The asymmetric unit of the title compound C(20)H(30)N(4)S(2) (+). 2ClO(4) (-) comprises one macrocyclic cation and two perchlorate anions. In the cation, one of the protonated H atoms bound to the amide N atom is involved in an intra-molecular N-H⋯N hydrogen bond. The O atoms in the two perchlorate anions are disordered over two sets of sites with occupancy ratios of 0.65 (3):0.35 (3) and 0.640...

The title compound, [Eu(III)(NO(3))(2)(C(24)H(28)Cl(2)N(6)O(2))]NO(3)·0.5CH(3)OH, is isostructural with the Gd(III) and Ho(III) complexes of the analogous macrocyclic ligand, with both Cl atoms replaced by methyl groups. The Eu atom exhibits a nine-coordinate distorted tricapped trigonal-prismatic coordination geometry. The methanol solvent mol-ecule is disordered about a twofold rotation axis ...

An actinide polyrotaxane compound URCP1 with characteristic green fluorescence from uranyl centers was prepared through the utilization of an end-cutting pseudorotaxane precursor only cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6]) macrocyclic components acting as linking struts. The non-coordinating guest motif in has increased freedom and structural flexibility, displays intriguing temperature-triggered dynamic conf...

Structurally diverse libraries of novel small molecules represent important sources of biologically active agents. In this paper we report the development of a diversity-oriented synthesis strategy for the generation of diverse small molecules based around a common macrocyclic peptidomimetic framework, containing structural motifs present in many naturally occurring bioactive compounds. Macrocy...

The title compound, [Cu(C6H4NO2)2(C16H38N6)] has been synthesized and characterized by structure analysis based on synchrotron data and by FT-IR spectroscopy. The asymmetric unit consists of half of the Cu(II) complex, the other half being completed by inversion symmetry. The Cu(II) ion has a tetra-gonally distorted octa-hedral coordination sphere with four secondary N atoms of the aza-macrocyc...

The structure of the title compound, [Ni(C2H3N4)2(C16H38N6)], has been characterized from synchrotron radiation. The asymmetric unit consists of one half of the Ni(II) complex mol-ecule, which is related to the other half-mol-ecule by an inversion center. The Ni(II) ion is coordinated by four secondary N atoms of the macrocyclic ligand in a square-planar fashion in the equatorial plane and by t...

Marine macrolides that disrupt the actin cytoskeleton are promising candidates for cancer treatment. Here, we present the actin-bound x-ray crystal structures of reidispongiolide A and C and sphinxolide B, three marine macrolides found among a recently discovered family of cytotoxic compounds. Their structures allow unequivocal assignment of the absolute configuration for each compound. A compa...

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...