Asymmetric catalysis has received considerable attention over the past few decades, and its
contribution toward organic synthesis has become increasingly significant. 1 A wide variety …

As a result of the different degrees of stabilization experienced by the 4f, 5d, and 6s orbitals
occurring upon ionization of the neutral metal, the lanthanides (La-Lu, Z) 57-71) exist almost …

In this paper, there is an attempt to review the developments in the design and synthesis of
pyridine containing [1+ 1] and [2+ 2] macrocyclic Schiff base ligands, formed by …

Recently there has been great interest in designing small metal complexes which are
capable of catalytically hydrolyzing deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), ribonucleic acid (RNA) …

DNA hydrolysis mediated by di-and multi-nuclear metal complexes is of increasing
importance in biotechnology and medicine. Many systems for enzyme-mediated nucleic acid …

An important goal in supramolecular chemistry is the synthesis of molecules that exhibit
catalytic activity analogous to the activity of enzymes. In this respect, studies toward the …

Lanthanide ions are remarkably effective catalysts for the hydrolytic cleavage of phosphate
ester bonds, including the robust bonds of DNA. This makes Ln (III) and Ce (IV) ions …

The variable and versatile co-ordination behaviour of lanthanide metal ions, LnIII, limits their
selective introduction into organised molecular or supramolecular architectures. The design …

This review describes the development on the coordination chemistry of multidentate Schiff
base macrocycles with an emphasis on the author's contribution to the field. Particular …

Biomimetic hydrolysis of DNA or RNA is of increasing importance in biotechnology and
medicine. Most natural nuclease enzymes that mediate such reactions utilize metal ion …