One new A - type proanthocyanidin trimer, lindetannin trimer, was isolated from the stems of Lindera aggregata (Sims) Kosterm.. Its structure was elucidated by spectral and chemical methods.
From an aqueous extract of“tian ma”(the steamed and dried rhizomes of Gastrodia elata),ten new compounds gastrodiben-zins A−D(1−4)and gastrotribenzins A−F(5−10),along with known analogues(11−20),having structure fea...From an aqueous extract of“tian ma”(the steamed and dried rhizomes of Gastrodia elata),ten new compounds gastrodiben-zins A−D(1−4)and gastrotribenzins A−F(5−10),along with known analogues(11−20),having structure features coupling between two and three p-hydroxybenzyl-derived units via carbon-and/or ether-bonds,were isolated and characterized by spectroscopic data analysis.Meanwhile,the new compounds 5a,6a,8a,22,and 23,as well as the known derivatives 13a,14a,15,17−21,24,25,and p-hydroxybenzyl aldehyde were isolated and identified from a refluxed aqueous solution of p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol.Methylation of 5a and 6a in methanol and ethylation of 6a,8a,13a,and 14a in ethanol produced 5 and 6 and 7,8,13,and 14,respectively.using ultra-performance liquid chromatography high-resolution electrospray ioniza-tion mass spectrometry(UPLC-HRESIMS)analysis of the refluxed solutions of p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol and the refluxed extracts of the fresh G.elata rhizome and“tian ma”extracts indicated consistent production and variation of the dimeric and trimeric derivatives of p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol upon extracting solvents and refluxing time.In various assays,the dimeric and trimeric derivatives showed more potent activities than p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol itself and gastrodin,which are the main known active constituents of“tian ma”.These results revealed for the first time that the more effective dimers and trimers can be produced through condensation of the co-occurring p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol during processing and decocting of the G.elata rhizomes,demonstrating insights into medicinal chemistry behind application protocols of traditional Chinese medicines.展开更多
A trimeric porous coordination framework [Ni_3(TPTC)(IN)_2(μ_2-H_2O)_2(CH_3OH)_2)]n· x(solvents)(1, TPTC = terphenyl-3,3?,5,5??-tetracarboxylic acid, IN = isonicotinic acid) was synthesized and characterized by ...A trimeric porous coordination framework [Ni_3(TPTC)(IN)_2(μ_2-H_2O)_2(CH_3OH)_2)]n· x(solvents)(1, TPTC = terphenyl-3,3?,5,5??-tetracarboxylic acid, IN = isonicotinic acid) was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in monoclinic space group C2/c with a = 33739(12), b = 14.820(5), c = 13.568(5) ?, β = 97.388(6)o, V = 6728(4) ?3, Z = 4, Mr = 965.35, Dc = 0.953 g·cm^(-3), F(000) = 1955.5, μ = 0.881 mm^(–1), GOOF = 1.072, the final R = 0.0859 and w R = 0.2424 for 5284 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). The structure of 1 is constructed from the linkage of trinuclear {Ni_3} second building units through TPTC and IN spacers, forming a 4,8-connected network of Schl?fli symbol {32.42.52}{34.46.58.68.72}. The CO2 uptake values for 1 are 97.9 m^2·g^(-1) at 273 K and 66.2 m^2·g^(-1) at 298 K, while its N_2 adsorption values are 8.5 m^2·g^(-1) at 273 K and 4.9 m^2·g^(-1) at 298 K, respectively. These results show that 1 has high CO_2/N_2 adsorption selectivity at ambient conditions.展开更多
HDI trimer was firstly used to improve the mechanical properties of hydroxyl-terminated unsaturated polyester (UP). Mechanical properties measurements performed on the cured materials demonstrate a distinct improvem...HDI trimer was firstly used to improve the mechanical properties of hydroxyl-terminated unsaturated polyester (UP). Mechanical properties measurements performed on the cured materials demonstrate a distinct improvement in intensity and toughness in the presence of HDI trimer and shows the change trends of increase and then decrease. The morphological analysis of the fracture surfaces shows that the micro-phase separated structures appear in modified UPR systems and changed from dendritric, dimple and to cystiform structures with the increase of HDI trimer content. The presence of the cystiform structures made the modified UPR systems present the best properties.展开更多
A novel oxamide-bridged trimeric tetranuclear complex 1 incorporating a macro- cyclic oxamide of formula {[(CuL)3Mn](ClO4)2}3 (macrocyclic oxamide L = 2,3-dioxo-5,6,14,15- dibenzo-1,4,8,12-tetraazacyclopentadeca-7,12-...A novel oxamide-bridged trimeric tetranuclear complex 1 incorporating a macro- cyclic oxamide of formula {[(CuL)3Mn](ClO4)2}3 (macrocyclic oxamide L = 2,3-dioxo-5,6,14,15- dibenzo-1,4,8,12-tetraazacyclopentadeca-7,12-diene) was prepared and structurally characterized. The compound [(CuL)3Mn](ClO4)2 crystallizes in the trigonal system, space group P 3 with a = 22.434(17), b = 22.434(17), c = 18.82(2) ?, α = β = 90, γ = 120o, V = 8203(13) ?3, Z = 6, Dc = 1.751g/cm3, μ(MoKα) = 1.557, F(000) = 4392, the final R = 0.083 and wR = 0.1727 for 9604 obser- ved reflections with I > 2σ(I). The single-crystal X-ray analysis shows that 1 is a trimeric complex. There are three similar constitutes, dissimilar conformations and asymmetrically independent ‘building-block’ [(CuL)3Mn] in one crystal cell of the title complex 1.展开更多
ω -Bromopropylporphyrin ether synthesized from the raction of 1,3-dibromopropane as the bridge-linked reagent and 5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin (H_2MHTPP) as the matrix reacts with 5,15-di(4- hydrox...ω -Bromopropylporphyrin ether synthesized from the raction of 1,3-dibromopropane as the bridge-linked reagent and 5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin (H_2MHTPP) as the matrix reacts with 5,15-di(4- hydroxyphenyl)-10,20-diphenyl porphyrin( trans -H_2DHDPP) to give the title nanometer porphyrin trimer. The characterization was carried out by means of elemental analyses,UV-Vis,IR, 1H NMR and XRD.展开更多
A nanometer porphyrin trimer was firstly synthesized with 1 ,3-dibromopropane as a bridge-linked agent and the fluorescence property and thermostability were studied. The results show that the fluorescence property an...A nanometer porphyrin trimer was firstly synthesized with 1 ,3-dibromopropane as a bridge-linked agent and the fluorescence property and thermostability were studied. The results show that the fluorescence property and thermostability of the trimer are different from those of monoporphyrin. The effects of the molecule structure on the optical property and the thermostability were also studied in detail.展开更多
A viscoelastic system formed by the solutions of di(2-hydroxyl-dimethylene ether)-α,ω, y-triple ( dimethyloctadecylammonium chlorine ) ( 18-4 ( OH ) -18-4 ( OH ) -18 ) is proposed to solve the problems of ...A viscoelastic system formed by the solutions of di(2-hydroxyl-dimethylene ether)-α,ω, y-triple ( dimethyloctadecylammonium chlorine ) ( 18-4 ( OH ) -18-4 ( OH ) -18 ) is proposed to solve the problems of poor temperature and shear resistances of clean fracturing fluid. The apparent viscosity of 18-4( OH)-18-4( OH)-18 solution affected by inorganic salt, hydrotropic salt and their mixtures is investigated using steady state measurements. Meanwhile, the temperature and shear resistances of systems of 18-4( OH)-18-4( OH)-18 and several common single-chain surfactants are compared. The rheological experiments show that, the coexistence of NaSal and NaC1 makes it easier for the system to promote micellar growth yielding wormlike micelles than single NaSal or NaC1. The apparent vis- cosity of 18-4(OH) -18-4(OH) -18 solution maintains over 87. 5 mPa-s above 100 22. The results indi- cate that there exists a synergistic effect in solutions of 18-4 ( OH ) -18-4 ( OH ) -18 trimeric surfactant展开更多
We study exciton transfer dynamics in a trimer system by investigating excitation transfer probability (ETP). We calculate ETP in the zero-temperature limit and theoretically predict the environment-assisted quantum...We study exciton transfer dynamics in a trimer system by investigating excitation transfer probability (ETP). We calculate ETP in the zero-temperature limit and theoretically predict the environment-assisted quantum critical effect, in which ETP exhibits a sudden change at the critical point of quantum phase transition for the trimer. In particular, we find that the steady-state ETP can be observed in the presence of the environment interaction.展开更多
The Bose-Hubbard model with an effective off-site three-body tunneling,characterized by jumps towards one another,between one atom on a site and a pair atoms on the neighborhood site,is studied systematically on a one...The Bose-Hubbard model with an effective off-site three-body tunneling,characterized by jumps towards one another,between one atom on a site and a pair atoms on the neighborhood site,is studied systematically on a one-dimensional(1D) lattice,by using the density matrix renormalization group method.The off-site trimer superfluid,condensing at momentum k = 0,emerges in the softcore Bose-Hubbard model but it disappears in the hardcore Bose-Hubbard model.Our results numerically verify that the off-site trimer superfluid phase derived in the momentum space from[Phys.Rev.A81,011601(R)(2010)]is stable in the thermodynamic limit.The off-site trimer superfluid phase,the partially off-site trimer superfluid phase and the Mott insulator phase are found,as well as interesting phase transitions,such as the continuous or first-order phase transition from the trimer superfluid phase to the Mott insulator phase.Our results are helpful in realizing this novel off-site trimer superfluid phase by cold atom experiments.展开更多
The ground and excited levels of the trimer (4He)3 are obtained theoretically by solving the 2-D Faddeev integral equation in the momentum space. In solving the equation, the direct matrix inversion method (I. M.) is ...The ground and excited levels of the trimer (4He)3 are obtained theoretically by solving the 2-D Faddeev integral equation in the momentum space. In solving the equation, the direct matrix inversion method (I. M.) is used instead of the iteration and Pade approximate method. The new HFD-B Aziz potential ν is used in the calculation.展开更多
Electronic properties, such as HOMO and LUMO energies, band gaps, ionization potential (IP) and electron affinity (EA) of 2,7- and 3,6-1inked carbazole trimers, two conjugated oligomcrs with different linkages of ...Electronic properties, such as HOMO and LUMO energies, band gaps, ionization potential (IP) and electron affinity (EA) of 2,7- and 3,6-1inked carbazole trimers, two conjugated oligomcrs with different linkages of carbazole, were studicd by the density functional theory with Becke-Lee-Young-Parr composite exchange correlation functional (B3LYP). The absorption spectra of these compounds were also investigated by time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) with 6-3 IG* basis set. The calculated results indicated that the HOMO and LUMO of the 2,7- and 3,6-1inked carbazole trimers are both slightly destabilized on going from methyl substitution to sec-butyl substitution. Both IP and EA exhibit their good hole-transporting but poor electronaccepting ability. The presence of alkyl groups on the nitrogen atoms does not affect the intra-chain electronic delocalization along the molecular frame. Thus no significant effect on the band gap and absorption spectra of compounds has been found.展开更多
Benefiting from the induced image charge on film surface,the nanoparticle aggregating on metal exhibits interesting optical properties.In this work,a linear metal nanoparticle trimer on metal film system has been inve...Benefiting from the induced image charge on film surface,the nanoparticle aggregating on metal exhibits interesting optical properties.In this work,a linear metal nanoparticle trimer on metal film system has been investigated to explore the novel optical phenomenon.Both the electric field and surface charge distributions demonstrate the light is focused on film greatly by the nanoparticles at two sides,which could be strongly modulated by the wavelength of incident light.And the influence of nanoparticle in middle on this light focusing ability has also been studied here,which is explained by the plasmon hybridization theory.Our finding about light focusing in nanoparticle aggregating on metal film not only enlarges the novel phenomenon of surface plasmon but also has great application prospect in the field of surface-enhanced spectra,surface catalysis,solar cells,water splitting,etc.展开更多
Swerilactones H–K(1–4)as four unprecedented secoiridoid trimers represent a new type of natural product,which has attracted much interest of natural chemists due to their novel skeletons and promising bioactivity.In...Swerilactones H–K(1–4)as four unprecedented secoiridoid trimers represent a new type of natural product,which has attracted much interest of natural chemists due to their novel skeletons and promising bioactivity.In order to well understand their MS fragmentation behaviors,they were investigated by electrospray ionization ion-trap time-of-flight multistage product ion mass spectrometry(ESI-IT-TOF-MSn)for the first time.The protonated molecules([M?H]?)of swerilactones J and K,and deprotonated molecules([M-H]-)of swerilactones H,J and K were readily observed in the conventional single-stage mass spectra(MS);however only the[M?Cl]-ion for swerilactone I was obtained in negative mode.Based on the MSn study,the fragmentation pathways of swerilactones H and I in negative mode,and swerilactones J and K in both positive and negative modes were proposed.The neutral losses of H_(2)O,CO,CO_(2)and C_(2)H_(4)O moieties are the particular elimination from the precursor ions due to the presence of hydroxyl,d-lactone and 1-O-ethyl moieties in their structures,of which the retro-Diels–Alder cleavage was the most particular dissociation.The fragment ions at m/z 341 and 291 in negative mode can be considered as the diagnostic ions for secoiridoid trimers.This investigation will provide valuable information for their fast characterization from complicated natural mixtures and extensive understanding their structural architectures.展开更多
The ultimate aim of the present work is to establish an acceptable level of computation for the van der waals (vdw) complexes that is able to pick up appreciable amount of dispersion interaction energy, reproduce the ...The ultimate aim of the present work is to establish an acceptable level of computation for the van der waals (vdw) complexes that is able to pick up appreciable amount of dispersion interaction energy, reproduce the equilibrium separation within the acceptable limits and at the same time cost and time effective. In order to reach this aim vdw clusters where pure isotropic dispersion interaction occur, namely, Ar dimer and trime were investigated. Computations using different basis sets and at different levels of theory have been carried out. Three basis sets, namely, the 6-31++G**, the 6-311++G** and the aug-cc-pvdz basis set, were found superior to all other basis sets used. The high performance and relative small CPU time of the 6-31++G** basis set make it a good candidate for use with large vdw clusters, especially those of interest in biology. Three compound methods were applied in the present work, namely G1, G2 and G2 Moller-Plesset (MP2) and the complete basis set method, CBS-Q. These methods failed to detect the attraction dispersion interaction in the dimer. The predicted repulsive interaction seems dominant in all these methods. Some of the recently developed Density Functional Theory (DFT) methods that were parameterized to account for the dispersion interaction were also evaluated in the present work. Results come to the conclusion that, in contrast to the claims made, state-of-the-art Density Functional Theory methods are incapable of accounting for dispersion effects in a quantitative way, although these methods predict correctly the inter-atomic separations and are?thus considered a real improvement over the conventional methods. BS-SE has been computed, analyzed and discussed.展开更多
As an increasingly used alternative to perfluorooctanoic acid(PFOA),hexafluoropropylene oxide trimer acid(HFPO-TA)has been widely detected in global water environments.However,little is known regarding its toxic effec...As an increasingly used alternative to perfluorooctanoic acid(PFOA),hexafluoropropylene oxide trimer acid(HFPO-TA)has been widely detected in global water environments.However,little is known regarding its toxic effects on cardiovascular development.Here,zebrafish embryos were treated with egg water containing 0,60,120,or 240 mg/L HFPO-TA.Results showed that HFPO-TA treatment led to a significant reduction in both larval survival percentage and heart rate.Furthermore,HFPO-TA exposure caused severe pericardial edema and elongation of the sinus venous to bulbus arteriosus distance(SV-BA)in Tg(myl7:GFP)transgenic larvae,disrupting the expression of genes involved in heart development and thus causing abnormal heart looping.Obvious sprouting angiogenesis was observed in the 120 and 240 mg/L exposed Tg(fli:GFP)transgenic larvae.HFPO-TA treatment also impacted the mRNA levels of genes involved in the vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)pathway and embryonic vascular development.HFPO-TA exposure significantly decreased erythrocyte number in Tg(gata1:DsRed)transgenic embryos and influenced gene expression associated with the heme metabolism pathway.HFPO-TA also induced oxidative stress and altered the transcriptional levels of genes related to cell cycle and apoptosis,inhibiting cell proliferation while promoting apoptosis.Therefore,HFPO-TA exposure may induce abnormal development of the cardiovascular and hematopoietic systems in zebrafish embryos,suggesting it may not be a suitable or safe alternative for PFOA.展开更多
Five novel(9,10-dihydro)phenanthrene and bibenzyl trimers,as well as two previously identified biphenanthrenes and bibenzyls,were isolated from the tubers of Bletilla striata.Their structures were elucidated through c...Five novel(9,10-dihydro)phenanthrene and bibenzyl trimers,as well as two previously identified biphenanthrenes and bibenzyls,were isolated from the tubers of Bletilla striata.Their structures were elucidated through comprehensive analyses of NMR and HRESIMS spectroscopic data.The absolute configurations of these compounds were determined by calculating rotational energy barriers and comparison of experimental and calculated ECD curves.Compounds 5b and 6 exhibited inhibitory effects on LPS-induced NO production in BV-2 cells,with IC_(50) values of 12.59±0.40 and 15.59±0.83μmol·L^(-1),respectively.A mechanistic study suggested that these compounds may attenuate neuroinflammation by reducing the activation of the AKT/IκB/NF-κB signaling pathway.Additionally,compounds 3a,6,and 7 demonstrated significant PTP1B inhibitory activities,with IC_(50) values of 1.52±0.34,1.39±0.11,and 1.78±0.01μmol·L^(-1),respectively.Further investigation revealed that compound 3a might inhibit LPS-induced PTP1B overexpression and NF-κB activation,thereby mitigating the neuroinflammatory response in BV-2 cells.展开更多
文摘One new A - type proanthocyanidin trimer, lindetannin trimer, was isolated from the stems of Lindera aggregata (Sims) Kosterm.. Its structure was elucidated by spectral and chemical methods.
基金support from the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China(NNSFCGrant Nos.81730093,81630094,and 81502942)+1 种基金CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Science of China(2017-I2M-3-010 and 2016-I2M-1-004)the Drug Innovation Major Project(2018ZX09711001-001,China)is acknowledged is acknowledged.
文摘From an aqueous extract of“tian ma”(the steamed and dried rhizomes of Gastrodia elata),ten new compounds gastrodiben-zins A−D(1−4)and gastrotribenzins A−F(5−10),along with known analogues(11−20),having structure features coupling between two and three p-hydroxybenzyl-derived units via carbon-and/or ether-bonds,were isolated and characterized by spectroscopic data analysis.Meanwhile,the new compounds 5a,6a,8a,22,and 23,as well as the known derivatives 13a,14a,15,17−21,24,25,and p-hydroxybenzyl aldehyde were isolated and identified from a refluxed aqueous solution of p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol.Methylation of 5a and 6a in methanol and ethylation of 6a,8a,13a,and 14a in ethanol produced 5 and 6 and 7,8,13,and 14,respectively.using ultra-performance liquid chromatography high-resolution electrospray ioniza-tion mass spectrometry(UPLC-HRESIMS)analysis of the refluxed solutions of p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol and the refluxed extracts of the fresh G.elata rhizome and“tian ma”extracts indicated consistent production and variation of the dimeric and trimeric derivatives of p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol upon extracting solvents and refluxing time.In various assays,the dimeric and trimeric derivatives showed more potent activities than p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol itself and gastrodin,which are the main known active constituents of“tian ma”.These results revealed for the first time that the more effective dimers and trimers can be produced through condensation of the co-occurring p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol during processing and decocting of the G.elata rhizomes,demonstrating insights into medicinal chemistry behind application protocols of traditional Chinese medicines.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation of Fujian Province(No.2017J01039)
文摘A trimeric porous coordination framework [Ni_3(TPTC)(IN)_2(μ_2-H_2O)_2(CH_3OH)_2)]n· x(solvents)(1, TPTC = terphenyl-3,3?,5,5??-tetracarboxylic acid, IN = isonicotinic acid) was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in monoclinic space group C2/c with a = 33739(12), b = 14.820(5), c = 13.568(5) ?, β = 97.388(6)o, V = 6728(4) ?3, Z = 4, Mr = 965.35, Dc = 0.953 g·cm^(-3), F(000) = 1955.5, μ = 0.881 mm^(–1), GOOF = 1.072, the final R = 0.0859 and w R = 0.2424 for 5284 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). The structure of 1 is constructed from the linkage of trinuclear {Ni_3} second building units through TPTC and IN spacers, forming a 4,8-connected network of Schl?fli symbol {32.42.52}{34.46.58.68.72}. The CO2 uptake values for 1 are 97.9 m^2·g^(-1) at 273 K and 66.2 m^2·g^(-1) at 298 K, while its N_2 adsorption values are 8.5 m^2·g^(-1) at 273 K and 4.9 m^2·g^(-1) at 298 K, respectively. These results show that 1 has high CO_2/N_2 adsorption selectivity at ambient conditions.
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文摘HDI trimer was firstly used to improve the mechanical properties of hydroxyl-terminated unsaturated polyester (UP). Mechanical properties measurements performed on the cured materials demonstrate a distinct improvement in intensity and toughness in the presence of HDI trimer and shows the change trends of increase and then decrease. The morphological analysis of the fracture surfaces shows that the micro-phase separated structures appear in modified UPR systems and changed from dendritric, dimple and to cystiform structures with the increase of HDI trimer content. The presence of the cystiform structures made the modified UPR systems present the best properties.
基金This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20331010) and Natural Science Foundation of Tianjing (No. 033602011)
文摘A novel oxamide-bridged trimeric tetranuclear complex 1 incorporating a macro- cyclic oxamide of formula {[(CuL)3Mn](ClO4)2}3 (macrocyclic oxamide L = 2,3-dioxo-5,6,14,15- dibenzo-1,4,8,12-tetraazacyclopentadeca-7,12-diene) was prepared and structurally characterized. The compound [(CuL)3Mn](ClO4)2 crystallizes in the trigonal system, space group P 3 with a = 22.434(17), b = 22.434(17), c = 18.82(2) ?, α = β = 90, γ = 120o, V = 8203(13) ?3, Z = 6, Dc = 1.751g/cm3, μ(MoKα) = 1.557, F(000) = 4392, the final R = 0.083 and wR = 0.1727 for 9604 obser- ved reflections with I > 2σ(I). The single-crystal X-ray analysis shows that 1 is a trimeric complex. There are three similar constitutes, dissimilar conformations and asymmetrically independent ‘building-block’ [(CuL)3Mn] in one crystal cell of the title complex 1.
文摘ω -Bromopropylporphyrin ether synthesized from the raction of 1,3-dibromopropane as the bridge-linked reagent and 5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin (H_2MHTPP) as the matrix reacts with 5,15-di(4- hydroxyphenyl)-10,20-diphenyl porphyrin( trans -H_2DHDPP) to give the title nanometer porphyrin trimer. The characterization was carried out by means of elemental analyses,UV-Vis,IR, 1H NMR and XRD.
文摘A nanometer porphyrin trimer was firstly synthesized with 1 ,3-dibromopropane as a bridge-linked agent and the fluorescence property and thermostability were studied. The results show that the fluorescence property and thermostability of the trimer are different from those of monoporphyrin. The effects of the molecule structure on the optical property and the thermostability were also studied in detail.
文摘A viscoelastic system formed by the solutions of di(2-hydroxyl-dimethylene ether)-α,ω, y-triple ( dimethyloctadecylammonium chlorine ) ( 18-4 ( OH ) -18-4 ( OH ) -18 ) is proposed to solve the problems of poor temperature and shear resistances of clean fracturing fluid. The apparent viscosity of 18-4( OH)-18-4( OH)-18 solution affected by inorganic salt, hydrotropic salt and their mixtures is investigated using steady state measurements. Meanwhile, the temperature and shear resistances of systems of 18-4( OH)-18-4( OH)-18 and several common single-chain surfactants are compared. The rheological experiments show that, the coexistence of NaSal and NaC1 makes it easier for the system to promote micellar growth yielding wormlike micelles than single NaSal or NaC1. The apparent vis- cosity of 18-4(OH) -18-4(OH) -18 solution maintains over 87. 5 mPa-s above 100 22. The results indi- cate that there exists a synergistic effect in solutions of 18-4 ( OH ) -18-4 ( OH ) -18 trimeric surfactant
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11075050)the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2013CB921804)+1 种基金the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University, China (Grant No. IRT0964)the Hunan Provincial National Science Foundation, China (Grant No. 11JJ7001)
文摘We study exciton transfer dynamics in a trimer system by investigating excitation transfer probability (ETP). We calculate ETP in the zero-temperature limit and theoretically predict the environment-assisted quantum critical effect, in which ETP exhibits a sudden change at the critical point of quantum phase transition for the trimer. In particular, we find that the steady-state ETP can be observed in the presence of the environment interaction.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11305113)the Project GDW201400042 for the“High End Foreign Experts Program”
文摘The Bose-Hubbard model with an effective off-site three-body tunneling,characterized by jumps towards one another,between one atom on a site and a pair atoms on the neighborhood site,is studied systematically on a one-dimensional(1D) lattice,by using the density matrix renormalization group method.The off-site trimer superfluid,condensing at momentum k = 0,emerges in the softcore Bose-Hubbard model but it disappears in the hardcore Bose-Hubbard model.Our results numerically verify that the off-site trimer superfluid phase derived in the momentum space from[Phys.Rev.A81,011601(R)(2010)]is stable in the thermodynamic limit.The off-site trimer superfluid phase,the partially off-site trimer superfluid phase and the Mott insulator phase are found,as well as interesting phase transitions,such as the continuous or first-order phase transition from the trimer superfluid phase to the Mott insulator phase.Our results are helpful in realizing this novel off-site trimer superfluid phase by cold atom experiments.
文摘The ground and excited levels of the trimer (4He)3 are obtained theoretically by solving the 2-D Faddeev integral equation in the momentum space. In solving the equation, the direct matrix inversion method (I. M.) is used instead of the iteration and Pade approximate method. The new HFD-B Aziz potential ν is used in the calculation.
基金The project was supported by the Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department (No. 05A002)the Prominent Mid-youth Science and Technology Foundation of Hunan Province (No. 04JJ1010)
文摘Electronic properties, such as HOMO and LUMO energies, band gaps, ionization potential (IP) and electron affinity (EA) of 2,7- and 3,6-1inked carbazole trimers, two conjugated oligomcrs with different linkages of carbazole, were studicd by the density functional theory with Becke-Lee-Young-Parr composite exchange correlation functional (B3LYP). The absorption spectra of these compounds were also investigated by time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) with 6-3 IG* basis set. The calculated results indicated that the HOMO and LUMO of the 2,7- and 3,6-1inked carbazole trimers are both slightly destabilized on going from methyl substitution to sec-butyl substitution. Both IP and EA exhibit their good hole-transporting but poor electronaccepting ability. The presence of alkyl groups on the nitrogen atoms does not affect the intra-chain electronic delocalization along the molecular frame. Thus no significant effect on the band gap and absorption spectra of compounds has been found.
基金the National Key Research and Development Program(Grant No.2019YFC1906100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11974067 and 12074054)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation Project of CQ CSTC(cstc2019jcyj-msxmX0145,cstc2019jcyj-bshX0042,and cstc2019jcyj-msxmX0828)the Sharing Fund of Chongqing University’s Large-scale Equipment.
文摘Benefiting from the induced image charge on film surface,the nanoparticle aggregating on metal exhibits interesting optical properties.In this work,a linear metal nanoparticle trimer on metal film system has been investigated to explore the novel optical phenomenon.Both the electric field and surface charge distributions demonstrate the light is focused on film greatly by the nanoparticles at two sides,which could be strongly modulated by the wavelength of incident light.And the influence of nanoparticle in middle on this light focusing ability has also been studied here,which is explained by the plasmon hybridization theory.Our finding about light focusing in nanoparticle aggregating on metal film not only enlarges the novel phenomenon of surface plasmon but also has great application prospect in the field of surface-enhanced spectra,surface catalysis,solar cells,water splitting,etc.
文摘Swerilactones H–K(1–4)as four unprecedented secoiridoid trimers represent a new type of natural product,which has attracted much interest of natural chemists due to their novel skeletons and promising bioactivity.In order to well understand their MS fragmentation behaviors,they were investigated by electrospray ionization ion-trap time-of-flight multistage product ion mass spectrometry(ESI-IT-TOF-MSn)for the first time.The protonated molecules([M?H]?)of swerilactones J and K,and deprotonated molecules([M-H]-)of swerilactones H,J and K were readily observed in the conventional single-stage mass spectra(MS);however only the[M?Cl]-ion for swerilactone I was obtained in negative mode.Based on the MSn study,the fragmentation pathways of swerilactones H and I in negative mode,and swerilactones J and K in both positive and negative modes were proposed.The neutral losses of H_(2)O,CO,CO_(2)and C_(2)H_(4)O moieties are the particular elimination from the precursor ions due to the presence of hydroxyl,d-lactone and 1-O-ethyl moieties in their structures,of which the retro-Diels–Alder cleavage was the most particular dissociation.The fragment ions at m/z 341 and 291 in negative mode can be considered as the diagnostic ions for secoiridoid trimers.This investigation will provide valuable information for their fast characterization from complicated natural mixtures and extensive understanding their structural architectures.
文摘The ultimate aim of the present work is to establish an acceptable level of computation for the van der waals (vdw) complexes that is able to pick up appreciable amount of dispersion interaction energy, reproduce the equilibrium separation within the acceptable limits and at the same time cost and time effective. In order to reach this aim vdw clusters where pure isotropic dispersion interaction occur, namely, Ar dimer and trime were investigated. Computations using different basis sets and at different levels of theory have been carried out. Three basis sets, namely, the 6-31++G**, the 6-311++G** and the aug-cc-pvdz basis set, were found superior to all other basis sets used. The high performance and relative small CPU time of the 6-31++G** basis set make it a good candidate for use with large vdw clusters, especially those of interest in biology. Three compound methods were applied in the present work, namely G1, G2 and G2 Moller-Plesset (MP2) and the complete basis set method, CBS-Q. These methods failed to detect the attraction dispersion interaction in the dimer. The predicted repulsive interaction seems dominant in all these methods. Some of the recently developed Density Functional Theory (DFT) methods that were parameterized to account for the dispersion interaction were also evaluated in the present work. Results come to the conclusion that, in contrast to the claims made, state-of-the-art Density Functional Theory methods are incapable of accounting for dispersion effects in a quantitative way, although these methods predict correctly the inter-atomic separations and are?thus considered a real improvement over the conventional methods. BS-SE has been computed, analyzed and discussed.
基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(Nos.2021YFA1101300 and 2020YFA0112500)the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFA0801000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.32170853)。
文摘As an increasingly used alternative to perfluorooctanoic acid(PFOA),hexafluoropropylene oxide trimer acid(HFPO-TA)has been widely detected in global water environments.However,little is known regarding its toxic effects on cardiovascular development.Here,zebrafish embryos were treated with egg water containing 0,60,120,or 240 mg/L HFPO-TA.Results showed that HFPO-TA treatment led to a significant reduction in both larval survival percentage and heart rate.Furthermore,HFPO-TA exposure caused severe pericardial edema and elongation of the sinus venous to bulbus arteriosus distance(SV-BA)in Tg(myl7:GFP)transgenic larvae,disrupting the expression of genes involved in heart development and thus causing abnormal heart looping.Obvious sprouting angiogenesis was observed in the 120 and 240 mg/L exposed Tg(fli:GFP)transgenic larvae.HFPO-TA treatment also impacted the mRNA levels of genes involved in the vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)pathway and embryonic vascular development.HFPO-TA exposure significantly decreased erythrocyte number in Tg(gata1:DsRed)transgenic embryos and influenced gene expression associated with the heme metabolism pathway.HFPO-TA also induced oxidative stress and altered the transcriptional levels of genes related to cell cycle and apoptosis,inhibiting cell proliferation while promoting apoptosis.Therefore,HFPO-TA exposure may induce abnormal development of the cardiovascular and hematopoietic systems in zebrafish embryos,suggesting it may not be a suitable or safe alternative for PFOA.
基金This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81903488)the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(No.CIFMS-2021-I2M-1-026)。
文摘Five novel(9,10-dihydro)phenanthrene and bibenzyl trimers,as well as two previously identified biphenanthrenes and bibenzyls,were isolated from the tubers of Bletilla striata.Their structures were elucidated through comprehensive analyses of NMR and HRESIMS spectroscopic data.The absolute configurations of these compounds were determined by calculating rotational energy barriers and comparison of experimental and calculated ECD curves.Compounds 5b and 6 exhibited inhibitory effects on LPS-induced NO production in BV-2 cells,with IC_(50) values of 12.59±0.40 and 15.59±0.83μmol·L^(-1),respectively.A mechanistic study suggested that these compounds may attenuate neuroinflammation by reducing the activation of the AKT/IκB/NF-κB signaling pathway.Additionally,compounds 3a,6,and 7 demonstrated significant PTP1B inhibitory activities,with IC_(50) values of 1.52±0.34,1.39±0.11,and 1.78±0.01μmol·L^(-1),respectively.Further investigation revealed that compound 3a might inhibit LPS-induced PTP1B overexpression and NF-κB activation,thereby mitigating the neuroinflammatory response in BV-2 cells.