Sugunan, S; Devika Rani, G; Unnikrishnan, P A(Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences, October , 1995)
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Acid/base strength distribution of Y2O3 and its mixed
oxides with alumina catalysts are measured on Hammett
acidity function scale and expressed in terms of H0max
value. Basicity of Y2O3 increases with increase in activation
temperature and for mixed oxides the basicity increases
with increase in concentration of Y2O3, in the catalyst.
Sugunan, S; Sherly, K B; Devika Rani, G(React. Kinet.Catal.Lett., 1993)
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The limit of electron transfer in electron affinity from
the oxide surface to the electron acceptor (EA) are reported
from the adsorption of EA on DY203, mixed oxides
of DY203 with alumina and mixed oxides of Y203 with y-alumina.
The extent of electron transfer is understood
from magnetic measurements.
Sugunan, S; Binsy, Varghese(Indian Journal of Chemistry, September , 1998)
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The electron donating properties, surface acidity/ basicity and catalytic activity of cerium - zirconium mixed
oxides at various compositions have been reported at an activation temperature of 500 degree C. The catalytic activity
for the esterification of acetic acid with n-butanol has heen correlated with electron donating properties and
surface acidity/basicity of the oxides.
The electron donating properties, surface acidity/basicity and catalytic activity of lanthana for various dopant concentrations of strontium are reported at two activation temperatures. The catalytic activity has been correlated with electron donating properties and surface acidity/basicity of the oxide.
Ferrospinels of nickel, cobalt and copper and their sulphated analogues were prepared by the room temperature coprecipitation
route to yield samples with high surface areas. The intrinsic acidity among the ferrites was found to decrease in
the order: cobalt> nickel> copper. Sulphation caused an increase in the number of weak and medium strong acid sites,
whereas the strong acid sites were left unaffected. Electron donor studies revealed that copper ferrite has both the highest
proportion of strong sites and the lowest proportion of weak basic sites. All the ferrite samples proved to be good catalysts
for the benzoy lation of toluene with benzoyl chloride. copper and cobalt ferrites being much more active than nickel ferrite.
The catalytic activity for benzoylation was not much influenced by sulphation, but it increased remarkably with calcination
temperature of the catalyst. Surface Lewis acid sites, provided by the octahedral cations on the spinel surface, are suggested
to be responsible for the catalytic activity for the benzoylation reaction.
Smitha, V K; Suja, H; Joyce, Jacob; Sugunan, S(Indian Journal of Chemistry, February , 2003)
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Preparation and physico-chemical characterization or
phosphate modified zirconia systems and their application to
Friedel-Crafts benzylation and benzoylation of toluene have been
reported. The influence of transition metals on the surface
properties and catalytic activity has also been discussed.
Sugunan, S; Renuka, N K(Indian Journal of Chemistry, February , 2002)
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Sm2O3 - vanadia catalysts have been prepared by wet
impregnation method using NH4VO3 solution. The surface
properties of the prepared catalysts have been studied using FTIR.
XRD. surface area and pore volume data. The acid-base properties
of the system have been investigated by titrimetric method using
Hammett indicators. adsorption of electron acceptors as well as
decomposition of cyclohexanol. Phenol alkylation reaction by
methanol has been carried out to investigate the catalytic activity.
It has been observed that the selectivity of the products depends
upon the composition of the supported system
Prathapachandra Kurup, M R; Sreesha, Sasi; Sithambaresan, M; Fun, H K(Elsevier, 2010)
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Four manganese(II) complexes Mn2(paa)2(N3)4 (1), [Mn(paa)2(NCS)2] 3/2H2O (2), Mn(papea)2(NCS)2 (3),
[Mn(dpka)2(NCS)2] 1/2H2O(4) of three neutral N,N donor bidentate Schiff bases were synthesized and physico-
chemically characterized by means of partial elemental analyses, electronic, infrared and EPR spectral
studies. Compounds 3 and 4 were obtained as single crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction. Compound 4
recrystallized as Mn(dpka)2(NCS)2. Both the compounds crystallized in the monoclinic space groups P21
for 3 and C2/c for 4. Manganese(II) is found to be in a distorted octahedral geometry in both the monomeric
complexes with thiocyanate anion as a terminal ligand coordinating through the nitrogen atom. EPR spectra
in DMF solutions at 77 K show hyperfine sextets with low intensity forbidden lines lying between each
of the two main hyperfine lines and the zero field splitting parameters (D and E) were calculated.
Sreekumar, K; Rajesh Krishnan, G(Taylor & Francis, February 22, 2010)
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Poly(amidoamine) dendrimers were synthesized on cross-linked aminomethyl polystyrene. Palladium
complexes of supported dendrimers prepared by ligand exchange method were reduced to dendrimernanoparticle
conjugates supported on polystyrene resin. The supported nanoparticles were used as
heterogeneous catalysts for the Suzuki coupling between aryl boronic acids and aryl halides. Various factors
affecting the catalysts performance were studied. Higher generation dendrimers gave well-defined
nanoparticles without agglomeration and these particles showed good catalytic performance
Mohammed Yusuff, K K; Mayadevi, S(Taylor & Francis, 1997)
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Some new transition metal complexes of the Schiff base
quinoxaline-2-car boxalidene-2-aminophenol (HQAP) have been
synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, conductance
and magnetic measurements and IR and UV-Visible spectral studies.
The complexes have the following empirical formulae: [Mn(QAP121,
[Fe(QAPl2C1I, [Co(QAPl21, [Ni(QAP121 and [Cu(QAP121. A tetrahedral
structure has been assigned for the manganese(=), cobalt(II1,
nickel(II1 and copper(II1 complexes. For the iron(IIIl complex an
octahedral dimeric structure has been suggested
Sreesha, Sasi; Prathapachandra Kurup, M R; Suresh, E(Springer, January 1, 2007)
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The cobalt(III) complex, [Co(L)2(N3)2]2(ClO4)2, L being a Schiff base N-[phenyl(pyridin-2-yl)methylene]aniline has been synthesized and the crystal structure determined using X-ray crystallography. The complex crystallizes in triclinic system, space group P-1 with unit cell parameters a=10.9367(9) , b=18.0817(17) , c=20.1629(16) , α=111.341(2), β=91.622(2), γ=107.5030(10), V=3499.1(5) 3 and Z=2. It crystallizes with two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. The two cobalt atoms are hexa-coordinate and have a distorted octahedral geometry, satisfied by four nitrogen atoms from two molecules of the Schiff base and two nitrogen atoms from the monodentate azide group. The perchlorate ions are non-coordinating.
Sreekumar, K; Sudheesh Kumar, K(Taylor & Francis, June 1, 2007)
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Various polyurethanes containing photoactive bis(azo) and bis(o-nitrobenzyl)
groups in the main chain were synthesized by polyaddition reactions of diols such
as bis(4-hydroxyphenylazo)-2,20-dinitrodiphenylmethane, 4-hydroxy-3-methylphenylazo-
40-hydroxyphenylazo-2,20-dinitrodiphenylmethane and bis(4-hydroxy-3-
methylphenylazo)-2,20-dinitrodiphenylmethane with hexamethylene di-isocyanate
(HMDI), in dimethyl acetamide (DMAc) in the presence of di-n-butyltin dilaurate
(DBTDL) as catalyst. All of them were characterized by IR, UV-vis, 1H NMR and
13C NMR spectra and also by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning
calorimetry (DSC) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC).
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International Journal of Polymeric Materials, 58:160–166, 2009
Girish Kumar,K; Karthikeyan, G; Mohanraj, K; Elango, K P(Pleiades, 2006)
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A series of nonelectrolytic lanthanide(III) complexes,
[
ML
2
Cl
3
]
·
2
H
2
O, where M is lanthanum(III),
praseodymium(III), neodymium(III), samarium(III), gadolinium(III), terbium(III), dysprosium(III), and
yttrium(III), containing sulfamethoxazole ligand (L) are prepared. The structure and bonding of the ligand are
studied by elemental analysis, magnetic susceptibility measurements, IR,
1
H NMR,
TG
/
DTA
, X-ray diffraction
studies, and electronic spectra of the complexes. The stereochemistry around the metal ions is a monocapped
trigonal prism in which four of the coordination sites are occupied by two each from two chelating ligands, sulfonyl
oxygen, and nitrogen of the amide group and the remaining three positions are occupied by three chlorines.
The ligand and the new complexes were tested in
vitro to evaluate their activity against the bacteria
Escherichia
coli
and
Staphylococcus
aureus.
Prathapachandra Kurup, M R; Laly, K; Suja, Krishnan(Elsevier, November 10, 2009)
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Five Mn(II) complexes of bis(thiosemicarbazones) which are represented as [Mn(H2Ac4Ph)Cl2]
(1), [Mn(Ac4Ph)H2O] (2), [Mn(H2Ac4Cy)Cl2]·H2O (3), [Mn(H2Ac4Et)Cl2]·3H2O (4) and
[Mn(H2Ac4Et)(OAc)2]·3H2O (5) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses,
electronic, infrared and EPR spectral techniques. In all the complexes except [Mn(Ac4Ph)H2O], the
ligands act as pentadentate neutral molecules and coordinate to Mn(II) ion through two thione sulfur
atoms, two azomethine nitrogens and the pyridine nitrogen, suggesting a heptacoordination. While in
compound [Mn(Ac4Ph)H2O], the dianionic ligand is coordinated to the metal suggesting six coordination
in this case. Magnetic studies indicate the high spin state of Mn(II). Conductivity measurements reveal
their non-electrolyte nature. EPR studies indicate five g values for [Mn(Ac4Ph)H2O] showing zero field
splitting.
Prathapachandra Kurup, M R; Neema, Ani Mangalam(Elsevier, July 27, 2008)
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Four oxovanadium and one dioxovanadium complex with 2-hydroxyacetophenone N(4)-
phenylthiosemicarbazone (H2L) which are represented as [VOLphen]·2H2O (1), [VOLbipy] (2),
[VOLdmbipy] (3), [VOL]2 (4) and [VO2HL]·CH3OH (5) have been synthesized and characterized by
elemental analyses, electronic, infrared and EPR spectral techniques. In all the complexes 1–4 the
ligand coordinates through phenolic oxygen, azomethine nitrogen and thiolate sulfur. But in complex
[VO2HL]·CH3OH, coordination takes place in thione form instead of thiolate sulfur. All the complexes
except [VO2HL]·CH3OH are EPR active due to the presence of an unpaired electron. In frozen DMF at 77 K,
all the oxovanadium(IV) complexes show axial anisotropy with two sets of eight line patterns
Iron pillared Montmorillonite has been synthesised and it is then wet impregnated with vanadia with different vanadia
composition. These catalysts are characterised using conventional techniques such as XRD analysis,FTIR analysis and
surface area and pore volume measurements. Acidity is measured using spectrophotometric monitoring of adsorption of
perylene, thermogravimetric desorption of 2.6 dimethylpyridine and temperature programmed desorption of ammonia.
Activity studies are done in the liquid phase. It has been concluded that Lewis acidic sites are responsible for the benzylation
of toluene when the benzylating agent is benzyl chloride while Bronsted acidic sites are responsible when the reagent is
benzyl alcohol.
Sunajadevi, K R; Sugunan, S(Elsevier, October , 2004)
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Chromia loaded sulfated titania has been synthesized via sol–gel route with different chromia loadings. These catalysts are characterized using conventional techniques such as XRD analysis, FTIR analysis, surface area and pore volume measurements, EDX, SEM and UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectral analysis. Acidity is measured using spectrophotometric monitoring of adsorption of perylene, thermogravimetric desorption of 2,6-dimethylpyridine and temperature programmed desorption of ammonia. Activity studies are done in the liquid phase. It has been concluded that Lewis acid sites are responsible for the benzylation of arenes with benzyl chloride.
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.