.1134/S0022476624100123","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0022476624100123","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The key findings and significance of this report is the synthesis and characterization of two mononuclear nickel(II) complexes, [Ni(L)(val)].0.5MeOH (<b>1</b>) and [Ni(HL)<sub>2</sub>](ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub> (<b>2</b>) derived from a tetradentate Schiff base ligand HL and two different nickel(II) salts. These complexes were thoroughly characterized using techniques such as elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, single crystal X-ray diffraction, and Hirshfeld surface analysis. The results revealed distinct coordination modes of the ligands in the complexes, leading to different non-covalent interactions and packing arrangements in their crystal structures. Specifically, complex <b>1</b> exhibited tetradentate coordination in addition to the bidentate <i>o</i>-vanillinate ligand, while complex <b>2</b> featured tridentate coordination with the zwitterionic form of the ligand. Hirshfeld surface analysis provided insights into the relative contributions of various intermolecular interactions, highlighting the significance of hydrogen bonding, tetrel bonding, and other non-covalent interactions in stabilizing the crystal structures. In general, this study contributes to the differences in structural integrity on variation in metal salts and the understanding in depth of various non-covalent interactions using Hirshfeld surface analysis tool.</p>","PeriodicalId":668,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Structural Chemistry","volume":"65 10","pages":"2014 - 2028"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142598814","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}
A. S. Goloveshkin, I. E. Ushakov, R. U. Takazova, N. D. Lenenko, A. S. Golub
{"title":"Influence of Non-Covalent Interactions on the Binding Strength of Lamivudine with Molybdenum Disulfide in Multilayer and Monolayer Hybrid Structures","authors":"A. S. Goloveshkin, I. E. Ushakov, R. U. Takazova, N. D. Lenenko, A. S. Golub","doi":"10.1134/S0022476624100020","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0022476624100020","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A layered compound of molybdenum disulfide with cationic molecules of the medication lamivudine (Lam) is prepared by the monolayer dispersion method. The structure of this compound is determined by modeling the powder XRD pattern using the supercell method followed by a quantum chemical optimization of the obtained structural model using the electron density functional method. The AIM (Atoms in Molecules) topological analysis of the calculated electron density distribution reveals interatomic bonding interactions between Lam and MoS<sub>2</sub> monolayers. The energies of these interactions are estimated. It is shown that the interaction is mainly due to the NH⋯S hydrogen bonds between Lam and the sulfide layer and that these bonds determine the position of molecules in the MoS<sub>2</sub> interlayer The features of bonding between Lam and the surface of MoS<sub>2</sub> monolayer particles are determined using a computational model of exfoliated compound.</p>","PeriodicalId":668,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Structural Chemistry","volume":"65 10","pages":"1894 - 1902"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142598892","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}