Rhodium‐Catalyzed Stitching Polymerization of 1,5‐Hexadiynes and Related Oligoalkynes

A new mode of polymerization, rhodium‐catalyzed stitching polymerization, has been developed for the synthesis of π‐conjugated polymers with bridged repeating units from nonconjugated 1,5‐hexadiynes containing both terminal and internal alkyne moieties as monomers. The polymerization proceeded smoothly with a high degree of stitching efficiency under mild conditions, and 1,5,9‐decatriyne and 1,5,9,13‐tetradecatetrayne monomers could also be employed. The present polymerization strategy would be particularly beneficial for the synthesis of polymers consisting of a repeating unit that is difficult to prepare as a stable monomer because it does not require the use of a preformed bridged π‐conjugated monomer.     

聚酰胺-胺型树枝状高分子水溶液的表面活性

树枝状化合物是一类三维的、高度有序的新型高分子.与传统高分子相比,这类化合物在合成时,可以在分子水平上严格控制,设计分子大小、形状、结构和功能基团,产物一般高度对称,单分散性好.因而具有广泛的潜在用途^[1,2].近年来,已引起广大化学工作者的重视.     

Thermal decomposition of a generation 4.5 PAMAM dendrimer platinum drug conjugate

A nanoscale multivalent platinum drug based on a poly(amidoamine) [PAMAM] dendrimer (generation 4.5, carboxylate surface) has been synthesized and fully characterized using a variety of spectroscopic, chromatographic and thermal methods. Treatment of the dendrimer with an aqueous solution containing an excess diaquo(cis-1,2-diaminocyclohexane)platinum(II) produces a conjugate containing approximately forty (diaminocyclohexane)platinum(II) moieties at the surface of the dendrimer. This material undergoes smooth two-stage thermal decomposition to provide residual platinum oxide reflecting the platinum loading in the drug.     

基于影像处理的子孔径拼接算法研究

大口径天文望远镜传递的影像信息是人们认识与了解宇宙的重要手段,因此大口径望远镜面形质量的好坏决定了系统的分辨率。本文介绍了检测大口径光学元件面形的一种方法,即子孔径拼接检测方法。首先分别检测元件各个子孔径的面形数据,最后通过影像处理算法复原面形信息。利用MATLAB软件进行了子孔径拼接算法的仿真,复原抛物面元件的面形。提出了利用数字影像处理和立体视觉影像的方法提高检测面形的精确度。展望了拼接后得到的面形的影像处理算法仍需考虑的因素,对后续研究提出新的挑战。     

Hydrogel of ketoconazole and PAMAM dendrimers: formulation and antifungal activity

Ketoconazole (KET), an imidazole derivative with well-known antifungal properties, is lipophilic and practically insoluble in water, therefore its clinical use has some practical disadvantages. The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of PAMAM-NH(2) and PAMAM-OH dendrimers generation 2 and generation 3 on the solubility and antifungal activity of KET and to design and evaluate KET hydrogel with PAMAM dendrimers. It was shown that the surface charge of PAMAM dendrimers strongly affects their influence on the improvement of solubility and antifungal activity of KET. The MIC and MFC values obtained by broth dilution method indicate that PAMAM-NH(2) dendrimers significantly (up to 16-fold) increased the antifungal activity of KET against Candida strains (e.g., in culture Candida albicans 1103059/11 MIC value was 0.008 μg/mL and 0.064 μg/mL, and MFC was 2 μg/mL and 32 μg/mL for KET in 10 mg/mL solution of PAMAM-NH(2) G2 and pure KET, respectively). Antifungal activity of designed KET hydrogel with PAMAM-NH(2) dendrimers measured by the plate diffusion method was definitely higher than pure KET hydrogel and than commercial available product. It was shown that the improvement of solubility and in the consequence the higher KET release from hydrogels seems to be a very significant factor affecting antifungal activity of KET in hydrogels containing PAMAM dendrimers.     

Convergent synthesis of internally branched PAMAM dendrimers

[reaction: see text] A series of aliphatic internally branched poly(amido amine) dendrons and dendrimers has been synthesized. The internal branching unit was 1,2-propanediamine and a series of PAMAM-type dendrons of the types AB2, AB4, and AB8 were built. These were anchored on a core molecule containing four carboxylic acid moieties and the 1,2-propanediamine unit resulted in PAMAM dendrimers with 4, 8, 16, and 32 end groups.     

Method for stitching-quality evaluation in the manufacture of multiaxial carbon fabrics

Results of structural analysis of multiaxial carbon fabric stitched using different techniques are presented. It is shown that, if stitching is carried out without using auxiliary fabric, defects, such as uneven stitching, occur and the probability of thread breakage is higher. The influence of the loop geometry during stitching on the tensile and shear deformation of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic was evaluated by finite-element calculation.     

PAMAM structure-based multifunctional fluorescent conjugates for improved fluorescent labelling of biomacromolecules

Fluorescent probes are of increasing interest in medicinal and biological applications for the elucidation of the structures and functions of healthy as well as tumour cells. The quality of these investigations is determined by the intensity of the fluorescence signal. High dye/carrier ratios give strong signals. However, these are achieved by the occupation of a high number of derivatisation sites and therefore are accompanied by strong structural alterations of the carrier. Hence, polyvalent substances containing a high number of fluorescent dyes would be favourable because they would allow the introduction of many dyes at one position of the compound to be labelled.A large number of different dyes have been investigated to determine the efficiency of coupling to a dendrimer scaffold and the fluorescence properties of the oligomeric dyes, but compounds that fulfil the requirements of both strong fluorescence signals and reactivities are rare. Herein we describe the synthesis and characterisation of dye oligomers containing dansyl-, 7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl- (NBD), coumarin-343, 5(6)-carboxyfluorescein and sulforhodamine B2 moieties based on polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers. The PAMAM dendrimers were synthesised by an improved protocol that yielded highly homogeneous scaffolds with up to 128 conjugation sites. When comparing the fluorescent properties of the dye oligomers it was found that only the dansylated dendrimers met the requirements of enhanced fluorescence signals. The dendrimer containing 16 fluorescent dyes was conjugated to the anti-epidermal-growth-factor receptor (EGFR) antibody hMAb425 as a model compound to show the applicability of the dye multimer compounds. This conjugate revealed a preserved immunoreactivity of 54%.We demonstrate the applicability of the dye oligomers to the efficient and applicable labelling of proteins and other large molecules that enables high dye concentrations and therefore high contrasts in fluorescence applications.     

含树枝状大分子PAMAM的苯乙烯乳液聚合

将树枝状大分子PAMAM (4 5代 )作为种子 ,以苯乙烯为代表性单体进行乳液聚合 .研究结果表明 ,加入树枝状大分子PAMAM时 ,所制得的聚合物乳液粒子平均粒径在 30～ 5 0nm之间 ,小于 10 0nm ,且大小分布均匀 ;所制备的聚合物在 16 70cm- 1 左右处出现酰胺的特征吸收峰 ,在 330 0cm- 1 左右处出现N—H伸缩振动特征峰 ;说明树枝状大分子PAMAM起到种子的作用 ,所制备的聚合物含树枝状大分子PAMAM .     

CuO nanoparticles with PAMAM dendrimers

An easy pathway to synthesize a variety of cupric oxide (CuO) nanoshapes by a one-step wet chemical method is reported. CuO nanoparticles and nanorods were obtained from CuCl₂ in a mixture of water and DMSO in the absence of a base at room temperature. 1-D CuO nanostructures resembling wires inside tubes, or nanopea pods, were shaped when polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers of generation 2 (16-NH₂ end groups) or 2.5 (32-COO^? end groups) were added to the CuO colloids. The evolution in time of the different nanostructures was followed by UV–visible spectroscopy. The XRD patterns, Raman spectroscopy and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy show clear evidence that all nanoshapes obtained in this work are composed by CuO. This method is a simple, versatile, and economical alternative for the fabrication of CuO nanostructures and might provide a practical reference for the controlled synthesis of other nanoarchitectures.     

Synthesis of azide-functionalized PAMAM dendrons at the focal point and their application for synthesis of PAMAM-like dendrimers

For the first time, the divergent synthesis of azide-functionalized PAMAM dendrons using azidopropyl amine as an azide focal point and convergent synthesis of symmetric PAMAM-like dendrimers containing 1,2,3-triazole rings as connectors via click chemistry with a dialkyne core is described.     

Highly convenient regioselective synthesis of functionalized arylated benzene from ketene-S,S-acetal under mild conditions at room temperature

A general, highly efficient synthesis of arylated benzenes from simple stitching of α-oxo-ketene-S,S-acetals and functionalized deoxybenzoins via a ‘lactone intermediate’ is described. This procedure offers easy access to highly functionalized arylated benzenes containing sterically demanding groups in good to excellent yields. The advantage of the procedure lies in the fabrication of arylated benzenes with desired conformational flexibility along the molecular axis at room temperature and in a transition metal-free environment through easily accessible precursors.     

Convergent Synthesis of Fluorene Derivatives by a Rhodium-Catalyzed Stitching Reaction/Alkene Isomerization Sequence

A convergent synthetic method for the synthesis of fluorene derivatives has been developed by devising a rhodium-catalyzed stitching reaction/alkene isomerization sequence. The reactions proceed smoothly under mild conditions for a variety of substrate combinations, and extended π-conjugation systems are also readily accessible by utilizing this synthetic method. Optical properties of the obtained fluorene derivatives have also been examined.     

Statistical Megamer Morphologies and Materials from PAMAM Dendrimers

Summary: Generation‐4 poly(amidoamine) dendrimers (G4‐PAMAM) were cross‐linked using gluteraldehyde to obtain aldehyde‐activated G4‐PAMAM and cross‐linked G4‐PAMAM, termed pre‐megamers, which were grafted with octadecylamine (ODA) in chloroform (CHCl₃). Statistical megamer morphologies and particles were prepared by an emulsification solvent‐evaporation method using an ODA‐premegamer/CHCl₃ solution, surfactant, and water. Physicochemical characterization of the premegamers and megamers by various spectroscopic and microscopic techniques demonstrated their formation and properties useful in diagnostic and chromatographic applications.

Formation of pre‐megamers and megamers and their transmission electron microscopy images.     

Characterization of magnetic nanoparticles modified with thiol functionalized PAMAM dendron for DNA recovery

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) modified with the thiol functionalized polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendron were synthesized to estimate their DNA recovery capabilities. Aminosilane-modified MNPs and MNPs surrounded by a phospholipid (distearoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DSPE)) bilayer were used as core particles. Cystamine-core PAMAM dendrimers were reduced by dithiothreitol to dendron thiols and chemically conjugated to the core particles. Characterization of the synthesis revealed an increase of the surface amine charge from generation 1 (G1) to G6, starting with an aminosilane initiator. Particle size distribution analysis indicated that G6 PAMAM-modified MNPs exhibited monodispersity in an aqueous solution. G6 PAMAM-MNPs and G6 PAMAM-PE-MNPs synthesized by the proposed method have equivalent DNA recovery abilities to PAMAM-MNPs prepared by the conventional divergent synthesis method. In optimized conditions, 96% of λDNA was recovered using G6 PAMAM-PE-MNPs. Therefore, the method for preparing PAMAM-MNPs and PAMAM-PE-MNPs proposed in this study will be a novel approach for producing DNA carriers for efficient DNA purification by magnetic separation.     

Controllable Scission and Seamless Stitching of Metal–Organic Clusters by STM Manipulation

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) manipulation techniques have proven to be a powerful method for advanced nanofabrication of artificial molecular architectures on surfaces. With increasing complexity of the studied systems, STM manipulations are then extended to more complicated structural motifs. Previously, the dissociation and construction of various motifs have been achieved, but only in a single direction. In this report, the controllable scission and seamless stitching of metal–organic clusters have been successfully achieved through STM manipulations. The system presented here includes two sorts of hierarchical interactions where coordination bonds hold the metal–organic elementary motifs while hydrogen bonds among elementary motifs are directly involved in bond breakage and re‐formation. The key to making this reversible switching successful is the hydrogen bonding, which is comparatively facile to be broken for controllable scission, and, on the other hand, the directional characteristic of hydrogen bonding makes precise stitching feasible.     

Spectroscopic investigation and molecular modeling on porphyrin/PAMAM supramolecular adduct

Noncovalent adducts (TPPC@PAMAM) between meso-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin (TPPC) and polyamidoamine PAMAM dendrimer (generation 2.0) have been obtained by simply mixing the two components at different stoichiometric amount. The resulting species are readily soluble and stable in aqueous solution up to millimolar concentration. Electrostatic interactions between the anionic carboxylate groups of TPPC and the protonated amino groups of the PAMAM dendrimer play an important role in the stabilization of these adducts. UV/Vis absorption, steady state and time-resolved fluorescence emission and anisotropy measurements suggest the presence of equilibria involving different species as function of the [PAMAM]/[TPPC] ratio. At low ratios the observed spectroscopic behavior evidence the presence of H-aggregates, while at higher ratios well-defined species containing monomeric TPPC strongly interacting with the charged dendrimer are formed. Docking of the binary supramolecular adduct further supports the experimental results showing a favorable interaction with the porphyrin being completely included in the dendrimer. The interaction of the binary TPPC@PAMAM adduct (1/1 ratio) with calf-thymus DNA has been investigated through spectroscopic and photophysical techniques. All the experimental results point to the formation of a ternary complex between the binary adduct and the DNA backbone.     

Investigation of silver binding to polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers by ESI tandem mass spectrometry

Electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS) was used to probe the binding of silver ions and reduced silver species with polyamidoamine generation 1 amine-terminated (PAMAMG1NH2) and generation 2 hydroxyl-terminated (PAMAMG2OH) dendrimers. At Ag(+)/PAMAMG2OH molar ratios of 1, 2:1 and low abundance 3:1 complexes emerge. Similar results were observed for PAMAMG1NH2. The collisional activated dissociation (CAD) patterns of the dendrimer ions are characterized by losses of amidoamine branches resulting largely from hydrogen migration and cleavage reactions. Ag+/dendrimer complexes are characterized by the loss of a dendrimer branch from the complex, with the silver ion remaining bound to a dendrimer fragment. When the Ag+-bound dendrimer complexes are reduced by hydrazine, low abundance complexes, whose m/z values are consistent with ones containing zerovalent silver species, are observed in the mass spectra. Complexes with three silver atoms are observed in the spectrum containing PAMAMG1NH2, and complexes with four and five silver atoms are observed with PAMAMG2OH. The CAD fragmentation patterns of the complexes formed after the silver reduction are different than those observed for complexes containing one silver ion and are characterized by the ejection of all silver species, possibly as a cluster, leaving the intact dendrimer ion. Experiments with Cu+, Cu2+, and Pt2+ binding to PAMAMG2OH were also done, but reduced metal clusters were not observed in the mass spectra after the addition of hydrazine.     

PAMAM树形分子模板法原位制备CdS-ZnS核-壳结构量子点

以4、5代PAMAM树形分子(64个酯端基)为模板, 在树形分子空腔内原位合成了CdS-ZnS核-壳结构量子点, 并对其形貌和光学性能进行了表征. HRTEM观察发现量子点分散良好, 尺寸均匀, 平均粒径约为2.3 nm. UV-Vis光谱证明ZnS外延生长在CdS核外, EDS能谱也证明了核壳结构的生成. 适当厚度的ZnS壳层可使光致发光效率提高至31%. PAMAM树形分子包在CdS-ZnS核-壳结构量子点外, 构成一层有机壳, 有效地限制了粒子聚集, 钝化了CdS量子点表面, 提高了发光效率. 另外， PAMAM树形分子良好的溶解性也赋予了量子点在不同极性溶剂中良好的溶解性, 提高了其稳定性.     

扇形PAMAM树枝状高分子的合成与表征

树枝状化合物是聚合物合成科学上第一次不采用生物技术合成的结构精确的大分子。它被称为是继线形、交联形、支链形聚合物后的第4种结构类型的高分子。树枝状高分子的合成是通过多官能团基元进行逐步的有机反应而非传统的聚合方法。近年来，除了发散法、收敛法合成以外，