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Bhattacharya S, Pal P, Baitalik S. Design of molecular sensors and switches based on luminescent ruthenium-terpyridine complexes bearing active methylene and triphenylphosphonium motifs as anion recognition sites: experimental and DFT/TD-DFT investigation. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:1307-1321. [PMID: 38115813 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03681b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Synthesis, characterization and thorough investigation of the photophysical and electrochemical properties of a new category of emissive homo- and heteroleptic Ru(II)-complexes derived from the [4'-(p-triphenylphosphonium methyl phenyl)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine]bromide (tpy-PhCH2PPh3Br) ligand have been executed in this work. Incorporation of the PhCH2PPh3+Br- group at the terpyridine motif appropriately adjusts the triplet metal-to-ligand charge transfer (3MLCT) and metal-centered (3MC) excited states so that the complexes luminesce at room temperature (RT) having lifetimes within the range of 6.82-9.63 ns. The RT emission characteristics of the complexes get further enhanced via aggregation phenomena through the use of different solvent/non-solvent mixtures (DMSO/H2O and DMSO/PhCH3 mixtures). Temperature dependent emission spectral measurements indicate that the emission intensity, quantum yield and lifetime increase upon dropping down the temperature, thereby designated as the on-state, while the increase of temperature causes a reduction of the said properties, indicating the off-state and the process is fully reversible. Taking advantage of the active methylene group coupled with a phosphonium motif, anion sensing characteristics of the complexes are investigated systematically in DMSO through the use of various optical channels and spectroscopic tools. The complexes are very much sensitive to fluoride and to a lesser extent acetate and dihydrogen phosphate among the studied anions. In essence, the complexes function as sensors for temperature and fluoride ion. Computational investigations were also executed via density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent (TD)-DFT to obtain a clear understanding of the electronic structures of the metalloreceptors, appropriate assignment of the spectral bands and their mode of interaction with selected anions.
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- Sohini Bhattacharya
- Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry Section, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry Section, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India.
- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & B Raja S C Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry Section, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India.
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Xie H, He X, Pu Y, Lv J, Chen M, Zeng K, Yang G. Synthesis of oligomeric phthalonitrile resins containing imide units and study of the methylene-cyano thermal synergistic polymerization effect. HIGH PERFORM POLYM 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/09540083211073658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The meta- and para-catenated methylene-containing phthalonitrile oligomers were prepared from the reaction of an excess amount of 4,4′-(4,4′-isopropylidenediphenoxy) bis-(phthalic anhydride) (BPADA) with 4,4′-Methylenedianiline (MDA) in a N, N-dimethylformamide/ toluene solvent mixture, followed by end-capping agent with 4-nitrophthalonitrile or 4-phenoxyaniline in a two-step, one-pot reaction. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) showed that both PN oligomers exhibited low softening points. The self-catalyzed curing reactivity of the PN oligomers was confirmed by the isothermal rheological measurements. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and ultraviolet and visible spectrophotometry (UV–Vis) data of the pre-curing resins were employed to investigate the chemical structure of the pre-cured resins, suggesting that oligomers generated crosslinking sites, including triazine, isoindoline, and phthalocyanine. The results further confirmed the self-catalyzed curing reactivity of the oligomers. Thermal properties were investigated by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), demonstrating good thermal properties of the cured resins. The glass transition temperatures (Tgs) of PIPN-1-325, PIPN-1-350, PIPN-1-375 were in the range of 285–345°C, the 5% weight loss temperature (T5%) was observed at 482°C. The PIPN-2-325, PIPN-2-350, PIPN-2-375 showed Tgs ranging from 293 to 370°C, and T5% of the resins were in the range of 481–501°C. Then the isothermal rheological results of model compound and PN oligomers implied that the curing process of PN oligomers was closely related to the methylene-cyano radical thermal synergistic polymerization (TSP) effect proposed in our previous research, and then a revised curing mechanism (radical TSP mechanism) was proposed.
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- Huanxin Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. China
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Maiti KS. Two-dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy Reveals Better Insights of Structure and Dynamics of Protein. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26226893. [PMID: 34833985 PMCID: PMC8618531 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26226893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Proteins play an important role in biological and biochemical processes taking place in the living system. To uncover these fundamental processes of the living system, it is an absolutely necessary task to understand the structure and dynamics of the protein. Vibrational spectroscopy is an established tool to explore protein structure and dynamics. In particular, two-dimensional infrared (2DIR) spectroscopy has already proven its versatility to explore the protein structure and its ultrafast dynamics, and it has essentially unprecedented time resolutions to observe the vibrational dynamics of the protein. Providing several examples from our theoretical and experimental efforts, it is established here that two-dimensional vibrational spectroscopy provides exceptionally more information than one-dimensional vibrational spectroscopy. The structural information of the protein is encoded in the position, shape, and strength of the peak in 2DIR spectra. The time evolution of the 2DIR spectra allows for the visualisation of molecular motions.
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- Kiran Sankar Maiti
- Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Straße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany; ; Tel.: +49-89-289-54056
- Lehrstuhl für Experimental Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Am Coulombwall 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Fan K, Wang X, Ma Y, Li Y, Han G, Yin Z, Song J. Water-soluble lanthanide coordination polymers particles with white-light emission and color tuning. RSC Adv 2019; 9:32137-32140. [PMID: 35530772 PMCID: PMC9072985 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06476a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Water-soluble polymer particles (PPs) with strong fluorescence emission were prepared from hyperbranched poly(ethylenimine) (PEI) and terpyridine-bearing aldehyde (TPy) via Schiff base reaction and self-assembly in aqueous phase. TPy/PEI PPs were then used to develop a series of luminescent lanthanide coordination polymers particles (Ln-CPPs). The optical properties of these Ln-CPPs are readily modulated over a wide spectrum in water systems. Finally, water-soluble white-emitting Ln-CPPs were achieved by controlling the lanthanide ion stoichiometry. This Ln-CPPs design approach offers a robust pathway for white-luminescent materials in water systems. Water-soluble polymer particles (PPs) with strong fluorescence emission were prepared from hyperbranched poly(ethylenimine) (PEI) and terpyridine-bearing aldehyde (TPy) via Schiff base reaction and self-assembly in aqueous phase.![]()
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- Kaiqi Fan
- School of Material and Chemical Engineering
- Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
- Zhengzhou 450002
- P. R. China
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- Journal Editorial Department
- Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
- Zhengzhou 450002
- P. R. China
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- School of Material and Chemical Engineering
- Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
- Zhengzhou 450002
- P. R. China
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- School of Material and Chemical Engineering
- Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
- Zhengzhou 450002
- P. R. China
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- School of Material and Chemical Engineering
- Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
- Zhengzhou 450002
- P. R. China
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- School of Material and Chemical Engineering
- Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
- Zhengzhou 450002
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300072
- China
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Maity A, Dey A, Si MK, Ganguly B, Das A. Impact of "half-crown/two carbonyl"-Ca 2+ metal ion interactions of a low molecular weight gelator (LMWG) on its fiber to nanosphere morphology transformation with a gel-to-sol phase transition. SOFT MATTER 2018; 14:5821-5831. [PMID: 29972192 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm01071d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We report here a smart functional low molecular weight gelator (LMWG) L, containing an unusual metal ion coordination site, i.e. "half-crown/two carbonyl". The gelator L shows excellent gelation behavior with typical fibrillar morphology in acetonitrile, methanol and ethanol media. Upon Ca2+ ion binding with its "half-crown/two carbonyl" coordination site, the acetonitrile gel of L exhibits a fiber to nanosphere morphology transformation along with a gel-to-sol phase transition as confirmed by microscopic investigation and by direct naked eye visualization, respectively. The mechanism involved in this morphology transformation and gel-to-sol phase transition process was studied thoroughly with the help of computational calculations and various spectroscopic experiments and discussed.
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- Arunava Maity
- Organic Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India.
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Liu Y, Yuan Y, Tian X, Yuan J, Sun J. Recognition of Melamine by Chromium Tricarbonyl (Thio)barbituric Acid Derivatives: Theoretical Insight into Multiple Hydrogen-Bond Modes. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201702895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yidan Liu
- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials; School of Materials Science and Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; Meilong Road 130 Shanghai China 200237
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials; School of Materials Science and Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; Meilong Road 130 Shanghai China 200237
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials; School of Materials Science and Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; Meilong Road 130 Shanghai China 200237
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials; School of Materials Science and Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; Meilong Road 130 Shanghai China 200237
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials; School of Materials Science and Engineering; East China University of Science and Technology; Meilong Road 130 Shanghai China 200237
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Recognition of halides and Y-shaped oxoanions by carbonylchromium-based urea-like molecules: A theoretical analysis of hydrogen bonding modes. J Mol Graph Model 2016; 64:1-10. [PMID: 26751799 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2015.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Revised: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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One of the major challenges in anion recognition is to design hosts that can be used to distinguish between anions of different shapes. Urea-based molecules are widely used in anion recognition because the pair of -NH groups acts as an electron acceptor. Although these hosts can bind to both spherical anions (halides) and Y-shaped anions (oxoanions), experimental evidence to date does not provide a clear picture of what differences in the nature of the hydrogen bonding interactions could be used to distinguish between anions of different shapes. Here, we use several computational topology analyses to study the non-covalent interactions between Cr(CO)3-based organometallic urea-like hosts and halides and Y-shaped oxoanions. Our results suggest that the F(-) and AcO(-) anions are recognized experimentally due to a combination of strong interaction and large infrared (IR) shifts upon complexation, verifying the remarkable IR-reporting ability of the Cr(CO)3 moiety and its potential applications in anion recognition. The lone pairs of the oxygen atom in Y-shaped oxoanions directly interact with the -NH groups of the hosts, while all the shell electrons of the halides participate as a group in the interaction; however, the relative contributions of electrostatic and charge-transfer interactions are quite similar for the two types of anions. This insight into the nature of the anion-host interactions can be used to provide guidance for the design of hosts that differentiate between anions.
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