Synthesis of multifunctional copolyamides with both cyclobutane ring and conjugated double bond in the main chain

Copolyamides 1,9 , and 10 containing both cyclobutane rings and conjugated double bonds in the main chain were synthesized by polycondensation of 1,3-di(4-piperidyl)propane (DPP) with β-truxinate (β-BNPT), with di(p-nitrophenyl) p-phenylenebis(acrylate) (p-NPDA), with di(p-nitrophenyl) p-phenylenebis (α-cyanoacrylate) (p-NPDC), and with di(p-nitrophenyl) p-phenylenebis (α-cyanobutadienecarboxylate) (p-NPDCB) in aprotic polar solvents at room temperature, respectively. Reduced viscosity of copolyamide 1 was strongly affected by the reaction process, the molar ratio of two ester monomers, and reaction time. The copolyamide 1 with the highest viscosity was prepared by the reaction of DPP with 70–50 mol % of β-BNPT for 24 h followed by the polycondensation of the resulting precursor with 30–50 mol % of p-NPDA for 24–96 h. Although copolyamide 9 with high viscosity was not obtained by the polycondensation with β-BNPT and p-NPDC, copolyamide 10 with relatively high viscosity was obtained by the reaction with β-BNPT and p-NPDCB under the same conditions applied for the synthesis of copolyamide 1 . The solubility of copolyamides 1,9 , and 10 decreased gradually with increasing p-NPDA, p-NPDC, and p-NPDCB units in the copolymers. Furthermore, it was found that copolyamides 1,9 , and 10 crosslinked upon irradiation with 313 or 365 nm light, and these copolyamides also decomposed upon irradiation with 254 nm light. That is, the photochemical property of these copolyamides can be controlled by the selection of wavelength of the photoirradiation.     

Development of methodologies to determine aluminum, cadmium, chromium and lead in drinking water by ET AAS using permanent modifiers

In this work, methodologies were developed to determine aluminum (Al), cadmium chromium and lead in drinking water by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry using permanent modifiers. No use of modifier, iridium, ruthenium, rhodium and zirconium (independently, 500 μg) were tested to each one analyte through the pyrolysis and atomization temperatures curves. As the matrix is very simple, did not had occurred problems with the background for all metals. The best results obtained for cadmium and chromium was with the use of rhodium permanent modifier. For lead and aluminum, the best choice was the use of zirconium. The selection for the modifier took into account the sensitivity, form of the absorption pulse and low atomization temperature (what contributes to elevate the useful life of the graphite tube). For aluminum using zirconium permanent, the best pyrolysis and atomization temperatures were respectively, of 1000 and 2500 °C with a characteristic mass (1% of absorbance, m_o) of 19 pg (recommended of 20 pg). For cadmium, with use of rhodium the best temperatures for the pyrolysis and atomization were respectively of 400 and 1100 °C, with a symmetrical peak and with a m_o of 1.0 pg (recommended of 1.0 pg). For chromium with rhodium permanent, the best temperatures for pyrolysis and atomization were respectively of 1000 and 2200 °C, with symmetrical peak and m_o of 5.3 pg (recommended of 5.5 pg). For lead with zirconium permanent, the best temperatures for pyrolysis and atomization were of 700 and 2400 °C, with symmetrical peak and with m_o of 30 pg (recommended of 20 pg). Water samples spiked with each one of the metals in four different levels inside of the acceptable values presented recoveries always close to 100%. The detection limits were of 0.1 μg l⁻¹ for cadmium; 0.2 μg l⁻¹ for chromium; 0.5 μg l⁻¹ for lead and 1.4 μg l⁻¹ for aluminum.     

Synthesis of branched copolysilanes from trichlorosilanes

Soluble polymers and copolymers have been prepared from monosubstituted trichlorosilanes via thermal reductive coupling with sodium in toluene. Phenyltrichlorosilane has been copolymerized with methylphenyl dichlorosilane, with n-hexyltrichlorosilane, with tetrachlorosilane and with tetrakis(chlorodimethylsilyl)silane. n-Hexyltrichlorosilane has been copolymerized with methylphenyldichlorosilane, with phenyltrichlorosilane and with silicon tetrachloride. Soluble polymers and copolymers with molecular weight in the range ≈ 2,000 to ≈ 10⁶ have been obtained. The absorption and emission spectra of the resulting polymers are strongly affected by the presence of trisilyl- and tetrasilylsubstituted silicon atoms. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Porphyrins with exocyclic rings. Part 24. Synthesis and spectroscopic properties of pyrenoporphyrins, potential building blocks for porphyrin molecular wires

Porphyrins with fused pyrene units have been prepared by ‘2+2’ and ‘3+1’ methodologies. Nitration of 1,2,3,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrene, followed by oxidation with DDQ, gave 4-nitropyrene and this condensed with ethyl isocyanoacetate in the presence of DBU or a phosphazene base to generate a pyrenopyrrole ethyl ester. Ester saponification and decarboxylation with KOH in ethylene glycol at 190 °C gave the parent pyreno[4,5-c]pyrrole and this was further condensed with 2 equiv of acetoxymethylpyrroles to afford the corresponding tripyrranes protected at the terminal positions with tert-butyl esters. In a one pot procedure, the ester protective groups were cleaved with TFA and following dilution with dichloromethane, ‘3+1’ condensation with a pyrrole dialdehyde, and dehydrogenation with DDQ, the targeted pyrenoporphyrins were generated in good overall yields. A dialdehyde was also prepared from the pyrenopyrrole intermediate and this reacted to give an opp-dipyrenoporphyrin. The pyrenopyrrole ethyl ester reacted with dimethoxymethane in the presence of an acid catalyst to give a dipyrenopyrrolylmethane, and this was used to prepare an adj-dipyrenoporphyrin using the MacDonald ‘2+2’ approach. The pyrenopyrrole dialdehyde was also used to prepare a porphyrin with fused pyrene and phenanthroline moieties. Although the UV-vis spectra of these new porphyrin systems are unexceptional, pyrenoporphyrins show many of the features necessary for the construction of porphyrin molecular wires.     

Assessing HDL Metabolism in Subjects with Elevated Levels of HDL Cholesterol and Coronary Artery Disease

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is thought to be atheroprotective yet some patients with elevated HDL-C levels develop cardiovascular disease, possibly due to the presence of dysfunctional HDL. We aimed to assess the metabolic fate of circulating HDL particles in patients with high HDL-C with and without coronary artery disease (CAD) using in vivo dual labeling of its cholesterol and protein moieties. We measured HDL apolipoprotein (apo) A-I, apoA-II, free cholesterol (FC), and cholesteryl ester (CE) kinetics using stable isotope-labeled tracers (D₃-leucine and ¹³C₂-acetate) as well as ex vivo cholesterol efflux to HDL in subjects with (n = 6) and without (n = 6) CAD that had HDL-C levels >90th percentile. Healthy controls with HDL-C within the normal range (n = 6) who underwent the same procedures were used as the reference. Subjects with high HDL-C with and without CAD had similar plasma lipid levels and similar apoA-I, apoA-II, HDL FC, and CE pool sizes with no significant differences in fractional clearance rates (FCRs) or production rates (PRs) of these components between groups. Subjects with high HDL-C with and without CAD also had similar basal and cAMP-stimulated ex vivo cholesterol efflux to HDL. When all subjects were considered (n = 18), unstimulated non-ABCA1-mediated efflux (but not ABCA1-specific efflux) was correlated positively with apoA-I production (r = 0.552, p = 0.017) and HDL FC and CE pool sizes, and negatively with the fractional clearance rate of FC (r = −0.759, p = 4.1 × 10⁻⁴) and CE (r = −0.652, p = 4.57 × 10⁻³). Our data are consistent with the concept that ex vivo non-ABCA1 efflux capacity may correlate with slower in vivo turnover of HDL cholesterol moieties. The use of a dual labeling protocol provided for the first time the opportunity to assess the association of ex vivo cholesterol efflux capacity with in vivo HDL cholesterol metabolic parameters.     

A Tale of Biphenyl and Terphenyl Substituents for Structurally Diverse Ketiminato Magnesium,Calcium and Germanium Complexes

In this paper, we have used two N,O‐ketiminato ligands ( L1 and L2 ) with biphenyl and terphenyl substituent on the nitrogen atom. Deprotonation of L1 with KN(SiMe₃)₂ and subsequent reaction with MgI₂ led to a homoleptic dinuclear magnesium complex ( 1 ) with a Mg₂O₂ four‐membered ring. Deprotonation with nBuLi and subsequent reaction with MgI₂ afforded a unusual dinuclear magnesium complex ( 2 ) with a Mg₂O₂ ring. Extension of the ligand for calcium resulted in a trinuclear calcium complex ( 3 ) with six four‐membered Ca₂O₂ rings. We could not isolate any chelating complex when L2 was used as a ligand, and only oxygen bound magnesium ( 4 ) and calcium ( 5 ) adducts were isolated. DFT studies were performed to understand this dissimilar behavior. More diverse results were obtained when lithiated L1 and L2 were treated with germanium dichloride. We were able to stabilize a monomeric germylene monochloride ( 7 ) with L1 . However, with L2 , an unusual ligand scrambling, and a C?C coupling take place, leading to the formation of a secondary carbocation with GeCl₃‐ as a counter‐anion ( 8 ). Besides, a germanium dichloride adduct ( 9 ) bound to the oxygen center of the ligand was obtained as the minor product.     

Synthesis and properties of polydimethylsiloxane-containing block copolymers via living radical polymerization

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) block copolymers were synthesized by using PDMS macroinitiators with copper-mediated living radical polymerization. Diamino PDMS led to initiators that gave ABA block copolymers, but there was low initiator efficiency and molecular weights are somewhat uncontrolled. The use of mono- and difunctional carbinol–hydroxyl functional initiators led to AB and ABA block copolymers with narrow polydispersity indices (PDIs) and controlled number-average molecular weights (M_n's). Polymerization with methyl methacrylate (MMA) and 2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) was discovered with a range of molecular weights produced. Polymerizations proceeded with excellent first-order kinetics indicative of living polymerization. ABA block copolymers with MMA were prepared with between 28 and 84 wt % poly(methyl methacrylate) with M_n's between 7.6 and 35 K (PDI <1.30), which show thermal transitions characteristic of block copolymers. ABA block copolymers with DMAEMA led to amphiphilic block copolymers with M_n's between 9.5 and 45.7 K (PDIs of 1.25–1.70), which formed aggregates in solution with a critical micelle concentration of 0.1 g dm⁻³ as determined by pyrene fluorimetry experiments. Monocarbinol functional PDMS gave AB block copolymers with both MMA and DMAEMA. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 39: 1833–1842, 2001     

Practical assessment of frictional heating effects and thermostat design on the performance of conventional (3 μm and 5 μm) columns in reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

A practical investigation of frictional heating effects in conventional C18 columns was undertaken, to investigate whether problems found for sub-2 μm columns were also present for those of particle size 3 μm and 5 μm and different internal diameter. The influence of a water bath, a still air heater, and a forced air heater on performance was investigated. Heating effects were substantial, with a decrease in k of almost 15% for toluene over the flow rate range ∼0.4–2.3 mL/min with a 15 cm × 0.46 cm ID column packed with 3 μm particles. Heating effects on retention increased with increasing solute k, with increase in the column ID, with decrease in the column particle size, and with decrease in the set column oven temperature. While the water bath minimised axial temperature gradients and thus its effect on k, radial temperature gradients were potentially serious with this system, especially at high mobile phase velocity, even with columns containing 5 μm particles. In contrast to the effects of axial temperature gradients in 4.6 mm columns, very little difference in Van Deemter plots was noted between the three different thermostats with 2 mm ID columns, even when 3 μm particles were used. However, the efficiency of 2 mm columns for peaks of low or moderate k (k < 4) can be compromised by the extra dead volume introduced by the heating systems, even with conventional HPLC systems with otherwise minimised extra column volume.     

Complex Formation between Polyisoprene and Cyclodextrins

Summary: Polyisoprenes were found to form inclusion complexes with cyclodextrins with high selectivity to give crystalline compounds. β‐Cyclodextrin formed complexes only with polyisoprene of low molecular weight, whereas γ‐cyclodextrin formed complexes with polyisoprenes of high molecular weight. α‐Cyclodextrin did not form complexes with polyisoprene of any molecular weight. The yields of γ‐cyclodextrin complexes increased with increasing molecular weights of the polyisoprenes and reached a maximum of around several thousands, and then decreased.

Theoretical depiction of the complex formed between polyisoprene and γ‐CD, as determined by molecular modelling studies. The PIP chain is shown penetrating the γ‐CD cavity, which, in turn, accommodates one to 1.5 monomer units of PIP.     

Basic structure–property behavior of polyurethane cationomers

Polyurethane (PU) cationomers were synthesized from polytetramethylene adipate glycol (PTAd), isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), and N-methyl diethanolamine (MDEA) according to a prepolymer mixing process. Basic structure-property behavior of the emulsion (obtained by adding water to the ionomer solution) and emulsion cast film was studied with regard to the molecular weight (M_n) of PTAd, MDEA content, degree of neutralization, and extender functionality. Particle size decreased asymptotically with increasing M_n of PTAd due to the increased chain flexibility, and with the degree of neutralization due to the increased hydrophilicity of the PU. Emulsion viscosity generally showed the opposite tendency with particle size dependence. The major transition temperature, corresponding to the glass transition (T_g) of phase mixed PU or hard segment-rich phase of the PU monotonically increased with MDEA content, degree of neutralization, and with increasing extender functionality. However, with increasing M_n of PTAd, T_g first decreased (M_n = 1000) and then increased (M_n = 1500, 2000), due respectively to the increased hard fraction of phase mixed PU, and soft segment crystallization. Tensile strength increased and elongation at break decreased with MDEA content, degree of neutralization, and extender functionality. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Metallothermische Reduktion der Tribromide und -iodide von Thulium und Ytterbium mit Alkalimetallen

Metallothermic Reduction of the Tribromides and -iodides of Thulium and Ytterbium with Alkali Metals Metallothermic reduction of the trihalides MX, (M = Tm, Yb; X = Br, I) with equimolar amounts of alkali metal (A = Li? Cs; 700–800°C, 7 d, tantalum capsules) results in the formation of the dihalides MX, (MI, with the Cd1,-type of structure, MBr, with the SrI₂- or α-PbO₂-type of structure) in the case of lithium and sodium. With A = K, Rb, Cs variants of the perovskitetype structure with the composition AMX, are obtained. They crystallize with the undistorted cubic CaTiO₃-type (CsYbBr₃), with the tetragonal NaNbO₃-11-type (CsTmBr₃) or with the orthorhombic GdFeO₃-type (CsMI₃, RbMX₃ and KMBr₃). In KTmI, and KYbI₃, corner- and edge-connected [MI₆] octahedra form layers which are connected via K⁺ in analogy to a stuffed PuBr_3? or the FeUS₃-type structure (orthorhombic, Cmcm). Single crystals of Rb₄YbI₆ are obtained as a by product upon the reduction of YbI₃ with rubidium. According to their K₄CdCl₆-type structure (trigonal, R3 c), isolated [YbI₆] octahedra are the main structural feature.     

A green flow-based procedure for fluorimetric determination of acid-dissociable cyanide in natural waters exploiting multicommutation

A flow system designed with solenoid valves is proposed for determination of weak acid dissociable cyanide, based on the reaction with o-phthalaldehyde (OPA) and glycine yielding a highly fluorescent isoindole derivative. The proposed procedure minimizes the main drawbacks related to the reference batch procedure, based on reaction with barbituric acid and pyridine followed by spectrophotometric detection, i.e., use of toxic reagents, high reagent consumption and waste generation, low sampling rate, and poor sensitivity. Retention of the sample zone was exploited to increase the conversion rate of the analyte with minimized sample dispersion. Linear response (r = 0.999) was observed for cyanide concentrations in the range 1–200 μg L⁻¹, with a detection limit (99.7% confidence level) of 0.5 μg L⁻¹ (19 nmol L⁻¹). The sampling rate and coefficient of variation (n = 10) were estimated as 22 measurements per hour and 1.4%, respectively. The results of determination of weak acid dissociable cyanide in natural water samples were in agreement with those achieved by the batch reference procedure at the 95% confidence level. Additionally to the improvement in the analytical features in comparison with those of the flow system with continuous reagent addition (sensitivity and sampling rate 90 and 83% higher, respectively), the consumption of OPA was 230-fold lower.     

A Facile Access to Some New Pyrazole, 1,3,4-Thiadiazole,and Thiophene Derivatives via β-Ketosulfones

3-Bromoacetyl-1,5-diphenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile (1) reacts with sodium benzenesulfinate to give the corresponding ketosulfone 2. Treatment of 2 with hydrazonoyl chlorides 3a,b gives the 3,3′-bipyrazoles 5a,b. Ketosulfone 2 reacts also with arylidenemalononitriles to give the pyrazolylpyridones 10a,b. The reaction of compound 2 with phenylisothiocyanate and potassium hydroxide and treating intermediate with hydrazonoyl halides and with α-haloketones gives the 1,3,4-thiadiazoles 18a–c and thiophenes 21a–f, respectively.     

C2‐symmetry dimethylated zirconocenes activated with triisobutyl aluminum as effective homogeneous catalysts for copolymerization of olefins

We investigated the catalytic performance of both bridged unsubstituted [rac‐EtInd₂ZrMe₂, rac‐Me₂SiInd₂ZrMe₂] and 2‐substituted [rac‐Et(2‐MeInd)₂ZrMe₂), rac‐Me₂Si(2‐MeInd)₂ZrMe₂] dimethylbisindenylzirconocenes activated with triisobutyl aluminum (TIBA) as a single activator in (a) homopolymerizations of ethylene and propylene, (b) copolymerization of ethylene with propylene and hexene‐1, and (c) copolymerization of propylene with hexene‐1 (at Al_TIBA/Zr = 100‐300 mol/mol). Unsubstituted catalysts were inactive in homopolymerizations of ethylene and propylene and copolymerization of propylene with hexene‐1 but exhibited high activity in copolymerizations of ethylene with propylene and hexene‐1. 2‐Substituted zirconocenes activated with TIBA were active in homopolymerizations of ethylene and propylene and exhibited high activity in copolymerization of ethylene with propylene and hexene‐1, and in copolymerization of propylene with hexene‐1. Comparative microstructural analysis of ethylene‐propylene copolymers prepared over rac‐Me₂SiInd₂ZrMe₂ activated with TIBA or Me₂NHPhB(C₆F₅)₄ has shown that the copolymers formed upon activation with TIBA are statistical in nature with some tendency to alternation, whereas those with borate activated system show a tendency to formation of comonomer blocks. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 2934–2941, 2010     

Mechanochemical reactions of fluorides with hemin

Hemin has two potential sites to react with fluorides, the peripheral acid groups and the central Fe^III cation. The mechanochemical reactions of hemin with fluorides (LiF, NaF, KF, CsF, NH₄F and AgF) were monitored using X-ray diffraction (XRD), and IR and Mössbauer spectroscopies. LiF and NaF were found inert when milled with hemin, however KF, CsF, NH₄F and AgF react at both hemin sites. At the iron site Cl⁻ is replaced by F⁻ with formation of KCl, CsCl, NH₄Cl, and AgCl, as detected by XRD, while with the peripheral acid groups, fluorides collect the acidic protons to form KHF₂, CsHF₂, NH₄HF and AgHF₂. The reactions of hemin with the reactive fluorides take place first at the iron site and then at the propionic acid groups.     

Comparative study of electrostatic binding vs. complexation of Cu2+ ions with water‐soluble polymers containing styrene sulphonic acid and/or maleic acid units or their sodium salt forms

The interaction of Cu²⁺ ions with the homopolymer poly(styrene sulfonic acid) (PSSH), as well as with the copolymers of maleic acid (MAc) with styrene sulfonic acid (SSH) or vinyl acetate (VAc), was investigated in dilute aqueous solution through turbidimetry, potentiometry, viscometry, and spectrophotometry in the visible region. Cu²⁺ ions were introduced either through neutralization with Cu(OH)₂ of the acid form of the (co)polymers (PSSH, P(SSH‐co‐MAc) and P(VAc‐co‐MAc)) or through mixing of the sodium salt form of the (co)polymers (PSSNa, P(SSNa‐co‐MANa) and P(VAc‐co‐MANa)) with CuSO₄. Turbidimetry, potentiometry, and spectrophotometry revealed that the first carboxylic group of MAc or both carboxylate groups of MANa are involved in the complexation with Cu²⁺ ions when neutralization with Cu(OH)₂ or mixing with CuSO₄ are applied, respectively. The increased values of the reduced viscosity observed mainly at the first stages of neutralization of P(VAc‐co‐MAc) with Cu(OH)₂ indicate that interchain polymer‐Cu²⁺ complexation takes possibly place. Finally, the spectrophotometric behavior observed upon neutralization of P(SSH‐co‐MAc) with Cu(OH)₂ or mixing of P(SSNa‐co‐MANa) with CuSO₄ revealed that the strength of counterion binding by the sulfonate groups is, in fact, comparable with the complexation of Cu²⁺ ions with the carboxylate groups of MAc. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 46: 1149–1158, 2008     

SYNTHESIS OF FUSED AND SPIRO HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS DERIVED FROM 3,5-PYRAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVES

Abstract

The reaction of compound 1 with triethyl orthoformate afforded 2, which in turn reacted with CS₂ and active methlyene compounds or malononitrile to give dithiolane and 4-malononitrile methylene derivatives 3,4, respectively. Treatment of compound 4 with active methylene compounds afforded spiro cyclopentene derivatives 5_a-c. Compound 1 was reacted with bromomalononitrile or CS₂ and halocompounds to afford furo-. thieno- and dithiolano-pyrazole derivatives 6–11, respectively. The reaction of compound 12 with phenacyl bromide or benzylidenemalononitrile furnished oxathiol-2-ylidene and pyridinethione derivatives 13,14, respectively. The dibromo derivative 16 was reacted with CS₂ and active methylenes or malononitrile to obtain spiro dithietanes 17a-e and 4-dicyano-methlyene derivative 22, respectively. Compounds 17 underwent a cycloaddition reaction with thioglycolic acid, N-phenylbenzohydrazindoyl bromide, 2,5-dimethylfuran and 1-phenyl-3,5-pyrazolidinedi one to give cycloadducts 18–21, respectively. Treatment of > o-aminothiophenol or o-phenylenediamine with the dicyano compound 22 leads to the formation of spiro thiazepine or spiro diazine derivatives 23_a,b . The arylidene derivatives 24 was reacted with S,S-acetals, N,S-acetals or ammonium dithiocarbamate to afford dithiane, oxazine or pyrazolodithiocarbamate derivatives 25–29, respectively. Chemoselective cyclization of compound 29 with H₂SO₄, NaOH or MeI gave compounds 30–32, respectively. Benzopyrano derivatives 34,36 were obtained through the reaction of compound 1 with a mixture of thiourea, triethyl orthoformate and ethyl cyanoacetate or with cyanoketene S,S diacetals, respectively.     

Viscoelastic and dielectric behaviour of thin films made from siloxane-containing poly(oxadiazole-imide)s

Siloxane-containing poly(oxadiazole-imide)s were prepared by polycondensation reaction of two aromatic diamino-oxadiazoles with a dianhydride containing tetramethylsiloxane moiety. Free-standing flexible films having good mechanical properties were made therefrom. The polyimides exhibited high thermal stability with initial decomposition temperature being above 440 °C and glass transition in the range of 165-183 °C. The dielectric constant values, measured at room temperature and in the frequency domain of 1 Hz-1 MHz, are in the range of 2.69-2.90, being significantly lower in comparison with that of Kapton HN® film, whose dielectric constant values ranged from 3.13 to 3.24. The dielectric loss values are low, in the same range with those of Kapton HN®. The dielectric spectroscopy data corroborated with the dynamo-mechanical analysis ones showed distinct sub-glass transitions for these polymers: γ relaxations with activation energies of 44 and 45 kJ/mol, and a β relaxation with an activation energy of 107 kJ/mol. The dielectric properties are discussed in comparison with those of Kapton HN® film measured under the same conditions.     

Influence of fuel-to-oxidizer ratio on the magnetic properties of Fe-doped In2O3 nanoparticles synthesized by solution combustion method

Two series of (In_1−xFe_x)₂O₃ were prepared by a solution combustion method using different fuel-to-oxidizer (i.e. glycine/metal nitrate, G/N) ratios. The crystal structure and magnetic properties of the compounds were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and magnetic measurements. Detailed structural analysis shows the solubility limits of Fe in In₂O₃ are x=0.08 and 0.45 for the G/N ratios of 5/4 and 5/6, respectively. Crystallite size of the samples prepared with the G/N ratio of 5/6 is much smaller than that of the samples prepared with the G/N ratio of 5/4. At room temperature, the sample with x=0.01 prepared with the G/N ratio of 5/4 is paramagnetic and those with x=0.03-0.07 are ferromagnetic, whereas the samples with x=0.15-0.45 prepared with the G/N ratio of 5/6 show superparamagnetic behavior and those samples with x<0.15 are paramagnetic. Different magnetic behavior of these two series of samples could be attributed to different origins of magnetism. The magnetism of the samples prepared with the G/N ratio of 5/4 might originate from the existence of mixed valence Fe ions whereas the magnetism of the samples prepared with the G/N ratio of 5/6 could be due to the small crystallite size.     

三维有序大孔H3PW12O40-SiO2功能材料的制备、表征及催化性能研究

以杂多酸 H₃PW₁₂O₄₀ (PW₁₂)与正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)混合溶胶, 采用胶晶模板法结合煅烧去除模板工艺, 成功地制备了PW₁₂/SiO₂物质的量比在1/10～1/40之间的三维有序大孔(3DOM) PW₁₂-SiO₂催化剂. 经SEM, N₂吸附, XRD和FTIR等研究表明, PW₁₂含量较低的样品, 大孔结构三维规整性十分好. 在410 ℃氧化分解胶晶的条件下, PW₁₂基本保持一级Keggin结构. PW₁₂在样品中以分子簇或微晶存在, 其大小随含量增加而增大. PW₁₂高含量时, 其含氧键的FTIR振动与纯PW₁₂的基本一致, 但低含量时含氧键振动有一定偏移, 显示PW₁₂/SiO₂相互作用较显著. 样品酸性随杂多酸含量增加而增加, 但PW₁₂/SiO₂物质的量比超过1/30时酸性便减小, 呈火山型曲线变化规律. 对1-十二烯烷基化反应的催化活性随PW₁₂/SiO₂物质的量比的变化与酸性变化有相同的规律. 但所有样品的催化反应活性均远高于纯PW₁₂, 并且有良好的重复使用性能, 使用4次后仍保持新鲜催化剂活性的78%.