The R2PI-TOF spectra of supersonically expanded rare gas/chiral arene heteroclusters have been rationalized in terms of the distortion of the pi-electron density reflecting the different dipole and quadrupole momenta induced in the rare gas atoms by interaction with the opposite pi-faces of the chiral arene itself.

Reduction of [U(Ts(Tol))(Cl)(μ-Cl)U(Ts(Tol))(THF)2] [2, Ts(Tol) = HC(SiMe2NAr')3; Ar' = 4-MeC6H4)] with KC8 in toluene afforded the new arene-bridged diuranium complex [{U(Ts(Tol))}2(μ-η(6):η(6)-C6H5Me)] (3); combined structural, spectroscopic, magnetic, and computational analyses unambiguously confirm that the uranium centres in 3 are in the +5 oxidation state and the toluene is a 10π-tetraanion.

The nature and energies of the (arene)2Cr, (arene)2V and (arene)2Cr(+) (arene = η(6)-C6H6, η(6)-C6H5Me, η(6)-1,3-C6H4Me2, and η(6)-1,3,5-C6H3Me3) electronic excited states have been determined on the basis of the time-dependent density functional theory (TD DFT) approach and comparison with the gas-phase and condensed-phase absorption spectra. Both valence-shell and Rydberg electronic excitatio...

The reaction of [(arene)RuCl2]2 (arene /C6H6, p -Me /C6H4 / i Pr, C6Me6) with p -thiocresol, 2-mercaptoethanol and p mercaptophenol in refluxing ethanol gives the tris-thiolato complexes [(arene)2Ru2(SR)3] (R /p -C6H4 /Me, CH2CH2OH, p C6H4OH) which can be isolated as the chloride salts. The remarkable selectivity of (arene)ruthenium units for SH versus OH functions reflects the affinity of ruth...

Cationic calix[6]arene and calix[4]arene derivatives non-covalently bind into a DNA minor groove or RNA major form tweezer-like complexes with nucleotides.

Driven by an interest in the impact of para-substituent calix[4]arenes on metal complexation and structural chemistry, studies p-cyclohexylcalix[4]arene (L) have been carried out. The 1:1 dichloromethane dimethylformamide solvates were found to be isostructural, different typical bilayer structure often observed for p-t-butylcalix[4]arene solvates. methanol solvate, contrast, does form a bilaye...

[RuCl(arene)(μ-Cl)]2 dimers were treated in a 1:2 molar ratio with sodium or thallium salts of bis- and tris(pyrazolyl)borate ligands [Na(Bp(Br3))], [Tl(Tp(Br3))], and [Tl(Tp(iPr, 4Br))]. Mononuclear neutral complexes [RuCl(arene)(κ(2)-Bp(Br3))] (1: arene=p-cymene (cym); 2: arene=hexamethylbenzene (hmb); 3: arene=benzene (bz)), [RuCl(arene)(κ(2)-Tp(Br3))] (4: arene=cym; 6: arene=bz), and [RuCl(...

A photoresponsive ion carrier based on calix[4]arene was synthesized for the control of Na+ flux across lipid bilayer membranes by visible light. Calix[4]arene was chosen as a basic skeleton of a photoresponsive ion carrier because its ether derivatives are known to act as Na+ ion carriers in lipid bilayer membranes. For the synthesis of a photoresponsive carrier, dimethylaminoazobenzene was in...

A photoresponsive ion carrier based on calix[4]arene was synthesized for the control of Na+ flux across lipid bilayer membranes by visible light. Calix[4]arene was chosen as a basic skeleton of a photoresponsive ion carrier because its ether derivatives are known to act as Na+ ion carriers in lipid bilayer membranes. For the synthesis of a photoresponsive carrier, dimethylaminoazobenzene was in...

The conformational behavior of monosubstituted tri-methylsilyle ethynyl Derivative of Cal ix[4]arene as a newgeneration of Caliarene was compared with tetra alkylated calyx[4]arene. The most important conformationalphenomena in these compounds which are pinched cone interconversion process were done by semi-empiricalmethod and ab initio calculations with Gaussian 98w programming.