Bulge cleavage of two or three bases occurs when a DNA substrate is specifically cleaved oxidatively by [Co (tfa) (happ)] (see picture). Hydrogen peroxide is necessary for the activation of this octahedral complex, which suggests that hydroxyl radicals are the reactive species. The complex has no significant reactivity towards the corresponding sequence in a single-stranded DNA region, and it exhibits only a low affinity towards double-stranded DNA. happ=macrocyclic ligand based on 1,10-phenanthroline, tfa=trifluoroacetate.

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The effect of nitrogen incorporation on the bonding structure of hydrogenated carbon nitride films Electron cyclotron resonance deposition, structure, and properties of oxygen incorporated hydrogenated diamondlike amorphous carbon films

Photoactive platinum complexes of stoichiometry [Pt((R)CCC(R))L](0/+) (R = Me, nBu and L = -CN, -C≡CPh, -N≡CCH3, -Py, -CO) featuring pincer-type bis N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands ((R)CCC(R)) were synthesized. Organometallic syntheses of these complexes are facile and achievable through standard laboratory procedures. Control of intermolecular Pt⋅⋅⋅Pt interaction, π-π stacking, and emission tuning is achieved through suitable choice of the NHC-wingtip substituent (R) and the auxiliary ligand (L). Exposure to specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or mechanical grinding triggers changes in emission colors, which render these complexes photofunctional. Solid-state structures and photoluminescence results are described herein.

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