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The 2'-phosphodiesterase inhibitor A-74528, which combines an intriguing biosynthesis with unusual biological activity, is one of the most complex type II polyketides. As a synthetic target, it represents a significant challenge due to its size but also due to a unique carbon skeleton that features a hexacarbocyclic core with an appended pyrone. Here we report our efforts toward the synthesis of A-74528, which culminated in the construction of the full carbon skeleton and the correct installation of all but one stereocenter. Our strategy employs a molybdenum-catalyzed branched allylation to establish the central quaternary carbon and relies on establishing the remaining stereocenters in a substrate-controlled manner. click here Carbocycles were established using a spiro epoxide annulation, a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, followed by an aldol condensation, and a gold-catalyzed hydroarylation. The pyrone was appended to an aldehyde branching off the quaternary stereocenter by a one-carbon homologation and Mukaiyama aldol addition.Thrombin Binding Aptamer (TBA) is a monomolecular well-defined two G-tetrad antiparallel G-quadruplex DNA that inhibits the activity of human α-thrombin. In this report, we synthesized a quasi-cross-shaped platinum(ii) compound (L'2LPt) with one cyclometalated and two carbene ligands. We found L'2LPt has selective affinity to bind the TBA G-quadruplex. A fibrinogen clotting assay revealed that L'2LPt can abrogate the inhibitory activity of TBA against thrombin. We solved the 1  1 L'2LPt-TBA complex structure by NMR, which revealed a unique self-adaptive property of L'2LPt upon binding to TBA. In the complex, a carbene ligand of L'2LPt rotates to pair with the cyclometalated ligand to form a plane stacking over half of the TBA G-tetrad and covered by lateral TT loops. It is notable that the heavy atom Pt stays out of the G-tetrad. Meanwhile, the other carbene ligand remains relatively perpendicular and forms a hydrogen bond with a guanine to anchor the L'2LPt position. This structure exhibits a quasi-cross-shaped Pt(ii) compound bound to the G-quadruplex with an unusual "wall-mounted" binding mode. Our structures provide insights into the specific recognition of antiparallel G-quadruplex DNA by a self-adaptive Pt(ii) compound and useful information for the design of selective G-quadruplex targeting non-planar molecules.New borylation methodologies have been reported recently, wherein diboron(4) compounds apparently participate in free radical couplings via the homolytic cleavage of the B-B bond. We report herein that bis-NHC adducts of the type (NHC)2·B2(OR)4, which are thermally unstable and undergo intramolecular ring expansion reactions (RER), are sources of boryl radicals of the type NHC-BR2˙, exemplified by Me2ImMe·Bneop˙ 1a (Me2ImMe = 1,3,4,5-tetramethyl-imidazolin-2-ylidene, neop = neopentylglycolato), which are formed by homolytic B-B bond cleavage. Attempts to apply the boryl moiety 1a in a metal-free borylation reaction by suppressing the RER failed. However, based on these findings, a protocol was developed using Me2ImMe·B2pin23 for the transition metal- and additive-free boryl transfer to substituted aryl iodides and bromides giving aryl boronate esters in good yields. Analysis of the side products and further studies concerning the reaction mechanism revealed that radicals are likely involved. An aryl radical was trapped by TEMPO, an EPR resonance, which was suggestive of a boron-based radical, was detected in situ, and running the reaction in styrene led to the formation of polystyrene. The isolation of a boronium cation side product, [(Me2ImMe)2·Bpin]+I-7, demonstrated the fate of the second boryl moiety of B2pin2. Interestingly, Me2ImMe NHC reacts with aryl iodides and bromides generating radicals. A mechanism for the boryl radical transfer from Me2ImMe·B2pin23 to aryl iodides and bromides is proposed based on these experimental observations.Fluorescein and its analogues have found only limited use in biological imaging because of the poor photostability and cell membrane impermeability of their O-unprotected forms. Herein, we report rationally designed N-cyanorhodamines as orange- to red-emitting, photostable and cell-permeant fluorescent labels negatively charged at physiological pH values and thus devoid of off-targeting artifacts often observed for cationic fluorophores. In combination with well-established fluorescent labels, self-labelling protein (HaloTag, SNAP-tag) ligands derived from N-cyanorhodamines permit up to four-colour confocal and super-resolution STED imaging in living cells.Accurate characterization of the longitudinal (along the thickness direction) carrier transport property is of significant importance for evaluating the quality and performance of perovskite thin films. Herein, we report the development of a modified transient reflection (TR) spectroscopy method to realize the direct observation and determination of the longitudinal carrier transport process in MAPbI3 polycrystalline thin films. Unlike the traditional TR spectroscopy, the carrier transport dynamics along the film thickness is resolved by making the pump (excitation) and probe beams spatially separated on each side of the film, so that the carrier transport from the excitation side to the probe side is directly captured. Utilizing this method, the longitudinal carrier diffusion coefficients (D) in various perovskite films with different thicknesses and grain sizes (extracted from SEM images) are determined, showing D values of ∼1.5 to 1.8 cm2 s-1 (∼0.5 to 0.8 cm2 s-1) for films with grain size larger (smaller) than the thickness. This empirical correlation between the longitudinal D and film thickness/grain size provides a reference for quick quality screening and evaluation of perovskite polycrystalline thin films.Copper guanidine quinolinyl complexes act as good entatic state models due to their distorted structures leading to a high similarity between Cu(i) and Cu(ii) complexes. For a better understanding of the entatic state principle regarding electron transfer a series of guanidine quinolinyl ligands with different substituents in the 2- and 4-position were synthesized to examine the influence on the electron transfer properties of the corresponding copper complexes. Substituents with different steric or electronic influences were chosen. The effects on the properties of the copper complexes were studied applying different experimental and theoretical methods. The molecular structures of the bis(chelate) copper complexes were examined in the solid state by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and in solution by X-ray absorption spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealing a significant impact of the substituents on the complex structures. For a better insight natural bond orbital (NBO) calculations of the ligands and copper complexes were performed. The electron transfer was analysed by the determination of the electron self-exchange rates following Marcus theory. The obtained results were correlated with the results of the structural analysis of the complexes and of the NBO calculations. Nelsen's four-point method calculations give a deeper understanding of the thermodynamic properties of the electron transfer. These studies reveal a significant impact of the substituents on the properties of the copper complexes.In this Perspective, we discuss the strategy of π-loading, i.e., coordination of two or more strongly π-donating ligands to a single metal center, as it applies to promoting reactivity at group 5 transition metal-imido groups. When multiple π-donor ligands compete to interact with the same symmetrically-available metal dπ orbitals, the energy of the imido-based frontier molecular orbitals increases, leading to amplified imido-based reactivity. This strategy is of particular relevance to group 5 metals, as mono(imido) complexes of these metals tend to be inert at the imido group. Electronic structure studies of group 5 bis(imido) complexes are presented, and examples of catalytically and stoichiometrically active group 5 bis(imido) and chalcogenido-imido complexes are reviewed. These examples are intended to encourage future work exploring π-loaded bis(imido) systems of the group 5 triad.World Health Organization has defined COVID-19 as a contagious, communicable and fast spreading disease engendered by the Corona virus, SARS-CoV-2, is a respirational microorganism. Computerized Tomography (CT) scan images of the chest helps in detecting COVID 19 infection in a fast way with much reliability. In this paper, chest CT scan images of COVID and Non-COVID categories are considered to train the supervised classifier, Iterative convolution Neural Network. The training process is done with six different training data size. The trained models are iterated for the fixed size of testing data (20 images). The same set of training and testing processes are done with two different Iterative Convolutional Neural Network architectures, one with two hidden layers (CNN1) and another with three hidden layers (CNN2). The iterations are extended up to 7, but the model performance is degraded after the 6th iteration, which makes to fix the iteration level as 5 for both CNN models. Six different training sets with five iterations have led into 30 CNN models. For two different CNN architectures, which lead to 60 different models. The model designed with 100 training sets in both CNN1 and CNN2, have produced the high accuracy in COVID classification than any other models. The better classification accuracy 89% is achieved from CNN2 model with its 5th iteration.The double-J ureteral stent is a standard procedure in daily urological practice. Although considered as safe, this approach is fraught with several complications. These complications are of limited severity and resolve with symptomatic treatment. In some cases, serious and life-threatening complications, such as infection and subcapsular hematoma, can occur. In the literature, a few cases of subcapsular renal hematoma secondary to ureteral stent insertion have been reported. Herein, we report a case of renal subcapsular hematoma combined with hemorrhagic shock in a 67-year-old patient who had a ureteral stent insertion one month ago.Colonic volvulus, where the colon twists around its mesentery, commonly occurs in the sigmoid and cecum. However, colonic volvulus of the splenic flexure is quite rare. Reported cases are limited but suggest that prolonged constipation in patients with either congenital anomalies, history of prior abdominal surgery, and or psychiatric history are described as common risk factors for large bowel volvulus. Here, we discuss a case of a 56-year-old man with a history of chronic constipation and no previous abdominal surgeries who presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and distention. Further workup including a computed tomography imaging and decompressive via limited colonoscopy confirmed diagnosis of colonic volvulus of the splenic flexure. Surgical management of colonic volvulus is patient specific but invariably involves partial colectomy, as was performed in this case.Right-sided diaphragmatic injury is an uncommon sequelae from blunt trauma and may be associated with other severe thoracoabdominal injuries. This injury can be easily missed on initial assessment and a high index of suspicion and clinical judgment is required. Recently, we treated a 25-year-old male inflicted with a right-sided diaphragmatic injury after a left-sided transhumeral amputation sustained from an overturned motor vehicle collision with thoracoscopic exploration and reapproximation.