{"title":"Design, synthesis, X-ray structure, Hirshfeld surface, and NLO behavior of 3-bromo-2-[(2E)-2-(2-oxonaphthalen-1(2H)-ylidene)hydrazinyl]benzoic acid.","authors":"Souheyla Chetioui, Mansour Azayez, Ouarda Brihi, Djebar Hadji, Zohra-Douaa Benyahlou, Youcef Megrouss, Abdelkader Chouaih, Mokhtaria Drissi, Jean-Pierre Djukic, Salem Yahiaoui","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9398","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The crystalline form of the compound, 3-bromo-2-[(2E)-2-(2-oxonaphthalen-1(2H)-ylidene)hydrazinyl]benzoic acid (BOHB), has been synthesized in good yield by diazotization of 2-amino-3-bromobenzoic acid followed by a reaction with β-naphthol. The XRD-crystal measurements and DFT calculations confirmed that the hydrazone was the favored form. The structure of the synthetic product was also examined by IR and NMR spectroscopic methods. Using Hirshfeld surface analysis, interactions in the crystal have been highlighted, where many contributors are identified such as H···H (24.7%), O···H/H···O (20.6%), H···C/C···H (17.0%), and Br···H/H···Br (15.0%). Furthermore, the novel benzoic acid derivative was investigated for its nonlinear optical (NLO) properties. Computational results indicate that the compound shows enhanced first hyperpolarizability values relative to common reference systems. This suggests the benzoic acid derivative might offer a potential structural basis for exploring materials for selected NLO applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"140-153"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589244","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}
Lei Shi, Xiaoniu Hong, Xinyue Zhang, Fu-Ming Wang, Feng Guo
{"title":"Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activity of fluoro-containing aroylhydrazones.","authors":"Lei Shi, Xiaoniu Hong, Xinyue Zhang, Fu-Ming Wang, Feng Guo","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9574","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9574","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>2-Fluorobenzohydrazide reacted with various benzaldehydes afforded five new aroylhydrazones, which were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV-Vis and 1H NMR spectroscopy. Detailed structures of four compounds were further determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Antibacterial activities of reported compounds on Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas fluorescence, and antifungal activities on Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger were assayed. The biological assay indicated that the presence of electron-withdrawing groups in the benzaldehydes can improve antimicrobial activities.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"133-139"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589372","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}
Beriwan Muhamad Hamad Ameen, Karwan Omer Ali, Rezan Ali Saleh
{"title":"Nickel(II) complex derived from 5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thiol and dppe ligands: synthesis, crystal structure, cytotoxicity and theoretical studies.","authors":"Beriwan Muhamad Hamad Ameen, Karwan Omer Ali, Rezan Ali Saleh","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9603","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, the novel Ni(II) complex [Ni(N-L)(S-L)(dppe)], where L = 5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thiol (HL), was synthesised. The Ni(II) complex was characterised by FT-IR and UV-Vis spectroscopy, molar conductivity, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The complex crystallises in a monoclinic system (P21/c) with a distorted square-planar geometry. One HL ligand coordinates with the Ni(II) ion through sulphur in its thiol form, while the other HL ligand is ligated via the nitrogen atom in the thione form. The dppe ligand chelates Ni(II) via two phosphorus atoms forming a five-membered ring. The complex exhibits strong cytotoxicity against MCF7 (IC50 = 6.76 µg/mL) and A549 (IC50 = 8.07 µg/mL) cell lines. DFT results indicate that the synthesised nickel(II) complex is less thermodynamically stable than the free ligands, with a ΔE value of 3.4349 eV. Hirshfeld surface analysis was conducted to identify intermolecular interactions as the key contributors to crystal packing.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"162-173"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589296","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":"Examining the chemical reasoning of pre-service science teachers using a multiple-choice test based on the essential questions-perspectives framework.","authors":"Gülen Önal Karakoyun","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9556","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9556","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study is to examine the chemical reasoning levels of pre-service science teachers. For this purpose, an inventory developed by the researcher in accordance with the Essential Questions-Perspectives Framework (EQ-P) was used as a data collection tool. The inventory consists of thirty-six questions related to three fundamental question types and twelve chemical perspectives. A total of 265 pre-service science teachers from six universities in Turkey participated in the study. A survey model was used in the study. Findings showed that pre-service science teachers performed better on questions related to identification and description. Success was moderate for questions requiring explanation and prediction. Success was lowest for questions requiring transformation and synthesis. When evaluated according to perspectives, high success was observed on questions related to physical properties, structure, composition, and reaction properties. Success was moderate for questions related to particles, interactions, kinetics, and thermodynamics. Success was low for questions related to target molecules, starting materials, addition-removal and process control. The results indicated that the chemical reasoning levels of pre-service science teachers varied significantly depending on the fundamental question types and perspectives. The findings reveal that synthesis and design-oriented thinking should be supported more in chemistry teaching.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"174-182"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589238","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":"Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of N-propionylcysteamine-functionalized calix[n]arenes: antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory activities.","authors":"Mürüvvet Kurt, Murat Özer, Gülderen Uysal Akkuş","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9464","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9464","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, calix[n]arenes were functionalized with N-propionylcysteamine via phenolic moieties, followed by ipso-sulfonation to improve water solubility. Sulfonated derivatives calix[4]arene (C4-4) and calix[8]arene (C8-4) were characterized by FT-IR, 1H NMR, and 13C NMR. Antioxidant activities were determined using DPPH, ABTS• radical scavenging, and Fe(II) chelation assays. At a concentration of 1 mM, DPPH scavenging was 36.45% (C4-4) and, 36.02% (C8-4); Fe(II) chelation 33.33% and, 32.65%; ABTS• scavenging 33.41% and, 39.54%. Both compounds moderately inhibited acetylcholinesterase and α-glucosidase. These results indicate that sulfonated cysteamine-calixarenes possess notable antioxidant potential and moderate enzyme inhibition, making them promising scaffolds for multifunctional bioactive molecule development.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"89-97"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589252","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, structure and photophysical properties of novel thiazolo[2,3-b]pteridines.","authors":"Daryna Kyrylova, Oleksii Voskoboinik, Anatolii Tatarets, Liubomyr Havryshchuk, Svitlana Shishkina, Sergiy Okovytyy, Serhii Kovalenko","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9557","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A one-pot synthesis of a series of thiazolo[2,3-b]pteridines, along with an alternative step-by-step procedure, has been developed. The regioselectivity of the heterocyclization was determined using a combination of physicochemical methods, including X-ray crystallography. The photophysical properties of the synthesized compounds, such as their absorption and emission spectra, were systematically investigated. The absorption spectra were found to depend on the electronic effects of the substituents and the length of the conjugated system. In acetonitrile solutions, the compounds exhibited luminescence with emission maxima in the range of 452-570 nm, quantum yields of up to 6.8%, and negligible Stokes shifts. These results were further supported by DFT calculations, which showed good agreement with the experimental data. Overall, the findings highlight the potential of thiazolo[2,3-b]pteridines as promising candidates for the development of efficient luminescent materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"125-132"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589234","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}
Ecem Gökoğlan, Çiğdem Çakıcı, Ömer Erdoğan, Özgür Yılmaz, Özge Çevik, Ş Güniz Küçükgüzel
{"title":"Novel hydrazide-hydrazone derivatives containing flurbiprofen 1,2,4-triazole as anticancer agents: design, synthesis and biological evaluation.","authors":"Ecem Gökoğlan, Çiğdem Çakıcı, Ömer Erdoğan, Özgür Yılmaz, Özge Çevik, Ş Güniz Küçükgüzel","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9452","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9452","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hydrazone derivatives are one of the scaffolds frequently used in new drug development studies. Due to the promising pharmacological effects of the hydrazone structure, fifteen new hydrazide-hydrazone compounds containing flurbiprofen 1,2,4-triazole were synthesized in this study and their in vitro anticancer effects were tested. All compounds were tested for cytotoxic effects against breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and MDA-MB231), and glioblastoma cell line (U87) by using MTT assay. Among the synthesized compounds, compounds 7a and 7c exhibited the most potent cytotoxic activity with IC50 values of 7.80 ± 1.20 µM and 2.40 ± 0.93 µM against MCF-7 cell line, while compound 7a showed the highest activity with IC50 value of 7.63 ± 1.05 µM against MDA-MB231 cell line. In addition, compounds 7c and 7n presented cytotoxic activity with IC50 values of 10.31 ± 4.63 µM and 10.81 ± 6.11 µM against U87 cell line. The possible cytotoxic effects of compounds on mouse fibroblast cell line (L929) were assessed for their safety and compounds 7a, 7c, and 7n were found less toxic than 5-fluorourasil. Additionally, compound 7c was further studied to investigate its effects on apoptosis and PI3K activity, which play a role in cancer development. The results showed that compound 7c increased apoptosis in MCF-7 cells and it displayed PI3K enzyme inhibitory activity. Our study revealed that the synthesized hydrazone compounds have the potential to be lead compounds for further studies on cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"70-88"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589290","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":"Biological, electrochemical, molecular docking and DFT studies of the asymmetric Schiff base: synthesis of 2-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-((E)-1-((4-methyl-3-((E)-(pyridin-3-ylmethylene)amino)phenyl)imino)ethyl)-4H-pyran-4-one.","authors":"Khadidja Boukerche, Djahida Haffar, Chawki Bensouici, Amina Belounis","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9482","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9482","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The asymmetric Schiff base 2-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-((E)-1-((4-methyl-3-((E)-(pyridin-3-ylmethylene)amino)phenyl)imino)ethyl)-4H-pyran-4-one (AL) was synthesized, and characterized by LC-MS, FT-IR, UV-Vis, 1H and 13C NMR techniques as well as cyclic voltammetry. The optimized molecular structures, IR and UV-Vis spectral modeling, stability, reactivity, and specific quantum chemical properties of the synthesized AL were examined using Density Functional Theory (DFT). The theoretical findings were consistent with the experimental results. The results show that compound AL has good antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. The electrochemical behavior of AL and BHT in the presence of superoxide radicals shows that the radical reaction is spontaneous. Apro-AL calculations indicated the ability of the AL compound to inhibit the primary protease (4GCA). Finally, the docking studies and ADME-T results showed that the AL compound under investigation could be developed as a therapeutic agent.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"98-117"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589197","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}
Murat Özer, Fatma Demir, Safiye Elif Korcan, Gülderen Uysal Akkuş
{"title":"Rapid synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of triazole-modified calix[4]arenes via click chemistry.","authors":"Murat Özer, Fatma Demir, Safiye Elif Korcan, Gülderen Uysal Akkuş","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9503","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study comprises the synthesis of para-tert-butylcalix[4]arene 2 bearing a terminal alkyne group via alkylation of para-tert-butylcalix[4]arene (1) with 4-bromo-1-butyne in the presence of K2CO3. A series of aryl azides, namely benzyl azide (3a), pentafluorobenzyl azide (3b), 4-nitrobenzyl azide (3c), and 2-(azidomethyl)naphthalene (3d), were prepared through the reaction of the corresponding aryl halides with NaN3. Compound 2 was then subjected to a Cu(I)-catalyzed click reaction with these azides to afford novel triazole derivatives 4a-d. The antimicrobial activities of compounds 4a-d were evaluated against Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 11778, Escherichia coli ATCC 35213, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 12600, and Streptococcus mutans ATCC 10449. Experimental results demonstrated that compounds 4a, 4c, and 4d exhibited strong activity comparable to ofloxacin, highlighting their potential as candidate molecules for antibiotic development.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"118-124"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589212","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":"DRUŠTVENE VESTI IN DRUGE AKTIVNOSTI SOCIETY NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, ACTIVITIES.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"72 4","pages":"S81-S96"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145773261","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}