Publications by authors named "Masooma Ibrahim"

The longitudinal and transverse nuclear magnetic resonance relaxivity dispersion (NMRD) of H in water induced by the paramagnetic relaxation enhancement (PRE) of dissolved lanthanide ions (Ln) can become very strong. Longitudinal and transverse H NMRD for Gd, Dy, Er and Ho were measured from 20 MHz/0.47 T to 1382 MHz/32.

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Polyoxometalates (POM) are anionic oxoclusters of early transition metals that are of great interest for a variety of applications, including the development of sensors and catalysts. A crucial step in the use of POM in functional materials is the production of composites that can be further processed into complex materials, e.g.

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Selectivity and image contrast are always challenging in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which are - inter alia - addressed by contrast agents. These compounds still need to be improved, and their relaxation properties, i. e.

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The current trend for ultra-high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologies opens up new routes in clinical diagnostic imaging as well as in material imaging applications. MRI selectivity is further improved by using contrast agents (CAs), which enhance the image contrast and improve specificity by the paramagnetic relaxation enhancement (PRE) mechanism. Generally, the efficacy of a CA at a given magnetic field is measured by its longitudinal and transverse relaxivities and , i.

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The 36-Ni -containing 54-tungsto-6-silicate, [Ni (OH) (H O) (SiW O ) ] (Ni ) was synthesized by a simple one-pot reaction of the Ni -pivalate complex [Ni (μ-OH )(O CCMe ) (HO CCMe ) ] with the trilacunary [SiW O ] polyanion precursor in water and structurally characterized by a multitude of physicochemical techniques including single-crystal XRD, FTIR, TGA, elemental analysis, magnetic and electrochemical studies. Polyanion Ni comprises six equivalent {Ni SiW } units which are linked by Ni-O-W bridges forming a macrocyclic assembly. Magnetic studies demonstrate that the {Ni } building blocks in Ni remain magnetically intact while forming a hexagonal ring with antiferromagnetic exchange interactions between adjacent {Ni } units.

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Reaction of the trilacunary Wells-Dawson anion {α-PWO} with Er ion in a 1 M LiOAc/HOAc buffer (pH 4.8) solution produces a dinuclear erbium(III) substituted sandwich-type structure [{Er(HO)(CHCOO)(PWO)}] (). The isolated compound was structurally characterized using single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, FTIR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and thermogravimetric analysis.

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Two monolanthanide-containing polyanions based on monolacunary Keggin germanotungstates [Ln(HO) GeWO] (Ln = Dy, Er, = 4,3) have been synthesized in simple one-pot synthetic procedure and compositionally characterized in solid state by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, powder X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and elemental analysis. Electronic absorption and emission spectra of the title compounds in solution were also studied. The [Dy(HO)GeWO] Keggin POM exhibits a slow relaxation of magnetization.

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The 9-cobalt(II)-containing trimeric, cyclic polyanion [Co(OH)(HO)(PO)(GeWO)] () was synthesized in an aqueous phosphate solution at pH 8 and isolated as a hydrated mixed sodium-cesium salt. Polyanion was structurally and compositionally characterized in the solid state by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, as well as thermogravimetric and elemental analyses. The magnetic and electrochemical properties of were also studied and compared with those of its phosphorus analogue, [Co(OH)(HO)(HPO)(PWO)] ().

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Paramagnetic polyoxometalates [RECoGeWO(OH)(OH)] (Rare Earth (RE): Gd, Dy, Eu, and Y) are of special interest with regard to their application as alternative contrast agents in non-human magnetic resonance imaging which is increasingly used in materials science and process engineering. This class of new paramagnetic materials promises detailed findings in the magnetic resonance images due to their rather large total electron spin on the one hand, i.e.

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An isopolyanion {WO} within an archetypal {PW} heteropolyanion assembly [(PWO)(WO)KLiMnNa(HO)Cl] (MnW-PW) has been synthesized by the reaction of the cyclic superlacunary anion [HPWO] and Mn(ClO)·6HO in 1 M LiCl solution medium at pH 8. The isolated compound has been characterized by single-crystal X-ray crystallography, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, elemental analysis and thermogravimetric analysis. Electrochemical studies were also performed on MnW-PW, which confirmed the presence of Mn centres bonded to the tungstic framework.

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The 15-copper(ii)-containing 36-tungsto-4-silicates [Cu15O2(OH)10X(A-α-SiW9O34)4]25- (X = Cl, 1; Br, 2) have been prepared in 70% yield by reaction of the trilacunary 9-tungstosilicate precursor [A-α-SiW9O34]10- with Cu2+ ions in aqueous pH 8 medium. Both polyanions 1 and 2 were isolated as hydrated mixed potassium/sodium salts and characterized in the solid state by FT-IR, TGA, single-crystal XRD, and elemental analysis. DC magnetic susceptibility measurements from 1.

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The reaction of [-P₂WO] with Mn and Dy in an aqueous basic solution led to the isolation of an all inorganic heterometallic aggregate Na(OH₂)[{Dy(H₂O)₆}₂Mn₄P₄WO(H₂O)₂]·17H₂O (). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction revealed that crystallizes in the triclinic system with space group P 1 ¯ , and consists of a tetranuclear manganese(II)-substituted sandwich-type phosphotungstate [Mn₄(H₂O)₂(P₂WO)₂] (), Na, and Dy cations. Compound exhibits a 1D ladder-like chain structure based on sandwich-type segments and dysprosium cations as linkers, which are further connected into a three-dimensional open framework by sodium cations.

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The two 16-manganese-containing, Keggin-based 36-tungsto-4-silicates [Mn(III)10Mn(II)6O6(OH)6(PO4)4(A-α-SiW9O34)4](28-) (1) and [Mn(III)4Mn(II)12(OH)12(PO4)4(A-α-SiW9O34)4](28-) (2) have been prepared by reaction of the trilacunary Keggin precursor [A-α-SiW9O34](10-) with either Mn(OOCCH3)3·2H2O (for 1) or MnCl2·4H2O (for 2), in aqueous phosphate solution at pH 9. Polyanions 1 and 2 comprise mixed-valent, cationic {Mn(III)10Mn(II)6O6(OH)6}(24+) and {Mn(III)4Mn(II)12(OH)12}(24+) cores, respectively, encapsulated by four phosphate groups and four {SiW9} units in a tetrahedral fashion. Both polyanions were structurally and compositionally characterized by single-crystal XRD, IR, thermogravimetric analysis, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy.

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A giant tetrahedral heterometallic polyoxometalate (POM) [Dy30 Co8 Ge12 W108 O408 (OH)42 (OH2 )30 ](56-) , which shows single-molecule magnet (SMM) behavior, is described. This hybrid contains the largest number of 4f ions of any polyoxometalate (POM) reported to date and is the first to incorporate two different 3d-4f and 4f coordination cluster assemblies within same POM framework.

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The tetrameric, multi-Fe(III)-containing polyoxotungstates [Fe14O6(OH)13(P2W15O56)4](31-) (1) and [Na2Fe14(OH)12(PO4)4(A-α-XW9O34)4](20-) (X = Si(IV) (2), Ge(IV) (3)) have been successfully synthesized under conventional reaction conditions in aqueous, slightly acidic (1), or basic (2 and 3) media. Polyanions 1-3 were characterized in the solid state by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and magnetic studies, and in solution by electrochemistry.

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The five manganese-containing, Keggin-based tungstosilicates [Mn(II)3(OH)3(H2O)3(A-α-SiW9O34)](7-) (1), [Mn(III)3(OH)3(H2O)3(A-α-SiW9O34)](4-) (2), [Mn(III)3(OH)3(H2O)3(A-β-SiW9O34)](4-) (3), [Mn(III)3Mn(IV)O3(CH3COO)3(A-α-SiW9O34)](6-) (4), and [Mn(III)3Mn(IV)O3(CH3COO)3(A-β-SiW9O34)](6-) (5) were synthesized in aqueous medium by interaction of [A-α-SiW9O34](10-) or [A-β-SiW9O34H](9-) with either MnCl2 (1) or [Mn(III)8Mn(IV)4O12(CH3COO)16(H2O)4] (2-5) under carefully adjusted reaction conditions. The obtained salts of these polyanions were analyzed in the solid state by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. The salts of polyanions 1, 2, and 4 were further characterized in the solid state by magnetic studies, as well as in solution by electrochemistry.

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Interaction of the trilacunary Keggin polyanions [A-α-XW9O34](10-) (X = Si(IV), Ge(IV)) with Co(II) and phosphate ions in aqueous, basic media and under mild heating leads to the formation of the tetrameric, Co16-containing heteropolytungstates [{Co4(OH)3PO4}4(A-α-XW9O34)4](32-) (X = Si(IV), Ge(IV)). Both polyanions were characterized in the solid state by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric and elemental analyses. Furthermore, the electrochemical and magnetic properties of these isostructural polyanions were investigated.

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The two Ni(2+)-containing heteropolytungstates [Ni14(OH)6(H2O)10(HPO4)4(P2W15O56)4](34-) (Ni14) and [Ni5(OH)4(H2O)4(β-GeW9O34)(β-GeW8O30(OH))](13-) (Ni5) have been successfully synthesized in aqueous, basic media under conventional reaction conditions, and they were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric and elemental analyses, electrochemistry, and magnetic studies. The cyclic voltammetry (CV) patterns of Ni14 and Ni5 showed chemically reversible multielectronic waves for slow scan time scales. For Ni14, an important acidity inversion effect between its reduced forms was observed.

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The biological significance of polyoxometalates is well renowned owing to their anticancer, antiviral and antibiotic properties. Here another therapeutic aspect of polyoxometalates has been explored as alkaline phosphatase inhibitors along with the remarked anticancer and amoebicidal properties. Synthesis and inhibitory studies of a set of seven polyoxotungstates against two major isozymes of alkaline phosphatase i.

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Iron-substituted crown-type polyoxometalate (POM) [P(8)W(48)O(184)Fe(16)(OH)(28)(H(2)O)(4)](20-) has been successfully immobilized onto glassy carbon electrode surfaces by means of the layer-by-layer (LBL) technique employing the cationic redox active dye, methylene blue (MB). The constructed multilayers exhibit pH-dependent redox activity for both the anionic POM and the cationic dye moieties, which is in good agreement with their solution behavior. The films have been characterized by alternating current impedance, atomic force microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, whereby the nature of the outer layer within the assemblies was found to have an effect upon the film's behavior.

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The yttrium(III)-containing tungstoantimonate(III) [{Y(α-SbW(9)O(31)(OH)(2))(CH(3)COO)(H(2)O)}(3)(WO(4))](17-) (1) has been synthesized in a simple one-pot reaction of Y(3+) ions with [α-SbW(9)O(33)](9-) and WO(4)(2-) in a 3:3:1 molar ratio in 1 M LiOAc/AcOH buffer at pH 5.3. Polyanion 1 is composed of three (α-SbW(9)O(33)) units linked by three Y(3+) ions and a capping, tetrahedral WO(4)(2-) capping unit, resulting in an assembly with C(3v) symmetry.

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The cobalt(II) containing tungstophosphate [Co(4)(H(2)O)(16)P(8)W(48)O(184)](32-) (1) has been synthesized by addition of Co(2+) ions to an aqueous solution of [H(7)P(8)W(48)O(184)](33-) (P(8)W(48)) and characterized by single-crystal XRD, IR, and UV-vis spectroscopy, elemental analysis, electrochemistry, and magnetochemistry. The novel polyanion 1 is a derivative of the superlacunary P(8)W(48) with four cobalt(II) ions coordinated to the rim of the central cavity and two additional cobalt(II) ions linked on the outside bridging neighboring polyanions. Using similar synthetic procedures, but adding a few drops of H(2)O(2), we isolated the manganese(II) derivative [Mn(4)(H(2)O)(16)(P(8)W(48)O(184))(WO(2)(H(2)O)(2))(2)](28-) (2) and its nickel(II) analogue [Ni(4)(H(2)O)(16)(P(8)W(48)O(184))(WO(2)(H(2)O)(2))(2)](28-) (3).

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We have synthesized the known [Cu(20)Cl(OH)(24)(H(2)O)(12)(P(8)W(48)O(184))](25-) (1) and report here its bromide and iodide analogues, [Cu(20)Br(OH)(24)(H(2)O)(12)(P(8)W(48)O(184))](25-) (2) and [Cu(20)I(OH)(24)(H(2)O)(12)(P(8)W(48)O(184))](25-) (3). These polyanions were characterized in the solid state by IR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Magnetic susceptibility and magnetization data over 1.

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