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A vanadium-based oxide-phosphate-pyrophosphate framework as a 4 V electrode material for K-ion batteries?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2021-08-12 , DOI: 10.1039/D1SC03725K
K-ion batteries (KIBs) are promising for large-scale electrical energy storage owing to the abundant resources and the electrochemical specificity of potassium. Among the positive electrode materials for KIBs, vanadium-based polyanionic materials are interesting because of their high working voltage and good structural stability which dictates the cycle life. In this study, a potassium vanadium oxide phosphate, K 6 (VO) 2 (V 2 O 3 ) 2 (PO 4 ) 4 (P 2 O 7 ), has been investigated as a 4 V class positive electrode material for non-aqueous KIBs. The material is synthesized through pyrolysis of a single metal–organic molecular precursor, K 2 [(VOHPO 4 ) 2 (C 2 O 4 )] at 500 °C in air. The material demonstrates a reversible extraction/insertion of 2.7 mol of potassium from/into the structure at a discharge voltage of ~4.03 V vs. K. Operando and ex situ powder X-ray diffraction analyses reveal that the material undergoes reversible K extraction/insertion during charge/discharge via a two-phase reaction mechanism. Despite the extraction/insertion of large potassium ions, the material demonstrates an insignificant volume change of ~1.2% during charge/discharge resulting in excellent cycling stability without capacity degradation over 100 cycles in a highly concentrated electrolyte cell. Robustness of the polyanionic framework is proved from identical XRD patterns of the pristine and cycled electrodes (after 100 cycles).
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Access to P-stereogenic compounds via desymmetrizing enantioselective bromination??
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2021-02-12 , DOI: 10.1039/D0SC07008D
A novel and efficient desymmetrizing asymmetric ortho -selective mono-bromination of bisphenol phosphine oxides under chiral squaramide catalysis was reported. Using this asymmetric ortho -bromination strategy, a wide range of chiral bisphenol phosphine oxides and bisphenol phosphinates were obtained with good to excellent yields (up to 92%) and enantioselectivities (up to 98.5?:?1.5 e.r.). The reaction could be scaled up, and the synthetic utility of the desired P -stereogenic compounds was proved by transformations and application in an asymmetric reaction.
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Access to substituted cyclobutenes by tandem [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement/[2 + 2] cycloaddition of dipropargylphosphonates under Ag/Co relay catalysis?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2020-10-16 , DOI: 10.1039/D0SC02972F
We present herein an unconventional tandem [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement/[2 + 2] cycloaddition of simple dipropargylphosphonates to deliver a range of bicyclic polysubstituted cyclobutenes and cyclobutanes under Ag/Co relay catalysis. An interesting switch from allene–allene to allene–alkyne cycloaddition was observed based on the substitution of the substrates, which further diversified the range of compounds accessible from this practical method. Significantly, preliminary biological screening of these new compounds identified promising candidates as suppressors of cellular proliferation.
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Acidity and basicity interplay in amide and imide self-association?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2018-04-05 , DOI: 10.1039/C8SC01020J
Amides dimerise more strongly than imides despite their lower acidity. Such an unexpected result has been rationalised in terms of the Jorgensen Secondary Interactions Hypothesis (JSIH) that involves the spectator (C O S ) and H-bonded (C O HB ) carbonyl groups in imides. Notwithstanding the considerable body of experimental and theoretical evidence supporting the JSIH, there are some computational studies which suggest that there might be other relevant intermolecular interactions than those considered in this model. We conjectured that the spectator carbonyl moieties could disrupt the resonance-assisted hydrogen bonds in imide dimers, but our results showed that this was not the case. Intrigued by this phenomenon, we studied the self-association of a set of amides and imides via 1 H-NMR, 1 H-DOSY experiments, DFT calculations, QTAIM topological analyses of the electron density and IQA partitions of the electronic energy. These analyses revealed that there are indeed repulsions of the type O S ?O HB in accordance with the JSIH but our data also indicate that the C O S group has an overall attraction with the interacting molecule. Instead, we found correlations between self-association strength and simple Br?nsted–Lowry acid/base properties, namely, N–H acidities and C O basicities. The results in CDCl 3 and CCl 4 indicate that imides dimerise less strongly than structurally related amides because of the lower basicity of their carbonyl fragments, a frequently overlooked aspect in the study of H-bonding. Overall, the model proposed herein could provide important insights in diverse areas of supramolecular chemistry such as the study of multiple hydrogen-bonded adducts which involve amide or imide functional groups.
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A structural examination and collision cross section database for over 500 metabolites and xenobiotics using drift tube ion mobility spectrometry?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2017-09-28 , DOI: 10.1039/C7SC03464D
The confident identification of metabolites and xenobiotics in biological and environmental studies is an analytical challenge due to their immense dynamic range, vast chemical space and structural diversity. Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) is widely used for small molecule analyses since it can separate isomeric species and be easily coupled with front end separations and mass spectrometry for multidimensional characterizations. However, to date IMS metabolomic and exposomic studies have been limited by an inadequate number of accurate collision cross section (CCS) values for small molecules, causing features to be detected but not confidently identified. In this work, we utilized drift tube IMS (DTIMS) to directly measure CCS values for over 500 small molecules including primary metabolites, secondary metabolites and xenobiotics. Since DTIMS measurements do not need calibrant ions or calibration like some other IMS techniques, they avoid calibration errors which can cause problems in distinguishing structurally similar molecules. All measurements were performed in triplicate in both positive and negative polarities with nitrogen gas and seven different electric fields, so that relative standard deviations (RSD) could be assessed for each molecule and structural differences studied. The primary metabolites analyzed to date have come from key metabolism pathways such as glycolysis, the pentose phosphate pathway and the tricarboxylic acid cycle, while the secondary metabolites consisted of classes such as terpenes and flavonoids, and the xenobiotics represented a range of molecules from antibiotics to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Different CCS trends were observed for several of the diverse small molecule classes and when urine features were matched to the database, the addition of the IMS dimension greatly reduced the possible number of candidate molecules. This CCS database and structural information are freely available for download at http://panomics.pnnl.gov/metabolites/ with new molecules being added frequently.
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Accurate prediction of chemical shifts for aqueous protein structure on “Real World” data?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2020-03-03 , DOI: 10.1039/C9SC06561J
Here we report a new machine learning algorithm for protein chemical shift prediction that outperforms existing chemical shift calculators on realistic data that is not heavily curated, nor eliminates test predictions ad hoc . Our UCBShift predictor implements two modules: a transfer prediction module that employs both sequence and structural alignment to select reference candidates for experimental chemical shift replication, and a redesigned machine learning module based on random forest regression which utilizes more, and more carefully curated, feature extracted data. When combined together, this new predictor achieves state-of-the-art accuracy for predicting chemical shifts on a randomly selected dataset without careful curation, with root-mean-square errors of 0.31 ppm for amide hydrogens, 0.19 ppm for Hα, 0.84 ppm for C′, 0.81 ppm for Cα, 1.00 ppm for Cβ, and 1.81 ppm for N. When similar sequences or structurally related proteins are available, UCBShift shows superior native state selection from misfolded decoy sets compared to SPARTA+ and SHIFTX2, and even without homology we exceed current prediction accuracy of all other popular chemical shift predictors.
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Activation chemistry drives the emergence of functionalised protocells?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2020-10-02 , DOI: 10.1039/D0SC04506C
The complexity of the simplest conceivable cell suggests that the chemistry of prebiotic mixtures needs to be explored to understand the intricate network of prebiotic reactions that led to the emergence of life. Early cells probably relied upon compatible and interconnected chemistries to link RNA, peptides and membranes. Here we show that several types of vesicles, composed of prebiotically plausible mixtures of amphiphiles, spontaneously form and sustain the methyl isocyanide-mediated activation of amino acids, peptides and nucleotides. Activation chemistry also drives the advantageous conversion of reactive monoacylglycerol phosphates into inert cyclophospholipids, thus supporting their potential role as major constituents of protocells. Moreover, activation of prebiotic building blocks within fatty acid-based vesicles yields lipidated species capable of localising to and functionalising primitive membranes. Our findings describe a potentially prebiotic scenario in which the components of primitive cells undergo activation and provide new species that might have enabled an increase in the functionality of protocells.
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A unique approach toward near-infrared fluorescent probes for bioimaging with remarkably enhanced contrast?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2016-01-04 , DOI: 10.1039/C5SC04014K
Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probes are attractive molecular tools for bioimaging because of their low autofluorescence interference, deep tissue penetration, and minimal damage to sample. However, most previously reported NIR probes exhibit small Stokes shift, typically less than 30 nm, and low fluorescence quantum yield, strictly limited contrast and spatial resolution for bioimaging. Herein, by expanding the π-conjugated system of rhodamine B, while, at the same time, keeping its rigid and planar structure, we reported an efficient NIR dye, HN7 , with large stokes shift of 73 nm and fluorescence quantum yield as high as 0.72 in ethanol, values superior to those of such traditional cyanine NIR dyes as Cy5. Using HN7 , living cells, tissues and mice were imaged, and the results showed significantly enhanced contrast, improved spatial resolution, and satisfactory tissue imaging depth when compared to Cy5. Moreover, the nonfluorescent spirocyclic structure of rhodamine B is an inherent component of HN7 ; therefore, our strategy provided a universal platform for the design of efficient NIR turn-on bioimaging probes for various targets. As a proof-of-concept, two different NIR probes, HN7-N2 and HN7-S for NO and Hg 2+ , respectively, were designed, synthesized, and successfully applied for the imaging of NO and Hg 2+ in living cells, tissues and mice, respectively, demonstrating the potential bioimaging applications of the new probes. In sum, this new type of dye may present new avenues for the development of efficient NIR fluorescent probes for contrast-enhanced imaging in biological applications.
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Activatable cell–biomaterial interfacing with photo-caged peptides?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2018-11-16 , DOI: 10.1039/C8SC04725A
Spatio-temporally tailoring cell–material interactions is essential for developing smart delivery systems and intelligent biointerfaces. Here we report new photo-activatable cell–material interfacing systems that trigger cellular uptake of various cargoes and cell adhesion towards surfaces. To achieve this, we designed a novel photo-caged peptide which undergoes a structural transition from an antifouling ligand to a cell-penetrating peptide upon photo-irradiation. When the peptide is conjugated to ligands of interest, we demonstrate the photo-activated cellular uptake of a wide range of cargoes, including small fluorophores, proteins, inorganic ( e.g. , quantum dots and gold nanostars) and organic nanomaterials ( e.g. , polymeric particles), and liposomes. Using this system, we can remotely regulate drug administration into cancer cells by functionalizing camptothecin-loaded polymeric nanoparticles with our synthetic peptide ligands. Furthermore, we show light-controlled cell adhesion on a peptide-modified surface and 3D spatiotemporal control over cellular uptake of nanoparticles using two-photon excitation. We anticipate that the innovative approach proposed in this work will help to establish new stimuli-responsive delivery systems and biomaterials.
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A universal platform for building molecular logic circuits based on a reconfigurable three-dimensional DNA nanostructure?
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A ( IF 0 ) Pub Date: 2015-04-08 , DOI: 10.1039/C5SC00371G
Molecular logic gates are capable of performing various logic tasks for biomarker detection, disease diagnostics and therapy, and controlling biological progress. Herein, we integrated multiple components of a logic device into a single DNA 3D nano-assembly with a triangular prism structure. Compared with the separate construction of each component in previously reported DNA logic gate systems, such an integrated design strategy made the 3D DNA nanoprism universal for logic gates, it can be reconfigured to execute diverse logic operations. Binary basic logic gates (OR, AND, INHIBIT and XOR), combinatorial gates (INHIBIT–OR), and multi-valued logic gates (ternary INHIBIT gate) were readily achieved by taking this DNA nanoprism as a universal platform. Moreover, a logic gate system for identification of even numbers and odd numbers from natural numbers was established successfully by employing only this single DNA nanoprism and four short single-stranded DNA. The universality of this nanoprism greatly simplified the design of DNA logic gate system. Additionally, this nanoprism was able to perform logic operation steadily in a biological matrix, indicating that this box-like DNA nanostructure applies to logic gates in a complicated environment. This study provided a unique opportunity to design versatile 3D DNA nanostructure-based intelligent nanodevices, which show great potential in biocomputing, multi-parameter sensing, and intelligent disease diagnostics and therapy.
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