Evidences for temperature-dependent mechanism of host-guest complexation

Summary High-performance liquid chromatography and ultraviolet spectroscopy methods were applied to the studies on the influence of temperature on the complexation of β-cyclodextrin with naphthalene and its derivatives. The strong nonlinearity of Van't Hoff plots suggests, that the retention mechanism of hydrocarbons investigated might be different in high and low temperature region. The total lack of correlation (r=−0.230) between chromatographic data (capacity factors ratio:k _PAH/k _PAH×CD) and spectrophotometric data (ΔA) at high temperature (60°) as well as a significant correlation (r=0.922) at subambient temperature (15°C) suggest, that the inclusion mechanism starts to be important at low temperature region and the predominant mechanism for chromatographic retention is the formation of an inclusion complexes in the mobile phase.     

Chromatographic performance of deuterated solvents in reversed phase micro high performance liquid chromatography

The chromatographic performance of the deuterated solvents, CD₃OD and D₂O, has been investigated in reversed-phase micro high performance liquid chromatography. The chromatographic performance of CD₃OD is only slightly superior to that of CH₃OH. However, the performance of D₂ is significantly superior to that of H₂O, separation of aromatics being improved by about 30%. D₂ is a particularly powerful solvent for the separation iof deuterated and non-deuterated compounds.     

Theoretical study on the adsorption of aromatic compounds on platinum clusters

B3 LYP hybrid functional with LACVP* pseudopotential was applied for the optimization of geometries of complexes resulting from interaction of benzene, pyridine, naphthalene, and quinoline with Pt_n (n = 4, 7) clusters. For benzene‐containing complexes, the most stable form corresponds to a bridge adsorption, with benzene undergoing considerable geometric distortions, assuming a boat‐like conformation. C? H bonds are bended upward from the plane of the cluster. C? C bonds stretch, especially when they form π‐complexes with low coordinated Pt atoms. Some arrangements for pyridine complexes involving the N atom of the organic moiety undergo further distortions, apparently preserving a formal C? N π bond. Except for that distortion, the behavior of any heteroaromatic complex is similar to that of benzene in the same arrangement. The quinoline–Pt₇ complex can suitably be used for simulation of the cinchonidine (CD) anchorage over Pt. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2003     

Degradation of polystyrene using montmorillonite clay catalysts

Summary The performance of acid-treated montmorillonite catalysts in the degradation of polystyrene (PS) was investigated in this study. The degradation was carried out in a semi-batch reactor with a mixture of PS and catalyst at 400-450^oC. The commercial Süd Chemie acid-treated montmorillonite clays (K-series) showed good catalytic activity for the degradation of PS. The styrene monomer and ethylbenzene were major liquid products. The increase of surface acidity enhanced further cracking of styrene dimer and trimer to produce styrene monomer. Higher production of ethylbenzene for K30 may be related to its bigger pore volume and surface area compared to those of K5. High degradation temperature favored styrene monomer production.     

Hydroxylation of ionized aromatics including carboxylic acid or amine using recombinant Streptomyces lividans cells expressing modified biphenyl dioxygenase genes

The bphA1(2072)A2A3A4 gene cluster codes for a shuffled biphenyl dioxygenase holoenzyme with broad substrate specificity. These bphA1(2072)A2A3A4 genes were expressed in the actinomycetes Streptomyces lividans using a thiostrepton-inducible promoter P_tipA. Biotransformation experiments of various aromatics including carboxylic acid or amine in their molecular structure, such as 1-naphthoic acid, 2-(1-naphthyl)acetic acid, diphenylamine, and 1-benzyl-4-piperidone, were performed using the recombinant S. lividans cells. These ionized aromatics were converted to the corresponding 1,2-dihydrodiol, mono- or tri-hydroxy forms in 48 h. The structure of the converted products was determined by their EI-MS, ¹H- and ¹³C NMR analysis, and several products were found to be novel compounds.     

取代芳烃电解氧化产物的GC-MS分析（I）

采用GC-MS方法分析了两种取代芳烃直接电解氧化的产物；从对伞花烃电解氧化产物中鉴定出10种主要成分，从对二甲苯电解氧化产物中鉴定出8种主要成分；根据成分鉴定和含量测定结果，提出了以获取目标产物枯茗醛和对甲基苯甲醛为目的的电解氧化反应要求。     

芳酸及其衍生物的三氯甲基化反应的研究

首次报道了以四氯苯膦为转化剂或采用二氯苯膦与五氯化磷相结合, 将芳酸或芳酰氯转化为三氯甲基芳烃. 同时, 对影响反应的因素进行了研究, 发现连有推电子基的二氯苯膦有促进反应的作用, 而连有吸电子基团则减缓反应的进行, 而反应底物(芳酸或芳酰氯)的结构效应则相反: 连有吸电子基的芳酸有利于反应, 而连有推电子基团则减缓反应的进行. 此外, 发现反应中生成的苯膦酰二氯可作为催化剂重复使用, 并对转化反应的条件进行了改进与优化, 合成出9个三氯甲基芳烃, 其中2个是未见文献报道的新化合物.     

Fused multifunctionalized bridge aromatic hydrocarbons from in situ-generated arynes and anthracene derivatives

This study presents a facile strategy for the formation of highly substituted butterfly 1,4-adducts/9,10-adducts via the Diels–Alder reaction of benzyne intermediates. The method achieves very good to excellent yields of the respective anthracene derivatives under mild conditions. This practical protocol is compatible with a variety of sensitive functional groups and provides access to difunctionalized bridge 1,4-adducts/9,10-adducts.     

CONVERSION OF METHANE AND CARBON DIOXIDE TO AROMATICS OVER CHROMIUM-BASED CATALYSTS:SELECTIVITY AND YIELD OF MAIN PRODUCTS

在８４０℃，０．５ＭＰａ，ＣＨ４／ＣＯ２摩尔比为１．４，接触时间（Ｗ／Ｆ）为０．７９ｈ·ｇ·Ｌ－ｌ的条件下，甲烷和二氧化碳在７．５ｗｔ％Ｃｒ／５．０ｗｔ％Ｎａ／ＳｉＯ２催化剂上共活化得到了４．８％的Ｃ２选择性，４８．７％的芳烃选择性及１．９％的芳烃收率。在钠修饰的铬基催化剂上，成功地一步实现了ＣＨ４和ＣＯ２转化为乙烯及中间物乙烯聚合为芳烃的过程     

Degradation-fragmentation of marine plastic waste and their environmental implications: A critical review

This review critically evaluates the plastic accumulation challenges and their environmental (primarily) and human (secondarily) impacts. It also emphasizes on their degradation and fragmentation phenomena under marine conditions. In addition, it takes into account the leachability of the various chemical substances (additives) embedded in plastic products to improve their polymeric properties and extend their life. Regardless of their effectiveness in enhancing the polymeric function of plastic products, these additives can potentially contaminate air, soil, food, and water. Several findings have shown that, regardless of their types and sizes, plastics can be degraded and/or fragmented under marine conditions. Therefore, the estimation of fragmentation and degradation rates via a reliable developed model is required to better understand the marine environmental status. The main parameter, which is responsible for initiating the fragmentation of plastics, is sunlight/UV radiation. Yet, UV- radiation alone is not enough to fragment some plastic polymer types under marine conditions, additional factors are needed such as mechanical abrasion. It should be also mentioned that most current studies on plastic degradation and fragmentation centered on the primary stages of degradation. Thus, further studies are needed to better understand these phenomena and to identify their fate and environmental effects.