CdSe-Co3O4@TiO2 nanoflower-based photoelectrochemical platform probing visible light-driven virus detection.

The design and construction of a visible light-driven photoelectrochemical (PEC) device is described based on a CdSe-Co3O4@TiO2 nanoflower (NF). Moreover, an application to the ultrasensitive detection of viruses, such as hepatitis E virus (HEV), HEV-like particles (HEV-LPs), and SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in complicated lysate solution, is demonstrated. The photocurrent response output of a PEC device based on CdSe-Co3O4@TiO2 is enhanced compared with the individual components, TiO2 and CdSe-Co3O4. This can be attributed to the CdSe quantum dot (QD) sensitization effect and strong visible light absorption to improve overall system stability. A robust oxygen-evolving catalyst (Co3O4) coupled at the hole-trapping site (CdSe) extends the interfacial carrier lifetime, and the energy conversion efficiency was improved. The effective hybridization between the antibody and virus resulted in a linear relationship between the change in photocurrent density and the HEV-LP concentration ranging from 10 fg mL-1 to 10 ng mL-1, with a detection limit of 3.5 fg mL-1. This CdSe-Co3O4@TiO2-based PEC device achieved considerable sensitivity, good specificity, and acceptable stability and demonstrated a significant ability to develop an upgraded device with affordable and portable biosensing capabilities.

Photoinduced electron transfer of platinum(II) bipyridine diacetylides linked by triphenylamine- and naphthaleneimide-derivatives and their application to photoelectric conversion systems.

The recently reported efficient charge-separated system based on bipyridine-diacetylide platinum(ii) complexes was applied to photoelectric conversion systems herein, based on the design and synthesis of two triads: MTA-Pt-NDISAc (3, MTA: dimethoxytriphenylamine, Pt: platinum(ii) complex, NDISAc: thioacetate derivative linked to naphthalenediimide) and MTA-Pt-MNICOOH (4, MNICOOH: naphthaleneimide-4-carboxylic acid). The charge-separated (CS) states of triads 3 and 5 (MOM-protected 4) were effectively generated by photo-induced electron transfer in both THF and toluene, although the rate of formation of the CS state from 5 was relatively slow in toluene. The lifetimes of these CS states were determined to be 730 ns in toluene and 61 ns (70%) and 170 ns (30%) as a double exponential decay in THF for 3, and 600 ns in toluene and 170 ns in THF for 5. The acetylthio group of triad 3 was exploited in the preparation of a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) on a gold surface. Photocurrent was detected upon irradiation of an electrochemical cell comprising Au/3/Na ascorbate/Pt, which was ascribed to the platinum(ii) complex based on the action spectrum. The carboxylic acid group of triad 4 facilitated adsorption on the TiO2 surface, and a dye-sensitized solar cell constructed based on FTO/TiO2/4/electrolyte (LiI-I2)/Pt exhibited a poor energy conversion efficiency (η = 0.20%) based on the incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency spectrum and the I-V curve. This poor efficiency may be derived from the bent molecular shape of 4, or may be due to a possible high energy barrier in the electron injection process through the adsorption site.

Electrolytic Partial Fluorination of Organic Compounds. 30.(1) Drastic Improvement of Anodic Monofluorination of 2-Substituted 1,3-Oxathiolan-5-ones Using the Novel Fluorine Source Et(4)NF.4HF.

The highly regioselective anodic monofluorination of 2-substituted 1,3-oxathiolan-5-ones was successfully carried out using a novel supporting electrolyte, Et(4)NF.4HF, while use of a conventional supporting electrolyte, Et(3)N.3HF, resulted in no formation or extremely low yields of the fluorinated products.

Photoinduced Electron-Transfer Cope Rearrangements of 3,6-Diaryl-2,6-octadienes and 2,5-Diaryl-3,4-dimethyl-1,5-hexadienes: Stereospecificity and an Unexpected Formation of the Bicyclo[2.2.0]hexane Derivatives.

Under the 9,10-dicyanoanthracene-sensitized photoinduced electron-transfer conditions, (Z,Z)-, (E,E)-, (E,Z)-3,6-diaryl-2,6-octadiene and (d,l),(meso)-2,5-diaryl-3,4-dimethyl-1,5-hexadiene stereospecifically undergo the Cope rearrangement to give a Cope photostationary mixture. Remarkably, the photoinduced electron-transfer Cope rearrangements of the 4-methylphenyl derivatives are concurrent with the formation of trans- or endo,cis-1,4-bis(4-methylphenyl)-2,3-dimethylbicyclo[2.2.0]hexane in a Cope photostationary mixture. Observed stereospecificity of the Cope rearrangement and the formation of the bicyclo[2.2.0]hexane derivatives demonstrate the intermediacies of both the chair and boat 1,4-diaryl-1,2-dimethylcyclohexane-1,4-diyl and cation radical intermediates in a Cope rearrangement cycle. Photoreactions of trans- and exo,cis-1,4-diaryl-5,6-dimethyl-2,3-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-enes further support the interventions of the diyl intermediates in the Cope rearrangement cycle. By photoacoustic analysis, a cation radical cyclization-diradical cleavage mechanism is proposed for the photoinduced electron-transfer Cope rearrangement of the title dienes.

Tuning chemistry of CuSCN to enhance the performance of TiO2/N719/CuSCN all-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell.

CuSCN with enhanced p-type conductivity was prepared by replacing some of the cuprous sites by triethylamine coordinated Cu(I) with concomitant (SCN)(2) doping to introduce more holes. A compound Cu(5)[(C(2)H(5))(3)N](3)(SCN)(11) was isolated and well characterized. A 41% enhancement of energy conversion efficiency of the TiO(2)/N719/modified CuSCN cell from the best reported value and more than a factor of ten from bare CuSCN was achieved.