Bioorthogonal Phosphorogenic Rhenium(I) Polypyridine Sydnone Complexes for Specific Lysosome Labeling.

Invited for this month's cover is the group of Prof. Kenneth Kam-Wing Lo at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P. R.

Bioorthogonal Phosphorogenic Rhenium(I) Polypyridine Sydnone Complexes for Specific Lysosome Labeling.

Many novel bioorthogonal reactions have been developed for labeling, such as the strain-promoted sydnone-alkyne cycloaddition (SPSAC), but sydnone-based probes with phosphorogenicity (i. e., phosphorescence turn-on upon reaction) have not been investigated to date.

Phosphinoyl Radical-Initiated 1,2-Bifunctional Thiocyanodiphenylphosphinoylation of Alkenes.

1,2-Bifuctional thiocyanodiphenylphosphinoylation of alkenes is established through the phosphinoyl radical addition followed by Cu-catalyzed thiocyanation. This one-pot reaction is applicable to a range of aromatic, aliphatic, and cyclic alkenes to afford thiocyanodiphenylphosphinoylated compounds in satisfactory yields.

Phosphinoyl Radical Initiated Vicinal Cyanophosphinoylation of Alkenes.

A double-functionalization reaction of alkenes through Mn(OAc)-mediated phosphinoyl radical addition followed by CuCN-catalyzed cyanation is introduced. This one-pot reaction is performed under mild conditions to afford vicinal cyanophosphinoylation products.

Phosphinoyl Radical-Initiated α,β-Aminophosphinoylation of Alkenes.

A new double functionalization reaction of alkenes through AgNO-mediated phosphinoyl radical addition followed by Cu(II)-catalyzed amination is introduced. This one-pot, three-component reaction is performed under mild conditions to afford α,β-aminophosphinoylation products.

Ultralow-power near-infrared excited neodymium-doped nanoparticles for long-term in vivo bioimaging.

Lanthanide-doped luminescent nanoparticles with both emission and excitation in the near-infrared (NIR-to-NIR) region hold great promise for bioimaging. Herein, core@shell structured LiLuF:Nd@LiLuF (named as Nd@Lu) nanoparticles (NPs) with highly efficient NIR emission were developed for high-performance in vivo bioimaging. Strikingly, the absolute quantum yield of Nd@Lu NPs reached as high as 32%.

Air Oxidative Radical Oxysulfurization of Alkynes Leading to α-Thioaldehydes.

Air oxidative radical oxysulfurization of alkynes initiated by 0.5 mol % tert-butyl hydroperoxide with arylthiols is described. The reaction proceeded at room temperature in the presence of 5% mol water to afford selective α-thioaldehydes.

Upconversion of rare Earth nanomaterials.

Rare earth nanomaterials, which feature long-lived intermediate energy levels and intraconfigurational 4f-4f transitions, are promising supporters for photon upconversion. Owing to their unique optical properties, rare earth upconversion nanomaterials have found applications in bioimaging, theranostics, photovoltaic devices, and photochemical reactions. Here, we review recent advances in the photon upconversion processes of these nanomaterials.

(E)-4-Chloro-2-{[4-(3,5-dichloro-pyridin-2-yl-oxy)phenyl-imino]-meth-yl}phenol.

In the title mol-ecule, C(18)H(11)Cl(3)N(2)O(2), the central benzene ring is oriented at 8.44 (12) and 70.57 (11)° with respect to the terminal chloro-phenol and dichloro-pyridine rings, respectively.

A facile synthesis of 2-aryloxypyrimidine derivatives via a tandem reductive amination/intermolecular S(N)Ar sequence.

A novel tandem reductive amination/intermolecular nucleophilic aromatic substitution (S(N)Ar) sequence has been established for the synthesis of amine containing pyrimidine in formation of one carbon-oxygen and one carbon-nitrogen bonds in a one-pot fashion. Treatment of aldehyde with arylamine, 2-methanesulfonyl-4,6-dimethoxypyrimidine and sodium borohydride provides good overall yield. The p-toluenesulfonic acid (PTSA) can be used as activator and is generally needed in the reaction.