One Step Preparation of Reduced Graphene Oxide/Pd–Fe3O4@Polypyrrole Composites and Their Application in Catalysis

The simple preparation of catalysts with superior catalytic activity and good reusability is highly desirable. Herein, we report a novel strategy to construct reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/Pd–Fe₃O₄@polypyrrole (PPy) catalysts with Pd and Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles anchored on a rGO nanosheet surface and wrapped in a PPy shell. The synthesis and assembly of both the Pd and Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles, the preparation of the PPy layer, and the reduction of graphene oxide nanosheets were finished in one step. In the system, the PPy layer not only prevented aggregation of Pd and Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles, but also generated a synergistic effect with precursor Pd²⁺ ions, which led to a high dispersity of as‐prepared Pd nanoparticles. Although the procedure was simplified to one step, the catalytic activity and reusability were not sacrificed. In the reduction of 4‐nitrophenol, their catalytic performance was better than that in recent reports. Moreover, the catalysts showed good reusability owing to their magnetic properties.     

Three 1‐phenylindolin‐2‐one derivatives displaying different molecular dipole moments and different crystallographic symmetries

Three 1‐phenylindolin‐2‐one derivatives, namely 1‐phenylindolin‐2‐one, C₁₄H₁₁NO, (I), 5‐bromo‐1‐phenylindolin‐2‐one, C₁₄H₁₀BrNO, (II), and 5‐iodo‐1‐phenylindolin‐2‐one, C₁₄H₁₀INO, (III), have been synthesized and their structures determined. Compounds (I) and (II) crystallized in the centrosymmetric space groups Pbca and P2₁/c, respectively, while compound (III) crystallized in the polar space group Aea2. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations show that the molecular dipole moment gradually decreases in the order (I) > (II) > (III). The relatively smaller dipole moment of (III) and the larger non‐electrostatic intermolecular interactions may be the main reasons for the noncentrosymmetric and polar structure of (III).     

Existence of three solutions for quasilinear elliptic equations: an Orlicz-Sobolev space setting

In this paper, we establish the existence of three weak solutions for quasilinear elliptic equations in an Orlicz-Sobolev space via an abstract result recently obtained by Ricceri in [13].     

Blow‐up phenomena for a semilinear parabolic equation with weighted inner absorption under nonlinear boundary flux

Blow‐up phenomena for a nonlinear divergence form parabolic equation with weighted inner absorption term are investigated under nonlinear boundary flux in a bounded star‐shaped region. We assume some conditions on weight function and nonlinearities to guarantee that the solution exists globally or blows up at finite time. Moreover, by virtue of the modified differential inequality, upper and lower bounds for the blow‐up time of the solution are derived in higher dimensional spaces. Three examples are presented to illustrate applications of our results. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Learning dynamic causal relationships among sugar prices

In this paper, we are interested in exploring the dynamic causal relationships among two sets of three variables in different quarters. One set is futures sugar closing price in Zhengzhou futures exchange market (ZC), spot sugar price in Zhengzhou (ZS) and futures sugar closing price in New York futures exchange market(NC) and the other includes futures sugar opening price in Zhengzhou (ZO), ZS and NC. For each quarter, we first use Bayesian model selection to obtain the optimal causal graph with the highest BD scores and then use Bayesian model averaging approach to explore the causal relationship between every two variables. From the real data analysis, the two conclusions almost coincide, which shows that the two methods are practical.     

Blow‐up of the smooth solutions to the compressible Navier–Stokes equations

In this paper, we will firstly extend the results about Jiu, Wang, and Xin (JDE, 2015, 259, 2981–3003). We prove that any smooth solution of compressible fluid will blow up without any restriction about the specific heat ratio γ. Then we prove the blow‐up of smooth solution of compressible Navier–Stokes equations in half space with Navier‐slip boundary. The main ideal is constructing the differential inequality. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Regioselective alkali metal reduction of dibenzocyclooctadiene lignan derivatives,demethoxylation followed by dehalogenation

The regioselective demethoxylation and dehalogenation of dihalogenated dibenzocyclooctadiene lignans derivatives were realized in a one-step reaction with excellent yields in the sodium and t-butanol reaction system.     

一个高度灵敏和高选择性铝离子比率探针的合成及应用

本文构建了一种基于3-苯丙噻唑基-2-羟基-5-甲基苯甲醛的荧光探针用于检测铝离子。该荧光探针能够灵敏、高选择性地检测铝离子,并显示出颜色和强烈的荧光变化双重响应。研究结果表明,该探针对铝离子表现出非常好的荧光增强效果,检测过程中其它金属离子不会对检测结果产生明显的干扰。其比率荧光强度(I490/I567)与铝离子的浓度(0~20μmol/L)之间具有良好的线性关系,检测限低至0.5μmol/L。由于具有高效的选择性,该探针可以用于检测污染河水中的铝离子含量。     

Comparable charge transport property based on S…S interactions with that of π-π stacking in a bis-fused tetrathiafulvalene compound

Compact molecular packing with short π-π stacking and large π-overlap in organic semiconductors is desirable for efficient charge transport and high carrier mobility.Thus charge transport anisotropy along different directions is commonly observed in organic semiconductors.Interestingly,in this article,we found that comparable charge transport property were achieved based on the single crystals of a bis-fused tetrathiafulvalene derivative(EM-TTP) compound along two interaction directions,that is,the multiple strong S…S intermolecular interactions and the π-π stacking direction,with the measured electrical conductivity and hole mobility of 0.4 S cm~(-1),0.94 cm~2 V~(-1) s~(-1) and 0.2 S cm~(-1),0.65 cm2 V~(-1) s~(-1),respectively.This finding provides us a new molecular design concept for developing novel organic semiconductors with isotropic charge transport property through the synergistic effect of multiple intermolecular interactions(such as S…S interactions) and π-π stacking.     

惰气脉冲熔融热导法测定铌钛合金中氢含量

为准确测定铌钛合金中氢含量,使用LECO-404氢分析仪,采用惰性气氛脉冲加热熔融试样,热导法测定。研究了不同的脱气功率对空白值和试样分析值的影响,选择了脱气功率为4 500 W。通过助熔剂实验,选择了0.50g锡作为铌钛合金中氢释放的助熔剂。验证了钛标准样品的适用性。确定了分析功率为3 500 W,最短积分时间为60s。精密度实验中氢含量测定的相对标准偏差(RSD)为2.5%~5.5%,加标回收率为97.82%~104.5%,可以准确测定铌钛合金中氢含量。研究结果对准确测定铌钛合金中氢含量具有指导意义。