A New Zn(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymer Constructed from 4-(1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine as Fluorescent Sensor for Fe^(3+)

A new Zn(Ⅱ) coordination polymer, [Zn(4-PP)(1,4-BDC)?(H_2O)]_n(1, 4-PP = 4-(1 H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine, 1,4-H_2BDC = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid), has been synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction as well as elemental analysis, IR spectra, XRPD and TG. Structural analysis reveals that Zn(Ⅱ) ions are bridged by COO-from 1,4-BDC^(2-)to form a binuclear structure as the second building units(SBUs). Zn_2 clusters can be clarified as 4-connected nodes, so the framework of 1 can be considered as a 2 D(44?62)-sql sheet. Fluorescence measurements show that 1 has highly selective and sensitive detection of Fe^(3+) in water medium.

The First Example of a Supramolecular Structure Containing [2-(1H-Pyrazol-3-yl)-pyridine] Complex and both α-and β-Octamolybdates

The title compound, [Ni（C8N3H7）3]4[Mo8O26]2·6H2O 1, has been synthesized from the reaction of 2-（1H-pyrazol-3-yl）-pyridine （L） with （NH4）2MoO4·2H2O and NiCl2·6H2O. Elemental analysis, IR, UV spectra and X-ray single-crystal diffraction were carried out to determine the composition and crystal structure of the compound. Crystal data： C96H96Mo16N36Ni4O58, Mr = 4451.97, monoclinic system, space group P21/n, a = 20.846（5）, b = 14.825（5）, c = 23.122（5） A ,β= 91.594（5）°, V = 7143（3）A^3, Z = 2, F（000） = 4344, Dc = 2.070 g/cm^3,μ = 1.968 mm^-1, R = 0.0452 and wR = 0.1056 for 17102 independent reflections （Rint = 0.0442） and 11074 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. Structural analysis indicates that two kinds of octamolybdates （[α-Mo8026]^4- and [β-Mo8026]^4-） co-exist in the compound. This is the first example of a supramolecular structure containing L complex as well as both α- and β-octamolybdate clusters.

Aromatic Multicarboxylate Ligands Tuned One-and Three-dimensional Zn(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymers Based on 3-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-5-(pyridin-3-yl)-1,2,4-triazole

Two aromatic multicarboxylate ligands tuned Zn(Ⅱ) coordination polymers, namely, {[Zn0.5(H2L)(tp)0.5(H2O)]H2O}n(1) and {[Zn2(HL)(btc)(H2O)]H2O}n(2)(H2L = 3-(1 Hpyrazol-4-yl)-5-(pyridin-3-yl)-1,2,4-triazole, H2tp = terephthalic acid;H3 btc = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic) have been synthesized. Their structures were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, elemental analyses and infrared spectra. Compound 1 possesses a one-dimensional chain structure and is finally extended into a three-dimensional supramolecular architecture though hydrogen bonding interactions. Compound 2 shows a three-dimensional framework. Meanwhile, compounds 1 and 2 exhibit luminescent emission in the solid, and can be investigated as potential luminescent materials.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Trans-4-[(5-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methyleneamino]-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1,2-dihydropyrazol-3-one

The title compound trans-4-[（5-（2,4-dichlorophenoxy）-3-methyl- 1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl）methyleneamino]- 1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1,2-dihydropyrazol-3-one 3 （C28H23Cl2N5O2, Mr = 532.41） has been synthesized and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in triclinic, space group P1- with a = 8.9438（4）, b = 11.6065（5）, c = 14.2215（6）A, α = 112.566（1）, β = 92.324（2）, γ = 102.91（1）°, V= 1315.65（10） A^3, Z = 2, Dc = 1.344 g/cm^3,μ（MoKa） = 0.282 mm^-1, λ = 0.71073 A, F（000） = 552, the final R = 0.0587 and wR = 0.1578 for 5071 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. X-ray analysis reveals that the product is a thermodynamically stable trans isomer. Intra- and intermolecular C（ 12）-H（12）…O（1） and C（28）-H（28）...O（1）# 1 hydrogen bonds were observed in the title compound.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Tri(4-(3-hydroxy2-ethyl-4-pyridinone-1-yl)-aniline Condensation Salicylaldehydato) Monohydratotricopper(II)Dimethylformamide Monohydrate Solvate

The title complex [Cu3L3(H2O)]DMFH2O (H2L = 4-(3-hydroxy-2-ethyl-4- pyridinone-1-yl)-aniline condensation salicylaldehyde) was obtained. The single-crystal X-ray study shows that it is a trinuclear compound [Cu3(C20H15N2O3)3(H2O)]DMFH2O. The coordi- nation sphere about each copper ion in the complex consists of two oxygen atoms from hydroxylpyridinone moiety of one ligand and one oxygen and one nitrogen atoms from salicyladehyde Schiff-base moiety of another ligand arranged in a slightly distorted square planar geometry. Among the three copper ions, one (Cu(2)) is coordinated by the other oxygen atom of water molecule on the fifth coordinate position to form a distorted square pyramid geometry. The crystal is of monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 12.9202(5), b = 27.197(1), c = 17.0116(7) ? b = 100.588(1), V = 5875.9(4) 3, Z = 4, C63H57N7O12Cu3, Mr = 1294.78, Dc = 1.464 g/cm3, m = 1.146 mm-1, F(000) = 2668, R = 0.0784 and wR = 0.1546 for 6926 observed reflections with I > 2s(I). The differences of coordinate bond lengths are observed between anhydrous and hydrous units: in the former unit, the average bond lengths are 1.978 ?for CuN (azomethine), 1.883 ?for CuO (phenolic) in Schiff-base moiety, 1.959 ?for CuO (keto), and 1.919 ?for CuO (hydroxy) in hydroxypyridinone moiety; while those in the latter are longer with the following corresponding values: 1.985(5), 1.908(5), 1.993(5) and 1.919(4) ? respectively. The Cu(2)O (water) bond length is 2.375(6) ?

A One-dimensional Cd(Ⅱ)Coordination Polymer Constructed from 1,4-Benzene-dicarboxylic Acid and 3-(2,6-Di(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridin-4-yl)-1H-indole:Synthesis,Structure and Photoluminescence

A new coordination polymer {[Cd（C_（21）H_（14）N_6）（C_8H_4O_4）]·H_2O}_n（1） was synthesized by an elaborate design via the reaction of 3-（2,6-di（pyrazin-2-yl）pyridin-4-yl）-1H-indole（bppi）,1,4-benzene-dicarboxylic acid（H2bdc） and cadmium（Ⅱ） nitrate in CH_3OH/H_2O mixed solvents. Complex 1 crystallizes in orthorhombic,space group Ccca with a = 20.012（4）,b = 31.881（6）,c = 19.808（4） ？,V = 12638（4） ？~3,Z = 16,C_（29）H_（20）CdN_6O_5,M_r = 644.91,D_c = 1.356 g·cm^（-3）,μ = 0.735 mm^（-1）,F（000） = 5184,GOOF = 1.046,the final R = 0.0405 and wR = 0.1063 for 6870 observed reflections（I 〉 2σ（I））. The Cd（Ⅱ） centre is hepta-coordinated by three N and four O atoms from one bppi terminal ligand and two bdc2– ligands,respectively,displaying a capped trigonal prism geometry. Structure extension gives coordination polymeric chains,in which the bdc2– linkers connect Cd（Ⅱ） cations into a one-dimensional（1D） coordination polymer along the c axis,giving zigzag chains with the Cd···Cd separation of 11.178（1） ？. The adjacent bppi terminal ligands in the chains are anti-periplanar conformation. The three-dimensional（3D） structure is stabilized by π···π stacking and hydrogen-bonding interactions to form a supramolecular self-penetrating network with 1D channels. In 1,there are voids 2999.7 ？~3 with 23.7% of per unit cell volume. Thermal analysis indicates that the framework of 1 is stable until 651 K and the photoluminescence of 1 in the solid shows very weak fluorescence at 382 and 560 nm upon excitation at 310 nm.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Properties of a New Coordination Polymer Constructed with 3-(4-hydroxypyridinium-1-yl)phthalic Acid

A new nickel coordination polymer {[Ni（dpa）（bpe）（H2O）]2}n（1） has been hydro-thermally synthesized, and structurally characterized by UV spectroscopy, elemental analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction（H2dpa=3-（4-hydroxypyridinium-1-yl） phthalic acid, bpe=μ-1,2-di（4-pyridyl） ethylene）. It crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P1 with a=8.779（2）, b=10.909（3）, c=12.739（3）, α=72.45（2）, β=75.13（2）, γ=86.47（2）°, V=1124.1（5） 3, Z=2, Mr=516.14, Dc=1.525 g/cm3, μ=0.912 mm-1, Rint=0.0532, F（000）=532, the final R=0.0523 and wR=0.1089 for 3949 observed reflections（I〉2σ（I））. The coordination around the Ni center is a distorted octahedron coordination geometry involving two protonated H2dpa ligands, two bpe ligands, and one coordinated H2O molecule. The dpa2- anion, as a bridging ligand, connects two Ni centers to form binuclear units, which are linked together by the bpe ligands to form two-dimensional layers, and the interlayer hydrogen bonding further extends the 2D sheet into a 3D supramolecular framework.

Synthesis, Reactions and Characterization of 1,1’-(1,4-Phenylenebis(3-amino-6-methyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-4,5-diyl))bis(ethan-1-one)

Reaction of 4,4’-(1,4-phenylene)bis(5-acetyl-6-methyl-2-thioxo-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carbonitrile) (1) with methyl iodide afforded the 4,4’-(1,4-phenylene)bis(5-acetyl-6-methyl-2-(methylthio)nicotinonitrile) (2). The reaction of 2 with hydrazine hydrate followed by diazotization reaction af-forded the 1,1’-(1,4-phenylenebis(3-amino-6-methyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-4,5-diyl))bis(e-than-1-one) (3) and 1,1’-(1,4-phenylenebis(3-(chlorodiazenyl)-6-methyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]-pyridine-4,5-diyl))bis(ethan-1-one) (4) respectively. On the other hand, reaction of 4 with malononitrile, 2-cyanoethanethioamide, ethyl acetoacetate, acetyl acetone, ethyl benzoylacetate, diethylmalonate, ethyl cyanoacetate and phenacylbromide aiming to build up pyrazolotriazine or pyrazole ring on the ring system of 4. Structures of all newly synthesized heterocyclic compounds in the present study were confirmed by considering the data of IR, 1H NMR, mass spectra as well as that of elemental analyses.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Fungicidal Activity of (Z)-3,3-Dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-one O-2-Chlorobenzyl Oxime Nitrate

The title compound has been synthesized by the reaction of 3,3-dimethyl-1-（1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl）butan-2-one oxime with 2-chlorobenzyl chloride, and then treated with 65～68% HNO3. Its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 14.5481（8）, b = 9.3351（5）, c = 13.1911（7） , β = 98.9450（10）°, Z = 4, V = 1769.67（17） 3, Mr = 369.81, Dc = 1.388 g/cm3, S = 1.06, μ = 0.247 mm-1, F（000） = 776, the final R = 0.0352 and wR = 0.0960 for 3069 observed reflections （I 2σ（I））. X-ray crystal structure presents the intramolecular N–H…O hydrogen bond. The packing is nearly parallel without π-π stacking interactions between two adjacent phenyl rings and stabilized by Van der Waals force. The preliminary bioassay shows that the title compound possesses fungicidal activity against Gibberella zeae at the dosage of 25 mg/L.

An efficient synthesis of 2,2-bis(1H-indol-3-yl)-2H-acenaphthen-1-one catalyzed by recyclable solid superacid SO_4^(2-)/TiO_2 under grinding condition

An efficient synthesis of symmetrical 2,2-bis（1H-indol-3-yl）-2H-acenaphthen-1-one is achieved via a reaction of acenaphthe-nequinone and indoles catalyzed by solid superacid SO4^2-/TiO2 under solvent-free conditions at room temperature by grinding, which provides an efficient route to the synthesis of symmetrical 2,2-bis（1H-indol-3-yl）-2H-acenaphthen-1-one.This procedure offers several advantages including solvent-free conditions,excellent yields of products,simple work-up as well as reuse of catalysts which makes it a useful and attractive protocol for the synthesis of these compounds.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Ethyl 3-(4-Chlorophenyl)-3,4-dihydro-6-methyl-4-oxo-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)furo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5-carboxylate

The crystal structure of the title compound ethyl 3-（4-chlorophenyl）-3,4-dihydro-6- methyl-4-oxo-2-（pyrrolidin-1-yl）furo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5-carboxylate （C20H20ClN3O4, Mr= 401.84） has been prepared and determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal is of monoclinic, space group P21/n with a = 20.6215（9）, b = 8.5311（4）, c = 21.6886（9） A^°, β = 91.607（1）°, V = 3814.0（3）A^°^3, Z = 8, Dc = 1.400 g/cm^3, F（000） = 1680, μ = 0.233 mm^-1, R = 0.0718 and wR = 0.1545 for 6717 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals two crystallographically independent molecules in the asymmetric unit.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Plant Growth Regulatory Activity of 1-(3-Amino-[1,2,4]triazol-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-butan-2-one

The title compound 1-（3-amino-[1,2,4]triazol-1-yl）-3,3-dimethyl-butan-2-one（3） was synthesized by Hofmann-alkylation reaction of 1-chloro-3,3-dimethyl-butan-2-one（1） and ~1H-[1,2,4]triazol-3-ylamine（2） with equal amount of K_2CO_3 as acid acceptor. The structure of compound 3 was characterized by ~1H NMR, 13 C NMR, HRMS and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/n with a = 5.7227（8）, b = 27.924（4）, c = 6.2282（7） ？, β = 101.892（11）°, V = 973.9（2） ？~3, Z = 4, T = 180.00（10） K, μ（MoKα） = 0.087 mm^（-1）, Dc = 1.243 g/cm^3, 3832 reflections measured（3.648≤θ≤26.022°）, 1916 unique reflections（Rint = 0.0359, Rsigma = 0.0572） used in all calculations. The final R = 0.0557（I 〉 2σ（I）） and w R = 0.1276（all data）. Bioassay showed that 3 displayed excellent activity as plant growth regulator with inducing lateral root formation and enhancing primary root elongation at 0.27 mmol/L（50 ppm） in soybeen（He Feng-50）. Good water solubility was found with 50 mg in 1 m L of water. Therefore, application of 3 in agriculture is more environmentally friendly due to cosolvent-free condition, and results in improved abiotic-stress tolerance by affecting the root growth. And furthermore, it can be used as a precursor to investigate the function of regulating plant root growth.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Antitumor Activity of 4-(tert-butyl)-5-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-N-(2-hydroxy-3,5-diiodinebenzyl)-thiazol-2-amine

The title compound, 4-（tert-butyl）-5-（1 H- 1,2,4-triazol- 1 -yl）-N-（2-hydroxy-3,5-diio- dinebenzyl）thiazol-2-amine, was synthesized via the reduction of 4-（tert-butyl）-5-（1H-l,2,4- triazol-l-yl）-N-benzylidene-thiazol-2-amine with NaBH4, and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 7.91944（19）, b = 10.5250（3）, c = 24.4985（6） A, Z = 4, V = 2041.66（9） A3, Mr = 599.22, Dc = 1,949 Mg/m3, S = 1.120, p = 3.203 mm-1, F（000） = 1152, the final R = 0.0283 and wR = 0.0592 for 3490 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. X-ray analysis displays that the crystal water takes part in three intermolecular hydrogen bonds of O（2）-H（2A）…O（1）, O（2）-H（2B）…N（I） and N（5）-H（5）…O（2）, and an octatomic ring R^（8） is formed via intramolecular hydrogen bond of O（I）-H（IA）…N（4）. Furthermore, the I…I contacts are involved in stabilizing the overall three-dimensional network structure. The preliminary biological test shows the title compound has good antitumor activity with the IC50 value of 26 μM against the Hela cell line.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Antitumor Activity of (E)-1-(7-Methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5- yl)-3-(2-methoxyphenyl)-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propenol

The title compound, （E）-1-（7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl）- 3-（2-methoxyphenyl）-2-（1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl）propenol （3a）, was synthesized by the Aldol con- densation reaction of 1-（7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl）-2-（1,2,4-triazol- 1-yl）ethanone with 2-methoxybenzaldehyde and then reduced with NaBH4, and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction： monoclinic system, space group P21 with a = 6.2002（3）, b = 12.8452（7）, c = 13.2257（7） ？, Z = 2, V = 1031.23（9） ？3, Mr = 407.46, Dc = 1.312 Mg/m3, S = 1.054, μ = 0.091 mm-1, F（000） = 432, the final R = 0.0353 and wR = 0.0769 for 3161 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. X-ray analysis displays that the title compound adopts an E configuration for the C（7）=C（8） double bond and S configuration for the chirality center with the specific rotation of –63.75°. Furthermore, the stability of the crystal was maintained through the intermolecular hydrogen bond O（1）–H？？？N（3）. The antitumor assay exhibits that the title compound 3a （E configuration） has a good antitumor activity against the Hela cell line with the IC50 value of 36.9 μM, which is better than that of 3b （Z configuration）.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of N-[(3aR,4R,4aR,5aS,6S,6aS)-1,3-Dioxooctahydro-4,6-ethenocyclopropa[f]isoindol-2(1H)-yl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenylmethanimine

The crystal structure of the title compound（C19H15F3N2O2,Mr = 360.33） was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.The crystal belongs to triclinic,space group P1,with a = 6.5604（7）,b = 13.9614（16）,c = 18.1790（18） ,α = 102.749（7）,β = 97.542（6）,γ = 94.355（4）°,V = 1600.5（3） 3,Z = 4,Dc = 1.495 g/cm3,λ（MoKα） = 0.71070,F（000） = 744,μ（MoKα） = 0.122 mm-1,R = 0.0434 and wR = 0.1051.A total of 7590 unique reflections were collected,of which 5429 with ｜F｜2 ≥ 2σ｜F｜2 were observed.The two cyclohexene rings in the molecule adopt boat-boat conformations with the deviations of ring atoms C（9） and C10 from the C（5）/C（6）/C（7）/C（8） plane（Ⅰ） by 1.1204（0.0023） and 1.1132（0.0023） ,respectively,whereas from the C（2）/C（3）/C（5）/C（8） plane（Ⅱ） by 1.1627（0.0022） and 1.1818（0.0021） ,respectively.In the cyclopropane and lactam rings,atoms C（11） and N（1） point towards the double bond of C（9）-C（10） and the dihedral angle between the ring plane（Ⅲ） containing C（1）,C（2）,C（3） and C（4） and plane（IV） consisting of C（6）,C（7） and C（11） is 55.76（0.07）°.The dihedral angles between planes Ⅳ and Ⅰ and Ⅱ and Ⅲare 63.58（0.07）° and 58.10（0.06）°,respectively.The dihedral angle between the benzene ring C（13）～ C（18） and plane Ⅳ is 42.41（0.06）°.

Crystal Structure,Thermal Behavior and Luminescence of a New Dimeric Manganese(Ⅱ) Complex Constructed with 3-Carboxy-1-carboxymethyl-2-oxidopyridinium

A new dimeric Mn（Ⅱ） complex,namely,[Mn（L）（PIP）]_2·H_2O（1）,was synthesized under hydrothermal condition（H_2L = 3-carboxy-1-carboxymethyl-2-oxidopyridinium and PIP = 2-（pyridin-3-yl）-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline）.It crystallizes in triclinic,space group P1 with a = 9.2037（13）,b = 9.6794（13）,c = 14.649（3） A,α = 94.858（3）,β = 94.928（3）,γ = 114.468（2）o,V = 1172.9（3） A^3,Z = 1,C_（52）H_（34）Mn_2N_（12）O_（11）,Mr = 1112.79,Dc = 1.575 g/cm^3,F（000） = 568,μ（Mo Ka） = 0.618 mm^-1,R = 0.0432 and w R = 0.1151.In 1,two L anions bridge two Mn（Ⅱ） atoms to give a dimeric [Mn（L）（PIP）] unit with the Mn···Mn distance of 3.009（2） A.The two PIP ligands are located on both sides of the dimer,which provides suitable π-π stacking interactions between PIP ligands.By these π-π stacking interactions,adjacent dimers are extended into a two-dimensional supramolecular layer.Further,the strong N–H···O hydrogen bond stabilizes the supramolecular layer structure of 1.Moreover,the thermal behavior and luminescent property of 1 have been studied.

Aspects on the Mechanism of the 1-Phenyl-1<i>H</i>-pyrazolo[3,4-<i>b</i>]quinoxaline Formation

Condensation of D-glucose, o-phenylenediamine and N,N-benzylphenylhydrazine hydrochloride (NNBPHH) in a one-pot reaction, or condensation of 2-(D-arabino-tetritol-1-yl) quinoxaline and NNBPHH, gave 3-(D-erythro-glycerol-1- yl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoxaline. The structure of the latter was determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy and by synthesis using phenylhydrazine hydrochloride instead of NNBPHH. Condensation of D-glucose and 4,5-dichloro-o-phenylenediamine gave 6,7-dichloro-2-(D-arabino-tetritol-1-yl)quinoxaline, which upon condensation with NNBPHH gave the corresponding 6,7-dichloro-3-(D-erythro-glycerol-1-yl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoxaline. The structure and mechanism of formation of these compounds are discussed.

Effect of protease inhibitor from Agaricus bisporus on glucose uptake and oxidative stress in 3T3-L1 adipocytes

Objective:To explore the effect of the protease inhibitor from Agaricus bisporus(J.E.Lange)Imbach(AbPI)on glucose uptake and oxidative stress in 3 T3-L1 adipocytes.Methods:Adipocytes were differentiated and stained with OilRed-O staining to confirm adipogenesis.The toxic/protective effect of AbPI on the adipocytes was determined by MTT assay,intracellular reactive oxygen species generation through flow cytometry,and morphologically through confocal microscopy using propidium iodide,4,6-diamino-2-phenylindol dihydrochloride,and 2’,7’-dichlorofluorescein diacetate dyes.The uptake of fluorescent glucose analog,2-[N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino]-2-deoxy-d-glucose by adipocytes was also studied through confocal microscopy.Results:MTT assay showed that the cell survival rate was(28.00±3.00)%,(92.33±2.60)%,and(71.34±2.10)%in the presence of 2 mM H2O2,AbPI alone,and AbPI and H2O2 both,respectively,in comparison to the control.Oil-Red-O staining indicated that Ab PI enhanced adipogenesis.AbPI stimulated the glucose uptake by adipocytes similar to the drug rosiglitazone,and showed insulinsensitizing effect in the presence of insulin,but failed to stimulate the uptake in the absence of insulin.Intracellular reactive oxygen species generation was reduced in differentiating adipocytes upon Ab PI treatment.Confocal microscopy showed that the damaged cell population rose to 3.50%,117.84%,and 261.50%in the presence of Ab PI alone,AbPI with H2O2,and H2O2 alone,respectively.Conclusions:The protease inhibitor enhances glucose uptake by adipocytes and exhibits a cytoprotective effect on them.

Cascade reaction of 3-formylchromones:Highly selective synthesis of 4-oxo-3-(1H-pyrrol-3-yl)-4H-chromenes

A novel method for the preparation of highly functionalized 4-oxo-3-(1H-pyrrol-3-yl)-4H-chromenes(OPCMs)from 3-formylchromones andα-isocyanoacetates via an unprecedented three-component[1+1+3]cycloaddition reaction in one pot was developed.The three-component cascade reaction was enabled by refluxing a mixture of the substrates in 1,4-dioxane in the presence of Ag_(2)CO_(3) as a Lewis acid promoter.As a result,a series of functionalized pyrroles(OPCMs,3),was prepared regioselectively and in high yields(80%-88%)through the formation of three bonds.This protocol can be used in the synthesis of OPCMs rather than through conventional,multi-step reactions and is suitable for both combinatorial and parallel syntheses of pyrroles.

One Novel Tetranuclear Copper Cluster by 2-(1H-Pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine:Synthesis, Structure and Properties

A novel tetranuclear copper cluster[Cu4(μ-L)6Cl2]was constructed by 2-(1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine(HL)under hydrothermal conditions,and structurally concluded by single-crystal X-ray diffractions,elemental analyses and IR spectra.The title complex 1 was of triclinic system,space group■,C24H18ClCu2 N9,Mr=595.01,a=9.6497(13),b=11.4133(7),c=13.0919(15)?,α=99.166(7),β=108.707(11),γ=111.974(9)°,V=1200.7(2)?3,Z=2,Dc=1.997 g/cm^3,F(000)=706,μ(MoKα)=3.203 nm-1,Rint=0.0404,R=0.0536 and wR=0.1490 for4890 observed reflections with I>2σ(I).In this structure,complex 1 was the unimolecule with unprecedented tetranuclear cluster,which was expanded into a 2D network by wide-ranging C-H…Cl intermolecular hydrogen bonds and further exhibited a 3D supramolecular architecture based onπ-πstacking interactions.In addition,the complex was thermally stable up to 300℃and the solid state fluorescent property of 1 was examined and compared with the ligand.