Viral etiology of sporadic cases of parotitis among children in Korea during 2013-2014.

Recent years have seen a high incidence of mumps, which is generally diagnosed based on clinical features, especially parotitis, without laboratory confirmation in Korea. To better understand the epidemiology of mumps in Korean children, we investigated sporadic suspected mumps cases with parotitis. In total, 237 buccal swabs or throat swabs collected from children with parotitis who had been clinically diagnosed with mumps were tested using real-time PCR for the detection of six viruses (Epstein-Barr virus, Human herpesvirus 6, Mumps virus, Human parainfluenza virus-1, -2, -3, Human adenovirus, Human bocavirus).

Long-term outcomes of palliation for unresectable colorectal cancer obstruction in patients with good performance status: endoscopic stent versus surgery.

Background: In patients with unresectable colorectal cancer (CRC) obstruction, choosing whether to perform self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) or palliative surgery is challenging, especially in those with good performance status. We aimed to compare the long-term outcomes of SEMS with those of palliative surgery in patients with unresectable CRC obstruction.

Methods: This retrospective study comprised 114 patients with unresectable CRC obstruction who underwent SEMS placement (n = 73) or palliative surgery (n = 41).

Dibenzothiopheno[6,5-b:6',5'-f]thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (DBTTT): high-performance small-molecule organic semiconductor for field-effect transistors.

We present the synthesis, characterization, and structural analysis of a thiophene-rich heteroacene, dibenzothiopheno[6,5-b:6',5'-f]thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (DBTTT) as well as its application in field-effect transistors. The design of DBTTT is based on the enhancement of intermolecular charge transfer through strong S-S interactions. Crystal structure analysis showed that the intermolecular π-π distance is shortened and that the packing density is higher than those of the electronically equivalent benzene analogue, dinaphtho-[2,3-b:2',3'-f]thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (DNTT).

Cyclic tetramers of a five-membered palladacycle based on a head-to-tail-linked isocyanate dimer and their reactivity in cyclotrimerization of isocyanates.

Reactions of [Pd(styrene)(PR3)2], generated from trans-[PdEt2(PR3)2] and styrene, with 2 equiv. of benzyl isocyanate in THF at room-temperature afforded unusual cyclic Pd-tetramers of five-membered rings consisting of organic isocyanate dimers and palladium, [Pd(PR3){-C(O)N(R)C(O)N(R)-}]4 (PR3 = PMe3, ; PR3 = PMe2Ph, ). Additionally, a cyclic trimer, (RNCO)3, (R = benzyl) was produced as a catalytic product.

Novel Germline Mutation of BRCA1 Gene in a 56-Year-Old Woman with Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, and Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.

We report a case of a 56-year-old woman with breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with a BRCA1 gene mutation. Evidence is mounting that there is a large increase in the risk for hematologic malignancies among patients with genetic changes in the BRCA pathways. The genomic analysis demonstrated a frameshift mutation in the BRCA1 gene: 277_279delinsCC (Phe93fs).

C-H activation guided by aromatic N-H ketimines: synthesis of functionalized isoquinolines using benzyl azides and alkynes.

Aromatic N-H ketimines were in situ generated from various benzylic azides by ruthenium catalysis for the subsequent Rh-catalyzed annulation reaction with alkynes to give the corresponding isoquinolines. In contrast to conventional synthetic methods for aromatic N-H ketimines, our protocol works under mild and neutral conditions, which enabled the synthesis of isoquinolines having various functionalities such as carbonyl, ester, alkenyl, and ether groups. In addition, the imidates generated from α-azido ethers were successfully used for the synthesis of 1-alkoxyisoquinolines.

Combination of gemcitabine and carboplatin as first line treatment in elderly patients or those unfit for cisplatin-based chemotherapy with advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary tract.

Purpose: Although cisplatin-based chemotherapy is the standard of care for advanced transitional cell carcinoma, tolerability is a challenging issue in unfit patients. This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy, toxicity, and tolerability of the combination of gemcitabine and carboplatin in unfit patients with advanced transitional cell carcinoma.

Methods: Thirty-one patients who had advanced transitional cell carcinoma and one of the following clinical features were evaluated: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status equal or greater than 2, age older the 75 years or estimated glomerular filtration rate less than 60 ml/min.

Poly[[aqua-bis-[μ(2)-6-(pyridine-3-car-box-amido)-naphthalene-2-carboxyl-ato]copper(II)] dihydrate].

The title compound, {[Cu(C(17)H(11)N(2)O(3))(2)(H(2)O)]·2H(2)O}(n), is a two-dimensional polymer. The Cu(2+) ion lies on the crystallographic twofold axis. The coordination sphere of the Cu(2+) ion can be described as a distorted square pyramid.

6-Nicotinamido-2-naphthoic acid.

In the title mol-ecule, C(17)H(12)N(2)O(3), the naphthalene ring system and the pyridin-3-yl rings are nearly coplanar with a dihedral angle between them of 2.28 (8)°. In the crystal, the hy-droxy and amide N atoms participate in hydrogen bonds, which connect the mol-ecules into a two-dimensional network parallel to (101).

(E)-2-{4-[(Pyridin-2-yl)methyl-idene-amino]-phen-yl}acetic acid.

The title mol-ecule, C(14)H(12)N(2)O(2), forms a dimeric unit linked by a pair of symmetry-equivalent O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds. The aromatic rings are significantly twisted from each other with a dihedral angle of 44.04 (4)°.

(E)-4-{[(Pyridin-4-yl-methyl-idene)amino]-meth-yl}benzoic acid.

The title mol-ecule, C(14)H(12)N(2)O(2), exhibits a V-shaped conformation with a dihedral angle of 59.69 (3)° between the benzene and pyridine rings. In the crystal, O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into zigzag chains along [010].

Bis[μ-4-(1H-imidazol-3-ium-1-yl)benzoato-κO:O']bis-[(methanol)tris-(nitrato-κO,O')terbium(III)].

In the centrosymmetric dinuclear title complex, [Tb(2)(NO(3))(6)(C(10)H(8)N(2)O(2))(2)(CH(3)OH)(2)], the Tb atoms are bridged by the carboxyl-ate groups of the two 4-(1H-imidazol-3-ium-1-yl)benzoate (iba) ligands. The iba ligand adopts a zwitterionic form with a protonated imidazole group. The Tb atom adopts a distorted tricapped trigonal-prismatic coordination geometry and is coordinated by six O atoms of three chelating nitrate ions, one O atom of the methanol mol-ecule and two O atoms of two iba ligands.

Poly[trans-diaqua-bis[μ-3-(3-pyrid-yl)propionato-κN,O]cadmium(II)].

The title compound [Cd(L)(2)(H(2)O)(2)](n) (L = 3-pyridine-propionic acid, C(8)H(8)NO(2)), is a two-dimensional coordination polymer in which the Cd(II) ion lies on an inversion center and is coordinated in a slightly distorted octa-hedral environment. The aqua H atoms are involved in inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which extend the two-dimensional structure to a three-dimensional architecture. The Cd⋯Cd separation within a layer is 9.

Cyclopalladated azido complexes containing C,N-donor (HC approximately N = 2-(2'-thienyl)pyridine, azobenzene, 3,3'-dimethyl azobenzene, N,N'-dimethylbenzylamine, 2-phenylpyridine) ligands: reactivity towards organic unsaturated compounds and catalytic properties.

Cyclopalladated azido dimers having various C,N-donor ligands, [Pd(mu-N3)(C,N-Ln)]2 (L1H = 2-(2'-thienyl)pyridine; L2H = azobenzene; L3H = 3,3'-dimethylazobenzene; L4H = N,N'-dimethylbenzylamine; L5H = 2-phenylpyridine), underwent cleavage with tertiary (or chelating) phosphines to form the cyclopalladated [Pd(N3)(PR3)(C,N-L)], the sigma-bonded [Pd(N3)(PR3)2(C-L)], or the dinuclear-cyclopalladated [PdN3(PR3)(C,N-L)]2(mu-P approximately P) complexes. In particular, treating [Pd(mu-N3)(C,N-L)]2 with the basic chelating phosphine (depe or dmpe) produced the homoleptic bis(chelating) complex [Pd(C,N-Ln)2] (n = 1-3). Complex [Pd(N3)(PR3)(C,N-L4)] or [Pd(N3)(PR3)2(C-L4)] reacted with aryl isocyanides to selectively give the imidoyl [Pd(N3)(-C=N-Ar)(PR3)(N-L4)] or the imidoyl carbodiimido complex [Pd(N=C=N-Ar)(-C=N-Ar)(PR3)(N-L4)], which was formed by the CN-Ar insertion into the orthometallated Pd-C bond on the phenyl moiety or the interaction into the Pd-N3 bond of the supporting ligand.

Shear- and UV-induced fluorescence switching in stilbenic pi-dimer crystals powered by reversible [2 + 2] cycloaddition.

We have designed and synthesized asymmetric cyano-stilbene derivatives containing trifluoromethyl (-CF(3)) substituents with the aim of producing tightly packed pi-dimer systems that as crystals exhibit reversible [2 + 2] cycloaddition with characteristic fluorescence modulation. (Z)-3-(3',5'-Bis(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-4-yl)-2-(4'-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-4-yl)acrylonitrile (CN(L)-TrFMBE) and its derivatives were found to form antiparallel pi-dimer stacks in crystals due to their specific intermolecular interactions, including C-F..

Nanomolar Hg(II) detection using Nile blue chemodosimeter in biological media.

A Nile blue-based chemodosimeter (1) was newly synthesized, and its application for detection of the Hg(2+) ion in 100% aqueous solution was demonstrated. Upon its addition into aqueous Hg(2+) ion solution, it exhibited a considerable blue-shift in its absorption and emission spectra, driven by a desulfurization reaction. Detection at an emission of 652 nm was extremely sensitive (less than 1.

N,N-Bis(2-thienylmethyl-ene)cyclo-hexane-1,4-diamine.

The title compound, C(16)H(18)N(2)S(2), lies about an inversion center with only half of the mol-ecule in the asymmetric unit. The cyclo-hexane ring adopts a chair conformation, and the terminal thio-phene rings are in a transoid orientation, with an S⋯S separation between the two terminal 2-thio-phene rings of 11.6733 (9) Å.

N,N'-Bis[(E)-4-nitro-benzyl-idene]-4,4'-oxydianiline.

The title compound, C(26)H(18)N(4)O(5), can be regarded as an extended ether with two terminal nitro groups. The two aryl rings bonded to the central O atom form a dihedral angle of 75.72 (6)°, and the terminal nitro groups are slightly twisted [by 6.

Comment on 'aggregation-induced phosphorescent emission (AIPE) of iridium(III) complexes': origin of the enhanced phosphorescence.

An investigation of the photophysics of Ir(III) complexes with controlled ligand structures and our quantum chemical calculations attest that the most probable explanation for the reported 'aggregation-induced phosphorescent emission', which was originally claimed to be related to an intermolecular excimer, is restricted intramolecular motion.

μ-2,2,4,4,6,6-Hexakis(3,5-dimethyl-pyrazol-1-yl)-2λ,4λ,6λ-1,3,5,2,4,6-triaza-triphosphinine]bis-[bis-(nitrato- κO,O')cadmium(II).

The complete title complex, [Cd(2)(NO(3))(4)(C(30)H(42)N(15)P(3))], is generated by crystallographic twofold symmetry, with one P and one N atom of the cyclo-triphosphazene ligand located on the rotation axis. The non-planar cyclo-triphosphazene ring accommodates two Cd ions, and only four out of six exocylcic pyrazolyl ligands are bound to the Cd metal atoms. Each of these two symmetry-related Cd atoms is coordinated by two bidentate nitrato ligands, two exocylic pyrazolyl N atoms, and one cyclo-triphosphazene N atom.

μ(3)-2,2,4,4,6,6-Hexakis(3,5-dimethyl-pyrazol-1-yl)-2λ,4λ,6λ-1,3,5,2,4,6-triaza-triphosphinine]tris-[cis-dichloridopalladium(II).

The title complex, [Pd(3)Cl(6)(C(30)H(42)N(15)P(3))], possesses C(3) mol-ecular symmetry. The P and N atoms of the cyclo-triphosphazene and the Pd atom are located on the crystallographic mirror plane. Each of the three symmetry-related Pd atoms is coordinated by two chloride ligands and two exocyclic pyrazolyl N atoms, but not by the cyclo-triphosphazene N atoms.

{μ-N,N'-Bis[(E)-4-pyridylmethyl-idene]naphthalene-1,5-diamine}bis-[dichlorido(dimethyl sulfide)platinum(II)].

The title dinuclear platinum compound, [Pt(2)Cl(4)(C(22)H(16)N(4))(C(2)H(6)S)(2)], with a long bridging bipyridyl-type ligand, is centrosymmetric and the Pt(II) cation shows a slightly distorted square-planar coordination geometry. The Cl ligands are trans to each other, with a Cl-Pt-Cl angle of 178.83 (8)°.

Dinuclear palladium-azido complexes containing thiophene derivatives: reactivity toward organic isocyanides and isothiocyanates.

Cyclopalladated tetranuclear Pd(II) complexes, [Pd2(micro-Cl)2(Y)]2 (Y = L1 or L2; H2L1 = di(2-pyridyl)-2,2'-bithiophene; H2L2 = 5,5''-di(2-pyridyl)-2,2':5',2''-terthiophene), containing two pyridyl-alpha, alpha'-disubstituted derivatives of thiophene were prepared. Treating these products with PR3 and subsequently with NaN3 produced the dinuclear Pd-azido complexes [(PR3)2(N3)Pd-Y-Pd(N3)(PR3)2] (Y = L1 or L2) or a cyclometallated complex [(PR3)(N3)Pd-Y'-Pd(N3)(PR3)] (Y' = C,N-L2). Reactions of these Pd-azido complexes with CN-Ar (Ar = 2,6-Me(2)C(6)H(3), 2,6-i-Pr(2)C(6)H(3)) or R-NCS (R = i-Pr, Et, allyl) led to the complexes containing end-on carbodiimido groups [(PMe3)2(N[double bond]C[double bond]N-Ar)Pd-Y-Pd(N[double bond]C[double bond]N-Ar)(PMe3)2] or S-coordinated tetrazole-thiolato groups {(PMe3)2[CN4(R)]S-Pd-Y-Pd-S[CN4)(R)](PMe3)2}.