The title dimethyl-tin diisothio-cyanate adduct of 4,4'-bipyridine, [Sn(CH(3))(2)(NCS)(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))](n), adopts a chain motif in which the N-heterocycle functions as a bridge to adjacent all-trans octa-hedrally coordinated tin atoms. The Sn(IV) atom lies on a special position of 2/m site symmetry, the methyl C atom on a special position of 2 site symmetry, and the thio-cyanate and 4,4'-bip...

In the title complex, {[Co(NCS)(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(H(2)O)(2)]·C(10)H(8)N(2)}(n), the Co(II) ion is located on an inversion centre and is coordinated by two N atoms from the two 4,4'-bipyridine ligands, two O atoms from the water mol-ecule, and two N atoms from two isothio-cyanate ions in a distorted octa-hedral environment. In the crystal, the coordinated water mol-ecules, isothio-cyanate ions a...

A new catalytic system has been developed for hydrogen production from various monosaccharides, mainly glucose, as a starting material under reflux conditions in water the presence of water-soluble dicationic iridium complex bearing functional bipyridine ligand. For example, reaction D-glucose 20 h [Cp*Ir(6,6′-dihydroxy-2,2′-bipyridine)(H2O)][OTf]2 (1.0 mol %) (Cp*: pentamethylcyclopentadienyl,...

A homochiral triple helix was self-assembled from an axially chiral bipyridine and a linear metal-connecting point, which further assembles into a 2D network via infinite pi...pi stacking interactions and acts as a host for the inclusion of guest molecules.

In the title compound, [Pb(C(8)H(7)O(2))(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))], the Pb(II) ion is coordinated by two N atoms from one 2,2'-bipyridine ligand and four O atoms from two 4-methyl-benzoate anions in a distorted pseudo-square-pyramidal environment, considering one of the carboxyl-ate anions as an apical ligand. Pairs of complex mol-ecules related by inversion centers are organized into dimers via pairs...

A dinuclear ruthenium(II) complex linked via a reducible azo group [Ru(bpy)2(azobpy)Ru(bpy)2]Cl4 (Ru2azo, bpy=2,2'-bipyridine, azobpy=4,4″-azobis (2,2'-bipyridine)) was adopted as a probe for thiols. Results showed that Ru2azo could selectively and effectively react with biological thiols (such as cysteine, homocysteine and glutathione) with a 10(-7)M detection limit. After it reacted with thio...

Cationic tetranuclear arene ruthenium complexes of the general formula [Ru4(p-cymene)4(N N)2(dhnq)2] comprising rectangular structures are obtained in methanol from the reaction of the dinuclear arene ruthenium precursor [Ru2(p-cymene)2(dhnq)2Cl2] (dhnq = 5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinonato) with pyrazine or bipyridine linkers [N N = pyrazine, 1; 4,4 -bipyridine, 2; 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene, 3...

New tripodal transition metal ion receptors, tris(5-ethoxycarbonyl-2,2'-bipyridine) and tris(5-carboxylate-2,2'-bipyridine) substituted 27-membered trimeric piperazine cyclophanes 5 and 7 as well as tetra(5-ethoxycarbonyl-2,2'-bipyridine) substituted 36-membered tetrameric piperazine cyclophane 6, have been prepared and their transition metal ion complexing properties studied in solution by UV-...

The electrochemical reduction of allyl chloride is strongly catalyzed in the presence of cobalt complexes of 2,2'-bipyridine. A prominent reaction product of the catalyzed reduction is 1,5-hexadiene. Voltammetry, coulometry, and gas chromatographic data are presented and analyzed and a mechanistic scheme proposed to. account for the catalytic action of the cobalt-2,2'-bipyridine complexes. Rece...