Rare examples of phosphine complexes of lead(II) are reported. The reaction of Pb(NO3)2 with Me2P(CH2)2PMe2, o-C6H4(PMe2)2 or Et2P(CH2)2PEt2 (L-L) in H2O/MeCN gave white [Pb(L-L)(NO3)2], irrespective of the ratio of reagents used. The X-ray structures of [Pb{Me2P(CH2)2PMe2}(NO3)2] and [Pb{o-C6H4(PMe2)2}(NO3)2] reveal chelating diphosphines and κ(2)-NO3(-) groups occupying one hemisphere about t...

BACKGROUND: Apoptosis and its modulation are crucial factors for the maintenance of liver health, allowing hepatocytes to die without provoking a potential harmful inflammatory response through a tightly controlled and regulated process. Since Kupffer cells play a key role in the maintenance of liver function, the aim of this study was to verify whether Kupffer cells are involved in the inducti...

Different concentrations of selected heavy metals in the form of cadmium chloride (CdCl2), copper sulphate (CuSO4), lead nitrate (Pb (NO3)2) and mercuric nitrate (Hg (NO3)2) were tested against immature and mature stage of C. pipiens to assess the toxicity, LC50, total carbohydrate and lipid content. The survival potential of 2 instar larvae was highly affected by the contamination with the tes...

1:1 and 1:2 lead(II) complexes with 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (Dmphen), {[Pb(Dmphen)(NO3)n] and [Pb(Dmphen)2(ClO4)2]} have been synthesized and characterized by CHN elemental analysis, IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and 207Pb NMR spectroscopy. The structure of these complexes was confirmed by X-ray crystallography. The single crystal X-ray data of [Pb(Dmphen)(NO3)n] show the complex to be polymeric...

For the purpose of this work an epiphytic lichen species, Hypogymnia physodes (L.)NyL, was used. Thalli of the lichen were treated with solutions of nitrate salts of heavy metals, including Zn(NO3)2, Cu(NO3)2, Pb(NO3)2, and Cd(NO3)2. To simulate the acid rain impact, pH of the metal mixture was lowered to pH 4, using Na2S2O5. Content of heavy metals was determined after a standard UV mineraliza...

A novel, aqueous precursor system (Pb(NO3)2 + water) is developed to replace conventional (PbI2 + DMF) for fabricating methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) perovskite solar cells (PSCs). When the morphology and surface coverage of the Pb(NO3)2 film was controlled during coating, a power conversion efficiency of 12.58% under standard conditions (AM1.5, 100 mW cm(-2)) was achieved for the PSC.

Sorption and desorption mechanisms of lead (Pb) were determined in four different soils collected from different agro-climatic regions of India. The soils were classified as: Fine loamy mixed Typic Dystrudepts, fine sandy loam Typic Ustochrepts, fine loamy Typic Ustochrept, and fine sandy loam Udic Haplustalfs. Seven different Pb solutions [Pb(NO3)2 dissolved in 0.01M Ca(NO3)2] in a range of 40...