基于氮杂Mn咔咯二维纳米材料的单原子Mn中心催化氧化烷烃制醇

咔咯是由四个吡咯共轭相连而形成的具有芳香性的新型卟啉类大环化合物,但咔咯分子中存在一个直接连结两个吡咯环的C?C键,与卟啉相比,仅仅是少了一个“meso”位置的C原子.因此,在结构上,咔咯含有三个“吡咯型”氮原子和一个“吡啶型”氮原子,当咔咯失去三个内氢原子后变成了三价阴离子,易与金属形成高价态的稳定配合物.氮杂咔咯是一种咔咯的meso位上的C被取代为N的咔咯衍生物.与正常的咔咯相比,它更易于与过渡金属形成稳定配合物.正是由于这些独特的结构特点,使其在金属催化、染料敏化太阳能电池、光敏剂、金属传感器、甚至在医学上都有很好的应用前景.金属有机大环均相催化剂的非均相化,是改进反应产物分离和实现催化剂循环使用的最简单有效方法之一.环境友好的Mn氮杂咔咯催化剂,在温和条件下可以利用氧气直接将有机底物氧化.本文选用Mn氮杂咔咯催化剂作为基本构建单元,通过理论计算,构建了一种新型的具有高催化活性的含Mn氮杂咔咯环结构单元的二维纳米催化材料.我们分别使用高斯软件(Gaussian 09)和维也纳从头算模拟软件包(VASP)对孤立分子和周期性体系进行结构优化以及性质的计算.在这种二维材料中,每一个Mn原子作为相对独立的金属单原子中心(SAC),保留了单环中Mn金属中心的高催化活性.在温和的光照条件下,Mn金属中心可以直接活化氧气生成类自由基[Mn]-O-O中心,随后[Mn]-O-O中心可以有效地通过夺取有机底物中的H和紧接着新生自由基的偶合反应,选择性氧化C?H键为C?OH键.另外,通过沿[Mn]-O-O反应轴施加不同强度的外电场,可对此二维纳米材料的催化反应活性进行精细调控.本文为实验上制备基于Mn氮杂咔咯的非均相催化剂以及单原子Mn基催化剂提供了理论依据.     

金属-有机框架衍生的多功能光催化剂

在光催化过程中,光催化剂被太阳能激发产生光生电子和空穴,来实现环境净化或能量转换,是应对全球变暖和能源短缺的有效途径之一.然而,光催化技术面临的主要瓶颈问题是光生载流子的低分离效率和高反应能垒.而催化剂本身的特性对这一点起到了决定性的作用.因此,催化剂的合理设计和改性是提高光催化效率的关键.金属有机框架(MOFs)是一类由金属节点和有机配体组成的新型结晶多孔材料.基于结构多样性、超高比表面积、形状和尺寸可调的纳米孔或纳米通道等优异的特性,MOFs基材料在光催化领域引起了广泛关注.然而,MOFs的主要问题之一是低导电性和稳定性,这限制了其更广泛应用.正是由于MOFs的不稳定性,其可以作为牺牲模板制备纳米材料.由MOFs衍生的纳米材料继承了MOFs的优异特性,同时避免了MOFs较差的导电性和稳定性的问题.并且可以通过选择特定的金属节点和有机配体对MOFs衍生的纳米材料进行调控,从而实现光催化剂的多功能性.因此,MOFs衍生物在光催化领域展现出更广阔的应用前景.而且MOFs衍生物不仅可以作为半导体光催化剂,还可以作为光催化析氢、CO₂还原、污染物降解等反应的助催化剂.本文重点介绍MOFs衍生物在光催化领域的多功能应用.从MOFs衍生物的制备、修饰和应用等方面对近年来的研究进行了分析和总结.最后,对MOFs衍生物应用于光催化领域的挑战进行了分析,并对未来发展和机遇进行了展望,以期为该领域的进一步研究提供更多参考,并带来新的启示.     

基于CoFe(Ⅲ)PBA/GO过氧化物模拟酶化学发光法检测H2O2和抗坏血酸

制备了一种具有过氧化物酶活性的类普鲁士蓝/氧化石墨烯复合纳米材料(CoFe(Ⅲ)PBA/GO)。将具有过氧化物酶活性的CoFe(Ⅲ)PBA/GO和化学发光法相结合,构建了一种用于检测H₂O₂和抗坏血酸(AA)的化学发光分析法。CoFe(Ⅲ)PBA/GO催化H₂O₂产生的O₂·^-,·OH,1O₂自由基氧化Luminol会产生很强的化学发光信号,通过检测化学发光强度可以实现对H₂O₂的检测。该方法检测H₂O₂的线性范围为0~0.8μmol/L,检测限为11 nmol/L。利用AA作为活性氧消除剂可以抑制化学发光反应的特点,实现了AA的检测。该方法测定AA的线性范围为0.02~0.8μmol/L,检测限为20 nmol/L。方法已应用于H₂O₂消毒水中H₂O₂和维生素C片中抗坏血酸的检测。     

Synthesis,Spectral Studies and Bio‐activity of Some Ligand Bridged Polymeric Transition Metal Complexes of Acetone p‐Amino Acetophenone Isonicotinoyl Hydrazone

Ligand bridged polymeric complexes of the type [M(apainh)(H₂O)X] where, M=Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II); X=Cl₂ or SO₄; apainh=acetone p‐amino acetophenone isonicotinoyl hydrazone have been synthesized and characterized. The complexes are stable solids, insoluble in common organic solvents and are non‐electrolytes. Magnetic moments and electronic spectral studies suggest a spin‐free octahedral geometry for all Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), and Cu(II) complexes. IR spectra show tridentate nature of the ligand bonding through two >C?N and a >C?O groups. X‐ray powder diffraction parameters for some of the complexes correspond to orthorhombic and tetragonal crystal lattices. Thermal studies (TGA and DTA) of [Mn(apainh)(H₂O)SO₄] complex show multi‐step decomposition pattern of both an endothermic and exothermic nature. ESR data of Cu(II) chloride complex in solid state show an axial spectra, whereas, Cu(II) sulfate complex is isotropic in nature. The complexes show a significant antifungal activity against a number of pathogenic fungal species and antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas sp. and Clostridium sp. The metal complexes are more active than the ligand.     

Nanotubes from misfit layered compounds

Abstract

First, the mechanisms leading to the formation of nanotubes from layered (2-D) materials are briefly discussed. Two main mechanisms are evoked: (1) The asymmetry of the layer along the c-axis, which leads to spontaneous folding, as revealed first by Pauling in 1930; (2) The seaming of the layer due to the abundance of dangling bonds in the rim atoms of the 2-D nanoclusters. This mechanism was discussed first in connection with carbon fullerenes and carbon nanotubes, some 30 years ago and was further extended to inorganic 2-D materials in 1992. In the second part of this work, the formation mechanism of nanotubes from misfit layered compounds (MLC) is deliberated. Here, the two forces are shown to work in synergy leading to facile formation of nanotubes from ternary misfit compounds. This synergy is demonstrated through the versatile chemistry, which has been employed to synthesize MLC nanotubes. Furthering in complexity, few recent examples of nanotubes from quaternary chalcogenide-based MLC are briefly discussed.     

Bio‐based comb‐like copolymers derived from alkyl 10‐undecenoates and maleic anhydride

In this article, 10‐undecenoic acid, based on castor oil, was used a raw material for the synthesis of alternating copolymers. ω‐Unsaturated fatty esters as alkyl 10‐undecenoates were prepared by the esterification reaction of 10‐undecenoic acid with alkyl alcohol. A series of comb‐like copolymers were synthesized by free radical polymerization from maleic anhydride and alkyl 10‐undecenoates copolymers with different length of alkyl side chains in a toluene solution. These copolymers were investigated by ¹H and ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography, thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The copolymers were obtained in a low molecular weight in a range 3370–12,240 g mol⁻¹ and their structural characterization indicated the formation of alternating copolymers. DSC characterization revealed that these comb‐like copolymers showed amorphous to semicrystalline behavior by increasing the length of side chains. The bio‐based comb‐like copolymers allow for the development of new polymeric materials for several applications. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 , 56, 1039–1045     

Adsorption‐Induced Restructuring and Early Stages of Carbon‐Nanotube Growth on Ni Nanoparticles

Carbon adsorption on various Ni surfaces is investigated as a function of coverage via a combination of first‐principles simulations and field emission microscope experiments. It is found that carbon can be efficiently stored as subsurface carbides, but with different energetics on differently oriented surfaces depending on their compactness and density of adsorption sites. In the resulting morphological reshaping, {113} facets are predicted to grow at the expense of {111} and {100} facets, in excellent agreement with experimental observations. Moreover, at high coverage on the {113} surface the carbon adsorption energy passes through a maximum after which a structural crossover is realized such that carbon atoms tend to ascend to the surface to form one‐dimensional chains (which are the precursors of graphitic nanostructures). This rationalizes the experimental observation of an incubation time between carbon storage and the beginning of catalytic growth, and provides insight into the early stages (nucleation mechanism) of carbon nanotubes on Ni nanoparticles.     

Tuning the Photo-electrochemical Performance of RuII-Sensitized Two-Dimensional MoS2

Covalently tethering photosensitizers to catalytically active 1T-MoS₂ surfaces holds great promise for the solar-driven hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Herein, we report the preparation of two new Ru^II-complex-functionalized MoS₂ hybrids [Ru^II(bpy)₂(phen)]-MoS₂ and [Ru^II(bpy)₂(py)Cl]-MoS₂. The influence of covalent functionalization of chemically exfoliated 1T-MoS₂ with coordinating ligands and Ru^II complexes on the HER activity and photo-electrochemical performance of this dye-sensitized system was studied systematically. We find that the photo-electrochemical performance of this Ru^II-complex-sensitized MoS₂ system is highly dependent on the surface extent of photosensitizers and the catalytic activity of functionalized MoS₂. The latter was strongly affected by the number and the kind of functional groups. Our results underline the tunability of the photovoltage generation in this dye-sensitized MoS₂ system by manipulation of the surface functionalities, which provides a practical guidance for smart design of future dye-sensitized MoS₂ hydrogen production devices towards improved the photofuel conversion efficiency.     

Polyoxometalate-Based Nanomaterials Toward Efficient Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

As an emerging class of inorganic metal oxides, organically functionalized polyoxometalates (POMs) or POM-based nanohybrids have been demonstrated promising potential for the inhibition of various cancer types by the virtue of their diversity in structures and significantly reduced toxicity. This contribution summarizes the latest achievement of POM-based nanomaterials in cancer diagnosis and various therapeutics to put forward our fundamental viewpoints on the design principles of modified POMs based on their application. In addition, major challenges and perspectives in this field are also discussed. We expect that this review will provide a valuable and systematic reference for the further development of POM-based nanomaterials.