Papers by Jayanthi Narayanan
Materials advances, 2024
Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of metal complexes of Fe(III), Co(II), and C... more Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of metal complexes of Fe(III), Co(II), and Cu(II) with SALPHEN (N,N-bis(salicylimine)-o-phenyldiammine) and their potential application as sensitizers in dyesensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The high thermal stability up to 550 1C observed for these compounds suggests that they may be possible candidates for the fabrication of solar cell devices without pyrolysis or thermo-oxidative degradation during the solar cell operation. The photovoltaic parameters of SALPHEN and its metal complexes were investigated experimentally, and it was observed that the metal ion coordination generally enhanced the power conversion efficiency (Z) where the maximum Z of 46.2% was obtained for the Co(II) complex due to its high molar extinction coefficient and enhanced charge transfer by improved p-conjugation and electron-withdrawing capability. In the theoretical calculations, the B3LYP functional was employed to compute the ground-state geometries and the frontier molecular orbitals for all the complexes. The ground-state and excited-state energy transfer, which specifically contribute to the light harvesting properties of SALPHEN and its metal complexes, were analyzed using the functionals with corrected dispersion CAM-B3LYP/dgdzvp basis set (double zeta) and functional (B3PW91, B3P86/6-311++G(d,p) basis set (triple-zeta)). It was observed that the HOMOs of the metal complexes were localized on the d orbitals with p(SALPHEN nitrogen and O À atoms) orbital character, whereas their LUMOs have p*(O À ) orbital character. The light-harvesting efficiency (LHE) was analyzed using the theoretically obtained band-gap values for SALPHEN and its metal complexes. In general, metal ion chelation showed increased charge transfer transitions in both the ground and excited states. Moreover, the charge density difference in each compound was observed through three-dimensional (3D) visualization of its electron density isosurface (contour 0.05 e Å À3 ), which supports understanding the mechanism involved in the energy transfer.
Development and applications of Ru and Ce based iron oxides as photocatalysts
Materials Letters, 2022
Abstract. The efficiency of phenol degradation by the iron complexes ([Fe(TBMA)Cl 3∙3H 2O] and [F... more Abstract. The efficiency of phenol degradation by the iron complexes ([Fe(TBMA)Cl 3∙3H 2O] and [Fe(terpy)Cl 2]) is compared with that of the Fenton reaction. The results show that although the Fenton reaction efficiently oxidizes phenol at low pH’s, the Fenton modified reagents (iron complexes/H 2O 2) effectively oxidize phenol at neutral pH. Besides, the factorial designing study is performed by considering three independent variables: (i) [Fe] (A), (ii) pH (B), and (iii) [H 2O 2] (C). For the Fenton reaction, the normal probability plot reveals that two factors, such as concentration of Fe 2+ and interaction{[H 2O 2]∙pH} have considerable influence on the phenol oxidation; in the normal probability plot of the complexes, factors C (concentration of H 2O 2) and AC {[Fe]∙[H 2O 2]} have an effect on the oxidation of the phenol by [Fe(terpy)Cl 2]/H 2O 2, while for [Fe(TBMA)Cl 3∙3H 2O], factors B and AC significantly influence the degradation. Of both iron complexes, [Fe(TBMA)Cl 3∙3H 2...
Journal of the Mexican Chemical Society, 2017
The efficiency of phenol degradation by the iron complexes ([Fe(TBMA)Cl3∙3H2O] and [Fe(terpy)Cl2]... more The efficiency of phenol degradation by the iron complexes ([Fe(TBMA)Cl3∙3H2O] and [Fe(terpy)Cl2]) is compared with that of the Fenton reaction. The results show that although the Fenton reaction efficiently oxidizes phenol at low pH’s, the Fenton modified reagents (iron complexes/H2O2) effectively oxidize phenol at neutral pH. Besides, the factorial designing study is performed by considering three independent variables: (i) [Fe] (A), (ii) pH (B), and (iii) [H2O2] (C). For the Fenton reaction, the normal probability plot reveals that two factors, such as concentration of Fe2+ and interaction{[H2O2]∙pH} have considerable influence on the phenol oxidation; in the normal probability plot of the complexes, factors C (concentration of H2O2) and AC {[Fe]∙[H2O2]} have an effect on the oxidation of the phenol by [Fe(terpy)Cl2]/H2O2, while for [Fe(TBMA)Cl3∙3H2O], factors B and AC significantly influence the degradation. Of both iron complexes, [Fe(TBMA)Cl3∙3H2O]/H2O2 is an excellent oxidant...
The formation of hybrid light−matter states in optical structures, manifested as a Rabi splitting... more The formation of hybrid light−matter states in optical structures, manifested as a Rabi splitting of the eigenenergies of a coupled system, is one of the key effects in quantum optics. The hybrid states (exciton polaritons) have unique chemical and physical properties and can be viewed as a linear combination of light and matter. The optical properties of the exciton polaritons are dispersive by nature, a property inherited from the photonic contribution to the polariton. On the other hand, the polariton lifetime in organic molecular systems has recently been highly debated. The photonic contribution to the polariton would suggest a lifetime on the femtosecond time scale, much shorter than experimentally observed. Here, we increase the insights of light−mater states by showing that the polariton emission lifetime is nondispersive. A perylene derivative was strongly coupled to the vacuum field by incorporating the molecule into a Fabry−Peŕot cavity. The polariton emission from the cavity was shown to be dispersive, but the emission lifetime was nondispersive and on the time scale of the bare exciton. The results were rationalized by the exciton reservoir model, giving experimental evidence to currently used theories, thus improving our understanding of strong coupling phenomena in molecules.
Molecules, 2021
Two new glycine-Schiff base copper(II) complexes were synthesized. Single crystal X-ray diffracti... more Two new glycine-Schiff base copper(II) complexes were synthesized. Single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) allowed us to establish the structure of both complexes in the solid state. The glycine-Schiff base copper(II) complex derived from 2′-hydroxy-5′-nitroacetophenone showed a mononuclear hydrated structure, in which the Schiff base acted as a tridentate ligand, and the glycine-Schiff base copper(II) complex derived from 2′-hydroxy-5′-methylacetophenone showed a less common tetranuclear anhydrous metallocyclic structure, in which the Schiff base acted as a tetradentate ligand. In both compounds, copper(II) had a tetracoordinated square planar geometry. The results of vibrational, electronic, and paramagnetic spectroscopies, as well as thermal analysis, were consistent with the crystal structures. Both complexes were evaluated as catalysts in the olefin cyclopropanation by carbene transference, and both led to very high diastereoselectivity (greater than 98%).
Geometry influenced adsorption of fluoxetine over the surface of RuFeO3 and CeFeO3 nanoparticles: Kinetics and thermodynamic studies
Novel mesoporous ferrite nanoparticles of ruthenium (RuFeO3) and cerium (CeFeO3) with large surfa... more Novel mesoporous ferrite nanoparticles of ruthenium (RuFeO3) and cerium (CeFeO3) with large surface area were successfully fabricated by hydrothermal method and applied for the removal of fluoxetine from aqueous solution. The morphology and physicochemical properties of meso-porous metal ferrites were characterized by different analytical techniques. The obtained results showed that the particle size of 20-30 nm for meso-CeFeO3, and 80-100 nm for meso-RuFeO3 respectively. Study of the adsorption of fluoxetine over metal ferrite nanoparticles was explored using UV-vis spectroscopy at different experimental conditions such as temperature, pH, initial fluoxetine concentration and time. The adsorption data were fitted and analyzed with kinetic and different adsorption isotherm models, and the results showed that both the metal ferrites effectively adsorbed fluoxetine (>99%). The maximum adsorption capacity of 729.6 mg g-1 for CeFeO3, and 683.5 mg g-1 for RuFeO3 at neutral pH and at 2...
Molecules, 2021
The development of greener nano-constructs with noteworthy biological activity is of supreme inte... more The development of greener nano-constructs with noteworthy biological activity is of supreme interest, as a robust choice to minimize the extensive use of synthetic drugs. Essential oils (EOs) and their constituents offer medicinal potentialities because of their extensive biological activity, including the inhibition of fungi species. However, their application as natural antifungal agents are limited due to their volatility, low stability, and restricted administration routes. Nanotechnology is receiving particular attention to overcome the drawbacks of EOs such as volatility, degradation, and high sensitivity to environmental/external factors. For the aforementioned reasons, nanoencapsulation of bioactive compounds, for instance, EOs, facilitates protection and controlled-release attributes. Nanoliposomes are bilayer vesicles, at nanoscale, composed of phospholipids, and can encapsulate hydrophilic and hydrophobic compounds. Considering the above critiques, herein, we report the ...
Sunlight powered degradation of pentoxifylline Cs0.5Li0.5FeO2 as a green reusable photocatalyst: Mechanism, kinetics and toxicity studies
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021
The degradation of Pentoxifylline (PXF) was achieved successfully by green energy in a built-in s... more The degradation of Pentoxifylline (PXF) was achieved successfully by green energy in a built-in solar photocatalytic system using hybrid LiCs ferrites (Li0.5Cs0.5FeO2) as magnetically recoverable photocatalysts. Kinetics showed a first-order reaction rate with maximum PXF removal of 94.91% at mildly acidic pH; additionally, the ferromagnetic properties of catalyst allowed recovery and reuse multiple times, reducing costs and time in degradation processes. The degradation products were identified by HPLC-MS and allowed us to propose a thermodynamically feasible mechanism that was validated through DFT calculations. Additionally, toxicity studies have been performed in bacteria and yeast where high loadings of Cs showed to be harmful to Staphylococcus aureus (MIC≥ 4.0 mg/mL); Salmonella typhi (MIC≥ 8.0 mg/mL) and Candida albicans (MIC≥ 10.0 mg/mL). The presented setup shows effectiveness and robustness in a degradation process using alternative energy sources for the elimination of non-biodegradable pollutants.
Understanding of [RuL(ONO)]n+ acting as nitric oxide precursor, a theoretical study of ruthenium complexes of 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclo- tetradecane having different substituents: How spin multiplicity influences bond angle and bond lengths (Ru-O-NO) in releasing of NO
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2021
Generation of nitric oxide has been a great interest in cell biology as it involves a wide range ... more Generation of nitric oxide has been a great interest in cell biology as it involves a wide range of physiological functions including the blood pressure control; thus the exploitation of ruthenium chemistry has been motivated in biochemical and clinical points of view. Herein, the structural and electronic properties of ruthenium(II) complexes of 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane containing pyridyl, imidazole and benzimidazole (L1, L2, L3) were analyzed theoretically in the context of how spin multiplicity plays a crucial role influencing the NO release from the LRu-ONO moiety. The results show that β-cleavage of nitrito in the complex motivates the release of NO as it depends highly on total spin multiplicity of metal ion altering significantly the geometrical parameters; particularly, a decrease of bond length of Ru-ONO is highly associated with an increase of RuO-NO bond distance that correlates with the decrease of the Ru-O-NO bond angle ultimately leading to the release of NO; apparently, the bending nature of Ru-O-NO defines its release from the complex. This is consistent with orbital energy (dx2-y2) where the stabilization of axial Ru-O bond in the complex was observed, and proved by molecular orbital studies. In the excitation of the complex (singlet to triplet or singlet to quintet), the NO release has been facilitated, agreeing with the Gibbs free energy data where a lower energy for NO release was obtained compared to other types of excitations. In the calculated electronic spectra, a visible broad band with relatively high intensity for [RuL1ONO]+ was observed, agreeing approximately with reported experimental results.
Glutamine chelation governs the selective inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhi growth by cis-dichloro-bis(8-quinolinolato)zirconium(IV): Theory and experiment
European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020
Quinolone-based Schiff base zirconium(IV) complex was studied as potential bacterial inhibitor ag... more Quinolone-based Schiff base zirconium(IV) complex was studied as potential bacterial inhibitor against Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-negative Salmonella typhi growth, showing that the interaction of the complex with L-glutamine which presents in the membrane of wall leads cell death, and the mode of bacterial interaction was analyzed theoretically by DFT. Furthermore, the interaction of different amino acid residues L-alanine, D-alanine, L-lysine and D-glutamine with the metal complex through UV-vis docking studies was conducted observing that D-glutamine interacts efficiently among other amino acid residues. This observation is consistent with the interaction of the metal complex that was effective when participating in an insight of the peptidoglycan cell wall since the binding nature of glutamine potentially inhibits these microorganisms.
Hydrogen bond assisted interaction of glutamine with chromium (III) complex of 8-hydroxyquinoline: Experimental and theoretical studies
Journal of Molecular Structure, 2018
Abstract Chromium (III) complex [Cr (hq)3;C2H5OH] of 8-hydroxyquinoline (hq) was prepared and its... more Abstract Chromium (III) complex [Cr (hq)3;C2H5OH] of 8-hydroxyquinoline (hq) was prepared and its structure was resolved by X-ray diffraction analysis at low-temperature, showing that Cr3+ ion presents in distorted octahedral geometry, and it is consistent with the DFT optimized structure. It was observed that solvent ethanol is involved a hydrogen bond with 8-hydroxyquinoline anion. Furthermore, the molecular orbital contributions to spectral bands observed for the complex were determined by TD-DFT. The interaction of [Cr (hq)3;C2H5OH] with glutamine (Gln) or asparagine (Asn) shows that the complex binds effectively with glutamine through hydrogen bonding (H2N+-H⋅⋅⋅Oethanol) to form a possible stable adduct [Cr (hq)3;C2H5OH)Gln], yielding its binding constant 10,000 times greater (1.4315 M-1) than that for Asn (5.0 × 10−4 M−1). This is apparently due to the formation of stable secondary coordination sphere through the hydrogen bond between the metal complex with Gln. This observation is good agreement with the total molecular energy as well as with the molecular orbital study, i.e. in the DFT calculation, a lower total molecular energy (−8299,549.441 kcal/mmol) for [Cr (hq)3;C2H5OH) Gln] was obtained than that resulted for [Cr (hq)3;C2H5OH)Asn] (−8194,799.867 kcal/mmol), establishing ethanol effectively stabilizes the interaction between glutamine and the complex. Finally, antibacterial properties of [Cr (hq)3;C2H5OH] against Gram positive Bacillus cereus and Gram negative Escherichia coli was also studied, and compared its bacterial growths for its adducts of glutamine or of asparagine.
New Journal of Chemistry, 2020
HOMO–LUMO influenced photocatalytic degradation of 2-thiobenzimidazole through a thermodynamicall... more HOMO–LUMO influenced photocatalytic degradation of 2-thiobenzimidazole through a thermodynamically favored route has been achieved by the cobalt(iii) Schiff base complex.
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 2019
Biomolecules like cysteine and cytosine play significant role in many physiological processes, an... more Biomolecules like cysteine and cytosine play significant role in many physiological processes, and their unusual of level in biological systems can lead to many diseases including cancer, indeed, the need...
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Journal of molecular modeling, Jan 15, 2017
The capacity of 2,6-bis[((2-pyridylmethyl)oxy)methyl)]pyridine (BPMMP) to inhibit the corrosion o... more The capacity of 2,6-bis[((2-pyridylmethyl)oxy)methyl)]pyridine (BPMMP) to inhibit the corrosion of mild carbon steel in HCl was analyzed. In a polarization study, both the cathodic and anodic currents were appreciably decreased in the presence of BPMMP, suggesting that this ligand is effective at inhibiting corrosion at the metal surface. This conclusion is consistent with the results of impedance analysis, where only one time constant corresponding to one depressed capacitive loop was detected, and the diameter of the impedance plot was directly related to the concentration of BPMMP. Furthermore, when recurrence analysis was performed, a decrease in regular noise was observed due to the change of Shannon entropy when the inhibitor was present in the corrosive medium, showing that a high degree of recurrence increases the entropy of the system. Electrochemical data on some pyridyl-based inhibitors were collected from the literature and used to plot (i) I(A/cm) vs. inhibition efficie...
Three novel input logic gates supported by fluorescence studies: Organic nanoparticles (ONPs) as chemo-sensor for detection of Zn(2+) and Al(3+) in aqueous medium
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, Jan 12, 2015
Organic nanoparticles (ONPs) of N,N'-ethylenebis(salicylimine) (salen) were synthesized and a... more Organic nanoparticles (ONPs) of N,N'-ethylenebis(salicylimine) (salen) were synthesized and applied for specific recognition of Zn(2+) and Al(3+) ions in an aqueous medium. The results show that fluorescence intensity rises with the increasing concentration of Zn(2+) in salen solution, proving that salen-ONPs detect Zn(2+) efficiently in the aqueous medium as chemo-sensor. Furthermore, the salen-ONPs/Zn(2+) system performs as an ON-OFF switch between pH 6.0 and 4.0. Amusingly, although salen-ONPs/Al(3+) does not show any significant effect in the fluorescence spectra, highest fluorescence intensity was observed when Al(3+) ion was added to salen-ONPs/Zn(2+) in a sequential order (addition of Zn(2+) to salen-ONPs, followed by Al(3+)). This system can be applied as a novel three inputs logic gate supported by the fluorescence for the detection of Zn(2+) and Al(3+) in biological and environmental samples. It appears that photo induced electron transfer (PET) occurs in the salen-ONP...
Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 2001
The crystal structure of the ligand 1,4,8,11-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetr... more The crystal structure of the ligand 1,4,8,11-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane (tpmc) has been determined. The compound crystallizes in triclinic space group P $$\overline 1$$ with a = 6.1927(3), b = 11.3771(3), c = 11.8229(3) Å a = 84.368(2), ß = 98.77(1), ? = 78.533(2)° V = 810.84(5) Å3; and Z = 1.
DFT analysis: Fe4 cluster and Fe(110) surface interaction studies with pyrrole, furan, thiophene, and selenophene molecules
Structural Chemistry, 2013
ABSTRACT DFT studies of both the Fe4 cluster and the Fe(110) surface interaction with pyrrole, fu... more ABSTRACT DFT studies of both the Fe4 cluster and the Fe(110) surface interaction with pyrrole, furan, thiophene, and selenophene showed that selenophene forms a stabler adsorbate iron complex than the other heterocyclic molecules; this is consistent with the binding energy data that were calculated between the Fe cluster and the Fe(110) surface with the heterocycles. Furthermore, when the adsorption of the compounds with the iron cluster was analyzed by molecular orbital studies, the orbitals of selenophene overlapped more strongly with the Fe atom than that of the other molecules. In TD-DFT, the π → π* peak observed for the molecules disappeared when they formed complexes, and there appeared a charge transfer band (ligand to metal), thus confirming the coordination of these molecules with the cluster. The data suggest that the chemisorption is an exothermic process.
Kinetics and mechanism for the oxidation of anilines by ClO 2 : a combined experimental and computational study
Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 2014
ABSTRACT The oxidation of para-substituted anilines (X–C 6 H 4 NH 2 , X = –CH 3 , –H, –Cl, –NO 2)... more ABSTRACT The oxidation of para-substituted anilines (X–C 6 H 4 NH 2 , X = –CH 3 , –H, –Cl, –NO 2) with chlorine dioxide was studied as a means of eliminating these pollutants. The oxidation rate decreases from that for 4-methylaniline to that for 4-nitroanilinem in agreement with the Hammett plot; the oxidation kinetics is second order in aniline and first order in ClO 2 , for which a possible mechanism is proposed. Liquid chromatography and gas chromatography mass spectrometry results show that benzoquinone is formed as the major intermediate in aniline/ClO 2 oxidation, and the reaction is pH-dependent as the rate constant increases with increasing pH. To further support our proposed mechanism, Density Functional Theory (DFT) computations at both B3LYP/6-311 + G(d,p) level with the polarizable continuum model with an integral equation formalism solvation model (i.e., with water) were carried out, showing that activation energy barriers predict the same reactivity trend as shown by the kinetics experiments.
Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 2010
The title new compound, cis-[Cr(tmpcH)Cl 2 ] [ZnCl 4 ]ÁMeOH (1) was prepared by using 1, with Cr(... more The title new compound, cis-[Cr(tmpcH)Cl 2 ] [ZnCl 4 ]ÁMeOH (1) was prepared by using 1, with Cr(III) and its structure and electronic transition bands were determined. The compound crystallizes in monoclinic crystal system, space group P2 1 /n with a/A ˚= 16.9284( ), b/A ˚= 12.9024(9), c/A ˚= 20.0535(15), b/8 = 109.6790(10), Z = 4. In the X-ray structure of the complex, it was found that the ligand bonds with Cr(III) through exo-coordination to form an octahedral geometry. The electronic spectral data also show that even in the solution state, the compound preserves a six coordinated structure around the metal ion as two bands were observed in the visible region of the spectra. The presence of cis-geometrical configuration in the compound was confirmed by the IR spectral studies.
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