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Jian Y, Mo G, Xu W, Liu Y, Zhang Z, Ding Y, Gao R, Xu J, Zhu J, Shu K, Yan Z, Carniato F, Platas-Iglesias C, Ye F, Botta M, Dai L. Chiral Pyclen-Based Heptadentate Chelates as Highly Stable MRI Contrast Agents. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:8462-8475. [PMID: 38642052 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/22/2024]
Abstract
In recent years, pyclen-based complexes have attracted a great deal of interest as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents (CAs) and luminescent materials, as well as radiopharmaceuticals. Remarkably, gadopiclenol, a Gd(III) bishydrated complex featuring a pyclen-based heptadentate ligand, received approval as a novel contrast agent for clinical MRI application in 2022. To maximize stability and efficiency, two novel chiral pyclen-based chelators and their complexes were developed in this study. Gd-X-PCTA-2 showed significant enhancements in both thermodynamic and kinetic stabilities compared to those of the achiral parent derivative Gd-PCTA. 1H NMRD profiles reveal that both chiral gadolinium complexes (Gd-X-PCTA-1 and Gd-X-PCTA-2) have a higher relaxivity than Gd-PCTA, while variable-temperature 17O NMR studies show that the two inner-sphere water molecules have distinct residence times τMa and τMb. Furthermore, in vivo imaging demonstrates that Gd-X-PCTA-2 enhances the signal in the heart and kidneys of the mice, and the chiral Gd complexes exhibit the ability to distinguish between tumors and normal tissues in a 4T1 mouse model more efficiently than that of the clinical agent gadobutrol. Biodistribution studies show that Gd-PCTA and Gd-X-PCTA-2 are primarily cleared by a renal pathway, with 24 h residues of Gd-X-PCTA-2 in the liver and kidney being lower than those of Gd-PCTA.
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- Yong Jian
- Joint Centre of Translational Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China 325035
- Joint Centre of Translational Medicine, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China 325000
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- Joint Centre of Translational Medicine, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China 325000
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- Joint Centre of Translational Medicine, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China 325000
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- Sichuan Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging, School of Pharmacy and Nanchong Key laboratory of MRI Contrast Agent, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, People's Republic of China 637000
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- Joint Centre of Translational Medicine, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China 325000
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- Joint Centre of Translational Medicine, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China 325000
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- Joint Centre of Translational Medicine, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China 325000
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- Joint Centre of Translational Medicine, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China 325000
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- Sichuan Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging, School of Pharmacy and Nanchong Key laboratory of MRI Contrast Agent, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, People's Republic of China 637000
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China 325027
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China 325027
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Viale T. Michel 11, Alessandria, Italy 15121
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, Campus da Zapateira-Rúa da Fraga 10, A Coruña, Spain 15008
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- Joint Centre of Translational Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China 325035
- Joint Centre of Translational Medicine, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China 325000
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Viale T. Michel 11, Alessandria, Italy 15121
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- Joint Centre of Translational Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China 325035
- Joint Centre of Translational Medicine, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China 325000
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ABSTRACT Recent safety concerns surrounding the use of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) have spurred research into identifying alternatives to GBCAs for use with magnetic resonance imaging. This review summarizes the molecular and pharmaceutical properties of a GBCA replacement and how these may be achieved. Complexes based on high-spin, divalent manganese (Mn 2+ ) have shown promise as general purpose and liver-specific contrast agents. A detailed description of the complex Mn-PyC3A is provided, describing its physicochemical properties, its behavior in different animal models, and how it compares with GBCAs. The review points out that, although there are parallels with GBCAs in how the chemical properties of Mn 2+ complexes can predict in vivo behavior, there are also marked differences between Mn 2+ complexes and GBCAs.
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- Peter Caravan
- From the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Hamon N, Godec L, Jourdain E, Lucio-Martínez F, Platas-Iglesias C, Beyler M, Charbonnière LJ, Tripier R. Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Lanthanide Pyridinylphosphonic Tacn and Pyclen Derivatives: From Mononuclear Complexes to Supramolecular Heteronuclear Assemblies. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:18940-18954. [PMID: 37935007 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
Abstract
Synthetic methodologies were developed to achieve the preparation of ligands L1 and L2 consisting of tacn- and pyclen-based chelators decorated with pyridinylphosphonic pendant arms combined with ethylpicolinamide or acetate coordinating functions, respectively. Phosphonate functions have been selected for their high affinity toward Ln3+ ions compared to their carboxylated counterparts and for their steric hindrance that favors the formation of less-hydrated complexes. Thanks to regiospecific N-functionalization of the macrocyclic backbones, the two ligands were isolated with good yields and implicated in a comprehensive photophysical study for the complexation of Eu3+, Tb3+, and Yb3+. The coordination behavior of L1 and L2 with these cations has been first investigated by means of a combination of UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, steady-state and time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy, and 1H and 31P NMR titration experiments. Structural characterization in solution was assessed by NMR spectroscopy, corroborated by theoretical calculations. Spectroscopic characterization of the Ln3+ complexes of L1 and L2 was done in water and D2O and showed the effective sensitization of the lanthanide metal-centered emission spectra, each exhibiting typical lanthanide emission bands. The results obtained for the phosphonated ligands were compared with those reported previously for the corresponding carboxylated analogues.
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- Nadège Hamon
- Univ Brest, UMR CNRS 6521 CEMCA, 6 Avenue Victor Le Gorgeu, Brest 29200, France
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- Equipe de Synthèse pour l'analyse, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, UMR 7178, CNRS/Université de Strasbourg, ECPM, 25 rue Becquerel, Strasbourg 67087, Cedex 2, France
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- Equipe de Synthèse pour l'analyse, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, UMR 7178, CNRS/Université de Strasbourg, ECPM, 25 rue Becquerel, Strasbourg 67087, Cedex 2, France
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- Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA) and Departamento de Química, Universidade da Coruña, Campus da Zapateira-Rúa da Fraga 10, A Coruña 15008, Spain
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- Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA) and Departamento de Química, Universidade da Coruña, Campus da Zapateira-Rúa da Fraga 10, A Coruña 15008, Spain
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- Univ Brest, UMR CNRS 6521 CEMCA, 6 Avenue Victor Le Gorgeu, Brest 29200, France
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- Equipe de Synthèse pour l'analyse, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, UMR 7178, CNRS/Université de Strasbourg, ECPM, 25 rue Becquerel, Strasbourg 67087, Cedex 2, France
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- Univ Brest, UMR CNRS 6521 CEMCA, 6 Avenue Victor Le Gorgeu, Brest 29200, France
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Harriswangler C, Frías JC, Albelda MT, Valencia L, García-España E, Esteban-Gómez D, Platas-Iglesias C. Donor Radii in Rare-Earth Complexes. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:17030-17040. [PMID: 37782312 PMCID: PMC10583196 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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We present a set of donor radii for the rare-earth cations obtained from the analysis of structural data available in the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD). Theoretical calculations using density functional theory (DFT) and wave function approaches (NEVPT2) demonstrate that the Ln-donor distances can be broken down into contributions of the cation and the donor atom, with the minimum in electron density (ρ) that defines the position of (3,-1) critical points corresponding well with Shannon's crystal radii (CR). Subsequent linear fits of the experimental bond distances for all rare earth cations (except Pm3+) afforded donor radii (rD) that allow for the prediction of Ln-donor distances regardless of the nature of the rare-earth cation and its oxidation state. This set of donor radii can be used to rationalize structural data and identify particularly weak or strong interactions, which has important implications in the understanding of the stability and reactivity of complexes of these metal ions. A few cases of incorrect atom assignments in X-ray structures were also identified using the derived rD values.
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- Charlene Harriswangler
- Centro
Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía (CICA) and Departamento
de Química, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña 15071, Galicia , Spain
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- Departamento
de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, 46115 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto
de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Valencia, 46980 Paterna, Spain
- Departamento
de Química Inorgánica, Universidad
de Valencia, C/Dr. Moliner
50, 46100 Burjasot, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidade de Vigo, As Lagoas, Marcosende, 36310 Pontevedra, Spain
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- Instituto
de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Valencia, 46980 Paterna, Spain
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- Centro
Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía (CICA) and Departamento
de Química, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña 15071, Galicia , Spain
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- Centro
Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía (CICA) and Departamento
de Química, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña 15071, Galicia , Spain
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Uzal-Varela R, Pérez-Fernández F, Valencia L, Rodríguez-Rodríguez A, Platas-Iglesias C, Caravan P, Esteban-Gómez D. Thermodynamic Stability of Mn(II) Complexes with Aminocarboxylate Ligands Analyzed Using Structural Descriptors. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:14173-14186. [PMID: 35994514 PMCID: PMC9455602 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We present a quantitative analysis of the thermodynamic
stabilities
of Mn(II) complexes, defined by the equilibrium constants (log KMnL values) and the values of pMn obtained as
−log[Mn]free for total metal and ligand concentrations
of 1 and 10 μM, respectively. We used structural descriptors
to analyze the contributions to complex stability of different structural
motifs in a quantitative way. The experimental log KMnL and pMn values can be predicted to a good accuracy
by adding the contributions of the different motifs present in the
ligand structure. This allowed for the identification of features
that provide larger contributions to complex stability, which will
be very helpful for the design of efficient chelators for Mn(II) complexation.
This issue is particularly important to develop Mn(II) complexes for
medical applications, for instance, as magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) contrast agents. The analysis performed here also indicates
that coordination number eight is more common for Mn(II) than is generally
assumed, with the highest log KMnL values generally observed for hepta- and octadentate ligands. The
X-ray crystal structure of [Mn2(DOTA)(H2O)2], in which eight-coordinate [Mn(DOTA)]2– units are bridged by six-coordinate exocyclic Mn(II) ions, is also
reported. We present empirical relationships
that allow estimating
the log K and pMn values of Mn(II) complexes
relevant as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
The prediction of complex stability with these expressions relies
on structural descriptors, providing a very powerful tool to aid with
ligand design.
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- Rocío Uzal-Varela
- Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA) and Departamento de Química, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA) and Departamento de Química, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidade de Vigo, As Lagoas, Marcosende, 36310 Pontevedra, Spain
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- Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA) and Departamento de Química, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA) and Departamento de Química, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
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- The Institute for Innovation in Imaging and the A. A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 149, 13th Street, Suite 2301, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, United States
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- Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA) and Departamento de Química, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
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Váradi B, Lihi N, Bunda S, Nagy A, Simon G, Kéri M, Papp G, Tircsó G, Esteban-Gómez D, Platas-Iglesias C, Kálmán FK. Physico-Chemical Characterization of a Highly Rigid Gd(III) Complex Formed with a Phenanthroline Derivative Ligand. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:13497-13509. [PMID: 35972786 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
The discovery of the nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) and its link with the in vivo dissociation of certain Gd(III)-based contrast agents (CAs) applied in the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) induced a still growing research to replace the compromised agents with safer alternatives. In recent years, several ligands were designed to exploit the luminescence properties of the lanthanides, containing structurally constrained aromatic moieties, which may form rigid Gd(III) complexes. One of these ligands is (1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-diyl)bis(methyliminodiacetic acid) (H4FENTA) designed and synthesized to sensitize Eu(III) and Tb(III) luminescence. Our results show that the conditional stability of the [Gd(FENTA)]- chelate calculated for physiological pH (pGd = 19.7) is similar to those determined for [Gd(DTPA)]2- (pGd = 19.4) and [Gd(DOTA)]- (pGd = 20.1), routinely used in the clinical practice. The [Gd(FENTA)]- complex is remarkably inert with respect to its dissociation (t1/2 = 872 days at pH = 7 and 25 °C); furthermore, its relaxivity values determined at different field strengths and temperatures (e.g., r1p = 4.3 mM-1s-1at 60 MHz and 37 °C) are ca. one unit higher than those of [Gd(DTPA)]2- (r1p = 3.4 mM-1 s-1) and [Gd(DOTA)]- (r1p = 3.1 mM-1 s-1) under the same conditions. Moreover, significant improvement on the relaxivity was observed in the presence of serum proteins (r1p = 6.9 mM-1 s-1 at 60 MHz and 37 °C). The luminescence lifetimes recorded in H2O and D2O solutions indicate the presence of a water molecule (q = 1) in the inner sphere of the complex directly coordinated to the metal ion, possessing a relatively high water exchange rate (kex298 = 29(2) × 106 s-1). The acceleration of the water exchange can be explained by the steric compression around the water binding site due to the rigid structure of the complex, which was supported by DFT calculations. On the basis of these results, ligands containing a phenanthroline platform have great potential in the design of safer Gd(III) agents for MRI.
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- Balázs Váradi
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H-4032, Hungary.,Doctoral School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, Debrecen H-4032, Hungary
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- ELKH-DE Mechanisms of Complex Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Chemical Reactions Research Group, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H-4032, Hungary
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H-4032, Hungary
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H-4032, Hungary
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H-4032, Hungary
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H-4032, Hungary
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H-4032, Hungary
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H-4032, Hungary
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- Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA) and Departamento de Química, Facultade de Ciencias, Univer-sidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Galicia 15071, Spain
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- Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA) and Departamento de Química, Facultade de Ciencias, Univer-sidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Galicia 15071, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen H-4032, Hungary
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