Themed collection Spotlight Collection focused on Inorganic Chemistry in Greece

In this review, we present the most characteristic photoactive perovskites that can be formed with the help of d-block metals.

This minireview summarizes the most important synthetic methodologies for obtaining 2-D Fe^II SCO particles in the nanometric scale and their SCO magnetic behavior.

A synthetically controllable two-step spin transition was observed in iron(II) spin crossover nanoparticles of the dehydrated one-dimensional coordination polymer [Fe(NH₂trz)₃]Br₂ (NH₂trz = 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole) using the reverse micellar method.

Aminated silica hybrid, spin-crossover (SCO) nanoparticles (AmNPs) coupled with (S)-naproxen (NAP) are good candidates for drug nanocarriers.

The synthesis, structure and magnetic relaxation properties of a decanuclear [Dy^III₆Zn^II₄] complex are reported.

A new family of heterometallic [Fe^III₂Ln] (Ln = Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho) complexes, possessing an uncommon asymmetric “V-shaped” core and interesting magnetic properties is reported.

New [Fe^III₃] and [Fe^III₄] complexes with ligands formed in situ from pyCOMe transformations contain both square pyramidal and octahedral metal sites, and display distinct Mössbauer hyperfine parameters.

A comparison of the Cu(II) binding affinities of the peptide Ac-GSTENLKH-NH₂ and its Ser phosphorylated analogue, belonging to the R1 domain of the tau protein, revealed that the latter is a more effective ligand in acidic media.

The systematic investigation of the general reaction scheme Dy^III/LH₂, where LH₂ is the organic ligand 2,6-diacetylpyridine bis(picolinoylhydrazone), has led to a family of mono-, di-, and tetranuclear Dy^III complexes.

Zinc(II) complexes of 3-bromo-5-chloro-salicylaldehyde were isolated, and showed DNA- and albumin-binding affinity and antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.

Alkylamino-functionalized Zr⁴⁺ MOFs with 8-c nets and easily exchangeable terminal OH⁻/H₂O ligands show remarkable sorption efficiency for toxic and radionuclide-related oxoanions and sensing capability for hexavalent chromium in ppb levels.

Six transition metal(II) complexes with halogenated quinazoline derivatives as ligands were characterized and evaluated for interaction with calf-thymus DNA, photocleavage of plasmid-DNA, affinity for bovine serum albumin, and antioxidant activity.

The chemistry of the InX₃/2-benzoylpyridine reaction systems (X = Cl, Br) is interesting, including InBr₃-assisted reactivity patterns of the coordinated ligand.

A nanocrystalline TiO₂ dye-sensitized solar cell device consisting of dye 2 and fabricated with commercially available materials reaches a conversion efficiency of η = 1.20%. Dye 2 is a low-cost and easily prepared copper(I) molecular sensitizer.

Mononuclear In(III)-pyrazole complexes with dynamic solution behaviour, were used as starting materials for the synthesis of hexanuclear oxo/hydroxo and clusters and luminescent polymeric pyrazolides.

Novel binuclear organoruthenium complexes were synthesized and characterized, exhibiting significant DNA affinity and promising cytotoxicity.

Silver(I) complexes with NH₂- and CF₃-substituted thioamide ligands were synthesized, with the former exhibiting higher in vitro antibacterial and cytotoxic potency.

The structure of the (WO_x)_n phase dispersed on TiO₂ at surface densities of 0.5–4.5 W nm^-2 was explored by in situ Raman and FTIR spectroscopy, ¹⁸O/¹⁶O exchange and Raman spectroscopy in static equilibrium at temperatures of 175–430 °C.

Quantum dots based on Zn like ZnO, ZnSe, ZnS, and doped ZnS : Mn and ZnS : Cd were developed via a simple sol–gel synthesis in an aqueous solution.

The silver(I) complexes of glycine, urea and salicylic acid were dispersed in poly-hydroxyethyl-methacrylate to form new biomaterials. Their bioactivity makes them efficient candidates for the development of antimicrobial contact lenses.

A new family of {Cu₅Ln₄} complexes bearing the dianionic form of pyridine-2,6-dimethanol (pdm²⁻) and ancillary Bu^tCH₂CO₂⁻ carboxylate groups is reported and magnetically studied.

We present a series of alkaline earth-organic frameworks based on amino-substituted 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate bridging ligands featuring infinite rod and rarely observed square planar M₄ secondary building units (SBUs).

The chiral dicobalt(II) complex [Co^II₂(μ₂-L)₂] (1) (H₂L = N²,N⁶-di(quinolin-8-yl)pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide) and its tert-butyl analogue [Co^II₂(μ₂-LBu)₂] (2) were structurally characterized and their catalytic evolution of H₂ was investigated.

Novel, first time crystallographically characterized complexes of Ga(III) with the flavonoid chrysin with cytotoxic and ROS-generating activities.

The reactions of tetravalent thorium, an element named after the Scandinavian God of thunder and war, with tridentate Schiff bases give tetranuclear complexes with the extremely rare {Th^IV₄(μ₄-O)} unit and interesting properties.

Unprecedented homometallic Ni^II cubanes have been prepared from chiral ligands. Their structures have been correlated with their magnetic properties.

A new type of Ti₆-oxo cluster with a structural motif Ti^IV₆O₅ was synthesized of which the cyclo-Ti₃ metallic cores exhibit metallaromaticity.

An NMR trans-philicity ladder was built for octahedral [Cr(CO)₅L]^−/0/+ complexes employing a ¹³C NMR probe and quantified by Δσ¹³C NMR descriptors.