Simultaneous determination of ropivacaine and antipyrine by high performance liquid chromatography and its application to the in vitro transplacental study

A simple and reliable RP-HPLC method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of ropivacaine and antipyrine in perfusate samples. Samples were analyzed on an ODS column with UV detection at 210 nm after liquid-liquid extraction. The mobile phase consisted of potassium dihydrogenphosphate (25 mM, adjusted to pH 5.0 with phosphoric acid)-acetonitrile (79:21, v/v). The method has been validated to be precise, accurate and linear. It has been applied to the investigation of placental transfer of ropivacaine via a dually perfused cotyledon model of human placenta in vitro.     

Tricyanometalate molecular chemistry: A type of versatile building blocks for the construction of cyano-bridged molecular architectures

Cyano-bridged molecule-based magnetic materials with reduced dimensionality, such as single-molecule magnets (SMMs) and single-chain magnets (SCMs), have attracted great research interest during the last decade. Among the cyano-based molecular precursors with ample coordinating capability, we note the ability of the tricyanometalate to link various metal ions lead to a wide diversity of structural architectures ranging from discrete polynuclear complexes to various one-dimensional (1D) assemblies. Some of them are promising cyano-bridged SMMs and SCMs. The use of capping tridentate organic ligands results in a number of clusters containing di-, tri-, tetra-, penta-, hexa-, octa-, fourteen-nuclear and various 1D metal-cyanide molecular architectures. Here we review the structural topologies of these complexes and their related magnetic properties, highlight typical examples, and point out the main possible directions that remain to be developed in this field. From the crystal engineering point of view, the compounds reviewed here should provide useful information for further design and investigation on this elusive class of cyano-bridged SMMs and SCMs.     

含均苯四甲酸二酰亚胺受体单元的共轭高分子的合成及其在有机太阳能电池上的应用

通过Stille反应合成了一系列含有均苯四甲酸二酰亚胺受体单元的共轭聚合物P1～P7.该系列聚合物在常见有机溶剂中溶解性良好,在370～600 nm范围内有较强吸收.通过循环伏安法测量其LUMO能级范围在-3.66～-3.90 eV之间,HOMO能级在-5.25～-6.17 eV之间,在同类分子中接近最低值.通过改变主链中噻吩单元的数量和给电子单元,可以调节分子的能隙,使其电化学能隙在2.45～1.55 eV范围内变化.将含均苯四甲酸二酰亚胺受体单元的P1～P7应用于有机太阳能电池中,作为给体材料与PC61BM共混制成本体异质结聚合物电池,器件开路电压普遍较高.其中基于均苯四甲酸二酰亚胺与二噻吩并噻咯的聚合物P7的器件,在AM 1.5 G,86 mW/cm2光照条件下,开路电压为0.72 V,短路电流为1.22 mA/cm2,能量转换效率为0.27%.     

Growth of Carbon Nanotubes over Ni Nano-particles Prepared in Situ by Reduction of La2NiO4 Oxides

Carbonnanotubes(CNTs),theallotropeofcarbon,haveattractedmuchspeculationfortheirextraordinarypropertiesandpotentialapplicationssincetheywerediscoveredl.NowthesynthesisofCNTsisoneofthechallengingissuesinthenewcarbonmaterialsfield.ThecatalyticproductionofCNTsissimplerandmorereproduciblethanothermethods2*3.Inthepresentwork,weobtainedgroWthofCNTsbycatalyticdisproportionationofCOoverNinano-particlespreparedbyreducingLa2NiO..Therareearthoxidescanpreventtransitionmetalfromagglomefatingandpromo…     

Theoretical prediction on HBeN− and HNBe− anions using multiconfiguration second‐order perturbation theory

The HBeN^? and HNBe^? anions have been investigated for the first time using the CASSCF, CASPT2, and DFT/B3LYP methods with the contracted atomic natural orbital (ANO) and cc‐pVTZ basis sets. The geometries of all stationary points along the potential energy surfaces were optimized at the CASSCF/ANO and B3LYP/cc‐pVTZ levels. The ground and the first excited states of HBeN^? are predicted to be X²Π and A²Σ⁺ states, respectively. It was predicted that the ground state of HNBe^? is X²Σ⁺ state. The A²Π state of HNBe^? has unique imaginary frequency. A bend local minimum M1 was found along the 1²A″ potential energy surface and the A²Π state of HNBe^? should be the transition state of the isomerization reactions for M1 ? M1. The CASPT2/ANO potential energy curves of isomerization reactions were calculated as a function of HBeN bond angle. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2010     

Crystallization behavior of isotactic propylene‐1‐hexene random copolymer revealed by time‐resolved SAXS/WAXD techniques

The crystallization behavior of isotactic propylene‐1‐hexene (PH) random copolymer having 5.7% mole fraction of hexene content was investigated using simultaneous time‐resolved small‐angle X‐ray scattering (SAXS) and wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXD) techniques. For this copolymer, the hexene component cannot be incorporated into the unit cell structure of isotactic polypropylene (iPP). Only α‐phase crystal form of iPP was observed when samples were melt crystallized at temperatures of 40 °C, 60 °C, 80 °C, and 100 °C. Comprehensive analysis of SAXS and WAXD profiles indicated that the crystalline morphology is correlated with crystallization temperature. At high temperatures (e.g., 100 °C) the dominant morphology is the lamellar structure; while at low temperatures (e.g., 40 °C) only highly disordered small crystal blocks can be formed. These morphologies are kinetically controlled. Under a small degree of supercooling (the corresponding iPP crystallization rate is slow), a segmental segregation between iPP and hexene components probably takes place, leading to the formation of iPP lamellar crystals with a higher degree of order. In contrast, under a large degree of supercooling (the corresponding iPP crystallization rate is fast), defective small crystal blocks are favored due to the large thermodynamic driving force and low chain mobility. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 48: 26–32, 2010     

Two Novel Sesquiterpenoids from the Roots of Ferula ferulaeoides (Steud.) Korov.

Two new sesquiterpenoids, ferulactones A and B ( 1 and 2 , resp.), have been isolated from the roots of Ferula ferulaeoides (Steud.) Korov . Their structures and relative configurations were established by analysis of spectroscopic data. Their absolute configuration was assigned by application of the CD technique.     

Ruthenium (II) polypyridyl complexes based on bipyridine and two novel diimine ligands with carrier-transporting unit: synthesis, photoluminescence and redox properties

A series of ruthenium (II) complexes, [Ru(bpy)₂L]X₂ (L = L1, L2; X = Cl⁻, PF₆⁻, SCN⁻), were synthesized based on bipyridine and two novel diimine ligands L1 and L2 (L1 = 1-(4-5′-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazolylphenyl)-2-pyridinyl-benzoimidazole, L2 = 1-(4-carbazolylphenyl)-2-pyridinylbenzimidazole); and the crystal structure of [Ru(bpy)₂L1]Cl₂ was also described. [Ru(bpy)₂(Pybm)]X₂ (Pybm = 2-(2-pyridine)benzimidazole) complexes were also prepared as reference samples. In the UV-vis absorption spectra there are one strong π → π* transition and two dπ (Ru) → π* transitions. By comparisons of photoluminescence properties between [Ru(bpy)₂L]X (L = L1, L2) and the reference complexes we find that the complexes with carrier-transporting groups of carbazole and oxadizole have the higher emission intensity and quantum efficiency. One reversible oxidation process in the range 0.80-1.00 V exists in each of the complexes which is assigned to the metal oxidation, [Ru(III)(bpy)₂L]²⁺ + e⁻?[Ru(II)(bpy)₂L]⁺.     

Five New C19‐Diterpenoid Alkaloids from Aconitum hemsleyanum

Five new C₁₉‐diterpenoid alkaloids, named hemsleyaconitines A–E ( 1 – 5 , resp.), were isolated from Aconitum hemsleyanum Pritz. By UV, IR, MS, 1D‐ and 2D‐NMR analyses, their structures were elucidated as 18‐dehydroxygeniculatine D ( 1 ), 6‐hydroxy‐14‐O‐veratroylneoline ( 2 ), 14‐O‐acetyl‐8‐ethoxysachaconitine ( 3 ), 18‐veratroylkaracoline ( 4 ) and 8‐O‐ethylaustroconitine B ( 5 ).