Abdou Boucekkine

The magnetic properties of trinuclear Schiff base complexes MAnL (M = Zn, Cu; An = Th, U; L = Schiff base; = 1-4, 6, 7, 9), exhibiting the [M(μ-O)]U core...

A series of bis-(4'-pyridylethynyl)arenes (arene=benzene, tetrafluorobenzene, and anthracene) were synthesized and their bis-N-methylpyridinium compounds were investigated as a class of π-extended methyl viologens. Their structures were determined by single crystal...

One- and two-photon characterizations of a series of hetero- and homoleptic [RuL(bpy)] ( = 0, 1, 2) complexes carrying bipyridine π-extended ligands (L), have been carried out. These π-extended D-π-A-A-π-D-type...

Dibromomesitylene (DBMH) is one of the few molecules in which a methyl group is a quasi-free rotor in the crystal state. Density functional theory calculations - using the Born-Oppenheimer approximation...

Relativistic zero order regular approximation (ZORA) density functional theory computations, coupled with the conductor-like screening model for solvation effects, are used to investigate the redox properties of a series of...

The synthesis of four new 1,3,5-triaryl-1,3,5-triazinane-2,4,6-trithione derivatives (thioisocyanurates) and two new partially thionated analogues from the corresponding 1,3,5-triaryl-1,3,5-triazinane-2,4,6-triones (isocyanurates) is reported, together with their spectroscopic properties. DFT calculations and comparison...

Two N-methylpyridinium compounds and analogous N-protonated salts of 2- and 2,7-substituted 4-pyridyl-pyrene compounds were synthesised and their crystal structures, photophysical properties both in solution and in the solid state, electrochemical...

The magnetic exchange coupling between two diuranium(V) ions exhibiting the 5f-5f configuration in diimide-bridged complexes [CpU](μ-L) (L = stilbene-, naphthalene-diimide) has been investigated theoretically using relativistic ZORA/DFT calculations. Using two...

The synthesis and characterization of six triarylisocyanurates, featuring 2,7-fluorenyl or 9,10-anthracenyl groups incorporated in their peripheral arms are reported. Photophysical studies reveal that these new octupolar derivatives are more fluorescent...

The uranyl(V) complexes [UO(dbm)K(18C6)] (dbm = dibenzoylmethanate) and [UO(L)](L = 2-(4-tolyl)-1,3-bis(quinolyl)malondiiminate), exhibiting diamond-shaped UO and triangular-shaped UO cores respectively with 5f-5f and 5f-5f-5f configurations, have been investigated using relativistic density...