We have red-shifted the light absorbance property of a Re(I)-tricarbonyl complex via distant conjugation of a ferrocene moiety and developed a novel complex , [Re(Fctp)(CO)Cl], where Fctp = 4'-ferrocenyl-2,2':6',2″-terpyridine. showed green to red light absorption ability and blue emission, indicating its potential for photodynamic therapy (PDT) application. The conjugation of ferrocene introduced ferrocene-based transitions, which lie at a higher wavelength within the PDT therapeutic window.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHerein, we have compared the effectivity of light-based photoactivated cancer therapy and ultrasound-based sonodynamic therapy with Re(I)-tricarbonyl complexes (-) against cancer cells. The observed photophysical and TD-DFT calculations indicated the potential of - to act as good anticancer agents under visible light/ultrasound exposure. did not display any dark- or light- or ultrasound-triggered anticancer activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe relentless increase in drug resistance of platinum-based chemotherapeutics has opened the scope for other new cancer therapies with novel mechanisms of action (MoA). Recently, photocatalytic cancer therapy, an intrusive catalytic treatment, is receiving significant interest due to its multitargeting cell death mechanism with high selectivity. Here, we report the synthesis and characterization of three photoresponsive Ru(II) complexes, viz.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSulphidation of a CuNi alloy of Cu : Ni ratio 81 : 19 led to an exponential activity enhancement in the alkaline methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) by four fold due to an order of magnitude increase in the number of active Cu and Ni sites and improved charge transfer properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are fascinating and prodigious considerations in the electrochemical energy storage sector because of their two dimensional chemistry as well as heterogeneous characteristics. Herein, we synthesized interconnected WS nanosheets by a hydrothermal method followed by sulphuration at 850 °C in an argon atmosphere. The ultrathin WS nanosheet array is endowed with an excellent specific capacitance of 74 F g at the current density of 3 A g up 7000 cycles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere is a mounting demand for nonlinear optical materials with superior optical limiting performance which has a noticeable impact on protecting the delicate optical components from laser-induced damage. Transition metal molybdates have garnered attention in the nonlinear optics field due to their outstanding optical and luminescent properties, which give rise to widespread applications in next-generation optoelectronics devices. The structural confirmation of the as prepared silver molybdate nanoparticles were made by XRD and Raman spectroscopy analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhotodynamic therapy (PDT) has evolved as a new therapeutic modality for cancer treatment with fewer side effects and drug resistance. Curcumin exhibits PDT activity, but its low bioavailability restricts its clinical application. Here, the bioavailability of curcumin was increased by its complex formation with the Zn(II) center.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOne of the important understandings of porous solids like metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is their flexibility. Therefore, there are certain computational studies on flexible MOFs in the literature, primarily concentrating on MIL-53, UiO-66, and DUT-49. Here, investigation of another class of MOF, that is, [Ni(1,4-pyrazine)(AlF)], was shown to have guest-induced flexible characteristics; nevertheless, the mechanism for the emergence of flexibility is uncertain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe separation of mixtures of isomers is a daunting task. It is found that perethylated pillar[5]arene can separate -dichloroethene from its isomer. This work deals with the host-guest interactions and the selective separation of dihaloethene over -dihaloethene using perethylated pillar[5]arene.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe organometallic compounds are prospective candidates in the row of developing metallochemotherapeutics with the aim of overcoming the limitations of platinum drugs. In order to explore the anticancer properties of organometallic compounds with the natural medicines, two Ru(II)--cymene complexes containing the natural products, viz., 6-gingerol () and benzylated-6-gingerdione () have been synthesized and characterized well.
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