Zinc-catalyzed Williamson ether synthesis in the absence of base

Zinc powder was found to be a highly efficient catalyst for the synthesis of aromatic ethers using microwave heating in the presence of N,N-dimethylformamide as well as under stirring in an oil-bath using tetrahydrofuran as solvent without any inorganic base. This method can be used for selective mono-, di- or tri-O-alkylations.     

呋喃西林水溶液在光和热作用下的稳定性

The influence of both light and heat on the stability of nitrofurazone aqueous solution was studied. Results show that in either heating experiments or the exposure to light at high temperatures, the degradation rate obeyed zero-order kinetics. The total rate constant ktotal caused by both light and heat can be divided into two parts: ktotal =kdark klight, where kdark and klight are the degradation rate constants caused by heat and light, respectively. The klight can be expressed as klight=Alight*exp(-Ea,light/RT)*E, where E is the illuminance of light, and Alight and Ea,light both are experimental constants. The values of these kinetic parameters were determined based on the experiments in the dark and upon exposure to three different light sources. Results show that the values of Alight and Ea, light varied with the light source. To save time, labor, and drugs, exponential heating experiments were employed and compared with the isothermal experiments. Results indicated that kinetic parameters obtained by exponential heating experiments are comparable to those obtained by isothermal experiments either in the dark or upon exposure to light.     

液相微波介电加热法制备纳米粒子的研究进展

随着纳米科技的飞速发展,合成纳米材料的新方法层出不穷。在这些新方法当中,液相微波介电加热法近年来得到了飞速的发展,引起了科学界越来越多的关注。本文介绍了近年来液相微波介电加热法制备纳米粒子的一些研究进展,主要是该方法在制备金属、过渡金属氧化物和金属硫族化合物纳米粒子中的应用,并且对该领域未来的发展作了一些展望。     

Highly efficient approach for characterizing nanometer-sized gold particles by capillary electrophoresis

This paper demonstrates that capillary electrophoresis (CE) can be employed for characterizing the sizes of nanometer-scale gold particles. We characterized the gold nanoparticles by effecting CE separation using a buffer of SDS (70 mM) and 3-cyclohexylamino-1-propanesulfonic acid (CAPS; 10 mM) at pH 11.0 and an applied voltage of 18 kV and obtained a linear relationship (R² > 0.99) between electrophoretic mobilities and size for nanoparticles whose diameters fall in the regime from 5.0 ± 0.5 to 41.2 ± 3.3 nm; the relative standard deviations of these electrophoretic mobilities are <0.8%. We evaluated the feasibility of employing these separation conditions for the size characterization by of gold nanoparticle samples that were synthesized by a rapid microwave heating method. We confirmed that this CE method is a valid one for size characterization by comparing the results obtained by CE with those provided by scanning electron microscopy (SEM); a good correlation exists between these two techniques. Our results demonstrate that CE can be employed to accelerate the analysis of the sizes of nanomaterials.     

Closed tube sample introduction for gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry analysis of water contaminated with a chemical warfare agent surrogate compound

Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) is a proven technology for detection of vapor phase chemical warfare agents. The technology is suitable for field portable instrumentation due to its small size, high sensitivity, speed of analysis, and low power consumption. However, it suffers from a limited dynamic range and potential difficulties in identifying compounds in complex matrices. The use of gas chromatography (GC) coupled to IMS can overcome the difficulty of chemical identification in mixtures by separating the sample into individual components before detection. Using this approach, IMS technology has previously been adapted to detect biological aerosols using an open tube pyrolyzer and a short GC column (Py-GC-IMS). The open sample introduction tube of a Py-GC-IMS instrument would be a convenient configuration to accept aerosol particulates, and while viewed as needed for aerosol trapping, is not optimal for liquid chemical analyses. To examine the usefulness of an existing Py-GC-IMS system for analysis of chemicals in water, an existing open-port sample interface was replaced with a septum-equipped closed tube injector to contain analyte vapors resulting from liquid injection. Tributylphosphate (TBP) was used as a surrogate chemical warfare agent, and aqueous injections into both closed and open tube assemblies were performed. Sample introduction into the closed tube inlet was also accomplished using solid phase microextraction (SPME) preconcentration. The limit of detection for TBP using an open tube, closed tube, and closed tube configuration with SPME sample introduction was 0.980, 0.196, and 0.0098 mg/L, respectively.     

微波增压溶样-石墨炉原子吸收光谱法同时测定植物性样品中微量铅镉

使用微波增压溶样法，将样品用HNO3—HClO4溶解后，用石墨炉原子吸收光谱法同时测定植物性样品中铅和镉。以磷酸二氢铵—硝酸镁作为基体改进剂，可使灰化温度大大提高，克服了基体的干扰。铅和镉的回收率分别为95．3％—104．8％和96．2％—105．5％，RSD分别为4．8％-7．2％和4．3％-7．6％。     

Influence of heating rate on kinetic quantities of solid phase thermal decomposition

Thermogravimetric analyses of thermal decomposition (pyrolysis, thermal dissociation and combustion) of 9 different samples were carried out in dynamic conditions at different heating rates. The kinetic parameters (E, A and k_m) of thermal decomposition were determined and interrelations between the parameters and heating rate q were analyzed. There were also relations between Arrhenius and Eyring equations analyzed for thermal decomposition of solid phase. It was concluded that Eyring theory is an element, which interconnects used thermokinetic equations containing Arrhenius law and suggests considering kinetic quantities in way relative to 3 kinetic constants (E, A and k_m). Analysis of quantities other than km (i.e. E, A, Δ⁺H, Δ⁺S) in relation to heating rate is an incomplete method and does not lead to unambiguous conclusions. It was ascertained that in ideal case, assuming constant values of kinetic parameters (E and A) towards heating rate and satisfying both Kissinger equations, reaction rate constant k_m should take on values intermediate between constants (k_m)₁ and (k_m)₂ determined from these equations. Whereas behavior of parameters E and A towards q were not subjected to any rule, then plotting relation k_m vs. q in the background of (k_m)₁ and (k_m)₂ made possible classification of differences between thermal decomposition processes taking place in oxidizing and oxygen-free atmosphere.     

Silver-catalysed hydroamination: synthesis of functionalised pyrroles

It has been shown that functionalised pyrroles can be efficiently prepared using a two-step sequence. This sequence involves the propargylation of secondary enaminones using n-BuLi and propargyl bromide, followed by intramolecular hydroamination catalysed by silver nitrate. The hydroamination can be carried out at room temperature (overnight) or in a domestic microwave oven (60 s).     

锂离子电池正极材料LiMn2O4的低热固相合成与性能表征

锂离子电池具有比能量高、环境污染小等优点,广泛应用于手提电话、便携式电脑、摄像机等设备中。其正极材料的研究是锂离子电池的研究重点。层状结构的LiCoO2、LiNiO2和尖晶石结构的LiMn2O4是仅有的三种能在3.5V以上电位可嵌入Li的正极材料[1~3]。目前市售的锂离子电池主要采用LiCoO2作正极材料,但由于Co资源缺乏和价格相对昂贵,而锰资源丰富,价格低廉且无毒,对环境友好,因此世界各国都在大力进行以LiMn2O4为正极材料的锂离子电池的实用化研究。LiMn2O4传统的制备方法是高温固相反应合成法[4~7],但由于Mn的变价多,与Li形成贫Li或…     

Conservation of [(C2H4NH3)3N]2·(ZrF7)2·H2O layers during the topotactic dehydration of [(C2H4NH3)3N]2·(ZrF7)2·9H2O

Tren amine cations [(C₂H₄NH₃)₃N]³⁺ and zirconate or tantalate anions adopt a ternary symmetry in two hydrates, [H₃tren]₂·(ZrF₇)₂·9H₂O and [H₃tren]₆·(ZrF₇)₂·(TaOF₆)₄·3H₂O, which crystallise in R32 space group with a_H = 8.871 (2) Å, c_H = 38.16 (1) Å and a_H = 8.758 (2) Å, c_H = 30.112 (9) Å, respectively. Similar [H₃tren]₂·(MX₇)₂·H₂O (M = Zr, Ta; X = F, O) sheets are found in both structures; they are separated by a water layer (O_w(2)-O_w(3)) in [H₃tren]₂·(ZrF₇)₂·9H₂O. Dehydration of [H₃tren]₂·(ZrF₇)₂·9H₂O starts at room temperature and ends at 90 °C to give [H₃tren]₂·(ZrF₇)₂·H₂O. [H₃tren]₂·(ZrF₇)₂·H₂O layers remain probably unchanged during this dehydration and the existence of one intermediate [H₃tren]₂·(ZrF₇)₂·3H₂O hydrate is assumed. O_w(1) molecules are tightly hydrogen bonded with -NH₃⁺ groups and decomposition of [H₃tren]₂·(ZrF₇)₂·H₂O occurs from 210 °C to 500 °C to give successively [H₃tren]₂·(ZrF₆)·(Zr₂F₁₂) (285 °C), an intermediate unknown phase (320 °C) and ZrF₄.