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Isoliquiritigenin (ILTG) possesses many pharmacological properties. However, its poor solubility and stability in water hinders its wide applications. The solubility of bioactive compounds can often be enhanced through preparation and delivery of various cyclodextrin (CD) inclusion complexes. The 6-O-α-D-maltosyl-β-CD (G2-β-CD), as one of the newest developments of CDs, has high aqueous solubility and low toxicity, especially stable inclusion characteristics with bioactive compounds. In this work, we for the first time construct and characterize the supermolecular structure of ILTG/G2-β-CD by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and X-ray diffractometry (XRD). The solubility of ILTG in water at 25 °C rises from 0.003 to 0.717 mg/mL by the encapsulation with G2-β-CD. Our experimental observations on the presence of the ILTG/G2-β-CD inclusion complex are further supported by the ONIOM(our Own N-layer Integrated Orbital molecular Mechanics)-based QM/MM (Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics) calculations, typically substantiating these supermolecular characteristics, such as detailed structural assignments, preferred binding orientations, selectivity, solvent effects, interaction energies and forces of the ILTG/G2-β-CD inclusion complex. Our results have elucidated how ILTG interacts with G2-β-CD, demonstrating the primary host-guest interactions between ILTG and G2-β-CD, characterized by hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic interactions, electrostatic forces, and conformational effects, are favored for the formation of the ILTG/G2-β-CD inclusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a study which examines the isolation of anthocyanins from red flowers of Camellia reticulata. Spectroscopic analysis revealed the molecular structures of the anthocyanins. The chemotaxonomic distribution of the accumulated anthocyanins in the petals of wild Camellia reticulata and C. pitardii var. yunnanica was examined.

The molecular structures of ethyl 5-amino-3-(4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-ylamino)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylate, C13H18N6O2, (I), and ethyl 5-amino-3-(4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-ylamino)-1-(2-nitrophenylsulfonyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylate, C18H19N7O6S, (II), have been determined. There are two intramolecular N—H…O bonds and one intermolecular N—H…O hydrogen bond in (I). The rings formed by the N—H…O hydrogen bonds are almost planar. In (II), three intramolecular N—H…O hydrogen bonds exist. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article deals with a study which synthesized a paddlewheel-based polymer obtained from a novel multifunctional zwitterionic dicarboxylate ligand. The geometrical structure of the paddlewheel clusters is described. It illustrates the interactions between benzene rings of benzimidazole groups. Also noted is the crystal structure of the benzene rings of the ligands.

The title compound, C13H6O4S5, possesses crystallographically imposed mirror symmetry, with the atoms of the C=S group lying on the mirror plane. It is an example of the general formula [ RCO]2(dmit), where R is a furan ring and dmit is 2-thioxo-1,3-dithiole-4,5-dithiol­ate. The components exhibit some polarization of their mol­ecular–electronic structure. The dmit and furan moieties exhibit a high degree of conjugation, as the introduction of C=O connecting the conjugated furan (donor) and dmit (acceptor) rings forms a good conjugated system with high delocalization. A polar three-dimensional framework is built from a combination of inter­molecular contacts, namely S⋯S inter­actions and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonding. The structural characteristics lead to good second-order non-linear optical properties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]