The synthesis of some 1,4-aryldiazines (novel and known dibenzo[a,c]phenazines and quinoxalines) based on the condensation of 1,2-aryldiamines with aromatic 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds in the presence of lithium chloride as a heterogeneous catalyst is presented as convenient and efficient strategy. This method has advantages such as excellent yields, short reaction times, and simple work-up proced...

We developed a quantitative PCR method for tracking the dxnA1 gene, the initial, megaplasmid-borne gene in Sphingomonas wittichii RW1's dibenzo-p-dioxin degradation pathway. We used this method on complex environmental samples and report on growth of S. wittichii RW1 in landfill leachate, thus furnishing a novel tool for monitoring megaplasmid-borne, dioxygenase-encoding genes.

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and structurally similar halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons cause a broad range of immunologic effects in experimental animals including decreased host resistance to infectious disease and suppressed humoral and cell-mediated immune responses. In the mouse, TCDD immunotoxicity has been shown to be an aryl hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor-dependent process. How...

Annelation of π-conjugated frameworks has proved to be an effective way to enhance conjugation in π-conjugated polymers by eliminating conformational disorder. Upon the basis of this approach a number of ladder polymers having small band gaps and intense fluorescence have been developed.1-3 Similarly isolated fused polycyclic aromatics also serve as attractive building units.4 Considering their...

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C(21)H(17)NO(3), the dibenzo-isoquinoline-dione unit has a planar structure, the maximum atomic deviation being 0.091 (3) Å. The crystal structure is stabilized by π-π stacking [centroid-centroid distance = 3.851 (2) Å] and inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonding.

A bottom-up approach toward stable and monodisperse segments of graphenes with a nitrogen-doped zigzag edge is introduced. Exemplified by the so far unprecedented dibenzo-9a-azaphenalene (DBAPhen) as the core unit, a versatile synthetic concept is introduced that leads to nitrogen-doped zigzag nanographenes and graphene nanoribbons.

Selective Proton Transport In article number 2215109, Tongwen Xu, Liang Ge, Xingya Li, and co-workers report a series of dibenzo-18-crown-6 functionalized sulfonated poly(biphenyl alkylene) membranes. The membranes possess synergistic hydrophilic networks induced by bi-functional sites (crown ether sulfonic-acid group), increasing selective proton transport, providing efficient acid recovery in...

A novel [2]pseudorotaxane was successfully constructed by the complexation of dibenzo[24]-crown-8 (DB24C8) derivative bearing terpyridine moiety (1) with lanthanide ion (Tb(3+)) and fullerene-containing ammonium salt (2), exhibiting the controlled photophysical behaviors as a reversible luminescent lanthanide switch in the presence of K(+) or 18-crown-6 (18C6).

The combination of a disulfonated-dibenzo-24crown-8 ether wheel and a dicationic 1,2-bis(pyridinium)ethane axle yields a neutral [2]pseudorotaxane which in combination with neutral metallic units such as a Cu(II)benzoate paddlewheel or Cu(I)Br unit yields one-dimensional coordination polymers (linear and bent) which are the first examples of charge neutral, metal-organic rotaxane frameworks.

Polychlorinated dibenzo‐p‐dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) are a group of persistent organic pollutants with well‐known toxic effects potential carcinogenicity. Human exposure to PCDD/Fs is mainly through food, including dairy products. The scientific information on the concentrations in milk products here reviewed. It also includes intake consumption these currently decreasing. A similar tr...