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Ab initiocalculations together with vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) are validated as very accurate tools for studying conformations and estimating conformational energies and helical handedness preferences of an entire, large (112 atoms), abiotic foldamer.

The functionalisation of a Si100 silicon wafer allows for the oriented grafting of a monolayer of Mn12nanomagnets using a two-step procedure.

A heptameric amide of 2,6-diaminopyridine and 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid coordinates to Cuii to assemble into a double helical complex with a string of six shortly spaced Cu ions.

Hydrazones from hydrazines bearing electron withdrawing groups, and aromatic or aliphatic aldehydes form and hydrolyse rapidly in water at neutral pH.

Hydrazones from hydrazines bearing electron withdrawing groups, and aromatic or aliphatic aldehydes form and hydrolyse rapidly in water at neutral pH.

Two bridgehead-alkylated 2-thiaadamantanes (1,5-dimethyl and 1-methyl) have been identified in petroleum; these compounds give clues to sulfurisation processes affecting petroleum which has undergone high thermal stress.

Silica fibrils with a novel double stranded helical structure are prepared by sol–gel transcription of twisted bilayer ribbons formed by cationic gemini surfactants.

As shown by X-ray diffraction and NMR studies, short oligopyridine dicarboxamides bearing benzyloxy, hydroxy and hydroxylate moieties adopt very robust single helical conformations, even in water.

For some cationic Gemini surfactants, exchange between the bulk solution and micelles or other aggregates occurs slowly on the NMR timescale; thus NMR spectroscopy provides an efficient tool for studying micelle formation and mixing of various surfactants.

The synthesis of a new series of dimeric surfactants is reported; chain length and dissymmetry are shown to be critical factors for the richness of phases observed in water.