High-dimensional zinc porphyrin nanoframeworks as efficient radiosensitizers for cervical cancer

Radiotherapy is widely used clinically, but the toxic and side effects of nonselective killing of high-energy radiation limit its application. Finding biocompatible materials to assemble radiotherapy sensitizers and studying their sensitization patterns are of great significance for the clinical application. Here, biocompatible zinc porphyrin was chosen as sub-unit to construct various dimensional coordination frameworks. By employing top-down approach, suitable nanoframeworks with various dimensional zinc porphyrin were synthesized as radiosensitizers. The experimental data showed that high-dimensional zinc porphyrin nanoframeworks exhibit higher X-ray response performance.     

Organocatalytic enantioselective construction of bicyclic γ-butrolactones

An enantioselective organo-catalyzed reaction of furanones with α,β-unsaturated ketones has been established herein, which provides an efficient access to chiral bicyclic γ-butyrolactones in good yields, enantioselectivities and diastereoselectivities. Further transformations of product are demonstrated. A diamine mediated catalytic cycle is proposed.