Internal plasticization of poly(vinyl) chloride using glutamic acid as a branched linker to incorporate four plasticizers per anchor point

Internal plasticization of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) using thermal azide‐alkyne Huisgen dipolar cycloaddition between azidized PVC and electron‐poor acetylenediamides incorporating a branched glutamic acid linker resulted in incorporation of four plasticizing moieties per attachment point on the polymer chain. A systematic study incorporating either alkyl or polyethylene glycol esters provided materials with varying degrees of plasticization, with depressed T_g values ranging from ?1 °C to 62 °C. Three interesting trends were observed. First, T_g values of PVC bearing various internal plasticizers were shown to decrease with increasing chain length of the plasticizing ester. Second, branched internal plasticizers bearing triethylene glycol chains had lower T_g values compared to those with similar length long‐chain alkyl groups. Finally, thermogravimetric analysis of these internally plasticized PVC samples revealed that these branched internal plasticizers bearing alkyl chains are more thermally stable than similarity branched plasticizers bearing triethylene glycol units. These internal tetra‐plasticizers were synthesized and attached to PVC‐azide in three simple synthetic steps. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019 , 57, 1821–1835     

A unified,RCM anchored approach to spiro[4.5]decane-based sesquiterpenoids: Collective synthesis of (±)-α & β-vetispirenes, (±)-β-vetivone, (±)-agarospirol and (±)-hinesol

Collective syntheses of five spiro[4.5]decane framework bearing sesquiterpenoids, namely, α & β-vetispirenes, β-vetivone, agarospirol and hinesol as well as formal synthesis of axenol and gleenol from a readily available precursor cyclohexanone-β-ketoester via the intermediacy of a versatile intermediate (2,10-dimethylspiro[4.5]dec-1-en-6-one) have been accomplished in a concise manner.     

Scalable synthesis of cladosporin

Cladosporin, a secondary metabolite isolated from fungal sources like Cladosporium cladosporioides and Aspergillus flavus was found to exhibit selective nano-molar activity against malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum by inhibiting parasitic protein biosynthesis. In addition, this natural product has a broad range of bioactivities including, antiparasitic, antifungal, antibacterial as well as plant growth inhibition. However, it has limited availability from the natural sources for further development. Herein, we report a modified and improved synthetic route which led us to produce this potent natural product in a gram scale. Conversion of the undesired diastereomer to desired one via Mitsunobu inversion of secondary alcohol and carbon monoxide insertion reaction towards the construction of isocoumarin unit are the key features of the present synthesis.     

Graphs are (1,Δ+1)-choosable

A graph $G$ is $(k,k^{\prime })$-choosable if the following holds: For any list assignment $L$ which assigns to each vertex $v$ a set $L\left(v\right)$ of $k$ real numbers, and assigns to each edge $e$ a set $L\left(e\right)$ of $k^{\prime }$ real numbers, there is a total weighting $?:V\left(G\right)\cup E\left(G\right)\to R$ such that $?\left(z\right)\in L\left(z\right)$ for $z\in V\cup E$, and ${\sum }_{e\in E\left(u\right)}?\left(e\right)+?\left(u\right)\ne {\sum }_{e\in E\left(v\right)}?\left(e\right)+?\left(v\right)$ for every edge $uv$. This paper proves that if $G$ is a connected graph of maximum degree $\Delta \ge 2$, then $G$ is $(1,\Delta +1)$-choosable.     

Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of Borago officinalis L. leaf extract growing in Algeria

The aqueous and hydroalcoholic extracts of borage (Borago officinalis) leaves from Annaba region (Algeria) were preliminary analyzed for their phenolic profile (total phenolics, total flavonoids, total flavonols, total tannins and total anthocyanins). These extracts were evaluated for their antioxidant properties by different methods such as DPPH radical scavenging, test NBT and total antioxidant activity. The two extracts have exhibited a high antiradical capacity. Indeed, the ethanolic extract showed the lower IC50 values and the highest amount of phenolics (94.09 ± 1.72 mg gallic acid/g dry extract). Using LC-MS/MS analysis, it was possible to identify phenolic acids, flavonoids, sterol and for the first time oleuropein was identified in the aqueous extract of the plant. The obtained results have demonstrated that phenolic compounds are the major contributor to the antioxidant activity of plants.     

Landsat-8的舟山近岸海域总悬浮物遥感反演与时空变异研究

总悬浮物(TSM)是海洋水质和水环境评价的主要参数之一。舟山海域位于杭州湾边缘，泥沙含量多，总悬浮物长期处于高浓度状态，其分布与动态变化对近岸水质、水循环以及该区域的渔业、旅游业都有较大影响。Landsat-8卫星影像作为一种应用广泛、空间分辨率高、便于获取的光学信息，可以为舟山海域的TSM观测提供有力的技术手段。利用舟山近岸海域实测TSM吸收系数a_p(440)和水面光谱，开发了基于Landsat-8反演TSM的最优模型，发现基于近红外和蓝色波段比B5/B2的S-函数和线性函数模型反演精度较好，相对于线性模型，S-函数具有更强的鲁棒性，该模型形式为a_p=3.72/(0.009+e-5.249B5/B2)，克服了常用函数模型（如线性、对数、指数函数）应用于实际卫星影像时出现光谱幅度范围受限的困难。海岸带内陆复杂水体水色遥感的另一难点是大气校正，以往的研究往往只采用某种大气校正模型，但该模型不一定适合研究水域，从而使得校正结果并不一定是最优的。在本研究中，验证比较了FLAASH，6S和ACOLITE三种大气校正方法面向Landsat-8水色反演的校正结果，发现ACOLITE方法获取的光谱形状最准确，误差最小，特别在蓝色波段，明显好于FLAASH和6S方法。将最优模型应用于舟山近岸海域2013到2018年的10幅Landsat-8图像。实测数据和反演结果显示：舟山近岸海域的TSM吸收系数a_p(440)的变化范围在1.64～417.04 m-1，均值118.47 m-1，TSM吸收占水体总吸收的90%以上，该海域实测的水面光谱形状呈现典型的河口海岸带复杂浑浊水体的光谱特征，很多光谱曲线具有双峰特征，遥感反射率幅值较大，特别是红色、近红外波段，由于受河口高浓度TSM的影响，遥感反射率高于远海较清洁的海水；衢山、洋山、宁波等近岸区域的TSM浓度明显高于东极、嵊泗等远海区域，随河口羽化区呈现由高到低的梯度变化，在近岸区域分布复杂，外海区域分布较为均匀。在时间分布上具有冬季浓度远高于夏季的特点，其中12月最高，最大值为413.32 m-1，8月最低，最小值为3.69 m-1，5月、10月期间也有TSM的局部峰值。这些TSM时空变异特征表明舟山海域悬浮物的分布和变化一方面受地形、海流、潮汐、季风、台风等自然环境因素的影响，另一方面也受如海运、港口建设、海岛旅游等人类活动的较大影响。     

Lamb波频域逆散射全聚焦成像方法研究

Lamb波因其传播距离远、衰减小常被用于板状结构的无损检测中,在基于Lamb波损伤检测的诸多成像技术中,全聚焦方法(Total Focus Method,TFM)方法因其成像分辨率高、信噪比高而受青睐。然而Lamb波的频散效应导致时域延时量不能被准确计算,进而影响传统TFM方法对损伤定位及成像的精度;此外,既有的TFM方法仅以回波幅值作为成像指标,忽略了Lamb波与损伤的相互作用,故而不能通过损伤表面的物理参数增强成像质量。针对这两个问题,本文首先在时域TFM基础上发展了频域TFM,在计算中纳入频散关系以规避频散的影响;其次以包含明确的损伤特征参数--反射率为成像指标,结合频域TFM方法建立损伤逆散射模型,以实现对损伤的准确成像。仿真和实验结果表明:频域逆散射TFM成像方法能够实现对铝板结构中的损伤检测,在工程实践中具有应用价值。     

近红外光谱结合共识模型快速检测果酒的总酚含量

果酒发酵中的多酚是引起果酒口感、颜色变化的重要因素。为保证果酒品质,有必要开发一种快速监测发酵过程中多酚含量变化的技术。收集不同批次成熟期的蓝莓、桑葚为原料,分别碾压成汁,同时按比例混合二者,于小型发酵罐进行发酵。通过离线收集不同发酵时段的发酵液于离心管,高速离心后取上清液置于棕色瓶保存,共计得到48个果酒发酵样本。将上清液置于三个平行样比色皿,以傅里叶快速变换近红外光谱仪(FT-NIR)采集其透射光谱,取平均值作为该样本的光谱信号。然后将棕色瓶内的发酵液以国标法(即以标准液的吸光度值制定标准曲线)测定各样品的总酚含量,以duplex法计算样本光谱之间的距离且按2∶1的比例划分为训练集和预测集。采用间隔偏最小二乘法(iPLS)将训练集样本的透射光谱与总酚含量之间构建定量模型,间隔数从2依次变化到60个。该研究创新之处是使用共识方法融合多个已构建好的iPLS成员模型,按一定的共识规则分配权系数。通过各成员模型交互验证的残差及其残差之间的相关性来优化各成员模型的线性组合,以拉格朗日乘数法求解各成员模型的权系数,使间隔偏最小二乘-共识模型(consensual iPLS,CiPLS)的交互验证均方根误差最小。相比于全局PLS模型、划分不同间隔数量时的iPLS模型,CiPLS均具有较小的预测误差。当划分39个间隔时由三个iPLS成员模型(即14th,16th,18th)组成的共识模型误差最小为124.2,交互验证相关系数为0.944,对预测集样本的预测均方根误差为163.4,预测相关系数为0.931,预测性能均优于PLS和iPLS模型。另外,作为对比选用连续投影算法与无信息变量剔除法来优化光谱模型,其预测性能均不及本文提出的共识模型。分析各iPLS模型预测残差之间的相关性,发现共识模型主要是融合那些具有较高预测性能且模型间较低相关性的成员模型。结果表明,光谱分析结合共识方法可提高回归模型的预测精度、减少建模所需变量数,能够用于果酒总酚含量的离线快速检测。