Preparation of PLL-PEG-PLL and its application to DNA encapsulation

With the successful sequencing of Human Genome, it would be possible to cure all diseases by gene ther- apy in the near future. However, one of the major problems in gene therapy is the development of gene vectors. To date, there are two kinds of gene vectors, namely, viral and non-viral gene vectors. Viruses are widely used as vectors in gene therapy, with the trans- fection efficiency being relatively high, but they have the safety problems such as immunogenicity, non- biocompatibility and …     

Hypersensitivity and its application to structural analysis of lanthanide complexes

Hypersensitivity of the ternary complexes Ln(β-dik)4HMQ(where Ln=Nd, Ho, Er,β-dik=acetylacetonate(AA), dibenzoylmethanate(DBM) and MQ=4-methylquinoline) in acetone solution is studied based on the dynamic coupling model. The structures of these complexes in solution are deduced. Their coordination polyhedrons are all distorted square antiprism. Neodymium complexes have D2 symmetry, while holmium and erbium complexes have exact D2d symmetry.     

Complexation of Eu(III), Am(III) and Cm(III) with Dicarboxylates: Thermodynamics and Structural Aspects of the Binary and Ternary Complexes

The complexation of Eu(III), Am(III) and Cm(III) with dicarboxylate anions with O, N or S donor groups was measured in I=6.60 mol⋅kg⁻¹ (NaClO₄) at temperatures of 0–60 °C by potentiometry and solvent extraction. The complexation thermodynamics of these complexes show that their stability is due to highly favorable complexation entropies because the complexation enthalpies are endothermic. Luminescence studies with Eu(III) and Cm(III) were used to measure the hydration numbers of the complexes. NMR spectra of ¹H and ¹³C were used to determine the binding modes of La(III) with the ligands. The formation of 1:1:1 ternary complexes of M(EDTA)⁻ with the dicarboxylate ligands was studied to determine changes in coordination of the metal cation with formation of the ternary species. The complexation of ternary complexes changes from bidentate to monodentate as the chain length between the binding sites of the dicarboxylates increases from 1 (malonate) to 4 (adipate). DFT computations were used to confirm the structural aspects of the interaction of these complexes.     

Synthesis and Characterization of α-Hexadecyl-DOTA and its Gd(III) Chelate

Introduction Recent interest in polyazamacrocyclic paramagnetic Gd(III) chelates largely results form their clinical appli-cation for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents. The ligand DOTA (1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclodo- decane-N,N',N',N'-tetraacetic acid) forms one of the most thermodynamically stable and kinetically inert complexes with the trivalent lanthanide cations of any known chelate. These properties make Gd-DOTA one of the most effective and the safest MRI contrast …     

Crystal Structure and Luminescence of Eu(DBM)_3TPPO Complex

The crystal structure of tris(dibenzoylmethanato)(triphenylphosphine oxide)europium (Ⅲ), C63H51O7PEu, has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The complex crystallizes in the tri-clinic space group P 1 with two molecules in a unit cell. The cell dimensions are a=12. 336 (3), b=18. 729 (5), c=11. 502 (3) A, α=95. 86 (2), β=103.14 (2), γ=87.89 (2)0. The total number of 6969 independent reflections was used for the structure determination. The final calculated R value is 0. 055. The central europium ion is hepta-coordinated by seven oxygen atoms. The polyhedron is a distorted capped trigonal prism with the Eu-O separation of 2. 305-2. 367 A. The high resolution excitation and emission spectra measured at 77 K indicate two Eu (Ⅲ) sites in the complex. The symmetries of the Eu (Ⅲ) sites are C2v and Cs respectively. The lower symmetrical Cs site predominates. A comparison of the emission spectra for Gd(DBM)3TPPO doped by 1% Eu(Ⅲ) with those for Eu(DBM)3TPPO complex shows no significant     

Diastereoselective α-alkylation of β-hydroxy sulfoxides and its application to the synthesis of (+)- and (3)-disparlure

α-Alkylation of the dianions of β-hydroxy sulfoxides proceeds with high 1, 2-asymmetric induction to give threo-α-alkyl-β-hydroxy sulfoxides. The utility of the present reaction was demonstrated in the asymmetric synthesis of (+)- and (3)-cis-7, 8-epoxy-2-methyloctadecanes (disparlure).     

Synthesis of Eu(III) and Tb(III) Complexes with Two New Amide Type Podands and Their Luminescence Properties

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The Study on the Stability Constant and Species Distribution of Eu (III) and Tb (III) Complexes with BDBPH

Biomimetic hydrolysis of DNA or RNA is of increasing importance in biotechnology and medicine. The ability to cleave nucleic acids efficiently, in a non-degradative manner, and with high levels of selectivity for site or structure will be required by many applications for the manipulation of genes, the design of structural probes and the development of novel therapeutics1. There has been much interest in the development of lanthanide complexes as nucleic acid cleavage agents. It has been fou…     

Synthesis,Spectra and Crystal Structure of Tetrakis(Triphenylarsine Oxide)Iron(III)-μ-Oxo-Tribromoiron(III) Tetrabromoferrate(III)-Acetonitrile

The oxidation of triphenylarsine with dioxygen in reaction systems containing some iron compound and Br^- anions in acetonitrile leads to the formation of a novel unsymmetrical oxo-bridged diiron(III) complex [(OAsPh₃)₄ Fe(μ-O)FeBr₃]⁺ [FeBr₄]^- ·CH₃CN, where OAsPh₃ is triphenylarsine oxide. The title complex is also formed by direct reaction of iron(III) bromide and OAsPh₃ with dioxygen in acetonitrile solution. The crystal structure of the complex was solved by X-ray diffraction techniques. The cation contains two unsymmetrical species with an Fe-O-Fe bond angle of 159.2(2)°; one iron atom is pentacoordinated by four OAsPh₃ ligands and a γ-oxo ligand which connects the tetracoordinated Fe atom with the FeBr₃O chromophore. Structural parameters and IR spectra of similar complexes are compared and discussed.     

Hybrid materials of SBA-16 functionalized by rare earth (Eu, Tb) complexes of modified β-diketone (TTA and DBM): Covalently bonding assembly and photophysical properties

Novel mesoporous SBA-16 type of hybrids TTA-S16 and DBM-S16 were synthesized by co-condensation of modified β-diketone (TTA-Si and DBM-Si, DBM=1,3-diphenyl-1,3- propanepione, TTA=2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone) and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) in the presence of Pluronic F127 as template, which were confirmed by FTIR, XRD, ²⁹Si CP-MAS NMR, and N₂ adsorption measurements. Novel organic-inorganic mesoporous luminescent hybrid containing RE³⁺ (Eu³⁺, Tb³⁺) complexes covalently attached to the functionalized ordered mesoporous SBA-16 (TTA-S16 and DBM-S16), which were designated as bpy-RE-TTA-S16 and bpy-RE-DBM-S16, were obtained by sol-gel process. The luminescence properties of these resulting materials were characterized in detail, and the results reveal that mesoporous hybrid material bpy-Eu-TTA-S16 present stronger luminescent intensities, longer lifetimes, and higher luminescent quantum efficiencies than the corresponding DBM-containing materials bpy-Eu-DBM-S16, while bpy-Tb-DBM-S16 exhibit the stronger characteristic emission of Tb³⁺ and longer lifetime than the corresponding TTA-containing materials bpy-Tb-TTA-S16.     

Solvatochromism and piezochromism of pentacyanoferrates(II) and of mixed valence iron(II)—iron(III) and ruthenium(II)—ruthenium(III) species

Pressure effects on the MLCT bands of the pyrazine- and 4-cyanopyridine-pentacyanoferrate(II) anions have been established. The relation of these piezochromic effects to the solvatochromism of each complex is put into the correlation between these parameters developed for other d⁶ ternary complexes. The conformance of piezochromic and solvatochromic efrects on MMCT bands for diiron and diruthenium mixed valence complexes to this correlation is examined.     

Photophysical properties of clozapine and determination of its concentration by using Eu(III)–dipicolinic acid complex as photo probe

Clozapine drug is photo-stable under irradiation of light for a long time, so we can store it in difficult and hot conditions. In addition the activity of clozapine is inhibited of the absorption spectra in the presence of glucose and enhanced in the presence of iron(III). We succeeded in detecting the concentration of clozapine in the range 1–60 × 10^?9 M using Eu(III)–dipicolinic acid complex as photo probe type and using Stern–Völmer equation to determine the Stern–Völmer constant, critical radius and the mechanism of quenching of luminescence of Eu(III)–dipicolinic acid complex is found to be of dipolar–dipolar interaction.     

Stereospecific interactions through π -conjugated systems of sulfur-bridged dinuclear Co(III)-Pd(II) and Co(III)-Pt(II) complexes of optically active penicillaminates

The reaction of trans(N)-[Co(D-pen)₂]^? (pen = penicillaminate) or trans(N)-[Co(L-pen)₂]^? with [MCl₂(L)] (M = Pd or Pt, L = 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) or 4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine (dmbpy)) stereoselectively gave an optically active S-bridged dinuclear complex, [M(L){Co(D-pen)₂}]Cl · 3H₂O or [M(L){Co(L-pen)₂}]Cl · 3H₂O. The mixture of equimolar amounts of these two enantiomers in H₂O crystallizes as [M(L){Co(D-pen)₂}]_0.5[M(L){Co(L- pen)₂}]_0.5Cl · nH₂O (1cCl · 7H₂O: M = Pd, L = bpy, n = 7; 2cCl · 7H₂O: M = Pd, L = dmbpy, n = 7; 3cCl · 6H₂O: M = Pt, L = dmbpy, n = 6), in which the enantiomeric complex cations are included in the ratio of 1 : 1. In the crystals of 1cCl · 7H₂O, [Pd(bpy){Co(D-pen)₂}]⁺ (1a) and [Pd(bpy){Co(L-pen)₂}]⁺ (1b) are arranged alternately while overlapping the bpy planes along the a axis, and the π electronic systems of bpy moieties interact with each other. This is quite a contrast to the optically active 1aCl · 3H₂O or 1bCl · 3H₂O, which exist as monomers without intermolecular interactions. In crystals of 2cCl · 7H₂O and 3cCl · 6H₂O, similarly, the two enantiomeric complex cations interact with each other through the dmbpy frameworks. However, the interplane distances between the stacked π systems in these dmbpy complexes are considerably longer than in the bpy complexes. Such structural characteristics significantly reflect their diffuse reflectance spectra.     

Proton-Template Synthesis of a П─Conjugated Macrocycle and Structure of its Ni_2(Ⅱ)—Complex

Robson-typemacrocycliccomplexesareplanarbinuclearcomplexesderivedfromSchiff'sbasecondensation0f2,6-diformyl-4-alkylphenolwithalkylenediamineinthepresenceofmetal;".Inthepastmorethan2Oyearsal0tofsuchcomplexesweresgnthesisedinthiswayandinvestigated':'>.Butthecomplexesofsuchamacrocyc1ewith1,2-phenylenediaminebridgewereneverrePOrteduntilveryrecentlyBrychcyetal.havegotsomeofthemalsobymetal-templatemethed`&,J.Sinceall-ring-systemoftheligandisconugated,itScomplexeshavemoreinterestfortheirexpectedun…     

Thermal behaviors of N-pyrrolidine-N′-(2-chlorobenzoyl)thiourea and its Ni(II), Cu(II), and Co(III) complexes

The N-pyrrolidine-N??-(2-chlorobenzoyl)thiourea, HL, and their Ni(II), Cu(II), and Co(III) complexes (NiL₂, CuL₂, and CoL₃) have been synthesized and characterized. The thermal decomposition reactions of all the compounds have been investigated by DTA/TG combined systems. The mass spectroscopy technique has been used to identify the products during pyrolytic decomposition. The pyrolytic final products have been analyzed by X-ray powder diffraction method. After comparison of thermogravimetric and mass results of HL, NiL₂, CuL₂, and CoL₃, the decomposition mechanism of these compounds have been suggested. The thermal stability of the Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes according to the thermogravimetric curves follows the sequence: NiL₂?<?CuL₂. The values of the activation energy, E _a, have been obtained using model-free (Kissenger?CAkahira?CSunose, KAS, Flyn?CWall?COzawa, FWO, and Isoconversional) methods for all decomposition stages. The E _a versus the extent of conversion, ??, plots show that the values of E _a varies as ??. Thirteen kinetic model equations have been tested for selecting correct reaction models. The optimized value of E _a and Arrhenius factor, A, have been obtained using the best model equation. The thermodynamic functions (??H*, ??S*, and ??G*) have been calculated using these values.     

Synthesis and Structure of Dimeric β-Diketiminato Co(Ⅱ) Chloride Complex

Introduction Recently, late-transition-metal complexes have been extensively used as both inorganic and organometallic catalysts[1]. Some complexes have been developed as the novel olefin polymerization catalysts[2-4] and copolymerization catalysts for ethylene and polar comonomers[5] due to their lower oxophilicity and presumed greater functional tolerance. Moreover, compounds with imine ligands have received more attention and have been reported for the synthesis method, structure, mechanism and application[6-9]. In this contribution, we report the synthesis of the dimericβ-diketiminato Co(Ⅱ)chloride complex:     

Thermal behavior and other properties of Pr(III), Sm(III), Eu(III), Gd(III), Tb(III) complexes with 4,4′-bipyridine and trichloroacetates

A novel mixed-ligand complexes with empirical formulae: Ln(4-bpy)_1.5(CCl₃COO)₃·nH₂O (where Ln(III) = Pr, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb; n = 1 for Pr, Sm, Eu and n = 3 for Gd, Tb; 4-bpy = 4,4′-bipyridine) were prepared and characterized by chemical, elemental analysis and IR spectroscopy. Conductivity studies (in methanol, dimethylformamide and dimethylsulfoxide) were also described. All complexes are crystalline. The way of metal–ligand coordination was discussed. The thermal properties of complexes in the solid state were studied under non-isothermal conditions in air atmosphere. During heating the complexes decompose via intermediate products to the oxides: Pr₆O₁₁, Ln₂O₃ (for Sm, Eu, Gd) and Tb₄O₇. TG-MS system was used to analyze principal volatile thermal decomposition and fragmentation products evolved during pyrolysis of Pr(III) and Sm(III) compounds in air.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Lanthanum(III) 4-Cyanobenzoate Complex

A new dinuclear La(III) complex [La2(4-cba)4[H(4-cba)2]2(phen)2(H2O)4] (4-Hcba = 4-cyanobenzoic acid and phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) 1 has been synthesized by solvothermal reaction in an ethanol/water mixed solution at 100 ℃ and structurally characterized by single- crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystallographic data: C88H58La2N12O20, Mr = 1881.28, triclinic P1, a = 7.518(3), b = 17.033(6), c = 17.551(6), α = 115.333(4), β = 92.9910(10), γ = 99.366(5)°, V = 1985.3(12)3, Z = 1, Dc = 1.574 g/cm3, F(000) = 944 μ = 1.145 mm–1, the final R = 0.0281 and wR = 0.0686 for 6708 reflections with I > 2σ(I). In 1, two nine-coordinated La(III) ions are connected by two 4-cba ligands in a syn-syn bidentate coordination mode, and the other six 4-cba ligands terminate the La(III) ions, resulting in an isolated dinuclear structure. Two different types of intramolecular hydrogen bonds, asymmetrical O-H…O and symmetrical O…H…O, exist in the crystal. The title complex molecules are connected through hydrogen bonds and weak π-π stacking interactions to generate a 2-D layered network. The thermogravimetric analysis of 1 has also been discussed.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Tetra Benzoates Bridged Binuclear Sm(III) Complex

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Extraction chromatographic study of aluminium(III) and mutual separation of aluminium(III), gallium(III), indium(III) and thallium(III) with N-n-octylaniline

A selective method has been developed for extraction chromatographic studies of aluminium(III) and its separation from several metal ions with a chromatographic column containing N-n-octylaniline (liquid anion exchanger) coated on silanized silica gel as a stationary phase. The aluminium(III) was quantitatively extracted with the 0.065 mol/L N-n-octylaninine from 0.013 to 0.05 mol/L sodium succinate at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The extracted metal ion has been recovered by eluting with 25.0 mL of 0.05 mol/L hydrochloric acid and estimated spectrophotometrically with aurintricarboxylic acid. The effects of the acid concentration, the reagent concentration, the flow rate and the eluting agents have been investigated. The log-log plots of distribution coefficient (KdAl(III)) versus N-n-octylaniline concentrationin 0.005 and 0.007 mol/L sodium succinate gave theslopes 0.5 and 0.7 respectively and showed theprobable composition of theextracted species was 1:1 (metal to amine ratio) and the nature of extracted species is [RR''NH2+ Al succinate2-] org. .The extraction of aluminium(III) was carried out in the presence of various ions to ascertain the tolerance limit of individual ions. Aluminium(III) has been separated from multicomponent mixtures, pharmaceutical samples and synthetic mixtures corresponding to alloys. A scheme for mutual separation of aluminium(III), indium(III), gallium(III) and thallium(III) has been developed by using suitable masking agents. The method is fast, accurate and precise.