ChemInform Abstract: Electronic Structure of Cu6, Ag6, Au6, and Their Positive Ions.

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ChemInform Abstract: The Known and Unknown Group 13 Hydride Molecules M2H6: Diborane(6), Dialane(6), and Digallane(6).

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ChemInform Abstract: Gas‐Phase Molecular Structures of Third Row Transition‐Metal Hexafluorides WF6, ReF6, OsF6, IrF6, and PtF6. An Electron‐Diffraction and ab initio Study.

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PPI Modulators of E6 as Potential Targeted Therapeutics for Cervical Cancer: Progress and Challenges in Targeting E6

Advanced cervical cancer is primarily managed using cytotoxic therapies, despite evidence of limited efficacy and known toxicity. There is a current lack of alternative therapeutics to treat the disease more effectively. As such, there have been more research endeavors to develop targeted therapies directed at oncogenic host cellular targets over the past 4 decades, but thus far, only marginal gains in survival have been realized. The E6 oncoprotein, a protein of human papillomavirus origin that functionally inactivates various cellular antitumor proteins through protein–protein interactions (PPIs), represents an alternative target and intriguing opportunity to identify novel and potentially effective therapies to treat cervical cancer. Published research has reported a number of peptide and small-molecule modulators targeting the PPIs of E6 in various cell-based models. However, the reported compounds have rarely been well characterized in animal or human subjects. This indicates that while notable progress has been made in targeting E6, more extensive research is needed to accelerate the optimization of leads. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge and understanding of specific E6 PPI inhibition, the progress and challenges being faced, and potential approaches that can be utilized to identify novel and potent PPI inhibitors for cervical cancer treatment.     

C6H6可见光与红外跃迁强度的代数方法计算

Based on the wavefunctions obtained in the calculation of C-H stretching overtones of C6H6 and C6D6 molecules,the visible and infrared transition intensities of the molecules for C-H stretching overtones up to as high as v=0 are described by the Iachello-Oss algebraic model on the symmetric bases. The formula for Raman transition is also given. The operators for the transition are constructed according to the symmetry of the molecule. The construction of the symmetric bases is greatly simplified by using the symmetrized boson representation technique. Combining with the overtones calculation,the present work shows the vibration mode of C-H stretching is the local mode,which is consistent with other works. The agreement between the calculated results and observations is very good. The agreement indicates that the coupling between C-H stretching mode and other modes is weak or the coupling effects can be absorbed in the adjustment of parameters. The high precision calculation of the properties of molecules can be achieved by the algebraic model with fewer parameters compared with the traditional method. It also indicates that the combination of algebraic model and the symmetrized boson representation technique is a very powerful tool for describing the vibration of molecules.     

Recent Chemical and Pharmacological Developments on 14-Oxygenated-N-methylmorphinan-6-ones

Adequate pain management, particularly chronic pain, remains a major challenge associated with modern-day medicine. Current pharmacotherapy offers unsatisfactory long-term solutions due to serious side effects related to the chronic administration of analgesic drugs. Morphine and structurally related derivatives (e.g., oxycodone, oxymorphone, buprenorphine) are highly effective opioid analgesics, mediating their effects via the activation of opioid receptors, with the mu-opioid receptor subtype as the primary molecular target. However, they also cause addiction and overdose deaths, which has led to a global opioid crisis in the last decades. Therefore, research efforts are needed to overcome the limitations of present pain therapies with the aim to improve treatment efficacy and to reduce complications. This review presents recent chemical and pharmacological advances on 14-oxygenated-N-methylmorphinan-6-ones, in the search of safer pain therapeutics. We focus on drug design strategies and structure–activity relationships on specific modifications in positions 5, 6, 14 and 17 on the morphinan skeleton, with the goal of aiding the discovery of opioid analgesics with more favorable pharmacological properties, potent analgesia and fewer undesirable effects. Targeted molecular modifications on the morphinan scaffold can afford novel opioids as bi- or multifunctional ligands targeting multiple opioid receptors, as attractive alternatives to mu-opioid receptor selective analgesics.     

β-环糊精与阿霉素相互作用荧光光谱

用荧光光谱技术确定了β-环糊精（β-CD）与阿霉素（ADM）之间的超分子包络物ADM-β-CD的形成。 研究了时间、浓度和温度对包络反应的影响,确定了包络物形成的化学计量比,计算了在不同温度下的包络常数和包络反应的热力学参数。 在33 ℃、pH=7.0时,包络常数K=2.98×106 L/mol,且包络常数随温度升高而变小,该包络反应属于焓驱动的自发的放热反应。 由于β-CD对ADM的天然荧光有增强作用,因此,ADM与β-CD形成超分子包络物后,荧光强度增大,荧光光谱是研究ADM与β-CD超分子包络反应的很好的技术。 求得β-CD增敏荧光法定量测定ADM的线性回归方程为:F=5.64×108c+47.26,相关系数r=0.9985,检测下限为6.30×10-8 mol/L。     

ChemInform Abstract: Ab initio Study of the Magnetic Coupling in Na6Fe2S6.

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锂离子电池新型正极材料xLiF-(Ni1/6Co1/6Mn4/6)3O4的制备及电化学性能研究

采用高能球磨法通过不同球磨时间合成 xLiF-(Ni1/6Co1/6Mn4/6)3O4新型正极材料,并对材料进行石墨烯复合改性,提高其性能。结合X-射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、电化学性能测试和X-射线电子能谱（XPS）对xLiF-(Ni1/6Co1/6Mn4/6)3O4正极材料性能进行表征。研究表明,球磨24小时产物的放电容量最高,为157.3 mAh g-1。并且LiF与(Ni1/6Co1/6Mn4/6)3O4比例为1.5:1(x=1.5)时放电容量最高。此外正极材料添加石墨烯能改善材料的电化学性能,石墨烯复合量为20%,在室温、0.05 C(1C=250 mAh g-1)、1.5 -4.8 V下,材料首圈的放电比容量为235 mA hg -1,相较于无石墨烯的材料,在1 C和5 C倍率下,放电比容量分别为151和114 mAh g-1。同时分析了正极材料放电容量随截止电压的变化,确定了复合正极材料在高电压下有获得更高放电容量的潜力。     

ChemInform Abstract: A Comparative Theoretical Investigation of Three Sodalite Systems: Cd4S(AlO2)6, Zn4O(BO2)6, and Zn4S(BO2)6.

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Über die Magnetischen Eigenschaften der Cobaltate Na6CoS4, Na6CoSe4 und K6CoS4

Magnetic Properties of the Cobaltates Na₆CoS₄, Na₆CoSe₄, and K₆CoS₄ The alkali metal cobalt chalcogenides Na₆CoS₄, Na₆CoSe₄, and K₆CoS₄ crystallize in the space group P6₃mc with Z = 4. The structure is characterized by isolated [CoX₄]-tetrahedra. The magnetic susceptibilities show Curie-Weiss behaviour. The deviations at low temperatures are caused by antiferromagnetic interactions. The magnetic moments are discussed with regard to ligand-field parameters.