一个中心对称的(6,3)拓扑二维蜂窝网的Ni-咪唑基三脚架配合物的合成、结构及其介电性

利用水热合成法,以金属盐NiSO4·6H2O与三脚架配体1,3,5-三(1-咪唑基)苯(tib)进行组装,得到了一个结构新颖的有序金属-有机框架(MOFs){[Ni3(tib)2(H2O)12](SO4)3}n(1).利用X-射线单晶衍射仪检测其晶体结构,并进行元素分析,红外光谱射线,粉末衍射等相关表征.配合物1为一个典型的(6,3)拓扑二维蜂窝网结构,由于π-π空间叠加效应和氢键相互作用形成了稳定的三维结构.对配合物1介电性能进行测定,发现其在138℃时达到最大的介电异常值10.08,为典型的介电材料,通过热重分析,表明此材料具有较好的热力学稳定性,对新型多维MOFs及新型介电性能材料的开发具有借鉴和指导意义.     

Chiral Bis(N‐arylamino)phosphine‐oxazolines: Synthesis and Application in Asymmetric Catalysis

N‐Arylation or N‐alkylation of chiral 1,2‐diamines followed by ring closure with phosphorus trichloride (PCl₃) and subsequent coupling with an oxazoline alcohol resulted in a new class of N,P ligands. The corresponding iridium tetrakis[3,5‐bis(trifluormethyl)phenyl]borate (BAr_F) complexes were found to be efficient catalysts for the enantioselective hydrogenation of unfunctionalized olefins and α,β‐unsaturated carboxylic esters.     

Novel N,N‐Bidentate Ligands for Enantioselective Copper(I)‐ Catalyzed Allylic Oxidation of Cyclic Olefins

New N,N‐bidentate Schiff base ligands containing the 2‐quinolyl moiety proved to be effective in conferring high reactivity and moderate to high enantioselectivity (up to 84% ee) to the copper(I)‐catalyzed asymmetric allylic oxidation of various cylic olefins with tert‐butyl perbenzoate. As copper(I) sources, we employed copper(II) triflate/phenylhydrazine [Cu(OTf)₂/PhNHNH₂] and tetra(acetonitrile)copper hexafluorophosphate [Cu(CH₃CN)₄PF₆]. Using the same N,N‐bidentate Schiff base ligand, the former showed high reactivity and the latter showed high enantioselectivity.     

A New Hybrid Phosphine Ligand for Palladium‐Catalyzed Amination of Aryl Halides

A new hybrid phosphine was designed. The phosphine combines two common structural characteristics found among the effective phosphine ligands reported recently, namely, three tert‐alkyl substituents binding to the phosphorus and an aryl group at an appropriate position. A hybrid phospine/palladium system is versatile and effective for the coupling reaction of various aryl halides with primary and secondary amines including carbazole.     

应用SELEX技术筛选沙门氏菌抗原的适配子

目的:应用指数富集配体系统进化(SELEX)技术筛选沙门氏菌抗原的高亲和性适配子。方法:首先合成一个全长78个核苷酸中间含35个随机序列的随机单链寡核苷酸序列(ssDNA)文库,再以环氧乙烷丙烯酸珠子作为筛选介质,利用生物素-抗地高辛碱性磷酸酶显色系统检测DNA适配子与沙门氏菌抗原的亲和力,以获得沙门氏菌抗原的高亲和性适配子。结果:随着筛选轮数的增加,DNA适配子与沙门氏菌抗原结合后显色,吸光度逐渐增加,初步获得了沙门氏菌抗原的高亲和性适配子。结论:实验所用的筛选流程是适当的,可以考虑推广用于类似靶目标的筛选。     

β-Diketonate versus β-Ketoiminate: The Importance of a Ferrocenyl Moiety in Improving the Anticancer Potency

Herein we present a library of fully characterized β-diketonate and β-ketoiminate compounds that are functionalized with a ferrocenyl moiety. Their cytotoxic potential has been determined by screening against human breast adenocarcinomas (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231), human colorectal carcinoma p53 wild type (HCT116 p53^+/+) and normal human prostate (PNT2) cell lines. The ferrocenyl β-diketonate compounds are more than 18 times more cytotoxic than the ferrocenyl β-ketoiminate analogues. Against MCF-7, compounds functionalized at the meta position are up to nine times more cytotoxic than when functionalized at the para position. The ferrocenyl β-diketonate compounds have increased selectivity towards MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231, with several complexes having selectivity index (SI) values that are more than nine times (MCF-7) and more than six times (MDA-MB-231) that of carboplatin. The stability of these compounds in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and dimethylformamide (DMF) has been assessed by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry studies, and the compounds show no oxidation of the iron center from Fe^II to Fe^III. Cytotoxicity screening was performed in both DMSO and DMF, with no significant differences observedin their potency.     

Molecular Glue for RNA: Regulating RNA Structure and Function through Synthetic RNA Binding Molecules

We introduce the concept of molecular glues for RNA, in which specific RNA-binding small molecules induce designed structural changes in target functional RNAs, resulting in modulation of the functions. (Z)-NCTS is an RNA-mismatch-binding small molecule that recognizes 5′-r(XGG)-3′/5′-r(XGG)-3′ sequences (X=U or A) and acts as a molecular glue for RNA. The binding of (Z)-NCTS brings two distinct 5′-r(XGG)-3′ domains into contact with each other, and this can result in higher-order structural changes of target RNAs. We applied (Z)-NCTS to induce the formation of a proposed tertiary structure of a ribozyme together with activation of RNA-cleaving ability. The concept of a molecular glue could inspire new small-molecule-based strategies for regulating biological functions: a synthetic small molecule targeting functional RNAs could regulate the RNA structure and function.     

Novel BQCA- and TBPB-Derived M1 Receptor Hybrid Ligands: Orthosteric Carbachol Differentially Regulates Partial Agonism

Recently, investigations of the complex mechanisms of allostery have led to a deeper understanding of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) activation and signaling processes. In this context, muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs) are highly relevant due to their exemplary role in the study of allosteric modulation. In this work, we compare and discuss two sets of putatively dualsteric ligands, which were designed to connect carbachol to different types of allosteric ligands. We chose derivatives of TBPB [1-(1′-(2-tolyl)-1,4′-bipiperidin-4-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2(3H)-one] as M₁-selective putative bitopic ligands, and derivatives of benzyl quinolone carboxylic acid (BQCA) as an M₁ positive allosteric modulator, varying the distance between the allosteric and orthosteric building blocks. Luciferase protein complementation assays demonstrated that linker length must be carefully chosen to yield either agonist or antagonist behavior. These findings may help to design biased signaling and/or different extents of efficacy.     

Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors as Multitarget Ligands: New Players in Alzheimer's Disease Drug Discovery?

Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACIs) are responsible for controlling gene expression by modulating the acetylation status of histone proteins. Furthermore, they modulate the activity of cytoplasmic non-histone proteins. Due to the involvement of HDACs in neurodevelopment, memory formation, and cognitive processes, HDACIs have been suggested as innovative agents for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Given their mechanisms of action and the complex nature of AD, HDACIs have been proposed for the design of novel multitarget ligands (MTLs). To this aim, the fragment responsible for HDAC inhibition has been coupled with other structures that are able to provide additional biological actions, such as antioxidant activity or the inhibition of phosphodiesterase 5, transglutaminase 2, and glycogen synthase kinase 3β. Herein we discuss recent efforts to design HDACI-based MTLs as potential disease-modifying entities.     

铑催化线性氢甲酰化反应的研究进展

介绍了氢甲酰化反应机理;综述了线性氢甲酰化配体的发展过程,包括双齿膦配体、三齿膦配体及四齿膦配体,双齿膦配体中重点介绍了Bisbi系列配体、Xantphos系列配体和具有大位阻的含亚磷酸酯键的Biphephos系列配体的结构及应用;并从配体的设计出发,简要地介绍了氢甲酰化的机理和影响线性氢甲酰化反应选择性的因素。对如何推动我国线性氢甲酰化工业的发展提出了展望。