Electron Exchange Processes Research Articles

Green Synthesis of Clay/rGO Composite for Sensitive Detection of Para Nitrophenol in the Environment

AbstractNitrophenols (e. g., para nitrophenol), although they have beneficial properties, their residuals are injurious to the environment owing to their high lethal potential for many categories of nature (e. g. animals, humans, plants, etc.), which require their monitoring. In this paper, a new Clay/green reduced graphene oxide composite (Clay/rGO) was efficaciously synthesized and utilized as an excellent modifier for carbon paste electrode (CPE) for the electro‐analytical determination of paranitrophenol (PNØ). The electrochemical futures and reduction of PNØ at the surface of the as‐prepared Clay/rGO˧CPE have been executed using DPV differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The use of the EIS provided that the Clay/rGO˧CPE facilitate the electron exchange process. By using the DPV technique in phosphate buffer (PB) under biological pH (7) (PB_7) the prepared monitor exhibited an excellent linearity relationship in the concentration ranges from 1.0 to 1000.0 μM with a detection limit (DL=3×σ/P) of 0.16 μM and a quantification limit of (QL=10×σ/P) of 0.54 μM. The Clay/rGO˧CPE offered high selectivity and a satisfactory concert in the electroanalytical sensing of PNØ in wastewater sample.

Coadsorption mechanisms of copper and sulfamethoxazole by functionalized cellulose: A kinetic and DFT study

In order to address the issue of compound pollution from heavy metals and antibiotics in aquatic environments, multibranched functionalized cellulose materials (DACS) with abundant adsorption affinity groups (such as amino, carboxyl and imine groups) were prepared by oxidation, etherification and grafting. The maximum adsorption capacities of DACS for copper (Cu) and sulfamethoxazole (SMZ) were 42.27 and 117.92 mg/g, respectively. In addition, its excellent pH buffering capacity, resistance to coexisting interfering substances and great regeneration performance of up to 91 % after 5 cycles. In the coadsorption experiment, the multibranched structure strengthened the bridge effect during the coadsorption process, and weakened the inhibition of SMZ adsorption caused by competition. Kinetic models and error functions analysis showed that PNO model and F&S model were the most consistent with the adsorption process, and the limiting step of adsorption was the external diffusion of Cu and SMZ around the surface of DACS. Moreover, the density functional theory (DFT) was used to quantitatively calculate the adsorption binding energy of multiple sites on DACS, and clarified the adsorption tendency of DACS as electron donors for Cu and as acceptor for SMZ. In addition, the binding energy of sequential adsorption was greater than that of single and binary adsorption, and the binding stability of SMZ was significantly increased in sequential adsorption for the increasing of binding energy. The electron exchange process in the adsorption showed that SMZ played a bridging role in the binary adsorption, while Cu was the main reaction part of the complex adsorption.

One-dimensional Dexter-type excitonic topological phase transition

The concept of the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model, which was successfully introduced in topological photonics, can also be applied to the study of topological excitonics. Here we study the topological properties of a one-dimensional excitonic tight-binding model formed by two-level systems by taking into account the charge transfer and local excitations. The interactions between the two types of excitons give rise to a rich spectrum of physics, including the nontrivial topological phase in the uniform chain, unlike the conventional Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model, the topologically nontrivial flat bands, and, most importantly, the excitonic topological phase transition assisted by the Dexter electron exchange process. The excitonic topological phase leads to the development of “chiral superposition.” The topological edge states are robust because they are protected by the inversion symmetry. Based on our calculations, experiments for observing the edge states optically in a molecular chain are proposed. Published by the American Physical Society 2024

Fe(Ⅲ)/Fe(Ⅱ) cycle enables biological nitrate ammoniation at low C/N ratio for reactive nitrogen recovery

The recovery of reactive nitrogen from industrial wastewater by biological ammoniation is a promising strategy of sustainable wastewater treatment. However, the low C/N ratio of pickling wastewater restricts nitrate towards ammonium, resulting in nitrogen loss. Here, we have proven the feasibility of nitrate ammoniation utilizing the Fe(Ⅲ)/Fe(Ⅱ) cycle at low C/N ratios, where partial organic electrons were employed to reduce Fe(Ⅲ) and the regenerated Fe(Ⅱ) facilitated ammoniation. It achieved the nitrate reduction efficiency of 96 ± 2 % and ammoniation efficiency of 49 ± 2 % for 3 cycles. Iron cycle enhanced the DNRA, demonstrated by the upregulation of nrfA and the downregulation of nirK. Electroactive Geobacter spp. with DNRA capability was sustained at high abundance (∼23 %) by the electron exchange process with extracellular iron. These findings provided a novel approach to recover active N using the iron cycle from wastewater, which has broader implications for sustainable circular economy and the ecology of carbon, iron and nitrogen cycle.

Formation of layered nanofibric materials and composite coatings

Using an electrospinning device, we determined the optimal conditions for producing nanofibers from a 10% solution of Co–AN. These conditions involved applying a 15[Formula: see text]kV voltage to the anode, which was connected to the syringe containing the solution, and maintaining a distance of 12–15[Formula: see text]cm from the needle tip to the collector screen (cathode). The filament diameter (d) ranged from 0.2 to 0.5[Formula: see text]mm. This setup allowed the formation of nanofibers under the cover. The electrolysis process was conducted for varying durations, ranging from 4 to 14[Formula: see text]h, while applying currents of 2[Formula: see text]mA, 4[Formula: see text]mA, and 8[Formula: see text]mA. At 4[Formula: see text]mA and 8[Formula: see text]mA, a substantial portion (approximately 65–70%) of the macroions in the solution reassembled on the electrode surfaces. These images clearly illustrate the restoration of macroions on the electrode surfaces, achieved through electron exchange processes. This phenomenon results in the combination of macroions and their neutralization, leading to the formation of a composite coating on the titanium, iron plate, and rods.

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The article defines the influence of globalization factors on stock exchange conjunctures changes. It was noted that modern international exchange trading is an organized form of trading in derivatives, which include futures contracts and options on future prices. International exchange trading is an important center of global accumulation and redistribution of global investment capital. Increasing the investment attractiveness of exchange instruments contributed to attracting additional international investments to international derivatives platforms. It has been established that, despite the impact of globalization and price volatility, in the last few years, the main international commodity and financial organized markets have seen a systematic increase in the volume of derivative contracts international exchange trade on commodity and financial assets, or more precisely, futures contracts and options on futures prices. Statistical data of analytical studies conducted on the basis of the reports of the Futures Industry Association indicate that only in the last ten years the volume of international exchange trade has increased by 6.3 times. It is noted that international stock trade has undergone drastic changes in the last two centuries, taking into account the types of exchange-traded instruments and the technology of stock exchange trade. As a result, modern international stock exchange trading can be considered a global organized market for the formation of price conditions and the accumulation and transfer of foreign investments. Globalization has provided many positive transformations for international exchange trading. The first and most important of them is the rapid spread of innovations on exchange platforms, and the other is the possibility of attracting a wide range of participants to the electronic exchange processes. Perspective ways include: work on improving the regulation of cryptocurrency exchange trading; development of innovative approaches to the use of АІ in all exchange processes; systematic fight against price instability.

Decoupling Reaction, Diffusion and Ohmic Processes in Fast-Charging Electrodes: A New Model for CV Data Analysis

Fast charging is critical for the efficient storage of energy in devices like electric vehicles and portable electronics. The rate performance of electrodes is limited by the electron transfer rate, the ohmic resistance of the electrode, the size and shape of the primary electrode particles, and the charge carrier diffusion process within the electrodes. However, separating the intrinsic contributions of mass transport and charge transfer from non-equilibrium data obtained under large interfacial polarization is very complex, which limits our understanding of high rate electrodes during charging and discharging. While it is possible to extract the diffusive and capacitive components of an electrode’s capacity from cyclic voltammetry (CV) data using the Dunn method, the Dunn model assumes a constant diffusional overpotential. In reality the ohmic resistance scales with the current, so that the ohmic potential drop across the electrode cannot be neglected a priori for fast charging electrodes in which high current densities are a requirement.We recently developed a new model based on the Butler-Volmer equation for the kinetics of the electron exchange process, and incorporated the charge carrier diffusion process and the internal ohmic losses, as well as the effect of the shape and dimensions of the primary electrode particles on the effective diffusion rate [1]. The model can provide the relation between current peak voltages and peak currents from a series of sweep rate CV measurements. The ohmic resistance, equilibrium voltage, exchange current (related to the electrochemical reaction rate) and limiting current (related to the charge carrier diffusion coefficient and Nernst diffusion layer thickness) can be extracted as independent variables from the fitted experimental data.By simulating a range of different high rate Li electrode materials (both cathodes and anodes), we identified influence of the reaction rate on the overpotential as a common significant factor, which explains the nonlinear relation between the potential and the current at peak position in different CV measurements. Our analysis suggests that a higher electrochemical reaction rate seems to be more important for the realization of faster charging batteries than a larger carrier diffusion coefficient.Finally, our extended model also enables us to predict the overpotential at any applied potential, which is not possible with other current models known till date. This insight helps us to gain more detailed understanding of the relationship between the intrinsic properties of the electrode materials and their rate performance in different reaction stages. This may facilitate further modification of electrode material towards enhanced high rate performance in next-generation batteries.[1] R. Xia et al., Energy Storage Mater. 53 (2022) 381-390.

Syntheses and Electrochemical and EPR Studies of Porphyrins Functionalized with Bulky Aromatic Amine Donors.

A series of nickel(II) porphyrins bearing one or two bulky nitrogen donors at the meso positions were prepared by using Ullmann methodology or more classical Buchwald-Hartwig amination reactions to create the new C-N bonds. For several new compounds, single crystals were obtained, and the X-ray structures were solved. The electrochemical data of these compounds are reported. For a few representative examples, spectroelectrochemical measurements were used to clarify the electron exchange process. In addition, a detailed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) study was performed to estimate the extent of delocalization of the generated radical cations. In particular, electron nuclear double resonance spectroscopy (ENDOR) was used to determine the coupling constants. DFT calculations were conducted to corroborate the EPR spectroscopic data.

Macroporous Perovskite-Structured LaFeO3 Microspheres and Their Highly Sensitive and Selective Sensing Properties to Alcohols Gas

Alcohols detection is essential for the health of chemical and food production personnel. Metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) gas sensors are widely used, however, sensitive and selectivity of traditional MOS gas sensor is still a bottleneck issue. Recently, ABO <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</sub> perovskite-type MOS has attracted much attention due to its abundant and controllable physicochemical properties. In this article, macroporous perovskite-type LaFeO <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</sub> (LFO) microspheres were prepared by simple one step hydrothermal process. The gas sensing test results show that the LFO gas sensor is highly sensitive and selective to alcohols, especially methanol. For 100 ppm methanol, the response value can reach 120 at 215 °C. The excellent gas sensing properties are attributed to the macroporous characteristics (>100 nm), which facilitates the diffusion of methanol molecules inside the nanospheres, enhancing the contact between the gas molecules and the material and improving the gas sensing performance. In addition, the adsorption characteristics and electron exchange processes of eight gases on the material surface were investigated based on first principles analysis. The results show that the hydroxyl group is the main contributor to the stable adsorption of alcohols gas on the material surface. The perovskite-type LFO is a very promising sensitive material for alcohols detection.

An Explorative Study into the Aetiology of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Using Targeted Urine Metabolomics

Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is the most prevalent congenital musculoskeletal disorder, yet its cause remains unknown. Adequate nutrient provision and coordinated electron exchange (redox) processes are critical for foetal growth and tissue development. This novel study sought to explore specific biochemical pathways in skeletal development for potential involvement in the aetiology of DDH. Spot urine samples were collected from infants, aged 13-61 days, with and without DDH. Ion chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to quantify thiosulphate, sulphate, nitrate, and phosphate, whilst nitrite was quantified using high-performance liquid chromato-graphy. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) were measured as markers of lipid peroxidation. Creatinine and osmolality were determined by a 96-well plate assay and micro-osmometer to potentially normalise values for renal function, lean body mass, and hydration status. Urine samples were analysed from 99 babies: 30 with DDH and 69 age-matched non-DDH controls. Thiosulphate, TBARS, and creatinine concentrations differed between the DDH group and the controls (p = 0.025, 0.015, and 0.004 respectively). Urine osmolality was significantly lower in DDH compared to the controls (p = 0.036), indicative of the production of a more diluted urine in DDH infants. Following adjustment for osmolality, significant differences became apparent in urinary sulphate levels in DDH (p = 0.035) whereas all other parameters were similar between the groups. This is the first study to assess the potential role of these inorganic anions in DDH. The higher levels of sulphate found in infants with DDH suggests either enhanced intake from milk, increased endogenous formation, or impaired renal reabsorption. This investigation demonstrates the power of urine metabolomics and highlights the importance of normalisation for hydration status to disentangle developmental disorders. Our results strongly suggest that DDH is a systemic disease associated with altered uptake, formation, or handling of sulphate. There is potential for new opportunities in the prevention or treatment of DDH via nutritional intervention.

ZnO/1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride paste electrode, highly sensitive lorazepam sensor

The measurement of pharmaceutical compounds in biological fluids is considered an effective way to evaluate their effectiveness. On the other hand, lorazepam is a drug with good efficiency in treatment and some side effects, which measurement is very important. In this study, the ZnO nanoparticle was synthesized as an electrocatalyst by chemical precipitation method. In continuous a simple modification on paste electrode (PE) by ZnO nanoparticle (ZnO-NPs) and 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (HMImCl) was made and new sensor was used for sensing of lorazepam. The HMImCl/ZnO-NPs/PE showed catalytic behavior on oxidation signal of lorazepam and improved its signal about 2.17 times compared to unmodified PE. On the other hand, oxidation signal of lorazepam was reduced about 110 mV at surface of HMImCl/ZnO-NPs/PE compare to unmodified PE that confirm accelerating the electron exchange process after modification of sensor by HMImCl and ZnO-NPs as powerful catalysts. The HMImCl/ZnO-NPs/PE was used for monitoring of lorazepam in water and injection samples and results showed recovery data 98.5 to 103.5 % that are acceptable for a new sensor.

Manipulating Spin Polarization of Defected Co3O4 for Highly Efficient Electrocatalysis

Electrocatalytic water splitting is limited by kinetics-sluggish oxygen evolution, in which the activity of catalysts depends on their electronic structure. However, the influence of electron spin polarization on catalytic activity is ambiguous. Herein, we successfully regulate the spin polarization of Co3O4 catalysts by tuning the concentration of cobalt defects from 0.8 to 14.5%. X-ray absorption spectroscopy spectra and density functional theory calculations confirm that the spin polarization of Co3O4 is positively correlated with the concentration of cobalt defects. Importantly, the enhanced spin polarization can increase hydroxyl group absorption to significantly decrease the Gibbs free energy change value of the OER rate-determining step and regulate the spin polarization of oxygen species through a spin electron-exchange process to easily produce triplet-state O2, which can obviously increase electrocatalytic OER activity. In specific, Co3O4-50 with 14.5% cobalt defects exhibits the highest spin polarization and shows the best normalized OER activity. This work provides an important strategy to increase the water splitting activity of electrocatalysts via the rational regulation of electron spin polarization.

Importance of dynamical electron correlation in diabatic couplings of electron-exchange processes.

We demonstrate the importance of the dynamical electron correlation effect in diabatic couplings of electron-exchange processes in molecular aggregates. To perform a multireference perturbation theory with large active space of molecular aggregates, an efficient low-rank approximation is applied to the complete active space self-consistent field reference functions. It is known that kinetic rates of electron-exchange processes, such as singlet fission, triplet-triplet annihilation, and triplet exciton transfer, are not sufficiently explained by the direct term of the diabatic couplings but efficiently mediated by the low-lying charge transfer states if the two molecules are in close proximity. It is presented in this paper, however, that regardless of the distance of the molecules, the direct term is considerably underestimated by up to three orders of magnitude without the dynamical electron correlation, i.e., the diabatic states expressed in the active space are not adequate to quantitatively reproduce the electron-exchange processes.

Implementation of Google Cloud in Business to Business Tanda Tukar Faktur Application

Alfamart is a company engaged in retail. Companies involved in the retail sector are certainly inseparable from buying and selling products, and every transaction that occurs will be detailed in the invoice exchange. The problem that arises is because Alfamart wants to accommodate the electronic invoice exchange process. Therefore, Alfamart built a B2B TTF application that can accommodate the electronic invoice exchange process and help its accounting management. The application is made using the Research and Development method because it can address urgent needs and has a high validation value. It is built using the Flask framework and is integrated with Google Cloud to overcome application deployment speed problems and be more flexible. In addition, the implementation of Optical Character Recognition using Google Vision is used to validate uploaded invoice files. This study's results are in the form of a B2B TTF application that can make it easier for users to exchange invoices. The results of using Google Vision have a relatively high percentage of 77%. The B2B TTF application uses the Flask framework and is integrated with Google Cloud, which can assist users in the process of exchanging invoices electronically.

Reactive molecular dynamics simulations of nickel-based heterometallic catalysts for hydrogen evolution in an alkaline KOH solution

In recent years, significant attention has been paid to the possible use of hydrogen (H2) as a renewable energy source. The formation of H2, in particular, is appealing by Ni-based-catalyzed activity in an alkaline potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution at room temperatures. However, a broader understanding of the reactions at the catalyst surface needs to be sought at the atomic level. In this research, a comparative and systematic study of nickel-based heterometallic catalysts in an alkaline potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution for H2 generation with the aid of ReaxFF potential is performed using reactive molecular dynamics (RMD) simulations. The interface composition of nickel catalyst was systematically modulated to include transition metals such as iron, platinum, and their oxides. All nickel-based transition metals and their oxides are equally active while influencing the catalytic reaction. Ni-Fe and Ni-Pt impose major promoting effects on the Ni-based catalyst, with an improvement in the generation rate of output of H2 when compared to the Ni-Fe-Pt heterometallic catalyst. On the other hand, only a marginal improvement in the catalytic effectiveness of the Ni-based catalyst is evident with Ni-Fe-O and Ni-Pt-O catalyst. The molecular proportion of the metal/(Ni + oxide) was varied within the catalyst to investigate the impact of metal combination and concentration on the alloy catalytic performance. This structural variation also explained the role of each second metal and their oxide involved in an alkaline KOH electron exchange process. The second metal promoting effects are mainly summarized in terms of the ability to serve as an electrophilic site for enhanced OH-group absorption, a large area of active surface, amorphous characteristic of the alloy catalyst, and interaction of the electrons with the Ni active metal.

Development of a novel biosensor for Creatine Kinase (CK-MB) using Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)

In this paper, we report a new biosensor for detection of the cardiac biomarker Creatine Kinase (CK-MB) using Surface Plasmon Surface (SPR) technique, with the purpose of the diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI). For this, we employed gold nanoparticles (AuNP) stabilized with Cysteamine (Cys), and functionalized with Creatine Phosphate (Pcrea), which promote an increase in the sensitivity and accuracy for creatine kinase (CK-MB) detection in saliva and urine samples. The characteristics of the electronic transfer of the sensor could be observed by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and Cyclic Voltammetry (CV), that showed significant redox peaks on electrode surface evidencing the high electron exchange process and low resistance charge transfer between the electrolyte solution and the modified surface. The morphological characteristics were confirmed by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), micro-Raman and Contact Angle (CA), as well as the adsorption and interaction processes between the materials, which could be observed by Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR). The SPR analytical curve, ranged from 5.0 ng mL−1 to 100.0 ng mL−1, provided some important parameters, such as limit of detection (LOD) of 0.209 ng mL−1, limit of quantification (LOQ) of 0.696 ng mL−1, and sensitivity of 8.67 × 10–3 ± 0.17 × 10–3 (°) mL ng−1. The specific interaction between functionalized substrate and CK-MB demonstrates a high affinity of 15.14 ng mL−1 based on the Michaelis-Menten fitting.

Analytical expression for the electronic stopping cross section of atomic gas targets for hydrogen projectiles

The author derives an analytical expression for the electronic stopping cross section of atomic gas targets at nonrelativistic velocities for hydrogen ions. The expression is based on an ab initio approach to account for the electronic excitations and charge exchange processes at low collision energies and the correct Bethe approach at high collision energies.

Terpyridine-containing porphyrin and coordination assembly with fullerene-based pyridine for enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen evolution and photocurrent response

A novel terpyridine-modified porphyrin, ZnP-Pr-tpy, has been synthesized and characterized successfully using elemental analysis, mass spectrometry (MS), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), infrared spectroscopy (IR) and ultraviolet/visible spectroscopy (UV–Vis). Studies by steady-state fluorescence and UV–visible spectroscopies show that a supramolecular dyad is formed by fullerene-based pyridine (C60-py) and the zinc porphyrin via a coordination bond, with a binding constant K of 1.18 × 105 M−1. The photoexcitation of ZnP-Pr-tpy causes the ground state electrons of the tpy moiety to shift to the ZnP unit via an electron-exchange process following the Dexter energy transfer mechanism. Thus, a donor–acceptor composite film, ZnP-Pr-tpy/C60-py, was fabricated by combining the photosensitizer ZnP-Pr-tpy with C60-py. A comparison of the over-potential at 10 mA/cm2, the Tafel slopes and the photocurrent response under visible light irradiation showed the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the photocurrent response to be clearly improved by the covalent modification of the porphyrin with terpyridine, and further improved by the axial coordination of C60-py to ZnP-Pr-tpy. These improvements are attributed to increased intra- and intermolecular electron transfer, the decrease in the electrochemical impedance resulting from the axial coordination of C60-py to ZnP-Pr-tpy and the electron-exchange in ZnP-Pr-tpy through the Dexter energy transfer mechanism under light excitation.

Temperature-enabled reversible “On/Off” switch-like hazardous herbicide picloram voltammetric sensor in agricultural and environmental samples based on thermo-responsive PVCL-tethered MWCNT@Au catalyst

Picloram (PCR), a vastly utilized chlorinated herbicide, is very stable in water and soil with severe ecological and health impacts. It is necessary to establish a fast and highly sensitive technique for accurately detecting trace level PCR in agricultural and environmental samples. We employed a temperature-responsive poly(N-vinylcaprolactam)-tethered multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-PVCL) decorated gold nanoparticles (Au@MWCNT-PVCL) catalyst on the electrochemical sensor for the sensitive “On/Off” switch-like detection of PCR. The effect of temperature-sensitive catalyst surface chemistry on electrocatalytic activity was scrutinized. Results showed that the hydrophilic surface of PVCL at 25 °C (<lower critical solution temperature (LCST)) extended to bury the electroactive sites of Au nanoparticles and MWCNT, and the PCR unable to pass over the PVCL to achieve electron exchange process, signifying the “Off” state. Surface wettability of the prepared Au@MWCNT-PVCL then spontaneously switched its hydrophilic to hydrophobic surface one at 40 °C (>LCST) that immensely upgraded PCR oxidation on the catalyst in the electrochemical reaction, signifying the “On” state. The detection of the Au@MWCNT-PVCL modified electrode ranged from 0.02–183 μM with a low detection limit (LOD) of 1.5 nM at 40 °C toward PCR. The proposed sensor was successfully used to detect PCR in real agricultural and environmental samples.

Synthesis and characterization of a novel non-symmetrical bidentate Schiff base ligand and its Ni(II) complex: electrochemical and antioxidant studies

This paper describes the synthesis and properties of a new nitro-substituted bidentate Schiff base ligand (HL) and its nickel complex (Ni(II)-2L). Its ligand was derived from the condensation of 2′-methoxyphenyl-2-ethylamine with 5-nitro-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde. This ligand and its nickel complex were characterized through elemental analysis, UV–Vis, IR, 1H NMR and 13C NMR. The molecular structure of the nickel complex was confirmed using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. This complex crystallizes in dichloromethane in triclinic system, space group of P-1 with a = 6.6803 (2), b = 9.6702 (2), c = 12.1836 (3) and 1 formula unit in the cell. The obtained data revealed that the Ni(II) center is tetra-coordinated by two oxygen and two nitrogen atoms involving two ligands. Cyclic voltammograms of the nickel complex, recorded in DMF solutions, showed one quasi-reversible redox couple related to the Ni(II)/Ni(I) couple, demonstrating its electro-activity. This indicates a slow redox transition and/or electron exchange process, which implies that this electrochemical process is mainly diffusion-controlled. The antioxidant activity of the synthesized compounds was evaluated from the reactivity with the free radical DPPH, showing IC50 values between 0.4 and 4.5 mg/mL.