Combining cation- and anion-binding functionalities in a salen-type extractant leads to multiple loading of ZnCl(2). Zn(ii) cations are bound by the salen N(2)O(2)(2-) donor set, and chlorozincate anions are associated with protonated pendant amine groups.

A new microporous metal-organic framework compound featuring chiral (salen)Mn struts is highly effective as an asymmetric catalyst for olefin epoxidation, yielding enantiomeric excesses that rival those of the free molecular analogue. Framework confinement of the manganese salen entity enhances catalyst stability, imparts substrate size selectivity, and permits catalyst separation and reuse.

Dimethyl-, diethyl-, and diphenyl-substituted analogues of nickel(II) salen have been synthesized, and the cyclic voltammetric behavior of each compound at a glassy carbon electrode in dimethylformamide (DMF) containing tetra-n-butylammonium tetrafluoroborate (TBABF4) has been compared with that of nickel(II) salen itself. Differences in the cathodic peak potentials for these species have been ...

The fluorescence spectral characteristics and interaction of bis(ethylene)tin(bis(salicylidene)ethylenediamine) [Et2Sn(salen)] with DNA are described. The polarity of the solvent has a strong effect on the fluorescence characteristics of Et2Sn(salen). Et2Sn(salen) bound to DNA showed a marked decrease in the fluorescence intensity with a bathochromic shift of the excitation and emission peaks. ...

The alkane elimination reaction between Salen((t)Bu)H(2) ligands and diethylaluminum bromide was used to prepare three Salen aluminum bromide compounds salen((t)Bu)AlBr (1) (salen = N,N'-ethylenebis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylideneimine)), salpen((t)Bu)AlBr (2) (salpen = N,N'-propylenebis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylideneimine)), and salophen((t)Bu)AlBr (3) (salophen = N,N'-o-phenylenenebis(3,5-di-ter...

Stroke is a severe and prevalent syndrome for which there is a great need for treatment, including agents to block the cascade of brain injury that occurs in the hours after the onset of ischemia. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been implicated in this destructive process, but antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) have been unsatisfactory in experimental stroke models. This ...