@article { ISI:000301098700068,
	title = {Syntheses, crystal structures, and magnetic properties of metal-organic hybrid materials of Co(II) using flexible and rigid nitrogen-based ditopic ligands as spacers},
	journal = {Crystal Growth \& Design},
	volume = {12},
	number = {3},
	year = {2012},
	month = {MAR},
	pages = {1571-1578},
	abstract = {<p>{A carboxylate-based flexible ligand, 5-(4-carboxybenzyloxy)isophthalic acid (p-cbiaH(3)), readily reacts with Co(II) salts in the presence of different pyridine-based coligands such as 4-bis(4-pyridinylmethyl)piperazine (bpmp) or 1,2-di(4-pyridyl)ethylene (dpe) under hydrothermal conditions to afford two different three-dimensional (3D) coordination polymers, {[Co-4(OH)(2)(p-cbia)(2)(bpmp)-(H2O)(3)]center dot 2H(2)O}(n) (1) and {[Co-4(OH)(2)(p-cbia)(2)(dpe)(H2O)(4)]center dot 2H(2)O\</p>},
	author = {Ahmad, Musheer and Sharma, Mamsh K. and Das, Raja and Poddar, Pankai and Bharadwaj, Parimal K.}
}
@article { ISI:000308279900043,
	title = {Synthesis, characterization, and magnetic studies of coordination polymers with Co(II) and Mn(II) ions},
	journal = {Crystal Growth \& Design},
	volume = {12},
	number = {9},
	year = {2012},
	month = {SEP},
	pages = {4624-4632},
	abstract = {<p>{An ether bridged tricarboxylic acid ligand, 5-(4-carboxybenzyloxy)isophthalic acid (p-cbiaH(3)) has been used to construct three coordination polymers with Co(II) salts in presence of different nitrogen donor ligands such as 1,4-bis(4-pyridinylmethyl)piperazine (bpmp), dipyridine-4-yl-diazene (dpd), and 4,4{\textquoteright}-bipyridine (bpy). The products formed under hydrothermal conditions are formulated as {[Co-3(p-cbia)(2)(bpmp)(2)(H2O)(6)]center dot 10H(2)O}(n) (1), {[Co-2(p-cbiaH)(2)(dpd)(H2O)(2)]\</p>},
	author = {Ahmad, Musheer and Das, Raja and Lama, Prem and Poddar, Pankaj and Bharadwaj, Parimal K.}
}
@article { ISI:000344451800020,
	title = {Interchain relay of antiferromagnetic ordering in 1D Co(II) coordination polymers via pi-pi interactions},
	journal = {CrystEngComm},
	volume = {16},
	number = {36},
	year = {2014},
	month = {SEP},
	pages = {8523-8530},
	type = {Article},
	doi = {10.1039/c4ce01010h},
	author = {Ahmad, Musheer and Das, Raja and Mrozinski, Jerzy and Bienko, Alina and Poddar, Pankaj and Bharadwaj, Parimal K.}
}
@article {44165,
	title = {Tetranuclear cubane Cu4O4 complexes as prospective anticancer agents: Design, synthesis, structural elucidation, magnetism, computational and cytotoxicity studies},
	journal = {Inorganic Chimica Acta},
	volume = {473},
	year = {2018},
	month = {MAR},
	pages = {121-132},
	abstract = {Two new homometallic Cu4O4 cubane clusters 1 and 2 have been synthesized by self-assembly of copper (II) acetate and ligand, 2-[(2-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzylidene)-amino]-2-hydroxymethyl-propane-1, 3-diol (H4L) and characterized thoroughly by various spectroscopic techniques and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Temperature- dependent magnetic susceptibility measurements have been performed to elucidate the antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic nature in Cu4O4 clusters 1 and 2, respectively. In vitro DNA binding studies of cubane clusters were carried out by employing optical spectroscopic techniques. Gel electrophoretic mobility assay performed to examine the nuclease activity of the complexes 1 and 2 with pBR322 DNA, and results revealed oxidative DNA cleavage via reactive oxygen species (ROS) species viz., O-2(.-), O-1(2), etc. In vitro cell proliferation via MTT assay was studied to calculate the cytotoxicity of complexes 1 and 2. The IC50 evaluated were similar to 20 mu M in MCF-7 (Breast) and similar to 30-35 mu M in HepG2 (Liver) cancer cell lines. Additionally, in the presence of 1 and 2, ROS and TBARS (Thiobarbituric acid reactive substance) levels amplified significantly, coupled with GSH (glutathione) levels in cancer lines. Hence, the results exhibited the major role of ROS in apoptosis induced by 1 and 2 clusters and validate their prospective to be efficient anticancer drug entities. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {Cu4O4 cubane complexes, Cytotoxicity, DFT, DNA binding, Magnetism, Nuclease activity},
	issn = {0020-1693},
	doi = {10.1016/j.ica.2017.12.039},
	author = {Usman, Mohammad and Arjmand, Farukh and Khan, Rais Ahmad and Alsalme, Ali and Ahmad, Musheer and Sen Bishwas, Mousumi and Tabassum, Sartaj}
}
