Oxidant Effect of H2O2 for the Syntheses of Quinoline Derivatives via One-Pot Reaction of Aniline and Aldehyde

A convenient one-pot method for the synthesis of substituted quinolines via the reaction of aniline and aldehyde in the presence of a Lewis acid (AlCl₃) and an oxidant (H₂O₂) has been developed. Hydrogen peroxide was found to promote the reaction by its function as a hydrogen hunter, hindering the formation of by-product N-alkylaniline. The effect of the oxidant on the yield and selectivity was studied. When the molar ratio of aniline, n-butyraldehyde, and H₂O₂ was 1:3:0.5 at 25 °C, the yield of 3-ethyl-2-propylquinoline was improved from 64% (reaction without H₂O₂) to 84% (with H₂O₂), and the quinoline selectivity was improved to almost 100%. Moreover, the reaction time was obviously reduced. The substituent effect was also investigated in this work.     

Extraction Separation of BSA in Aqueous Two-Phase Systems of Anionic and Cationic Surfactant Mixtures

Aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS) are formed in mixtures of sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS), cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), and sodium bromide (NaBr). Two different kinds of ATPS appear when CTAB and SDS surfactants are in excess, respectively. Such ATPS may provide a new, useful partitioning system for separation of bovine serum albumin (BSA). The partitioning of BSA was studied in these systems. The results show that the partitioning is affected by the electrical property, the hydrophobicity and the structure of liquid crystal (LC), which exists in the top phase of the ATPS. BSA is extracted into the top phase with higher distribution coefficient when LC and BSA are oppositely charged. The hydrophobicity of LC, which can be improved by increasing the length of alkyl group, enhances the distribution coefficient. The hydrophobicity of lamellar LC and hexagonal LC is stronger than that of cubic LC, which causes extractive capability of the former is higher than the latter.     

Study of Cl−(H2O)n (n = 1–4) using basin‐hopping method coupled with density functional theory

Cl^?(H₂O)_n (n = 1–4) clusters were investigated using a basin‐hopping (BH) algorithm coupled with density functional theory (DFT). Structures, energetics, thermodynamics, vertical detachment energies, and vibrational frequencies were obtained from high‐level ab initio calculations. Through comparisons with previous theoretical and experimental data, it was demonstrated that the combination of the BH method and DFT could accurately predict the global and local minima of Cl^?(H₂O)_n (n = 1–4). Additionally, to optimize larger Cl^?(H₂O)_n (n > 4) clusters, several popular density functionals as well as DF‐LMP2 (Schütz et al., J. Chem. Phys. 2004, 121, 737) (second‐order Møller‐Plesset perturbation theory using local and density fitting approximations) were tested with appropriate basis sets through comparisons with MP2 optimized results. DF‐LMP2 will be used in future studies because its overall performance in describing the relative binding energies and the geometrical parameters of Cl^?(H₂O)_n (n = 1–4) was outstanding in this study. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

高比能锂硫电池正极材料

锂硫电池被认为是最有发展潜力的新型多电子反应的二次电池体系之一.单质硫与锂反应的理论比容量为1675 mA h g?1,质量比能量达2600 W h kg?1,远远高于现行的传统锂离子二次电池材料.同时硫又具有来源丰富、环境友好等优点.然而,仍然有许多问题制约了锂硫电池的发展与广泛应用.本文综述了近年来锂硫电池正极材料的研究进展.     

Broadband spin‐controlled focusing via logarithmic‐spiral nanoslits of varying width

This work presents analytical, numerical and experimental demonstrations of light diffracted through a logarithmic spiral (LS) nanoslit, which forms a type of switchable and focus‐tunable structure. Owing to a strong dependence on the incident photon spin, the proposed LS‐nanoslit converges incoming light of opposite handedness (to that of the LS‐nanoslit) into a confined subwavelength spot, while it shapes light with similar chirality into a donut‐like intensity profile. Benefitting from the varying width of the LS‐nanoslit, different incident wavelengths interfere constructively at different positions, i.e., the focal length shifts from 7.5 μm (at λ = 632.8 nm) to 10 μm (at λ = 488 nm), which opens up new opportunities for tuning and spatially separating broadband light at the micrometer scale.

     

CoMn@NC催化5-羟甲基糠醛常压氧化为2, 5-呋喃二甲酸二甲酯

2, 5-呋喃二甲酸二甲酯(DMFDCA)这一生物质衍生的增值化学品是石油基聚合物单体对苯二甲酸(TPA)的理想替代品。本研究采用一步共热解法合成了两种廉价金属修饰的氮掺杂多孔碳催化剂CoMn@NC,并将其用于5-羟甲基糠醛(HMF)在温和条件下的需氧氧化。由Co₃Mn₂@NC-800催化HMF在50 ℃和常压氧气的条件下反应12 h后,得到产率为85%的DMFDCA。多孔催化剂的高比表面积提高了传质效率。Co纳米粒子(NPs)和呈原子级分散的Mn与掺杂在碳中的氮配位形成M―N_x。富含吡啶氮的碳基体中的缺电子金属位点有利于HMF和氧的活化。氧形成的超氧自由基阴离子的存在确保了半缩醛中间体和5-(羟基甲基)-2-糠酸甲酯(HMMF)的羟甲基的脱氢氧化,从而高选择性得到DMFDCA。该催化剂性能稳定,可适用于各种取代芳醇。该催化体系具有用于生产聚合物单体羧基酯的应用潜力。     

可待因及福尔可定的密度泛函理论计算模拟和表面增强拉曼光谱测定北大核心CSCD

运用密度泛函理论(DFT)对可待因及福尔可定进行几何构型优化,从而对标准品粉末的拉曼光谱的振动模式进行指认和归属,并与低浓度水平标准溶液的表面增强拉曼谱图进行比较。进一步优化了表面增强拉曼光谱检测条件,并摸索可待因及福尔可定的测定下限及定量分析的可行性。结果表明,可待因及福尔可定大部分特征峰拉曼位移的理论计算值、拉曼光谱测定值、表面增强拉曼光谱测定值是一致的,但会有一定程度的蓝移和红移;可待因、福尔可定的测定下限均为10 mg·L^(-1)。可待因在631.29 cm^(-1)和1 595.26 cm^(-1)处、福尔可定在628.58 cm^(-1)和1 251.41 cm^(-1)处的特征峰强度比值,与其对应的质量浓度(40~100 mg·L^(-1))呈线性关系。对空白基质进行加标回收试验,可待因和福尔可定的回收率分别为99.0%~105%和102%~104%,测定值的相对标准偏差(n=5)分别为5.3%,5.9%。上述方法可为这两种管制药品提供拉曼光谱检测的理论依据和快检支持。     

Enhanced photovoltaic properties of polymer-fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells by thermal annealing

The effect of a thermal annealing treatment on the performance of bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cells based on poly[2-methoxy-5-(2′-ethyl-hexyloxy)-p-phenylene vinylene] (MEH-PPV) and fullerene (C₆₀) composites is investigated. Upon thermal annealing at 120 ^°C, short-circuit current and power conversion efficiency (η) are more than tripled, while a sharp rise by eight times in and η is found for the device annealed at 200 ^°C. It is concluded that the improved phase separation between MEH-PPV and C₆₀ leads to the enhancement of and η at 120 ^°C, while thermodynamic molecule arrangement at the higher temperature of ∼200 ^°C induces a significant increase in all photovoltaic parameters of composite devices except the open-circuit voltage .     

Design,syntheses and antitumor activities evaluation of 1,5-diaryl substituted pyrazole secnidazole ester derivatives

According to the drug hybridization principle, a series of novel 1,5-diaryl substituted pyrazole secnidazole ester derivatives ( 6aa – 6gc ) have been synthesized by the combinations of various 1,5-diarylpyrazole-3-carboxylic acids with secnidazole. The in vitro antitumor/cytotoxicities activities against tumor and normal cell lines, including NCI-H460 (lung tumor cell), MCG-803 (gastric tumor cell), Skov-3 (ovarian tumor cell), BEL-7404 (liver tumor cell) and HL-7702 (normal liver cell), have been evaluated using MTT assay. All compounds showed promising inhibitory activities against four tumor cell lines. The IC₅₀ of 6bc against the BEL-7404 cell was 2.03 μM, and those of 6fc against the NCI-H460, MCG-803 and Skov-3 were 1.34, 0.14, and 0.87 μM, respectively. All these values were much lower than those of the cisplatin. Furthermore, 6fc and 6bc were also verified to be considerably safe for normal human liver cell, since the lower IC₅₀ values than cisplatin. Based on these results, the cell cycle analysis, apoptosis ratio detection and mitochondrial membrane potential assay of 6fc and 6bc were further performed aiming to investigate their inhibition mechanism of BEL-7404 cells. It is revealed that they have effectively inhibited the cell growth by arresting the BEL-7404 cells at S phase and induced apoptosis through the mitochondria-mediated pathway.     

多孔有机盐单晶的合成及各向异性质子导电性能

以cis,cis-1,3,5-三氨基环己烷·3HBr和均苯四甲酸在室温下通过离子键构筑了具有规整形貌和大尺寸的晶态多孔有机盐CPOS-10, 其具有较好的热稳定性和永久多孔性. 得益于规整形貌及大尺寸单晶, 首次实现了对多孔有机盐单晶各向异性质子导电性能的研究, 并结合晶体结构探索了各向异性质子导电的机理. 结果表明, 水分子浓度对CPOS-10质子电导率的大小具有重要作用, 骨架内水分子浓度高的晶面更易于与极性基团构成氢键网络, 促进质子传导, 利用此网络的质子传导具有更高的质子电导率. 因此, 骨架内水分子的不均匀分布是导致单晶各向异性质子导电的主要原因. 对CPOS-10单晶各向异性质子导电性能的探索可为研究多孔有机盐的质子导电机理提供重要的依据.