The title salt, [CoBr(C11H27N5)]Br2·2H2O, contains a complex cation with mirror symmetry and two Br(-) counter-anions that are likewise located on the mirror plane. The central Co(III) atom of the complex cation has one Br(-) ion in an axial position, one N atom of the penta-dentate macrocyclic ligand in the other axial position and four N atoms of the ligand in equatorial positions, defining a...

For some porphyrinoids, such as orangarin and amethyrin, the main route of macrocyclic pi-circulation is different from the main macrocyclic conjugation pathway predicted by porphyrin chemists. Our analytical theory of ring-current diamagnetism allows us to predict the main macrocyclic conjugation pathway from the ring current distribution. We can now interpret macrocyclic aromaticity and macro...

The spontaneous oxidation of an amine group to an imine has been observed experimentally in an octa-aza macrocyclic dinucleating ligand LH(4) coordinated to Cu(II). The reaction is bimolecular and spontaneous in which amine groups of one macrocycle are oxidised and the Cu(II) centres of a second macrocyclic complex are reduced. No additional oxidating or external base agents are required. DFT c...

The title copper(II) complex of a pyridine-containing macrocycle (PyMAC), [Cu(C16H28N4)](ClO4)2, has been prepared. The crystal structure reveals the Cu(II) atom to be octahedrally coordinated by a tetradentate aminopyridine macrocyclic ligand surrounding the metal cation in a square-planar geometry. Two weakly bound perchlorate counter-ions occupy the axial sites above and below the macrocycli...

An unprecedented macrocyclic luminescent octanuclear cluster cyclo-[{Pt(C6Cl5)2(mu-OH)(mu-Ag)}4] (Pt-Ag) 2 was self-assembled by the formation of Pt(II)-Ag(I) bonds; the optical properties of this complex were also investigated.

The anion binding affinity of a macrocyclic Rh complex can be allosterically regulated by reaction with a small molecule (an isocyanide), which effects a change in macrocycle size and shape.

o-Phthalonitrile couples with chelating dioxime on nickel(II), with formation of a dinuclear nickel(II) macrocyclic complex--the first representative of a new class of imine-appended macrocycles.

By modifying the mouth of a macrocyclic dicobalt Pacman complex, it is possible to both isolate new bridging-superoxo and hydroxyl complexes and to tune the reactivity of this system towards catalytic four-electron reduction of dioxygen to water.

A molecular cage-based complex, in which the complexed guest changes its binding geometry with respect to the macrocyclic host upon the addition and removal of K(+) ions, is reported.

The Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC, known as the click reaction) is an established tool used for the construction of complex molecular architectures. Given its efficiency it has been widely applied for bioconjugation, polymer and dendrimer synthesis. More recently, this reaction has been utilized for the efficient formation of rigid or shape-persistent, preorganized macrocycl...