The title compound, poly[[di-aqua-bis-[1,5-bis-(pyridin-4-yl)pentane-κ(2) N:N']cadmium] bis-(perchlorate) 1,5-bis-(pyridin-4-yl)pentane ethanol mono-solvate], [Cd(C15H18N2)2(H2O)2](ClO4)2·C15H18N2·C2H6O, is a layered coordination polymer built up from highly squashed 4(4) nets in which the octa-hedral trans-CdO2N4 nodes (Cd site symmetry -1) are linked by the bifunctional ligands, forming infin...

The synthesis and co-ordination chemistry of a new 'bulky yet flexible' N-heterocyclic carbene ("IPaul") is reported. This carbene has spatially-defined steric impact; steric maps show that two quadrants are very bulky while the other two are quite open. The electronic properties of this carbene are very similar to those of other 1,3-diarylimidazol-2-ylidenes. Copper, silver, iridium, and nicke...

Schiff bases are versatile ligands which are synthesized from the condensation of an amino compound with carbonyl compounds. These compounds and their metal complexes are very important as catalysts in various biological systems, polymers, dyes and medicinal and pharmaceutical fields. Their use in birth control, food packages and as an O2 detector is also outlined. This review summarizes the ap...

An unprecedented release of the bridging aqua molecules and conversion of chain helicity within a 3-D chiral cadmium(ii) dicarboxylate coordination polymer was observed in a unique and drastic single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation of dehydration.

Pretreatment with cadmium is reported to protect animals, to some extent, from acute toxicity of a following administration of a higher dose of cadmium itself. On the other hand, it is still unknown as to whether or not the teratogenicity and/or the fetolethality of cadmium are reduced by such pretreatment with cadmium. Based on Cadmium Pretreatment and Fetotoxicity of Cadmium 287 a report that...

We have developed a water-based synthesis for the preparation of 4-substituted 1,2,4-triazole ligands with highly polar functional groups. This general synthetic approach has allowed us to prepare two sulfonate functionalized 4-substituted 1,2,4-triazole anions ( L1(-)= 4-(1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)benzenesulfonate; L2(-)= 4-(1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)ethanesulfonate). Reaction of these ligands with cadmium(...