Identifying the conformational state of bi-liganded haemoglobin

While most researchers agree on the global features of cooperative ligand binding to haemoglobin (Hb), the internal mechanisms remain open to debate. This is not due to inaccurate measurements, but is rather a consequence of the cooperative ligand binding that decreases the equilibrium populations of the partially liganded states and makes observation of the transitions between these substates more difficult. For example, the equilibrium population of the doubly liganded tetramers is typically less than 5% of the total Hb. As a result many models with widely varying mechanisms may fit the oxygen equilibrium curve, but may not be consistent with observations of other parameters, such as ligand-binding kinetics or subunit association equilibria. The wide range of methods and models has led to divergent conclusions about the properties of specific substates. One notable debate concerns the properties of the doubly liganded forms. The simple two-state model predicts a shift in the allosteric equilibrium based on the number of ligands bound, but not on their distribution within the tetramer. From studies of dimer-tetramer equilibria of various pure and hybrid forms, it was concluded that a tetramer with two ligands bound on the same α β dimer (species 21, an asymmetric hybrid) shows an enhanced tetramer stability, similar to singly liganded Hb, relative to the other three types of doubly liganded tetramers which resemble the triply liganded forms [Ackers et al. (1992), Science 255: 54–63]. The implications of this model and the relevant experiments will be reviewed here. Received 27 April 1998; received after revision 17 July 1998; accepted 10 August 1998     

基于配体姜黄素的3D-QSAR研究进展

在药物设计合成过程中计算机辅助药物设计已经成为一种不可或缺的工具,其中,三维定量构效关系方法的应用最为广泛.文章简要介绍了姜黄素的研究进展,重点介绍计算机辅助药物设计的原理方法,综述了三维定量构效关系在药物设计中的应用,分析了三维定量构效关系在指导姜黄素类似物设计合成方面的现状,对3D-QSAR方法指导设计姜黄素类似物合成进行了展望,同时指出计算机辅助药物设计存在的一些问题.     

Chiral ligand-protected gold nanoclusters: Considering the optical activity from a viewpoint of ligand dissymmetric field

Chirality is a geometric property of a physical, chemical, or biological object, which is not superimposable on its mirror image. Its significant presence has led to a strong demand in the development of chiral drugs, sensors, catalysts, and photofunctional materials. In recent years, chirality of nanoscale organic/inorganic hybrids has received tremendous attention owing to potential applications in chiral nanotechnology. In particular, with the recent progress in the syntheses and characterizations of atomically precise gold nanoclusters protected by achiral thiolates, atomic level origins of their chirality have been unveiled. On the other hand, chirality or optical activity in metal nanoclusters can also be introduced via the surface chiral ligands, which should be universal for the nanosystems. This tutorial review presents some optically-active metal (gold) nanoclusters protected by chiral thiolates or phosphines, and their chiroptical (or circular dichroism; CD) properties are discussed mostly from a viewpoint of the ligand dissymmetric field scheme. The examples are the gold nanoclusters protected by (R)-/(S)-2-phenylpropane-1-thiol, (R)-/(S)-mercaptosuccinic acid, phenylboronate-D/L-fructose complexes, phosphine sulfonate-ephedrinium ion pairs, or glutathione. Some methodologies for versatile asymmetric transformation and chiroptical controls of the nanocluster compounds are also described. In the dissymmetric field model as the origin of optical activity, the chiroptical responses of the gold nanoclusters are strongly associated with coupled oscillator and/or CD stealing mechanisms based on the concept of induced CD (ICD) derived from a perturbation theory, so on this basis, some characteristic features of the observed CD responses of chiral ligand-protected gold nanoclusters are presented in detail. We believe that various kinds of origins of chirality found in ligand-protected gold nanoclusters may provide models for understanding those of many related nanomaterials.     

新型含吡啶基手性配体的合成

改进了高收率、高选择性的手性叔丁基亚磺酰亚胺与2-吡啶基格氏试剂的不对称加成方法,合成了11个含吡啶基胺类手性配体,建立了手性叔丁基亚磺酰亚胺与2-吡啶基格氏试剂的不对称加成立体构型的预测模型.     

一种新型含二茂铁基三角架配体的合成与表征

近年来,杂氮三角架型化合物及其过渡金属配合物的合成引起了人们的广泛兴趣［１,２］,三角架配体与金属离子形成的配合物具有高度的热力学稳定性和动力学惰性,并且该类配体能作为合成许多大环化合物的前体物质．二茂铁基团由于具有芳香性、可逆的氧化还原性、稳定性及低毒性,其衍生物在聚合物、电化学、医学等领域有着广泛的应用．将二茂铁基引入不同的分子,以期得到新的具有特殊性能的化合物是近年来研究的热点［３,４］．通过二茂铁甲酰肼与三角架醛的缩合反应,得到一种新型三角架配体三｛［２（２苯甲醛二茂铁甲酰腙）氧代…     

基于5-苯基-2H-1,2,3-三唑-4-羧酸的锌配位聚合物的合成、晶体结构及性质

在140℃的水热条件下,5-苯基-2H-1,2,3-三唑-4-羧酸与硫酸锌反应得到配位聚合物5-苯基-2H-1,2,3-三唑-4-羧酸锌,采用X射线单晶衍射、元素分析、热重分析、红外光谱、紫外光谱和荧光光谱测试等方法对所得配位聚合物进行了表征。结果表明,该配位聚合物晶体结构属正交晶系,空间群为Pbca,晶胞参数为a=1.016 16(14)nm、b=1.355 23(18)nm、c=2.664 5(4)nm、α=β=γ=90°、Z=8,其中Zn原子与N、O原子构成略有畸变的八面体结构,相邻的Zn原子通过配体桥联形成链状结构,链与链之间通过分子间氢键作用形成网状结构。     

仲胺基亚磷酸萘酚二酯配体的合成

采用廉价易得的1-萘酚、三氯化磷、N, N-二甲基甲酰胺、二乙胺、二异丙胺、二苄胺、吡咯烷胺、哌啶及吗啉等为原料,在温和的反应条件下,经新的路线合成了7种新型富电子、多功能P-仲胺基亚磷酸-2-萘酚二酯配体。硅胶柱层析后获得了84%~90%的收率。产物为固体或液体化合物,测定了固体的熔点。并利用核磁共振谱(¹H NMR、¹³C NMR及³¹P NMR)及高分辨飞行时间质谱(HRMS)对所得产物的结构及组成进行了表征,结果证明其与所设计的目标化合物相符合。     

新型C-N键断裂的三嗪-吡唑衍生物与钴的自组装化学反应

在THF体系中, 设计并成功地合成了两种具有平面结构的三嗪类衍生物2,4-二（3,5-二甲基吡唑）-6-二乙胺基-1,3,5-三嗪（简写为Bpz^*eaT）和2,4,6-三（3,5-二甲基吡唑）-1,3,5-三嗪（简写为Tpz^*T）化合物, 并以此为配体, 在不同的温度下合成了3种新型配合物Co（Bpz^*eaT）Cl₂ （1）, ［Co（Bpz^*T-O）₂］·;（COO）₂·;H₂O （2）, ［Co（Mpz^*T-O₂）₂（H₂O）₂］·;3H₂O （3）. 通过元素分析、红外光谱、紫外光谱、X射线粉末以及X射线单晶衍射方法对配合物进行了表征, 并分析了其光谱及结构特征. 此外, 还对三嗪衍生物在高温条件下发生的原位反应进行了讨论.     

螯合-蒸馏法脱除异丙醇铝中痕量铁研究

异丙醇铝是醇盐水解工艺制备铝酸盐系发光材料和高纯超细氧化铝粉体的重要前驱物.铁是影响其使用性能的关键杂质.为了证实是否可以通过在制备异丙醇铝过程中加入一种螯合剂,使其与铝中的铁杂质反应生成高沸点化合物,通过减压蒸馏将其除去来制备无铁异丙醇铝,研究了螯合剂种类和加入量对除铁效果的影响.实验结果表明:一种含N/O功能基的螯合剂ON 1具有强的除铁功能,在m(ON 1)∶m(A l)为1∶160时,馏出物中有80%馏分的铁质量分数低于10×1-0 6,能够满足长余辉发光材料的制备要求.     

A novel self-promoted Morita-Baylis-Hillman-like dimerization

While stable in CH₂Cl₂, hexane or THF, in the presence of MeOH, self-promoted dimerization of the triarylphosphine-alkene 1, a ligand for Pd-catalyzed reactions, produced an unusual racemic bis(phosphine) 2 in high yield. The reaction of 2 with Pd(dba)₂, followed by oxidative addition of p-IC₆H₄NO₂, yielded a trans-chelated Pd(II) aryl iodide complex.