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Sami Nummelin

Methyl 3′,4′,5′-trimethoxybiphenyl-4-carboxylate

In the title compound, C17H18O5, the dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 31.23 (16)°. In the crystal, the molecules are packed in an antiparallel fashion in layers along the a axis. In each layer, very weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds occur between the methoxy and methyl ester groups. Weak C—H...π interactions between the 4′- and 5′-methoxy groups and neighbouring benzene rings [methoxy-C–ring centroid distances = 4.075 and 3.486 Å, respectively] connect the layers.

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Crystal structure of [tris(4,4-bipyridine)]diium bis(1,1,3,3-tetracyano-2-ethoxypropenide) trihydrate

In the title hydrated salt, which was obtained from the hydro­thermal reaction between between potassium 1,1,3,3-tetra­cyano-2-eth­oxy­propenide and 4,4′-bi­pyridine in the presence of iron(II) sulfate hepta­hydrate, the ionic components are linked into a three-dimensional network by C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds.

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Alkoxy-, Acyloxy-, and Bromomethylation of Resorcinarenes

Reaction of resorcinarene octols with tris-hydroxymethylmethylamine (TRIS), formaldehyde, and alcohols results in tetraalkoxymethylation of the resorcinol rings. Harsh acylation of aminomethylated resorcinarenes with acid anhydrides leads to the complete acylation of eight hydroxyls and substitution of the amino versus acyloxy groups. Acyloxymethylated resorcinarene 6b can be transformed into a tetrabromomethylated derivative 7 through the reaction with HBr in acetic acid.

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Methyl 3′,5′-dimethoxybiphenyl-4-carboxylate

In the title compound, C16H16O4, the dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 28.9 (2)°. In the crystal, molecules are packed in layers parallel to the b axis in which they are connected via weak intermolecular C—H...O contacts. Face-to-face π–π interactions also exist between the benzene rings of adjacent molecules, with centroid–centroid and plane-to-plane shift distances of 3.8597 (14) and 1.843 (2) Å, respectively.

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3,5-Dimethoxy-4′-methylbiphenyl

The title compound, C15H16O2, crystallizes with three independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. The intramolecular torsion angle between the aromatic rings of each molecule are −36.4 (3), 41.3 (3) and −37.8 (3)°. In the crystal, the complicated packing of the molecules forms wave-like layers along the b and c axes. The molecules are connected via extensive methoxy–phenyl C—H...π interactions. A weak C—H...O hydrogen-bonding network also exists between methoxy O atoms and aromatic or methoxy H atoms.

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Dynamic DNA Origami Devices

DNA nanotechnology provides an excellent foundation for diverse nanoscale structures that can be used in various bioapplications and materials research. Among all existing DNA assembly techniques, DNA origami proves to be the most robust one for creating custom nanoshapes. Since its invention in 2006, building from the bottom up using DNA advanced drastically, and therefore, more and more complex DNA-based systems became accessible. So far, the vast majority of the demonstrated DNA origami frameworks are static by nature; however, there also exist dynamic DNA origami devices that are increasingly coming into view. In this review, we discuss DNA origami nanostructures that exhibit controlled…

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Self-assembly of janus dendrimers into uniform dendrimersomes and other complex architectures

Janus Drug Delivery Vehicle Efficient drug delivery vehicles need to be produced in a limited size range and with uniform size distribution. The self-assembly of traditional small-molecule and polymeric amphiphiles has led to the production of micelles, liposomes, polymeric micelles, and polymersomes for use in drug delivery applications. Now, Percec et al. (p. 1009 ) describe the self-assembly of Janus-type (i.e., two-headed) dendrimers to produce monodisperse supramolecular constructs, termed “dendrimersomes,” and other complex architectures. The structures, which showed long-term stability as well as very narrow size distributions, were easily produced by the injection of an ethanolic so…

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