Construction of two fluorescence‐labeled non‐combined DNA index system miniSTR multiplex systems to analyze degraded DNA samples in the Chinese Han Population

MiniSTR loci have been demonstrated to be an effective approach in recovering genetic information from degraded specimens, because of the reduced PCR amplicon sizes which improved the PCR efficiency. Eight non‐combined DNA index system miniSTR loci suitable for the Chinese Han Population were analyzed in 300 unrelated Chinese Han individuals using two novel five fluorescence‐labeled miniSTR multiplex systems(multiplex I: D10S1248, D2S441, D1S1677 and D9S2157; multiplex II: D9S1122, D10S1435, D12ATA63, D2S1776 and Amelogenin). The allele frequency distribution and forensic parameters in the Chinese Han Population were reported in this article. The Exact Test demonstrated that all loci surveyed here were found to be no deviation from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. The accumulated power of discrimination and power of exclusion for the eight loci were 0.999999992 and 0.98, respectively. The highly degraded DNA from artificially degraded samples and the degraded forensic case work samples was assessed with the two miniSTR multiplex systems, and the results showed that the systems were quite effective.     

Study on the influence of cross-sectional area and zeta potential on separation for hybrid-chip-based capillary electrophoresis using 3-D simulations

Hybrid chips combing microchips with capillaries have displayed particular advantages in achieving UV-vis and mass spectroscopic detection. In this work, systematic 3-D numerical simulations have been carried out to explore the influence of junction interface cross-sectional area and ζ-potential distribution on sample band broadening in hybrid-chip electrophoresis separation. In this case, the ratio of cross-sectional area of chip to capillary channel (S(ratio) ) is used as the parameter of the variation in junction interface cross-sectional area. Theoretical simulations demonstrated that the decrease of the S(ratio) would increase the separation efficiency in the hybrid-chip-based CE with uniform ζ-potential distribution. ζ-potential distribution along the axial direction of the channel also affects mass transport in hybrid-chip-based CE. Therefore, the effect of ζ-potential distribution has been considered in the 3-D simulation. Theoretical simulation results reveal that ζ-potential distribution rather than the interface cross-sectional area variation (S(ratio) ) controls the sample band broadening and manipulates sample separation efficiency in the hybrid-chip-based CE with non-uniform ζ-potential distribution. Both the theoretical simulations and experimental results show that optimal hybrid-chip CE separation efficiency can be achieved at S(ratio) =1.     

Chiral Brønsted Acid Directed Iron‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Friedel–Crafts Alkylation of Indoles with β‐Aryl α′‐Hydroxy Enones

A cooperative catalytic system established by the combination of an iron salt and a chiral Brønsted acid has proven to be effective in the asymmetric Friedel–Crafts alkylation of indoles with β‐aryl α′‐hydroxy enones. Good to excellent yields and enatioselectivities were observed for a variety of α′‐hydroxy enones and indoles, particularly for the β‐aryl α′‐hydroxy enones bearing an electron‐withdrawing group at the para position of the phenyl ring (up to 90 % yield and 91 % ee). The proton of the chiral Brønsted acid, the Lewis acid activation site, as well as the inherent basic site for the hydrogen‐bonding interaction of the Brønsted acid are responsible for the high catalytic activities and enantioselectivities of the title reaction. A possible reaction mechanism was proposed. The key catalytic species in the catalytic system, the phosphate salt of Fe^III, which was thought to be responsible for the high activity and good enantioselectivity, was then confirmed by ESIMS studies.     

2,3,7,8,12,13‐Hexaaryltruxenes: An ortho‐Substituted Multiarm Design and Microwave‐Accelerated Synthesis toward Starburst Macromolecular Materials with Well‐Defined π Delocalization

We present herein a novel design and the efficient synthesis towards a “homogeneous” starburst fluorene system based on the novel 2,3,7,8,12,13‐hexaaryltruxene scaffold. Controlled microwave heating provides a facile and powerful approach for each step in the synthesis of these bulky materials with large steric hindrance, suggesting an avenue to access structurally well‐defined complex organic semiconductors (OSCs) rapidly and conveniently with high yield and purity. The resulting materials exhibited good thermal stability and an excellent glassy structure as revealed by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) as well as wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXD) studies. Moreover, compared with their corresponding three‐arm‐substituted counterparts T1 – T4 , the introduction of the ortho substituents around the truxene core in Tr1 – Tr4 results in significant blueshifts (of 7–24 nm) of the absorption maxima λ_max and higher energy optical gaps (E_g). Comparative studies with corresponding linear, rod‐shaped oligofluorene counterparts (OFX) have revealed that the longest para‐conjugated segment in the TrX (X=1–4) structures plays the dominant role in determining their electronic properties. UV/Vis data and cyclic voltammetry (CV) investigations have indicated that there is little electronic interaction between the arms, even for the shortest armed oligomer Tr1 . A clear linear relationship of both 1/λ_max and E_g with the inverse of (n+1) for these branched systems was found. Our findings highlight a novel molecular design comprising an ortho‐substituted, multiarmed architecture that would allow the introduction of isotropic physical and/or mechanical properties, while at the same time maintaining most of the important electronic properties of the rod‐shaped constituents of a fully conjugated system.     

分光光度法测定水溶液中的有机酸含量

利用水溶液中的有机酸在高氯酸羟胺(HAP)和N,N′-二环己基碳酰亚胺(DCC)存在的条件下生成的羟肟酸,以及羟肟酸在酸性高氯酸铁溶液中显色的性质,建立了一种分光光度测定水中有机酸含量的方法。对显色剂的酸度、浓度、加入体积、HAP和DCC的浓度、加入体积以及显色反应的温度、反应时间对吸光度的影响进行了考察。结果表明,该显色反应在反应条件:0.0687mol/LHAP1.0mL、0.6mol/LDCC0.5mL、震荡均匀后室温下放置反应15min、0.02mol/L酸性高氯酸铁溶液(高氯酸浓度0.3mol/L)显色条件下具有最大的吸光度;并对正丁酸、正戊酸、苯甲酸进行了线性关系考察。结果表明,该检测方法具有仪器简单、操作方便、线性范围较宽、准确度高等优点,可用于那些不易从水溶液中萃取的有机酸的测定,也可用于液相色谱洗脱液中有机酸的测定。     

Application of SPE Using Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Adsorbent and Rapid Resolution LC-MS-MS for the Simultaneous Determination of 11 Triazine Herbicides Residues in River Water

A method for the simultaneous determination of 11 triazine herbicides residues in river water has been developed. It involves solid-phase extraction (SPE) pretreatment step and rapid resolution liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (RRLC-MS-MS). In the SPE pretreatment step, the adsorptive performance of MWCNTs material as SPE adsorbent and the elution capability of five kinds of solvents were investigated; in the LC separation step, a rapid resolution high throughput LC column, was used and the gradient elution mode adopted. The linear correlation coefficients (r ²) of the method for 11 target analytes varied between 0.9930 and 0.9980, the mean recoveries were in the range of 73.0 and 98.0% with relative standard deviations (RSD) 2.6 ~ 4.2%, the method detection limits (MDL) were all below 0.1 ng L^?1. An expanded uncertainty of not more than 20% was estimated for each analyte at the spiked concentration of 4.0 μg L^?1. The proposed method was applied to the determination of the residue concentrations of 11 pollutants in Songhuajiang River water.     

Au nanoparticles as a novel coating for solid-phase microextraction

A novel solid-phase microextraction fiber based on a stainless steel wire coated with Au nanoparticles was prepared and has been applied, coupled with gas chromatography, to the extraction of aromatic hydrophobic organic chemical pollutants in rainwater and soil extract. The solid-phase microextraction fiber exhibited excellent extraction efficiency and selectivity. Effects of extraction time, extraction temperature, ionic strength, stirring rate and desorption conditions were investigated and optimized. Single fiber repeatability and fiber-to-fiber reproducibility were less than 7.90% and 26.40%, respectively. The calibration curves were linear in a wide range for all analytes. Correlation coefficients ranged from 0.9941 to 0.9993. The as-established SPME-GC method was used successfully to two real natural samples. Recovery of analytes spiked at 10 μg L(-1) and 100 μg L(-1) ranged from 78.4% to 119.9% and the relative standard deviations were less than 11.3%.     

HPLC-MS-MS法测定水体中残留的氨基甲酸酯类农药

应用高效液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS-MS)联用技术,建立了检测水体中氨基甲酸酯类农药残留的方法。水样经氨基柱固相萃取,二氯甲烷洗脱,梯度流动相洗脱,电喷雾正离子(ESI+)模式采集、选择反应性监测模式(SRM)对定性、定量离子进行MS/MS测定。5种氨基甲酸酯类农药在5～200ng/L范围内线性关系良好,回收率为80%～92%,相对标准偏差均小于10%,方法检出限分别为:异丙威和仲丁威为1.4ng/L,克百威和甲萘威为1.5ng/L,恶虫威为1.6ng/L。该方法适用于水体中氨基甲酸酯类农药残留的检测。     

CdTe量子点荧光法测定阳离子表面活性剂

合成了巯基乙酸(TGA)保护的水溶性发光CdTe量子点,并考察了此探针在阳离子表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTMAB)中的发光行为。根据观察到的发光猝灭效应,建立了一种简单的测定阳离子表面活性剂的方法。考察了CdTe量子点的浓度、体系酸度、反应时间及共存物质等对测定的影响。在最佳条件下,CdTe量子点发光强度与CTMAB的浓度分别在6×10-7~9.0×10-6mol/L和1.2×10-5~3.8×10-5mol/L范围内分段成线性关系。该方法用于水样的阳离子表面活性剂的测定,回收率为97%~102%。     

掺杂Sm_2O_3对Y-ZrO_2陶瓷烧结行为和性能的影响

一定量的Sm2O3粉末与3%Y2O3(摩尔分数)稳定的四方ZrO2粉体(Y-ZrO2)经球磨混合、造粒后,在钢模中压制成形,所得压坯在1450~1600℃下烧结后,得到不同Sm2O3掺杂量的Sm2O3掺杂Y-ZrO2(SY-ZrO2)陶瓷烧结体。对不同温度下烧结所得烧结体试样的相组成、密度、电导率、硬度以及抗弯强度等性能进行了测试分析。实验结果表明:将适量的Sm2O3掺入Y-ZrO2中,可以获得具有立方结构的SY-ZrO2陶瓷烧结体,且其密度、硬度和抗弯强度与Sm2O3的掺杂量有关;Sm2O3的加入提高了Y-ZrO2陶瓷的电导率,掺杂0.5%Sm2O3的SY-ZrO2陶瓷800℃时在空气中的离子电导率可达0.02 S.cm-1。本试验的初步实验结果显示,采用二元稀土氧化物(Sm2O3和Y2O3)复合掺杂ZrO2陶瓷材料,可以在保持其良好力学性能的同时,提高其电导率,拓展其应用领域。