Synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic efficiency of a new smart PdO oxide nanomaterials for using in the recycling and sustainable wastewater treatment

Nanostructured PdO materials with promising catalytic properties were successfully synthesized by the controlled thermal decomposition in air of three Pd(II) complexes containing Pd(II) ion, ofloxacin drug and amino acid. The Pd(II) complexes which were used as precursors were [Pd(OFL)(Gly)]Cl, [Pd(OFL)(Ala)]Cl, and [Pd(OFL)2]Cl2, where Gly is glycine amino acid, Ala is alanine amino acid, and OFL is ofloxacin. Structural and morphological properties of the synthesized PdO materials were obtained using FTIR, XRD, SEM, and EDX techniques. The XRD results confirm the tetragonal structure of PdO. The obtained PdO materials were tested as a catalyst for the heterogeneous degradation of H2O2 solution. The results revealed that PdO could effectively degrade H2O2.                     KEY WORDS: PdO, Nanoparticles, Photocatalytic efficiency, Wastewater treatment   Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2021, 35(1), 107-118. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/bcse.v35i1.

Evaluation of routes to chiral core dendrimers

Dendrimers are macromolecules with a highly branched three-dimensional shape, produced in an iterative sequence of reaction steps, in which each reaction results in a new generation. Dendrimers have stimulated wide interest in the field of chemistry and biology, particularly with respect to applications to drug delivery and more recently imaging. They have also been of growing interest as macromolecular hosts, potential catalysts and have been attached to surfaces and polymeric materials, and have significant potential in new materials development. Dendrimers can have comparable molecular dimensions to some proteins and could potentially have internal microenvironments akin to the active site of an enzyme. Encapsulation within dendrimers has significant potential biomedical applications, whilst dendrimer surface behavior is of interest to evaluate interactions of dendrimer surface functionality (its most accessible region) with biological molecules. Exploiting many of these areas are dependent on generating chirality in dendrimers

Organic selenium compounds: Synthesis and reactions of some new 7-alkyl-8-selenotheophyllines

<p>A simple and mild synthesis of selenotheophyllines is described based on the reaction of 7-alkyl-8-chlorotheophylline with sodium hydrogenselenide followed by reactions with halocompounds such as chloroacetonitrile, ethyl chloroacetate, chloroacetamide, and ethyl chloroformate. Elemental analysis, infrared, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and mass spectral data confirmed the structure of the newly synthesized compounds.</p

<span style="mso-bidi-language:HI">Novel synthesis of heteroarylazopyrazolones and their application as disperse dyes <i><span style="mso-bidi-language:HI">via </span></i><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI">AlCl₃-catalyzed diazocoupling of 1-aryl/heteroaryl-3-methyl-1<i>H</i>-pyrazol-2-in- <span style="mso-bidi-language:HI">5-ones in aqueous medium </span></span></span>

1431-1436AlCl3-catalyzed diazocoupling of 1-aryl/heteroaryl-3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-2-in-5-ones 1 in water with different aryl/heteroaryldiazonium salts affords the corresponding hetcroarylazopyrazoloncs 2 as colored products with high yields. These dyes have been characterized by UV-Vis, FT-IR and 1H NMR spectroscopic techniques and elemental analysis. Cotton, wool, silk and polyesters fabrics have been dyed and their photostability and color fastness identified. </span

Biological screening and assessment of certain substituted monoazo heterocycles containing sulphur and / or nitrogen and their seleno like moieties

The monoazo substituted five membered heterocycles, along with their seleno like moieties are still of interest in organic chemistry due to their medicinal and valuable applications. In continuation of our interest in the study of heterocyclic azo compounds containing sulphur and / or nitrogen heteroatoms, the synthesis of 5-aryl mono azo-thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl-thiophene along with their seleno like derivatives of pyridine, pyridazine and quinolone, were accomplished. All the synthesized compounds were in vitro screening of their antioxidant activity, antitumor activity against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cell EACC cell line and antimicrobial activity against various pathogenic microorganisms, such as Gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium) and fungi strains of Aspergillus flavus and Candida albicans. The structural–activity relationship was studied based on the obtained data

In vitro Biological Activity of Some Synthesized Monoazo Heterocycles Based On Thiophene and Thiazolyl-Thiophene Analogue

Potential synthesis of a series of 3-amino-4-arylazothiophene derivatives from reaction of 2-cyano-2-phenylthiocarbamoyl acetamide and the appropriate α-halogenated reagents, followed by coupling with different aryl diazonium salts (Japp-Klingemann reaction), and another series of 5-arylazo-thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl-thiophene derivatives from base-catalyzed intramolecular condensation of 5-arylazo-2-(N-chloroacetyl)amino-thiazole with selected B-keto compounds (Thorpe-Ziegler reaction) was performed. The biological activity of the two series was studied in vitro. Their versatility for pharmaceutical purposes was reported, where they displayed remarkable activities against selected pathogenic microorganisms; Bacillus subtilize, Staphylococcus aureus (Gram positive bacteria), Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Gram negative bacteria) and Aspergillus flavus, Candida albicans (fungi) with various degrees related to their chemical structures

ORIENTAL JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY Tandem Reactions Using Nitrile Imines: Synthesis of Some Novel Heterocyclic Compounds with Expected Biological Activity

ABSTRACT New functionalized 7,9-dimethylpyrimido [4,5-d

Influence of Maternal Habitat on Salinity Tolerance of Zygophyllum coccineum with Regard to Seed Germination and Growth Parameters

Zygophyllum coccineum is a facultative halophyte widely distributed in desert wadis and coastal areas in Egypt. Here, we investigated the influences of maternal habitat on tolerance to salt stress during germination and seedling growth under salinity (0, 100, 200, 400 mM NaCl) of three populations of Z. coccineum from a saline habitat (Manzala coast) and non-saline habitats (Wadi Houf and Wadi Asyuti). In all populations, seed germination started within two days in distilled water but germination indices were reduced significantly with salt level increase. Germination percentage was not significantly greater for seeds from non-saline habitats than for those from the saline habitat under moderate salinity (100, 200 mM NaCl), but only seeds from the saline habitat were able to germinate under high salt stress (400 mM NaCl). Germination recovery was greater for seeds from the saline habitat compared to non-saline populations. At the seedling level, the Manzala population showed the lowest inhibition of shoot length and leaf area under salinity (200 and 400 mM NaCl) compared to non-saline habitats. In the same context, the Manzala population had the maximum chlorophyll a content, superoxide dismutase and esterase activities under salinity compared to non-saline populations, but salinity had a non-significant effect on chlorophyll b between the three populations. Carotenoids were enhanced with the increase of salt levels in all populations. These results suggest the salt tolerance of Manzala population is derived from maternal salinity and adaptive plasticity of this species may play an important role in the wide distribution of Z. coccineum

Highly biocompatible carbon nanocapsules derived from plastic waste for advanced cancer therapy

Abstract not availableAmine Mezni, Nesrine Ben Saber, A.A. Alhadhrami, Adil Gobouri, Ali Aldalbahi, S. Hay, Abel Santos, Dusan Losic, Tariq Altalh