Hexaaqua­cadmium(II) dipicrate monohydrate

In the structure of the title compound, [Cd(H2O)6](C6H2N3O7)2·H2O, the CdII ion is located on an inversion center and is coordinated by six water mol­ecules in an octa­hedral geometry. The picrate anions have no coordination inter­actions with the CdII ion. The three nitro groups are twisted away from the attached benzene ring, making dihedral angles of 17.89 (3), 27.94 (4) and 13.65 (3)°. There are numerous O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds in the crystal structure, involving coordinated and uncoordinated water molecules

Crystal Structure of L-Histidinium 2-Nitrobenzoate

A new nonlinear optical organic compound, namely, L-histidinium 2-nitrobenzoate (abbreviated as LH2NB (I); ([C6H10N3O2]+ [C7H4NO4]−)), was synthesized. The molecular structure of LH2NB (I) was elucidated using single crystal X-ray diffraction technique. The second harmonic generation (SHG) efficiency of this compound is about two times that of the standard potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystals

From food toxins to biomarkers: Multiplexed detection of aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxin M1 in milk and human serum using PEGylated ternary transition metal sulfides

Aflatoxins (AF) are fungal toxins which not only contaminate food, but also adversely impact human health if consumed and serve as biomarkers for deadly diseases like liver cancer. Therefore, there is a strong need to develop ultra-sensitive AF detection method in physiological environments. In the present study, ternary transition metal sulfides single crystals (Mn0.02Ta3S6 and Fe0.65Ta3S6) were grown, exfoliated to thin layered nanosheets (NSs) followed by polyethylene-glycol modification (PEG@NSs). High fluorescence quenching abilities towards the aptamers for AF biosensing were demonstrated using PEGylated NSs. It has been observed that PEGylated NSs improves the detection sensitivity ∼ 248 times better than non-PEGylated NSs. Subsequently, multiplexed detections of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and M1 (AFM1) in diverse mediums including PBS buffer (1 ×), milk and human serum were performed by employing [email protected] NSs with TAMRA dye-labelled AFB1 aptamer and FAM dye-labelled AFM1 aptamer, respectively. The fluorescence intensity of designed sensor exhibited ultrasensitive detections (∼ pM) and a wide linear range (≥ 5 orders). Hence, the present study can serve as a unique platform for facile, ultra-sensitive, selective, cost-effective and quick multiplexed detection of food toxins and disease biomarkers in complex-matrix

Structural, vibrational and thermal studies of a new nonlinear optical material: L-Asparagine-L-tartaric acid

Crystals of a new nonlinear optical (NLO) material, viz., L-asparagine-L-tartaric acid (LALT)(1) were grown by slow evaporation of an aqueous solution containing equimolar concentrations of L-asparagine and t-tartaric acid. The structure of the title compound which crystallizes in the non-centrosymmetric monoclinic space group P2(1) consists of a molecule of L-asparagine and a molecule of free L-tartaric acid both of which are interlinked by three varieties of H-bonding interactions namely O-H center dot center dot center dot O, N-H center dot center dot center dot O and C-H center dot center dot center dot O. The UV-Vis-NIR spectrum of 1 reveals its transparent nature while the vibrational spectra confirm the presence of the functional groups in 1. The thermal stability and second harmonic generation (SHG) conversion efficiency of 1 were investigated. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

Dynamic shock wave driven simultaneous crystallographic and molecular switching between alpha-Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 nanoparticles - a new finding

International audienceSwitchable nanostructured materials with a low-cost and fast processing have diverse practical applications in the modern electronic industries, but such materials are highly scarce. Hence, there is a great demand for identifying the externally stimulated solid-state switchable phase transition materials for several industrial applications. In this paper, we present the experimentally observed solid-state molecular level switchable phase transitions of nanocrystalline iron oxide materials: {alpha-Fe2O3 (R-3c) to Fe3O4 (Fd-3m) and Fe3O4 (Fd-3m) to alpha-Fe2O3 (R-3c)} under dynamic shock wave loaded conditions, and the results were evaluated by diffraction, and vibrational and optical spectroscopic techniques. To date, this is most probably the first report which demonstrates the simultaneous molecular and crystallographic switchable-phase-transitions enforced by dynamic shock waves such that the title material is proposed for sensors and molecular switching applications