Room-temperature ferroelectric and ferroelastic orders coexisting in a new tetrafluoroborate-based perovskite

The coexistence of multiferroic orders has attracted increasing attention for its potential applications in multiple-state memory, switches, and computing, but it is still challenging to design single-phase crystalline materials hosting multiferroic orders at above room temperature. By utilizing versatile ABX₃-type perovskites as a structural model, we judiciously introduced a polar organic cation with easily changeable conformations into a tetrafluoroborate-based perovskite system, and successfully obtained an unprecedented molecular perovskite, (homopiperazine-1,4-diium)[K(BF₄)₃], hosting both ferroelectricity and ferroelasticity at above room temperature. By using the combined techniques of variable-temperature single-crystal X-ray structural analyses, differential scanning calorimetry, and dielectric, second harmonic generation, and piezoresponse force microscopy measurements, we demonstrated the domain structures for ferroelectric and ferroelastic orders, and furthermore disclosed how the delicate interplay between stepwise changed dynamics of organic cations and cooperative deformation of the inorganic framework induces ferroelectric and ferroelastic phase transitions at 311 K and 455 K, respectively. This instance, together with the underlying mechanism of ferroic transitions, provides important clues for designing advanced multiferroic materials based on organic–inorganic hybrid crystals.

An unprecedented tetrafluoroborate-based perovskite reveals the coexistence of ferroelastic and ferroelectric transitions arising from delicate interplay between stepwise frozen organic cations and cooperative deformation of the framework.     

Natural anti-HIV agents. Part 3: Litseaverticillols A-H, novel sesquiterpenes from Litsea verticillata

Bioassay directed-fractionation led to the identification of litseaverticillols A-H (1-8) from the leaves and twigs of Litsea verticillata Hance. These new sesquiterpenes possess a unique skeleton that was recently designated as ‘litseane’. The structures of these compounds were determined by spectroscopic means including 1D and 2D NMR data. Structural configurations were determined by ROESY experiments. Mosher ester reactions and optical rotation measurements established the sesquiterpenes 1-8 as racemates. Isolates 1-8 inhibited HIV-1 replication in HOG.R5 cells with IC₅₀ values ranging from 2 to 15 μg/ml (8-58 μM) while affecting the growth of HOG.R5 at concentrations 2-3-fold higher. Based on this data, structure-activity relationships can be discerned, suggesting compounds of this class are good candidates for analog production.     

CARRIER PHOTOGENERATION IN POLY（N-VINYL-CARBAZOLE）-BASED PHOTOCONDUCTIVE THIN-FILM DEVICES

In this paper, photoexcitation processes in the bilayer devices based on inorganic materials and poly（N-vinylcarbazole） （PVK） were investigated. In order to clarify the roles of inorganic materials in photoconductive properties of bilayer devices, TiO2 and ZnS were chosen to combine with PVK. A model for generation of photocurrent （Iph） in single layer device of PVK was obtained. It is deduced that the recombination rate constant （Pcomb） and the ionization rate constant （y） ofexcitons should be considered as the most important factors for Iph. For inorganic materials （TiO2 or ZnS）/PVK bilayer devices, in reverse bias of-4 V, the photocurrent of 115 mA/cm^2 in the TiO2/PVK device was observed, but the photocurrent in the ZnS/PVK device was only 10 mA/cma under the illumination light of 340 nm and the light intensity of 14.2 mW/cm^2. The weaker photocurrent is attributed to the absorption of ZnS within UV region and the energy offset at the interface between PVK and ZnS, which impedes the transport of charge carriers.     

含氮亲核试剂在2-甲磺酰基-5-(3,4,5-三甲氧基苯基)-1,3,4-噁二唑环上取代反应的研究

2,5—二取代—l,3,4—噁二唑化合物具有消炎,抗菌,调节植物生长,杀虫门等广泛的生物活性。作者曾研究了取代胺在2—甲磺酰基—5—(2—苯基—4—喹啉基)—1,3,4—噁二唑化合物环2—位上的亲核加成消去反应,制得了一系列新的2—取代基—5—(2—苯基—4—喹啉基)—1,3,4—噁二唑衍生物,并发现它们具有一定的抗菌活性。在此基础上,我们又研究了含氮亲核试剂在 2—甲磺酰基—5—(3,4,5—三甲氧基苯基)—1,3,4,—噁二唑环2—位上的亲核加成消去反应,制得一系列新的2—取代基—5—(3,4,5—三甲氧基苯基)—1,3,4—噁二唑衍生物。作者用3,4,5—三甲氧基苯甲酰肼在KOH催化下与CS_2反应得到2—巯基—5—(3,4,5—三甲氧基苯基)—l,3,4—噁二唑1,1在NaOH溶液中与Me_2S0_4作用得到2—甲硫醚—5—(3,4,5—三甲氧基苯基)—1,3,4—噁二唑2,2在冰醋酸水溶     

Site-specific detection of S-nitrosylated PKB alpha/Akt1 from rat soleus muscle using CapLC-Q-TOF(micro) mass spectrometry

Protein Kinase Balpha(PKBalpha, or Akt1) is believed to play a crucial role in programmed cell death, cancer progression and the insulin-signaling cascade. The protein is activated by phosphorylation at multiple sites and subsequently phosphorylates and activates eNOS. Free cysteine residues of the protein may capture reactive, endogenously produced nitric oxide (NO) as S-nitrosothiols. Site-specific detection of S-nitrosylated cysteine residues, usually at low stoichiometry, has been a major challenge in proteomic research largely due to the lack of mass marker for S-nitrosothiols that are very labile under physiologic conditions. In this report we describe a sensitive and specific MS method for detection of S-nitrosothiols in PKB alpha/Akt1 in rat soleus muscle. PKB alpha/Akt1 was isolated by immunoprecipitation and 2D-gel electrophoresis, subjected to in-gel tryptic digestion, and cysteinyl nitrosothiols were reacted with iodoacetic acids [2-C(12)/C(13) = 50/50] under ascorbate reduction conditions. This resulted in the production of relatively stable carboxymethylcysteine (CMC) immonium ions (m/z 134.019 and m/z 135.019) within a narrow argon collision energy (CE = 30 +/- 5 V) in the high MS noise region. In addition, free and disulfide-linked cysteine residues were converted to carboxyamidomethylcysteines (CAM). Tryptic S-nitrosylated parent ion was detected with a mass accuracy of 50 mDa for the two CMC immonium ions at the triggered elution time during capillary liquid chromatography (LC) separation. A peptide containing Cys(296) was discriminated from four co-eluting tryptic peptides under lock mass conditions (m/z 785.8426). S-nitrosothiol in the tryptic peptide, ITDFGLBKEGIK (B: CAM, [M + 2H](2+) = 690.86, Found: 690.83), is believed to be present at a very low level, since the threshold for the CMC immonium trigger ions was set at 3 counts/s in the MS survey. The high levels of NO that are produced under stress conditions may result in increased S-nitrosylation of Cys(296) which blocks disulfide bond formation between Cys(296) and Cys(310) and suppresses the biological effects of PKB alpha/Akt1. With the procedures developed here, this process can be studied under physiological and pathological conditions.     

Syntheses and structures of magnesium pyridine thiolates--model compounds for magnesium binding in photosystem I

Novel magnesium pyridine-2-thiolates were prepared by using alkane elimination chemistry. The resulting complexes display a metal coordination environment composed of sulfur/nitrogen bonding from the intramolecularly stabilized mercaptopyridine ligand, in addition to coordination by the oxygen centers from two THF donors. The compounds are well-suited model compounds for the magnesium centers in Photosystem I, in which magnesium, situated in the central chlorophyll ligand, is bound to sulfur from a nearby methionine residue. All compounds were characterized by (1)H, (13)C NMR, and IR spectroscopy, in addition to Xray crystallography.     

氧化铈对Pd／Al2O3表面上CO氧化性能的影响

采用ＴＰＤ－ＭＳ及ＴＰＳＲ－ＭＳ技术研究了添加ＣｅＯ２对Ｐｄ／Ａｌ２Ｏ３催化剂上ＣＯ脱附、表面反应及表面氧脱附等性能的影响，考察了不同含氧量的气氛下ＣＯ的氧化活性，结果表明，Ｐｄ－Ｃｅ间的相互作用有利于各自原子上表面氧的吸脱附及ＣＯ的表面反应，并发现ＣＯ２脱附量大小及峰温次序与对ＣＯ的催化氧化活性有一致的对应关系。     

流动注射-结晶紫-磷钼杂多酸离子缔合体系光度法测定水中痕量正磷酸盐

在一定的酸度条件下,结晶紫与磷钼杂多酸离子缔合物的流动注射分光光度法可直接测定痕量磷.灵敏度高,重现性和选择性好.水中常见离子不干扰痕量磷的测定,工作曲线的线性范围为0～500μg·L~(-1)的磷,检出下限达1.0μg·L~(-1),以120h~(-1)采样频率,对各种天然水样进行测定,回收率为92.5%～105.0%,相对标准偏差为0.1%～6.7%.     

新型铂(Ⅱ)类配合物的合成、表征和抗肿瘤活性

Seven novel platinum(Ⅱ) complexes[Pt(Ⅱ)(NH₃)(H₂O)X](Ⅰ～Ⅶ) {X=(COO^-)₂(oxalato), 2p-CH₃O-C₆H₄-COO^-(p-methyoxbenzolato), 2C₆H₅-COO^-(benzolato), 2CH₃COO^-(acetato), (CH₂)(COO^-)₂(malonato), (CH₂)₂(COO^-)₂(succinato), (CH=CH)(COO^-)₂(maleato)} have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, thermal analysis，IR, UV, and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The antitumor activities of these complexes in vitro against EJ、HCT-8, KB, BGC-823, Bel-7402, HL-60, MCF-7 and Hela cell lines have been studied. Complex Ⅰ and Ⅴ show remarkable antitumor activities against EJ cell line, and the inhibitory rate is 45.96% and 54.32% at concentration of 10 μmol·L^-1, respectively. The inhibitory rate of the complexes Ⅱ and Ⅲ is greater than 50% against HL-60, BGC-823, KB and EJ cell lines. The inhibitory rate of the complex Ⅵ is 51.89% and 57.96% against BGC-823 and EJ cell lines. The complexes Ⅳ and Ⅶ have no antitumor activities against tested tumor cell lines. The complexes Ⅱ, Ⅲ and Ⅵ can stem the cell cycle of HL-60 on the G₂+M.     

新型氨基甲酸含氮杂环甲基酯的合成及生物活性研究

常规加热或微波照射下, 含氮杂环1与多聚甲醛反应以良好的产率生成含氮杂环基甲醇3, 反应物物质的量的比、反应温度等对反应产率有影响, 微波条件下的反应时间比常规加热下大大缩短. 化合物3和异氰酸酯4在常规加热或微波照射下生成相应的氨基甲酸含氮杂环甲基酯5a～5m. 反应温度、反应物物质的量的比、反应时间、微波辐射功率等对反应产率都有一定的影响, 与常规加热相比微波条件下的反应时间大大缩短. 化合物5的结构经过IR, ¹H NMR, MS, 元素分析测定, 部分化合物经过¹³C NMR测定. 测定了化合物5的杀虫和除草活性, 结果表明其杀虫活性较低, 除草活性高于杀虫活性, 5a, 5d, 5e和5m对苋菜和黄瓜的防除率高达100%.