Fano Resonance in Single-Molecule Junctions.

The Fano resonance in single-molecule junctions could be created by interaction with discrete and continuous molecular orbitals and enables effective electron transport modulation between constructive and destructive interference within a small energy range. However, direct observation of Fano resonance remains unexplored because of the disappearance of discrete orbitals by molecule-electrode coupling. We demonstrated the room-temperature observation of Fano resonance from electrochemical gated single-molecule conductance and current-voltage measurements of a para-carbazole anion junction.

Electrostatic gating of single-molecule junctions based on the STM-BJ technique.

The gating of charge transport through single-molecule junctions is considered a critical step towards molecular circuits but remains challenging. In this work, we report an electrostatic gating method to tune the conductance of single-molecule junctions using the scanning tunneling microscope break junction (STM-BJ) technique incorporated with a back-gated chip as a substrate. We demonstrated that the conductance varied at different applied gating voltages (Vgs).

Mechanical single-molecule potentiometers with large switching factors from ortho-pentaphenylene foldamers.

Molecular potentiometers that can indicate displacement-conductance relationship, and predict and control molecular conductance are of significant importance but rarely developed. Herein, single-molecule potentiometers are designed based on ortho-pentaphenylene. The ortho-pentaphenylene derivatives with anchoring groups adopt multiple folded conformers and undergo conformational interconversion in solutions.

Electric Field-Induced Assembly in Single-Stacking Terphenyl Junctions.

Molecular assembly is crucial in functional molecular materials and devices. Among the molecular interactions that can form assemblies, stacking among π-conjugated molecular backbones plays an essential role in charge transport through organic materials and devices. The single-molecule junction technique allows for the application of an electric field of approximately 10 V/m to the nanoscale junctions and to investigate the electric field-induced assembly at the single-stacking level.

Yttrium dialkyl supported by a silaamidinate ligand: synthesis, structure and catalysis on cyclotrimerization of isocyanates.

A sterically demanding silaamidine (ArN = Si(L)NHAr) ligand was synthesized and employed for the preparation of a yttrium dialkyl complex, which catalytically enabled the cyclotrimerization of isocyanate with high activity and excellent functional group tolerance.

Cis-1,4-Polymerization of Isoprene by 1,3-Bis(oxazolinymethylidene)isoindoline-Ligated Rare-Earth Metal Dialkyl Complexes.

A series of novel chiral nonmetallocene pincer-type rare-earth metal dialkyl complexes bearing the chiral monoanionic tridentate ₂-symmetric 1,3-bis(oxazolinymethylidene)isoindoline (BOXMI-H) ligand (BOXMI)Ln(CH₂SiMe₃)₂ 1⁻3 (1: Ln = Sc, yield = 57%; 2: Ln = Lu, yield = 55%; 3: Ln = Y, yield = 62%) have been prepared in moderate yields via the acid-base reaction between the BOXMI ligand and rare-earth metal tri(trimethylsilylmethyl) complexes. The X-ray diffractions show that both of the complexes 1 and 2 contain one BOXMI ligand and two trimethylsilylmethyl ligands, adopting a distorted trigonal bipyramidal configuration. In the presence of a cocatalyst such as borate and AlR₃, these complexes 1⁻3 exhibit high activities of up to 6.

RBP2 induces stem-like cancer cells by promoting EMT and is a prognostic marker for renal cell carcinoma.

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC), one of the most common kidney cancers, has a poor prognosis. Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a hallmark of carcinoma invasion and metastasis. Several studies have examined the molecular regulation of EMT, but the relationship between histone demethylases and EMT is little understood.

[Mutation screening of VHL gene in a Chinese family with nonsyndromic pheochromocytoma].

Objective: To detect the VHL gene mutations in a Chinese family with nonsyndromic pheochromocytoma.

Methods: Mutations of VHL gene were detected in a Chinese family with nonsyndromic pheochromocytoma. Five patients and fifteen relatives were involved in this study.