[ML]-Type Squares Self-Assembled by Dipalladium Corners and Bridging Aromatic Dipyrazole Ligands for Iodine Capture.

Square-like metallamacrocyclic palladium(II) complexes [] () were synthesized by reacting aromatic dipyrazole ligands (HL-HL with pyromellitic arylimide-, 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic arylimide-, and anthracene-based aromatic groups, respectively) with dipalladium corners ([(bpy)Pd(NO)](NO), [(dmbpy)Pd(NO)](NO), or [(phen)Pd(NO)](NO), where bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, dmbpy = 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine, and phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) in aqueous solutions via metal-directed self-assembly. Metallamacrocycles were fully characterized by H and C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, and the square structure of 8NO was further confirmed via single crystal X-ray diffraction. These square-like metallamacrocycles exhibit effective performance for iodine adsorption.

Programmable Self-Assembly of Heterometallic Palladium(II)-Copper(II) 1D Grid-Chain using Dinuclear Palladium(II) Corners with Pyrazole-Carboxylic Acid Ligands.

A novel heterometallic diPd -diCu grid-chain, {[(bpy) Pd Cu L ](NO ) } (2; bpy=2,2'-bipyridine), was synthesized through a programmable self-assembly approach from the molecular corners [(bpy) Pd (HL)(L)](NO ) (1) as linkers with Cu nitrate by using the bifunctional H L ligand featuring primary (pyrazole) and secondary (benzoic acid) groups. Structural analysis revealed that 1D structure 2 consists of one [Cu (O CPh) ] unit as a bridge and two [(bpy) Pd L ] corners. Additionally, the catalytic effect of the heterometallic synergy on the Suzuki coupling reaction by using 2 was further explored.

A new quinoline-based fluorescent probe for Cd(2+) and Hg(2+) with an opposite response in a 100% aqueous environment and live cell imaging.

A new quinoline-based fluorescent probe was synthesized and characterized. Probe showed opposite fluorescence responses toward Cd(2+) (turn-on) and Hg(2+) (turn-off) in a 100% aqueous environment. X-ray crystallography analysis and TD-DFT calculations showed the different mechanisms of CHEF-based for -Cd(2+) and PET-based for -Hg(2+) caused by different binding modes and different electronic transfer patterns.

A dual functional probe for "turn-on" fluorescence response of Pb(2+) and colorimetric detection of Cu(2+) based on a rhodamine derivative in aqueous media.

A dual functional probe L based on rhodamine was devised and synthesized. Probe L can sense Pb(2+) and Cu(2+) in aqueous solution through two approaches: a significant fluorescence enhancement caused by Pb(2+) and a visible color change from colorless to orchid induced by Cu(2+). Competitive experiments showed that probe L had high fluorescence sensitivity for Pb(2+) and excellent colorimetric selectivity for Cu(2+) over many environmentally relevant ions.

Ionic liquid directed syntheses of water-stable Eu- and Tb-organic-frameworks for aqueous-phase detection of nitroaromatic explosives.

Reactions of lanthanide nitrate, 1,3,5-benzenetrisbenzoic acid (H3BTB) and [RMI]Br ionic liquids (RMI = 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium; R = ethyl, propyl, butyl, amyl, or hexyl), gave rise to two novel lanthanide metal-organic frameworks (Ln-MOFs) [Ln(BTB)H2O], where Ln = Eu , Tb . In addition to helping solubilise the starting materials under the reaction conditions there is evidence that [RMI]Br itself can play a structure directing role and is intimately involved in template ordering in [Ln(BTB)H2O], even though neither the [RMI](+) cation nor the Br(-) anion is occluded into the ultimate structure. and are isostructural and consist of infinite rod-shaped lanthanide-carboxylate building units which are further bridged by trigonal-planar BTB ligands to give noninterpenetrated open 3D frameworks featuring a (6,6)-connected topology with the point symbol (4(4)·6(7)·8(4))(4(8)·6(7)).

Self-assembly of an unprecedented polyoxomolybdate anion [Mo20O66]12- in a giant peanut-like 62-core silver-thiolate nanocluster.

A polyoxometalate-templated silver thiolate nanocluster, [Ag62(S(t)Bu)40(Mo20O66)(Mo6O19)3(CH3CN)2]·(CF3SO3)4 (1), has been isolated, in which a giant peanut-like silver(i)-thiolate cluster [Ag62(S(t)Bu)40](22+) encapsulates an unprecedented [Mo20O66](12-) polyoxoanion core. It opens a new approach for the synthesis of both elusive polyoxometalates and high-nuclearity silver(i)-thiolate nanoclusters.

A highly sensitive C3-symmetric Schiff-base fluorescent probe for Cd2+.

A new C3-symmetric Schiff-base fluorescent probe (L) based on 8-hydroxy-2-methylquinoline has been developed. As expected, the probe L can display high fluorescent selectivity for Cd(2+) over Zn(2+) and most other common ions in neutral ethanol aqueous medium. Moreover, the mechanism of the L-Cd(2+) complex has been confirmed by X-ray crystallography and density functional theory calculation results.