Zinc(II)‐N2O2 ligation complex‐based DNA/protein binder and cleaver having enhanced cytotoxic and phosphatase activity

2018 / Applied Organometallic Chemistry

The alkyne arms containing zinc(II) N2O2 ligation complexes (1) and (2) were prepared from 2,2′‐{cyclohexane‐1,2‐diylbis[nitrilo(E)methylylidene]}bis[5‐(prop‐2‐yn‐1‐yloxy)phenol] (L1) and 2,2′‐{1,2‐phenylenebis[nitrilo(E)methylylidene]}bis[5‐(prop‐2‐yn‐1‐yloxy)phenol] (L2) and characterized… Continue reading Zinc(II)‐N2O2 ligation complex‐based DNA/protein binder and cleaver having enhanced cytotoxic and phosphatase activity

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Synthesis, aggregation induced emission and through space conjugation of triphenylvinylphenyl substituted [2.2]paracyclophane-1,9-diene

2018 / RSC Advances

4-Bromo substituted [2.2]paracyclophane-1,9-diene was synthesized from the corresponding dithia[3.3]paracyclophane in three steps through benzyne Steven rearrangement, oxidation, and a thermal… Continue reading Synthesis, aggregation induced emission and through space conjugation of triphenylvinylphenyl substituted [2.2]paracyclophane-1,9-diene

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Octacationic and axially di-substituted silicon (IV) phthalocyanines for photodynamic inactivation of bacteria

2017 / Dyes and Pigments

The photodynamic inactivation of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria by polycationic silicon (IV) phthalocyanine photosensitizers bearing eight N-methylated pyridyloxy substituents in their periphery and different… Continue reading Octacationic and axially di-substituted silicon (IV) phthalocyanines for photodynamic inactivation of bacteria

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Facile synthesis of noble-metal free polygonal Zn2TiO4nanostructures for highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under solar light irradiation

2018 / International Journl of Hydrogen Energy

Designing of noble-metal free and morphologically controlled advanced photocatalysts for photocatalytic water splitting using solar light is of huge interest… Continue reading Facile synthesis of noble-metal free polygonal Zn2TiO4nanostructures for highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under solar light irradiation

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Excited State Interaction of Ru(II) Imidazole Phenanthroline Complex [Ru(bpy)2ipH]2+ with 1,4‐benzoquinone: Simple Electron Transfer or Proton Coupled Electron Transfer?

2018 / ChemPhysChem

The unidirectional proton coupled electron transfer (PCET) from the excited state of Ru(II) imidazole phenanthroline complex [Ru(bpy)2ipH]2+ to 1,4‐benzoquinone, was… Continue reading Excited State Interaction of Ru(II) Imidazole Phenanthroline Complex [Ru(bpy)2ipH]2+ with 1,4‐benzoquinone: Simple Electron Transfer or Proton Coupled Electron Transfer?

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Pyrophosphate-Induced Intramolecular Excimer Formation in Dinuclear Zinc(II) Complexes with Tetrakisquinoline Ligands

2018 / Inorganic Chemistry

Dinuclear Zn2+ complexes with HTQHPN (N,N,N′,N′- tetrakis(2-quinolylmethyl)-2-hydroxy-1,3-propanediamine) derivatives have been prepared, and their pyrophosphate (PPi, P2O7 4−) sensing properties were… Continue reading Pyrophosphate-Induced Intramolecular Excimer Formation in Dinuclear Zinc(II) Complexes with Tetrakisquinoline Ligands

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Pyrochlore Ce2Zr2O7 decorated over rGO: a photocatalyst that proves to be efficient towards the reduction of 4-nitrophenol and degradation of ciprofloxacin under visible light

2018 / Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

In the present study, a series of Ce2Zr2O7@rGO nanocomposites were synthesized using a simple solution combustion method followed by a… Continue reading Pyrochlore Ce2Zr2O7 decorated over rGO: a photocatalyst that proves to be efficient towards the reduction of 4-nitrophenol and degradation of ciprofloxacin under visible light

Leah Pandiscia, PhD