The title compound, (C(7)H(11)N(2))(3)[Nd(2)Cl(4)(H(2)O)(10)]Cl(5)·2H(2)O, consists of three 4-(dimethyl-amino)-pyridinium cations, one of which is disordered about an inversion center, one [Nd(2)Cl(4)(H(2)O)(10)](2+) dication possessing inversion symmetry, five chloride anions, one of which is disordered over two inversion centers, and two lattice water mol-ecules. The 4-(dimethyl-amino)-pyrid...

Almost 50 years ago, Munk and Rosenstein (1) reported the feeding of cetyl palmitate, as spermaceti, to a patient suffering from a chronic chyle fistula. Whereas they could recover a good portion of the palmitic acid, as tripahnitin, from the chyle, they were unable to demonstrate the presence of any cetyl alcohol in this material. It has since been shown by Mancke (2) that, even when large amo...

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(5)H(9)N(3) (2+)·2Cl(-), contains two diprotonated 2,3-diamino-pyridine cations and four chloride anions. In the crystal structure, the anions and cations are connected by inter-molecular N-H⋯Cl and C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network. The crystal structure is further stabilized by π-π inter-actions between pyridinium rings [cen...

We report the preparation of [2]rotaxanes containing an electrochemically and optically active osmium(II) bipyridyl macrocyclic component mechanically bonded with cationic pyridinium axles. Such interlocked host systems are demonstrated to recognise and sense anionic guest species as shown by (1)H NMR, luminescence and electrochemical studies. The rotaxanes can be surface assembled on to gold e...