Tow new compound of type [(chelate)2Cu-OH-Cu(chelate)2] X3.nH2O, where chelate=1,10-phenanthroline; X=Cl¯(n=3.5) and chelate=4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine;  (n=5) have been synthesized and their properties investigated. The complexes show room temperature magnetic moment order of 1.0 B.M. per copper atom. The X-band ESR spectrum of powdered sample...

Our recent achievements relating to photofunctional molecules are addressed. Section 1 discloses a new concept of photoisomerization. Pyridylpyrimidine-copper complexes undergo a ring inversion that can be modulated by the redox state of the copper center. In combination with an intermolecular photoelectron transfer (PET) initiated by the metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) transition of the...

We have designed and synthesized heteroleptic Ru(ii) complexes with a pyridine-benzimidazole ligand (PYBI) for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) applications. The PYBI ligand has major advantages by having the flexibility to introduce appropriate substituents at the four readily available positions through molecular engineering () compared to other ancillary bipyridyl-based ligands. We have subs...

Luminescent heteroleptic Cu(I) complexes based on asymmetrical iminephosphine ligands exhibit improved electrochemical and photochemical stability as compared to the analogous complexes based on traditional diimine or diphosphine ligands.

Nano-fertilizers are designed in order to gradually release their food contents. They are also manufactured in such a way that the time of their liberation matches with the food product requirement. The use of nano-fertilizers leads to an increase in the efficiency of the consumption of food elements. With regard to the strategic importance of cotton plant and the effects of zinc in increasing ...