Selective Adsorption of Dyes and Fe Sensing via Tb Incorporation in an Anionic Cadmium-Organic Framework.

A three-dimensional (3D) anionic cadmium-organic framework, namely [(CH)NH][Cd(DMTDC)] ⋅ 2DMA ⋅ 0.5HO (Cd-MOF; DMA=N,N-dimethylacetamide), was successfully synthesized under solvothermal conditions by using a linear thienothiophene-containing dicarboxylate ligand, 3,4-dimethylthieno [2,3-b]-thiophene-2,5-dicar-boxylic acid (HDMTDC). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that Cd-MOF exhibits a 3D anionic framework with pcu α-Po topology, featuring rectangle and rhombus-shaped channels along b- and c- axis direction.

Preliminary study of the homeostatic regulation of osseointegration by nanotube topology.

The ideal implant surface plays a substantial role in maintaining bone homeostasis by simultaneously promoting osteoblast differentiation and limiting overactive osteoclast activity to a certain extent, which leads to satisfactory dynamic osseointegration. However, the rational search for implant materials with an ideal surface structure is challenging and a hot research topic in the field of tissue engineering. In this study, we constructed titanium dioxide titanium nanotubes (TNTs) by anodic oxidation and found that this structure significantly promoted osteoblast differentiation and inhibited osteoclast formation and function while simultaneously inhibiting the total protein levels of proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 (PYK2) and focal adhesion kinase (FAK).

Discovery of novel phenoxypyridine as promising protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase inhibitors.

Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO, EC 1.3.3.

Design, Synthesis, and Herbicidal Activity of Diphenyl Ether Derivatives Containing a Five-Membered Heterocycle.

Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO, EC 1.3.3.

Production of 1,3-propanediol and lactic acid from crude glycerol by a microbial consortium from intertidal sludge.

Objectives: To select a microbial consortium from intertidal sludge and evaluate its ability to convert crude glycerol from biodisel to high value-added products such as 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO) and lactic acid (LA).

Results: A microbial consortium named CJD-S was selected from intertidal sludge and exhibited excellent performance for the conversion of crude glycerol to 1,3-PDO and LA. The composition of CJD-S was determined to be 85.

The Role of the NOD1/Rip2 Signaling Pathway in Myocardial Remodeling in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats.

BACKGROUND Chronic hypertension changes the function and structure of the heart and blood vessels. This study aimed to explore the role of the NOD1/Rip2 (nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 1/receptor-interacting protein 2) signaling pathway in myocardial remodeling in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). MATERIAL AND METHODS Blood pressure was measured using a tail cuff.

Complexes of nickel(II) and copper(II) with 1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxylic acid and of cobalt(III) with 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole-5-carboxylic acid.

Because of their versatile coordination modes and strong coordination ability for metals, triazole ligands can provide a wide range of possibilities for the construction of metal-organic frameworks. Three transition-metal complexes, namely bis(μ-1,2,4-triazol-4-ide-3-carboxylato)-κN,O:N;κN:N,O-bis[triamminenickel(II)] tetrahydrate, [Ni(CHNO)(NH)]·4HO, (I), catena-poly[[[diamminediaquacopper(II)]-μ-1,2,4-triazol-4-ide-3-carboxylato-κN:N,O-[diamminecopper(II)]-μ-1,2,4-triazol-4-ide-3-carboxylato-κN,O:N] dihydrate], {[Cu(CHNO)(NH)(HO)]·2HO}, (II), (μ-5-amino-1,2,4-triazol-1-ide-3-carboxylato-κN:N)di-μ-hydroxido-κO:O-bis[triamminecobalt(III)] nitrate hydroxide trihydrate, [Co(CHNO)(OH)(NH)](NO)(OH)·3HO, (III), with different structural forms have been prepared by the reaction of transition metal salts, i.e.

Synthesis, crystal structures and luminescence properties of seven mononuclear zinc(II), cadmium(II), cobalt(II) and nickel(II) complexes with 5-(4-methylphenyl)-3-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole.

Due to their versatile coordination modes and metal-binding conformations, triazolyl ligands can provide a wide range of possibilities for the construction of supramolecular structures. Seven mononuclear transition metal complexes with different structural forms, namely aquabis[3-(4-methylphenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazolato-κN,N]zinc(II), [Zn(CHN)(HO)], (I), bis[5-(4-methylphenyl)-3-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-κN,N]bis(nitrato-κO)zinc(II), [Zn(NO)(CHN)], (II), bis(methanol-κO)bis[3-(4-methylphenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazolato-κN,N]zinc(II), [Zn(CHN)(CHO)], (III), diiodidobis[5-(4-methylphenyl)-3-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-κN,N]cadmium(II), [CdI(CHN)], (IV), bis[5-(4-methylphenyl)-3-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-κN,N]bis(nitrato-κO)cadmium(II), [Cd(NO)(CHN)], (V), aquabis[3-(4-methylphenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazolato-κN,N]cobalt(II), [Co(CHN)(HO)], (VI), and diaquabis[3-(4-methylphenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazolato-κN,N]nickel(II), [Ni(CHN)(HO)], (VII), have been prepared by the reaction of transition metal salts (Zn, Cd, Co and Ni) with 3-(4-methylphenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (pymphtzH) under either ambient or hydrothermal conditions. These compounds have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

[Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Estimation Models for Pasture Quality].

Crude protein (CP), crude fat (CFA) and crude fiber (CFI) are key indicators for evaluation of the quality and feeding value of pasture. Hence, identification of these biological contents is an essential practice for animal husbandry. As current approaches to pasture quality estimation are time-consuming and costly, and even generate hazardous waste, a real-time and non-destructive method is therefore developed in this study using pasture canopy hyperspectral data.

Synthesis and crystal structures of two coordination polymers and a binuclear cadmium(II) complex containing 3- and 4-aminobenzoate ligands.

Due to their wide range of coordination modes and versatile conformations when binding to metal atoms, multicarboxylate ligands are of interest in the design of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Three Cd(II) complexes, namely catena-poly[diammonium [[chloridocadmium(II)]-di-μ-chlorido-[chloridocadmium(II)]-bis(μ-3-aminobenzoato)-κ(3)N:O,O';κ(3)O,O':N]], {(NH4)[CdCl2(C7H6NO2)]}n, (I), catena-poly[[[aquacadmium(II)]-bis(μ-4-aminobenzoato)-κ(3)N:O,O';κ(3)O,O':N] monohydrate], {[Cd(C7H6NO2)2(H2O)]·H2O}n, (II), and di-μ-acetato-κ(4)O:O'-bis[(4-aminobenzoato-κ(2)O,O')(2,2'-bipyridine-κ(2)N,N')cadmium(II)], [Cd2(CH3COO)2(C7H6NO2)2(C10H8N2)2], (III), with different stuctural forms are reported. Complex (I) has a one-dimensional ladder structure, with strong N-H···O and weak N-H···Cl hydrogen bonds linking the cations and anions in the three-dimensional supramolecular structure.

Crystal structure of 4-acetamido-benzoic acid monohydrate.

In the title compound, C9H9NO3·H2O, the plane of the acetamide group is oriented at 20.52 (8)° with respect to the benzene ring, whereas the plane of the carb-oxy-lic acid group is essentially coplanar with the benzene ring [maximum deviation = 0.033 (1) Å].

Crystal structure of tetraaquabis(8-chloro-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-1-carboxyl-ato-κO (1))cobalt(II) dihydrate.

In the title complex, [Co(C15H6ClO4)2(H2O)4]·2H2O, the Co(II) ion is bound by two carboxylate O atoms of two 5-chloro-9,10-anthra-quinone-1-carboxyl-ate anions and four water O atoms in a trans conformation, forming an irregular octa-hedral coordination geometry. This arrangement is stabilized by intra-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds between water and carboxyl-ate. Further O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds between coordinating and non-coordinating water and carboxyl-ate produce layers of mol-ecules that extend parallel to (001).

(2,2'-Bi-pyridine-κ(2) N,N')bis-(nitrato-κ(2) O,O')copper(II).

In the title complex, [Cu(NO3)2(C10H8N2)], the Cu(II) cation is chelated by two nitrate anions and by one 2,2'-bi-pyridine ligand in a distorted N2O4 octa-hedral geometry. The dihedral angle between the pyridine rings is 1.92 (11)°.

trans-Bis(4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κN,N')bis-(nitrato-κO,O')zinc(II).

The title compound, [Zn(NO(3))(2)(C(24)H(16)N(2))(2)], is a twofold axially symmetric coordination compound. Given that the Zn-O interactions [2.4926 (15) and 2.

An ab initio investigation of the mechanisms of photodissociation in bromobenzene and iodobenzene.

In concert with the latest experiment of velocity imaging technique [X. P. Zhang et al.

Novel 4H-1,3,4-oxadiazin-5(6H)-ones with hydrophobic and long alkyl chains: design, synthesis, and bioactive diversity on inhibition of monoamine oxidase, chitin biosynthesis and tumor cell.

A new series of nitrogen-containing heterocycles 4H-1,3,4-oxadiazin-5(6H)-ones derivatives with hydrophobic and long chains were designed and synthesized by direct cyclization reaction of N'-alkylation substituted aroylhydrazines with chloroacetyl chloride. The preliminary assays showed that some of the compounds displayed moderate to good inhibitory activities toward monoamine oxidase (MAO) at the concentration of 10(-5)-10(-3)M, and antitumor activities against human lung cancer A-549 and human prostate cancer PC-3 cell lines at muM level, which might provide new scaffold for anticancer agents. Furthermore, compounds 5i and 5m exhibited significant inhibitory activity on chitin biosynthesis, which might represent a novel class of highly potential inhibitors of chitin synthesis.

Near-infrared luminescent hybrid materials doped with lanthanide (Ln) complexes (Ln = Nd, Yb) and their possible laser application.

The crystal structures of ternary Ln(DBM)(3)phen complexes (DBM = dibenzoylmethane, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, and Ln = Nd, Yb) and their in situ syntheses via the sol-gel process are reported. The properties of the Ln(DBM)(3)phen complexes and their corresponding Ln(3+)/DBM/phen-co-doped luminescent hybrid gels obtained via an in situ method (Ln-D-P gel) have been studied. The results reveal that the lanthanide complexes are successfully in situ synthesized in the corresponding Ln-D-P gels.

Covalent linking of near-infrared luminescent ternary lanthanide (Er(3+), Nd(3+), Yb(3+)) complexes on functionalized mesoporous MCM-41 and SBA-15.

The near-infrared (NIR) luminescent lanthanide ions, such as Er(III), Nd(III), and Yb(III), have been paid much attention for the potential use in the optical communications or laser systems. For the first time, the NIR-luminescent Ln(dbm)(3)phen complexes have been covalently bonded to the ordered mesoporous materials MCM-41 and SBA-15 via a functionalized phen group phen-Si (phen-Si = 5-(N,N-bis-3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl)ureyl-1,10-phenanthroline; dbm = dibenzoylmethanate; Ln = Er, Nd, Yb). The synthesis parameters X = 12 and Y = 6 h (X denotes Ln(dbm)(3)(H(2)O)(2)/phen-MCM-41 molar ratio or Ln(dbm)(3)(H(2)O)(2)/phen-SBA-15 molar ratio and Y is the reaction time for the ligand exchange reaction; phen-MCM-41 and phen-SBA-15 are phen-functionalized MCM-41 and SBA-15 mesoporous materials, respectively) were selected through a systematic and comparative study.