Haci Baykara

Synthesis and characterization of 1,2-bis(2-(5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzilidenamino)-4-chlorophenoxy)ethane and its metal complexes: an experimental, theoretical, electrochemical, antioxidant and antibacterial study.

A new Schiff base ligand was synthesized by reaction of 5-bromosalicylaldehyde with 1,2-bis(4-chloro-2-aminophenoxy)ethane. Then the Schiff base complexes were synthesized by the reaction of metal salts and the novel Schiff base. The molar conductivity properties of the complexes were studied and found out that the complexes are nonelectrolytes. The structures of the ligand and its metal complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, UV-VIS, magnetic susceptibility measurements, molar conductivity measurements, and thermal gravimetric analysis. In addition antioxidant, theoretical NMR studies and cyclic voltammetry of the complexes were done. Two methods namely metal chelating activity and diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging method were used to determine the antioxidant activity, and antibacterial properties of the compounds were also studied.

Synthesis, characterization and experimental, theoretical, electrochemical, antioxidant and antibacterial study of a new Schiff base and its complexes

A new Schiff base ligand was synthesized by reaction of salicylaldehyde with 1,6-bis(4-chloro-2-aminophenoxy)hexane. Then the Schiff base complexes were synthesized by metal salts and the Schiff base. The metal to ligand ratio of metal complexes was found to be 1:1. The Cu(II) complex is proposed to be square planar and the Co(II), Ni(II), Mn(II) and Zn(II) complexes are proposed to be tetrahedral geometry. The Ti(III) and V(III) complexes are proposed to be a capped octahedron in which a seventh ligand has been added to triangular face. The complexes are non-electrolytes as shown by their molar conductivities (ΛM). The structure of metal complexes is proposed from elemental analysis, FT-IR, UV-vis, magnetic susceptibility measurements, molar conductivity measurements, Mass Spectra and thermal gravimetric analysis. In addition antimicrobial and antioxidant studies, cyclic voltammetry of the complexes, theoretical 1H NMR and HOMO-LUMO energy calculations of the new di-functional ligand were done.

Hydration and strength evolution of air-cured zeolite-rich tuffs and siltstone blended cement pastes at low water-to-binder ratio

Abstract This contribution is the second part of an in-depth study on the hydration and strength evolution of blended cement pastes at a water to binder (W/B) ratio of 0.3, cured by two different methods. The blended cement pastes showed significant hydration up to 7 days, when almost all of the hydration products had already formed; thereafter, carbonation played an important role up to, and possibly beyond, 91 days. Likewise, the hydration of alite (tricalcium silicate, Ca3SiO5, C3S) proceeded up to 14 days and then started to slow down. However, the hydration of belite (dicalcium silicate, Ca2SiO4, C2S) was affected most strongly, as it nearly ceased, under the air-curing conditions. During hydration, some of the blended cement pastes had a larger calcium hydroxide (CH) content than the unblended (plain) ones. The accelerating effects of the addition of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), the air-curing conditions and the low W/B ratio may explain these unusual results. Under these experimental conditions, the water incorporated into hydrates was about 50% of the total amount of water used during full hydration of the cement pastes. The pozzolanic reaction predominated during the early ages, but disappeared as time passed. In contrast, the carbonation reaction increased by consuming ~45% of the total amount of CH produced after aging for 91 days. Only one blended cement paste reached the compressive strength of the plain cements. The blended cement pastes containing 5% of the zeolitic tuffs, Zeo1 or Zeo2, or 10% of the calcareous siltstone, Limo, developed the greatest compressive strength under the experimental conditions used in this study.

Synthesis and Characterization of a New Difunctional Ligand and Its Metal Complexes: An Experimental, Theoretical, Cyclic Voltammetric, and Antimicrobial Study

A new difunctional Schiff base ligand and its some metal complexes were synthesized. The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, FT-IR, UV-VIS, magnetic susceptibility measurements, molar conductivity measurements, and thermal gravimetric analysis techniques. Additionally, DPPH scavenging, metal chelating and antibacterial activity of compounds were examined via in vitro methods. The lowest DPPH scavenging activity observed by Co(II) as 36.28% and highest was ligand as 52.00%. A cyclic voltammetric study was also carried out to determine redox potentials of the compounds. Some theoretical studies such as 1H-NMR, HOMO-LUMO, and mapped electron density of the ligand were also carried out successfully.

Hydration process of zeolite-rich tuffs and siltstone-blended cement pastes at low W/B ratio, under wet curing condition

An extensive study in blended cement pastes that comprised two different experimental settings was carried out so as to analyse the hydration process and compressive strength evolution up to 91 days. The aim of this study was to understand the hydration process using zeolite-rich tuffs and siltstone as supplementary cementitious materials at low water-to-binder ratio (W/B = .3) under wet curing condition. It was observed that there were two competing reactions, i.e. pozzolanic reaction and carbonation, during the hydration process, thus leading to a decrease in the content of calcium hydroxide (CH); however, carbonation played a more important role than the pozzolanic reaction in consuming it at the given W/B ratio. The total amount of CH consumed by pozzolanic reaction was likely around 8%, while carbonation transformed around 19% of the total amount of CH at 91 days. Although fully hydrated cement paste incorporates .23 g of water per g of cement, only 60% of this value was used at such a W/B ratio. In addition, the amount of normalised water in hydrates increased as the dosage increased by factor of .158% per 1% of dosage. Finally, the optimal dosages at which Zeo1, Zeo2 and Limo showed the highest compressive strength were in the ranges of 12.5–15%, 17.5–20% and 10–12.5%, respectively .

Investigation of the Effect of Some Optically Active Imine Compounds on the Enzyme Activities of hCA-I and hCA-II under In Vitro Conditions: An Experimental and Theoretical Study

Inhibitors of carbonic anhydrase (hCA; EC 4.2.1.1) are used as medicines for many diseases. Therefore, they are very important. In this study, a known series of Schiff bases were synthesized and their effects on the activities of hCA‐I and hCA‐II, which are cytosolic isoenzymes of carbonic anhydrase, were investigated under in vitro conditions. The synthesized compounds (H1, H2, H3, and H4) were found to cause inhibition on enzyme activities of hCA‐1 and hCA‐II. IC50 values of H1, H2, H3, and H4 compounds were 140, 88, 201, and 271 μM for hCA‐I enzyme activity and 134, 251, 79, and 604 μM for hCA‐II enzyme activity, respectively. The synthesized Schiff bases were characterized by several methods, including 1H NMR, FT‐IR, elemental analysis, and polarimetric measurements. Correlation coefficient square values (R2) of comparison of the theoretical and experimental 1H NMR shifts for H1, H2, H3, and H4 compounds were found as 0.9781, 0.9814, 0.9758, and 0.8635, respectively.

Comparison between curing conditions of zeolite and siltstone cement pastes at low W/B ratio after 91 days

This study deals with a comparison between water and air cured blended cement pastes at a Water-to-binder (W/B) ratio of 0.3 after ageing for 91 days. Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs) like zeolitic tuffs are widely used to improve compressive strength by the pozzolanic reaction. In this study, mordenite rich tuff, a mixture of clinoptilolite-heulandite-mordenite-calcite, and calcareous siltstone were blended with Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) at levels ranged from 5 to 27.5%. Using quantitative X-ray diffraction (QXRD), Thermal gravimetric analysis – Differential scanning calorimetry (TGA-DSC), as well as density measurements and compressive strength, some hydration parameters such as content of calcium hydroxide (CH), anhydrous cement phases, calcite, and water in hydrates, density and the mechanical performance were determined. The results showed that hydration process of blended cement pastes was uncomplete at ages as late as 91 days regardless of curing conditions. The air cured cement pastes showed a less content of CH, water in hydrates, and compressive strength, but instead a higher density and content of carbonate-like minerals with respect to their water-cured counterparts. The pozzolanic reaction scarcely proceeded at a W/B ratio of 0.3 regardless of curing condition. Among the SCMs, mordenite rich tuff blended cement pastes presented the best compressive strength values, when was cured under water; the others showed better values of compressive strength in air curing condition. Keywords—Zeolitic tuffs, Hydration process, blended cement pastes, pozzolanic reaction. Digital Object Identifier (DOI):http://dx.doi.org/10.18687/LACCEI2016.1.1.165 ISBN: 978-0-9822896-9-3 ISSN: 2414-6390

In vitro bioactive response of VERO-cells on polymethyl-methacrylate craniofacial implants altered with hydroxy-apatite/carboxymethylcellulose

In Ecuador, intraoperative fabrication of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) craniofacial-implants is the norm when small sizes and simple geometry implants are required; this method has high infection risk, is inaccurate and unaesthetic. In this work we present a process for preoperative fabrication of craniofacial-implants using PMMA. For this study, a tomographic image of the head of a subject with a parietotemporal defect was used, the defect was then reconstructed using Blender® and Auto- desk-Inventor® to generate a model of the implant. A 3D-printed model was used to fabricate a silicon-rubber mold; finally the im- plant was produced by casting. PMMA was also altered with Hy- droxyapatite/Carboxymethyl-cellulose (Hap/CMC) in order to im- prove its bioactivity. VERO-cells were then used to test prolifera- tion and adhesion on different combinations of PMMA/Hap/CMC. Results showed that probes altered with 5%-Vol Hap and 10%-Vol CMC had significantly better cell-growth when compared to unal- tered-PMMA (Tukey HSD); in contrast, materials altered solely with carboxymethylcellulose showed cell-growth inhibitions/death. Overall, this manufacture approach showed highly aesthetic and functional outcomes when the final implant was compared against the 3D-printed skull defect, which renders this method as a viable option for the fabrication of PMMA implants meant to replace missing bone-flaps. Likewise, in vitro tests with Vero-cells suggest an improvement of implant-bioactivity with the addition of 5%-Vol hydroxyapatite and 10%-Vol CMC. Keywords—Craniofacial, polymethylmethacrylate, 3D- printing, VERO, bioactivity.