Papers by Abdel Rawashdeh
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2022
The formation of heterobimetallic complexes from parent cyclic trinuclear complexes (CTCs) of gol... more The formation of heterobimetallic complexes from parent cyclic trinuclear complexes (CTCs) of gold(I) has become straightforward in recent years with this team and others showing that the strategy leads to strengthened Au−M’ bonding and optoelectronic properties. A new gold(I)‐vinylimidazolate CTC, 1, was prepared and the formation of highly emissive sandwich adducts with the soft metal cations Cu+, Ag+, and Tl+, 2–4, respectively, was investigated. Compound 1 does not exhibit peculiar emissive properties at room or cryogenic temperatures as the adducts do. Its unit cell packing displays an unprecedented collection of repeating units for CTCs. While the intermolecular Au…Au distances are versatile (3.470, 3.673, and 4.045 Å), they connect only single Au centres from adjacent CTCs and form extended circular networks. Hirshfeld surface analyses mapped the new CTC contours underlining the possible cooperative effects of not only metallophilic interactions but also C−H…π and hydrogen bo...
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Different drying techniques may alter the chemical composition of plant extracts and consequently... more Different drying techniques may alter the chemical composition of plant extracts and consequently affect their bioactivity potential. The current study was designed to reveal the effect of four different drying methods on the phytochemical composition and antioxidant activity of hydrodistilled essential oil (HD-EO) and methanolic (APM) extract obtained from the aerial part of Anthemis palestina from Jordan. Aerial parts of A. palestina in their fresh (FR) form and after drying in shade (ShD), sun (SD), oven at 40 °C (O40D) and 60 °C (O60D), in addition to microwave (MWD), were used to extract their essential oils by hydrodistillation and to prepare the different methanolic extracts (APM). GC/MS analysis of the different HD-EOs revealed qualitative and quantitative differences among the different samples. While FR, O40D, O60D, and MWD EO samples contained mainly sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (35.43%, 29.04%, 53.69%, and 59.38%, respectively), ShD sample was rich in oxygenated monoterpen...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Jun 27, 2017
Outer-shell s0/p0 orbital mixing with d10 orbitals and symmetry reduction upon cupriphication of ... more Outer-shell s0/p0 orbital mixing with d10 orbitals and symmetry reduction upon cupriphication of cyclic trinuclear trigonal-planar gold(I) complexes are found to sensitize ground-state Cu(I)-Au(I) covalent bonds and near-unity phosphorescence quantum yields. Heterobimetallic Au4Cu2 {[Au4(μ-C2,N3-EtIm)4Cu2(µ-3,5-(CF3)2Pz)2], (4a)}, Au2Cu {[Au2(μ-C2,N3-BzIm)2Cu(µ-3,5-(CF3)2Pz)], (1) and [Au2(μ-C2,N3-MeIm)2Cu(µ-3,5-(CF3)2Pz)], (3a)}, AuCu2 {[Au(μ-C2,N3-MeIm)Cu2(µ-3,5-(CF3)2Pz)2], (3b) and [Au(μ-C2,N3-EtIm)Cu2(µ-3,5-(CF3)2Pz)2], (4b)} and stacked Au3/Cu3 {[Au(μ-C2,N3-BzIm)]3[Cu(µ-3,5-(CF3)2Pz)]3, (2)} form upon reacting Au3 {[Au(μ-C2,N3-(N-R)Im)]3 ((N-R)Im = imidazolate; R = benzyl/methyl/ethyl = BzIm/MeIm/EtIm)} with Cu3 {[Cu(μ-3,5-(CF3)2Pz)]3 (3,5-(CF3)2Pz = 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)pyrazolate)}. The crystal structures of 1 and 3a reveal stair-step infinite chains whereby adjacent dimer-of-trimer units are noncovalently packed via two Au(I)⋯Cu(I) metallophilic interactions, whereas 4a ...
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017
We call iodabenzene a cyclic (CH) 5 I molecule. A planar iodabenzene would have 8 π electrons, a ... more We call iodabenzene a cyclic (CH) 5 I molecule. A planar iodabenzene would have 8 π electrons, a situation best avoided by an out-of-plane distortion to a bird-like geometry. The electronic structure and charge distribution of this molecule resemble those of Meisenheimer complexes, derivatives of (CH) 5 CH 2 −. A similar substitution strategy, of πacceptors in ortho and para positions, works in both cases to planarize and stabilize such derivatives. Some 40 kcal/mol (73 kcal/mol for the unsubstituted case) below the bird, a classical 5-iodocyclopentadiene structure awaits, reached through a bicyclic transition state. The calculated activation barrier for the highly exothermic reaction to a classical Lewis structure nevertheless make us optimistic about the chances of detecting and even isolating the bird isomer.
Semiempirical Austin Model 1 (AM1), ab initio Hartree-Fock (HF) and Density Functional Methods (D... more Semiempirical Austin Model 1 (AM1), ab initio Hartree-Fock (HF) and Density Functional Methods (DFT) were employed in the geometry optimization and in the computation of the one-electron oxidation potentials of phenothiazine and Nmethylphenothiazine. The calculations show that N-methylphenothiazine radical cation is nonplanar but the phenothiazine radical cation is plannar. Using the Continuum Solvation Module (PCM) method for prediction of the solvation energies; the DFT/ B3PW91/6-311+g* method gave the best agreement with the experimental redox potential for both compounds. Introduction: Phenothiazines with an N-aminopropyl side chain and various ring substituents are potentneuroleptic 1 With their ability to cross the blood barrier in the brain, their high solubility in aqueous and nonaqueous solvents, 2 and their relatively low toxicity and nongenotoxicity; 3,4 phenothiazines have been in clinical use for many years to treat mental disorders such as schizophrenia, paranoia, and psychosis, additionally not only that but they are used as antimicrobial drugs, and as an anti-oxidant, anti-tumor 5 and even can bind to RNA of HIV-1 to inhibit the interaction with Tat protein, which is an essential step in its viral replication cycle. 6,7 Although a great deal of information has been accumulated concerning the activity effect of substitution, 8 very little has been made to explore the influence of these substituents on the electronic structure of phenothiazines. Due to the fact that phenothiazines have low ionization potentials, an alternative mechanism of biological activity involves the formation of stable radical cations, 9 which is the first critical step for their activity and metabolism. 10,11 Even though phenothiazine
Polyhedron, 2011
Geometry optimization for a cis-[RuII(dppe)LCl2] (1–8) {L=C6H5NNC(COCH3)NAr, Ar=2,4,6-trimethylph... more Geometry optimization for a cis-[RuII(dppe)LCl2] (1–8) {L=C6H5NNC(COCH3)NAr, Ar=2,4,6-trimethylphenyl (L1), 2,5-dimethylphenyl (L2), 4-tolyl (L3), phenyl (L4), 4-methoxyphenyl (L5), 4-chlorophenyl (L6), 4-nitrophenyl (L7), 2,5-dichlorophenyl (L8); dppe=Ph2P(CH2)2PPh2} was effected using the gaussian 03 protocol at density functional theory (DFT) B3LYP level with 6-31G∗/lanl2dz mixed basis. In addition, the complex cis-[RuII(dppe)L3Cl2] (3) has been further characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. It was found that
International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2011
A new ruthenium(II) complex (cis-ruthenium-bis[2,2′-bipyridine]-bis[4-aminothiophenol]-bis[hexafl... more A new ruthenium(II) complex (cis-ruthenium-bis[2,2′-bipyridine]-bis[4-aminothiophenol]-bis[hexafluorophosphate]) has been synthesized and characterized using standard analytical and spectroscopic techniques, FTIR, 1H and 13C-NMR, UV/vis, elemental analysis, conductivity measurements, and potentiometric titration. Investigation of the synthesized complex with metal ions showed that this complex has photochemical properties that are selective and sensitive toward the presence of mercuric ion in aqueous solution. The detection limit for mercuric ions using UV/vis spectroscopy was estimated to be ~ 0.4 ppm. The results presented herein may have an important implication in the development of a spectroscopic selective detection for mercuric ions in aqueous solution.
Transition Metal Chemistry, 2011
Abstract Five ruthenium complexes of the general type trans-[RuII(btd)(Azo)Cl2] ({Azo = PhN=NC(C... more Abstract Five ruthenium complexes of the general type trans-[RuII(btd)(Azo)Cl2] ({Azo = PhN=NC(COMe) = NC6HY, where Y = H (a), Me (b), OMe (c), Cl (d) or Br (e)} and btd = 4,4′-bi-1,2,3-thiadiazole) have been prepared by the reaction of RuCl3 with the ligands in the presence of LiCl. These complexes have been characterized by spectroscopic (IR, UV–Vis, and NMR) and electrochemical techniques. In addition, the complex trans-[RuII(btd)(L5)Cl2] (complex 5)
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2001
In anhydrous CH 3 CN, 4-benzoyl-N-methylpyridinium cations undergo two reversible, well-separated... more In anhydrous CH 3 CN, 4-benzoyl-N-methylpyridinium cations undergo two reversible, well-separated (∆E 1/2 ∼ 0.6 V) one-electron reductions in analogy to quinones and viologens. If the solvent contains weak protic acids, such as water or alcohols, the first cyclic voltammetric wave remains unaffected while the second wave is shifted closer to the first. Both voltammetric and spectroelectrochemical evidence suggest that the positive shift of the second wave is due to hydrogen bonding between the two-electron reduced form of the ketone and the proton donors. While the one-electron reduction product is stable both in the presence and in the absence of the weak-acid proton donors, the two-electron reduction wave is reversible only in the time scale of cyclic voltammetry. Interestingly, at longer times, the hydrogen bonded adduct reacts further giving nonquaternized 4-benzoylpyridine and 4-(R-hydroxybenzyl)pyridine as the two main terminal products. In the presence of stronger acids, such as acetic acid, the second wave merges quickly with the first, producing an irreversible two-electron reduction wave. The only terminal product in this case is the quaternized 4-(Rhydroxybenzyl)-N-methylpyridinium cation. Experimental evidence points toward a common mechanism for the formation of the nonquaternized products in the presence of weaker acids and the quaternized product in the presence of CH 3 CO 2 H.
Synthetic Communications, 2006
The propargyloxydimethylsilyl enol ethers derived from propanone, 2-butanone, 3,3-dimethyl-2-buta... more The propargyloxydimethylsilyl enol ethers derived from propanone, 2-butanone, 3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone, 3-pentanone, 4-methyl-2-pentanone, 2-heptanone, 4-heptanone, 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanone, cyclopentanone, cyclohexanone, cycloheptanone, benzophenone, and propiophenone have been synthesized by two methods: The thermodynamic method is conducted by heating the propargyloxysilyl chloride, triethylamine, and the corresponding ketone in acetonitrile at 40-508C for less than an hour in the presence of an equimolar amount of sodium iodide; the mixture is maintained at that temperature for an hour. The yields were in the range of 50-95%. In method two (kinetic controlled), lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) was used as a base to abstract the acidic hydrogen, and then the resulted enolate was quenched with silyl chloride, with lower yields than the previous method. NMR, IR, and elemental analysis were used to characterize the products. Some reactions of these compounds have been investigated.
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2007
6-Thienyllumazine (TLM) is synthesized as a new fluorescent sensor that is capable of indicating ... more 6-Thienyllumazine (TLM) is synthesized as a new fluorescent sensor that is capable of indicating selectively the presence of Cd 2+ ion via a fluorescence signal. Experiment has been performed in the presence of Ni 2+ , Co 2+ , Cu 2+ , Ag + , Mn 2+ , Hg 2+ , Zn 2+ , Pb 2+ , and Mg 2+ metal ions in aqueous solutions. The product was characterized by elemental analysis, mass, and NMR spectra. The spectral characteristics (maxima, quantum yields, Stokes shift, and lifetimes) of TLM in organic and aqueous solvents have been studied with the help of absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy, as well as, using time dependent spectrofluorimetry (single photon counting technique). The fluorescence dependence of TLM on the pH has also been investigated. The experimental results indicate that TLM exists in two ionic forms: neutral (acid) and anion (base). Electronic structure calculations of TLM were carried out using Semiempirical Austin Model 1 (AM1) and ab initio Hartree-Fock (HF) with 6-31G* basis set and using Gaussian 03 program. Absorption energies for TLM have been calculated using ZINDO method. The theoretical results confirm the presence of the thiophene and pteridine rings in two conformations: twisted at angle of about 35 • in the excited state and coplanar in the ground state.
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2008
The effect of cyclodextrins on photodegradation of tenoxicam (TEN) was studied at pH 4, 7 and 10.... more The effect of cyclodextrins on photodegradation of tenoxicam (TEN) was studied at pH 4, 7 and 10. After 60 min of irradiation with UV light, the photodegradation was extensive. All cyclodextrins (␣, , or ␥) stabilize TEN and reduce the rate of photodegradation. The largest effect of cyclodextrins is at pH 7. Molecular modeling results help to explain and manipulate the results. The results are discussed and compared with other results from previous studies.
Polyhedron, 2010
X-ray structure, electronic properties and density functional calculations: trans-Dihalo (1-(4-ph... more X-ray structure, electronic properties and density functional calculations: trans-Dihalo (1-(4-phenylimino)-1-(phenylhydrazono)-propan-2-one) (4,4 0-di-tert-butyl-2,2-bipyridine) ruthenium(II) complexes
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Polyhedron, 2011
The Ru(II) complexes cis-[Ru(L)Cl 2 ] (C1-C3) of novel tetradentate NSNN ligands (L) {where L is ... more The Ru(II) complexes cis-[Ru(L)Cl 2 ] (C1-C3) of novel tetradentate NSNN ligands (L) {where L is C 5 H 4 N-CH 2-S-C 6 H 4 N@C(COCH 3)-N@N-C 6 H 4 X, and X is H (L1), CH 3 (L2) and Br (L3)}, were synthesized and characterized by spectroscopy (IR, UV/vis and NMR), cyclic voltammetry and crystallography. The tetradentate ligands were isolated as the amidrazones H 2 L {where H 2 L is C 5 H 4 N-CH 2-S-C 6 H 4 NH-C(COCH 3)@N-NH-C 6 H 4 X and X is H (H 2 L1), CH 3 (H 2 L2) and Br (H 2 L3)} as shown by crystallography of H 2 L1, but oxidize to azoimines during the formation of the Ru(II) complexes. A crystallographic analysis of C1 showed that the Ru(II) centre is in a distorted octahedral coordination sphere in which the tetradentate ligand occupies three equatorial sites and one axial site (two azoimine nitrogens and a thio sulfur in the equatorial plane and an axial pyridine nitrogen) and two chlorides occupying axial and equatorial coordination sites. The Ru(II) oxidation state is greatly stabilized by the novel tetradentate ligand, showing Ru(III/II) couples ranging from 1.43 to 1.51 V. The absorption spectrum of C1 in acetonitrile was modelled by time-dependent density functional theory.
Organic Letters, 2002
The 3a,9a-diazaperylenium dication (1) was synthesized for the first time in two steps from p-phe... more The 3a,9a-diazaperylenium dication (1) was synthesized for the first time in two steps from p-phenylene diamine. Ab initio calculations show a twisted ground state with a 6.4°tilt between the two quinolizinium building blocks. Dication 1 is photoluminescent in fluid solutions of H 2 O, CH 3 CN, and CH 3 NO 2 , but not in rigid matrices of the same solvents. This phenomenon has been attributed to a geometric relaxation of the tilted ground state into an emitting planar lowest singlet excited state.
Organic Letters, 2009
N-Substituted 4-benzoylpyridinium monocations form stable host-guest complexes with cucurbit[7]ur... more N-Substituted 4-benzoylpyridinium monocations form stable host-guest complexes with cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]) in DMSO (K eq ≈ 0.6-1.9 × 10 3 M-1). Observation of simultaneous reversible and quasi-reversible e-transfer processes from the free and intercalated quests, respectively, is attributed to the pre-e-transfer host-guest equilibrium. The standard rate constant for Me-BP@CB[7] (k s) 1.0 × 10-4 cm•s-1) reflects e-transfer across 5.7 Å, corresponding to the distance of the intercalated guest from the outmost perimeter of CB[7] (5.3 Å).
Organic Letters, 2008
In water, N-methyl-4-(p-substituted benzoyl)pyridinium cations, BP-X, exist in equilibrium with t... more In water, N-methyl-4-(p-substituted benzoyl)pyridinium cations, BP-X, exist in equilibrium with their hydrated forms (gem-diols), whose concentrations depend on the para substituent (-X). In the presence of cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]), the benzoyl group shows a preference for the CB[7] cavity, and the ketone to gem-diol equilibrium is shifted toward the keto form, meaning that the stabilization realized through hydrophobic interactions of the benzoyl group in the CB[7] cavity exceeds the hydrogen-bonding stabilization of the gem-diols in the aqueous environment.
Nano Letters, 2002
In the quest for strong lightweight materials, silica aerogels would be very attractive, if they ... more In the quest for strong lightweight materials, silica aerogels would be very attractive, if they were not fragile. The strength of silica aerogel monoliths has been improved by a factor of over 100 through cross-linking the nanoparticle building blocks of preformed silica hydrogels with poly(hexamethylene diisocyanate). Composite monoliths are much less hygroscopic than native silica, and they do not collapse when in contact with liquids.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2004
The Journal of Organic Chemistry
In anhydrous CH 3 CN a series of nine 4-(4-substituted-benzoyl)-N-methylpyridinium cations (subst... more In anhydrous CH 3 CN a series of nine 4-(4-substituted-benzoyl)-N-methylpyridinium cations (substituent:-OCH 3 ,-CH 3 ,-H,-SCH 3 ,-Br,-CtCH,-CHO,-NO 2 , and-+ S(CH 3) 2) demonstrate two chemically reversible, well-separated one-electron (1-e) reductions in the same potential range as other main stream redox catalysts such as quinones and viologens. Hammett linear free energy plots yield excellent correlation between the E 1/2 values of both waves and the substituent constants σ p-X. The reaction constants for the two 1-e reductions are F 1) 2.60 and F 2) 3.31. The lower F 1 value is associated with neutralization of the pyridinium ring, and the higher F 2 value with the negative charge developing during the 2nd-e reduction. Structure-function correlations point to a purely inductive role for substitution in both 1-e reductions. The case of the 4-(4-nitrobenzoyl)-N-methylpyridinium cation is particularly noteworthy, because the 4-nitrobenzoyl moiety undergoes reduction before the 2nd reduction of the 4-benzoyl-N-methylpyridinium system. Correlation of the third wave of this compound with the 2nd-e reduction of the others yields σ p-NO2 •-)-0.97 (0.02, thus placing the-NO 2 •group among the strongest electron donors. Solvent deuterium isotope effects and maps of the electrostatic potential (via PM3 calculations) as a function of substitution support that 2-e reduced forms develop H-bonding with proton donors (e.g., CH 3-OH) via the O-atom. The average number of CH 3 OH molecules entering the H-bonding association increases with e-donating substituents. H-bonding shifts the 2nd reduction wave closer to the first one. This has important practical implications, because it increases the equilibrium concentration of the 2-e reduced form from disproportionation of the 1-e reduced form.
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