In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Cd(NCS)2(C9H13N)2] n , the Cd(II) cations are coordinated in a slightly distorted octa-hedral geometry by one 3-tert-butyl-pyridine ligand, one 4-tert-butyl-pyridine ligand and two pairs of translationally-equivalent μ-1,3-bridging thio-cyanate ligands, all of which are in general positions. These μ-1,3-bridging thio-cyante anions bridge the Cd(I...

The centrosymmetric dinuclear cadmium title complex, [Cd(2)(C(6)H(18)N(4))(3)](ClO(4))(4), was obtained by the reaction of N,N'-bis-(2-amino-eth-yl)ethane-1,2-diamine (trien) with Cd(NO(3))(2)·4H(2)O and sodium perchlorate in methanol. The Cd(II) cation is coordinated by four N atoms of a non-bridging trien ligand and by two N atoms of a bridging trien ligand in a slightly distorted octa-hedral...

Proteins display the capacity for adaptation to new functions, a property critical for evolvability. But what structural principles underlie the capacity for adaptation? Here, we show that adaptation to a physiologically distinct class of ligand specificity in a PSD95, DLG1, ZO-1 (PDZ) domain preferentially occurs through class-bridging intermediate mutations located distant from the ligand-bin...

4,4′-Dithiodipyridine (dtdp), also termed 4,4′-dipyridyldisulfide, is a bridging ligand of the 4,4′-bipyridine type. The introduction of the disulfide moiety inevitably leads to a relatively rigid angular structure, which exhibits axial chirality. More than 90 metal complexes containing the dtdp ligand have been crystallographically characterised until now. This review focuses on the preparatio...

Isolation and purification of the [NiFe] hydrogenase of Desulfovibrio vulgaris Miyazaki F under aerobic conditions leads to a mixture of two states, Ni-A (unready) and Ni-B (ready). The two states are distinguished by different activation times and different EPR spectra. HYSCORE and ENDOR data and DFT calculations show that both states have an exchangeable proton, albeit with a different (1)H h...

The reaction of antimony(III) chloride with 1,4-dithiane (1,4-dt) in the ionic liquid [BMIM]Cl ([BMIM]Cl: 1-butyl-4-methylimidazolium chloride) with an excess of the Lewis acid AlCl3 results in the formation of a ligand-stabilized stibenium cation [SbCl2]. 1,4-Dithiane simultaneously serves as a chelating η2-ligand, exhibiting a boat-like conformation, as well as a bridging μ2-ligand, exhibitin...

The dinuclear compound, [Nb(2)Cl(6)(C(2)H(6)S)(1.7)(C(2)H(6)Se)(1.3)], features an Nb(III)=Nb(III) double bond [2.6878 (5) Å]. The mol-ecule lies on a twofold rotation axis that passes through the middle of this bond as well as through the bridging dimethyl sulfide ligand. The Nb(III) ion exists in an octa-hedral coordination environment defined by two terminal and two bridging Cl atoms, and (C...

The zinc(II) complex [Zn2(dmdtc)2(μ-dmdtc)2] has been synthesized directly from thiram ligand, containing a disulfide bond {dmdtc = N,N-dimethyldithiocarbamate; thiram = N,N-tetramethylthiuram disulfide}, and characterized by elemental analysis and spectroscopic methods. Surprisingly thiram, undergoes a reductive disulfide bond scission upon reaction with Zn2+ in methanolic media to give the [Z...

The reaction of the polymers [Au2Cu2(C6X5)4(NCMe)2]n (X = Cl (1), F (2)) with the aromatic N-donor ligand pyridazine in different molar ratios gives rise to new Au(i)/Cu(i) heterometallic complexes [AuCu(C6Cl5)2(μ2-C4H4N2)(NCMe)]2 (3), [AuCu(C6X5)2(μ2-C4H4N2)(C4H4N2)]2 (X = Cl (4), X = F (6)) and [Cu2(μ2-C4H4N2)3(NCMe)2][Au(C6F5)2]2 (5). In all cases, the close proximity of the donor atoms in t...