Isolation and Characterization of Secondary Metabolites from Rhododendron microphyton

Four new iridoids, incarvoids D–F ( 1 – 3 , resp.) and incarvoid B 9‐O‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside ( 4 ), and one new monoterpenoid, argutoid B ( 5 ), along with 14 known compounds, were isolated from Rhododendron microphyton. Their structures were established by comprehensive 1D‐ and 2D‐NMR spectroscopic analysis.     

Theoretical Studies of the Reactions CFxH3−xCOOR+Cl and CF3COOCH3+OH

The mechanism and kinetics of the reactions of CF₃COOCH₂CH₃, CF₂HCOOCH₃, and CF₃COOCH₃ with Cl and OH radicals are studied using the B3LYP, MP2, BHandHLYP, and M06‐2X methods with the 6‐311G(d,p) basis set. The study is further refined by using the CCSD(T) and QCISD(T)/6‐311++G(d,p) methods. Seven hydrogen‐abstraction channels are found. All the rate constants, computed by a dual‐level direct method with a small‐curvature tunneling correction, are in good agreement with the experimental data. The tunneling effect is found to be important for the calculated rate constants in the low‐temperature range. For the reaction of CF₃COOCH₂CH₃+Cl, H‐abstraction from the CH₂ group is found to be the dominant reaction channel. The standard enthalpies of formation for the species are also calculated. The Arrhenius expressions are fitted within 200–1000 K as k_T(1)=8.4×10^?20T ^2.63exp(381.28/T), k_T(2)=2.95×10^?21T ^3.13exp(?103.21/T), k_T(3)=1.25×10^?23T ^3.37exp(791.98/T), and k_T(4)=4.53×10^?22T ^3.07exp(465.00/T).     

Screening of drugs of abuse and toxic compounds in human whole blood using online solid‐phase extraction and high‐performance liquid chromatography with time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry

A novel method for the screening of 151 drugs of abuse and toxic compounds in human whole blood has been developed and validated by online solid‐phase extraction with liquid chromatography coupled to time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry. Analytes were extracted and separated by using a fully automated online solid‐phase extraction liquid chromatography system with total chromatographic run time of 26 min. Time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry screening of 151 drugs of abuse and toxic compounds was performed in a full‐scan (m/z 50–800) mode using an MS^E acquisition of molecular ions and fragment ions data at two collision energies (one was 6 eV and another one was in the range of 5–45 eV). The compounds were identified based on retention times and exact mass of molecular ions and fragment ions. The limit of detection ranged from 1 to 100 ng/mL and the recovery of the method ranged from 6.3 to 163.5%. This method is proved to be a valuable screening method allowing fast and specific identification of drugs in human whole blood.     

Optically Active Helical Vinylterphenyl Polymers: Chiral Teleinduction in Radical Polymerization and Tunable Stereomutation

Helical vinyl aromatic polymers are emerging as interesting chiral materials due to their dynamic tailorability, synthetic simplicity, and outstanding chemical and physical stabilities. This Personal Account discusses long‐range chirality transfer in the radical polymerization of vinylterphenyl monomers and tunable stereomutation of the resultant polymers. It begins with a general introduction to the design, synthesis, and characterization of helical poly{(+)‐2,5‐bis[4′‐((S)‐2‐methylbutyloxy)phenyl]styrene}, the first one of this series of polymers. Then, long‐range chirality transfer during radical polymerization of terphenyl‐based vinyl monomers is explained. After that, the chiroptical property control of the resultant polymers by means of the transition from kinetically controlled conformation to thermodynamically controlled conformation and external stimulus is described. This Personal Account concludes by discussing the advantages and disadvantages of the strategy of using vinylterphenyls to obtain optically active helical polymers and providing a short outlook, especially emphasizing the importance of tacticity on the chiroptical properties of polymers.     

Electron doping induced stable ferromagnetism in two-dimensional GdI3 monolayer

As a two-dimensional material with a hollow hexatomic ring structure, Néel-type anti-ferromagnetic (AFM) GdI₃ can be used as a theoretical model to study the effect of electron doping. Based on first-principles calculations, we find that the Fermi surface nesting occurs when more than 1/3 electron per Gd is doped, resulting in the failure to obtain a stable ferromagnetic (FM) state. More interestingly, GdI₃ with appropriate Mg/Ca doping (1/6 Mg/Ca per Gd) turns to be half-metallic FM state. This AFM−FM transition results from the transfer of doped electrons to the spatially expanded Gd-5d orbital, which leads to the FM coupling of local half-full Gd-4f electrons through 5d−4f hybridization. Moreover, the shortened Gd−Gd length is the key to the formation of the stable ferromagnetic coupling. Our method provides new insights into obtaining stable FM materials from AFM materials.     

双金属MOFs及其衍生物在电化学储能领域中的应用

双金属有机骨架及其衍生物一方面具有单金属有机骨架孔道丰富、比表面积大、结构可调、活性位点丰富等特点,另一方面具有双组分与多孔结构之间的协同效应,因而受到了研究人员的密切关注,在储能、催化、分离、传感器、医药、气体存储等领域广泛应用。和单金属MOFs类似,双金属MOFs的导电性不佳、结构易坍塌,这极大地限制了其在电化学储能中的应用。通过对双金属MOFs进行热处理,易得到分布均匀的多孔碳@双金属氧化物/硫化物/磷化物/硒化物等衍生物,不仅保持了独特的多孔结构,而且提高了材料的导电性和结构稳定性,有利于在电化学储能中的应用。因此,本文从双金属MOFs中的主要金属离子入手,综述了双金属MOFs及其衍生物用于超级电容器、锂离子电池、钠离子电池、金属空气电池等电化学储能器件的最新应用进展。在此基础上,总结了双金属MOFs在电化学储能应用中的优势,并对其制备、作用机理和后处理研究提出了建议。     

Ni(OH)2修饰的三聚氰胺泡沫用于可压缩超级电容器电极

通过化学镀和电化学镀的方法制备了一种Ni(OH)₂电化学活性材料修饰三聚氰胺泡沫(MF)可压缩骨架的超级电容器电极材料MF/Ni(OH)₂。MF/Ni(OH)₂可压缩电极材料表现出最佳的电容性能,例如循环稳定性(即使在40 mA/cm^-3的电流密度下经过2000次充放电循环后,可压缩电极仍能保持90.63%的初始电容)和可压缩稳定性(即使在压缩率为50%时,仍具有97.88%的电容保持率)。层状可压缩超级电容器由MF/Ni(OH)₂弹性材料作为阳极,镍/碳(Ni/C)为阴极以及实验室中常用的滤纸作隔膜材料组成。这种超级电容器装置在不同的压缩下表现出良好的电化学性能和优异的压缩稳定性。最后,使用可压缩的超级电容器来点亮LED灯,以展示其在柔性电子设备中的应用。这些优化的电化学和机械性能表明MF/Ni(OH)₂可作为可压缩超级电容器的应用中的候选电极。     

基于机器学习的直接电离质谱爆炸物检测方法

直接电离质谱系统在现场快速检测中的应用日益广泛,主要用于爆炸物、毒品、食品添加剂等的检测。然而,直接电离质谱系统中质谱信号波动大且同一浓度样品峰强呈现对数正态分布,严重影响了检出限附近低浓度样品的检测准确性。该研究将乙酰水杨酸(115个样品)作为爆炸物模拟物,利用介质阻挡放电离子源与质谱系统,研究了基于机器学习的直接电离质谱数据预处理和分类算法,以提高低浓度样品的检测准确率。对两种浓度为1 ng/mL的常见爆炸物样本(三硝基甲苯和硝酸铵分别为110、90个)及空白对照样本(366个)开展了应用实验。结果表明,与传统提取离子流方法和高斯混合模型方法相比,采用随机森林算法可将F_score从0.74、0.89提升至0.96,显著提高了检测准确率,且单个样本数据分析时间远少于0.1 s,满足实时检测需求。