LB膜诱导Ba(NO3)2晶体取向生长

In this work, Ba(NO₃)₂ crystals with single crystal face were induced by using the the method of bio-mimetic mineralization and double LB films of behenic acid (BA) as the template. The crystals were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). The crystals were observed in regular square shape with uniform size about 5～8 μm by SEM, and they were found by XRD to grow along the (111) plane. From these experiments, we can conclude that the good selection of the (111) crystal face of Ba(NO₃)₂ is due to the electrostatic interactions , the match between this crystal face and the definite lattice structure of the LB films.     

缺陷LB膜诱导特异形貌草酸钙堆积图形

A special pattern of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) crystals was induced by DPPC Langmuir-Blodgett films with defects. The pattern was that a large hexagonal COM crystal located in the middle of a ring-shaped pattern of needle-liked crystals. The number of such special patterns with a diameter between 10 μm and 40 μm accounted for about 5% of the whole crystal patterns. It is due to the “islands” composed of aggregated film-forming molecules in the middle of the liquid-condensed domains. The effects of the concentration of potassium oxalate and the growth time on the crystal patterns were studied. When the concentration of potassium oxalate(c_K2C2O4) was 0.6 mmol·L^-1, the needle-liked COM crystals on the rings grew towards inside part of the patterns as the induced-time increased from 1 h to 4 h. After 2 h, the solid circle patterns were formed. On the other hand, the size of the hexagonal COM crystal in the middle of the pattern increased. The size of the COM crystals on the rings were about 3 μm × 2 μm, and that of three-dimensional COM crystals in the middle of the patterns were about 16 μm × 7 μm × 6 μm after 4 h. However, when c_K2C2O4 was increased to 5.0 mmol·L^-1, there was only a large COM crystal grown in the middle of the circular COM crystallites no matter 1 h or 4 h of crystal growth, and the ratio of these special COM patterns increased. It can be explained that the interaction between oxalate and DPPC molecules is enhanced as the increase of c_K2C2O4, so more and more DPPC molecules fled away from the substrate surface, resulting in decrease of the nucleating sites in the circle.     

溶胶凝胶法合成莫来石纳米带

Single-crystal mullite nanobelts were prepared by a simple sol-gel method using WO₃ as additive, and nanobelts were straight and uniform with width of 200 nm and length of 3~4 μm. The as-prepared products were characterized with XRD, SEM and TEM and the nanobelt formation mechanism was also discussed. The interphase of aluminium tungstate acted as seed crystals or epitaxial templates during the formation of nanobelts. The further experiments showed that there was a strong correlation between the formation of nanobelts and the presence of WO₃.     

羟基功能化离子液体中Ag纳米材料的制备及结构表征

Ag nanoparticles were prepared using hydroxyl-functionalized ionic liquids as reductant and reaction medium. Nanoparticles with different particle sizes were obtained by using ionic liquids with different structures, while nanorods were harvested when the reaction temperature was increased. The materials obtained were investigated by XRD and TEM. The results indicate that the crystal is in face-centred cubic structure for both of Ag nanoparticles and nanorods, and the diameter of Ag nanoparticles prepared in 1-ethoxyl-3-methyl imidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([C₂OHmim]BF₄), 1-(4′-hydroxyl)butyl-3-methyl imidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([C₄OHmim]BF₄) and 1-(6′-hydroxyl)hexyl-3-methyl imidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([C₆OHmim]BF₄) ionic liquid is about 25, 15 and 10 nm, respectively. And the diameter of Ag nanorods is about 200 nm and 2 μm in length. Finally, the formation mechanism of Ag nanoparticles and nanorods is proposed.     

新型纳米多孔SiO2气凝胶微球材料的制备

A new type of nanoporous SiO₂ aerogel microsphere materials were synthesized by using SiO₂ sols as raw materials in the W/O emulsion formed by the emulsification of Tween-85 and Span-80. The obtained wet gel microspheres were aged by a successive solvent exchanging of alcohol, tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS)/ethanol solution and ethanol at 60 ℃, and then were dried at ambient pressure to produce SiO₂ aerogel microspheres. The resultant SiO₂ aerogel microspheres were characterized by SEM, TEM and nitrogen adsorption-desorption. The results show that the prepared SiO₂ aerogel microspheres are nanoporous materials with coherent network nanoporous structure consisting of SiO₂ nanoparticles with an average diameter of about 10 nm. The apparent density of a typical sample is 0.4 g·cm^-3, while the specific surface area is 386 m²·g^-1, and the average pore size is 18 nm with the porosity of 84%. Various SiO₂ aerogel microspheres with the apparent particle sizes of 10～200 μm can be synthesized by controlling the stirring speed at 600～2 000 r·min^-1, the volume ratio of water/oil from 0.10 to 0.30, and the weight ratio of Tween-85/Span-80 less than 0.40.     

Li4Ti5O12溶胶-凝胶法合成及其机理研究

The precursors of Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ were prepared from tetrabutyl titanate and lithium acetate by sol-gel process. The Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ samples were synthesized by calcining the gel precursors at 400～900 ℃ in air for 6～20 h. Its reaction mechanism was investigated by infrared spectroscopy(IR), thermogravimetry(TG) and X-ray diffraction(XRD). The effects of sinter-temperature, calcination-time and thermal-treatment for the products were discussed. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM). The results showed that the single-phase products were obtained by calcining the gel precursors at 800 ℃ in air for 20 h, the sinter-temperature was lower than that of solid-state method, the particles were narrowly distributed, well crystallized with a size range from 0.3μm to 0.5 μm.     

高分子辅助水热制备单晶碲纳米管

Te single-crystal nanotubes were synthesized using Na₂TeO₃ and (NH₂)₂CS as starting materials and pol-yacrymide (PAM) as morphology-director under hydrothermal conditions. The obtained products were characteri-zed by XRD, FESEM, SEM and TEM techniques. The results show that Te nanotubes grow along c axial with the inner diameters of 100～500 nm, wall thickness of 80～160 nm and lengths of 5～10 μm. A possible mechanism for the growth of Te nanotubes was discussed.     

A statistical approach using L<Subscript>25</Subscript> orthogonal array method to study fermentative production of clavulanic acid by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Streptomyces clavuligerus</Emphasis> MTCC 1142

Clavulanic acid is a naturally occurring antibiotic produced by Streptomyces clavuligerus. The present work reports on clavulanic acid production by Streptomyces clavuligerus MTCC 1142 using one-factor-at-a-time and L₂₅ orthogonal array. The one-factor-at-a-time method was adopted to investigate the effect of media components (i.e., carbon source, nitrogen source and inoculum concentration) and environmental factors such as pH for clavulanic acid production. Production of clavulanic acid by Streptomyces clavuligerus was investigated using seven different carbon sources (viz. glucose, sucrose, modified starch, rice-bran oil, soybean oil, palm oil, and glycerol) and six different nitrogen sources (viz. peptone, yeast extract, ammonium chloride, ammonium carbonate, sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate). A maximum yield of 140 μg/mL clavulanic acid was obtained in the medium containing soybean oil as a carbon source and yeast extract as nitrogen source. Subsequently, the concentration of soybean flour, soybean oil, dextrin, yeast extract and K₂HPO₄ were optimized using L₂₅ orthogonal array method. The final optimized medium produced 500 μg/mL clavulanic acid at the end of 96 h as compared to 140 μg/mL before optimization. Synthesis of precursor molecules as a metabolic driving force is of considerable importance in antibiotic synthesis. Attempts to increase the clavulanic acid synthesis by manipulating the anaplerotic flux on C₃ and C₅ precursors by supplementing the medium with arginine, ornithine, proline, valine, leucine, isoleucine, pyruvic acid and á-ketoglutarate were successful. Supplementing the optimized medium with 0.1 M arginine and 0.1 M leucine increased the yield of clavulanic acid further to 1100 μg/mL and 1384 μg/mL respectively.     

铟锡氧化物纳米网的微波法制备及其光催化特性研究

By using ultrasonic and chemical liquid coprecipitation, the precursor was prepared with high purity In, SnCl₄·5H₂O and urea. The In₂O₃·SnO₂ nanonets were obtained from precursor by heating in microwave oven. The powders were characterized by XRD, TEM. The analyzed results show the sample is In₂O₃·SnO₂, and In₂O₃is rhombohedral system while SnO₂ is tetragonal system. The sample is in spherical grain shape, with average granularity of 35 nm, and the mesh diameter of 10～80 nm. The sample was with fluorescence and good photocatalytic performance for degradation of organic dyestuff.     

Application of Thermal Analysis in Radiocarbon Dating

Thermal analysis combined with mass spectrometry was applied to radiocarbon dating procedures (age determination of carbon containing samples) to determine the optimal temperature range for the reduction of CO₂ over metallic cobalt of various particle sizes. Experiments were carried out to show the different catalytic activities of cobalt of particle sizes 1, 1–45 and 44 μm. The morphology of the cobalt samples and the deposited carbon were investigated. The quantification of CH₄ and CO formed during the reduction of CO₂ was done by means of pulse thermal analysis. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

α-Amino acid derived enaminones and their application in the synthesis of N-protected methyl 5-substituted-4-hydroxypyrrole-3-carboxylates and other heterocycles

A new and simple synthesis of novel N-protected methyl 5-substituted-4-hydroxypyrrole-3-carboxylates, which exist in equilibrium with their 4-oxo tautomers, has been developed in two steps starting from N-protected α-amino acids. The key intermediates are enaminones, which can also be isolated, characterized, and used for the construction of other functionalized heterocycles, before they spontaneously decompose to pyrrole products. 4-Hydroxypyrroles are prone to partial aerial oxidation but can be efficiently alkylated or reduced to stable polysubstituted pyrrolidine derivatives.     

Specific intramolecular aromatic CH insertion of diazosulfonamides

The chemoselectivity in the intramolecular CH insertion of various diazosulfonamides has been experimentally studied. The results reveal that the aliphatic 1,4-, 1,5-, or 1,6-C(sp³)?H insertions of diazosulfonamides are not accessible, while the aromatic 1,5-C(sp²)?H insertion can be realized specifically by adjusting the diazo-adjacent group. In addition, the general chemoselectivities in the intramolecular CH insertions of diazosulfonyl compounds are summarized. Generally, diazosulfones undergo both aromatic 1,5-C(sp²)?H and aliphatic 1,5- and 1,6-C(sp³)?H insertions, while diazosulfonates undergo aliphatic 1,5- and 1,6-C(sp³)?H insertions. However, diazosulfonamides only undergo aromatic 1,5-C(sp²)?H insertion.     

N-Heterocyclic carbene-palladacyclic complexes: synthesis,characterization and their applications in the C-N coupling and α-arylation of ketones using aryl chlorides

N-Heterocyclic carbene-palladacyclic complexes 3 were successfully achieved in a one-pot procedure under mild conditions. The structure of 3a was unambiguously confirmed by X-ray single crystal diffraction and it was an active catalyst in the Buchwald-Hartwig amination and α-arylation of ketones even at very low catalyst loadings (0.01?mol%).     

Iodine-mediated oxidative Pictet-Spengler reaction using terminal alkyne as the 2-oxoaldehyde surrogate for the synthesis of 1-aroyl-β-carbolines and fused-nitrogen heterocycles

An efficient iodine-mediated oxidative Pictet-Spengler reaction in dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) using terminal alkynes as the 2-oxoaldehyde surrogate for the synthesis of aryl (9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-1-yl)methanones is described. The scope of the protocol includes the total synthesis of Fascaplysin, Eudistomins Y₁ and Y₂. The methodology is extended for preparing pyrrolo[1,2-a]-quinoxaline and indolo[1,5-a]quinoxaline derivatives. The utility of 1-aroyl-β-carbolines was demonstrated by performing palladium-catalyzed β-carboline directed ortho-C(sp2)-H functionalization of the phenyl ring with thiomethyl (SMe) group using DMSO as source and for accessing 4-aryl-canthin-6-ones.     

Facile synthesis of bicyclic 1-arylpyrazol-5-ones

In this Letter, we described a facile method for constructing fused bicyclic 1-arylpyrazol-5-one ring system. We employed various methylene-containing carboxylic acids as the substrates and proved that the pyrazolone ring closure requires activated methylene group in intermediate II. Accordingly, a series of structurally diversified, fused bicyclic 1-arylpyrazol-5-ones was prepared in moderate to high yields using the requisite substrates.     

Synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines and pyrazino[1,2-a]indoles by Curtius reaction in Morita-Baylis-Hillman derivatives

Synthesis of substituted pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines and pyrazino[1,2-a]indoles from the Morita-Baylis-Hillman derivatives of acrylates via saponification followed by Curtius reaction is described.     

Cu0-catalysed 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of α-amino acid derived N,N-cyclic azomethine imines to ynones

A series of 20 CuAIAC reactions between eight 4-acylamino substituted pyrazolidine-3-one-1-azomethine imines and four terminal ynones were performed using Cu⁰ as catalyst. The corresponding fluorescent cycloadducts were obtained in very high yields upon simple workup. Thus, Cu-metal turned out to be a better catalyst than Cu^I in terms of yield and ease of isolation. Availability of azomethine imines, mild reaction conditions, and simple workup enable a “click” access to libraries of densely substituted 2,3-dihydro-1H,5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazol-1-ones. Reactivity of differently substituted dipoles was evaluated experimentally and by quantum chemical methods (DFT).     

Synthesis and antioxidative/anti-inflammatory activity of novel fullerene–polyamine conjugates

(E)-4-(Fullerenopyrrolidin-1-yl)-3-methylbut-2-enoic acid and its corresponding succinimidyl ester, readily obtained through Prato-type modification of C₆₀, were used for the selective N-acylation of polyamines. The thus obtained conjugates were evaluated for their antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activity and their cytotoxicity was determined. Members of this family of compounds showed interesting anti-lipid peroxidation, anti-lipoxygenase and anti-inflammatory activity and comparable cytocompatibility to spermidine.     

Copper-catalyzed multicomponent reactions of 2-iodoanilines,benzylamines, and elemental sulfur toward 2-arylbenzothiazoles

A relatively cheap copper salt-catalyzed, three-component approach providing 2-arylbenzothiazoles in good to excellent yields from readily available 2-iodoanilines, benzylamines, and sulfur powder is reported. This methodology allows preparation of various classes of 2-arylbenzothiazoles and provides a general, reliable approach.