Total synthesis of crotophorbolone

As a natural diterpenoid, crotophorbolone possesses a challenging trans,trans-5/7/6 framework decorated with six contiguous stereogenic centers and is structurally and biogenetically related to tigliane-type diterpenoids with intriguing bioactivities such as phorbol and prostratin. Based on the convergent strategy, we completed an eighteen-step total synthesis of crotophorbolone starting from (−)-carvone and (+)-dimethyl-2,3-O-isopropylidene-l-tartrate. The key elements of the synthesis involve expedient installation of the six-membered ring and the five-membered ring with multiple functional groups at an early stage, cyclization of the seven-membered ring through alkenylation of the ketone between the five-membered ring and the six-membered ring, functional group-sensitive ring-closing metathesis and final selective introduction of hydroxyls at C₂₀ and C₄.

Convergent total synthesis of crotophorbolone was accomplished in 18 longest linear steps. Observation of unexpected thermodynamic stability of a cis,trans-5/7/6 tricycle would benefit synthetic design of tigliane- and daphnane-related diterpenoids.     

Four levels of pattern recognition

Problems of pattern recognition in chemistry and other subjects can be divided conveniently into four different types depending on the level of scope of the problem.(1) Classification into one of a number of defined classes. As an example blood samples taken from persons known to be either controls or welders are considered. The problem is whether trace element concentrations in these samples contain information on whether or not a person is a welder.(2) Level 1 plus the possibility that an object is an outlier, i.e. does not belong to any of the defined classes. As an example, the üse of ¹³C-n.m.r. data to decide whether 2-substituted norbornanes have the exo or endo structure is discussed. (2A) Level 2, asymmetric. This situation occurs when one class does not have a systematic structure, but another class is homogeneous and can be described by a level 2 model. This occurs in the classification of materials or compounds as good or bad, active or inactive, and in binary classifications. As an example the use of trace element data to classify steel samples as having good or poor properties of strength is discussed.(3) Level 2 plus the ability to relate the variables measured to external properties of continuous character. As an example, the classification of a series of chemical compounds as β -receptor blockers, β -receptor stimulants, or neither, on the basis of their structural variables is discussed. In addition, relations between these structural variables and the measured biological activity are sought within each of the two classes.(4) Level 3 with the difference that several external property variables in the objects are measured. It may be desirable to use variables of the objects both for classification and for relations to several property variables: such examples are numerous in analytical chemistry.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of N-cyclopropyl-9 -（3,4-dicholophenyl）- 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10-decahydroacridine -1,8-dione under Microwave Irradiation

1 INTRODUCTION aryl or methyl group to the nitrogen atom of these compounds leads to enhanced activities of fluo- A lot of natural and synthetic compounds con- rescence[7, . Since the pyridine scaffold is included 8] taining acridine skeletons display interesting biolo- in decahydroacridine-1,8-dione, a question is whether gical and physical activities[1]. Acridinedione, for the same modification on the nitrogen atom of de- example, has been identified as antimalarial and cahydroacridine-1…     

Solubility Study of Nimodipine Inclusion Complexation with α- and β-Cyclodextrin and some Substituted Cyclodextrins

The solubility of nimodipine was measured in aqueous solutions of the following cyclodextrins: -cyclodextrin (-CD), hydroxypropyl--CD (HP--CD), -cyclodextrin (-CD), random substituted methyl--CD (M--CD), three hydroxypropyl--CDs (HP--CD) with mutually different average degree of substitution, and hydroxypropyl--cyclodextrin (HP--CD). From the determined linear solubility diagrams the values of the binding constant K₁₁ of the inclusion complexes of nimodipine with the respective CDs were evaluated. The -CDs efficiently solubilized sparingly soluble nimodipine, the highest value of K₁₁ was found for M--CD (1680 M^-1), followed by -CD (550 M^-1) and HP--CDs, where the higher degree of substitution lowered K₁₁. Only slight solubilization of nimodipine was observed in the solutions of the -CDs and HP--CD.     

Order from Chaos: Self‐Assembly of Nanoprism from a Mixture of Tetratopic Terpyridine‐Porphyrin Conformers

Porphyrins have been widely used in the self‐assembly of metallo‐supramolecules. In this study, we introduced 2,2':6,2"‐terpyridine (tpy) into a porphyrin core to synthesize a tetratopic building block with multiple conformers. During the self‐assembly with Zn(II), such a mixture of conformers was able to form a discrete nanoprism with all building blocks in one conformation. Detailed characterizations, including NMR, ESI‐MS and traveling‐wave ion mobility‐mass spectrometry (TWIM‐MS), all supported the formation of the desired assemblies. AFM and TEM further confirmed the dimensions of assembled nanoprisms. Moreover, the photophysical properties of the ligands and complexes were noticeably different depending upon size and metal ion center.     

Development of ELISA and immunochromatographic assay for ofloxacin

Two rapid,sensitive and reliable immunoassay methods,namely competitive indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(CI- ELISA)and colloidal gold-based immunochromatographic assay(CGIA),were developed to detect ofloxacin(OFL).The linear range of the CI-ELISAwas from 0.5 to 128 ng/mL with a limit of detection(LOD)of 0.35 ng/mL.Good recoveries were obtained in analyzing simulated swine urine samples.The CGIA could accurately estimate OFL at concentrations as low as 10 ng/mL in less than 10 min,and test results were read visually without any instrument.     

Fourier transform infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy of amino acids adsorbed on metal surfaces

Fourier transform infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (FT-IRAS) has been used to study the orientation and coordination of glycine, L-phenylalanine and L-histidine on gold and copper surfaces. It was found that glycine and L-histidine were weakly adsorbed (physisorbed) in the zwitterionic form on gold. The surface chemical bonding of L-histidine and L-phenylalanine to copper were chemical rather than physical by nature. Conclusive evidence was obtained for coordination to copper through both the amino-nitrogen and carboxylate-oxygen atoms.     

Synthesis and crystallization kinetics of the novel ion exchanger Na<Subscript>4</Subscript>Ti<Subscript>4</Subscript>Si<Subscript>3</Subscript>O<Subscript>10</Subscript> for cesium removal

Thermodynamics and crystallization kinetics of the hydrothermal synthesis of Na₄Ti₄Si₃O₁₀ (NaTS) were systemically studied by both experiments and model simulation. Experimental results showed that the curve of crystallinity with time was a characteristic signmoid in the shape that indicated the crystallization of Na₄Ti₄Si₃O₁₀ was a typical spontaneous nucleation process on the laboratory scale. Crystallization of NaTS belongs to the liquid-liquid transformation mechanism and the reaction is endothermic (ΔH = 15.3 kJ/mol). A mathematic model of crystallization kinetics was developed to simulate the synthesis of NaTS. Runge-Kutta and simplex methods were adopted to solve the partial differential equations. Model results fitted well with the experimental data and showed that the synthesis process belongs to spontaneous nucleation and crystal growth. Moreover, the very small crystal growth constant (5.6·10⁻⁷) and gel dissolution constant (7.0·10⁻⁷) indicate they are the rate-limiting steps of the whole synthesis process.     

多柱色谱技术进展

在色谱分析过程中，利用串联、并联或串并联结合的方式将多根色谱柱组合起来，可以实现高通量和高分辨的分离效果。相比于传统单柱色谱技术，多柱技术很好地满足了批量样品分析和复杂生物样品分离分析的需求，因此引起了广泛关注。该文对多柱技术在多维分离、芯片色谱、毛细管电泳、固定相筛选以及串联色谱等领域的应用进行了综述，并对其发展前景进行了展望。     

新型蒈酸基双酰肼化合物的合成及其生物活性

先将3-蒈烯分子中的碳碳双键氧化开环制得蒈酮酸，再将羰基还原成亚甲基得到蒈酸，酰氯化后与系列酰肼发生N-酰化反应合成了14个新型蒈酸基双酰肼化合物(5a～5n)，其结构经UV-Vis、¹H NMR、¹³C NMR、 FT-IR和MS(ESI)表征，并测试了目标化合物的抑菌和除草活性。结果显示：在用药量为50 μg·mL^-1时，目标化合物对花生褐斑病菌、小麦赤霉病菌、黄瓜枯萎病菌、苹果轮纹病菌、番茄早疫病菌、玉米小斑病菌、西瓜炭疽病菌以及水稻纹枯病菌等8种植物病原菌具有一定的抑制活性，其中化合物蒈酸基α-噻吩甲酰肼5f（R=α-thiophene）对苹果轮纹病菌的抑制率达85.0%，优于阳性对照百菌清。在用药量为100 μg·mL^-1时，化合物蒈酸基3′,4′-二甲氧基苯甲酰肼5j(R=3′,4′-OMe-Ph)、蒈酸基-m-甲氧基苯甲酰肼5d(R=m-OMe-Ph)、蒈酸基-m-甲基苯甲酰肼5b(R=m-Me-Ph)和蒈酸基苯甲酰肼5a(R=Ph)对油菜胚根生长的抑制率分别为88.5%、 86.1%、 85.1%和82.6%（均为A级活性水平），优于阳性对照丙炔氟草胺。