An anisotropic tunnel microporous crystal was prepared. Active transportation of anthracene as a guest molecule in the anisotropic tunnels was observed. The direction of anthracene movement implies that the anisotropic tunnel did not work as a flap-check valve. The direction of the movement was consistent with that caused by a Brownian ratchet.

In an attempt to simplify the technique for measuring extracellular fluid volume with sulfur-35, a weak beta-emitting radioisotope, an anthracene cell was devised with constant volume and geometry. Anthracene crystals emit a blue flourescent light when exposed to ionizing radiation. Different forms of anthra cene cells have been devised. All consist of packed anthracene crystals in a con tamer ...

Benz[a]anthracene is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant formed during the incomplete combustion of organic material. Some of the metabolites of benz[a]anthracene are known to be toxic and carcinogenic. In this investigation, benz[a]anthracene-induced oxidative damage to lymphocyte DNA was evaluated with the Comet assay (single cell gel electrophoresis). The level of oxidative DNA damage cau...

The title mol-ecule, C58H44N6S8, has point symmetry 2 (in the Schönfliess notation C2). The related crystallographic twofold axis bis-ects the central ethane bond while it is parallel to the monoclinic unique axis of the unit cell. The dithiole=C-C=dithiole torsion angle is 103.7 (4)° and the triazole-anthracene moieties adopt a pincer-like conformation. The crystal structure features C-H⋯S and...

Due to its highly conjugated panel-like structure and unique photophysical chemical features, anthracene has been widely used for fabricating attractive functional supramolecular assemblies, including two-dimensional metallacycles three-dimensional metallacages. The embedded anthracenes in these assemblies often show synergistic effects on enhancing the desired luminescent properties. This revi...