Liquid chromatographic separation of alkaloids in herbal medicines: Current status and perspectives

Alkaloids are a widespread group of basic compounds in herbal medicines and have attracted great interest due to various pharmaceutical activities and desirable druggability. Their distinctive structures make chromatographic separation fairly difficult. Peak tailing, poor resolution, and inferior column‐to‐column reproducibility are common obstacles to overcome. In order to provide a valuable reference, the methodologies and/or strategies on liquid chromatographic separation of alkaloids in herbal medicines proposed from 2012 to 2019 are thoroughly summarized.     

Through-space charge transfer blue polymers containing acridan donor and oxygen-bridged triphenylboron acceptor for highly efficient solution-processed organic light-emitting diodes

Three kinds of through-space charge transfer(TSCT) blue polymers containing non-conjugated polystyrene backbone together with spatially-separated acridan donor and oxygen-bridged triphenylboron acceptors having different substituents of tert-butyl,hydrogen and fluorine are designed and synthesized. The designed TSCT blue polymers possess photoluminescence quantum yields up to 70% in solid-state film, single-triplet energy splitting below 0.1 eV, and typical thermally activated delayed fluorescence(TADF) effect. Meanwhile, the resulting polymers exhibit aggregation-induced emission(AIE) effect with emission intensity increased by up to ～27 folds from solution to aggregation state. By changing the substituent of acceptors to tune the charge transfer strength, blue emission with peaks from 444 to 480 nm can be realized for the resulting polymers.Solution-processed organic light-emitting diodes based on the polymers exhibit excellent device performance with Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage(CIE) coordinates of(0.16, 0.27), together with the maximum luminous efficiency of 30.7 cd A~(-1) and maximum external quantum efficiency of 15.0%, which is the best device efficiency for blue TADF polymers.     

Selective Synthesis of Z‐Cinnamyl Ethers and Cinnamyl Alcohols through Visible Light‐Promoted Photocatalytic E to Z Isomerization

A photocatalytic E to Z isomerization of alkenes using an iridium photosensitizer under mild reaction conditions is disclosed. This method provides scalable and efficient access to Z‐cinnamyl ether and allylic alcohol derivatives in high yields with excellent stereoselectivity. Importantly, this method also provides a powerful strategy for the selective synthesis of Z‐magnolol and honokiol derivatives possessing potential biological activity.     

Zero‐Dimensional Hybrid Cd‐Based Perovskites with Broadband Bluish White‐Light Emissions

Recently, low‐dimensional organic‐inorganic hybrid metal halide perovskites acting as single‐component white‐light emitting materials have attracted extensive attention, but most studies concentrate on hybrid lead perovskites. Herein, we present two isomorphic zero‐dimensional (0D) hybrid cadmium perovskites, (HMEDA)CdX₄ (HMEDA=hexamethylenediamine, X=Cl ( 1 ), Br ( 2 )), which contain isolated [CdX₄]^2? anions separated by [HMEDA]²⁺ cations. Under UV light excitation, both compounds display broadband bluish white‐light emission (515 nm for 1 and 445 nm for 2 ) covering the entire visible light spectrum with sufficient photophysical stabilities. Remarkably, compound 2 shows a high color rendering index (CRI) of 83 enabling it as a promising candidate for single‐component WLED applications. Based on the temperature‐dependent, powder‐dependent and time‐resolved PL measurements as well as other detailed studies, the broadband light emissions are attributed to self‐trapped excitons stemming from the strong electron‐phonon coupling.     

Study on wave dispersion characteristics of piezoelectric sandwich nanoplates considering surface effects

In this study, the wave propagation properties of piezoelectric sandwich nanoplates deposited on an orthotropic viscoelastic foundation are analyzed by considering the surface effects (SEs). The nanoplates are composed of a composite layer reinforced by graphene and two piezoelectric surface layers. Utilizing the modified Halpin-Tsai model, the material parameters of composite layers are obtained. The displacement field is determined by the sinusoidal shear deformation theory (SSDT). The Euler-Lagrange equation is derived by employing Hamilton’s principle and the constitutive equations of piezoelectric layers considering the SEs. Subsequently, the nonlocal strain gradient theory (NSGT) is used to obtain the equations of motion. Next, the effects of scale parameters, graphene distribution, orthotropic viscoelastic foundation, and SEs on the propagation behavior are numerically examined. The results reveal that the wave frequency is a periodic function of the orthotropic angle. Furthermore, the wave frequency increases with the increase in the SEs.

     

中华黄萤荧光素酶的性质

近年来,萤火虫荧光素酶催化的生物发光反应被广泛的应用到ATP检测、细菌数目检测、环境监测和其他生物学研究之中。通过对中华黄萤荧光素酶的性质研究,发现其分子量为6 400左右,是一种非典型的Michaelis-Menten氏酶,对底物之一的ATP动力学曲线为S型。最适反应温度为20～25℃,对温度极其敏感,当反应温度高于30℃时,该酶的活性快速失活。该荧光素酶的最适pH=6.5。随着pH值的下降该荧光素酶生物发光的最大发射光波长没有明显的红移现象。Mg²⁺和Mn²⁺对该酶活性的激活效果比较接近,最佳的激活浓度均在1mmol/L附近,而Ca²⁺最佳的激活浓度则小于1 mmol/L,且激活的效果只有Mg²⁺作用效果的50%左右。和Hg²⁺、Cd²⁺等离子一样,Cu²⁺会在一定程度上抑制该荧光素酶的活性。该酶的稳定性较差,对盐浓度和光照比较敏感,高浓度的盐类和长时间的日光照射能够使酶失活。谷胱甘肽(GSH)和二硫苏糖醇(DTT)是该酶较好的保护剂,可以提高该酶在一定时间内的稳定性,其中前者的作用效果要好于后者。     

非法冰毒晶体中有机杂质的气相色谱-质谱分析

建立了一种适用于分析冰毒杂质的方法,并分析其形成原因。将冰毒样品溶于1 mL 0.1 mol/L pH7.0的磷酸盐缓冲液(4份缓冲液1份10%Na2CO3),杂质用0.5 mL乙酸乙酯萃取。结果共有8种物质被检出。N-甲酰甲基安非他明、N-乙酰甲基安非他明在样品中出现,说明此批冰毒由苯丙酮(phenyl-2-propanone,P-2-P)经Leuckart法合成。N-乙基甲基安非他明的检出,则说明用于合成此批冰毒的P-2-P由苯甲醛和硝基乙烷合成。从实验结果看,该法可以满足冰毒杂质分析的需要,为分析冰毒杂质成分的成因、判断冰毒样品的合成路径提供重要信息。     

核磁共振分析技术在重油表征中的研究进展

重油的开发和利用日趋重要。只有对重油的结构和组成有充分的了解,才能合理地利用这部分有限的资源。核磁共振谱图能够直接反映出碳、氢及杂原子所处的化学环境,且分析简便、快捷,从而成为沥青、渣油等重油的结构组成分析的有力工具。本文概述了近年来核磁共振技术在重油结构和组成分析方面所做的主要研究。     

一种高选择性固相萃取剂的合成及对汞(Ⅱ)的分离富集特性

制备了二甲酚橙键合硅胶(SGMXO)固相萃取剂,研究了它对常见重金属离子的分离富集行为,发现对水中痕量Hg2 有较好的选择性分离富集效果。系统考察了溶液的pH、过柱流速、洗脱液浓度及流速、柱始漏量及不同金属离子对Hg2 的定量回收的影响。在pH=1.0条件下,可在Cd2 、Pb2 、Cu2 、Mn2 等多种性质相近的金属离子存在时,对Hg2 进行选择性分离富集。所合成的固相萃取剂在使用50次后仍能重复出实验现象。该法用于对实际样品中Hg2 的分离富集,回收率在99%以上。     

离线预富集电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定天然水体中溶解态硅

以Mg(OH)2共沉淀和阳离子交换树脂作为离线预富集方法,建立了天然水体中溶解态硅电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)测定方法。实验采用NaOH作为Mg(OH)2沉淀引发剂,以共沉淀方式将溶解态硅元素从天然水体中分离富集,再利用阳离子交换树脂将基体Mg2 清除,并对洗脱液流速、共沉淀碱度等条件进行优化选择。结果显示:Mg(OH)2共沉淀步骤可定量回收溶解态硅,控制溶液通过阳离子交换树脂的速率可将硅元素与基体Mg2 完全分离而不会造成损失。不同基体的水样的加标回收率为99%~105%,方法检出限为4.5μg/L(3S,n=8),方法精密度RSD小于3%。