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Solid-state studies of C-butyl-resorcin[4]arene with pregabalin (Lyrica, Nervalin) in nitrobenzene yielded a cocrystal of C-butyl-resorcin[4]arene with 4-isobutylpyrrolidone-2. A combined experimental and quantum chemical investigation was implemented to further our understanding of the factors affecting the conversion process.
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Pregabalin/chemistry , Pyrrolidinones/chemistry , Nitrobenzenes/chemistryABSTRACT
Giant nanocapsules: the solution-phase structures of PgC1Ho and PgC3Ho have been investigated using in situ neutron scattering measurements. The SANS results show the presence of spherical nanoassemblies of radius 18.2 Å, which are larger than the previously reported metal-seamed PgC3 hexamers (radius = 10 Å). The spherical architectures conform to a truncated cubeoctahedron geometry, indicating formation of the first metal-containing pyrogallol[4]arene-based dodecameric nanoassemblies in solution.
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Calixarenes/chemistry , Nanocapsules/chemistry , Pyrogallol/analogs & derivatives , Models, Molecular , Molecular Conformation , Pyrogallol/chemistry , SolutionsABSTRACT
The synthesis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction structure of a dimeric zinc-seamed nanocapsule using a mixed pyrogallol/resorcinol[4]arene are presented. The use of "mixed" macrocycles results in an incomplete seam of coordination bonds around the nanocapsule's typically octa-metalated belt. The self-assembly of the nanocapsule occurs such that the single resorcinol moiety of each macrocycle aligns transversely. This yields a hepta-metalated capsule where the defect occurs in such a way as to provide minimal disruption to the overall structure of the nanocapsule.
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The crystal structure of a cocrystal comprising a complex of a bis(imidazolium) ionic liquid hosted by pyrogallol[4]arene (PgC) macrocycles is reported. Introduction of the dicationic species yields complexation by two PgC macrocycles, the resulting bilayer structure formed from alternately arranged dimeric host-guest complexes.
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Calixarenes/chemistry , Imidazoles/chemistry , Ionic Liquids/chemistry , Macrocyclic Compounds/chemical synthesis , Pyrogallol/analogs & derivatives , Binding Sites , Cations/chemistry , Dimerization , Macrocyclic Compounds/chemistry , Models, Molecular , Molecular Structure , Pyrogallol/chemistryABSTRACT
We report on a cocrystal between C-propyl pyrogallol[4]arene and the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethylsulfate exhibiting a remarkable bilayer topology comprising two unique host-guest complexes resulting from the ionic liquid cation binding in two distinctive orientations relative to the macrocycle.
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Copper seamed dimeric metal-organic pyrogallol[4]arene capsules have been synthesized and engineered into coordination polymer chains, either by direct coordination or with additional bridging ligands. The formation of this copper capsule also demonstrates selective formation of either hexameric or dimeric metal-organic capsules.
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The use of methylene-bridged calix[4]arenes in 3d/4f chemistry produces a family of clusters of general formula [Mn(III)(4)Ln(III)(4)(OH)(4)(C4)(4)(NO(3))(2)(DMF)(6)(H(2)O)(6)](OH)(2) (where C4 = calix[4]arene; Ln = Gd (1), Tb (2), Dy (3)). The molecular structure describes a square of Ln(III) ions housed within a square of Mn(III) ions. Magnetic studies reveal that 1 has a large number of molecular spin states that are populated even at the lowest investigated temperatures, while the ferromagnetic limit S = 22 is being approached only at the highest applied fields. This, combined with the high magnetic isotropy, makes the complex an excellent magnetic refrigerant for low-temperature applications. Replacement of the isotropic Gd(III) ions with the anisotropic Tb(III) and Dy(III) ions "switches" the magnetic properties of the cluster so that 2 and 3 behave as low-temperature molecular magnets, displaying slow relaxation of the magnetization.