The first representative of a new class of charge transfer complexes in o-quinone series for organic semiconductors

The first representative of a new class of charge transfer complexes for organic semiconductors was synthesized. The reaction of p-nitroaniline (PNA) with [1,10]-phenanthroline-5,6-dione (PD) results in the formation of a stable molecular charge transfer (CT) complex PNA₃-PD₂ in a ratio of 3:2. The structure of the molecular CT complex PNA₃-PD₂ was established by X-ray diffraction studies. Using the density functional theory method, it is shown that several types of intermolecular interactions are realized in the complex: between the PNA amino group and the nitro group of another PNA molecule, carbonyl groups, and PD nitrogen atoms. Complex PNA₃-PD₂ is stable only in solid form. The diffuse reflectance UV–vis spectrum of PNA₃-PD₂ crystal powder is characterized by the intense weakly structured long-wavelength absorption band up to 650 nm. Quantum chemical calculations of the electronic structure have shown that the complex PNA₃-PD₂ is a straight-band semiconductor with a band gap of 2.11 eV.     

Electrochemical reduction of oxygen at a porous flow-through electrode

The electrochemical reduction of oxygen at a porous flow-through electrode is described with emphasis on the effects of concentration, flow speed and surface area. On a packed bed copper electrode in sulfuric acid, it was found that oxygen undergoes a two electron reduction process giving rise to H₂O₂.     

Synthesis and bioactivities of diamide derivatives containing a phenazine-1-carboxamide scaffold

Taking natural product phenazine-1-carboxamide (PCN) as a lead compound, a series of novel phenazine-1-carboxylic acid diamide derivatives were designed and synthesised. Their structures were confirmed by ¹H-NMR and HRMS. The bioassays showed that some of the target compounds exhibited promising in vitro fungicidal activities, and exhibited excellent and selective herbicidal activities. Particularly, compounds c, h, o and s displayed root length inhibition activities against barnyard grass with the rate of more than 80%. Compound c exhibited the best activity among all the target compounds against barnyard grass stalk length with the IC₅₀ value of 0.158 mmol/L, and compound o exhibited the best and wide spectrum inhibition against barnyard grass root length and rape in both root length and stalk length herbicidal activities with its IC₅₀ values of 0.067, 0.048 and 0.059 mmol/L respectively. The analysis of preliminary Structure-Activity Relationships provides the theoretical basis for further design of phenazine-1-carboxylic acid.     

Electrochemical reduction and oxidation of the antibiotic cefepime at a carbon electrode

The O-methyl oxime grouping in the antibiotic cefepime is reduced in aqueous buffer solution at pH<8 at a carbon electrode. The reduction of the protonated form of the oxime occurs in a single two-electron step. By comparison with anodic wave of 2-aminothiazole it was furthermore shown that the oxidation of cefepime involves the 2-amino group located on the thiazole ring in the side chain on C-7. Both reduction and oxidation peaks can be used for analytical purposes.     

一锅法合成新型木犀草素衍生物

以木犀草素为母体,保留B环邻苯二酚结构或C’3-OH,在无水碳酸钾作用下,RBr选择性的与木犀草素结构中的其他酚羟基反应,一锅法合成了7个新型木犀草素衍生物,通过1H NMR、MS等手段对其进行了结构表征。这类新型化合物的合成,为开发抗氧化和血管并发症的新药提供了理想中间体。一锅法设计路线短、成本低、用时少,是制备该类中间体的优选方法。     

Synthesis of compounds based on a dimesitylmethane scaffold and representative binding studies showing di- vs monosaccharide preference

Dimesitylmethane-based compounds 9–17, incorporating four groups capable of serving as hydrogen bonding sites, such as pyrazole, pyrimidine, imidazole, indole and aminoalkyl groups, were prepared and their ability to complex selected carbohydrates tested. The tetrasubstituted dimesitylmethane scaffold provides a cavity of a correct shape and size for disaccharide encapsulation and its aromatic units are able to participate in CH-π interactions with the sugar substrate. First binding studies confirmed the expected di- vs monosaccharide binding preference of this type of compounds and their tendency to form strong complexes with maltoside.     

Homogeneous CO2 reduction by Ni(cyclam) at a glassy carbon electrode

The homogeneous CO(2) reduction activity of several nickel cyclam complexes was examined by cyclic voltammetry and controlled potential electrolysis. CO production with high efficiency from unsubstituted Ni(cyclam) was verified, while the activity was found to be attenuated with methyl substitution of the amines on the cyclam ring. Reactivity with CO(2) was also probed using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The relative CO(2) binding energies to the Ni(I) state obtained from DFT were found to match well with the experimental results and shed light on the possible importance of the isomeric form of Ni(cyclam) in determining the catalytic activity.     

钴联吡啶配合物在硅电极表面高效光电催化二氧化碳还原反应（英文）

光驱动二氧化碳还原实现可再生能源转化近年来引起普遍关注.利用小分子金属配合物电催化剂和吸光半导体材料构建的光电催化体系兼具电催化剂的高选择性和光电极的高光电转化效率等优点,在能源催化领域的应用日益广泛.已有将贵金属配合物催化剂用于光电催化二氧化碳还原的研究报道,但催化剂成本较高且制备方法不简便,在规模化实际应用中受到局限.基于早期的研究报道,我们发现非贵金属多联吡啶铁钴镍配合物在乙腈电解质中能高选择性电催化还原二氧化碳.结合半导体材料的特异性电荷分离性能从而将光能高效转化为电能驱动催化反应进行,我们选择廉价且易于制备的多联吡啶钴配合物催化剂,利用半导体硅晶片光电极,实现了均相体系二氧化碳的高效光电催化还原.我们采用电化学循环伏安法和恒电位电解法分别研究了催化剂在干燥和加水电解质环境中的催化还原行为,并且进一步研究了微量质子源的加入对半导体界面催化过程的影响,从而提出一种能改善半导体光电催化体系选择性的新方法.首先我们构建了电化学三电极体系,研究了在暗环境下三联吡啶钴和二联吡啶钴这两种配合物催化还原二氧化碳的电流密度和电解产物分布情况.由循环伏安曲线发现,这两种配合物都有两组催化还原峰,第二个基于吡啶配体还原的峰具有明显的催化特性.少量水的加入能进一步增加催化电流强度,而三联吡啶钴配合物的催化增强效果更加显著.在变扫速条件下将电流密度对扫速平方根进行归一化处理,发现无论在干燥环境还是少量加水环境下,两种催化剂的归一化电流密度均随扫速降低而明显增强,证明了催化剂具有电催化特性.推测水的催化增强作用可能与质子化电催化过程活性中间体有关.恒电位电解结果说明电催化产物以一氧化碳为主.基于上述研究,我们构建了光电化学三电极体系,以单晶硅片为工作电极,研究了在光照环境下这两种配合物催化还原二氧化碳的电流密度和电解产物分布情况.研究发现,催化剂对二氧化碳仍具有催化活性,光电压为400 m V.不同于硅线电极加水导致产氢,改用少量甲醇做质子源后,光电流强度进一步增强,竞争性产氢受到了抑制,从而使一氧化碳的法拉第效率得到显著提高,分别优化为94%和83%,并且光电流在14h内保持稳定.推测甲醇质子源的催化增强作用可能是与改变光电极液接界面传质动力学过程有关.     

Synthesis of new o-isobornylphenol derivatives

The hydroxymethyl, pyridinium methyl, or dialkylaminomethyl groups were introduced into the aromatic ring of the o-isobornylphenol molecule. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1754–1757, October, 2006.     

二氢吡啶类新衍生物的合成

二氢吡啶类化合物是一类重要的钙通道阻滞剂 ,广泛用于治疗心绞痛 ,室上心律失常 ,高血压和外周血管性疾病[1] 。近年来 ,对二氢吡啶新衍生物的研究中 ,在提高其药效的前提下 ,更注重开发其长效性 ,提高生物利用度以及功效扩增 ,如兼备抗血栓[2 ] ,抗心律失常等作用。本着这样的目的 ,设计合成了系列二氢吡啶新衍生物。以硝苯吡啶作阳性对照 ,对化合物 ( 1 )～ ( 5 ) (表 1 ) ,应用跨膜流动技术[3 ] ,研究其对细胞膜Ｃａ2 + 通道的作用 ,结果表明 5个化合物对电压依赖性钙离子通道均有显著阻滞作用 (表 2 ) ,其它药理考查尚在进行中。化合物…     

Synthesis of new anthracene derivatives

An efficient synthesis is described for hexabromoanthracenes 3 and 4 by direct bromination of 9,10-dibromoanthrecene 2. Whereas base-induced elimination of hexabromide 3 with t-BuOK gave 2,3,9,10-tetrabromoanthracene 5, the reaction of hexabromide 4 with DBU afforded 1,3,9,10-tetrabromoanthracene 6 as the sole product. Tetrabromide 5 was also obtained by aromatization of 1,4-dinitroxy-2,3,9,10-tetrabromo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroanthracene 17. Efficient and convenient synthetic routes are described for the preparation of dinotroxy 17, dimethoxy 23, and dihydroxides 18 and 19 with silver-induced substitution of hexabromides 3 and 4. The hydroxy compounds 19 and 18 were converted to diepoxide 20 and monoepoxide 21, respectively, with sodium methoxide. Base-promoted aromatization of dimethoxide 23 afforded dibromomonomethoxides 26 and 27. Bromoanthracenes and isomeric arene oxides constitute valuable precursors for the preparation of functionalized substituted anthracene derivatives that are difficult to prepare by other routes.     

Synthesis of new pyrrolidone derivatives

Reaction of N-chloromethylpyrrolidone with the sodio-derivatives of malonic and substituted malonic esters in dry ether has given the diethyl esters of the corresponding 2-oxopyrrolidinomethylmalonic acids.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1201–1202, September, 1970.     

Synthesis of new quinoxaline derivatives

Proceeding from 2-aminoquinoxaline-3-carbonitrile 1,4-dioxides new derivatives of quinoxaline and quinoxaline 1,4-dioxide were synthesized containing in the position 3 of the quinoxaline fragment 1,2,4-oxadiazole and tetrazole rings. The acylation of 2-amino-N′-hydroxyquinoxaline-3-carbox imidoamide 1,4-dioxide was investigated.     

Synthesis of new imidazole derivatives

The derivatives of 1‐propyl‐ and 1‐butyl‐ of 2‐methyl‐5‐nitroimidazole containing phenylpiperazine, m‐chloro‐ and o‐methoxyphenylpiperazine attached at the end of alkyl chain were synthesed. For the obtained new compounds, the biological activity was predicted using the computer program PASS.     

Electrochemical oxidation of some tetrahydropteridine derivatives at the platinum electrode

6 and 7-substituted 2-amino-4-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteridines are oxidized at a platinum electrode in several waves in the potential range between hydrogen and oxygen evolution potentials. The electrode process in the first (main) anodic wave was investigated in more detail using a stationary and rotating disc platinum electrode. The process in this wave is “semireversible” with an exchange of two electrons. The standard rate constants of this reaction were determined. The oxidation product is deactivated by an irreversible chemical reaction. Some of the products block the surface of the electrode.