Pd(ii)-Complexes of a novel pyridinone based tripeptide conjugate: solution and solid state studies

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (27) ◽  
pp. 9254-9267
Author(s):  
András Ozsváth ◽  
Róbert Diószegi ◽  
Attila Csaba Bényei ◽  
Péter Buglyó

The combined use of various techniques reveals the binding preference of Pd(ii) to the N donors of the title ligand paving the way for the synthesis of heterobimetallic Co/Pd(Pt) complexes with anticancer potential.

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 551-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Savastano ◽  
Carla Bazzicalupi ◽  
Cristina Gellini ◽  
Antonio Bianchi
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Self-assembled infinite supramolecular pseudo-polyrotaxane with a poly[3]catenate axle sets a new goal for the complexity of polyiodide architectures, paving the way to solid-state conductors.


2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 634-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ľubomír Smrčok ◽  
Michela Brunelli ◽  
Miroslav Boča ◽  
Marian Kucharík

The structure of dipotassium tantalum heptafluoride, K2TaF7, was optimized by energy minimization in the solid state using a plane-waves DFT (density functional theory) computation for which the lattice parameters were obtained by the Le Bail technique from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction data collected at 993 K. Owing to the sample's corrosiveness, it had to be loaded in a thin-walled Pt capillary. It was found that the structure corresponds to that of the β-K2TaF7phase. The Ta atoms in the TaF7−polyhedra are sevenfold coordinated by fluorine atoms positioned within 1.977–2.007 Å. The K atoms are surrounded by eleven (K1) or eight (K2) fluorine atoms. Every F atom in the structure is surrounded by three K atoms. The F...K contact distances vary from 2.57 to 3.32 Å. It is suggested that solid-state DFT methods may, in many cases, provide an alternative tool to standard Rietveld refinements for structure determination.


Owing to recent developments there is now a prodigality of crystalline inorganic solids capable of catalysing the chemical conversions of numerous gaseous molecules, especially hydrocarbons. Very many of these new catalysts are microporous and microcrystalline, and have their accessible active sites distributed uniformly throughout their bulk. They are, therefore, amenable to investigation by essentially all of the premier experimental and computational tools of solid-state physics and solid-state chemistry. The deployment of these tools has yielded fresh insights into the mechanisms of catalytic action and also suggested new strategies, some of which have already been tested, for the design of specially tailored selective catalysts. The benefits of multi-pronged approaches to the investigation of the reactivity of catalysts, made possible by the combined use of intense X -ray sources (both laboratory-based and synchrotron radiation) and supercomputers, are illustrated by specific reference to zeolitic solids that contain cages and channels of molecular dimension. Such crystalline solids, either in their highly acidic or metal-ionexchanged forms, are of great practical value on an industrial scale. They are also ideally suited for in situ exploration of the subtle structural changes that accompany, or are responsible for, the activation and deactivation of catalysts. Ways of optimizing the performance of catalysts, including the possible construction of ‘teabag’ analogues, and of coping computationally with their properties and performance so as to deepen our understanding of their mode of operation are outlined with reference to both the zeolites and the ever-widening range of solid oxides crystallizing with pyrochlore and perovskite structures.


2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (a1) ◽  
pp. a421-a421
Author(s):  
Mihails Arhangelskis ◽  
Robin Stein ◽  
Andrew J. Morris ◽  
Mark D. Eddleston ◽  
Nadeesh Madusanka ◽  
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