Tolerance Factors of A2ScNbO7 (A3+ = Pr,Nd, Eu,Gd, Dy) Pyrochlore Type Oxide

Crystallography Reports - In this work, we apply the concept of tolerance factors to pyrochlore solid solution, especially when the B-site contains two different ions with different masses (as well...     

Anion Selectivity of Metalloporphyrins in Membranes

Lipophilic Co(III) and Mn(III) complexes of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis[4-(hexyloxycarbonyl)phenyl]porphyrin act as positively charged carriers for anions and induce anion selectivities in membranes clearly deviating from the sequence of classical anion exchangers. Different anion selectivities are observed for the Co(III) and Mn(III) porphyrins.     

Electroreductive Radical Borylation of Unactivated (Hetero)Aryl Chlorides Without Light by Using Cumulene-Based Redox Mediators**

Single-electron transfer (SET) plays a critical role in many chemical processes, from organic synthesis to environmental remediation. However, the selective reduction of inert substrates (E_p/2<−2 V vs Fc/Fc⁺), such as ubiquitous electron-neutral and electron-rich (hetero)aryl chlorides, remains a major challenge. Current approaches largely rely on catalyst photoexcitation to reach the necessary deeply reducing potentials or suffer from limited substrate scopes. Herein, we demonstrate that cumulenes–organic molecules with multiple consecutive double bonds–can function as catalytic redox mediators for the electroreductive radical borylation of (hetero)aryl chlorides at relatively mild cathodic potentials (approximately −1.9 V vs. Ag/AgCl) without the need for photoirradiation. Electrochemical, spectroscopic, and computational studies support that step-wise electron transfer from reduced cumulenes to electron-neutral chloroarenes is followed by thermodynamically favorable mesolytic cleavage of the aryl radical anion to generate the desired aryl radical intermediate. Our findings will guide the development of other sustainable, purely electroreductive radical transformations of inert molecules using organic redox mediators.     

Copper(II) complexes of lipophilic aminoglycoside derivatives for the amino acid enantiomeric separation by ligand-exchange liquid chromatography

In this paper, a new class of ligand-exchange chiral stationary phase (LE-CSP) based on the copper complexes of lipophilic aminoglycoside derivatives was reported. Different stationary phases were developed by coating reversed-phase liquid chromatography supports with three neamine derivatives carrying a lipophilic octadecyl chain at the 4', 5 and 6 positions, respectively. The enantioselective ability of these LE neamine-based CSPs was evaluated and the 4'-derivative coated column was found to be the most interesting one for the amino acid resolution. The effects of the variation of several chromatographic parameters on the enantioseparation were evaluated in order to identify the analysis optimal conditions.     

Polarity-Induced Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer (ESIPT) in a Pair of Supramolecular Isomeric Multifunctional Dynamic Metal–Organic Frameworks

A pair of supramolecular isomers of Cd^II-based MOF have been synthesized by utilizing a flexible N,N′-donor linker and a dicarboxylate with ESIPT (excited-state intramolecular proton transfer) fluorophore by varying the reaction media. One of the MOFs has a 3D four-fold interpenetrating framework with guest solvent in the structure that undergoes a solvent-dependent crystalline-to-crystalline structural transformation, which has been extensively studied by powder XRD and IR spectroscopy. The other MOF is structurally rigid in nature and has a two-fold interpenetrating structure without any guest molecules. Both the compounds show moderate CO₂ adsorption and one of them, the MOF with the four-fold interpenetrating structure, also shows moderately high H₂ adsorption. Furthermore, both the compounds show interesting luminescence behavior. In the solid state, the two compounds show single-peak spectra, whereas upon suspension of these compounds in polar solvents, the maxima split into two peaks with a large Stokes shift. On the other hand, in nonpolar solvents, only one emission maximum is observed. This solvatochromic dual-emission phenomenon is due to ESIPT, which has been extensively studied.     

Numerical simulation of shock–vortex interaction in Schardin’s problem

Shock diffraction over a two-dimensional wedge and subsequent shock–vortex interaction have been numerically simulated using the AUSM $+$ + scheme. After the passage of the incident shock over the wedge, the generated tip vortex interacts with a reflected shock. The resulting shock pattern has been captured well. It matches the existing experimental and numerical results reported in the literature. We solve the Navier–Stokes equations using high accuracy schemes and extend the existing results by focussing on the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability generated vortices which follow a spiral path to the vortex core and on their way interact with shock waves embedded within the vortex. Vortex detection algorithms have been used to visualize the spiral structure of the initial vortex and its final breakdown into a turbulent state. Plotting the dilatation field we notice a new source of diverging acoustic waves and a lambda shock at the wedge tip.     

In silico fight against novel coronavirus by finding chromone derivatives as inhibitor of coronavirus main proteases enzyme

Structural Chemistry - Novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV is a danger to the world and is spreading rapidly. Very little structural information about 2019-nCoV make this situation more difficult for drug...     

LC–QTOF–MS-based metabolite profiling and evaluation of α-glucosidase inhibitory kinetics of Coccinia grandis fruit

Coccinia grandis is an important food crop of the Cucurbitaceae family, widely used for culinary purposes in India. It is reported to possess hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic and antioxidant activities. The current study was aimed to explore the inhibition kinetics as well as major constituents of the active fraction of C. grandis against α-glucosidase. The kinetic study was performed through spectrophotometric assay, with p-nitrophenyl-α-d -glucopyranoside as a substrate with varying concentrations. An in vitro antioxidant study was performed by DPPH assay. In addition, UPLC–QTOF–MS analysis was carried out for metabolite profiling of the bioactive fraction of C. grandis. The results showed that the difference between the α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of the ethyl acetate fraction of C. grandis (EFCG) (IC₅₀ 2.43 ± 0.27 mg/ml), and standard inhibitor, acarbose (2.08 ± 0.19 mg/ml), was not statistically significant at a P-value of 0.05. The enzyme kinetics confirmed the inhibition mode in a mixed manner. The EFCG also showed the highest antioxidant activity (101.74 ± 1.95 μg/ml) among all of the fractions. A significant correlation between antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of EFCG was observed. The LC–QTOF–MS study of the EFCG putatively identified 35 metabolites, which may be responsible for its antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitory properties. Thus, C. grandis fruits can serve as a functional food to address diabetes-related disorders associated with α-glucosidase.     

über Kurven vom TYP (m;n) und Beispiele total m-regulärer (k,n)-Kurven

In this paper we are concerned with a special kind of subsets of finite projective planes and give some new examples of totally m-regular (k,n)-arcs.

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Herrn Professor Dr. WERNER BURAU zum 70. Geburtstag     

Nuclear magnetic resonance VI. Some quantitative applications of carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy to phenylindoles

Summary The number of carbons represented by each signal of the phenylindoles1,4, and5 is measured quantitatively by integration of their¹³C NMR spectra, recorded after adding chromium(III) acetylacetonate to the sample solutions as a paramagnetic relaxation agent. Their carbon chemical shifts are assigned unambiguously; the literature assignments of4 are confirmed. By a comparative study of the carbon chemical shifts of1,4, and5, those of2 and3 are also assigned. Theortho carbons of the phenyl group of4 resonate upfield with respect to thepara carbon. Theortho carbons of the 2- and 3-phenyl moieties of1–3 and5, however, are found to absorb downfield from the correspondingpara carbons, probably because of steric and/or electronic effects exerted by their neighbouring phenyl group.

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Kernresonanzspektroskopie, 6. Mitt. Einige quantitative Anwendungen der¹³C-NMR-Spektroskopie auf Phenylindole

Zusammenfassung Die Anzahl der durch jedes Signal der Phenylindole1,4 und5 repräsentierten Kohlenstoffatome wird durch Integration der nach Zusatz von Chrom(III)acetonylacetat als Relaxationsreagens aufgenommenen¹³C-NMR-Spektren bestimmt. Ihre chemischen Verschiebungen werden eindeutig zugeordnet; die Literaturwerte für4 werden bestätigt. Durch eine vergleichende Untersuchung der¹³C-chemischen Verschiebungen von1,4 und5 können jene von2 und3 ebenfalls zugeordnet werden. Dieortho-Kohlenstoffe der Phenylgruppe von4 sind gegenüber denpara-Kohlenstoffatomen zu höherem Feld verschoben. Für die 2- und 3-Phenyl-Substituenten von1–3 und5 kehren sich die Verhältnisse um, wahrscheinlich wegen sterischer und/oder elektronischer Effekte der benachbarten Phenylgruppe.