{"title":"Preparation and Characterization of Ionic Liquid Supported on Fe3O4-Lignin and Investigation of Its Catalytic Activity in the Synthesis of Dihydropyrano[3,2-c]chromene Derivatives.","authors":"Majidreza Gerami, Mahnaz Farahi","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9250","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9250","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To extend the use of supported ionic liquids as effective heterogeneous catalysts, in this research, the ionic liquid immobilized on magnetic lignin (Fe3O4-lignin-SO3/IL) was used as an environmentally friendly, and recyclable catalyst for the synthesis of dihydropyrano[3,2-c]chromene derivatives via a one-pot reaction between aromatic aldehydes, malononitrile, and 4-hydroxycoumarin. This method offers the benefits of high yield, short reaction times, straightforward processing, and its potential for green applications in pharmaceutical and chemical sectors. Furthermore, the detailed role of Fe3O4-lignin-SO3/IL as a catalyst in chemical reactions was examined, providing insights into its mechanism and potential uses in organic synthesis and other chemical processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"72 3","pages":"545-552"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145231308","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 Antimicrobial Efficacy of Novel 1,3,4-Thiadiazole Derivatives Against Key Bacterial and Fungal Strains.","authors":"Mohamed Eleribi, Fakhri Elabbar, Basma Baaiu","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9327","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two series of new 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives were synthesized through heterocyclization of methyl 2-(3,5-dibromo-2-hydroxybenzylidene)hydrazine-1-carbodithioate (4) and methyl (E)-2-(1-(5,7-dibromobenzofuran-2-yl)ethylidene)hydrazine-1-carbodithioate (5) with various hydrazonoyl chlorides, respectively. The structures of the newly synthesized products were elucidated through elemental analysis and spectral data. Eight new compounds from the first series (i.e. containing dibromohydroxybenzene moiety) were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538-P as the Gram-positive bacteria, Escherichia coli ATCC 25933 as the Gram-negative bacteria, Candida albicans ATCC 10231 as a yeast, and the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger NRRL-A326 in comparison with neomycin as a reference drug in the case of S. aureus, E. coli and C. albicans whereas cyclohexamide was used as a reference for filamentous fungi. The results showed that some of the novel compounds have promising antimicrobial activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"72 3","pages":"503-513"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145231303","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}
Iram Akbar, Amir Karim, Muhammad Iqbal, Rahime Eshaghi Malekshah, Najeeb Ullah, Yu-Ting Chu, Saqib Ali, Sodio C N Hsu, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir
{"title":"Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Evaluation of Substituted Pyridine Based Benzo-thiazol Derivatives: In Silico Calculations and ADME Prediction.","authors":"Iram Akbar, Amir Karim, Muhammad Iqbal, Rahime Eshaghi Malekshah, Najeeb Ullah, Yu-Ting Chu, Saqib Ali, Sodio C N Hsu, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9213","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, a series of new condensation products L1-L5 have been synthesized from substituted pyridinecarbaldehydes and 2-aminobenzothiazole and characterized by FTIR, UV-Visible, 1H NMR spectroscopy and ESI-MS analysis. Additionally, compound L1 was structurally characterized through single-crystal X-ray diffraction study exhibiting four crystallographically independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. All the synthesized compounds exhibited antibacterial activity against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria as well as against Candida albicans ATCC 60193 and Candida tropicalis ATCC 13803. All the compounds were optimized by using DFT-D method. Total energy values for compounds were calculated then, the reactivity descriptors were theoretically proven by computing the HOMO and LUMO energies. The prediction of ADME properties indicated that all of the compounds exhibit good drug-likeness and pharmacokinetic properties.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"72 3","pages":"416-429"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145231403","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}
Vinay B Patel, Haresh K Dave, Tejal M Patel, Kaushik Nath
{"title":"Modelling and Prediction of Permeate Flux in the Ultrafiltration Recovery of Sodium Lignosulfonate from Aqueous Solution.","authors":"Vinay B Patel, Haresh K Dave, Tejal M Patel, Kaushik Nath","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9163","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Modelling and data fitting for the prediction of permeate flux during ultrafiltration (UF) of a model feed solution of sodium lignosulfonate was carried out following resistance in series, gel polarization and Kedem Katchalsky equations. The experiments were conducted in a laboratory UF unit equipped with PES/HFUF asymmetric membrane under specific operating conditions by altering some parameters including solute concentration, transmembrane pressure (TMP), and cross flow velocity (CFV). The maximum experimental permeate flux was observed at TMP of 3.92 bar and CFV 0.527 ms-1 was 19.6 × 10-6 m3m-2s-1. The theoretical and experimental volumetric flux was plotted, and their extent of resemblance was compared and validated statistically. The study sheds light on the effective upcycling of sodium lignosulfonate from spent liquor via ultrafiltration.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"72 3","pages":"441-449"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145231223","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":"Identification of novel HPPD/PPO dual-target inhibitors through virtual screening of multiple pharmacophore models.","authors":"Pan-Xiu Zhang, Juan Shi, Ying Fu","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9188","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The development and identification of dual target herbicides was one of primary approach to addressing the issue of weed resistance. Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) and p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) are two important targets of photosynthesis in plants. Different from the traditional single target drug design, this study focuses on HPPD and PPO dual target drug design. Hiphop pharmacophore models of HPPD and PPO targets were constructed use commercial pesticides, and CBP pharmacophore models were constructed based on protein complexes. Over millions of molecules were screened using pharmacophore models and 8 compounds were obtained. Candidate compounds chelated with Fe (II) in HPPD and formed stable π-π interactions with key residues in HPPD active pocket. Most compounds produced hydrogen bond interactions and π-π interactions with residues in PPO. Combined with a multiple visual screen process, potential compounds with dual-target inhibition effect were obtained.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"72 3","pages":"463-477"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145231246","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}
Karwan Omer Ali, Nabil Adil Fakhre, Salim Najm Aldain Saber
{"title":"Copper(I/II) and Palladium(II) Complexes Containing Carbothioamide and Triphenylphosphine Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization, and Theoretical Studies.","authors":"Karwan Omer Ali, Nabil Adil Fakhre, Salim Najm Aldain Saber","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9352","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9352","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A carbothioamide ligand, 4,5-dihydro-5-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-phenylpyrazole-1-carbothioamide, [C17H17N3OS], has been synthesized from the condensation of 4-methoxychalcone with thiosemicarbazide. The carbothioamide (L) ligand and triphenylphosphine (Ph3P) as co-ligand, was coordinated with Cu(I), Cu(II), and Pd(II) metal ions to synthesis the corresponding complexes: [CuCl2(L)] 1, [CuCl(L)(Ph3P)] 2, [PdCl2(L)] 3, and [PdCl(L)(Ph3P)]Cl 4. The ligand and all complexes were collected in solid form after the reactions and characterized by magnetic susceptibility, elemental analysis, molar conductivity, FT-IR, UV-Vis, and 1H, 13C, 31P-NMR techniques. The molar conductance values in DMSO (5.8-16.3 Ω-1 cm2 mol-1) confirmed all the complexes to be non-electrolytic except for the Pd(II) complex 4 (32.6 Ω-1cm2 mol-1) that behaves as a 1:1 electrolyte. According to spectroscopic evidence, the carbothioamide ligand behaves as an N, S donor and chelating agent. Magnetic susceptibility measurements combined with electronic spectral data suggest that the Cu(II) and Pd(II) complexes have square planar geometry, whereas the Cu(I) complex 2 has a tetrahedral geometry. Elemental analysis and 1H-NMR spectroscopy confirmed the mononuclear structure of all complexes. DFT calculations showed that the synthesized complexes 1, 3, and 4 exhibit higher thermodynamic stability than the free ligand (L), with ΔE values of 1.4695, 2.1116 eV, 1.9076 eV, and 1.2980 eV, respectively. In contrast, complex 2 has ΔE = 0.5385 eV, indicating lower thermodynamic stability. Among the complexes, complex 2 (S = 3.7140 eV) exhibited the highest softness, and all complexes were observed to be softer than the triphenylphosphine ligand. According to the results, electron transitions are easier in certain complexes than in their ligands, which suggests that the prepared complexes could be used in the photocell in future studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"72 3","pages":"491-502"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145231272","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}
Mladjan Golubovic, Velimir Peric, Marija Stosic, Vladimir Stojiljkovic, Tomislav Kostic, Aleksandar Kamenov, Milan Lazarevic, Dalibor Stojanović, Aleksandar Veselinovic
{"title":"Development of Novel Analgesics Related to TRPV1 Antagonism - In Silico Approach.","authors":"Mladjan Golubovic, Velimir Peric, Marija Stosic, Vladimir Stojiljkovic, Tomislav Kostic, Aleksandar Kamenov, Milan Lazarevic, Dalibor Stojanović, Aleksandar Veselinovic","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9199","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the context of pharmacological intervention for pain, Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid, member 1 (TRPV1), as a non-selective cation channel belonging to the transient receptor potential (TRP) family of ion channels, has emerged as a promising target. However, the availability of selective TRPV1 antagonists and their associated pharmacological properties remains limited. This research paper explores various QSAR modeling techniques applied to a range of piperazinyl-aryl compounds acting as TRPV1 antagonists. The descriptors utilized in the creation of conformation-independent QSAR models included local molecular graph invariants and the SMILES notation, along with the incorporation of the Monte Carlo optimization method as a model development technique. Several statistical methods were employed to evaluate the quality, robustness, and predictive capacity of the developed models, yielding positive results. For the best developed QSAR model following statistical parameters were obtained for training set R2 = 0.7155, CCC = 0.8134, IIC = 0.7430, Q2 = 0.6970, RMSE = 0.645, MAE = 0.489 and F = 157; and for test set R2 = 0.9271, CCC = 0.9469, IIC = 0.9635, Q2 = 0.9241, RMSE = 0.367, MAE = 0.329 and F = 328. Additionally, molecular fragments derived from SMILES notation descriptors, which explain observed changes in the evaluated activity, were identified, leading to the design of four new antagonists. The final validation of the QSAR model and the designed antagonists was conducted through molecular docking, which demonstrated strong correlation with the QSAR modeling results.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"72 3","pages":"450-462"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145231304","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":"Optimization of The Bleaching Process of Sunflower Oil.","authors":"Nebojša Vasiljević, Suzana Yusup, Vladan Mićić, Goran Tadić, Dragica Lazić, Duško Kostić","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2024.8816","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2024.8816","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bleaching is a crucial step in oil refining that removes unwanted pigments and oxidative products, which degrade oil quality. This study evaluated the effects of temperature (75-115 °C), adsorbent concentration (1-3 wt%), and time (20-40 minutes) on sunflower oil bleaching using a Box-Behnken factorial design in Minitab 21. Responses were divided into two groups: (I) peroxide value and spectroradiometric-based chroma and hue-angle, and (II) peroxide value and spectrophotometric-based bleaching efficiency. Under optimal conditions (approximately 78 °C, 2.95 wt% adsorbent, and 20 minutes), peroxide value decreased from 1.8 meq/kg to 0.398 meq/kg, chroma reduced from 45.89 to 9.61, hue-angle increased from 92.69 to 105.55, and bleaching efficiency reached 71.86%. Composite desirability was higher in the first group (0.97 vs 0.89), primarily due to the more objective nature of spectroradiometric parameters (hue-angle and chroma). Keywords: Oil bleaching, Optimisation, Response Surface Method, Sunflower oil.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"72 3","pages":"478-490"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145231236","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, Characterization and Catalytic Properties of L-Cysteine-Mediated Self-Assembled Au-Ag/AgCl Nanoparticles.","authors":"Moein Rezazadeh, Zeinab Moradi Shoeili","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9185","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, the self-assembly of gold and silver-based nanoclusters modified by L-cysteine (Cys@Au-Ag/AgCl) was prepared using a simple and straightforward hydrothermal method. Cys@Au-Ag/AgCl exhibited efficient catalytic activity for the rapid reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to the less toxic 4-aminophenol (4-AP) in the presence of NaBH4 as a reducing agent, completing the reaction within a few minutes with a rate constant of 6.1 × 10-3 s-1. The catalytic performance of Cys@Au-Ag/AgCl was optimized by studying the effect of various parameters on the catalytic reduction. In addition, Cys@Au-Ag/AgCl nanocomposite was used for catalytic reduction of K3[Fe(CN)6] in the presence of NaBH4, and the reaction rate constant was found to be 1.73 × 10-2 s-1. The antibacterial activity of Cys@Au-Ag/AgCl nanocomposite was also evaluated against common drug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli). The results demonstrated that the multifunctional Cys@Au-Ag/AgCl nanocomposite exhibited good antibacterial activity against these clinical drug-resistant bacteria.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"72 3","pages":"430-440"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145231376","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}
Li-Fei Zou, Ya-Li Sang, Su-Wen Liu, Kai Wang, Li-Min Wang
{"title":"Synthesis, Characterization and Crystal Structures of Nitrate and Tetrachloridocobalt(II) Salts of Cobalt(III) Complexes with Catalytic Epoxidation of Cyclooctene.","authors":"Li-Fei Zou, Ya-Li Sang, Su-Wen Liu, Kai Wang, Li-Min Wang","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9313","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two new cobalt(III) complexes, [CoL2]NO3 (1) and [CoL2]2[CoCl4] (2), where L is 5-bromo-2-(((2-isopropylamino)ethyl)imino)methyl)phenolate, have been prepared and characterized by physico-chemical methods and single crystal X-ray analysis. X-ray analysis indicated that the Co atoms in both complexes are in octahedral coordination except for that in [CoCl4] unit which in a tetrahedral coordination. Crystal structures of complexes are stabilized by hydrogen bonds and π···π interactions. Catalytic property of both cobalt complexes was studied on the epoxidation of cyclooctene with tert-butylhydroperoxide (TBHP) as oxidant. Both complexes show good catalytic activity and high epoxides selectivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"72 3","pages":"409-415"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145231386","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}