Catalytic cross-coupling of aniline by pyrite and dissolved oxygen under alkaline conditions

Pyrite catalyzes oxidation of various organic contaminants by dissolved oxygen (DO) under acidic conditions; however, the catalytic mechanism under alkaline conditions is still not clear. In this study, we observe increased oxidation rates of aniline with increasing pHs (7.0–11.0). Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analysis and quenching experiments rule out contributions of •OH, O₂^•−, ¹O₂ and Fe (IV) to aniline oxidation and suggest that the Fe (III)–OOH peroxo and/or H₂O₂ are the primary oxidative species in the oxidation of aniline at pH 11.0. In addition, 200 mg L⁻¹ H₂O₂ does not apparently increase the oxidation rate of aniline, which also rules out the predominant contribution of the produced H₂O₂ to aniline oxidation. We therefore suggest that the Fe (III)–OOH peroxo is indeed the primary oxidative species in the pyrite–DO system under alkaline conditions. Analyses of solid total organic carbon (TOC), gas chromatography–mass spectrometry and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy further reveal that more than 83.3% aniline has been polymerized to polyaniline, instead of being mineralized into CO₂ and H₂O, indicating that H-abstraction from aniline by the Fe (III)–OOH peroxo is an important step in the oxidation of aniline under alkaline conditions. This study provides new insight into the oxidative species in the pyrite–DO system, and opens a new door for organic degradations under alkaline conditions.     

基于虚拟现实的分子对接教学软件*

由于其强大的沉浸性和交互性等特征,虚拟现实技术在教育教学方面有着独特的优势。基于分子建模工具和虚拟现实技术构建了一种关于分子对接的教学软件,该软件将语音讲解、动画演示、分子可视化、交互操作等内容有机整合在虚拟现实环境中,从理论知识讲解和VR实验操作2个方面展开,深入浅出地讲解了分子对接的知识点,达到辅助教学的目的。     

A method for measurement of free cadmium species in waters using diffusive gradients in thin films technique with an ion-imprinted sorbent

A diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) device for the analysis of free Cd(II) species, based on Cd(II) ion-imprinted sorbent (IIS) as the binding agents and commercial polyethersulfone membrane (PES) as diffusion layer, was developed (PES/IIS-DGT). DGT time-series experiments showed that the mass of free Cd(II) species accumulated by PES/IIS-DGT was linear vs. time (R² = 0.9953) and the concentration of free Cd(II) species by PES/IIS-DGT was in good agreement with the total dissolved concentrations of free Cd(II) species in simple synthetic solutions where free ionic species dominated. PES/IIS-DGT performance was independent in the range of pH 4.5–7.5 and ionic strength range from 1.0 × 10⁻³ to 0.7 mol L⁻¹. The measurement of free Cd(II) species in synthetic solution containing different concentrations of ligands by PES/IIS-DGT showed an excellent agreement with the value measured by Cd(II) ion selective electrodes (Cd-ISE), indicating that PES/IIS-DGT method is more suitable than Cd-ISE for the measurement of low concentration of free Cd(II) species due to the enrichment of IIS for the analytes.     

六核(3,3,4,5)-连接2-(4’-羧基苯基)咪唑-4,5-二羧酸金属有机配合物

用缩合氧化反应,成功合成了一个新的咪唑羧酸配体2-(4’-羧基苯基)咪唑-4,5-二羧酸(H4CPhIDC)。在水热条件下以H4CPhIDC为主配体,邻菲咯啉(phen)为辅助配体,合成了镉的六核金属有机配合物[Cd6(CPhIDC)(HCPhIDC)2(H2CPhIDC) (phen)6]?H2O (MOF)。H4CPhIDC配体在该配合物中呈现出不同的去质子模式H2CPhIDC2-、HCPhIDC3-、CPhIDC4-,从而形成了一个新的六核(3,3,4,5)-连接拓扑结构。测定了配体和配合物的固体荧光光谱,并用溴化乙锭荧光探针测定了配体和配合物与DNA及BSA的作用,结果表明,配合物对生物大分子的作用更强些。CCDC：969815。     

Effect of spacer length on mesomorphic behaviours of chiral liquid crystal compounds containing (-)-menthyl

ABSTRACT

A homologous series of new chiral liquid crystal compounds, MnBEB (n = 4–10), was prepared by covalently linking a chiral (–)-menthyl with biphenyl-benzoate via a dicarboxylic spacer of varying length and parity. A combination of analysis methods, such as FT-IR, ¹H NMR spectra, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarised optical microscopy (POM) and X-ray diffraction was carried out to systematically investigate their phase structures and phase transition behaviours. The length and parity of the flexible spacers has a profound influence on the T_m and T_c and a modest odd-even effect is observed for the chiral liquid crystal compounds MnBEB. Only compound M4BEB developed an N* phase with selectively reflection on heating and a blue phase on cooling process. In addition, increasing the length of the flexible spacers tends to narrow the temperature range of the N* phase and widen the smectic phase, moreover, the pitch becomes longer with the spacer increases.     

显化反应条件视角 发展反应调控意识——受控的燃烧

以波义耳研究燃烧的史实为背景,创新设计燃烧条件的探究实验,并提出“条件叠加式”燃烧条件探究新思路。以“燃灭控”为主线,一以贯之地显性化“条件是认识化学反应的一种基本视角”,落实“在一定条件下通过化学反应可以实现物质转化”的化学观念。基于调控化学反应思想创新设计“燃旺弱灭”反应控制视域,统整开展“情境”“活动”与“任务”三位一体的学习活动。重置教材实验的教学价值取向,结合燃烧的形式美、汉语言文字解读,将化学学科知识与美育、汉语言文化领域跨领域融合。