Structural and thermal characterization of cerium, thorium and uranyl complexes of sulfasalazine

Ce(III) doped Zr-based MOFs as excellent NO2 adsorbents at ambient conditions

New hybrid cerium modified zirconium based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) were synthesized. The as-received materials were evaluated as adsorbents of NO2 in either moist or dry conditions. The surface of the initial and exhausted samples was characterized using XRD, SEM-EDX, nitrogen adsorption, thermal analysis, and FTIR. It was found that the addition of Ce(+3) slightly affects the growth of the framework and introduces new features to Zr-MOF. The shapes of the octahedral crystals are changed, and they are interwoven with rod-flake-like sheets. The extent of the interconnection, and thus the extent of the hybrid MOF formation, depends on the Zr to Ce ratio. The alterations in the surface chemistry and texture are reflected in the amount of NO2 adsorbed. The narrow pore channels present in these new materials enhance adsorption in either moist or dry conditions. The amount of NO2 adsorbed on the Ce-doped MOF increases over 25% in dry conditions in comparison with the unmodified MOF. Exposure of Ce-UiO-66 to NO2 results in a development of porosity. Regardless the conditions, the XRD patterns indicate the stability of this new hybrid MOF upon NO2 adsorption. Interactions of NO2 with MOF result in the formation of nitrate and nitrite species associated either with metals or with organic ligands.

Polymer complexes: XLX. Novel supramolecular coordination modes of structure and bonding in polymeric hydrazone sulphadrugs uranyl complexes

Novel five binuclear polymeric dioxouranium(VI) of azosulphadrugs [(azodrug substances) azobenzene sulphonamides] were prepared for the first time. The infrared spectra of the samples were recorded and their fundamental vibration wave number was obtained. The resulting polymeric uranyl complexes were characterized on the basis of their elemental analyses, conductance and spectral (IR, NMR, and electronic spectra) data. The ligation modes of the azosulphadrugs ligands towards uranyl(II) ions were critically assigned and addressed properly on the basis of their IR and their uranyl(II) complexes. The theoretical aspects are described in terms of the well-known theory of 5d-4f transitions. The coordination geometries and electronic structures are determined from a framework for the modeling of novel polymer complexes. The values of nu(3) of the prepared complexes containing UO(2)(2+) were successfully used to calculate the force constant, F(UO) (1n 10(-8)N/A) and the bond length R(UO) of the U-O bond. Wilson's, matrix method, Badger's formula, and Jones and El-Sonbati equations were used to calculate the U-O bond distances from the values of the stretching and interaction force constants. The most probable correlations between U-O force constant to U-O bond distance were satisfactorily discussed in terms of "Badger's rule", "Jones" and "El-Sonbati equations".