A dual channel sulphur-containing a macrocycle functionalised BODIPY probe for the detection of Hg(II) in a mixed aqueous solution

2018 / New Journal of Chemistry

We report herein the synthesis and chromo-fluorogenic behaviour of a new probe 1containing a boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) unit electronically connected with a… Continue reading A dual channel sulphur-containing a macrocycle functionalised BODIPY probe for the detection of Hg(II) in a mixed aqueous solution

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Selective fluorescent sensing and photocatalytic properties of three MOFs based on naphthalene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid and 2,4,5-tri(4-pyridyl)-imidazole

2018 / New Journal of Chemistry

The solvothermal reactions of MII (M = Mn, Zn, Cd) ions with naphthalene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid (H2L) and 2,4,5-tri(4-pyridyl)-imidazole (Htpim) gave rise to… Continue reading Selective fluorescent sensing and photocatalytic properties of three MOFs based on naphthalene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid and 2,4,5-tri(4-pyridyl)-imidazole

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Amplified polarization properties of electrospun nanofibers containing fluorescent dyes and helical polymer

2018 / Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences

Nanofibers with the cationic fluorescent molecules, 1-pyrenemethylamine hydrochloride (PyrMA) and α,β,γ,δ-tetrakis(1-methylpyridinium-4-yl)porphyrin p-toluenesulfonate (TMPyP), in the presence of complementary anionic chiral polysaccharide,… Continue reading Amplified polarization properties of electrospun nanofibers containing fluorescent dyes and helical polymer

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

The first highly selective turn “ON” fluorescent sensor for vanadyl (VO2+) ions: DFT studies and molecular logic gate behavior

2018 / New Journal of Chemistry

Vanadium compounds exhibit anti-tumor properties and insulin-like activity, but an excess is toxic. Development of a selective fluorescent chemosensor for… Continue reading The first highly selective turn “ON” fluorescent sensor for vanadyl (VO2+) ions: DFT studies and molecular logic gate behavior

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Interaction of Amino Acid Schiff Base Metal Complexes with DNA/BSA Protein and Antibacterial Activity: Spectral Studies, DFT Calculations and Molecular Docking Simulations

2018 / Applied Organometallic Chemistry

Cu(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) complexes of (E)-2-((2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)amino)-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid Schiff base (L) were synthesized and characterized by various spectral methods. ESI-MS… Continue reading Interaction of Amino Acid Schiff Base Metal Complexes with DNA/BSA Protein and Antibacterial Activity: Spectral Studies, DFT Calculations and Molecular Docking Simulations

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Color Changes of a Full-Color Emissive ESIPT Fluorophore in Response to Recognition of Certain Acids and Their Conjugate Base Anions

2018 / Chemistry A European Journal

2-(1,3-Benzothiazol-2-yl)-4-methoxy-6-(1,4,5-triphenyl-1Himidazol-2-yl)phenol (BTImP) is an excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) fluorophore, containing an acid-stimuliresponsive intramolecular hydrogen bond (H-bond) that can switch… Continue reading Color Changes of a Full-Color Emissive ESIPT Fluorophore in Response to Recognition of Certain Acids and Their Conjugate Base Anions

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Solution-processed thermally activated delayed fluorescence organic light-emitting diodes using a new polymeric emitter containing non-conjugated cyclohexane units

2018 / Polymer Chemistry

The importance of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) applications continues to grow as a… Continue reading Solution-processed thermally activated delayed fluorescence organic light-emitting diodes using a new polymeric emitter containing non-conjugated cyclohexane units

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Improving the SMM and luminescence properties of lanthanide complexes with LnO9 cores in the presence of ZnII: an emissive Zn2Dy single ion magnet

2017 / Dalton Transactions

Mononuclear complexes of stoichiometry [Ln(H3L)(H2O)(NO3)](NO3)2 (Ln = Tb, 1; Dy, 2, Er, 3), which crystallise with different solvates, and the heterotrinuclear compound [Zn2Dy(L)(NO3)3(OH)] (4)… Continue reading Improving the SMM and luminescence properties of lanthanide complexes with LnO9 cores in the presence of ZnII: an emissive Zn2Dy single ion magnet

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Synthesis and properties of [7]helicene and [7]helicene-like compounds with a cyclopenta[1,2-b:4,3-b′]dithiophene or dithieno[2,3-b:3′,2′-d]heterole skeleton

2018 / Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

A series of [7]helicene and [7]helicene-like compounds composed of a cyclopenta[1,2-b:4,3-b′]dithiophene or dithieno[2,3-b:3′,2′-d]heterole moiety and two naphthalene moieties were successfully… Continue reading Synthesis and properties of [7]helicene and [7]helicene-like compounds with a cyclopenta[1,2-b:4,3-b′]dithiophene or dithieno[2,3-b:3′,2′-d]heterole skeleton

Leah Pandiscia, PhD