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A new acentric borate, K2Na3[{B6O10(OH)}‐{B3O4(OH)3}] ⋅ H2O (1) has been made under solvothermal condition. 1 has layered structure made by B6O13(OH)‐based chains and B3O5(OH)3‐bridging clusters. Second‐harmonic generation (SHG) measurements reveal that 1 is a phase‐matchable nonlinear optical (NLO) material, showing the SHG signal intensity of 1.8 times that of KDP (KH2PO4). Besides, UV‐Vis diffuse reflectance spectrum shows that 1 has the short deep UV (DUV) absorption cutoff edge of 198 nm. Thermogravimetric analysis reveals it has good thermal stability. Also 1 represents firstly mixed oxoboron clusters‐made 2D layered borate with NLO property. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Three new mixed-alkaline-metal borates, namely KNa8[Li@B12O18(OH)6](CO3)2 (1), Cs10[Li@B12O20(OH)2]2·6H2O (2) and Cs5[Li@B12O20(OH)2]·3H2O (3), have been synthesized under hydro/solvothermal conditions. Compound 1 is a borate carbonate with the isolated [Li@B12O18(OH)6]5− clusters and interesting layers formed by Na+ and CO32− ions, forming a 2D supramolecular structure with a 3,6-connecting binodal system. After changing the synthetic conditions, the isolated [Li@B12O18(OH)6]5− clusters are successfully extended to the layers in 2 and 3 by condensation reactions with the elimination of water molecules between oxoboron clusters. Each new fundamental building block [Li@B12O22(OH)2]9− in 2 and 3 connects with four neighboring units to form a 2D layer via B–O–B bonds for the first time, and 14-membered rings are also observed. Such a layer structure is first observed in dodecaborates. Since compound 3 crystallizes in the non-centrosymmetric space group, the second harmonic generation measurement and the dipole moments calculation have been carried out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Three new metal borates, namely K0.5[B6O10]·H2O·1.5H3O (1), [GaB5O10]·H2en (2) and NaCs[Ga{B5O9(OH)}{BO(OH)2}] (3), have been synthesized under solvothermal conditions. Compound 1 features an intricate 3D framework composed of [B6O13]8− clusters, resulting in a 6-connected achiral pcu net. After introducing the organic gallium, one of the BO4 groups of the [B6O13]8− cluster is substituted by a GaO4 polyhedron to form the acentric [GaB5O13]8− cluster in 2. It also displays a high second-harmonic generation (SHG) response about approximately 2.6 times that of KH2PO4 (KDP), which is higher than those of alumino-borates (ABOs) containing the acentric [AlB5O13]8− cluster (0.3–2.1 times that of KDP). Dipole moment calculations have been carried out to confirm these results. In the process of trying to synthesize a new compound with a denser structure than 2, we have unexpectedly obtained 3 crystallized in the centrosymmetric (CS) space group, which shows a 1D structure constructed from the [Ga{B5O9(OH)}{BO(OH)2}]2− cluster. This kind of low-dimensional structure is rare in gallo-borates (GBOs) as well as ABOs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Three isostructural lanthanide metal‐organic frameworks (Ln‐MOFs) were synthesized with uncoordinated N^N site, and the Ru(N^N)3 photosensitizer was introduced via coordination link. These functionalized frameworks showed excellent performance in the photocatalytic oxidation of sulfides with good conversion and high sulfoxide selectivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A series of metallarectangles 1–5 were synthesized by the selective combination of (p-cymene)Ru-corner, bis(β-diketone) arms and bifunctional pyridyl linkers. They exhibited a very rare phenomenon of haloalkane-induced fluorescence enhancement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pseudorabies, caused by pseudorabies virus (PRV) variants, has broken out among commercial PRV vaccine-immunized swine herds and resulted in major economic losses to the pig industry in China since late 2011. However, the mechanism of virulence enhancement of variant PRV is currently unclear. Here, a recombinant PRV (rPRV HN1201-EGFP-Luc) with stable expression of enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) and firefly luciferase as a double reporter virus was constructed on the basis of the PRV variant HN1201 through CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology coupled with two sgRNAs. The biological characteristics of the recombinant virus and its lethality to mice were similar to those of the parental strain and displayed a stable viral titre and luciferase activity through 20 passages. Moreover, bioluminescence signals were detected in mice at 12 h after rPRV HN1201-EGFP-Luc infection. Using the double reporter PRV, we also found that 25-hydroxycholesterol had a significant inhibitory effect on PRV both in vivo and in vitro. These results suggested that the double reporter PRV based on PRV variant HN1201 should be an excellent tool for basic virology studies and evaluating antiviral agents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]