The significance of antimony in the history of chemistry

Dufrenoy, M. L.; Dufrénoy, Jean

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“…Similar to the origin of bismuth, antimony was first referred to in its natural sulphide form as "Stem"; hence, the Greek name "Stimmi" and the Latin "Stibio" [27]. The name "antimony", however, has long been designated to the natural sulphide form as opposed to what it is been known as in the last two to three centuries, where chemists have adopted this name specifically for its pure metal [27]. Its most important ore, stibnite (Sb 2 S 3 ), was used in ancient times as a dark painting material on women in ancient Egypt and Persia [28].…”

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Chemistry and Some Biological Potential of Bismuth and Antimony Dithiocarbamate Complexes

Adeyemi

Onwudiwe

2020

Molecules

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Interest in the synthesis of Bi(III) and Sb(III) dithiocarbamate complexes is on the rise, and this has been attributed to their wide structural diversity and their interesting application as biological agents and in solid state/materials chemistry. The readily available binding sites of the two sulphur atoms within the dithiocarbamate moiety in the complexes confers a wide variety of geometry and interactions that often leads to supramolecular assemblies. Although none of the bismuth or antimony metals are known to play any natural biological function, their dithiocarbamate complexes, however, have proven very useful as antibacterial, antileishmanial, anticancer, and antifungal agents. The dithiocarbamate ligands modulate the associated toxicity of the metals, especially antimony, since bismuth is known to be benign, allowing the metal ion to get to the targeted sites; hence, making it less available for side and other damaging reactions. This review presents a concise chemistry and some known biological potentials of their trivalent dithiocarbamate complexes.

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Chemistry and Some Biological Potential of Bismuth and Antimony Dithiocarbamate Complexes

Adeyemi

Onwudiwe

2020

Molecules

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“…It was also used by the Greeks and the Romans, who called it stibium, the name from which the modern symbol of the element (Sb) was derived. Later, in the Middle Ages, antimony compounds played a central role in the alchemists' quest to transmutate base metals into gold (2). Antimony is prepared today on a large industrial scale; some 25,000 metric tons were produced in 1998 in the USA alone (3).…”

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