Host-guest complexes of cucubit[8]uril with phenanthrolines and some methyl derivatives

Cucurbituril a molecular container (or host) has a rigid hollow interior cavity which is large enough to accommodate, one or more, smaller molecules (or guests). The cavity is accessible through two carbonyl portal openings. Molecules or guests enter the …     

水热法合成多金属氧酸盐棒状超细晶体

以SrCl₂·6H₂O、(NH₄)₆P₂Mo₁₈O₆₂·nH₂O为原料，在PEG-600/H₂O微乳体系中于80～130 ℃温度下水热反应8～12 h，从而制得一种多金属氧酸盐棒状超细晶体，组成是Sr₃P₂Mo₁₈O₆₂·nH₂O。该超细晶体具有长棒状形貌、高结晶度且分散性能较好，长度范围在10.0～20.0 μm，径度在1.0～2.0 μm。对反应体系中的PEG-600/H₂O体积比(V_PEC-600∶V_H2O)、水热温度以及(NH₄)₆P₂Mo₁₈O₆₂·nH₂O/SrCl₂·6H₂O质量比(W_POMs∶W_SrCl2·6H2O)3个影响因素进行了探讨，结果表明：V_PEC-600∶V_H2O主要对棒状超细晶体的形貌、长径比以及晶体结晶度有着重要影响，体积比在范围V_PEC-600∶V_H2O=(1.50～2.00)∶1.00有利于大长径比的棒状超细晶体的形成；水热温度则优选80～130 ℃范围，过低则不发生反应，过高则发生了多金属氧酸盐与PEG-600的氧化-还原反应；W_POMs∶W_SrCl2·6H2O基本上不影响超细晶体的形成。还初步探讨了该棒状超细晶体的形成机理。     

A novel trilinear decomposition algorithm： Three-dimension non-negative matrix factorization

Non-negative matrix factorization(NMF)is a technique for dimensionality reduction by placing non-negativity constraints onthe matrix.Based on the PARAFAC model,NMF was extended for three-dimension data decomposition.The three-dimension non-negative matrix factorization(NMF3)algorithm,which was concise and easy to implement,was given in this paper.The NMF3algorithm implementation was based on elements but not on vectors.It could decompose a data array directly without unfolding,which was not similar to that the traditional algorithms do.It has been applied to the simulated data array decomposition andobtained reasonable results.It showed that NMF3 could be introduced for curve resolution in chemometrics.     

Two new compounds from Zingiber officinale

A new cyclic diarylheptanoid,1,5-epoxy-3-hydroxy-1-(3-methoxy-4,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-7-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-heptane (1),as well as a new monoterpene,10-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-hydroxy cineole (2) were isolated from the rhizomes of Zingiber officinale. The structures of compounds 1 and 2 were established based on their spectral data.In addition,the antioxidant activities of these compounds were also measured.     

‘Sacrificial’ supramolecular assembly and pressure-induced polymerization: toward sequence-defined functionalized nanothreads

Limited supramolecular strategies have been utilized to synthesize sequence-defined polymers, despite the prominence of noncovalent interactions in materials design. Herein, we illustrate the utility of ‘sacrificial’ aryl-perfluoroaryl supramolecular synthons to synthesize sp³-hybridized nanothreads from sp²-enriched reactants. Our strategy features A–B reactant pairs in the form of a phenol:pentafluorophenol co-crystal that is preorganized for an electronically-biased and sequence-defined polymerization. The polymerization, initiated at 12 GPa, affords an alternating copolymer featuring exogenous –OH functionalities. The external substitution is confirmed through IR spectroscopy. Importantly, the inclusion of the functional unit provides the first experimental glimpse at reaction mechanism: keto–enol tautomerization that can only occur during cycloaddition is observed through IR spectroscopy. Our approach realizes the first example of a functionalized nanothread and attains sequence definition through sacrificial supramolecular preorganization and presents a further approach for de novo design of complex nanothreads.

Supramolecular synthons are exploited to synthesize –OH functionalized sp³-rich sequence-defined nanothreads using pressure-induced polymerization of a phenol:pentafluorophenol co-crystal.      

脑蛋白水解物中氨基酸的柱前衍生高效液相色谱测定

通过升高色谱柱温度,结合线性梯度洗脱的分离模式调整色谱分离的选择性,提出了一种测定脑蛋白水解物注射液中氨基酸含量的2,4-二硝基氟苯(DNFB)柱前衍生高效液相色谱方法。本法采用Kromasil C18(250×4.6 mm i.d.,5μm)色谱柱,柱温44℃,在30 min内以3个线性梯度能完全分离17种氨基酸,定量线性范围为0.2~1.0mg/L;加标回收率为89%~108%。该法具有适用性好、稳定性高等特点,也可以应用于其它种类样品中氨基酸的测定。     

DNA electrochemistry through the base pairs not the sugar-phosphate backbone

Using intercalated, covalently bound daunomycin as a redox probe, ground state charge transport in DNA films with a perturbation in base pair stacking was examined in comparison with breaks in the sugar-phosphate backbone. While the introduction of one or even two nicks in the sugar-phosphate backbone yields no detectable effect on electron transfer, a CA mismatch significantly attenuates the electron transfer yield. These results confirm that the base pair stack is the pathway for DNA-mediated charge transfer, not the sugar-phosphate backbone.     

Cover Picture: Electrochemical Oxidative Csp3—H/S—H Cross‐Coupling with Hydrogen Evolution for Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Olefins (Chin. J. Chem. 6/2019)

The inside cover picture shows an electrochemical oxidative Csp³‐H/S‐H activation with hydrogen evolution for the synthesis of tetrasubstituted olefins. This method features very high atom economy, besides hydrogen gas, under the base‐free, transition met‐al‐free, and oxidants‐free conditions, no other by‐products were generated. More details are discussed in the article by Lei et al. on page 547–551.

     

Selective binding of the cyano group in acrylonitrile adsorption on Si(100)-2 x 1

The covalent binding of acrylonitrile (CH(2)=CH-C triple bond N) and the formation of a C=C-C=N structure on Si(100) have been investigated using high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS), and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. For chemisorbed acrylonitrile, the absence of nu(C triple bond N) at 2245 cm(-1) and the appearance of nu(C=N) at 1669 cm(-1) demonstrate that the cyano group directly participates in the interaction with Si(100), which is further supported by XPS and UPS observations. Our experimental results and DFT calculations unambiguously demonstrate a [2 + 2] cycloaddition mechanism for acrylonitrile chemisorption on Si(100) through the binding of C triple bond N to Si dimers. The resulting chemisorbed monolayer with a C=C-C=N skeleton can serve as a precursor for further chemical syntheses of multilayer organic thin films in a vacuum and surface functionalization for in situ device fabrication.