Transition encapsulating

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The encapsulation of classical and organometallic transition-metal complexes to yield molecules of the type complex in a complex is a very attractive research area. A variety of inclusion complexes of this type has been reported. Of relevance for this review are reports on the encapsulation of coordinatively unsaturated transition-metal complexes inside self-assembled coordination cages (120), cyclodextrins (121,122), and cucurbiturils (123). 

The encapsulation of transition-metal complexes within the cavity of 24 has not yet been reported. 

Encapsulation within an enteric coat (resistant to low pH values) protects the product during stomach transit. Microcapsules/spheres utilized have been made from various polymeric substances, including cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol, polymethylacrylates and polystyrene. Delivery systems based upon the use of liposomes and cyclodextrin-protective coats have also been developed. Included in some such systems also are protease inhibitors, such as aprotinin and ovomucoids. Permeation enhancers employed are usually detergent-based substances, which can enhance absorption through the gastrointestinal lining. 

Martin et al. have developed a unique series of capped tris(l,2-di-aminoethane) cages which can encapsulate divalent transition metal ions in a near octahedral geometry (28). The iron(II) complex with the ligand (NH2)2sar turns out to be a crossover system in solution [34], but the solid triflate salt is low-spin [43]. This is the only Fe(II) crossover system having 6 identical aliphatic nitrogen donors. 

While the encapsulation of SCO cations within anionic networks needs further development, particularly by use of cations having abrupt SCO transitions, the results to date show that the cationic and anionic networks remain independent, magnetically, with little cooperativity being evident. 

The trend was studied and verified, for instance, for reactions catalysed by transition metal, organo- and enzyme catalysts entrapped in ORMOSIL prepared by copolymerization of tetramethoxysilane (TMOS) and the modifying co-precursor methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS). It has been correlated with the encapsulation itself but also with the structure of the sol-gel matrix, namely the hydrophobicity-lipophilicity balance (HLB) and the textural properties of the materials.9... 

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