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Bruni G, Capsoni D, Pellegrini A, Altomare A, Coduri M, Ferrara C, Galinetto P, Molteni R. New Findings on the Crystal Polymorphism of Imepitoin. Molecules 2024; 29:1724. [PMID: 38675544 PMCID: PMC11052430 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29081724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Scientific and industrial reasons dictate the study of the solid state of imepitoin, a highly safe and tolerable anticonvulsant drug used in the therapy of epileptic dogs that was approved in the Europe Union in 2013. Our investigations allowed us to discover the existence of a new polymorph of imepitoin, which finds itself in a monotropic relationship with the crystalline form (polymorph I) already known and present on the market. This form (polymorph II), obtained by crystallization from xylene, remains metastable under ambient conditions for at least 1 year. Both solid forms were characterized by thermal (DSC and TGA), spectroscopic (FT-IR and Raman), microscopic (SEM and HSM), and diffractometric techniques. The thermodynamic relationship between the two polymorphs (monotropic) is such that it is not possible to study the melting of polymorph II, not even by adopting appropriate experimental strategies. Our measurements highlighted that the melting peak of imepitoin actually also includes an onset of melt decomposition. The ab initio structure solution, obtained from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction data collected at room temperature, allowed us to determine the crystal structure of the new polymorph (II). It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal structure, P21/c space group (#14), with a = 14.8687(6) Å, b = 7.2434(2) Å, c = 12.5592(4) Å, β = 107.5586(8)°, V = 1289.61(8) Å3, and Z = 4.
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- Giovanna Bruni
- Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Section & C.S.G.I. (Consorzio Interuniversitario per lo Sviluppo dei Sistemi a Grande Interfase), University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (D.C.); (A.P.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Section & C.S.G.I. (Consorzio Interuniversitario per lo Sviluppo dei Sistemi a Grande Interfase), University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (D.C.); (A.P.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Section & C.S.G.I. (Consorzio Interuniversitario per lo Sviluppo dei Sistemi a Grande Interfase), University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (D.C.); (A.P.); (M.C.)
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- Institute of Crystallography—CNR, Via Amendola 122/o, 70126 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Section & C.S.G.I. (Consorzio Interuniversitario per lo Sviluppo dei Sistemi a Grande Interfase), University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (D.C.); (A.P.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy;
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- Department of Physics, University of Pavia, Via Bassi 6, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- A.M.S.A. Anonima Materie Sintetiche Affini S.p.A., Viale Giuseppe Di Vittorio 6, 22100 Como, Italy;
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Nakagawa T, Ding Y, Bu K, Lü X, Liu H, Moliterni A, Popović J, Mihalik M, Jagličić Z, Mihalik M, Vrankić M. Photophysical Behavior of Triethylmethylammonium Tetrabromoferrate(III) under High Pressure. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:19527-19541. [PMID: 38044824 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
Abstract
The pressure-induced properties of hybrid organic-inorganic ferroelectrics (HOIFs) with tunable structures and selectable organic and inorganic components are important for device fabrication. However, given the structural complexity of polycrystalline HOIFs and the limited resolution of pressure data, resolving the structure-property puzzle has so far been the exception rather than the rule. With this in mind, we present a collection of in situ high-pressure data measured for triethylmethylammonium tetrabromoferrate(III), ([N(C2H5)3CH3][FeBr4]) (EMAFB) by unraveling its flexible physical and photophysical behavior up to 80 GPa. Pressure-driven X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy disclose its soft and reversible structural distortion, creating room for delicate band gap modulation. During compression, orange turns dark red at ∼2 GPa, and further compression results in piezochromism, leading to opaque black, while decompressed EMAFB appears in an orange hue. Assuming that the mechanical softness of EMAFB is the basis for reversible piezochromic control, we present alternations in the electronic landscape leading to a 1.22 eV band narrowing at 20.3 GPa while maintaining the semiconducting character at 72 GPa. EMAFB exhibits an emission enhancement, manifested by an increase of photoluminescence up to 17.3 GPa, correlating with the onsets of structural distortion and amorphization. The stimuli-responsive behavior of EMAFB, exhibiting stress-activated modification of the electronic structure, can enrich the physical library of HOIFs suitable for pressure-sensing technologies.
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- Takeshi Nakagawa
- Center for High-Pressure Science & Technology Advanced Research, 100094 Beijing, P. R. China
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- Center for High-Pressure Science & Technology Advanced Research, 100094 Beijing, P. R. China
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- Center for High-Pressure Science & Technology Advanced Research, 100094 Beijing, P. R. China
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- Center for High-Pressure Science & Technology Advanced Research, 100094 Beijing, P. R. China
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- Center for High-Pressure Science & Technology Advanced Research, 100094 Beijing, P. R. China
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- Institute of Crystallography (IC)-CNR, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Division of Materials Physics, Rud̵er Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute of Experimental Physics, Watsonova 47, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics, Jadranska 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Jamova 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Experimental Physics, Watsonova 47, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Division of Materials Physics, Rud̵er Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Milani G, Budriesi R, Tavazzani E, Cavalluzzi MM, Mattioli LB, Miniero DV, Delre P, Belviso BD, Denegri M, Cuocci C, Rotondo NP, De Palma A, Gualdani R, Caliandro R, Mangiatordi GF, Kumawat A, Camilloni C, Priori S, Lentini G. hERG stereoselective modulation by mexiletine-derived ureas: Molecular docking study, synthesis, and biological evaluation. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2023; 356:e2300116. [PMID: 37460390 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202300116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a disorder of cardiac electrophysiology resulting in life-threatening arrhythmias; nowadays, only a few drugs are available for the management of LQTS. Focusing our attention on LQT2, one of the most common subtypes of LQTS caused by mutations in the human ether-à-go-go-related gene (hERG), in the present work, the stereoselectivity of the recently discovered mexiletine-derived urea 8 was investigated on the hERG potassium channel. According to preliminary in silico predictions, in vitro studies revealed a stereoselective behavior, with the meso form showing the greatest hERG opening activity. In addition, functional studies on guinea pig isolated left atria, aorta, and ileum demonstrated that 8 does not present any cardiac or intestinal liability in our ex vivo studies. Due to its overall profile, (R,S)-8 paves the way for the design and development of a new series of compounds potentially useful in the treatment of both congenital and drug-induced forms of LQTS.
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- Gualtiero Milani
- Department of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Food Chemistry and Nutraceutical Lab, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Food Chemistry and Nutraceutical Lab, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies, and Environment, University Aldo Moro of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Chemistry Department, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
- CNR-Institute of Crystallography, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies, and Environment, University Aldo Moro of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- ICS-Maugeri IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
- Molecular Cardiology, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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Klitou P, Parisi E, Bordignon S, Bravetti F, Rosbottom I, Dell’Aera M, Cuocci C, Chierotti MR, Altomare A, Simone E. Navigating the Complex Solid Form Landscape of the Quercetin Flavonoid Molecule. Cryst Growth Des 2023; 23:6034-6045. [PMID: 37547879 PMCID: PMC10401642 DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.3c00584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
Abstract
Quercetin, a naturally occurring bioflavonoid substance widely used in the nutraceutical and food industries, exists in various solid forms that can have different physicochemical properties, thus impacting this compound's performance in various applications. In this work, we will clarify the complex solid-form landscape of this molecule. Two elusive isostructural solvates of quercetin were obtained from ethanol and methanol. The obtained crystals were characterized experimentally, but the crystallographic structure could not be solved due to their high instability. Nevertheless, the desolvated structure resulting from a high-temperature treatment (or prolonged storage at ambient conditions) of both these two labile crystals was characterized and solved via powder X-ray diffraction and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (SSNMR). This anhydrous crystal structure was compared with another anhydrous quercetin form obtained in our previous work, indicating that, at least, two different anhydrous polymorphs of quercetin exist. Navigating the solid-form landscape of quercetin is essential to ensure accurate control of the functional properties of food, nutraceutical, or pharmaceutical products containing crystal forms of this substance.
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- Panayiotis Klitou
- School
of Food Science and Nutrition, Food Colloids and Bioprocessing Group, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department
of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, Torino I-10129, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica I.F.M, Università degli
Studi di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, Torino I-10125, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica I.F.M, Università degli
Studi di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, Torino I-10125, Italy
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- School
of Chemical and Process Engineering, University
of Leeds, Woodhouse
Lane Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Institute
of Crystallography IC − CNR, via Amendola 122/O, Bari I-70126, Italy
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- Institute
of Crystallography IC − CNR, via Amendola 122/O, Bari I-70126, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica I.F.M, Università degli
Studi di Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, Torino I-10125, Italy
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- Institute
of Crystallography IC − CNR, via Amendola 122/O, Bari I-70126, Italy
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- School
of Food Science and Nutrition, Food Colloids and Bioprocessing Group, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
- Department
of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, Torino I-10129, Italy
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Cancelliere R, Rea G, Micheli L, Mantegazza P, Bauer EM, El Khouri A, Tempesta E, Altomare A, Capelli D, Capitelli F. Electrochemical and Structural Characterization of Lanthanum-Doped Hydroxyapatite: A Promising Material for Sensing Applications. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:4522. [PMID: 37444835 DOI: 10.3390/ma16134522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
Abstract
In the quest to find powerful modifiers of screen-printed electrodes for sensing applications, a set of rare earth-doped Ca10-xREx(PO4)6(OH)2 (RE = La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Dy, and Tm and x = 0.01, 0.02, 0.10, and 0.20) hydroxyapatite (HAp) samples were subjected to an in-depth electrochemical characterization using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cyclic and square wave voltammetry. Among all of these, the inorganic phosphates doped with lanthanum proved to be the most reliable, revealing robust analytical performances in terms of sensitivity, repeatability, reproducibility, and reusability, hence paving the way for their exploitation in sensing applications. Structural data on La-doped HAp samples were also provided by using different techniques, including optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Rietveld refinement from X-ray data, Fourier transform infrared, and Raman vibrational spectroscopies, to complement the electrochemical characterization.
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- Rocco Cancelliere
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Crystallography (IC), National Research Council (CNR), Via Salaria Km 29.300, 00016 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Structure of Matter (ISM), National Research Council (CNR), Via Salaria Km 29.300, 00016 Rome, Italy
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- Faculté des Sciences Semlalia, BP 2390, Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech 40000, Morocco
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- Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering (IGAG), National Research Council (CNR), Via Salaria Km 29.300, 00016 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Crystallography (IC), National Research Council (CNR), Via Amendola 122/o, 70100 Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Crystallography (IC), National Research Council (CNR), Via Salaria Km 29.300, 00016 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Crystallography (IC), National Research Council (CNR), Via Salaria Km 29.300, 00016 Rome, Italy
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Zhong J, Qian L, Wang H, Liu Y, Yao L, Lai Y, Song J, Wang X, Li Y, Xing X, Mo G, Tan Y, Chen Z, Wu Z. Crystalline Structure and Thermal Stability of an Unknown ZIF-L300 Phase. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:4385-4391. [PMID: 36857465 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
Abstract
In recent years, the synthesis, crystalline structure, and applications of zeolite imidazole frameworks (ZIFs) have attracted extensive attention. Since the ZIF-L phase was synthesized, a new phase was observed during the heating process, but its crystal structure is unknown. The unknown new phase, which was named ZIF-L300 in this study, was confirmed again. In this study, the X-ray powder diffraction technique and Rietveld refinement were used to solve the crystalline structure of the unknown ZIF-L300 phase. The results demonstrate that ZIF-L300 has the same chemical formula (ZnC8N4H10) as in ZIF-8 and belongs to a hexagonal structure with a space group of P61. The lattice parameters have been determined as follows: a = b = 8.708(7) Å, c = 24.195(19) Å, α = β = 90°, and γ = 120°. The X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) technique was also used to extract the local atomic structures. The in situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique was used to monitor the structural evolution of the as-prepared ZIF-L in a temperature range from room temperature to 600 °C. The results show that the sample experiences a change process from the initial ZIF-L orthorhombic phase (<210 °C), to the ZIF-L300 hexagonal phase (∼300 °C), then to an amorphous phase (∼390 °C), and finally to a zincite ZnO phase (>420 °C). These sorts of structural information are helpful to the application of ZIF materials and enrich the knowledge of the thermal stability of ZIF materials.
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- Jiajun Zhong
- Institute of High Energy of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, PR China
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- Institute of High Energy of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.,School of Environmental and Material Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China
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- Institute of High Energy of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.,College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- Institute of High Energy of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.,School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Institute of High Energy of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P R China
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- Institute of High Energy of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Ye C, Li Z, Chang Z, Wu S, Sun Y, Xu W. Dual-Emission 2D Blue Luminescent Organic Silver Chalcogenide for Highly Selective Pb 2+ Detection in an Aqueous Medium. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:2334-2341. [PMID: 36695316 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
Crystalline organic metal chalcogenides (OMCs) are a class of organic-inorganic hybrid semiconducting materials with continuous M-X (X = S, Se, Te) networks formed by the combination of metal nodes and chalcogen atoms from the organic ligands, which display great potentials in the fields of optoelectronics, catalysis, sensing, as well as energy conversion and storage. Here, we synthesized a wave-like 2D OMC material, [(AgBF4)2Me6BHS]n (Ag-BHSMe), from AgBF4 and 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexa(methylselanyl)benzene (Me6BHS) through a simple homogeneous reaction. In the solid state, Ag-BHSMe exhibits both fluorescence emission at room temperature and phosphorescent emission at 77 K. TEM, SEM, and confocal microscopy revealed that it is an intrinsic blue luminescent microcrystalline material. In addition, we found that it exhibited a highly selective fluorescence enhancement response to Pb2+ in an aqueous solution in the range of 10-4 to 10-2 mol L-1, which demonstrates its potential as a turn-on probe for the detection of lead ions.
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- Chunhui Ye
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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Harris KDM. Circumventing a challenging aspect of crystal structure determination from powder diffraction data. Acta Crystallogr B Struct Sci Cryst Eng Mater 2022; 78:96-99. [PMID: 35411848 PMCID: PMC9004017 DOI: 10.1107/s2052520622003717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Schmidt and co-workers [ Acta Cryst. (2022), B78, 195–213], report a strategy for structure determination from powder XRD data in which unit-cell determination and structure solution are combined within a single process, rather than handling them as sequential stages on the structure determination pathway. This strategy offers the prospect to achieve successful structure determination in cases for which conventional approaches for indexing powder XRD data prove to be challenging.
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- Kenneth D. M. Harris
- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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Ray A, Martín-García B, Moliterni A, Casati N, Boopathi KM, Spirito D, Goldoni L, Prato M, Giacobbe C, Giannini C, Di Stasio F, Krahne R, Manna L, Abdelhady AL. Mixed Dimethylammonium/Methylammonium Lead Halide Perovskite Crystals for Improved Structural Stability and Enhanced Photodetection. Adv Mater 2022; 34:e2106160. [PMID: 34856033 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202106160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The solvent acidolysis crystallization technique is utilized to grow mixed dimethylammonium/methylammonium lead tribromide (DMA/MAPbBr3 ) crystals reaching the highest dimethylammonium incorporation of 44% while maintaining the 3D cubic perovskite phase. These mixed perovskite crystals show suppression of the orthorhombic phase and a lower tetragonal-to-cubic phase-transition temperature compared to MAPbBr3 . A distinct behavior is observed in the temperature-dependent photoluminescence properties of MAPbBr3 and mixed DMA/MAPbBr3 crystals due to the different organic cation dynamics governing the phase transition(s). Furthermore, lateral photodetectors based on these crystals show that, at room temperature, the mixed crystals possess higher detectivity compared to MAPbBr3 crystals caused by structural compression and reduced surface trap density. Remarkably, the mixed-crystal devices exhibit large enhancement in their detectivity below the phase-transition temperature (at 200 K), while for the MAPbBr3 devices only insignificant changes are observed. The high detectivity of the mixed crystals makes them attractive for visible-light communication and for space applications. The results highlight the importance of the synthetic technique for compositional engineering of halide perovskites that governs their structural and optoelectronic properties.
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- Aniruddha Ray
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genoa, 16163, Italy
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università degli Studi di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 31, Genoa, 16146, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genoa, 16163, Italy
- CIC nanoGUNE, Tolosa Hiribidea, 76, Donostia-San Sebastian, 20018, Spain
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- Istituto di Cristallografia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Amendola 122/O, Bari, 70126, Italy
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- Laboratory for Synchrotron Radiation-Condensed Matter, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland
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- IHP-Leibniz-Institut für innovative Mikroelektronik, Im Technologiepark 25, Frankfurt (Oder), D-15236, Germany
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genoa, 16163, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genoa, 16163, Italy
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue Des Martyrs, Grenoble, 38040, France
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- Istituto di Cristallografia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Amendola 122/O, Bari, 70126, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genoa, 16163, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genoa, 16163, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genoa, 16163, Italy
- ŁUKASIEWICZ Research Network PORT-Polish Center for Technology Development, ul. Stabłowicka 147, Wrocław, 54066, Poland
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Qian L, Yao L, Liu Y, Wang H, Zhong J, Liu C, Mo G, Xing X, Chen Z, Wu Z. Hydrothermal Synthesis and Structures of Unknown Intermediate Phase Zn(HCO3)2·H2O Nanoflakes and Final ZnO Nanorods. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:2669-2678. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Lixiong Qian
- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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González Guillén AB, Konieczny P, Luberda-Durnaś K, Oszajca M, Kozieł M, Łasocha W. Tuning magnetic properties by crystal engineering in a family of coordination polymers based on Ni( ii) sulphates. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj01188c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new family of hybrid organic–inorganic layered materials based on nickel sulfates was synthesized using a one-pot, solvent-free synthetic approach using 1,2-phenylenediamine (OPD), 1,3-phenylenediamine (MPD) and 1,4-phenylenediamine (PPD).
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Radzikowskiego 152, PL-31342 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239 Krakow, Poland
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Chitturi SR, Ratner D, Walroth RC, Thampy V, Reed EJ, Dunne M, Tassone CJ, Stone KH. Automated prediction of lattice parameters from X-ray powder diffraction patterns. J Appl Crystallogr 2021; 54:1799-1810. [PMID: 34963768 PMCID: PMC8662964 DOI: 10.1107/s1600576721010840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A key step in the analysis of powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) data is the accurate determination of unit-cell lattice parameters. This step often requires significant human intervention and is a bottleneck that hinders efforts towards automated analysis. This work develops a series of one-dimensional convolutional neural networks (1D-CNNs) trained to provide lattice parameter estimates for each crystal system. A mean absolute percentage error of approximately 10% is achieved for each crystal system, which corresponds to a 100- to 1000-fold reduction in lattice parameter search space volume. The models learn from nearly one million crystal structures contained within the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database and the Cambridge Structural Database and, due to the nature of these two complimentary databases, the models generalize well across chemistries. A key component of this work is a systematic analysis of the effect of different realistic experimental non-idealities on model performance. It is found that the addition of impurity phases, baseline noise and peak broadening present the greatest challenges to learning, while zero-offset error and random intensity modulations have little effect. However, appropriate data modification schemes can be used to bolster model performance and yield reasonable predictions, even for data which simulate realistic experimental non-idealities. In order to obtain accurate results, a new approach is introduced which uses the initial machine learning estimates with existing iterative whole-pattern refinement schemes to tackle automated unit-cell solution.
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- Sathya R. Chitturi
- Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA94305, USA
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA94305, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA94305, USA
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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Zhou M, Gu Y, Ruan B, Yang Q, Chen G, Ren Z. Synthesis, crystal structure and physical properties of a novel quaternary selenide Cu6GeWSe8. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2021.122357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Autonomous experimentation driven by artificial intelligence (AI) provides an exciting opportunity to revolutionize inorganic materials discovery and development. Herein, we review recent progress in the design of self-driving laboratories, including robotics to automate materials synthesis and characterization, in conjunction with AI to interpret experimental outcomes and propose new experimental procedures. We focus on efforts to automate inorganic synthesis through solution-based routes, solid-state reactions, and thin film deposition. In each case, connections are made to relevant work in organic chemistry, where automation is more common. Characterization techniques are primarily discussed in the context of phase identification, as this task is critical to understand what products have formed during synthesis. The application of deep learning to analyze multivariate characterization data and perform phase identification is examined. To achieve "closed-loop" materials synthesis and design, we further provide a detailed overview of optimization algorithms that use active learning to rationally guide experimental iterations. Finally, we highlight several key opportunities and challenges for the future development of self-driving inorganic materials synthesis platforms.
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- Nathan J Szymanski
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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Gnocchi D, Cavalluzzi MM, Mangiatordi GF, Rizzi R, Tortorella C, Spennacchio M, Lentini G, Altomare A, Sabbà C, Mazzocca A. Xanthenylacetic Acid Derivatives Effectively Target Lysophosphatidic Acid Receptor 6 to Inhibit Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Growth. ChemMedChem 2021; 16:2121-2129. [PMID: 33831272 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202100032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Despite the increasing incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide, current pharmacological treatments are still unsatisfactory. We have previously shown that lysophosphatidic acid receptor 6 (LPAR6) supports HCC growth and that 9-xanthenylacetic acid (XAA) acts as an LPAR6 antagonist inhibiting HCC growth without toxicity. Here, we synthesized four novel XAA derivatives, (±)-2-(9H-xanthen-9-yl)propanoic acid (compound 4 - MC9), (±)-2-(9H-xanthen-9-yl)butanoic acid (compound 5 - MC6), (±)-2-(9H-xanthen-9-yl)hexanoic acid (compound 7 - MC11), and (±)-2-(9H-xanthen-9-yl)octanoic acid (compound 8 - MC12, sodium salt) by introducing alkyl groups of increasing length at the acetic α-carbon atom. Two of these compounds were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction and quantum mechanical calculations, while molecular docking simulations suggested their enantioselectivity for LPAR6. Biological data showed anti-HCC activity for all XAA derivatives, with the maximum effect observed for MC11. Our findings support the view that increasing the length of the alkyl group improves the inhibitory action of XAA and that enantioselectivity can be exploited for designing novel and more effective XAA-based LPAR6 antagonists.
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- Davide Gnocchi
- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Piazza G. Cesare, 11, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy - Drug Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, via Orabona, 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Crystallography CNR, Via Amendola 122/o, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Piazza G. Cesare, 11, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy - Drug Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, via Orabona, 4, 70125, Bari, Italy.,Institute of Crystallography CNR, Via Amendola 122/o, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy - Drug Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, via Orabona, 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Crystallography CNR, Via Amendola 122/o, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Piazza G. Cesare, 11, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Piazza G. Cesare, 11, 70124, Bari, Italy
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Paterlini V, Bettinelli M, Rizzi R, El Khouri A, Rossi M, Della Ventura G, Capitelli F. Characterization and Luminescence of Eu3+- and Gd3+-Doped Hydroxyapatite Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2. Crystals 2020; 10:806. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst10090806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Luminescence properties of europium-doped Ca10-xEux(PO4)6(OH)2 (xEu = 0, 0.01, 0.02, 0.10 and 0.20) and gadolinium-doped hydroxyapatite Ca9.80Gd0.20(PO4)6(OH)2 (HA), synthesized via solid-state reaction at T = 1300 °C, were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and luminescence spectroscopy. Crystal structure characterization (from unit cell parameters determination to refined atomic positions) was achieved in the P63/m space group. FTIR analyses show only slight band shifts of (PO4) modes as a function of the rare earth concentration. Structural refinement, achieved via the Rietveld method, and luminescence spectroscopy highlighted the presence of dopant at the Ca2 site. Strong luminescence was observed for all Eu- and Gd-doped samples. Our multi-methodological study confirms that rare-earth (RE)-doped synthetic hydroxyapatites are promising materials for bio-imaging applications.
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Rönfeldt P, Ruser N, Reinsch H, Grape ES, Ken Inge A, Suta M, Terraschke H, Stock N. New Scandium‐containing Coordination Polymers with Linear Linker Molecules: Crystal Structures and Luminescence Properties. Eur J Inorg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202000231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Pia Rönfeldt
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry Christian‐Albrechts‐University Max‐Eyth Straße 2 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry Christian‐Albrechts‐University Max‐Eyth Straße 2 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry Christian‐Albrechts‐University Max‐Eyth Straße 2 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry Stockholm University 106 91 Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry Stockholm University 106 91 Stockholm Sweden
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- Condensed Matter & Interfaces Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Department of Chemistry Utrecht University Princetonplein 1 3584 CC Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry Christian‐Albrechts‐University Max‐Eyth Straße 2 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry Christian‐Albrechts‐University Max‐Eyth Straße 2 24118 Kiel Germany
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Toso S, Akkerman QA, Martín-García B, Prato M, Zito J, Infante I, Dang Z, Moliterni A, Giannini C, Bladt E, Lobato I, Ramade J, Bals S, Buha J, Spirito D, Mugnaioli E, Gemmi M, Manna L. Nanocrystals of Lead Chalcohalides: A Series of Kinetically Trapped Metastable Nanostructures. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:10198-10211. [PMID: 32374173 PMCID: PMC7737912 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c03577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We report the colloidal synthesis of a series of surfactant-stabilized lead chalcohalide nanocrystals. Our work is mainly focused on Pb4S3Br2, a chalcohalide phase unknown to date that does not belong to the ambient-pressure PbS-PbBr2 phase diagram. The Pb4S3Br2 nanocrystals herein feature a remarkably narrow size distribution (with a size dispersion as low as 5%), a good size tunability (from 7 to ∼30 nm), an indirect bandgap, photoconductivity (responsivity = 4 ± 1 mA/W), and stability for months in air. A crystal structure is proposed for this new material by combining the information from 3D electron diffraction and electron tomography of a single nanocrystal, X-ray powder diffraction, and density functional theory calculations. Such a structure is closely related to that of the recently discovered high-pressure chalcohalide Pb4S3I2 phase, and indeed we were able to extend our synthesis scheme to Pb4S3I2 colloidal nanocrystals, whose structure matches the one that has been published for the bulk. Finally, we could also prepare nanocrystals of Pb3S2Cl2, which proved to be a structural analogue of the recently reported bulk Pb3Se2Br2 phase. It is remarkable that one high-pressure structure (for Pb4S3I2) and two metastable structures that had not yet been reported (for Pb4S3Br2 and Pb3S2Cl2) can be prepared on the nanoscale by wet-chemical approaches. This highlights the important role of colloidal chemistry in the discovery of new materials and motivates further exploration into metal chalcohalide nanocrystals.
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- Stefano Toso
- Department
of Nanochemistry and Materials Characterization Facility, Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
- Dipartimento
di Matematica e Fisica and Interdisciplinary Laboratories for Advanced
Materials Physics, Università Cattolica
del Sacro Cuore, Via
Musei 41, I-25121 Brescia, Italy
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- Department
of Nanochemistry and Materials Characterization Facility, Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Department
of Nanochemistry and Materials Characterization Facility, Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Department
of Nanochemistry and Materials Characterization Facility, Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Department
of Nanochemistry and Materials Characterization Facility, Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Department
of Nanochemistry and Materials Characterization Facility, Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
- Department
of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Nanochemistry and Materials Characterization Facility, Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Istituto
di Cristallografia−Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IC−CNR), Via Amendola 122/O, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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- Istituto
di Cristallografia−Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IC−CNR), Via Amendola 122/O, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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- Electron
Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT), University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab
Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Electron
Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT), University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab
Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Electron
Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT), University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab
Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Electron
Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT), University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab
Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department
of Nanochemistry and Materials Characterization Facility, Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Department
of Nanochemistry and Materials Characterization Facility, Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Center
for Nanotechnology Innovation@NEST, Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, Piazza San Silvestro, 12, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Center
for Nanotechnology Innovation@NEST, Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, Piazza San Silvestro, 12, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Department
of Nanochemistry and Materials Characterization Facility, Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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Baldassarre F, Altomare A, Corriero N, Mesto E, Lacalamita M, Bruno G, Sacchetti A, Dida B, Karaj D, Ventura GD, Capitelli F, Siliqi D. Crystal Chemistry and Luminescence Properties of Eu-Doped Polycrystalline Hydroxyapatite Synthesized by Chemical Precipitation at Room Temperature. Crystals 2020; 10:250. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst10040250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Europium-doped hydroxyapatite Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 (3% mol) powders were synthesized by an optimized chemical precipitation method at 25 °C, followed by drying at 120 °C and calcination at 450 °C and 900 °C. The obtained nanosized crystallite samples were investigated by means of a combination of inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), Raman and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopies. The Rietveld refinement in the hexagonal P63/m space group showed europium ordered at the Ca2 site at high temperature (900 °C), and at the Ca1 site for lower temperatures (120 °C and 450 °C). FTIR and Raman spectra showed slight band shifts and minor modifications of the (PO4) bands with increasing annealing temperature. PL spectra and decay curves revealed significant luminescence emission for the phase obtained at 900 °C and highlighted the migration of Eu from the Ca1 to Ca2 site as a result of increasing calcinating temperature.
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Zheng K, Li A, Wu W, Qian S, Liu B, Pang Q. Preparation, characterization, in vitro and in vivo evaluation of metronidazole–gallic acid cocrystal: A combined experimental and theoretical investigation. J Mol Struct 2019; 1197:727-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.07.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Gonzalez Guillen A, Oszajca M, Luberda-Durnaś K, Lasocha W. Synthesis, crystal structure solution and characterization of two organic-inorganic hybrid layered materials based on metal sulfates and 1,4-phenylenediamine. Acta Crystallogr C Struct Chem 2019; 75:1502-1508. [PMID: 31686661 DOI: 10.1107/s205322961901180x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Two organic-inorganic hybrid layered materials, namely poly[(μ-1,4-diaminobenzene-κ2N:N')[μ3-sulfato(VI)-κ4O:O':O'',O''']manganese], [Mn(SO4)(C6H8N2)]n, 1, and poly[(μ-1,4-diaminobenzene-κ2N:N')[μ3-sulfato(VI)-κ4O:O':O'',O''']copper], [Cu(SO4)(C6H8N2)]n, 2, have been synthesized using 1,4-phenylenediamine (PPD) as an organic template and component (linker). Both materials form three-dimensional frameworks. The crystal structures were determined using data from powder X-ray diffraction measurements. The purity and morphology of the compounds were studied by elemental analyses and SEM investigations, and their thermal stabilities were determined by thermogravimetric and nonambient powder X-ray diffraction measurements, which indicated that 1 is stable up to 537 K and 2 is stable up to 437 K.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Geological Science PAS, Research Centre in 555 Krakow, Senacka 1, 31-002 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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Belkafouf NEH, Triki Baara F, Altomare A, Rizzi R, Chouaih A, Djafri A, Hamzaoui F. Synthesis, PXRD structural determination, Hirshfeld surface analysis and DFT/TD-DFT investigation of 3N-ethyl-2N’-(2-ethylphenylimino) thiazolidin-4-one. J Mol Struct 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Liu CH, Tao Y, Hsu D, Du Q, Billinge SJL. Using a machine learning approach to determine the space group of a structure from the atomic pair distribution function. Acta Crystallogr A Found Adv 2019; 75:633-643. [PMID: 31264647 DOI: 10.1107/s2053273319005606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A method is presented for predicting the space group of a structure given a calculated or measured atomic pair distribution function (PDF) from that structure. The method utilizes machine learning models trained on more than 100 000 PDFs calculated from structures in the 45 most heavily represented space groups. In particular, a convolutional neural network (CNN) model is presented which yields a promising result in that it correctly identifies the space group among the top-6 estimates 91.9% of the time. The CNN model also successfully identifies space groups for 12 out of 15 experimental PDFs. Interesting aspects of the failed estimates are discussed, which indicate that the CNN is failing in similar ways as conventional indexing algorithms applied to conventional powder diffraction data. This preliminary success of the CNN model shows the possibility of model-independent assessment of PDF data on a wide class of materials.
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- Chia Hao Liu
- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA
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Konieczny P, Gonzalez-Guillén AB, Luberda-Durnaś K, ČiŽmár E, Pełka R, Oszajca M, Łasocha W. 1D coordination polymer (OPD) 2Co IISO 4 showing SMM behaviour and multiple relaxation modes. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:7560-7570. [PMID: 30941384 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt00624a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A novel one-dimensional CoII coordination polymer (OPD)2CoIISO4 was formed from alternating tetrahedral sulphate anions, Co centers and molecules of 1,2-phenylenediamine (OPD). The thermal stability of the structure was confirmed up to ∼230 °C using thermogravimetry and non-ambient powder X-ray diffraction in air. The distorted pseudo-octahedral coordination sphere of CoII ions promotes strong magnetic anisotropy. Therefore (OPD)2CoIISO4 was subjected to thorough characterization with ab initio and DFT calculations along with dc magnetic measurements both of which point to strong easy-axis anisotropy (D/kB≈-87 K, E/kB≈ 23 K). The analysis of ac susceptibility revealed field assisted magnetic relaxation in two field regimes: a low field one with one relaxation time and a high field one where three relaxation times were distinguished. The main role in relaxations of the fastest process (τ1) was attributed to the direct and Raman processes.
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- Piotr Konieczny
- Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN, Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków, Poland.
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Altomare A, Rizzi R, Rossi M, El Khouri A, Elaatmani M, Paterlini V, Della Ventura G, Capitelli F. New Ca2.90(Me2+)0.10(PO4)2 β-tricalcium Phosphates with Me2+ = Mn, Ni, Cu: Synthesis, Crystal-Chemistry, and Luminescence Properties. Crystals 2019; 9:288. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst9060288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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C a 2.90 M e 0.10 2 + ( P O 4 ) 2 (with Me = Mn, Ni, Cu) β-tricalcium phosphate (TCP) powders were synthesized by solid-state reaction at T = 1200 °C and investigated by means of a combination of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and luminescence spectroscopy. SEM morphological analysis showed the run products to consist of sub spherical microcrystalline aggregates, while EDS semi-quantitative analysis confirmed the nominal Ca/Me composition. The unit cell and the space group were determined by X-ray powder diffraction data showing that all the compounds crystallize in the rhombohedral R3c whitlockite-type structure, with the following unit cell constants: a = b = 10.41014(19) Å, c = 37.2984(13) Å, and cell volume V = 3500.53(15) Å3 (Mn); a = b = 10.39447(10) Å, c = 37.2901(8) Å; V = 3489.22(9) Å3 (Ni); a = b = 10.40764(8) Å, c = 37.3158(6) Å, V = 3500.48(7) Å3 (Cu). The investigation was completed with the structural refinement by the Rietveld method. The FTIR spectra are similar to those of the end-member Ca β-tricalcium phosphate (TCP), in agreement with the structure determination, and show minor band shifts of the (PO4) modes with the increasing size of the replacing Me2+ cation. Luminescence spectra and decay curves revealed significant luminescence properties for Mn and Cu phases.
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Rizzi R, Capitelli F, Della Ventura G, Hami W, Corriero N, Rossi M, Altomare A. Preparation, structural and spectroscopical properties of silver terbium diphosphate AgTbP 2O 7. Z KRIST-CRYST MATER 2019; 234:363-369. [DOI: 10.1515/zkri-2018-2138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Silver terbium diphosphate AgTbP2O7 was prepared by solid state reaction at T=500° and characterized by combining SEM-EDS morphological investigation and semi-quantitative chemical analysis via Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) equipped with energy dispersive X-Ray spectroscopy (EDS), structure solution via Rietveld refinement of powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) data, and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The synthesized compound is monoclinic, P21/n space group, with cell parameters: a=11.9108(3) Å, b=6.90265(16) Å, c=6.62030(15) Å, β=90.3702(5)° and V=544.28(2) Å3. The crystal structure consists of a network of zig-zag chains of TbO8 polyhedra extending along the b axis, bridged by P2O7 diphosphate groups and by chains of AgO7 polyhedra running along the c crystallographic direction. MIR (medium infrared) spectrum shows bands typical of P–O modes of diphosphate compounds. Observed band multiplicity is in agreement with the symmetry reduction with respect to orthorhombic rare earth diphosphates with similar stoichiometries reported in the literature.
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Capitelli F, Rossi M, ElKhouri A, Elaatmani M, Corriero N, Sodo A, Della Ventura G. Synthesis, structural model and vibrational spectroscopy of lutetium tricalcium phosphate Ca9Lu(PO4)7. J RARE EARTH 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2018.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Wong LWY, Tam GSS, Chen X, So FTK, Soecipto A, Sheong FK, Sung HHY, Lin Z, Williams ID. A chiral spiroborate anion from diphenyl-l-tartramide [B{l-Tar(NHPh)2}2]−applied to some challenging resolutions. CrystEngComm 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ce00855h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A chiral spiroborate anion [B{l-Tar(NHPh)2}2]−is effective in challenging high yield, 1-pot resolutions, as for the S-2-phenylpropylammonium salt shown.
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- Lawrence W.-Y. Wong
- Department of Chemistry
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Kowloon
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Kowloon
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Kowloon
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Kowloon
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Kowloon
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Kowloon
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Kowloon
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Kowloon
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Kowloon
- China
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Lim H, Kim S, Kim J, Kim Y, Kim S. Structure of Li 5 AlS 4 and comparison with other lithium-containing metal sulfides. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2018; 257:19-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2017.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Imer MR, González M, Veiga N, Kremer C, Suescun L, Arizaga L. Synthesis, structural characterization and scalable preparation of new amino-zinc borates. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:15736-15745. [PMID: 29095448 DOI: 10.1039/c7dt03186f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zinc borates are very important industrial materials with applications that include fire retardants and preservatives in wood. In this work, we report the preparation of three novel zinc borates: [Zn(NH3)3B4O5(OH)4]·H2O (ZB1), Zn3(H2B3O7)2·2NH3·4H2O (ZB2), and [Zn(NH3)4][B4O5(OH)4]·4H2O (ZB3). The solid phases were characterized by elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction, infrared and Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and thermal analysis. The crystal structures of ZB1 (monoclinic, Cc, a = 12.1972(8), b = 7.8314(5), c = 12.1441(8) Å and β = 107.404(5)°) and ZB3 (orthorhombic, Pbca, a = 15.0796(9), b = 11.8853(5) and c = 16.7606(8) Å) were determined. They are novel neutral Zn-polyborate complexes [Zn(NH3)3B4O5(OH)4] hydrate and [Zn(NH3)4][B4O5(OH)4] tetrahydrate salt, respectively. The complete assignment of infrared and Raman spectra was performed theoretically using DFT calculations. For ZB2 (obtained as a polycrystalline phase), powder X-ray diffraction confirmed a single phase and allowed the determination of the unit cell parameters and lattice type (rhombohedral, a = 36.78076 (6), c = 12.20052 (3) Å) with an expected formula Zn3(H2B3O7)2·2NH3·4H2O suggesting that this compound is a complex triborate. Furthermore, a low-cost scalable synthetic procedure for ZB1 starting from zinc oxide and boric acid in ammonia solution with a high yield is also reported.
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- M R Imer
- Departamento Estrella Campos, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Rahmani R, Djafri A, Chouaih A, Djafri A, Hamzaoui F, Rizzi R, Altomare A. Synthesis, molecular and solid state structure of 5-(5-nitro furan-2-ylmethylen), 3- N -(2-methoxy phenyl), 2- N ′-(2-methoxyphenyl) imino thiazolidin-4-one: X-ray powder diffraction and DFT studies. J Mol Struct 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2017.04.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Yao J, Chen Q, Sheng Y, Kai A, Liu H. Reversible water uptake by a porous molecular crystal from metal complex of gemini surfactant. CrystEngComm 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ce02197b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Kowalewska A, Nowacka M, Włodarska M, Zgardzińska B, Zaleski R, Oszajca M, Krajenta J, Kaźmierski S. Solid-state dynamics and single-crystal to single-crystal structural transformations in octakis(3-chloropropyl)octasilsesquioxane and octavinyloctasilsesquioxane. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:27516-27529. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp05233b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Thermally induced formation of symmetric crystal lattices in functional POSS proceeds via different mechanisms and results in unique reversible phenomena.
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- A. Kowalewska
- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies
- Polish Academy of Sciences
- 90-363 Łódź
- Poland
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies
- Polish Academy of Sciences
- 90-363 Łódź
- Poland
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- Institute of Physics
- Lodz University of Technology
- 90-924 Łódź
- Poland
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- Department of Nuclear Methods
- Institute of Physics
- Maria Curie-Sklodowska University
- 20-031 Lublin
- Poland
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- Department of Nuclear Methods
- Institute of Physics
- Maria Curie-Sklodowska University
- 20-031 Lublin
- Poland
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- Jagiellonian University
- Faculty of Chemistry
- 30-060 Kraków
- Poland
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies
- Polish Academy of Sciences
- 90-363 Łódź
- Poland
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies
- Polish Academy of Sciences
- 90-363 Łódź
- Poland
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Zabierowski P, Oszajca M, Hodorowicz M, Matoga D. Ladder-chain zinc coordination polymers based on adipic acid dihydrazide precursor: Synthesis and structural transformations. Polyhedron 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2016.09.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Fernández-Zapico E, da Silva I, Mendoza-Meroño R, Montejo-Bernardo J, Martínez-Blanco D, García-Granda S, García JR. Ab initio crystal structure determination, thermal behaviour, and magnetic characterization of a new nickel coordination polymer based on carboxyethylphosphonic acid and 4,4′-bipyridine. Inorganica Chim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2016.04.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Mazzier D, Carraro F, Crisma M, Rancan M, Toniolo C, Moretto A. A terminally protected dipeptide: from crystal structure and self-assembly, through co-assembly with carbon-based materials, to a ternary catalyst for reduction chemistry in water. Soft Matter 2016; 12:238-245. [PMID: 26463728 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm02189h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A terminally protected, hydrophobic dipeptide Boc-L-Cys(Me)-L-Leu-OMe (1) was synthesized and its 3D-structure was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. This peptide is able to hierarchically self-assemble in a variety of superstructures, including hollow rods, ranging from the nano- to the macroscale, and organogels. In addition, 1 is able to drive fullerene (C60) or multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in an organogel by co-assembling with them. A hybrid 1-C60–MWCNT organogel was prepared and converted (through a high vacuum-drying process) into a robust, high-volume, water insoluble, solid material where C60 is well dispersed over the entire superstructure. This ternary material was successfully tested as a catalyst for: (i) the reduction reaction of water-soluble azo compounds mediated by NaBH4 and UV-light with an overall performance remarkably better than that provided by C60 alone, and (ii) the NaBH4-mediated reduction of benzoic acid to benzyl alcohol. Our results suggest that the self-assembly properties of 1 might be related to the occurrence in its single crystal structure of a sixfold screw axis, a feature shared by most of the linear peptides known so far to give rise to nanotubes.
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- Daniela Mazzier
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Padova Unit, CNR, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Institute for Energetics and Interphases, CNR, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy. and Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Padova Unit, CNR, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy. and Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Padova Unit, CNR, 35131 Padova, Italy
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A systematic study on mechanochemical, thermal and vapochemical cocrystallisation demonstrates the effect of compound properties on the outcome of the reaction.
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- I. Sarceviča
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Latvia
- Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Latvia
- Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Latvia
- Riga, Latvia
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Lemos PS, Altomare A, Gouveia AF, Nogueira IC, Gracia L, Llusar R, Andrés J, Longo E, Cavalcante LS. Synthesis and characterization of metastable β-Ag2WO4: an experimental and theoretical approach. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:1185-91. [DOI: 10.1039/c5dt03754a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The geometry, cluster coordination and electronic structure of metastable β-Ag2WO4 microcrystals were elucidated using experimental techniques and first-principles calculations.
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- Pablo S. Lemos
- DQ-Universidade Federal de São Carlos
- 13565-905 São Carlos
- Brazil
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- Institute of Crystallography-CNR
- 70126 Bari
- Italy
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- DQ-Universidade Federal de São Carlos
- 13565-905 São Carlos
- Brazil
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- Instituto Federal do Maranhão
- PPG em Engenharia de Materiais
- São Luís
- Brazil
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- CDMF-Universidade Estadual Paulista
- Araraquara
- Brazil
- University Jaume I
- Department of Analytical and Physical Chemistry
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- University Jaume I
- Department of Analytical and Physical Chemistry
- 12071 Castellon
- Spain
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- University Jaume I
- Department of Analytical and Physical Chemistry
- 12071 Castellon
- Spain
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- DQ-Universidade Federal de São Carlos
- 13565-905 São Carlos
- Brazil
- CDMF-Universidade Estadual Paulista
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Ferrer P, da Silva I, Puente-Orench I. Solid acetone structure dependence on pressure: a new fibre textured thin film crystallographic structure studied by grazing-incidence X-ray diffraction. CrystEngComm 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ce01333c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Acetone thin films were crystallized directly from its vapour phase under UHV conditions at 120 K on two different substrates and studied them using GI-XRD.
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- P. Ferrer
- SpLine-BM25 ICMM-CSIC
- ESRF (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility)
- Grenoble, France
- Diamond Light Source
- Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
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- SpLine-BM25 ICMM-CSIC
- ESRF (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility)
- Grenoble, France
- ISIS Facility
- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
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- Universidad de Zaragoza
- CSIC
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón
- Zaragoza, Spain
- Institut Laue-Langevin
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Gonzalo EC, Sanjuán ML, Hoelzel M, Azcondo MT, Amador U, Sobrados I, Sanz J, García-Alvarado F, Kuhn A. Synthesis and characterization of NaNiF3·3H2O: an unusual ordered variant of the ReO3 type. Inorg Chem 2015; 54:3172-82. [PMID: 25790238 DOI: 10.1021/ic5026262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A new hydrated sodium nickel fluoride with nominal composition NaNiF3·3H2O was synthesized using an aqueous solution route. Its structure was solved by means of ab initio methods from powder X-ray diffraction and neutron diffraction data. NaNiF3·3H2O crystallizes in the cubic crystal system, space group Pn3̅ with a = 7.91968(4) Å. The framework, derived from the ReO3 structure type, is built from NaX6 and NiX6 (X = O, F) corner-shared octahedra, in which F and O atoms are randomly distributed on a single anion site. The 2a × 2a × 2a superstructure arises from the strict alternate three-dimensional linking of NaX6 and NiX6 octahedra together with the simultaneous tilts of the octahedra from the cube axis (φ = 31.1°), with a significant participation of hydrogen bonding. NaNiF3·3H2O corresponds to a fully cation-ordered variant of the In(OH)3 structure, easily recognizable when formulated as NaNi(XH)6 (X = O, F). It constitutes one of the rare examples for the a(+)a(+)a(+) tilting scheme with 1:1 cation ordering in perovskite-related compounds. The Curie-like magnetic behavior well-reflects the isolated paramagnetic Ni(2+) centers without worth mentioning interactions. While X-ray and neutron diffraction data evidence Na/Ni order in combination with O/F disorder as a main feature of this fluoride, results from Raman and magic-angle spinning NMR spectroscopies support the existence of specific anion arrangements in isolated square windows identified in structural refinements. In particular, formation of water molecules derives from unfavorable FH bond formation.
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- Elena C Gonzalo
- †Facultad de Farmacia, Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28668 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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- ‡Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- §Forschungsneutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II), Technische Universität München, D-85747 Garching, Germany
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- †Facultad de Farmacia, Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28668 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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- †Facultad de Farmacia, Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28668 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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- ∥Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- ∥Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- †Facultad de Farmacia, Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28668 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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- †Facultad de Farmacia, Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28668 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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Brewster AS, Sawaya MR, Rodriguez J, Hattne J, Echols N, McFarlane HT, Cascio D, Adams PD, Eisenberg DS, Sauter NK. Indexing amyloid peptide diffraction from serial femtosecond crystallography: new algorithms for sparse patterns. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 2015; 71:357-66. [PMID: 25664747 PMCID: PMC4321489 DOI: 10.1107/s1399004714026145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2014] [Accepted: 11/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Still diffraction patterns from peptide nanocrystals with small unit cells are challenging to index using conventional methods owing to the limited number of spots and the lack of crystal orientation information for individual images. New indexing algorithms have been developed as part of the Computational Crystallography Toolbox (cctbx) to overcome these challenges. Accurate unit-cell information derived from an aggregate data set from thousands of diffraction patterns can be used to determine a crystal orientation matrix for individual images with as few as five reflections. These algorithms are potentially applicable not only to amyloid peptides but also to any set of diffraction patterns with sparse properties, such as low-resolution virus structures or high-throughput screening of still images captured by raster-scanning at synchrotron sources. As a proof of concept for this technique, successful integration of X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) data to 2.5 Å resolution for the amyloid segment GNNQQNY from the Sup35 yeast prion is presented.
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- Aaron S. Brewster
- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- UCLA–DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1570, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1570, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1570, USA
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- UCLA–DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1570, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1570, USA
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- UCLA–DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1570, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1570, USA
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- UCLA–DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1570, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1570, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1570, USA
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- UCLA–DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1570, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1570, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1570, USA
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Šimeček I, Rohlíček J, Zahradnický T, Langr D. A new parallel and GPU version of aTREOR-based algorithm for indexing powder diffraction data. J Appl Crystallogr 2015. [DOI: 10.1107/s1600576714026466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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One of the key parts of the crystal structure solution process from powder diffraction data is indexing – the determination of the lattice parameters from experimental data. This paper presents a modification of theTREORindexing method that makes the algorithm suitable and efficient for execution on graphics processing units. TheTREORalgorithm was implemented in its pure form, which can be simply described as a `brute-force' approach. The effectiveness and time consumption of such an algorithm was tested on several data sets including monoclinic and triclinic examples. The results show the potential of using GPUs for indexing powder diffraction data.
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Androš L, Jurić M, Popović J, Planinić P. New Fe–Ta and Co–Ta oxalate complexes: structural characterization and thermal behaviour – formation of mixed-metal oxides. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra05855k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Kitanovski N, Borsan N, Kasunič M, Francetič V, Popović J, Djerdj I, Rocquefelte X, Reedijk J, Kozlevčar B. Chromium coordination compounds with bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)acetic acid or its anion. Polyhedron 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2013.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Noguchi S, Takiyama K, Fujiki S, Iwao Y, Miura K, Itai S. Polymorphic Transformation of Antibiotic Clarithromycin Under Acidic Condition. J Pharm Sci 2014; 103:580-6. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.23825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2013] [Revised: 10/16/2013] [Accepted: 12/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Two new figures of merit for powder indexing solutions are proposed: the reversed figure of meritMnRevand the symmetric figure of meritMnSym. These are naturally suggested by the theory underlying the de Wolff figure of meritMn. Nevertheless,MnRevhas characteristics opposite to those ofMnwith regard to sensitivity to impurity peaks and extinct reflections.MnSymhas intermediate properties betweenMnandMnRev. Applications of the new figures of merit to powder indexing solutions and zero-point shift estimation are introduced. All of the figures of merit are available from the powder auto-indexing softwareConograph(http://sourceforge.jp/projects/conograph/; http://research.kek.jp/people/rtomi/ConographGUI/web_page.html).
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ReX.Cellis a novel software package dedicated to the automation of crystal cell indexing starting from powder diffraction data. The program aims to help both novice and experienced powder diffractionists overcome the practical difficulties encountered during powder data indexing, by offering a user-friendly highly interactive interface to classical indexing engines. The software provides a wizard-style approach, accompanying the user through all the typical steps of the indexing procedure: preliminary data processing, background subtraction, data smoothing, peak finding and finally autoindexing. Each step can be carried out automatically or fine-tuned through custom options; in either mode, algorithms and filters are applied in real time to the diffraction data, giving an immediate visual feedback. The program is written in the Java programming language and runs on several different operating systems; source code is provided to allow developers to add support for additional indexing programs and/or powder diffraction data formats.
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Volkov SV, Gladyshevskii RE, Mironov YV, Demchenko PY, Yanko OG, Smolentsev AI, Fokina ZA, Khar’kova LB, Baranets SA. Osmium thioselenochloride Os2S6Se2Cl8: Synthesis, cluster isolation, and structure. RUSS J COORD CHEM+ 2012. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070328412030104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Perrone MG, Vitale P, Malerba P, Altomare A, Rizzi R, Lavecchia A, Di Giovanni C, Novellino E, Scilimati A. Diarylheterocycle Core Ring Features Effect in Selective COX-1 Inhibition. ChemMedChem 2012; 7:629-41. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201100530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2011] [Revised: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Noguchi S, Miura K, Fujiki S, Iwao Y, Itai S. Clarithromycin form I determined by synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction. Acta Crystallogr C 2012; 68:o41-4. [PMID: 22307251 DOI: 10.1107/s0108270111054230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2011] [Accepted: 12/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The structure of the metastable form I polymorph of the macrolide antibiotic clarithromycin, C38H69NO13, was determined by a powder diffraction method using synchrotron radiation. The space group of form I isP21212. The initial model was determined by a molecular replacement method using the structure of clarithromycin form 0 as a search model, and the final structure was obtained through Rietveld refinements. In the form I crystal structure, the clarithromycin molecules are aligned parallel along theaaxis in a head-to-tail manner with intermolecular hydrogen bonds between the hydroxy O atoms. The dimethylamine groups of the clarithromycin molecule interdigitate between neighbouring head-to-tail clarithromycin alignments. The novel crystal packing found in form I provides a mechanism that describes the transformation of form 0 to form I.
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