A facile synthesis of optically active mono and trisubstituted calix[4]arenes is described wherein the chirality at the methylene bridges arises from centers of chirality present in the diyne and the bis-carbene complex from which they are constructed.

The regioselective polyfunctionalization of highly symmetric spherical I h -C 60 is extremely challenging and usually leads to the formation regioisomeric mixtures not amenable for high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) purification. Here, we pioneer use tetragonal prismatic nanocapsules perform selective Diels-Alder (DA) functionalization encapsulated using acenes. supramolecular mask allo...

Functionalization of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) has an important influence on their stability, Lewis donor, and acceptor properties. In this study, we report on the selective functionalization of a four-membered N-heterocyclic bis-silylene (2,6-Ar2C6H3NSi:)2 (1) (Ar = 2,4,6-iPr3C6H2) with mono-oxygen sources N2O and Me3NO. Treatment of 1 with N2O results in the selective formation of mono-s...

A pillar[5]arene dimer was synthesized by linking a mono-hydroxylated pillar[5]arene with 1,4-bis(bromomethyl)benzene. The pillar[5]arene dimer formed stronger complexes with n-alkanes than did a monomeric pillar[5]arene.

The 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of the electron deficient boron azide, (C6F5)2BN3 (1) with the electron-poor acetylenes RO2CC≡CCO2R (R = Me, Et) afforded the new mono- and bis-1,2,3-triazole derivatives and .

A facile combinatorial strategy was developed for the construction of libraries of functionalized chiral ionic liquids (FCILs) including doubly chiral ionic liquids and bis-functional chiral ionic liquids. These FCIL libraries have the potential to be used as asymmetric catalysts or chiral ligands. As an example, novel asymmetric bifunctional catalysts were developed by simultaneously incorpora...

The preparation of a family of bis(imido) uranium(VI) complexes stabilized by mono- and bidentate pyrrolyl ancillary ligands is described. X-ray crystallographic studies of dipyrrolylmethane (dpm) derivatives show that the pyrrolyl coordination mode in these uranium(VI) ions is unexpected in comparison to analogous transition metal and lanthanide chemistry. The ability of the coordinated pyrrol...

[reaction: see text]. Synthesis of novel dithiane-spiro-crown ethers starting from 5,5-di(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dithiane is developed. These compounds can be used as building blocks to assemble photolabile bis-crown ethers via addition to dicarbonyl-containing tethers, e.g., isophthalic aldehyde. It is found that unlike their mono-crown precursors such bidentate bis-crowns are capable of efficient...

The copper-catalyzed 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of an azide to a terminal alkyne (CuAAC) is one of the most popular chemical transformations, with applications ranging from material to life sciences. However, despite many mechanistic studies, direct observation of key components of the catalytic cycle is still missing. Initially, mononuclear species were thought to be the active catalysts, but l...