2-酰胺-6-乙酰基吡啶类化合物的微波合成及其晶体结构

2,6-二甲基吡啶经氧化、酯化、Claisen酯缩合后制得新型化合物2-乙酯基-6-乙酰基吡啶(4), 用其作为前驱体, 与一系列小分子脂肪胺: 甲胺、乙胺、乙二胺在微波条件下生成3个吡啶酰胺化合物5, 6, 7. 通过元素分析, ¹H NMR, IR和MS对这些化合物进行了表征. 对6-乙酰基-N-甲基吡啶-2-甲酰胺(5)的X射线晶体衍射研究表明: 其属于正交晶系, Pca2(1)空间群, 晶胞参数a＝2.2784(2) nm, b＝0.4350(4) nm, c＝0.9267(3) nm; α＝β＝γ＝90°; D_c＝1.288 Mg•m^－3, V＝0.91856(14) nm³. 实验还发现: 2-乙酯基-6-乙酰基吡啶与脂肪胺及芳香胺缩合时会发生两类不同的反应, 小分子脂肪胺选择与酯基发生胺解反应, 而芳香胺则率先在乙酰基上发生席夫碱缩合. 对这两类有趣的反应机理进行了深入探讨.     

一种星型有机低聚物的合成及光电性能

通过多步反应合成了一种新型的具有“双极(bipolar)”性质和发光性能的以N原子为中心的星型有机小分子低聚物——三(4-(5-(4-(5-(4-(二苯胺基)苯基)-1,3,4-噁二唑-2)苯基)-1,3,4-噁二唑-2)苯基)胺. 用¹H NMR, MS和元素分析进行了表征, 研究了化合物的热稳定性和固体粉末的光致发光性质, 并用循环伏安法测定了其电化学性能. 结果表明, 这种合成的同时具备空穴传导和电子输入双重功能基团的星型有机小分子光致发光性能优良(量子效率92%), 热稳定性好, 可以作为制作有机电致发光器件的候选材料.     

氮化硼纳米管气敏特性的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论计算研究了氮化硼纳米管及碳掺杂氮化硼纳米管对CH4, CO2, H2, H2O, N2, NH3, NO2, O2, F2等十余种气体小分子的气敏特性. 研究结果表明: 氮化硼纳米管对CH4, CO2, H2, H2O, N2, NH3等气体分子不敏感, 而对O2, NO2, F2等气体分子比较敏感. 虽然碳掺杂氮化硼纳米管可以明显地改变其表面的化学反应活性, 增强了气体分子与氮化硼纳米管之间的相互作用, 但是并不能明显地改变其对所研究气体分子的敏感性.     

Molecular modeling on pyruvate phosphate dikinase of Entamoeba histolytica and in silico virtual screening for novel inhibitors

Pyruvate phosphate dikinase (PPDK) is the key enzyme essential for the glycolytic pathway in most common and perilous parasite Entamoeba histolytica. Inhibiting the function of this enzyme could control the wide spread of intestinal infections caused by Entamoeba histolytica in humans. With this objective, we modeled the three dimensional structure of the PPDK protein. We used templates with 51% identity and 67% similarity to employ homology-modeling approach. Stereo chemical quality of protein structure was validated by protein structure validation program PROCHECK and VERIFY3D. Experimental proof available in literature along with the in silico studies indicated Lys21, Arg91, Asp323, Glu325 and Gln337 to be the probable active sites in the target protein. Virtual screening was carried out using the genetic docking algorithm GOLD and a consensus scoring function X-Score to substantiate the prediction. The small molecule libraries (ChemDivision database, Diversity dataset, Kinase inhibitor database) were used for screening process. Along with the high scoring results, the interaction studies provided promising ligands for future experimental screening to inhibit the function of PPDK in Entamoeba histolytica. Further, the phylogeny study was carried out to assess the possibility of using the proposed ligands as inhibitors in related pathogens.     

Synthesis and characterization of lower generation broom molecules

Dendritic molecules with dodecyl groups as the hyperbranchs were synthesized in methanol by Michael addition with dodecylamine and methyl acrylate as raw materials. This new-type dendritic molecules were called vividly ＂broom molecules＂ in this report. The surface tension of the aqueous solution of broom molecule terminated amino group was measured by using the dropvolume method. The demulsification performance of the broom molecules for the oil/water （O/W） simulated crude oil emulsion was examined. The experimental results revealed that, as a new-type of surfactants, the broom molecules terminated amino groups showed demulsification for the O/W simulated crude oil emulsion. 2007 Jun Wang. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All fights reserved.     

DFT study of structural, electronic, vibrational, and magnetic properties of the chirality cage-like molecule C24O12

Bonding, vibrational and magnetic properties of the cage-like molecule C(24)O(12) are studied by DFT calculations. Infrared- and Raman-active vibrational frequencies of the cage-like molecule C(24)O(12) are assigned. Two (13)C and one (17)O nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectral signals of the cage-like molecule C(24)O(12) are characterized. Heat of formation of the cage-like molecule C(24)O(12) is estimated. Compared to C(60) and the cage-like molecule C(24)O(12), only from the thermodynamic points of view, C(24)O(12) is more stable than C(60). Thus we believe that the cage-like molecule C(24)O(12) has sufficient stability to allow its experimental preparation. We proposed that it could be synthesized by using the condensation of molecules C(6)(OH)(6) and C(12)Cl(12). Since the symmetry of C(24)O(12) is D(6), it is a chiral molecule.     

Catalytic synthesis of diphenolic acid from levulinic acid over cesium partly substituted Wells–Dawson type heteropolyacid

A series of insoluble cesium partly substituted Wells–Dawson type heteropolyacids, Cs_xH_6−xP₂W₁₈O₆₂ (x = 1.5–6.0), were synthesized and characterized using the techniques including UV–vis/DRS, FT-IR, XRD, XPS, and N₂ porosimetry. As the unique and reusable solid acid catalysts, Cs_xH_6−xP₂W₁₈O₆₂ salts were applied to produce diphenolic acid by the condensation reaction of phenol with bio-platform molecule, levulinic acid. For comparison, cesium partly substituted Keggin type heteropolyacids (Cs_xH_3−xPW₁₂O₄₀, x = 1.0–3.0), HCl, HZSM-5, and MCM-49 were also tested. Influences on the catalytic activity and selectivity were considered for factors including solvent, molar ratio of phenol to levulinic acid, amount of catalyst, reaction temperature, stirring speed, and reaction time. The experimental results demonstrated that both Cs_1.5H_4.5P₂W₁₈O₆₂and Cs_2.5H_0.5PW₁₂O₄₀ exhibited excellent catalytic performance under solvent-free conditions. Furthermore, both selectivity and activity of Cs_1.5H_4.5P₂W₁₈O₆₂ were higher than those of Cs_2.5H_0.5PW₁₂O₄₀. Reasons for the different catalytic behaviors between two types of cesium partly substituted heteropolyacids were investigated.