We report here the details of G4-FID (G-quadruplex fluorescent intercalator displacement), a simple method aiming at evaluating quadruplex-DNA binding affinity and quadruplex- over duplex-DNA selectivity of putative ligands. This assay is based on the loss of fluorescence upon displacement of thiazole orange from quadruplex- and duplex-DNA matrices. The original protocol was tested using variou...

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) coated with ester-headed or ether-headed PEG ligands were synthesized. Ester-headed AuNPs, but not ether-headed, were transferred from the organic phase (CH2Cl2) to the alkali aqueous phase, indicating that the hydrolysis of the ester moiety triggered the phase transfer of the AuNPs. We found that AuNPs with ester-headed ligands (ester-AuNPs) were internalized into He...

In the title compound, (C(6)H(16)N)[Ni(C(9)H(4)N(2)O(3))(C(9)H(5)N(2)O(3))], the Ni(II)ion is four-coordinated by two N atoms and two O atoms from two indane-1,2,3-trione-1,2-dioxime ligands. The two organic ligands are linked by an intra-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bond. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by N-H⋯O hydrogen-bonds.

Syntheses of neutral 'buS2'-, 'S /and 'buS4'and of anionic buS: -complexes with various main group and transition metals are described. The complexes were prepared by reacting the neutral sulfur ligands or their alkali salts with the metal halide or alkoxide. The ligands coordinate to metal ions in normal as well as high oxidation states. No redox reactions occur in the latter case. The complex...

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [ZnBr(2)(C(12)H(7)D(2)N(3)O)](n), the Zn atoms are coordinated by two Br atoms and by one N atom and one O atom of two symmetry-related 3-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)[2,6-(2)H(2)]pyridine N-oxide ligands in a slightly distorted tetra-hedral geometry. The ZnBr(2) units are connected by the organic ligands into chains.

Metallosupramolecular chemistry involves the use of combinations of organic ligands and metals for the construction of both discrete and polymeric aggregates. This Account describes some lessons that we have learned about aspects of ligand design in the course of our work in this area. Specifically, we recommend the incorporation of a diverse range of heterocyclic rings and arene cores within t...

Hydrogenation of levulinic acid (LA) to γ-valerolactone (GVL) was studied by using mono- and bidentate p-cymene ruthenium(ii) N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes as catalyst precursors. In water, all complexes were found to be reduced in situ to form ruthenium nanoparticles (RuNPs) with a high hydrogenation activity. In organic solvents, complexes with monodentate NHC ligands also formed nan...

In the mononuclear title complex, [Co(NCS)(2)(C(9)H(10)N(2)O)(2)]·CH(3)OH, the cobalt(II) ion is surrounded by two (1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)methanol bidentate ligands and two thio-cyanate ligands, and exhibits a distorted octa-hedral coordination by four N atoms and two O atoms. The structure is consolidated by hydrogen bonds between the organic ligand, thio-cyanate anion and the uncoordi...

The coordination geometry of the Zn(II) atom in the title complex, [Zn(2)(NO(2))(4)(C(6)H(8)N(6))(2)], is distorted octa-hedral, in which the Zn(II) atom is coordinated by two N atoms from the triazole rings of two symmetry-related 1,2-bis-(1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)ethane ligands and four O atoms from two nitrite ligands. Two Zn(II) atoms are bridged by two organic ligands, forming a centrosymmetric ...

The title compound, [Zn2(C8F4O4)2(C4H8O)2] n , has a three-dimensional metal-organic framework structure. The asymmetric unit consists of two Zn(II) atoms, two tetrahydrofuran ligands, one 2,3,5,6-tetra-fluoro-benzene-1,4-di-carboxyl-ate ligand and two half 2,3,5,6-tetra-fluoro-benzene-1,4-di-carboxyl-ate ligands, which are completed by inversion symmetry. One Zn(II) atom has a distorted trigon...