Fe48Co52 Alloy Nanowire Arrays： Effects of Magnetic Field Annealing

The effects of magnetic field annealing on the properties of Fe48Co52 alloy nanowire arrays with various interwire distances （Di=30-60 nm） and wire diameters （Dw=22-46 nm） were investigated in detail. It was found that the array＇s best annealing temperature and crys- talline structure did not show any apparent dependence on the treatment of applying a 3 kOe magnetic field along the wire during the annealing process. For arrays with small Dw or with large Di, the treatment of magnetic field annealing also had no obvious influence on their magnetic performances. However, such a magnetic field annealing constrained the shift of the easy magnetization direction and improved the coercivity and the squareness obviously for arrays with large Dw or with small Di. The difference in the intensity of the effective anisotropic field within the arrays was believed to be responsible for this different variation of the array＇s magnetic properties after magnetic field annealing.     

High CO methanation activity on zirconia-supported molybdenum sulfide catalyst

In this study, different methods were used to prepare MoO3/ZrO2 catalysts for sulfur resistant methanation reaction. It was found that MoO3/ZrO2 catalyst prepared by one-step co-precipitation method achieved high methanation performance. CO conversion could reach up to 90% on 25 wt% MoO3/ZrO2 catalyst, much higher than that on the conventional 25 wt% MoO3/Al2O3 catalyst. The Mo-based catalysts were characterized by XRF, XRD, Raman, BET, TEM and H2-TPR etc. It was found that MoO3 particles were highly dispersed on ZrO2 support for 25 wt% MoO3/ZrO2 catalyst prepared at 65-85℃ because of its relatively larger pore size, which contributed to a high CO conversion. Meanwhile, when MoO3 loading exceeded the monolayer coverage, the formed crystalline MoO3 and ZrM020g might block the micropores of the catalyst and make the methanation activity declined. These results are useful for preparing highly efficient catalyst for CO methanation process.     

Determination of pK(a)'s for thymol blue in aqueous medium: evidence of dimer formation

Formation constants for recrystallized thymol blue were determined in water, using the SQUAD and SUPERQUAD programs. The best model correlating spectrophotometric, potentiometric and conductimetric data was fitted with the dissociation of HL⁻=L²⁻+H⁺−log K=8.918±0.070 and H₃L₂⁻=2L²⁻+3H⁺−log K=29.806±0.133 with the SUPERQUAD program at variable low ionic strength (1.5×10⁻⁴–3.0×10⁻⁴ M); and HL=L²⁻+H⁺−log K=8.9±0.000, H₃L₂⁻ =2L²⁻+3H⁺−log K=30.730±0.032, H₄L₂=2L²⁻+4H⁺−log K=32.106±0.033 with SQUAD at 1.1 M ionic strength.     

Sulfur/carbon composites prepared with ordered porous carbon for Li-S battery cathode

Ordered porous cabon with a 2-D hexagonal structure,high specific surface area and large pore volume was synthesized through a twostep heating method using tri-block copolymer as template and phenolic resin as carbon precursor.The results indicated the electrochemical performance of the sulfur/carbon composites prepared with the ordered porous carbon was significantly affected by the pore structure of the carbon.Both the specific capacity and cycling stability of the sulfur/carbon composites were improved using the bimodal micro/meso-porous carbon frameworks with high surface area.Its initial discharge capacity can be as high as 1200 mAh·g~(-1) at a current density of 167.5 mA·g~(-1)The improved capacity retention was obtained during the cell cycling as well.     

Study on structural characteristics and adsorption performance of ultrasonic treated Mn-containing sulfur transfer agent

To prepare manganese-containing spinel sulfur transfer agent with acid peptization, ultrasonic wave is used for the first time to modify the structure of sulfur transfer agent in this work. Mini fixed bed reactor was used to investigate the effect of ultrasonic power, time and temperature on the structure and oxidation adsorption performance of sulfur transfer agent and the adsorption kinetics and mechanism of SO2 were analyzed. SEM, TEM, XRD and N2 adsorption-desorption techniques were employed to characterize and analyse the function of sulfur transfer agent. The results indicated that manganese-containing spinel is a kind of promising sulfur transfer agent and exhibits higher sulfur capacity and desulfurization degree under the selected conditions of the ultrasonic wave power of 60%, and with the treatment period for 3 h at a temperature of 60 ℃.     

Improved Photovoltaic Performance of MEH-PPV/PCBM Solar Cells via Incorporation of Si Nanocrystals

We have studied the effect of silicon nanocrystals （SiNCs） as a third component on performance of organic bulk heterojunction solar cells composed of poly[2-methoxy,5-（2＇-ethylhexyloxy）-l,4-phenylene vinylene] （MEH- PPV）：[6,6]-phenyI-C61-butyric acid methyl ester （PCBM） blend film. By adding suitable amounts of SiNCs into MEH-PPV：PCBM blend, the device performance such as external quantum efficiency, short circuit current density （Js（）, and power conversion efficiency （PCE） improved. Incorporation of 2.5% SiNCs in the blend led to 13.6% improvement of Jsc, which in turn resulted in 18% improvement of PCE up to 2.28%. The improved performance was mainly due to the improvements both in the charge generation from the interface of MEH-PPV/SiNCs and the charge collection at the cathode.     

Preparation of TiO2 Nanocrystals/Graphene Composite and Its Photocatalytic Performance

TiO2 nanocrystals/graphene （TiO2/GR） composite are prepared by combining flocculation and hydrothermal reduction technology using graphite oxide and TiO2 colloid as precursors. The obtained materials are examined by scanning electron microscopy, transition electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, N2 adsorption desorption, and ultraviolet-visible diffuse spectroscopy. The results suggest that the presence of TiO2 nanocrystals with diameter of about 15 nm prevents GR nanosheets from agglomeration. Owing to the uniform distribution of TiO2 nanocrystals on the GR nanosheets, TiO2/GR composite exhibits stronger light absorption in the visible region, higher adsorption capacity to methylene blue and higher efficiency of charge separation and transportation compared with pure TiO2. Moreover, the TiO2/GR composite with a GR content of 30% shows higher photocatalytic removal efficiency of MB from water than that of pure TiO2 and commercial P25 under both UV and sunlight irradiation.     

Syntheses,Crystal Structures and Intermolecular Interactions of Cu（II） Complexes with Methyl- benzoic Acid （MBA） and 1,10-Phenanthroline

Two cupric complexes containing methylbenzoic acid have been prepared and crystallized by solvent evaporation method in DMF. The single-crystal X-ray crystallographic analysis reveals that they are dicaryon complexes. Complex I with formula of [Cu2（m- MBA）4DMF2] crystallizes in monoclinic with space group of P21/c and complex 2 with formula of [Cuz（o-MBA）ffo-phen）2]·NO3·H2O crystallizes in triclinic with space group of P I. The weak interactions including C-H...O hydrogen bonds, C-H…π interactions and π-π stacking in the structures of two complexes are observed from the X-ray crystallographic data. In addition, there are still classical hydrogen bonds in 2. The different strength of intermolecular interaction in the structure is reflected on their different thermal stability measured by thermal gravimetric analysis and 2D-1R correlation spectroscopy of two complexes. The study of weak interactions is meaningful to provide supporting data for supramolecular chemistry theory and potential applications in molecular biology.     

Two-Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy of the Photoproduct of π-Cyclopentadienyliron Dicarbonyl Dimer

Equilibrium photoproduct of 7r-cyclopentadienyliron dicarbonyl dimer [CpFe（CO）2]2 in non- polar solvent carbon tetrachloride （CC14） is investigated using time-resolved 2D IR spec- troscopy. One of the several possible visible-light-driven photoreaction pathways is confirmed and the product is found to contain a di-carbonyl group that exhibits quantum beating be- tween two equivalent transitions in time-resolved 2D IR spectra, which turns out to be the anti-symmetric and symmetric stretching of the terminal carbonyl stretching modes of CpFe（CO）2C1. This is the main product and its reaction pathway involves radical formation, followed by chloride addition. Quantum-chemistry computations support these experimental results. Our results indicate that 2D IR method can be used to identify in situ structures and dynamics of chemical species involved in condensed-phase chemical reactions.     

含对苯氧基联接链的羧酸盐Gemini表面活性剂合成及胶团化特性

合成了含对苯氧基联接链的羧酸盐Gemini表面活性剂,研究了其胶团化特性.结果表明,该羧酸盐Gemini表面活性剂具有很低的cmc值,给出了cmc-T(温度)以及lncmc-(m+1)(烷烃链长)的回归方程.计算了胶团化的热力学函数变化,证实胶团化过程来自熵驱动,并表现出焓/熵补偿现象,在所考察的系列中,以(m+1)=11的胶团最为稳定.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Tianagliflozin Triacetate

The title compound tianagliflozin triacetate 1 was synthesized and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.The crystal belongs to monoclinic system(C27H31ClO8,Mr = 518.97),space group P21 with a = 5.3913(11),b = 16.137(2),c = 15.411(3) ,β = 94.15(3)°,V = 1337.3(5) 3,Z = 2,Dc = 1.289 g/cm3,F(000) = 548,μ = 0.190 mm-1,the final R = 0.0374 and wR = 0.0809 for 3981 observed reflections(I 2σ(I)).The structure of 1,triacetate of a highly potent SGLT2 inhibitor tianagliflozin,was unambiguously determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction,which helped to confirm the desired β configuration at the anomeric center and the position where the deoxylation occurred.The two benzene rings in the lattice are basically orthogonal to each other.There are four intermolecular hydrogen bonds in the crystal,which helps to further stabilize the crystal.     

Theoretical Investigation on Interaction between Guanine and Luteolin

The interacting patterns of the luteolin and guanine have been investigated by using the density functional theory B3LYP method with 6-31＋G＊ basis set. Eighteen stable structures for the luteolin-guanine complexes have been found respectively. The results indicate that the complexes are mainly stabilized by the hydrogen bonding interactions. Meanwhile, both the number and strength of hydrogen bond play important roles in determining the stability of the complexes which can form two or more hydrogen bonds. Theories of atoms in molecules and natural bond orbital have also been utilized to investigate the hydrogen bonds involved in all the systems. The interaction energies of all the complexes which were corrected by basis set superposition error are 6.04-56.94 kJ/mol. The calculation results indicate that there are strong hydrogen bonding interactions in the luteolin-guanine complexes. We compared the interaction between luteolin and four bases of DNA, and found luteolin-thymine was the strongest and luteolin-adenine was the weakest. The interaction between luteolin and DNA bases are all stronger than luteolin-water.     

STUDY ON THE DETERMINATION OF TRACE Fe（III） BY THIN LAYER RESIN PHASE SPECTROPHOTOMETRY

A method to determine Fe（Ⅲ） by thin layer resin phase spectrophotometry has been developed in this paper. The colored complex formed by Fe（Ⅲ） and 1,2-benzendiol is concentrated on the 717^# resin, then Fe（Ⅲ） can be determined directly by making thin layer. The method is sensitive with a apparent molar absorption of 4.8×10^4L/mol.cm, which is 16 times higher than that of liquid phase spectrophotornetry, most coexisting ions do not influence the determination. The detection limit for Fe（Ⅲ） is 1.47μg/L with the precision of 3.3% [n=6, 7μg/50mL Fe（Ⅲ）]. The calibration curve is linear in the range of 0-25μg/50mL. The preposed method was applied to the determination of Fe（Ⅲ） in water sample with satisfactory results.     

Asymmetric Synthesis, Antifungal Activity and Molecular Modeling of Iodiconazole Isomers

Iodiconazole is a novel antifungal agent that was developed in its racemic form. In order to investigate the ef- fects of the chiral center on the antifungal activity, R- and S-isomers of iodiconazole were prepared on the basis of the asymmetric Sharpless epoxidation. （S）-Iodiconazole was proved to have better antifungal activity than the （R）- isomer. The binding modes of the two isomers with lanosterol 14~z-demethylase were clarified by molecular dock- ing.     

Crystal Structure of 2-（2-Carboxy-4-hydroxy-6- methoxyphenoxy）-3,5-dichloro-6-hydroxy- 4-methylbenzoic Acid 1-Methyl Ester

The title compound, neogeodin hydrate （C17H14C1208, CAS： 94540-50-8）, was derived from marine fungus Aspergilhts terreus CRIM301. It was unequivocally characterized by IR, NMR spectroscopies, and single-crystal X-ray crystallography and tested for various biological activities. Neogeodin hydrate crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1 with a = 8.1159（5） A, b = 8.2472（4） A, c= 14.1278（7） A, a = 81.448（2）°, β = 84.860（2）°, γ= 70.400（2）°, V = 880.13（8） A3; Z = 2. It comprises a diphenyl ether, asterric acid skeleton and dichloro substituents. The methoxyphenoxy rings of the inversely related molecules form a ribbon-like structure that is stabilized by O-H...O hydrogen bonds through the doubly disordered carboxyl groups and by C-H...O interactions, generating the same R22（8） ring motif. The chlorinated methylbenzoate rings, making mostly a right angle, link the parallel upper and lower ribbons via bifurcated O-H...O and C-H...O hydrogen bonds, yielding endless channels. The channels formed are further sustained by C-H...O and π...π interactions Neogeodin hydrate exhibits inhibition against superoxide anion radical formation in the xanthine/xanthine oxidase （XXO） assay, but has no aromatase inhibitory activity.     

Indexing Non-merohedrally Twinned Crystals by Bruker＇sAPEX2 and Agilent＇s CrysAlis~（PRO）, an Example of a Crystal Structure That Can Be Refined through Either the PLATONRoute or the ＇HKLF 5＇ Route,and, Simultaneous Data Collection of Two Crystals in a Two-in-one Run

The first part of this report describes the data reduction of non-merohedrally twinned crystals measured on Bruker and Agilent area-detector diffractometers. The image frames of methyl-2-aminopyrazine-3-carboxylate were processed with APEX2 to furnish a set of overlapping diffraction indices that were used for solution and refinement. CrysAlisPRO was used for processing the frames of bis（diethyldicarbamato）nickel, which exists in monoclinic and tetragonal polymorphs, and in untwinned and twinned forms. In the second part, the crystal structure of [（3-formyl-4- hydroxyphenyl）methyl]triphenylphosphanium chloride was refined through the ‘HKLF 5＇（based on a combined set of diffraction indices） and PLATON（based on one set of diffraction indices） routes to give identical outcomes because the amount of overlap of the twin domains is small. For the third part, in a proof-of-concept investigation, the diffraction pattern of untwinned and twinned 4-{（E）-（4-aminophenyl）diazenyl]phenylamine was recorded simultaneously in one run; the three domains could be indexed and the crystal structure satisfactorily refined. The refinement was identical to those derived from independent measurements; the crystal structure features two independent centrosymmetric molecules, one of which is ordered and the other whole-molecule-disordered. This two-in-one run opens up the possibility that two or more crystals having different atomic compositions can be measured simultaneously if their reciprocal lattices do not overlap significantly.     

Catalytic Mechanism of Cytochrome P450 2D6 for 4-Hydroxylation of Aripiprazole： A QM/MM Study

Drug metabolism is an important issue in drug discovery. Understanding how a drug is metabolized in the body will provide helpful information for lead optimization. Cytochrome P450 2D6 （CYP2D6） is a key enzyme for drug metabolism and responsible for the metabolism of about one third marketed drugs. Aripiprazole is an atypical an- tipsychotic and metabolized by CYP2D6 to its hydroxylated form. In this study, a series of computational methods were performed to understand how CYP2D6 accomplishes the 4-hydroxylation of aripiprazole. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations were first performed to prepare the initial conformations for QM/MM calcula- tions. The results revealed two possible conformations for the drug-CYP2D6 complex. The ONIOM method for QM/MM calculations was then carried out to show detailed reaction pathways for the CYP2D6-catalyzed aripipra- zole hydroxylation reaction, which demonstrated that the dominant reactive channel was electrophilic and involved an initial attack on the n-system of the dichlorophenyl group of aripiprazole to produce cation δ-complex. Further- more, the product complex for each conformation was thermodynamically stable, which is in good agreement with previous reports.     

Synthesis of 4-（2-Phenylhydrazono）-l-（4-phenylthiazol-2-yl）- 1H-pyrazol-5（4H）-one Compounds and Characterization of Their Affinities to Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 Family Proteins

Organic compounds containing the thiazol-2-yl-lH-pyrazol-5（4H）-one moiety are known to be associated with versatile pharmacological applications. In this study, we describe the methods for preparing 4-（2-phenylhydrazono）- l-（4-phenylthiazol-2-yl）-1H-pyrazol-5（4H）-one compounds. A set of 26 compounds were synthesized with overall yields ranging between 37%-92%. They were tested in a fluorescence polarization-based binding assay against three anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins, including Bcl-xL, Bcl-2, and Mcl-1. Our results indicate that this class of compounds are not effective inhibitors of these anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins. Their apoptosis-inducing ef- fects are possibly due to BAX activation as suggested by Gavathiotis et al. in their recent study. However, other possibilities should not be ignored. In addition, a crystal structure obtained by us reveals that the exocyclic double bond in the molecular structure of this class of compounds is in the （Z）-configuration.     

Investigation on the Percutaneous Enhancing Permeation Mechanism of Azone for Ketoprofen Based on the Intermolecular Hydrogen-bonding Interaction

The permeation enhancing activity of Azone for ketoprofen through excised cavia skins was investigated using Franz diffusion cell. The possible hydrogen-bonded complexes formed between ketoprofen and the model molecule of Azone as azacyclopentane-2-one were fully optimized at the B3LYP/6-311++G** level. The intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions were calculated using the B3LYP/6-311++G**, B3LYP/6-311++G(2df, 2p), MP2(full)/6-311++G** and MP2(full)/6-311++G(2df, 2p) methods, respectively. The results show that the steady-state permeation rate of ketoprofen through excised cavia skins enhances over 9 times in the solvent with 2% Azone as compared with the solvent without Azone. The stable O–H···O=C and N–H···O=C hydrogen-bonded complexes could exist between azacyclopentane and ketoprofen. The hydrogen-bonding interaction energy follows the order of(a) (b) (c) (d) (g)(e) (h) (f). The formation of the complexes leads to the change of the conformation and molecular polarity of ketoprofen, and thus causes a better percutaneous permeation for the drug. The analyses of AIM(atom in molecule) and shift of electron density were used to further reveal the nature of the enhancing permeation activity of Azone for ketoprofen. The investigations of the temperature and solvent effects confirm that ketoprofen might enter into the skin by means of the Azone complex.     

Orientation and Structure of Ionic Liquid Cation at Air/[bmim][BF4] Aqueous Solution Interface

The watermiscible room temperature ionic liquid 1butyl3methylimidazolium tetrafluorob orate （[bmim] [BF4]） is a model system for studying the interactions between ionic liquid and water molecules. In this work the orientational structure of the low concentrated aqueous solution of [bmim] [BF4] at the air/liquid interface was investigated by sum frequency gener ation vibrational spectroscopy. It has been found that at very low concentrations, the butyl chain exhibited a significant gauche defect, indicating a disordered conformation; and the cation ring oriented with a fairly small tilting angle at the surface. When the concentration increased, the cation ring tended to lie flat at the surface, and the gauche defects of the butyl chain decreased due to the intermolecular chainchain interactions and the consequent more ordered interfacial molecular arrangement. Additionally, the antisymmetric stretching mode in the PPP and SPS spectra exhibited a peak shift, showing that there exists more than one kind of orientation or chemical environment for the butyl CH3 group. These results may shed new light on understanding the surface behavior of watermiscible ionic liquids as well as the imidazolium based surfactants.