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Moiré superlattices of van der Waals structures offer a powerful platform for engineering band structure and quantum states. For instance, Moiré superlattices in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene, ABC trilayer graphene have been shown to harbor correlated insulating and superconducting states, while in transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) twisted bilayers, Moiré excitons have been identified. Here we show that the effects of a Moiré superlattice on the band structure are general In TMD twisted bilayers, excitons and exciton complexes can be trapped in the superlattice in a manner analogous to ultracold bosonic or Fermionic atoms in optical lattices. Using twisted MoSe2 homobilayers as a model system, we present evidence for Moiré trions. Our results thus open possibilities for designer van der Waals structures hosting arrays of Fermionic or bosonic quasiparticles, which can be used to realize tunable many-body states crucial for quantum simulation and quantum information processing.Using UV-vis and resonance Raman spectroscopy, we identify a [Cu2O]2+ active site in O2 and N2O activated Cu-CHA that reacts with methane to form methanol at low temperature. The Cu-O-Cu angle (120°) is smaller than that for the [Cu2O]2+ core on Cu-MFI (140°), and its coordination geometry to the zeolite lattice is different. Site-selective kinetics obtained by operando UV-vis show that the [Cu2O]2+ core on Cu-CHA is more reactive than the [Cu2O]2+ site in Cu-MFI. From DFT calculations, we find that the increased reactivity of Cu-CHA is a direct reflection of the strong [Cu2OH]2+ bond formed along the H atom abstraction reaction coordinate. A systematic evaluation of these [Cu2O]2+ cores reveals that the higher O-H bond strength in Cu-CHA is due to the relative orientation of the two planes of the coordinating bidentate O-Al-O T-sites that connect the [Cu2O]2+ core to the zeolite lattice. This work along with our earlier study ( J. Am. Chem. Soc, 2018, 140, 9236-9243) elucidates how zeolite lattice constraints can influence active site reactivity.The construction of organic optoelectronic materials with desirable size and morphology remains a challenge now. Crystal engineering strategies (polymorphs and cocrystals) provide convenience for tailoring molecular packing and further controlling the growth morphology and photofunctionality of materials. Herein, we prepare polymorphic 2D plate crystals and 3D microhelixes by assembly of a cyanostilbene derivative (2-(3',5'-bis(trifluoromethyl)-biphenyl-4-yl)-3-(4-(pyridin-4-yl)phenyl)acrylonitrile, CF3-CN-Py). The former emits blue emission, while the latter emits green emission. Different crystallization environments contribute to the adjustable morphologies. Then, novel cocrystals are fabricated with the introduction of 1,4-diiodotetrafluorobenzene (FDIB) to CF3-CN-Py. Both molecular conformation and packing are totally changed in the cocrystal system. Such cocrystal displays a 1D sky-blue emissive rod shape on account of a long-range ordered π-stacking of molecules. AZD9291 In addition, the 2D plate crystal and 1D rod cocrystal are further applied to optical waveguides. In the plate crystal, a packing of transition dipole moment (μ) inclined to the upper surface leads to an anisotropic optical waveguide. In the cocrystal, owing to the nearly horizontal μ orientation, the cocrystal exhibits light propagation along the primary growth direction and a low optical loss coefficient. The present study supplies an effective way to construct materials with controlled morphology and optical waveguide.We report on activity-guided investigation of the key antisweet principles of Gymnema sylvestre. Orosensory-guided fractionation by means of solid phase extraction, preparative 2D-LC, and semipreparative HPLC followed by accurate MS and 1D/2D NMR experiments revealed six known and three previously unknown gymnemic acids as the key constituents of seven highly sensory-active fractions. Localized via a modified comparative taste dilution analysis (cTDA) and taste modulation probability (TMP) based screening techniques, a strong intrinsic bitterness was also observed for gymnemic acids. In addition, the suppressive effects of the most abundant acids on the response of the human sweet taste receptor to sucrose were verified by means of a functional hTAS1R2/hTAS1R3 sweet taste receptor assay. This in vitro screening revealed large differences in antisweet activity among the isolated compounds, where gymnemic acids XV and XIX showed the highest sweet suppressing activity. This broad-based molecular characterization of the sweet taste inhibiting activity of Gymnema sylvestre will enable further insight into the molecular basis of sweet taste modulation at the receptor level.Hydroaminocarbonylation of alkenes is one of the most promising yet challenging methods for the synthesis of amides. Herein, we reported the development of a novel and effective Pd-catalyzed Markovnikov hydroaminocarbonylation of 1,1-disubstituted or 1,1,2-trisubstituted alkenes with aniline hydrochloride salts to afford amides bearing an α quaternary carbon. The reaction makes use of readily available starting materials, tolerates a wide range of functional groups, and provides a facile and straightforward approach to a diverse array of amides bearing an α quaternary carbon. Mechanistic investigations suggested that the reaction proceeded through a palladium hydride pathway. The hydropalladation and CO insertion are reversible, and the aminolysis is probably the rate-limiting step.Misfolding of the neuronal protein α-synuclein (αSyn) into amyloid fibrils is involved in the development of Parkinson's disease (PD), and inhibition of this process is considered to be a promising therapeutic approach. In this work, we engineered protein inhibitors that bind to fibrils with higher affinity than the monomeric αSyn. They were developed based on the recent structural data of the αSyn fibrils and were shown to prevent fibril elongation upon binding to fibril ends. These inhibitors are highly selective to the misfolded αSyn, nontoxic, and active in cytosol in small concentrations. The best-performing inhibitor shows IC50 ∼10 nM in a cell-based assay, which corresponds to the ∼160 molar ratio to αSyn. It can suppress the formation of αSyn aggregates in cells that can be potentially used to slow down the spreading of the pathological aggregates from cell to cell during the course of the PD.Remote controllability and multiple-shape memory performance are two important functions for shape memory polymers (SMPs) in engineering applications, which are still a challenge to achieve via a facile approach. Herein, we synthesized a shape memory composite with near-infrared (NIR) light-induced triple-shape memory performance by in situ formation of iron tannate (FeTA) nanoparticles in cross-linked poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) (EVOH). EVOH possessed two transition temperatures enabling the composites with triple-shape memory behavior, while FeTA nanoparticles served as the photothermal conversion factor for NIR light-induced responsiveness. Because the light-induced triple-shape memory performance of the composite is highly dependent on its photothermal conversion property, the control of FeTA doping would also be an effective solution to prepare light-induced multiple-SMPs with various shape transformations. Moreover, the composites exhibited high light-driving recovery stress, which could lift burdens 1600 times heavier than their own weight, indicating their great potential as a smart soft actuator for various applications.Hypervalent iodine (HVI) compounds are very important selective oxidants often employed in organic syntheses. Most HVI compounds are strongly associated in the solid state involving interactions between the electropositive iodine centers and nearby electron lone pairs of electronegative atoms. This study examines the impact of remote substituents on select families of HVI compounds as means to achieve predictable two-dimensional extended solid-state materials. Crystallographic analyses of 10 HVI compounds from several related classes of λ3 organoiodine(III) compounds, (diacetoxyiodo)benzenes, (dibenzoatoiodo)benzenes, [bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodo]benzenes, and μ-oxo-[(carboxylateiodo)benzenes], provide insights into how remote substituents and the choice of carboxylate groups can impact intermolecular interactions in the solid state.A smart electrochemiluminescent (ECL) sensor has been designed in this work. The sensing system consisted of Ag NPs-Ti3AlC2 nanosheets (Ag-TACS) as the self-luminous Faraday cage and biomimetic magnetic vesicles as the functional substrate. By engineering the structure and properties of Ti3AlC2 nanosheets to induce the Faraday-cage effect, the outer Helmholtz plane (OHP) was extended to contribute to ECL enhancement. Compared with the Faraday cage that further incorporated luminous materials, the self-luminous Faraday cage in the "direct label" model kept all the luminous materials on the OHP. Meanwhile, biomimetic magneticvesicles with highly efficient fluidity were used to improve the sensing efficiency and obtain a perfect Faraday-cage structure to enhance the ECL signals. The highest ECL enhancement (ca. 25 times) has been achieved by the synergistic effect of the Faraday cage and biomimetic magnetic vesicles. This sensing system was used to detect the wild-type K-ras gene in the colorectal tumor tissue. It provides not only an important guide for the novel ECL sensing concept but also a smart modulation system of the electromagnetic field.Multistate logic is recognized as a promising approach to increase the device density of microelectronics, but current approaches are offset by limited performance and large circuit complexity. We here demonstrate a route toward increased integration density that is enabled by a mechanically tunable device concept. Bi-anti-ambipolar transistors (bi-AATs) exhibit two distinct peaks in their transconductance and can be realized by a single 2D-material heterojunction-based solid-state device. Dynamic deformation of the device reveals the co-occurrence of two conduction pathways to be the origin of this previously unobserved behavior. Initially, carrier conduction proceeds through the junction edge, but illumination and application of strain can increase the recombination rate in the junction sufficiently to support an alternative carrier conduction path through the junction area. Optical characterization reveals a tunable emission pattern and increased optoelectronic responsivity that corroborates our model. Strain control permits the optimization of the conduction efficiency through both pathways and can be employed in quaternary inverters for future multilogic applications.The long-term treatment of tuberculosis (TB) sometimes leads to nonadherence to treatment, resulting in multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis. Inadequate bioavailability of the drug is the main factor for therapeutic failure, which leads to the development of drug-resistant cases. Therefore, there is an urgent need to design and develop novel antimycobacterial agents minimizing the period of treatment and reducing the propagation of resistance at the same time. Here, we report the development of original and noncytotoxic polycationic phosphorus dendrimers essentially of generations 0 and 1, but also of generations 2-4, with pyrrolidinium, piperidinium, and related cyclic amino groups on the surface, as new antitubercular agents active per se, meaning with intrinsic activity. The strategy is based on the phenotypic screening of a newly designed phosphorus dendrimer library (generations 0-4) against three bacterial strains attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra, virulent M.
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