Here we present a series of linked cage complexes of functionalised variants of the octametallic ring {Cr7Ni} with the general formula [(n)Pr2NH2][Cr7NiF8(O2C(t)Bu)15(O2CR)], where HO2CR is a N-heterocycle containing carboxylic acid. These compounds are made by reacting [(n)Pr2NH2][Cr7NiF8(O2C(t)Bu)15(O2CR)] with a variety of simple metal salts and metal dimers. The carboxylic acids studied inc...

The pterins xanthopterin (2-amino-4:6-dihydroxypteridine) (Koschara, 1936) and biopterin (2amino 4 hydroxy-6-[1: 2-dihydroxypropyl (L-erythro)]-pteridine) (Patterson, Saltza & Stokstad, 1956) have been isolated from human urine. It has been suggested that the pterins 2-amino-4-hydroxypteridine-6-carboxylic acid, 2-amino-4-hydroxypteridine and isoxanthopterin (2-amino-4:7-dihydroxypteridine) are...

BACKGROUND The utility of N-heterocyclic bases to obtain molecular complexes with carboxylic acids is well studied. Depending on the solid state interaction between the N-heterocyclic base and a carboxylic acid a variety of neutral or ionic synthons are observed. Meanwhile, pyridines and pyrimidines have been frequently chosen in the area of crystal engineering for their multipurpose functional...

A new series of 5-substituted-3-methylsulfanyl-1-(2,4-dinitro phenyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl esters were synthesized by reacting the amino group of 5-amino-3-methylsulfanyl-1-(2,4-dinitro phenyl)-1H-pyrazole-4carboxylic acid ethyl ester with acid anhydrides, acid chlorides and phenyl dithiocarbamates. The title compounds were investigated for analgesic, anti-inflammatory and ulcero...

Polypeptoids bearing carboxylic acid groups on the N-substituent are useful building blocks for construction of peptidomimetic supramolecular assemblies with stimuli-responsive properties.