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Wan Z, Li Z, Yi W, Zhang A, Li G, Wang S. Lignin and spent bleaching clay into mono-aromatic hydrocarbons by a cascade dual catalytic pyrolysis system: Critical role of spent bleaching clay. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 236:123879. [PMID: 36870660 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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In the present study, a cascade dual catalytic system was used for the co-pyrolysis of lignin with spent bleaching clay (SBC) to efficiently produce mono-aromatic hydrocarbon (MAHs). The cascade dual catalytic system is composed of calcined SBC (CSBC) and HZSM-5. In this system, SBC not only acts as a hydrogen donor and catalyst in the co-pyrolysis process, but is also used as a primary catalyst in the cascade dual catalytic system after recycling the pyrolysis residues. The effects of different influencing factors (i.e., temperature, CSBC-to-HZSM-5 ratio, and raw materials-to-catalyst ratio) on the system were explored. It was observed that, when the temperature was 550 °C, the CSBC-to-HZSM-5 ratio was 1:1, and when the raw materials-to-catalyst ratio was 1:2, the highest bio-oil yield was 21.35 wt%. The relative MAHs content in bio-oil was 73.34 %, whereas the relative polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) content was 23.01 %. Meanwhile, the introduction of CSBC inhibited the generation of graphite-like coke as indicated by HZSM-5. This study realizes the full resource utilization of spent bleaching clay and reveals the environmental hazards caused by spent bleaching clay and lignin waste.
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- Zhen Wan
- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China; Shandong Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Clean Energy, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China; Shandong Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Clean Energy, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China.
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China; Shandong Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Clean Energy, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China; Shandong Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Clean Energy, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China; Shandong Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Clean Energy, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China; Shandong Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Clean Energy, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China.
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Albert C, Humpf HU, Brühl L. Determining MOSH and MOAH with High Sensitivity in Vegetable Oil─A New, Reliable, and Comparable Approach Using Online LC-GC-FID─Evaluation of Method Precision Data. J Agric Food Chem 2022; 70:10337-10348. [PMID: 35969271 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c01189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A method for the analysis of saturated mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH) and aromatic mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOAH) has been developed to improve interlaboratory precisions especially for amounts below 10 mg/kg. This approach was adopted as the standard method DGF C-VI 22 (20) of the German Society of Fat Sciences. Therefore, this method was evaluated on different edible oils containing a variety of interfering biogenic substances. The precision data were determined in an interlaboratory trial with an international group of 14 laboratories from Germany, Austria, and Italy. Good reproducible relative standard deviations for total MOSH (12.5-20.7%) and total MOAH (12.4-39.5%) as well as HorRat values ranging between 1.1 and 2.3 for total MOSH and between 0.9 and 2.6 for total MOAH have been achieved. As some matrices showed residual interferences in the MOAH fraction, these substances were further analyzed by online high-performance liquid chromatography-comprehensive two dimensional gas chromatography with time of flight mass detection.
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- Christopher Albert
- Federal Research Institute for Nutrition and Food, Department of Safety and Quality of Cereals, Working Group for Lipid Research, Max Rubner-Institut, Detmold D-32756, Germany
- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Federal Research Institute for Nutrition and Food, Department of Safety and Quality of Cereals, Working Group for Lipid Research, Max Rubner-Institut, Detmold D-32756, Germany
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Namiecińska E, Grazul M, Sadowska B, Więckowska-Szakiel M, Hikisz P, Pasternak B, Budzisz E. Arene-Ruthenium(II) Complexes with Carbothiamidopyrazoles as a Potential Alternative for Antibiotic Resistance in Human. Molecules 2022; 27:468. [PMID: 35056783 PMCID: PMC8781304 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27020468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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To meet the demand for alternatives to commonly used antibiotics, this paper evaluates the antimicrobial potential of arene-ruthenium(II) complexes and their salts, which may be of value in antibacterial treatment. Their antimicrobial activity (MIC, MBC/MFC) was examined in vitro against Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Enterococcus faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris and Candida albicans and compared with classic antibiotics used as therapeutics. Selected arene-ruthenium(II) complexes were found to have synergistic effects with oxacillin and vancomycin against staphylococci. Their bactericidal effect was found to be associated with cell lysis and the ability to cut microbial DNA. To confirm the safety of the tested arene-ruthenium(II) complexes in vivo, their cytotoxicity was also investigated against normal human foreskin fibroblasts (HFF-1). In addition, the antioxidant and thus pro-health potential of the compounds, i.e., their nonenzymatic antioxidant capacity (NEAC), was determined by two different methods: ferric-TPTZ complex and DPPH assay.
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- Ewelina Namiecińska
- Department of the Chemistry of Cosmetic Raw Materials, Medical University of Lodz, Muszynskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Microbiological Diagnostics, Medical University of Lodz, Muszynskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Lodz, Poland; (B.S.); (M.W.-S.)
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Lodz, Poland; (B.S.); (M.W.-S.)
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Lodz, Tamka 12, 91-403 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of the Chemistry of Cosmetic Raw Materials, Medical University of Lodz, Muszynskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland;
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Zhao JX, Chang YX, He C, Burke BJ, Collins MR, Del Bel M, Elleraas J, Gallego GM, Montgomery TP, Mousseau JJ, Nair SK, Perry MA, Spangler JE, Vantourout JC, Baran PS. 1,2-Difunctionalized bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes: Long-sought-after mimetics for ortho/ meta-substituted arenes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2108881118. [PMID: 34244445 PMCID: PMC8285974 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2108881118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The development of a versatile platform for the synthesis of 1,2-difunctionalized bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes to potentially mimic ortho/meta-substituted arenes is described. The syntheses of useful building blocks bearing alcohol, amine, and carboxylic acid functional handles have been achieved from a simple common intermediate. Several ortho- and meta-substituted benzene analogs, as well as simple molecular matched pairs, have also been prepared using this platform. The results of in-depth ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) investigations of these systems are presented, as well as computational studies which validate the ortho- or meta-character of these bioisosteres.
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- Jin-Xin Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Oncology Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, San Diego, CA 92121
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- Oncology Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, San Diego, CA 92121;
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- Oncology Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, San Diego, CA 92121
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- Oncology Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, San Diego, CA 92121
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- Oncology Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, San Diego, CA 92121
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- Oncology Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, San Diego, CA 92121
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- Discovery Sciences, Medicine Design, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Groton, CT 06340
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- Oncology Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, San Diego, CA 92121
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- Discovery Sciences, Medicine Design, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Groton, CT 06340
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- Oncology Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, San Diego, CA 92121
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037;
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Lackus ND, Schmidt A, Gershenzon J, Köllner TG. A peroxisomal β-oxidative pathway contributes to the formation of C6-C1 aromatic volatiles in poplar. Plant Physiol 2021; 186:891-909. [PMID: 33723573 PMCID: PMC8195509 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Benzenoids (C6-C1 aromatic compounds) play important roles in plant defense and are often produced upon herbivory. Black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) produces a variety of volatile and nonvolatile benzenoids involved in various defense responses. However, their biosynthesis in poplar is mainly unresolved. We showed feeding of the poplar leaf beetle (Chrysomela populi) on P. trichocarpa leaves led to increased emission of the benzenoid volatiles benzaldehyde, benzylalcohol, and benzyl benzoate. The accumulation of salicinoids, a group of nonvolatile phenolic defense glycosides composed in part of benzenoid units, was hardly affected by beetle herbivory. In planta labeling experiments revealed that volatile and nonvolatile poplar benzenoids are produced from cinnamic acid (C6-C3). The biosynthesis of C6-C1 aromatic compounds from cinnamic acid has been described in petunia (Petunia hybrida) flowers where the pathway includes a peroxisomal-localized chain shortening sequence, involving cinnamate-CoA ligase (CNL), cinnamoyl-CoA hydratase/dehydrogenase (CHD), and 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase (KAT). Sequence and phylogenetic analysis enabled the identification of small CNL, CHD, and KAT gene families in P. trichocarpa. Heterologous expression of the candidate genes in Escherichia coli and characterization of purified proteins in vitro revealed enzymatic activities similar to those described in petunia flowers. RNA interference-mediated knockdown of the CNL subfamily in gray poplar (Populus x canescens) resulted in decreased emission of C6-C1 aromatic volatiles upon herbivory, while constitutively accumulating salicinoids were not affected. This indicates the peroxisomal β-oxidative pathway participates in the formation of volatile benzenoids. The chain shortening steps for salicinoids, however, likely employ an alternative pathway.
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- Nathalie D Lackus
- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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Ma J, Chen S, Bellotti P, Guo R, Schäfer F, Heusler A, Zhang X, Daniliuc C, Brown MK, Houk KN, Glorius F. Photochemical intermolecular dearomative cycloaddition of bicyclic azaarenes with alkenes. Science 2021; 371:1338-1345. [PMID: 33766881 PMCID: PMC7610643 DOI: 10.1126/science.abg0720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Dearomative cycloaddition reactions represent an ideal means of converting flat arenes into three-dimensional architectures of increasing interest in medicinal chemistry. Quinolines, isoquinolines, and quinazolines, despite containing latent diene and alkene subunits, are scarcely applied in cycloaddition reactions because of the inherent low reactivity of aromatic systems and selectivity challenges. Here, we disclose an energy transfer-mediated, highly regio- and diastereoselective intermolecular [4 + 2] dearomative cycloaddition reaction of these bicyclic azaarenes with a plethora of electronically diverse alkenes. This approach bypasses the general reactivity and selectivity issues, thereby providing various bridged polycycles that previously have been inaccessible or required elaborate synthetic efforts. Computational studies with density functional theory elucidate the mechanism and origins of the observed regio- and diastereoselectivities.
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- Jiajia Ma
- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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Reviewed herein is the aromatic Cope rearrangement, a Cope rearrangement where one (or both) of the alkenes of the 1,5-diene are part of a greater aromatic system. While the Cope rearrangement of 1,5-dienes has seen wide utility, variation, and application in chemical synthesis, the aromatic Cope rearrangement, comparatively, has not. This review summarizes the ∼40 papers dating back to 1956 on this topic and is divided into the following sections: (1) introduction, including kinetic and thermodynamic challenges of the aromatic Cope rearrangement, and (2) key substrate features, of which there are four general types: (i) α-allyl-α-aryl malonates (and related substrates), (ii) 1-aryl-2-vinylcyclopropanes, and (iii) anion-accelerated aromatic oxy-Cope substrates, and (iv) the concept of synchronized aromaticity. Ultimately, we hope this review will draw attention to a potentially valuable transformation for arene functionalization that warrants further studies and development.
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- Breanna M Tomiczek
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, PO Box 117200, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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Tan K, Jäger C, Körschgen H, Geissler S, Schlenzig D, Buchholz M, Stöcker W, Ramsbeck D. Heteroaromatic Inhibitors of the Astacin Proteinases Meprin α, Meprin β and Ovastacin Discovered by a Scaffold-Hopping Approach. ChemMedChem 2021; 16:976-988. [PMID: 33369214 PMCID: PMC8048867 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202000822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Astacin metalloproteinases, in particular meprins α and β, as well as ovastacin, are emerging drug targets. Drug-discovery efforts have led to the development of the first potent and selective inhibitors in the last few years. However, the most recent compounds are based on a highly flexible tertiary amine scaffold that could cause metabolic liabilities or decreased potency due to the entropic penalty upon binding to the target. Thus, the aim of this study was to discover novel conformationally constrained scaffolds as starting points for further inhibitor optimization. Shifting from flexible tertiary amines to rigid heteroaromatic cores resulted in a boost in inhibitory activity. Moreover, some compounds already exhibited higher activity against individual astacin proteinases compared to recently reported inhibitors and also a favorable off-target selectivity profile, thus qualifying them as very suitable chemical probes for target validation.
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- Kathrin Tan
- Department of Drug Design and Target Validation MWTFraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZIBiocenter, Weinbergweg 2206120Halle (Saale)Germany
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- Department of Drug Design and Target Validation MWTFraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZIBiocenter, Weinbergweg 2206120Halle (Saale)Germany
- present address: Vivoryon Therapeutics N.V.Weinbergweg 2206120Halle (Saale)Germany
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- Institute of Molecular PhysiologyCell and Matrix BiologyJohannes Gutenberg-University MainzJohann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 755128MainzGermany
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- Department of Drug Design and Target Validation MWTFraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZIBiocenter, Weinbergweg 2206120Halle (Saale)Germany
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- Department of Drug Design and Target Validation MWTFraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZIBiocenter, Weinbergweg 2206120Halle (Saale)Germany
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- Department of Drug Design and Target Validation MWTFraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZIBiocenter, Weinbergweg 2206120Halle (Saale)Germany
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- Institute of Molecular PhysiologyCell and Matrix BiologyJohannes Gutenberg-University MainzJohann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 755128MainzGermany
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- Department of Drug Design and Target Validation MWTFraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZIBiocenter, Weinbergweg 2206120Halle (Saale)Germany
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Hickey KP, Di Toro DM, Allen HE, Carbonaro RF, Chiu PC. A Unified Linear Free Energy Relationship for Abiotic Reduction Rate of Nitroaromatics and Hydroquinones Using Quantum Chemically Estimated Energies. Environ Toxicol Chem 2020; 39:2389-2395. [PMID: 32897583 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 02/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Determining the fate of nitroaromatic compounds (NACs) in the environment requires the use of predictive models for compounds and conditions for which experimental data are insufficient. Previous studies have developed linear free energy relationships (LFERs) that relate the thermodynamic energy of NAC reduction to its corresponding rate constant. We present a comprehensive LFER that incorporates both the reduction and oxidation half-reactions through quantum chemically calculated energies. Environ Toxicol Chem 2020;39:2389-2395. © 2020 SETAC.
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- Kevin P Hickey
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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Lee JW, Lim S, Maienshein DN, Liu P, Ngai MY. Redox-Neutral TEMPO Catalysis: Direct Radical (Hetero)Aryl C-H Di- and Trifluoromethoxylation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:21475-21480. [PMID: 32830430 PMCID: PMC7720849 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202009490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Applications of TEMPO. catalysis for the development of redox-neutral transformations are rare. Reported here is the first TEMPO. -catalyzed, redox-neutral C-H di- and trifluoromethoxylation of (hetero)arenes. The reaction exhibits a broad substrate scope, has high functional-group tolerance, and can be employed for the late-stage functionalization of complex druglike molecules. Kinetic measurements, isolation and resubjection of catalytic intermediates, UV/Vis studies, and DFT calculations support the proposed oxidative TEMPO. /TEMPO+ redox catalytic cycle. Mechanistic studies also suggest that Li2 CO3 plays an important role in preventing catalyst deactivation. These findings will provide new insights into the design and development of novel reactions through redox-neutral TEMPO. catalysis.
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- Johnny W Lee
- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
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Klimek-Turek A, Misiołek B, Dzido TH. Comparison of the Retention and Separation Selectivity of Aromatic Hydrocarbons with Polar Groups in RP-HPLC Systems with Different Stationary Phases and Eluents. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25215070. [PMID: 33139630 PMCID: PMC7663032 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25215070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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In this manuscript, the retention of aromatic hydrocarbons with polar groups has been compared for systems with various nonpolar columns of the types from C3 to C18 and different mobile phases composed of methanol, acetonitrile, or tetrahydrofuran as modifiers. The selectivity separation of the solutes in systems with different adsorbents, when one eluent modifier is swapped by another, has been explained, taking into account molecular interactions of the solutes with components of the stationary phase region (i.e., extracted modifier depending on the chain length of the stationary phase).
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- Anna Klimek-Turek
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (B.M.); (T.H.D.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-81448-7206
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (B.M.); (T.H.D.)
- Department for Variations and Renewals of Medicinal Products, The Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products, Al. Jerozolimskie 181C, 02-222 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (B.M.); (T.H.D.)
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Ion SG, Brudiu T, Hanganu A, Munteanu F, Enache M, Maria GM, Tudorache M, Parvulescu V. Biocatalytic Strategy for Grafting Natural Lignin with Aniline. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25214921. [PMID: 33114355 PMCID: PMC7662662 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25214921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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This paper presents an enzyme biocatalytic method for grafting lignin (grafting bioprocess) with aniline, leading to an amino-derivatized polymeric product with modified properties (e.g., conductivity, acidity/basicity, thermostability and amino-functionalization). Peroxidase enzyme was used as a biocatalyst and H2O2 was used as an oxidation reagent, while the oxidative insertion of aniline into the lignin structure followed a radical mechanism specific for the peroxidase enzyme. The grafting bioprocess was tested in different configurations by varying the source of peroxidase, enzyme concentration and type of lignin. Its performance was evaluated in terms of aniline conversion calculated based on UV-vis analysis. The insertion of amine groups was checked by 1H-NMR technique, where NH protons were detected in the range of 5.01–4.99 ppm. The FTIR spectra, collected before and after the grafting bioprocess, gave evidence for the lignin modification. Finally, the abundance of grafted amine groups was correlated with the decrease of the free –OH groups (from 0.030 to 0.009 –OH groups/L for initial and grafted lignin, respectively). Additionally, the grafted lignin was characterized using conductivity measurements, gel permeation chromatography (GPC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), temperature-programmed desorption (TPD-NH3/CO2) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses. The investigated properties of the developed lignopolymer demonstrated its disposability for specific industrial applications of derivatized lignin.
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- Sabina Gabriela Ion
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis, University of Bucharest, Soseaua Panduri 90, sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania; (S.G.I.); (T.B.); (V.P.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis, University of Bucharest, Soseaua Panduri 90, sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania; (S.G.I.); (T.B.); (V.P.)
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry C. D. Nenitescu of Romanian Academy, 202B Spl. Independentei, 060023 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Technical and Natural Sciences, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Bd. Revolutiei 77, 310130 Arad, Romania;
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- Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, Splaiul Independentei 296, 060031 Bucharest, Romania; (M.E.); (G.-M.M.)
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- Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, Splaiul Independentei 296, 060031 Bucharest, Romania; (M.E.); (G.-M.M.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis, University of Bucharest, Soseaua Panduri 90, sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania; (S.G.I.); (T.B.); (V.P.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis, University of Bucharest, Soseaua Panduri 90, sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania; (S.G.I.); (T.B.); (V.P.)
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Bloch J, Kradolfer S, L. Gianetti T, Ostendorf D, Dey S, Mougel V, Grützmacher H. Synthesis and Characterization of Ion Pairs between Alkaline Metal Ions and Anionic Anti-Aromatic and Aromatic Hydrocarbons with π-Conjugated Central Seven- and Eight-Membered Rings. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25204742. [PMID: 33076581 PMCID: PMC7594067 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25204742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The synthesis, isolation and full characterization of ion pairs between alkaline metal ions (Li+, Na+, K+) and mono-anions and dianions obtained from 5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptenyl (C15H11 = trop) is reported. According to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, single crystal X-ray analysis and Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations, the trop‒ and trop2−• anions show anti-aromatic properties which are dependent on the counter cation M+ and solvent molecules serving as co-ligands. For comparison, the disodium and dipotassium salt of the dianion of dibenzo[a,e]cyclooctatetraene (C16H12 = dbcot) were prepared, which show classical aromatic character. A d8-Rh(I) complex of trop− was prepared and the structure shows a distortion of the C15H11 ligand into a conjugated 10π -benzo pentadienide unit—to which the Rh(I) center is coordinated—and an aromatic 6π electron benzo group which is non-coordinated. Electron transfer reactions between neutral and anionic trop and dbcot species show that the anti-aromatic compounds obtained from trop are significantly stronger reductants.
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- Jan Bloch
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland; (J.B.); (S.K.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland; (J.B.); (S.K.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85719, USA;
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland; (J.B.); (S.K.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland; (J.B.); (S.K.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland; (J.B.); (S.K.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland; (J.B.); (S.K.); (D.O.); (S.D.); (V.M.)
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Pistritto VA, Schutzbach-Horton ME, Nicewicz DA. Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution of Unactivated Fluoroarenes Enabled by Organic Photoredox Catalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:17187-17194. [PMID: 32986412 PMCID: PMC7720250 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c09296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SNAr) is a classical reaction with well-known reactivity toward electron-poor fluoroarenes. However, electron-neutral and electron-rich fluoro(hetero)arenes are considerably underrepresented. Herein, we present a method for the nucleophilic defluorination of unactivated fluoroarenes enabled by cation radical-accelerated nucleophilic aromatic substitution. The use of organic photoredox catalysis renders this method operationally simple under mild conditions and is amenable to various nucleophile classes, including azoles, amines, and carboxylic acids. Select fluorinated heterocycles can be functionalized using this method. In addition, the late-stage functionalization of pharmaceuticals is also presented. Computational studies demonstrate that the site selectivity of the reaction is dictated by arene electronics.
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- Vincent A Pistritto
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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Jönander C, Dahllöf I. Short and long-term effects of low-sulphur fuels on marine zooplankton communities. Aquat Toxicol 2020; 227:105592. [PMID: 32891020 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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International shipping is responsible for the release of numerous contaminants to the air and the marine environment. In order to reduce airborne emissions, a global 0.5 % sulphur limit for marine fuels was implemented in January 2020. Recently, a new generation of so-called hybrid fuels that meet these new requirements have appeared on the market. Studies have shown that these fuels have physical properties that make conventional clean-up methods difficult, but few have studied their effects on marine life. We conducted short and long-term microcosm experiments with natural mesozooplankton communities exposed to the water accommodated fractions (WAFs) of the hybrid fuel RMD80 (0.1 % sulphur) and a Marine Gas Oil (MGO). We compared the toxicity of both fuel types in 48h short-term exposures, and studied the effects of the hybrid fuel on community structure over two generations in a 28-day experiment. The F0 generation was exposed for eight days and the F1 generation was raised for 22 days without exposure. GC-MS and GC-FID analysis of the WAFs revealed that the hybrid fuel was dominated by a mixture of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and poly aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), whereas the MGO was mainly composed of VOCs. We observed significant short-term effects on copepod egg production from exposure to 25 % hybrid fuel WAF, but no effects from the MGO WAF at equivalent WAF dilution. In the long-term experiment with RMD80, the feeding rate was initially increased after exposure to 0.5-1.1 % hybrid fuel WAF, but this did not increase the copepod egg production. Significant change in community structure was observed after eight days in the F0 community at 0.5-3.3 % WAF. Indications of further alterations in species abundances was observed in the F1 community. Our results demonstrate that the MGO is a less toxic low-sulphur alternative to the hybrid fuel for marine zooplankton, and that a hybrid fuel spill could result in altered diversity of future generations of copepod communities.
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- Christina Jönander
- University of Gothenburg, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Box 461, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- University of Gothenburg, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Box 461, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Cornejo A, Bimbela F, Moreira R, Hablich K, García-Yoldi Í, Maisterra M, Portugal A, Gandía LM, Martínez-Merino V. Production of Aromatic Compounds by Catalytic Depolymerization of Technical and Downstream Biorefinery Lignins. Biomolecules 2020; 10:E1338. [PMID: 32962141 PMCID: PMC7564559 DOI: 10.3390/biom10091338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Lignocellulosic materials are promising alternatives to non-renewable fossil sources when producing aromatic compounds. Lignins from Populus salicaceae. Pinus radiata and Pinus pinaster from industrial wastes and biorefinery effluents were isolated and characterized. Lignin was depolymerized using homogenous (NaOH) and heterogeneous (Ni-, Cu- or Ni-Cu-hydrotalcites) base catalysis and catalytic hydrogenolysis using Ru/C. When homogeneous base catalyzed depolymerization (BCD) and Ru/C hydrogenolysis were combined on poplar lignin, the aromatics amount was ca. 11 wt.%. Monomer distributions changed depending on the feedstock and the reaction conditions. Aqueous NaOH produced cleavage of the alkyl side chain that was preserved when using modified hydrotalcite catalysts or Ru/C-catalyzed hydrogenolysis in ethanol. Depolymerization using hydrotalcite catalysts in ethanol produced monomers bearing carbonyl groups on the alkyl side chain. The analysis of the reaction mixtures was done by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and diffusion ordered nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (DOSY NMR). 31P NMR and heteronuclear single quantum coherence spectroscopy (HSQC) were also used in this study. The content in poly-(hydroxy)-aromatic ethers in the reaction mixtures decreased upon thermal treatments in ethanol. It was concluded that thermo-solvolysis is key in lignin depolymerization, and that the synergistic effect of Ni and Cu provided monomers with oxidized alkyl side chains.
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- Alfonso Cornejo
- Institute for Advanced Materials and Mathematics (InaMat2) and Department of Sciences, Universidad Pública de Navarra, E31006 Pamplona, Spain; (K.H.); (Í.G.-Y.); (M.M.); (L.M.G.); (V.M.-M.)
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Mathematics (InaMat2) and Department of Sciences, Universidad Pública de Navarra, E31006 Pamplona, Spain; (K.H.); (Í.G.-Y.); (M.M.); (L.M.G.); (V.M.-M.)
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- CIEPQPF, FCTUC, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II—Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal; (R.M.); (A.P.)
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Mathematics (InaMat2) and Department of Sciences, Universidad Pública de Navarra, E31006 Pamplona, Spain; (K.H.); (Í.G.-Y.); (M.M.); (L.M.G.); (V.M.-M.)
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Mathematics (InaMat2) and Department of Sciences, Universidad Pública de Navarra, E31006 Pamplona, Spain; (K.H.); (Í.G.-Y.); (M.M.); (L.M.G.); (V.M.-M.)
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Mathematics (InaMat2) and Department of Sciences, Universidad Pública de Navarra, E31006 Pamplona, Spain; (K.H.); (Í.G.-Y.); (M.M.); (L.M.G.); (V.M.-M.)
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- CIEPQPF, FCTUC, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II—Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal; (R.M.); (A.P.)
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Mathematics (InaMat2) and Department of Sciences, Universidad Pública de Navarra, E31006 Pamplona, Spain; (K.H.); (Í.G.-Y.); (M.M.); (L.M.G.); (V.M.-M.)
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Mathematics (InaMat2) and Department of Sciences, Universidad Pública de Navarra, E31006 Pamplona, Spain; (K.H.); (Í.G.-Y.); (M.M.); (L.M.G.); (V.M.-M.)
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Park MR, Chen Y, Thompson M, Benites VT, Fong B, Petzold CJ, Baidoo EEK, Gladden JM, Adams PD, Keasling JD, Simmons BA, Singer SW. Response of Pseudomonas putida to Complex, Aromatic-Rich Fractions from Biomass. ChemSusChem 2020; 13:4455-4467. [PMID: 32160408 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202000268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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There is strong interest in the valorization of lignin to produce valuable products; however, its structural complexity has been a conversion bottleneck. Chemical pretreatment liberates lignin-derived soluble fractions that may be upgraded by bioconversion. Cholinium ionic liquid pretreatment of sorghum produced soluble, aromatic-rich fractions that were converted by Pseudomonas putida (P. putida), a promising host for aromatic bioconversion. Growth studies and mutational analysis demonstrated that P. putida growth on these fractions was dependent on aromatic monomers but unknown factors also contributed. Proteomic and metabolomic analyses indicated that these unknown factors were amino acids and residual ionic liquid; the oligomeric aromatic fraction derived from lignin was not converted. A cholinium catabolic pathway was identified, and the deletion of the pathway stopped the ability of P. putida to grow on cholinium ionic liquid. This work demonstrates that aromatic-rich fractions obtained through pretreatment contain multiple substrates; conversion strategies should account for this complexity.
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- Mee-Rye Park
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Biomass Science and Conversion Technology, Sandia National Laboratories, 7011 East Avenue, Livermore, CA, 94551, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Center for Biosustainability, Danish Technical University, Lyngby, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biochemistry, Institute for Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes for Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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Di Toro DM, Hickey KP, Allen HE, Carbonaro RF, Chiu PC. Hydrogen Atom Transfer Reaction Free Energy as a Predictor of Abiotic Nitroaromatic Reduction Rate Constants: A Comprehensive Analysis. Environ Toxicol Chem 2020; 39:1678-1684. [PMID: 32593187 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 12/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A linear free energy model is presented that predicts the second-order rate constant for the abiotic reduction of nitroaromatic compounds (NACs). Previously presented models use the one-electron reduction potential EH1(ArNO2) of the NAC reaction ArNO2+e-→ArNO2•- . If EH1(ArNO2) is not available, it has been proposed that EH1(ArNO2) be computed directly or estimated from the gas-phase electron affinity (EA). The model proposed uses the Gibbs free energy of the hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) reaction ArNO2+H•→ArNOOH• as the parameter in the linear free energy model. Both models employ quantum chemical computations for the required thermodynamic energies. The available and proposed models are compared using experimentally determined second-order rate constants from 5 investigations from the literature in which a variety of NACs were exposed to a variety of reductants. A comprehensive analysis utilizing all the NACs and reductants demonstrate that the HAT energy model and the experimental one-electron reduction potential model have similar root mean square errors and residual error probability distributions. In contrast, the model using the computed EA has a more variable residual error distribution with a significant number of outliers. The results suggest that a linear free energy model utilizing computed HAT reaction free energy produces a more reliable prediction of the NAC abiotic reduction second-order rate constant than previously available methods. The advantages of the proposed HAT energy model and its mechanistic implications are discussed as well. Environ Toxicol Chem 2020;39:1678-1684. © 2020 SETAC.
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- Dominic M Di Toro
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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Di Toro DM, Hickey KP, Allen HE, Carbonaro RF, Chiu PC. Hydrogen Atom Transfer Reaction Free Energy as a Predictor of Abiotic Nitroaromatic Reduction Rate Constants: A Comprehensive Analysis. Environ Toxicol Chem 2020; 39:1678-1684. [PMID: 32593187 DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.8009720.v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 12/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A linear free energy model is presented that predicts the second-order rate constant for the abiotic reduction of nitroaromatic compounds (NACs). Previously presented models use the one-electron reduction potential EH1(ArNO2) of the NAC reaction ArNO2+e-→ArNO2•- . If EH1(ArNO2) is not available, it has been proposed that EH1(ArNO2) be computed directly or estimated from the gas-phase electron affinity (EA). The model proposed uses the Gibbs free energy of the hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) reaction ArNO2+H•→ArNOOH• as the parameter in the linear free energy model. Both models employ quantum chemical computations for the required thermodynamic energies. The available and proposed models are compared using experimentally determined second-order rate constants from 5 investigations from the literature in which a variety of NACs were exposed to a variety of reductants. A comprehensive analysis utilizing all the NACs and reductants demonstrate that the HAT energy model and the experimental one-electron reduction potential model have similar root mean square errors and residual error probability distributions. In contrast, the model using the computed EA has a more variable residual error distribution with a significant number of outliers. The results suggest that a linear free energy model utilizing computed HAT reaction free energy produces a more reliable prediction of the NAC abiotic reduction second-order rate constant than previously available methods. The advantages of the proposed HAT energy model and its mechanistic implications are discussed as well. Environ Toxicol Chem 2020;39:1678-1684. © 2020 SETAC.
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- Dominic M Di Toro
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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Calascibetta AM, Mattiello S, Sanzone A, Facchinetti I, Sassi M, Beverina L. Sustainable Access to π-Conjugated Molecular Materials via Direct (Hetero)Arylation Reactions in Water and under Air. Molecules 2020; 25:E3717. [PMID: 32824058 PMCID: PMC7465621 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25163717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Direct (hetero)arylation (DHA) is playing a key role in improving the efficiency and atom economy of C-C cross coupling reactions, so has impacts in pharmaceutical and materials chemistry. Current research focuses on further improving the generality, efficiency and selectivity of the method through careful tuning of the reaction conditions and the catalytic system. Comparatively fewer studies are dedicated to the replacement of the high-boiling-point organic solvents dominating the field and affecting the overall sustainability of the method. We show herein that the use of a 9:1 v/v emulsion of an aqueous Kolliphor 2 wt% solution while having toluene as the reaction medium enables the preparation of relevant examples of thiophene-containing π-conjugated building blocks in high yield and purity.
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- Adiel Mauro Calascibetta
- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi, 55, I-20125 Milano, Italy; (A.M.C.); (A.S.); (I.F.)
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca and INSTM, Via R. Cozzi, 55, I-20125 Milano, Italy; (S.M.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi, 55, I-20125 Milano, Italy; (A.M.C.); (A.S.); (I.F.)
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi, 55, I-20125 Milano, Italy; (A.M.C.); (A.S.); (I.F.)
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca and INSTM, Via R. Cozzi, 55, I-20125 Milano, Italy; (S.M.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca and INSTM, Via R. Cozzi, 55, I-20125 Milano, Italy; (S.M.); (M.S.)
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Liu LY, Qiao JX, Yeung KS, Ewing WR, Yu JQ. meta-Selective C-H Arylation of Fluoroarenes and Simple Arenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:13831-13835. [PMID: 32333462 PMCID: PMC7485903 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202002865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Fluorine is known to promote ortho-C-H metalation. Based upon this reactivity, we employed an activated norbornene that traps the ortho-palladation intermediate and is then relayed to the meta position, leading to meta-selective C-H arylation of fluoroarenes. Deuterium experiment suggests that this meta-arylation is initiated by ortho C-H activation and the catalytic cycle is terminated by C-2 protonation. A dual-ligand system is crucial for the observed high reactivity and site selectivity. Applying this approach to simple benzene or other arenes also affords arylation products with good yield and site selectivity.
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- Luo-Yan Liu
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Discovery Chemistry, Bristol-Myers Squibb, PO Box 4000, Princeton, NJ, 08543, USA
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- Discovery Chemistry, Bristol-Myers Squibb Research and Development, 100 Binney Street, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- Discovery Chemistry, Bristol-Myers Squibb, PO Box 4000, Princeton, NJ, 08543, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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Partlan E, Ren Y, Apul OG, Ladner DA, Karanfil T. Adsorption kinetics of synthetic organic contaminants onto superfine powdered activated carbon. Chemosphere 2020; 253:126628. [PMID: 32464771 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Revised: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Superfine powdered activated carbon (S-PAC) is an adsorbent material with the promise of properties that allow for rapid adsorption of small molecule contaminants. To explore the potential for rapid adsorption among varying activated carbon types, seven commercially available activated carbons were obtained and pulverized to produce S-PAC particles less than 1 μm in diameter. The carbons were chosen to include several types of common carbons produced from coal precursors as well as a wood-based carbon and a coconut shell-based carbon. In this study, the S-PACs and their parent PACs were tested for the adsorption of three aromatic compounds-2-phenylphenol, biphenyl, and phenanthrene-with and without the presence of natural organic matter (NOM). Adsorption rates were increased for adsorption onto S-PAC as compared to PAC in all trials without NOM and in most trials with NOM. Faster adsorption onto S-PAC was found to be a result of a smaller particle size, lower surface oxygen content, larger pore diameters, and neutral pHPZC. Adsorption of a planar compound, phenanthrene, increased the most between PAC and S-PAC, while adsorption of 2-phenylphenol, a nonplanar compound, was impacted the least. Phenanthrene additionally was minimally impacted by the presence of NOM while 2-phenylphenol adsorption declined severely in the presence of NOM.
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- Erin Partlan
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, Anderson, SC, 29625, USA
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, Anderson, SC, 29625, USA; Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610031, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, 01863, USA
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, Anderson, SC, 29625, USA
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, Anderson, SC, 29625, USA.
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This review gives an overview of current trends in the investigation of small guest molecules, confined in neat and functionalized mesoporous silica materials by a combination of solid-state NMR and relaxometry with other physico-chemical techniques. The reported guest molecules are water, small alcohols, and carbonic acids, small aromatic and heteroaromatic molecules, ionic liquids, and surfactants. They are taken as characteristic role-models, which are representatives for the typical classes of organic molecules. It is shown that this combination delivers unique insights into the structure, arrangement, dynamics, guest-host interactions, and the binding sites in these confined systems, and is probably the most powerful analytical technique to probe these systems.
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- Gerd Buntkowsky
- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Festkörperphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany
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Vasquez AM, Gurak JA, Joe CL, Cherney EC, Engle KM. Catalytic α-Hydroarylation of Acrylates and Acrylamides via an Interrupted Hydrodehalogenation Reaction. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:10477-10484. [PMID: 32379433 PMCID: PMC7293711 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c03040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The palladium-catalyzed, α-selective hydroarylation of acrylates and acrylamides is reported. Under optimized conditions, this method is highly tolerant of a wide range of substrates including those with base sensitive functional groups and/or multiple enolizable carbonyl groups. A detailed mechanistic study was undertaken, and the high selectivity of this transformation was shown to be enabled by the formation of a [PdII(Ar)(H)] intermediate, which performs selective hydride insertion into the β-position of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds.
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- Alena M. Vasquez
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Chemistry Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Bristol Myers Squibb, US Rt. 206 & Province Line Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Grigalunas M, Burhop A, Christoforow A, Waldmann H. Pseudo-natural products and natural product-inspired methods in chemical biology and drug discovery. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2020; 56:111-118. [PMID: 32362382 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Through evolution, nature has provided natural products (NPs) as a rich source of diverse bioactive material. Many drug discovery programs have used nature as an inspiration for the design of NP-like compound classes. These concepts are guided by the prevalidated biological relevance of NPs while going beyond the limitations of nature to produce chemical matter that could have unexpected or novel bioactivities. Herein, we discuss, compare, and highlight recent examples of NP-inspired methods with a focus on the pseudo-NP concept.
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- Michael Grigalunas
- Department of Chemical Biology, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Straße 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Straße 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany; Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Technical University Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Straße 6, 44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Straße 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany; Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Technical University Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Straße 6, 44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Straße 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany; Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Technical University Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Straße 6, 44221 Dortmund, Germany.
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Schreiner L, Bauer J, Ortner E, Buettner A. Structure-Odor Activity Studies on Derivatives of Aromatic and Oxygenated Monoterpenoids Synthesized by Modifying p-Cymene. J Nat Prod 2020; 83:834-842. [PMID: 32196341 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Thymoquinone was recently reported as having a unique pencil-like odor and being the impact compound for the cedar-like and cedar wood-based product smell such as pencils. The compounds thymol and carvacrol are structurally related odorants commonly found in plants and foods such as thyme and oregano, also having a significant contribution to their overall aroma. However, a systematic elucidation of the sensory properties in this class of oxygenated, aromatic monoterpenoids has not been carried out. To close this gap and gain new insights into structure-odor relationships leading to pencil-like and woody odors, 19 structurally related derivatives of p-cymene starting from thymol and carvacrol were synthesized and characterized. The compounds had odor thresholds ranging from 2.0 ng/L air to 388.8 ng/L air, being lowest for thymol and carvacrol and highest for thymohydroquinone. The compounds smelled mostly thyme-like, oregano-like, and pencil-like with phenolic, earthy, and medicinal variations in their odor character, which could be successfully linked to structural motifs.
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- Linda Schreiner
- Aroma and Smell Research, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Henkestraße 9, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
- Department of Sensory Analytics, Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging (IVV), Giggenhauser Straße 35, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Aroma and Smell Research, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Henkestraße 9, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Sensory Analytics, Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging (IVV), Giggenhauser Straße 35, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Aroma and Smell Research, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Henkestraße 9, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
- Department of Sensory Analytics, Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging (IVV), Giggenhauser Straße 35, 85354 Freising, Germany
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Phale PS, Malhotra H, Shah BA. Degradation strategies and associated regulatory mechanisms/features for aromatic compound metabolism in bacteria. Adv Appl Microbiol 2020; 112:1-65. [PMID: 32762865 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2020.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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As a result of anthropogenic activity, large number of recalcitrant aromatic compounds have been released into the environment. Consequently, microbial communities have adapted and evolved to utilize these compounds as sole carbon source, under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. The constitutive expression of enzymes necessary for metabolism imposes a heavy energy load on the microbe which is overcome by arrangement of degradative genes as operons which are induced by specific inducers. The segmentation of pathways into upper, middle and/or lower operons has allowed microbes to funnel multiple compounds into common key aromatic intermediates which are further metabolized through central carbon pathway. Various proteins belonging to diverse families have evolved to regulate the transcription of individual operons participating in aromatic catabolism. These proteins, complemented with global regulatory mechanisms, carry out the regulation of aromatic compound metabolic pathways in a concerted manner. Additionally, characteristics like chemotaxis, preferential utilization, pathway compartmentalization and biosurfactant production confer an advantage to the microbe, thus making bioremediation of the aromatic pollutants more efficient and effective.
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- Prashant S Phale
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Mumbai, India.
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Mumbai, India
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Saper NI, Ohgi A, Small DW, Semba K, Nakao Y, Hartwig JF. Nickel-catalysed anti-Markovnikov hydroarylation of unactivated alkenes with unactivated arenes facilitated by non-covalent interactions. Nat Chem 2020; 12:276-283. [PMID: 32042137 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-019-0409-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Anti-Markovnikov additions to alkenes have been a longstanding goal of catalysis, and anti-Markovnikov addition of arenes to alkenes would produce alkylarenes that are distinct from those formed by acid-catalysed processes. Existing hydroarylations are either directed or occur with low reactivity and low regioselectivity for the n-alkylarene. Herein, we report the first undirected hydroarylation of unactivated alkenes with unactivated arenes that occurs with high regioselectivity for the anti-Markovnikov product. The reaction occurs with a nickel catalyst ligated by a highly sterically hindered N-heterocyclic carbene. Catalytically relevant arene- and alkene-bound nickel complexes have been characterized, and the rate-limiting step was shown to be reductive elimination to form the C-C bond. Density functional theory calculations, combined with second-generation absolutely localized molecular orbital energy decomposition analysis, suggest that the difference in activity between catalysts containing large and small carbenes results more from stabilizing intramolecular non-covalent interactions in the secondary coordination sphere than from steric hindrance.
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- Noam I Saper
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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Hao Y, Sun G, Fan T, Sun X, Liu Y, Zhang N, Zhao L, Zhong R, Peng Y. Prediction on the mutagenicity of nitroaromatic compounds using quantum chemistry descriptors based QSAR and machine learning derived classification methods. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2019; 186:109822. [PMID: 31634658 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nitroaromatic compounds (NACs) are an important type of environmental organic pollutants. However, it is lack of sufficient information relating to their potential adverse effects on human health and the environment due to the limited resources. Thus, using in silico technologies to assess their potential hazardous effects is urgent and promising. In this study, quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) and classification models were constructed using a set of NACs based on their mutagenicity against Salmonella typhimurium TA100 strain. For QSAR studies, DRAGON descriptors together with quantum chemistry descriptors were calculated for characterizing the detailed molecular information. Based on genetic algorithm (GA) and multiple linear regression (MLR) analyses, we screened descriptors and developed QSAR models. For classification studies, seven machine learning methods along with six molecular fingerprints were applied to develop qualitative classification models. The goodness of fitting, reliability, robustness and predictive performance of all developed models were measured by rigorous statistical validation criteria, then the best QSAR and classification models were chosen. Moreover, the QSAR models with quantum chemistry descriptors were compared to that without quantum chemistry descriptors and previously reported models. Notably, we also obtained some specific molecular properties or privileged substructures responsible for the high mutagenicity of NACs. Overall, the developed QSAR and classification models can be utilized as potential tools for rapidly predicting the mutagenicity of new or untested NACs for environmental hazard assessment and regulatory purposes, and may provide insights into the in vivo toxicity mechanisms of NACs and related compounds.
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- Yuxing Hao
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental and Viral Oncology, College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, PR China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental and Viral Oncology, College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, PR China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental and Viral Oncology, College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, PR China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental and Viral Oncology, College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, PR China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental and Viral Oncology, College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, PR China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental and Viral Oncology, College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, PR China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental and Viral Oncology, College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, PR China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental and Viral Oncology, College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, PR China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Engineering Research Center of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China.
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Li S, Arsano I, Talapatra S, Tsige M, Ma X. Adsorption of aromatic carboxylic acids on carbon nanotubes: impact of surface functionalization, molecular size and structure. Environ Sci Process Impacts 2019; 21:2109-2117. [PMID: 31656961 DOI: 10.1039/c9em00417c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A large quantity of emerging contaminants are ionizable, and the ionized compounds display different adsorption behaviors than their neutral counterparts. In particular, a strong intermolecular force, negative charge assisted hydrogen bonding ((-)CAHB), was recently identified, which explains the unusually strong adsorption of negatively charged compounds on carbon nanotubes with oxygen-containing functional groups. However, most previous studies only probed molecules with one benzene ring. The adsorption of ionizable compounds with more than one benzene ring and additional functional groups has not been examined. This study investigated the effect of surface functionalization, molecular size and structure of six aromatic carboxylic acids on their adsorption on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) in batch reactors. In addition, the short-range interactions of the neutral acids with MWNTs were calculated to evaluate the effect of aromaticity and bulkiness. Hydrophobicity and electrostatic interactions dominate the intermolecular forces between ionized contaminants and MWNT surfaces. pH dependent octanol/water partitioning coefficient (Dow) is a more precise indicator of the adsorption of ionizable compounds on MWNTs. (-)CAHB is a significant force only for compounds with one benzene ring. Hydroxyl and carboxyl functional groups displayed similar capacity to form (-)CAHB, as indicated by the release of hydroxide ions.
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- Shifan Li
- Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, 3136 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3136, USA.
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Lata S. Externally predictive quantum-mechanical models for the adsorption of aromatic organic compounds by graphene-oxide nanomaterials. SAR QSAR Environ Res 2019; 30:847-863. [PMID: 31577156 DOI: 10.1080/1062936x.2019.1666164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Graphene oxide is most often chosen as an alternative to graphene in the applications of carbon-based nanomaterials where adsorption is the primary process. However, its adsorption properties are poorly understood. The existing reports on the adsorption mechanism of graphene oxide rely on the linear free-energy/solvation-energy relationship (LFER/LSER) models. This computational work explores the role of quantum mechanical descriptors in the adsorption of aromatic organic compounds by graphene-oxide. For this, externally predictive quantitative models based on quantum-mechanical descriptors are developed and compared with the existing LSERs for the prediction of adsorption coefficients of organic compounds at three different adsorbate concentrations. The predictivity of the models is assessed using an external prediction set of compounds not used for developing the models. Notably, the mean polarizability, but originating from the quantum mechanical exchange interactions (between electrons of parallel spin), is found to be the most significant factor in driving the adsorption on graphene oxide. The present work also proposes quantum-mechanical-LSER models based on a combination of quantum-mechanical and LSER descriptors, which are in fact found to be equally predictive as the existing LSERs. The quantum-mechanical models proposed in this work are further utilized for the prediction of adsorption coefficients of aliphatic compounds.
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- S Lata
- Quantum Chemistry Group, Department of Chemistry and Centre of Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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Wang C, Chen W, Yang L, Wei R, Ni J, Yang Y. Insights into the roles of the morphological carbon structure and ash in the sorption of aromatic compounds to wood-derived biochars. Sci Total Environ 2019; 693:133455. [PMID: 31362225 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Currently, it is still lack of systematic and in-depth knowledge regarding the co-effect of carbon-based fractions and ash in the sorption behavior of biochars. Therefore, pristine wood-derived biochars (PBCs) produced at different temperatures and their corresponding de-ashed versions (DBCs) were used to determine the roles of carbon's morphological structure and ash in sorption of aromatic compounds (toluene, m-toluidine, and m-nitrotoluene) to biochars. The results showed that biochars produced at 300-400 °C (mainly uncarbonized organic matter, UCOM) and 900 °C (turbostratic carbon, TC) may have stronger partition effect and pore filling effect with π-π interaction, respectively, and thus have greater sorption coefficients (Lg Kd) than biochars produced at 600 °C (pyrogenic amorphous carbon, PAC), which are probably dominated by surface hydrophobic effect. Meanwhile, TC had a greater Lg Kd than UCOM at low adsorbate concentrations (Ce), but exhibited an opposite trend at high Ce. The Lg Kd values of DBCs are always greater than those of PBCs, indicating ash has an inhibitory effect on sorption of aromatic compounds to biochars. Furthermore, the role of ash in sorption behavior of PBCs would vary with solution pH. At a neutral pH, PBCs have the maximum sorption quantity for aromatic compounds due to the formed cation-π bond between cations of ash and aromatic compounds. However, the acidic pH enhanced the dissolution of cations in ash and the basic pH enhanced the hydroxylation of cations in ash. Therefore, both acidic and basic pH weakened the cation-π bond between ash and aromatic compounds and decreased the sorption of aromatic compounds on PBCs. The results suggest that de-ashed biochars with more UCOM or TC are effective sorbents for sequestration of aromatic compounds, and provide a well-designed method for improving the sorption efficiency of biochars.
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- Caiting Wang
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Process, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Eco-Physiology, College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Process, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Eco-Physiology, College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Process, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Eco-Physiology, College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Process, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Eco-Physiology, College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Process, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Eco-Physiology, College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Process, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Eco-Physiology, College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China
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Zhu J, Chen PH, Lu G, Liu P, Dong G. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Reductive Cleavage of Unstrained Aryl-Aryl Bonds: Reaction Development and Mechanistic Study. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:18630-18640. [PMID: 31674779 PMCID: PMC7081785 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b11605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cleavage of carbon-carbon bonds has been found in some important industrial processes, for example, petroleum cracking, and has inspired development of numerous synthetic methods. However, nonpolar unstrained C(aryl)-C(aryl) bonds remain one of the toughest bonds to be activated. As a detailed study of a fundamental reaction mode, here a full story is described about our development of a Ru-catalyzed reductive cleavage of unstrained C(aryl)-C(aryl) bonds. A wide range of biaryl compounds that contain directing groups (DGs) at 2,2' positions can serve as effective substrates. Various heterocycles, such as pyridine, quinoline, pyrimidine, and pyrazole, can be employed as DGs. Besides hydrogen gas, other reagents, such as Hantzsch ester, silanes, and alcohols, can be employed as terminal reductants. The reaction is pH neutral and free of oxidants; thus a number of functional groups are tolerated. Notably, a one-pot C-C activation/C-C coupling has been realized. Computational and experimental mechanistic studies indicate that the reaction involves a ruthenium(II) monohydride-mediated C(aryl)-C(aryl) activation and the resting state of the catalyst is a η4-coordinated ruthenium(II) dichloride complex, which could inspire development of other transformations based on this reaction mode.
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- Jun Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Castan S, Sigmund G, Hüffer T, Hofmann T. Biochar particle aggregation in soil pore water: the influence of ionic strength and interactions with pyrene. Environ Sci Process Impacts 2019; 21:1722-1728. [PMID: 31433415 DOI: 10.1039/c9em00277d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The beneficial properties of biochar have led to its increasing application to soils for environmental management. Despite its stability in soil, biochar can physically disintegrate into smaller particles, which can then be relocated from the application area. Biochar transport is strongly dependent on the biochar particle size and aggregation, with the extent of aggregation depending on the chemistry of the soil pore water. Biochar has a strong sorption affinity for polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) such as pyrene, which can also affect its transport. We therefore investigated biochar particle aggregation in solutions of different ionic strengths (ultrapure water, 0.01 M CaCl2, and 0.1 M CaCl2) with suspensions of biochar particles, and with suspensions of biochar particles loaded with pyrene (0.2 and 3.6 g kg-1). Increasing the pyrene concentration in ultrapure water resulted in an increase in the biochar particle size, an effect that was more pronounced following equilibration for 28 days than following equilibration for only 24 hours. Biochar particle aggregation in solutions containing both pyrene and 0.01 M CaCl2 was greatly enhanced compared to aggregation in similar solutions with no pyrene. However, the influence of pyrene became negligible at high CaCl2 concentrations (0.1 M CaCl2). To determine the fate of biochar in soil, both the presence of PAHs and the influence of the pore water's ionic strength therefore need to be taken into account.
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- Stephanie Castan
- Department of Environmental Geosciences, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Wien, Austria.
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Trump L, Lemos A, Lallemand B, Pasau P, Mercier J, Lemaire C, Luxen A, Genicot C. Late-Stage 18 F-Difluoromethyl Labeling of N-Heteroaromatics with High Molar Activity for PET Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:13149-13154. [PMID: 31323171 PMCID: PMC6790700 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Despite a growing interest in CHF2 in medicinal chemistry, there is a lack of efficient methods for the insertion of CHF18 F into druglike compounds. Herein described is a photoredox flow reaction for 18 F-difluoromethylation of N-heteroaromatics that are widely used in medicinal chemistry. Following the two-step synthesis for a new 18 F-difluoromethylation reagent, the photoredox reaction is completed within two minutes and proceeds by C-H activation, circumventing the need for pre-functionalization of the substrate. The method is operationally simple and affords straightforward access to radiolabeled N-heteroaromatics with high molar activity suitable for biological in vivo studies and clinical application.
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- Laura Trump
- Global Chemistry, UCB NewMedicinesUCB Biopharma sprl1420Braine-l'AlleudBelgium
- GIGA-CRC In Vivo ImagingCyclotron Research Center-B30Université de LiègeQuartier Agora, 6 allée du six août4000LiègeBelgium
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- GIGA-CRC In Vivo ImagingCyclotron Research Center-B30Université de LiègeQuartier Agora, 6 allée du six août4000LiègeBelgium
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- Global Chemistry, UCB NewMedicinesUCB Biopharma sprl1420Braine-l'AlleudBelgium
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- Global Chemistry, UCB NewMedicinesUCB Biopharma sprl1420Braine-l'AlleudBelgium
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- Global Chemistry, UCB NewMedicinesUCB Biopharma sprl1420Braine-l'AlleudBelgium
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- GIGA-CRC In Vivo ImagingCyclotron Research Center-B30Université de LiègeQuartier Agora, 6 allée du six août4000LiègeBelgium
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- GIGA-CRC In Vivo ImagingCyclotron Research Center-B30Université de LiègeQuartier Agora, 6 allée du six août4000LiègeBelgium
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- Global Chemistry, UCB NewMedicinesUCB Biopharma sprl1420Braine-l'AlleudBelgium
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Guo Y, Wang R, Yan C, Wang P, Rao L, Wang C. Developing boron nitride-pyromellitic dianhydride composite for removal of aromatic pollutants from wastewater via adsorption and photodegradation. Chemosphere 2019; 229:112-124. [PMID: 31078026 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A series of boron nitride-pyromellitic dianhydride composites have been successfully synthesized by calcinating the mixtures of boron nitride (BN) and pyromellitic dianhydride (PA) at 350 °C, in which the composite (BNPA2) has the largest adsorption quantity (65.1 mg/g) for rhodamine B (RhB) and the best photo-removal efficiency for RhB under visible light irradiation. 1H NMR characterizations for BN, PA and BNPA2 suggest that this composite is formed via the reaction between the OH groups in BN and PA. BNPA2 can also adsorb neutral red (NR), methyl orange (MO), tetracycline (TC) and atrazine (AT). NR and MO can be photo-removed by BNPA2 under visible light irradiation. Colorless TC and AT can also be degraded by BNPA2 under visible light irradiation, suggesting that BNPA2 is visible light responsible photocatalyst. BNPA2 has the highest photo-removal efficiency for the cationic RhB and NR, followed by the anionic MO. This is from that BNPA2 has negative surface. When anionic MO mixes with cationic RhB (or NR) together, BNPA2 prefers to remove cationic RhB (or NR) from the mixture solution under visible light irradiation and the removal efficiency of anionic MO by BNPA2 is also increased. Thus, electrostatic interactions between dyes and BNPA2 as well as between dyes play significant role in the removal process. •O2- makes a main contribution for this photo-removal of these aromatic pollutants (dyes, TC and AT) by BNPA2 under visible light irradiation. Furthermore, the removal performance of BNPA2 for RhB, TC and AT can be effectively regenerated by visible light irradiation.
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- Yong Guo
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210093, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210093, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210093, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210093, PR China.
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- College of Mechanics and Materials, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210093, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210093, PR China
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Keshavarz MH, Akbarzadeh AR. A simple approach for assessment of toxicity of nitroaromatic compounds without using complex descriptors and computer codes. SAR QSAR Environ Res 2019; 30:347-361. [PMID: 31020866 DOI: 10.1080/1062936x.2019.1595135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A simple approach is introduced to assess the toxicity of nitroaromatic compounds in terms of an oral LD50 dose (50% lethal dose) for rats. Most of the presented Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) models for prediction of in vivo toxicity of nitroaromatics are calculated by quantum computing descriptors which are more difficult to interpret and apply, while the new model requires only the molecular structure of a desirable nitroaromatic compound. The novel model is based on the constitutional descriptors, such as the number of oxygen, sulphur, phosphorous and molecular fragments. Experimental data of 90 nitroaromatics are used to derive and test the new model as the logarithm of LD50 values, i.e. -log (LD50). Although it is based on only simple structural parameters, the reliability of the new model is also higher than the complex QSAR model because the values of the root-mean-square deviation (RMSD) of -log (LD50) for the new and the outputs of the latest QSAR method are 0.342 and 0.377, respectively.
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- M H Keshavarz
- a Department of Chemistry , Malek-ashtar University of Technology , Shahin-shahr , Islamic Republic of Iran
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- b Department of Chemistry , Iran University of Science and Technology , Tehran , Islamic Republic of Iran
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Wang S, Li Z, Bai X, Yi W, Fu P. Catalytic pyrolysis of lignin in a cascade dual-catalyst system of modified red mud and HZSM-5 for aromatic hydrocarbon production. Bioresour Technol 2019; 278:66-72. [PMID: 30682638 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Catalytic pyrolysis of lignin over a dual-catalyst system of modified red mud and HZSM-5 was carried out in a bench-scale micro-reactor. Effects of pyrolysis temperature, modified red mud to HZSM-5 ratio, catalysts to lignin ratio on the yield of products and selectivity of aromatic hydrocarbons were investigated. Results indicated that 550 °C was the optimal pyrolysis temperature with the maximal yield of bio-oil (20.16 wt%). At a modified red mud to HZSM-5 ratio of 1:1, the content of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (MAHs) increased to 41.27% whereas that of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) decreased to 22.65%. Likewise, at a catalysts to lignin ratio of 2:1, a higher content of MAHs was produced with a decreased content of PAHs. The cascade dual-catalyst system may serve as an efficient approach to disposing lignin and red mud wastes with significant environmental impact. Besides, this study provides a solution for the valorization of lignin-rich resources.
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- Shaoqing Wang
- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Clean Energy, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Clean Energy, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Clean Energy, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China.
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Clean Energy, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Clean Energy, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China
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Yang B, Cheng Z, Gao X, Yuan T, Shen Z. Decomposition of 15 aromatic compounds in supercritical water oxidation. Chemosphere 2019; 218:384-390. [PMID: 30476770 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.11.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Revised: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) of 15 aromatic compounds, including bisphenol A (BPA), nonylphenol (NP) and octylphenol (OP), was investigated under temperature and reaction time ranged of 350-550 °C and 0.5-6 min, respectively, with 300% excess oxygen, resulted in the degradation rate constants of total organic carbon (kTOC) were 0.130-0.392 min-1. To further explore the relationship between TOC removal and molecular characteristics, density functional theory (DFT) method had been used to calculate the quantum descriptors of the 15 aromatic compounds. The result of correlation analysis showed that the most positive partial charge on the H atom, namely q(H)x, played a significant role in TOC removal, which implied the more q(H)x value was, the easier H atom could lose, resulted in higher kTOC constant. Different substituent groups in the phenyl ring could lead to different TOC removal efficiencies. It presented that the more F(0) value was, the more easily to be attacked by radicals, as a result, the kTOC followed the order that benzenesulfonic acid (BSA) > phenol > methylbenzene (MB) > 3-phenylpropionic acid (3-PPA), as well as BPA < OP < NP.
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- Bowen Yang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Cvetnic M, Juretic Perisic D, Kovacic M, Ukic S, Bolanca T, Rasulev B, Kusic H, Loncaric Bozic A. Toxicity of aromatic pollutants and photooxidative intermediates in water: A QSAR study. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2019; 169:918-927. [PMID: 30597792 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.10.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2018] [Revised: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Extensive commercial use of aromatic hydrocarbons results with significant amounts of these chemicals and related by-products in waters, causing a severe ecological and health threat, thus requiring an increased attention. This study was aimed at developing models for prediction of the initial toxicity of the aromatic water-pollutants (expressed as EC50 and TU0) as well as the toxicity of their intermediates at half-life of the parent pollutant (TU1/2). For that purpose, toxicity toward Vibrio fischery was determined for 36 single-benzene ring compounds (S-BRCs), diversified by the type, number and position of substituents. Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) methodology paired with genetic algorithm optimization tool and multiple linear regression was applied to obtain the models predicting the targeted toxicity, which are based on pure structural characteristics of the tested pollutants, avoiding thus additional experimentation. Upon derivation of the models and extensive analysis on training and test sets, 4-, 4- and 5-variable models (for EC50 and TU0, TU1/2, respectively) were selected as the most predictive possessing 0.839<R2< 0.901 and 0.789<Q2< 0.859. The analysis of the selected descriptors indicated three major structural characteristics influencing the toxicity: electronegativity, geometry and electrotopological states of the molecule. Degradation kinetics determining as well the pathways of intermediates formation, reflected over ionization potential, was found to be an important parameter determining the toxicity in half-life.
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- Matija Cvetnic
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Marulicev trg 19, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Marulicev trg 19, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Marulicev trg 19, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Marulicev trg 19, Zagreb 10000, Croatia.
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Marulicev trg 19, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
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- Department of Coatings and Polymeric Materials, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102, USA
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Marulicev trg 19, Zagreb 10000, Croatia.
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Marulicev trg 19, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
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Kolanczyk RC, Denny JS, Sheedy BR, Schmieder PK, Tapper MA. Estrogenic activity of multicyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in vitro assays. Aquat Toxicol 2019; 207:43-51. [PMID: 30513420 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A representative group of multicyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (MAHC) which can be further classified as bridged-ring (bridged-MAHC) or fused-ring (fused-MAHC) were examined for their ability to interact with the estrogen receptor of rainbow trout (rtER) in a hepatic cytosolic estrogen receptor competitive binding assay (cyto rtERαβ) and the vitellogenin (Vtg) mRNA gene activation liver slice assay. All five fused-MAHCs; naphthalene (NAFT), fluorene (FE), Fluoranthene (FAT), pyrene (PY), and 9,10-dihydroanthracene (DAC) had no estrogenic activity in the in vitro assays used. Five of the eight bridged-MAHCs; triphenylethylene (3PE), o-terphenyl (OTP), triphenylmethane (TPM), 1,1-diphenylethylene (DPE), and cis-stilbene (CSB) were positive in the rtER-binding assay. The additional three bridged-MAHC's; trans-stilbene (TSB), tetraphenylethylene (4PE), and 4,4-di-tertbutylphenyl (DtBB) were determined to be non-binders due to isomeric configuration, solubility limitation, and possible steric hinderance. It is possible that the bridged-MAHCs bind to the rtER through a proposed aromatic-aromatic stacking (π-π interaction) facilitated by perpendicular ring orientation achieved through free rotation of the bridged rings. The fused-ring structures are locked in a planar configuration which doesn't allow for rotation of rings perpendicular to one another. This first report of the rtER-binding of bridged-MAHCs in fish demonstrates binding for a class of chemicals normally not thought of as having an affinity for the estrogen receptor and further supports the versatility or promiscuity of ER ligand selectivity.
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- Richard C Kolanczyk
- US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Mid-Continent Ecology Division, Duluth, MN, 55804, USA.
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- US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Mid-Continent Ecology Division, Duluth, MN, 55804, USA
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- US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Mid-Continent Ecology Division, Duluth, MN, 55804, USA
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- US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Mid-Continent Ecology Division, Duluth, MN, 55804, USA
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- US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Mid-Continent Ecology Division, Duluth, MN, 55804, USA
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Toor SK, Kushwaha JP, Sangal VK. Aromatic amines equilibrium sorptive interaction with synthesized silica based mesoporous MCM-41: Physicochemical evaluation and isotherm modeling. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng 2019; 54:286-294. [PMID: 30628537 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2018.1546496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Revised: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Present study reports the adsorption of aromatic amine, 4-chloro-o-toluidine (4-COT), onto synthesized mesoporous Mobil Composition of Matter No. 41 (MCM-41) silica nanoparticles, in batch mode. Synthesized MCM-41 was characterized by XRD, BET, FTIR, SEM and TEM analysis. The effects of pH, MCM-41 dose, 4-COT concentration, contact time and temperature were studied, and interaction of 4-COT with the surface of MCM-41 and adsorption process controlling mechanism were investigated. BET analysis of MCM-41 showed 502.77 m2 g-1 of surface area. Kinetic experimental data were well represented by the pseudo-second order kinetic model. Freundlich and Temkin isotherm models well represented the adsorption equilibrium isotherm data.
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- Sehaspreet Kaur Toor
- a Department of Chemical Engineering , Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology , Patiala , Punjab , India
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- a Department of Chemical Engineering , Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology , Patiala , Punjab , India
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- a Department of Chemical Engineering , Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology , Patiala , Punjab , India
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Sutradhar M, Barman TR, Pombeiro AJL, Martins LMDRS. Catalytic Activity of Polynuclear vs. Dinuclear Aroylhydrazone Cu(II) Complexes in Microwave-Assisted Oxidation of Neat Aliphatic and Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Molecules 2018; 24:molecules24010047. [PMID: 30583583 PMCID: PMC6337553 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24010047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Revised: 12/16/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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One-dimensional (1D) polynuclear Cu(II) complex (1) derived from (5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-2-hydroxybenzohydrazide (H₂L) is synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, ESI-MS, and single crystal X-ray crystallography. Its catalytic performance towards the solvent-free microwave-assisted peroxidative oxidation of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons under mild conditions is compared with that of dinuclear Cu(II) complexes (2 and 3) of the same ligand, previously reported as antiproliferative agents. Polymer 1 exhibits the highest activity, either for the oxidation of cyclohexane (leading to overall yields, based on the alkane, of up to 39% of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone) or towards the oxidation of toluene (selectively affording benzaldehyde up to a 44% yield), after 2 or 2.5 h of irradiation at 80 or 50 °C, respectively.
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- Manas Sutradhar
- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Montagnolli RN, Lopes PRM, Bidoia ED. Fluorinated waste and firefighting activities: biodegradation of hydrocarbons from petrochemical refinery soil co-contaminated with halogenated foams. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2018; 25:36002-36013. [PMID: 29484621 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-1593-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Perfluorinated compounds, including fluorotelomers, are important constituents of firefighting foams to extinguish fuel fires in the petrochemical industry, airports, and at fire-training sites. In this study, we monitored the biodegradation process in a co-contamination scenario with monoaromatic hydrocarbons commonly found in fuels (benzene, toluene) and fluorotelomers. The CO2 production rates were evaluated by a factorial design taking into account the effect of seasonality at in situ natural attenuation processes. Headspace analysis by gas chromatography with a thermal conductivity detector (GC-TCD) was applied to detect CO2 production, whereas monoaromatics were analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). According to our results, seasonality had a detectable effect during summer, yielding different CO2 production rates. Higher temperatures increased CO2 production rate, while higher concentrations of fluorotelomer inhibited the biodegradation process. On average, benzene and toluene were depleted 17.5 days earlier in control assays without fluorotelomers. Toluene removal efficiency was also notably higher than benzene. The noticeable decrease in degradation rates of monoaromatics was caused by perfluorinated compounds that are possibly linked to metabolic inhibition mechanisms. Fluorotelomer diminished catabolism in all of our batch cultures. In addition to this, an alternative production of by-products could be detected. Thus, we propose that transient components of the benzene and toluene degradation may be differentially formed, causing the benzene, toluene, and perfluorinated co-contaminations to go through switched metabolic stages under the presence of fluoride in a contamination scenario.
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- Renato Nallin Montagnolli
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Biosciences Institute, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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- College of Agricultural and Technological Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Dracena, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Biosciences Institute, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Portada T, Margetić D, Štrukil V. Mechanochemical Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Aromatic Nitro Derivatives. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23123163. [PMID: 30513686 PMCID: PMC6321105 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23123163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Revised: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Mechanochemical ball milling catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) of aromatic nitro compounds using readily available and cheap ammonium formate as the hydrogen source is demonstrated as a simple, facile and clean approach for the synthesis of substituted anilines and selected pharmaceutically relevant compounds. The scope of mechanochemical CTH is broad, as the reduction conditions tolerate various functionalities, for example nitro, amino, hydroxy, carbonyl, amide, urea, amino acid and heterocyclic. The presented methodology was also successfully integrated with other types of chemical reactions previously carried out mechanochemically, such as amide bond formation by coupling amines with acyl chlorides or anhydrides and click-type coupling reactions between amines and iso(thio)cyanates. In this way, we showed that active pharmaceutical ingredients Procainamide and Paracetamol could be synthesized from the respective nitro-precursors on milligram and gram scale in excellent isolated yields.
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- Tomislav Portada
- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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Brendel S, Polleichtner C, Behnke A, Jessel S, Hassold E, Jennemann C, Einhenkel-Arle D, Seidel A. Four selected high molecular weight heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Ecotoxicological hazard assessment, environmental relevance and regulatory needs under REACH. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2018; 163:340-348. [PMID: 30059878 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Little is known about the ecotoxicity of heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (NSO-HETs) to aquatic organisms. In the environment, NSO-HETs have been shown to occur in a strong association with their unsubstituted carbocyclic analogues, the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), for which much more information is available. The present study addressed this issue by investigating the toxicity of four selected NSO-HETs in green algae (Desmodesmus subspicatus), daphnids (Daphnia magna) and fish embryos (Danio rerio). The four high molecular weight NSO-HETs dibenz[a,j]acridine (DBA), 7H-dibenzo[c,g]carbazole (DBC), benzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d]thiophene (BNT) and benzo[b]naphtho[1,2-d]furan (BNF) were selected, based on the results of a previous research project, indicating a lack of toxicity data and a high potential for persistence and bioaccumulation. The solubilities of the NSO-HETs in the test media were determined and turned out to be comparatively low (2.7-317 µg/L) increasing in the following order: DBA < BNT « DBC « BNF. Exposure concentrations during the toxicity tests were quantified with GC-MS and decreased strongly possibly due to sorption or metabolising during the test periods (48-96 h). Therefore, the estimated effect concentrations were related to the mean measured concentrations, as endpoints related to nominal concentrations would have underestimated the toxicity many times over. Within the range of the substance solubilities, BNF affected all test organisms with fish embryos being the most sensitive (fish: EC50 6.7 µg/L, algae: EC10 17.8 µg/L, daphnids: EC50 55.8 µg/L). DBC affected daphnids (EC50 2.5 µg/L,) and algae (EC10 3.1 µg/L), but not fish embryos. The lowest toxicity endpoint was observed for BNT affecting only algae (NOEC 0.556 µg/L) and neither daphnids nor fish embryos. DBA did not show any effects on the tested organisms in the range of the water solubility. However, we would expect effects in long-term toxicity studies to fish and aquatic invertebrates for all substances at lower concentrations, which needs further investigation. All four NSO-HETs were identified in mussels (Mytilus edulis) from the German coasts, in green kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) and in freshwater harbor sediment in concentrations between 0.07 and 2 µg/kg, highlighting their relevance as environmental contaminants. There is a need to regulate the four NSO-HETs within the REACH regulation due to their intrinsic properties and their environmental relevance. However, acquisition of additional experimental data appears to be pivotal for a regulation under REACH.
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- Biochemical Institute for Environmental Carcinogens Prof. Dr. Gernot Grimmer Foundation, Grosshansdorf, Germany.
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- Biochemical Institute for Environmental Carcinogens Prof. Dr. Gernot Grimmer Foundation, Grosshansdorf, Germany.
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- Berlin Office for Occupational Safety, Protection of Health and Technical Safety (LAGetSi), Berlin, Germany.
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- Biochemical Institute for Environmental Carcinogens Prof. Dr. Gernot Grimmer Foundation, Grosshansdorf, Germany.
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Lee H, Lim HK, Kim H. Hydration Thermodynamics of Non-Polar Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Comparison of Implicit and Explicit Solvation Models. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23112927. [PMID: 30423973 PMCID: PMC6278349 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23112927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The precise description of solute-water interactions is essential to understand the chemo-physical nature in hydration processes. Such a hydration thermodynamics for various solutes has been explored by means of explicit or implicit solvation methods. Using the Poisson-Boltzmann solvation model, the implicit models are well designed to reasonably predict the hydration free energies of polar solutes. The implicit model, however, is known to have shortcomings in estimating those for non-polar aromatic compounds. To investigate a cause of error, we employed a novel systematic framework of quantum-mechanical/molecular-mechanical (QM/MM) coupling protocol in explicit solvation manner, termed DFT-CES, based on the grid-based mean-field treatment. With the aid of DFT-CES, we delved into multiple energy parts, thereby comparing DFT-CES and PB models component-by-component. By applying the modified PB model to estimate the hydration free energies of non-polar solutes, we find a possibility to improve the predictability of PB models. We expect that this study could shed light on providing an accurate route to study the hydration thermodynamics for various solute compounds.
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- Hankyul Lee
- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Korea.
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- Division of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do 24341, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Korea.
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Ahmadi S, Akbari A. Prediction of the adsorption coefficients of some aromatic compounds on multi-wall carbon nanotubes by the Monte Carlo method. SAR QSAR Environ Res 2018; 29:895-909. [PMID: 30332923 DOI: 10.1080/1062936x.2018.1526821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this investigation, quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) modelling of adsorption coefficients of 69 aromatic compounds on multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was studied using the Monte Carlo method. QSPR models were calculated with CORAL software, and optimal descriptors were calculated with the simplified molecular input line entry system (SMILES) and hydrogen-suppressed molecular graphs (HSGs). The aromatic compound data set was randomly split into training, invisible training, calibration and validation sets. Analysis of three probes of the Monte Carlo optimization with three random splits was done. The results from three random splits displayed robust, very simple, predictable and reliable models for the training, invisible training, calibration and validation sets with a coefficient of determination (r2) equal to 0.9463-0.8528, 0.9020-0.8324, 0.9606-0.9178 and 0.9573-0.8228, respectively. As a result, the models obtained help to identify the hybrid descriptors for the increase and the decrease of the adsorption coefficient of aromatic compounds on MWCNTs. This simple QSPR model can be used for the prediction of the adsorption coefficient of numerous aromatic compounds on MWCNTs.
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- S Ahmadi
- a Department of Chemistry , Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University , Kermanshah , Iran
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- a Department of Chemistry , Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University , Kermanshah , Iran
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Zhang T, Guo X, Shi Y, He C, Duan C. Dye-incorporated coordination polymers for direct photocatalytic trifluoromethylation of aromatics at metabolically susceptible positions. Nat Commun 2018; 9:4024. [PMID: 30279417 PMCID: PMC6168478 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05919-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Direct trifluoromethylation of unactivated aromatic rings at metabolically susceptible positions is highly desirable in pharmaceutical applications. By incorporating thiophenes into the backbone of triphenylamine to enlarge its π-system, a new approach for constructing coordination polymers is reported for direct trifluoromethylation without prefunctionalization of the aryl precursors. The improved light-harvesting ability and well-modulated excited state redox potential of the designed polymers endow the generated CF3 radicals with suitable reactivity and enhance radical adduct oxidation in pores. The well-configurated interactions between the organic ligands distort the coordination geometry to create active interaction sites within the coordination polymer; thus, the substrates could be docked near the photoredox-active centres. The synergistic electronic and spatial effects in the confined pores balance the contradictory demands of electronic effects and reaction dynamics, achieving regio- and diastereoselective discrimination among reaction sites with unremarkable electronic/steric differences.
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- Tiexin Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China.
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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Su H, Yu C, Zhou Y, Gong L, Li Q, Alvarez PJJ, Long M. Quantitative structure-activity relationship for the oxidation of aromatic organic contaminants in water by TAML/H 2O 2. Water Res 2018; 140:354-363. [PMID: 29751317 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.04.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Tetra-amido macrocyclic ligand (TAML) activator is a functional analog of peroxidase enzymes, which activates hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to form high valence iron-oxo complexes that selectively degrade persistent aromatic organic contaminants (ACs) in water. Here, we develop quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models based on measured pseudo first-order kinetic rate coefficients (kobs) of 29 ACs (e.g., phenols and pharmaceuticals) oxidized by TAML/H2O2 at neutral and basic pH values to gain mechanistic insight on the selectivity and pH dependence of TAML/H2O2 systems. These QSAR models infer that electron donating ability (EHOMO) is the most important AC characteristic for TAML/H2O2 oxidation, pointing to a rate-limiting single-electron transfer (SET) mechanism. Oxidation rates at pH 7 also depend on AC reactive indices such as fmin- and qH+, which respectively represent propensity for electrophilic attack and the most positive net atomic charge on hydrogen atoms. At pH 10, TAML/H2O2 is more reactive towards ACs with a lower hydrogen to carbon atoms ratio (#H:C), suggesting the significance of hydrogen atom abstraction. In addition, lnkobs of 14 monosubstituted phenols is negatively correlated with Hammett constants (σ) and exhibits similar sensitivity to substituent effects as horseradish peroxidase. Although accurately predicting degradation rates of specific ACs in complex wastewater matrices could be difficult, these QSAR models are statistically robust and help predict both relative degradability and reaction mechanism for TAML/H2O2-based treatment processes.
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- Hanrui Su
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, United States
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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