Three-dimensional lanthanide-organic frameworks based on di-, tetra-, and hexameric clusters

Three-dimensional lanthanide-organic frameworks formulated as (CH3)2NH2[Ln(pydc)2] · 1/2H2O [Ln3+ ) Eu3+ (1a) or Er3+ (1b); pydc2- corresponds to the diprotonated residue of 2,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (H2pydc)], [Er4(OH)4(pydc)4(H2O)3] ·H2O (2), and [PrIII 2PrIV 1.25O(OH)3(pydc)3] (3) have been isolated from typical solvothermal (1a and 1b in N,N-dimethylformamide - DMF) and hydrothermal (2 and 3) syntheses. Materials were characterized in the solid state using single-crystal X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, vibrational spectroscopy (FT-IR and FT-Raman), electron microscopy, and CHN elemental analysis. While synthesis in DMF promotes the formation of centrosymmetric dimeric units, which act as building blocks in the construction of anionic ∞ 3{[Ln(pydc)2]-} frameworks having the channels filled by the charge-balancing (CH3)2NH2 + cations generated in situ by the solvolysis of DMF, the use of water as the solvent medium promotes clustering of the lanthanide centers: structures of 2 and 3 contain instead tetrameric [Er4(μ3-OH)4]8+ and hexameric |Pr6(μ3-O)2(μ3-OH)6| clusters which act as the building blocks of the networks, and are bridged by the H2-xpydcx- residues. It is demonstrated that this modular approach is reflected in the topological nature of the materials inducing 4-, 8-, and 14-connected uninodal networks (the nodes being the centers of gravity of the clusters) with topologies identical to those of diamond (family 1), and framework types bct (for 2) and bcu-x (for 3), respectively. The thermogravimetric studies of compound 3 further reveal a significant weight increase between ambient temperature and 450 °C with this being correlated with the uptake of oxygen from the surrounding environment by the praseodymium oxide inorganic core

Potentiometric, ESI-MS and NMR combined studies on the magnesium(II) and calcium(II) complexation by selected bisphosphonic acids in aqueous solution

Przeprowadzono badania nad równowagami w roztworze układów Mg(II)/Ca(II)-L (L= kwas (cykloheksylo)aminometano-1,1-difosfonowy (1), kwas azepan-1-ylo-metano-1,1-difosfonowy (2), kwas azekan-1-ylo-metano-1,1-difosfonowy (3)) metodami pH-potencjometrii, NMR i ESI-MS. Uzyskane wyniki wskazują, że we wszystkich badanych układach preferowane jest tworzenie kompleksów jednordzeniowych o stechiometrii 1:1. Rozpatrywane związki wiążą koordynacyjnie Mg(II) i Ca(II) poprzez atomy tlenu grup fosfonianowych w szerokim zakresie wartości pH.Solution equilibrium studies on the Mg(II)/Ca(II)-L systems (L= (cyclohexyl)aminomethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid (1), azepan-1-yl-methane-1,1-diphosphonic acid (2), azecan-1-yl-methane-1,1-diphosphonic acid (3) have been performed by pH-potentiometry, NMR and ESI-MS methods. The obtained results suggest preference for the formation of mononuclear complexes of 1:1 stoichiometry in all studied systems. Compounds under consideration coordinate Mg(II) and Ca(II) through oxygen atoms of the phosphonate groups over a broad pH range

Extracellular calcium increases bisphosphonate-induced growth inhibition of breast cancer cells.

Bisphosphonates have become standard therapy for the treatment of skeletal complications related to breast cancer. Although their therapeutic effects mainly result from an inhibition of osteoclastic bone resorption, in vitro data indicate that they also act directly on breast cancer cells, inhibiting proliferation and inducing apoptosis.Journal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tSCOPUS: ar.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe