Asim Mansha

Pectins functionalized biomaterials; a new viable approach for biomedical applications: A review

Pectins are natural complex heteropolysaccharides, composed of (1, 4)-linked α-d-galacturonic acid residues and variety of neutral sugars such as rhamnose, galactose and arabinose. It is second most abundant component of the cell wall of all land plants. It has wide applications in various fields due to its use as gelling, emulsifying or stabilizing agent and as well as its non-toxic, biocompatible and biodegradable nature. Considering these versatile properties this review sheds a light on the synthesis, modification, characterization and applications of pectin based polymers. Most of them are used in industries, pharmaceutics, nutraceutics, drug delivery, tissue engineering, food packaging and cosmetics. Properties of pectin can be improved and modified by forming derivatives, blends and composites.

Synthesis and Consecutive Reactions of α-Azido Ketones: A Review

This review paper covers the major synthetic approaches attempted towards the synthesis of α-azido ketones, as well as the synthetic applications/consecutive reactions of α-azido ketones.

Thermodynamic and spectroscopic investigation of interactions between reactive red 223 and reactive orange 122 anionic dyes and cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) cationic surfactant in aqueous solution.

The present study describes the conductometric and spectroscopic study of the interaction of reactive anionic dyes, namely, reactive red 223 and reactive orange 122 with the cationic surfactant cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB). In a systematic investigation, the electrical conductivity data was used to calculate various thermodynamic parameters such as free energy (ΔG), enthalpy (ΔH), and the entropy (ΔS) of solubilization. The trend of change in these thermodynamic quantities indicates toward the entropy driven solubilization process. Moreover, the results from spectroscopic data reveal high degree of solubilization, with strong interactions observed in the cases of both dyes and the CTAB. The spontaneous nature of solubilization and binding was evident from the observed negative values of free energies (ΔG p and ΔG b).

Absorption and Fluorescence Emission Attributes of a Fluorescent dye: 2,3,5,6-Tetracyano-p-Hydroquinone

Four cyano groups have been substituted on the aromatic ring of p-hydroquinone (2,3,5,6-tetracyanohydroquinone) in order to study the enhanced photoacidity of this molecule. The acid-base equilibria have been studied using absorption (for ground state pKa) and fluorescence (excited state pKa) spectra. Three distinct species (neutral, anionic and dianionic forms) were observed in the ground state and only two species (anionic and dianionic forms) were found in the excited state when studied at different pH/Ho in water. Absorption and emission characteristics were studied in various organic solvents, including protic and aprotic solvents. Deprotonation was also investigated using binary mixtures. It has been revealed that absorption and emission spectra are considerably changed with change in media. Proton transfer to the solvent has been observed in various solvents.

Kinetics of photoinduced electron transfer between DNA bases and triplet 3,3',4,4'-benzophenone tetracarboxylic acid in aqueous solution of different pH's: proton-coupled electron transfer?

The kinetics of triplet state quenching of 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenone tetracarboxylic acid (BPTC) by DNA bases adenine, adenosine, thymine, and thymidine has been investigated in aqueous solution using time-resolved laser flash photolysis. The observation of the BPTC ketyl radical anion at λmax = 630 nm indicates that one electron transfer is involved in the quenching reactions. The pH-dependence of the quenching rate constants is measured in detail. As a result, the chemical reactivity of the reactants is assigned. The bimolecular rate constants of the quenching reactions between triplet BPTC and adenine, adenosine, thymine, and thymidine are kq = 2.3 × 109 (4.7 < pH < 9.9), kq = 4.0 × 109 (3.5 < pH < 4.7), kq = 1.0 × 109 (4.7 < pH < 9.9), and kq = 4.0 × 108 M–1 s–1 (4.7 < pH < 9.8), respectively. Moreover, it reveals that in strong basic medium (pH = 12.0) a keto–enol tautomerism of thymine inhibits its reaction with triplet BPTC. Such a behavior is not possible for thymidine because of its deoxyribose group. In addition, the pH-dependence of the apparent electrochemical standard potential of thymine in aqueous solution was investigated by cyclic voltammetry. The ΔE/ΔpH ≈ −59 mV/pH result is characteristic of proton-coupled electron transfer. This behavior, together with the kinetic analysis, leads to the conclusion that the quenching reactions between triplet BPTC and thymine involve one proton-coupled electron transfer.

Green Synthesis of CoFe2O4 and Investigation of its Catalytic Efficiency for Degradation of Dyes in Aqueous Medium

Abstract The catalytic wet oxidation is one the methods used for elimination of dyes from aqueous medium in which various metal based materials can be used as heterogeneous catalysts. Bimetallic oxides as heterogeneous catalysts have gained much attention as bimetallization improve the catalytic properties of the resulting particles. The biosynthetic green method is the most viable and simple method for synthesis of bimetallic oxides nanoparticles. Here, we report the green synthesis of CoFe2O4 particles using Azadirachata indica leaves extract as reducing and stabilizing agent. The synthesized particles were characterized using X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The synthesized CoFe2O4 particles were tested as a catalyst for mineralization of rhodamine B and methylene blue dyes in the presence of hydrogen peroxide in aqueous media. More than 95% dyes degraded in 120 min. The reaction kinetics was described in terms of Langmuir–Hinshelwood mechanism which suggests that molecules of dye and hydrogen peroxide adsorbed surface of CoFe2O4 and then react together.

Ring-opening reactions of oxetanes: A review of methodology development and synthetic applications

ABSTRACT Ring-opening reactions of oxetanes yield important functionalized products depending upon the nature of nucleophiles as well as substitution pattern on the oxetane ring. Ring opening of oxetanes can be carried out under a variety of reaction conditions. In this review article, an up-to-date overview of major synthetic methodologies involved in the ring opening of oxetanes as well as their synthetic applications has been presented. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

A Mechanistic Study of Photoinduced Electron Transfer from Triplet Erythrosin to Various Quinones Using Time Resolved Absorption and ESR-CIDEP Measurements

Abstract Photoinduced electron transfer reactions from the triplet erythrosin (Ery2−) dianion to various quinones (1,4-benzoquinone, 2,5-di-t-butyl-1,4-benzoquinone, duroquinone, 2,5-dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone, chloranil, bromanil, 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone and 9,10-anthraquinone) and other organic acceptors like 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane, 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane and with tetracyano-1,4-benzoquinone (cyanil), one of the strongest oxidizing agent reported in literature (E○ = 0.90 V vs. SCE), were studied by laser flash photolysis in acetonitrile/water mixtures at room temperature. Quenching rate constants are obtained from Stern-Volmer plots. The measured bimolecular quenching rate constants are close to the diffusion controlled rates. Excitation of a contact radical-pair or a triplet exciplex as an intermediate in the photoinduced electron transfer reaction in a slightly polar solvent (1-propanol) is confirmed by the observation of the net absorptive chemically induced dynamic electron polarization (CIDEP) spectra. The unusual net–absorptive CIDEP spectrum is explained by spin-orbit coupling interactions due to presence of four iodine atoms in the structure of erythrosin (heavy atom effect). The dependence of the electron transfer rate constants, ket, on the driving force, ΔGet is slightly parabolic and indicates the Marcus Inverted Region.

DFT Study for the Spectroscopic and Structural Analysis of p-Dimethylaminoazobenzene

The study under consideration represents the computational calculations of Azo-based direct dye named p-(dimethylamino)azobenzene (DMAB) under the effect of solvents with different relative permittivities. A density functional theory (DFT) method at the B3LYP level with 6-311G++ was applied for the spectroscopic and structural analysis of the title compound. Calculations of geometric parameters (bond orders, bond lengths, and dihedral angles), electron densities, thermodynamic parameters, and orbital energies were performed for the title compound. Mulliken population analysis (MPA) as well as natural population analysis (NPA) was also performed at the B3LYP level with different solvents for finding solvent effects. In order to predict the reactivity of DMAB, molecular electrostatic potential (MESP) calculations were carried out for it. For vibrational analysis, the infrared (IR) spectra were computed for the title compound at the B3LYP/6-311G++ level in the gas phase and in different solvents with good agreement to the experimental FT-IR spectrum. The different modes of vibrations were assigned using potential energy distribution (PED). The computed Raman spectra also showed appreciable agreement with the experimental recorded Raman spectrum. The electronic absorption spectra of the title compound have been computed employing DFT/B3LYP with the 6-311G++ basis set in the gas phase and in four different solvents, that is, DMSO, ethanol, acetonitrile, and water which were compared with the experimental spectra with appreciable agreement. NBO analysis was carried out for understanding the intramolecular and intermolecular bonding of the compound and the density transfer from completely filled to unfilled orbital was found. The HOMO-LUMO energies were determined for analyzing the mechanism of intramolecular charge transfer.