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    Analytical properties of p-[N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]benzaldehyde thiosemicarbazone: Spectrophotometric determination of palladium(II) in alloys, catalysts, and complexes
    (2011) Karthikeyan, J.; Parameshwara, P.; Nityananda Shetty, A.N.
    p-[N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]benzaldehyde thiosemicarbazone (CEABT) is proposed as a new, sensitive, and selective analytical reagent for the spectrophotometric determination of palladium(II). The reagent reacts with palladium(II) in the pH range 1-2 to form a yellow-colored complex. Beer's law is obeyed in the concentration range up to 2.64 ?g cm-3. The optimum concentration range for minimum photometric error as determined by Ringbom's plot method is 0.48-2.40 ?g cm-3. The yellowish Pd(II)-reagent complex shows a maximum absorbance at 395 nm, with molar absorptivity of 4.05 × 104 dm3 mol-1 cm-1 and Sandell's sensitivity of the complex from Beer's data, for D= 0.001, is 0.0026 ?g cm-2. The composition of the Pd(II)-CEABT reagent complex is found to be 1:2 (M-L). The interference of various cations and anions in the method were studied. The proposed method was successfully used for the determination of Pd(II) in alloys, catalysts, complexes, water samples, and synthetic alloy mixtures with a fair degree of accuracy. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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    A rapid extractive spectrophotometric determination of copper(II) in environmental samples, alloys, complexes and pharmaceutical samples using 4-N,N(dimethyl)amino]benzaldehyde thiosemicarbazone
    (2011) Karthikeyan, J.; Naik, P.P.; Nityananda Shetty, A.N.
    4-[N,N-(Dimethyl)amino]benzaldehyde thiosemicarbazone (DMABT) is proposed as an analytical reagent for the extractive spectrophotometric determination of copper(II). DMABT forms yellow colored complex with copper(II) in the pH range 4.4-5.4. Beer's law is obeyed in the concentration range up to 4.7 ?g mL -1. The optimum concentration range for minimum photometric error as determined by Ringbom plot method is 1.2-3.8 ?g mL-1. The yellowish Cu(II)-DMABT complex shows a maximum absorbance at 420 nm, with molar absorptivity of 1.72 × 104dm3 mol-1 cm-1 and Sandell's sensitivity of the complex obtained from Beer's data is 0.0036 ?g cm-2. The composition of the Cu(II)-DMABT complex is found to be 1:2 (M/L). The interference of various cations and anions in the method were studied. Thus the method can be employed for the determination of trace amount of copper(II) in water, alloys and other natural samples of significant importance. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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    Synthesis and anti-inflammatory evaluation of some new 3,6-disubstituted-1, 2,4-triazolo-[3,4-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazoles bearing pyrazole moiety
    (2012) Malladi, S.; Isloor, A.M.; Shetty, P.; Fun, H.-K.; Telkar, S.; Mahmood, R.; Isloor, N.
    In the present study, a new series of 3,6-disubstituted- 1,2,4-triazolo-[3,4-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazoles (4aj) have been synthesized by condensing 3-substituted-4-amino-5- mercapto-1,2,4-triazoles (1a-b) with various 3-substitutedpyrazole- 4-carboxylic acids (3a-e) in the presence ofPOCl3. The structures of newly synthesized compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, 1H NMR, 13CNMR, and mass spectroscopic studies. Structure of the compound 4b was also confirmed by recording the single crystal X-ray structure. All the synthesized compounds were screened for their anti-inflammatory activities by carrageenan induced paw edema method. Anti-inflammatory screening indicated that, compounds 4d, 4e, and 4h were found to be biologically active whereas remaining compounds showed poor antiinflammatory activity. Also molecular docking studies were also performed for compounds which showed good antiinflammatory activity. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011.
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    Rhodamine-based Cu2+-selective fluorosensor: Synthesis, mechanism, and application in living cells
    (2013) Sikdar, A.; Roy, S.; Haldar, K.; Sarkar, S.; Panja, S.S.
    A rhodamine B-based fluorescence probe (1) for the sensitive and selective detection of Cu2+ ion has been designed and synthesized using pyridine moiety. The optical properties of this compound have been investigated in acetonitrile-water binary solution (7:3 v/v). Compound 1 is found to be an excellent sensor for a biologically/physiologically very important transition metal ion (Cu2+) using only the two very different modes of measurements (absorption and emission); one case displayed intensity enhancement whereas in other case showed intensity depletion (quenching). A mechanistic investigation has been performed to explore the static nature of quenching process. The sensor has been found to be very effective in sensing Cu 2+ ion inside living cells also. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.
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    Interparticle interactions and lacunarity of mechano-chemically activated fly ash
    (Elsevier, 2015) Patil, A.G.; Shanmugharaj, A.M.; Anandhan, S.
    A class F fly ash was subjected to high-energy ball milling-induced mechano-chemical activation aided by a surfactant. The resultant nanostructured fly ash was characterized by various techniques. X-ray fluorescence results showed that the amount of iron oxide was reduced from 4.39% to 2.75% after pre-treatment of fly ash by magnetic separation. Ethyl acetate as the milling medium, a ball to powder ratio of 12:1 and 2wt% of surfactant reduced the average particle size of fly ash to 329nm and led to a specific surface area of 8.73m2/g. The decrease in crystallite size of mechano-chemically activated fly ash was confirmed from a reduction in peak intensity with a broadened amorphous phase by X-ray diffraction studies. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic characterization illustrated that peak area of major elements (O, Si and Al) increased after milling. Morphological and FTIR studies revealed that the smooth and inert surface of the fly ash was converted to a rough and more reactive one after mechano-chemical activation. The surface modification of fly ash with the surfactant was determined from FTIR spectroscopy. Also, a fractal approach was used to characterize the lacunarity of the agglomerates in the nanostructured fly ash. © 2014 Elsevier B.V.
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    New indole-isoxazolone derivatives: Synthesis, characterisation and in vitro SIRT1 inhibition studies
    (Elsevier Ltd, 2015) Panathur, N.; Gokhale, N.; Udayakumar, U.; Koushik, P.V.; Yogeeswari, P.; Sriram, D.
    A new series of indole-isoxazolone hybrids bearing substituted amide, substituted [(1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methoxy]methyl group or substituted benzylic ether at position-2 of the indole nucleus was synthesised using a facile synthetic route and the molecules were characterised using spectroscopic techniques. The molecules were screened against three human cancer cell lines to evaluate their in vitro cytotoxic property. Most of the trifluoromethyl substituted derivatives exhibited better growth inhibition activity than their methyl substituted analogues. The SIRT1 inhibition activity of two potent molecules (I17 and I18) was investigated and the SIRT1 IC50 values are 35.25 and 37.36 ?M, respectively for I17 and I18. The molecular docking studies with SIRT1 enzyme revealed favourable interactions of the molecule I17 with the amino acids constituting the receptor enzyme. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Source apportionment of lead and cadmium by chemical characterization of PM2.5
    (Enviro Media rktem@pn3.vsnl.net.in, 2016) Srinikethan, G.; Ayare, A.
    Particulate matter below 2.5 micron (PM2.5) and its existence in atmosphere is observed in most of major cities in India and abroad. Health impacts of such pollutant on human being leading asthma and chronic bronchitis in India in last decade. Pune city in Maharashtra state of India is rapidly emerging as mega city in India due to its urbanization and modernization. Particulate matter and trace elements in it are causing severe effects on people of Pune. In present study, trace elements like lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) in PM2.5 at Pune city in Maharashtra, India were measured with the help of PM2.5 sampler and chemical characterization of Pb and Cd was done to determine the concentrations in the ambient air. The source apportionment of Pb and Cd was done by applying US EPA positive matrix factorization model to identify the sources and quantitative distribution of these elements at receptor location of Katraj in Pune city. The main objective was to identify and determine health impacts of Pb and Cd as well as PM2.5. The results of the study shall help urban planners, air quality planners and people of medicine to initiate urban air pollution management in Pune city.
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    Characterization of PtIV-containing polyoxometalates by high-resolution solid-state 195Pt and 51V NMR spectroscopy
    (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016) Dugar, S.; Izarova, N.V.; Mal, S.S.; Fu, R.; Joo, H.-C.; Lee, U.; Dalal, N.S.; Pope, M.T.; Jameson, G.B.; Kortz, U.
    We report on the feasibility of applying high-resolution solid-state 195Pt MAS NMR spectroscopy for several PtIV-containing polyoxotungstates, and of 195Pt as well as 51V for a PtIV-containing polyoxovanadate. This method is particularly useful for polyanions which are unstable in solution and/or poorly soluble, as well as for systems exhibiting crystallographic disorder of Pt and W sites. We also report solution 195Pt and 183W NMR spectra of hexatungstoplatinate(iv) [H3PtW6O24]5- for the first time. © The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 2016.
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    Neutron radiation shielding properties of polymer incorporated self compacting concrete mixes
    (Elsevier Ltd, 2017) Malkapur, S.M.; Divakar, L.; Narasimhan, M.C.; Karkera, N.B.; Goverdhan, P.; Sathian, V.; Prasad, N.K.
    In this work, the neutron radiation shielding characteristics of a class of novel polymer-incorporated self-compacting concrete (PISCC) mixes are evaluated. Pulverized high density polyethylene (HDPE) material was used, at three different reference volumes, as a partial replacement to river sand in conventional concrete mixes. By such partial replacement of sand with polymer, additional hydrogen contents are incorporated in these concrete mixes and their effect on the neutron radiation shielding properties are studied. It has been observed from the initial set of experiments that there is a definite trend of reductions in the neutron flux and dose transmission factor values in these PISCC mixes vis-à-vis ordinary concrete mix. Also, the fact that quite similar enhanced shielding results are recorded even when reprocessed HDPE material is used in lieu of the virgin HDPE attracts further attention. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd