Expected and unexpected results from combined beta-hairpin design elements

A model beta-hairpin dodecapeptide [EFGWVpGKWTIK] was designed by including a favorable D-ProGly Type II' beta-turn sequence and a Trp-zip interaction, while also incorporating a beta-strand unfavorable glycine residue in the N-terminal strand. This peptide is highly folded and monomeric in aqueous solution as determined by combined analysis with circular dichroism and 1H NMR spectroscopy. A peptide representing the folded conformation of the model beta-hairpin [cyclic(EFGWVpGKWTIKpG)] and a linear peptide representing the unfolded conformation [EFGWVPGKWTIK] yield unexpected relative deviations between the CD and 1H NMR spectroscopic results that are attributed to variations in the packing interactions of the aromatic side chains. Mutational analysis of the model beta-hairpin indicates that the Trp-zip interaction favors folding and stability relative to an alternate hydrophobic cluster between Trp and Tyr residues [EFGYVpGKWTIK]. The significance of select diagonal interactions in the model beta-hairpin was tested by rearranging the cross-strand hydrophobic interactions to provide a folded peptide [EWFGIpGKTYWK] displaying evidence of an unusual backbone conformation at the hydrophobic cluster. This unusual conformation does not appear to be a result of the glycine residue in the beta-strand, as replacement with a serine results in a peptide [EWFSIpGKTYWK] with a similar and seemingly characteristic CD spectrum. However, an alternate arrangement of hydrophobic residues with a Trp-zip interaction in a similar position to the parent beta-hairpin [EGFWVpGKWITK] results in a folded beta-hairpin conformation. The differences between side chain packing of these peptides precludes meaningful thermodynamic analysis and illustrates the caution necessary when interpreting beta-hairpin folding thermodynamics that are driven, at least in part, by aromatic cross strand interactions.     

Preparation and structural characterization of a hexanuclear molybdenum (II) cluster containing carboxylate ligands (Bu4N)2[Mo6(μ3-Cl)8(O2CMe)6]

The hexamolybdenum cluster complex [Mo₆(₃-Cl)₈(O₂CMe)₆]^2–, 1 was isolated as the Bu₄N⁺ salt in 71% yield from the reaction of (Bu₄N)₂[Mo₆(₃-Cl)₈Cl₆] with AgO₂CMe in CH₂Cl₂ solvent. The compound was characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The cluster contains an octahedral arrangement of six molybdenum atoms with eight chloride ligands bridging the eight trianglar faces and six carboxylate ligands terminally coordinated through one oxygen atom to each of the six molybdenum atoms. Crystal data: space group =P2₁/n,a=10.713(3)Å,b=14.43(1)Å,c=21.919(4)Å, =94.37(2)°,Z=2, 1965 reflections,R=0.036.     

Conversion of phenyl-substituted cyclopentadienes to pyrylium cations

Phenyl-substituted cyclopentadienes are proved to form phenylated pyrylium cations in the presence of silver(I) perchlorate by insertion of an oxygen atom into the cyclopentadiene-ring. Three phenylated pyrylium compounds, [(Ph(5)C(5)O(+))(ClO(4)(-))](2)(CH(2)Cl(2)) (1), Ag(ClO(4))(H(2)O)(Ph(4)HC(5)O(+)) (ClO(4)(-)) (2), and (Ph(3)H(2)C(5)O(+))(ClO(4)(-)) (3) have been synthesized and characterized. A possible reaction pathway and formation mechanism of the pyrylium cation are proposed and discussed.     

Ni^2—交换蒙脱石中的镍物种及焙烧温度影响研究

对一组自制Ｎｉ＾２＋交换蒙脱石样品中镍物种的存在在形及焙烧温度影响进行了ＴＰＲ和ＸＲＤ考察结果表明，样品中镍负载量等于或小于Ｎｉ＾２＋的交换量时，镍主要以难还原听可交换性阳离子Ｎｉ（ＯＨ）＾ｑ＋ｘ和易还原的自由态镍Ｎｉ（ＯＨ）２或ＮｉＯ两种形式存在。     

新型化合物[Ni(en)3]2[Ni(en)2(H2O)2][As6V15O42]·4H2O晶体的水热合成与表征

金属氧酸盐因其在医药临床、工业催化、功能材料等方面的广泛应用而引起人们的关注[1～6], 其中, 有关钒化学的研究一直很活跃, 钒具有与钼、钨明显不同的结构特性, 钒可以采取VO4, VO5和VO6方式配位, 同时, 钒的价态可以是+3, +4和+5价. 由于钒可采取多种配位方式及多种价态, 与钼酸盐和钨酸盐相比, 钒酸盐更具有结构柔顺性, 同时易形成低价或混合价态物种.在以往的文献中, 有关P-V-O体系多金属氧酸盐的水热合成的研究已有大量的报道[7], 在常规溶液合成中, 人们已对As-V-O体系进行了相对深入的研究, 而有关水热合成的研究报道却很少, 已见报道的砷钒化合物有K6*6H2O[8,9], 4-[10], 6-[11](X=SO2-3, SO2-4, H2O). 为了探究水热条件下As-V-O体系的反应特性, 我们开展了这方面的研究工作, 并取得了突破性进展. 本文采用中温水热技术合成了含有机基团的砷矾超分子化合物2**4H2O, 探讨这类化合物的非线性光学性质、催化性质及其它功能特性将是一个非常有意义的研究领域.     

聚合硫酸铁絮凝剂碱度的测定

聚合硫酸铁(PFS)是一种新型高效无机高分子絮凝剂,近年来在生产、生活用水和废水处理上得到日益广泛的应用。PFS的主要成分为碱式硫酸铁的聚合物,化学式可表示为[Fe_2(OH)_n(SO_4)_(3-n/2)]m,其中,n<2,m>10.分子式中的羟基为分子聚合提供氢键,并使PFS具有宽广的pH应用范围。因此,碱度是聚合硫酸铁絮凝剂生产和使用的一个重     

Boosting the synthesis of value-added aromatics directly from syngas via a Cr2O3 and Ga doped zeolite capsule catalyst

Even though the transformation of syngas into aromatics has been realized via a methanol-mediated tandem process, the low product yield is still the bottleneck, limiting the industrial application of this technology. Herein, a tailor-made zeolite capsule catalyst with Ga doping and SiO₂ coating was combined with the methanol synthesis catalyst Cr₂O₃ to boost the synthesis of value-added aromatics, especially para-xylene, from syngas. Multiple characterization studies, control experiments, and density functional theory (DFT) calculation results clarified that Ga doped zeolites with strong CO adsorption capability facilitated the transformation of the reaction intermediate methanol by optimizing the first C–C coupling step under a high-pressure CO atmosphere, thereby driving the reaction forward for aromatics synthesis. This work not only reveals the synergistic catalytic network in the tandem process but also sheds new light on principles for the rational design of a catalyst in terms of oriented conversion of syngas.

The single-pass conversion of syngas into para-xylene was realized using a bifunctional catalyst Cr₂O₃/Ga-ZSM-5@SiO₂. The Ga species facilitates the methanol consumption process by C–C coupling optimization, enhancing the yield of the target aromatics.     

Preparation of weak cation exchange packings based on monodisperse poly(glycidyl methacrylate-<Emphasis Type="Italic">co</Emphasis>-ethylene dimethacrylate) beads and their chromatographic properties

The monodisperse, macroporous poly(glycidyl methacrylate- co-ethylene dimethacrylate) beads were synthesized by a single-step swelling and polymerization method. Based on this media, a weak cation exchange (WCX) stationary phase for HPLC was synthesized by a new chemically modified method. The prepared resin has advantages for biopolymer separation, high column efficiency, low column backpressure, high protein mass recovery, and good resolution for proteins. The measured bioactivity recovery for lysozyme was 98+/-5%. The dynamic protein loading capacity of the WCX packings was 17.3 mg g(-1). The experimental results show that the synthesized WCX resin has very weak hydrophobicity.