Three-Dimensional Carbon Foam Modified with MgN for Ultralong Cyclability of a Dendrite-Free Li Metal Anode.

Uncontrolled growth of lithium dendrites and huge volume change during the lithium plating/stripping process as well as poor mechanical properties of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) are key obstacles to the development of a stable Li metal anode. Here, an ultralight MgN-modified carbon foam (CF-MgN) was fabricated as a collector to address these issues. The calculated results show that the CF-MgN composite is relatively stable in terms of energy.

Controlled Synthesis of Co@N-Doped Carbon by Pyrolysis of ZIF with 2-Aminobenzimidazole Ligand for Enhancing Oxygen Reduction Reaction and the Application in Zn-Air Battery.

The Co/N-doped carbon material, as an important electrocatalytic material, has been attracted intense interest in ORR and Zn-air battery. Here, we report an efficient Co@N-doped carbon catalyst (Co@N-C-1) obtained by pyrolysis of ZIF precursor with 2-aminobenzimidazole. The introduction of 2-aminobenzimidazole results in the formation of hierarchical meso/microporous structure of the as-prepared Co@N-C-1, effectively avoiding the aggregation of Co nanoparticles during pyrolysis and the higher N content, which contributes to enhance the ORR electrocatalytic activities.

Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Synthesis of N-Arylindoles from 2-Vinylanilines and Quinones.

In the presence of a quinone, Brønsted acid-catalyzed intramolecular C-N bond formation of o-vinylanilines by electrophilic cyclization was developed, giving the corresponding N-arylindoles in good to high yields. The reaction worked well for o-vinylanilines with terminal and internal C=C double bonds.

Enantioselective Synthesis of Bicyclic δ-Lactones via N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Cascade Reaction.

The N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed cascade reaction of enals with malonates to give bicyclic δ-lactones was developed. The cyclopentane- and cyclohexane-fused δ-lactones with three continued stereocenters were obtained in high yields with excellent diastereo- and high enantioselectivities.

N-Heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed [3+3] cyclocondensation of bromoenals with aldimines: highly enantioselective synthesis of dihydropyridinones.

The N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed [3+3] cyclocondensation of bromoenals and aldimines was developed to give the corresponding dihydropyridinones in good yields with excellent enantioselectivities.

Enantioselective N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed synthesis of indenopyrones.

The chiral N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed [4 + 2] cyclization of α-chloroaldehydes and arylidene indanediones was developed, giving the corresponding indenopyrones in good yields with high diastereoselectivities and enantioselectivities.

Bifunctional N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed highly enantioselective synthesis of spirocyclic oxindolo-β-lactams.

The N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed Staudinger reaction of ketenes with isatin-derived ketimines was investigated. The bifunctional NHCs with a free hydroxyl group were demonstrated as efficient catalysts for the reaction, giving the corresponding spirocyclic oxindolo-β-lactams in high yields with excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivities.

N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed highly enantioselective synthesis of substituted dihydropyranopyrazolones.

Highly optically pure multisubstituted dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazol-6-(1H)-ones were synthesized via the N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed enantioselective [4 + 2] annulation of α-chloroaldehydes and pyrazolone-derived oxodienes.

Antifungal activity of crude extracts and fat-soluble constituents of Holotrichia diomphalia larvae.

In this study, chemical compositions of fatty oils and bioactivity of crude extracts from Holotrichia diomphalia larvae as Chinese materia medica were investigated for the first time. The chemical compositions of the fatty oils were obtained by two different methods and determined by GC/MS. In total, the petroleum ether extract produced 21 compounds (96.

[Determination of safflor yellow A by RP-HPLC and resources quality comparison in Carthamus tinctorius].

Objective: To provide the basis for establishing evaluation criterion, selecting good strains and carring out good agricultural practice of the crude drug.

Method: Representative 22 varieties of Carthamus tinctorius were selected and cultivated in different ecological localities and different years. And the content of safflor yellow A in their corollas were measured by RP-HPLC to compare the differences and their genetic stabilities among varieties.

[Experimental studies of Panax notoginseng saponins and Ginkgo biloba extracts on preventing acute oxygen toxicity].

Aim: To investigate the preventive effects of Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) and Ginkgo biloba extracts (GbE) on acute oxygen toxicity and the possible mechanisms.

Methods: Mice were injected intraperitoneally with PNS and GbE for 5 days, then were exposed to 500 kPa hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) for 60 min, the convulsion latency, times and interval were observed. Moreover, reactive oxygen (RO) unit, MDA, NO, GSH levels and GSH-Px, CAT, MAO activities of mice brain were determined after they were exposed to HBO for 15 min.