In this study, the organic synthesis, electrochemical polymerization and electrochemical characterization of a novel 2-(thiophen-2-yl)-4-(thiophen-2-ylmethylene)oxazol-5(4H)-one, 3, monomer have been reported for supercapacitor applications. Electrode active material was formed electrochemically...

Two novel 2-[5-(4-diethylaminophenyl)thiophen-2-yl]quinazoline derivatives were obtained using Suzuki cross-coupling as the key step. Optical studies have demonstrated that 4-cyanoquinazoline derivative possesses low photolumine-scence, whereas its 3H-quinazolin-4-one counterpart represents prom...

A new phosphonic acid, (2-oxo-2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl) phosphonic acid (OTEPA), was synthesized and its molecular and crystal structures investigated using several experimental techniques complemented by different types of calculations. The experimental techniques used include infrared and Raman ...

In this work, tris(2-(thiophen-2-yl) ethyl) phosphate is designed, synthesized and applied as a functional electrolyte additive for lithium ion batteries with high-voltage LiCoO2 cathode. The tris(2-(thiophen-2-yl) ethyl) phosphate contains both of thiophen group and phosphorus element. The thio...

A series of nickel complexes (1–3)b of 1,2,4-triazole derived amido-functionalized N-heterocyclic carbene ligands were synthesized and structurally characterized. In particular, the [1-(R)-4-N-(furan-2-ylmethyl)acetamido-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene]2Ni [R = Et (1b), i-Pr (2b) and Bn (3b)] complexes...

Two new nickel(II) [Ni(L)2] and copper(II) [Cu(L)2] complexes have been synthesized with bidentate NO donor Schiff base ligand (2-{(Z)-[furan-2-ylmethyl]imino]methyl}-6-methoxyphenol) (HL) and both complexes Ni(L)2 and Cu(L)2 have been characterized by elemental analyses, IR, UV–vis, 1H, 13C NM...

A series of 4-thiazolidinones were evaluated as selective inhibitors of the HIV-RT enzyme. Our attempt in correlating the derived physicochemical properties with the HIV-RT inhibitory activity resulted in some statistically significant QSAR models with good predictive ability. The QSAR studies i...

The 1-benzoyl-3-furan-2-ylmethyl-thiourea (bftu) was synthesized and its structure was determined by elemental analyses, IR spectroscopy, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Also its antimicrobial activity was determined. We analyzed the optimized geometric...

A new series of 1-(furan-2ylmethyl)-2,4,5-triphenyl-1H-imidazole derivatives are conveniently synthesized and characterized by IR, 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectral techniques. The compound 5a also characterized by HSQC correlation spectra. All the newly synthesized compounds were evaluated for their ...

Seven novel 5-(benzo[b]furan-2-ylmethyl)-6-methyl-pyridazin-3(2H)-one derivatives (6a to 6g) have been synthesized by the condensation of appropriate 3-(benzofuran-2-ylmethylene)-4-oxopentanoic acid and hydrazine hydrate in ethanol. Structures of all compounds were elucidated by elemental analys...

The diffusion coefficients of both iron(II)-bipyridine ([Fe(bpy)3]2+), ruthenium(II)-bipyridine ([Ru(bpy)3]2+) are reported in five of different imidazolium-based ionic liquids (ILs) and iron(II)-phenanthroline ([Fe(phen)3]2+), ruthenium(II)-phenanthroline ([Ru(phen)3]2+) in one of imidazolium-b...

The chiral ligands, 4,4′-bis{(1S,2R,4S)-(−)-bornyloxy}-2,2′-bipyridine, (1S,2R,4S)-1, and 4,4′-bis{(1R,2S,4R)-(+)-bornyloxy}-2,2′-bipyridine, (1R,2S,4R)-1, have been prepared and characterized by spectroscopic techniques and, for (1S,2R,4S)-1, by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Despite the...

Ultrafast electron transfer in the dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) has made it possible to use iron(II) polypyridyl complexes as photosensitizers [J. Am. Chem. Soc. 120 (1998) 843]. Although ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes comprise an extensively studied and widely utilized photochemical sy...

The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) naproxen (nap) bound to ruthenium(II) in the presence of a bidentate nitrogen donor heterocyclic ligands (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine and phen = 1,10-phenanthroline), namely, [Ru(bpy)2(nap)][PF6] (1) and [Ru(phen)2(nap)][PF6] (2) have been synthesized ...

A variety of cobalt(II/III) and iron(II/III) complexes were prepared containing the ligands 4-fluoro-2,2′-bipyridine (fbpy), 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy), 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and water, and anions hexafluorophosphate, chloride, perchlorate and sulfate. These complexes were characterized by a c...

The electrochemical properties of a series of complexes based on chelate ligands were explored with the aim of finding promising candidates for applications in high voltage organic flow cells. The combination of Co(II)/(I) and Fe(III)/(II) as the cathodic and the anodic couple leads to open circ...

The crystal structures of tris(2-methyl-1,10-phenanthroline)ruthenium(II) iodide, tris(6-methyl-2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) tetrafluoroborate and tris(6,6′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) tetrafluoroborate 0.75 hydrate are described. The average Ru–N distances in the complex cations...

The crystal study of tris(4,4′-dimethoxy-2,2′-bipyridine)iron(II)bis(hexafluorophosphate) (crystal solvate with N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone) was performed at 295 K. The crystals are triclinic, a = 11.721(4), b = 12.864(6), c =15.664(7) Å, α = 77.14(4),β = 85.03 (3), γ = 81.76(3)°, space group ...

Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) which plays an important role in the negative regulation of insulin and leptin pathway has emerged as a novel promising therapeutic target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity. Upon careful study, a series of novel scaffold and simple ...

A series of α-alkyl-substituted phenylpropanoic acids was prepared as dual agonists of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors alpha and delta (PPARα/δ). Structure–activity relationship studies indicated that the shape of the linking group and the shape of the substituent at the distal b...