Publications by authors named "Sanja J Armakovic"

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  • - The study explores the nonlinear optical properties of a new pyrimidine derivative, PMMS, confirmed through X-ray diffraction and geometry optimization methods.
  • - Key interactions were analyzed, showing enhanced NLO behavior in PMMS, with a noteworthy improvement in third-order nonlinear susceptibility compared to known chalcone derivatives.
  • - Additionally, PMMS demonstrates potential as a potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, suggesting its use in treating neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and underscoring its promise in both optical and pharmaceutical fields.
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The molecule of 2-Biphenyl Carboxylic Acid (2BCA), which contains peculiar features, was explored making use of density functional theory (DFT) and experimental approaches in the area of quantum computational research. The optimised structure, atomic charges, vibrational frequencies, electrical properties, electrostatic potential surface (ESP), natural bond orbital analysis and potential energy surface (PES) were obtained applying the B3LYP approach with the 6-311++ G (d,p) basis set..

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A simple yet convenient nucleophile-induced synthetic route for the construction of thermally stable fluorescent active functionalized stilbenes has been delineated. The nucleophile-induced base encouraged synthetic protocol was performed under mild conditions without harming the environment and products were achieved in good yields. The synthesized stilbenes showed amazing emission properties and good thermal stability.

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In this study, we report the synthesis of a new compound, 4,4-dimethyl-2-(methylsulfanyl)-6-(4-phenoxyphenyl)pyrimidine-4,6-diamine (DMS), and its comprehensive analysis through structural and spectroscopic characterizations, reactivity parameters, and nonlinear optical properties, utilizing a combination of experimental and computational techniques. The experimental aspect of the investigation encompassed structural characterization using X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic assessments employing Fourier-transform infrared, Raman, and nuclear magnetic resonance techniques, along with thermal analysis. Our computational approach involved density functional theory (DFT) calculations and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to examine the local reactivity properties of DMS.

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Developing modifiable natural products those having antiviral activities against SARS-CoV-2 is a key research area which is popular in current scenario of COVID pandemic. A diaryl heptanoid curcumin and its derivatives are already presenting promising candidates for anti-viral drug development. We have synthesized single crystals of a dimethylamino derivative of natural curcumin and structural characterization was done by single crystal XRD analysis.

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The emerging interest in the field of coordination chemistry and their biological applications has created a novel impact in the field of chemical biology. With this motivation, in this work we have synthesized a novel benzimidazole derived imine ligand, 2-((E)-((1H-benzo[d]-2-yl)methylimino)methyl)-4-fluorophenol () and its Co(III) and Cu(II) complexes. The metal complexes (-) were synthesized in 2:1 (: metal ion) and 1:1:1 (: metal ion: 1,10-phen) ratios.

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Due to the inability of conventional wastewater treatment procedures to remove organic pharmaceutical pollutants, active pharmaceutical components remain in wastewater and even reach tap water. In terms of pharmaceutical pollutants, the scientific community focuses on β-blockers due to their extensive (over)usage and moderately high solubility. In this study, the photocatalytic activity of V2O5 was investigated through the degradation of nadolol (NAD), pindolol (PIN), metoprolol (MET), and their mixture under ultraviolet (UV) irradiation in water.

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Water pollution is a significant issue nowadays. Among the many different technologies for water purification, photocatalysis is a very promising and environment-friendly approach. In this study, the photocatalytic activity of SrLaTiO (SLTO) and SrCaNaPrTiO (SCNPTO) nano-sized powders were evaluated by degradation of pindolol in water.

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This study investigated the potential of zeolites (NHBETA, NHZSM-5, and NaY) to remove two frequently used dyes, methylene blue (MB) and rhodamine B (RB), from an aqueous environment. The removal of dyes with zeolites was performed via two mechanisms: adsorption and photocatalysis. Removal of dyes through adsorption was achieved by studying the Freundlich adsorption isotherms, while photocatalytic removal of dyes was performed under UV irradiation.

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Anthracenes are aromatic compounds with flexible structure and reactivity which are of great interest to theoretical and experimental chemists. Theoretical investigations of 1,4-dihydroxy-5,8-bis[2-(2-hydroxyethylamino)ethylamino]anthracene-9,10-dione (Mitoxantrone) (DDEA) based on density functional theory, molecular dynamics and adsorption on fullerene are reported in the present research. The suitable situation for adsorption with fullerene (C60) is the cyclohex-2-ene-1,4-dione ring of DDEA.

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Spectroscopic analysis of 1-(2-fluorophenyl)-3-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]thiourea (FPTT) is reported. Experimental and theoretical analyses of FPTT, with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, are reported for finding different parameters like identification of suitable excipients, interactions with water, and sensitivity towards autoxidation. Molecular dynamics and docking show that FPTT can act as a potential inhibitor for new drug.

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In this work, we have experimentally and computationally investigated the process of hydrolysis and photolysis of cephalosporin antibiotics with ceftriaxone (CEF) as a model compound. The CEF hydrolysis was investigated in ultrapure and natural water, at 25 ± 1 °C and 4 ± 1 °C in the dark. It was found that CEF after 100 and 900 days at 25 ± 1°C and 4 ± 1 °C, respectively practically completely removed from ultrapure water.

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In the present study, 4-[()-(2-chorobenzylidene)amino]-3-(2-chlorobenzyl)-1-1,2,4-triazole-5(4)-thione (CAC) was characterized by spectroscopic investigations. The complete vibrational assignments of frequencies based on PED analysis was determined by DFT through B97X-D method with the level of 6-31g(d) basis and compared with experimental values. Recently nanocluster based drug delivery systems have become the most skilful to study.

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Herein we report the synthesis and structural elucidation of two novel imine-based ligands, 2-(1,10-phenanthrolin-5-yl)imino)methyl)-5-bromophenol (PIB) and -(1,10-phenanthrolin-5-yl)-1-(thiophen-3-yl)methanimine (PTM) ligands. An in vitro cytotoxicity assay of the synthesized molecules was carried out against breast, cervical, colorectal, and prostate cancer cell lines as well as immortalized human keratinocytes. The observations indicated that both the molecules possesses dose-dependent selective cytotoxicity of cancer cells with no detrimental effect on the normal cell lines.

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In this work, we have investigated the stability of pindolol (PIN), a non-selective β-blocker detected in the river and wastewater of hospitals, in water solution under solar irradiation. Further, detailed insights into the stability of PIN were obtained by the density functional theory (DFT) calculations and molecular dynamics simulations. The kinetics of PIN photocatalytic degradation and mineralization has been studied using four commercial photocatalysts ZnO and TiO (P25, Hombikat, and Wackherr).

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A set of experimental and computational techniques have been applied for the understanding of fundamental spectroscopic and reactive properties of 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (diuron) compound. Experimental techniques employed in this study encompassed spectroscopic characterization via IR and Raman approaches, while optical properties were studied by measurements of UV/Vis spectra. The thermogravimetric analysis was also studied in order to analyze the stability of diuron.

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Interactions between fullerene C and a frequently used supplement for sport activities, ephedrine (EPH), have been studied in detail by a combination of density functional theory (DFT), time dependent DFT (TD-DFT) calculations, the symmetry-adapted perturbation theory (SAPT) approach and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Information about interaction energies and non-covalent interactions formed between C and EPH have been obtained by DFT calculations. TD-DFT calculations have been used in order to obtain UV/vis spectra and to check whether the presence of the EPH molecule produces significant changes in the spectrum.

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This article represents the spectroscopic and computational studies of two new pyrazine compounds. In order to establish the structure and functional nature of the compounds, we have employed Fourier transformed infrared (FT-IR) and Raman spectra, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra, and ultraviolet (UV) absorptions and have compared them with the simulated computational spectra and found that they are in the agreeable range. Simulated hyperpolarisability values are used to obtain the nonlinear optic (NLO) activity of the compound, to be used in organic electronic materials.

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2-[N-(carboxymethyl)anilino] acetic acid (PIDAA) molecule has been spectroscopically characterized and computationally investigated for its fundamental reactive properties by a combination of density functional theory (DFT) calculations, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and molecular docking procedure. A comparison drawn between the simulated and experimentally attained spectra by FT-Raman and FT-IR showed concurrence. The natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis enabled in comprehending the stability and charge delocalization in the title molecule.

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Spectroscopic profiling in terms of FT-IR, FT-Raman, UV-vis and NMR in addition to reactivity study by density functional theory (DFT) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-3-pyridin-2-ylpropan-1-amine (CHClN) have been discussed. In order to assign principal vibrational numbers, the Potential energy distribution (PED) analysis has been executed. Frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs) analysis in addition to the stabilization energy and natural hybrid orbital analysis has been done.

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This paper reports the synthesis of 5-(5-methyl-benzofuran-3-ylmethyl)-3H- [1, 3, 4] oxadiazole-2-thione (5MBOT) and characterization by FT-IR, FT-Raman, H NMR, C NMR and UV spectral studies. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations have been executed for the 5MBOT using B3LYP/6-31++G (d, p) basis set. The fundamental modes of the vibrations were designated by the potential energy distribution (PED), and the computed and experimental values support each other.

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We report the synthesis of a new imine based ligand, 3-((3-methoxybenzylidene)amino)-1-pyrazol-5-ol (HL) and its Cu(ii) complexes in 2 : 1 (HL : metal) and 1 : 1 : 1 (HL : metal : HQ) stoichiometric ratio using 8-hydroxyquinoline (HQ) as an additional bidentate ligand. The synthesized ligand (HL) and its Cu(ii) complexes (1 and 2) are structurally characterized using FT-IR, electronic absorption and emission, NMR and MS techniques. Furthermore, the complexation of Cu with HL leads to the immediate formation of brown colour solution which indicates that HL can act as simple colorimetric sensor for Cu ions.

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  • A study was conducted to analyze the effectiveness of TiO nanoparticles and TiO/polyaniline nanocomposites in removing pharmaceuticals (like propranolol and amitriptyline) and pesticides (such as sulcotrione and clomazone) from various water types, including double distilled water and environmental waters.
  • The research found that the degradation of propranolol and amitriptyline was more efficient in environmental waters (rivers and lakes) compared to double distilled water, while the degradation of sulcotrione and clomazone was less effective in environmental waters.
  • Both bare TiO and the TP-100 nanocomposite were effective for mineralizing propranolol and amitriptyline,
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In this work we have investigated in details the process of degradation of the 4-amino-6-chlorobenzene-1,3-disulfonamide (ABSA), stable hydrolysis product of frequently used pharmaceutical hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), as one of the most ubiquitous contaminants in the sewage water. The study encompassed investigation of degradation by hydrolysis, photolysis, and photocatalysis employing commercially available TiO Degussa P25 catalyst. The process of direct photolysis and photocatalytic degradation were investigated under different type of lights.

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Antihistamines are frequently used pharmaceuticals that treat the symptoms of allergic reactions. Loratadine (LOR) is an active component of the second generation of selective antihistaminic pharmaceutical usually known as Claritin. Frequent usage of this type of pharmaceuticals imposes the need for understanding their fundamental reactive properties.

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