Binuclear Cu(I) complex of (N′1E,N′2E)-N′1,N′2-bis(phenyl(pyridin-2-yl)methylene)oxalohydrazide: Synthesis, crystal structure and catalytic activity for the synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles

A reversible and efficient probe for dual mode recognition of Al3+ and Cu2+ with logic gate behaviour: Crystal structure, theoretical and in-vivo bio-imaging investigations

This work presents the synthesis, characterization, crystal structure and spectroscopic investigations of isophthalohydrazide based probe. Among various tested metal ions, the probe selectively detects Al³⁺ and Cu²⁺ in aqueous ethanol via fluorometric and colorimetric methods, respectively. It displays a fluorescence "turn-on" response with Al³⁺ and visual colour change from colourless to yellow with Cu²⁺. Sensing mechanism is explored with UV-Vis, fluorescence spectroscopy and ¹H NMR titration, and confirmed with computational results. Suppression of CN isomerization and photo-induced electron transfer (PET) along with chelation enhanced fluorescence emission (CHEF) result in "turn-on" fluorescence with Al³⁺ while ligand to metal charge transfer (LMCT) accounts for visual colour change with Cu²⁺. Job's plot and HRMS confirm 1:2 (L:M) stoichiometry. The probe also exhibits efficient reversibility and reproducibility with EDTA which are successfully mimicked with combinatorial logic gate and truth table. Additionally, solid state applications and bio-imaging investigation on gut tissue of Drosophila 3rd instar larvae are performed.

Fabrication of Hydrazone-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks Using Alkyl Amine as Building Block for High Adsorption Capacity of Metal Ions

There are several researches on the preparation and application of hydrazone-linked covalent organic frameworks (COFs), and all of them generally necessitate rigid aromatic amines. Herein, we report a strategy for design and synthesis of COF with flexible alkyl amine as a building block and intramolecular hydrogen bonding as a knot in the network. The proof-of-concept design was demonstrated by exploring 1,3,5-triformylphloroglucinol and oxalyldihydrazide (ODH) as precursors to synthesize a novel COF material (TpODH), in which different organic building units are combined through hydrazone bonds to form two-dimensional porous frameworks. It should be pointed that irreversible enol-to-keto tautomerism and intramolecular N-H···O═C hydrogen bonding of TpODH would enhance the crystallinity and chemical stability, leading to large specific surface area of 835 m² g^-1. However, another COF synthesized with 1,3,5-triformylbenzene and ODH exhibited less crystallinity and low special surface area (94 m² g^-1). Representatively, the resulting TpODH afforded Cu(II) and Hg(II) capacities of 324 and 1692 mg g^-1, respectively, which exceeded that of most COFs previously reported. Moreover, the Fourier-transform infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy spectra analyses were taken to demonstrate the adsorption mechanism. These results suggested that the materials could be applied to the removal of metallic ions in the future.

A binuclear Cu(i) complex as a novel catalyst towards the direct synthesis of N-2-aryl-substituted-1,2,3-triazoles from chalcones

A binuclear Cu(i)-complex with N′,N′-bis{(1H-indol-3-yl)methylene}oxalohydrazide is synthesized and characterized. The complex has been employed as a catalyst for one-pot operation involving the azide–chalcone click reaction and subsequent arylation.