The First Rotational Isomers of Stable Selenobenzaldehydes and their η1-Tungsten Complexes

The first rotational isomers of stable selenoaldehydes are synthesized by deselenation of cyclic polyselenides having an efficient steric protection group, 2, 4, 6-tris[bis(trimetylsilyl)methyl]phenyl (Tbt). Reactions of these selenoaldehydes with W(CO)₅.THF gives the corresponding η¹-selenoaldehyde tungsten complexes, the structures of which are established by X-ray crystallography.     

十六烷基三羟乙基溴化铵促进1-辛烯氢甲酰化水/有机两相反应研究

研究了水/有机两相体系中表面活性剂十六烷基三羟乙基溴化铵(CTHAB)对Rh/TPPTS (TPPTS: 三[间-磺酸钠基苯基]膦)催化的1-辛烯氢甲酰化反应的促进作用, 初步证实了CTHAB分子中的羟基可与催化活性物种的铑之间发生配位. 与传统表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)相比, 表面活性剂CTHAB的添加不仅加速了水/有机两相1-辛烯氢甲酰化反应, 而且提高了成醛的正/异比, 促进作用明显. 在 [Rh]=0.8 mmol/L, [TPPTS]/[Rh]=40, [CTHAB]=4.0 mmol/L, 90 ℃, 0.5 MPa, 1.5 h时, 生成醛的TOF为497 h^-1, 正/异比(L/B)可达25.6. 催化剂经7次循环后, 反应活性和成醛正/异比无明显下降. 该催化体系对不同长链烯烃氢甲酰化反应同样具有促进作用.     

2-氨基对苯二甲酸根及2-咪唑烷酮构筑的镉(Ⅱ)配位聚合物的合成、晶体结构及荧光性质

以一种尿素的衍生物2-咪唑烷酮为溶剂,采用脲热法合成了一个新的配位聚合物[Cd(NH₂bdc)(e-urea)]_n(1)(H₂NH₂bdc为2-氨基对苯二甲酸,e-urea为2-咪唑烷酮),并对其结构和荧光性质进行了研究。单晶结构分析结果表明,标题化合物的中心镉(Ⅱ)离子分别与2-氨基对苯二甲酸根配体的羧基氧原子和溶剂氧原子配位形成七配位的变形五角双锥结构。相邻的中心镉(Ⅱ)离子通过溶剂氧原子和配体羧基基团的连接,形成无限的一维链。这些一维的链进一步通过2-氨基对苯二甲酸根配体的连接最终形成了具有一维孔道的三维框架结构。研究表明,该化合物在室温下能发出较强的蓝色荧光。     

Syntheses,Structures, Luminescent Properties and Photocatalytic Activities of Two Lead（II） Compounds

Two lead（ll） compounds, [Pb（qlc）（phen）2（NO3）]e-H20 （1） and [Pb（qlc）z（phen）]-3H20 （2） （Hqlc = quinoline-3-carboxylic acid, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline）, were synthesized and charac- terized by elemental analysis, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, IR and thermogravimetric analysis. Crystal 1 is of monoclinic, space group C2/c with a = 25.246（5）, b = 12.543（3）, c = 18.917（4） A, β = 105.77（3）°, V= 5765（2） A3, Z = 4, C68H46N12OllPb2, Mr = 1621.53, Dc = 1.886 g.cm-3,/.t（MoKa） = 5.912 mm-1, F（000） = 3152, GOOF = 1.080, the final R = 0.022 and wR = 0.0571 for 4822 observed reflections （1 〉 2a（/））. Crystal 2 is oftriclinic, space group Pi with a = 8.7883（10）, b = 11.7031 （13）, c = 15.9320（17） A, a = 69.9400（10）, fl = 78.9780（10）, 7 = 79.1650（10）°, V = 1497.4（3） A3, Z = 2, C32H26NaO7Pb, Mr. = 785.71, Dc = 1.729 g.cm-s, p（MoKa） = 5.688 mm-1, F（000） = 756, GOOF = 1.106, the final R = 0.0313 and wR = 0.088 for 59i5 observed reflections （1 〉 2σ（I））. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that 1 exhibits a two-dimensional （2D） layer based on π-π stacking interactions between phen. Simultaneously, the adjacent 2D layers are assembled via π-π stacking interactions between phen and quinoline tings into a 3D supramolecular structure. The zero- dimensional structure of 2 is also further extended by π-π interactions to form a 2D supramolecular layer. Furthermore, these two compounds exhibit photoluminescence at room temperature in the solid state and their photocatalytic activities have been studied by degradation methylene blue.     

Structure-Activity Relationship, Cytotoxicity and Mode of Action of 2-Ester-substituted 1,5-Benzothiazepines as Potent Antifungal Agents

Our studies examined the structural features responsible for the antifungal activity of 2-ethoxycarbonyl-1,5- benzothiazepine （7a）. Three series of 1,5-benzothiazepine derivatives were synthesized and screened for their antifungal activity. The results suggested that the ethoxycarbonyl group at the 2 position and the imine moiety on the seven-membered ring are essential for activity. The most potent of the synthesized analogues （7a, 7b） were further studied by evaluating their cytotoxicity and mode of action （for 7a）. The results showed that compounds 7a and 7b were relatively safe for BV2 cells, but compound 7a interfered with Cryptococcus neoformans cell wall integrity by increasing the chitinase activity. Therefore, compound 7a was considered safe as an antifungal agent for animal cells.     

Three Isomeric Chiral Metal-organic Frameworks Determined by Different Halogen Ions

Three isomeric metal-organic frameworks,[Cd2（X）（btc）（DMA）3]n（X = Cl（1）,Br（2）,I（3）,H3btc =1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid and DMA = N,Nˊ-dimethylacetamide）,have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis,infrared spectra（IR）,thermogravimetric（TG） analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.Single-crystal X-ray analysis reveals that compounds 1–3 crystallize in the orthorhombic P212121 space group,and feature a three-dimensional（3D） extended framework containing dinuclear [Cd2（COO）3] units as the secondary building units（SBUs）.Topological analysis reveals that compounds 1–3 can be simplified into a 3-connected srs topological network.     

Amperometric biosensor based on reductive H2O2 detection using pentacyanoferrate-bound polymer for creatinine determination

Pentacyanoferrate-bound poly(1-vinylimidazole) (PVI[Fe(CN)₅]) was selected as a mediator for amperometric creatinine determination based on the reductive H₂O₂ detection. Creatinine amidohydrolase (CNH), creatine amidohydrolase (CRH), sarcosine oxidase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), and PVI[Fe(CN)₅] were crosslinked with poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether (PEGDGE) on a glassy carbon (GC) electrode for a creatinine biosensor fabrication. Reduction current was monitored at −0.1 V in the presence of creatinine and O₂. It is revealed that PVI[Fe(CN)₅] is suitable as a mediator for a bioelectrocatalytic reaction of POD, since PVI[Fe(CN)₅] neither reacts with reactants nor works as an electron acceptor of SOD. The amounts of PVI[Fe(CN)₅], PEGDGE, and enzymes were optimized toward creatinine detection. Nafion as a protecting film successfully prevented the enzyme layer from interferences. The detection limit and linear range in creatinine determination were 12 μM and 12–500 μM (R² = 0.993), respectively, and the sensitivity was 11 mA cm⁻² M⁻¹, which is applicable for urine creatinine tests. The results of the creatinine determination for four urine samples measured with this proposed method were compared with Jaffe method, and a good correlation was obtained between the results.     

A sensitive DNA biosensor based on a facile sulfamide coupling reaction for capture probe immobilization

A novel DNA biosensor was fabricated through a facile sulfamide coupling reaction. First, the versatile sulfonic dye molecule of 1-amino-2-naphthol-4-sulfonate (AN-SO₃⁻) was electrodeposited on the surface of a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) to form a steady and ordered AN-SO₃⁻ layer. Then the amino-terminated capture probe was covalently grafted to the surface of SO₃⁻-AN deposited GCE through the sulfamide coupling reaction between the amino groups in the probe DNA and the sulfonic groups in the AN-SO₃⁻. The step-by-step modification process was characterized by electrochemistry and attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy. Using Ru(NH₃)₆³⁺ as probe, the probe density and the hybridization efficiency of the biosensor were determined to be 3.18 × 10¹³ strands cm⁻² and 86.5%, respectively. The hybridization performance of the biosensor was examined by differential pulse voltammetry using Co(phen)₃^3+/2+ (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) as the indicator. The selectivity experiments showed that the biosensor presented distinguishable response after hybridization with the three-base mismatched, non-complementary and complementary sequences. Under the optimal conditions, the oxidation peak currents of Co(phen)₃^3+/2+ increased linearly with the logarithm values of the concentration of the complementary sequences in the range from 1.0 × 10⁻¹³ M to 1.0 × 10⁻⁸ M with a regression coefficient of 0.9961. The detection limit was estimated to be 7.2 × 10⁻¹⁴ M based on 3σ.     

Development of a rapid method for the simultaneous separation and determination of 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol and its N- and O-glucuronides in human urine by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

Determination of the tobacco-specific nitrosamine metabolite 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL) and its N- and O-glucuronides (NNAL-N-Gluc and NNAL-O-Gluc) is important for toxicology analysis of tobacco smoke induced carcinogenicity and the understanding of detoxification mechanisms of the carcinogenic nitrosamine in humans. But previously reported indirect measurement methods involving enzymolysis and base treatment steps were tedious and time-consuming. In this work, a direct measurement method for simultaneous determination of urinary NNAL, NNAL-N-Gluc and NNAL-O-Gluc by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) in a single run was developed for the first time without the need to perform enzymatic or base hydrolysis. Urine samples were purified using dichloromethane and further extracted by solid-phase extraction. Then they were analyzed by LC–MS/MS operated in electrospray positive ionization mode. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a Phenomenex Kinetex PFP column within 6 min. The proposed method was validated and the results demonstrated that the method can produce satisfactory recoveries and reproducibility for the analytes. The applicability of this newly developed method was investigated for the simultaneous analysis of the three metabolites in smokers’ urine and the obtained results were comparable to those detected using the conventional enzymolysis method.     

The use of a polymer inclusion membrane in a paper-based sensor for the selective determination of Cu(II)

A disposable paper-based sensor (PBS) is described for the determination of Cu(II) in natural and waste waters at approximately 2 cents per measurement. The device makes use of a polymer inclusion membrane (PIM) to provide the selectivity for Cu(II). The PIM consists of 40 wt% di(2-ethlyhexyl) phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) as the carrier, 10 wt% dioctyl phthalate (DOP) as a plasticizer, 49.5 wt% poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) as the base polymer and 0.5 wt% (m m⁻¹) 1-(2′-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol (PAN) as the colourimetric reagent. High selectivity under mildly acidic conditions (HCl, pH 2.0) is achieved for Cu(II) in the presence of frequently encountered metal ions in natural and waste waters such as Fe(III), Al(III), Zn(II), Cd(II), Pb(II), Ca(II), Mg(II), and Ni(II).