Lukman O. Alimi

Synthesis of zinc-carboxylate metal-organic frameworks for the removal of emerging drug contaminant (amodiaquine) from aqueous solution

We herein report the removal of amodiaquine, an emerging drug contaminant from aqueous solution using [Zn2(fum)2(bpy)] and [Zn4O(bdc)3] (fum=fumaric acid; bpy=4,4-bipyridine; bdc=benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate) metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as adsorbents. The adsorbents were characterized by elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD). Adsorption process for both adsorbents were found to follow the pseudo-first-order kinetics, and the adsorption equilibrium data fitted best into the Freundlich isotherm with the R2 values of 0.973 and 0.993 obtained for [Zn2(fum)2(bpy)] and [Zn4O(bdc)3] respectively. The maximum adsorption capacities foramodiaquine in this study were found to be 0.478 and 47.62mg/g on the [Zn2(fum)2(bpy)] and [Zn4O(bdc)3] MOFs respectively, and were obtained at pH of 4.3 for both adsorbents. FT-IR spectroscopy analysis of the MOFs after the adsorption process showed the presence of the drug. The results of the study showed that the prepared MOFs could be used for the removal of amodiaquine from wastewater.

Large volumetric thermal expansion of a novel organic cocrystal over a wide temperature range

An organic cocrystal consisting of 4-aminobenzonitrile and 4-(dimethylamino) benzonitrile (ABN·2DMABN) undergoes positive linear thermal expansion along its three principal axes over the temperature range 100–300 K. The associated volumetric thermal expansion coefficient is the largest reported to date for a cocrystal in the wide temperature range investigated.

Facile synthesis and vapochromic studies of Co(II) complexes bearing NO and OO donor ligands

Abstract Two Co(II) complexes containing malonic and isonicotinic acids have been prepared by manual grinding of stoichiometric amounts of the starting materials. Elemental analysis (CHN), IR, UV-vis spectroscopic techniques, TGA-DTG investigation and X-ray powder diffraction analysis were used to characterize the two compounds. Isonicotinic acid coordinated to the metal via the pyridine ring nitrogen and one oxygen atom of the carboxylic group while malonic acid coordinated via both oxygen atoms of the carboxylate groups indicating bidentate coordination mode in the two compounds. The compounds were exposed to some volatile organic compounds (VOCs) containing nitrogen or oxygen donor atoms in the solid state and their vapochromic behaviours studied using colour changes, FT-IR and solid state UV-vis spectroscopies. Heating the samples exposed to the VOCs for a few minutes at 100 °C regenerates the original material without degradation, even after several heating cycles.

Synthesis, thermal properties, and biological study of metal(II) nicotinamide complexes containing fumarate dianion and fumaric acid: Crystal structure of [Ni(H2O)4(nia)2](fum)·(H2fum)

ABSTRACT New divalent transition metal nicotinamide (nia) complexes containing fumarate (fum) dianion and fumaric acid (H2fum), [M(H2O)4(nia)2](fum)·(H2fum) [M = Co (1), Cu (2), and Ni (3)] have been synthesized.The compounds were characterized by elemental analyses, infrared, UV-vis, XRPD, and TGA. Structural analysis of 3 using single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique revealed that the Ni(II) ion is coordinated by four aqua and two nia ligands in an octahedral geometry. The structure of 3 is completed with fumarate (fum2−) dianion acting as a counterion while fumaric acid (H2fum) is present as a molecule of solvation. The three complexes were investigated for biological activities.