A series of rare-earth neodymia supported vanadium oxide catalysts with various V205 loadings ranging from 3 to 15 wt.% were prepared
by the wet impregnation method using ammonium metavanadate as the vanadium precursor. The nature of vanadia species formed on the
support surface is characterized hy a series of different physicochemical techniques like X-ray diffraction (XRD). Fourier transform infrared
spectroscopy (FTIR). BET surface area, diffuse reflectance UV-vis spectroscopy (DR UV-vis), thermal analysis (TG-DTG/DTA) and SEM.
The acidity of the prepared systems were verified by the stepwise temperature programmed desorprion of ammonia (NH3-TPD) and found that
the total acidity gets increased with the percentage of vanadia loading. XRD and FT1R results shows the presence of surface dispersed vanadyl
species at lower loadings and the formation of higher vanadate species as the percentage composition of vanadia is increased above 9 wt.%.
The low surface area of the support. calcination temperature and the percentage of vanadia loading are found to influence the formation of
higher vanadia species. The catalytic activity of the V205-Nd203 catalysts was probed in the liquid phase hydroxylation of phenol and the
result show that the present catalysts are active at lower vanadia concentrations.
Mohammed Yusuff, K K; Anas, K(Elsevier, Applied Catalysis A :General 264 (2004) 213–217, December 25, 2003)
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CoMo/gama-Al2O3 catalysts for hydrodesulphurisation activity were prepared by making use of the molecular designed dispersion (MDD)
method. Molybdenum and cobalt pyrrolidine-N-carbodithioate (Pydtc) complexes were used for the incorporation of metals on the support.
The catalysts were characterized by elemental analysis, low temperature oxygen chemisorption, temperature programmed reduction (TPR)
and laser Raman spectroscopy. The hydrodesulphurisation activity of all the catalysts were carried out and results were compared with those
of the catalysts prepared through the conventional method. Higher molybdenum dispersion, smaller molybdenum clusters, lower reduction
temperature of catalyst and better hydrodesulphurisation activity were observed for the catalysts prepared through the MDD method
The title reaction was undertaken to establish the interaction between amantadine and molybdate at physiological pH. Identical FTIR spectra, TG-DTA curves and CHN data of the complexes formed from three solutions at pH 1.5, 7.4 and 8.0 indicate that the same complex was formed at all the three pHs. The FTIR spectrum shows shift in peaks corresponding to primary amino group of the drug due to coordination to molybdate. An octahedral geometry is assigned to the complex. The kinetics of the complexation has been studied at low concentrations of the reactants using UV-visible spectrophotometry. At pH 7.4, the initial rate varies linearly with [molybdate]. A plot of initial rate versus [drug] is linear passing through origin. These results indicate that the drug and molybdate react at pH 7.4 even at low concentrations. At pH 1.5, the rate increases linearly with increase in [drug] but decreases with [molybdate]. The effect of pH and ionic strength on the rate of the reaction has also been studied. A suitable mechanism has been proposed for the reaction. Reaction between the drug and molybdate even at low concentrations and the fact that the amino group of amantadine required to be free for its function as antiviral, is bound to molybdate in the complex suggests that simultaneous administration of the drug and molybdate supplements should be avoided.
Prathapachandra Kurup, M R; Suma, S; Sudarsana Kumar, M R; Siji, V L(Elsevier, February 26, 2010)
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Eight new transition metal complexes of benzaldehyde-N(4)–phenylsemicarbazone have been synthesized
and characterized by elemental analyses, molar conductance, electronic and infrared spectral
studies. In all the complexes, the semicarbazone is coordinated as neutral bidentate ligand. 1H NMR
spectrum of [Zn(HL)2(OAc)2] shows that there is no enolisation of the ligand in the complex. The magnetic
susceptibility measurements indicate that Cr(III), Mn(II), Fe(III), Co(II) and Cu(II) complexes are
paramagnetic and Ni(II) is diamagnetic. The EPR spectrum of [Mn(HL)2(OAc)2] in DMF solution at 77K
shows hyperfine sextet with low intensity forbidden lines lying between each of the two main hyperfine
lines. The g values calculated for the [Cu(HL)2SO4] complex in frozen DMF, indicate the presence of
unpaired electron in the dx2−y2 orbital. The metal ligand bonding parameters evaluated showed strong
in-plane bonding and in-plane bonding. The ligand and complexes were screened for their possible
antimicrobial activities.
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Spectrochimica Acta Part A 76 (2010) 22–28 doi:10.1016/j.saa.2010.02.035
Mohammed Yusuff, K K; Manju, Sebastian; Arun, Vasudevan; Robinson, P P; Leeju, Pally; Digna, Varghese; Varsha, Gopalakrishnan(Taylor & Francis, Journal of Coordination Chemistry, October 15, 2009)
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The mononuclear cobalt(II) complex [CoL2] H2O (where HL is quinoxaline-2-carboxalidine-
2-amino-5-methylphenol) has been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, conductivity
measurement, IR, UV-Vis spectroscopy, TG-DTA, and X-ray structure determination.
The crystallographic study shows that cobalt(II) is distorted octahedral with each tridentate
NNO Schiff base in a cis arrangement. The crystal exhibits a 2-D polymeric structure parallel to
[010] plane, formed by O-H...N and O-H... O intermolecular hydrogen bonds and pye
stacking interactions, as a racemic mixture of optical enantiomers. The ligand is a Schiff base
derived from quinoxaline-2-carboxaldehyde
Bejoy, Thomas; Prathapan, Sreedharan; Sugunan, Sankaran(Elsevier, May , 2005)
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The synthesis of dimethyl acetals of carbonyl compounds such as cyclohexanone, acetophenone, and benzophenone has successfully been carried out by the reaction between ketones and methanol using different solid acid catalysts. The strong influence of the textural properties of the catalysts such as acid amount and adsorption properties (surface area and pore volume) determine the catalytic activity. The molecular size of the reactants and products determine the acetalization ability of a particular ketone. The hydrophobicity of the various rare earth exchanged Mg–Y zeolites, K-10 montmorillonite clay, and cerium exchanged montmorillonite (which shows maximum activity) is more determinant than the number of active sites present on the catalyst. The optimum number of acidic sites as well as dehydrating ability of Ce3+-montmorillonite and K-10 montmorillonite clays and various rare earth exchanged Mg–Y zeolites seem to work well in shifting the equilibrium to the product side.
Prathapachandra Kurup, M R; Reena, T A(Springer, May 30, 2010)
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A new semicarbazone, HL has been synthesized
from quinoline-2-carboxaldehyde and N4-phenyl-3-
semicarbazide and structurally and spectrochemically
characterized. 1H NMR, 13C NMR, IR and electronic
spectra of the compound are studied. The existence of keto
form in the solid state is supported by the crystal structure
and IR data. The compound crystallizes into an orthorhombic
space group P212121. Intra and intermolecular
hydrogen bonding interactions facilitates unit cell packing
in the crystal lattice
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J Chem Crystallogr (2010) 40:927–932
DOI 10.1007/s10870-010-9765-z
Prathapachandra Kurup, M R; Seena, E B; Leji, Latheef(Elsevier, November 1, 2008)
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A novel binuclear Ni(II) complex of salicylaldehyde 3-azacyclothiosemicarbazone (H2L) has been synthesized
and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and UV–Vis spectroscopy. The single crystal X-ray structure
of the complex shows that bridging occurs through thiolato sulfur and phenolic oxygen atoms.
Nickel centers in the complex have square planar and octahedral geometries
Prathapachandra Kurup, M R; Seena, E B; Mini, Kuriakose(Springer, February 9, 2010)
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Oxovanadium(IV/V) complexes of 2-hydroxyacetophenone-
3-hydroxy-2-naphthoylhydrazone (H2L)
have been synthesized and characterized. The complexes
were characterized by elemental analyses, IR, electronic
and EPR spectra. The oxovanadium(V) complex [VOL
(OCH3)] is crystallized in two polymorphic forms, denoted
by 1a and 1b, with space groups Pn21a and P 1, respectively.
Both have distorted square pyramidal structures.
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Struct Chem (2010) 21:599–605
DOI 10.1007/s11224-010-9589-7
Prathapachandra Kurup, M R; Binu, Varghese; Sithambaresan, M; Suja, Krishnan; Sheeja, S R; Eringathodi, Suresh(Elsevier, 2011)
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An interesting series of nine new copper(II) complexes [Cu2L2(OAc)2] H2O (1), [CuLNCS] ½H2O (2), [CuLNO3]
½H2O (3), [Cu(HL)Cl2] H2O (4), [Cu2(HL)2(SO4)2] 4H2O (5), [CuLClO4] ½H2O (6), [CuLBr] 2H2O (7),
[CuL2] H2O (8) and [CuLN3] CH3OH (9) of 2-benzoylpyridine-N(4)-phenyl semicarbazone (HL) have been
synthesized and physico-chemically characterized. The tridentate character of the semicarbazone is
inferred from IR spectra. Based on the EPR studies, spin Hamiltonian and bonding parameters have been
calculated. The g values, calculated for all the complexes in frozen DMF, indicate the presence of the
unpaired electron in the dx2 y2 orbital. The structure of the compound, [Cu2L2(OAc)2] (1a) has been
resolved using single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The crystal structure revealed monoclinic space
group P21/n. The coordination geometry about the copper(II) in 1a is distorted square pyramidal with
one pyridine nitrogen atom, the imino nitrogen, enolate oxygen and acetate oxygen in the basal plane,
an acetate oxygen form adjacent moiety occupies the apical position, serving as a bridge to form a centrosymmetric
dimeric structure
Mohammed Yusuff, K K; Nampoori, V P N; Arun,V; Mathew, S; Robinson, P P; Jose,M(Elsevier, Journal of Dyes and Pigments, March 20, 2010)
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The Schiff base, 3-hydroxyquinoxaline-2-carboxalidine-4-aminoantipyrine, was synthesized by the
condensation of 3-hydroxyquinoxaline-2-carboxaldehyde with 4-aminoantipyrine. HPLC, FT-IR and NMR
spectral data revealed that the compound exists predominantly in the amide tautomeric form and
exhibits both absorption and fluorescence solvatochromism, large stokes shift, two electron quasireversible
redox behaviour and good thermal stability, with a glass transition temperature of 104 oC. The
third-order non-linear optical character was studied using open aperture Z-scan methodology employing
7 ns pulses at 532 nm. The third-order non-linear absorption coefficient, b, was 1.48 x 10-6 cm W-1 and
the imaginary part of the third-order non-linear optical susceptibility, Im c(3), was 3.36x10-10 esu. The
optical limiting threshold for the compound was found to be 340 MW cm-2.
Sugunan, S; Suja, H; Sanjay, G; Joseph, L K; Nampoori, V P N; Radhakrishnan, P(Taylor & Francis, April 1, 2009)
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Thermal diffusivity (TD) measurements were performed on some industrially
important dyes – auramine O (AO), malachite green and methylene blue (MB) –
adsorbed K-10 montmorillonites using photoacoustic method. The TD value for
the dye-adsorbed clay mineral was observed to change with a variation in dye
concentration. The contribution of the dye towards TD was also determined. The
repeatedly adsorbed samples with MB and AO exhibited a lower TD than the
single-adsorbed samples. TD values of sintered MB samples were also obtained
experimentally. These sintered samples exhibit a higher TD, although they show
a trend similar to that of non-sintered pellets. A variation in dye concentration
and sintering temperature can be used for tuning the TD value of the clay mineral
to the desired level
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Philosophical Magazine
Vol. 89, No. 10, 1 April 2009, 895–905
Sugunan, S; Nampoori, V P N; Radhakrishnan, P; Sanjay, G; Suja, H; Lyjo, Joseph K(Elsevier, June 28, 2008)
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Thermal diffusivity (TD) measurement on commercial K-10 and KSF montmorillonites was carried out by
photoacoustic technique. The TD of the montmorillonites after methylene blue adsorption changed with the
dye concentration. The repeatedly adsorbed samples showed a lesser TD than the single adsorbed samples.
After methylene blue adsorption the acid leached K-10 samples showed well defined changes in TD when
compared to the ordered KSF samples
Sugunan, S; Ramankutty, C G(American Chemical Society, 1995)
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The enthalpies of formation of charge-transfer complexes of benzene, chlorobenzene, and 1,3-dichlorobenzene
as donors with 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane as acceptor were determined. The thermochemical
data show an increased stability of charge-transfer complexes of donors with permanent dipole moment.
The results confirm the importance of electrostatic forces in bonding and stabilizing weak complexes.
The approximate formation constants of the complexes are also reported.
Sugunan, S(Indian Journal of Chemistry, September , 1984)
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The Setschenow parameters of solubility in salt solutions and the
thermodynamic parameters (25·C) of transfer from aqueous
solution to aqueous salt solutions for 2-nitrobenzoic acid and 3-nitrobenzoic
acid have been reported. The data have been
rationalized on the basis of the localized hydrolysis model and the
structure breaking action of ions of the electrolytes.
Sugunan, S; Thomas, B(American Chemical Society, 1995)
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The Setschenow parameter and thermodynamic parameters of transfer of 2- and 4-aminobenzoic acids
from water to salt solutions have been reported. The results are discussed in terms of the structure- breaking
effects of the ions of the salts, the localized hydrolysis model, and the internal pressure theory.
Sugunan, S; Benny, Thomas(Indian Journal of Chemistry, July , 1993)
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The Setschenow parameter and thermodynamic parameters of transfer of a number of monosubstituted
benzoic acids from water to different salt solutions have been reported. The data have been rationalized by
considering the structure breaking effects of the ions of the salts, the localised hydrolysis model, the internal
pressure theory and Symons' theory of water structure.
This manuscript describes the first example of silver ion complex of a dendritic tetranitrile ligand catalyzed
one-pot three component Mannich reaction and 1,5-benzodiazepine synthesis. The catalyst can be separated from the
products by a change in the solvent. The catalyst is reusable.