Copper(I)-1,1,1-tris(diphenylphosphinomethyl)ethane complexes with different coordination modes tuned by auxiliary ligands and their spectroscopic properties

Three mono-, bi- and tetranuclear copper(I) complexes, [Cu(phen)(triphos-O)]BF₄ (1) (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, triphos = 1,1,1-tris(diphenylphosphinomethyl)ethane), [Cu₂(bipy)(triphos)₂](BF₄)₂ (2) (bipy = 4,4′-bipyridine), and [Cu₄(MeOC^N^N)₄(triphos)₂(bipy)](BF₄)₄ (3) (MeOC^N^N = 6-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,2′-bipyridine), have been synthesized and characterized by NMR spectroscopy, electrospray ionization, and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometries, elemental analysis, and X-ray crystal analysis. The crystal structure investigation revealed the copper ions of the complexes have pseudo-tetrahedral coordination geometry. The electronic absorption spectra of 1, 2, and 3 contain low-energy bands at 350–500 and 400–650 nm, which are assigned to d(Cu) → π*(phen or bipy) and a mixture of d(Cu) → π*(MeOC^N^N) and d(Cu) → π*(bipy) transitions, respectively. Complex 2 displays a strong, long-lived solid-state emission with a maximum at 555 nm and lifetime of 13.6 μs at room temperature. Photoinduced electron-transfer properties of 2 and 3 involving nanosecond time-resolved absorption spectroscopy and electron spin resonance techniques were studied.     

Discrimination of crude and processed rhubarb products using a chemometric approach based on ultra fast liquid chromatography with ion trap/time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry

Crude rhubarb subjected to different processing procedures will produce different therapeutic effects that are possibly due to processing‐induced variation in chemical composition. In this study, a chemometric approach based on ultra fast liquid chromatography with ion trap/time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry was established to systematically investigate the chemical variations of rhubarb induced by different processing methods. The approach was validated based on pooled quality‐control samples from two perspectives: the individual properties of variables and the bulk properties of samples. Orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis was introduced to compare the differences between crude and processed rhubarb products. A total of 20 significantly different markers were screened out and unambiguously/tentatively characterized. This research proved that a chemometric method based on ultra fast liquid chromatography with ion trap/time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry can comprehensively analyze the chemical variation of herbal medicine and provide evidence for a deeper understanding of the pharmacological activities of processed rhubarb products.     

Simultaneous identification and analysis of cassane diterpenoids in Caesalpinia minax Hance by high‐performance liquid chromatography with quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry

Cassane diterpenoids were successfully and simultaneously identified in Caesalpinia minax Hance by high‐performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time‐of‐flight tandem mass spectrometry. A total of 59 peaks were detected, and among them 51 compounds, including 41 furanocassane diterpenoids, 10 furanolactone cassane diterpenoids were simultaneously identified and characterized on the basis of the protonated molecule, retention behavior, and fragments in MS². Ten compounds, including seven novel compounds, were identified or tentatively identified for the first time in C. minax. In a positive ion mode, the fragmentation pathways of cassane diterpenoids were also analyzed for the first time. The relative amounts of the five main diterpenoids (caesalpinin L, caesalpinin F₂, bondcellpin C, caesalpinin E, and ξ‐caesalmin) were simultaneously quantified by high‐performance liquid chromatography. Results showed that the newly discovered and known components of C. minax can be used to determine the material basis of bioactivity; this method can also be applied to analyze cassane diterpenoids in herbal medicines from the genus Caesalpinia belonging to the family Fabaceae.     

Monodispersed AuPd nanoalloy: composition control synthesis and catalytic properties in the oxidative dehydrogenative coupling of aniline

A series of AuPd@C nanoalloy catalysts with tunable compositions were successfully prepared by a co-reduction method. The use of borane-tert-butylamine complex as reductant and oleylamine as both solvent and reductant was very effective for the preparation of the monodispersed nanoalloy. We evaluated the catalytic activity of these AuPd@C nanoalloys for oxidative dehydrogenative coupling of aniline, which showed better catalytic activity than equal amounts of sole Au@C or Pd@C catalyst. The Au₁Pd₃@C catalyst exhibited the best performance, indicating that the conversion and selectivity were improved along with the increase of Pd composition. However if the Pd composition was too high in the AuPd alloy, Au₁Pd₇@C achieved only 81% conversion in this reaction.     

Expeditious Synthesis of Enantiopure,Orthogonally Protected Bis‐α‐Amino Acids (OPBAAs) and their Use in a Study of Nod1 Stimulation

A convenient approach towards the synthesis of orthogonally protected chiral bis‐α‐amino acids (OPBAAs) is described. The key transformations include: (1) a highly stereoselective conjugation (alkylation) of the Schöllkopf bis‐lactim ethers and oxazolidinyl alkyl halides to build a backbone skeleton; and (2) our orthogonal protection strategy. A series of enantiopure OPBAAs bearing a variety of alkyl chain as a spacer; two stereogenic centers; and three protecting groups were prepared as examples. These versatile molecules were applied to the synthesis of biologically interesting di‐ or tri‐peptide analogues, including chiral iE‐meso‐DAP and A‐iE‐meso‐DAP, for the study of Nod1 activation in the innate immune response.     

固液悬浮体系下超声波浓度测量技术进展

在工业生产和科学实验中,固液悬浮体系是一种非常重要的流体类型,其浓度与均匀性变化直接决定了最终制品的物理化学性能及服役稳定性,对其进行实时、原位、高精度测量具有重要意义。因为超声波技术其具有非接触、精度高、响应速度快等优点,所以本文重点介绍了基于该技术实现固液悬浮体系浓度测量的方法,回顾了其国内外发展状况,特别是对该技术在浆液混合过程监控方向的应用做出了介绍和总结。最后,对该领域的发展趋势进行了展望     

基于超高效液相色谱－串联质谱的不同加工干燥方法下的杜仲代谢组学分析

考察了不同加工干燥方法对杜仲整体代谢产物的影响。分别制备新鲜杜仲、堆置“发汗”、烫泡“发汗”和阴干杜仲样品,进行超高效液相色谱－串联质谱代谢组学分析。通过主成分分析（PCA）、正交偏最小二乘法判别分析（OPLS－DA）等多元统计分析方法,筛选出不同加工干燥方法下杜仲的差异代谢物,比较其相对含量。结果显示,4个组的杜仲样品在PCA得分图中可明显区分。与新鲜杜仲相比,杜仲加工干燥后有170种以上的代谢物发生显著变化,其中超过80%的代谢物表达上调。3种加工干燥方法之间,堆置“发汗”杜仲的上调代谢物数量较多,且有利于木脂素和香豆素类、环烯醚萜类、醌类成分的合成;阴干有利于酚酸类成分的保留,烫泡“发汗”则有利于黄酮类成分的保留。通过比较不同加工干燥方法下杜仲的差异代谢物,为探究杜仲药材的品质形成机制及优选其加工方法提供了科学依据。     

固相萃取/液相色谱-串联质谱法测定水果蔬菜中双胍辛胺的残留量

糖尿病是继肿瘤和心脑血管疾病之后世界第3大威胁人类健康的重大非传染性疾病。血糖检测是医生诊断糖尿病、制定和调整治疗方案的科学依据。无创血糖检测技术取代传统的有创、微创血糖检测技术是未来发展的必然趋势,具有重要的应用价值和广阔的市场前景。近二十年来,研究人员依据不同的物理原理提出了多种无创血糖检测方法,该文按光学类和非光学类两大类别分别阐述各种无创血糖检测方法的基本原理及其优缺点,并探讨了无创血糖检测技术未来的发展趋势。     

糠醛氧化合成糠酸

糠酸作为糠醛的重要下游产品,在食品制造、材料制备、光学技术、药物合成中具有重要的应用,可用于合成防腐剂、增塑剂、热固性树脂、香料以及多种药物。目前,关于糠醛的制备以及催化氢化制备下游产物的综述报道相对较多,但是还没有系统地整理评述糠醛氧化合成糠酸的相关工作。本文综述了近年来以糠醛为主要原料制备糠酸的研究进展情况,讨论了不同催化体系及在不同氧源存在下对糠酸选择性的影响,重点突出了非均相催化剂在糠酸的工业化制备中的应用前景,对糠酸制备的未来发展方向进行了展望。     

Enhanced stability designs of cell membrane chromatography for screening drug leads

Cell membrane chromatography is an effective method for screening bioactive components acting on specific receptors in complex systems, which maintains the biological activity of the membrane receptors and improves screening efficiency. However, traditional cell membrane chromatography suffers from poor stability, resulting in a limited life span and low reproducibility, greatly limiting the application of this method. To address this problem, cyanuric chloride-decorated silica gel was used for the covalent immobilization of the cell membranes. Cyanuric chloride reacts with amino groups on the cell membranes and membrane receptors to form covalent bonds. In this way, the cell membranes are not easy to fall off. The column life of the cyanuric chloride-decorated epidermal growth factor receptor/cell membrane chromatography column was extended to more than 8 days, whereas the column life of the normal cell membrane chromatography column dropped sharply in the first 3 days. A cyanuric chloride-decorated epidermal growth factor receptor/cell membrane chromatography online HPLC-IT-TOF-MSn system was applied for screening drug leads from Trifolium pratense L. One potential drug lead, formononetin, which acts on the epidermal growth factor receptor, was screened. Our strategy of covalently immobilizing cell membrane receptors also improved the stability of cell membrane chromatography.