The dimeric "hand-shake" motif in complexes and metallo-supramolecular assemblies of cyclotriveratrylene-based ligands

A series of clathrate and metal complexes with cyclotriveratrylene-like molecular host ligands show a similar dimeric homomeric inclusion motif in which a ligand arm of one host is the intra-cavity guest of another and vice versa. This "hand-shake" motif is found in the trinuclear transition metal complex [Cu(3)Cl(6)(1)]CH(3)CN1.5 H(2)O in which 1 is tris(4-[2,2',6',2'-terpyridyl]benzyl)cyclotriguaiacylene; in the self-included M(4)L(4) tetrahedral metallo-supramolecular assembly [Ag(4)(2)(4)] (BF(4))(4) in which 2 is tris-(2-quinolylmethyl)cyclotriguaiacylene; in the 1D coordination chains [Ag(4)]ReO(4) CH(3)CN and [Ag(5)]SbF(6)3 DMFH(2)O in which 4 is tris(1H-imidazol-1-yl)cyclotriguaiacylene and 5 is tris{4-(2-pyridyl)benzyl}cyclotriguaiacylene; and in the acetone clathrate of tris{4-(2-pyridyl)benzyl-amino}cyclotriguaiacylene. Clathrates of ligands 2 and 5 do not show the same dimeric motif, although 2 has an extended homomeric inclusion motif that gives a hexagonal network.     

Microwave-assisted Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Benzimidazole Thiazolinone Derivatives

A rapid and efficient microwave-assisted synthesis method for the preparation of 3-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-2-substituted phenyl thiazolidin-4-one (4a, 4b) was described. The structures of 4a and 4b were determined by elemental analyses, IR, 1H NMR and X-ray diffraction. In the crystals of compounds 4a and 4b, the imidazole ring and two benzene rings are planar. Interestingly, the dihedral angle between two benzene rings is 71.5° in 4a, while it is almost perpendicular in 4b due to the different benzene substituents. Meanwhile, the thiazolidinone ring is planar in 4a while slightly distorted with an r.m.s deviation of 0.1494(2) in 4b. The hydrogen bonding interactions observed link the molecules to form a dimeric unit, which may be effective in the stabilization of the structure.     

聚丁二酸丁二酯与高氯酸锂络合物的结构与离子导电性

本文从丁二酸二甲酯和丁二醇合成了聚丁二酸丁二酯,并以高氯酸锂为掺杂剂制备了固体电解质。FT-IR、NMR、XPS测试发现酯基上的氧原子参与络合。WAXD、DSC等测试分析结果表明:络合物和聚酯的晶体相同;LiClO_4主要溶解在无定形区;盐的溶解降低聚酯的熔点、结晶度和结晶速度,而提高玻璃化温度;在低盐浓度区络合物熔点与盐浓度关系符合Flory-Huggins理论。络合物的电导率随盐浓度变化出现极大值,在低盐浓度区电导率与浓度的对数成线性关系。电解质的导电行为不能简单地为Arrhenius和WLF方程所解释。从扩散角度推导了导电方程,并描述了离子导电过程。     

Probing the Crystal Structure Landscape by Doping: 4‐Bromo, 4‐Chloro,and 4‐Methylcinnamic Acids

Accessing the data points in the crystal structure landscape of a molecule is a challenging task, either experimentally or computationally. We have charted the crystal structure landscape of 4‐bromocinnamic acid (4BCA) experimentally and computationally: experimental doping is achieved with 4‐methylcinnamic acid (4MCA) to obtain new crystal structures; computational doping is performed with 4‐chlorocinnamic acid (4CCA) as a model system, because of the difficulties associated in parameterizing the Br atom. The landscape of 4CCA is explored experimentally in turn, also by doping it with 4MCA, and is found to bear a close resemblance to the landscape of 4BCA, justifying the ready miscibility of these two halogenated cinnamic acids to form solid solutions without any change in crystal structure. In effect, 4MCA, 4CCA and 4BCA form a commutable group of crystal structures, which may be realized experimentally or computationally, and constitute the landscape. Unlike the results obtained by Kitaigorodskii, all but two of the multiple solid solutions obtained in the methyl‐doping experiments take structures that are different from the hitherto observed crystal forms of the parent compounds. Even granted that the latter might be inherently polymorphic, this unusual observation provokes the suggestion that solid solution formation may be used to probe the crystal structure landscape. The influence of π⋅⋅⋅π interactions, weak hydrogen bonds and halogen bonds in directing the formation of these new structures is also seen.     

Fluorescent sensors for Hg(2+) in micelles: a new approach that transforms an ON-OFF into an OFF-ON response as a function of the lipophilicity of the receptor

A new approach to the use of micelles in the fluorescent sensing of metal cations is proposed and applied to the case of Hg(2+). We demonstrate how it is possible to transform a system from an ON-OFF to an OFF-ON sensor by changing the length of the chain used to lipophilise a ligand that resides inside TritonX-100 micelles together with pyrene as the fluorophore. Three tetrathia-monoaza macrocyclic ligands have been synthesised with the same ring but functionalised on the nitrogen atom with a methyl (C1-NS4), an n-butyl (C4-NS4) or an n-dodecyl (C12-NS4) chain. The three ligands have been fully characterised in water containing TritonX-100 micelles by means of potentiometric titrations and their apparent protonation and complexation constants with Hg(2+) were determined. On the basis of the distribution diagrams obtained, the more lipophilic C12-NS4 has been developed as an ON-OFF fluorescent sensor for mercury: working at pH<4, in the absence of Hg(2+) the ligand is inside the micelles, protonated and non-quenching, while on addition of mercury the [C12-NS4Hg](2+) complex forms which remains inside the micelles and is quenching. On the other hand, the ligand of intermediate chain length, C4-NS4, can be used to obtain an OFF-ON sensor at 7.07.0 the ligand is unprotonated, it stays inside the micelles and is quenching, while addition of Hg(2+) in the 7.0-9.5 pH range results in the formation of [C4-NS4Hg](2+), which is hydrophilic enough to leave the micelles and to be released into the bulk solution where it is no longer capable of quenching pyrene fluorescence. Additional studies on C1-NS4, C3-NS4 and C8-NS4 indicate that the optimal chain length to observe this OFF-ON behaviour is C(3)-C(4).     

Probing the Crystal Structure Landscape by Doping: 4‐Bromo, 4‐Chloro,and 4‐Methylcinnamic Acids

Accessing the data points in the crystal structure landscape of a molecule is a challenging task, either experimentally or computationally. We have charted the crystal structure landscape of 4‐bromocinnamic acid (4BCA) experimentally and computationally: experimental doping is achieved with 4‐methylcinnamic acid (4MCA) to obtain new crystal structures; computational doping is performed with 4‐chlorocinnamic acid (4CCA) as a model system, because of the difficulties associated in parameterizing the Br atom. The landscape of 4CCA is explored experimentally in turn, also by doping it with 4MCA, and is found to bear a close resemblance to the landscape of 4BCA, justifying the ready miscibility of these two halogenated cinnamic acids to form solid solutions without any change in crystal structure. In effect, 4MCA, 4CCA and 4BCA form a commutable group of crystal structures, which may be realized experimentally or computationally, and constitute the landscape. Unlike the results obtained by Kitaigorodskii, all but two of the multiple solid solutions obtained in the methyl‐doping experiments take structures that are different from the hitherto observed crystal forms of the parent compounds. Even granted that the latter might be inherently polymorphic, this unusual observation provokes the suggestion that solid solution formation may be used to probe the crystal structure landscape. The influence of π???π interactions, weak hydrogen bonds and halogen bonds in directing the formation of these new structures is also seen.     

A Review of HER4 (ErbB4) Kinase,Its Impact on Cancer,and Its Inhibitors

HER4 is a receptor tyrosine kinase that is required for the evolution of normal body systems such as cardiovascular, nervous, and endocrine systems, especially the mammary glands. It is activated through ligand binding and activates MAPKs and PI3K/AKT pathways. HER4 is commonly expressed in many human tissues, both adult and fetal. It is important to understand the role of HER4 in the treatment of many disorders. Many studies were also conducted on the role of HER4 in tumors and its tumor suppressor function. Mostly, overexpression of HER4 kinase results in cancer development. In the present article, we reviewed the structure, location, ligands, physiological functions of HER4, and its relationship to different cancer types. HER4 inhibitors reported mainly from 2016 to the present were reviewed as well.     

Theoretical Studies on the Proton Transfer Mechanism in Four-water Hydrated Glycine Complexes

The mp2/6-31++g**//b3lyp/6-31++g** method has been employed to study the proton transfer mechanism in 4H2O-glycine complexes(4W-G).Compared with bare glycine the four-water hydrated neutral glycine complexes(4W-GN) can turn into the corresponding zwitterionic glycine(4W-GZ) through proton transfer.The most stable conformation of 4W-GZ has a "double water-chain" structure and is more stable than its corresponding precursor 4W-GN by 0.97 KJ/mol though it is less stable than the most stable 4W-GN by 7.80 KJ/mol.It is a spontaneous reaction to form the most stable conformation of 4W-GZ,and the potential barrier is only 1.97 KJ/mol,so the probability of this reaction is very high and the most stable 4W-GZ may be detected in experiment or in the early stage of experiment.     

KAlF4熔液结构的推断

研究了KAlF4与简单氟化物, 与KBF4, K3AlF6, K3GaF6, K3YF6, KBe2F5等不同类型化合物组成的赝二元系的相图。相图结果表明, 化合物组成与KAlF4愈相似者对KAlF4的熔点影响愈大, 共晶熔液中含这个化合物的浓度也愈大。简单氟化物800℃以下在KAlF4熔液中难溶, 由此推断KAlF4熔液由KAlF4分子和K^+以及AlF4^-组成。KAlF4分子相对稳定, 并占主要成分。     

Structure–property relationships in twist-bend nematogens: the influence of terminal groups

ABSTRACT

The synthesis and characterisation of a range of non-symmetric liquid crystal dimers designed to exhibit the twist-bend nematic phase is reported. Beginning with 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yloxy)-6-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yl) hexane, each nitrile group is exchanged systematically for a methoxy group. The behaviour of these dimers is interpreted in terms of their bent shape being the predominant driving force for the formation of the twist-bend nematic phase, and the small differences between the twist-bend nematic–nematic transition temperatures are attributed to the differences between the interaction strength parameters of the mesogenic units. The 4-alkyloxyphenyl 4-[6-(4′-cyanobiphenyl-4-yl)hexyloxy]benzoates with ethyl, butyl, hexyl and octyl chains show the twist-bend nematic phase, whereas the corresponding 4-alkyloxyphenyl 4-[5-(4′-cyanobiphenyl-4-yloxy)pentyloxy]benzoates do not. This difference in behaviour is attributed to the more bent structure of the former. Increasing the terminal chain length initially decreases the twist-bend nematic–nematic transition temperature and this suggests that the chain disrupts the interactions between the mesogenic units. Subsequent increases in chain length have a smaller effect suggesting that the chain can be accommodated within an intercalated arrangement. The transitional behaviour of 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yloxy)-6-(4-butyloxybiphenyl-4′-yl) hexane is compared to that of 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yloxy)-6-(4-((S)-2-methyl)butyloxybiphenyl-4′-yl) hexane, and it is shown that chain branching strongly destabilises the twist-bend nematic phase. This is attributed to difficulties associated with packing the dimers.     

Theoretical insight into electronic structures and spectroscopic properties of [Pt2(pop)4]4-, [Pt2(pcp)4]4-, and related derivatives (pop = P2O5H2(2-) and pcp = P2O4CH4(2-))

The structures of [Pt2(pop)4]4-, [Pt2(pcp)4]4-, and related species [Pt2(pop)4X2]4- and [Pt2(pop)4]2- in the ground states (pop = P2O5H2(2-), pcp = P2O4CH4(2-), and X = I, Br, and Cl) were optimized using the second-order M?ller-Plesset perturbation (MP2) method. It is shown that the Pt-Pt distances decrease in going from [Pt2(pop)4]4- to [Pt2(pop)4X2]4- to [Pt2(pop)4]2-. This is supported by the analyses of their electronic structures. The calculated aqueous absorption spectra at the time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) level agree with experimental observations. The unrestricted MP2 method was employed to optimize the structures of [Pt2(pop)4]4- and [Pt2(pcp)4]4- in the lowest-energy triplet excited states. The Pt-Pt contraction trend is well reproduced in these calculations. For [Pt2(pop)4]4-, the Pt-Pt distance decreases from 2.905 A in the ground state to 2.747 A in the excited state, which is comparable to experimental values of 2.91-2.92 A and 2.64-2.71 A, respectively. On the basis of the excited-state structures of such complexes, TD-DFT predicts the solution emissions at 480 and 496 nm, which is closer to the experimental values of 512 and 510 nm emissions, respectively.     

光引发剂(4-甲苯基)(4-异丁基苯基)碘鎓六氟磷酸盐的合成研究

以对甲苯胺为原料,经重氮化、KI分解得到对-碘甲苯.在NH4Cl存在下,对-碘甲苯在过硫酸铵的氧化下与异丁苯反应,得到(4-甲苯基)(4-异丁基苯基)碘鎓氯.在丙酮溶剂中,(4-甲苯基)(4-异丁基苯基)碘鎓氯与六氟磷酸钾进行离子交换,得到目的产物(4-甲苯基)(4-异丁基苯基)碘鎓六氟磷酸盐.总收率为46.7%.通过紫外光谱、红外光谱和核磁共振测定,对产物进行了结构确证.     

Quantum Chemical Study on Geometry and Property of Cluster Ni_4P

1INTRODUCTION Amorphous alloys attractive to scientists have worked in the field of materials and catalysts since they have many excellent physical and chemical pro-perties,such as high magnetic susceptibility,high specific heat,high strength,ductile in compression,low coefficient of friction,high corrosion resistance,super plasticity within the range,ferromagnetism and super conductivity[1~5].Especially,amorphous alloys as catalytic materials have shown either hig-her activity or selectiv…     

2',3'-二脱氧-2',3'-二去氢鸟嘌呤核苷构象稳定性的理论研究

采用密度泛函方法在B3LYP/6-31＋G**水平上研究了2',3'-二脱氧-2',3'-二去氢鸟嘌呤核苷分子(D4G)的构象. 分别研究在气相中的孤立分子和一水合物异构体的相对稳定性和异构体之间的相互转变过程, 分析了水分子的参与对D4G异构体的相对稳定性和几何结构参数以及自然电荷的影响. 结果表明, 孤立的D4G分子在气相中存在8种稳定构象, 其中构象d4g-2是所有构象中最稳定的, 气相中D4G主要以d4g-2存在. 气相中各构象的相对稳定性为: d4g-2＞d4g-1＞d4g-5＞d4g-3＞d4g-6＞d4g-4＞d4g-8＞d4g-7. 计算得到的各构象键长和键角数据与实验值接近. 一个水分子的加入对D4G分子的构型参数有所影响, 基本不改变D4G分子各构象的稳定性顺序, 但构象转变的能垒有所提高. 氢键在分子构象中发挥了重要作用.     

Mechanism regulating cell surface expression and activation of Toll-like receptor 4

The Toll family of receptors senses microbial invasion and activates defense responses. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is a member of the Toll family that senses lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a principal membrane component from Gram-negative bacteria. LPS is known as an endotoxin that strongly activates immune cells such as macrophages and dendritic cells. LPS recognition by TLR4 requires an additional accessory molecule, MD-2. MD-2 is associated with the extracellular portion of TLR4, directly binds to LPS, and regulates subsequent LPS-induced TLR4 clustering. LPS recognition occurs on the cell surface. The subcellular distribution of TLR was shown to influence TLR responses. An endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperone, glycoprotein 96, is required for the stability of TLR4 and the formation of a TLR4/MD-2 complex in ER. MD-2 facilitates TLR4 glycosylation and its trafficking to the cell surface. Recently, another molecule, a protein associated with Toll-like receptor 4 (PRAT4A), was shown to play a critical role in cell surface expression of TLR4. These molecules control LPS responsiveness by regulating the subcellular distribution of TLR4.     

四溴化碳-二苯胺成像体系光化学反应的研究

研究了CBr₄-二苯胺(DPA)自由基光敏体系的光化学过程。在250-400nm区,CBr₄的光分解速度随波长的增加而下降。分别用CBr₄、DPA及CBr₄-DPA电荷转移复合物吸收光谱最大值对应的光254、284及333nm辐照CBr₄-DPA体系,发现333nm光辐照有最大的反应速度,证明此体系光激发阶段,CBr₄-DPA生成的基态电荷转移复合物是主要的光敏物质。     

磁性聚苯胺纳米微球的合成与表征

报道了具有核壳结构的Fe3O4-聚苯胺磁性纳米微球的合成方法和表征结果.微球同时具有导电性和磁性能.在优化的实验条件下,可得到饱和磁化强度Ms为55.4 emu/g,矫顽力Hc为62 Oe的磁性微球.微球的导电性随着微球中Fe含量的增加而下降.微球的磁性能则随着Fe含量的增加而增大.Fe3O4磁流体的粒径和磁性聚苯胺微球的粒径均在纳米量级.纳米Fe3O4粒子能够提高复合物的热性能.实验表明,磁流体和聚苯胺之间可能存在着一定的相互作用,但这种相互作用较为复杂,难于研究