Uniform nanodonuts: Stable toroidal micelles that have a highly uniform size and shape spontaneously self‐assemble from a selective THF/ethanol solvent mixture (see 3D AFM image). The donut‐shaped micelles can be used as a template to grow gold nanoparticles, which form along the ring surface.
Platinum recovery : Tripodal receptors incorporating urea, amido or sulfonamido hydrogen‐bond donors show high loading and selectivity for extraction of [PtCl6]2? over chloride (present in 60‐fold excess) from a low pH aqueous phase to organic media (see figure). The formation of neutral 2:1 [LH]+/[PtCl6]2? packages in organic solvents is supported by single‐crystal X‐ray structure determinations.
Osmabenzenes can be easily synthesized from two η2‐coordinated olefin osmacycles in the presence of benzonitrile by means of facile hydrogen‐transfer conversions (see graphic). Mechanisms for the formation of osmabenzenes are proposed based on DFT calculations.
All change : Complete ligand exchange through the hydrogenation of [Ru(η4‐cod)(η6‐cot)] in the presence of GaCp* under mild conditions leads to the title complex featuring a “naked” gallium atom bridging two ruthenium centers (see structure: C white, Ga blue, Ru red). This cluster can be considered as a trapped intermediate on the way to mixed‐metal nanoparticles; cot=1,3,5‐cyclooctatriene; cod=1,5‐cyclooctadiene, Cp*=C5Me5.
Finally, a structure with well‐resolved C 60 3? ions and S=1/2 spin system : The two novel title compounds have clearly S=1/2 and not S=3/2 electronic states, as expected for the occupation of the triply degenerate LUMO of C60. These structures with well‐ordered fullerene trianions show that the expected Jahn–Teller distortion is not observable in X‐ray diffraction experiments.
Two dragons playing ball : Direct metal–metal bond formation using a π‐conjugated dinuclear metalladithiolene complex with two electron‐deficient metal centers as building blocks led to a cyclic double trinuclear heterometalladithiolene cluster with two parallel plane bridges (see structure; Rh pink, Mo green, S yellow, C gray, O red).
Aerobic oxidation : Mechanisms of aerobic oxidation of the PdII(OAc)2/pyridine catalyst system were evaluated by using density functional theory methods. The results reveal that labile monodentate ligands, such as pyridine, favor a catalyst reoxidation pathway that proceeds via Pd0, rather than direct reaction of O2 with a PdII–hydride intermediate (see scheme).
Reacting in the 'Ni'ck of time : The title reaction is realized by using an isolated NiII complex ( 1 ). The catalysis tolerates a wide range of important functional groups that are often incompatible with Grignard reagents in cross‐coupling reactions.
As a novel approach for studying carbohydrate–lectin interactions spectroscopically, we combine the resolution and specificity of 19F‐detected NMR spectroscopy with the sensitivity of the saturation transfer difference (STD) technique. The resulting background‐free 19F‐STD spectra open a promising perspective for broad application with medical relevance, for example, in drug discovery.
Soluble short single‐walled carbon nanotubes in aerated D2O emit in the near‐infrared (NIR) region (see picture) with a quantum yield of (3.9±0.5) ×10?3 and a half‐life of 7.65 μs. This emission is quenched by electron‐ acceptor molecules.
Codeposition of NO and O 2 diluted in Ne at 6 K yield a ON???OO complex that exhibit strong UV absorption. This complex is converted into NO3 radicals by UV irradiation, and is regenerated by radiation of visible light (see spectra).
