Amicoumacins from the marine-derived bacterium Bacillus sp. with the inhibition of NO production

Chemical examination of the fermentation broth of the marine-derived bacterium Bacillus sp. resulted in the isolation of seven new amicoumacin-type isocoumarin derivatives, namely bacillcoumacins A–G (1–7), together with four known analogues. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis, while the absolute configurations of the new compounds were determined by CD, Mosher’s method, and chemical conversion. Compounds 7 and 9 showed inhibitory effects against the NO production induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in mouse macrophage RAW 264.7 cells.     

Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric 1,6-addition of diphenylphosphine to (4-aryl-1,3-butadienylidene)bis(phosphonates) for the synthesis of chiral phosphines

An asymmetric 1,6-addition of diphenylphosphine to (4-aryl-1,3-butadienylidene)bis(phosphonates) catalyzed by a PCP pincer–Pd complex has been developed for the synthesis of chiral allylic phosphines with up to 91% ee under mild conditions.     

Three New Coordination Compounds with Neodymium Based on Tetrazole Containing Carboxylic Acid Ligands

Reactions of three tetrazole containing carboxylic acid ligands, namely, Hpztza, Htzpya, and Hpytza [Hpztza = 5‐(2‐pyrazinyl)tetrazole‐2‐acetic acid, Htzpya = 3‐(5‐tetrazolyl)pyridine‐1‐acetic acid, Hpytza = 5‐(3‐pyridyl)tetrazole‐2‐acetic acid] with NdCl₃ · 6H₂O under hydrothermal conditions, afforded the complexes [Nd(pztza)₂(H₂O)₆] · pztza · 3H₂O ( 1 ), [Nd₂(tzpya)₂(H₂O)₁₂]Cl₄ · 2H₂O ( 2 ), and [Nd(pytza)₂Cl(H₂O)₂] ( 3 ). The compounds were structurally characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. X‐ray diffraction analyses revealed that compound 1 displays a mononuclear structure, 2 shows a dinuclear structure, and 3 features a 1D polymeric chain structure via pytza as linker. Furthermore, the luminescent properties investigated at room temperature in the solid state show that compound 2 has an obvious decrease in its luminescence, when compared to the ligand.     

Two Aromatic Ester Organoimido Derivatives of Hexa­molybdate: Syntheses,Crystal Structures,and Spectroscopic Studies

Two alkylimido derivatives of hexamolybdate, (Bu₄N)₂[Mo₆O₁₈(≡N‐o‐COOCH₃C₆H₄)] ( 1 ) and (Bu₄N)₂[Mo₆O₁₈(≡N‐o‐COOCH₂CH₃C₆H₄)] ( 2 ), were synthesized in high purity and good yields by the reaction of [(C₄H₉)₄N]₄[α‐Mo₈O₂₆] and methyl anthranilate or ethyl‐o‐aminobenzoate hydrochloride with N,N′‐dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) as a dehydrating agent in dry acetonitrile solution, which were characterized by elemental analyses, IR, UV/Vis, and ¹H NMR spectroscopy as well as ESI‐MS, and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction study. Compound 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with one‐dimensional chain structure via intramolecular hydrogen bond. Compound 2 also crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with dimer structure by intramolecular hydrogen bonds and π–π interactions between the pairs of cluster anions.     

A New Tricarboxylate‐Terbium(III) Compound: Synthesis,Structure, and Luminescent Property

The Tb^III compound [Tb(tci)(H₂O)]_n · n(DMF) ( 1 ) [H₃tci = tri(2‐carboxythyl)isocyanurate, DMF = N,N′‐dimethylformamide] was synthesized by the reaction of terbium oxide, H₃tci, and two drops of concentrated nitric acid in the presence of DMF and H₂O. Single crystal X‐ray analysis reveals that it features a three‐dimensional (3D) framework based on infinite –Tb–COO–Tb– chains. The tci ligand in 1 links six different Tb^III ions with its two carboxylate groups in μ₂‐κ¹O;κ²O,O′ mode and the third in μ₂‐κ¹O;κ¹O′ mode. Thermal analysis reveals that it remains high thermal stability until 390 °C. Luminescence investigation shows that it emits characteristic green light of Tb^III ions.     

Synthesis,Structure, Photoluminescence,and Theoretical ­Calculation of an rtl‐type Zinc(II) Compound with Linear Trinuclear [Zn3(COO)4(μ2‐H2O)2] Subunits

The zinc(II) coordination polymer [Zn₃(BPT)₂(μ₂‐H₂O)₂(H₂O)₂]_n · n(DMA) ( 1 ) (H₃BPT = biphenyl‐3,4′,5‐tricarboxylic acid, DMA = N,N′‐dimethylactamide) was obtained by the solvothermal reaction of H₃BPT with Zn(NO₃)₂ in DMA/H₂O mixed solvent. Single crystal X‐ray analysis reveals that compound 1 has a complicated 3D framework containing linear trinuclear [Zn₃(COO)₄(μ₂‐H₂O)₂] clusters as building subunits, which can be simplified into a (3,6)‐connected rtl topological network with the Schläfli symbol {4.6²}₂{4².6¹⁰.8³}. The calculated results of total and partial density of states (DOS) indicate that the luminescence of 1 mainly originates from intraligand charge transfer.     

Copper‐Based Ternary and Quaternary Semiconductor Nanoplates: Templated Synthesis,Characterization, and Photoelectrochemical Properties

Two‐dimensional (2D) copper‐based ternary and quaternary semiconductors are promising building blocks for the construction of efficient solution‐processed photovoltaic devices at low cost. However, the facile synthesis of such 2D nanoplates with well‐defined shape and uniform size remains a challenge. Reported herein is a universal template‐mediated method for preparing copper‐based ternary and quaternary chalcogenide nanoplates, that is, CuInS₂, CuIn_xGa_1−xS₂, and Cu₂ZnSnS₄, by using a pre‐synthesized CuS nanoplate as the starting template. The various synthesized nanoplates are monophasic with uniform thickness and lateral size. As a proof of concept, the Cu₂ZnSnS₄ nanoplates were immobilized on a Mo/glass substrate and used as semiconductor photoelectrode, thus showing stable photoelectrochemical response. The method is general and provides future opportunities for fabrication of cost‐effective photovoltaic devices based on 2D semiconductors.     

Easily Accessible Auxiliary for Palladium‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Amination of C(sp2)?H and C(sp3)?H Bonds at δ‐ and ε‐Positions

An easily synthesized and accessible N,O‐bidentate auxiliary has been developed for selective C H activation under palladium catalysis. The novel auxiliary showed its first powerful application in C H functionalization of remote positions. Both C(sp²) H and C(sp³) H bonds at δ‐ and ε‐positions were effectively activated, thus giving tetrahydroquinolines, benzomorpholines, pyrrolidines, and indolines in moderate to excellent yields by palladium‐catalyzed intramolecular C H amination.     

Recombination analysis of autosomal short tandem repeats in Chinese Han families

Recombination fractions between forensic STRs can be extrapolated from the International HapMap Project, but the concordance between recombination fractions predicated from genetic maps and derived from observation of STR transmissions in families is still ambiguous for autosomal STRs because of limited family studies. Therefore, the main goal of this study is to compare recombination fractions estimated by pedigree analysis with those derived from HapMap phase SNP data. Genotypes of nine autosomal STR pairs (TPOX‐D2S1772, D5S818‐CSF1PO, D7S3048‐D7S820, D8S1132‐D8S1179, TH01‐D11S2368, vWA‐D12S391, D13S325‐D13S317, D18S51‐D18S1364, and D21S11‐PentaD) from 207 two‐generation families with two to five children (the number of families with five, four, three, and two children was 2, 3, 20, and 182, respectively) were used to analyze the recombination. The linkage analysis showed that significant linkage was observed at six STR pairs (D5S818‐CSF1PO, D8S1132‐D8S1179, TH01‐D11S2368, vWA‐D12S391, D13S325‐D13S317, and D18S51‐D18S1364) with genetic distances <36.22 cM in HapMap. Their recombination fractions calculated from family data were very close to those derived from HapMap. However, three STR pairs of TPOX‐D2S1772, D7S3048‐D7S820, and D21S11‐PentaD showed no significant linkage with genetic distances from 43.38 to 91.49 cM. Our results indicate that recombination fractions extrapolated from HapMap can provide a substitute if empirical data are unavailable for the linkage STR pair with a genetic distance spanned <36.22 cM.     

A simple fabrication method for tapered capillary tip and its applications in high‐speed CE and ESI‐MS

Fabrication of capillaries with tapered tips is an important technique that is required in many analytical chemistry areas, such as ESI‐MS, CE, electrochemical analysis, and microinjection. This paper describes a simple and effective grinding‐based fabrication method for capillaries with tapered tips. A novel grinding mode utilizing the combination of rotation and precession of an elastic capillary was developed, which significantly improved the controllability to the grinding process as well as the capillary tip shape. The capillary was fabricated by fixing it in an electric drill installed perpendicularly, and grind the capillary tip rotated around its own axis as well as the drill axis on sandpapers. Compared with conventional fabrication techniques for capillary tips, the present method is easy to control the capillary tip shape in routine laboratories without the requirement of expensive equipments or poisonous reagent (e.g. hydrofluoric acid (HF) solution). Various capillaries with different tip diameters and tip taper angles could be fabricated using the present method with good controllability and reproducibility. These capillaries were applied in high‐speed CE and ESI‐MS analysis to demonstrate the feasibility and potential of this fabrication method.