The title compound, C(23)H(30)ClN(5)O(3) (2+)·2Cl(-)·0.5H(2)O, was synthesized by N-alkyl-ation of 1-({[5-(4-chloro-phen-yl)-2-furan-yl]methyl-ene}amino)-2,4-imidazolidinedione with 1-bromo-4-chloro-butane, and N-methyl-piperazine. In the crystal, the cations, anions and water mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯Cl and N-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds.

The title of the paper by Friedrich, Maguire, Martincigh, McKay & Pietersen [Acta Cryst. (2008), E64, m1240] is corrected.[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808027943.].

The redetermined structure of the title compound, [AuCl(C(15)H(11)N(3))]Cl(2)·3H(2)O, at 173 (2) K is reported. The structure displays O-H⋯Cl and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonding. The distance of one of the chloride ions from the gold(I) atom [5.047 (1) Å] differs from that determined previously.

Novel O-ethyl O-heteroaryl 2-chloroethyl phosphonates have been prepared by condensing 2chloroethyl phosphonyl dichloride by the sequential addition of ethanol and –OH and –SH carrying heteroaryls. Attempts of the above reaction with –NH carrying heteroaryl (benzimidazole) furnished a different product than the expected one by different reaction path.

A rapid method for the synthesis of oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) terminated by 5'-amino-5'-deoxythymidine is described. A 3'-phosphorylated ODN (the donor) is incubated in aqueous solution with 5'-amino- 5'-deoxythymidine in the presence of N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N'-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC), extending the donor by one residue via a phosphoramidate bond. Template- directed ligati...

An alternative to clinical trial paper-based data collection (PDC) is internet based electronic data collection (EDC), where the investigators over the internet enter data directly in the electronic database by themselves. In our study we considered clinical trial as a business process. Our objective was to model PDC and EDC process and to estimate the difference of the costs of PDC and EDC pro...

Using point-functionalized carbon nanotube devices, we demonstrate continuous, multihour monitoring of a single carboxylate group interacting with its immediate environment. The conductance of the nanotube device directly transduces single-molecule attachments and detachments in the presence of the carboxylate-selective reagent 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC)....

Phase transitions caused by the charge instability between the neutral and ionic phases of compounds, i.e., N-I phase transitions, provide avenues for switching the intrinsic properties of compounds related to electron/spin correlation and dipole generation as well as charge distribution. However, it is extremely difficult to control the transition temperature (Tc) for the N-I phase transition,...

Pyridine derivatives and dichloromethane (DCM) are commonly used together in a variety of different applications. However, DCM slowly reacts with pyridine and a variety of other representative pyridine derivatives to form methylenebispyridinium dichloride compounds under ambient conditions. The proposed mechanism (two consecutive S(N)2 reactions) was studied by evaluating the kinetics of the re...

In the course of studies on the intermediary metabolism of choline, a large number of determinations of free choline in plasma was required. As none of the methods hitherto described was satisfactory for our purpose, a sensitive chemical method was developed by which the free choline could be accurately determined by using small amounts of plasma. The chemical methods most commonly used for the...