A mechanistic study on unexpected and solvent-based pH-tuneable role of benzylic pendant side-arm on N 2 O 2 -donor naphthodiaza-crown macrocyclic ligand as a sensitive fluorogenic chemosensor for Al 3+ in aqueous solution: X-ray, NMR, photophysical, and computational studies

The synthesis and partial characterization of several green complexes, derived from the products of the reactions between [Co(Cl2-sar)]3+ (Cl2-sar = 1,8-dichloro-3,6,10,13,16,19- hexaazabicyclo [6.6.6] icosane ) and zinc powder in water, are described. Most of the complexes appear to have [CoCl2(N4)] chromophores , where N4 denotes the tetraaza macrocyclic ligand , 6,13-dimethylene-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane (L1). For trans-[CoCl2(L1)]+, three isomers due to different configurations about the asymmetric nitrogen donor centres were obtained and characterized by the electronic absorption and 13C n.m.r. spectra. Their stereochemistry is discussed and compared with that of 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane on the basis of strain energy minimized calculations. A trans-[CoCl2(H2L2)]3+ complex containing a related macrocycle with a pendant ethane-1,2-diamine arm [H2L2+, 6-(4-ammonio-2-azoniabutyl)-13-methylene-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane] was also isolated and characterized by X-ray crystallographic analysis. All these molecules are derived from the decomposition of zinc alkyl complexes formed by oxidative addition of zinc to the parent [CoII(Cl2-sar)]2+ ion in aqueous solution.

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Investigation of ZnO/CuO/Nanographene Platelets Composites Catalyst for the Degradation of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution

Materials Science Forum ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.864.117 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 864 ◽

pp. 117-122 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hesni Shabrany ◽

Hendry Tju ◽

Ardiansyah Taufik ◽

Rosari Saleh

Keyword(s):

Aqueous Solution ◽

Methylene Blue ◽

Catalytic Activity ◽

Visible Light ◽

Sol Gel ◽

Nitrogen Adsorption ◽

Ultrasound Irradiation ◽

X Ray Diffraction ◽

X Ray

This paper discusses the catalytic activity of ZnO/CuO/nanographene platelets composites under visible light and ultrasound irradiation separately. The ZnO/CuO/nanographene platelets composites were synthesized using a sol-gel method. X-ray diffraction and nitrogen adsorption spectroscopy were employed to investigate the structural and surface area of the catalyst. The catalytic activity results showed that the presence of nanographene platelets in ZnO/CuO nanocomposites improved its efficiency in degrading methylene blue. A scavenger method was also used to understand the role of charged carriers and the active radical involved in the catalytic activity.

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The nature of species derived from [Pt(bipy)2]2+ in aqueous solution: X-ray structural, mass spectral, NMR, and computational studies

Polyhedron ◽

10.1016/j.poly.2013.05.004 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 64 ◽

pp. 238-246 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Germán Cavigliasso ◽

Robert Stranger ◽

Warrick K.C. Lo ◽

James D. Crowley ◽

Allan G. Blackman

Keyword(s):

Aqueous Solution ◽

Computational Studies ◽

X Ray ◽

Mass Spectral ◽

Structural Mass

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Structure and stability of aquotetrafluorouranyl(VI) in the solid state — Density functional study of [UO2F4(H2O)][NMe4]2·2H2O,

Canadian Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.1139/v08-182 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 87 (7) ◽

pp. 818-823 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Michael Bühl

Keyword(s):

Molecular Dynamics ◽

Aqueous Solution ◽

Density Functional ◽

State Density ◽

Functional Study ◽

X Ray ◽

X Ray Crystallography ◽

Coordinated Water ◽

Density Functional Computations

Periodic density functional computations have been performed for solid [UO2F4(H2O)][NMe4]2·2H2O at the BLYP level. A model with disordered fluoro and aquo ligands in the uranyl anion is significantly lower in energy than one with a symmetrical assignment of these sites, which was favored in the original X-ray crystallography study. According to optimized energies and Car–Parrinello molecular dynamics (CPMD) simulations, the [UO2F4(H2O)]2− ion in the solid is stable with respect to loss of the coordinated water molecule. In contrast, CPMD simulations had found this ligand to be unbound in aqueous solution. The role of the counterions in stabilizing the higher coordination number in the crystal is discussed.

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Digital x-ray mapping of nanometer-size supported bimetallic catalysts

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100104716 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 46 ◽

pp. 530-531

Author(s):

L. T. Germinario

Keyword(s):

Background Radiation ◽

Metal Cluster ◽

Single Element ◽

Beam Diameter ◽

X Rays ◽

X Ray ◽

Major Interest ◽

Induced Changes

Understanding the role of metal cluster composition in determining catalytic selectivity and activity is of major interest in heterogeneous catalysis. The electron microscope is well established as a powerful tool for ultrastructural and compositional characterization of support and catalyst. Because the spatial resolution of x-ray microanalysis is defined by the smallest beam diameter into which the required number of electrons can be focused, the dedicated STEM with FEG is the instrument of choice. The main sources of errors in energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDS) are: (1) beam-induced changes in specimen composition, (2) specimen drift, (3) instrumental factors which produce background radiation, and (4) basic statistical limitations which result in the detection of a finite number of x-ray photons. Digital beam techniques have been described for supported single-element metal clusters with spatial resolutions of about 10 nm. However, the detection of spurious characteristic x-rays away from catalyst particles produced images requiring several image processing steps.

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The role of silicon in forages: A quantitative X-Ray study

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100126871 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 45 ◽

pp. 416-417

Author(s):

Janet H. Woodward ◽

D. E. Akin

Keyword(s):

Sodium Acetate ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Acetate Buffer ◽

Plant Tissues ◽

Sodium Acetate Buffer ◽

X Ray ◽

Dry Matter Digestibility ◽

Percent Composition

Silicon (Si) is distributed throughout plant tissues, but its role in forages has not been clarified. Although Si has been suggested as an antiquality factor which limits the digestibility of structural carbohydrates, other research indicates that its presence in plants does not affect digestibility. We employed x-ray microanalysis to evaluate Si as an antiquality factor at specific sites of two cultivars of bermuda grass (Cynodon dactvlon (L.) Pers.). “Coastal” and “Tifton-78” were chosen for this study because previous work in our lab has shown that, although these two grasses are similar ultrastructurally, they differ in in vitro dry matter digestibility and in percent composition of Si.Two millimeter leaf sections of Tifton-7 8 (Tift-7 8) and Coastal (CBG) were incubated for 72 hr in 2.5% (w/v) cellulase in 0.05 M sodium acetate buffer, pH 5.0. For controls, sections were incubated in the sodium acetate buffer or were not treated.

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Pathophysiological function of the mitochondria as a calcium reservoir: Quantitative x-ray microanalysis

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100134417 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 164-165

Author(s):

K. Teraoka ◽

N. Kaneko ◽

Y. Horikawa ◽

T. Uchida ◽

R. Matsuda ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bolus Injection ◽

Contact Method ◽

X Ray

The aim of this study was to elucidate the role of the mitochondria as a store of calcium(Ca) under the condition of pathophysiological Ca overload induced by a rise in extracellular Ca concentration and the administration of isoproterenol.Eight rats were employed, and hearts were perfused as in the Langendorff method with Krebs-Henseleit solution gassed with 95% O2 and 5% CO2. Tow specimens were perfused with 2mM Ca for 30 min, and 2 were perfused with 5.5 mM Ca for 20 min. 4 specimens were perfused with 2 mM Ca for 5 min, and of these 4, 2 were infused with 10-7 mM/kg/min. isoproterenol for 5 min, and 2 were given a bolus injection of 3 x 10-7 mM isoproterenol. After rapid-cryofixation by the metal-mirror contact method with a Reichert-Jung KF80/MM80, and cryosectioning at -160 to -180° C with a Reichert-Jung Ultracut Fc-4E, ultrathin specimens (100nm) were free-ze-dreid for several hours at 10-5 Torr in the JEOL FD 7000, and mitochondrial Ca was determined by quantitative x-ray micranalysis (JEOL 1200EX, LINK AN 10000S).

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Ionic homeostasis and subcellular element compartmentation

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s042482010013434x ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 150-151

Author(s):

Ann LeFurgey ◽

Peter Ingram ◽

J.J. Blum ◽

M.C. Carney ◽

L.A. Hawkey ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Leishmania Major ◽

Ionic Homeostasis ◽

X Ray ◽

Functional Studies ◽

Cell Compartments ◽

X Ray Imaging ◽

Resolution Electron ◽

Multiple Cell ◽

Role Of Zn

Subcellular compartments commonly identified and analyzed by high resolution electron probe x-ray microanalysis (EPXMA) include mitochondria, cytoplasm and endoplasmic or sarcoplasmic reticulum. These organelles and cell regions are of primary importance in regulation of cell ionic homeostasis. Correlative structural-functional studies, based on the static probe method of EPXMA combined with biochemical and electrophysiological techniques, have focused on the role of these organelles, for example, in maintaining cell calcium homeostasis or in control of excitation-contraction coupling. New methods of real time quantitative x-ray imaging permit simultaneous examination of multiple cell compartments, especially those areas for which both membrane transport properties and element content are less well defined, e.g. nuclei including euchromatin and heterochromatin, lysosomes, mucous granules, storage vacuoles, microvilli. Investigations currently in progress have examined the role of Zn-containing polyphosphate vacuoles in the metabolism of Leishmania major, the distribution of Na, K, S and other elements during anoxia in kidney cell nuclel and lysosomes; the content and distribution of S and Ca in mucous granules of cystic fibrosis (CF) nasal epithelia; the uptake of cationic probes by mltochondria in cultured heart ceils; and the junctional sarcoplasmic retlculum (JSR) in frog skeletal muscle.

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Silicon Substitution for Calcium in the Shell of the Fingernail Clam, Musculium Transversum Studied By X-Ray Analysis

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s1431927600002488 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 38 ◽

pp. 560-561

Author(s):

Judith A. Murphy ◽

Anthony Paparo ◽

Richard Sparks

Keyword(s):

Carbonic Anhydrase ◽

River Water ◽

Food Chains ◽

Well Water ◽

Shell Formation ◽

X Ray ◽

Molluscan Shell ◽

Fingernail Clams

Fingernail clams (Muscu1ium transversum) are dominant bottom-dwelling animals in some waters of the midwest U.S. These organisms are key links in food chains leading from nutrients in water and mud to fish and ducks which are utilized by man. In the mid-1950’s, fingernail clams disappeared from a 100-mile section of the Illinois R., a tributary of the Mississippi R. Some factor(s) in the river and/or sediment currently prevent clams from recolonizing areas where they were formerly abundant. Recently, clams developed shell deformities and died without reproducing. The greatest mortality and highest incidence of shell deformities appeared in test chambers containing the highest proportion of river water to well water. The molluscan shell consists of CaCO3, and the tissue concerned in its secretion is the mantle. The source of the carbonate is probably from metabolic CO2 and the maintenance of ionized Ca concentration in the mantle is controlled by carbonic anhydrase. The Ca is stored in extracellular concentric spherical granules(0.6-5.5μm) which represent a large amount of inertCa in the mantle. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the role of raw river water and well water on shell formation in the fingernail clam.

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