A novel thin-layer chromatography-based method for Brazilin quantification

JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC - Brazilin, a constituent of the Chinese medicine heartwood, exhibits pronounced anti-tumor effects. To date, brazilin quantification...     

类姜黄素-芳基钌配合物的合成、结构和光照激活抗癌活性

合成了3种含姜黄素衍生物(L¹~L³)和1,3,5-三氮杂-7-磷金刚烷(PTA)配体的芳基钌配合物[(η⁶-p-cymene)Ru(L)(PTA)]PF6(1~3,L=L¹~L³),通过X射线单晶衍射、核磁共振波谱、高分辨质谱、元素分析等方法表征了这些配合物的结构,并用MTT法研究了它们在λ>400 nm的光照辅助下对Hep G2人肝癌细胞的增殖抑制活性。结果表明,这3个配合物均为半三明治型结构;光辅助下,配合物抗癌活性明显提高,其中配合物3对HepG2细胞的IC50值从(60.3±1.1)μmol·L^-1降低至(45.0±6.1)μmol·L^-1。说明光照可以有效提高此类配合物的抗肿瘤活性。     

基于类salen配体的二苯基锡配合物的合成、抗肿瘤活性及其与DNA相互作用

利用类salen配体二苯乙二酮苯甲酰腙或二苯乙二酮水杨酰腙与二苯基二氯化锡反应,合成了2个二苯基锡配合物[(C_6H_5(O)C=N—N=C(Ph)—(Ph)C=N—N=C(O)—C_6H_5)_2SnPh_2(CH_3OH)]·3CH_3OH (1)和 [(o-OH—C_6H_4(O)C=N—N=C(Ph)—(Ph)C=N—N=C(O)—(o-OH—C_6H_4))_2SnPh_2(CH_3OH)]·CH_3OH (2),通过IR、~1H NMR、~(13)C NMR、~(119)Sn NMR、元素分析、HRMS 以及X射线单晶衍射等表征了配合物结构。测试了配合物1、2的热稳定性及其对癌细胞的体外抑制活性,发现配合物2对癌细胞NCIH460、HepG2、MCF7表现出略优的抑制活性。利用紫外可见吸收光谱、荧光猝灭光谱研究了配合物2与ct-DNA之间的相互作用,结果表明配合物以嵌入模式与DNA结合。     

碳量子点/纳米金@碳纳米管修饰电极同时检测鸟嘌呤和腺嘌呤

制备了一种碳量子点(CQDs)/金纳米颗粒(AuNPs)@羟基化多壁碳纳米管(MWCNT-OHs)复合膜修饰电极用于鸟嘌呤(GA)和腺嘌呤(AE)的同时检测.与裸电极和其它修饰电极相比,复合膜修饰电极能显著提高GA和AE的氧化峰电流及峰电位差,能够对GA和AE同时高灵敏检测.研究了GA和AE在复合膜修饰电极上的电化学行为,结果表明,在0.2 mol/L PBS(pH 7.0)中,GA和AE的氧化峰电流与浓度分别在1～200 μmol/L和2～80μmol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,检测限分别为0.9和1.8 μmol/L.将该修饰电极用于人体血清样品中GA和AE的同时电化学检测,加标回收率在90.4％～107.4％之间,证明了该修饰电极在生物样品分析领域的应用潜力.     

Recent advances in bismuth vanadate-based photocatalysts for photoelectrochemical water splitting

Photoelectrochemical(PEC) technology is considered to be a promising approach for solar-driven hydrogen production with zero emissions. Bismuth vanadate(BiVO_4) is a kind of photocatalytic material with strong photoactivity in the visible light region and appropriate band gap for PEC water splitting.However, the solar-to-hydrogen efficiency(STH) of BiVO_4 is far away from the 10% target needed for practical application due to its poor charge separation ability. Therefore, this review attempts to summarize the strategies for improving the photocurrent density and especially hydrogen production of BiVO_4 materials through PEC techniques in the last three years, such as doping nonmetal and metal elements, depositing noble metals, constructing heterojunctions, coupling with carbon and metalorganic framework(MOF) materials to further enhance the PEC performance of BiVO_4 photoanode. This review aims to serve as a general guideline to fabricate highly efficient BiVO_4-based materials for PEC water splitting.     

ZIF-derived mesoporous carbon materials prepared by activation via Na2SiO3 for supercapacitor

Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) derived carbonaceous materials have a wide range of applications in the fields of energy storage, catalysis, adsorption and separation, etc. Especially, zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) is an excellent candidate to synthesize porous carbon due to the large surface area and high nitrogen content. However, the dominated microporous structure of ZIF-8-derived carbon significantly hinders ionic mass transfer, limiting the improvement of performance. Herein, MOF-derived mesoporous carbon was prepared using ZIF-8 as carbon precursor and cheap sodium silicate (Na₂SiO₃) as activator. The introduction of Na₂SiO₃ created rich mesoporous structure and increased specific surface area, as well as the effects of pyrolysis temperature and Na₂SiO₃ dosage on performance was also investigated. The obtained ZIF-derived porous carbon exhibits good electrochemical performance with specific capacitance of 263 F/g at 1 A/g and excellent cycle life (96.07% after 10,000 GCD cycles) in supercapacitor. The use of cheap Na₂SiO₃ activator provides a new orientation for the preparation of MOF-derived carbons with rich pores, high surface area, and facilitates the large-scale application of MOF-derived carbons.     

Visible light induced tandem reactions: An efficient one pot strategy for constructing quinazolinones using in-situ formed aldehydes under photocatalyst-free and room-temperature conditions

A facile tandem route has been developed for constructing quinazolinones from various aminobenzamides and in-situ generated aldehydes. Visible light was found to play a dual role: first oxidizes the alcohol to the aldehyde and then facilitates its cyclization with o-substituted aniline. Furthermore, alcohols are perfect alternatives to aldehydes because they are greener, more available, more economical, more stable, and less toxic than aldehydes. The first reaction step continuously provides material for the second step, which effectively reduces loss through volatilization, oxidation, and polymerization of the aldehyde, while avoiding its toxicity. A variety of quinazolinones can be prepared in the presence of visible light without any additional photocatalyst. The developed synthesis protocol proceeds with the merits of mild conditions, broad substrate scope, operational simplicity, and high atom efficiency, with an eco-energy source under metal-free, photocatalyst-free, and ambient conditions.     

Synthesis and electrochemical properties of P2-Na<Subscript>2/3</Subscript>Ni<Subscript>1/3</Subscript>Mn<Subscript>2/3</Subscript>O<Subscript>2</Subscript>

The pure phase P2-Na_2/3Ni_1/3Mn_2/3O₂ was synthesized by a solid reaction process. The optimum calcination temperature was 850 °C. The as-prepared product delivered a capacity of 158 mAh g^?1 in the voltage range of 2–4.5 V, and there was a phase transition from P2 to O2 at about 4.2 V in the charge process. The P2 phase exhibited excellent intercalation behavior of Na ions. The reversible capacity is about 88.5 mAh g^?1 at 0.1 C in the voltage range of 2–4 V at room temperature. At an elevated temperature of 55 °C, it could remain as an excellent capacity retention at low current rates. The P2-Na_2/3Ni_1/3Mn_2/3O₂ is a potential cathode material for sodium-ion batteries.