Correction: Supramolecular influence on cis-trans isomerization probed by ion mobility spectrometry.

Correction for 'Supramolecular influence on cis-trans isomerization probed by ion mobility spectrometry' by Izabella Czerwinska et al., Phys. Chem.

Supramolecular influence on cis-trans isomerization probed by ion mobility spectrometry.

We used tandem ion mobility spectrometry measurements to investigate how the photo-isomerization of a chromophore (a methylpyridinium derivative) is affected by the complexation with a crown ether. A dramatic blue-shift of the photo-isomerization spectrum was observed upon complexation, which could be well reproduced by ab initio calculations. Our results support that the observed changes in the photo-physical properties of the chromophore originate from the charge-solvation of its pyridinium moiety by the host cage.

Structural analysis of ruthenium-arene complexes using ion mobility mass spectrometry, collision-induced dissociation, and DFT.

Ion mobility mass spectrometry (IM-MS) and collision-induced dissociation (CID) techniques were used to investigate the influence of the phosphine ligand on the physicochemical properties of [RuCl2(p-cymene)(PCy3)] (), [RuCl2(p-cymene)(PPh3)] (), and [RuCl2(p-cymene)(PTA)] () in the gas phase (PTA is 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane). Electrospray ionization of complexes and led to the corresponding [RuCl(p-cymene)(PR3)](+) ions via the dissociation of a chlorido ligand, whereas RAPTA-C () afforded two molecular ions by in-source oxidation ([Ru(III)Cl2(p-cymene)(PTA)](+)) or protonation ([RuCl2(p-cymene)(PTA+H)](+)). Control experiments showed that the balance between these two ionization paths was strongly influenced by the nature of the solvent used for infusion.

Interactions of cyclic and non-cyclic naphthalene diimide derivatives with different nucleic acids.

Recently, strategy based on stabilization of G-quadruplex telomeric DNA by small organic molecule has been realized by naphthalene diimide derivatives (NDIs). At the same time NDIs bind to DNA duplex as threading intercalators. Here we present cyclic derivative of naphthalene diimide (ligand 1) as DNA-binding ligand with ability to recognition of different structures of telomeric G-quadruplexes and ability to bis-intercalate to double-stranded helixes.

Improving the affinity of naphthalene diimide ligand to telomeric DNA by incorporating Zn²⁺ ions into its dipicolylamine groups.

N,N'-bis[3-[3-(2,2'-dipicolyl)methylaminopropyl]-methylaminopropyl]naphthalene-1,4,5,8-tetracarboxylic acid diimide, 1, and its complex with zinc ions, 2, were investigated against telomeric sequences, [TAGGG(TTAGGG)(3)] and [AGGG(TTAGGG)(3)], which reveal different G-quadruplex structures depending on the conditions. Spectrophotometric, SPR, and CD techniques revealed that both ligands showed large binding constants to hybrid-type G-quadruplexes formed in the presence of K(+) ions. Moreover, 2 revealed higher affinity to investigated oligonucleotides suggesting that complex of naphthalene diimide derivative with Zn(2+), comparing to 1, provided additional electrostatic or coordination interactions between positively charged zinc ions and condensed negative charged phosphate anions from G4 DNA.