An unprecedented octahedral {Cd(30)} nanocage supported by twelve pendant-armed tetraacetate macrocyclic ligands was synthesized through the reaction of macrocyclic tetraethyl ester and Cd(OAc)(2)·2H(2)O in a 1 : 2 stoichiometry, where the surface photovoltage and photoluminescent properties have been studied for the nanocage.

The crystal structure of the title compound, [Ni(NCS)2(C16H38N6)], has been determined from synchrotron data. The asymmetric unit consists of two halves of the complex mol-ecules which have their Ni(II) atoms located on inversion centres. The Ni(II) ions show a tetra-gonally distorted octa-hedral coordination geometry, with four secondary amine N atoms of the aza-macrocyclic ligand in the equat...

The Front Cover shows new macrocyclic plasmin inhibitors containing a C-terminal P1 benzylamine group. Their N-terminal substitution provided analogues with sub-nanomolar Ki values. Additional an asymmetric linker possess values close to 2 nM. For the first time, crystal structures of these in complex Ser195Ala microplasmin mutant were determined, which explain their excellent potency and selec...

In aqueous solutions, as in organic solvents, rhodium hydrides display the chemistry of one of the three limiting forms, i.e. {Rh(I)+ H+}, {Rh(II)+ H.}, and {Rh(III)+ H-}. A number of intermediates and oxidation states have been generated and explored in kinetic and mechanistic studies. Monomeric macrocyclic rhodium(II) complexes, such as L(H2O)Rh2+ (L = L1 = [14]aneN4, or L2 = meso-Me6[14]aneN...

Non-covalent interaction of coumarin laser dyes, namely coumarin-1 (C1), coumarin-481 (C481) and coumarin-6H (C6H), with a versatile macrocyclic host molecule cucurbit[7]uril (CB7), has been investigated in aqueous solution using photophysical methods. Steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence studies illustrate significant enhancements/modifications in the fluorescence yields, lifetimes and ...