CHARACTERIZATION OF SOME SCHIFF BASES OF HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AND THEIR TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES

Some new Schiff bases were synthesized by the condensation of equimolar quantities of salicylaldehyde and 2-amino-5-phenylazo-pyridine or its derivatives in dry benzene(1):Metal complexes of the type ML_2and M'L_3 where M=Cu^(2+),Co^(2+),Ni^(2+),Mn^(2+)Pd^(2+),M'=Fe^(3+)and L=different newly synthesized monobasic Schiff bases were prepared in absolute ethanolic medium(2)and characterized by elementary analysis,conductance measurements,infrared spectra,electronic spectra,magnetic moments studies.

Mechanistic Study on the Monofunctional Binding of Hydrolysis Products of Non-planar Heterocyclic Complexes Trans-[PtCl_2NH_3(piperidine)] and Trans-[PtCl_2(piperidine)_2] to DNA Purine Bases

The monofunctional substitution reactions between trans-[PtCl（H2O）（NH3）（pip）]＋,trans-[Pt（H2O）2（NH3）（pip）]2＋,trans-[PtCl（H2O）（pip）2]＋,trans-[Pt（H2O）2（pip）2]2＋ （pip = piperidine） and adenine/guanine nucleotides are explored by using B3LYP hybrid functional and IEF-PCM salvation models. For the trans-[Pt（H2O）2（NH3）（pip）]2＋ and trans-[PtCl（H2O）（NH3）（pip）]＋ complexes,the computed barrier heights in aqueous solution are 13.5/13.5 and 11.6/11.6 kcal/mol from trans-Pt-chloroaqua complex to trans/cis-monoadduct for adenine and guanine,and the corresponding values are 20.7/20.7 and 18.8/18.8 kcal/mol from trans-Pt-diaqua complex to trans/cis-monoadduct for adenine and guanine,respectively. For trans-[PtCl（H2O）（pip）2]＋ and trans-[Pt（H2O）2（pip）2]2＋,the corresponding values are 21.5/21.3 and 19.4/19.4 kcal/mol,and 26.0/26.0 and 20.7/20.8 kal/mol for adenine and guanine,respectively. Our calculations demonstrate that the barrier heights of chloroaqua are lower than the corresponding values of diaqua for adenine and guanine. In addition,the free energies of activation for guanine in aqueous solution are all smaller than that for adenine,which predicts a preference of 1.9 kcal/mol when trans-[PtCl（H2O）（NH3）（pip）]＋ and trans-[Pt（H2O）2（NH3）（pip）]2＋ are the active agents and ～1.9 and ～ 5.3 kcal/mol when trans-[PtCl（H2O）（pip）2]＋ and trans-[Pt（H2O）2（pip）2]2＋ are the active agents,respectively. For the reaction of trans-Pt-chloroaqua （or diaqua） to cis-monoadduct,we obtain the same transition-state structure as from the reaction of trans-Pt-chloroaqua （or diaqua） to trans-monoadduct,which seems that the trans-Pt-chloroaqua （or diaqua） complex can generate trans-or cis-monoadduct via the same transition-state.

Electrocatalytic oxygen evolution activities of metal chalcogenides and phosphides:Fundamentals,origins,and future strategies

The development of inexpensive and efficient electrocatalysts is key to commercializing energy-related electrocatalytic techniques such as water electrolyzers and metal-air batteries.In particular,novel oxygen evolution reaction(OER)pre-catalysts,such as transition metal chalcogenides(TMCs)and phosphides(TMPs),have evolved in recent years from traditional stable OER electrocatalysts,which show superior OER electrocatalytic performance compared with transition metal oxides(TMOs)or(oxy)hydroxides(TMOHs).In this feature article,we summarize recent advances in the development of TMCand TMP-based OER electrocatalysts,as well as approaches to improve the OER performance in terms of morphology,structure,composition,surface engineering,lattice-strained and in-situ transformation in the electrolysis process.In particular,the electrochemical stability of TMCs and TMPs in alkaline electrolytes and the evolution of morphology,structure and composition under OER conditions are discussed.In the last section,we discuss the challenges that need to be addressed in this specific area of research and the implications for further research.

Synthesis of Enantiom eric Planar Square Ni^(2+) -and Cu^(2+) -Schiff Base Com plexes

Enantiomeric four chelated planar square schiff base Cu 2+ and Ni 2+ complexes were synthesized using ( 1R,trans ) and ( 1S,trans) N,N bis(2 hydroxyphenyl methylene) 1,2 diaminocyclohexane. The chirality could not be shown by usual UV Vis spectra. The intrinsic chiral difference of the enantiomeric complexes can be displayed by circular dichroism(CD) spectra. The Cotton effect of every polarlight sensitive absorption of one enantiomer will be the opposite of that of the other enantiomer. It was found that no tetrahedron form exists for Ni 2+ complexes, which was determined with UV Vis spectra and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance(EPR) measures.

Efficient two-photon sensitized luminescence of europium (Ⅲ) complex based on hypersensitive transitions

Red frequency-upconversion fluorescence emission is observed in europium（Ⅲ） complex with encapsulating polybenzimidazole tripodal ligands, pumped with 930- and 1070-nm picosecond laser pulses. The lumines- cence of transition 5D0 →7F2 （612 nm） is induced by two-photon absorption of hypersensitive transitions 7F0 →5D2 （465 nm） and 7F1 →5D1 （535 nm）. Analysis results suggest that the two-photon excitation strength of these hypersensitive transitions is increased dramatically owing to the C3 symmetry of the coordination field.

A novel approach for justification of box-triangular germanium profile in SiGe HBTs

This work presents a unique and robust approach for validation of using the box-triangular germanium profile in the base of SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistors, where the methodology considers the simultaneous optimization of the p-type base doping profile in conjunction with the germanium profile in the base. The study analyses the electron motion across the SiGe base in SiGe HBTs, owing to different accelerating electric fields. The analysis first presents a figure of merit, to achieve the minimum electron transit time across the base in conjunction with the increased current gain in n-p-n-SiGe HBTs, which shows a general trend vis-a-vis the advantage of a trapezoid germanium profile, but with additional accuracy as we considered simultaneously optimized p-type base doping. The effect of minority carrier velocity saturation is then included to make the study more detailed. The analysis then investigates the shifted germanium profile in the base to further minimize the base transit time. Finally, it is shown that a shifted germanium profile eventually evolves into a box-triangular Ge-profile in the SiGe base, which could simultaneously minimize the base transit time and reduce emitter delay by virtue of the high current gain. The analysis verifies that for an average Ge-dose of 7.5% Ge across the base, a box-triangular germanium profile in conjunction with an optimum base doping profile has an approximately identical base transit time and a 30% higher current gain, in comparison with an optimum base doping and triangular Ge-profile across the whole base.

Analytical models for the base transit time of a bipolar transistor with double base epilayers

The doping profile function of a double base epilayer is constructed according to drift-diffusion theory. Then an analytical model for the base transit time τb is developed assuming a small-level injection based on the characteristics of the 4H-SiC material and the principle of the 4H-SiC BJTs. The device is numerically simulated and validated based on two-dimensional simulation models. The results show that the built-in electric field generated by the double base epilayer configuration can accelerate the carriers when transiting the base region and reduce the base transit time. From the simulation results, the base transit time reaches a minimal value when the ratio of L2/L1 is about 2.