De Novo Design of an Endohedral Heteronuclear Dimetallofullerene (UGd)@C60 with Exceptional Structural and Electronic Properties

Ever since the first synthesis of La@C₈₂ and U@C₂₈, there has been a growing interest in the study of endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs) because of their great potential in various applications. Here we design a novel heteronuclear EMF (U‐Gd)@C₆₀, by using density functional theory (DFT), which shows an encapsulation energy of about ?5.53 eV, comparable to that of U₂@C_60, La₂@C₈₀, and Lu₂@C₇₆. (U‐Gd)@C₆₀ is found to have a surprising twofold, single‐electron U?Gd bond that results from the strong nanoconfinement of the fullerene, dominated by uranium′s 5f and 6d and gadolinium′s 5d atomic orbitals. The ground state shows an 11‐et high spin state, and the net spins distributed on the U‐pole carbons are relatively scattered, while they are highly concentrated on the Gd‐pole carbons. The exceptional electronic characteristics of this novel EMF, containing both uranium and gadolinium atoms encapsulated, might prove useful for future applications in nuclear energy and biomedicine.     

Determination of the n‐octanol/water partition coefficients of weakly ionizable basic compounds by reversed‐phase high‐performance liquid chromatography with neutral model compounds

A strategy to utilize neutral model compounds for lipophilicity measurement of ionizable basic compounds by reversed‐phase high‐performance liquid chromatography is proposed in this paper. The applicability of the novel protocol was justified by theoretical derivation. Meanwhile, the linear relationships between logarithm of apparent n‐octanol/water partition coefficients (logK_ow′′) and logarithm of retention factors corresponding to the 100% aqueous fraction of mobile phase (logk_w) were established for a basic training set, a neutral training set and a mixed training set of these two. As proved in theory, the good linearity and external validation results indicated that the logK_ow′′–logk_w relationships obtained from a neutral model training set were always reliable regardless of mobile phase pH. Afterwards, the above relationships were adopted to determine the logK_ow of harmaline, a weakly dissociable alkaloid. As far as we know, this is the first report on experimental logK_ow data for harmaline (logK_ow = 2.28 ± 0.08). Introducing neutral compounds into a basic model training set or using neutral model compounds alone is recommended to measure the lipophilicity of weakly ionizable basic compounds especially those with high hydrophobicity for the advantages of more suitable model compound choices and convenient mobile phase pH control.     

Highly Sensitive Fluorometric Assay Method for Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor Based on Nile Red‐Adsorbed Gold Nanoparticles

A new sensitive fluorometric assay method for acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and its inhibitor was developed using a fluorescent dye, nile red (NR). Due to the fluorescence resonance energy transfer between the NR and the gold nanoparticle (AuNPs), the fluorescence was quenched. AChE can break down acetylthiocholine to produce a thiol‐bearing compound, thiocholine. In the presence of thiocholine, the nile red is replaced from the AuNPs surfaces and simultaneously transformed to a derivative of nile red. The fluorescence intensity of the derivative is much stronger than that of the native nile red with the same concentration and its maximum emission wavelength has a blue shift so that the sensor achieves a good signal‐to‐background ratio. In addition, when organophosphate pesticide (OPs) exists, the activity of AChE can be inhibited, the generation of thiocholine will be prevented and no fluorescence enhancement occurs. The results show that the method is sensitive to AChE and paraoxon with the detection limits of 0.2 mU/mL and 0.05 ng/mL, respectively.     

双态发光三苯胺基有机硼配合物的设计、合成与应用

以三(4-溴苯)胺、4-氨基苯硼酸频哪醇酯、4-二乙氨基水杨醛和三氟化硼乙醚溶液为原料,经过Suzuki偶联反应、缩合反应和配位反应,设计、合成了一种新型三枝结构的三苯胺有机硼配合物(TPAB),使用 ¹H和 ¹³C NMR对 TPAB的结构进行了表征,通过紫外可见吸收光谱和荧光发射光谱详细研究了TPAB溶液和固体态的光物理性能以及不同的外部条件对其发光性能的影响。发现 TPAB溶液和固体态都具有较强的荧光发射,在四氢呋喃溶液中的吸收峰位于 417 nm,发射峰位于 548 nm,荧光量子产率为 40.49%,荧光寿命为 1.72 ns;TPAB 固体的荧光发射峰位于 582 nm,荧光量子产率为 11.43%,荧光寿命为 0.72ns,表明TPAB具有优良的双光发光性能。此外,TPAB具有良好的发光稳定性,不受pH、金属离子、氨基酸和压力的影响。基于化合物优异的发光性能,将其应用于荧光细胞成像,在肝癌细胞(HepG2)中表现出良好的单光子和双光子荧光成像效果。     

Magnetism‐Tunable Oligoacene Dioxide Diradicals: Promising Magnetic Oligoacene‐Like Molecules

Graphene oxide has attracted intense research interest recently because the graphene oxide synthesis route, as a promising alternative for cost‐effective mass production of graphene, has been explored. To further study the oxidation process and possible mechanism and to explore applicability of the oxidized products, we have performed a computational study on three series of oligoacene dioxides, focusing on their structures and electronic properties. Taking 1,5‐dioxidized naphthalene as a starting point, three series of oligoacene dioxides are considered as follows: 1) middle insertion by 1–2 benzene rings; 2) single‐side expansion using 1–2 benzene rings; 3) double‐side expansion using two benzene rings. On the basis of density functional theory and complete active space self‐consistent field (CASSCF) calculations, we reveal that oligoacene dioxides in the middle insertion series have a triplet ground state, whereas those in the single‐side expansion series and the double‐side expansion series have open‐shell broken‐symmetry singlet diradical ground states except for their common origin naphthalene‐1,5‐dioxide whose ground state is triplet and which is also viewed as the origin of the middle insertion series. Magnetic coupling interactions of these oligoacene dioxides are also determined. This work should help people toward an atomistic understanding of the electronic structures and properties of possible intermediates or products and even the oxidation mechanism of graphene sheets, and provides a reasonable strategy of designing novel graphene‐oxide‐based magnetic materials.     

An experimental and theoretical approach to the molecular structure of 3‐{[4‐(3‐Methyl‐3‐phenyl‐cyclobutyl)‐thiazol‐2‐yl]‐hydrazono}‐1,3‐dihydro‐ indol‐2‐one

The title molecule, 3‐{[4‐(3‐methyl‐3‐phenyl‐cyclobutyl)‐thiazol‐2‐yl]‐hydrazono}‐1,3‐dihydro‐indol‐2‐one (C₂₂H₂₀N₄O₁S₁), was prepared and characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, IR, UV–visible, and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21 with a = 8.3401(5), b = 5.6976(3), c = 20.8155(14) Å, and β = 95.144(5)°. Molecular geometry from X‐ray experiment and vibrational frequencies of the title compound in the ground state has been calculated using the Hartree–Fock with 6‐31G(d, p) and density functional method (B3LYP) with 6‐31G(d, p) and 6‐311G(d, p) basis sets, and compared with the experimental data. The calculated results show that optimized geometries can well reproduce the crystal structural parameters, and the theoretical vibrational frequencies values show good agreement with experimental data. Density functional theory calculations of the title compound and thermodynamic properties were performed at B3LYP/6‐31G(d, p) level of theory. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2012     

以2,4’-联苯二羧酸及咪唑并[4,5-f][1,10]邻菲咯啉为配体的钴(Ⅱ)、锰(Ⅱ)配合物的水热合成及晶体结构

在水热条件下,以2,4′-联苯二羧酸(2,4′-H2bpdc)和咪唑并[4,5-f][1,10]邻菲咯啉(L)为配体构筑了两种配合物{[Co(2,4′-bpdc)(L)(H2O)]·H2O}n(1)和[Mn(2,4′-bpdc)(L)(H2O)]n(2),并利用元素分析、X-射线单晶衍射和热重分析对其结构进行了表征。配合物1具有一维链状结构,配合物2展示了一维双链结构,两个配合物都通过分子间氢键和π-π相互作用形成三维网状结构。     

以对苯二甲酸及咪唑并[4,5-f][1,10]邻菲咯啉为配体的镉(Ⅱ)、锌(Ⅱ)配合物的构筑及晶体结构

在水热条件下,以对苯二甲酸(H2bdc)和咪唑并[4,5-f][1,10]邻菲咯啉(Imphen)为配体构筑了两种配合物[Cd(bdc)(Imphen)(H2O)]n·nH2O(1)和[Zn(bdc)(Imphen)(H2O)]n·nH2O(2),并利用元素分析和X-射线单晶衍射对其结构进行了表征。结构分析表明:bdc2-在2个配合物中展示了不同的配位模式,配合物1和2都具有一维链状结构,并且都通过分子间氢键和π-π相互作用形成三维网状结构。此外,对配合物的热稳定性和发光性质也进行了研究。     

层状、花形和棒状钛酸铋纳米结构的可控合成及光催化性能

通过可控水热法,制备出层状、花形和棒状钛酸铋(Bi4Ti3O12,BIT)纳米结构。通过X射线衍射(XRD)和场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)观测其结构和形貌特征。XRD图显示,所制备的样品为层状钙钛矿结构。FESEM结果表明,通过控制水热过程的反应参数可以得到不同形貌的纳米粉体。紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis DRS)表明BIT样品的带隙能约为2.63～2.95 eV。利用可见光(λ>420 nm)照射下的甲基橙降解实验评价了BIT样品的光催化性能。结果表明,BIT的光催化活性比掺氮TiO2(N-TiO2)高得多。所制备的层状BIT纳米结构光催化效率最高,经可见光照射360 min,甲基橙溶液的降解率可达95.0%。同时还研究了结构和形貌对不同条件下制备的BIT样品光催化活性的影响。     

2-呋喃甲硫醇修饰环糊精形成互锁式螺旋柱状超分子的自组装行为

利用单-(6-氧-对甲基苯磺酰基)-β-环糊精和2-呋喃甲硫醇反应得到单修饰环糊精, 单[6-硫-6-(2-甲基呋喃)]-β-环糊精. 通过X-ray衍射分析及核磁光谱等方法研究了其在溶液和固态中形成线状超分子的分子自组装行为. 结果表明, 化合物在固态中通过呋喃基团从第二面羟基连续插入到另一个环糊精的空腔, 形成了互锁式螺旋柱状超分子, 而且在溶液中也显示了相似的自组装行为, 其键合常数K及聚合度n分别为450 mol^-1·L和1.9.