Organo-soluble and transparent polyimides containing phenylphosphine oxide and trifluoromethyl moiety: Synthesis and characterization

A series of aromatic polyimides (PI-II_a-d) containing lateral phenylphosphine oxide (PPO) and trifluoromethyl (-CF₃) moiety were prepared from an aromatic diamine, 2,5-bis[(4-amino-2-trifluoromethylphenoxy)phenyl]diphenyl-phosphine oxide (BATFDPO) and various aromatic dianhydrides via a two-step chemical imidization procedure. In parallel, for comparison, another series of polyimides (PI-I_a-d) without trifluoromethyl were synthesized from a diamine, 2,5-bis[(4-aminophenoxy)-phenyl]diphenylphosphine oxide (BADPO) and the same dianhydrides. It was found that both of the two series of polyimides (PIs) were soluble in polar aprotic solvents, such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) and the solubility of PI-II_a-d was highly enhanced by the introduction of the bulky -CF₃ group. Flexible and tough PI films with tensile strengths higher than 70 MPa were cast from the PI solution. The introduction of -CF₃ moiety slightly sacrificed the thermal stability and mechanical properties of the PI films. For example, PI-II_a-d showed 5% weight loss at 472-476 ^°C, which was about 50 ^°C lower than those of their PI-I_a-d analogues. However, -CF₃ group apparently improved the optical transparency and decreased the refractive indices of the PI films. PI-II_d derived from BATFDPO and 4,4’-hexafluoroisopropylidenediphthalic anhydride (6FDA) exhibited the highest optical transparency with the transmittance of 90% at 400 nm and the refractive index as low as 1.5511 at 1310 nm.     

Analysis of the trypanosome flagellar proteome using a combined electron transfer/collisionally activated dissociation strategy

The use of electron-transfer dissociation as an alternative peptide ion activation method for generation of protein sequence information is examined here in comparison with the conventional method of choice, collisionally activated dissociation, using a linear ion trapping instrument. Direct comparability between collisionally and electron-transfer-activated product ion data were ensured by employing an activation-switching method during acquisition, sequentially activating precisely the same precursor ion species with each fragmentation method in turn. Sequest (Thermo Fisher Scientific, San Jose, CA) searching of product ion data generated an overlapping yet distinct pool of polypeptide identifications from the products of collisional and electron-transfer-mediated activation products. To provide a highly confident set of protein recognitions, identification data were filtered using parameters that achieved a peptide false discovery rate of 1%, with two or more independent peptide assignments required for each protein. The use of electron transfer dissociation (ETD) has allowed us to identify additional peptides where the quality of product ion data generated by collisionally activated dissociation (CAD) was insufficient to infer peptide sequence. Thus, a combined ETD/CAD approach leads to the recognition of more peptides and proteins than are achieved using peptide analysis by CAD- or ETD-based tandem mass spectrometry alone.     

A Highly Selective Two‐Photon Fluorescent Probe for Detection of Cadmium(II) Based on Intramolecular Electron Transfer and its Imaging in Living Cells

A new quinoline‐based probe was designed that shows one‐photon ratiometric and two‐photon off–on changes upon detecting Cd²⁺. It exhibits fluorescence emission at 407 nm originating from quinoline groups in Tris‐HCl (25 mM , pH 7.40), H₂O/EtOH (8:2, v/v). Coordination with Cd²⁺ causes quenching of the emission at 407 nm and simultaneously yields a remarkable redshift of the emission maximum to 500 nm with an isoemissive point at 439 nm owing to an intramolecular charge‐transfer mechanism. Thus, dual‐emission ratiometric measurement with a large redshift (Δλ=93 nm) and significant changes in the ratio (F₅₀₀/F₄₃₉) of the emission intensity (R/R₀ up to 27) is established. Moreover, the sensor H₂L displays excellent selectivity response, high sensitive fluorescence enhancement, and strong binding ability to Cd²⁺. Coordination properties of H₂L towards Cd²⁺ were fully investigated by absorption/fluorescence spectroscopy, which indicated the formation of a 2:1 H₂L/Cd²⁺ complex. All complexes were characterized by X‐ray crystallography, and TD‐DFT calculations were performed to understand the origin of optical selectivity shown by H₂L. Two‐photon fluorescence microscopy experiments have demonstrated that H₂L could be used in live cells for the detection of Cd²⁺.     

HEH/EHP萃取剂中钍的反萃性能研究

研究了含钍HEH/EHP(2-乙基己基膦酸单-2-乙基己基脂)萃取剂中钍的反萃性能。采用HCl,HNO3和H2SO4三种矿物酸分别对钍进行了反萃试验研究,结果表明,当反萃酸浓度为[H+]=6 mol.L-1时,HCl和HNO3反钍率小于1%,而硫酸的反钍率接近69%,表明H2SO4是钍的有效反萃剂。以H2SO4作为反萃剂,研究了相比、反萃酸浓度、酸用量、萃取剂浓度及钍负载量对钍的反萃性能的影响。在此基础上,对钍的逆流反萃过程进行了研究,当起始酸浓度为7 mol.L-1时,分别采用1∶1和4∶1的相比进行3级逆流反萃,反萃率分别为92.10%和53.29%。     

氟离子选择性电极法测定钍氟各级稳定常数

硫酸体系钍氟各级稳定常数对稀土冶炼生产实践具有重要的指导作用.采用溶解度法测定了室温(25 ℃)下不同酸度的钍氟共存区,采用氟离子选择电极测定不同浓度氟化氢溶液中的游离氟浓度,得到氢氟各级稳定常数.然后根据钍氟共存区图,配制一系列硫酸钍、氢氟酸和硫酸的混合液,测定各溶液中的游离氟浓度,从而得到钍氟各级稳定常数.结果表明,H与F的第1,2级稳定常数分别为k1=664.4,k2=47.9,Th和F的第1,2,3级稳定常数分别为k16.27×105,k2=9.68×104,k3=5.36×104.     

掺杂纳米氧化铈紫外屏蔽材料的表征与性能

采用共沉淀法制备了氟锶、氟钙掺杂的纳米氧化铈.用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和紫外-可见(UV-vis)光谱对所制备样品的物相组成、晶粒大小、形貌、紫外屏蔽性能进行了表征.XRD分析表明,氟锶、氟钙阴阳离子共掺杂的CeO2为立方萤石结构,共掺杂阴阳离子使CeO2的晶格常数增大.SEM结果表明,掺杂后的氧化铈均为球形纳米颗粒团聚物.紫外可见(UV-Vis)光谱表明,共掺杂氧化铈的紫外吸收边红移,紫外屏蔽性能增强.     

Development of chemical isotope labeling liquid chromatography mass spectrometry for silkworm hemolymph metabolomics

Silkworm (Bombyx mori) is a very useful target insect for evaluation of endocrine disruptor chemicals (EDCs) due to mature breeding techniques, complete endocrine system and broad basic knowledge on developmental biology. Comparative metabolomics of silkworms with and without EDC exposure offers another dimension of studying EDCs. In this work, we report a workflow on metabolomic profiling of silkworm hemolymph based on high-performance chemical isotope labeling (CIL) liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and demonstrate its application in studying the metabolic changes associated with the pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) exposure in silkworm. Hemolymph samples were taken from mature silkworms after growing on diet that contained DDT at four different concentrations (1, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001 ppm) as well as on diet without DDT as controls. They were subjected to differential ¹²C-/¹³C-dansyl labeling of the amine/phenol submetabolome, LC-UV quantification of the total amount of labeled metabolites for sample normalization, and LC-MS detection and relative quantification of individual metabolites in comparative samples. The total concentration of labeled metabolites did not show any significant change between four DDT-treatment groups and one control group. Multivariate statistical analysis of the metabolome data set showed that there was a distinct metabolomic separation between the five groups. Out of the 2044 detected peak pairs, 338 and 1471 metabolites have been putatively identified against the HMDB database and the EML library, respectively. 65 metabolites were identified by the dansyl library searching based on the accurate mass and retention time. Among the 65 identified metabolites, 33 positive metabolites had changes of greater than 1.20-fold or less than 0.83-fold in one or more groups with p-value of smaller than 0.05. Several useful biomarkers including serine, methionine, tryptophan, asymmetric dimethylarginine, N-Methyl-D-aspartic and tyrosine were identified. The changes of these biomarkers were likely due to the disruption of the endocrine system of silkworm by DDT. This work illustrates that the method of CIL LC-MS is useful to generate quantitative submetabolome profiles from a small volume of silkworm hemolymph with much higher coverage than conventional LC-MS methods, thereby facilitating the discovery of potential metabolite biomarkers related to EDC or other chemical exposure.     

Anchoring a Structurally Editable Proximal Cofactor-like Module to Construct an Artificial Dual-center Peroxygenase

A recent novel strategy for constructing artificial metalloenzymes (ArMs) that target new-to-nature functions uses dual-functional small molecules (DFSMs) with catalytic and anchoring groups for converting P450BM3 monooxygenase into a peroxygenase. However, this process requires excess DFSMs (1000 equivalent of P450) owing to their low binding affinity for P450, thus severely limiting its practical application. Herein, structural optimization of the DFSM-anchoring group considerably enhanced their binding affinity by three orders of magnitude (K_d≈10⁻⁸ M), thus approximating native cofactors, such as FMN or FAD in flavoenzymes. An artificial cofactor-driven peroxygenase was thus constructed. The co-crystal structure of P450BM3 bound to a DFSM clearly revealed a precatalytic state in which the DFSM participates in H₂O₂ activation, thus facilitating peroxygenase activity. Moreover, the increased binding affinity substantially decreases the DFSM load to as low as 2 equivalents of P450, while maintaining increased activity. Furthermore, replacement of catalytic groups showed disparate selectivity and activity for various substrates. This study provides an unprecedented approach for assembling ArMs by binding editable organic cofactors as a co-catalytic center, thereby increasing the catalytic promiscuity of P450 enzymes.     

曲率半径对前缘气动热与结构响应的影响

针对高超声速飞行器铌合金前缘结构, 研究了不同曲率半径对前缘结构 温度场、应力场和变形场的影响. 首先建立高超声速气动加热模型, 采用有限体积法得到热 环境参数, 并运用有限元法计算结构的温度、应力和变形. 结果表明: 不同时间的温度场分 布和曲率半径密切相关, 温升过程中应力最大值出现在曲率半径为1\,mm时; 随时间推移, 曲 率半径越大应力越低; 而位移随曲率半径的增加而增大.