Chunhai Yang, Xue Li, N. Zhou, Beihua Chen, Huilong Dong, Junxun Jin, Xiuli Hu, Tao Huang, Lei Shen, Jun Yi, Wang Quan, D. Ouyang
{"title":"Theoretical Study on Effect of Substituent on Aromaticity of Tetrazole Ring","authors":"Chunhai Yang, Xue Li, N. Zhou, Beihua Chen, Huilong Dong, Junxun Jin, Xiuli Hu, Tao Huang, Lei Shen, Jun Yi, Wang Quan, D. Ouyang","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2023-0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2023-0014","url":null,"abstract":"Tetrazole compounds are a category of energetic materials with great potential. Their stability is inherently related to their aromatics. On the basis of research in DFT at b3lyp/6-311** level on three compounds interested, viz. 5-amino-1H-tetrazole, 5-Carboxyl-1H-tetrazole, 2-methyl-5-Carboxyl-tetrazole, their aromatic characters are extensively analyzed by virtue of different estimation method. Analyses show that these methods, NICS, ICSS, AdNDP, π-electrons density and LOL-pi, are efficient for substituted-tetrazole ring aromaticity estimation. Conclusion denotes that both substituent and substituted position can significantly affect the aromaticity of tetrazole ring of tetrazole compound. Among these given substituents, electro-withdrawing group -COOH significantly increases the aromaticity of the tetrazole rings due to the withdrawing to π-electrons thereof but electro-donating group -NH2 weakens the one of the tetrazole rings due to the donating to π-electrons thereof. But for 2-methyl-5-Carboxyl-tetrazole, the aromaticity increasing of -COOH imposed on π-electrons of tetrazole ring thereof is partially balanced by the existence of the electron-donating group -CH3 at asymmetric meta-position of tetrazole ring. Consequently, the aromaticity order is 5-Carboxyl-1H-tetrazole > 2-methyl-5-Carboxyl-tetrazole > 5-amino-1H-tetrazole.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77526434","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":"A fluorescence sensor based on quantum dots for the detection of mercury ions","authors":"Yang Qin, Yunhan Yang, Y. Ho, Ling Zhang","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2022-0145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0145","url":null,"abstract":"Mercury (II) ion (Hg2+) is one of the most widespread pollutants that poses a serious threat to public health and the environment. Research efforts on selective and sensitive detection of Hg2+, have therefore drawn considerable attention in recent years. Herein, we report a facile approach to detect Hg2+ based on quantum dots (QDs)-based nanosensor. The two single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) used in this work are modified with biotin (ssDNA-biotin) and fluorescence quencher BHQ2 (ssDNA-BHQ2). These two strands are complementary but with TTT-recognized base sequences for the Hg2+ to form a T-Hg2+-T complex. The biotin-modified ssDNA (ssDNA-biotin) is first bound to the streptavidin-modified QDs, forming a QDs/ssDNA-biotin assembly, which may be further hybridized with the ssDNA-BHQ2, producing a complex of QDs/ssDNA-biotin/ssDNA-BHQ2. The BHQ2 serves as an effective quencher of QDs with the QDs and BHQ2 in a proximity within the QDs/ssDNA-biotin/ssDNA-BHQ2 complex. The decrease of fluorescence intensity therefore serves as an indication of the presence of Hg2+. The fluorescence reduction is observed linearly correlated with the concentration of Hg2+ in the range of 1.0-20.0 nM, with a detection limit at 0.87 nM. The presented QDs-based method is expected to provide a simple, rapid and sensitive method for the detection of Hg2+ in environmental water samples.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82129840","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":"Solubility and Solvation Thermodynamics of L-tryptophan in Aqueous Methanol Solvent mixtures","authors":"Avishek Saha, K. Mahali, Sanjay Dhar Roy","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2022-0308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0308","url":null,"abstract":"Article presents mole fraction solubilities of l-tryptophan in binary aqueous methanol solvent systems and applied to estimate thermodynamical parameters like transfer Gibbs free energetics and entropies of solutions. The estimated thermodynamic energies were linked with interaction parameters like dipole-dipole interactions, enthalpy due to transfer of l-tryptophan from water to binary water-methanol solvent mixtures. The transfer Gibbs free energetics for chemical interactions and entropies for solvent-solvent interaction were calculated by mathematical relations. The chemical transfer energetics was applied to explain the probable stability of l-tryptophan in the mixed solvents. Many associated thermophysical parameters were also calculated at standard temperature (298.15 K).","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79483919","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":"New bis(thieno[2,3-b]pyridine) hybrids linked to arene units as potential bacterial biofilm and MRSA inhibitors","authors":"S. Sanad, Ahmed E. M. Mekky","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2022-0236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0236","url":null,"abstract":"Using sonication and mediated by piperazine, new arene-linked bis(thieno[2,3-b]pyridine) hybrids were efficiently prepared in this study. The target hybrids were prepared by reacting bis(α-haloketone) with two equivalents of the appropriate pyridine-2(1H)-thiones in the presence of 1.4 equivalents of piperazine. The reaction mixture was subjected to sonication at 60 °C for 30-40 min to produce the desired products in 88-95% yields. When tested against six different ATCC bacterial strains, the new products demonstrated a wide range of antibacterial activity. The 4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-linked hybrids 1i, and 1j, attached to 6-(4-methoxyphenyl) and 6-(p-tolyl) units, respectively, had the best efficacy against S. aureus, E. faecalis, E. coli, and P. aeruginosa strains. Both hybrids showed more effective potency than the reference ciprofloxacin with MIC and MBC values in the ranges from 2.0-2.1, and 4.1-4.2 μM, respectively. Additionally, hybrids 1i, and 1j demonstrated stronger efficacy than linezolid with MIC values ranging from 2.0-4.2 µM, and MBC values ranging from 8.2-8.5 µM, respectively, against the MRSA ATCC:33591, and ATCC:43300 strains. Furthermore, hybrids 1i, and 1j showed inhibitory antibacterial biofilm activity comparable to the standard ciprofloxacin. They had IC50 values ranging from 3.8-4.6 μM against S. aureus, E. faecalis, E. coli, and P. aeruginosa strains. The cytotoxicity of hybrids 1i, and 1j against the human breast epithelial cell line MCF-10A lends credence to both hybrids' potential as safe antibacterial agents.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73168988","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}
Dion B. Nemez, Baldeep K. Sidhu, Kevin Carlin, A. Friesen, David E. Herbert
{"title":"Synthesis of Novel 2- and 8-Substituted 4-Amino-7-chloroquinolines and their N-Alkylated Coupling Products","authors":"Dion B. Nemez, Baldeep K. Sidhu, Kevin Carlin, A. Friesen, David E. Herbert","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2023-0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2023-0005","url":null,"abstract":"The synthesis of a series of 2- and 8-substituted 4-amino-7-chloroquinolines is presented. The chloro in the 7-position can be effectively substituted using amino alcohols to yield novel analogues of the antimalarial (hydroxy)chloroquine. Both short chain (2-aminoethanol) and long chain (5-[N-ethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-2-aminopentane) coupling partners can be used. While ketone and nitro functionalities were found to be incompatible with the coupling conditions, electron-donating amino and dimethylamino substituents were tolerated. In addition to characterization in solution using multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and high-resolution mass spectrometry, single-crystal X-ray structures are presented of two 4,7-dichloroquinolines as well as three of the N-alkylated products including a unique species in which a pyrrole heterocycle formed at the 2-position of the quinoline sub-unit and a rare example of a 4-aza-1,10-phenanthroline.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78713069","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. Babapoor, B. Mirzayi, Laleh Salehghadimi, Raha Hadi, S. Farhoudian, Meysam Paar
{"title":"Novel CoMnFeO4-MWCNT nanocomposite based on a green synthesized method for supercapacitor applications","authors":"A. Babapoor, B. Mirzayi, Laleh Salehghadimi, Raha Hadi, S. Farhoudian, Meysam Paar","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2022-0117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0117","url":null,"abstract":"A novel nanocomposite of CoMnFeO4-MWCNT has been synthesized via green and simple hydrothermal method and the structure characterization has been done through FT-IR, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, EDX, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy analysis in this research. Cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge–discharge methods are picked as the strategies to compare their supercapacitor behavior. The specific capacitance of about 1310 F g−1 (at 1 A g−1) in 3 mol L−1 KOH has been recorded for CoMnFeO4-MWCNT nanocomposite when the working voltage is 1.2 V. Moreover, this nanocomposite retains 89% of its initial capacitance after 10 000 charge–discharge cycles. Also, some initial mechanistic studies are performed to achieve a deeper insight into the electrochemical behavior of the nanocomposite implying that the oxidation-reduction process of CoMnFeO4-MWCNT nanocomposite is generally quasi-reversible and diffusion-controlled. From the view of time, coat, and environment, the hydrothermal process is much more reliable and beneficial regarding higher performance.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91097748","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}
Langman Xing, H. Quan, Jinyang Zhao, Xiaomei Huang
{"title":"The viscosity reducers exhibit dispersing ability for resin in heavy oil","authors":"Langman Xing, H. Quan, Jinyang Zhao, Xiaomei Huang","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2022-0165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0165","url":null,"abstract":"The viscosity of the heavy oil was closely correlated with its own resin content by comparing of three types of crude oil. In this paper, two novel viscosity reducers with characteristic groups in molecular structures were synthesized for Xinjiang heavy oil, namely viscosity reducer 1 (VR-1) and viscosity reducer 2(VR-2), both of them showed the better viscosity reduction effect on Xinjiang heavy oil and the VR-2 was better than VR-1. The measurement results of UV-visible spectrophotometer and scanning electron microscope (SEM) showed that the VR-2 had the better separation effect for resin than the VR-1. By analyzing the infrared spectrum results of resin molecule, it could be seen that the resin molecule contained more heteroatoms, which could more easily form the stronger hydrogen bonding with VR-2 with more polar groups to result the better resin dispersion effect. Hence, the phenomenon that the VR-1 was not as good as VR-2 in improving fluidity of Xinjiang heavy oil was explained.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76036376","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":"Environment polarity effects on the microscopic nonlinear optical properties of some asymmetrical azobenzene molecules","authors":"M. Khadem Sadigh, A. Shamkhali","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2022-0083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0083","url":null,"abstract":"Solvent as a complex environment can surround solute molecules and modify their function. In this work, different solute-solvent interaction effects on the nonlinear optical behavior of some azo dyes were studied at the molecular level. In this case, spectroscopic technique and density functional theory (DFT) were used. According to the results, molecular dipole transition, changes between ground and excited state dipole moments, substituent, and environment polarity play considerable effects on the molecular nonlinear optical responses. In addition to solvent effects on the molecular first and second-order hyperpolarizability, the two-photon absorption cross section is also modified due to solvent-induced interactions. Moreover, the determination of the contribution of dominant solvent effects on the molecular nonlinear optical behavior can facilitate the studies on the application of optical samples in designing various optical systems.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77536635","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}
M. P. Lourenço, A. Tchagang, K. Shankar, V. Thangadurai, D. Salahub
{"title":"Active Learning for Optimum Experimental Design – Insight into Perovskite Oxides","authors":"M. P. Lourenço, A. Tchagang, K. Shankar, V. Thangadurai, D. Salahub","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2022-0198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0198","url":null,"abstract":"Finding the optimum material with improved properties for a given application is challenging because data acquisition in materials science and chemistry is time consuming and expensive. Therefore, dealing with small datasets is a reality in chemistry, whether the data is obtained from synthesis or computational experiments. In this work, we propose a new artificial intelligence method based on active learning (AL) to guide new experiments with as little data as possible, for optimum experimental design. The AL method is applied to ABO3 perovskites where a descriptor based on atomic properties was developed. Several regressor algorithms were employed: artificial neural network, Gaussian process and support vector regressor. The developed AL method was applied in the experimental design of two important materials: non-stoichiometric perovskites (Ba(1-x)AxTi(1-y)ByO3) due to substituting ionic sites with different concentrations and elements (A = Ca, Sr, Cd; B = Zr, Sn, Hf), aiming at the maximization of the energy storage density; stoichiometric ABO3 perovskites where different elements are changed in the A and B sites for the minimization of the formation energy. AL for experimental design is implemented in the machine learning agent for chemistry and design (MLChem4D) software; which has the potential to be applied in inorganic and organic synthesis (e.g.: search for the optimum concentrations, catalysts, reactants, temperatures and pH to improve the yield) and materials science (e.g.: search the periodic table for the proper elements and their concentrations to improve the materials properties). The latter marks the first MLChem4D application for the design of perovskites.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87460670","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 Structural Studies of Group 12 Oxazoline-Enolate Coordination Complexes of (Z)-1-R-2-(4’,4’-Dimethyl-2’-oxazolin-2’-yl)-eth-1-en-1-ates; Part I: the Zinc Derivatives","authors":"Matthew C. Hill, A. Lough, Robert A. Gossage","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2022-0307","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0307","url":null,"abstract":"The synthesis and characterisation (IR, NMR, HR-MS, X-ray crystallography) of six oxazoline Zn complexes, containing enolate ligands derived from a series of (Z)-1-R-2-(4’,4’-dimethyl-2’-oxazolin-2’-yl)-eth-1-en-1-ols (R = C6H5, C6H4-p-NO2, C6H4-p-OCH3, CF3, CH3 or CMe3), is detailed. All derivatives are air-stable solids of formula Zn(Ln)2 and are formed in the presence of the title ligands and NEt3. Reasonable yields (53-82%) are obtained with the exception of R = CMe3 (9%); in this case by-product formation and high solubility affected complex isolation. Crystallographic characterisation reveals that in all cases the ligands are bound in a κ2-N, O bonding motif. Little structural diversity is noted within the series; these complexes are further placed into structural context with related Zn materials containing oxazoline, phenolate and / or Schiff base ligands.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73070432","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}