A new chiral open-framework cobalt phosphite [C6N2H14][Co(HPO3)2] (1) with helical channels has been synthesized under solvothermal conditions in the presence of achiral organic amine. The circular dichroism (CD) spectrum indicates that the bulk crystals have optical activity. Magnetic measurements reveal that 1 is a weak ferromagnet.

The single crystal structure of cis-dichlorobis(triphenyphosphite) platinum(II), [PtCl2(P(OPh)3)2] has been determined. This complex crystallises in the orthorhombic space group, P212121 with cell constant, a=10.4135(13), b=14.0635(16), c=23.505(3) Ǻ and v=3448.3(7) Ǻ . The Pt-Cl1 and Pt-Cl2 distances are 2.3390(10) Ǻ and 2.3256 Ǻ, which are longer than Pt-P1 and Pt-P2 with 2.1985(12) Ǻ and 2.1...

The authors have been asked for a review regarding the possible use of monopotassium phosphite as fertilizer based on both current scientific knowledge as well as on the documentation provided by the company Tradecorp. This review is based on a literature survey of papers in peer-reviewed journals. Tradecorp has documented results from 4 studies in Spain and France underlying their claims that ...

The naturally occurring RNA-nucleopeptide H-Ala-Tyr[5'-pUUAAAAC-3']-NH2 is prepared via a solid-phase phosphite triester approach using N-SiOMB/O-TBDMS-protected nucleosides. Preliminary 1H-NMR studies show that the peptidyl unit has a remarkable effect on the conformational behaviour of the RNA moiety in the nucleopeptide.

Colorimetric array detection of a wide range of odorants has been achieved using a family of metalloporphyrins and other chemo-responsive dyes as immobilized on reverse phase silica gel. Color change patterns obtained from the array with an ordinary flat-bed scanner give striking visual identification of a range of ligating vapors (including alcohols, amines, ethers, phosphines, phosphites, thi...