Fused vs. spiro: Kinetic,not thermodynamic preference may direct the reaction of α-carbonyl oxonium ylides

Rh(II)-catalyzed decomposition of certain cyclic α-diazocarbonyl compounds in the presence of cyclic ethers has been shown to give bicyclic ring expansion products. These are thought to arise from a [1,4]-alkyl shift toward the carbonyl oxygen atom and are in contrast with the recently observed spirocyclic products of a Stevens-type [1,2]-alkyl shift within the postulated oxonium ylide intermediate. Quantum chemical calculations performed at the B3LYP/6-31G* level of theory showed that the former reaction pathway (toward fused bicycles) is kinetically preferred.     

Cartan’s Second Main Theorem and Mason’s Theorem for Jackson Difference Operator

Let f : C → Pⁿ be a holomorphic curve of order zero. The authors establish a Jackson difference analogue of Cartan’s second main theorem for the Jackson q-Casorati determinant and introduce a truncated second main theorem of Jackson difference operator for holomorphic curves. In addition, a Jackson difference Mason’s theorem is proved by using a Jackson difference radical of a polynomial. Furthermore, they extend the Mason’s theorem for m + 1 polynomials. Some examples are constructed to show that their results are accurate.     

A Novel Carbon Nanotube-Supported NiP Amorphous Alloy Catalyst and Its Hydrogenation Activity

A carbon nanotube-supported NiP amorphous catalyst (NiP/CNT) was prepared by induced reduction. Benzene hydrogenation was used as a probe reaction for the study of catalytic activity. The effects of the support on the activity and thermal stability of the supported catalyst were discussed based on various characterizations, including XRD, TEM, ICP, XPS, H2-TPD, and DTA. In comparison with the NiP amorphous alloy, the benzene conversion on NiP/CNT catalyst was lower, but the specific activity of NiP/CNT was higher, which is attributed to the dispersion produced by the support, an electron-donating effect, and the hydrogen-storage ability of CNT. The NiP/CNT thermal stability was improved because of the dispersion and electronic effects and the good heat-conduction ability of the CNT support.     

Crosslinked polyaniline nanorods coupled with molybdenum disulfide on functionalized carbon cloth for excellent electrochemical performance

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - In this work, the binary nanocomposite of crosslinked polyaniline nanorods (CPANINRs) and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is first synthesized by in situ...     

Generalized strong vector quasi-equilibrium problem with domination structure

In this paper, a generalized strong vector quasi-equilibrium problem with set-valued mapping and domination structure is presented, and under the condition of cone-continuity, existence of solutions and the compactness of solution set are established. As applications, existence of solutions for strong vector F-implicit variational inequality problem and strong vector F-implicit complementarity problem is derived, and Khan’s main results are corrected.     

Generation of 1-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2-dihydroisoquinolines via a silver(I)-catalyzed reaction of 2-alkynylaryl aldimine with trimethyl(trifluoromethyl)silane

A silver(I)-catalyzed reaction of 2-alkynylaryl aldimine with trimethyl(trifluoromethyl)silane is reported. This reaction proceeds efficiently under extremely mild conditions to generate 1-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2-dihydroisoquinolines in good yields. A three-component reaction of 2-alkynylbenzaldehyde, amine, with trimethyl(trifluoromethyl)silane is presented as well.     

Zr-MOF空心纳米球固载离子液体对CO2环加成反应的催化性能

通过后合成修饰方法(PSM)构筑了空心纳米球(Void@UiO-66-Ⅰ)和实心块(UiO-66-Ⅰ) 2种形貌的季铵盐功能化UiO-66-NH₂(Zr), 得到兼具酸碱活性位点和氢键给体的新型功能化金属-有机框架材料. 通过一系列表征证明2种催化剂的成功合成, 并将它们用于催化转化CO₂和氧化苯乙烯的环加成反应. 由于Void@UiO-66-Ⅰ催化剂的季铵盐部分含有大量的羟基和卤素阴离子, 可以通过氢键和亲核攻击与环氧化合物连接, 诱导环氧化合物开环, 促使反应顺利进行, 且催化剂的中空结构有利于物质进出催化剂, 起到加快反应速率的作用, 使得该催化剂在CO₂与氧化苯乙烯环加成反应中表现出比实心块UiO-66-Ⅰ催化剂更好的催化性能. Void@UiO-66-Ⅰ催化剂在120 ℃, CO₂压力为1.2 MPa, 反应时间为6 h, 无溶剂和助催化剂的反应条件下, 碳酸苯乙烯酯的收率和选择性分别为85.5%和95%.     

Needle-like cobalt phosphide arrays grown on carbon fiber cloth as a binder-free electrode with enhanced lithium storage performance

Cobalt phosphide(CoP) is a promising anode candidate for lithium-ion batteries(LIBs) due to its high specific capacity and low working potential.However,the poor cycling stability and rate performance,caused by low electrical conductivity and huge volume variation,impede the further practical application of CoP anode materials.Herein,we report an integrated binder-free electrode featuring needle-like CoP arrays grown on carbon fiber cloth(CC) for efficient lithium storage.The as-prepared CoP/CC electrode integrates the advantages of 1 D needle-like CoP arrays for efficient electrolyte wettability and fast cha rge transpo rtation,and 3 D CC substrate for superior mechanical stability,flexibility and high conductivity.As a result,the CoP/CC electrode delivers an initial specific capacity of 1283 mAh/g and initial Coulombic effeciencies of 85.4%,which are much higher than that of conventional CoP electrode.Notably,the Co P/CC electrode shows outstanding cycling performance up to 400 cycles at 0.5 A/cm² and excellent rate performance with a discharge capacity of 549 mAh/g even at 5 A/cm².This work demonstrates the great potential of integrated CoP/CC hybrid as efficient bind-free and freestanding electrode for LIBs and future flexible electronic devices.