In the crystal structure of the title compound, (C(5)H(6)N)(2)[UCl(4)O(2)]·C(4)H(8)O(2), the pyridinium cations occupy general positions and the anions and the solvent dioxane mol-ecule are located on centres of inversion. The dioxane mol-ecules are connected to two symmetry-related pyridinium cations via O-H⋯O hydrogen bonding. There are additional inter-molecular C-H⋯Cl contacts, which are in...

Biodegradable nanostructures displaying aggregation-induced emission (AIE) are desirable from a biomedical point of view, due to the advantageous features loading capacity, brightness, and fluorescence stability. Herein, biodegradable polymers comprising poly (ethylene glycol)-block-poly(caprolactone-gradient-trimethylene carbonate) (PEG-P(CLgTMC)), with tetraphenylethylene pyridinium-TMC (PAIE...

2-Dimethylalkylammonium pyridinium and 2-dimethylalkylammonium pyrimidinium ditriflate salts are very powerful methylating agents toward phosphorus (triphenylphosphine) and nitrogen (triethylamine) nucleophiles. In competition experiments with triethylamine as nucleophile, these N-methyl disalts are more reactive methylating agents than dimethyl sulfate. Reaction of the pyridinium dications wit...

Inhibition of synaptic acetylcholinesterase (AChE) by organophosphate (OP) nerve agents is the main reason for their toxicity. Oximes are used as antidotes to reactivate nerve agent-inhibited AChE. To understand the mechanism of oxime-induced reactivation, we generated several mutant AChEs. Reactivation studies conducted with wild-type and mutant AChEs revealed that the peripheral anionic site ...

The objective of this work was to evaluate the relationship between chemical reactivity of 3-substituted pyridinium salts and their cytotoxic properties against murine leukemia L1210. Chemical reactivity of pyridinium salts towards NADH oxidation following one-step hydride transfer depends strongly on their redox properties. The investigated reaction may reflect the ability of the salts to depl...

A rapid and accurate method for analyzing pyridinium oximes-N-methylpyridinium2-aldoxime chloride, N,N’-trimethylene-(pyridinium-4-aldoxime) dihalide, and N,N’oxydimethyl(pyridinium-4-aldoxime) dich bride-in plasma, urine, and whole blood is described.The method is completely automated and requires small sample volumes. Concentrations ranging from 3 to 120 Eq./L. in biologic fluids can be deter...

A new ion-pair complex, (C16H14N)2[Ni(C4N2S2)2] or (1-NaMePy)2[Ni(imnt)2], where 1-NaMePy is 1-(4-naphthyl-methyl-ene)pyridinium and imnt is 2,2-di-cyano-ethene-1,1-di-thiol-ate, was obtained by the direct reaction of NiCl2, K2imnt and (1-NaMePy)(+)Br(-) in H2O. The asymmetric unit contains a [1-NaMePy](+) cation and one half of an Ni(imnt)2 (2-) anion. The Ni(II) ion lies on an inversion centr...

Differently substituted pyridinium N-heteroarylaminides have been prepared in one step with good yield from N-aminopyridinium iodide and the corresponding heteroaryl chloride. q 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. For many years conjugated heterocyclic N-ylides, a subgroup of mesomeric betaines, have been widely used as building blocks for the synthesis of fused heterocyclic systems and nat...

A macrocyclization-induced phosphorescence enhancement (MIPE) strategy involving macrocyclization of phosphorescent pyridine/pyridinium units by methylene linkers is reported and proved to have good effectiveness universality.

On the basis of our previous work on DNA fluorophores derived from vinylpyridinium-triphenylamine, we explored the structure space around the electron-rich triphenylamine (TP) core by changing the vinyl bond to an oxazole ring. As 2,5-diaryloxazoles are known to be highly fluorescent and efficient two photon absorbers, we synthesized analogues with two different connections of the oxazole to th...