Enhanced visible-light coloration and its mechanism of MoO3 thin films by Au nanoparticles

A new kind of MoO₃/Au film was prepared by depositing Au nanoparticles on the surface of MoO₃ thin film through spin-on coating technique. After cathodic polarization, the MoO₃/Au thin film was found to show enhanced visible-light coloration compared with MoO₃ thin films. The formation of Schottky barrier at the MoO₃/Au interface, and the visible-light coloration mechanism of the MoO₃/Au film are elucidated by the energy band theory based on surface photovoltaic spectroscopy measurements.     

Preparation of Well‐Defined PVOH/C60 Nanohybrids by Cobalt‐Mediated Radical Polymerization of Vinyl Acetate

Summary: Poly(vinyl acetate) chains end‐capped by a Co(acac)₂ complex [PVAc‐Co(acac)₂] were prepared by bulk cobalt‐mediated radical polymerization (CMRP) of vinyl acetate and used for grafting fullerene (C60) with four PVAc arms at low temperature (30 °C). A photoactive water‐soluble poly(vinyl alcohol)/C60 nanohybrid was then prepared by hydrolysis of the PVAc arms of the nanohybrid. Because of photoactivity and very low cytotoxicity, this type of water‐soluble nanohybrid is very promising for the photodynamic cancer therapy.

Strategy for the preparation of PVAc/C60 nanohybrid and hydrolysis of PVAc/C60 nanohybrid into PVOH/C60 nanohybrid.     

Visible-light-mediated direct perfluoroalkylation and trifluoromethylation of free anilines

A mild, operationally simple method for direct perfluoroalkylation and trifluoromethylation of anilines through visible-light-mediated photoredox catalysis from broadly available perfluoroalkyl iodides and free anilines is described. The method provides a facile route for application in drug discovery and development.     

Visible-light-promoted oxidative difunctionalization of alkenes with sulfonyl chlorides to access β-keto sulfones under aerobic conditions

A mild, practical and efficient strategy to prepare β-keto sulfones has been developed by visible light promoted reactions. This reaction involves Ir(ppy)₂(dtbbpy)PF₆ catalyzed direct funcationalization of alkenes with sulfonyl chlorides under mild conditions. Air was used as oxidant without any additives. The transformation affords the corresponding products in moderate to high yields.     

Diazido Mixed‐Amine Platinum(IV) Anticancer Complexes Activatable by Visible‐Light Form Novel DNA Adducts

Platinum diam(m)ine complexes, such as cisplatin, are successful anticancer drugs, but suffer from problems of resistance and side‐effects. Photoactivatable Pt^IV prodrugs offer the potential of targeted drug release and new mechanisms of action. We report the synthesis, X‐ray crystallographic and spectroscopic properties of photoactivatable diazido complexes trans,trans,trans‐[Pt(N₃)₂(OH)₂(MA)(Py)] ( 1 ; MA=methylamine, Py=pyridine) and trans,trans,trans‐[Pt(N₃)₂(OH)₂(MA)(Tz)] ( 2 ; Tz=thiazole), and interpret their photophysical properties by TD‐DFT modelling. The orientation of the azido groups is highly dependent on H bonding and crystal packing, as shown by polymorphs 1 p and 1 q . Complexes 1 and 2 are stable in the dark towards hydrolysis and glutathione reduction, but undergo rapid photoreduction with UVA or blue light with minimal amine photodissociation. They are over an order of magnitude more potent towards HaCaT keratinocytes, A2780 ovarian, and OE19 oesophageal carcinoma cells than cisplatin and show particular potency towards cisplatin‐resistant human ovarian cancer cells (A2780cis). Analysis of binding to calf‐thymus (CT), plasmids, oligonucleotide DNA and individual nucleotides reveals that photoactivated 1 and 2 form both mono‐ and bifunctional DNA lesions, with preference for G and C, similar to transplatin, but with significantly larger unwinding angles and a higher percentage of interstrand cross‐links, with evidence for DNA strand cross‐linking further supported by a comet assay. DNA lesions of 1 and 2 on a 50 bp duplex were not recognised by HMGB1 protein, in contrast to cisplatin‐type lesions. The photo‐induced platination reactions of DNA by 1 and 2 show similarities with the products of the dark reactions of the Pt^II compounds trans‐[PtCl₂(MA)(Py)] ( 5 ) and trans‐[PtCl₂(MA)(Tz)] ( 6 ). Following photoactivation, complex 2 reacted most rapidly with CT DNA, followed by 1 , whereas the dark reactions of 5 and 6 with DNA were comparatively slow. Complexes 1 and 2 can therefore give rapid potent photocytotoxicity and novel DNA lesions in cancer cells, with no activity in the absence of irradiation.     

钒酸铟分级结构微米花和纳米线的水热合成和可见光催化性能

采用水热法合成InVO4分级结构微米花和InVO4纳米线．FESEM结果表明,通过控制水热反应参数可以获得不同形貌InVO4晶体．利用可见光（λ〉420nm）照射下的罗丹明B降解实验评价了InVO4样品的光催化性能．结果表明,InVO4的光催化活性比商用P25 TiO2高得多,其中花状InVO4纳米结构光催化效率最高,经可见光照射40min,岁丹明B溶液（3μmol／L）的降解率可达100％．同时还研究了结构和形貌对不同条件下制备的InVO4样品光催化活性的影响．     

FeTPP-Cr-TiO2微球的制备及其可见光催化性能

通过四苯基铁卟啉敏化Cr掺杂TiO₂微球成功合成了一种复合改性可见光催化剂FeTPP-Cr-TiO₂.利用XRD、FT-IR、SEM、XPS、UV-Vis和N₂吸附-脱附等温线等技术对其结构和形貌进行了表征.以亚甲基蓝为目标降解物,在150 W氙灯的辐照下,考察了其可见光催化活性.结果表明FeTPP-Cr-TiO₂呈锐钛矿相,表面积为74.7 m²/g.与Cr-TiO₂和FeTPP-TiO₂相比,FeTPP-Cr-TiO₂表现出很好的可见光降解性能.以三种喹诺酮类抗生素（洛美沙星、诺氟沙星和氧氟沙星）为实验对象,考察了FeTPP-Cr-TiO₂降解水体中抗生素的可行性,对三种抗生素均有很高的降解率,降解过程符合一级动力学模型,反应动力学常数分别为3.02×10^-2、2.81×10^-2和3.86×10^-2min^-1,半衰期为22.9、24.6及17.9 min.     

大豆蛋白改性TiO_2的制备及其可见光催化性能

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了系列大豆蛋白改性TiO_2复合催化剂.通过元素分析、粒度分析、X射线衍射(XRD)、场发射扫描电镜(FESEM)、紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis)、电化学等方法对所制备的样品进行了表征,以亚甲基蓝为目标降解物,研究了大豆蛋白改性TiO_2的可见光催化性能.结果表明,大豆蛋白改性可以一步实现C、N、H多种非金属元素共掺杂;相比纯TiO_2,改性后复合催化剂的比表面积增大;所有样品均为锐钛矿相;煅烧温度为400℃时,复合催化剂的可见光吸收发生明显红移,其禁带宽度较纯TiO_2窄化了0.32 e V;大豆蛋白改性后,复合材料的光电流密度增大;在可见光照射下,光催化反应2 h时,大豆蛋白改性TiO_2的亚甲基蓝降解效率最高可达79.4%.     

A practical synthesis of α-bromo/iodo/chloroketones from olefins under visible-light irradiation conditions

A practical synthesis of α-bromo/iodo/chloroketones from olefins under visible-light irradiation conditions has been developed.In the presence of PhI(OAc)₂ as promoter and under ambient conditions,the reactions of styrenes and triiodomethane undergo the transformation smoothly to deliver the corresponding a-iodoketones without additional photocatalyst in good yields under sunlight irradiation.Mea nwhile,the reactions of styrenes with tribromomethane and trichloromethane generate the desiredα-bromoketones and a-chloroketones in high yields by using Ru(bpy)₃Cl₂ as a photocatalyst under blue LED(450-455 nm) irradiation.     

Cyclometalated Ir(III) complexes-catalyzed aerobic hydroxylation of arylboronic acids induced by visible-light

The cyclometalated Ir(III) complexes-catalyzed aerobic hydroxylation of arylboronic acids under visible-light has been successfully developed. This catalytic system has a broad substrate scope, affording a series of phenols smoothly with the highest isolated yield up to 95%. Moreover, this protocol is capable to synthesize several useful phenols containing bulky moieties, which are potential candidates or intermediates used as pharmaceuticals and functional materials. The Ir(III)-catalyzed hydroxylation of arylboronic acids could be applied in a one-pot synthesis of several important phenol derivatives, including 1,1′-methylene-bis(2-naphthol), 2,3-dihydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-e][1,3]oxazine and a bioactive compound LUF5771.