Guanidine‐Based Polymer Brushes Grafted onto Silica Nanoparticles as Efficient Artificial Phosphodiesterases

Polymer brushes grafted to the surface of silica nanoparticles were fabricated by atom‐transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and investigated as catalysts in the cleavage of phosphodiesters. The surfaces of silica nanoparticles were functionalized with an ATRP initiator. Surface‐initiated ATRP reactions, in varying proportions, of a methacrylate moiety functionalized with a phenylguanidine moiety and an inert hydrophilic methacrylate species afforded hybrid nanoparticles that were characterized with potentiometric titrations, thermogravimetric analysis, and SEM. The activity of the hybrid nanoparticles was tested in the transesterification of the RNA model compound 2‐hydroxypropyl para‐nitrophenylphosphate (HPNP) and diribonucleoside monophosphates. A high catalytic efficiency and a remarkable effective molarity, thus overcoming the effective molarities previously observed for comparable systems, indicate the existence of an effective cooperation of the guanidine/guanidinium units and a high level of preorganization in the nanostructure. The investigated system also exhibits a marked and unprecedented selectivity for the diribonucleoside sequence CpA. The results presented open up the way for a novel and straightforward strategy for the preparation of supramolecular catalysts.     

Thermal behavior of the maleic anhydride modified poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)

Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), PHB has been structurally modified through reaction with maleic anhydride, MA. Transesterification reaction was carried out fixing the PHB and MA and besides time and temperature the concentration of the triethylamine (used as catalyst) was changed. Glass transition, melting and crystallization temperature obtained from DSC curves and thermal degradation temperatures obtained from TG traces were used to evaluate the influence of the reaction conditions on the modification of PHB according to factorial design. On the base of the results the optimum conditions are to perform the PHB modification reaction with MA reaction at 110°C for 1 h with 5% v/v triethylamine.     

Ionic liquid-regulated sulfamic acid: chemoselective catalyst for the transesterification of β-ketoesters

1-Propyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([C₃MIm]Cl) ionic liquid and sulfamic acid (NH₂SO₃H), as a synergetic catalytic medium, were used for the transesterification of acetoacetate with alcohols of different structures. It shows the good ability for the chemoselective transesterificatin of β-ketoesters and maintains its catalytic activity in the reuse.     

酯交换法合成碳酸二苯酯用氧化铅－氧化锌催化剂的研究

 制备了一种用于苯酚与碳酸二甲酯酯交换合成碳酸二苯酯的新型氧化铅－氧化锌多相催化剂．研究了制备方法、焙烧温度、不同母体和母体配比对催化剂催化性能的影响．应用XRD，TPR和原子吸收光谱对催化剂结构进行了表征，发现Pb3O4是主活性物相，ZnO为助催化剂，并以非晶态或微晶态存在于催化剂体系中．当焙烧温度为500℃，n（Pb）／n（Zn）≈2时，催化剂的活性最高，碳酸二苯酯产率可达45．6％．考察了催化剂的重复使用效果，并对失活原因进行了探讨．     

有机阴离子柱撑水滑石催化酯交换合成碳酸二苯酯

 A series of organic anion-pillared hydrotalcites were synthesized by the ion exchange method and characterized by X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The hydrotalcite precursor and pillared hydrotalcites with different anions was tested as catalysts in transesterification of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) with phenol. The results show that the catalytic selectivity of this transesterification reaction over these organic anion-pillared hydrotalcites is significantly improved. The catalytic selectivities of C4H4O4-, C6H8O4-, C10H16O4-, 1,4-C8H4O4-, and C7H5O2-pillared hydrotalcites for transesterified products (diphenyl carbonate and methyl phenyl carbonate) are all greater than 90%, at least 10% higher than that of the hydrotalcite precursor. Under the conditions of n(phenol)/n(DMC)=4, catalyst amount=1.5%, and t=10 h, the C6H8O4-pillared hydrotalcite presents the best catalytic performance, and the DMC conversion and the selectivity for transesterified products reach 43.8% and 93.2%, respectively.     

Two-step preparation for catalyst-free biodiesel fuel production

Biodiesel fuel was prepared by a two-step reaction: hydrolysis and methyl esterification. Hydrolysis was carried out at a subcritical state of water to obtain fatty acids from triglycerides of rapeseed oil, while the methyl esterification of the hydrolyzed products of triglycerides was treated near the supercritical methanol condition to achieve fatty acid methyl esters. Consequently, the two-step preparation was found to convert rapessed oil to fatty acid methyl esters in considerably shorter reaction time and milder reaction condition than the direct supercritical methanol treatment. The optimum reaction condition in this two-step preparation was 270°C and 20 min for hydrolysis and methyl esterification, respectively. Variables affecting the yields in hydrolysis and methyl esterification are discussed.     

聚碳酸酯合成工艺开发的新进展

本文从工艺开发的角度，简要评介了目前聚碳酸酯两大工业生产工艺，即光气化界面缩聚工艺和熔融酯交换缩聚工艺的研究开发新动向。     

Thermal degradation behavior of poly(4-hydroxybutyric acid)

Thermal degradation behavior of poly(4-hydroxybutyric acid) (P(4HB)) was investigated by thermogravimetric and pyrolysis-gas chromatography mass spectrometric analyses under both isothermal and non-isothermal conditions. Based on the thermogravimetric analysis, it was found that two distinct processes occurred at temperatures below and above 350 °C during the non-isothermal degradation of P(4HB) samples depending on both the molecular weight and the heating rate. From ¹H NMR analysis of the residual P(4HB) molecules after isothermal degradations at different temperatures, it was confirmed that the ω-hydroxyl chain-end was remained unchanged in the residual P(4HB) molecules at temperatures below 300 °C, while the ω-chain-end of P(4HB) molecules was converted to 3-butenoyl units at temperatures above 300 °C. In contrast, the majority of the volatile products evolved during thermal degradation of P(4HB) was γ-butyrolactone regardless of the degradation temperature. From these results, it is concluded that during the thermal degradation of P(4HB), the selective formation of γ-butyrolactone via unzipping reaction from the ω-hydroxyl chain-end predominantly occurs at temperatures below 300 °C. At temperatures above 300 °C, both the cis-elimination reaction of 4HB unit and the formation of cyclic macromolecules of P(4HB) via intramolecular transesterification take place in addition to unzipping reaction from the ω-hydroxyl chain-end. Finally, the primary reaction of thermal degradation of P(4HB) at temperatures above 350 °C progresses by the cyclic rupture via intramolecular transesterification of P(4HB) molecules with a release of γ-butyrolactone as volatile product. Moreover, we carried out the thermal degradation tests for copolymer of 93 mol% of 4HB with 7 mol% of 3-hydroxybutyric acid (3HB) to examine the effect of 3HB units on thermal stability of P(4HB).     

Preparation of Diphenyl Oxalate from Transesterification of Dimethyl Oxalate with Phenol over TS—1 Catalyst

Diphenyl oxalate was synthesized from transesterification of dimethyl oxalate with phenol over TS-1(2.5 wt% Ti)catalyst.TS-1 catalyst,as a beterogeneous catalyst,showed excellent selectivity of diphenyl oxalate and methylphenyl oxalate compared with other homogeneous catalysts.Lewis acid sites on TS-1 catalyst were the active sites for transesterification of dimethyl oxalate with phenol.the high selectivity was closely related to the weak acid sites over TS-1.     

KN03／MCM-48催化酯交换法合成碳酸二丙酯

对KNO，／MCM-48用于丙醇和碳酸二甲酯进行酯交换合成碳酸二丙酯的催化性能进行了考察．用X射线衍射（XRD）、红外光谱（IR）和X射线荧光法研究了催化剂的结构特征和表面性质．XRD结果表明，随着K负载量的增加，载体特征峰强度逐渐减弱，但仍保留MCM-48的晶体结构．随着焙烧温度的升高，KNO3逐渐分解成K2O．分别考察了活性组分负载量、焙烧温度、焙烧时间和催化剂的用量以及反应时间对反应的影响．结果表明，KNO3／MCM-48催化剂对碳酸二丙酯的合成具有很高的催化活性．在反应温度363K，反应时间6h，催化剂用量5％，丙醇与碳酸二甲酯摩尔比为4的条件下，碳酸二甲酯的转化率可达99．9％，产物碳酸二丙酯选择性93．4％，产率93．3％．