Synthesis,photophysical and NMR evaluations of thiourea-based anion receptors possessing an acetamide moiety

The synthesis and photophysical evaluation of three diaryl thiourea-based anion receptors (4–6) for comparison with their urea counterparts (1–3) is outlined. These anion receptors posses an acetamide functionality on one of the aryl groups and an electron-withdrawing CF₃ group on the other. By varying the position of the acetamide group, in the o-, m- and p-positions of 4–6, respectively, the anion binding ability was both tuneable and found to be, in some cases, significantly different from that seen for the urea analogues 1–3. The binding affinities of the receptors 4–6, as well as the binding stoichiometries, were evaluated using UV–vis absorption spectroscopy in MeCN. However, these receptors were not sufficiently emissive to quantify the anion recognition using fluorescence. The results confirmed strong binding of these receptors to anions such as fluoride, acetate, phosphate, pyrophosphate and chloride. Nevertheless, the overall results obtained did not conform to the anticipated trends seen for 1–3, which is most likely due to the enhanced binding affinity of the thiourea analogues 4–6. The binding interactions were also investigated by using ¹H NMR which confirmed that these receptors interacted with the anions in a stepwise manner, where the primary anion binding interaction occurred at the thiourea side, which led to an activation of the acetamide moiety towards the second anion binding interaction, an example of an allosteric activation mode.     

一种铽配合物用于水溶液中二甲硝咪唑和四环素的检测

选用(1,1'':3'',1″-三联苯)-3,3″,4'',5,5″,6''-六羧酸(H₆L)为配体,在溶剂热条件下,与Tb³⁺离子反应得到配合物[Tb (L)_0.5(H₂O)₂]·7H₂O (1)。通过单晶X射线衍射、粉末X射线衍射、红外光谱、元素分析、热重分析对该配合物的结构和组成进行了表征,同时,对其荧光性质进行了研究。结果表明:该配合物属于正交晶系,Cmca空间群,a=2.661 61(7) nm,b=1.421 03(4) nm,c=2.109 88(6) nm。拓扑计算表明配合物1是一个新颖的(6,6)-连接的三维网络结构,符号为(4⁸.6⁶.8)(4⁹.6⁶)。该配合物具有强的荧光发射,可以快速检测水溶液中的二甲硝咪唑和四环素且灵敏度高、检出限低、可回收性好。通过实验和密度泛函理论相结合,揭示了荧光猝灭机理。     

基于4-(2,4-二羧基苯氧基)邻苯二甲酸配体的锌配位聚合物的合成、结构及其荧光传感性能

基于H₄dpa和bpy(H₄dpa=4-(2,4-二羧基苯氧基)邻苯二甲酸,bpy=4,4''-联吡啶)为配体,在水热条件下设计、合成了金属锌配位聚合物(Zn-CP)[Zn(H₂dpa)(bpy)_1.5]_n (1),并用元素分析、红外光谱、X射线单晶衍射等对其进行了结构表征。在1中相邻Zn²⁺与H₂dpa^2-离子和bpy配位形成的一维双链结构,相邻的一维双链通过氢键作用扩展形成三维超分子网结构。荧光研究表明:1是一种灵敏度高、选择性好、多响应的荧光传感器,可用于农药和硝基爆炸物的检测。有趣的是,2,4,6-三硝基苯(TNP)和嘧霉胺(Pth)对1的荧光发射显示出明显的猝灭效果,而抑霉唑(Ima)对1有荧光增强效果。此外,通过紫外可见吸收光谱、荧光寿命以及X射线光电子能谱探究了1的荧光传感机理。     

Synthesis of New Glucosylated Porphyrins Bearing an α‐d‐Linkage

This paper presents the synthesis of two new glucosyl tritolylporphyrins in which the carbohydrate moiety is connected through a carboxymethyl glycosidic α‐D‐linkage. These compounds have been obtained by reaction between porphyrins bearing an amino function with a lactone prepared from the available disaccharide isomaltulose. The photocytotoxicity of these compounds against K562 human chronic myelogenous leukemia cells has been evaluated in comparison to Photofrin II.     

夜视战场环境视觉传感信息采集系统设计

夜视战场环境视觉传感信息的实时获取是跟踪夜视战场图像处理分析的前提,针对夜视战场环境的复杂特征,设计了夜视战场环境视觉传感信息采集系统,分析了系统的总体结构,系统硬件主要包括视觉传感器、传感器控制卡和扩展卡、图像采集与存储以及信号调理电路,给出了系统采集节点的程序设计流程以及传感信息采集的具体程序代码实现过程。实验结果说明,所设计系统可有效采集到夜间军事战场中的传感信息,并且具有较高的采集精度。     

Combining ferrocene,thiophene and a boronic acid: a hybrid ligand for reagentless electrochemical sensing of cis-diols

A redox-active affinity ligand suitable for reagentless sensing of cis-diols was synthesised and characterised. 4-[(Ferrocenylamino)methyl]thiophene-3-boronic acid (FcTBA) was allowed to interact with the model cis-diol, sorbitol. A discrete, cathodic shift of the redox potential was observed upon interaction of FcTBA with sorbitol thus providing simultaneous differentiation between the free and bound forms of this sensor molecule. Similar behaviour was observed also for FcTBA co-immobilised with thiophene in a mixed self-assembled monolayer on a gold electrode.     

Glucose detection at attomole levels using dynamic light scattering and gold nanoparticles

Glucose is directly related to brain activity and to diabetes.Therefore,developing a rapid and sensitive method for glucose detection is essential.Here,label-free glucose detection at attomole levels was realized by detecting the average diameter change of gold nanoparticles(AuNPs)utilizing dynamic light scattering(DLS).Single-strand DNA(ssDNA)adsorbed into the AuNPs’surfaces and prevented them from aggregating in solution that contained NaCl.However,ssDNA cleaved onto ssDNA fragments upon addition of glucose,and these fragments could not adsorb onto the AuNPs’surfaces.Therefore,in high-salt solution,AuNPs would aggregate and their average diameter would increase.Based on monitoring the average diameter of AuNPs with DLS,glucose could be detected in the range from 15 pmol/L to 2.0 nmol/L,with a detection limit of 8.3 pmol/L.Satisfactory results were also obtained when the proposed method was applied in human serum glucose detection.     

The Effect of Alkaline Addition in Hydrothermal Pretreatment of Empty Fruit Bunches on Enzymatic Hydrolysis Efficiencies

In general, lignocellulosic biomass contains three major components, namely lignin, hemicellulose and cellulose which are the polymers of C5 and C6 sugars. Thus, there is potential to utilize of this biomass for bioethanol production. The hydrolysis of cellulose into glucose was difficult due to the more fibrous nature and thus inhibit enzyme penetration into the cellulose. In order to solve this problem, hydrothermal pretreatment can be used for breaking the bonds within the lignin structure and increase the accessibility of enzyme into the cellulose. In this study, the effect of chemical addition, sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and calcium oxide (CaO) in hydrothermal pretreatment at 180 °C and 30 minutes reaction time of palm oil empty fruit bunches (EFB) on the enzymatic hydrolysis efficiencies was investigated. The enzymatic hydrolysis of hydrothermally pretreated EFB give the highest concentration of glucose at 0.67 g/L while the hydrothermally pretreated of EFB in the presence of NaOH gives the lowest glucose concentration 0.45 g/L.