Instantaneous Free Radical Scavenging by CeO2 Nanoparticles Adjacent to the Fe−N4 Active Sites for Durable Fuel Cells

To achieve the Fe−N−C materials with both high activity and durability in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, the attack of free radicals on Fe−N₄ sites must be overcome. Herein, we report a strategy to effectively eliminate radicals at the source to mitigate the degradation by anchoring CeO₂ nanoparticles as radicals scavengers adjacent (Sca^ad-CeO2) to the Fe−N₄ sites. Radicals such as ⋅OH and HO₂⋅ that form at Fe−N₄ sites can be instantaneously eliminated by adjacent CeO₂, which shortens the survival time of radicals and the regional space of their damage. As a result, the CeO₂ scavengers in Fe−NC/Sca^ad-CeO2 achieved ∼80 % elimination of the radicals generated at the Fe−N₄ sites. A fuel cell prepared with the Fe−NC/Sca^ad-CeO2 showed a smaller peak power density decay after 30,000 cycles determined with US DOE PGM-relevant AST, increasing the decay of Fe−NC_Phen from 69 % to 28 % decay.     

Amidyl Radical Directed γ-C(sp3)−H Functionalization with Silyl Enol Ethers via Photoredox Catalysis

Herein we reported an efficient photoredox-catalyzed reaction for site-selective C(sp³)−H functionalization of carboxamides with silyl enol ethers as radical acceptors. The reaction proceeded through amidyl radical-directed 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer (1,5-HAT) and C(sp³)−C(sp³) bond formation via radical addition of silyl enol ethers. The process features mild conditions and high functional-group tolerance, allowing the preparation of a series of carboxamides with pendant carbonyl moieties.     

HO2非均相摄取系数的测量与参数化

HO₂自由基与环境大气气溶胶的非均相反应是HO₂自由基的重要汇之一,对大气氧化能力有重要影响,对大气颗粒物的物化性质等进一步产生影响。HO₂的非均相反应过程的定量描述对不同地区大气氧化性与臭氧生成能力等问题的探求具有重要意义。目前不同研究小组测量的摄取系数可相差3到5个数量级,深入探究不同条件下不同种类气溶胶对HO₂自由基的非均相摄取机制,对摄取机制进行参数化表达,并准确测量摄取系数是量化其环境影响的关键。本文深入介绍了HO₂非均相摄取的原理与参数化表达,总结了已有的研究结果与进展,对不同的影响因素进行总结分析,并对此领域未来的发展方向提出建议与展望。     

从《世阿弥传书》到《匠明》:能乐观演空间尺度体系的传承与演变

利用酰胺化反应在2,2,6,6-四甲基哌啶-1-氧自由基(TEMPO)分子的4位引入乙酰氨基和异烟酰氨基分别获得Acet-TEMPO和isoNTA-TEMPO分子.将Acet-TEMPO、 isoNTA-TEMPO和TEMPO分别与MIL-101(Fe)组成共催化体系,以苯甲醇选择性氧化为苯甲醛做模型反应,研究上述3种催化体系的催化性能.催化结果表明3种催化体系的催化活性顺序为:MIL-101(Fe)/isoNTA-TEMPO MIL-101(Fe)/Acet-TEMPOMIL-101(Fe)/TEMPO.通过对比实验和吸附实验表明isoNTA-TEMPO的吡啶官能团与MIL-101(Fe)的Fe簇配位作用是提高体系催化性能的关键因素.MIL-101(Fe)/isoNTA-TEMPO催化体系对各种芳香醇均表现出较好的催化性能,且催化剂能循环回收利用.     

Directed Design of a AuI Complex with a Reduced Mesoionic Carbene Radical Ligand: Insights from 1,2,3-Triazolylidene Selenium Adducts and Extensive Electrochemical Investigations

Carbene-based radicals are important for both fundamental and applied chemical research. Herein, extensive electrochemical investigations of nine different 1,2,3-triazolylidene selenium adducts are reported. It is found that the half-wave potentials of the first reduction of the selones correlate with their calculated LUMO levels and the LUMO levels of the corresponding triazolylidene-based mesoionic carbenes (MICs). Furthermore, unexpected quasi-reversibility of the reduction of two triazoline selones, exhibiting comparable reduction potentials, was discovered. Through UV/Vis/NIR and EPR spectroelectrochemical investigations supported by DFT calculations, the radical anion was unambiguously assigned to be triazoline centered. This electrochemical behavior was transferred to a triazolylidene-type MIC-gold phenyl complex resulting in a MIC-radical coordinated Au^I species. Apart from UV-Vis-NIR and EPR spectroelectrochemical investigations of the reduction, the reduced gold-coordinated MIC radical complex was also formed in situ in the bulk through chemical reduction. This is the first report of a monodentate triazolylidene-based MIC ligand that can be reduced to its anion radical in a metal complex. The results presented here provide design principles for stabilizing radicals based on MICs.     

Transition-Metal-Mediated Functionalization of White Phosphorus

Recently there has been great interest in the reactivity of transition-metal (TM) centers towards white phosphorus (P₄). This has ultimately been motivated by a desire to find TM-mediated alternatives to the current industrial routes used to transform P₄ into myriad useful P-containing products, which are typically indirect, wasteful, and highly hazardous. Such a TM-mediated process can be divided into two steps: activation of P₄ to generate a polyphosphorus complex TM-P_n, and subsequent functionalization of this complex to release the desired phosphorus-containing product. The former step has by now become well established, allowing the isolation of many different TM-P_n products. In contrast, productive functionalization of these complexes has proven extremely challenging and has been achieved only in a relative handful of cases. In this review we provide a comprehensive summary of successful TM-P_n functionalization reactions, where TM-P_n must be accessible by reaction of a TM precursor with P₄. We hope that this will provide a useful resource for continuing efforts that are working towards this highly challenging goal of modern synthetic chemistry.     

Dynamic Visualization of Free Radicals at Single Oxygen Bubbles using Chemiluminescence

The generation of free radicals is a key process in the formation and the collapse of the bubbles in water, however, the direct and dynamic observation of the radicals in this process at single bubbles has never been achieved. Here, the hydroxyl (OH^.) and oxygen (O₂^.−) radicals at single oxygen bubbles are continuously traced using chemiluminescence (CL), in which these radicals at the bubble react with the surrounding luminol in the solution emitting the light. Varied increase trends of luminescence are observed in the generation of a bubble, floating, short parking at the water/air interface and the final explosion, revealing the complexity in the distribution of radicals at the bubble unprecedentedly. Despite more radicals are observed at the bubble generated at a deep position under the water for the stabilization, almost the same amount of radicals are included in the bubbles that is independent on the water pressure during the production of the bubble. This rich information collected from the dynamic study of bubbles illustrates the complicated generation and distribution process of radicals at the bubbles, and will facilitate the understanding of the function about the bubbles.     

Thermodynamic properties,detonation characterisation and free radical of N-acetyl-3,3-dinitroazetidine

N-acetyl-3,3-dinitroazetidine (ADNAZ) is an important precursor for synthesizing new multinitroazetidine energetic compounds. Its thermal behaviour was studied under a non-isothermal condition by DSC and TG/DTG methods, the results show that there are one melting process and one endothermic decomposition process. The specific molar heat capacity (C_p,m) of ADNAZ was determined by a continuous C_p mode of micro-calorimeter and theoretical calculation, and the C_p,m of ADNAZ was 240.37 J · K⁻¹ · mol⁻¹ at T = 298.15 K. The detonation velocity (D) and detonation pressure (P) of ADNAZ were estimated using the nitrogen equivalent equation according to the experimental density, the value of D and P are (6685.83 ± 3.12) m · s⁻¹ and (18.36 ± 0.02) GPa, respectively. The free radical signals of ADNAZ were detected by electron spin resonance (ESR) technique, which is used to estimate its sensitivity.     

Crystalline Cyclic (Alkyl)(amino)carbene‐tetrafluoropyridyl Radical

A stable cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene (CAAC) 1 inserts into the para‐CF bond of pentafluoropyridine, and after fluoride abstraction, the iminium‐pyridyl adduct [ 3 ]⁺ was isolated. A cyclic voltammetry study shows a reversible three‐state redox system involving [ 3 ]⁺, [ 3 ] ^? , and [ 3 ] ^? . The CAAC‐pyridyl radical [ 3 ] ^? , obtained by reduction of [ 3 ]⁺ with magnesium, has been spectroscopically and crystallographically characterized. In contrast to the lack of π communication between the CAAC and the pyridine units in cation [ 3 ]⁺, the unpaired electron of [ 3 ] ^? is delocalized over an extended π system involving both heterocycles.     

Strong Direct Magnetic Coupling in a Dinuclear CoII Tetrazine Radical Single‐Molecule Magnet

The ligand‐centered radical complex [(CoTPMA)₂‐μ‐bmtz^.?](O₃SCF₃)₃ ? CH₃CN (bmtz=3,6‐bis(2′‐pyrimidyl)‐1,2,4,5‐tetrazine, TPMA=tris‐(2‐pyridylmethyl)amine) has been synthesized from the neutral bmtz precursor. Single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction studies have confirmed the presence of the ligand‐centered radical. The Co^II complex exhibits slow paramagnetic relaxation in an applied DC field with a barrier to spin reversal of 39 K. This behavior is a result of strong antiferromagnetic metal–radical coupling combined with positive axial and strong rhombic anisotropic contributions from the Co^II ions.