Highly Enantioselective Phenylacetylene Addition to Benzaldehyde Catalyzed by Chiral Tridentate Ligand

Development of new or improved methods for the asymmetric preparation of chiral propargylic alcohols has gained considerable significance during the past years because they are useful building blocks for the synthesis of many biologically active compounds and natural products.[1] A series of chiral tridentate ligands were conveniently synthesized from amino acids with good yields (Scheme 1).[2] A preliminary study of the enantioselective alkynylation of benzaldehyde catalyzed by this chiral tridentate ligand was carried out and up to 83% ee of chiral propargyl alcohols was obtained (Table 1 ). A further investigation of the tridentate ligand is currently underway.     

Characterization of Nested Hollow Inorganic Fullerene-like Tungsten Disulfide Nanoparticles Prepared by Solid-Gas Reaction

Non-carbon inorganic fullerene-like(IF) nanoscale materials have recently attracted intense interest due to their nested hollow and nanotube structures,In this letter,IF-WS2 nanoparticles prepared by solid-gas reaction were characterized by X-ray diffraction,Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.The results show that the IF-WS2 nanoparticles have a nested hollow closed spherical structure with diameter of 100-150mm.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 1,7,7-Trimethyl- 4-（4-methoxyphenyl）-4,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline- 2,5（1H,3H）-diones under Microwave Irradiation

1 INTRODUCTION Various quinolone derivatives are known to dis- play interesting biological properties ranging from microbial activity to cytotoxicity[1]. They have been reported as antiviral (HIV-1)[2] and antitumor agents[3] as well as used as tubulin[4], topoisomerase[5] and thrombocyte inhibitors[6]. As a member of the quino- lone family, substituted N-phenyl-2-quinolones re-present the structural basis of many biologically active compounds, such as protein kinase inhibitors, immunodu…     

Purpurin-18 in combination with light leads to apoptosis or necrosis in HL60 leukemia cells

Photodynamic therapy (PDT), a cancer treatment using a photosensitizer and visible light, has been shown to induce apoptosis or necrosis. We report here that Purpurin-18 (Pu18) in combination with light induces rapid apoptotic cell death in the human leukemia cell line (HL60) at low doses and necrosis at higher concentrations. Cells treated with Pu18 and light under apoptotic conditions exhibited DNA laddering and an increase in both cellular content of subdiploid DNA and externalization of phosphatidylserine (PS), indicating DNA fragmentation and loss of membrane phospholipid asymmetry. In the absence of light activation, Pu18 at nanomolar concentrations had no detectable cytotoxic effect. Caspase-3 activity was increased even after 1 h from treatment with low doses of Pu18 and light. The PS exposure and nuclear features of apoptosis were prevented by treatment of cells before illumination with caspase inhibitors benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethylketone (Z-VAD-FMK) and benzyloxycarbonyl-Asp-Glu-Val-Asp-fluoromethylketone (Z-DEVD-FMK). Conversely, the caspase-1 inhibitor, acetyl-Tyr-Val-Ala-Asp-aldehyde (Ac-YVAD-CHO) failed to suppress the apoptosis. No protective effect of the three caspase inhibitors was observed when the cells were exposed to necrotic concentrations of Pu18 and light. Our results show that caspase-3, but not caspase-1, is involved in the signaling of apoptotic events in PDT with Pu18-induced apoptosis of HL60 cells. Moreover, both the time course of PS exposure and the effect of caspase inhibitors on it indicate that it is regulated in the same manner as DNA fragmentation.     

甲醇在Au(111)表面吸附的密度泛函研究

 采用基于第一性原理的密度泛函理论和周期平板模型相结合的方法,对CH3OH分子在Au(111)表面top, fcc, hcp和bridge位的吸附模型进行了构型优化、能量计算以及Mulliken布居分析,结果表明top位是较有利的吸附位. 吸附的CH3OH解离产生甲氧基CH3O和H, 对它们在Au(111)面的吸附进行的计算表明, bridge和fcc位分别是二者的最佳吸附位. 对过渡态的计算给出了CH3OH在Au表面解离吸附的可能机理: 首先发生 O-H 键的断裂,继而生成甲氧基中间体.     

生物可降解聚丁二酸/苯基丁二酸丁二醇酯系列共聚物的合成及其结晶行为

合成了一系列聚丁二酸/苯基丁二酸丁二醇共聚酯(PBSBS),利用DSC、1H-NMR和X射线等测试手段对共聚物组成、热力学性能、结晶性能、等温结晶行为进行了表征和研究.结果表明,含苯基的共聚单元的引入显著改变了聚丁二酸丁二醇酯(PBS)的热力学性能4,利用Hoffman-Week曲线得到的共聚物平衡熔点随共聚组分含量的增加显著降低,玻璃化转变温度则明显升高,结晶熔点符合无规共聚物的Flory方程.此外,利用Avrami方程对均聚物PBS以及共聚物PBSBS-10分别进行了等温结晶行为研究,结果表明共聚使结晶速率降低,PBS和PBSBS-10的Avrami指数分别介于2.8~3.0和2.7~2.9之间,结晶方式为三维生长异相成核,X射线测试结果表明共聚不影响晶体结构.     

N，N，N′，N′-四丁基丙二酰胺从硝酸盐介质中萃取铈(Ⅲ)

Study on the extraction and separation of rare earth with new extractants is important in the rare earth chemistry and nuclear reprocessing. In this work， the extraction of Ce(Ⅲ) with N，N，N′，N′-tetrabutylmalonamide (TBMA) in toluene from nitrate media has been investigated. The effect of the concentration of nitric acid， TBMA and salt-ing-out agent (LiNO₃) and also the temperature on the distribution ratios was examined. The stoichiometries of the extracted complexes were determined to be Ce(NO₃)₃·3TBMA and Ce(NO₃)₃·4TBMA， respectively. The ap-parent extraction constants and the enthalpy of the extraction were calculated based on the extraction data， which are logK_ex1=3.97， logK_ex2=4.75 and Δ_rH_m^?=-31.25kJ·mol^-1， respectively. The IR spectra of the loaded organic phase supported the suggested extraction mechanism.     

Influence of CaCO<Subscript>3</Subscript> nanoparticles shape on thermal and crystallization behavior of isotactic polypropylene based nanocomposites

Summary The influence of calcium carbonate nanoparticles with different shapes (spherical and elongated) on the thermal properties and crystallization behavior of isotactic polypropylene was investigated. CaCO₃ nanoparticles were covered by an appropriate coating agent to improve the interfacial adhesion between the filler and the polyolefin matrix. The nanocomposites were prepared by melt mixing and subsequent compression molding. A remarkable effect of CaCO₃ on the thermal properties of iPP was observed. Moreover, the analysis of crystallization kinetics showed that CaCO₃ nanopowder coated with PP-MA are efficient nucleating agents for iPP, and the overall crystallization rate results higher than plain iPP.     

Novel Water Soluble Fluorescent Trimethine Indocyanines Containing N-ρ-Carboxybenzyl Group

Indocyanine dyes as fluorescent labeling reagents have been used in bioanalysis1,2. Arylsulfonate indocyanine dyes 1d and 1e developed by Waggoner A. S. et al.3,4 have excellent fluorescent properties combined with good aqueous solubility, are a new generation of fluorescent label compounds for proteins, oligonucleotides and other compounds containing hydroxyl, mercaptol or primary amine groups5. However, photostability of these dyes has been a problem. Z. G. YAO et al.6 reported that p…     

1,2-fused pyrimidines. V. Synthesis of 1-alkyl or phenyl-2H-dipyrido-[1,2-a:2′,3′-d]pyrimidine-2,5(1H)-diones

The reaction of 2-[(N-acyl, N-alkyl or phenyl)amino]-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones 8a-g with the N,N-dimethylformamide/phosphorus oxychloride Vilsmeier reagent 1 (95°, 90 minutes) afforded 1-alkyl or phenyl-2H-dipyrido[1,2-a:2′,3′-d]pyrimidine-2,5(1H)^?diones, 3-alkyl substituted or not, 10a-g . The starting compounds 8 were prepared by treating 2-amino-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones N-alkyl substituted 7a,b or N-phenyl substituted 4 with excess anhydrides (130°, 7 hours) when the 2-(alkylamino) derivatives 7 were used in the reaction, compounds 8 were obtained along with very small amounts of 3-acyl-2-(alkylamino)-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones 9 .