Here we describe the inclusion of minor-groove binding drug pentamidine in its extended conformation into macrocyclic cavity water-soluble carboxylated pillar[5]arene. The artificial host–guest system is manifested as an ensemble three crystalline forms differing pillar[5]arene–pentamidine interaction mode, solvation type, and even stoichiometry. strong hydrogen bonds various types amidinium–ca...

Calixarenes are a readily available and important class of macrocycles in supramolecularchemistry. Calixarenes have generated considerable interest due to their basket shaped structureand as useful building blocks to synthesize selective receptors for the guest species, notably alkali,alkaline earth, lanthanide and transition metal cations. In this work studied on the complexingproperties of a ...

Organometallic compounds offer broad scope for the design of therapeutic agents, but this avenue has yet to be widely explored. A key concept in the design of anticancer complexes is optimization of chemical reactivity to allow facile attack on the target site (e.g., DNA) yet avoid attack on other sites associated with unwanted side effects. Here, we consider how this result can be achieved for...

The synthesis and reactivity of coordinatively unsaturated Rh and Ir complexes supported by the new bis(phosphino)silyl pincer ligand [kappa(3)-(2-Cy(2)PC(6)H(4))(2)SiMe](-) ([Cy-PSiP](-)) are reported, including the first example of facile, room temperature intermolecular arene C-H bond activation mediated by a silyl pincer complex.

A pillar[6]arene-based supramolecular amphiphile has been constructed in water. The supramolecular amphiphile formed vesicles, which could be regulated by pH, light and enzymes, and thus the loaded dye in the vesicles could be released in a controlled manner.

A slow hydrolyzing imidazole-based Ru(II)-arene complex [(L)Ru(II)(η(6)-p-cym)(Cl)](PF6) (1) with excellent stability in the extracellular chloride concentration shows better activity under hypoxia and strong resistance to glutathione (GSH) in vitro under hypoxic conditions. 1 arrests the cell cycle in sub G1 and G2/M phases and leads to apoptosis.

The growth of individual nanometer-sized (3.4 +/- 1.4 nm) hydrogen bonded assemblies 1(2) x (DEB)6 on gold monolayers was achieved through an exchange reaction between single isolated calix[4]arene dimelamine 2 (1.1 +/- 0.2 nm) embedded in hexanethiol monolayers and double rosette hydrogen bonded assembly 1(3) x (DEB)6 in solution. The growth process was monitored by tapping mode atomic force m...

At 223 (2) K, the complexed rings in the iron(II) complex cation of the title salt, [Fe(C(5)H(5))(C(15)H(20)O(4))]PF(6), are almost parallel [dihedral angle between planes = 4.10 (14)°]. Among the C atoms of the complexed arene ring, the quaternary C atom is located at the longest distance from the Fe atom. The F atoms of the PF(6) (-) anion were found to be equally disordered over two sites.

The complex [(p-cym)Ru(bpm)(py)][PF(6)](2) (where p-cym = para-cymene, bpm = 2,2'-bipyrimidine and py = pyridine) is the first ruthenium(ii) arene complex that can selectively photodissociate a monodentate ligand (py) when excited with visible light and form a reactive aqua derivative able to bind to a DNA base.

p-tert-Butyltetrathiatetramercaptocalix[4]arene, [S(4)Calix(Bu(t))(SH)(4)], reacts with Mo(PMe(3))(6), W(PMe(3))(4)(eta(2)-CH(2)PMe(2))H and Ni(PMe(3))(4) to yield molybdenum, tungsten and nickel compounds in a sulfur-rich coordination environment.