Two New ent-Kaurane Diterpenoids from Isodon xerophilus

In continuation of our research on diterpenoids in the Isodon species, several newcompounds"' were obtained from the leaves oflsodon xerophilus (C. Y. Wu et H. W. Li)H. Hara (Labiatae), a perennial shrub native to Yunnan province. Further fractionation ofthe EtOAc extract led to the isolation of tWo new enl-kauranoids, xerophilusin E (l) andxerophilusin F (2). This paper deals with the structUral elucidation of the newcompounds.Xerophilusin E (l), a minor constitUent, was obtained as p…     

Simple sulfone-bridged heterohelicene structure realizes ultraviolet narrowband thermally activated delayed fluorescence,circularly polarized luminescence,and room temperature phosphorescence

Due to narrowband emission and high quantum efficiencies, polycyclic aromatic heterocycles with multi-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) properties have recently gained considerable attention in the organic optoelectronic field. Albeit their great promise in the full visible region covering from blue to red, MR-TADF emitters with ultraviolet emission have been rarely reported. Through locking the two ortho-positions of a triphenylamine core by sulfone groups, a simple polycyclic aromatic heterocycle, BTPT, was facilely constructed, exhibiting 368 nm ultraviolet emission with a narrow full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 33 nm. Its neat film exhibited distinct TADF property with a main emission peak at 388 nm. Noteworthily, the enantiomeric crystals of BTPT not only demonstrated significant circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) with large luminescence dissymmetry factor in the 10^?3 order but also displayed obvious room temperature phosphorescence (RTP). The relationship between this innovative helical unit and unique photophysical properties, including ultraviolet MRTADF, CPL, and RTP, was reasonably revealed.

     

Aqua dissociation nature of cesium hydroxide

To understand the mechanism of aqueous base dissociation chemistry, the ionic dissociation of cesium-hydroxide in water clusters is examined using density functional theory and ab initio calculations. In this study, we report hydrated structures, stabilities, thermodynamic quantities, dissociation energies, infrared spectra, and electronic properties of CsOH(H(2)O)(n=0-4). With the addition of water molecules, the Cs-OH bond lengthened significantly from 2.46 A for n=1 to 3.08 A for n=4, which causes redshift in Cs-O stretching frequency. It is found that three water molecules are needed for the dissociation of Cs-OH, in contrast to the case of strong acid dissociation which requires at least four water molecules. However, the dissociation for n=3 could be considered as incomplete because a very weak CS em leader OH stretch mode is still present, while that for n=4 is complete since the Cs em leader OH mode no longer exists. This study can be related with hydration chemistry of cations and anions, and extended into the intra- and intercharge-transfer phenomena.     

Rapidly self-deoxygenating controlled radical polymerization in water via in situ disproportionation of Cu(i)

Rapidly self-deoxygenating Cu-RDRP in aqueous media is investigated. The disproportionation of Cu(i)/Me₆Tren in water towards Cu(ii) and highly reactive Cu(0) leads to O₂-free reaction environments within the first seconds of the reaction, even when the reaction takes place in the open-air. By leveraging this significantly fast O₂-reducing activity of the disproportionation reaction, a range of well-defined water-soluble polymers with narrow dispersity are attained in a few minutes or less. This methodology provides the ability to prepare block copolymers via sequential monomer addition with little evidence for chain termination over the lifetime of the polymerization and allows for the synthesis of star-shaped polymers with the use of multi-functional initiators. The mechanism of self-deoxygenation is elucidated with the use of various characterization tools, and the species that participate in the rapid oxygen consumption is identified and discussed in detail.

The rapidly self-deoxygenating Cu-RDRP in aqueous media is investigated.     

粘度法预测聚乙二醇/壳聚糖体系的相容性

甲壳素在自然界的含量很大，仅次于纤维素，是一种颇具应用潜力的天然高分子．可由甲壳素经脱酸基化制得壳聚糖．由于其分子中存在氨基，因此能溶解干酸性水溶液中，并以聚电解质的形式存在，近来用壳聚糖制得的纤维膜应用于药物、食品等的分离和纯化、污水的处理，分离效果好，且不带入任何化学杂质．在壳聚糖纤维膜制作及与纤维的混纺过程中，都要探讨它与其它相应高聚物的相容性[1]．我们以相容的壳聚糖（chitosan）／聚乙二醇（PEG）体系为例，采用粘度法讨论其分子间的相互作用，并预测它们的相容性．壳聚糖的基本结构为1实验部分1.1…     

Characterizing the transmission properties of an ion funnel

The characteristic features of ion transmission properties in a radio-frequency (RF) electric-field driven ion funnel using the SIMION ion trajectory simulation package is presented. A user program applying the Douglas ion-neutral collisional drag coefficient model is incorporated to properly account for the ion focusing and transport effect of the background gas under the effect of the driving RF and a superimposed DC field. The simulated m/z transmission window compares favorably with the experimental results reported by Smith et al. RF amplitude and pressure dependence of experimentally observed m/z transmission windows are also examined, and an approximated effective potential model based on Gerlich's equation is proposed to interpret the low-m/z cutoff behavior. A modified ion funnel configuration is described.     

Improving catalyst scope: use of multiple aniline substrates to optimize a palladium-catalyzed bisdiene cyclization

[reaction: see text] Combinatorial screening of five catalyst precursors and nine ligands with three substituted aniline trapping reagents uncovered a catalyst system that promotes efficient palladium-catalyzed cyclization-trapping with a series of substituted anilines of varying steric and electronic character. The results of the parallel optimization study illustrate the interdependency of the key reaction variables.     

1-氟代糖在化学-酶法合成糖类中的应用

化学-酶法合成糖类具有立体选择性和区域选择性, 逐渐成为糖类合成的主流. 1-氟代糖作为糖基供体应用于化学-酶法合成反应, 显示出越来越重要的作用, 综述了1-氟代糖在糖基转移酶和糖苷酶催化的糖类合成中的应用.     

Electronic structure and magnetic properties of small manganese oxide clusters

To investigate the electronic structure and magnetic properties of manganese oxide clusters, we carried out first-principles electronic structure calculations for small MnO clusters. Among various structural and magnetic configurations of the clusters, the bulklike [111]-antiferromagnetic ordering is found to be favored energetically, while the surface atoms of the clusters exhibit interesting electronic and magnetic characteristics which are different from their bulk ones. The distinct features of the surface atoms are mainly attributed to the reduction of Mn coordination numbers and the bond-length contractions in the clusters, which may serve as a key factor for the understanding of physical and chemical properties of magnetic oxide nanoparticles.