Preparation and characterization of sodium carboxymethylcellulose/poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/clay semi-IPN nanocomposite hydrogels

A new kind of pH-/temperature-responsive semi-interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels based on linear sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPA) cross-linked by inorganic clay (CMC/PNIPA/Clay hydrogel) was prepared. The temperature- and pH-responsive behaviors, the mechanical properties of these hydrogels were investigated. The CMC/PNIPA/Clay hydrogels exhibited a volume phase transition temperature around 32 °C with no significant deviation from the conventional PNIPA hydrogels. The swelling ratio of the CMC/PNIPA/Clay hydrogels gradually decreased with increasing the contents of clay. The influence of pH value on swelling behaviors showed that there is a maximum swelling ratio at pH 5.9. Moreover, the CMC/PNIPA/Clay hydrogels exhibited excellent mechanical properties with high tensile stress and elongation at break in excess of 1200%.     

Observations on the swelling characteristics of the zwitterionic hydrogel of poly(1-3-sulfopropyl)-2-vinyl-pyridinium-betaine hydrogel

Samples of poly[1-(3-sulfopropyl)-2-vinyl-pyridinium-betaine] (PSPV) have been synthesized to high conversion by free radical polymerization in aqueous solution of the zwitterionic monomer SPV with several concentrations of the crosslinker N,N′-methylene-bis-acrylamide (MBA). The densities of the resultant xerogels increased regularly with the content of MBA. Hydrogels obtained by swelling them in water and aqueous KSCN solution were examined by gravimetric and dimensional analysis. The water contents increased with decreasing content of MBA, the value of 92.7 wt% at the lowest MBA content being higher than that for other zwitterionic hydrogels. Enhanced swelling occurred in 1 M aq. KSCN at each MBA content, the total swelling being 98.1 wt% at the lowest crosslinker content. Swelling increased with increasing temperature. An approximate procedure to formulating swelling equilibrium in term of the volume fraction of water in hydrogel, in conjunction with the van’t Hoff equation, yields a small positive value for the enthalpy of swelling. This is compared with values derived similarly for other hydrogels.     

Inside Cover: From Reactivity and Regioselectivity to Stereoselectivity: An Odyssey of Designing PIP Amine and Related Directing Groups for C—H Activation (Chin. J. Chem. 7/2019)

The inside cover picture shows the journey of developing PIP amine directing group for C—H activation, from controlling the reactivity and diastereoselectivity to enantioselectivity. In the presence of Pd or base metal catalysts, PIP amine enabled the activation of inert C—H bonds to form diverse C—C and C—heteroatom bonds. Its tuneable structure has triggered the design of chiral auxiliaries for diastereoselective C—H activation. More recently, enantioselective activation of unbiased methylene C—H bonds has been achieved by cooperative effects between PIP amine and axial chiral ligands. More details are discussed in the article by Shi et al. on page 647–656.

     

α-乙酰氧基-N-亚硝基吡咯烷的解离及其致癌代谢机理的理论研究

用ab initio方法, 在MP2/6-31G**水平下讨论了α-乙酰氧基-亚硝基吡咯烷(α-Acetoxy-NPYR)在各种条件下的解离反应机理, 并对形成终致癌物B, C, D的代谢机理进行研究. 发现在OH^－和H₂O作用下的解离都遵循羟基进攻羰基机理, OH^－作用下是一个经四面体中间体阴离子的无位垒过程, H₂O作用下有相对高的活化能(165.36 kJ/mol). H₃O^＋作用下是先形成阳离子产物的S_N1过程, 并没有发现遵循两种综合的解离情形. 同时, 羟基化产物异构化为终致癌物B, C, D是一个相对容易进行的过程.     

Gas-Phase cationization and protonation of neutrals generated by matrix-assisted laser desorption

The ionization mechanisms involved in matrix-assisted ultraviolet laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) were studied with a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. When protonated or cationized quasimolecular ions generated by MALDI are not extracted promptly, their abundance is a function of the delay time between laser irradiation and ion extraction, maximizing at an optimum delay time (DTM) of a few hundred nanoseconds. The ion abundance at DTM exceeds that of prompt extraction by a factor of 2 or more. Increasing the cation density near the sample surface reduces the DTM, whereas increasing the desorption laser irradiance has the opposite effect. The enhancement suggests extensive gas-phase ion-molecule reactions after irradiation by the desorption laser has ceased.     

π-CONJUGATED OLIGOMERS IN SUPRAMOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND THEIR OPTOELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS

Functional organic molecular materials and conjugated oligomers or polymers now allow the low-cost fabrication of thin films for insertion into new generations of electronic and optoelectronic devices. The performance of these devices relies on the understanding and optimization of several complementary processes. Our goal is to discuss the relationship between the molecular stacking structures and their optoelectronic properties that are of importance in all these areas. The concept of intermolecular interaction should be taken here in the special sense that is inter-dipole coupling. Specifically, we will address the impact of inter-dipole interaction between adjacent molecules in aggregate state on the solid-state emission properties.     

Two New Steroidal Glycosides from Fermented Leaves of Agave americana

Two new spirostanol glycosides named agamenoside A and B, ere isolated from the fermented leaves of Agave americana. Their structures were elucidated as (23S,25R)-5α-spirostan-3β,6α，23－triol 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→3)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-[β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→3)]-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-galactopyranoside(1) and (25R)-5α-spiro-stan-3β,6α-diol 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-[β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→3)]-β-D-glucopyra-nosyl-(1→4)-β-D-galactopyranoside(2) by a combination of chemical and spectral methods.     

Cu掺杂对LaMnO3催化剂的结构和催化氧化性能的影响

采用非晶态多核配合的方法合成了La1-xCuxMnO3(x=0、0.05、0.1、0.2、0.3、0.4、0.5)系列催化剂, 并用X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)、比表面测定仪(BET)等手段对催化剂的微观结构进行了表征. 研究了Cu掺杂对钙钛矿结构及其对CO催化氧化发光性能及催化氧化CO、CH4性能的影响规律. 结果表明, 当x≤0.1 时, Cu掺杂仍可形成单相的钙钛矿结构; 当x>0.1时, 过量掺杂的Cu以CuO杂相存在. Cu掺杂可改善La1-xCuxMnO3催化剂对CO和CH4的催化氧化活性. 经700 ℃焙烧3 h制备的La0.9Cu0.1MnO3催化剂具有最高CO催化氧化活性(T100%=170 ℃), 该结果与CO催化氧化发光结果一致.而La0.95Cu0.05MnO3催化剂对CH4的催化氧化活性最高(T95%=705 ℃).     

Synthesis of （2R,4R）—2—N—tert—Butyloxycarbonyl Amino—4,5—epoxido—valeric Acid Methyl Ester

The stereoselective synthesis of (2R,4R)-2-N-tert-butyloxycarbonyl amino-4,5-epoxido-valeric acid methyl ester 8,which is the key intermediate for the synthesis of (2′S,2R)-3-trans-nitrocyclopropyl-alanine,was first accomplished.     

新型二氢色原酮拼接多环吡咯螺环氧化吲哚类化合物的 无催化剂合成及其抗白血病活性

以取代的3-羧酸活化色酮、靛红与消旋脯氨酸为原料，乙腈为溶剂，依次经1,3-偶极子[3+2]环加成和脱羧反应，合成了8个新型的二氢色原酮拼接多环吡咯螺环氧化吲哚类化合物 (3a~3h)，产率68%~87%, dr值15/1~20/1,其结构经¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR和HR-MS（ESI-TOF）表征。采用MTT法研究了3a~3h对人白血病细胞(K562)的体外抑制活性。结果表明：化合物3d,3f, 3g对K562具有一定的抑制活性(IC₅₀=46.3~69.4 μmol·L^-1)。