Rational design of a hollow multilayer heterogeneous organic framework for photochemical applications

The hollow PDA@g-C3N4/BPQD nanostructure was fabricated by the electrostatic bonding of positively charged g-C3N4 and negatively charged PDA which show a significant ability for photocatalytic H2 production and NIR triggered generation of ROS.

Electrostatically PEGylated DNA enables salt-free hybridization in water

Electrostatic bonding of PEG molecules onto the backbone of DNA allows Watson–Crick base-pairing between individually PEGylated complementary strands resulting in a double helix with enhanced thermostability in salt-free aqueous medium.

[(Cp2M)2B9H11] (M = Zr or Hf): early transition metal ‘guarded’ heptaborane with strong covalent and electrostatic bonding

We have isolated and structurally characterized two new transition metal complexes of the heptaborane, [(Cp2M)2B9H11] (Cp = η5-C5H5; M = Zr or Hf).

Energetics and the molecular structure of an ion-paired supramolecular system in water

The thermodynamics parameters for the association in water of the supramolecular ion pair [PQT][DSDB24C8] were determined by calorimetry and NMR. The results show an exergonic association, characterized by π–π stacking interactions as well as hydrogen and electrostatic bonding between host and guest.