Nematicidal coumarins from Heracleum candicans Wall

The root extract of Heracleum candicans Wall. exhibited antagonistic activities against nematodes Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle and Panagrellus redivivus (Linn.) Goodey. Through bioassay-guided fractionations, three coumarins were obtained from the extract of H. candicans and determined to be 8-geranyloxypsoralen (1), imperatorin (2), and heraclenin (3) based on spectra data. All three compounds possessed nematicidal activities against the two tested nematodes. The median lethal concentrations (LC(50)) of compounds 1-3 at 72 h were 188.3, 161.7, and 114.7 mg L(-1) respectively against B. xylophilus and were 117.5, 179.0, and 148.7 mg L(-1) respectively against P. redivivus. This is the first report about species in the Umbelliferae family that possesses nematicidal activity.     

Facile synthesis of novel indolo[3,2-b]carbazole derivatives and a chromogenic-sensing 5,12-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]carbazole

Novel indolo[3,2-b]carbazole derivatives and a chromogenic-sensing 5,12-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]carbazole have been synthesized starting from tetra-tert-butylated 6,12-diaryl-5,11-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]carbazoles, which were prepared via an efficient tert-butylation of 6,12-diaryl-5,11-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]carbazoles.     

Mechanism of adhesion promotion between aluminium sheet and polypropylene with maleic anhydride‐grafted polypropylene by γ‐aminopropyltriethoxy silane

The effect of concentration of γ‐aminopropyltriethoxy (γ‐APS) solution on shear strength of adhesive bonding between aluminium sheet and polypropylene (PP) with addition of a certain amount of maleic anhydride‐grafted polypropylene (PP‐g‐MAH) has been investigated. It is shown that the lap shear strength is promoted obviously with pre‐treatment of aluminium sheet by γ‐APS. The maximum strength is obtained at a concentration of 3% γ‐APS solution. With further high concentration of γ‐APS, the lap shear strength decreases. The examination of the separated surfaces by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) shows that (C?O)₂? O? Al and C(?O)? O? Al are formed for adhesive bonding between PP with the addition of 20 wt% PP‐g‐MAH and aluminium sheet without pre‐treatment by γ‐APS, and that the area ratio of C related to oxygen on the separated aluminium side is 33.28%, which is obviously higher than 14% on the polymer side. As for adhesive bonding between PP with the addition of 20% PP‐g‐MAH and 3% γ‐APS pre‐treated aluminium sheet, C(?O)? N? C(?O) and C(?O)? NH are formed. The area ratio of C related to oxygen on the separated polymer side increases to 24.99%. It is proposed that γ‐APS pre‐treatment improves the distribution and shape of PP‐g‐MAH chains in the region adsorbed on the substrate and the region adjacent to this region. The chemical interactions at the interface are also proposed. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

纳米铂微粒修饰电极上甲醛电催化氧化的电位振荡和电流振荡

通过阴极还原-阳极氧化法制备了钛基纳米铂微粒修饰电极, 扫描电镜观察发现, 分布于钛基体表面的氧化钛膜三维网状孔道中的纳米铂微粒具有高度分散状态. 采用多种电化学手段在该电极上不仅观察到甲醛在恒电流条件下产生的电位振荡, 而且在循环伏安和恒电位两种条件下均观察到强烈的电流振荡, 这进一步证明高度分散的纳米铂微粒使电极的催化活性大大提高, 促进了甲醛及其毒化中间产物的电催化氧化过程, 从而有利于电极上电化学振荡的产生. 研究结果还表明, 甲醛底物浓度、硫酸介质浓度、恒电位或恒电流大小等多种因素对振荡强度、范围或类型会产生规律性的影响.     

含吡啶(噻唑)甲基的哌嗪类化合物的合成及生物活性

采用活性基团拼接原理, 分别以2-氯-5-氯甲基吡啶和2-氯-5-氯甲基噻唑为原料, 经过氮烷基化和加成反应, 得到系列含吡啶甲基或噻唑甲基的哌嗪类化合物. 初步测试结果表明: 部分化合物表现出较弱的除草活性和杀豆蚜活性, 但对孑孓显示出较高的的杀灭活性, 其中4f在50 mg/L的浓度下对孑孓的杀死率可达100%.     

烯虫酯的立体选择性全合成

以香茅醛为起始原料, 通过羟醛缩合反应和Reformatskii反应得到3,7,11-三甲基-2,4,10-十二碳三烯酸异丙酯的双键顺反异构体混合物, 经苯硫酚两次催化双键顺反异构化, (2E,4E)-异构体3a的含量由原来的26%提高到85%. 再通过醚化反应, 立体选择性地全合成了具有保幼激素活性的昆虫生长调节剂烯虫酯及其异构体, 即11-甲氧基-3,7,11-三甲基-2,4-十二碳二烯酸异丙酯. 其中具有较高生物活性的(2E,4E)-异构体的含量达85%. 各步所合成的化合物的结构经IR, MS和NMR证实.     

超临界水中煤焦油沥青轻质化的实验研究

采用间歇超临界水（supercritical water, SCW）反应器,考察了反应温度（400℃~480℃）、停留时间(1 min~80 min)和反应压力（25 MPa~40 MPa）对煤焦油沥青轻质化的影响。与常压N2热解相比,煤焦油沥青在SCW中反应后产物中的轻油质量分数高,残焦质量分数低,表明SCW可以促进煤焦油沥青的轻质化反应进行并抑制缩合反应。沥青质是煤焦油沥青在SCW中发生反应的主要组分。在440 ℃和34 MPa时反应20 min,产物中轻油的质量分数可达原料的两倍,说明煤焦油沥青在SCW中可以发生明显轻质化反应。与温度相比,压力和停留时间的影响相对较小。     

氯过氧化物酶修饰电极对一氯二甲酮的催化氯化

通过将氯过氧化物酶溶液(Chloroperoxidase, CPO)与Nafion分散的单壁碳纳米管分散液混合后直接滴涂到玻碳电极表面制得修饰电极. 这个固定了氯过氧化物酶的碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极, 在pH=5.0的磷酸缓冲溶液中测得的循环伏安曲线上有一对准可逆的氧化还原电流峰, 经过与裸电极和没有固定氯过氧化物酶的碳纳米管修饰电极上测得的循环伏安行为对比后确认, 碳纳米管对氯过氧化物酶与电极之间的电子传递反应具有很好的促进作用. 利用该修饰电极能催化一氯二甲酮氯化为二氯二甲酮, 无需添加过氧化氢作为反应启动剂, 紫外光谱的测试结果表明, 每摩尔氯过氧化物酶可催化氯化4.0×105 mol 的一氯二甲酮, 表现出很高的催化效率.     

Determination of faropenem in human plasma and urine by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

A simple, rapid and sensitive liquid chromatography/electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) quantitative detection method, using cefalexin as internal standard, was developed for the analysis of faropenem in human plasma and urine. After precipitation of the plasma proteins with acetonitrile, the analytes were separated on a C18 reversed-phase column with 0.1% formic acid-methanol (45:55, v/v) and detected by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry in positive multiple reaction monitoring mode. Calibration curves with good linearities (r=0.9991 for plasma sample and r=0.9993 for urine sample) were obtained in the range 5-4000 ng/mL for faropenem. The limit of detection was 5 ng/mL. Recoveries were around 90% for the extraction from human plasma, and good precision and accuracy were achieved. This method is feasible for the evaluation of pharmacokinetic profiles of faropenem in humans, and to our knowledge, it is the first time the pharmacokinetic of faropenem has been elucidated in vivo using LC-MS/MS.     

Comparative studies on adsorption behavior of thionine on gold nanoparticles with different sizes

The adsorption behavior of thionine on gold nanoparticles of two different mean diameters, 18 and 5 nm, was compared by using UV-vis spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and quantum chemical calculations. It is found that the addition of small particles makes the monomer peak of thionine finally disappear, and the corresponding dimer peak is significantly increased. Small gold nanoparticles make the equilibrium between the monomer and H-type dimer forms of thionine move largely toward the dimer forms. Due to the stronger binding between thionine and small gold nanoparticles, the fluorescence quenching of thionine by small particles is enhanced compared to large particles, and the quenching is both static and dynamic. TEM images indicate that the addition of thionine results in a heavy clustering for small particles, and the resulting thionine-gold nanoclusters of about 45 nm were obtained. Quantum chemical calculations, which were based on the density functional theory (DFT) at the B3LYP level, and infrared spectroscopic studies show that the nitrogen atoms of the NH(2) moieties of thionine bind to the gold nanoparticle surfaces. For 18 and 5 nm particles, the surface-to-volume atomic ratios are about 0.0597 and 0.2148, respectively. The higher surface-to-volume atomic ratio and the higher surface free energy result in stronger binding of thionine on small particle surfaces, which can be used to modulate the arrangement of dye molecules on particle surfaces, and thus control the properties of organic-inorganic nanocomposite materials.