[Structural and spectral study of a novel lanthanide 2-hydroxynicotinic acid coordination polymer].

A novel lanthanide 2-hydroxynicotinic acid coordination polymer 1 {[LaL(HL) (H2O)3]1/3 (SO4)2/3 (H3O)2 H2O} (H2 L = 2-hydroxynicotinic acid) has been synthesized under hydrothermal condition and characterized by crystal X-ray diffraction, IR, UV, TGA, two-dimensional infrared (2D IR) correlation spectroscopy with magnetic and thermal perturbation. In 1, La ions are connected by 2-hydroxynicotinic acid through both carboxylate oxygen atoms and oxygen atoms from hydroxyl group in pyridine to generate a 2D layer in the ab plane, these layers are further connected by weak interactions to form a 3D framework along c axis. The response of out-of-plane bending vibrations of N-H and C-H are remarkable in the 2D IR correlation spectra under magnetic perturbation, this may attributes to the inducement of pi-electron cloud deformation under magnetic perturbation, v4 vibrations from SO4(2-) was also sensitive to magnetic perturbation. In addition, stretching vibrations from N-H are sensitive to thermal perturbation.

[The structure and spectral research on Mn2 [V12 B16 O52 (OH)6 ] (en) 2 (H3O)6 (H2O)5 (en = ethylenediamine)].

A novel polyoxovanadium borate Mn2[V12B16O52 (OH)6](en)2 (H3O)6 (H2O)5 1(en = ethylenediamine) was hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by IR, two-dimensional infrared (2D IR) correlation spectroscopy with magnetic and thermal perturbation, and single crystal X-ray diffraction. In 1, it is interesting that each [V12B16O52 (OH)6]14- units is connected by four [Mn(H2O)2]2+ to generate a 2D layer on the ab plane. Along c axis, these layers are further linked by H-bond to form a 3D framework. The response of the stretching vibrations of B-O, V-O-V and Mn-O-B was detected in the 2D IR correlation spectra with magnetic perturbation. In addition, the response of the stretching vibrations of B-OH, B-O, V-O-V and Mn-O-B was detected in the 2D IR correlation spectra with thermal perturbation.

Biosafety assessment of water samples from Wanzhou watershed of Yangtze Three Gorges Reservior in the quiet season in Caenorhabditis elegans.

We here employed a model animal of Caenorhabditis elegans to perform toxicity assessment of original surface water samples collected from Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) in the quiet season in Wanzhou, Chongqing. Using some sublethal endpoints, including lifespan, body length, locomotion behavior, brood size, and intestinal reactive oxygen species (ROS) induction, we found that the examined five original surface water samples could not cause toxicity on wild-type nematodes. Nevertheless, the surface water sample collected from backwater area induced the significant increase in expressions of genes (sod-2 and sod-3) encoding Mn-SODs in wild-type nematodes. Among the examined five original surface water samples, exposure to the original surface water sample collected from backwater area could further cause the toxicity in decreasing locomotion behavior and in inducing intestinal ROS production in sod-3 mutant nematodes. Moreover, the solid phase of surface water sample collected from backwater area might mainly contribute to the observed toxicity in sod-3 mutant nematodes. Our results are helpful for understanding the potential effects of surface water in the TGR region in the quiet season on environmental organisms.

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Toxicity evaluation of Wanzhou watershed of Yangtze Three Gorges Reservior in the flood season in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) in the upper stream of Yangtze River in China is a reservoir with the largest and the longest yearly water-level drop. Considering the fact that most of safety assessments of water samples collected from TGR region were based on chemical analysis, we here employed Caenorhabditis elegans to perform in vivo safety assessment of original surface water samples collected from TGR region in the flood season in Wanzhou, Chongqing. Among the examined five original surface water samples, only exposure to original surface water sample collected from backwater area could induce the significant intestinal ROS production, enhance the intestinal permeability, and decrease the locomotion behavior. Additionally, exposure to original surface water sample collected from backwater area altered the expressions of sod-2, sod-5, clk-1, and mev-1. Moreover, mutation of sod-2 or sod-5 was susceptible to the potential toxicity of original surface water sample collected from backwater area on nematodes. Together, our results imply that exposure to surface water sample from the backwater area may at least cause the adverse effects on intestinal function and locomotion behavior in nematodes.

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A novel polyoxovanadium borate incorporating an organic amine ligand: synthesis and structure of [V12B16O50(OH)7(en)]7-.

A novel 1D chain organic-inorganic hybrid polyoxovanadium borate Na[V(12)B(16)O(50)(OH)(7)(en)](2)(enH(2))(6)(enH)(2)(OH)(H(2)O)(19) (1, en = ethylenediamine), based on a [V(12)B(16)O(50)(OH)(7)(en)](7-) cluster unit, has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized. Interestingly, organic amine is incorporating into the V(12)B(16) clusters.