: Methylated poly(l-histidine) (PLH-Me), our original polypeptide, has controlled the contents of dimethylimidazolium, τ/π-methylimidazole and imidazole groups for efficient gene delivery. The screening for the PLH-Me as DNA carrier has been carried out by use of the PLH with 25 mol% (τ-methyl, 16 mol%; π-methyl, 17 mol%; deprotonated imidazole, 41 mol%), 68 mol% (τ-methyl, 16 mol%; π-methyl, 8...

Intermolecular features like hydrogen bonding and π-type interactions play pivotal roles in stabilizing molecular structures in ionic liquids with planar rings and hydrogen-bond donors and acceptors. However, the delicate interplay among these interactions is complicated and depends on specific ion types. In this work, ab initio molecular dynamics simulations were performed to reveal competitiv...

While azolate anions have been extensively used as anionic linkers in framework design, we now demonstrate the synthesis of square-grid networks that utilise their cationic analogues, imidazolium ions, as linkers. The resulting imidazolium frameworks are direct hydrogen-bonded analogues of square-grid metal azolates and the first examples of an inverted polarity framework design based on anioni...

In the title compound, 2C(4)H(7)N(2) (+)·C(4)H(4)O(4) (2-)·C(4)H(6)O(4), the asymmetric unit consists of two 4-methyl-imidazolium cations, one succinate dianion and one netrual succinic acid mol-ecule and within the latter components, the C-O, C=O and C O bonds are clearly evidenced from their relative distances. In the crystal structure, the individual components are linked by inter-molecular ...

No fluorescence emission of the naphtholate anion is observed from ionic liquids with an imidazolium cation containing a C2 hydrogen (C2-H). This is attributed to the formation of a "dark" complex between the imidazolium cation and the excited naphtholate anion.

N-methyl imidazolium phosphotungstic salt has been synthesized and used as a special catalyst for photopolymerization of vinyl monomers. This is a fast and smooth reaction, and high molecular weight polymers with narrow polydispersity are obtained within 60 min. The compound was structurally characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The electrochemical prope...

In the title salt, C(18)H(15)ClNO(+)·HSO(4) (-), the quinolinium ring system is approximately planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.028 (2) Å, and forms a dihedral angle of 78.43 (4)° with the attached phenyl ring. A pair of inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds links two hydrogen sulfate anions into a dimer, generating a R(2) (2)(8) ring motif. Inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and C-H⋯O con...

A novel cyclophane consisting of methylene-bridged imidazolium- and pyrazole-moieties (calix[4]imidazolium[2]pyrazole) and two of its applications are presented. First, supramolecular recognition of an acetonitrile molecule by hydrogen bonding in the solid state is examined. Second, the capability to act as a ligand precursor is shown by the synthesis and characterisation of the respective dinu...

background protein-bound toxins such as indoxyl sulfate (is) are not efficiently removed by conventional hemodialysis (hd). objectives to improve the removal of is, we performed an in vitro study to evaluate the effects of high dissolved hydrogen on the dissociation of is from albumin using simulated hd. materials and methods wasted dialysate from peritoneal dialysis was concentrated a hundred ...

Three PEG-functionalized imidazolium salts L1-L3 were designed and prepared from commercially available materials via a simple method. Their corresponding water soluble Pd-NHC catalysts, in situ generated from the imidazolium salts L1-L3 and Na2PdCl4 in water, showed impressive catalytic activity for aqueous Mizoroki-Heck reactions. The kinetic study revealed that the Pd catalyst derived from t...