Electrochemically driven organic monolayer formation on silicon surfaces using alkylammonium and alkylphosphonium reagents

The functionalization of silicon surfaces with organic monolayers, bound through Si–C bonds, is an area of wide interest due to the technological promise of organosilicon hybrid devices, but also to investigate fundamental surface reactivity. In this paper, the use of alkylammonium and alkylphosphonium cations as sources of organic moieties to bind to hydrogen-terminated flat and porous silicon is demonstrated. Tetraalkylammonium, tetraalkyl/arylphosphonium reagents, and alkyl pyridinium salts can be utilized, but trialkylammonium salts cannot as they yield substantial surface oxidation. Under electrochemical conditions, either potentiostatic or galvanostatic modes, alkyl groups derived from the ammonium or phosphonium salts are grafted to the silicon surface and are bound through Si–C bonds. Covalent attachment of the organic monolayers to the surface was demonstrated by XPS, AFM scribing, and FTIR. The mechanism may proceed via reduction of the ammonium salt yielding alkyl radicals, R, which may be reduced to R⁻ and attack surface Si–Si bonds, leading to Si–C bonds, or the formation of silyl anions (≡Si⁻) under the cathodic conditions followed by nucleophilic attack on the trialkylammonium cation.     

An easy and fast ultrasonic selective S-alkylation of hetaryl thiols at room temperature

A series of 2-alkylthio derivatives of hetaryl thiols were synthesized by selective S-alkylation with alkyl halides (bromides and iodides) with ultrasonic irradiation at room temperature. The reaction was found to be generally applicable to hetaryl thiol derivatives with different substituents in the aromatic nucleus and various alkyl halides. The reaction gives high to excellent yields of products with high purity.     

长期不同施肥处理对黑土根际土壤有机碳结构组分的影响

土壤有机碳是农业生态系统的关键驱动和调节者,特别是根际微域有机碳动态对土壤碳素循环和矿质营养元素释放起着重要作用。研究长期不同化肥和有机肥施用下大豆根际土壤有机碳、活性有机碳以及有机碳结构的变化规律,深入了解根际有机碳固持和稳定机制,为完善农田生态系统碳固持和农田可持续发展提供科学依据和理论支撑。该研究依托黑土长期定位试验,采用化学分析、固态13C-核磁共振 (13C-NMR)等方法研究大豆根际土壤有机碳含量、活性有机碳含量和有机碳结构组分变化规律。结果表明,与非根际土壤相比,大豆根际土壤有机碳含量显著增加,长期施肥处理能够显著增加根际土壤有机碳和低活性有机碳含量,以常量有机肥加氮磷钾（MNPK）处理提升效果最好。核磁共振实验结果表明,与不施肥处理相比,MNPK处理明显增加根际土壤烷基碳、烷氧基碳比例以及烷基碳/烷氧基碳比值,降低芳香基碳和芳香碳/总碳比值,在非根际土壤中尤其显著;常量氮磷钾（NPK）处理增加芳香基碳比例和芳香碳/总碳比值,在根际土壤中烷基碳比例和烷基碳/烷氧基碳比值增加,烷氧基碳比例降低,非根际土壤测试结果相反。综上所述,MNPK处理能够显著提升根际有机碳含量,增加有机碳中烷基碳、烷氧基碳比例以及烷基碳/烷氧基碳比值,促进团聚体形成和增加土粒结构稳定性,而NPK处理增加芳香基碳比例和芳香碳/总碳比值,降低根际烷氧基碳比例,团聚体稳定性降低,同时证明固态13C-核磁共振技术结合半定量分析能够准确地分析不同有机碳结构组分变化,深刻认识根际土壤有机碳的稳定机制。     

First ultrasound-mediated one-pot synthesis of N-substituted amides

Ultrasound irradiation, an efficient and innocuous technique of reagent activation for synthesizing organic compounds, has been applied with success to transform seven carboxylic acids to fourteen secondary amides in good to excellent yields. The reaction has worked well either with aryl or alkyl carboxylic acids as well as with aromatic or aliphatic amines. This methodology is expeditious and reliable for preparing secondary carboxamides which in many cases are embedded in the C-5 side-chain of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles (14, 15, 17–27). The elemental analyses of new compounds (19–27) in conjunction with the spectral data of all synthesized amides gave an idea about their structures, while the crystallographic data of one of the compounds (26) supplied information concerning the configurational behavior of the amidic part and also the conformational aspect of the entire molecule in the crystalline state.     

Water and oil wettability of hybrid organic–inorganic titanate–silicate thin films deposited via a sol–gel route

Hybrid organic–inorganic titanate–silicate thin films were deposited on silicium wafer via a sol–gel route. Hybrid sols were formulated by mixing an inorganic titanium alkoxide solution with solutions of hybrid organic–inorganic silicon alkoxides partially substituted with non-hydrolysable alkyl chains. Three organo-silicate precursors were used to introduce methyl, octyl, or hexadecyl chains in the oxide network. Physico-chemical and morphological properties of derived hybrid films have been studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, ellipsometry, and atomic force microscopy. Contact angle measurements have also been performed to assess the water and mineral oil wettability of hybrid films. Wettability properties of these films are discussed with respect to physico-chemical and morphological features. It is shown that increasing the fraction and length of alkyl chains in the oxide network conjointly increases water and oil contact angles measured on such hybrid films.     

Hybrid solar cells using nanorod zinc oxide electrodes and perylene monoimide–monoanhydride dyes

Hybrid solar cells have been fabricated using perylene monoimide–monoanhydride dyes with nanorod zinc oxide electrodes as electron transporting layers. We have investigated the influence of the spacer alkyl chain length of perylene monoimide–monoanhydride (PMIMA) dyes on the device performance in hybrid solar cells using nanorod zinc oxide electrodes. Nanorod zinc oxide electrodes with 50–150 nm of diameter were synthesized in the presence of PEG400 by using microwave heating method. We observed that the dyes with longer and brunched alkyl chains exhibit higher efficiencies in hybrid solar cells. We report the highest efficiency obtained with zinc oxide nanorods under standard conditions for perylene monoimide–monoanhydride derivative with PMIMA_1 that performs 400 mV open circuit voltage, 2.81 mA/cm² short-circuit current and 0.59% overall conversion efficiency.     

Aqueous sonolytic decomposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the presence of additional dissolved species

Sonochemical degradation of aqueous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) results in a first-order loss of the PAHs (k=0.010–0.027 s⁻¹). When sonication occurred in the presence of other organic compounds, the degradation rate constant was reduced quite dramatically. This reduction is believed to come about through scavenging of radicals by the matrix chemical. When oxygen was bubbled into the PAH solution before sonication, the degradation rate constant was elevated. Nitrogen purging resulted in decreased rate constants. These results indicate that oxygen was an important precursor in the degradation of the PAHs. Organic compounds, including humic acid, benzoic acid, and sodium dodecyl sulfate, decreased PAH degradation rate constants by scavenging oxygen derived reactive transients.     

Surface modification of layered silicates. I. Factors affecting thermal stability

The resistance of modification molecules bound to montmorillonite platelet surfaces towards structural damage at high temperature is a major parameter guiding the formation of optimal interface between the filler and polymer phases in a nanocomposite material. As nanocomposites are generated by melt-blending of modified mineral and polymer, it is necessary to quantify the thermal resistance of the filler surface modification at the compounding conditions because different modifications differ in chain length, chemical structure, chain density, and thermal performance. A number of different alkyl ammonium modifications were exchanged on the montmorillonites with cation exchange capacities in the range 680–900?µequiv.?g^?1 and their thermal behaviour was characterised using high resolution thermogravimetric analysis. Quantitative comparisons between different modified minerals were achieved by comparing temperature at 10% weight loss as well peak degradation temperature. Various factors affecting thermal stability, such as length and density (or number) of alkyl chains in the modification, presence of excess modification molecules on the filler surface, the chemical structure of the surface modifications, etc. were studied. The TGA findings were also correlated with X-ray diffraction of the modified platelets.     

Coupled high and low-frequency ultrasound remediation of PFAS-contaminated soils

Solids such as soils and sediments contaminated with per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) from exposure to impacted media, e.g., landfill leachate or biosolids, direct contaminated discharge, and contaminant transport from atmospheric deposition, have caused significant environmental pollution. Such solids can act as secondary sources of PFAS for groundwater and surface water contamination. There are currently no proven technologies that can degrade PFAS in soil and sediments in a cost-effective, environmentally-friendly, and energy-efficient manner. This study examines the use of coupled high and low-frequency ultrasound in desorbing and degrading PFAS in soil, thereby achieving concurrent treatment and destruction of PFAS in soil. Two common PFAS, namely perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), were used to evaluate treatment performance in soils with both low and high organic matter contents. The test results showed that the ultrasound treatment could significantly reduce PFAS concentrations in artificially contaminated soil; however, no significant degradation was achieved. Ultrasound treatment did improve desorption of PFAS from solid particles, particularly from the highly absorbent organic soil; 68.8 ± 1.8% of PFOA and 45.4 ± 4.1% of PFOS were leached from the soil after ultrasound treatment compared to only 28 ± 0.2% of PFOA and 1 ± 3.1% of PFOS after desorption in water. This work shows that sonication treatment is an effective technology for the removal of PFAS from solids, however, the presence of solids in the solid–liquid slurry can negatively impact ultrasonic cavitation, inhibiting the sonolytic degradation of desorbed PFAS.     

脂肪醇甲酸酯类酞菁铜配合物的合成、表征及荧光性能

报道了四甲酰氯酞菁铜的合成及其与反应得到正丁醇、正戊醇、正己醇、正辛醇、正十二醇5个含脂肪链取代基的酞菁铜衍生物.分别用红外光谱、紫外-可见光谱、元素分析、核磁共振氢谱等方法对这些衍生物进行了结构和取代度的表征,并研究了该系列酞菁铜衍生物在有机溶剂中的溶解性及荧光性能与浓度、取代基的关系.研究结果表明在一般有机溶剂中这些酞菁铜衍生物的溶解性显著提高,荧光强度不随浓度的变化而线性变化、长链要高于短链取代酞菁铜衍生物的荧光强度.