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Abstract: New carboxy-terpyridines selectively functionalized at the 4-, 4′- and 4″-positions were prepared in a three-step procedure with good yields using the Kröhnke reaction followed by saponification. Their complexation with ruthenium led to symmetric and unsymmetric terpyridinyl zwitterionic complexes. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: Herein, we discuss the analyses and quantification of the different components in porphyrin mixtures, prepared from p-anisaldehyde, p-tolualdehyde, and 5-(4-bromophenyl)-dipyrromethane with acid catalysis, using NMR and HPLC. The advantages and disadvantages of these analytical methods are emphasized. Due to the similar size of a bromine atom and a methyl group it was possible to grow crystals suitable for X-ray crystallographic studies from a mixture of porphyrins, where the 4-position of the meso-phenyl rings was either substituted with methyl groups or bromine atoms. We also show that X-ray studies are inferior to NMR analysis for determining the components in a porphyrin mixture. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The functionalisation of the hinge region in a molecular tweezer molecule showing a strong binding to explosives is presented. Two versatile functional groups are introduced, a carboxylic acid and a bromine atom. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The preparative use of the reaction between tris(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)carbenium tetrafluoroborate and excess of an arylamine such as 4-methylaniline or 4-bromoaniline to yield firstly the aryl functionalised acridinium derivatives and then further in situ reaction to yield the desired functionalised triangulenium salts was found to be problematic. A preparative route for the triangulenium salts is presented along with a demonstration of the further derivatisation by standard Suzuki coupling reaction. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]