J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 92, July 2015, pp. 1051-1063 Synthetic and applied aspects of tin(IV) and organotin(IV) complexes of various Schiff bases Raj Kumar Dubey* and Avadhesh Pratap Si ngh Synthetic In organic and Met al lo-organi c Research Laborat ory, Depart ment of Chemi stry, Uni versit y of Allahabad, Allahabad -211 002, Uttar Pradesh, E-mail : rajalkoxy@yah oo.com Manuscript recei ved online 14 October 2014, accepted 22 O ct ober 2014 A bst ra ct : T he t i n( I V ) a nd o rg a not i n( I V ) mo ie ty f o r m c o m ple x e s wi t h Sc hiff base s c o nt ai ni ng ox yg e n, nit rog e n, s ul p hur o r p hos pho r us c oo rd i na ti ng at om s wit h v a rie d c o o rdi na ti o n num be r. T he de ve lo p me nt o f ne w s pe c t ro sc opic te c hni que s F T-I R, mu lti nuc le a r ( 1 H-, 1 3 C-, 1 1 9 Sn-) NM R, X- ra y c ryst all og ra p hy p ro v i ded use f ul i nf o r ma ti o n a bo ut t he st r uc t ure . Re c e nt ly, o rg ano ti n( I V ) c o mp le x e s of Sc hiff base ha s e x te nsi ve l y st ud ie d due t o t he i r a nt i m ic rob i al , a nt i ne ma t ic i da l, a nt i-i nf l a m ma t o ry, a ntit umo u r a nd a nt i ure ase ac t i v itie s. We re v ie we d t he lite ra t u re of t i n( I V ) a nd org a no ti n( I V ) c o mp le x e s ta ki ng i n t o ac c o u nt s o n s y nt he s is, spe c t rosc o pic c ha ra c te ri za ti o n, bi ol og ic al i mpo rt a nc e as we l l as t ox ic be ha vi o u r of ti n( I V ) c o mpl e xe s of Sc hi f f ba se s re po rte d d uri ng re c e nt ye a rs. K e y wo rds : Ti n( I V ), o rg a no ti n( I V ), Sc hiff base , mult i nuc le a r NM R. J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 92, July 2015, pp. 1065-1069 Fabrication and application of voltammetric electrodes for determination of platinum in aqueous medium from artificial samples of its precursors Afzal Shah* a , b , c , Sirajuddi nc , Imdad Ull ah b , Afzal S hahd , S al ah Ud-Di n Khane and Usma n Ali Rana b , e a Depart ment of Chemi stry, Uni versit y of Science and Techn ol ogy, Bannu 28100, Kh yber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakist an, E-mai l : afzal nm@yahoo. com b Sch ool of Chemistry, Mon ash Uni versit y, Clayt on Campus, Mel bourne, VIC 3800, Australia c National Cent re of Excell en ce in An al ytical Chemistry, Uni versit y of Sindh, Jamsh oro 76080, Si ndh, Pakistan d Depart ment of Chemi stry, Quaid-i -Azam Uni versity, Isl amabad 45320, Pakistan e Dean ship of Sci ent ific Research, College of Engineering, PO Box 800, Ki ng Saud Uni versit y, Ri yadh 11421, Saudi Arabi a Manuscript recei ved online 09 July 2014, revised 03 September 2014, accept ed 14 October 2014 A bst ra ct : E le c t roc he m ic al me t hods diffe re nti a l p ulse anod ic st ri pp i ng v olt a m me t ry ( DPAS V ) an d c yc li c vo lt am me t ry ( CV) we re ap pl ie d t o de t e r m i ne t he c o nc e nt ra ti o n of pl ati n um i ons i n aq ue o us s ol ut i o ns. Dif f e re nt wo r ki ng e le c t ro de s we re use d i n c o m bi na ti o n wit h pl ati nu m as a n a ux i l i a ry an d s tand a rd c al o me l as a re fe re nc e e le c t ro de . Va ri o us p ara me te rs s uc h as p H, buffe r sys te m, t i me o f de p os iti o n, N 2 p urg i ng a nd p ote nti al sc a n ra nge s w e re o pti mi ze d t o g e t i mp ro ve d re s ul ts. M odi fi c at i o n of e l e ct rod e s urf ac e and f ab ri c a ti o n of p ast e l ec t ro de s o ve rc o me t he pro b le ms o f ad so rp t io n and p re -c o nc e nt ra ti o n of me ta l i o ns at t he s urf ac e of t he e le c t ro de . T he de ve lo pe d me t ho d wa s s uc ce ssf ul ly appl ie d t o a rti f ic i al sa mp le s o f o re s a nd roc ks. T he l o w de te c ti o n l i m it (L DL ) 1 . 4 × 1 0 – 04 µ g / ml and li ne a r re g re ss i on c oe ffic i e nt 0 . 99 0 6 we re not ic e d f o r a c o nc e nt rati on ra ng e 0. 00 1 – 2 µ g / ml of p l ati nu m. K e y wo rds : Pl at i nu m, v olt a m me t ry, m odif ie d e le c t ro de s, ro c ks, o re s, a rt if ic i a l sa mp le s. J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 92, July 2015, pp. 1071-1081 Synthesis and characterization of some heterobimetallic complexes of Cu, Zn and Mn derived from succinoyldihydrazones† R. Borthakur a , A. Kumar b and R. A. Lal* a a Depart ment of Chemi stry, Centre for Advan ce Stu dies in Chemistry, North East ern Hill Uni versit y, Shillong-793 022, Meghalaya, India, E-mail : ralal@redi ffmai l.com b Depart ment of Ch emistry, F acult y of S ci en ce and Agricult ure, The Uni versit y of West-Indi es, St -Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West -Indies Manuscript recei ved online 25 June 2014, revi sed 25 October 2014, accepted 04 November 2014 A bst ra ct : He te robi m et al lic Cu, Z n a nd M n c om pl e xe s [ Z nC u(L n )( C H 3 O H) 3 ]. x C H 3 O H (( H 4 L 1 ) ( 1), H 4 L 2 (2 ); x = 0 , 1 ), and [M nCu(L n )( CH 3 O H) 3 ] . x CH 3 O H ( ( H4 L 1 (3 ), H4 L 2 ( 4), x = 0, 1 ) ( H 4 L 1 = dis al ic y l al de hy de s uc c i no yl di hy dra zo ne , H4 L 2 = bis(2 - hy dro x y -1 na p ht ha lde hyde )s uc c i no yl di hy d ra zone ) ha ve be e n s y nt he s i ze d usi ng mo no me t al lic c o ppe r c o mp le x e s as me t al l o lig a nd i n me t ha no l me di u m. Co mpl ex e s ha ve be e n c ha rac t e ri ze d b y m ea ns of e le me nt al a na ly sis, mo l a r c o nd uc ta nc e , UV- Vis, I R spe c t ro sc opy, ma gne tic mo m e nt and E SR. T he µ e ff v al ue f o r t he Z n I I - Cu I I c om ple x e s f all i n t he ra ng e 1. 73 – 1 . 75 B. M. while f o r M n I I - C u I I c o mp le x es fal l i n t he re g i o n 3 . 2 4 –3. 43 B . M. E le c t ro nic s pec t rosc o p y s ug g e sts t ha t t he c op pe r c e nt re ha s a pse ud o s qua re py ra mi d al ste re oc he mist ry i n a ll t he c o mp le x e s whi le t he se c o nd me ta l c e nt re ha s a di st o rte d oc t a he dra l ste re oc he mi st ry. T he di hy d ra zo ne s a re p re se nt i n e nol fo r m i n t he c o mp le x e s. T he e le c t ro n t ransfe r re ac ti o ns of t he c om ple x e s ha ve be e n i nve st i g at e d by c yc li c v ol t a mme t ry. K e y wo rds : He te ro bi me t a llic , c o ppe r, m ang a ne s e, zi nc , s pe c t rosc opi c te c hni que s, cyc l ic vo lt a m me t ry. J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 92, July 2015, pp. 1083-1090 Synthesis and characterization of a mononuclear and a dinuclear complex of CuII with (E)-2-((pyridine-2-yl)methyleneamino)benzenethiol ligand M. Choudhary* a , K. Ahmad a , S. R. Sharma a , S. P. Rawat b , S. S. Saket c and D. P. Prajap ati d a Depart ment of Chemi stry, Nati onal Institute of Technol ogy, Patna-800 005, Bihar, India E-mail : mukesh @nitp.ac.in b Depart ment of Chemi stry, Govt. V. P.G. College, Maihar-485 771, Madh ya Prad esh, Indi a c Depart ment of Chemistry, Govt. S. G. S. P.G. College, Sidhi-486 661, Madhya Pradesh, India d Depart ment of Chemi stry, Govt. P. G. College, Seoni-480 661, Madh ya Pradesh, India Manuscript received online 03 Sept ember 2014, revised 03 Novem ber 2014, accepted 13 November 2014 A bst ra ct : M ono nuc l e a r C u I I c o mpl e x, [ Cu(L 1 )( H 2 O ) Cl] 1 a nd di nuc le a r c om pl e x [ C u 2 ( L 1 ) 2 ( Cl) 2 ] 2, de ri ve d f ro m ( E )-2 -(( p y ri di ne -2- yl ) me t hy le ne a mi no )be n ze ne t hio l (L 1 H), wa s s y nt he si ze d a nd c ha ra c te ri ze d by v a ri o us phys ic o-c he mic al and spe c t ro sc opi c te c hni que s. I R s pe c t ra, e le c t ro nic s pe c t ra a nd E P R s pe c t ro sc op y of t he c o mp le x 1 s ug g e ste d a s q ua re p y ram i da l g eo me t ry a ro u nd C uI I i o n. T he t wo c o ppe r i ons we re pe nt a-c o ord i na te d wit h dis to rte d s q ua re p y ram i d al g eo me t ri e s f o r 2 . T he m ag ne t ic me as ure me nts of di -c oppe r c o mp le x 2 e x hi bite d t he p res e nc e o f a ntife r ro mag net ic e x c ha ng e i nt e rac t i o n be t we e n C u I I - Cu I I i o ns. T he s ynt he s i ze d L 1 H li g a nd wa s bo u nd wi t h t he C u I I i o n i n a t ri de nt ate ma n ne r, wi t h S NN do no r sit e s. T he EP R s pe c t ra of Cu I I c om pl e xe s pro v i de i nf or m ati on of a bo ut t he e x te nt of t he de loc al i za ti o n of t he unp a i re d e le c t ro ns, i nd ic ati ng d x 2 – y 2 g ro u nd st ate . T he ha lf- wav e p o te nt ia l v al ue s f o r Cu I I / Cu I re dox c o up le obt ai ne d i n a q ue o us s ol ut i o n as we l l as t he re ac t io n of t he c o ppe r c o mple x es wi t h mo le c ul a r ox yg e n a nd s upe rox i de (O 2 – ) rad ic a l e l ong a te d i n DM SO a re i n ag ree m e nt wit h t he SO D- li ke ac t i vi t y of t he c o p pe r( I I ) c o mple x e s. K e y wo rds : M ono -/ di nuc le a r, c o ppe r, E P R spe c t ra, SO D ac tiv it y, Sc hi ff b ase , c oo rd i na ti on c he mis t ry. J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 92, July 2015, pp. 1091-1096 Speed of sound and related parameters of epoxy resin of Schiff base solutions at 303, 308 and 313 K Jignesh V. Patel, Jignesh P. Patel and P. H. Parsani a* Depart ment of Chemistry, Pol ymer Chemistry Di vision, Saurashtra Uni versit y, Raj kot-360 005, Gujarat, E-mail : phparsania22 @gmail .com, phparsani a@aol. com Manuscript recei ved online 19 Sept em ber 2014, revised 21 October 2014, accepted 10 Novem ber 2014 A bst ra ct : T he de nsi ty, v is c osi t y and s pe e d of s ound (2 M Hz) i n T HF a nd e p ox y re s i n s ol ut i o ns ha ve be e n i nve s tig ate d t o u nde rst a nd mo le c ul ar i nte rac ti o ns at 30 3 , 30 8 and 3 13 K . Va ri o us ac o ustic al and t he r mo d y na mi c pa ra me te rs s uc h as spec i fic ac o us ti c al i m pe d anc e ( Z), a d ia b atic c o mp res s i bi l it y ( κ a ), V a n de r Waa ls c o ns tant (b ), i nt e r na l p ress ure ( π ), visc o us re l ax at i o n ti me ( τ ), f re e v o l um e ( V f ) , i nt e rm ol e c ul a r f re e pat h l e ng t h (L f ) and c l assic al abs o rp ti o n c oe f fic ie nt ( α / f 2 ) c l ha ve be e n de te r mi ne d usi ng de nsi t y ( ρ ) , visc osi ty ( η ), spe e d of s o und ( U) d at a a nd a re c or re l ate d wi t h c o nc e nt ra t i on. A f ai rl y g o od t o e xc e ll e nt c o rre l at i o n be t we e n a gi ve n p a ra m e te r a nd c o nc e nt rat i o n is o bse rve d. St ud ie d ac o ust ic al a nd t he rm od y na mi c p a ra me t e rs i ndi c ate d e x iste nc e o f st ro ng mo le c ul a r i nte ra c ti o ns i n t he s ol ut i o ns. Gi bbs f re e e ne rgy o f ac ti v ati o n ( ∆ G*) is fo und b ot h c o nc e nt ra ti on a nd t e mpe ra t u re de pe nde nt. B ot h e nt ha l py of ac t i vat i o n ( ∆ H *) a nd e nt ro p y of ac ti v ati o n ( ∆ S* ) are f ound c o nc e nt ra t io n de pe nde nt. K e y wo rds : De ns it y, vi sc osi t y, spe e d of so und , mole c ul ar i nte ract i o ns. J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 92, July 2015, pp. 1097-1103 Speed of sound and associated acoustical parameters of Schiff base solutions at 303, 308 and 313 K B. J. Gang ani and P. H. Parsani a* Depart ment of Chemistry, Saurashtra Uni versit y, Rajkot -360 005, Gujarat, India E-mail : phparsani a22@gmail.com Manuscript recei ved online 19 Sept em ber 2014, revised 21 October 2014, accepted 10 Novem ber 2014 A bst ra ct : T he de ns it y, vi sc osi t y and spe e d of s o und (2 M Hz) i n c hl o ro f o r m a nd DM F s ol ut i o ns of 2 a nd 4 - hyd ro x y Sc hiff base s we re i nve s ti g ate d a t 3 0 3 , 3 0 8 a nd 3 1 3 K . Us i ng s pe e d of s o und, vi sc osit y a nd de nsit y d at a of Sc hi ff b ase s ol ut io ns va ri o us ac ousti cal p a ra me te rs s uc h a s s pe c ific ac o ust i c al i mpe da nc e (Z ), ad i abat i c c o mp re ssi bi li t y ( κ a ), R ao’s m ol a r s o und f unc t io n ( R m ), v an de r W a al s c o ns ta nt (b ), i nte rna l p res s ure ( π ), f ree v o l ume ( V f ), i nt e r m ol e c ul a r f re e pa t h l e ng t h ( L f ), c l ass ic al ab so rp t io n c oe f f ic ie nt (( α / f 2 ) c l ), and visc o us re lax at i on t i me ( τ ) we re de t e rm i ne d a nd c or re l at e d wit h c o nc e nt rat i o n of Sc hif f base s and te mpe ra t ure . A f ai rl y g ood t o e x c e ll e nt c o r re l ati o n be t we e n a g ive n pa ra me te r a nd c o nc e nt rati on o f Sc hi ff ba se s wa s obse rve d . L i ne ar o r no n-l i ne a r i nc re as e or de c re ase of st ud ie d ac o ust ic al p a ra me te rs wi t h c o nc e nt rat i on of Sc hi ff base s and te mpe ra t ure i nd ic ate d e x is te nc e o f st rong mol ec ul a r i nte rac ti o ns. T he li ne a r o r n on-l i ne a r i nc re ase o f S n wi t h c o nc e nt ra ti o n of Sc hif f b ase s a nd de c re ase wi t h te mpe rat u re f urt he r supp ort e d t he e x iste nc e of st ro ng mo le c ul a r i nt e ra c ti ons. K e y wo rds : Sc hi ff base , s pee d of s ound, de ns it y, visc osit y, ac o ust i c al para me te rs, so l ute -s ol ve nt a nd s ol ve ntsol ve nt i nte rac t i o ns. J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 92, July 2015, pp. 1105-1108 Kinetic studies of AgI-catalysed oxidation of maltose by vanadium(V) in perchloric acid medium : A mechanistic approach Maheshwar Prasad S ah Depart ment of Chemistry, S. M. College (T. M. Bhagal pur Uni versit y), Bhagalpur-812 001, Bihar, India, E-mail : reach2l ecturermps@gmail.com Manuscript recei ved online 26 December 2013, revised 27 July 2014, accepted 24 November 2014 A bst ra ct : T he ki ne tic s of Ag I -c at a ly se d ox i d ati o n of m al t os e b y v a na di um( V ) i n pe rc hl o ric ac i d m e di um ha ve be e n st ud ie d at 3 1 3 K . T he re ac t i o n f ol lo ws c o mp le x ki ne tic s, be i ng fi rs t o rde r e ac h i n m al t ose and v ana di u m( V ). T he re ac ti o n ra te s i nc re ase wi t h t he i nc re ase i n [ H + ]. Va ri ati o n of i o nic s t re ng t h of t he me d i um a nd a d dit io n of v a ri o us a mo u nts of sa lt ha d no e ff e ct o n t he ra te i ndic ati ng t hat t he mo le c ul ar spe c ie s wa s i nvol ve d i n t he rate de t e rmi ni ng ste p. Re ac ti o ns we re s t udie d at dif fe re nt t e m pe rat u re s and ac ti v ati o n pa ra me te rs have b e e n e v al ua te d. T he rate l a w i n c o nf orm i t y wi t h t he o bse rve d ki ne t i c da ta has be e n de ri ve d as – d ln [ V 5 + ]/ d t = k o b s = k 1 k 2 k 3 [ ma lt ose ][ Ag + ]/ {k – 1 (k – 2 +k 3 ) + k 2 k 3 [ Ag + ]} T he hig h ne g at i ve val ue of ∆ S # a nd p os iti ve ∆ H # s ho w t he fo r ma t io n of mo re ord e re d ac ti v ate d c o mp le x a nd hig hl y so l vat e d t rans it i o n st ate . K e y wo rds : K i ne tic s, me c ha nis m, malt ose , v ana di u m( V ), ox id ati o n. J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 92, July 2015, pp. 1109-1116 Eco-friendly synthesis of dendritic polypyrrole/aniline nanocomposite by electro polymerization Namita Rani Agrawal* a and Ri nki Choud hary b a Chemistry Depart ment, St. Andrew’s College, Gorakhpur-273 001, Uttar Pradesh, Indi a E-mail : rani.namit a@redi ffmail.com b Chemistry Depart ment, DDU Gorakhpur Uni versit y, Gorakh pur-273 009, Uttar Pradesh, India Manuscript recei ved online 07 Sept em ber 2014, revised 27 October 2014, accepted 24 Novem ber 2014 A bst ra ct : Na nos i ze d de nd ri tic c o nduc ti ng po l y me r c o mp o si te of pol ypy r ro le / a ni li ne was s ynt he s i ze d by s i mp le e l ec t ro p ol y me ri za t io n me t hod usi ng py r ro le , a nil i ne a nd 4 -t ol ue ne s ul pho ni c ac id s il ve r s al t (4 - TS S) i n ac e t o nit ri l e me di um. Fra c t al, de ndri m e r a nd c o mp a c t mo rpho l og ie s we re o bse rv e d de pe nd i ng o n e x pe ri m e nta l c o ndi ti o ns. G rowt h ki net ic s d uri ng e l ec t ro p ol y me ri za ti o n was s t udie d b y m e as uri ng t he we i g ht of po l y me r ag g re g ate s a s a f unc t i o n of ti me , a nil i ne , 4-T S S c onc e nt rat i o ns an d f ie l d i nt e nsi t y. O n i nc re as i ng t he a ni li ne c onc e nt ra t io n, t he g rowt h ra te wa s re d uc e d a nd t he m o rp ho l ogy c ha ng e d f rom de nd ri me r t o c o mpa c t due t o i nte rac t i o n of a ni li ne wi t h g ro wi ng po l yp y rro l e c ha i n. T he ra di us a nd e le c t ric al c o nd uc ti vi ty of c o mp osi te we re f ound t o de pe nd on f ie ld i nt e nsi ty and att a i ne d a m ax i m u m v al ue at c ri ti c al fie ld i nte nsit y 3 . 6 V/ c m. T he p ol y me r c o mp os i te wa s c ha ra c te ri ze d b y po wde r X- ray dif f rac t i o n ( PX RD ), t ra ns m issi o n e le c t ro n mi c rosc o p y (T EM ) , e l e c t ric a l c o nd uc ti vit y m e as u re me nts, a nd Fo u rie r t ra nsf or m i nf ra re d s pe c t ro sc opic st ud ie s ( FT -I R). T EM st ud y s ho we d t he f o rma t i o n of na no s i ze d p ol yp yr ro le / a ni li ne co mp o site wi t h p a rt ic le si ze i n t he ra ng e 4 7– 1 1 2 nm. T he s urf ac e mo rp ho l og y of t he c o mp os ite was ro d s hape d as e vi de nt b y sc a nni ng e l e c t ron mic ro sc opy (S EM ). FT -I R re s ults s ho w t he i nt e rac ti o n be t we e n a ni li ne and t he g ro wi ng po l y me r c ha i n o f p ol yp yr ro le . K e y wo rds : Ele c t ro p ol y me ri za t io n, c o mp osi te s, de nd ri me r, pol yp y r ro le , g ro wt h ki ne ti cs. J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 92, July 2015, pp. 1117-1125 Coumarinyl-azo-imidazolium protected and concentration dependent size control of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) Chi ranjit Patra, Hi mani sh Roy, Chand ana S en and Chittaranjan Si nha* Depart ment of Ch emistry, Inorgani c Chemistry Secti on, Jadavpur Uni versit y, Kol kat a-700 032, India, E-mail : c_r_sinha@yah oo.com Fax : 91-33-24137121 Manuscript recei ved online 03 N ovember 2014, accepted 24 N ovember 2014 A bst ra ct : 1 , 3 -Di al ky l - 2- (c ouma ri ny l-6 - a zo )i mi da zo l i um bro mi de (L - ( C n H 2 n + 1 ) 2 + B r – ) is use d as a s urf ac e mo di f ie r to c o nt ro l st a bil it y a nd si ze of g ol d n a no p a rtic le s (G NPs ) . T he si ze of G NPs i s de c re ase d wi t h i nc re as i ng c o nc e nt rat i o n o f L - ( C n H 2 n + 1 ) 2 + B r – and t he mo la r ra t i o of G NP : L ( C n H 2 n + 1 ) 2 + B r – f ro m 4 : 1 t o 1 : 2 v a ry pa rt i c le si ze f ro m 2 2 nm t o 2 nm. T he i m i da zo li um appe nd e d G NPs a re c ha rac te ri ze d b y T EM , UV- Vis s pe c t ro sc opy and D yna mic Lig ht Sc atte ri ng ( DL S ) s pe c t ro sc o py. T he se G N Ps wra pp e d b y L-( C n H2 n + 1 ) 2 + B r – ha ve f o und to be mo re st a ble t ha n te t ra oc t yl a m m oni u m bro mi de (T O AB) al one . K e y wo rds : 1 , 3 - Di al ky l- 2- (c ou ma ri ny l-6 - a zo )i mi d a zo li u m b ro mi de , G NPs, f l uo res ce nc e , qua nt um yie ld, T EM . J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 92, July 2015, pp. 1127-1131 Theoretical studies on the vibrational spectra, detonation properties, and stabilities for adamantyl nitrates Peng Li an, Wei-peng Lai*, Xi-jie Wang and Bo-zhou Wang Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi’an 710065, P. R. China E-mail : laneph@126.com Manuscript recei ved online 03 July 2014, revised 02 O ct ober 2014, accepted 21 October 2014 A bst ra ct : 1 6 Ad a ma nt yl ni t ra te s ( AN s) ha ve be e n t he o re t ic al l y st ud ie d t o se a rc h f o r no ve l p ote nti al hig h e ne rg y de ns it y c o mp ound s ( HE DC) . T he as sig ne d i nf ra re d spe c t ra of t he ANs we re o bt ai ne d b y t he DFT- B 3L YP me t ho d wi t h 6- 31 G* * a nd 6 -3 1G * bas i s se ts. T he f re q ue nc ie s o f s ym me t ric st re tc hi ng vi bra ti o n o f ni t ra te g ro up f or A Ns have a hy ps oc hro mi c s hif t wi t h t he numb e rs of ni t rate g ro up. Si m i la rl y, t he f re que nc ie s of asy m me t ri c st re tc hi ng vi br ati on have a sam e t re nd. T he de to na ti o n ve l oc i t y, pre ss ure , a nd he at we re e st i ma te d by t he K a ml e t-J ac obs f or mul a. T he st abil itie s of AN s we re st udi e d by t he b ond di ssoc i ati o n e ne rg y ( B DE ) a nd t he e ne rg y le vel d iffe re nc e c al c ul at i on. T he nu mb e r o f t he nit ra te g roup is i n di rec t pro p o rti o n t o t he de to na t io n p rope rtie s. Co nve rse l y, it i s i n i nve rse p rop o rti o n to t he st abi l it y. Co nse q ue ntl y, we s ho ul d b al anc e t he st a bi lit y wi t h e ne rg y a nd de ns it y whe n a ne w mo le c ule is de s i g ne d. K e y wo rds : De t o na ti on p rop e rtie s, vi b ra ti o na l spe c t ra , sta bi li t y, ad a ma nt yl nit ra te s, de nsit y f unc ti ona l t he o ry. J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 92, July 2015, pp. 1133-1136 A facile and one pot highly efficient synthesis of 1,3-oxathiolan-5-one derivatives Deep ak Kumar Kashyap* a , b , Narva Deshwar Kushwaha a , b , Renu Sharma a , Manoj Thakare b and Mahesh Sri vastav b a Depart ment of Chemi stry, NIMS Uni versi t y, Sobh a Nagar, Jai pur-303 121, Rajasthan, India E-mail : deepakkashyap601@gmail .com, ashi ma560 @gmai l.com b Depart ment of Chemi stry, Meerut College, Meerut -250 001, Uttar Pradesh, Indi a Manuscript recei ved online 05 October 2014, accepted 21 O ct ober 2014 A bst ra ct : An e f fi c ie nt and e ffe c ti ve me t ho d f o r t he s y nt h e sis of 1, 3 -ox at hi ol a n-5 -o ne de ri v at i ve s b y c yc l oc o nde ns a ti o n re ac t io n at ro o m te mpe rat u re ha s be e n de sc ri be d. T hi s me t ho d i s a n e xc e l le nt wa y t o obt ai n t he t i tle c o mp ound s i n q ua nt it ati ve yi e l ds i n a si mp le a nd c ost e ffe c t ive way. App ly i ng t hi s m e t ho d ol og y, diffe re nt he te ro c yc l e s p osse ssi ng 1, 3- ox at hi ol a n-5 -o ne mo ie ty we re synt he si ze d. K e y wo rds : 1, 3 -Ox at hi o l a n-5 -o ne , c yc l oc o nde ns at i o n re ac t i o n. J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 92, July 2015, pp. 1137-1141 Novel complexes of metal surfactants with substituted phenylthiourea and their thermogravimetric properties Neha Mathur*, S onl ata Bargotya and Pooja Saxena Depart ment of Chemistry Govt. P. G. College, Dausa-303 303, Rajasthan, Indi a E-mail : nehavmathur@yah oo.co. in, b.sonl ata@gmail.com Manuscript recei ved online 05 October 2014, revised 20 October 2014, accepted 27 O ct ober 2014 A bst ra ct : B i nuc le a r mac roc yc li c me t a l c o mp le x e s re p r e se nt a n i mpo rt a nt and i nte g ra l c l ass of o rg a nic c o mp o und s w hi c h a re we ll re c og ni se d f o r t he i r mul ti fac e te d b i ol og ic al pro p e rtie s a nd m e di ci na l re le v anc e . T he y are no d o ubt t he t rans it i o n m e t al c o mp le x e s whi c h have o pe ne d ne w vi st as of res e a rc h i n p re se nt e ra o f c he mi st ry. Re l ate d st ud ie s t o t he m wo ul d be of i mm e nse i mpo rt a nc e t o s ynt he tic c he mist, me di c i nal sc ie nt ists a s we l l as i n pha r ma c e ut i c al i ndust ry. F o r t he s a me , c oppe r s oaps ( de ri ve d f ro m c o m mo n f att y ac i ds) we re c o mp le x e d wit h nit ro g e n a nd s ul p hur d o nor li g a nd ( spe c i al re fe re nc e t o s ub sti t ut e d p he ny l t hio ue a) . T he se no ve l c o mp le x e s we re c ha ra c te rise d by I R, NM R, E S R spe c t ral and e le me nta l st ud ie s. T G A a nal ys is was st ud ie d i n de ta il . T he rmo g rav i m et ric a na ly sis i s a t he rm al a na l ysi s te c hni q ue whic h me as ure s t he am o unt o f ra te o f c ha nge i n we ig ht o f a m at e ri al as a f u nc ti o n o f te mpe rat ure o r ti me i n c o nt ro lle d a t mos p he re . TG A me as ure me nts a re use d p ri m a ri l y t o de te rmi ne c om posi t i o n of s o a p a nd t o p re dic t t he i r t he r ma l st ab il it y up t o e le v ate d t e m pe ra t ure . K e y wo rds : Co p pe r Ca p ry l ate , Co p pe r Ol e at e , Co ppe r Pal mit ate , Cop pe r Ste a ra te , S ubs ti t ut e d P he ny lt hi o u re a, TG A a na l ysis. J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 92, July 2015, pp. 1143-1148 The separation and identification of phenolic acid and flavonoids from Nerium indicum flowers A. Vinayagam* and P. N. Sudha b a Depart ment of Chemi stry, Sathyabama Uni versit y, Chennai-600 119, India E-mail : vinayaga_ star@yah oo.co.i n b Depart ment of Chemi stry, DKM College for Women (Thiru vallur Uni versit y, Chennai), Vellore-632 001, Tamilnadu, India Manuscript recei ved online 02 January 2014, accepted 30 O ct ober 2014 A bst ra ct : Fo ur ma j o r c o mp o u nd s we re sep a ra te d a nd ide ntif i e d f ro m t he me t ha nol e x t ra c ts o f Ne ri um i nd i c um fl o we rs ( A ral i) usi ng hig h pe rf o r ma nc e l iq ui d c hro m at og ra p hy a nd ma ss s pe c t ral da ta. T h roug h ma ss dat a, t he c he mi c al st r uc t u re s we re e l uc i da te d as : t ra ns 5 - O- c aff e o yl q ui nic ac id ( 1) , q ue rc et i n-3 - O- r uti no si de (2 ), l ute ol i n-5 - O- ruti no si d e ( 3) a nd l ute ol i n-7 - O- r uti no si de (4 ). I n ad di ti o n, t he c i s is o me rs of 5- O-c a ffe o y lq ui ni c ac id i n Ne ri um i nd i c um fl o we rs we re c o nf i rme d b y UV, HPL C and M a ss. T he st ruc t ure s of t he se c o mp ou nds e l uc id at e d wit h t he he l p of m as s spe ct ral d at a. K e y wo rds : t ra n s 5- O- Caf fe o y lq ui nic ac i d, c i s 5- O-c af fe o yl q ui ni c ac i d, Ne ri um i nd i c um , c hro ma tog ra phy , ma ss d at a. J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 92, July 2015, pp. 1149-1154 Effect of solvents on extraction of various phytochemicals and antioxidant activity in carrot (Daucus carota L.) Satya S hree J angra a , V. K. Madan* a and Sushil a Singh b a Medicinal & Aromat ic Plants Secti on, Old IATTE Building, CCS Haryana Agri cult ural Uni versit y, Hisar-125 004, Haryana, Indi a, E-mail : vi kku60@gmail. com b Depart ment of Chemi stry & Bi ochemistry, CCS Haryana Agri cultural Uni versit y, Hisar-125 004, Haryan a, India Manuscript recei ved online 20 October 2014, accepted 05 N ovember 2014 A bst ra ct : I n t he pre se nt st ud y, a n atte m pt wa s ma de t o i nve sti g ate t he e ffi c ie nc y of t h re e s ol ve nts vi z. ac e t o ne , e t hano l a nd wa te r f o r ex t ra c ti o n of t ot al phe no lic s, fl av o no i ds, ca rote no i ds a nd asc o rb ic ac i d f ro m c a r ro t ( Da uc us c a rot a L. ). T he se e x t ra c ts we re al so e v a l uat e d f o r f re e ra dic a l sc ave ng i ng ac ti vi ty b y DP PH me t ho d a nd a nt i ox id ant ac ti vi ty by β -c arote ne bl e ac hi ng me t ho d. T he re s ul ts re ve a le d t hat e t ha no lic e x t ra ct of c a r ro t s howe d t he hig he st e xt rac t yie l d i. e . 6 . 2 3 g/ 10 0 g . Wate r e x t rac t c o nt ai ne d t he hi g he st a mo u nt of to ta l p he no l i c s (0 . 3 0 mg G AE/ g f wb ) a nd asc o rb ic ac i d (4 . 9 2 m g/ 10 0 g f wb) w he re as ac e t o ne e x t rac t c o nt a i ne d t he hig he st a mo u nt of fl a v o noi ds (0 . 3 1 mg C E/ g f wb ) a nd c aro te no ids (3 . 4 6 mg / 1 00 g f wb). DP PH f ree ra d ic al sc a ve ng i ng act iv it y of t he c a r ro t e x t ra c ts v a rie d wi de l y a nd i t i nc re ase d wit h i nc re ase of c onc e nt ra ti o n l e ve l s. Wate r e x t ra c t e x hi bit e d t he hig he st DPP H f re e ra dic al sc a ve ng i ng ac ti vit y wi t h I C 5 0 v al ue (1 5. 8 mg / mL ) a nd a nt i ox id a nt ac t i vi t y ( 53 . 5% ) by β -c arote ne ble ac hi ng me t ho d. K e y wo rds : Da uc us c a ro t a , phe no lic s, fl a vo no i ds, asco rb ic ac i d, c arote no i ds, a nt i ox id a nt ac t i vit y. J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 92, July 2015, pp. 1155-1160 Photocatalytic degradation of an antiparkinson drug entacapone in an aqueous suspension of titanium dioxide Swati G oyal Depart ment of Chemistry, Ji waji Universi t y, Gwali or-474 011, Madhya Prad esh, India E-mail : swatipc2011@gmail.com Manuscript recei ved online 10 N ovember 2014, accepted 10 N ovember 2014 A bst ra ct : In t he pre se nt pape r, he te ro g e ne o us p ho to c at al ytic de g ra d at i o n o f e nt ac ap o ne , a n a nti p a r ki ns onis m d r ug , has be e n st ud ie d usi ng a nat ase t ita ni u m oxi de (3 2 5 me s h) pho t oc a ta ly st i n p re se nc e o f a rti f ic i a l UV i r ra di ati on. T he e ff e ct of v a ri o us ope rat i ng pa ra me te rs s uc h as c a t al yst l o adi ng , p H of s ol uti o n, c o nc e nt rat i o n, and e ffe c t of hy d ro ge n pe ro x i de o n phot oc at al yt ic de g ra d a ti o n of e nt ac apo ne ha s be e n st ud ie d and o pti mi ze d. It is c o ncl ude d t ha t p hot oc at al yt i c t re at m e nt wi t h t it a nia is hi g hl y e ff ic ie nt fo r t he re mo v al of e nt ac ap o ne f rom wa te r. K e y wo rds : Pho toc at al ys is, e ntac a po ne , ana tase ti t ani u m ox ide ( TiO 2 ), ki ne tic s. J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 92, July 2015, pp. 1161-1165 Microwave assisted facile synthesis of 1-amidoalkyl-2-naphthols catalyzed by stannous oxide nanoparticles Rajesh Kumar Si ng h*, Renu Bal a and Sahi l Kumar a Depart ment of Ph armaceutical Chemistry, Shi valik C ollege of Ph armacy (Under Local Govt. Dept. Punjab), Nangal, Distt-Ru pnagar-140 126, Punjab, E-mail : rksingh244@gmai l.com a Ind o-Soviet Friendshi p (I. S.F. ) Coll ege of Pharmacy, Ferozepur G. T. Road, Moga-142 001, Punjab, Indi a Manuscript recei ved online 07 October 2014, accepted 12 N ovember 2014 A bst ra ct : An e f fi ci e nt a nd fac ile s y nt he s is of a mi do al kyl - na p ht ho l s us i ng s ta n nous ox i de na no pa rt ic l e s as a he t e ro g e nous c at al yst unde r mi c ro wa ve i r rad i ati on i n s ol ve nt- f re e c o ndi ti o n i s re p o rte d. T his pro toc o l is de ve l ope d as a cl e an a nd s afe me t hod wi t h s hort re ac t i o n t i me a nd si mp le wo r k- up , uti li zi ng a no nt ox ic c at al yst whic h c o ul d be re c ov e re d a nd re c yc le d. K e y wo rds : A mi d oa l kyl - na p ht hol s, mul tic o mp o ne nt re ac ti o n, st a nno us ox i de na no p a rtic le s, so l ve nt -f re e , mi c ro wav e . J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 92, July 2015, pp. 1167-1171 Electrochemical behaviour of some potential biologically active 4-[(E)-(4hydroxy-3-methoxybenzenylidine)amino)]-N(substituted)benzenesulphonamides Rajeev Jai n* a , Nimisha J ad on a , A. K. Hal ve a , Rati Jai na and Deepa k Pathak b a Sch ool of Studies in Chemi stry, Jiwaji Uni versit y, Gwalior-474 011, Madhya Pradesh, India E-mail : rajeevj ain54@yahoo.co.in b SLP Fax : 91-751-2346209 College, Morar, Gwal ior-474 006, Madhya Pradesh, India Manuscript recei ved online 20 October 2014, accepted 27 N ovember 2014 A bst ra ct : A se rie s of azo me t hi ne s ul p ho na mi de de ri v at i ve s we re s ynt he si ze d b y c o nde nsa ti on of v a nill i ne wi t h s ul p hona mi de s a nd t he i r re dox be ha v io ur wa s st udi e d at di f fe re nt p H a nd c o nc e nt rat i o n. T he s t ruc t u res of t he s ynt he si ze d c o mp ou n ds we re e st a blis he d by s pe c t ra l ( FT - I R, 1 H NM R) and e le me nt a l a na ly sis. Po l a rog rap hic a nd c yc l ic v o lta m me t ri c dat a fo r t he re d ox be ha v i o ur of t he synt he si ze d c o mp ound s wa s s ug g e sti ve of t he red uc t ive c le a v ag e of t he - N= C< pha r mac o pho re . K e y wo rds : Azo me t hi ne s, p ol a rog ra p hy, c yc lic v o lt a mm e t ry, c o ul om e t ry. J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 92, July 2015, pp. 1173-1180 Synthesis, antibacterial and electrochemical studies of 4-[(E)-{[(4substituted]-sulfonyl]substitutedimino}methyl](substituted)phenyl acetate Rajeev Jai n* a , A. K. Halve a , Nirupama Guru Aribam a and Ni misha J ad on b a Sch ool of Studies in Chemi stry, Jiwaji Uni versit y, Gwalior-474 011, Madhya Pradesh, India E-mail : rajeevj ain54@yahoo.co.in b Sch ool of Studies in Environ ment al Chemi stry, Ji waji Uni versit y, Gwali or-474 011, Madh ya Pradesh, India Manuscript recei ved online 30 October 2014, accepted 27 N ovember 2014 A bst ra ct : A ne w se rie s of 4 -[ (E )- {[( 4- s ub stit ute d]s ulf o ny l]s ubs tit ute di mi no } me t hy l](s ub sti t ute d) phe ny l ac e t ate we re s y nt he s i ze d by c o upl i ng of 3 - m et hox y- 4 -ac e t yl oxy be nzal de hy de wit h di ffe re nt s ul p ha na l a mi de de ri v at ive s. Ele c t ro c he m ic al be ha vi o ur of 4 -[ ( E)- { [(4 s ub stit ute d]s ulf o ny l]s ubst i t ute di mi no } me t hyl ] (s ubst it ute d) phe nyl ac e ta te have be e n st udie d i n B ritt o n- Rob i nso n buf fe rs of p H 2 . 5 – 1 2. 0 at d ro ppi ng me rc ury a nd gl as sy c a rb o n e le c t ro d e . Al l t he s ynt he s i ze d c o mp o und s ga ve 2- e le c t ron wa v e c o rre s p on di ng t o t he re d uc ti o n of - N= N- b o nds at m e rc ury e le c t ro d e . O n t he b asis of di ffe re nt i a l p ul se pol ar og ra phy, c yc li c vol t a m me t ry, I R, mass a nd 1 H NM R s pe c t ra l st udie s a nd p ro duc t ide nt ific at io n, a red uc t io n m e c ha ni s m has be e n s ug g e ste d. A nti b act e ri al st ud ie s of t he c o mp o und s we re fo und p ro mis i ng . K e y wo rds : Sul p ho na mi de s, ant i bac te ri a l act i v it y, dif fe re nti al p ul se p ol a rog ra p hy, c yc l ic v olt a m me t ry.