Continuous separation of maslinic and oleanolic acids from olive pulp by high‐speed countercurrent chromatography with elution‐extrusion mode

In this work, a continuous high‐speed countercurrent chromatography method has been developed on the basis of elution‐extrusion mode and this method was successfully applied to the separation of maslinic and oleanolic acid from the extract of olive pulp. In the process of ‘elution’, the sample solution was continuously loaded into the column and the maslinic acid was steadily eluted out in this step while highly retained oleanlic acid always stayed in the column. In the process of ‘extrusion’, the oleanlic acid was pushed out of the column with the stationary phase. In this way, we achieved a large sample loading. A total of 120 mL sample solution (about 89.55% of the column volume) which contains 600 mg olive pulp extract was pumped in the apparatus by a constant‐flow pump and the maslinic and oleanolic acids were largely separated within 120 min. Both of these two compounds presented high yields and high purities (271.6 mg for maslinic acid with 86.7% and 83.9 mg oleanolic acids with 83.4%).     

Preparation of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester from fish oil ethyl esters by continuous batch chromatography

Fish oils are rich in eicosapentaenoic acid, which has the wide‐ranging biological activities. The rapid and efficient separation of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester from fish oils ethyl ester is still regarded as a challenge. In this study, we described an effective and flexible chromatography for eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester preparation, named continuous batch chromatography, which combined the batch chromatography with the continuous chromatographic operation mode. After continuous batch chromatography experiment, the recovery of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester was 82.01%, the average relative purity and the relative highest purity of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester were 97.82 and 98.98%. The productivity of continuous batch chromatography was 5.48 times higher than that of batch chromatography, while the solvent consumption of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester was 78% of the batch chromatography. This study provided a reference for the separation of the targeted chemical component from multi‐component mixtures.     

A Metal–Organic Supramolecular Box as a Universal Reservoir of UV,WL, and NIR Light for Long‐Persistent Luminescence

Long persistent luminescence (LPL) materials have a unique photophysical mechanism to store light radiation energy for subsequent release. However, in comparison to the common UV source, white‐light (WL) and near‐infrared (NIR) excited LPL is scarce. Herein we report a metal–organic supramolecular box based on a D–π–A‐type ligand. Owing to the integrated one‐photon absorption (OPA) and two‐photon absorption (TPA) attributes of the ligand, the heavy‐atom effect of the metal center, as well as π‐stacking and J‐aggregation states in the supramolecular assembly, LPL can be triggered by all wavebands from the UV to the NIR region. This novel designed supramolecular kit to afford LPL by both OPA and TPA pathways provides potential applications in anti‐counterfeiting, camouflaging, decorating, and displaying, among others.     

Highly stable polyoxometalate‐resorcin[4]arene‐based inorganic‐organic complexes for catalytic oxidation desulfurization

Self‐assembly of a resorcin[4]arene‐based ligand (TMR4A) with metal salts and H₃PMo₁₂O₄₀·xH₂O offers two isostructural complexes, namely, [Ni₂Cl(TMR4A)₂(CH₃CN)₂]·[PMo₁₂O₄₀]·4CH₃CN ( 1 ) and [Co₂Cl(TMR4A)₂(CH₃CN)₂]·[PMo₁₂O₄₀]·4CH₃CN ( 2 ). In both 1 and 2 , one Cl^? anion bridges two metal cations, and each metal cation is further chelated by four 2‐mercaptopyridine N‐oxide groups of one TMR4A, producing a [M₂Cl(TMR4A)₂]³⁺ dimer (M = Ni or Co). The negative [PMo₁₂O₄₀]^3? as a counter‐anion balances the positive charge. Markedly, 1 and 2 exhibit high stability in aqueous solutions with different pH values and in organic solvents. Remarkably, the efficient heterogeneous catalytic capability for oxidative desulfurization was studied by suing 1 and 2 as recycled catalysts. Moreover, the electrochemical behaviors of the two compounds were discussed as well.     

Synthesis,characterization, and electrochemistry of monophosphine‐containing diiron propane‐1,2‐dithiolate complexes related to the active site of [FeFe]‐hydrogenases

Five monophosphine‐substituted diiron propane‐1,2‐dithiolate complexes as the active site models of [FeFe]‐hydrogenases have been synthesized and characterized. Reactions of complex [Fe₂(CO)₆{μ‐SCH₂CH(CH₃)S}] ( 1 ) with a monophosphine ligand tris(4‐methylphenyl)phosphine, diphenyl‐2‐pyridylphosphine, tris(4‐chlorophenyl)phosphine, triphenylphosphine, or tris(4‐fluorophenyl)phosphine in the presence of the oxidative agent Me₃NO·2H₂O gave the monophosphine‐substituted diiron complexes [Fe₂(CO)₅(L){μ‐SCH₂CH(CH₃)S}] [L = P(4‐C₆H₄CH₃)₃, 2 ; Ph₂P(2‐C₅H₄N), 3 ; P(4‐C₆H₄Cl)₃, 4 ; PPh₃, 5 ; P(4‐C₆H₄F)₃, 6 ] in 81%–94% yields. Complexes 2 – 6 have been characterized by elemental analysis, spectroscopy, and X‐ray crystallography. In addition, electrochemical studies revealed that these complexes can catalyze the reduction of protons to H₂ in the presence of HOAc.     

A series of fluorenone-carbazole based regioisomers as bipolar host materials for efficient organic light emitting diodes

A series of fluorenone-carbazole based regioisomers (1–4) have been synthesized and applied as host materials for red OLEDs to investigate the effect of different connection configuration on the optoelectronic properties, charge transport capability and device performance. The optoelectronic properties, thermal stability, redox behaviors and charge transport characteristics of these four compounds were fully characterized. These four hosts demonstrated high thermal stability, bipolar charge transport properties and good EL performance. Although these four compounds demonstrated similar HOMO and LUMO energy levels, the twisted structure of 1 led to the smallest singlet-triplet energy gap, which could account in part for the observation of its better EL performance.     

高碱煤含钠矿物沉积层的高温熔融及多相反应过程分析

采用纯矿物试剂模拟燃用高碱煤时炉内受热面典型的灰沉积层化学组成,利用热机械分析（TMA）、TG-DSC分析、高温煅烧实验结合XRD、SEM-EDS表征方法研究了不同Na₂SO₄含量灰沉积层的高温熔融过程及矿物间的多相反应机理。结果表明,掺混Na₂SO₄后沉积层熔化特征温度显著降低,Na₂SO₄的主要反应途径与掺混比例有关,当掺混比低于20%时,Na₂SO₄与SiO₂、CaO、Al₂O₃反应主要转变为CaSO₄和钠的硅铝酸盐;掺混比大于40%时则主要与CaSO₄生成低熔点的钠钙复合硫酸盐。富Na₂SO₄沉积层颗粒在800℃时开始黏结;900-950℃时,霞石、钠长石等钠的硅铝酸盐发生低温共熔,同时Na₂SO₄和CaSO₄生成的复合硫酸盐开始熔融,逐渐形成液相;1200-1250℃时,镁黄长石与含钙矿物发生强烈共熔,温度超过1300℃后矿物完全熔融成为自由液相。     

Pt/CeL重整催化剂的制备及其石脑油芳构化性能

为克服常规氧化铝重整催化剂氯离子流失及其对设备的腐蚀等问题,通过离子交换法制备了Ce~(3+)改性的L分子筛,采用浸渍法制备了Pt/CeL重整催化剂;用XRD、N_2吸附-脱附、NH_3-TPD和Py-FTIR等手段对载体和催化剂进行了表征,并以硫含量为0.50μg/mL的工业精制石脑油为原料,在固定床微型反应装置上评价了Pt/CeL催化剂的重整芳构化性能。结果表明,Ce~(3+)离子交换可提高载体的酸量和酸强度,而不会破坏L分子筛的骨架结构;Ce~(3+)改性后的Pt/CeL催化剂其重整芳构化性能明显提高,活性与选择性达到氧化铝型商业重整催化剂的水平,说明适当的酸性对重整催化剂芳构化反应有显著的促进作用。     

Hyphenone A,the first 3,3-diisoprenylated bicyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols as Cav3.1 T-type calcium channel inhibitor from Hypericum henryi

Hyphenone A (1), a new type of bicyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols (BPAPs) featured with an unprecedented 3,3-diisoprenylated 1,3,5-trione core, were characterized from the roots of Hypericum henryi together with two new congeners (hyphenones B–C, 2–3) and five known biosynthetic related PPAPs. Biogenetically, 1 should be derived from a novel 3,3,5,5-tetraisoprenylated MPAPs precursor. Their structures were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic data and X-ray diffraction. Moreover, 1–3 were identified as the first PPAPs type Ca_v3.1 T-type calcium channel (TTCC) inhibitors, with IC₅₀ values of 7.07, 6.19, and 5.47 μM, respectively.