The X-ray crystal structure of natural commelinin is investigated. The results demonstrate that commelinin is a tetranuclear (4 Mg(2+)) metal complex, in which two Mg(2+) ions chelate to six anthocyanin molecules, while the other two Mg(2+) ions bind to six flavone molecules, stabilizing the commelinin complex, a new type of supramolecular complex.

A new porous metal-organic framework (MOF) {[Cu4(OH)2(tci)2(bpy)2]·11H2O} (1) based on a tetranuclear copper cluster with intracluster antiferromagnetic interactions was synthesized. Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensor studies reveal sensitive and selective sensing for small molecules.

This work addresses and enlightens synthetic aspects derived from our effort to systematically construct isoskeletal tetranuclear coordination clusters (CCs) of the general formula [TR2Ln2IJLX)4IJNO3)2IJsolv)2] possessing a specific defected dicubane topology, utilizing various substituted Schiff base organic ligands (H2LX) and Ni /Co and DyIJOTf)3 salts. Our synthetic work is further supported...

We describe the synthesis of a new tetratopic phenoxyl radical ligand based on the previously reported ditopic “baqp” radical. The tetratopic ligand is prepared in five steps from 4-tert-butylphenol. Coordination of the ligand with Cu(OAc)2 produced a tetranuclear complex with an S = 2 ground state featuring a coordinated hexa-anion radical with very strong intramolecular antiferromagnetic exch...

A tetranuclear Cu(I) double-stranded helicate was synthesized from ketimine-bridged tris(bipyridine) ligands and Cu(I) ions, and the racemate was successfully resolved by diastereomeric salt formation using an optically pure phosphate anion followed by anion exchange with NaPF(6) without racemization.

We show that a dinuclear assembly apparently providing the first example of a synthetic molecule exhibiting key features of the diiron subsite of [FeFe] hydrogenase, viz. CO-bridging of a coordinatively unsaturated, dithiolate-bridged mixed-valence diiron centre, is in fact a diamagnetic tetranuclear complex.

A new tripodal ligand has been designed by connecting pyridine-based coordination units to a rigid triptycene moiety. Its reaction with europium(III) provides three-dimensional tetranuclear edifices, whose structural and photophysical characteristics as well as host-guest interactions are discussed in this contribution.

We have synthesized a new tetranuclear manganese cluster with a distorted cubanelike [Mn4O4]-core. High field magnetization experiments reveal an intramolecular antiferromagnetic coupling between the four manganese ions. We explain our results both qualitatively and quantitatively by a simple spin square model in terms of four equal antiferromagnetic exchange interactions in the core with coupl...

Two porphyrin-bridged tetranuclear platinum(II) complexes are found to effectively stabilize various kinds of G-quadruplexes. Their clover-like shape endows them with the capability of targeting G-quadruplexes rather than the double-stranded structure. Their excellent anticancer activity is the result of a dual effect, inhibition of the telomerase activity and repression of oncogene expression.

The new ligand 6-mercapto-2(1H)-pyridone (H(2)PySO) has been prepared in good yield by reaction of 6-chloro-pyridin-2-ol with NaSH. Reaction of the salt K(2)PySO, generated in situ, with the appropriate complex [M(mu-Cl)(diolefin)](2) affords the tetranuclear complexes [M(4)(mu-PySO)(2)(diolefin)(4)] [M = Rh, diolefin = 1,5-cyclooctadiene (cod) (1), tetrafluorobenzobarralene (tfbb) (2); M = Ir,...