The promiscuous encapsulation of π-electron-rich guests by the π-electron-deficient host, cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) (CBPQT(4+)), involves the formation of 1:1 inclusion complexes. One of the most intensely investigated charge-transfer (CT) bands, assumed to result from inclusion of a guest molecule inside the cavity of CBPQT(4+), is an emerald-green band associated with the complexation of...

Under ambient conditions, toluene can be oxidized selectively to benzaldehyde, an essential compound in the chemical industry. Copper(I) complexes were applied combination with [Ru(bipy)3](PF6)2 and dioxygen as oxidant. A peroxido copper complex is formed active species. The copper(II) obtained after oxidation photochemically reduced starting copper(I) species, process repeated. More informatio...

The butyl and isopropyl derivatives (4I, 5Br) of chiral pool derived bis-imidazolium dehydrohexitol salts have been prepared. The ditopic N-heterocyclic carbenes 4 and 5 form dinuclear Ag(I) and Pt(II) complexes. All compounds were fully characterised by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy. The bis-imidazolium salt 4I and platinum complexes cis-[Pt(2)(μ-2)(dmso)(2)Cl(4)] and cis-[Pt(2)(μ-4)(dmso)(2)C...

A series of ionic bis(pyrazole)-silver(I) and -gold(I) complexes [ML(2)][A] (M = Ag, Au; A = BF(4)(-), PF(6)(-), NO(3)(-)), prepared by coordination of the mesomorphic L = Hpz(2R(n)) or non-mesomorphic L = Hpz(R(n)) pyrazole ligands (Hpz(2R(n)) = 3,5-bis(4-alkyloxyphenyl)pyrazole; Hpz(R(n)) = 3-(4-alkyloxyphenyl)pyrazole), has been studied. The complexes exhibit enantiotropic behaviour, showing...

Five halogen substituted pyrazolates, 4-chloro-3,5-diisopropylpyrazole (4-Cl-3,5-iPr2pzH), 4-bromo-3,5-diisopropylpyrazole (4-Br-3,5-iPr2pzH), 4-iodo-3,5-diisopropylpyrazole (4-I-3,5-iPr2pzH), 4-chloro-3,5-diphenylpyrazole (4-Cl-3,5-Ph2pzH), and 4-bromo-3,5-diphenylpyrazole (4-Br-3,5-Ph2pzH), were conveniently prepared by halogenation of the appropriate pyrazoles with N-halosuccinimides (NXS) (...

A series of new silver(i) 5,5-diethylbarbiturate (barb) complexes with the formulas [Ag2(μ-barb)2(PPh3)2] (1), [Ag(barb)(PPh2Cy)] (2), [Ag(barb)(PPhCy2)] (3) and [Ag(barb)(PCy3)] (4) (PPh3 = triphenylphosphine, PPh2Cy = diphenylcyclohexylphosphine, PPhCy2 = dicyclohexylphenylphosphine and PCy3 = tricyclohexylphosphine) were synthesized and fully characterized by elemental analysis, IR, NMR, ESI...

Novel mixed ligand bivalent copper complexes [Cu. L. A. ClO 4 ] and [Cu. L. A] where "L" is Schiff bases, namely 2-((3,4-dimethylisoxazol-5-ylimino)methyl)-4-bromophenol (DMIIMBP)/2-((3,4-dimethylisoxazol-5-ylimino)methyl)-4-chlorophenol (DMIIMCP), and "A" is heterocyclic compound, such as 1,10-phenanthroline (phen)/2,2(1)-bipyridyl (bipy)/8-hydroxyquinoline (oxine)/5-chloro-8-hydroxyquinoline ...

A nanoscopic pseudorotaxane (1)2 subset2 composed of the gold rectangle [Au4(mu-PAnP)2(mu-bipy)2](OTf)4 and the linear template 4,4'-bis(9''-anthryl)biphenyl was assembled (PAnP = 9,10-bis(diphenylphosphino)anthracene); bipy = 4,4'-bipyridine).

A diphosphine ligand (1·HPF(6)), which is a potential precursor to a PC(NHC)P pincer, with a backbone containing two phenylene groups and a central bicyclic 4-aza-2-azoniabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-ene unit has been synthesised and coordinated to Pd(II) and Pt(II) to give trans-[M(κ(2)-P,P'-)Cl(2)]PF(6) where M = Pd (2) or Pt (3a). Single-crystal structure determinations of 2 and 3a show the complexes...