Regioselectivity in Lewis acids catalyzed X-H (O, S, N) insertions of methyl styryldiazoacetate with benzyl alcohol, benzyl thiol, and aniline

Different from Rh(II) catalysts, X-H (X = O, S, N) insertion of methyl styryldiazoacetate catalyzed by Lewis acids including Cu(I), Cu(II) and Ag(I) complexes occurred at γ-position preferably. Only (E)-isomer was observed in the reactions. This method provides an alternative for the synthesis of γ-hydroxyl or γ-amino acid derivatives.     

DFT study of the conductance of molecular wire:The effect of coupling geometry and intermolecular interaction on the transport properties

The density functional theory (DFT) combining with the non-equilibrium Green functions (NEGF) method is applied to the study of the electronic transport properties for a Di-thiol-benzene (DTB) molecule coupled to two Au(111) surfaces. The dependence of the transport properties on the bias, the coupling geometry of the molecule-electrode interface, and the intermolecular interaction are examined in detail. The results show that the existence of the hydrogen atom at the end of the DTB molecule would significantly decrease the transmission coefficients, and then the differential conductance (dI/dV). By changing the position of the DTB molecule located between two electrodes a maximum value of calculated current is observed. It is also found that the intermolecular interaction will strongly influence the transport properties of the system studied.     

Infrared Responsive Choline Phosphate Lipids for Synergistic Cancer Therapy

Choline phosphate lipids have been designed and developed as new-generation zwitterionic nanocarriers with excellent biocompatibility and bioorthogonality to provide a more programmable performance for cancer therapy. However, there is a lack of spatiotemporal and reversible control for drug release at target tumor cells, which can lead to severe adverse effects to normal tissue and discounted treatment outcome. Here, light-inducible Lip-cRGDfk/ICG/Dox liposomes were developed for synergistic cancer therapy. ICG can effectively convert light energy into selective heating in a local environment upon laser irradiation, thus inducing thermal ablation of tumor cells, and further reversibly trigger the spatiotemporal release of anticancer drugs (Dox) at tumor cells due to the conformation transformation of CP lipids to synergistically kill tumor cells. That Lip-cRGDfk/ICG/Dox exhibited a significant improvement for breast cancer therapy in vitro and in vivo is also demonstrated, thus it can serve as an efficient platform to noninvasively and spatiotemporally control the activation of cytotoxicity at tumor cells for precision cancer therapy.     

Facile fabrication of pomponlike microarchitectures of lanthanum molybdate via an ultrasound route

Pomponlike La₂(MoO₄)₃ microstructures assembled with single-crystalline nanoflakes have been facilely fabricated via a surfactant-assisted ultrasound route for the first time. Various synthesis conditions were examined, such as the surfactant concentration, the molecular structure of surfactants, and the pH value. The obtained pomponlike microstructures were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), (field-emission) scanning electron microscopy [(FE)SEM], transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms. It has been revealed that a minimum concentration of sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) was required for the formation of pomponlike La₂(MoO₄)₃ microstructures. When the SDS concentration is above 0.02 mol L⁻¹, the pomponlike microstructures become more perfect, and the size is also increased with the increasing SDS concentration. Under the same sonication, similar pomponlike microstructures were obtained when a cationic surfactant, cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), was used instead of the anionic surfactant SDS, indicating that the hydrophobic alkyl chains are an important factor for the formation of the pomponlike La₂(MoO₄)₃ microstructures. It is also found that the pomponlike La₂(MoO₄)₃ microstructures can only be obtained within an optimal pH range of 8.0–9.0 under sonication. Based on TEM, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and solubilization experiment, a formation mechanism of pomponlike La₂(MoO₄)₃ microstructures was proposed, in which the collaborative action of surfactants and sonication plays a key role. Furthermore, the porosity of the pomponlike La₂(MoO₄)₃ microstructures were discussed.     

Calcium ion pinned vanadium oxide cathode for high-capacity and long-life aqueous rechargeable zinc-ion batteries

Science China Chemistry - Rechargeable aqueous zinc ion batteries (ZIBs), with the easy operation, cost effectiveness, and high safety, are emerging candidates for high-energy wearable/portable...     

柱前衍生高效液相色谱法测量碳酰肼的含量

建立了苯甲醛衍生测量碳酰肼产品纯度的高效液相色谱法。研究了流动相中pH值、流动相组成、衍生反应时间等因素对测定的影响。采用KromasilC18(250mm×4.6mm,5μm)色谱柱,流动相为乙腈5mmol/L磷酸盐缓冲溶液,流速1mL/min,检测波长310nm,在8min内可完成分析。碳酰肼与苯甲醛在室温下衍生30min后可直接测量。此方法操作简单、快速;方法检出限为0.13mg/L;回收率为105%;RSD<1%,用于碳酰肼产品的纯度分析,结果令人满意。     

贵金属Au冷却过程中结构及能量变化的分子动力学计算机模拟

通过分子动力学方法,研究了不同冷速下贵金属Au在温度2000～300K的冷却过程中微观结构的变化特点。结果发现,冷却速度对Au的微观结构产生重要影响。采用偶关联函数和键对分析技术对原子局域团簇结构进行分析,并考察了冷却过程中原子势能随温度的变化,比较了Au的微观结构转变与能量变化的对应关系,从能量转化的角度对冷却过程中Au的结构变化进行了说明。     

Flash memory effects based on styrene/maleimiade copolymers with pendant azobenzene chromophores

Two styrene/maleimiade copolymers with pendant azobenzene chromophores, poly(styrene-1-(4-phenylazo-phenyl)-pyrrole-2,5-dione) (PS-DP) and poly((4-vinyl-benzyl)-9H-carbazole-1-(4-phenylazo-phenyl)-pyrrole-2,5-dione) (PVCz-DP), were synthesized. The polymeric memory devices based on each of the two polymer films (ITO/Polymer/Al) show similar rewritable flash memory behaviors but different transition voltages. By introduction of carbazole groups in the polymer side chains, the voltage difference from OFF to ON state of ITO/PVCz-DP/Al is reduced obviously in comparison with that of ITO/PS-DP/Al, which is beneficial to the protection of devices. Both ITO/PS-DP/Al and ITO/PVCz-DP/Al show high stability under a constant stress or continuous read pulses voltage of 1.0 V. The memory mechanism is governed by space-charge limited conduction (SCLC) on the basis of the I–V curves of these fabricated memory devices. With excellent flash memory characteristics and simple processability, the memory devices fabricated with these two styrene/maleimiade copolymers have potential applications for the future electronic memory devices.