The title compound, C(60)H(76)Cl(4)O(12), has a macrocyclic structure and both the upper and lower rim have disordered atoms. There are no hydrogen bonds or π-π stacking inter-actions in the crystal.

DNA sequence-dependent photoluminescence enhancement is found for a cationic polyelectrolyte complexed with single stranded DNA and described as a result of an interplay between electrostatic attraction and the π-π stacking between the polyelectrolyte's backbone and DNA's bases.

In the title compound, C(14)H(10)N(2)O, all non-H atoms are essentially coplanar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.013 Å). The crystal structure is stabilized by π-π stacking inter-actions [centroid-centroid distance = 3.506 (3) Å].

We present a new family of supramolecular metallogels undergoing reversible multiphase transition triggered by temperature from amphiphilic alkynylplatinum(ii) complexes. Further investigation revealed that intermolecular PtPt and π-π stacking interactions facilitate such phase transitions upon increasing the temperature.

Two new compounds based on one mononuclear nickel(II) and homobinuclear copper(II) complexes respectively of general formula [Ni(dmbpy)2(CH3COO)]ClO4 (1) [Cu2(dmbpy)2(CH3COO)3]ClO4 (2) with dmbpy = 5,5′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine, were synthesized by hydrothermal treatment. Both influenced the coordinated acetate ion molecule. The crystal molecular structures determined single X-ray diffraction m...

Development of low cost, easy-to-use chemical sensor systems for low dose detection of γ radiation remains highly desired for medical radiation therapy and nuclear security monitoring. We report herein on a new fluorescence sensor molecule, 4,4'-di(1H-phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazol-2-yl)biphenyl (DPI-BP), which can be dissolved into halogenated solvents (e.g., CHCl3, CH2Cl2) to enable instant detec...

Dispersion and electrostatics are known to stabilize π-π interactions, but the preference for parallel-displaced (PD) and/or twisted (TW) over sandwiched (S) conformations is not well understood. Orbital interactions are generally believed to play little to no role in π-stacking. However, orbital analysis of the dimers of benzene, pyridine, cytosine and several polyaromatic hydrocarbons demonst...

In the title compound, C(12)H(11)NOS, the dihedral angle between the oxopyridinium and phenyl rings is 58.40 (1)°. The crystal structure is stabilized by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, π-π stacking inter-actions involving the pyridinium rings [centroid-centroid distance = 3.6891 (9) Å] and C-H⋯π inter-actions.

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C(16)H(12)O(2), no classical hydrogen bonds or aromatic π-π stacking inter-actions were observed. The mol-ecules are linked into a three-dimensional framework by a combination of C-H⋯O and C-H⋯π(arene) hydrogen bonds.

Amide-attached pyrrole-based π-conjugated anion receptors showed solvent-dependent assembled modes such as H-aggregates that were soluble in octane and highly organized structures that provided supramolecular gels in CH(2)Cl(2) and 1,4-dioxane in the absence of π-π stacking.