Anticancer behavior of cyclometallated iridium(III)-tributyltin(IV) carboxylate schiff base complexes with aggregation-induced emission.

Cyclometallated iridium(III) and organotin(IV) carboxylate complexes have shown potential application value in the field of anticancer. However, the widespread aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) effect of these complexes is not conducive to the exploration of their targeting and anticancer mechanism, and the idea of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) effect can effectively solve this problem. Then, AIE-activated cyclometallated iridium(III)-tributyltin(IV) carboxylate Schiff base complexes were designed and prepared in this study.

Photoluminescent Multicolor Carbon Dots for UV Detection and Dynamic Anticounterfeiting.

Carbon dots (CDs) are an emerging type of fluorescent carbon nanomaterial with broad application prospects. Among them, photochromic CDs have been widely used in the field of optoelectronic devices but rarely in ultraviolet (UV) detection. In this work, we successfully developed photochromic CDs that exhibit reversible emission under light stimulation in an amine solvent system.

Ferrocene-modified half-sandwich iridium(III) and ruthenium(II) propionylhydrazone complexes and anticancer application.

Ferrocene, ruthenium(II) and iridium(III) organometallic complexes, potential substitutes for platinum-based drugs, have shown good application prospects in the field of cancer therapy. Therefore, in this paper, six ferrocene-modified half-sandwich ruthenium(II) and iridium(III) propionylhydrazone complexes were prepared, and the anticancer potential was evaluated and compared with cisplatin. These complexes showed potential in-vitro anti-proliferative activity against A549 cancer cells, especially for Ir-based complexes, and showing favorable synergistic anticancer effect.

Grayanane diterpenoid glucosides as potent analgesics from Pieris japonica.

A total of fifteen grayanane diterpenoid glucosides including eight undescribed ones, pierisjaponosides A-H, were isolated from the leaves of Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G.

Antinociceptive Grayanane Diterpenoids from the Leaves of .

Thirteen new grayanane diterpenoids (-) and 15 known analogues (-) were isolated from a leaf extract of . Their structures were determined by spectrometric and spectroscopic methods, including HRESIMS, NMR, IR, and UV. The absolute configurations of , , -, and were defined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.

One dimensional hierarchical nanoflakes with nickel-immobilization for high performance catalysis and histidine-rich protein adsorption.

Complex hierarchical structures are closely associated with their performance in catalysts and protein adsorbents. However, it still remains a great challenge to develop a facile strategy to engineer their structural traits. Herein, we describe a facile strategy combining a hydrothermal reaction and mussel chemistry with a subsequent thermal treatment process for the controllable synthesis of three dimensional hierarchical nickel based composites, which are constructed from MnO nanowire (NW) cores and thin Al2O3@C shells anchored with ultrasmall metallic Ni nanoparticles (NPs).

TBAF-Catalyzed O-Nucleophilic Cyclization of Enaminones: A Process for the Synthesis of Dihydroisobenzofuran Derivatives.

A novel methodology for the stereoselective synthesis of dihydroisobenzofuran derivatives is described in this paper. The procedure was realized by the bifunctional TBAF catalyzed selective O-nucleophilic cyclization of enaminone with intramolecular alkyne under mild and non-metal-mediated conditions. The results of control experiments suggested that the cation-π interaction and basicity, offered by TBAF, might be indispensable for the isomerization of enaminone and the formation of carbon-oxygen bond.

Cationic gemini surfactant-resorcinol-aldehyde resin and its application in the extraction of endocrine disrupting compounds from food contacting materials.

A new cationic gemini surfactant-resorcinol/formaldehyde resin was designed and synthesized. Cationic gemini surfactant was introduced into the resorcinol/formaldehyde resin for the first time and led to the retention of negatively charged endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) through electrostatic interactions, hydrogen bonding and π-π interactions. The synthesized material showed good performance in the dispersive micro-solid phase extraction (D-μ-SPE) of EDCs such as alkylphenol and phenoxy acid herbicides from food packaging migrants.

Analysis of Fatty Acids in Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim by MSPD and Fluorescence Derivatization.

The extraction and analysis of free fatty acids (FFAs) in the whole natural plants are reported. The aminopropyl-functionalized SBA-15 was designed to increase the efficiency of the matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) extraction method. MSPD extraction was performed using to extract FFAs via acid-base interactions.

Quaternary ammonium-functionalized MCM-48 mesoporous silica as a sorbent for the dispersive solid-phase extraction of endocrine disrupting compounds in water.

MCM-48 mesoporous silica was functionalized with dimethyloctadecyl[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]ammonium chloride, a quaternary ammonium salt with a long hydrophobic chain, to prepare a new sorbent for the dispersive solid-phase extraction (DSPE) of seven endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) including 4-hexylphenol, 4-octylphenol, 4-nonylphenol, bisphenol A, estrone, 17β-estradiol and estriol in water. A series of differently functionalized MCM-48 materials were also synthesized, and they served as reference materials to study the mechanism. The developed DSPE method was combined with HPLC with fluorescence detection to evaluate the adsorption performance.

Polyoxometalates Templated Metal Ag-Carbene Frameworks Anodic Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries.

A POMs templated 3D Ag-carbene framework with lvt-a topology was hydrothermally synthesized. The POMs templated MCF combining the advantages of POMs, MOFs, and carbene not only shows excellent thermal and chemical stabilities but also possesses a good discharge capacity of 481 mAh·g after 100 cycles applied as anode material in LIBs.

Stable isotope labeling assisted liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for the analysis of perfluorinated carboxylic acids in serum samples.

A new stable isotope labeling (SIL) reagent pair, 10-methyl-acridone-2-sulfonohydrazide (MASH) and its deuterated counterpart d-MASH was synthesized and successfully applied to the analysis of perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs) in serum samples. The limits of detection (LODs) were in the range of 0.07-0.