Solid-state NMR of the retinal protonated Schiff base in microbial rhodopsins

Rhodopsin is a seven-helical transmembrane protein with a retinal chromophore covalently bound to a conserved lysine in helix G via a retinal protonated Schiff base(RPSB).Microbial rhodopsins absorb light through chromophore and play a fundamental role in optogenetics.Numerous microbial rhodopsins have been discovered,contributing to diverse functions and colors.Solid-state NMR spectroscopy has been instrumental in elucidating the conformation of chromophores and the three-dimensional structure of microbial rhodopsins.This review focuses on the 15N chemical shift values of RPSB and summarizes recent progress in the field.We displayed the correlation between the 15N isotropic chemical shift values of RPSB and the maximum absorption wavelength of rhodopsin using solid-state NMR spectroscopy.

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Schiff Base for Enhanced Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Photo-Response Mechanism

The efficient photo-response mechanism is one of the key factors in the commercialization of dye-sensitized solar cells in a bid to satisfy renewable energy demands. Progress in green technology has put solar energy on the front burner as a provider of clean and affordable energy for a sustainable society. We report the synthesis of a novel Schiff base with optical transparency in the visible and near IR region of the solar spectrum that can find application in the DSSCs photo-response mechanism. The synthesized crystal exhibited features that could handle some of the shortcomings of dye-sensitized solar cells which include wide band solar spectrum absorption and capability for swift charge transfer within the photoelectrodes. The synthesized Schiff base was characterized using x-ray diffractometer, UV/Visible spectrometer, Frontier transmission infrared spectrometer and conductometer. XRD data revealed the grown crystal to have an average crystallite size of 2.08 nm with average microstrain value of about 269.43. The FT-IR recorded transmission wave ѵ (CO) at 1207.7 cm−1 while dominant wave occurred at ѵ1654.9 and ѵ1592.3 cm−1 relating to ѵ (CN) stretching and ѵ (NH) bending respectively were observed. The IR spectrum revealed the bonding species and a probable molecular structure of 2,6-bis(benzyloxy)pyridine. The UV/Visible spectra convoluted to maximum peak within the near IR region suggesting that 2,6-bis(benzyloxy)pyridine can absorb both the visible and near IR region while its electrical conductivity was determined to be 4.58 µS/cm. The obtained result of the present study revealed promising characteristics of a photosensitizer that can find application in the photo-response mechanism of DSSCs.

以Schiff base为配体的Cu(Ⅱ)-金属凝胶的制备和表征

以间苯二甲醛分别与异烟肼、烟酸酰肼和2-吡啶甲酰肼反应,合成了3种含吡啶环的Schiff base配体间苯二甲醛双缩4-吡啶甲酰腙(S1)、间苯二甲醛双缩3-吡啶甲酰腙(S2)和间苯二甲醛双缩2-吡啶甲酰腙(S3);测试了这3个化合物与醋酸铜通过配位作用在不同溶剂中形成金属凝胶的能力,结果发现,配体S1与醋酸铜在DMF/H_2O和DMSO/H_2O的混合溶剂中、配体S3与醋酸铜在DMF/H_2O的混合溶剂中均可以形成金属凝胶。胶凝测试结果表明,吡啶环上N原子位置的不同,对化合物形成金属凝胶的能力有极大影响。利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观察了金属凝胶的微观形貌,结果表明,配体分子的结构对金属凝胶的微观形貌也有较大影响;红外光谱和紫外可见光谱的研究证明了配位作用在金属凝胶形成过程中的推动作用;X射线衍射分析(XRD)研究表明,配体S1与醋酸铜在两种混合溶剂中形成的金属凝胶均表现出了四方堆积结构。

基于Schiff Base配体及吡啶环的铜(Ⅱ)、镍(Ⅱ)配合物构筑、表征与热稳定性(英文)

用缓慢挥发法和水热法分别合成了镍配合物NiLPy(L=5-溴-2-羟基苯基苯基酮-4-甲氧基苯甲酰腙,Py=吡啶)(1)及铜配合物Cu(babh)2(Py)(Hbabh=查尔酮苯甲酰腙,Py=吡啶)(2),并用元素分析、红外、热重及X-射线单晶衍射对其进行了表征。晶体结构表明:1属三斜晶系,P1空间群;2属单斜晶系,Pc空间群。化合物1和2分别通过分子间弱的C-H…π与C-H…N作用堆积形成二维片状超分子层。热重分析表明配合物1和2分别处于225和170℃以下温度时很稳定。

Syntheses, Crystal Structures and Antibacterial Activities of Schiff Base Ligand and Its Nickel(Ⅱ) Complex

A complex [NIL2] was synthesized, in which L, or to be exact, a Schiff base ligand （HL）, was derived from the condensation of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-phenylacetyl-5-pyrazolone （PMPAP） with L-phenylalanine methyl ester. They were characterized by IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Green block crystals of both ligand and its complex were grown at room temperature. The ligand, which consists of two individual fragments, crystalizes in the P1 space group （a = 5.6268（5）, b = 10.6892（11） and c = 19.4869（18） A）. The complex crystalizes in the P21 space group （a -- 21.4076（18）, b = 9.4792（8） and c = 25.287（2） A）, which consists of a nickel six-coordinated compound. Every fragment is a distorted octahedron with four oxygen and two nitrogen atoms. The Schiff base ligand （HL） and its complex have been tested in vitro to evaluate their antibacterial activity against bacteria Escherichia Coli and Bacillus subtilis. It is found that the complex has higher activity than the corresponding free Schiff base ligand （HL） against the same bacterial.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Binuclear Cu(Ⅱ) Complex with Tetradentate Schiff-base Ligand

A novel binuclear complex （[Cu^2（μ2-shed）（hshed）].（CIO4）,H2O, h2shed = N-salicylidene-N＇-（2-hydroxyethyl）ethylenediamine） has been synthesized and structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 12.511（10）, b = 15.750（12）, c = 14.281 （12） A, β = 100.564（14）°, C22H31CIN4O9Cu2, Mr = 658.04, V = 2766（4） A^3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.580 g/cm^3,μ（MoKα = 1.689 mm^-1, F（000） = 1352, the final R = 0.0528 and wR = 0.1433 for 4880 independent reflections with Rint = 0.0577. The complex is a binuclear copper compound, and two Cu（Ⅱ） ions in the binuclear cation are in different coordination environments. The Cu（1） ion adopts a distorted square pyramidal geometry （x = 0.22） with four donor atoms （N2O2） of the ligand in the basal plane, and one hydroxyl oxygen atom with protonated form occupying the apical position. The Cu（2） ion assumes the geometry of a distorted square plane with four donor atoms （N2O2） of the ligand. The Cu...Cu separation is 3.103 A,. In addition, N-H…O and C-H…O intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions link these binuclear cations into a quasi one-dimensional chain along the a axis.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Three-dimensional Supramolecule of Copper(Ⅱ) Schiff Base Complex

A new three-dimensional supramolecule composed of copper-Schiff base complex, [Cu（naphdien）]Cl·H2O, where naphdien is Schiff base of 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde and diethylenetriamine, has been synthesized and determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/c, with a = 7.3490（15）, b = 7.0847（16）, c = 30.845（3）A, β= 95.33（3）°, V = 1599.0（5）A3, Z = 4, C15 H20ClCuN3O2, Mr = 373.33, De = 1.551 g/cm3, μ = 1.543 mm^-1, F（000） = 772, R = 0.0536 and wR = 0.0927 for 2788 unique reflections with 1659 observed ones （I 〉2σ（I））. In the crystal structure, mononuclear units [Cu（naphdien）]Cl·H2O are linked into a two-dimensional framework via strong hydrogen bonds, and extended into a three-dimensional supramolecular structure through π-π stacking interactions.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Complex of Zinc(Ⅱ) with Schiff Base {Zn[CH_3O(O)-C_6H_3CH_3=NN=C(S)NH_2](DMF)}_2

The title complex is a new binuclear Zn(Ⅱ) with chelate ligand of Schiff base containing S and N atom.The complex crystallizes in the orthorhombicspace group Pccn,with a=12.338(9),b=16.666(8),c=17.503(6),V=3599(6),Mr=723.52,Z=4,Dx=1.34 g/cm3,μ=15.22 cm-1,F(000)=1488.The structure was solved by direct methods and the final R=0.078.The crystal consists of discrete molecules with symmetric center at the center of the fourmembered ring consisting of two Zn atoms and two O atoms.

固体推进剂用新型Schiff碱类高效键合剂的合成及性能表征

为提高丁羟四组元推进剂和CL-20/GAP推进剂的力学性能,解决新的推进剂填料基体界面“脱湿”问题,设计合成了新型Schiff碱键合剂;采用傅里叶红外光谱仪、扫描电子显微镜及万能材料拉伸机等对键合剂的键合效果和推进剂的力学性能进行了表征。结果表明,合成的新型Schiff碱键合剂包含键合剂必备官能团且在AP表面存在明显键合,新型Schiff碱键合剂有望取代有毒MAPO,可明显提高丁羟四组元推进剂的力学性能,使丁羟四组元推进剂常温拉伸强度达到0.7 MPa,常温延伸率大于55%,高温延伸率大于50%,低温延伸率大于60%,并可以明显改善丁羟四组元推进剂的工艺性能;在CL-20/GAP推进剂中,新型Schiff碱键合剂可同时提高推进剂的拉伸强度和延伸率。

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Electrochemistry Properties of a Cobalt(Ⅱ) Complex Based on Asymmetry Schiff Base Ligand

A new cobalt（II） complex [Co（NO2-salen）2]·1.5H2O containing mono acetalization Schiff base ligand（NO2-salen = N-5-nitro-salicylideneamino ethanato） has been prepared through one-pot template condensation, and has been structurally characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra and X-ray diffraction. It is formulated as C18H23CoN6O7.5, crystallizes in the hexagonal system, space group of R-3c with α = 25.895（18）, b = 25.895（18）, c = 35.075（6）, γ = 120o, V = 20368（3） and Z = 36. The ligand of 5-nitrosalicylaldehyde-ethylene-diamine takes unusual mono asymmetry mode. The Co（II） ion exhibits a coordination number of six, and assumes a distorted octahedral geometry with a N2O4 donor set. The neutral monomeric units of [Co（NO2-salen）2]·1.5H2O are linked into a one-dimensional（1D） structure via the intermolecular hydrogen bonds and weak π-π stacking interactions. Cyclic-voltammetry measurement reveals the oxidation and reduction processes for the complex are irreversible in nature.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of an Azide Bridged Binuclear Zinc(Ⅱ) Dimer Containing Taurine Schiff Base [Zn_2(C_8H_9N_2O_3S)_2·(N_3)_2·(H_2O)_2]_2·_2H_2O

The title complex [Zn2L2（N3）2（H2O）2]·2H2O （L = N-（2-pyridylmethylidene） taurine） has been synthesized in a methanol-water solution. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, space group P2 1/C with a = 15.8064（10）, b = 10.5015（5）, c = 17.3193（11） ,A, β= 111.314（2）°, V = 2678.2 （3） ,A ^3 C16H26N10O10S2Zn2, Mr = 713.33, Z = 4, DC = 1.769 g/cm^3, μ = 2.017 mm^-1 and F（000） = 1456. The asymmetric unit consists of two half-molecules of the complex and two water molecules. Four N and two O atoms form the coordination environment of each Zn atom, resulting in a distorted octahedral configuration. The two halves of each independent dimer are related by a crystallographic inversion centre, which lies at the centre of the ring formed by two Zn atoms and the coordinating atoms of the two azide anions. The average separation of Zn（Ⅱ）...Zn（Ⅱ） is 3.322 A. The molecules are linked by O-H...O hydrogen bonds, generating an interesting zigzag infinite chain structure in the ac plane.

N,N,N-三齿席夫碱铜(Ⅱ)配合物的合成、晶体结构及儿茶酚酶活性

选用N,N,N-三齿席夫碱化合物2-氨基乙基苯并咪唑缩吡啶-2-甲醛(L^(1))和2-氨基丙基苯并咪唑缩吡啶-2-甲醛(L^(2))为配体,与过渡金属Cu(Ⅱ)盐反应合成了4个单核铜配合物:[Cu(L^(1))Cl_(2)](1),[Cu(L^(1))(SCN)_(2)](2),[Cu(L^(1))bpy](ClO_(4))_(2)·CH_(3)OH(3)和[Cu(L^(2))bpy](ClO_(4))_(2)(4)(bpy=2,2′-联吡啶).通过元素分析、红外光谱、粉末X射线衍射、单晶X射线衍射、热重分析和循环伏安分析等手段对配合物进行了表征.结果表明,在固体状态下,配合物1~4均为单核Cu(Ⅱ)配合物,中心Cu(Ⅱ)均为畸变四方锥构型,结构参数τ=0.088~0.340.以3,5-二叔丁基邻苯二酚为底物,研究了配合物1~4模拟儿茶酚氧化酶的催化活性,采用Michaelis-Menten模型和Lineweaver-Burk图法计算了动力学参数.结果表明,配合物均具有儿茶酚氧化酶活性,催化活性顺序为2>3≈4>1,氧化速率取决于Cu(Ⅱ)配位环境的畸变程度、离去基团与中心Cu(Ⅱ)的键长和配合物的空间位阻.

Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Activity Evaluation of Schiff Bases Derived from 1,8-Diaminonaphtalène

The compounds have been synthesized and characterized by routine MS, IR and NMR spectrometry methods. The compounds are all active on bacterial strains with the exception of Salmonella typhimirium, with a MIC value of 7.5 mg/mL. They show a percentage of anti-radical activity of 75.476 ± 5.070 for the compound DAN-S and of 68.142 ± 6.539 for the compound DAN-OV. The compounds are sensitive to the two champions used. DAN-S compound is then the most active.

Coordination and Photoisomerization of Azobenzene-Amino Acid Schiff Base Copper(II) Complexes to Lysozyme

In this study, we exhibited an amino acid (arginine and threonine) derivative Schiff base copper(II) complexes incorporating an azobenzene moiety as a photoresponsive site and conjugated it to egg white lysozyme, a well-known protein, to change ligand conformation under binding to lysozyme. Among several spectroscopic investigations, ESR clearly showed that the nitrogen atom of the amino acid residue of lysozyme was bound to the paramagnetic copper(II) ion of the complex, and UV light irradiation confirmed photoisomerization of the azobenzene moiety of the ligand to cis-form. The binding mode was considered by means of spectroscopic as well as computational methods, whereas complete crystallographic verification was still a preliminary stage.

Syntheses,Crystal Structures and Property Studies on Cu(Ⅱ) and Co(Ⅱ) Complexes with 1,8-Naphthalimid Schiff Base

The ligand of N-（2-hydroxybenzylideneamino）-1,8-naphthalimide （HL） and its metal complexes of CuL2 （1） and CoL2 （2） have been synthesized. Elemental analysis, IR and X-ray single-crystal diffraction characterizations for 1 and 2 have been carried out. In the complexes of 1 and 2, the central metallic ions of Cu^2＋ and Co^2＋ coordinate with two deprotonated ligands of L-, respectively and adopt distorted square planar geometries. The thermal analysis result shows that the two complexes undergo two similar decomposition processes because of their similar geometric configurations. For the two complexes, fluorescence spectra measurements indicate that complex CoL2 emits stronger blue fluorescence than HL and the complex CuL2 does not emit fluorescence at all.

DNA Interaction and Cytotoxic Activity of a Chiral Amino-alcohol Schiff Base Derived Cu(Ⅱ) Complex

A novel copper（Ⅱ） complex based on chiral amino-alcohol derived Schiff base ligand,[Cu_4（R-L）_4（H_2O）_2]·（CH_3COOH）_2·（H_2O）（1,（R）-H_2 L =（R）-3-phenyl-2-（2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylideneamino） propane-1-ol）,was synthesized and characterized by EA,IR,UV-Vis,ESI-MS,circular dichroism spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.Complex 1 crystallizes in orthorhombic,space group Ρ2_12_12 with a = 15.7660（14）,b = 49.526（3）,c = 10.4213（9） A,V = 8137.2（12） A^3,Ζ = 4,C_（72）H_（81）Cu_4N_4O_（19）,Mr = 1560.57,μ = 1.096 mm^-1,F（000） = 3244,Flack = 0.06（3）,the final R = 0.0924 and w R = 0.2451（I 〉 2σ（I）） for 41108 observed reflections.The interactions of the complex with calf thymus DNA（CT-DNA） were investigated by some spectroscopic technique methods.The results show the complex exhibits strong binding with CT-DNA.In addition,in vitro cytotoxicity test of 1 towards four kinds of human cancerous cell lines（He La,HL-60,Caco-2 and A549） showed substantial cytotoxic activity.The experimental investigations indicated that the chirality of complex 1 play an important role in cytotoxicity and interactions with DNA.

Two 3-D Neutral Zn(Ⅱ)-MOFs Generated from the Asymmetric Schiff-base Ligand

Two new Zn（Ⅱ）-MOFs were synthesized based on an asymmetric Schiff-base ligand LH, which is obtained by the condensation of 5-formyl-8-hydroxyquinoline and 3-pyridinecar- boxylic acid hydrazide. In different mixed solvents, we get two new isomorphism compounds, [Zn（L）2]＇CaHsO2-2MeOH （1） and [Zn（L）2]＇CH2CIz＇2MeOH （2）. Compounds 1 and 2 have been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis and IR. Compound 1 crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P2/c, with a - 13.856（4）, b = 14.156（4）, c = 9.620（3）А, β = 110.167（5）°, V = 1771.3（9） /k3, Dc = 1.500 g/cm3, C3sH3sNsOsZn, Mr = 800.13, F（000） = 832, p（MoKa） = 0.761 mm-1, Z = 2, the final R = 0.0596 and wR = 0.1221 for 2112 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（0）. Compound 2 belongs to monoclinic, space group P21/c, with a = 13.575（3）, b = 14.130（3）, c = 9.485（2） A, β = 107.908（3）°, V= 1731.2（6） A3, Dc = 1.529 g/cm3, CasH32C12NsO6Zn, Mr = 796.96, F（000） = 820, g（MoKa） = 0.926 mm-1, Z = 2, the final R -- 0.0527 and wR = 0.1395 for 2501 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ-（/））. The Zn（II） centers in both 1 and 2 display a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The octahedral Zn（lI） nodes and L linkages build up 2-D nets consisting of parallelogram-like grids in the ab plane. The neighboring nets stack through hydrogen bonds to generate 3-D rhombic channels. In 1, the 1,4-dioxane and MeOH guests alternatively arrange in the channels and effectively take up the free space; while in 2, the CH2CI/guests are arranged in the channels. In addition, the encapsulated MeOH molecules are bonded to the framework by hydrogen bonds.

Synthesis and Characterisation of Cr(III) and Co(II) Schiff Base Complexes

Co(II) and Cr(III) metal complexes of Schiff bases were synthesized from the condensation reaction between 4-(dimethylamino)benzaldehyde and 4-amino-3-hydroxy-naphthalene-1-sulfonic acid. Their structures were investigated by elemental analysis, molar conductance measurements, infrared spectroscopy, electronic spectroscopy, and 1HNMR spectroscopy. The elemental analysis data suggested a 1:1 [M:L] ratio for the complexes. The molar conductance measurements of the complexes indicate their electrolytic nature in DMSO as a solvent. The absorption bands in the electronic spectra verified an octahedral environment around the metal ions in the complexes.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New 2D O-bridged Copper(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymer Constructed from Sulfonate-derived Schiff Base

A new chain-like coordination polymer, namely, [CuL]n （1, Na2L = 2-[（2-hydroxy- benzylidene）-amino]-benzenesulfonic acid sodium salt）, has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Complex 1 crystallizes in monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 9.2296（16）, b = 10.4754（18）, c = 12.200（2） A, β = 102.392（2）°, V = 1152.0（3）A3, CI3H9CuNOaN, Mr = 338.83, Dc = 1.953 g/cm3, Z = 4, F（000） = 684, p = 2.089 mm-1, the final R = 0.0376 and wR = 0.0956. X-ray diffraction analyses indicate that 1 displays a square-pyramidal metal center with NO4 donor sets. The sulfonate-derived Schiff base serves as a common N,O,O＇-tridentate and a unique O-bridged ligand connecting the metals. Dinuclear copper complexes serve as secondary building blocks （SBUs） to construct an unusual 2D coordination network. In the crystal, the components form a stable 3D supramolecular architecture by C-H...O interactions and to-stacking

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Characterization of a New Mononuclear Zn(Ⅱ) Complex from Schiff-base Ligand

A new mononuclear [Zn（H-1L）2] （L = 1H-indole-3-ethylene-salicylaldimine） was synthesized through the reaction of Zn（Ac）2, salicylaldehyde and tryptamine in hot ethanol solution and characterized by X-ray crystal structure analysis. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, space group P21/n with a = 15.014（2）, b = 10.857（1）, c = 17.489（1）A,β = 95.49（1）°, V = 2837.8（5） A^3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.386 g/cm^3, μ = 0.904 mm-1, F（000） = 1232, the final R = 0.0463 and wR = 0.0890 for 4990 independent reflections. In the complex, the Zn2＋ ion presents a distorted N2O2 tetrahedral coordination involving two H-1L ligands.