Complete B12 derivatives are natural "molecular switches" as a result of the coordinative switch ("base on" or "base off") of the natural nucleotide base. Certain predesigned B12-nucleotide conjugates were shown recently to behave as "retro riboswitches", in which the nucleotide environment modified the equilibrium between these two isomeric B12 structures. In contrast, the "reverse" situation ...

New anion hosts have been accessed using cationic organometallic fragments with sufficient kinetic stability as geometry-organizing cores, simple ditopic ligands featuring hydrogen bond donor groups, and the inert, low interacting, lipophilic BAr'(4) anion.

The triplet k(ET) for three organometallic polymers built upon the diethynyl[2.2]paracyclophane was studied to show good excited state electronic communication across the materials.

The ionic complexes [(1,4- and 1,3-hydroquinone)Rh(P(OPh)3)2]BF4 form porous organometallic structures dictated by charge assisted hydrogen bonding.

X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) is an essential component of research into use of organometallic precursors as a route to low temperature (<500 “C) synthesis of bulk compound semiconductors. This paper illustrates the use of XRD to study solid solution behavior in the systems SnS-SnSe and PbS-CdS. XRD characterization demonstrated that phase pure intermediate members of the Sn(S,Se) solid soluti...