Effect of the Terminal Acceptor Unit on the Performance of Non-Fullerene Indacenodithiophene Acceptors in Organic Solar Cells

Four acceptor–donor–acceptor (A–D–A)-type molecules bearing indacenodithiophene as donating central core and various end-capping acceptor units have been designed and synthesised as n-type materials suitable for organic solar cells (OSCs). The studied optical and electrochemical properties supported by theoretical calculations revealed that the nature and the strength of the terminal groups exert a decisive influence on the polymer bulk-heterojunction OSC performance.     

Wetting, Bonding and Interfacial Energy of Nanocrystalline Metal Particles on Crystalline DCH Polymer and Amorphous Carbon Substrates

Experimental results concerning the interaction between a variety of nanocrystalline metals (gold, silver, nickel and chromium) and both crystalline polymer [poly-DCH (1,6-di (N-carbazolyl)-2,4-hexadiene)] and amorphous carbon substrates, are presented and analyzed. Attention is focused on aspects of the interaction that concern interfacial bonding, its correlation with the cohesive energies of the various metals and the energy of the interfaces. Experimental contributions include qualitative estimates of the magnitude of interfacial energies for the crystalline polymer/metal and amorphous carbon/metal interfaces and a direct measurement of the interfacial energies for gold and silver nanocrystals deposited on the amorphous carbon substrate. The sequence of interfacial energy values for the polymer/metal and amorphous carbon/metal systems is also determined. The interfacial energies for both the poly-DCH and amorphous carbon substrates decreases in the order silver, gold, nickel, and chromium, as expected from cohesive energy, melting point and surface energy data for these elements. The crystalline polymer/metal interfaces were examined for the presence of orientation relationships using selected area diffraction and optical diffractometry of high-resolution TEM images. No orientation relationships were found for any of the polymer/metal combinations spanning a large range of metal reactivities. Lack of atomic matching or some as yet unknown surface condition on the polymer may be responsible for this effect.     

一种基于遗传算法的肽/蛋白质结合模式虚拟筛选建模技术

“合理”QSAR模型是指在了解配体与受体相互作用模式的前提下建立定量构效关系, 这样避开了传统做法仅仅依靠样本集分子自身信息来构建预测模型的诸多弊端. 本文将此思想应用于肽/蛋白质亲和活性的研究当中, 借助于遗传算法作为虚拟受体结合靶点及相互作用模式的筛选手段得到了一种新的建模技术: 肽/蛋白质结合模式遗传虚拟筛选(genetic virtual screening of combinative mode for peptide/protein, GVSC). 该法成功解决了“合理”QSAR研究中的难题, 即大多数情况下受体结构未知而难以了解配基与之发生的结合方式. 分别使用58个血管紧张素转化酶, 18个Camel抗体蛋白cAb-lys3双位点突变残基对GVSC加以检验, 其结果表明GVSC能够较好地阐明配基与受体之间的作用机理, 并能得到优于传统方法的QSAR模型.     

Synthesis and Structure–Activity Relationship Studies of Benzimidazole-4,7-dione-Based P2X3 Receptor Antagonists as Novel Anti-Nociceptive Agents

P2X3 receptors (P2X3R) are ATP-gated ion channels predominantly expressed in C- and Aδ-fiber primary afferent neurons and have been introduced as a novel therapeutic target for neurological disorders, including neuropathic pain and chronic cough. Because of its localized distribution, antagonism of P2X3R has been thoroughly considered, and the avoidance of issues related to CNS side effects has been proven in clinical trials. In this article, benzimidazole-4,7-dione-based derivatives were introduced as a new chemical entity for the development of P2X3R antagonists. Starting from the discovery of a hit compound from the screening of 8364 random library compounds in the Korea Chemical Bank, which had an IC₅₀ value of 1030 nM, studies of structure–activity and structure–property relationships enabled further optimization toward improving the antagonistic activities as well as the drug’s physicochemical properties, including metabolic stability. As for the results, the final optimized compound 14h was developed with an IC₅₀ value of 375 nM at P2X3R with more than 23-fold selectivity versus P2X2/3R, along with properties of metabolic stability and improved solubility. In neuropathic pain animal models evoked by either nerve ligation or chemotherapeutics in male Sprague-Dawley rats, compound 14h showed anti-nociceptive effects through an increase in the mechanical withdrawal threshold as measured by von Frey filament following intravenous administration.     

2-氰基-3-甲硫基-3-苄氨基丙烯酸取代苯氧乙酯的合成及其除草活性

基于D1蛋白结构模型,设计并合成了一系列2-氰基-3-甲硫基-3-苄氨基丙烯酸取代苯氧乙酯,结构经¹HNMR、元素分析和IR确证.生物活性结果表明,化合物显示出较好的Hill反应抑制活性;而酯基部分的乙氧乙氧基被苯氧乙氧基取代后,活性有所下降,其原因可能是苯环分散了β-氧原子上的电荷密度,使之与Ser268的结合力降低,这进一步证实了Ser268位点的重要性.同时实验结果证明,苯环上的取代基对化合物活性有一定影响.     

全权、常驻公使与钦差—津约谈判前后的中英职衔对等与邦交平等翻译问题

1858年《天津条约》谈判前后,全权问题和钦差驻京成为中英交涉的核心问题,一度成为谈判延宕的症结所在。英方将全权代表额尔金的职衔Plenipotentiary译作“钦差全权大臣”,同时将Resident Minister译作“钦差”,均引发清廷上下极大抵触。18世纪末19世纪初,英方只能妥协接受马戛尔尼和阿美士德的职衔被译作“贡使”;情势翻转后,先是璞鼎查的职衔在第一次鸦片战争时期译为“钦奉全权大臣”,到第二次鸦片战争时期,额尔金的职衔则更进一步译成“钦差全权大臣”。汉译“钦差全权大臣”使得Plenipotentiary的含义生发了显著变化−经过英方在翻译上的操纵,指向了英文的Plenipotentiary + Imperial Commissioner的叠合。英方如此翻译,表面上看是为争取或表明英中两国谈判代表地位上的对等或平行,反映出英方自马戛尔尼访华始追求邦交平等或均势的意图,实际上却创制了新的身份不对等关系,折射出中英实力此消彼长的现实。历时地看,英方追求词语对等努力虽先后遭到乾隆帝和咸丰帝的抵制,但其成果最终经过不平等条约确定与固化下来,使得刚刚开启的中英外交关系陷入了新的不平等境地。中国在由英国人主导的条约外交体系中,陷入了与英国新不平等地位的尴尬境地。