Molecular features related to the binding mode of PPARδ agonists from QSAR and docking analyses

Diabetes affects approximately 4% of world’s population and metabolic syndrome has been directly related to obesity. There is a class of nuclear receptors, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs), which controls the metabolism of carbohydrates and lipids. It has been considered an attractive target to treat diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Accordingly, the primary objective of this study was to employ molecular modelling techniques to understand the factors involved in PPARδ activation. The QSAR models obtained showed good internal and external consistency and presented good validation coefficients (QSAR: q² = 0.83, r² = 0.87; HQSAR: q² = 0.73, r² = 0.90; CoMFA: q² = 0.88, r² = 0.94). The selected properties and the contour maps described the possible interactions between the PPARδ receptor and its agonists. From these findings, it is possible to propose molecular modifications to design new compounds with improved biological properties.     

Chiral Pd-catalyzed enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reaction of indoles with γ,δ-unsaturated β-keto phosphonates

The catalytic enantioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction promoted by chiral palladium complexes is described. The treatment of indoles with γ,δ-unsaturated β-keto phosphonates under the mild reaction conditions afforded the corresponding Friedel-Crafts alkylation adducts with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee).     

中温复合固体电解质SDC-LSGM的制备和性能

采用甘氨酸-硝酸盐法分别制备了Ce0.85Sm0.15O2-δ(SDC)与La0.9Sr0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3-δ(LSGM)两种电解质材料, 并用固相混合法将两种材料按不同质量比(SDC与LSGM的质量比分别为9∶1, 8∶2, 5∶5)混合制备复合电解质材料. 采用交流阻抗技术对样品的电学性能进行研究. 实验结果表明, SDC与LSGM的质量比为9∶1(SL91)时, 样品具有较高的电导率, 在350—800 ℃温度范围内其电导率均比SDC的高. 以复合电解质为支撑体, 以Sm0.5Sr0.5CoO3 为阴极、NiO/SDC 为阳极制成单电池, 测试结果显示, 在800 ℃时以SL91为电解质的单电池的最大输出功率密度为0.25 W/cm2, 最大电流密度为1.06 A/cm2. 在电池的工作温度区间(600—800 ℃)内以复合材料为电解质的单电池的开路电压比以SDC为电解质的高.