[Effects of exogenous melatonin on antioxidant capacity and nutrient uptake of and under drought stress].

To explore the effects of exogenous melatonin on antioxidant capacity and nutrient uptake of plants under drought stress, we used and potted seedlings for foliar spraying and root application of 100 μmol·L melatonin, respectively. We measured the biomass, malondialdehyde (MDA) content, relative conductivity, superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) activities, as well as nutrient contents (organic carbon, total nitrogen, total phosphorus) under drought stress. The results showed that the biomass of and decreased significantly under drought stress, and that external melatonin application could effectively alleviate the inhibitory effect of drought stress on and .

Tandem addition/cyclization reaction of organozinc reagents to 2-alkynyl aldehydes: highly efficient regio- and enantioselective synthesis of 1,3-dihydroisobenzofurans and tetrasubstituted furans.

The enantioselective addition of organozinc reagents to some 2-alkynyl benzaldehydes and the subsequent regioselective cyclization step was performed in one pot to form chiral 1,3-dihydroisobenzofurans with good product yields and excellent regio- and enantioselectivities. In the case of 2-alkynylcycloalkene aldehydes, tetrasubstituted furans were obtained in good product yields through a 1, 5-hydride shift of the preformed cyclization product.