Unprotected mononuclear pyrene-modified (bispyridylaminomethyl)methylphenol copper complexes were designed to be immobilized at multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) electrodes and form dinuclear bis(mu-phenolato) on the surface. These exhibit a high oxygen reduction reaction activity of 12.7 mA cm(-2) an onset potential 0.78 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode. The higher these compared that ...

The neutral chloro complexes [(g-C5Me5)M(g-NC9H6O)Cl] as well as the cationic aqua complexes [(g-C5Me5)M(g-NC9H6O)(H2O)] (M = Rh, Ir) have been synthesized from the reaction of the dinuclear precursors [(g-C5Me5)MCl2]2 and 8-hydroxyquinoline. The single crystal X-ray structure analysis of [(g-C5Me5)Ir(g-NC9H6O)Cl] reveals for these complexes a piano-stool arrangement with the aromatic ligand, t...

The interactions of four antitumor azolato-bridged dinuclear platinum(II) complexes, [{cis-Pt(NH(3))(2)}(2)(μ-OH)(μ-azolato)](2+), with calf thymus DNA were monitored dose- and time-dependently, by using circular dichroism. Complexes 1-4 reacted with DNA via a two-step interaction that comprised a prompt diffusion-controlled reaction, which induced a B- to C-form transition, and a relatively sl...

Some of the most active catalysts for carbon dioxide and epoxide copolymerization are dinuclear metal complexes. Whilst efficient homodinuclear catalysts are known, until now heterodinuclear catalysts remain unreported. Here, a facile, in situ route to a catalyst system comprising amixture of homoand heteronuclear Zn–Mg complexes is presented. This catalyst system shows excellent polymerization...

Abstraction of chloride anion from Au(I) complexes such as JohnPhosAuCl in noncoordinating solvents with 1 equiv of a silver salt, or even larger amounts, leads to the formation of chloride-bridged dinuclear gold(I) complexes, irrespective of the counteranion, which are substantially less reactive as catalysts. This incomplete removal of chloride ligand could lead to false negative results when...

Some of the most active catalysts for carbon dioxide and epoxide copolymerization are dinuclear metal complexes. Whilst efficient homodinuclear catalysts are known, until now heterodinuclear catalysts remain unreported. Here, a facile, in situ route to a catalyst system comprising a mixture of homo- and heteronuclear Zn-Mg complexes is presented. This catalyst system shows excellent polymerizat...

Reactions of the salicylaldehyde 4-phenylthiosemicarbazone (H(2)L) with selected vanadium(iv) and vanadium(v) precursors ([VO(acac)(2)], [VO(OAc)(2)], VOSO(4), [V(2)O(4)(acac)(2)]) were investigated under aerobic conditions in different alcohols (methanol, ethanol, propanol). In all examined cases mononuclear alkoxo vanadium(v) complexes [VOL(OR)] (1) (OR = OMe, OEt, OPr) were isolated as major...

The mononuclear ruthenium 1-Cl and dinuclear 2-Cl complexes undergo a photo-induced ligand exchange in water, affording the corresponding 1-H2O 2-H2O complexes. use of indium tin oxide nanoparticles (nanoITOs) to explore photo-electrochemistry situ-generated solution revealed greater photocurrents produced by these two when compared with an experiment using buffer only. Interestingly, high phot...

New dinuclear carboranylcarboxylate-bridged and mononuclear copper(ii) compounds containing the 1-CO2H-2-H-1,2-closo-C2B10H10 carborane ligand () have been synthesized from the previously synthesized dinuclear compound [Cu2(μ-L)4(THF)2], . Reaction of with CuSO4 in THF leads to the dinuclear compound [Cu2(μ-L)4(THF)2], . The reaction of with different terminal pyridyl ligands leads to the forma...

several novel mononuclear zn(ii) complexes, [zn(bpy)l2], where bpy=2,2’-bipyridine and l=monoanions of phenylcyanamide (pcyd), 4-methylphenylcyanamide (4-mepcyd), 3,5-dimethylphenylcyanamide(3,5-me2pcyd),4-methoxyphenylcyanamide(4-meopcyd), 3,5-dimeth-oxyphenylcyanamide (3,5-meo2pcyd), 3-chlorophenylcyanamide (3-clpcyd), 2,3-dichlorophenyl-cyanamide (2,3-cl2pcyd), 4-bromophenylcyanamide (4-brpc...