Formation of α-Mn2O3 nanorods via a hydrothermal-assisted cleavage-decomposition mechanism

A hydrothermal cleavage-decomposition mechanism was used to synthesize single-crystal α-Mn₂O₃ nanorods at 160 °C for 16 h using KMnO₄ as manganese source and CTAB as reducing regent. The as-synthesized products were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and infrared spectrum. The results indicate that the reaction temperature is a crucial factor for the formation of α-Mn₂O₃ nanorods. These nanorods exhibit single-crystal nature, and have an average diameter of 36 nm and lengths of up to 1 μm. Based on our experimental results, a hydrothermal cleavage-decomposition mechanism has been proposed on the formation of α-Mn₂O₃ nanorods.     

Ternary surface complexes by theE(%)-pH curve method

A new method for the study of ternary surface complexes at liquid-solid interface, theE(%) -pH curve method, was proposed. Four types ofE(%)-pH curves, namely, phenomenon of left-right shifts of S-shaped curve, V-shaped curve, monodirection shift curve and X-shaped curve, were discovered. Correspondingly, apart from type (I) ternary surface complex and type (II) ternary surface complex , a new type of ternary surface complex was discovered. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Fund of Doctoral Degree’s Spot.     

乙醇在杂多酸上的氧化、脱水和程序升温脱附研究

合成了两个系列具有Keggin结构的12-钒钼磷酸和钨钼磷酸,研究了它们对乙醇氧化、脱水的催化反应。借助程序升温脱附技术研究了反应物及产物乙醇、乙烯、乙醚等在样品上的程脱作用。讨论了钨、钒取代部分钼原于后对杂多酸酸性及氧化性能的影响。     

OSW saponins: facile synthesis toward a new type of structures with potent antitumor activities

[reaction: see text] OSW saponins, featuring a 16beta,17alpha-dihydroxycholest-22-one aglycon and an acylated beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-->3)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl residue attached to the 16-hydroxyl group, have recently been discovered from a group of lily plants, which show potent antitumor activities with a novel mechanism of action. This paper describes an aldol approach to the stereoselective construction of the 16alpha,17alpha-dihydroxycholest-22-one structure from 16alpha-hydroxy-5-androsten-17-ones and propionates. Elaboration of the aldol adducts toward OSW-1, involving installation of the isoamyl ketone side chain, inversion of the 16-hydroxyl configuration, and selective protection of the C22-oxy function, has been explored and accomplished. In particular, the present route was found convenient for the synthesis of OSW saponin analogues with a C22-ester side chain. Thus, the 23-oxa-analogue of OSW-1 (40) was prepared starting from the industrial dehydroisoandrosterone (1) in a linear eight-step sequence and in 26% overall yield. Analogues with a variety of modified side chains were prepared, via aldol condensation with propionates of varying length, thiopropionate, and acetate (for preparation of 68-75) or via aminolysis of the 22,16-lactone 26 (for preparation of the 23-N-analogues). Cross metathesis (CM) reaction was also found feasible for modification at the final stage from C22-allyl ester 70. Valuable structure-activity relationships (SAR), together with the practical synthetic approach, have thus been provided to set a new stage for further studies on this new type of antitumor structures.     

土壤微生物ATP、脱氢酶和尿素酶活性的ED50值评价外源镧的生物毒性

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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.     

Ab initio studies on the thermolysis of azetidine

The reaction mechanism of the thermolysis of azetidine to form ethylene and methylen-imine has been studied by ab initio SCF MO method at STO--3G and 3-21G levels. Two possible step-wise pathways are explored. One is the breaking of C--C bond as the first step, while the other is thebreaking of C--N bond. All the stationary points on the potential energy surface (PES) are fully optimiz-ed. MP2 / 3-21G single point calculations on all stationary points and MCSCF / STO-3G computationsfor some stationary points are also carried out. The calculations indicate that azetidine decomposesvia biradicaloid intermediates and the cleavage of C--N bond is preferable to that of C--C bond.     

Formation and photoluminescence of silver nanoparticles stabilized by a two-armed polymer with a crown ether core

Silver nanoparticles were synthesized by the use of a two-armed polymer with a crown ether core [poly(styrene)]-dibenzo-18-crown-6-[poly(styrene)] based on the flexibility of the polymer chains and the complex effect of crown ether with Ag(+) and Ag. The size of silver nanoparticles could be tailored by controlling the initial concentrations of the polymer and Ag(+), and the molecular weight of the polymer. The emission of silver nanoparticles was blue-shifted, and the intensity of the photoluminescence of silver nanoparticles stabilized by the polymer was significantly increased due to the complex effect between the crown ether embedded in the polymer and the silver nanoparticles.     

Bisbakuchiols A and B, novel dimeric meroterpenoids from Psoralea corylifolia

Two novel dimeric meroterpenoids, bisbakuchiols A and B, along with (S)-bakuchiol were isolated from the seeds of Psoralea corylifolia L. (Fabaceae). Bisbakuchiols A and B contain an unprecedented dimeric meroterpenoid skeleton in which two meroterpenes are linked through a dioxane bridge. All compounds were evaluated for their potential to inhibit hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) activation induced by hypoxia in a HIF-1-mediated reporter gene assay in AGS human gastric cancer cells. (S)-Bakuchiol inhibited hypoxic activation of HIF-1 with an IC₅₀ value of 6.1 μM.     

(XN)4R4簇合物的结构与化学键

用密度泛函理论,在B3LYP/6-311G水平上,对(XN)4R4 (X=C,Si,Ge;R=H,CH3,NH2,OH)及合成的先驱化合物(XN)2R2进行几何构型、电子结构、振动频率和化学反应焓变等进行了研究.结果表明,(RCN)4比(CNR)4更稳定.所有簇合物的零点能EZP值,R=H时最小,R=CH3时最大,R配位原子依次为C、N和O时,EZP值逐渐减小.