Facile synthesis and characterization of novel pseudo-hypercrosslinked resin

A kind of pseudo-hypercrosslinked polymer resin was firstly synthesized via a continuous Friedel-Crafts alkylation poly- merization of benzene, diphenyl and their dichloromethyl derivatives. And the micromorphology and adsorption properties of these resins were investigated. The results demonstrated that the novel resins have high-specific surface area （581.26-974.88 m^2/g）, high- pore volume （0.56-1.65 mL/g）, small average porous radius （1.93-3.67 nm） and excellent adsorption properties for small non-polar organic molecules.     

Synthesis and characterization of α-{3-[2-hydroxy-3-(N-methyl-N-hydroxy-ethylamino)propoxy]propyl}-ω-butylpolydimethylsiloxanes.

α-{3-[2-hydroxy-3-(N-methyl-N-hydroxyethylamino)propoxy]propyl}-ω-butylpolydimethylsiloxanes Ⅲ with various moleculax weights were prepared by epoxy addition of α-[3-(2,3-epoxy-propoxy)propyl]-ω-butylpolydimethylsiloxanes Ⅱ and Nmethylmonoethanolamine.At each step.the outcome compounds were characterized through FT-IR and NMR spectra,the results showed that each step was successfully carried out and objective products were achieved.     

A new glycoside from Polygala tenuifolia Willd

A new tdterpenoid glycoside, 3-β-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl presenegenin 28-O-α-L-arabipyranosyl（1 → 3）-6-β- xylopyranosyl（1 → 4）-[β-D-apiofuranosyl（1 → 3）]-Ct-L-rhamnopyranosyl（1 → 2）-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl（1 → 3）]-β-D-fucopyranosyl ester （1） was isolated from the Polygala tenuifolia Willd., together with two known saponins, including polygalasaponinXXIV （2） and polygalasaponinXXVIII （3）. The structure of new compound was elucidated by spectroscopic methods.     

Which posets have a scattered MacNeille completion?

A poset is order-scattered if it does not embed the chain η of the rational numbers. We prove that there are eleven posets such that N(P), the MacNeille completion of P, is order-scattered if and only if P embeds none of these posets. Moreover these posets are pairwise non-embeddable in each other. This result completes a previous characterisation due to Duffus, Pouzet, Rival [4]. The proof is based on the “bracket relation”: a famous result of F. Galvin.Dedicated to the memory of Ivan Rival.Received June 16, 2004; accepted in final form October 3, 2004.This revised version was published online in August 2005 with a corrected cover date.     

Phase evolution, texture behavior, and surface chemistry of hydrothermally derived scandium (hydrous) oxide nanostructures

Nanostructured scandium hydrous oxides were hydrothermally synthesized at 180 degrees C for 18 h, using NaOH, NH(4)OH, and KOH as the bases. They were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), N2 adsorption, thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA), infrared and Raman spectroscopy, and pyridine adsorption. XRD and TEM measurements showed that the nature and concentration of the bases played key roles in determining the phasic composition, texture behavior (shape and size), and surface chemistry of the hydrothermal products. In addition, the shape evolution of the crystalline products seemed to be closely connected with their crystal structures. As the basicity value was raised from pH 10 to 5 mol L(-1) NaOH (or KOH), alpha-ScOOH nanorods, alpha-ScOOH nanosized hexagonal-like plates, and cubic Sc(OH)3 cubes/cuboids in micrometer size were produced in turn; while within pH 10-12 using NH4OH, gamma-ScOOH nanosized lozenge-like plates were mainly obtained. According to XRD, TEM, and TG-DTA results, all the as-prepared nanostructured ScOOH and micrometric Sc(OH)3 could be converted to cubic Sc2O3 with sustained crystalline shape via calcination at 500 degrees C. Pyridine adsorption revealed the existence of Lewis acid sites on the surfaces of the nanostructured alpha-ScOOH samples and some of their Sc2O3 counterparts calcined at 700 degrees C. The alpha-ScOOH nanorod sample displayed the strongest Lewis acidity among all the samples tested, due to its highest surface area as determined by N2 adsorption. Finally, an olation-oxolation process based on a dissolution/recrystallization mechanism accounts for the formation of various ScOOH polymorphs and Sc(OH)3 with different shapes.     

Semi-synthesis of disulfide-linked branched tri-ubiquitin mimics

Ubiquitin (Ub) chain isopeptide bond mimics are useful molecules for biochemical and biophysical studies. Herein, we report the semi-synthesis of the disulfide-linked K11/K48-branched tri-Ub (Ub₃^11/48(S–S)), the first example of an isopeptide mimic for the branched Ub chains, which have recently emerged as an interesting category of Ub modifications. Our strategy comprised the E1-dependent synthesis of the Ub conjugate of aminoethanethiol, followed by disulfide formation with Ub(K11C, K48C). The structure of the synthetic isopeptide bond mimics was verified by the crystal structure of Ub₃^11/48(S–S). Deubiquitination and pulldown assays indicated that the synthetic Ub₃^11/48(S–S) could be hydrolyzed by linkage-specific deubiquitinases (K11-specific Cezanne and K48-specific OTUB1), and recognized by proteasomal ubiquitin receptor S5a.     

Smart Transformation of a Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane Shell Controlled by Thiolate Silver(I) Nanocluster Core in Cluster@Clusters Dendrimers

Using polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) modified by a thiol group as a protected ligand, atom‐precise multi‐heteorocluster‐based dendrimers Ag₁₂@POSS₆ ( 1 a and 1 b ) were assembled. Through the reactive ?SH groups, six POSS shell ligands stabilize the central 12‐core silver(I) cluster by diverse Ag?S interactions. When such Ag₁₂@POSS₆ complex was stimulated by different solvents (acetone or tetrahydrofuran), the core Ag₁₂ silver(I) cluster underwent reversible structural transformation between flattened cubo‐octahedral (in 1 a ) and normal cubo‐octahedral (in 1 b ); concomitantly shell POSS clusters rearranged from pseudo‐octahedral to quasi‐octahedral. Furthermore, the film matrix modified by 1 a or 1 b showed different hydrophobicity.     

Wood‐Derived Ultrathin Carbon Nanofiber Aerogels

Carbon aerogels with 3D networks of interconnected nanometer‐sized particles exhibit fascinating physical properties and show great application potential. Efficient and sustainable methods are required to produce high‐performance carbon aerogels on a large scale to boost their practical applications. An economical and sustainable method is now developed for the synthesis of ultrathin carbon nanofiber (CNF) aerogels from the wood‐based nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) aerogels via a catalytic pyrolysis process, which guarantees high carbon residual and well maintenance of the nanofibrous morphology during thermal decomposition of the NFC aerogels. The wood‐derived CNF aerogels exhibit excellent electrical conductivity, a large surface area, and potential as a binder‐free electrode material for supercapacitors. The results suggest great promise in developing new families of carbon aerogels based on the controlled pyrolysis of economical and sustainable nanostructured precursors.     

The formation of fibers via complementary base pairing of DNA-conjugated bovine serum albumin

For the first time the conjugate of single stranded DNA and Bovine Serum Albumin, which could self-assemble into fibers via complementary base pairing of the DNA.     

An Invariant-Point Theorem in Banach Space with Applications to Nonconvex Optimization

Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications - An invariant-point theorem and its equivalent formulation are established in which distance functions are replaced by minimal time functions. It is...