Synthesis and characterization of Zr-SBA-15 supported tungsten oxide as a new mesoporous solid acid

A series of materials WO₃/Zr-SBA-15 were synthesized by modifying zirconium-incorporated SBA-15 mesoporous molecular sieve with various loadings of tungsten oxide, followed by calcining at different temperatures. The structures and the surface states of these materials were determined by XRD, TEM, N₂ adsorption–desorption and Raman spectroscopy, while the surface acidities were characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy of pyridine adsorption, NH₃-TPD, and the Hammett indicator method. To evaluate the catalytic activities of the prepared materials, the benzoylation of anisole was chosen as the model reaction. All the results reveal that the synthesized samples are strong solid acids, even solid superacids under some conditions, with uniform mesoporous structure and high surface area. The dispersion state of the supported WO₃, which depends on the WO₃ loading and the calcination temperature, has a direct influence on the acidity and catalytic activity of the materials. Moreover, the high acid strength is attributed to the WO bond nature of the complex formed by the interaction between WO₃ and the surface of Zr-SBA-15.     

Seeded growth of two-dimensional dendritic gold nanostructures

We show that seeded growth can be applied to creating two-dimensional (2D) dendritic Au nanostructures on sample grids, which can be directly characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The 2D synthesis of highly consistent structures offers a novel mechanistic perspective on the aggregation of colloidal Au nanocrystals on a surface.     

环境因子对二型态银耳节孢子形态转换的影响

研究了氮源、碳源、碳氮比、pH值、温度、培养时间和香灰菌胞外液7种环境因子对银耳节孢子酵母型细胞向菌丝型细胞形态转换的影响．结果表明：7种环境因子对银耳节孢子形态转换均有一定的影响，其中经过滤除菌的香灰菌胞外液在液体培养基中的影响最大，菌丝型细胞占节孢子总数的9．89％；碳氮比总体水平上对形态转换影响较小，不同碳氮比条件下的菌丝型比率均小于2．40％；固体培养时pH3条件对形态转换的影响最小，菌丝型比率为0．04％．此外，各环境因子对节孢子形态转换的影响因固体和液体培养环境的不同而呈现一定差别．     

铕-对氨基苯甲酸-邻菲咯啉配合物[Eu(p-ABA)_3Phen·H_2O](C_2H_5OH)的晶体结构

［Ｅｕ（ｐＡＢＡ）３Ｐｈｅｎ·Ｈ２Ｏ］（Ｃ２Ｈ５ＯＨ）（ｐＡＢＡ＝对氨基苯甲酸根，Ｐｈｅｎ＝邻菲咯啉）配合物晶体属三斜晶系，Ｐ１空间群，ａ＝１２２６８（３）ｎｍ，ｂ＝１４００５（３）ｎｍ，ｃ＝１０４４０（３）ｎｍ；α＝１０２６９（２）°，β＝１０８９３（２）°，γ＝９２８５（２）°；Ｚ＝２，Ｔ＝２７３Ｋ。最终的Ｒ因子为００３９。配合物中心Ｅｕ３＋离子与周围ｐＡＢＡ的６个氧原子和Ｐｈｅｎ的一对氮原子以及一个水分子的氧原子配位，配位多面体属畸变的单帽四方反棱柱体，水分子的氧原子占据帽位。     

Morphology and gas-sensing behavior of in situ polymerized nanostructured polyaniline films

Nanostructured polyaniline films could be easily in situ polymerized on microslides via rapidly mixing aniline with ammonium persulfate in acid solution. The influence of different conditions including aniline, acid concentration, reaction time and acid kinds on the morphology and thickness of the resulting films was studied. The gas-sensing behavior of the nanostructured films to 100 ppm of NH₃ was investigated through monitoring the change of the resistance.     

Design, synthesis, and photochemical behavior of poly(benzyl ester) dendrimers with azobenzene groups throughout their architecture

A new class of dendrons and dendrimers containing azobenzene units (bearing up to 29 azobenzene groups for four generations) were designed and synthesized with the convergent method, which uses azobenzene derivatives as monomers and benzyl ester groups as linkages leading to photoresponsive dendrons and dendrimers with azobenzene units throughout their architecture. Photochemical isomerization experiments revealed that all of the dendrons and dendrimers undergo trans-cis isomerization by irradiation and cis-trans isomerization by either irradiation or heating.     

Novel ent‐Abietane Diterpenoids from Isodon eriocalyx var. laxiflora

Two novel ent‐abietane diterpenoids, 3α,20‐epoxy‐6β‐hydroxy‐1,7‐dioxo‐ent‐abiet‐15(17)‐en‐16‐oic acid ( 1 ) and ent‐abieta‐7,15(17)‐diene‐3β,16,18‐triol ( 2 ) were isolated from Isodon eriocalyx var. laxiflora. Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic analysis and confirmed by X‐ray crystallography. Compound 1 is an unprecedented example that establishes that a naturally occurring ent‐abietane diterpenoid can have an oxygenation pattern almost identical to those of 3α,20‐epoxy‐ent‐kaurane diterpenoids.     

Carbon nanotubes decorated by graphitic shells encapsulated Cu nanoparticles

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) decorated by graphitic shells encapsulated Cu nanoparticles were fabricated by low-energy hydrocarbon ion deposition with using Cu as hold substrate at 900°C. Scanning electron microscopy shows that the surface of CNTs becomes very coarse by hydrocarbon ion treatment. The investigation of transmission electron microscope shows that the full surfaces of CNTs are coated by dense graphitic shells encapsulated Cu nanoparticles. The graphitic shells consist of 7–10 layers and the size of Cu core is 1–2 nm.     

Effects of Fe-doping of ceria-based materials on their microstructural and dynamic oxygen storage and release properties

The structural/textual characteristics and dynamic oxygen storage capacity (DOSC) of Fe_0.1Ce_0.9O_x and Fe_0.1Ce_0.6Zr_0.3O_x samples prepared by sol–gel method are investigated by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Raman, Hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction (H₂-TPR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and mass spectrometry with CO/O₂ transient pulses. The dynamic oxygen storage capacity and rate are largely promoted by Fe doping, and their thermal stability is enhanced by Fe and Zr co-doping. The DOSC (at 673 K) are ordered as: Fresh: Fe_0.1Ce_0.6Zr_0.3O_x (566.6 μmol/g) > Fe_0.1Ce_0.9O_x (551.8 μmol/g) > Ce_0.67Zr_0.33O₂ (287.5 μmol/g) > CeO₂ (140.3 μmol/g); Annealed_1,173K: Fe_0.1Ce_0.6Zr_0.3O_x (101.6 μmol/g) > Ce_0.67Zr_0.33O₂ (45.3 μmol/g) > Fe_0.1Ce_0.9O_x (44.9 μmol/g) > CeO₂ (43.3 μmol/g). The H₂-TPR results showed that Fe-incorporation improve the total oxygen storage capacity (TOSC) of mixed oxide and low temperature activity. The TOSC are ordered as: Fe_0.1Ce_0.9O_x (1.53 mmol/g) > Fe_0.1Ce_0.6Zr_0.3O_x (1.42 mmol/g) > Ce_0.67Zr_0.33O₂ (1.16 mmol/g) > CeO₂ (0.88 mmol/g). XRD and Raman results indicate that Fe_0.1Ce_0.9O_x and Fe_0.1Ce_0.6Zr_0.3O_x are characterized with the fluorite-type cubic structure similar to CeO₂. TPR and XPS analyses reveal that the introduction of Fe into ceria and ceria-zirconia mixed oxides strongly modified the structural and textural properties, which influenced the kinetics of bulk oxygen diffusion.