Comparative studies on the mechanism of uridine phosphorolysis

We have used quantum mechanical method to study the transition states(TSs) of uridine phosphorolysis reaction. Comparing the four different reaction pathways and the five transition states obtained, we conclude that enzymatic uridine phosphorolysis takes place mainly according to acid-catalyzed SN2 mechanism. The proposed reaction pathway is consistent with many experimental results.     

Ti_(1-x)(Hf_(0·919)Zr_(0·08))_xNiSn的制备及热电性能

采用固相反应法合成了单相的Ti_(1-x)(Hf_(0·919)Zr_(0·08))_xNiSn(x=0·00—0·15),并用放电等离子烧结方法制备出密实块体材料.研究了Hf和Zr同时在Ti位上的等电子合金化对Ti基半Heusler化合物热电性能的影响规律.结果表明:少量的Hf和微量的Zr在Ti位上的等电子合金化,显著地降低了体系的热导率κ,同时显著地提高了体系的Seebeck系数α.组成为Ti_(1-x)(Hf_(0·919)Zr_(0·08))_(0.15)NiSn的试样室温热导率为3·72W·m-1K-1,在700K时ZT值达到最大为0·56.与三元TiNiSn相比,在相同温度下ZT值的提高率为190%—310%.     

Ni(111)表面一氧化碳和氢共吸附的密度泛函理论研究

本文用密度泛函理论(DFT)的总能计算研究了一氧化碳和氢原子在Ni(111)表面上p(2×2)共吸附系统的原子结构和电子态，结果表明CO和H原子分别被吸附于两个对角p(1×1)元胞的hcp和fcc位置.以氢分子和CO分子作为能量参考点，总吸附能为2.81 eV，相应的共吸附表面功函数φ为6.28 eV.计算得到的C—O，C—Ni和H—Ni的键长分别是1.19?, 1.96?和 1.71?，并且CO分子以C原子处于hcp的谷位与金属衬底原子结合.衬底Ni(111)的最外两层的晶面间距在吸附后的相对变化分别是 关键词： Fisher-Tropsch反应 催化作用 Ni(111) p(2×2)/(CO+H) 共吸附     

直接置换法制备包覆型纳米铜-银双金属粉末

 以AgNO₃为主盐，采用直接置换法初步制备了包覆型纳米铜-银双金属粉末，分析了工艺条件对包覆效果的影响，并用透射电子显微镜、X射线能量色散谱仪和X射线衍射仪进行了表征。实验结果表明：纳米铜-银双金属粉末为包覆型结构，平均粒径约70 nm，分散性较好，表面银的原子分数达到74.28%。在洗涤过程中加入一定量的保护剂，有效解决了纳米铜粉的氧化问题。     

Microwave promoted energy-efficient N-formylation with aqueous formic acid

Microwave-induced organic reaction enhancement (‘MORE’) chemistry technique (open vessel; controlled microwave energy to stay below the boiling point of the reaction mixture) was used for the N-formylation of aliphatic and aromatic amines and amino heterocycles with aq formic acid (80%) on a multiple gram scale in a few minutes.     

Method of lines with boundary elements for 1‐D transient diffusion‐reaction problems

Time‐dependent differential equations can be solved using the concept of method of lines (MOL) together with the boundary element (BE) representation for the spatial linear part of the equation. The BE method alleviates the need for spatial discretization and casts the problem in an integral format. Hence errors associated with the numerical approximation of the spatial derivatives are totally eliminated. An element level local cubic approximation is used for the variable at each time step to facilitate the time marching and the nonlinear terms are represented in a semi‐implicit manner by a local linearization at each time step. The accuracy of the method has been illustrated on a number of test problems of engineering significance. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 2006     

General strategy for a short and efficient synthesis of 3-hydroxy-4-methylprolines (HMP)

The non-proteinogenic amino acid 3-hydroxy-4-methylproline (HMP) is an active constituent of some potent antimicrobials including echinocandins, nostopeptins, pneumocandins, sporiofungin and mulundocandins. A synthesis has been achieved in 10 steps with 29% overall yield; the Evans’ aldol reaction using Crimmins’ modified method was pivotal to the success of the strategy.     

Remote stereocontrol by the sulfinyl group: Mukaiyama aldol reactions of (S)-2-[2-(p-tolylsulfinyl)phenyl]acetaldehyde in the asymmetric synthesis of β-hydroxyacids and 1,3-diols

(S)-2-[2-(p-Tolylsulfinyl)phenyl]acetaldehyde reacts with different O-silylated ketenethioacetals in the presence of Yb(OTf)₃ yielding β-hydroxythioesters in high yields and diastereoselectivities. The obtained compounds were readily transformed into β-hydroxyacids and their corresponding diols. These Mukaiyama aldol reactions are a direct evidence of the ability of the sulfinyl group to control 1,5- and 1,6-asymmetric induction processes.     

Fast and efficient preparation of Baylis-Hillman-derived (E)-allylic azides and related compounds in aqueous medium

A practical access to alkyl- and aryl-substituted (E)-2-(azidomethyl)alkenoates and related azido compounds from the corresponding allylic bromides in aqueous acetone is described. An alternative method to obtain the starting bromides based on heterogeneous catalysis under mild conditions was also investigated.     

Cosmic dust and our origins

The small solid particles in the space between the stars provide the surfaces for the production of many simple and complex molecules. Processes involving the effects of ultraviolet irradiation of the thin (hundredth micron) mantles are shown to produce a wide range of molecules and ions also seen in comets. Some of the more complex ones inferred from laboratory experiments are expected to play an important role in the origin of life. An outline of the chemical evolution of interstellar dust as observed and as studied in the laboratory is presented. Observations of comets are shown to provide substantial evidence for their being fluffy aggregates of interstellar dust as it was in the protosolar nebula, i.e. the interstellar cloud which collapsed to form the solar system. The theory that comets may have brought the progenitors of life to the earth is summarized.