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A feasible approach for automatically differentiable unitary coupled-cluster on quantum computers?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2021-01-27 , DOI: 10.1039/D0SC06627C
We develop computationally affordable and encoding independent gradient evaluation procedures for unitary coupled-cluster type operators, applicable on quantum computers. We show that, within our framework, the gradient of an expectation value with respect to a parameterized n -fold fermionic excitation can be evaluated by four expectation values of similar form and size, whereas most standard approaches, based on the direct application of the parameter-shift-rule, come with an associated cost of expectation values. For real wavefunctions, this cost can be further reduced to two expectation values. Our strategies are implemented within the open-source package Tequila and allow blackboard style construction of differentiable objective functions. We illustrate initial applications through extended adaptive approaches for electronic ground and excited states.
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A dinuclear silver hydride and an umpolung reaction of CO2?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2013-05-07 , DOI: 10.1039/C3SC50896J
A triangular [Ag 2 H] + core is stabilised by the N -heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazolin-2-ylidene (SIDipp). The X-ray crystal structure of this complex reveals a short silver–silver distance, and 109 Ag NMR spectroscopy shows substantial coupling between the silver nuclei. The complex persists for hours in solution after exposure to air and moisture. When carbon dioxide is added in the form of a Lewis-basic NHC adduct, a rapid reaction results in hydride transfer to form a bis(NHC)silver( I ) formate.
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A dual approach to tuning the porosity of porous organic polymers: controlling the porogen size and supercritical CO2 processing?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2013-10-09 , DOI: 10.1039/C3SC52010B
Porous organic polymers (POPs) with tunable pore volumes and surface areas can be made from a series of Sn IV (porphyrins) functionalized with labile, bulky trans -diaxial ligands. Varying the ligand size allows for the tuning of the micropore volume while supercritical CO 2 processing resulted in excellent enhancements of the total pore volumes.
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A double helix of opposite charges to form channels with unique CO2 selectivity and dynamics?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2018-10-24 , DOI: 10.1039/C8SC04376K
Porous molecular materials represent a new front in the endeavor to achieve high-performance sorptive properties and gas transport. Self-assembly of polyfunctional molecules containing multiple charges, namely, tetrahedral tetra-sulfonate anions and bifunctional linear cations, resulted in a permanently porous crystalline material exhibiting tailored sub-nanometer channels with double helices of electrostatic charges that governed the association and transport of CO 2 molecules. The charged channels were consolidated by robust hydrogen bonds. Guest recognition by electrostatic interactions remind us of the role played by the dipolar helical channels in regulatory biological membranes. The systematic electrostatic sites provided the perfectly fitting loci of complementary charges in the channels that proved to be extremely selective with respect to N 2 ( S = 690), a benchmark in the field of porous molecular materials. The unique screwing dynamics of CO 2 travelling along the ultramicropores with a step-wise reorientation mechanism was driven by specific host–guest interactions encountered along the helical track. The unusual dynamics with a single-file transport rate of more than 10 6 steps per second and an energy barrier for the jump to the next site as low as 2.9 kcal mol ?1 was revealed unconventionally by complementing in situ 13 C NMR anisotropic line-shape analysis with DFT modelling of CO 2 diffusing in the crystal channels. The peculiar sorption performances and the extraordinary thermal stability up to 450 °C, combined with the ease of preparation and regeneration, highlight the perspective of applying these materials for selective removal of CO 2 from other gases.
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A flexible, redox-active macrocycle enables the electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate to ammonia by a cobalt complex?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2018-05-15 , DOI: 10.1039/C8SC00721G
The cobalt macrocycle complex [Co(DIM)Br 2 ] + (DIM = 2,3-dimethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradeca-1,3-diene) is an electrocatalyst for the selective reduction of nitrate to ammonia in aqueous solution. The catalyst operates over a wide pH range and with very high faradaic efficiency, albeit with large overpotential. Experimental investigations, supported by electronic structure calculations, reveal that catalysis commences when nitrate binds to the two-electron reduced species Co II (DIM ? ), where cobalt and the macrocycle are each reduced by a single electron. Several mechanisms for the initial reduction of nitrate to nitrite were explored computationally and found to be feasible at room temperature. The reduced DIM ligand plays an important role in these mechanisms by directly transferring a single electron to the bound nitrate substrate, activating it for further reactions. These studies further reveal that the DIM macrocycle is critical to nitrate reduction, specifically its combination of redox non-innocence, hydrogen-bonding functionality and flexibility in coordination mode.
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A DNA nanopillar as a scaffold to regulate the ratio and distance of mimic enzymes for an efficient cascade catalytic platform?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2020-10-22 , DOI: 10.1039/D0SC03584J
Herein, a rigid 3D DNA nanopillar was used to investigate the influence of spatial organization on the cascade activity in multienzyme systems, realizing controllable regulation of the mimic enzyme ratio and spacing for acquiring a high-efficiency enzyme cascade catalytic platform. Initially, the ratio of mimic enzyme AuNPs (glucose oxidase-like activity) and hemin/G-quadruplex DNAzyme (peroxidase-like activity) fixed at the designed position was adjusted by changing the number of edges in a DNA polyhedron, resulting in an optimal mimic enzyme ratio of 1?:?4 with a quadrangular prism as the scaffold. Notably, the DNA nanopillar formed by quadrangular prism layer-by-layer assembly acted as a track for directional and controllable movement of a bipedal DNA walker based on the toehold mediated strand displacement reaction (TSDR), which endowed the assay system with continuous enzyme spacing regulation compared with previous enzyme cascade systems that induced inflexible operation. Furthermore, enzyme mimetics in this work circumvented the drawbacks of natural enzymes, such as time-consuming purification processes and poor thermal stability. As a proof of concept, the proposed dual regulation strategy of cascade enzymes was applied in the ultrasensitive electrochemical detection of Pb 2+ , which provided a new route to fabrication of high-performance artificial enzyme cascade platforms for ultimate application in bioanalysis and biodiagnostics.
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A happy medium: the synthesis of medicinally important medium-sized rings via ring expansion
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2020-03-02 , DOI: 10.1039/D0SC00568A
Medium-sized rings have much promise in medicinal chemistry, but are difficult to make using direct cyclisation methods. In this minireview, we highlight the value of ring expansion strategies to address this long-standing synthetic challenge. We have drawn on recent progress (post 2013) to highlight the key reaction design features that enable successful ‘normal-to-medium’ ring expansion for the synthesis of these medicinally important molecular frameworks, that are currently under-represented in compound screening collections and marketed drugs in view of their challenging syntheses.
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A chemical probe targets DNA 5-formylcytosine sites and inhibits TDG excision, polymerases bypass, and gene expression?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2013-10-09 , DOI: 10.1039/C3SC51849C
Dynamic regulation and faithful maintenance of proper DNA methylation patterns are essential for many cellular functions. 5-Formylcytosine (5fC), a newly discovered oxidized form of methylcytosine (mC), is involved in active DNA demethylation processes. The latest progress suggests exciting novel functional roles of this residue. Chemical tools are desired to further elucidate the functional roles of 5fC and to modulate dynamics of DNA demethylation and downstream biological processes. Here we designed and constructed a chemical probe, consisting of an aldehyde-targeting group and an intercalation group. This molecule can selectively react with 5fC and subsequently inhibit base excision by thymine DNA glycosylase (TDG) and cause significant pausing for both DNA and RNA polymerase elongation. Further investigation using a GFP reporter system in living cells revealed that the covalent modification in 5fC sites at 5′-UTR of the GFP gene greatly inhibited the GFP expression level. These results altogether confirmed our successful design and established a new approach for generating functional probes that target the formylcytosine sites and modulate 5fC-related biological processes.
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A biocompatible stapling reaction for in situ generation of constrained peptides?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2020-11-04 , DOI: 10.1039/D0SC05125J
Constrained peptides are promising next-generation therapeutics. Peptide stapling is a particularly attractive technique to generate constrained macrocycles with improved biological activity and metabolic stability. We introduce a biocompatible two-component stapling approach based on the reagent 2,6-dicyanopyridine and a pseudo-cysteine amino acid. Stapling can proceed either directly on-resin during solid-phase synthesis or following isolation of the linear peptide. The stapling reaction is orthogonal to natural amino acid side chains and completes in aqueous solution at physiological pH, enabling its direct use in biochemical assays. We performed a small screening campaign of short peptides targeting the Zika virus protease NS2B-NS3, allowing the direct comparison of linear with in situ stapled peptides. A stapled screening hit showed over 28-fold stronger inhibition than its linear analogue, demonstrating the successful identification of constrained peptide inhibitors.
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A carbon–carbon hybrid – immobilizing carbon nanodots onto carbon nanotubes??
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2015-08-20 , DOI: 10.1039/C5SC02728D
The thrust of this work is to integrate small and uniformly sized carbon nanodots (CNDs) with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) of different diameters as electron donors and electron acceptors, respectively, and to test their synergetic interactions in terms of optoelectronic devices. CNDs (denoted p CNDs, where p indicates pressure) were prepared by pressure-controlled microwave decomposition of citric acid and urea. p CNDs were immobilized on single-walled carbon nanotubes by wrapping the latter with poly(4-vinylbenzyl trimethylamine) (PVBTA), which features positively charged ammonium groups in the backbone. Negatively charged surface groups on the CNDs lead to attractive electrostatic interactions. Ground state interactions between the CNDs and SWCNTs were confirmed by a full-fledged photophysical investigation based on steady-state and time-resolved techniques. As a complement, charge injection into the SWCNTs upon photoexcitation was investigated by ultra-short time-resolved spectroscopy.
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