BACKGROUND The new ruthenium(II)-arene complex, which bearing a carborane unit, ruthenium and ferrocenyl functional groups, has a novel versatile synthetic chemistry and unique properties of the respective material at the nanoscale level. The ruthenium(II)-arene complex shows significant cytotoxicity to cancer cells and tumor-inhibiting properties. However, ruthenium(II)-arene complex of mechan...

We present the synthesis and structural characterization of novel ruthenium complexes containing C^C* cyclometalated N-heterocyclic carbene ligands, η(6)-arene (p-cymene) ligands and one bridging chlorine ion. Complexes of the general formula [Ru(p-cymene)(C^C*)Cl] were prepared via a one-pot synthesis using in situ transmetalation from the correspondent silver NHC complexes. These complexes re...

The adsorption of tributyltin (TBT), onto three mesoporous silica adsorbents functionalized with calix[4]arene, p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene and p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene (MCM-TDI-C4, MCM-TDI-PC4 and MCM-TDI-C4S, respectively) has been compared. Batch adsorption experiments were carried out and the effect of contact time, initial TBT concentration, pH and temperature were studied. The Koble-Corriga...

The removal of Cd2+ and Pb2+ ions from wastewater using p-tert-butyl-calix[4] arene was investigated in terms of initial pH, initial concentration, adsorbent dosage, contact time and temperature. The maximum adsorption occurred at the pH value of 6. The adsorbent studied exhibits high efficiency for Cd (II)and Pb (II) adsorption and the equilibrium states could be achieved in 10 min. Adsorption...

A solid-contact potentiometric sensor has been developed on the basis of glassy carbon electrode covered with electropolymerized polyaniline and alternatively layered pillar[6]arene Cu2+ ions films. The assembly surface layer was confirmed by plasmon resonance measurements. number deposited layers selected to reach better analytical characteristics for determination. It shown that results were ...

The dinuclear arene ruthenium complexes [RuCl2{C6H5(CH2)3OCO-p-C6H4-OC8H17}]2 (1) and [RuCl2{p-C6H4(CH2COOCH CH3)2}]2 (2) have been obtained by dehydrogenation of the corresponding cyclohexadiene derivative with ruthenium chloride hydrat The single-crystal X-ray structure analysis of 2 shows the arene ligands to be involved in slipped-parallel p–p stacking interactions wit neighbouring molecule...

At 296 (2) K, both complexed rings in the iron(II) complex cation of the title salt, [Fe(C(5)H(5))(C(16)H(10)O(2))]PF(6), are almost parallel [dihedral angle between planes = 2.4 (3)°]. The quaternary C atoms of the complexed arene ring are located at the longest distance from the Fe atom, with Fe-C distances of 2.112 (4) and 2.105 (3) Å, which are slightly longer than the average Fe-C distance...

A series of Ru(II) (η(6)-arene) complexes with 1,2,3-triazolylidene ligands comprising different aryl and alkyl wingtip groups have been prepared and characterized by NMR spectroscopy, microanalysis, and in one case by X-ray diffraction. All complexes are active catalyst precursors for the oxidation of alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes/ketones without the need of an oxidant or base as add...