Synthesis and Structure of LaSc2N@Cs(hept)‐C80 with One Heptagon and Thirteen Pentagons

The synthesis and single‐crystal X‐ray structural characterization of the first endohedral metallofullerene to contain a heptagon in the carbon cage are reported. The carbon framework surrounding the planar LaSc₂N unit in LaSc₂N@C_s(hept)‐C₈₀ consists of one heptagon, 13 pentagons, and 28 hexagons. This cage is related to the most abundant I_h‐C₈₀ isomer by one Stone–Wales‐like, heptagon/pentagon to hexagon/hexagon realignment. DFT computations predict that LaSc₂N@C_s(hept)‐C₈₀ is more stable than LaSc₂N@D_5h‐C₈₀, and suggests that the low yield of the heptagon‐containing endohedral fullerene may be caused by kinetic factors.     

Polar aspects of intramolecular interactions in 2‐amino‐5‐nitro‐4‐methylpyridines and 2‐amino‐3‐nitro‐4‐methylpyridines

The dipole moments of twelve 2‐N‐substituted amino‐5‐nitro‐4‐methylpyridines ( I‐XII ) and three 2‐N‐substituted amino‐3‐nitro‐4‐methylpyridines ( XIII‐XV ) were determined in benzene. The polar aspects of intramolecular charge‐transfer and intramolecular hydrogen bonding were discussed. The interaction dipole moments, μ_int, were calculated for 2‐N‐alkyl(or aryl)amino‐5‐nitro‐4‐methylpyridines. Increased alkylation of amino nitrogen brought about an intensified push‐pull interaction between the amino and nitro groups. The solvent effects on the dipole moments of 2‐N‐methylamino‐5‐nitro‐4‐methyl‐( I ), 2‐N,N‐dimethylamino‐5‐nitro‐4‐methyl‐ ( II ) and 2‐N‐methylamino‐3‐nitro‐4‐methylpyridines ( XIII ) were different. Specific hydrogen bond solute‐solvent interactions increased the charge‐transfer effect in I , but it did not disrupt the intramolecular hydrogen bond in XIII.     

Structural,electronic, and magnetic properties of 3d transition metal doped GaN nanosheet: A first‐principles study

We have performed the first‐principles calculations on the structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of 3d transition‐metal? (Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni) atoms doped 2D GaN nanosheet. The results show that 3d TM atom substituting one Ga leads to a structural reconstruction around the 3d TM impurity compared to the pristine GaN nanosheet. The doping of TM atom can induce magnetic moments, which are mainly located on the 3d TM atom and its nearest‐neighbor N atoms. It is found that Mn‐ and Ni‐doped GaN nanosheet with 100% spin polarization characters seem to be good candidates for spintronic applications. When two Ga atoms are substituted by two TM dopants, the ferromagnetic (FM) ordering becomes energetically more favorable for Cr‐, Mn‐, and Ni‐doped GaN nanosheet with different distances of two TM atoms. On the contrary, the antiferromagnetic (AFM) ordering is energetically more favorable for Fe‐doped GaN nanosheet. In addition, our GGA + U calculations show the similar results with GGA calculations. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Chiral Heterospirocyclic 2H‐Azirin‐3‐amines as Synthons for 3‐Amino‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydrofuran‐3‐carboxylic Acid and Their Use in Peptide Synthesis

The heterospirocyclic N‐methyl‐N‐phenyl‐5‐oxa‐1‐azaspiro[2.4]hept‐1‐e n‐2‐amine (6 ) and N‐(5‐oxa‐1‐azaspiro[2.4]hept‐1‐en‐2‐yl)‐(S)‐proline methyl ester ( 7 ) were synthesized from the corresponding heterocyclic thiocarboxamides 12 and 10 , respectively, by consecutive treatment with COCl₂, 1,4‐diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, and NaN₃ (Schemes 1 and 2). The reaction of these 2H‐azirin‐3‐amines with thiobenzoic and benzoic acid gave the racemic benzamides 13 and 14 , and the diastereoisomeric mixtures of the N‐benzoyl dipeptides 15 and 16 , respectively (Scheme 3). The latter were separated chromatographically. The configurations and solid‐state conformations of all six benzamides were determined by X‐ray crystallography. With the aim of examining the use of the new synthons in peptide synthesis, the reactions of 7 with Z‐Leu‐Aib‐OH to yield a tetrapeptide 17 (Scheme 4), and of 6 with Z‐Ala‐OH to give a dipeptide 18 (Scheme 5) were performed. The resulting diastereoisomers were separated by means of MPLC or HPLC. NMR Studies of the solvent dependence of the chemical shifts of the NH resonances indicate the presence of an intramolecular H‐bond in 17 . The dipeptides (S,R)‐ 18 and (S,S)‐ 18 were deprotected at the N‐terminus and were converted to the crystalline derivatives (S,R)‐ 19 and (S,S)‐ 19 , respectively, by reaction with 4‐bromobenzoyl chloride (Scheme 5). Selective hydrolysis of (S,R)‐ 18 and (S,S)‐ 18 gave the dipeptide acids (R,S)‐ 20 and (S,S)‐ 20 , respectively. Coupling of a diastereoisomeric mixture of 20 with H‐Phe‐O^tBu led to the tripeptides 21 (Scheme 5). X‐Ray crystal‐structure determinations of (S,R)‐ 19 and (S,S)‐ 19 allowed the determination of the absolute configurations of all diastereoisomers isolated in this series.     

Five N′‐benzylidene‐N‐methylpyrazine‐2‐carbohydrazides

The compounds N′‐benzylidene‐N‐methylpyrazine‐2‐carbohydrazide, C₁₃H₁₂N₄O, (IIa), N′‐(2‐methoxybenzylidene)‐N‐methylpyrazine‐2‐carbohydrazide, C₁₄H₁₄N₄O₂, (IIb), N′‐(4‐cyanobenzylidene)‐N‐methylpyrazine‐2‐carbohydrazide dihydrate, C₁₄H₁₁N₅O·2H₂O, (IIc), N‐methyl‐N′‐(2‐nitrobenzylidene)pyrazine‐2‐carbohydrazide, C₁₃H₁₁N₅O₃, (IId), and N‐methyl‐N′‐(4‐nitrobenzylidene)pyrazine‐2‐carbohydrazide, C₁₃H₁₁N₅O₃, (IIe), have dihedral angles between the pyrazine rings and the benzene rings in the range 55–78°. These methylated pyrazine‐2‐carbohydrazides have supramolecular structures which are formed by weak C—H...O/N hydrogen bonds, with the exception of (IIc) which is hydrated. There are π–π stacking interactions in all five compounds. Three of these structures are compared with their nonmethylated counterparts, which have dihedral angles between the pyrazine rings and the benzene rings in the range 0–6°.     

Perchloric Acid–Silica (HClO4⋅SiO2)‐Catalyzed Synthesis of 14‐Alkyl‐ or 14‐Aryl‐14H‐dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes and N‐[(2‐Hydroxynaphthalen‐1‐yl)methyl]amides

The synthesis of 14‐aryl‐ or 14‐alkyl‐14H‐dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes 3 involving the treatment of naphthalen‐2‐ol ( 1 ) with arenecarboxaldehydes or alkanals 2 in the presence of HClO₄?SiO₂ as a heterogeneous catalyst was achieved (Table 1), and this reaction was extended to the preparation of N‐[(2‐hydroxynaphthalen‐1‐yl)methyl]amides 5 by a three‐component reaction with urea ( 4a ) or an amide 4b – d as a third reactant (Table 2).     

Graphene‐coated magnetic‐sheet solid‐phase extraction followed by high‐performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection for the determination of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2 in soy‐based samples

A new method named graphene‐coated magnetic‐sheet solid‐phase extraction based on a magnetic three‐dimensional graphene sorbent was developed for the extraction of aflatoxins prior to high‐performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. The use of a perforated magnetic‐sheet for fixing the magnetic nanoparticles is a new feature of the method. Hence, the adsorbent particles can be separated from sample solution without using an external magnetic field. This made the procedure very simple and easy to operate so that all steps of the extraction process (sample loading, washing, and desorption) were carried out continuously using two lab‐made syringe pumps. The factors affecting the performance of extraction procedure such as the extraction solvent, adsorbent dose, sample loading flow rate, ionic strength, pH, and desorption parameters were investigated and optimized. Under the optimal conditions, the obtained enrichment factors and limits of detection were in the range of 205–236 and 0.09–0.15 μg/kg, respectively. The relative standard deviations were <3.4 and 7.5% for the intraday (n = 6) and interday (n = 4) precisions, respectively. The developed method was successfully applied to determine aflatoxins B₁, B₂, G₁, and G₂ in different soy‐based food samples.     

Pseudopolymorphs of 2,6‐diaminopyrimidin‐4‐one and 2‐amino‐6‐methylpyrimidin‐4‐one: one or two tautomers present in the same crystal

The derivatives of pyrimidin‐4‐one can adopt either a 1H‐ or a 3H‐tautomeric form, which affects the hydrogen‐bonding interactions in cocrystals with compounds containing complementary functional groups. In order to study their tautomeric preferences, we crystallized 2,6‐diaminopyrimidin‐4‐one and 2‐amino‐6‐methylpyrimidin‐4‐one. During various crystallization attempts, four structures of 2,6‐diaminopyrimidin‐4‐one were obtained, namely solvent‐free 2,6‐diaminopyrimidin‐4‐one, C₄H₆N₄O, (I), 2,6‐diaminopyrimidin‐4‐one–dimethylformamide–water (3/4/1), C₄H₆N₄O·1.33C₃H₇NO·0.33H₂O, (Ia), 2,6‐diaminopyrimidin‐4‐one dimethylacetamide monosolvate, C₄H₆N₄O·C₄H₉NO, (Ib), and 2,6‐diaminopyrimidin‐4‐one–N‐methylpyrrolidin‐2‐one (3/2), C₄H₆N₄O·1.5C₅H₉NO, (Ic). The 2,6‐diaminopyrimidin‐4‐one molecules exist only as 3H‐tautomers. They form ribbons characterized by R²₂(8) hydrogen‐bonding interactions, which are further connected to form three‐dimensional networks. An intermolecular N—H...N interaction between amine groups is observed only in (I). This might be the reason for the pyramidalization of the amine group. Crystallization experiments on 2‐amino‐6‐methylpyrimidin‐4‐one yielded two isostructural pseudopolymorphs, namely 2‐amino‐6‐methylpyrimidin‐4(3H)‐one–2‐amino‐6‐methylpyrimidin‐4(1H)‐one–dimethylacetamide (1/1/1), C₅H₇N₃O·C₅H₇N₃O·C₄H₉NO, (IIa), and 2‐amino‐6‐methylpyrimidin‐4(3H)‐one–2‐amino‐6‐methylpyrimidin‐4(1H)‐one–N‐methylpyrrolidin‐2‐one (1/1/1), C₅H₇N₃O·C₅H₇N₃O·C₅H₉NO, (IIb). In both structures, a 1:1 mixture of 1H‐ and 3H‐tautomers is present, which are linked by three hydrogen bonds similar to a Watson–Crick C–G base pair.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel N‐Alkylamine‐ and N‐Cycloalkylamine‐Derived 2‐Benzoyl‐N‐aminohydrazinecarbothioamides, 1,3,4‐Thiadiazoles and 1,2,4‐Triazole‐5(4H)thiones

4‐Aminomorpholine, 1‐aminopiperidine, and 1,1‐dimethylhydrazine were carried out in the corresponding methyl dithiocarbamates and those in turn in aminohydrazinethioamides, which under the influence of acid chlorides (benzoyl, 4‐chlorobenzoyl, 4‐fluorobenzoyl, 4‐methoxybenzoyl and 2‐furoyl) gave arylcarbonyl derivatives. Those compounds were cyclized in concentrated H₂SO₄ to 2‐(N‐cycloalkylamino‐ and N‐dimethylamino)‐amino‐5‐phenyl‐1,3,4‐thiadiazole derivatives and in 10% NaOH aqueous solution to 4‐cycloalkylamino‐ and 4‐dimethylamino‐3‐phenyl‐1,2,4‐triazole‐5(4H)‐thiones.     

(1S,2S,3R,6R)‐6‐Aminocyclohex‐4‐ene‐1,2,3‐triol (= (−)‐Conduramine B‐1) Is a Selective Inhibitor of α‐Mannosidases. Its Inhibitory Activity Is Enhanced by N‐Benzylation

(−)‐ and (+)‐Conduramine B‐1 ((−)‐ and (+)‐ 5 , resp.) have been derived from (+)‐ and (−)‐7‐oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept‐5‐en‐2‐one (‘naked sugars’ of the first generation). Although (−)‐ 5 imitates the structure of β‐glucosides, it does not inhibit β‐glucosidases but inhibits α‐mannosidases selectively. N‐Benzylation of (−)‐ 5 improves the potency of conduramine B‐1 as α‐mannosidase inhibitor and also generates compounds inhibiting β‐glucosidases. For instance, (−)‐N‐benzyl‐conduramine B‐1 ((−)‐ 19a ) is a competitive inhibitor of β‐glucosidase from almonds (IC₅₀ = 32 μM , K_i = 10 μM ) and a weak inhibitor of α‐mannosidases from jack bean (IC₅₀ = 171 μM ) and from almonds (IC₅₀ = 225 μM ) whereas (−)‐N‐(4‐phenylbenzyl)conduramine B‐1 ((−)‐ 19g ) is a good inhibitor of α‐mannosidase from jack beans (IC₅₀ = 29 μM , K_i = 4.8 μM ) and a weaker inhibitor of β‐glucosidase from almonds (IC₅₀ = 32 μM , K_i = 7.8 μM ) (Table 1).     

MALDI‐MS profiling of serum O‐glycosylation and N‐glycosylation in COG5‐CDG

Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) are due to defective glycosylation of glycoconjugates. Conserved oligomeric Golgi (COG)‐CDG are genetic diseases due to defects of the COG complex subunits 1–8 causing N‐glycan and O‐glycan processing abnormalities. In COG‐CDG, isoelectric focusing separation of undersialylated glycoforms of serum transferrin and apolipoprotein C‐III (apoC‐III) allows to detect N‐glycosylation and O‐glycosylation defects, respectively. COG5‐CDG (COG5 subunit deficiency) is a multisystem disease with dysmorphic features, intellectual disability of variable degree, seizures, acquired microcephaly, sensory defects and autistic behavior. We applied matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization‐MS for a high‐throughput screening of differential serum O‐glycoform and N‐ glycoform in five patients with COG5‐CDG. When compared with age‐matched controls, COG5‐CDG showed a significant increase of apoC‐III_0a (aglycosylated glycoform), whereas apoC‐III₁ (mono‐sialylated glycoform) decreased significantly. Serum N‐glycome of COG5‐CDG patients was characterized by the relative abundance of undersialylated and undergalactosylated biantennary and triantennary glycans as well as slight increase of high‐mannose structures and hybrid glycans. Using advanced and well‐established MS‐based approaches, the present findings reveal novel aspects on O‐glycan and N‐glycan profiling in COG5‐CDG patients, thus providing an increase of current knowledge on glycosylation defects caused by impairment of COG subunits, in support of clinical diagnosis. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A {Tb2Fe3} Pyramid Single‐Molecule Magnet with Ferromagnetic Tb‐Fe Interaction

The influence of magnetic interactions to the magnetization dynamics was well experimentally studied in a 3d‐4f single‐molecule magnet (SMM) [Tb^III₂Fe^III₃(μ₅‐O)L₂(NO₃)₄Cl] ( 1 , H₄L = N,N,N’,N’‐tetrakis(2‐hydroxyethyl)ethylene diamine) and its diamagnetic‐ ion‐diluted samples. Significant ferromagnetic coupling between Tb^III and Fe^III ions and SMM behavior of 1 were observable, which proved clearly that the magnetic interaction between 3d‐4f spin carriers has also an excessive impact on fine‐tuning the magnetization dynamic behaviors of 3d‐4f complexes.     

Structures,magnetic properties,and electronic counting rule of metals‐encapsulated cage‐like M2 Si18 (M = Ti‐Zn) clusters

The geometries, magnetic properties and stabilities of the transition metal (TM) atoms encapsulated M₂Si₁₈ (M = Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn) clusters have been systematically calculated by using the density function theory with generalized gradient approximation. Only when the doping metal atom has no more than half‐full d electronic shell, a double hexagonal prism cage‐like M₂Si₁₈ structure could form. The total moments of M₂Si₁₈ are either 0 or 2μ_B. Co₂Si₁₈ is the most stable cluster among all 3d doped M₂Si₁₈ clusters. The model of shell closure at the TM atom may be helpful to understand the stability of M₂Si₁₈ clusters. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2011     

Heterobimetallische Komplexe von Lithium,Aluminium und Gold mit dem N‐[2‐N′,N′‐(Dimethylaminoethyl)‐N‐methyl‐aminoethyl]‐ferrocenyl‐Liganden (η5‐C5H5)Fe{η5‐C5H3[CH(CH3)N(CH3)CH2CH2NMe2]‐2}

Heterobimetallic Complexes of Lithium, Aluminum, and Gold with the N ‐[2‐ N ′, N ′‐(dimethylaminoethyl)‐ N ‐methyl‐aminoethyl]‐ferrocenyl Ligand (η⁵‐C₅H₅)Fe{η⁵‐C₅H₃[CH(CH₃)N(CH₃)CH₂CH₂NMe₂]‐2} N‐[2‐N′,N′‐(dimethylaminoethyl)‐N‐methyl‐aminoethyl]ferrocene FcN,NH ( 1 ) reacts with ⁿBuLi under formation of the lithium organyl (FcN,N)Li ( 2 ). At reactions of 2 with AlBr₃ and AuCl · PPh₃ the heterobimetallic organo derivatives (FcN,N)AlBr₂ ( 3 ), (FcN,N)Au · PPh₃ ( 4 ) are formed. A detailed characterization of 2 – 4 was carried out by single crystal x‐ray analyses as well as by NMR and Mößbauer spectroscopy.     

Conformations and resulting hydrogen‐bonded networks of hydrogen {phosphono[(pyridin‐1‐ium‐3‐yl)amino]methyl}phosphonate and related 2‐chloro and 6‐chloro derivatives

In the crystal structures of the conformational isomers hydrogen {phosphono[(pyridin‐1‐ium‐3‐yl)amino]methyl}phosphonate monohydrate (pro‐E), C₆H₁₀N₂O₆P₂·H₂O, (Ia), and hydrogen {phosphono[(pyridin‐1‐ium‐3‐yl)amino]methyl}phosphonate (pro‐Z), C₆H₁₀N₂O₆P₂, (Ib), the related hydrogen {[(2‐chloropyridin‐1‐ium‐3‐yl)amino](phosphono)methyl}phosphonate (pro‐E), C₆H₉ClN₂O₆P₂, (II), and the salt bis(6‐chloropyridin‐3‐aminium) [hydrogen bis({[2‐chloropyridin‐1‐ium‐3‐yl(0.5+)]amino}methylenediphosphonate)] (pro‐Z), 2C₅H₆ClN₂⁺·C₁₂H₁₆Cl₂N₄O₁₂P₄²⁻, (III), chain–chain interactions involving phosphono (–PO₃H₂) and phosphonate (–PO₃H⁻) groups are dominant in determining the crystal packing. The crystals of (Ia) and (III) comprise similar ribbons, which are held together by N—H...O interactions, by water‐ or cation‐mediated contacts, and by π–π interactions between the aromatic rings of adjacent zwitterions in (Ia), and those of the cations and anions in (III). The crystals of (Ib) and (II) have a layered architecture: the former exhibits highly corrugated monolayers perpendicular to the [100] direction, while in the latter, flat bilayers parallel to the (001) plane are formed. In both (Ib) and (II), the interlayer contacts are realised through N—H...O hydrogen bonds and weak C—H...O interactions involving aromatic C atoms.     

Impact of Tube Curvature on the Ground‐State Magnetism of Axially Confined Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes of the Zigzag‐Type

The magnetic properties of axially confined, hydrogenated single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) of the (n,0)‐type with n=5–24 are systematically explored by density functional theory. Emphasis is placed on the relation between the ground‐state magnetic moments of SWCNTs and zigzag graphene nanoribbons (ZGNRs). Comparison between the SWCNTs considered here and ZGNRs of equal length gives rise to two basic questions: 1) how does the nanotube curvature affect the antiferromagnetic order known to prevail for ZGNRs, and 2) to what extent do the magnetic moments localized at the SWCNT edges deviate from the zero‐curvature limit of n/3 μ_B? In response to these questions, it is found that systems with n≥7 display preference for antiferromagnetic order at any length investigated, whereas for n=5, 6 the magnetic phase varies with tube length. Furthermore, elementary patterns are identified that describe the progression of the magnitude of the magnetic moment with n for the longest tubes explored in this work. The spin densities of the considered SWCNTs are analyzed as a function of the tube length L, with L ranging from 3 to 11 transpolyene rings for n≥7 and from 3 to 30 rings for n=5 and 6.     

DNA/BSA‐binding property and in vitro anticancer activity of a new dicopper(II) complex with N‐(2‐hydroxy‐5‐nitrophenyl)‐N′‐[3‐(diethylamino)propyl]oxamide as bridging ligand: Synthesis and crystal structure

A new oxamido‐bridged dicopper(II) complex formulated as [Cu₂(ndpox)(bpy)(CH₃OH)₂]‐ (ClO₄), where H₃ndpox is N‐(2‐hydroxy‐5‐nitrophenyl)‐N′‐[3‐(diethylamino)propyl]oxamide; and bpy represents 2,2′‐bipyridine, was synthesized and structurally characterized using X‐ray single‐crystal diffraction and other methods. In the molecule, the endo‐ and the exo‐copper(II) ions bridged by the cis ‐ndpox³⁻ ligand are in {N₃O₂} and {N₂O₃} square‐ pyramidal environments, respectively. There is a three‐dimensional hydrogen bonding network dominated by O‐H···O and C‐H···O interactions in the crystal. The reactivity toward DNA/protein bovine serum albumin (BSA) revealed that the complex could interact with herring sperm DNA (HS‐DNA) through the intercalation mode, and effectively quench the intrinsic fluorescence of BSA via a static process. Cytotoxicity studies suggest that the complex displays selective cancer cell antiproliferative activity. The present investigation confirmed that the combined effects of both electron‐withdrawing and hydrophobic groups on the bridging ligand in the dicopper(II) complex systems can increase DNA/BSA‐binding ability and in vitro anticancer activity.     

Three new fluorinated N‐phenyl‐substituted pentacyclic ethanoanthracenedicarboximides

Diels–Alder reaction between maleimides featuring 3,5‐di‐, 2,4,6‐tri‐ and pentafluorinated N‐phenyl substituents and anthracene yields the corresponding pentacyclic ethanoanthracenedicarboximide compounds, namely N‐(3,5‐difluorophenyl)‐9,10‐dihydro‐9,10‐ethanoanthracene‐11,12‐dicarboximide, C₂₄H₁₅F₂NO₂, (IIa), N‐(2,4,6‐trifluorophenyl)‐9,10‐dihydro‐9,10‐ethanoanthracene‐11,12‐dicarboximide, C₂₄H₁₄F₃NO₂, (IIb), N‐(2,3,4,5,6‐pentafluorophenyl)‐9,10‐dihydro‐9,10‐ethanoanthracene‐11,12‐dicarboximide, C₂₄H₁₂F₅NO₂, (IIc). The crystal structures of (IIa)–(IIc) reveal an expected molecular geometry with a `V'‐shape of the anthracene‐derived tricyclic moiety. The crystal packings of (IIa) and (IIb) are dominated by π–π and C—H...O/F interactions, while F...F and C—H...π contacts are absent. In contrast, (IIc) shows F...F and C—H...O/F contacts, but no π‐involved contacts of relevance.     

fac‐Tri­carbonyl(4,4′‐di­methyl‐2,2′‐bi­pyridine)­tri­phenyl­tin(II)­rhenium(I)

The title organometallic compound, fac‐tri­carbonyl‐2κ³C‐(4,4′‐di­methyl‐2,2′‐bi­pyridine)‐2κ²N,N′‐tri­phenyl‐1κ³C¹‐tin(II)­rhenium(I)(Sn—Re), [ReSn(C₆H₅)₃(C₁₂H₁₂N₂)(CO)₃], con­tains three unique π–π stacking interactions. The result is an infinite chain of uninterrupted alternating intra‐ and intermolecular offset π–π stacking interactions throughout the crystal lattice. This extended π–π stacking arrangement, and an additional isolated intramolecular π–π interaction between the remaining 4,4′‐di­methyl‐2,2′‐bi­pyridine ring and a second phenyl group, impose geometric constraints on the Re and Sn atoms, yielding distorted octahedral and tetrahedral coordinations, respectively, for the metal centers.     

Majority‐Rules‐Type Helical Poly(quinoxaline‐2,3‐diyl)s as Highly Efficient Chirality‐Amplification Systems for Asymmetric Catalysis

A highly efficient majority‐rules effect of poly(quinoxaline‐2,3‐diyl)s (PQXs) bearing 2‐butoxymethyl chiral side chains at the 6‐ and 7‐positions was established and attributed to large ΔG_h values (0.22–0.41 kJ mol^?1), which are defined as the energy difference between P‐ and M‐helical conformations per chiral unit. A PQX copolymer prepared from a monomer derived from (R)‐2‐octanol (23 % ee) and a monomer bearing a PPh₂ group adopted a single‐handed helical structure (>99 %) and could be used as a highly enantioselective chiral ligand in palladium‐catalyzed asymmetric reactions (products formed with up to 94 % ee), in which the enantioselectivity could be switched by solvent‐dependent inversion of the helical PQX backbone.