Radical Cyclisation of α‐Halo Aluminium Acetals: A Mechanistic Study

α‐Bromo aluminium acetals are suitable substrates for Ueno–Stork‐like radical cyclisations affording γ‐lactols and acid‐sensitive methylene‐γ‐lactols in high yields. The mechanistic study herein sets the scope and limitation of this reaction. The influence of the halide (or chalcogenide) atom X (X=Cl, Br, I, SPh, SePh) in the precursors α‐haloesters, as well as influence of the solvent and temperature was studied. The structure of the aluminium acetal intermediates resulting from the reduction of the corresponding α‐haloesters has been investigated by low‐temperature ¹³C‐INEPT diffusion‐ordered NMR spectroscopy (DOSY) experiments and quantum calculations, providing new insights into the structures of these thermally labile intermediates. Oxygen‐bridged dimeric structures with a planar Al₂O₂ ring are proposed for the least hindered aluminium acetals, while monomeric structures seem to prevail for the most hindered species. A comparison against the radical cyclisation of aluminium acetals derived from allyl and propargyl alcohols with the parent Ueno–Stork has been made at the BHandHLYP/6‐311++G(d,p) level of theory, highlighting mechanistic similarities and differences.     

An unprecedented transformation mode in aluminium oxazoline-amido-phenolate complexes

This paper describes the effect of solvent-induced synthetic routes of aluminium pendant oxazoline-amido-phenolate complexes. Treatment of ligand precursor L with AlMe₃ in a 1:1 ratio in diethyl ether yielded the four-coordinated complex (LAlMe)₂. Reaction of ligand precursor L with AlMe₃ in a 1:2 ratio in hexane generated the four-coordinated complex L(AlMe₂)₂. A novel transformation mode occurred from L(AlMe₂)₂ to (LAlMe)₂ when using diethyl ether or tetrahydrofuran as solvent. A density functional theory computational study also supports a plausible mechanism. All results were supported by spectroscopic data and in agreement with single-crystal X-ray diffraction structural analysis.     

A HF Loaded Lewis-Acidic Aluminium Chlorofluoride for Hydrofluorination Reactions

The very strong Lewis acid aluminium chlorofluoride (ACF) was loaded with anhydrous HF. The interaction between the surface of the catalyst and HF was investigated using a variety of characterization methods, which revealed the formation of polyfluorides. Moreover, the reactivity of the HF-loaded ACF towards the hydrofluorination of alkynes was studied.     

Highly Chemoselective Catalytic Coupling of Substituted Oxetanes and Carbon Dioxide

The chemoselective coupling of oxetanes and carbon dioxide to afford functional, heterocyclic organic compounds known as six‐membered cyclic carbonates remains a challenging topic. Here, an effective method for their synthesis relying on the use of Al catalysis is described. The catalytic reactions can be carried out with excellent selectivity for the cyclic carbonate product tolerating various (functional) groups present in the 2‐ and 3‐position(s) of the oxetane ring. The presented methodology is the first general approach towards the formation of six‐membered cyclic carbonates (6MCCs) through oxetane/CO₂ coupling chemistry. Apart from a series of substituted six‐membered cyclic carbonates, also the unprecedented room‐temperature coupling of oxetanes and CO₂ is disclosed giving, depending on the structural features of the substrate, a variety of five‐ and six‐membered heterocyclic products. A mechanistic rationale is presented for their formation and support for the intermediary presence of a carbonic acid derivative is given. The presented functional carbonates may hold great promise as building blocks in organic synthesis and the development of new, biodegradable polymers.     

Effect of magnesium and titanium on the cathodic behaviour of aluminium in nitric acid

Cathodic polarization of aluminium and Al–0.18 wt.% Mg and Al–0.08 wt.% Ti alloys in 0.24 mol dm^?3 nitric acid solution at 38 °C has been employed to assist understanding of the roles of alloying elements in electrograining. The findings indicate that additions of magnesium and titanium to aluminium accelerate the corrosion of the substrate under the alkalization caused by the cathodic reactions. The accelerated dissolution and the consequent formation of hydrated alumina result in a decreased net cathodic current density in potentiostatic and potentiodynamic polarization conditions relative to the behaviour of aluminium. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

纳氏试剂分光光度法测定铝灰渣浸出液中的氨氮含量

随着水土资源环境日益恶化,监测氨氮量对水土的污染程度也备受关注。为了准确测定铝灰渣浸出液中的氨氮量,实验对振荡方法、振荡时间、固液比、试液过滤方式、纳氏试剂加入量以及测定干扰因素进行了研究。确定了以翻转振荡为前处理方式,最佳振荡时间为14 h,固液比为1:10,最佳纳氏试剂加入量为1.0 mL,通过改善过滤方式,降低了空白值。由实验结果可知：在试验范围内,F^-对氨氮量的测定不产生干扰;对于浸出液中Cl^-、Al³⁺和Ca²⁺浓度高的样品,可通过移取稀释液2.00 mL,加入1.0 mL酒石酸钾钠溶液(500 g/L),即可消除其干扰。运用纳氏试剂分光光度法测定铝灰渣浸出液中的氨氮量,得到氨氮标准曲线线性相关系数为0.9998,方法检出限为0.39 mg.L^-1,RSD(n=6)<5%,回收率在94.7%～105%之间。本方法简单快速,精密度高,且具有较低的检出限,适用于大批量铝灰铝渣等固体废物浸出液中氨氮量的测定。     

纯铝在单轴应力循环作用下棘轮行为的试验研究

对纯铝进行了单轴应变控制和应力控制下的系统循环试验。对纯铝应变循环下的循环应变幅值、应变幅值历史、平均应变对循环特性的影响进行了揭示，对纯铝在非对称应力循环下的应力幅值、平均应力及其历史对循环蠕变〈即棘轮〉的影响进行了分析，得到了纯铝单轴循环行为的一些有意义的结果。     

Molecular dynamics studies on the local disordering of Σ3 and Σ11 grain boundaries in aluminium bicrystal

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using Morse interaction potential are performed in studies of [110] symmetrical tilt grain boundary (GB) structures with mis-orientation angles 50.5°(Σ11), 129.5°(Σ11), 70.5°(Σ3) and 109.5°(Σ3) at various tempratures. The GB structures are found to start local disordering at about 0.5T _m (T _m is the melting point of aluminium) for 50.5°(Σ11), 0.32T _m for 129.5° (Σ11) and 0.38T _m for 70.5°(Σ3), respectively. These results agree with conclusions deduced from the anelastic measurements. But, for twin-boundary structure 109.5°(Σ3), this disordering has not been found even when temperature increases up to 0.9T _m . The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Laboratory for Non-linear Mechanics of Continuous Media, Institute of Mechanics, Academia Sinica.     

纵向焊接铝合金梁承载力研究

大多数结构用铝合金通常要经过热处理或加工硬化以得到更高的力学性能.这种合金焊接后,焊接热会使焊缝附近局部区域(称为热影响区HAZ)强度降低.这一特点使得焊接铝合金梁构件极限承载力的研究与焊接钢梁构件相比变得更为复杂.由于我国目前还没有关于铝合金结构的设计规范,为此本文对两种典型的纵向焊接工字型截面铝合金梁构件进行了试验研究,并在参考国外规范的基础上,提出了适用于静力设计的纵向焊接铝合金梁设计公式的建议.通过对试验构件进行数值分析,验证了有限元分析焊接梁的可靠性.在此基础上进行了大量的数值分析,并将试验结果及有限元计算结果与公式计算结果进行了比较,可以看出建议公式计算结果富有较大安全度,从而验证了其适用性,为我国《铝合金结构设计规范》的编制提供了依据和参考.     

铝单晶体潜在硬化的指向性行为研究

应用高纯铝单晶体，采用偏离弹性线法定义其在潜在滑移系统在屈服应力，研究了潜在滑移系在正负两个滑移方向上的屈服及应变硬化行为。结果表明，潜在滑移系负行为的差异要远远小于动滑移系的Ｂａｕｓｃｈｉｎｇｅｒ效应，其正负方向的屈服应力一般均等于或略小于预应变时的最大分切应力，大大高于动滑移系的负向屈服应力，潜在滑移系和原始滑移系的相对取向及预应变的大小对单晶体潜在移系在潜在硬化的影响不大，但对其起始过渡区应