Langman Xing, H. Quan, Jinyang Zhao, Xiaomei Huang
{"title":"The viscosity reducers exhibit dispersing ability for resin in heavy oil","authors":"Langman Xing, H. Quan, Jinyang Zhao, Xiaomei Huang","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2022-0165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0165","url":null,"abstract":"The viscosity of the heavy oil was closely correlated with its own resin content by comparing of three types of crude oil. In this paper, two novel viscosity reducers with characteristic groups in molecular structures were synthesized for Xinjiang heavy oil, namely viscosity reducer 1 (VR-1) and viscosity reducer 2(VR-2), both of them showed the better viscosity reduction effect on Xinjiang heavy oil and the VR-2 was better than VR-1. The measurement results of UV-visible spectrophotometer and scanning electron microscope (SEM) showed that the VR-2 had the better separation effect for resin than the VR-1. By analyzing the infrared spectrum results of resin molecule, it could be seen that the resin molecule contained more heteroatoms, which could more easily form the stronger hydrogen bonding with VR-2 with more polar groups to result the better resin dispersion effect. Hence, the phenomenon that the VR-1 was not as good as VR-2 in improving fluidity of Xinjiang heavy oil was explained.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76036376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Environment polarity effects on the microscopic nonlinear optical properties of some asymmetrical azobenzene molecules","authors":"M. Khadem Sadigh, A. Shamkhali","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2022-0083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0083","url":null,"abstract":"Solvent as a complex environment can surround solute molecules and modify their function. In this work, different solute-solvent interaction effects on the nonlinear optical behavior of some azo dyes were studied at the molecular level. In this case, spectroscopic technique and density functional theory (DFT) were used. According to the results, molecular dipole transition, changes between ground and excited state dipole moments, substituent, and environment polarity play considerable effects on the molecular nonlinear optical responses. In addition to solvent effects on the molecular first and second-order hyperpolarizability, the two-photon absorption cross section is also modified due to solvent-induced interactions. Moreover, the determination of the contribution of dominant solvent effects on the molecular nonlinear optical behavior can facilitate the studies on the application of optical samples in designing various optical systems.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77536635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. P. Lourenço, A. Tchagang, K. Shankar, V. Thangadurai, D. Salahub
{"title":"Active Learning for Optimum Experimental Design – Insight into Perovskite Oxides","authors":"M. P. Lourenço, A. Tchagang, K. Shankar, V. Thangadurai, D. Salahub","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2022-0198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0198","url":null,"abstract":"Finding the optimum material with improved properties for a given application is challenging because data acquisition in materials science and chemistry is time consuming and expensive. Therefore, dealing with small datasets is a reality in chemistry, whether the data is obtained from synthesis or computational experiments. In this work, we propose a new artificial intelligence method based on active learning (AL) to guide new experiments with as little data as possible, for optimum experimental design. The AL method is applied to ABO3 perovskites where a descriptor based on atomic properties was developed. Several regressor algorithms were employed: artificial neural network, Gaussian process and support vector regressor. The developed AL method was applied in the experimental design of two important materials: non-stoichiometric perovskites (Ba(1-x)AxTi(1-y)ByO3) due to substituting ionic sites with different concentrations and elements (A = Ca, Sr, Cd; B = Zr, Sn, Hf), aiming at the maximization of the energy storage density; stoichiometric ABO3 perovskites where different elements are changed in the A and B sites for the minimization of the formation energy. AL for experimental design is implemented in the machine learning agent for chemistry and design (MLChem4D) software; which has the potential to be applied in inorganic and organic synthesis (e.g.: search for the optimum concentrations, catalysts, reactants, temperatures and pH to improve the yield) and materials science (e.g.: search the periodic table for the proper elements and their concentrations to improve the materials properties). The latter marks the first MLChem4D application for the design of perovskites.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87460670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis and Structural Studies of Group 12 Oxazoline-Enolate Coordination Complexes of (Z)-1-R-2-(4’,4’-Dimethyl-2’-oxazolin-2’-yl)-eth-1-en-1-ates; Part I: the Zinc Derivatives","authors":"Matthew C. Hill, A. Lough, Robert A. Gossage","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2022-0307","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0307","url":null,"abstract":"The synthesis and characterisation (IR, NMR, HR-MS, X-ray crystallography) of six oxazoline Zn complexes, containing enolate ligands derived from a series of (Z)-1-R-2-(4’,4’-dimethyl-2’-oxazolin-2’-yl)-eth-1-en-1-ols (R = C6H5, C6H4-p-NO2, C6H4-p-OCH3, CF3, CH3 or CMe3), is detailed. All derivatives are air-stable solids of formula Zn(Ln)2 and are formed in the presence of the title ligands and NEt3. Reasonable yields (53-82%) are obtained with the exception of R = CMe3 (9%); in this case by-product formation and high solubility affected complex isolation. Crystallographic characterisation reveals that in all cases the ligands are bound in a κ2-N, O bonding motif. Little structural diversity is noted within the series; these complexes are further placed into structural context with related Zn materials containing oxazoline, phenolate and / or Schiff base ligands.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73070432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"When is a Pyridine Not a Pyridine? Benzannulated N-Heterocyclic Ligands in Molecular Materials Chemistry","authors":"David E. Herbert","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2022-0314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0314","url":null,"abstract":"The C=N bond is a critical structural piece of many N-donor ligand scaffolds and is central to the properties and reactivity of important coordination complexes. For example, C=N units play a key role in the ‘redox non-innocence’ of α-diimine complexes and in making charge-transfer excited-state character available to complexes of N-heterocyclic ligands such as bipyridine. In N-heterocycles like pyridine, benzannulation can be used to extend the conjugated C=N containing π-system to quinoline (2,3-benzopyridine) to acridine (2,3-benzoquinoline). This stabilizes the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of the molecule and boosts its electron-accepting properties, but the position of the benzannulation matters. For example, phenanthridine (3,4-benzoquinoline), an asymmetric isomer of acridine, bears a similarly electronically accessible extended π-system but more chemically isolated, ‘imine-like’ C=N moiety. This Award Paper presents an overview of our work investigating the impact of such site-selective benzannulation on the chemistry and properties of phenanthridine as a molecule and ligand.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75352258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Visible-Light Photoredox-catalyzed Coupling of Alkylsulfones with α-(Trifluoromethyl)styrenes","authors":"Yasuyo Tahara, Koushik Ghosh, Masakazu Nambo","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2022-0271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0271","url":null,"abstract":"The synthesis of gem-difluoroalkenes by photocatalytic desulfonylative coupling of alkylsulfones with α-(trifluoromethyl)styrenes is described. Photoredox Ir complex was found to be an effective catalyst for this transformation through single electron reduction of alkyl 1-phenyltetrazolyl sulfones, providing structurally diverse gem-difluoroalkene products in good yields. The resulting alkenes could be further converted into fluorinated derivatives, highlighting the potential utility of this method in synthesis of organofluorine compounds.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"178 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79978453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Revisiting the Coupling Reaction Between 4-Aminoantipyrine and Phenols: A Potential One-Pot Reaction Pathway to 4,11- and 5,12-Naphthoxazepine Isomers","authors":"O. Otim","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2022-0239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0239","url":null,"abstract":"This journal (Canadian Journal of Chemistry) published a while ago a set of seminal studies revealing the underlying mechanisms supporting the then widely used analytical technique for detecting phenols at low levels in domestic water supply using 4-aminoantipyrine (4-AAP). The current paper revisits these studies with a primary focus on the dimension of this reaction that synthesizes 6- and 7-membered heterocyclic rings containing both N and O in a single step. Here we report a rather unusual outcome of the reaction in which, while the oxidative coupling of 4-AAP to 1-naphthol in aqueous solution at high pH (or condensation with 1,4-naphthoquinone in chloroform) leads to the same naphthoquinonimide product, a similar set of reactions with 2-naphthol and 1,2-naphthoquinone produces two isomeric forms of an oxazepine instead. In one isomer, the 4-AAP/naphthol C-N and the C-O linkages are at positions 1 and 2 of naphthyl ring, respectively and in the other form, these linkages are at positions 2 and 1, respectively. This unexpected difference in a one-pot reaction at ambient temperature is potentially the flexibility needed to synthesize families of pharmaceutically relevant oxazepines. Spectroscopic features useful for identifying 12 heterocyclic compounds, nine of which are new, are also provided.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72936679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Benchtop 19F nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy enabled kinetic studies and optimization of the synthesis of carmofur","authors":"Xina Wang, Julia Vu, Charissa Luk, Edward Njoo","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2022-0266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0266","url":null,"abstract":"Carmofur, a 5-fluorouracil derivative, was initially developed as an antineoplastic agent to treat colorectal cancer. Through drug repurposing efforts, it has been identified as a potent covalent inhibitor of the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 (Mpro), making it a promising therapeutic agent against COVID-19. However, previous synthetic procedures suffer from low yields, or long reaction times. In this study, benchtop 19F nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) enables the real-time quantitative monitoring and characterization of the synthesis of carmofur by providing kinetic insight. Furthermore, its proton lock capabilities no longer require the use of deuterated solvents, and has enabled convenient, and rapidly scalable synthesis of our compound. Here, we present the application of benchtop 19F NMR as an efficient method for optimizing the synthesis of carmofur and its future application in the synthesis of related 5-FU analogs.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76008660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cailum M K Stienstra, N. Coughlan, Alexander Haack, Patrick J. J. Carr, J. Crouse, Joshua Featherstone, Scott W. Hopkins
{"title":"Investigating the Rydberg States and Photodissociation Dynamics of Kr2 using Velocity Map Imaging","authors":"Cailum M K Stienstra, N. Coughlan, Alexander Haack, Patrick J. J. Carr, J. Crouse, Joshua Featherstone, Scott W. Hopkins","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2022-0283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0283","url":null,"abstract":"Although the krypton dimer, Kr2, is a prototypical weakly bound van der Waals complex in its ground electronic state, the excited states of Kr2 exhibit many and various interactions. Resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization and velocity map imaging provide an avenue to explore the electronic structure and photofragmentation dynamics of Kr2 in the vacuum ultraviolet region. By monitoring photofragmentation product channels and recoil anisotropy distributions, one can gain insights into excited state symmetries and lifetimes, which can aid in interpreting spectroscopy. Here, we study the spectroscopy and photodissociation dynamics of Kr2 in the 91,000 – 94,500 cm-1 region. We record and assign photofragment product channels for 32 vibronic bands corresponding to seven electronic transitions. We also identify two previously unobserved vibronic band systems, which we assign as the Kr2 5p [5/2]3 1g ← X0g+ and 5p [3/2]2 0g+ ← X0g+ transitions. Velocity map images show photofragments arising from predissociation of the neutral Rydberg states and from dissociative photoionization at the n > 2 photon level. We also observe variation in branching ratios between the predissociative and dissociative photoionization channels depending on the lifetime of the intermediate; longer lived states favour higher dissociative photoionization yields and exhibit β6 anisotropy parameters for predissociation product channels, indicating “rotational smearing” of the product angular distributions.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90290566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Soliman, N. Mahmoud, Aml B. Mohamed, Howayda E. Khaled
{"title":"Synthesis, anticancer evaluation and molecular docking study of some Arylidenehydrazono analogues","authors":"M. Soliman, N. Mahmoud, Aml B. Mohamed, Howayda E. Khaled","doi":"10.1139/cjc-2022-0276","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2022-0276","url":null,"abstract":"A series of 2-(arylidenehydrazono)-5-(2-oxo-2-arylethyl)thiazolidin-4-one derivatives were synthesized, characterized by spectral analyses and evaluated for their in vitro antitumor activity. The IC50 determination of compounds was investigated on the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7. Among the series, compounds 3, 6, 10, 16, 17 and 24 showed remarkable anticancer activity with mean IC50 values 2.34, 0.73, 2.69, 3.40, 1.18 and 1.76 μg/ml respectively, against MCF-7 cancer cells. Compound 16 enhanced the concentration of caspase-9, inhibited the concentration of KI67 and showed a profound reduction in the amount of MMP9 secreted into the medium of MCF-7 treated cells. Furthermore, compound 16 revealed anti-angiogenic activity through down-regulation the concentration of VEGF in the medium of MCF-7 treated cells. Compound 16 exerted cytotoxic effects on MCF-7 tumor cells via anti-proliferative, apoptotic, antiangiogenic and antimetastatic activities. Molecular docking methodology was performed for the most effective anticancer compounds to rationalize the possible interactions with active site of VEGFR-2 enzyme.","PeriodicalId":9420,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Chemistry","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81589343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}