Molecular tectonics: formation and structural studies on a 2-D directional coordination network based on a non-centric metacyclophane based tecton and zinc cation.

The combination of tectons based on the [1111]metacyclophane backbone blocked the 1,3-alternate conformation bearing two imidazoly or pyrazolyl groups located on the same side with metal halide complexes leads to the formation of either discrete metallmacrobicycles or infinite 1-D coordination networks. The same backbone bearing two sets of two different coordinating poles composed of two pyridyl and two pyrazolyl units, owing to its non-centrosymmetric nature, forms a directional 2-D network packed in an anti-parallel fashion.

Molecular tectonics: generation and structural studies on 1- and 2D coordination networks based on a meta-cyclophane in 1,3-alternate conformation bearing four pyrazolyl units and cobalt, zinc and copper cations.

The combination of a [1111] metacyclophane blocked in 1,3-alternate conformation and bearing four pyrazolyl coordinating units with MX(2) (M = Co, Zn and X = Cl or Br) leads to the formation of crystals formed by packing of 2D coordination networks. In the case of CuBr(2), the formation of a 1D network was observed. Structural studies by X-ray diffraction methods on single crystals were performed on all cases reported.

Synthesis and properties of oligo[n]cruciforms: nanosized sterically encumbered tetraethynylphenyl-homologated fluorophores.

A series of nanosized phenyleneethynylenes have been prepared which are sterically insulated from the surrounding environment by multiple functionalization with triisopropylsilyl (TIPS) substituents. The phenyleneethynylenes comprise oligo[n]cruciforms 1-4 (n = 3-5) and a dehydrotribenzo[12]annulene 5, the former of which possess para-acyclic and the latter ortho-cyclic electronic conjugation pathways. All compounds were characterized by (1)H and (13)C NMR, IR, and mass spectroscopic techniques.

Synthesis and structural studies of metallamacrotricycles based on a metacyclophane in 1,3-alternate conformation bearing four imidazolyl units.

The combination of a [1111]metacyclophane blocked in 1,3-alternate conformation and bearing four imidazole units with MX2 (M = Co, Cu, Zn and Hg; X = Cl or Br) complexes leads to the formation of a series of analogous neutral metallamacrotricycles. In all cases, the structure of the binuclear complexes has been studied by X-ray diffraction methods on single crystals.

Direct synthesis and structural characterisation of tri- and tetra-nuclear silver metallaknotanes by self-assembly approach.

The combination of ligands based on two quinoline units acting as primary coordinating sites connected by tetra- or penta-ethyleneoxy fragments behaving as secondary interaction sites leads spontaneously in a one-pot reaction to the formation of tri- and terta-nuclear metalla-organic knots in the presence of silver cation.

Direct orthoruthenation of planar prochiral pyridine derivatives by C-H bond activation with [Ru(CO)2Cl2]n and its unexpected stereoselectivity.

The treatment of planar prochiral pyridine derivatives with d6 [Ru(CO)2Cl2]n stereoselectively and efficiently produces new dimeric ortho-ruthenated complexes.

New manganese-scaffolded organic triple-deckers based on quinoxaline, pyrazine and pyrimidine cores.

The thermolytic coupling of Ph(2)CN(2) and (t-Bu)(Ph)CN(2) with doubly cyclomanganated 2,5-diphenylpyrazine and 4,6-diphenylpyrimidine afforded substantial amounts of new triple decker compounds of either C(i) and C(2) symmetry respectively containing, in both series, two eta(3)-bonded Mn(CO)(3) fragments which intervene as scaffolds sustaining the helical non-conjugated triaryl backbone. The molecular structures of two pyrazine derivatives show a typical non-parallel stacking of the aromatic rings and the encapsulation of the central pyrazyl fragment with interplanar centroid-to-centroid distances of ca. 3.

Novel heteroleptic cis-(C--N)2Pd(II) chelates for the preparation of enantiopure planar chiral cyclopalladated 2-[tricarbonyl(eta6-phenyl)chromium]pyridine.

In the presence of large amounts of [Me4N]Cl, the reaction of ortho-chloromercurated 2-[(eta6-phenyl)tricarbonylchromium]pyridine with mu-chloro cyclopalladated aromatic compounds yields a series of new heteroleptic heterodinuclear cis-(C--N)2Pd(II) complexes, which are valuable precursors of planar chiral cyclopalladated (eta6-arene)Cr(CO)3 complexes.