CaF2-Al2O3-MgO电渣微结构的原位拉曼光谱及27Al魔角旋转核磁共振研究

运用原位拉曼光谱和 ²⁷Al魔角旋转核磁共振研究了CaF₂-Al₂O₃-MgO电渣重熔渣晶体、 玻璃和熔体的微结构及铝配位数的变化. 利用X射线粉末衍射分析获得该晶体样品中存在的物相, 分别基于密度泛函理论及量子化学从头算分析了S-6530晶体和熔体中相关物相的拉曼振动波数及散射活性, 并对其主要振动模式进行了归属. 结果表明, S-6530晶体中铝主要以六配位形式存在, 并有少量的四、 五配位. 在升温过程中, 其中MgAl₂O₄物相的Al-O多面体由[AlO₆]转变成[AlO₄]与[AlO₅]共存. Al在熔体和玻璃结构中主要以[AlO₄]四面体的形式存在, 其占比高达71.1%, 相较于其晶态, [AlO₅]的占比也增加至28.6%. 基于构建的熔体团簇模型的量子化学从头算表明, [AlO₄]构型倾向于以Q₃, Q₄连接方式为主的层状和架状结构, 而[AlO₅]构型则倾向于单体形式.     

General π‐Electron‐Assisted Strategy for Ir,Pt, Ru,Pd, Fe,Ni Single‐Atom Electrocatalysts with Bifunctional Active Sites for Highly Efficient Water Splitting

Both the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are crucial to water splitting, but require alternative active sites. Now, a general π‐electron‐assisted strategy to anchor single‐atom sites (M=Ir, Pt, Ru, Pd, Fe, Ni) on a heterogeneous support is reported. The M atoms can simultaneously anchor on two distinct domains of the hybrid support, four‐fold N/C atoms (M@NC), and centers of Co octahedra (M@Co), which are expected to serve as bifunctional electrocatalysts towards the HER and the OER. The Ir catalyst exhibits the best water‐splitting performance, showing a low applied potential of 1.603 V to achieve 10 mA cm^?2 in 1.0 m KOH solution with cycling over 5 h. DFT calculations indicate that the Ir@Co (Ir) sites can accelerate the OER, while the Ir@NC₃ sites are responsible for the enhanced HER, clarifying the unprecedented performance of this bifunctional catalyst towards full water splitting.     

Ti,V, Nb掺杂MgH2储氢体系的放氢性能及微观机理

采用基于密度泛函理论的赝势平面波方法, 计算了过渡金属元素Ti, V, Nb掺杂MgH₂储氢体系的几何构型、能量与电子结构. 结果显示: Ti, V, Nb掺杂原子较Mg表现出更强的“亲氢性”, 掺杂原子在吸引周围H原子同时却削弱了体系中的H—Mg键强|掺杂体系相结构稳定性降低, 放氢性能提高, 且体系放氢能力按MgH₂-Ti, MgH₂-V, MgH₂-Nb顺序依次增强|放氢过程中, 掺杂原子与周围H原子所形成的氢化物团簇对改善体系放氢性能表现出主要的催化活性|掺杂元素改善MgH₂体系放氢性能的微观机理在于掺杂体系在费米能级附近能隙的变窄、低能级区成键电子数的减少以及H—Mg间相互作用的减弱.     

高压离子交换排代法富集锂同位素(Ⅲ)——半连续富集

本文对同位素富集总量随排代距离的变化规律及同位素的半连续富集过程进行了研究,本法可用于同位素富料的再富集。     

High-frequency asymptotics in inverse scattering by ellipsoids

A triaxial ellipsoid of unknown position, size and orientation is located somewhere in space. High-frequency asymptotics for the scattering amplitude and the sojourn time for the travelling of a high-frequency acoustic plane wave are utilized to determine the position of a supporting plane for the ellipsoid. We describe a method that identifies the coordinates of the centre, the three semiaxes, and the three angles of the ellipsoid from the knowledge of nine sojourn times corresponding to nine directions of excitation. The method is independent of boundary conditions, it is applicable to any restricted non-zero-measure angle of observation, and leads to numerics that avoid elliptic integrals. A priori information about the location of the ellipsoid reduces the number of measurements to six, while the corresponding algorithm demands the solution of a linear system and the inversion of a dyadic.     

Solvent coordination in gas-phase [Mn.(H(2)O)(n)](2+) and [Mn.(ROH)(n)](2+) complexes: theory and experiment

An experimental gas-phase study of the intensities and fragmentation patterns of [Mn.(H(2)O)(n)](2+) and [Mn.(ROH)(n)](2+) complexes shows the combinations [Mn.(H(2)O)(4)](2+) and [Mn.(ROH)(4)](2+) to be stable. Evidence in complexes involving the alcohols methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, and 2-propanol favors preferential fragmentation to [Mn.(ROH)(4)](2+), whereas the fragmentation data for water is less clear. Supporting density functional calculations show that both [Mn.(H(2)O)(4)](2+) and [Mn.(MeOH)(4)](2+) adopt stable tetrahedral configurations, similar to those proposed for biochemical systems where solvent availability and coordination is restricted. Calculated incremental binding energies show a gradual decline on going from one to six solvent molecules, with a step occurring between four and five molecules. The addition of further solvent molecules to the stable [Mn.(MeOH)(4)](2+) unit shows a preference for [Mn.(MeOH)(4)(MeOH)(1,2)](2+) structures, where the extra molecules occupy hydrogen-bonded sites in the form of a secondary solvation shell. Very similar behavior is seen on the part of water. As part of an analysis of the experimental data, the calculations have explored the influence different spins states of Mn(2+) have on solvent geometry. It is concluded that the experimental observations are best reproduced when the central Mn(2+) ion is in the high-spin (6)S ground state. The results are also considered in terms of the biochemical activity of Mn(2+) where the ion is capable of isomorphous substitution with Zn(2+), which itself exhibits a preference for tetrahedral coordination.     

Synthesis of a potent hNK-1 receptor antagonist via an SN2 reaction of an enantiomerically pure alpha-alkoxy sulfonate

The concise synthesis of a stereochemically rich hNK-1 receptor antagonist is described. The synthesis is highlighted by an S(N)2 reaction of an enantiomerically pure alpha-alkoxy sulfonate (orthogonally protected butane triol), which was prepared by utilizing salen-mediated hydrolytic kinetic resolution technology. A stereocontrolled acetalization was employed to connect two enantiomerically pure fragments with a high degree of diastereoselectivity.     

Insights into the structure and function of redox-active tyrosines from model compounds

Redox-active tyrosine residues play important roles in long distance electron-transfer reactions in enzymes, including prostaglandin H synthase, ribonucleotide reductase, and photosystem II. In cytochrome c oxidase, a cross-linked tyrosine-histidine cofactor has been proposed to play a role in proton and electron transfer reactions. Studies of tyrosyl radicals in model compounds, generated by UV photolysis, have recently provided new information about the structure and function of these redox-active species. The results of these studies, which combine magnetic resonance and optical spectroscopies, are described in this review.     

Synthesis of amorphous MoSx and MoSx/carbon nanotubes composite aerogels as effective hydrogen evolution reaction catalysts

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology - This work reported the preparation of amorphous MoSx aerogel and MoSx/carbon nanotubes composite aerogels by a modified epoxide addition sol–gel...