The 3,3'-diphenyl-2,2'-biphenol (dpbpolH(2)) ligand is shown to react with Ti(OPr(i))(4) in a 2:1 ratio to yield a novel C(2)-symmetric mononuclear octahedral Ti(IV) bis-biphenolate complex, cis-Ti(dpbpol)(2)(HOPr(i))(2).

The spontaneous self-assembly of a neutral circular trinuclear Ti(IV) -based helicate is described through the reaction of titanium(IV) isopropoxide with a rationally designed tetraphenolic ligand. The trimeric ring helicate was obtained after diffusion of n-pentane into a solution with dichloromethane. The circular helicate has been characterized by using single-crystal X-ray diffraction study, (13) C CP-MAS NMR and (1) H NMR DOSY solution spectroscopic, and positive electrospray ionization mass-spectrometric analysis. These analytical data were compared with those obtained from a previously reported double-stranded helicate that crystallizes in toluene. The trimeric ring was unstable in a pure solution with dichloromethane and transformed into the double-stranded helicate. Thermodynamic analysis by means of the PACHA software revealed that formation of the double-stranded helicates was characterized by ΔH(toluene)=-30 kJ mol(-1) and ΔS(toluene)=+357 J K(-1)  mol(-1) , whereas these values were ΔH(CH2 Cl2 )=-75 kJ mol(-1) and ΔS(CH2 Cl2 )=-37 J K(-1)  mol(-1) for the ring helicate. The transformation of the ring helicate into the double-stranded helicate was a strongly endothermic process characterized by ΔH(CH2 Cl2 )=+127 kJ mol(-1) and ΔH(n-pentane)=+644 kJ mol(-1) associated with a large positive entropy change ΔS=+1115 J K(-1) ⋅mol(-1) . Consequently, the instability of the ring helicate in pure dichloromethane was attributed to the rather high dielectric constant and dipole moment of dichloromethane relative to n-pentane. Suggestions for increasing the stability of the ring helicate are given.

Two nanosized zigzag‐shaped oligophenylene strands incorporating 2,2′‐biphenol units were prepared by Suzuki–Miyaura coupling methodology. The two strands are made up of ten and seven phenyl rings, respectively. Two synthetic pathways were evaluated. The first involved the preparation of the target oligophenylene molecules by a sequential approach, whereas the second entailed the formation of the precursors of the target compounds in a one‐step fashion. The efficiencies of these two approaches are discussed and compared.

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