The reaction of 1,3-dipropyn-2-yloxycalix[4]arene with mercury(U) acetate could give mercury-containing alkynyl calixarene polymer. The extraction behavior of 1,3-dipropyn-2-yl-oxycalix[4]arene towards mercury(Ⅱ)...The reaction of 1,3-dipropyn-2-yloxycalix[4]arene with mercury(U) acetate could give mercury-containing alkynyl calixarene polymer. The extraction behavior of 1,3-dipropyn-2-yl-oxycalix[4]arene towards mercury(Ⅱ) ion was examined. When the mole ratio of Hg^2+/calixarene was 1:1, the extractive percent can reach to 99.1%, and the extraction capacity was up to 431 mg/g. It could also decrease the Hg^2+ concentration from 5 to 0.85 mg/L, which was only 17% of the national standard of effluent and satisfied the national standard of drinking water. The extraction process included chemical reaction.展开更多
In this paper,ring-opening polymerization of trimethylene carbonate(TMC)with rare earth(Nd,Y,La)ρ-tert- butylcalix[n]arene(n=4,6,and 8)complexes as catalysts has been studied.Poly(trimethylene carbonate)(PTMC)with M_...In this paper,ring-opening polymerization of trimethylene carbonate(TMC)with rare earth(Nd,Y,La)ρ-tert- butylcalix[n]arene(n=4,6,and 8)complexes as catalysts has been studied.Poly(trimethylene carbonate)(PTMC)with M_v of 21,400 was produced by bulk polymerization under the conditions as follows:[TMC]_0/[Nd](molar ratio)=1000,80℃, 8 h.Mechanism study reveals that the polymerization proceeds via a coordination mechanism.展开更多
The studies of our group on the catalytic activities of rare earth calixarene complexes in polymer syntheses are reviewed. Rare earth calixarene complexes are effect catalysts for the polymerizations of butadiene, iso...The studies of our group on the catalytic activities of rare earth calixarene complexes in polymer syntheses are reviewed. Rare earth calixarene complexes are effect catalysts for the polymerizations of butadiene, isoprene, ethylene, styrene, propylene oxide, styrene oxide, trimethylene carbonate and 2,2-dimethyl-trimethylene carbonate.展开更多
A new type of di benzoyl tartaric acid selective electr ode has been developed. Three double\| arm calixarene derivatives were emp loyed as the neutral ionophores. The poly(vinyl chloride) me...A new type of di benzoyl tartaric acid selective electr ode has been developed. Three double\| arm calixarene derivatives were emp loyed as the neutral ionophores. The poly(vinyl chloride) membrane electrode containing an amide derivative of ca lixarene as the neutral carrier an d a dibutyl phthalate as the plastici zer exhibited the highest sensitivity for dibenzoyl tartaric acid. The slop e of linear portion was 27.8 mV per c oncertration decade. The electrode has a fast response and a long lifetime .展开更多
A few derivatives of calixarenes have been synthesized and characterized by IR, ^1H NNtR, thermal and elemental analysis. The transport of potassium or calcium ion through the liquid membrane, in which the derivatives...A few derivatives of calixarenes have been synthesized and characterized by IR, ^1H NNtR, thermal and elemental analysis. The transport of potassium or calcium ion through the liquid membrane, in which the derivatives act as carriers, has been studied. The electron-effect of the substituent on the upper rim of calixarene possesses important effect on the net transport of metal ions. The p- tert-butylcalix[4]arene is the best carrier of calcium ion, compared with p-tert-calix[4]arene(n = 4, 6, 8). The ptert-butylcalix[4]arene acid is better than p-tert-butylcalix [4]arene. The calixr43crown is the best carrier of calcium ions of all the carriers. The pH gradient between the source and receiving phase, and the concentration of K^+ , Ca^2+ ions in the source phase affect mainly transport. After the transport, the pH value of the source phase is found to be decreased, once the calix [n ] arene derivatives act as carrier. But it is not the case for the calix[n] crowns. It might be interpreted as the result of their different mechanisms.展开更多
A kind of photosensitive ultra-thin film was fabricated from diazoresin (DR) and various calixarenes by using theself-assembly technique. Under UV irradiation both the ionic- and hydrogen bonds between the layers of t...A kind of photosensitive ultra-thin film was fabricated from diazoresin (DR) and various calixarenes by using theself-assembly technique. Under UV irradiation both the ionic- and hydrogen bonds between the layers of the film will convert into covalent bonds. As a result, the stability of the film toward polar solvents increases dramatically.展开更多
Two new blue luminescent zinc and beryllium complexes with Schiff base calixarene derivative as the ligand were prepared. Their luminescent properties were determined, which indicated that they had strong blue fluore...Two new blue luminescent zinc and beryllium complexes with Schiff base calixarene derivative as the ligand were prepared. Their luminescent properties were determined, which indicated that they had strong blue fluorescent properties. They also had good solubility and film formation. These new complexes can be used as blue organic electroluminescent materials (OELMs) in organic electroluminescent devices.展开更多
The title compound [ Mn5 ( H2PO4 )2 ( PO4 )2 ( H20)4 ] was hydrothermally synthesized in the presence of calix[4]arene-p-tetrasulfonate. The title compound was structurally characterized by X-ray single crystal ...The title compound [ Mn5 ( H2PO4 )2 ( PO4 )2 ( H20)4 ] was hydrothermally synthesized in the presence of calix[4]arene-p-tetrasulfonate. The title compound was structurally characterized by X-ray single crystal diffraction. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with α = 1.762 9(4) nm, b = 0.913 44(18) nm, c=0.94977(19) nm, β=96.52(3)°, V=1.5195(5) nm^3, Z=4 and R1=0.0283, and exhibits a three-dimensional framework and channel structure. It was proposed that calixarene can act as template during the formation of the title compound because calixarene can bind Mn^2+ through second-sphere coordination.展开更多
Three novel types of chiral calixarene derivatives 5, 8, and 10 were designed and synthesized by introducing chiral units to parent calixarenes. Their chiralities were confirmed by rotational analysis. Chiral recognit...Three novel types of chiral calixarene derivatives 5, 8, and 10 were designed and synthesized by introducing chiral units to parent calixarenes. Their chiralities were confirmed by rotational analysis. Chiral recognition properties of these host compounds towards L- and D-threonine were studied by UV-Vis spectroscopy. The results indicated that calixarene derivatives 5 and 8 exhibited good chiral recognition capabilities toward L- or D-threonine. Although calixarene derivative 10 had no evident chiral recognition ability, the supramolecules of calixarene derivative 10 with L- or D-threonine showed a hypochromic effect or hyperchromic effect respectively. Therefore, calixarene derivative 10 might serve as a good chiral UV-indicator.展开更多
Two new chiral calixarenes were synthesized by condensing 1,3 bis chlorocarbomethyl calixarenes with (1S, 2S) 2 amino 1 (4 nitrophenyl) 1,3 propanediol, a by product from antibiotic industry , and were char...Two new chiral calixarenes were synthesized by condensing 1,3 bis chlorocarbomethyl calixarenes with (1S, 2S) 2 amino 1 (4 nitrophenyl) 1,3 propanediol, a by product from antibiotic industry , and were characterized by 1H NMR , MS FAB, and elemental analysis. The 1H NMR spectra show that those molecules assume a cone conformation in solution.展开更多
The equilibrium molecular geometry of 25, 26, 27. 28-tetrahydroxycalix[4]arene in cone cowtrmation was calculated by a CNDO/2 method based on the standard geometrical models. The results are in good agreement with tho...The equilibrium molecular geometry of 25, 26, 27. 28-tetrahydroxycalix[4]arene in cone cowtrmation was calculated by a CNDO/2 method based on the standard geometrical models. The results are in good agreement with those obtained from X-ray analysis.展开更多
A series of extractants (tert-butylcalix[6]arene, tert-butylcalix[8]arene and octeacetate of tert-butylcalix[8]arene) were synthesized, and their structures were identified by IR and JH-NMR. The distribution behavio...A series of extractants (tert-butylcalix[6]arene, tert-butylcalix[8]arene and octeacetate of tert-butylcalix[8]arene) were synthesized, and their structures were identified by IR and JH-NMR. The distribution behavior of ester catechins monomer in the aqueous and chloroform two-phase system containing one of calixarene was studied. The influences of different extractants, concentration of tert-butylcalix[8]arene and extraction temperature on the partition coefficients and the separation factors were investigated. The experiment results show that tert-butylcalix[8]arene is the best extractant that forms a more stable supramolecular compound with gallocatechin gallate (GCG) than with epigallocathechin gallate (EGCG) or epicatechin gallate (ECG). When the concentration ofp-tert-butylcalix[8]arene is 3.79 mmol/L, the extraction temperature is 4 ℃, the partition coefficients ofKGCG, KECG, KEGCG are 0.987, 0.629, 0.449, the separation factors of al and a2 are 1.450 and 1.596, respectively. The important factors influencing the extraction properties of calixarene are discovered to be its cavity size and hydrogen bonding.展开更多
A new bridging reagent, N,N ′\|bis(chloroacetyl)propylenediamine was used to explore the relative activity and bridging pattern of p \|tert\|buty lcalix\arene, p \|tert\|buty lcalix\arene and butyl...A new bridging reagent, N,N ′\|bis(chloroacetyl)propylenediamine was used to explore the relative activity and bridging pattern of p \|tert\|buty lcalix\arene, p \|tert\|buty lcalix\arene and butylcalix\arene. It was found that the bridging reaction is selectively, at least, preferably at 1,3\|position for p \|tert\|butylcalix\arene and p \|tert\|b utylcalix\arene, 1,5\|position for p \|tert \|butylcalix\arene. Taking the yield of bridged calixarene as a comparsion standard, the activity decreases with the increasing of the number of phenolic units in calixarene.展开更多
The molecularly imprinted technology and the self-assembly technique were used together on the calixarene surface acoustic wave (SAW) chemical sensors to detect organophosphorus compounds. 25-(thioalkyl-alkoxy)-p-tert...The molecularly imprinted technology and the self-assembly technique were used together on the calixarene surface acoustic wave (SAW) chemical sensors to detect organophosphorus compounds. 25-(thioalkyl-alkoxy)-p-tertbutylcalix[4] arene with self-assembled monolayer character was the sensitive coating of the sensors. The sensors had a special response to organophosphorus compounds and the response frequency shift of this sensor to organophosphorus compounds in 0.1 mg/m3 was 350 Hz. The response frequency increased linearly with the increase of the concentration of DMMP in the range from 0.1 to 0.6 mg/m3. The possible explanation of the interaction between the coatings and organophosphorus compounds was discussed.展开更多
Reaction of p-t-butylcalix[6]arene with ethylene oxide gives a water soluble host compound with a hydrophobic cavity and it can include organic molecules and ions in aqueous solution.
Excipients are important components of pharmaceutical preparations that affect their quality, safety, and efficacy. Macrocyclic receptors are a family of supramolecular excipients with several advantages, including mo...Excipients are important components of pharmaceutical preparations that affect their quality, safety, and efficacy. Macrocyclic receptors are a family of supramolecular excipients with several advantages, including molecular-level protection, small sizes,fast kinetics of host-guest recognition, and modular construction. With the continuous advances in the medical field, personalized and precision medicine requires the development of excipients with low dosages, integrated modifying effects, universality,and controlled release. To meet these requirements, we have developed a new family of macrocyclic excipients based on calixarenes by integrating their covalent(broad chemical design space) and noncovalent(wide range of substrates) advantages.Accordingly, azocalixarenes(Azo CAs) were designed, showing high binding affinities to a broad spectrum of active pharmaceutical ingredients(APIs), selectivity to interferents, and responsiveness to hypoxic microenvironments. Due to their highly efficient and controllable recognition, Azo CAs serve as low-dose excipients for 30 APIs. Molecular encapsulation by Azo CAs results in the integrated modification of the physicochemical properties of APIs, including solubility, stability, bioavailability,and biocompatibility. Moreover, Azo CAs can be reduced by azoreductases overexpressed in hypoxic microenvironments,leading to the controlled release of APIs. Collectively, Azo CA excipients have broad application prospects for a series of diseases such as enteritis, arthritis, stroke, cancer, bacterial infection and kidney injury, with diverse therapeutic modalities,including chemotherapy, photodynamic therapy, photothermal therapy, immunotherapy, boron neutron capture therapy, radiotherapy, fluorescence imaging, and their combinations.展开更多
Nucleotides participate in various physiological processes through their supramolecular interactions with biomolecules.Therefore,the molecular recognition of nucleotides became an important topic in supramolecular che...Nucleotides participate in various physiological processes through their supramolecular interactions with biomolecules.Therefore,the molecular recognition of nucleotides became an important topic in supramolecular chemistry and exhibited many biomedical applications.Guanidinocalixarenes showed very strong binding affinities towards nucleotides,even reaching the nanomolar level.In this work,we systematically determined the binding constants between a typical guanidinocalixarene(guanidinium-modified calix[5]arene,GC5A)and various nucleotides and revealed the driving forces behind the molecular recognition using theoretical calculations.The electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonding provided by the phosphate groups of the nucleotides dominated the binding between the nucleotides and GC5A.The lower rim alkyl chains and the skeleton of GC5A provide preorganized cavity and upper guanidinium groups.The difference in the type of nucleobase is also attributed to the different binding affinities.This work provides insight into the molecular recognition of nucleotides and facilitates the development of new supramolecular hosts for nucleotides and related biological applications.展开更多
Compared with organic solar cells(OSCs) adopting conventional architecture,inverted OSCs have offered generally better stability,where Zn O is the most widely used electron transporting layer(ETL) material.For ZnO-bas...Compared with organic solar cells(OSCs) adopting conventional architecture,inverted OSCs have offered generally better stability,where Zn O is the most widely used electron transporting layer(ETL) material.For ZnO-based inverted OSCs,a welltuned interface of organic(active layer)-inorganic(Zn O film) with matched surface energy(γS) is critical for both high performance and high stability.In this work,two typical calixarenes,C4A and Bu C4A,were employed as the tuning agents to adjust this organic-inorganic interface for ZnO-based inverted OSCs.As a result,with PM6:L8-BO as the active layer,significantly promoted power conversion efficiencies(PCEs) from 17.14%(for ZnO) to 18.25%(for ZnO/C4A) and 17.80%(for ZnO/Bu C4A) were achieved.Photodynamic studies indicate that the enhanced performance is due to the faster charge extraction process,the suppressed recombination and more ideal internal electric field in ZnO/calixarene-based devices.In addition,wellmatched interface energy and more ordered molecular aggregation in active layer effectively improved photostability and thermal stability for ZnO/calixarene-based devices.These results indicate that calixarenes could act as effective modifying agents of ZnO to improve inverted OSCs’ performance and stability simultaneously,and likely also stimulate calixarenes’ and other macromolecules’ broader studies in other organic electronic devices.展开更多
A series of monobridged calixarenes 3a-f, cyclic biscalix arenes 4a-f, diametrically bridged at the upper rim with saturated aliphatic diester chains, have been synthesized. The results at dilute conditions show tha...A series of monobridged calixarenes 3a-f, cyclic biscalix arenes 4a-f, diametrically bridged at the upper rim with saturated aliphatic diester chains, have been synthesized. The results at dilute conditions show that the percentage of yields of mono , bis and oligo calixarenes are related to the length of the chains. With the shortening of the chains, the percentage of monocalixarenes decreased. All the calixarene moieties are in a cone conformation according to the AB quartet pattern of the methylene protons between the phenolic rings in the 1H NMR spectra.展开更多
文摘The reaction of 1,3-dipropyn-2-yloxycalix[4]arene with mercury(U) acetate could give mercury-containing alkynyl calixarene polymer. The extraction behavior of 1,3-dipropyn-2-yl-oxycalix[4]arene towards mercury(Ⅱ) ion was examined. When the mole ratio of Hg^2+/calixarene was 1:1, the extractive percent can reach to 99.1%, and the extraction capacity was up to 431 mg/g. It could also decrease the Hg^2+ concentration from 5 to 0.85 mg/L, which was only 17% of the national standard of effluent and satisfied the national standard of drinking water. The extraction process included chemical reaction.
基金This work was financially supported by the Special Fund for Major State Basic Research Project(G1999064801)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.20174033 and 20434020)
文摘In this paper,ring-opening polymerization of trimethylene carbonate(TMC)with rare earth(Nd,Y,La)ρ-tert- butylcalix[n]arene(n=4,6,and 8)complexes as catalysts has been studied.Poly(trimethylene carbonate)(PTMC)with M_v of 21,400 was produced by bulk polymerization under the conditions as follows:[TMC]_0/[Nd](molar ratio)=1000,80℃, 8 h.Mechanism study reveals that the polymerization proceeds via a coordination mechanism.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20434020).
文摘The studies of our group on the catalytic activities of rare earth calixarene complexes in polymer syntheses are reviewed. Rare earth calixarene complexes are effect catalysts for the polymerizations of butadiene, isoprene, ethylene, styrene, propylene oxide, styrene oxide, trimethylene carbonate and 2,2-dimethyl-trimethylene carbonate.
文摘A new type of di benzoyl tartaric acid selective electr ode has been developed. Three double\| arm calixarene derivatives were emp loyed as the neutral ionophores. The poly(vinyl chloride) membrane electrode containing an amide derivative of ca lixarene as the neutral carrier an d a dibutyl phthalate as the plastici zer exhibited the highest sensitivity for dibenzoyl tartaric acid. The slop e of linear portion was 27.8 mV per c oncertration decade. The electrode has a fast response and a long lifetime .
文摘A few derivatives of calixarenes have been synthesized and characterized by IR, ^1H NNtR, thermal and elemental analysis. The transport of potassium or calcium ion through the liquid membrane, in which the derivatives act as carriers, has been studied. The electron-effect of the substituent on the upper rim of calixarene possesses important effect on the net transport of metal ions. The p- tert-butylcalix[4]arene is the best carrier of calcium ion, compared with p-tert-calix[4]arene(n = 4, 6, 8). The ptert-butylcalix[4]arene acid is better than p-tert-butylcalix [4]arene. The calixr43crown is the best carrier of calcium ions of all the carriers. The pH gradient between the source and receiving phase, and the concentration of K^+ , Ca^2+ ions in the source phase affect mainly transport. After the transport, the pH value of the source phase is found to be decreased, once the calix [n ] arene derivatives act as carrier. But it is not the case for the calix[n] crowns. It might be interpreted as the result of their different mechanisms.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50173002 and 20274002).
文摘A kind of photosensitive ultra-thin film was fabricated from diazoresin (DR) and various calixarenes by using theself-assembly technique. Under UV irradiation both the ionic- and hydrogen bonds between the layers of the film will convert into covalent bonds. As a result, the stability of the film toward polar solvents increases dramatically.
基金Project 29972032 was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘Two new blue luminescent zinc and beryllium complexes with Schiff base calixarene derivative as the ligand were prepared. Their luminescent properties were determined, which indicated that they had strong blue fluorescent properties. They also had good solubility and film formation. These new complexes can be used as blue organic electroluminescent materials (OELMs) in organic electroluminescent devices.
基金Sponsored bythe National Natural Science Foundation of China (20271007) Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of HigherEducation (20030007014)
文摘The title compound [ Mn5 ( H2PO4 )2 ( PO4 )2 ( H20)4 ] was hydrothermally synthesized in the presence of calix[4]arene-p-tetrasulfonate. The title compound was structurally characterized by X-ray single crystal diffraction. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with α = 1.762 9(4) nm, b = 0.913 44(18) nm, c=0.94977(19) nm, β=96.52(3)°, V=1.5195(5) nm^3, Z=4 and R1=0.0283, and exhibits a three-dimensional framework and channel structure. It was proposed that calixarene can act as template during the formation of the title compound because calixarene can bind Mn^2+ through second-sphere coordination.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 20472065)
文摘Three novel types of chiral calixarene derivatives 5, 8, and 10 were designed and synthesized by introducing chiral units to parent calixarenes. Their chiralities were confirmed by rotational analysis. Chiral recognition properties of these host compounds towards L- and D-threonine were studied by UV-Vis spectroscopy. The results indicated that calixarene derivatives 5 and 8 exhibited good chiral recognition capabilities toward L- or D-threonine. Although calixarene derivative 10 had no evident chiral recognition ability, the supramolecules of calixarene derivative 10 with L- or D-threonine showed a hypochromic effect or hyperchromic effect respectively. Therefore, calixarene derivative 10 might serve as a good chiral UV-indicator.
基金the Zi-Qiang Science Foundation of Wuhan Universit
文摘Two new chiral calixarenes were synthesized by condensing 1,3 bis chlorocarbomethyl calixarenes with (1S, 2S) 2 amino 1 (4 nitrophenyl) 1,3 propanediol, a by product from antibiotic industry , and were characterized by 1H NMR , MS FAB, and elemental analysis. The 1H NMR spectra show that those molecules assume a cone conformation in solution.
文摘The equilibrium molecular geometry of 25, 26, 27. 28-tetrahydroxycalix[4]arene in cone cowtrmation was calculated by a CNDO/2 method based on the standard geometrical models. The results are in good agreement with those obtained from X-ray analysis.
基金Project (20576029) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘A series of extractants (tert-butylcalix[6]arene, tert-butylcalix[8]arene and octeacetate of tert-butylcalix[8]arene) were synthesized, and their structures were identified by IR and JH-NMR. The distribution behavior of ester catechins monomer in the aqueous and chloroform two-phase system containing one of calixarene was studied. The influences of different extractants, concentration of tert-butylcalix[8]arene and extraction temperature on the partition coefficients and the separation factors were investigated. The experiment results show that tert-butylcalix[8]arene is the best extractant that forms a more stable supramolecular compound with gallocatechin gallate (GCG) than with epigallocathechin gallate (EGCG) or epicatechin gallate (ECG). When the concentration ofp-tert-butylcalix[8]arene is 3.79 mmol/L, the extraction temperature is 4 ℃, the partition coefficients ofKGCG, KECG, KEGCG are 0.987, 0.629, 0.449, the separation factors of al and a2 are 1.450 and 1.596, respectively. The important factors influencing the extraction properties of calixarene are discovered to be its cavity size and hydrogen bonding.
文摘A new bridging reagent, N,N ′\|bis(chloroacetyl)propylenediamine was used to explore the relative activity and bridging pattern of p \|tert\|buty lcalix\arene, p \|tert\|buty lcalix\arene and butylcalix\arene. It was found that the bridging reaction is selectively, at least, preferably at 1,3\|position for p \|tert\|butylcalix\arene and p \|tert\|b utylcalix\arene, 1,5\|position for p \|tert \|butylcalix\arene. Taking the yield of bridged calixarene as a comparsion standard, the activity decreases with the increasing of the number of phenolic units in calixarene.
文摘The molecularly imprinted technology and the self-assembly technique were used together on the calixarene surface acoustic wave (SAW) chemical sensors to detect organophosphorus compounds. 25-(thioalkyl-alkoxy)-p-tertbutylcalix[4] arene with self-assembled monolayer character was the sensitive coating of the sensors. The sensors had a special response to organophosphorus compounds and the response frequency shift of this sensor to organophosphorus compounds in 0.1 mg/m3 was 350 Hz. The response frequency increased linearly with the increase of the concentration of DMMP in the range from 0.1 to 0.6 mg/m3. The possible explanation of the interaction between the coatings and organophosphorus compounds was discussed.
文摘Reaction of p-t-butylcalix[6]arene with ethylene oxide gives a water soluble host compound with a hydrophobic cavity and it can include organic molecules and ions in aqueous solution.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U20A20259, 22201141)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities+1 种基金the NCC Fund(NCC2020FH04)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2022M711697)。
文摘Excipients are important components of pharmaceutical preparations that affect their quality, safety, and efficacy. Macrocyclic receptors are a family of supramolecular excipients with several advantages, including molecular-level protection, small sizes,fast kinetics of host-guest recognition, and modular construction. With the continuous advances in the medical field, personalized and precision medicine requires the development of excipients with low dosages, integrated modifying effects, universality,and controlled release. To meet these requirements, we have developed a new family of macrocyclic excipients based on calixarenes by integrating their covalent(broad chemical design space) and noncovalent(wide range of substrates) advantages.Accordingly, azocalixarenes(Azo CAs) were designed, showing high binding affinities to a broad spectrum of active pharmaceutical ingredients(APIs), selectivity to interferents, and responsiveness to hypoxic microenvironments. Due to their highly efficient and controllable recognition, Azo CAs serve as low-dose excipients for 30 APIs. Molecular encapsulation by Azo CAs results in the integrated modification of the physicochemical properties of APIs, including solubility, stability, bioavailability,and biocompatibility. Moreover, Azo CAs can be reduced by azoreductases overexpressed in hypoxic microenvironments,leading to the controlled release of APIs. Collectively, Azo CA excipients have broad application prospects for a series of diseases such as enteritis, arthritis, stroke, cancer, bacterial infection and kidney injury, with diverse therapeutic modalities,including chemotherapy, photodynamic therapy, photothermal therapy, immunotherapy, boron neutron capture therapy, radiotherapy, fluorescence imaging, and their combinations.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.U20A20259,31961143004)the Nankai University&Cangzhou Bohai New Area Institute of Green Chemical Engineering Fund,China (No.NCC2020FH04).
文摘Nucleotides participate in various physiological processes through their supramolecular interactions with biomolecules.Therefore,the molecular recognition of nucleotides became an important topic in supramolecular chemistry and exhibited many biomedical applications.Guanidinocalixarenes showed very strong binding affinities towards nucleotides,even reaching the nanomolar level.In this work,we systematically determined the binding constants between a typical guanidinocalixarene(guanidinium-modified calix[5]arene,GC5A)and various nucleotides and revealed the driving forces behind the molecular recognition using theoretical calculations.The electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonding provided by the phosphate groups of the nucleotides dominated the binding between the nucleotides and GC5A.The lower rim alkyl chains and the skeleton of GC5A provide preorganized cavity and upper guanidinium groups.The difference in the type of nucleobase is also attributed to the different binding affinities.This work provides insight into the molecular recognition of nucleotides and facilitates the development of new supramolecular hosts for nucleotides and related biological applications.
基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(MoST,2019YFA0705900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21935007,52025033,51873089)+1 种基金Tianjin city(20JCZDJC00740)111 Project(B12015)。
文摘Compared with organic solar cells(OSCs) adopting conventional architecture,inverted OSCs have offered generally better stability,where Zn O is the most widely used electron transporting layer(ETL) material.For ZnO-based inverted OSCs,a welltuned interface of organic(active layer)-inorganic(Zn O film) with matched surface energy(γS) is critical for both high performance and high stability.In this work,two typical calixarenes,C4A and Bu C4A,were employed as the tuning agents to adjust this organic-inorganic interface for ZnO-based inverted OSCs.As a result,with PM6:L8-BO as the active layer,significantly promoted power conversion efficiencies(PCEs) from 17.14%(for ZnO) to 18.25%(for ZnO/C4A) and 17.80%(for ZnO/Bu C4A) were achieved.Photodynamic studies indicate that the enhanced performance is due to the faster charge extraction process,the suppressed recombination and more ideal internal electric field in ZnO/calixarene-based devices.In addition,wellmatched interface energy and more ordered molecular aggregation in active layer effectively improved photostability and thermal stability for ZnO/calixarene-based devices.These results indicate that calixarenes could act as effective modifying agents of ZnO to improve inverted OSCs’ performance and stability simultaneously,and likely also stimulate calixarenes’ and other macromolecules’ broader studies in other organic electronic devices.
文摘A series of monobridged calixarenes 3a-f, cyclic biscalix arenes 4a-f, diametrically bridged at the upper rim with saturated aliphatic diester chains, have been synthesized. The results at dilute conditions show that the percentage of yields of mono , bis and oligo calixarenes are related to the length of the chains. With the shortening of the chains, the percentage of monocalixarenes decreased. All the calixarene moieties are in a cone conformation according to the AB quartet pattern of the methylene protons between the phenolic rings in the 1H NMR spectra.