Comparison of Ferroptosis-Inhibitory Mechanisms between Ferrostatin-1 and Dietary Stilbenes (Piceatannol and Astringin)

Synthetic arylamines and dietary phytophenolics could inhibit ferroptosis, a recently discovered regulated cell death process. However, no study indicates whether their inhibitory mechanisms are inherently different. Herein, the ferroptosis-inhibitory mechanisms of selected ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1) and two dietary stilbenes (piceatannol and astringin) were compared. Cellular assays suggested that the ferroptosis-inhibitory and electron-transfer potential levels decreased as follows: Fer-1 >> piceatannol > astringin; however, the hydrogen-donating potential had an order different from that observed by the antioxidant experiments and quantum chemistry calculations. Quantum calculations suggested that Fer-1 has a much lower ionization potential than the two stilbenes, and the aromatic N-atoms were surrounded by the largest electron clouds. By comparison, the C4′O-H groups in the two stilbenes exhibited the lowest bond disassociation enthalpies. Finally, the three were found to produce corresponding dimer peaks through ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry analysis. In conclusion, Fer-1 mainly depends on the electron transfer of aromatic N-atoms to construct a redox recycle. However, piceatannol and astringin preferentially donate hydrogen atoms at the 4′-OH position to mediate the conventional antioxidant mechanism that inhibits ferroptosis, and to ultimately form dimers. These results suggest that dietary phytophenols may be safer ferroptosis inhibitors for balancing normal and ferroptotic cells than arylamines with high electron-transfer potential.     

Aggregation-Induced Emission by Molecular Design: A Route to High-Performance Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells

The emission efficiency of organic semiconductors (OSCs) often suffers from aggregation caused quenching (ACQ). An elegant solution is aggregation-induced emission (AIE), which constitutes the design of the OSC so that its morphology inhibits quenching π–π interactions and non-radiative motional deactivation. The light-emitting electrochemical cell (LEC) can be sustainably fabricated, but its function depends on motion of bulky ions in proximity of the OSC. It is therefore questionable whether the AIE morphology can be retained during LEC operation. Here, we synthesize two structurally similar OSCs, which are distinguished by that 1 features ACQ while 2 delivers AIE. Interestingly, we find that the AIE-LEC significantly outperforms the ACQ-LEC. We rationalize our finding by showing that the AIE morphology remains intact during LEC operation, and that it can feature appropriately sized free-volume voids for facile ion transport and suppressed non-radiative excitonic deactivation.     

Electronegativities of elements in covalent crystals

A new electronegativity table of elements in covalent crystals with different bonding electrons and the most common coordination numbers is suggested on the basis of covalent potentials of atoms in crystals. For a given element, the electronegativity increases with increasing number of bonding electrons and decreases with increasing coordination number. Particularly, the ionicity of a covalent bond in different environments can be well-reflected by current electronegativity values; that is, the ionicity of chemical bonds increases as the coordination number of the bonded atoms increases. We show that this electronegativity scale can be successfully applied to predict the hardness of covalent and polar covalent crystals, which will be very useful for studying various chemical and physical properties of covalent materials.     

3D coordination framework [Ln(4)(mu(3)-OH)(2)Cu(6)I(5)(IN)(8)(OAc)(3)] (IN = isonicotinate): employing 2D layers of lanthanide wheel clusters and 1D chains of copper halide clusters

Two novel 3D heterometallic coordination polymers, Ln(4)(mu(3)-OH)(2)Cu(6)I(5)(IN)(8)(OAc)(3) (Ln = Nd (1), Pr (2); HIN = isonicotinic acid, HOAc = acetic acid), have been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and characterized by elemental, infrared, and thermogravimetric analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Both compounds are isostructural and crystallize in the monoclinic system, space group P2(1)/c. Both polymers are constructed from 2D lanthanide-cluster polymers based on the {Ln(16)} wheel-cluster and 1D copper-cluster polymers based on the {Cu(6)I(5)} cluster, which represent the first examples of 3D coordination frameworks created by using a combination of two different types of metal-cluster polymer units, namely, a high-nuclearity lanthanide-cluster polymer and a transition-metal-cluster polymer.     

高能火花光源激发钢铁和铜合金中铝的看谱分析

采用高能火花光泊激钢铁和铜合金试样,借以进行铝的看谱分析,研究了在高能火花光源激发下光谱出现和其强度变化的规律以及以５６９．６５ｎｍ光谱区域的干扰情况。从而制 钢铁和铜合金中铝的看谱分析方法,并将其应用于生产实践中获得了令人满意的结果。是一种既经济简便及快速实用的分析测定方法 。     

Experimental studies of self-starting passive mode locking Er3+ -doped fiber ring soliton laser

The mechanism of femtosecond optical pulse generation in a self-starting Er³⁺-doped fiber ring soliton laser and experimental research results are discussed. Using the nonlinear polarization rotation effect of the fiber for sat-urable absorbers (and then self-amplitude modulation) which acts as the mode locking mechanism in an Er³⁺-doped fiber ring cavity laser, stable self-starting mode locking pulses have been generated. The shortest output pulse is 269 fs, with the central wavelength of 1,531 pm at the repetition rate of 21.37 MHz. The average output powen of the two terminators of the laser are 0.25 mW and 0.08 mW respectively. The threshold pump power which sustains the mode locking is 15 mW. Under high pump power, the laser works in a high order harmonic mode locking state. The mode locking pulse durations vs different cavity lengths are also studied. Project supported by Major Project of Chines: Academy of Sciences (No. KJ952-J1-705).     

State of the Art in Crystallization of LiNbO3 and Their Applications

Lithium niobate (LiNbO₃) crystals are important dielectric and ferroelectric materials, which are widely used in acoustics, optic, and optoelectrical devices. The physical and chemical properties of LiNbO₃ are dependent on microstructures, defects, compositions, and dimensions. In this review, we first discussed the crystal and defect structures of LiNbO₃, then the crystallization of LiNbO₃ single crystal, and the measuring methods of Li content were introduced to reveal reason of growing congruent LiNbO₃ and variable Li/Nb ratios. Afterwards, this review provides a summary about traditional and non-traditional applications of LiNbO₃ crystals. The development of rare earth doped LiNbO₃ used in illumination, and fluorescence temperature sensing was reviewed. In addition to radio-frequency applications, surface acoustic wave devices applied in high temperature sensor and solid-state physics were discussed. Thanks to its properties of spontaneous ferroelectric polarization, and high chemical stability, LiNbO₃ crystals showed enhanced performances in photoelectric detection, electrocatalysis, and battery. Furthermore, domain engineering, memristors, sensors, and harvesters with the use of LiNbO₃ crystals were formulated. The review is concluded with an outlook of challenges and potential payoff for finding novel LiNbO₃ applications.     

含吡啶环的芳香醚-噁二唑类化合物的合成及其光谱研究

为开发新的高强度的有机电致发光材料, 用含烷氧基的取代苯甲酸(2)与2,6-吡啶二甲酰肼(3)在POCl3作用下, “一锅煮”法合成6个结构对称的含吡啶环的芳香醚-噁二唑4a～4f. 通过MS, IR, 1H NMR, 元素分析等手段对其结构进行了表征. 化合物的荧光性能测定结果显示此类化合物具有良好的荧光性, 其荧光发射波长均在347～507 nm范围内, 最大荧光发射波长在384 nm附近处, 且荧光强度较强. 在芳环上引入5-Br基团(4e, 4f), 化合物的荧光发射波长发生红移, 荧光强度有所减弱. 以硫酸奎宁作参比, 测定6个目标产物的荧光量子产率, 5-Br基团的引入对荧光量子产率没有明显影响. 同时讨论了代表性产物4a在不同溶剂中最大荧光激发波长处的荧光量子产率, 发现溶剂极性对该类化合物的荧光量子产率基本没有影响.     

Mild, quasireverse emulsion route to submicrometer lithium niobate hollow spheres

A water/ethylene glycol (H2O/EG) system has been designed to synthesize lithium niobate (LiNbO3) powders by a mild, one-step quasireverse emulsion method. A morphology transformation from initial nuclei to flowerlike structures and then to hollow spheres is confirmed by the time-dependent experiment. The as-obtained LiNbO3 hollow spheres are formed via Ostwald ripening under solvothermal conditions, and their absorption edge in UV/vis diffuse reflectance spectra can be effectively tuned by the current morphology control strategies. This facile, efficient, and economic work provides a new route to simply and mildly synthesize hollow LiNbO3 particles and is a good initiation in the morphology control study of LiNbO3 powders.     

A two-dimensional octacyanomolybdate(V)-based ferrimagnet: {[Mn(II)(DMF)4]3[Mo(V)(CN)8]2}n

Treatment of [HNBu3]3[Mo(V)(CN)8] with manganese(II) p-toluenesulfonate in N,N'-dimethylformamide (DMF) affords {[Mn(II)(DMF)4]3[Mo(V)(CN)8]2}n (1) as a two-dimensional network. The structure of 1 consists of [cis-Mn(II)(DMF)4(mu-NC)2]2+ and [trans-Mn(II)(DMF)4(mu-NC)2]2+ units that are linked via cyanides to three-connected [Mo(V)(CN)5(mu-CN)3]3- centers in a 4:2:6 ratio, forming 12-membered rings. Magnetic measurements indicate that 1 is a ferrimagnet (TN = 8 K) that exhibits frequency-dependent behavior in chi". Heating of 1 affords an additional magnetic phase (TN = 21 K) that is absent of linkage isomerism.