Heterogeneous Carbon Nitrides Photocatalysis Multicomponent Hydrosulfonylation of Alkynes To Access ß-Keto Sulfones with the Insertion of Sulfur Dioxide in Aerobic Aqueous Medium.

Although hydrosulfonylation of alkynes is an ideal process to generate ß-keto sulfones, such an approach is rarely implemented. Here we reported a facile and efficient graphitic carbon nitride (p-g-C3N4) photocatalyzed hydrosulfonylation of alkynes with the insertion of sulfur dioxide in aerobic conditions. Controlled experiments and ESR results indicated both the superoxide radicals and valence band holes played an important role in the reaction. Further isotope experiments confirmed the oxygen atom of the products comes from H2O, while the O2 plays an important role in the reaction by quenching the DABCO radical cation. The metal-free heterogeneous semiconductor is fully recyclable at least 6 times without significant reducing activity. Furthermore, this reaction could be carried out under solar light irradiation and was applicable for a large-scale reaction with conserved results.

Neuroprotective mechanism of BNG-1 against focal cerebral ischemia: a neuroimaging and neurotrophin study.

BNG-1 is a herb complex used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat stroke. In this study, we attempted to identify the neuroprotective mechanism of BNG-1 by using neuroimaging and neurotrophin analyses of a stroke animal model. Rats were treated with either saline or BNG-1 for 7 d after 60-min middle cerebral artery occlusion by filament model. The temporal change of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of brain was studied using a 7 Tesla MR imaging (MRI) system and the temporal expressions of neurotrophin-3 (NT-3), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and nerve growth factor (NGF) in brain were analyzed before operation and at 4 h, 2 d, and 7 d after operation. Compared with the saline group, the BNG-1 group exhibited a smaller infarction volume in the cerebral cortex in T2 image from as early as 4 h to 7 d, less edema in the cortex in diffusion weighted image from 2 to 7 d, earlier reduction of postischemic hyperperfusion in both the cortex and striatum in perfusion image at 4 h, and earlier normalization of the ischemic pattern in the striatum in susceptibility weighted image at 2 d. NT-3 and BDNF levels were higher in the BNG-1 group than the saline group at 7 d. We concluded that the protective effect of BNG-1 against cerebral ischemic injury might act through improving cerebral hemodynamics and recovering neurotrophin generation.