Efficient Method for the Elongation of the N‐Acetylglucosamine Unit by Combined Use of Chitinase and β‐Galactosidase

A novel strategy for the regio‐ and stereoselective synthesis by two enzymatic steps of oligosaccharides having an N‐acetylglucosamine unit at the nonreducing end was developed. The first step involves a chitinase‐catalyzed highly selective β‐N‐acetyllactosamination of an oligosaccharide acceptor with a 4,5‐dihydrooxazole derivative of N‐acetyllactosamine as the glycosyl donor. The usage of a transition‐state‐analogue substrate for the chitinase under basic conditions allows the reaction to proceed only in the synthetic direction while suppressing hydrolysis of the product in aqueous media. Several chitinase mutants also catalyzed the glycosylation efficiently under neutral conditions. The second step is a regioselective cleavage of the glycosidic bond between the terminal galactose unit and the adjacent N‐acetylglucosamine unit by the action of a β‐galactosidase. This constitutes a very useful method to add an N‐acetylglucosamine unit to the nonreducing end of chito‐ and cello‐oligosaccharide derivatives in a regio‐ and stereoselective manner.     

Ribbons of hydrogen‐bonded rings in the 1:2 complex of pyromellitic acid and di­methyl sulfoxide

In the title complex, pyromellitic acid–di­methyl sulfoxide (1/­2), C₁₀H₆O₈·2C₂H₆OS, mol­ecules of pyromellitic acid (1,2,4,5‐benzene­tetra­car­box­ylic acid) and di­methyl sulfoxide, the latter being well ordered, are linked to each other by O—­H⃛O hydrogen bonds. The formula unit displays crystallographic inversion symmetry. The packing consists of ribbons of hydrogen‐bonded rings that can be described by graph set C(10)R(18).     

Recent advances and perspectives on supramolecular radical cages

Supramolecular radical chemistry has been emerging as a cutting-edge interdisciplinary field of traditional supramolecular chemistry and radical chemistry in recent years. The purpose of such a fundamental research field is to combine traditional supramolecular chemistry and radical chemistry together, and take the benefit of both to eventually create new molecules and materials. Recently, supramolecular radical cages have been becoming one of the most frontier and challenging research focuses in the field of supramolecular chemistry. In this Perspective, we give a brief introduction to organic radical chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, and the emerging supramolecular radical chemistry along with their history and application. Subsequently, we turn to the main part of this topic: supramolecular radical cages. The design and synthesis of supramolecular cages consisting of redox-active building blocks and radical centres are summarized. The host–guest interactions between supramolecular (radical) cages and organic radicals are also surveyed. Some interesting properties and applications of supramolecular radical cages such as their unique spin–spin interactions and intriguing confinement effects in radical-mediated/catalyzed reactions are comprehensively discussed and highlighted in the main text. The purpose of this Perspective is to help students and researchers understand the development of supramolecular radical cages, and potentially to stimulate innovation and creativity and infuse new energy into the fields of traditional supramolecular chemistry and radical chemistry as well as supramolecular radical chemistry.

This Perspective summarizes the recent developments of supramolecular radical cages including the design and synthesis of radical cages, their interesting host–guest spin–spin interactions and applications in radical-mediated/catalyzed reactions.     

甲醇在二氧化钛上的光化学性质与表面结构的相关性

通过双光子光电子的方法探测了TiO₂(011)-(2×1) 和TiO₂(110)-(1×1)表面的光催化氧化甲醇的性质. 在吸附了甲醇的二氧化钛(011)和(110)界面处探测到了一个费米能级以上2.5 eV的电子激发态,该电子激发态可作为测试二氧化钛界面还原性的探针使用. 利用此探针在甲醇/TiO₂(011)-(2×1)和甲醇/TiO₂(110)-(1×1)界面探测到了一个随光照时间的电子激发态信号变化,这一变化可以归于光催化生成的表面羟基对界面还原性的影响. 由此得出的光催化氧化甲醇的速率TiO₂(110)-(1×1)比TiO₂(011)-(2×1)快了大约11.4倍. 这可能由于表面原子结构排布的原因不同. 本工作不仅介绍了一个利用双光子光电子能谱探测到的甲醇/TiO₂界面电子结构的细节特征,还揭示了表面结构对二氧化钛光反应性质的重要影响.     

光栅周期包含的Bragg层数对Bragg型凹面衍射光栅的影响

单个衍射光栅周期所包含的Bragg周期层数是连续Bragg齿型凹面衍射光栅的主要参数之一,该参数可改变光栅齿结构,对凹面衍射光栅的分辨力.自由光谱范围及衍射效率有重要影响.本文通过理论分析与仿真模拟,对比了4种不同层数的Bragg型凹面衍射光栅的特性参数.研究结果表明:在衍射光栅尺寸不变的情况下,改变单个光栅周期包含的Bragg周期层数不会显著提高器件主衍射级次的分辨力;单个光栅周期包含的Bragg周期层数与光栅可衍射的级次数成正相关.单周期层数的Bragg凹面衍射光栅的主衍射级次效率最高,其可衍射的级次数最少,且其他衍射级次分散的能量最少;增加单个光栅周期所包含的Bragg周期层数会降低主衍射级次的自由光谱范围.该研究对于设计低插损、高分辨率、宽工作波段的波分复用器或光栅光谱仪具有重要的指导意义.     

百万帧频中波红外图像传感器研究

设计了一款64×64面阵规格、片上集成存储器的超高速红外焦平面数字读出集成电路,将其与中波红外焦平面探测器芯片进行了互连,成功研制出超高速64×64中波红外图像传感器.实验结果表明,所研制超高速红外图像传感器的帧频达到1 MHz,存储深度为100帧,对黑体温度呈现近似线性响应,具有优于3.6K的温度分辨率.     

两种二茂铁甲基二氧大环多胺的电化学性质

利用循环伏安法对我们新设计合成的两种二茂铁甲基二氧大环多胺化合物——１－二茂铁甲基－１,４,８,１１－四氮杂环十三烷－５,７－二酮（简称ＦｃＣＨ２Ｌ１）和１－二茂铁甲基－１,４,７,１１,１４－五氮杂环十六烷－３,１５－二酮（简称ＦｃＣＨ２Ｌ２）——的电化学性质进行了研究,包括酸碱度的影响以及它们对Ｚｎ２＋,Ｃａ２＋,Ｃｄ２＋,Ｃｕ２＋,Ｎｉ２＋,Ｃｏ２＋等金属离子的电化学响应情况．在乙醇和水的混合溶剂体系中化合物ＦｃＣＨ２Ｌ１对Ｎｉ２＋具有选择性络合,而化合物ＦｃＣＨ２Ｌ２对高氧化态的Ｎｉ３＋有稳定作用     

~（60）C_oγ射线辐射制备SE－30交联毛细管柱及应用

在不用引发剂的条件下，辐射制备出交联度达７０％，并具有塔板数高，适合高温使用的ＳＥ—３０交联毛细管柱子，并讨论了辐射剂量对交联度的影响     

A Surface Femtosecond Two-Photon Photoemission Spectrometer for Excited Electron Dynamics and Time-Dependent Photochemical Kinetics

搭建了一套研究金属和金属氧化物表面的超快激发态电子动力学和光化学动力学的飞秒双光子光电子能谱仪. 该装置将半球形电子能量分析仪和成像技术相结合,同时测量光电子的能量和角度分布.通过Mach-Zehnder干涉仪测量时间分辨的双光子光电子能谱获得超快激发电子态的动力学信息. 这一功能在Cu(111)上得到了证实. 另外还发展了一个通过实时测量双光子光电子能谱来研究表面光化学的方法,并成功应用到CH₃CH₂OH/TiO₂(110)体系. 研究表明,只有将两种方法结合起来才能正确地研究光诱导的表面激发共振的动力学.