Synthesis, characterization and antidiabetic studies of novel amantadine-derived Schiff base (AHB) and its Zn(ii), Co(ii), Cr(iii) and VO(iv) complexes

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Synthesis, Characterization, and in vitro pharmacological evaluation of Zinc(II) complexes of cycloalkanes and bioactive nitrogen donor heterocycles

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Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2025, 418, 126713
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Synthesis, crystal structure, hirshfeld surface analysis, and computational studies of dimeric and polymeric cadmium complexes

Aliyeva Qudrat Meshedi, Munshiyeva Mina Kazim, Muhammad Ashfaq, Mehran Feizi-Dehnayebi, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Movsumov Elman Muhammed, Necmi Dege, Amirov Sahin Agamir and Mammadov Vagif Najaf

Journal of Molecular Structure, 2025, 1322, 140516
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Tricoordinate copper(I) complexes of N,N-bidentate Schiff-base ligand: Syntheses, crystal structure determinations, electrochemical properties, theoretical studies, and catalytic activities

Hadi Kargar, Mehdi Fallah-Mehrjardi, Majid Moghadam, Hamid Reza Zare-Mehrjardi, Akbar Omidvar, Necmi Dege, Ersin Acar, Muhammad Ashfaq, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir and Hamid R. Shahsavari

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2025, 182, 115512
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Two adamantan-1-amine-based scaffolds: Synthesis, crystallographic synthons, TD/DFT calculations, in-depth molecular docking/ADME/T simulations, and shedding light on antibacterial/fungal activities

Dhrubajyoti Majumdar, Jessica Elizabeth Philip, Burak Tüzün, Dipankar Sutradhar and Sourav Roy

Results in Chemistry, 2023, 6, 101228
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Heteroleptic Zn(II) complexes; synthesis, spectral characterization, DNA interaction, enzyme inhibition and docking studies

Sana Muzaffar, Saba Naz, Faareha Mazhar, Zahid Rashid, Memoona Bibi, Sammer Yousuf, Saqib Ali, Ali Haider and Khurram Shahzad Munawar

Journal of Molecular Structure, 2025, 1326, 141078
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Advances in Coordination Chemistry of Schiff Base Complexes: A Journey from Nanoarchitectonic Design to Biomedical Applications

Ahmad Abd-El-Aziz, Zexuan Li, Xinyue Zhang, Sherif Elnagdy, Mohamed S. Mansour, Ahmed ElSherif, Ning Ma and Alaa S. Abd-El-Aziz

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Molecular docking, derivatization, characterization and biological assays of amantadine

Zarmeena Yasmeen, Mohsin Abbas Khan, Irshad Ahmad, Farhat Ullah, Breena Awan, Muhammad Toseef Akram and Muhammad Rizwan Khan

Future Medicinal Chemistry, 2024, 16, 1853
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Studying the structure, BSA and FS-DNA interaction, fluorescence sensing of anions, cytotoxicity, and catecholase activity of Cu(II) and Zn(II) Schiff base complexes

Zahra Mohebbi Jahromi, Zahra Asadi, Monika Kucerakova, Michal Dusek and Banafsheh Rastegari

Journal of Molecular Structure, 2024, 1309, 138173
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Exploring Schiff base bromhexine derivatives: study on synthesis, characterization, biological assays, molecular docking

Zarmeena Yasmeen, Mohsin Abbas Khan, Anum Masood, Toseef Akram, Breena, Mashooq A. Bhat, Asim Raza, Javed Ahmed, Saharish Khaliq, Mohamed A. Al-Omar and Farhat Ullah

Future Medicinal Chemistry, 2025, 17, 1547
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Exploring antidiabetic activity and in silico molecular docking studies of Cu(II) Schiff base complexes

Bini Babu Sujatha, Sindhu Yesodharan, Pooja Parvathy Rajan, Praveen Kumar, Surya Philip, Selwin Joseyphus Raphael and Mohanan Kochukittan

J IRAN CHEM SOC, 2026, 23
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Synthesis and docking of new Schiff-bases bearing urea as promising dual α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitors

Sarah S. Alammari, Fahd M. Alminderej, Sabri Messaoudi, Haja Tar, Hamdoon A. Mohammed, Suliman A. Almahmoud, Ruba Al-Nemi, Mariusz Jaremko, Abdul-Hamid Emwas and Lotfi M. Aroua

Future Medicinal Chemistry, 2025, 17, 1241
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Synthesis of a new hydrazone-based schiff base: Spectroscopy, single crystal, DNA binding and theoretical studies

Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Saqib Ali, Iqra Shafiq, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Saadia Haq, Norah Alhokbany and Sarfraz Ahmed

Journal of Molecular Structure, 2024, 1308, 137979
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Exploring novel NH-form resorcinol-based schiff base and its metal complexes: Synthesis, characterization, cytotoxic activity, molecular docking and ADME studies

Elham S. Aazam, Maryam Majrashi and Mostafa A. Hussien

Heliyon, 2024, 10, e37385
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Synthesis, characterization, and exploration of supramolecular assembly in a 4-aminophenazone derivative: A comprehensive study including hirshfeld surface analysis, computational investigation, and molecular docking

Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Zahid Rashid, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Muhammad Ashfaq, Akbar Sultan, Mohammad Shahidul Islam and Chin Hung Lai

Journal of Molecular Structure, 2024, 1308, 137953
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Bivalent nickel and zinc complexes of new alkoxy appended L-threonine Schiff base ligand: Synthesis, antileishmanial activity, DNA interaction, photoluminescence and mesomorphic properties

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Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2025, 173, 113770
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Vanadium complexes: potential candidates for therapeutic applications

Anand Pratap Singh, Sutapa Roy and Ishwar Chandra Maurya

Transit Met Chem, 2024, 49, 101
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Multifunctional coumarin-derived Schiff base metal complexes: a synergistic approach to antidiabetic activity

R. Priya and P. Metilda

Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 2025, 78, 1981
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Schiff bases-based metallo complexes and their crucial role in the realm of pharmacology. A review

Raji Sankar and T.M. Sharmila

Results in Chemistry, 2023, 6, 101179
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Antibiotic Schiff base metal complexes as privileged scaffolds to overcome microbial resistance

Bini Babu Sujatha, Sindhu Yesodharan and Selwin Joseyphus Raphael

Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 2024, 77, 1349
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C(sp2)=N(sp2) Bond Formation via Acid‐Catalyzed Condensation of Benzil and 2‐Amino‐4‐chlorophenol: Exploring Structure and Biomedical Applications of Schiff Base Metal Complexes

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ChemistrySelect, 2025, 10
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Synthesis, spectroscopic characterizations, single crystal XRD, supramolecular assembly inspection via hirshfeld surface analysis, and DFT study of a hydroxy functionalized schiff base Cu(II) complex

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Journal of Molecular Structure, 2024, 1295, 136751
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Synthesis of derived Cu(II) complex from Schiff base of Vitamin B6 and antihypertensive hydralazine: DNA interaction, biological application and molecular docking studies

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Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2025, 171, 113518
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Heteroleptic zinc(II) complexes based on tridentate hydrazide Schiff bases for DNA binding and alkaline phosphatase inhibition studies

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Journal of Molecular Structure, 2026, 1366, 146047
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Key molecular scaffolds in the development of clinically viable α-amylase inhibitors

Rahul Singh, Jayant Sindhu, Devender Singh and Parvin Kumar

Future Medicinal Chemistry, 2025, 17, 347
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Synthesis, characterization and molecular insights towards antidiabetic profiling of novel curcumin-derived Schiff base metal complexes

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Synthesis, characterization, in vitro and in silico biological studies of 3d transition metal(II) chelates of a Schiff base derived from sulfamethazine and 3,5-diiodosalicylaldehyde

Muhammad Saeed, Bushra Parveen, Nasir Rasool, Kulsoom Ghulam Ali and Khurram Shahzad Munawar

Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 2024, 77, 1860
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Structural and electrochemical properties of a Cu(I) Schiff-base complex: Catalytic application to the synthesis of tetrahydropyrimidine derivatives

Hadi Kargar, Mehdi Fallah-Mehrjardi, Majid Moghadam, Sana Yarahmadi, Akbar Omidvar, Hamid Reza Zare-Mehrjardi, Necmi Dege, Muhammad Ashfaq, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir and Hamid R. Shahsavari

Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2024, 570, 122160
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Thiosemicarbazone-based Dioxomolybdenum (VI) complexes as inorganic nucleases

Niket Pandey, Deepa Krishnan, Anushree Suresh, Jayanthi Abraham and Angappan Sheela

Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 2024, 101, 101361
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Synthesis of a triphenylamine-based “ON-OFF” type fluorescent probe: Cu2+ detection, DNA binding studies and theoretical calculations

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Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2026, 347, 126953
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Aromatic amino acid based Schiff base copper(II) complexes as potential lung cancer therapeutics: Biological and antioxidant activity, DNA/BSA interaction, mesogenic properties, molecular docking and DFT study

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Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2026, 276, 113187
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