New phosphonium salts based on 3-(diphenylphosphino)propanoic and ω-haloalkanoic acids

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Copolymerization of(10-oxo-10-hydro-9-oxa-10λ~5-phospha-phenanthrene-10-yl)-methyl acrylate with styrene

A phosphorus-containing monomer(10-oxo-10-hydro-9-oxa-10λ~5-phosphaphenanthrene-10-yl)-methyl acrylate(M_1) was copolymerized with styrene to give a potential flame retardant copolymer of high thermal stability.The structures of monomer and copolymer were characterized by FT-IR and ~1H NMR measurements.The reactivity ratios for free-radical of the monomer(M_1) and styrene(M_2) were studied.The calculated results are as follows:r_1=0.225,r_2=0.503;Q_1=0.413,e_1= 0.476;azeotropic point = 0.37.TGA and DTG c...     

Saturation kinetics and relative reactivity of the double bonds of alicyclic dienes in their hydrogenation

The kinetics of the liquid-phase hydrogenation of cyclodienes with various structures (endo-tricyclo[ 5.2.1.0^2,6]decadiene-3,8 and cis,cis-1,5-cyclooctadiene) by hydrogen over a finely dispersed 1%Pd/C catalyst at atmospheric pressure has been studied. The catalyst provides the possibility for successive saturation of the double bonds of the dienes. The reactivities of the cyclodienes determined by their electron-donating properties have been compared. The solvent nature is the determining factor in the ratio of hydrogen absorption rates in the case of successive saturation of the double bonds of the hydrocarbons. The hydrogenation kinetics of cyclic dienes, including dicyclopentadiene, can be modeled using the Langmuir–Hinshelwood equation when the process is carried out in a perfectly mixed flow reactor.     

Fabrication of semiconductor nanowires by conjugation of quantum dots to actin filaments

We demonstrate the feasibility of fabrication of semiconducting nanowires (quantum dots) using F-actin as a template. Three different approaches of assembling quantum dots into nanowires are described. The nanowires were characterized by fluorescence microscopy.     

Sulfate encapsulation in a metal-assisted capsule based on a mono-pyridylurea ligand

A sulfate-encapsulating complex, [Cu(1)L(6)]·3[Cu(2)L(2)(DMF)(4)](SO(4))(4) (1, L = N-(1-naphthyl)-N'-(3-pyridyl)urea) is synthesized in which two C(3)-clefts of the octahedral complexes interdigitate to form a cavity to encapsulate the sulfate ion by six urea groups.     

Purification Process and In Vitro and In Vivo Bioactivity Evaluation of Pectolinarin and Linarin from Cirsium japonicum

Pectolinarin and linarin are two major flavone O-glycosides of Cirsium japonicum, which has been used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese medicine. Pharmacological research on pectolinarin and linarin is meaningful and necessary. Here, a process for the purification of pectolinarin and linarin from C. japonicum was established using macroporous resin enrichment followed by prep-HPLC separation. The results show the purity of pectolinarin and linarin reached 97.39% and 96.65%, respectively. The in vitro bioactivities result shows the ORAC values of pectolinarin and linarin are 4543 and 1441 µmol TE/g, respectively, meanwhile their inhibition rate of BSA-MGO-derived AGEs is 63.58% and 19.31% at 2 mg/mL, which is 56.03% and 30.73% in the BSA-fructose system, respectively. The COX-2 inhibition rate at 50 µg/mL of linarin and pectolinarin reached 55.35% and 40.40%, respectively. Furthermore, the in vivo bioassay combining of histopathologic evaluation and biochemical analysis of liver glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, serum creatinine and TNF-α show pectolinarin can alleviate lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute liver and kidney injury in mice. Metabolomics analysis shows that pectolinarin attenuates LPS-challenged liver and kidney stress through regulating the arachidonic acid metabolism and glutathione synthesis pathways. Collectively, our work presents a solid process for pectolinarin and linarin purification and has discovered a promising natural therapeutic agent—pectolinarin.     

Hygroscopic growth of aerosol scattering coefficient:A comparative analysis between urban and suburban sites at winter in Beijing

A humidity controlled inlet system was developed to measure the hygroscopic growth of aerosol scattering coefficient in conjunction with nephelometry at an urban site of Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences (CAMS) in Beijing and a rural site at Shangdianzi Regional Background Air Pollution Monitoring Station (SDZ) outside Beijing during winter, from December 2005 to January 2006. Measurements were carried out at a wavelength of 525 nm with an Ecotech M9003 nephelometer. The hygroscopic growth function (or factor) of the aerosol scattering coefficientf(RH) increased continuously with increasing relative humidity (RH) and showed no obvious "step-like" deliquescent behavior at both sites during the experiment. The average growth factorf(RH) at the SDZ site could reach 1.5 when RH increased from less than 40% to 92%, and to 2.1 at the CAMS site when RH increased from less than 40% to 93%. The average hygroscopic growth factor at a relative humidity of 80%, f(RH=80±1%), was found to be about 1.26±0.15 at CAMS and 1.24±0.11 at SDZ. Further analysis indicated that under relatively polluted conditions, the average hygroscopic growth factor was higher at the CAMS site than that at the SDZ site. However, under relatively clean air conditions, the difference between the two sites was small, showing a hygroscopic growth behavior similar to those of burning biomass or blowing dust. These results reflected the different characteristics of aerosol types at the two sites.