Highly Stable Univalent Copper of a Cu@Al/SBA-15 Nanocomposite Catalyzes the Synthesis of Fluorescent Aminobenzotriazoles Derivatives

With the development of green chemistry, it is still a challenge to maintain the unstable valence state of the metal in heterogeneous catalysts and realize new catalytic synthesis methods. In this paper, it is reported that an univalent copper nanocomposite (Cu@Al/SBA-15) can efficiently catalyze the formation of novel amino-containing benzotriazoles with great fluorescence properties in a new synthetic strategy. Subsequently, its application is further verified by an acylation reaction to produce a series of novel benzotriazoles derivatives with high yield. It is worth noting that the Cu@Al/SBA-15 nanocomposites not only enable the reaction completed with high yield in a short time, but can also be recycled many times without a significant reduction in activity, and the leaching of copper and aluminum species in reaction system is negligible. Finally, the detailed and feasible reaction mechanism is also provided.     

循环孔隙水压下混凝土常规三轴压缩损伤破坏特性分析

本文进行了孔隙水压不同循环次数(0次,10次,50次,100次和200次)以及不同应变速率下(10~(-5)/s,10~(-4)/s,10~(-3)/s和10~(-2)/s)混凝土常规三轴压缩试验,分析了混凝土峰值应变的变化规律、应力-应变曲线及损伤特性。结果表明:相同循环次数孔隙水压下,峰值应变随应变速率增加,整体呈现出增加的趋势;而相同应变速率下,峰值应变随孔隙水压循环次数的变化规律并不明显;在中低应变速率(10~(-5)~10~(-3)/s)下,混凝土的损伤变化受孔隙水压循环次数影响较大;当循环次数达到200次时,孔隙水压作用对混凝土产生较大的损伤。通过对循环孔隙水作用下混凝土动态损伤破坏机理的分析可知:混凝土的破坏过程实际上是内部裂纹不断形成、扩展、贯通,材料损伤不断产生、累积的过程;当损伤达到一定程度,混凝土发生宏观破坏,失去承载力。     

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON FAILURE AND ENERGY DISSIPATION CHRACTERISTICS OF THE SANDSTONE1)

通过三轴卸荷试验,探究了不同路径下卸荷速率对砂岩力学特性及破坏过程中的能量耗散的影响。试验结果表明在全过程应力-应变曲线的弹性阶段,轴向变形起主导作用,弹塑性阶段,环向应变的增加值大于轴向应变增加值。在围压卸荷阶段,卸荷速率越小,卸荷阶段的应变折合柔度越大,此时岩样的变形不充分,呈现明显的脆性破坏。恒主应力差路径下的耗散能大于恒轴压路径下的耗散能的35%,卸荷速率越大,岩样的弹性应变能越小。     

Euler’s partition theorem for all moduli and new companions to Rogers–Ramanujan–Andrews–Gordon identities

The Ramanujan Journal - We generalise Euler’s partition theorem involving odd parts and distinct parts for all moduli and provide new companions to...     

Benzophenone Schiff bases of glycine derivatives: Versatile starting materials for the synthesis of amino acids and their derivatives

This review focuses on the introduction and early development, in solution, of phase-transfer catalyzed (PTC) reactions to afford racemic or enantioenriched natural and unnatural amino acids. To form monosubstituted amino acids alkylation reactions are performed on the benzophenone Schiff base of glycine. For α,α-disubstituted amino acids the activated intermediate is an aldimine derivative of the monosubstituted amino acid. Enantioenriched products are produced by organocatalysis using derivatives of Cinchona alkaloids as the phase-transfer catalyst. Selectivity for monoalkylatation and lack of product racemization depend on the acidities of the glycine imines, and dialkylated products are formed from aldimine esters of monoalkyl amino acids. The racemic and catalytic enantioselective reactions of a cationic glycine equivalent with organoboranes, organometallics and malonate anion are discussed as are other reactions of these versatile Schiff bases derivatives.     

Tetrahydroxydiboron (Bis-boric Acid): a Versatile Reagent for Borylation,Hydrogenation, Catalysis,Radical Reactions and H2 Generation

Diboron compounds with a B−B bond, discovered with B₂Cl₄ a century ago, have been developed only since the turn of this century for catalyzed borylation reactions, mostly with the well-know reagent bis(binacolato)diboron, (B₂pin₂). On the other hand, chemistry of tetrahydroxydiboron (THDB), also named bis-boric acid, is relatively underdeveloped. In this review, the properties of THDB as a borylation, reductant (including transfer hydrogenation), catalyst, source of radicals and generator of H₂ from water upon hydrolysis are summarized.     

Absorption Enhancement of Ultrathin Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells with Dielectric Si_3N_4 Nanostructures

A design of ultrathin crystalline silicon solar cell with Si3 N4 circular truncated cone holes(CTCs) arrays on the top is proposed. In this article, we perform an optical simulation of the structure. The finite-difference time-domain method is used to calculate the optical absorption of different periods, radius of top and bottom circles and depth of Si3 N4 CTCs. The short-circuit current density generated by the optimized cells(30.17 mA/cm~2) is 32.44% more than the value gained by control group(with flat Si3 N4). Then adding a layer of back silver to allow us to better analyze optical absorption. Later, we simulate the optimization of the same configuration of different silicon thicknesses andfind that our structure does enhance the light absorption. This work uses a combined path towards achieving higher photocurrent ultrathin crystalline silicon solar cells by constructing the texture of anti-reflection coating.     

THREE-DIMENSIONAL WETTING DEFORMATION FOR CONCRETE FACED ROCKFILL DAM CONSIDERING TIME-EFFECT

针对堆石料浸水后的湿化变形并不是瞬时产生,而是一个渐进发展过程这一现象,建议将湿化变形进行时变计算. 首先采用Prandtl-Reuss 流动法则推导了湿化剪切应变分量,然后叠加湿化体积应变分量,获得三维湿化应变分量;通过分析三维湿化应变分量和单轴应力状态下的湿化应变的关系,指出有关文献推导的三维湿化应变分量计算公式不严谨;然后类比于堆石料流变变形计算公式,推导了湿化变形时变计算公式. 实例分析表明,湿化引起坝顶沉降随时间逐渐增大,变形稳定的时间与湿化变形速率呈反比关系.     

Tupisteroide A–C,three new polyhydroxylated steroidal constituents from the roots of Tupistra chinensis

Three new steroidal compounds with polyhydroxy groups, tupisteroide A–C (1–3), were obtained from the roots of Tupistra chinensis, together with one known compound (4) that was isolated from this plant for the first time. The structures of tupisteroide A–C were determined on the basis of one‐ and two‐dimensional NMR spectroscopy, including ¹H–¹H Correlation Spectroscopy, Heteronuclear Multiple Bond Correlation, and Heteronuclear Single Quantum Coherence experiments. The isolated compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against A549, HepG2, and CaSki cancer cell lines in vitro. Among them, compounds 1, 2, and 4 did not show significant inhibitory activity, but compound 3 showed cytotoxicity against A549 cancer cell lines with IC₅₀ values of 25.0 μM. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis, Structure and H+/K+-ATPase Inhibitory Activity of Novel Triazolyl Substituted Tetrahydrobenzofuran Derivatives via One-pot Three-component Click Reaction

Eleven triazolyl substituted tetrahydrobenzofuran derivatives were synthesized in high yields as novel H⁺/K⁺‐ATPase inhibitor via one‐pot CuI‐catalyzed three‐component click reaction of azide, secondary amine and 3‐bromopropyne under mild conditions in water. Their structures were characterized by NMR, IR, ESI‐MS, elemental analysis and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis. Most of the target compounds exhibited better H⁺/K⁺‐ATPase inhibitory activity than commercial omeprazole with IC₅₀ values less than 15 µmol·L^?1. The initial structure‐activity analysis suggested that the triazole substituted by cycloalkyl, aromatic ring or O‐containing side‐chain seemed to be beneficial for enhancing the activity.