Effect of fluorine doping on the NO-sensing properties of MoSnanoflowers.

The somewhat slow recovery kinetics of NOsensing at low temperatures are still challenging to overcome. To enhance the gas sensing property, fluorine is doped to MoSnanoflowers by facile hydrothermal method. Extensive characterization data demonstrate that F was effectively incorporated into the MoSnanoflowers, and that the microstructure of the MoSnanoflowers did not change upon F doping.

Purification, Immunological Identification, and Characterization of the Novel Silkworm Pupae Allergen Lipoprotein 3 (Bomb m 6).

Allergic reactions caused by silkworm pupae greatly limit their utilization, and studies suggest that silkworm pupae proteins of 25-30 kDa may be the principal allergens. To further understand these allergens, we attempted to purify a protein of about 30 kDa by ammonium sulfate salting, pH-graded precipitation, and ion-exchange chromatography. The protein was identified by mass spectrometry and characterized by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), western blot, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, circular dichroism, and fluorescence spectroscopy analyses.

Connexin 43 overexpression induces lung cancer angiogenesis following phosphorylation at Ser279 in its C-terminus.

Blocking angiogenesis can inhibit tumor growth and metastasis. However, the mechanism underlying regulation of lung cancer angiogenesis remains unclear. The gap junction protein connexin 43 (Cx43) is implicated in angiogenesis.

Connexins and angiogenesis: Functional aspects, pathogenesis, and emerging therapies (Review).

Connexins (Cxs) play key roles in cellular communication. By facilitating metabolite exchange or interfering with distinct signaling pathways, Cxs affect cell homeostasis, proliferation, and differentiation. Variations in the activity and expression of Cxs have been linked to numerous clinical conditions including carcinomas, cardiac disorders, and wound healing.

Successful resolution of ectopic Cushing syndrome by minimally invasive thoracoscopic resection of the neuroendocrine tumor of the thymus: a rare case report.

Background: Ectopic Cushing syndrome (ECS) is a sporadic condition. Even uncommon is an ECS that derives from a carcinoid tumor of the thymus. These tumors may pose several diagnostic and therapeutic conundrums.

Two new members in the quaternary Cs-Ag-As-S family with different arrangements of Ag-S and As-S asymmetric building units: syntheses, structures, and theoretical studies.

New functional materials of As-based multinary chalcogenidometalates have received special attention due to their different oxidation states and flexible building blocks. In this work, two new quaternary thioarsenates(iii), namely Cs2Ag2As2S5 (I) and Cs3AgAs4S8 (II), have been obtained by a simple surfactant-thermal technique. Their structures were determined on the basis of single-crystal X-ray diffraction; compound I belongs to the triclinic space group P1[combining macron] (no.

One-Dimensional Chains in Pentanary Chalcogenides ABaCuSbS (A = K, Rb, Cs) Displaying a Photocurrent Response.

The discovery of new inorganic functional chalcogenides is of fundamental importance in structure chemistry and materials science. Herein, a new type of pentanary thioantimonates, ABaCuSbS (A = K, Rb, Cs), has been discovered by a solvothermal method at low temperature. These isostructural compounds belong to the monoclinic space group 2/ (No.

Enhanced Transparency of Rough Surface Sapphire by Surface Vitrifaction Process.

A novel, simple, and low-cost in situ surface vitrification method has been effectively developed to enhance the optical transparency of rough surface sapphire at UV-visible-IR regions. This method is to obtain a glass layer on the sapphire surface through vitrifaction process. The thickness, refractive index, components and transition temperature of the glass layer have been investigated and discussed respectively by XRD, DSC, SEM and EDS elemental analysis.

Facile Hydrazine-Hydrothermal Syntheses and Characterizations of Two Quaternary Thioarsenates(III): Two-Dimensional SrAg4 As2 S6 ⋅2 H2 O and One-Dimensional BaAgAsS3.

Two new quaternary thioarsenates(III), SrAg4 As2 S6 ⋅2 H2 O (1) and BaAgAsS3 (2), have been prepared through a hydrazine-hydrothermal method at low temperature. Compound 1 possesses a two-dimensional (2D) layer network, while compound 2 features a one-dimensional (1D) column structure. The detailed structure analysis indicates that Sr(2+) and Ba(2+) cations have different directing effects on the structures of thioarsenates(III).

Preparation of Porous Three-Dimensional Quaternary Thioantimonates(III) ACuSb2 S4 (A = Rb, Cs) through a Surfactant-Thermal Method.

Two novel porous three-dimensional (3D) quaternary thioantimonates(III) ACuSb2S4 (A = Rb, Cs) were successfully synthesized by employing the neutral surfactant PEG-400 (PEG = polyethyleneglycol) as reaction media, these are significantly different from the known quaternary A-Cu-Sb-S thioantimonates(III) with two-dimensional (2D) crystal structures. This is the first time that crystalline quaternary chalcogenides have been prepared in surfactant media. Both experimental and theoretical studies confirm they are semiconductors with narrow band gaps.

Hydrazine-hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of the two new quaternary thioantimonates(III) BaAgSbS3 and BaAgSbS3·H2O.

The two new quaternary thioantimonates(III) BaAgSbS3 (1) and BaAgSbS3·H2O (2) have been synthesized through a hydrazine-hydrothermal method at low temperature. Compound 1 possesses a two-dimensional (2D) layer structure, while compound 2 features a three-dimensional (3D) channel framework. The optical band gaps of 1 and 2 are approximately 2.

Three reversible polymorphic copper(I) complexes triggered by ligand conformation: insights into polymorphic crystal habit and luminescent properties.

Three luminescent polymorphs based on a new copper(I) complex Cu(2-QBO)(PPh3)PF6 (1, PPh3 = triphenylphosphine, 2-QBO = 2-(2'-quinolyl)benzoxazole) have been synthesized and characterized by FT-IR, UV-vis, elemental analyses, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Each polymorph can reversibly convert from one to another through appropriate procedures. Interestingly, such interconversion can be distinguished by their intrinsic crystal morphologies and colors (namely α, dark yellow plate, β, orange block, γ, light yellow needle) as well as photoluminescent (PL) properties.

A new heteroleptic cuprous complex with strong yellow photoluminescence.

In the title heteroleptic cuprous complex, (acetonitrile-κN)({2-[2-(diphenylphosphanyl)phenoxy]phenyl}diphenylphosphane-κ(2)P,P')[2-(pyridin-4-yl-κN)-1,3-benzoxazole]copper(I) hexafluoridophosphate, [Cu(C(36)H(28)OP(2))(CH(3)CN)(C(12)H(8)N(2)O)]PF6, conventionally abbreviated [Cu(POP)(CH3CN)(4-PBO)]PF6, where POP is the diphosphane ligand {2-[2-(diphenylphosphanyl)phenoxy]phenyl}diphenylphosphane and 4-PBO is the N-containing ligand 2-(pyridin-4-yl)-1,3-benzoxazole, the asymmetric unit consists of a hexafluoridophosphate anion and a whole mononuclear cation, where the Cu(I) centre is coordinated by two P atoms from the POP ligand, by one N atom from the 4-PBO ligand and by the N atom of the coordinated acetonitrile molecule, giving rise to a CuP2N2 distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry. The electronic absorption, photoluminescence and thermal stability properties of this complex have been studied on as-synthesized samples, which had previously been examined by powder X-ray diffraction. A yellow emission signal is attributed to an excited state arising from metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT).

A square-pyramidal copper(II) complex with strong intramolecular hydrogen bonds: diaqua(N,N'-dimethylformamide-κO)bis[2-(diphenylphosphoryl)benzoato-κO]copper(II).

In the title Cu(II) complex, [Cu(C19H14O3P)2(C3H7NO)(H2O)2], the molecule is bisected by a twofold axis relating the two 2-(diphenylphosphoryl)benzoate (ODPPB) ligands. The asymmetric unit consists of a Cu(II) metal centre on the symmetry axis, an ODPPB ligand, one water ligand and one dimethylformamide (DMF) ligand (disordered around the twofold axis). The Cu(II) ion has fivefold coordination provided by two carboxylate O atoms from two ODPPB ligands, two O atoms from two coordinated water molecules and another O atom from a (disordered) DMF molecule, giving a CuO5 square-pyramidal coordination geometry.

A new potential NLO compound with a supramolecular layered structure: aqua(hexamethylenetetramine-κN)(iminodiacetato-κ3O,N,O')copper(II).

In the noncentrosymmetric title compound, [Cu(C(4)H(5)NO(4))(C(6)H(12)N(4))(H(2)O)] or [Cu(IDA)(HMTA)(H(2)O)], where IDA is iminodiacetate and HMTA is hexamethylenetetramine, the asymmetric unit consists of a whole mononuclear neutral molecule, where the Cu(II) cation is coordinated by two carboxylate O atoms and one N atom from the IDA ligand, by one N atom from the HMTA ligand and by the O atom of the coordinated water molecule, giving rise to a CuN(2)O(3) distorted square-pyramidal coordination geometry. The IDA and HTMA ligands adopt terminal tri- and monocoordinated modes, respectively. All adjacent molecules within the ac plane are connected to each other via two pairs of O-H···O and one N-H.

rac-2,2'-Bis(diphenyl-phosphan-yl)-1,1'-binaphth-yl: a racemic diphosphine ligand.

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(44)H(32)P(2), conventionally abbreviated BINAP, is one half of the complete chiral BINAP mol-ecule, which adopts a C2 crystallographic point-group symmetry with a twofold axis splitting the mol-ecule in two identical halves; a center of symmetry between mol-ecules further determines the racemic pairs. There are no obvious supra-molecular inter-actions between adjacent BINAP mol-ecules.

Aqua-[4-(hy-droxy-imino-meth-yl)pyridine-κN](imino-diacetato-κO,N,O')copper(II).

In the title complex, [Cu(C(4)H(5)NO(4))(C(6)H(6)N(2)O)(H(2)O)], conventionally abbreviated Cu(IDA)(4-OXPy)(H(2)O), where IDA is imino-diacetate and 4-OXPy is 4-(hy-droxy-imino-meth-yl)pyridine, the Cu(II) atom exhibits a distorted square-pyramidal coordination geometry, which is constructed from two O atoms and one N atom from a IDA ligand, one N atom from 4-OXPy ligand and one O atom from water. This mol-ecule looks like a space shuttle, the IDA ligand is its empennage (tail), and the 4-OXPy ligand is its airframe. The complexes are linked into two-dimensional supra-molecular layers parallel to (100) by three pairs of O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

A double salt of iodo-bis-muthate: cis-aqua-iodidobis(1,10-phenanthroline)cobalt(II) tris-(1,10-phenanthroline)cobalt(II) trans-hexa-μ(2)-iodido-hexa-iodidotribismuthate(III).

In the title complex, [Co(C(12)H(8)N(2))(3)][CoI(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)(H(2)O)][Bi(3)I(12)], conventionally abbreviated [Co(phen)(3)][CoI(phen)(2)(H(2)O)][Bi(3)I(12)], where phen is 1,10-phenanthroline, the Co(II) atom in one cation is coordinated by six N atoms from three phen ligands in an octa-hedral coordination while the Co(II) atom in the other cation is coordinated octa-hedrally by four N atoms from two phen ligands, one water O atom and one I atom. In the anion, three Bi(III) ions adopt an octa-hedral coordination constructed by six I(-) ligands. The three BiI(6) octa-hedra are fused together through trans face-sharing.

A photochromic dinuclear compound: aquatetrakis(μ-2,3-diphenylprop-2-enoato)bis(2,3-diphenylprop-2-enoato)ethanolbis(1,10-phenanthroline)dilanthanum(III).

The title dinuclear complex, (aqua-1κO)tetrakis(μ-2,3-diphenylprop-2-enoato-1:2κ(2)O:O')bis(2,3-diphenylprop-2-enoato)-1κO;2κO-(ethanol-2κO)bis(1,10-phenanthroline)-1κ(2)N,N';2κ(2)N,N'-dilanthanum(III), [La(2)(C(15)H(11)O(2))(6)(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)(C(2)H(5)OH)(H(2)O)], contains two similar La(III) centres with distorted [LaO(6)N(2)] bicapped triganol-prismatic coordination polyhedra formed by six phenylcinnamate (PCA(-) or 2,3-diphenylprop-2-enoate) ligands, two 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) ligands, a coordinating ethanol molecule and a coordinating water molecule. The two metal centres are bridged by four μ-PCA(-) ligands, with the remaining two PCA(-) ligands coordinated in a monodentate fashion. The noncoordinated carboxylate O atoms on the terminal PCA(-) ligands form O-H···O hydrogen bonds with the coordinated solvent molecules.

catena-Poly[[(1,10-phenanthroline-κN,N')copper(I)]-μ(2)-iodido].

The solvothermal reaction of copper(I) iodide and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) in ethanol yielded the title polymeric compound, [CuI(C(12)H(8)N(2))](n). The asymmmetric unit comprises one Cu(+) cation, one I(-) anion and one phen ligand. Each Cu(+) cation is in a distorted tetrahedral coordination by two iodide anions and two N atoms from a bidentate chelating phen ligand.

2'-Eth-oxy-1,3,3-trimethyl-spiro-[indoline-2,3'-3H-naphtho-[2,1-b][1,4]oxazine].

In the title compound, C(24)H(24)N(2)O(2), the five-membered ring of the indoline ring system adopts an envelope conformation with the spiro C atom at the flap. The dihedral angle between the benzene ring of the indoline ring system and the naphthalene ring system is 71.70 (7)°.

Chloridobis(1,10-phenanthroline)zinc(II) tetra-chlorido(1,10-phenan-throline)bis-muthate(III) monohydrate.

In the crystal structure of the title monohydrate salt, [ZnCl(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)][BiCl(4)(C(12)H(8)N(2))]·H(2)O, the ionic components are linked into three-dimensional supra-molecular channels by five pairs of C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds and π-π stacking inter-actions with an inter-planar distance of 3.643 (2) Å. The solvent water mol-ecules are lodged in the channels.

An organic photochromic compound: (2S)-2'-ethoxy-1,3,3-trimethyl-6'-(piperidin-1-yl)spiro[indoline-2,3'-3'H-naphtho[2,1-b][1,4]oxazine].

In the course of our synthesis of hybrid photochromic compounds, the unexpected new organic photochromic title compound, C(29)H(33)N(3)O(2), (I), was obtained. It is a derivative of the parent spirooxazine 1,3,3-trimethyl-6'-(piperidin-1-yl)spiro[indoline-2,3'-3'H-naphtho[2,1-b][1,4]oxazine], (II). The 2'-ethoxy group gives (I) different photochromic properties from its parent spirooxazine (II).

N,N'-p-Phenyl-enediisonicotinamide monohydrate.

The organic mol-ecule of the title compound, C(18)H(14)N(4)O(2)·H(2)O, lies on a center of inversion located at the centre of the central phenyl-ene ring. There are two half-molecules in the asymmetric unit. In the crystal, the mol-ecules are linked through by N-H⋯O and O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds involving the water mol-ecule, forming a layer structure.

Two-dimensional dysprosium(III) triiodate(V) dihydrate, Dy(IO(3))(3)(H(2)O)·H(2)O.

During our research into novel nonlinear optical materials using 1,10-phenanthroline as an appending ligand on lanthanide iodates, crystals of an infinite layered Dy(III) iodate compound, Dy(IO(3))(3)(H(2)O)·H(2)O, were obtained under hydro-thermal conditions. The Dy(III) cation has a dicapped trigonal prismatic coordination environment consisting of one water O atom and seven other O atoms from seven iodate anions. These iodate anions bridge the Dy(III) cations into a two-dimensional structure.