Ion-bearing stairs: alkali metal complexes of 1,2-diaza-4-phospholide

Several of alkali metal complexes with 1,2-diaza-4-phospholide ligands were prepared and characterized by X-ray single crystal structural analysis and the NMR spectroscopy. Their structures showed varied coordination motifs: i) A...

Alkali complexes of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs inhibit lung and oral cancers in vitro

Alkali metal complexes (Li, K, and Cs) displayed excellent activities against oral and lung cancer cells with the least toxicity toward normal cells.

Asymmetric ketone hydroboration catalyzed by alkali metal complexes derived from BINOL ligands

The ability of alkali metal complexes bearing chiral BINOL-derived ligands to catalyse the enantioselective hydroboration of ketones was explored.

Alkali metal complexes of bis-o-xylyl-(17-crown-5): from a dinuclear monomer and a dinuclear polymer to sandwich polymer

The self-assembly reactions of bis-o-xylyl-(17-crown-5) with alkali metal salts afforded binding mode (good fit, perching and sandwich)-dependent supramolecular complexes, including a sandwich-type cesium(i) coordination polymer.