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A visible‐light‐induced cascade radical cyclization of aroyl chlorides with 2‐(allyloxy)‐benzaldehyde derivatives has been developed. The method takes advantages of unactivated C=C bonds as the acyl radical acceptors and offers a mild and green approach for the synthesis of 1,4‐diketones bearing biologically important chroman‐4‐one skeletons with moderate to good yields.

We evaluated the effectiveness of pressure-controlled ventilation-volume guaranteed (PCV-VG) mode combined with open-lung approach (OLA) in patients during one-lung ventilation (OLV). First, 176 patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery were allocated randomly to four groups: PCV+OLA (45 cases, PCV-VG mode plus OLA involving application of individualized positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) after a recruitment maneuver), PCV (44 cases, PCV-VG mode plus standard lung-protective ventilation with fixed PEEP of 5 cmH2O), VCV+OLA (45 cases, volume-controlled ventilation (VCV) plus OLA), and VCV (42 cases, VCV plus standard lung-protective ventilation). Mean airway pressure (Pmean), dynamic compliance (Cdyn), PaO2/FiO2 ratio, intrapulmonary shunt ratio (Qs/Qt), dead space fraction (VD/VT), and plasma concentration of neutrophil elastase were obtained to assess the effects of four lung-protective ventilation strategies. At 45 min after OLV, the median (interquartile range (IQR)) Pmean was higher in the PCV+OLA group (13.00 (12.00, 13.00) cmH2O) and the VCV+OLA group (12.00 (12.00, 14.00) cmH2O) than in the PCV group (11.00 (10.00, 12.00) cmH2O) and the VCV group (11.00 (10.00, 12.00) cmH2O) (P<0.05); the median (IQR) Cdyn was higher in the PCV+OLA group (27.00 (24.00, 32.00) mL/cmH2O) and the VCV+OLA group (27.00 (22.00, 30.00) mL/cmH2O) than in the PCV group (23.00 (21.00, 25.00) mL/cmH2O) and the VCV group (20.00 (18.75, 21.00) mL/cmH2O) (P<0.05); the median (IQR) Qs/Qt in the PCV+OLA group (0.17 (0.16, 0.19)) was significantly lower than that in the PCV group (0.19 (0.18, 0.20)) and the VCV group (0.19 (0.17, 0.20)) (P<0.05); VD/VT was lower in the PCV+OLA group (0.18±0.05) and the VCV+OLA group (0.19±0.07) than in the PCV group (0.21±0.07) and the VCV group (0.22±0.06) (P<0.05). The concentration of neutrophil elastase was lower in the PCV+OLA group than in the PCV, VCV+OLA, and VCV groups at total-lung ventilation 10 min after OLV (162.47±25.71, 198.58±41.99, 200.84±22.17, and 286.95±21.10 ng/mL, resp.) (P<0.05). In conclusion, PCV-VG mode combined with an OLA strategy leads to favorable effects upon lung mechanics, oxygenation parameters, and the inflammatory response during OLV.

A green and sustainable synthetic strategy for amide bond formation utilizing a visible light-promoted nitrone formation/rearrangement cascade was developed. This method utilized visible light as the sole and clean energy source without the need for an exogenous photoredox catalyst or additive. Moreover, nitrones are generated in situ, bypassing the isolation process and producing only nitrogen gas as a byproduct. The synthetic value of this protocol has potential applications in the syntheses of amides containing important natural products and drugbased complex molecules.

The inorganic–organic interface between metal catalysts and their substrates greatly influences reaction processes, but few studies of this interface have been conducted for a detailed understanding of its structure. Herein, we describe the synthesis and structural determination of an arylthiolated Au25(F-Ph)18 – nanocluster and characterize in detail the key roles of its ligands in photocatalyzed oxidative functionalization reactions. The most significant findings are that (i) interactions are established between ligands to avoid distortion of the geometric structure, limit the Jahn–Teller effect, and protect the nanocluster from oxidization and (ii) the low energy gap (HOMO–LUMO) of the synthetic clusters enables three types of photocatalytic oxidative functionalization reactions by near-infrared light (850 nm).

A green and sustainable oxime ether formation method via the visible-light-promoted O−H functionalization of oximes with diazo esters is described. The reaction occurs under very mild conditions (catalyst-and additive-free) with a high yield and a high functional group tolerance. When the reaction was performed with a cyclic ether as the solvent (e.g., THF, 1,4-dioxane, tetrahydropyran, ect.), an interesting photochemical three-component reaction product was obtained in good yields.

A formal [3 + 2]-cycloaddition reaction of 2Hazirines with nitrosoarenes has been achieved under irradiation by visible light with the assistance of organic dye photoredox catalyst. This method utilizes nitrosoarenes as efficient radical acceptors and provides a green and powerful method for a series of biologically important 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives in moderate to good yields.

A blue-light-emitting diode (LED) promoted coupling of aryl diazoacetates with sulfur ylides is described. This protocol features mild conditions, good functional group tolerance, and broad substrate scope for both aryl diazoacetates with sulfur ylides. Under optimal reaction conditions, a wide range of trisubstituted olefins is obtained in moderate to good yield, which can be further transferred to other biologically important heterocycles after a two-step simple operation.