Distorted hexagonal phase studied by neutron diffraction: lipid components demixed in a bent monolayer

The recent discovery of a distorted hexagonal phase in 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylethanolamine/1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (DOPE/DOPC) mixtures raised the intriguing question as to whether lipid mixtures demix in a bent monolayer. We performed neutron diffraction on a mixture of headgroup deuterated DOPC-d(13) and nondeuterated DOPE to study the lipid distribution in the distorted hexagonal phase. The 1:1 lipid mixture in full hydration and 25 degrees C was in a homogeneous lamellar phase. Upon dehydration the mixture transformed to a rhombohedral phase, then to a distorted inverted hexagonal phase, and finally to a regular inverted hexagonal phase. In the distorted hexagonal phase, the diffraction pattern showed a two-dimensional monoclinic lattice with two reciprocal vectors of equal length (1.5 nm(-)(1)) forming an angle 53 degrees between them. Diffraction intensities measured while varying the D(2)O/H(2)O ratio in the humidity was used to solve the phase problem. The neutron scattering length density distribution of the distorted hexagonal phase was constructed. The constant density contours are approximately elliptical. The difference in the eccentricities of the contours between the water and lipid distributions indicates that the DOPE/DOPC ratio is not uniform around the elliptical lipid tube in the unit cell. DOPE is preferentially distributed at the vertex regions where the curvature is the highest. Thus for the first time it is shown that when a monolayer of a homogeneous lipid mixture is bent, the lipid components are partially demixed in reaching the free energy minimum.     

Theoretical study on the reaction mechanism and thermodynamics of tin oxidation by oxygen species and chlorine species

In this work ab initio molecular orbital methods were employed to study the coal combustion reaction mechanisms of tin oxidized by different oxidants, including HOCl, HCl, ClO, ClO₂, NO₃, CO₂, and O₂. Eleven reaction pathways were identified. The results show that Sn can react with HCl, ClOO, CO₂, O₂, and NO₃ to form SnO and SnCl. SnO can be oxidized into SnCl by HOCl and HCl. SnCl can be further oxidized into a soluble compound, SnCl₂. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2005     

降香黄檀和印度紫檀中微量元素的研究

运用ＩＣＰ－ＡＥＳ法测定了呀约降香的基源植物降香黄檀和印度檀心材中１４种无机元素含量，发现它们之间含量相近的元素为Ｃｒ，Ｍｎ，Ｔｉ，Ｆｅ，含量差别较大的元素有Ｓｒ，Ｃｏ，Ｃａ等。     

Formation, Structure and In Vitro Antitumour Activity of a Novel Binuclear Organotin Complex

A 1：1 reaction of triphenyltin chloride with potassium N-[（3,5-dibromo-2-hydroxylphenyl）methylene]valinate in benzene led to the formation of a novel mixed organotin dinuclear complex, （HL）SnPh3oPh2SnL [L=2-O-3,5-Br2C6H3CH=NCH（i-Pr）COO], by means of a facile phenyl-tin bond cleavage process. In the complex, there are two distinct types of carboxylate moieties and a trans-O2SnC2N and a trans-O2SnC3 in distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometries were bridged by a carboxylate group. In vitro antitumor activity of the complex against three human tumour cell lines （HeLa, CoLo205 and MCF-7） was found to be much higher than cis-platin used in clinic.     

Efficient Nd Promoted Rh Catalysts for Vapor Phase Methanol Carbonylation

ANd promoted-Rh catalysts supported on polymer-derived carbon beads for vapor-phas emethanol carbonylation was developed. Rh-Nd bimetallic catalysts obviously have higher activity than that of supported Rh catalyst under similar reaction condition. The difference between the activity of above two catalyst systems is clearly caused by the intrinsic properties generated by the introduction of Nd.     

Conformational behavior of dithia[n.3.3](1,3,5)cyclophanes and dithia[n.3.3](1,2,6)cyclophanes

The conformational behavior of a series of crown-fused dithia[n.3.3](1,2,6)cyclophanes (126-CPs) and dithia[n.3.3](1,3,5)cyclophanes (135-CPs) was investigated by variable-temperature ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Single crystal X-ray structure analysis showed that two thia-bridges in 126-CPs adopted a pseudochair-pseudochair (cc) conformation and the cyclophane decks underwent a ring-tilting motion in the case of [10.3.3](1,2,6)cyclophane (1a). In contrast, the thia-bridges in 135-CPs took both cc and pseudoboat-pseudochair (bc) conformations, and the ring-tilting process was also found in [10.3.3](1,3,5)cyclophane (2a). Variable temperature ¹H NMR study revealed that there was no wobbling-motion for two thia-bridges in 126-CPs while thia-bridges in 135-CPs experienced a wobbling-process with a conformational barrier of 9.21 and 8.80 kcal mol⁻¹, respectively, for 2a and [13.3.3](1,3,5)cyclophane (2b). DFT calculations for the two cyclophanes series revealed that 126-CPs preferred a cc conformation which was consistent with the experimental observation; similarly, 135-CPs took a preferential cc conformation, agreeing with 2a having a predominant cc conformer (cc:bc ratio=70:30), but not 2b having a predominant bc conformer (cc:bc ratio=15:85) in the solid state.     

Palladium(II) Complexes of N-(2-Thienylmethylidene)aniline Derivatives

Coordination reactions of N-(2-thienylmethylidene)aniline derivatives, L, with PdCl₂ or [PdCl₄]^2? in ethanol yield stable complexes of the type trans-(L)₂PdCl₂ with the azomethine nitrogen atoms as σ donors. These are not readily convertible to othor-palladated complexes. An X-ray crystallographic study of the complex (L₂)₂PdCl₂ reveals a centrosymmetric geometry. The structure is in the triclinic space group $ {\rm P}\bar 1 $ with a = 8.633(2) Å, b = 12.759(3) Å, c = 8.398(2) Å, α = 96.65(5)°, β = 111.47(5)*, γ= 101.28(6)°, and Z = 1. The final R factor is 0.043 (Rw = 0.044) for 2396 observed reflections. There is no real bonding between a thiophene sulfur atom and a central palladium ion. However, a long distance interaction between S and Pd does exist.     

β-转角肽的溶液构象

主要报导TEM-1β-内酰胺酶的天然蛋白类抑制剂BLIP中一段多肽B1的溶液构象研究 结果.在磷酸盐缓冲溶液中,通过圆二色光谱、傅立叶红外光谱和核磁共振谱研究了B1的二 级结构特征.实验结果表明,B1在溶液中形成了β-转角结构,为在溶液中单独研究β-转 角结构形成与稳定性提供了良好的模板.β-转角在溶液中可以独立存在,表明β-转角在 蛋白质折叠过程中可能具有重要作用.     

具有三维网络的新型配位聚合物[Nd(C7H6NO2)3.H2O]n的合成、结构和性质

以Nd(NO3).6H2O和NH2C6H4COOH为原料,经[Nd(C7H6NO2)3.H2O]的自组装,得到了具有三维网络结构的配位聚合物[Nd(C7H6NO2)3.H2O]n。该聚合物晶体属单斜晶系,空间群P2(1)/n,a=0.98069(5)nm,b=2.2736(2)nm,c=0.98254(8)nm,β=100.053(5)°,V=2.1571(3)nm^3,Z=4。最后的一致性因子R=0.038。磁性研究表明,该化合物在低温下表现出反铁磁性质。测定了化合物的UV-vis-NIR和IR光谱,进行了分析和指认。     

合成高产率的Au21(SR)15纳米簇

近年来,精确原子个数的金纳米簇因其在催化、生物医药、传感等领域具有潜在应用而备受关注。本研究中使用金刚烷硫醇(HS-Adam)作为配体制备了Au₂₃(S-Adam)₁₆纳米簇。在室温条件下,通过HS-Adam刻蚀Au₂₃(S-Adam)₁₆纳米簇,得到了纯度较高的Au₂₁(S-Adam)₁₅,其转换率可达20% (根据金原子计算)。并通过紫外可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis),电喷雾(ESI)和基质辅助激光解析飞行时间(MALDI)质谱以及热重分析(TGA)对合成的金纳米簇进行表征。