Publications by authors named "Xian X. Zhang"

Broodiness is a behavior commonly occurring in the poultry industry, which is characterized by inappetence, egg-laying cessation and incubation. Different from laying fowls, the ovary and oviduct of broodiness fowls is degenerate. Broodiness is a low heritability trait, which is controlled by multiple genes in autosomes and influenced by three factors, including environment, endocrine and genetics.

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Structures of LiSCN, NaSCN, KSCN, RbSCN, and CsSCN complexes with 3',5'-difluoro-4'-hydroxybenzyl-armed monoaza-15-crown-5 ether (5) were investigated. The Li+ and Na+ complexes are (1:1)n polymer-like complexes bridged by hydrogen bonding. On the other hand, the K+, Rb+, and Cs+ complexes are polymer-like complexes bridged by the fluorine atoms of the side arms.

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Ten new 8-hydroxyquinoline-containing diaza-18-crown-6 ligands and analogues were synthesized via a one-pot or stepwise Mannich reaction, reductive amination, or by reacting diaza-18-crown-6 with 5,7-dichloro-2-iodomethyl-8-quinolinol in the presence of N,N-diisopropylethylamine. The Mannich reaction of N,N'-bis(methoxymethyl)diaza-18-crown-6 with 4-chloro-2-(1H-pyrazol-3-yl)phenol gave the NCH(2)N-linked bis(3-(5-chloro-2-hydroxy)pyrazol-1-ylmethyl)-substituted diazacrown ether (14) in a 98% yield. The reaction of bis(N,N'-methoxymethyldiaza)-18-crown-6 with 2.

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A series of macrocyclic tetraazacrown ethers containing two pyridine, quinoline, 8-hydroxyquinoline, or 8-aminoquinoline sidearms has been prepared. Crab-like cyclization of bis(alpha-chloroacetamide)s and diamines followed by reduction of the cyclic diamides was used to synthesize the selected crown ethers containing two unsubstituted macroring nitrogen atoms. The preparation of the macrocycles with sidearms was accomplished by reductive amination of the proper aldehydes with the crown ethers using sodium triacetoxyborohydride (NaBH(OAc)(3)) as the reducing agent.

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New 5-chloro-8-hydroxyquinoline (CHQ)-substituted aza-18-crown-6 (4), diaza-18-crown-6 (1), diaza-21-crown-7 (2), and diaza-24-crown-8 (3) ligands, where CHQ was attached through the 7-position, and aza-18-crown-6 (11) and diaza-18-crown-6 (10) macrocycles, where CHQ was attached through the 2-position, were prepared. Thermodynamic quantities for complexation of these CHQ-substituted macrocycles with alkali, alkaline earth, and transition metal ions were determined in absolute methanol at 25.0 degrees C by calorimetric titration.

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An achiral (3) and two chiral pyridine-based macrobicyclic clefts (4 and 5) have been prepared by treating 2,6-bis[[2',6'-bis(bromomethyl)-4'-methylphenoxy]methyl]pyridine (2) with the appropriate achiral and chiral glycols. Starting 2 was prepared by first treating 2,6-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4-methylphenol with 2,6-[(tosyloxy)methyl]pyridine followed by phosphorus tribromide. Achiral macrobicyclic cleft 3 formed a complex at 25 degrees C in 50% CH(3)OH/50% CHCl(3) (v/v) with a primary ammonium salt (log K = 3.

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