A Dansyl Amide N-Oxide Fluorogenic Probe Based on a Bioorthogonal Decaging Reaction

A smart fluorescence “turn-on” probe which contained a dansyl amide fluorophore and an N-oxide group was designed based on the bioorthogonal decaging reaction between N-oxide and the boron reagent. The reaction proceeds in a rapid kinetics (k₂=57.1±2.5 m ⁻¹ s⁻¹), and the resulting reduction product showcases prominent fluorescence enhancement (up to 72-fold). Time dependent density functional theoretical (TD-DFT) calculation revealed that the process of photoinduced electron transfer (PET) from the N-oxide moiety to the dansyl amide fluorophore accounts for the quenching mechanism of N-oxide. This probe also showed high selectivity over various nucleophilic amino acids and good biocompatibility in physiological conditions. The successful application of the probe in HaloTag protein labeling and HepG2 live-cell imaging proves it a valuable tool for visualization of biomolecules.     

Bounded critical Fatou components are Jordan domains for polynomials

We prove that any bounded Fatou component of a polynomial of degree at least two, which is not(eventually) a Siegel disk, is a Jordan domain.     

Electroreduction of Dy(III) assisted by Zn and its co-deposition with Zn(II) in LiCl–KCl molten salt

To recover dysprosium (Dy) from LiCl–KCl molten salt, the electrochemical mechanism of Dy(III) on liquid Zn electrode and co-deposition of Dy(III) and Zn(II) on W electrode were studied using electrochemical methods. Cyclic voltammetry results demonstrated that the redox process of Dy on liquid Zn electrode is reversible and controlled by diffusion. Reverse chronopotentiograms showed that the transition time ratio of reduction and oxidation is ~3:1, revealing the redox of Dy on liquid Zn electrode is a kind of soluble–soluble system: Dy(III) + 3e⁻ = (Dy–Zn)_solution. The half-wave potential of Dy(III) was almost constant with the increase in scanning rate. The electrochemical separation of metallic Dy from the molten salt was performed using constant potential electrolysis, and the product characterized using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy–energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy was the thermodynamic unstable compound DyZn₅. Also, the co-deposition mechanism of Dy(III) and Zn(II) was explored, indicating that Dy(III) could deposit on pre-deposited Zn and form Dy–Zn compounds: Zn(II) + 2e⁻ = Zn and xDy(III) + yZn + 3xe⁻ = Dy_xZn_y. Moreover, the effect of Dy(III) concentration on the formation of Dy–Zn compounds was investigated. The redox peak currents corresponding to different Dy–Zn compounds changed with the increase in Dy(III) concentration. The co-deposition of Dy(III) and Zn(II) was performed using constant current electrolysis at diverse Dy(III) concentrations. The different Dy–Zn compounds were produced by controlling Dy(III) concentration.     

对甲苯磺酰胺基乙酰腙类化合物的生物活性及其量子化学计算

以对甲苯磺酰氯为原料, 通过与氨基乙酸反应得到中间体对甲苯磺酰氨基乙酸, 再经酯化、肼解得到对甲苯磺酰氨基乙酰肼, 然后与相应的醛缩合得一系列对甲苯磺酰胺基乙酰腙类化合物. 其结构经元素分析, IR, 1H NMR和13C NMR确证. 采用量子化学方法, 在DFT-B3LYP/6-31G*水平上计算了标题化合物4a～4g的反应热、电荷分布和前线轨道能级. 初步生物活性试验结果表明该系列部分化合物在不同浓度下对植物的生长调节表现出一定的规律性.     

Quasisymmetric geometry of the Julia sets of McMullen maps

We study the quasisymmetric geometry of the Julia sets of McMullen maps f_λ(z) = z^m + λ/z^?, where λ ∈ ? {0} and ? and m are positive integers satisfying 1/?+1/m < 1. If the free critical points of f_λ are escaped to the infinity, we prove that the Julia set J_λ of f_λ is quasisymmetrically equivalent to either a standard Cantor set, a standard Cantor set of circles or a round Sierpiński carpet (which is also standard in some sense). If the free critical points are not escaped, we give a suffcient condition on λ such that J_λ is a Sierpiński carpet and prove that most of them are quasisymmetrically equivalent to some round carpets. In particular, there exist infinitely renormalizable rational maps whose Julia sets are quasisymmetrically equivalent to the round carpets.     

非简并双光子微脉塞的发射几率

将简并双光子微脉塞的量子理论推广到非简并情形, 给出了原子发射几率的解析表达式并且分析了相应的性质.发现由于在微脉塞中存在两种腔场模式,导致有两个自由度来改变原子在经过腔场时所受到的势场,因此非简并双光子微脉塞的发射几率的行为不同于简并双光子情况下的发射几率.     

One-pot sequential synthesis of magnetically separable Fe<Subscript>3</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript>/AgCl photocatalysts with enhanced activity and stability

Magnetically separable Fe₃O₄/AgCl photocatalysts were prepared by a one-pot sequential method. A series of techniques proved the hybrid structure of Fe₃O₄/AgCl composites. Fe₃O₄/AgCl composites had a much higher photocatalytic activity toward Rhodamine B (RhB) degradation than pure AgCl under the simulated solar light irradiation. The existence of metal Ag resulted in high photocatalytic activity of Fe₃O₄/AgCl, which was related with the amount of metallic Ag. The scavenging experiments showed that the degradation reaction most probably was initiated by the photoinduced single-electron transfer, and the generation of superoxide anion (O ₂ ^-· ) played a significant role. The composite photocatalysts could be recycled by applying an external magnetic field, and the reused composites maintained their original photocatalytic activity. Fe₃O₄/AgCl composites were highly efficient, magnetically separable, and recoverable. This proves their potential applications in the photodegradation of organic pollutants.     

PtFe掺杂石墨烯抗CO中毒性能的理论研究

基于密度泛函理论第一性原理研究了以单空位缺陷(SV)石墨烯为载体的Pt,Fe及PtFe二元金属催化剂的抗CO中毒能力.结果表明,对于单金属原子Pt和Fe,Fe更易吸附在SV石墨烯上;而对于PtFe二元金属催化剂,SV石墨烯对其固定能力明显好于Pt-SV,即Pt催化剂中掺杂Fe大大增加了SV石墨烯对金属催化剂的稳定性.Pt,Fe及PtFe二元金属催化剂抗CO中毒能力的研究结果表明,PtFe-6结构的抗CO中毒能力明显强于Pt-SV,接近于Fe-SV的抗CO中毒能力,在所有二元金属催化剂中PtFe-6的稳定性最好,明显优于Pt在SV石墨烯上的稳定性.通过在Pt中加入非贵金属Fe既可提高DMFC中阳极Pt催化剂的抗CO中毒能力,又可提高其催化活性.