Combining electronic properties and virtual screening for the development of new antioxidants: Trolox-like compounds as application example

Oxidative stress is an imbalance between the production of free radicals and the antioxidant defenses of the organism. Heart diseases, anemia, inflammation, and neurodegenerative disorders have been associated with this biological condition. Trolox is a notable antioxidant drug similar to vitamin E, and it is used to decrease the oxidative stress or repair the damage caused by it. In this work, the virtual screening technique is applied to identify compounds with antioxidant activities similar to Trolox. The antioxidant activity of these compounds was assessments by the mechanisms of hydrogen atom transfer and single electron transfer. Properties such as bond dissociation enthalpy, adiabatic ionization potential, Gibbs free reaction energy, spin density, highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO), and GAP (HOMO-LUMO) energies, obtained from the DFT approach, point out to the predominance of the HAT mechanism for the antioxidant action of these compounds. The obtained results contribute to a better understanding of the chemical and physical properties responsible for antioxidant activity and the design of new antioxidant agents.     

过渡金属盐催化甲基丙烯酸2-(N,N-二乙氨基)乙酯的自引发自由基聚合

研究了高氧化态过渡金属盐(CuX2/L、FeX3/L,X=C1或Br;L =2,2′-联吡啶、N,N'-四甲基乙二胺、N,N,N′,N″,N″-五甲基二亚乙基三胺;CuSO4)催化甲基丙烯酸2-(N,N-二乙氨基)乙酯(DEAEMA)的自引发氧化聚合,利用气相色谱跟踪单体转化率、利用凝胶渗透色谱和多角激光光散射跟踪聚合...     

CuY制备方法对其催化甲醇氧化羰基化活性中心的影响

以Cu(NO₃)₂为铜源,以NaY和HY分子筛为载体,通过溶液离子交换法和等体积浸渍法制备了不同的无氯CuY催化剂,并进行了气相甲醇氧化羰基化催化活性研究。通过浸渍法制备的催化剂Cu含量为10%,而以NaY和铜氨溶液离子交换制备的催化剂Cu含量只有6.3%,但其催化活性和选择性均较好。通过催化剂的Cu元素分析、低温氮吸附-脱附、XRD、H₂-TPR、XPS和TPD等表征表明,溶液离子交换法制备的催化剂,Cu物种以离子的形式高度分散于分子筛骨架结构中,较好地保持了分子筛晶体结构,并对甲醇有较强的吸附能力,催化活性较高,而将等体积浸渍Cu(NO₃)₂溶液后的HY或NaY分子筛,在400 ℃焙烧过程中,发生了固体离子交换反应,形成了连接于分子筛骨架的Cu²⁺,但以HY为载体更容易进行固体离子交换,未交换的铜物种以CuO的形式分散到分子筛表面。在600 ℃高温活化中,催化剂中Cu²⁺可部分还原为活性物质Cu⁺,但以NaY和铜氨溶液离子交换制备的催化剂Cu²⁺自还原能力最大。     

Kinetic study of oxidative coupling of methane over Mn and/or W promoted Na_2SO_4/SiO_2 catalysts

A comprehensive kinetic model for oxidative coupling of methane(OCM)over Mn and/or W promoted Na2SO4/SiO2 catalysts was developed based on a micro-catalytic reactor data.The methane conversion and ethylene,ethane,carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide selectivities were obtained in a wide operating condition range of 750 - 825-C,CH4/O2=2.5 - 10 and contact time=267 - 472 kg s m-3.Reaction networks of six models with different rate equation types were compared together.The kinetic rate parameters of each reaction network were estimated using linear regression or genetic algorithm optimization method(GA).A reaction network suggested by Stansch et al.for OCM was found to be the best one and was further used in this work.The suggested model could predict the experimental results of OCM reaction within a deviation range of ± 20%.     

Independent Generation and Time-Resolved Detection of 2′-Deoxyguanosin-N2-yl Radicals

Guanine radicals are important reactive intermediates in DNA damage. Hydroxyl radical (HO^.) has long been believed to react with 2′-deoxyguanosine (dG) generating 2′-deoxyguanosin-N1-yl radical (dG(N1-H)^.) via addition to the nucleobase π-system and subsequent dehydration. This basic tenet was challenged by an alternative mechanism, in which the major reaction of HO^. with dG was proposed to involve hydrogen atom abstraction from the N2-amine. The 2′-deoxyguanosin-N2-yl radical (dG(N2-H)^.) formed was proposed to rapidly tautomerize to dG(N1-H)^.. We report the first independent generation of dG(N2-H)^. in high yield via photolysis of 1 . dG(N2-H)^. is directly observed upon nanosecond laser flash photolysis (LFP) of 1 . The absorption spectrum of dG(N2-H)^. is corroborated by DFT studies, and anti- and syn-dG(N2-H)^. are resolved for the first time. The LFP experiments showed no evidence for tautomerization of dG(N2-H)^. to dG(N1-H)^. within hundreds of microseconds. This observation suggests that the generation of dG(N1-H)^. via dG(N2-H)^. following hydrogen atom abstraction from dG is unlikely to be a major pathway when HO^. reacts with dG.     

Ag-Y/MIL-101吸附剂的制备及其吸附脱硫性能

通过银、钇双金属改性制备了Ag-Y/MIL-101吸附剂,并对Ag-Y/MIL-101进行了X射线衍射(XRD)、电镜(SEMEDS)、比表面积(BET)和热重(TG-DTG)表征。考察了Ag-Y/M IL-101金属负载顺序、金属负载浓度、金属溶液用量、负载时间对脱硫性能的影响,优化了吸附脱硫条件。结果表明,金属改性得到的Ag-Y/MIL-101保持了MIL-101的晶格结构。与M IL-101相比,Ag-Y/MIL-101的比表面积和孔容均有所下降。适宜Ag-Y/MIL-101的制备条件为:先负载银后负载钇,银离子和钇离子的负载浓度均为30 mmol/L,金属溶液用量均为1 mL,负载时间为8 h。适宜Ag-Y/MIL-101的吸附脱硫条件为:吸附剂用量0.05 g,模拟油为10 mL,吸附温度为60℃,吸附时间为8 h。在此条件下,Ag-Y/MIL-101对噻吩的吸附量达到21.7 mg/g。Ag能显著提高MIL-101的吸附硫容,Y能显著提高MIL-101的吸附选择性,因此,Ag-Y/MIL-101吸附剂中Ag和Y的协同作用使其拥有比MIL-101更高的硫容和噻吩脱硫选择性。     

多酸结构对纳米钛硅TS-1沸石催化氧化脱硫性能的影响

采用浸渍法合成了纳米钛硅TS-1沸石负载的钼系列多金属氧酸盐(POM)复合催化剂,采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR)、固体紫外漫反射(UV-Vis)、X-ray粉末衍射(XRD)、氮气吸附脱附(BET)、³¹P和²⁹Si魔角核磁共振(MAS-NMR)等对催化剂的结构进行表征。 研究结果表明,在低温焙烧或烘干条件下,负载后催化剂多酸的结构保持,钼酸铵高温(550 ℃)焙烧后转变为三氧化钼。 以有机硫化物噻吩(TH)、苯并噻吩(BT)和二苯并噻吩(DBT)的正辛烷溶液为模拟油品评价了催化剂的氧化脱硫性能。 实验结果表明,纳米TS-1沸石载体上不同结构多酸作为脱硫催化剂对硫化物的脱除活性顺序为:Keggin型Mo-POM＞Anderson型Mo-POM＞Dawson型Mo-POM＞Mo-金属氧化物。以上述负载的多酸为催化剂,在反应条件为:V(模拟油)=V(乙醇)=10.0 mL,m(催化剂)=0.2 g,n(H₂O₂)∶n(S)=10∶1,温度60 ℃,硫化物按照由易到难的脱除顺序为TH＞DBT＞BT,与常规的TS-1沸石或者多酸催化剂的脱除顺序存在明显差异。 这是纳米TS-1沸石对于有机硫分子氧化反应的择形效应和POM催化氧化脱硫的电子云密度影响综合作用的结果。 Keggin型Mo-POM催化剂具有良好的循环使用性能,是一类制备方法简单、催化活性高且稳定性好的绿色环保型催化剂。     

有序介孔炭负载铜基催化剂Cu/CMK-3用于气相甲醇氧化羰基化反应

通过纳米浇铸法合成了有序介孔炭CMK-3,再通过浸渍法制备了Cu/CMK-3催化剂,并将其用于气相甲醇氧化羰基化反应。N2吸附-脱附测试、X射线衍射(XRD)以及透射电镜(TEM)的表征结果表明,Cu/CMK-3具有序介孔结构,活性Cu物种均匀分散于CMK-3的表面及孔道中,粒径为10~20 nm,远小于相同条件下制备的铜/活性炭(Cu/AC)催化剂。固定床反应器的活性评价结果显示450℃下制备的Cu/CMK-3催化活性最高,反应10 h内碳酸二甲酯(DMC)的时空收率(STY)达到286 mg·g^-1·h^-1,选择性为76%。长周期活性评价结果表明Cu/CMK-3稳定性较相同条件下制备的Cu/AC有大幅提高,50 h内DMC的STY降低了20%,75 h内降低了28%。     

Probing the Intracellular Glutathione Redox Potential by In‐Cell NMR Spectroscopy

Non‐invasive and real‐time analysis of cellular redox processes has been greatly hampered by lack of suitable measurement techniques. Here we describe an in‐cell nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) based method for measuring the intracellular glutathione redox potential by direct and quantitative measurement of isotopically labeled glutathione introduced exogenously into living yeast. By using this approach, perturbations in the cellular glutathione redox homeostasis were also monitored as yeast cells were subjected to oxidative stress.     

Direct Evidence for Intermolecular Oxidative Addition of σ(SiSi) Bonds to Gold

Oxidative addition plays a major role in transition‐metal catalysis, but this elementary step remains very elusive in gold chemistry. It is now revealed that in the presence of GaCl₃, phosphine gold chlorides promote the oxidative addition of disilanes at low temperature. The ensuing bis(silyl) gold(III) complexes were characterized by quantitative ³¹P and ²⁹Si NMR spectroscopy. Their structures (distorted Y shape) and the reaction profile of σ(Si? Si) bond activation were analyzed by DFT calculations. These results provide evidence for the intermolecular oxidative addition of σ(Si? Si) bonds to gold and open promising perspectives for the development of new gold‐catalyzed redox transformations.