A facile preparation of nanocrystalline Mo2C from graphite or carbon nanotubes

Nanocrystalline Mo₂C powders were successfully synthesized at 500 °C by reacting molybdenum chloride (MoCl₅) with C (graphite or carbon nanotube) in metallic sodium medium. X-ray powder diffractometer (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscope (XPS) and surface area analyzer (BET method) were used to characterize the samples. Experiments reveal that the carbon source used for the carbide synthesis has a great effect on the particle size and the surface area of the samples. When micro-sized graphite was used as C source the obtained nanocrystalline Mo₂C powder consists of particles of 30∼100 nm, with a surface area of 2.311 m²/g. When carbon nanotubes were used as C source, the as-synthesized Mo₂C sample is composed of particles of 20∼50 nm, with a surface area of 23.458 m²/g, which is an order of magnitude larger than that of the carbide prepared from the graphite.     

Improving Resolution of Isomeric Flavonoids and Their Glycosides Using Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography Coupled With High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry

Chromatographia - The separation of isomers is one of the key issues in analysing complex natural matrices, thus commanding a higher separating power from the applied analytical system. In this...     

氮化硼纳米管-纳米片分级结构的制备及光学和吸附特性

将五硼酸铵、 氨硼烷络合物和氧化镁混合, 球磨均匀后, 在1200 ℃及0.6 L/min流动氨气保护条件下退火6 h, 即可在氧化铝基片上收集到白色毛状产物. 采用X射线衍射(XRD), 红外光谱(FTIR)、 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、 透射电子显微镜(TEM)、 拉曼光谱(Raman)、 紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)和荧光光谱(PL)对产物进行了表征. 结果表明, 样品呈一维线状分级结构, 长度大于5 mm, 中间为竹节状空心结构, 内部管径为50~350 nm, 外径范围为200~800 nm. 分级结构表面负载了大量氮化硼(BN)纳米薄片, 单个薄片厚度约为13 nm. 薄片弯曲褶皱, 相互交织, 构成1个氮化硼片层, 其厚度约为50~200 nm. UV-Vis和PL光谱测试结果表明, 氮化硼纳米管(BNNT)分级结构在紫外光材料领域具有一定的应用潜力, 且对亚甲基蓝具有良好的吸附能力(7 min即可吸附71%, 107 min时可吸附96%). 对比实验结果表明, BNNT的生长机理遵循气-液-固相(VLS)模型, 而表面负载的超薄BN片的生长机理遵循气-固相(VS)模型.     

超大硅胺基氯锗宾的反应性与立方四锗卡宾的成键解析

超大硅胺基取代的低价锗化合物可以构建新颖的化学结构, 提供有学术价值的新发现。二配位的超大硅胺基氯锗宾Ge(N(SiⁱPr₃)₂)Cl (1)具有空的 4p轨道和孤电子对。针对这 2个特点, 研究了化合物 1 的热构型转换和菲醌氧化加成反应。1的温热分解生成了立方四锗卡宾 Ge₄(NSiⁱPr₃)₄ (2), 与菲醌(L)定量氧化加成生成了胺基一氯菲二酚合锗(Ⅳ):[Ge(N(SiⁱPr₃)₂)(L) Cl] (3)。表征了 2个产物的单晶结构与组成。四锗卡宾 2本质上是锗异腈的四聚体, 分子呈现出畸变的立方体构型, 4个 Ge原子和 4个N原子构成了中心立方体的 8个顶点。其中 Ge-N键长为 0.203 6(3) nm, N-Ge-N与 Ge-N-Ge的键角分别为 85.51(18)°和94.32(16)°, 立方体的侧面接近平行四边形。理论计算首次揭示了四锗卡宾 2的成键面貌。自然键轨道(NBO)给出 Ge₄N₄骨架上的 20个分子轨道。轨道定域化的计算结果完好地呈现出 4对 Ge孤对电子、12个 Ge-N键和 4个 Si-N键的定域轨道, 能量分别为-12.22、-15.12 和-20.12 eV。Ge 孤对电子主要保留了 4s 电子的特性, 而 Ge-N 键主要由 N 的 2s 轨道(18.4 %)和 2p 轨道(71.3 %)、Ge的 4s轨道(0.75 %)和 4p轨道(9.43 %)综合贡献形成。在化合物 3的分子中, Ge^Ⅳ采取 sp³杂化, 由于空间位阻与非对称配位, 与另外 4个配位原子形成非对称四面体构型。     

A low temperature synthesis of crystalline B4C ultrafine powders

B₄C ultrafine powders were successfully synthesized at 450 °C through a new co-reduction route. The synthesis was carried out in an autoclave by using BBr₃ and CCl₄ as the reactants and metallic Na as the co-reductant. The X-ray powder diffraction pattern and Raman spectra indicate the formation of B₄C. An atomic ratio of B to C of 4.09:1.0 was determined from X-ray photoelectron spectra. Transmission electron microscopy images shows that typical B₄C crystallites are composed of uniform ultrafine spherical and rod-like particles.     

镁热还原催化合成亚稳态立方相氮化硼e-BN纳米多晶粉

以无水氯化钴(CoCl₂)为催化剂, 采用氧化硼(B₂O₃)和氯化铵(NH₄Cl)为反应原料与镁粉在密闭反应釜内发生镁热还原反应合成了亚稳态立方氮化硼(e-BN)多晶粉. 产物粉末的X光衍射(XRD)分析表明晶格常数a＝0.8304 nm, 红外光谱(FTIR)在500, 650, 797, 1085, 1374和1580 cm^－1有特征吸收峰. 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观察到产物为近似球状颗粒, 平均直径为70 nm, 粒径均匀. 讨论了化学反应和产物在催化剂作用下的形成机理.     

A convenient co-reduction route to nanocrystalline neodymium disilicide

Nanocrystalline neodymium disilicide was synthesized by co-reducing anhydrous neodymium trichloride and sodium fluorosilicate with metallic sodium in an autoclave at 650 °C. The as-prepared product was characterized and studied by X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis.     

Neutral loss scan in complement with high-resolution MS/MS: Combination of detection methods for flavonoid and limonoid glycosides analysis

In this study, neutral loss scan and high-resolution MS/MS were used in combination to detect and tentatively identify various flavonoid and limonoid glycosides in navel orange albedo, juice, peel and pulp. These compound classes are of research interest due to their flavour and bioactive properties, and although flavonoid glycosides have been previously studied in other food matrices, to the best of our knowledge, neutral loss scans have not been used for the elucidation of limonoid glycosides. Neutral loss masses of 120, 162 and 308 Da were selected for the detection of hexose, rutinose and neohesperidose-substituted flavonoids, whereas 197 Da was explored for limonoid glycosides due to their tendency to form ammonium adducts. Fragmentation patterns obtained from targeted MS/MS were then used to differentiate rutinose and neohesperidose substituents as well as flavonoid subclasses of flavones, flavanones and flavonols. Additionally, high-resolution MS/MS was also used for the identification of aglycones by accurate mass (to four decimal places), allowing for the differentiation of aglycones with similar unit masses but different chemical formulas. In total, 19 flavonoid glycosides and six limonoid glycosides were detected. This workflow allows for a rapid screening of flavonoid and limonoid glycosides in citrus, which can be further extended to other food products such as tea.     

Synthesis and morphology control of nanocrystalline boron nitride

Nanocrystalline boron nitride (BN) with needle-like and hollow spherical morphology has been synthesized by nitriding of MgB₂ with NH₄Cl and NH₄Cl-NaN₃, respectively. The amount of NaN₃ has an obvious effect on the size of the hollow spheres. The samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectra, and transmission electron microscopy. The possible mechanism of morphology control is also discussed.