Latest ArticlesDensity functional theory calculations have been performed to investigate the nickel-catalyzed [3 + 2] cycloaddition of cyclopropenones and α, β-unsaturated ketones. The computations show that the overall catalytic cycle consists of four major steps, including: (1) C-C oxidative addition of the cyclopropenone to afford the four-membered nickelacycle, (2) isomerization, (3) migratory insertion via a 4, 1-insertion fashion, and (4) C-C reductive elimination to deliver the [3 + 2] cycloaddition product. The enantioselectivity is mainly attributed to the π-π interaction between the diphenylcyclopropenone moiety and the phenyl substituent of the oxazoline ring of the ligand. The chemoselectivity of the C = O versus C = C insertion was rationalized in terms of the steric effect.
Antibiotics such as sulfonamides are widely used in agriculture as growth promoters and medicine in treatment of infectious diseases. However, the release of these antibiotics has caused serious environmental problems. In this paper, photocatalytic oxidation technology was used to degrade sulfadiazine (SDZ), one of the typical sulfonamides antibiotics, in UV illuminated TiO2 suspensions. It was found that TiO2 nanosheets (TiO2-NSs) with exposed (001) facets exhibit much higher photoreactivity towards SDZ degradation compared to TiO2 nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs) with a rate constant increases from 0.017 min-1 to 0.035 min-1, improving by a factor of 2.1. Under the attacking of reactive oxygen species (ROSs) such as superoxide radicals (O2–) and hydroxyl radicals (OH), SDZ was steady degraded on the surface of TiO2-NSs. Based on the identification of the produced intermediates by LC–MS/MS, possible degradation pathways of SDZ, which include desulfonation, oxidation and cleavage, were put forwards. After UV irradiation for 4 h, nearly 90% of the total organic carbon (TOC) can be removed in suspensions of TiO2-NSs, indicating the mineralization of SDZ. TiO2-NSs also exhibits excellent stability in photocatalytic degradation of SDZ in wide range of pH. Even after recycling used for 7 times, more than 91.3% of the SDZ can be efficiently removed, indicating that they are promising to be practically used in treatment of wastewater containing antibiotics.
Three phthalide-derived analogues, oxaspiroangelioic acids A–C (1–3), were isolated as minor components of an aqueous extract of the Angelica sinensis root heads (guitou). Oxaspiroangelioic acids A and B were racemates separated into enantiomers by chiral HPLC. Their structures including absolute configurations were determined by spectroscopic data analysis, single crystal X-ray diffraction, exciton chirality method and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculation. These compounds share an undescribed carbon skeleton, for which biosynthetic pathways are proposed. Compound 1 and its enantiomers showed almost identical activity inhibiting Tandem of P domains in a weak inwardly rectifying K+ channel 1 (TREK-1).
In this work, nitric oxide absorption process by using ferrate(Ⅵ)/urea was proposed. The respective influences of the four factors including pH value, ferrate(Ⅵ) concentration, urea concentration, and the temperature and the interactive function of them on nitric oxide absorption were investigated with the response surface methodology (RSM) by central composite design (CCD). The proposed model system showed good consistency with the experiment results, by a correlated coefficient ( R2) of 0.9875. In addition, the interactive influences between any two variables were elaborated through analysis of response surface. The optimal parameters were found at pH of 7.1, reaction temperature of 43.8 ℃, urea concentration of 6.3 wt%, ferrate(Ⅵ) concentration of 4.4 mmol/L for 85.2% NO absorption. Finally, N-containing product analysis shows that nitric oxide was primarily transformed to N2 and NO3−.
A magnesium doped ferrihydrite-humic acid coprecipitation (Mg-doped Fh-HA) was synthesized by coprecipitation method. The removal of heavy metals such as Pb(Ⅱ) and Cd(Ⅱ) was assessed. The isotherms and kinetic studies indicated that the Mg-doped Fh-HA exhibited a remarkable Pb(Ⅱ) and Cd(Ⅱ) sorption capacity (maximum 120.43 mg/g and 27.7 mg/g, respectively.) in aqueous solution. The sorption of Pb(Ⅱ) and Cd(Ⅱ) onto best fitted pseudo-second-order kinetic equation and Langmuir model. The adsorption mechanism of Mg-doped Fh-HA on Pb(Ⅱ) and Cd(Ⅱ) involves surface adsorption, surface complexation and surface functional groups (such as carboxyl group, hydroxyl group). In addition, ion-exchange and precipitation cannot be ignored. The Mg-doped Fh-HA is a low-cost and high-performance adsorption material and has a wide range of application prospects.
Electrochemical heterogeneous catalytic ozonation (E-catazone) is a promising and advanced oxidation technology that uses a titanium dioxide nanoflower (TiO2-NF)-coated porous Ti gas diffuser as an anode material. Our previous study has highlighted that the importance of the TiO2-NF coating layer in enhancing OH production and rapidly degrading O3-resistant drugs. It is well known that the properties of TiO2-NF are closely related to its sintering temperature. However, to date, related research has not been conducted in E-catazone systems. Thus, this study evaluated the effect of the sintering temperature on the degradation of the O3-resistant drug para-chlorobenzoic acid (p-CBA) using both experimental and kinetic modeling and revealed its influence mechanism. The results indicated that the TiO2-NF sintering temperature could influence p-CBA degradation and OH production. TiO2-NF prepared at 450 ℃ showcased the highest p-CBA removal efficiency (98.5% in 5 min) at a rate of 0.82 min-1, and an OH exposure of 8.41 × 10-10molL-1s. Kinetic modeling results and interface characterization data revealed that the sintering temperature could alter the TiO2 crystallized phase and the content of surface-adsorbed oxygen, thus affecting the two key limiting reactions in the E-catazone process. That is, ≡TiO2 surface reacted with H2O to form TiO2-(OH)2, which then heterogeneously catalyzed O3 to form OH. Consequently, E-catazone with a TiO2-NF anode prepared at 450 ℃ generated the highest surface reaction rate (5.00 × 10-1 s-1 and 4.00 × 10-3 L mol-1 s-1, respectively), owing to its higher anatase content and adsorbed oxygen. Thus, a rapid O3-TiO2 reaction was achieved, resulting in an enhanced OH formation and a highly effective p-CBA degradation. Overall, this study provides novel baseline data to improve the application of E-catazone technology.
Gastric ulcers are one of the most common stomach diseases that often accompanied by inflammation, congestion, edema, scar tissue formation, and pyloric obstruction. Fiberoptic endoscopy and X-ray analysis of the upper GI tract have become the diagnostic procedure of choice for patients. However, conventional diagnosis technology is either invasive or radioactive. Herein, a novel CD-MOF NIR-II fluorophore (GPs-CH1055) was developed. The relative fluorophore intensity was largely consistent at various media and pH buffers, and it can swell into gel particles in solvents and be completely expelled from the gastrointestinal tract without being assimilated. GPs-CH1055 has been further evaluated in vivo, and exhibited strong retention effect on the gastric ulcer sites, bright NIR-II signals with high spatial and temporal resolution. Therefore, GPs-CH1055 shows great promise for realizing real-time gastric ulcer imaging and diagnosis.
Nanozymes are nanomaterials with enzyme-like activities that efficiently overcome the drawbacks of natural enzymes in biosensing, detection, and biomedical fields, and they are the most widely used artificial enzymes. Owing to their excellent catalytic characteristics, biocompatibility, and environmental favorability, carbon-dots-based (CDs) nanozymes have inspired a research upsurge. However, no review focusing on CDs nanozymes has been published, even though substantial advances have been achieved. Herein, the advances, catalytic activities, and applications of CDs nanozymes are highlighted and summarized. In addition, the critical issues and challenges of researching nanozymes are discussed. We hope that this review will broaden the horizons of nanozymes and CDs nanozymes, as well as promote their development.
Since the sulfur(VI) fluoride exchange reaction (SuFEx) was introduced by Sharpless and co-workers in 2014, this new-generation click chemistry has emerged as an efficient and reliable tool for creating modular intermolecular connections. Sulfonyl fluorides, one of the most important sulfur(VI) fluoride species, have attracted enormous attention in diverse fields, ranging from organic synthesis and material science, to chemical biology and drug discovery. This review aims to introduce seminal and recent progresses on the synthetic methods of sulfonyl fluorides, which include aromatic, aliphatic, alkenyl, and alkynyl sulfonyl fluorides. While not meant to be exhaustive, the purpose is to give a timely overview and insight in this field, and stimulate the development of more efficient synthetic methods of sulfonyl fluorides.
We report a Pd-catalyzed halocyclization of unactivated 1, 6-diynes with N-bromosuccinimide (NBS). This approach produces stereo-defined dibromo substituted dihydropyrans, tetrahydropyridines, and 3-methylene cyclohexenes with exocyclic double bond appendages in mostly good yields. Copper salt was found to be a useful Lewis acid in this reaction. Mechanistically, a formal anti-carbopalladation and a bromide radical promoted PdII-PdIII-PdI-PdII catalytic cycles were proposed to be involved in the formation of the dibromo-substituted products. Further functionalization of the dihydropyran derivatives underwent B(C6F5)3-catalyzed ring opening, and reduction afforded dibrominated 1, 3-dienes with excellent stereoselectivity.
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