Four new coordination compounds, namely {[Cd(3)(L)(2)(mu(3)-OH)(2)(H(2)O)] x H(2)O}(n) (1), {Ni(L)(bipy)}(n) (2), {Cu(3)(L)(2)(bipy)(mu(2)-OH)(2)(DMF)(2)}(n) (3), and {Co(2)L(2)(H(2)L)(H(2)O)}(n) (4), have been synthesized by the solvothermal reaction of 4,4'-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)bis(benzoic acid) (H(2)L) with different transition metal ions in the presence of co-ligand 4,4'-bipyridine (bi...

The reaction of N, N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)glycine (bicine; bicH(3)) with Cd(O(2)CPh)(2) · 2H(2)O in MeOH yielded the polymeric compound [Cd(2)(O(2)CPh)(2)(bicH(2))(2)](n)(1). The complex crystallizes in the tetragonal space group P4(1)2(1)2. The lattice constants are a = b = 12.737(5) and c = 18.288(7) Å. The compound contains chains of repeating {Cd(2)(O(2)CPh)(2)(bicH(2))(2)} units. One Cd(II) ...

The title dinuclear cadmium complex, [Cd(2)(NO(3))(4)(C(28)H(32)N(6))], is located on an inversion center. The unique Cd(II) ion displays a 5 + 2 coordination. A distorted square-pyramidal geometry is formed by the dipicolyl-amine group of the ligand via the N atoms in a meridional fashion and two O atoms of the nitrate ligands with short Cd-O distances. The coordination is completed by two loo...

Nereis diversicolor, a marine worm, is unique in its ability to survive in high concentrations of cadmium that would be lethal to other organisms. Investigation into this characteristic led to the discovery of metalloprotein II (MPII), a member of the myohemerythrin family. The affinity of MPII for cadmium makes it unique among the myohemerythrins, which normally bind iron. MPII is thus an inte...

Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas, are commonly reared in estuaries where they are exposed to anthropogenic pollution. Much research has been made on the toxicity of cadmium to aquatic organisms because the compound recurrently contaminates their environment. Our study examined the influence of cadmium on aneuploidy level (lowered chromosome number in a percentage of somatic cells) and hemocyt...

A hexakis[2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-octa(butyloxy)phthalocyaninato] samarium(III)-cadmium(II) sextuple-decker complex (Pc*)Sm(Pc*)Cd(Pc*)Cd(Pc*)Cd(Pc*)Sm(Pc*) (1) with six phthalocyanine ligands bridged by two samarium(III) and three cadmium(II) ions, representing the largest stacked tetrapyrrole metal molecule in the sandwich series in terms of the tetrapyrrole-deck number, has been synthesized and...