Abstract A mixed-ligand phthalocyanine/porphyrin yttrium(III) radical double-decker complex (DD) was synthesized using the custom-made 5,10,15-tris(4-methoxyphenyl)-20-(4-((trimethylsilyl)ethynyl)phenyl)porphyrin. The trimethylsilyl functionality was then used to couple two such complexes into biradicals through rigid tethers. Glaser coupling was used to synthesize a short-tethered biradical...[more]
Abstract: A [2]rotaxane built around a multi-responsive bis-acridinium macrocycle has been synthesized. Structural investigation has confirmed the interlocked nature of the molecule, and MD simulations illuminated its conformational dynamics with atomic resolution. Both halochromic and redox-switching properties were explored to shed light on the mechanical response and electronic changes that...[more]
Abstract: Recently, some of the authors introduced the use of the Householder transformation as a simple and intuitive method for embedding local molecular fragments [see Sekaran et al., Phys. Rev. B 104, 035121 (2021) and Sekaran et al., Computation 10, 45 (2022)]. In this work, we present an extension of this approach to the more general case of multi-orbital fragments using the block version...[more]
Abstract: Elaboration of new engine oil specifications and growing level of environmental awareness have been calling for better fuel efficiency and reduction of carbon emissions. In this context, molybdenum dithiocarbamates (MoDTC) are important lubricant additives used to reduce friction coefficients and hence to improve fuel economy. It has been recently shown that under engine test...[more]
Abstract: A ß-cyclodextrin-based diphosphane with metal confining properties was efficiently synthesized thanks to an unprecedented Smiles-like rearrangement of 1-diphenylphosphino-2-phosphinobenzene in the presence of excess n-BuLi. The cis-chelating bidentate ligand is capable of forming very stable heteroleptic [Cu(NN)(PP)]+ complexes in which a metal-bound diimine ligand (bpy, phen or mmp)...[more]
Regarding the POMAM’s article "A Magnetocaloric Glass from an Ionic-Liquid Gadolinium Complex" recently published in ChemPhysChem with a cover feature (https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202200356). The Institute of Chemistry is pleased to inform you that this work has also been selected to appear in the “Actualités de l’INC” of November 2022. Contact : Athanassios K. Boudalis, équipe Propriétés...[more]
Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry IV (Fourth Edition) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Nickel Volume 8, 2022, Pages 427-574 - DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820206-7.00118-9 Ligielli Irene, Danopoulos Andreas A., Braunstein Pierre and Simler Thomas Abstract: The impact of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands across the Periodic Table in the last twenty years can be compared...[more]