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.
The present work describes the immobilization of α-amylase over well ordered mesoporous molecular sieve SBA-15 with different pore diameters synthesized by post synthesis treatment (PST) hydrothermally after reaction at 40°C. The materials were characterized by N 2 adsorption–desorption studies, small angle X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and high resolution transmission electron microscopy. Since α-amylase obtained from Bacillus subtilis has dimensions of 35 × 40 × 70 Å it is expected that the protein have access to the pore of SBA-15 (PST-120°C) with diameter 74 Å. The pore dimension is appropriate to prevent considerable leaching. The rate of adsorption of the enzyme on silica of various pore sizes revealed the influence of morphology, pore diameter, pore volume and pH.
Mohammed Yusuff, K K; Varsha, Gopalakrishnan; Arun, Vasudevan; Robinson, P P; Manju, Sebastian; Digna, Varghese; Leeju, P; Jayachandran, V P(Elesvier,Tetrahedron Letters (2010), February 15, 2010)
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An efficient one-pot synthesis of two new heterocyclic perimidines 4-(2,3-dihydro-1H-perimidin-2-yl)-2-methoxyphenol and
2-(quinoxalin-2-yl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-perimidine in good yields is presented. This methodology provides a simple, straightforward synthetic
route to these interesting classes of heterocycles. Crystal structure, solvatochromism and antibacterial activity of these organic compounds
are discussed.
Mohammed Yusuff, K K; Digna, Varghese; Arun, Vasudevan; Robinson, P P; Manju, Sebastian; Leeju, P; Varsha, Gopalakrishnan(International Union of Crystallography, Acta Crystallographica Section C ,Crystal Structure Communications, November 11, 2009)
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The Schiff base compounds N,N0-bis[(E)-quinoxalin-2-ylmethylidene]
propane-1,3-diamine, C21H18N6, (I), and N,N0-bis[(E)-
quinoxalin-2-ylmethylidene]butane-1,4-diamine, C22H20N6,
(II), crystallize in the monoclinic crystal system. These
molecules have crystallographically imposed symmetry.
Compound (I) is located on a crystallographic twofold axis
and (II) is located on an inversion centre. The molecular
conformations of these crystal structures are stabilized by
aromatic pye stacking interactions.
Vacuum-ultraviolet (VUV) irradiation (kexc: 172 ± 12 nm) of polystyrene films in the presence of oxygen
produced not only oxidatively functionalized surfaces, but generated also morphological changes.
Whereas OH- and C=O-functionalized surfaces might be used for e.g. secondary functionalization,
enhanced aggregation or printing, processes leading to morphological changes open new possibilities of
microstructurization. Series of experiments made under different experimental conditions brought
evidence of two different reaction pathways: introduction of OH- and C=O-groups at the polystyrene
pathways is mainly due to the reaction of reactive oxygen species (hydroxyl radicals, atomic oxygen,
ozone) produced in the gas phase between the VUV-radiation source and the substrate. However,
oxidative fragmentation leading to morphological changes, oxidation products of low molecular weight
and eventually to mineralization of the organic substrate is initiated by electronic excitation of the
polymer leading to C–C-bond homolysis and to a complex oxidation manifold after trapping of the
C-centred radicals by molecular oxygen. The pathways of oxidative functionalization or fragmentation
could be differentiated by FTIR-ATR analysis of irradiated polystyrene surfaces before and after
washing with acetonitrile and microscopic fluorescence analysis of the surfaces secondarily
functionalized with the N,N,N-tridodecyl-triaza-triangulenium (TATA) cation. Ozonization of the
polystyrene leads to oxidative functionalization of the polymer surface but cannot initiate the
fragmentation of the polymer backbone. Oxidative fragmentation is initiated by electronic excitation of
the polymer (contact-mode AFM analysis), and evidence of the generation of intermediate C-centred
radicals is given e.g. by experiments in the absence of oxygen leading to cross-linking (solubility effects,
optical microscopy, friction-mode AFM) and disproportionation (fluorescence).
Vanadia/ceria catalysts (2–10 wt% of V2O5) were prepared by wet impregnation of ammonium metavanadate in oxalic acid solution. Structural characterization was done with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), BET surface area measurements, FT-IR spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic spectral analysis (51V MASNMR). XRD and 51V MASNMR results show highly dispersed vanadia species at lower loadings and the formation of CeVO4 phase at higher V2O5 loading. The catalytic activity of catalysts was conducted in liquid phase oxidation of ethylbenzene with H2O2 as oxidant. The oxidation activity is increased with loading up to 8 wt% V2O5 and then decreased with further increase in V2O5 content to 10 wt%. Different vanadia species evidenced by various techniques were found to be selective towards ethylbenzene oxidation. The CeVO4 formation associated with increased concentration of vanadia on ceria results the production of acetophenone along with 2-hydroxyacetophenone.
Prathapachandra Kurup, M R; Neema, Ani Mangalam(Elsevier, 2011)
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Six new copper complexes of di-2-pyridyl ketone nicotinoylhydrazone (HDKN) have been synthesized.
The complexes have been characterized by a variety of spectroscopic techniques and the structure of
[Cu(DKN)2]·H2O has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound [Cu(DKN)2]·H2O
crystallized in the monoclinic space group P21 and has a distorted octahedral geometry. The IR spectra
revealed the presence of variable modes of chelation for the investigated ligand. The EPR spectra
of compounds [Cu2(DKN)2( -N3)2] and [Cu2(DKN)2( -NCS)2] in polycrystalline state suggest a dimeric
structure as they exhibited a half field signal, which indicate the presence of a weak interaction between
two Cu(II) ions in these complexes
Prathapachandra Kurup, M R; Sheena Mary, Y; Raju, K; Yohannan Panicker, C; Neema, Ani Mangalam; Hema, Tresa Varghese; Sheeja, S R(Elsevier, March 16, 2010)
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FT-IR spectrum of quinoline-2-carbaldehyde benzoyl hydrazone (HQb H2O) was recorded and analyzed.
The synthesis and crystal structure data are also described. The vibrational wavenumbers were examined
theoretically using the Gaussian03 package of programs using HF/6-31G(d) and B3LYP/6-31G(d) levels of
theory. The data obtained from vibrational wavenumber calculations are used to assign vibrational bands
obtained in infrared spectroscopy of the studied molecule. The first hyperpolarizability, infrared intensities
and Raman activities are reported. The calculated first hyperpolarizability is comparable with the
reported values of similar derivatives and is an attractive object for future studies of non-linear optics.
The geometrical parameters of the title compound obtained from XRD studies are in agreement with
the calculated values. The changes in the CAN bond lengths suggest an extended p-electron delocalization
over quinoline and hydrazone moieties which is responsible for the non-linearity of the molecule
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Journal of Molecular Structure 973 (2010) 36–46 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2010.03.016
Manju, Kurian; Sugunan, S(Elsevier, January , 2006)
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Wet peroxide oxidation (WPO) of phenol is an effective means for the production of diphenols, which are of great industrial importance. An added advantage of this method is the removal of phenol from wastewater effluents. Hydroxylation of phenol occurs efficiently over mixed iron aluminium pillared montmorillonites. An initial induction period is noticed in all cases. A thorough study on the reaction variables suggests free radical mechanism for the reaction.
Mohammed Yusuff, K K; Varsha, Gopalakrishnan; Arun, Vasudevan; Manju, Sebastian; Leeju, P; Digna, Varghese(Crystallography Journals,Acta Crystallographica Section E ,Structure Reports, March 24, 2009)
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The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C11H8N4, contains
two independent molecules. In the crystal structure, intermolecular
N—H.....N hydrogen bonds link molecules into
ribbons extended in the [100] direction
Xavier, K O; Chacko, J; Mohammed Yusuff, K K(Elsevier, Applied Catalysis A :General, September 4, 2003)
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Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes of dimethylglyoxime and N,N-ethylenebis(7-methylsalicylideneamine) have been synthesized in situ
in Y zeolite by the reaction of ion-exchanged metal ions with the flexible ligand molecules that had diffused into the cavities. The hybrid
materials obtained have been characterized by elemental analysis, SEM, XRD, surface area, pore volume, magnetic moment, FTIR, UV-Vis
and EPR techniques. Analysis of data indicates the formation of complexes in the pores without affecting the zeolite framework structure, the
absence of any extraneous species and the geometry of encapsulated complexes. The catalytic activities for hydrogen peroxide decomposition
and oxidation of benzyl alcohol and ethylbenzene of zeolite complexes are reported. Zeolite Cu(II) complexes were found to be more active
than the corresponding Co(II) and Ni(II) complexes for oxidation reactions. The catalytic properties of the complexes are influenced by their
geometry and by the steric environment of the active sites. Zeolite complexes are stable enough to be reused and are suitable to be utilized as
partial oxidation catalysts.