Carbon nanotube arrays supported manganese oxide and its application in electrochemical capacitors

Manganese oxide (MnO_x) has been coated on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and fabricated as the electrodes for electrochemical capacitors (ECs) by cathodic electrodeposition. In the process, randomly oriented CNT arrays are grown directly onto the Ti/Si substrates by chemical vapor deposition method. Potentiostatic method has been utilized for cathodic electrodeposition of MnO_x onto the surface of CNTs while immersed in KMnO₄ solution. The highly porosity and fibrous microstructure of the as-prepared MnO_x/CNT electrode is beneficial for the electrolyte access to the active material, whereas CNTs provide improved electronic conductivity. Electrochemical investigations show that the increase in the loading mass of MnO_x results in a significant reduction in the specific capacitances (SCs) of the MnO_x/CNT electrodes. The MnO_x/CNT electrode with MnO_x loading mass of 50 μg shows a high SC of 400 F g⁻¹ with good long cycle stability at a current density of 10 A g⁻¹, suggesting its potential application in ECs.     

Trifluoromethyl Derivatives of Elusive Fullerene C98

Data concerning the isomeric composition of C₉₈ and the chemistry of C₉₈ derivatives are scarce due to very low abundance of C₉₈ in the fullerene soot. Trifluoromethylation of C₉₈-containing mixtures followed by HPLC separation of CF₃ derivatives and single crystal X-ray diffraction study resulted in structural characterization of four compounds C₉₈(248)(CF₃)_18/20, C₉₈(116)(CF₃)₁₈, and C₉₈(120)(CF₃)₂₀. To date, these compounds represent the largest fullerenes isolated as CF₃ derivatives with experimentally determined molecular structures. The addition patterns of C₉₈(CF₃)_18/20 are discussed in detail revealing the stabilizing factors, such as isolated double C=C bonds and benzenoid rings on C₉₈ fullerene cages. A detailed comparison with the addition patterns of the known C₉₈Cl_n allowed us to contribute to the better understanding the chemistry of elusive C₉₈ fullerene.     

Visible-light-mediated selective thiocyanation/ipso-cyclization/oxidation cascade for the synthesis of thiocyanato-containing azaspirotrienediones

A visible-light-mediated metal-free thiocyanate radical addition/ipso-cyclization/oxidation cascade reaction for the synthesis of thiocyanato-containing azaspirotrienediones from N-phenylpropynamides is described. Cheap and readily available ammonium thiocyanate was used as a precursor to the thiocyanate free radical, which undergoes a radical addition reaction with the alkyne, followed by selective ipso-cyclization and oxidation to afford the dearomatized products. No product of ortho-cyclization was detected. The reaction completes the synthesis of C–S, C–C, and CO bonds in one pot, with abundant and renewable air oxygen as the sole sacrificial reagent and oxygen source.     

Regioselective protection of xylose for efficient synthesis of arabino-α-1,3-xylosides

We reported here an efficient regioselective protection strategy for xylose with two-step successive protections on 4- and 2-OH. This method enables the expeditious preparation of various xylose building blocks (3a–c, 5, 6). The rapid selective 2,4-protection especially facilitates the synthesis of 3-substituted xyloside structures. By this approach, typical arabino-α-1,3-xyloside disaccharide and trisaccharide, as fragment structure units from arabinoxylans, have been successfully synthesized.     

LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2正极材料的FePO4包覆改性

使用液相包覆工艺对LiNi_(0.8)Co_(0.15)Al_(0.05)O_2(NCA)材料进行FePO_4包覆改性,利用FePO_4优异的结构稳定性与热稳定性,对NCA的长期可靠性与安全性能进行改良。重点研究FePO_4包覆对NCA材料的改性效果,以及不同包覆量造成的NCA材料电化学性能差异。表面包覆的FePO_4保护层,能够防止NCA材料与电解液直接接触发生副反应,抑制长期循环过程中过渡金属离子的溶出,保持结构的长期稳定性。当包覆量为1.0%(w/w)时,NCA材料表现出最优的综合性能,充放电循环800次后,容量保持率依然高达95%,25℃下存储100 d后,容量保持率也高于95%,达到了兼顾能量密度、使用寿命及安全性能的理想效果。