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Crystal Structure of [Pd(Imt)4]Cl2 and DFT Studies of [Pd(Imt)4]Cl2 and [Pd(Imt)2(CN)2] (Imt = Imidazolidine-2-Thione)
The crystal structure of a palladium(II) complex of imidazolidine-2-thione (Imt), [Pd(Imt)4]Cl2 (I) was determined by X-ray crystallography (CIF file CCDC no. 1946290). The structure of complex I is ionic consist...
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Detection of sulfur in soil samples using 2.5 MeV neutron activation
Sulfur concentrations in soil samples containing 4.4–13.47 wt% sulphur were measured in neutron inelastic scattering using dc beams of 2.5 MeV neutrons from a DD neutron generator. The measurements were carrie...
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Neutron moderation effects in phc contaiminated soil samples
Prompt gamma ray analysis of soil samples contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons(PHC) like benzene was carried out using 14 MeV neutron beams. Intensities of silicon, carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen gamma rays ...
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Energy resolution measurements of CeBr3 and LaCl3:Ce detectors
The energy resolution of LaCl3:Ce and CeBr3 detectors were measured from gamma rays produced due to thermal neutron capture in CeBr3 and LaCl3:Ce detector’s material using a portable DD neutron generator-based pr...
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Structural characterization and antimicrobial activity of a silver(I) complex of arginine
A silver(I) complex of arginine (arg), [Ag(arg)]NO3•0.5H2O (1) was prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and NMR spectroscopy, and X-ray crystallography. The IR and NMR spectroscopic data confirmed...
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Crystal structure and biological properties of a tetranuclear zinc(II) complex of cysteamine, [Zn4Cym4Cl4] prepared in the presence of diamines
The reactions of ZnCl2 and cysteamine hydrochloride (Cym-H · HCl) in the presence of diamines; 1,3-diaminopropane (dap) and tetramethylethylenediamine (tmen) yielded a Zn-cysteaminate complex, [Zn4Cym4Cl4] (1). I...
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Structural characterization of tetrakis(1,3-diazinane-2-thione)cadmium(II) sulfate
A cadmium(II) complex tetrakis(1,3-diazinane-2-thione)cadmium(II) sulfate [Cd(Diaz)4]SO4 (1) is prepared and its crystal structure is determined by X-ray crystallography. The crystal structure of 1 consists of [C...
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Structural characterization of dicyanidobis-(N,N′-dimethylthiourea-κS)cadmium(II)
A cadmium(II) complex dicyanidobis(N,N′-dimethylthiourea-S) cadmium(II) [Cd(Dmtu)2(CN)2] (1) is prepared and its structure in the solid state is determined by single crystal X-ray structural analysis. The cadmium...
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Optimization of a prompt gamma setup for analysis of environmental samples
A thermal neutron capture-based Prompt Gamma ray Activation Analysis setup has been designed to analyze the elemental concentration of environmental bulk samples using a D(d,n) reaction-based portable neutron ...
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Synthesis and structural characterization of cadmium(II) complexes of tetramethylthiourea (Tmtu); X-ray structure of [Cd(Tmtu)2Cl2]
The spectral characterization of cadmium(II) complexes of the general formula [Cd(Tmtu)2X2] (Tmtu = tetramethylthiourea, X = Cl−, Br−, I−, and SCN−) as well as the X-ray structure of one of them, [Cd(Tmtu)2Cl2] (
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Crystal structure of bis(triphenylphosphine) bis(N,N′-dibutylthiourea)silver(I) nitrate
A mixed-ligand silver(I) complex of triphenylphosphine and N,N′-dibutylthiourea (Dbtu), [Ag(Ph3P)2(Dbtu)2]NO3, is prepared and its structure in the solid state is determined by X-ray crystallography. X-ray struct...
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Structural characterization of a cadmium(II)-sulfato complex, [Cd(N,N′-diethyl thiourea)4(SO4)]
A cadmium(II) complex, tetrakis(N,N′-diethylthiourea)sulfatocadmium(II), [Cd(Detu)4SO4] (1) is prepared and its crystal structure is determined by X-ray crystallography. The crystal structure of the complex consi...
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Mercury(II) cyanide complexes of thioureas and the crystal structure of [(N-methylthiourea)2 Hg(CN)2]
Mercury(II) cyanide complexes of thioureas (Tu), N-methylthiourea (MeTu), and N,N′-dimethylthiourea (DmTu)) have been prepared and characterized by IR and NMR (1H and 13C) spectroscopy, and the crystal structure ...
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Structural characterization of dichloridobis(N,N’-dimethylthiourea-S)cadmium(II)
A cadmium(II) complex, dichloridobis(N,N’-dimethylthiourea-S)cadmium(II), [Cd(Dmtu)2Cl2] (1), was prepared and its structure was determined by X-ray crystal structure analysis. The cadmium(II) ion is four-coordin...
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Spectroscopic study of phosphine selenide complexes of Au(I) and X-ray structure of [(cyclohexyl)3PSeAuBr]
The X-ray structure determination of the complex, [(cyclohexyl)3PSe-AuBr], revealed a triclinic space group P-1, with a = 9.7654(7), b = 10.9441(9), c = 11.2064(9) Å, α = 117.076(6)°, β = 99.076(6)° γ = 95.417(6)...
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Thermal Decomposition of Trialkyl/Arylphosphine Gold(I) Cyanide Complexes
Combined TG/DTA techniques have been used to study the thermal decomposition of R3PAuCN (where Ris ethyl, cyclohexyl, o-tolyl, m-tolyl, p-tolyl, allyl, cyanoethyl,1-naphthyl and phenyl) complexes. It was observed...