• 17O and 1H relaxometric and DFT study of hyperfine coupling constants in [Mn(H2O)6]2+ 

      Esteban-Gómez, David; Cassino, Claudio; Botta, Mauro; Platas-Iglesias, Carlos (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014-01-06)
      [Abstract] Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation Dispersion (NMRD) profiles and 17O NMR chemical shifts and transverse relaxation rates of aqueous solutions of [Mn(H2O)6]2+ were recorded to determine the parameters governing the ...
    • A Pentadentate Member of the Picolinate Family for Mn(ɪɪ) Complexation and an Amphiphilic Derivative 

      Pujales-Paradela, Rosa; Carniato, Fabio; Uzal-Varela, Rocío; Brandariz, Isabel; Iglesias, Emilia; Platas-Iglesias, Carlos; Botta, Mauro; Esteban-Gómez, David (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018-12-04)
      [Abstract] We report a pentadentate ligand containing a 2,2′-azanediyldiacetic acid moiety functionalized with a picolinate group at the nitrogen atom (H3paada), as well as a lipophylic derivative functionalized with a ...
    • Controlling Water Exchange Rates in Potential Mn²⁺-Based MRI Agents Derived From NO2A²⁻ 

      Pujales-Paradela, Rosa; Carniato, Fabio; Esteban-Gómez, David; Botta, Mauro; Platas-Iglesias, Carlos (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019-02-22)
      [Abstract] We report a series of pentadentate ligands based on a 1,4,7-triazacyclononane-1,4-diacetic acid (H2NO2A) containing different substituents attached to the third nitrogen atom of the macrocyclic unit. Detailed ...
    • Defining the Conditions for the Development of the Emerging Class of Feᴵᴵᴵ-Based MRI Contrast Agents 

      Baranyai, Zsolt; Carniato, Fabio; Nucera, Alessandro; Horváth, Dávid; Tei, Lorenzo; Platas-Iglesias, Carlos; Botta, Mauro (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021-07-26)
      [Abstract] Fe(III) complexes are attracting growing interest in chemists developing diagnostic probes for Magnetic Resonance Imaging because they leverage on an endogenous metal and show superior stability. However, in ...
    • Definition of the labile capping bond effect in lanthanide complexes 

      Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Aurora; Regueiro-Figueroa, Martín; Esteban-Gómez, David; Rodríguez-Blas, Teresa; Patinec, Véronique; Tripier, Raphaël; Tircsó, Gyula; Carniato, Fabio; Botta, Mauro; Platas-Iglesias, Carlos (Wiley, 2017-01-23)
      [Abstract] Two macrocyclic ligands containing a cyclen unit, a methyl group, a picolinate arm, and two acetate pendant arms attached to two nitrogen atoms of the macrocycle either in trans (1,7-H3Medo2 ampa = 2,2′-(7-((6 ...
    • Developing the family of picolinate ligands for Mn2+ complexation 

      Forgács, Attila; Pujales-Paradela, Rosa; Regueiro-Figueroa, Martín; Valencia, Laura; Esteban-Gómez, David; Botta, Mauro; Platas-Iglesias, Carlos (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016-12-22)
      [Abstract] We have reported here a series of ligands containing pentadentate 6,6′-(azanediylbis(methylene))dipicolinic acid units that differ in the substituent present at the amine nitrogen atom (acetate: H3DPAAA; phenyl: ...
    • High relaxivity Mn2+-based MRI contrast agents 

      Regueiro-Figueroa, Martín; Rolla, Gabriele A.; Esteban-Gómez, David; Blas, Andrés de; Rodríguez-Blas, Teresa; Botta, Mauro; Platas-Iglesias, Carlos (Wiley, 2014-12-16)
      [Abstract] Stable Mn2+ mono- and binuclear complexes containing pentadentate 6,6′-((methylazanediyl)bis(methylene)) dipicolinic acid coordinating units give remarkably high relaxivities due to the presence of two inner-sphere ...
    • Importance of outer-sphere and aggregation phenomena in the relaxation properties of phosphonated gadolinium complexes with potential applications as MRI contrast agents 

      Elhabiri, Mourad; Abada, Sabah; Sy, Mohamadou; Nonat, Aline; Choquet, Philippe; Esteban-Gómez, David; Cassino, Claudio; Platas-Iglesias, Carlos; Botta, Mauro; Charbonnière, Loïc J. (Wiley, 2015-04-10)
      [Abstract] A series composed of a tetra-, a tris- and a bisphosphonated ligand based on a pyridine scaffold (L4, L3 and L2, respectively) was studied within the frame of lanthanide (Ln) coordination. The stability constants ...
    • Optimising the relaxivities of Mn2+ complexes by targeting human serum albumin (HSA) 

      Forgács, Attila; Tei, Lorenzo; Baranyai, Zsolt; Esteban-Gómez, David; Platas-Iglesias, Carlos; Botta, Mauro (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017-07-14)
      [Abstract] We report two novel macrocyclic ligands based on the 1,4-DO2AM platform (1,4-DO2AM = 2,2′-(1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4-diyl)diacetamide) and containing two benzyl groups attached either to the nitrogen ...
    • Self‐aggregated dinuclear lanthanide(III) complexes as potential bimodal probes for magnetic resonance and optical imaging 

      Regueiro-Figueroa, Martín; Nonat, Aline; Rolla, Gabriele A.; Esteban-Gómez, David; Blas, Andrés de; Rodríguez-Blas, Teresa; Charbonnière, Loïc J.; Botta, Mauro; Platas-Iglesias, Carlos (Wiley, 2013-08-26)
      [Abstract] Homodinuclear lanthanide complexes (Ln=La, Eu, Gd, Tb, Yb and Lu) derived from a bis‐macrocyclic ligand featuring two 2,2′,2′′‐(1,4,7,10‐tetraazacyclododecane‐1,4,7 triyl)triacetic acid chelating sites linked ...
    • Surprising Complexity of the [Gd(AAZTA)(H2O)2]− Chelate Revealed by NMR in the Frequency and Time Domains 

      Lalli, Daniela; Carniato, Fabio; Tei, Lorenzo; Platas-Iglesias, Carlos; Botta, Mauro (American Chemical Society, 2021-12-10)
      [Abstract] Typically, Ln(III) complexes are isostructural along the series, which enables studying one particular metal chelate to derive the structural features of the others. This is not the case for [Ln(AAZTA)(H2O)x]− ...
    • Understanding the Effect of the Electron Spin Relaxation on the Relaxivities of Mn(II) Complexes with Triazacyclononane Derivatives 

      Uzal-Varela, Rocío; Valencia, Laura; Lalli, Daniela; Maneiro, Marcelino; Esteban-Gómez, David; Platas-Iglesias, Carlos; Botta, Mauro; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Aurora (American Chemical Society, 2021-10-07)
      [Abstract] Investigating the relaxation of water ¹H nuclei induced by paramagnetic Mn(II) complexes is important to understand the mechanisms that control the efficiency of contrast agents used in diagnostic magnetic ...