Assessing the utility of dissolved organic matter photoreactivity as a predictor of in situ methylmercury concentration

Methylmercury（MeHg） bioaccumulation is a growing concern in ecosystems worldwide. The absorption of solar radiation by dissolved organic matter（DOM） and other photoreactive ligands can convert MeHg into less toxic forms of mercury through photodemethylation. In this study, spectral changes and photoreactivity of DOM were measured to assess the potential to control photoreactions and predict in situ MeHg concentration. Water samples collected from a series of lakes in southwestern Nova Scotia in June, August, and September were exposed to controlled ultraviolet-A（UV-A） radiation for up to 24 hr. Dissolved organic matter photoreactivity, measured as the loss of absorbance at 350 nm at constant UV-A irradiation, was positively dependent on the initial DOM concentration in lake waters（r^2=0.94）. This relationship was consistent over time with both DOM concentration and photoreactivity increasing from summer into fall across lakes. Lake in situ MeHg concentration was positively correlated with DOM concentration and likely catchment transport in June（r = 0.77） but not the other sampling months. Despite a consistent seasonal variation in both DOM and Fe, and their respective correlations with MeHg, no discernable seasonal trend in MeHg was observed. However, a 3-year dataset from the 6 study lakes revealed a positive correlation between DOM concentration and both Fe（r = 0.91） and MeHg concentrations（r = 0.51） suggesting a more dominant landscape mobility control on MeHg.The DOM-MeHg relationships observed in these lakes highlights the need to examine DOM photoreactivity controls on MeHg transport and availability in natural waters particularly given future climate perturbations.

Substrate-dependent photoreactivities of BiOBr nanoplates prepared at different pH values

In this study,we showed that BiO Br nanoplates prepared at different pH values have substratedependent photocatalytic activities under visible-light irradiation. The BiO Br nanoplates synthesized at pH 1（BOB-1） degraded salicylic acid more effectively than did those obtained at pH 3（BOB-3）,but the order of their photocatalytic activities in rhodamine B（RhB） degradation were reversed. Electrochemical Mott–Schottky and zeta-potential measurements showed that BOB-1 had a more positive valence band and lower surface charge,leading to superior photocatalytic activity in salicylic acid degradation under visible light. However,BOB-3 was more powerful in RhB degradation because larger numbers of superoxide radicals were generated via electron injection from the excited RhB to its more negative conduction band under visible-light irradiation; this was confirmed using active oxygen species measurements and electron spin resonance analysis. This study deepens our understanding of the origins of organic-pollutant-dependent photoreactivities of semiconductors,and will help in designing highly active photocatalysts for environmental remediation.

Photosafety testing of dermally-applied chemicals based on photochemical and cassette-dosing pharmacokinetic data

Drug-induced phototoxicity is elicited by exposure of skin and/or eyes to topical or systemic administration of chemicals,followed by exposure to sunlight.For photosafety testing,a new screening strategy,employing in vitro photochemical/photobiological and in vivo cassette-dosing pharmacokinetic(PK)studies,was proposed[1,2].The screening system provided reliable phototoxic predictions of tested chemicals at least within the same chemical series;however,the applicability of the proposed strategy is not fully understood.

Photoreaction Behaviors of Two Liquid Crystalline Cinnamoyl Compounds with Different Phase in Solution and Mesomorphic States

A novel nelnatic liquid crystal compound containing a cinnamoyl moiety （PCPC） and a typically cholesteric liquid crystal cholesteryl cinnamate （CC） were synthesized to explore the mechanism ofcinnamoyl compounds, and the chemical structures of photodimerization were confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectral analysis. The photoreaction behaviors of these two cinnamoyl compounds in mesomorphic state and solution were investigated, UV-Vis spectral analysis was used to analyze the photoproduct. The results show that the photochemistry of PCPC in nematic state involves both photodimerization and photoisomerization, while CC shows a complex reaction which can be divided into three parts, and this has enabled us to present new data and interpretations regarding the [2＋2] photocycloaddition reaction. Additionally, the results of UV-Vis spectral analysis in solutions strongly suggest that UV-Vis spectral analysis can be used to study the kinetic behaviors of cinnamoyl moiety photoreaction.

A CIDNP STUDY OF THE PHOTOREACTIONS OF METHYLFURANS WITH CHLORANIL

The CIDNP observations indicated that photoreaction of methylfurans with chloranil resulted not only furylmethyl hydroxyphenyl ethers via radical pairs but induced furyl radical isomerization to the derivatives of cyclopropene,propadiene and pyran.

PHOTOCHROMIC PROPERTIES OF (E)-DICYCLOPROPYLMETHYLENE-(2,5-DIMETHYL-3-FURYLETHYLIDENE)-SUCCINIC ANHYDRIDE DOPED IN POLYSTYRENE THIN FILMS

Fulgide 1-E doped in polystyrene polymer films was heated at various annealing temperatures.Upon irradiation with UV light(366 nm),fulgide 1-E undergoes a conrotatory ring closure to the pink colored closed form 1-C.The later color was switched back to the original color when the films were irradiated with white light.The kinetics of photocoloration and photobleaching processes were followed spectrophotometrically by monitoring the absorbance of the ring closed product 1-C at itsλ_(max) of 525 nm.The first-...

Research on organic matters in the drinking water of Kaschin-Beck disease area

Organic matters in drinking water of Kaschin-Beck disease areas were extracted. Then analyses and characterization were performed by means of multiply chemical and physical methods. The results did not show the obvious difference in the frame structure of humic substances and the structure of rmcromolecular compounds in the drinking water of disease and non-disease areas, but the difference in the contents of some micromolecular compounds and radicals. The investigation also includes the preliminary research on the photoreaction of drinking water from disease and non-disease areas and the accumulation of natural organic matter in the bone of tested animals.

SOLID STATE PHOTOREACTION OF N-HETERO-CYCLIC COMPOUNDS

Photochemical reactions of 3-methylindole,carbazole,benzimidazole with fused polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in solid state were investigated,The structures of 4 new compounds were confirmed by IR,UV,\+1HNNR,MS and elemental analysis.The structure of compounds 3.6 was established by X-ray crystallography.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Tetraethyl syn-1,5,8,8bβ-Tetrahydrocyclobuta[1,2-b:3,4-b']dipydine-3,4aβ,7,8aβ(4H,4bβH)-tetracarboxylate

The synthesis of syn-photodimer from 1,4-dihydropyridine without 4-aryl was studied, and its single crystal was obtained （C22H30N2O8, Mr= 450.48）. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 11.937（2）, b = 20.913（4）, c = 9.763（2） A,β = 108.46（3）°, V= 2311.9（8） ,A^3, Z= 4, Dc = 1.294 g/cm^3,/7（000） = 960,μ = 0.099 mm^- 1, R = 0.0640 and wR = 0.1464 for 4077 unique reflections with 1598 observed ones （I 〉 2σ（I）. It is shown that the whole molecular structure of the title compound is a twist-boat conformation, and the two double bonds have a trend of potential intramolecular reaction under high-energy irradiation.

Asymmetric Photochemical Reaction of 5-Methylbicyclo[1.1.1]-pentanyl Ketone

The density functional theory（DFT） calculations were performed to investigate a typical Norrish/Yang type II photoreaction of 5-methylbicyclo[1.1.1]-pentanyl ketone.The results reveal the essential correlation between structures on the one hand and energies,on the other hand,of the reactants,transition states and products based on both singlet ground（S0） and triplet excited（T1） potential energy surfaces.The feasible mechanism indicates that an intramolecular Norrish/Yang cyclization reaction takes place via H-abstraction to obtain the sole chiral cyclobutanol photoproduct.The located crossing point plays an important role in the cyclization process,which permits intersystem crossing（ISC） from T1 to S0 state.The rate-determining step may be to experience ISC between two different potential energy surfaces,requiring sufficient time for electron spin reversion,i.e.,spin multiplicity alteration.These conclusions are further confirmed by the second-order M ller-Plesset perturbation theory（MP2） calculations.

基于电子给体-受体复合物的脂肪烃碳氢键多样性转化

The ability to selectively introduce diverse functionality onto hydrocarbons is of substantial value in the synthesis of both small molecules and pharmaceuticals.In this endeavour,as a photocatalyst-and metalfree process,the electron donor–acceptor(EDA)strategy has not been well explored.Here we report an approach to aliphatic carbon-hydrogen bond diversification through an EDA complex constituted by HCl and S^(IV)=O groups.As an efficient hydrogen atom transfer(HAT)reagent,chlorine radical can be produced via a proton-coupled electron transfer process in this system.Based on this unusual path,a photopromoted versatile aliphatic C–H functionalization is developed without photo-and metal-catalysts,including thiolation,arylation,alkynylation,and allylation.This conversion has concise and ambient reaction conditions,good functional group tolerance,and substrate diversity,and provides an alternative solution for the high value-added utilization of bulk light alkanes.

Photoinduced difunctionalization with bifunctional reagents containing N-heteroaryl moieties

Bifunctional reagents that serve as dual coupling partners with an activating species have emerged as valuable synthetic tools in organic chemistry.They allow for the development of diverse reaction modes with enhanced efficiency and structural variability,which is in high demand for atom-economic and sustainable synthesis.Among them,bifunctional reagents containing Nheteroaryl groups have received much attention due to their ability to introduce privileged N-heteroaryl moieties into complex molecules that are otherwise challenging to access.Furthermore,these reagents have been employed under visible-light conditions to achieve various synthetic applications,enabling difunctionalization of alkenes,alkynes,and[1.1.1]propellanes under mild reaction conditions,providing access to highly functionalized N-heteroarenes.In this review,we provide an overview of the recent achievements and applications of photoinduced difunctionalization using bifunctional reagents containing N-heteroaryl groups.We systematically categorize the representative contributions in the field based on bifunctional reagents and their reactivity patterns.This review aims to highlight the potential of these reagents as powerful synthetic tools for sustainable and diverse synthesis.

Type I Photoreaction and Photoinduced Ferroptosis by a Ru(II)Complex to Overcome Tumor Hypoxia in Photodynamic Therapy

Photodynamic therapy(PDT)usually shows limited efficacy in solid tumors since traditional PDT is O_(2)^(-)dependent while solid tumors are inherently hypoxic.In addition,hypoxic tumor cells possess antiapoptotic pathways that resist PDT-induced apoptosis.Therefore,developing photosensitizers(PSs)that show low O_(2)^(-)dependency and can induce nonapoptotic cell death pathways is critically needed.Herein,a series of Ru(II)polypyridine complex-based PSs,RuNMe,RuH,and RuCN,were synthesized,and their applications against hypoxic tumor cells through PDT were investigated.All three complexes showthe ability to generate the superoxide anion radical(·O_(2)^(-)),which is the type I photoreaction and less O_(2)^(-)dependent.RuNMe shows the best PDT performance against MCF-7 cells and three-dimensional multicellular spheroids,due to its higher cellular uptake and more reactive oxygen species generation.More importantly,RuNMe-incubated MCF-7 cells show photoinduced ferroptosis as evidenced by glutathione peroxidase 4 downregulation and lipid peroxide accumulation.This work not only develops a novel ferroptosis-inducing Ru(II)complex with the type I PDT process but also offers an effective strategy to solve tumor hypoxia in PDT.

Synthesis and Properties of Degradable Copolymers Com- posed of Poly（E-caprolactone） and 3,4-Dihydroxycinnamic Acid

Photoreactive and degradable hyperbranched （HB） copolymers with various 3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid （DHCA） compositions, poly（e-caprolactone）-co-poly（3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid） （PCL-co-PDHCA）, were ob- tained by thermal melt-polycondensation of PCL and DHCA. The HB structures and the branching degree （BD） of the PCL-co-PDHCA copolymers were confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FTIR） and nuclear magnetic resonance （1H NMR）. The melting points （Tm） of the PCL-co-PDHCA copolymers changed depending on the PCL and DHCA composition by differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） measurements. Wide angle X-ray dif- fraction （WXRD） analysis showed semi-crystalline of the PCL and PCL-co-PDHCA polymers. The PCL-co-PDHCA copolymers showed good photoreactivities and fluorescent properties. Crosslinking of the cin- namoyl groups in the copolymers caused by UV irradiation affected the thermal stability and wettability slightly. Moreover, the hydrolysis experiments revealed that copolyrners are facile degradable.

Theoretical study on lifetime of thermal-fixed volume holographic phase grating in photorefractive crystals

We review the dark decay of the electronic holographic phase grating before thermal fixing, and deduce the general analytic expression of the lifetime of thermal-fixed ionic holograms in the photorefractive crystal, by means of analogizing. Because the ions are optically inactive, the lifetime of thermal-fixed ionic holograms is only closely relate to the ionic decay rate which is determined by the conductivity of ionic species at a given temperature. We theoretically analyze and numerically simulate the influences on the lifetime of ionic grating from the crucial factors in the experiment and application. The results reveal that low temperature, low ion-concentration, and large grating spacing are advantages for extending the life of the thermal-fixed volume holographic phase grating in photorefractive crystal.

Effects of temperature on the dynamic evolution of two-photon photorefractive screening spatial solitons

We investigate theoretically the temperature effects on the evolutions of both bright and dark screening spatial solitons in biased two-photon photorefractive crystals.For a stable bright or dark two-photon screening spatial soliton originally formed in a crystal at a given temperature,when the crystal temperature changes,it will evolve into another stable screening soliton if the temperature change is quite small,while it will become unstable or break down if the temperature change is large enough.The spatial shape of a stable two-photon screening spatial soliton can be changed by appropriately adjusting the crystal temperature.

Rational design of a visible-light photochromic diarylethene:a simple strategy by extending conjugation with electron donating groups

Photochromic diarylethenes have been widely used in many fields. However, their cyclization process must be induced by UV light. In this article, a simple strategy is developed by extending π-conjugation with electron donating groups. The modified dirylethene derivative can photocyclolize under 405-nm light with a good photochromic efficiency. Meanwhile, its absorption and moderate fluorescence can be switched effectively in both directions by visible lights(405 and 520 nm, respectively) in different solutions and in living cells. We believe that this simple method will become a versatile strategy for developing various dirylethylenes with visible-light photochromism.

Photochemical Studies on 5-Methylbicyclo[1.1.1]pentane Derivatives： p-Orbital Overlap Controlled Enantioselectivity

The first example of the p-orbital overlap controlled enantioselectivity of Norrish type II photocyclization reaction was described. Irradiation of 5-methyl bicyclo[l. 1.1 ]pentanyl ketone with UV in the solid state as well as in the acetonitrile solution afforded the Norrish/Yang photocyclization compound as the sole product. Solid-state asymmetric photochemical studies using ionic chiral auxiliary technique led to the enantioselectivity as high as 60%. The results were rationalized by Xray single crystal structure.

Chemical effects of size quantization of CdS nanoparticles

The behaviour of photoreaction occurring on the superfine duster interface of semiconductor CdS has been studied. The results indicated that the size quantization effect of semiconductor nanoparticles was obviously reflected not only in their physical properties, but also in the interfacial photocatalysis reactions initiated by superfine nanopartides. This means that the direction and mechanisms in photoreactions of the compounds adsorbed on the surface of nanopartides could vary with the alteration of particle size because the redox potential values of semiconductor particles could be changed with the variation of particle size. Doubtlessly, this effect could play an important role in controlling the interfacial reaction mechanisms and raising the selectivity to photoreaction paths.

ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE STUDIES OF SINGLE CRYSTAL SODIUM HEXAMOLYBDOCHROMATE (Ⅲ)Cr^(3+)/Na_3(AlMo_6O_(24)H_6)·8H_2O

An X-band EPR study on a Na_3(CrMo_6O_(24)H_6)·8H_2O single crystal diluted by its isomor-phic compound Na_3(AlMo_6O_(24)H_6)·8H_2O at room temperature is reported. Using the least squares-fitting method to simulate the EPR data for principal planes, the Hamiltonian parameterswere obtained. The principal values of the g tensors are g_(ZZ) = 1.904, g_(XX)= 1.973, g_(YY)=1.933. The zero field splitting tensor parameters are D = 0.275 cm^(-1), E = 0.05 cm^(-1). The fielddependence of Cr^(3+) energy levels with field at different angles from the principal axes whenthe field is along the principal planes is calculated based on these experimental parameters.The isofrequency plots of calculated field vs. angle are also shown. They agree well with theexperimental results.