Functionalization of silica gel by ultrasound-assisted surface Suzuki coupling

Mesoporous silica gel was functionalized by various organic functional groups using thiol-ene coupling of surface thiol groups with 4-vinylphenylboronic acid followed by Suzuki coupling with aromatic halides. For better performance, the synthesis was conducted under sonication. The presence of surface functional groups was confirmed by thermoanalysis, FT-IR spectroscopy and characteristic reactions of these groups. Solid-phase conditions of the synthesis eliminate the risk of side reactions of boronic acids.     

低浓度下的仿生矿化及其在对映体拆分中的应用

以L-苯丙氨酸衍生物(L-18Phe6PyBr)的自组装体为模板, 在0.30 mmol/L的浓度下, 研究了pH值、 老化时间和四乙氧基硅烷(TEOS)浓度对二氧化硅形貌的影响. 通过扫描电子显微镜和透射电子显微镜对样品进行表征. 结果表明, 在pH=10.01的条件下可以得到左手扭转的纳米带, 而pH=7.15和12.34时, 得到直线的纳米带. 遵循动态模板的方法, 老化时间的延长有利于直线纳米带的形成. 随着TEOS和L-18Phe6PyBr的质量比由2:1增加到15:1, 扭转纳米带的宽度增加, 螺距变长. 通过煅烧除去有机模板后, 得到带状二氧化硅纳米管. 将TEOS与L-18Phe6PyBr质量比为2:1制备得到的二氧化硅作为气相色谱固定相, 涂渍到毛细管色谱柱中进行对映体拆分. 结果表明, 该气相色谱柱可以拆分1-苯基-1-丙醇、 1-(4-氯苯基)乙醇和2-甲基戊酸3种外消旋化合物, 手性超分子印迹是拆分对映体的主要作用力. 对二氧化硅低聚物与小分子凝胶的协同组装行为以及将无机材料作为手性固定相有了一个更好的认识.     

Fabrication and luminescent properties of Eu(BMPPA)3BPy complex and its functionalized silica nanocomposites

Luminescent silica nanocomposites functionalized with a Eu-complex have been prepared and characterized.The europium complex is composed of 2,2'-bipyridyl(BPy) and 2-(4-bromomethyI)-phenylpropionic acid(BMPPA),which contains highly active benzyl bromide substituents and can covalently bind with poly(4-vinylpyridine)(P4VP)-modified silica nanoparticles(nanoSiO_2P4VP) to form nanoSiO_2P4VPEuBPy composites.Microscopic images revealed that the nanoSiO_2P4VPEuBPy composites easily formed aggregates,due to an inter-particle binding caused by the benzyl bromide among the composites.The as-prepared nanocomposites showed the typical emissions of Eu(III) ions at the wavelengths from 580 nm to 750 nm designated to the ~5D_0→~7F_n transitions.Time-resolved fluorescence decay measurements revealed that the emission lifetime was approximately 0.204 ms and 0.576 ms for the nanoSiO_2EuBPy composites,a little shorter than that in the Eu(BMPPA)_3BPy complex.     

Silica microbeads capture fetal nucleated red blood cells for noninvasive prenatal testing of fetal ABO genotype

ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn (ABO-HDN), which may cause neonatal jaundice and polycythemia, or even stillbirth or neonatal death, is widespread in China. Prenatal testing for the fetal ABO blood group can reduce unnecessary concerns or ensure prompt treatment. Herein, we presented a method to employ high-density silica microbeads (SiO₂ MBs) for capturing fetal nucleated red blood cells (fnRBCs) in maternal peripheral blood, and we detected the ABO genotype of the fetus using these captured cells. We evaluated 52 patients using the SiO₂ MBs. Among 26 pregnant women with type O blood, 8 (30.8%) of the fetuses had type A blood, 5 (19.2%) had type B blood, and 13 (50%) had type O blood. SRY genes were detected in all 27 male fetuses. This study represents a simple and effective method for noninvasive prenatal detection of the fetal ABO genotype. We believe that this method has great potential for noninvasive prenatal testing of the fetal Rh blood group and other fetal diseases as well.     

Synergistic improvement of foam stability with SiO2 nanoparticles (SiO2-NPs) and different surfactants

Foam fluids are widely used in petroleum engineering, but long-standing foam stability problems have limited the effectiveness of their use. The study explores the synergistic effects and influencing factors of SiO₂ nanoparticles (SiO₂-NPs) with different wettability properties and three different surfactants. The paper investigates the foaming performance of different types of surfactants and analyzes and compares the stability of foam after adding hydrophilic and hydrophobic SiO₂-NPs from macroscopic as well as microscopic perspectives, and the effects of temperature and inorganic salts on the stability of mixed solutions. The experimental results show that: 1) hydrophilic nanoparticles can significantly enhance the foam stability of amphoteric surfactants, with a small increase in the foam stability of anionic and cationic surfactants; 2) The concentration of nanoparticles did not have a significant effect on the stability of the cationic surfactants and this conclusion was verified in the experimental results of the surface tension measured below;3) The cationic surfactants showed better temperature resistance at temperatures of 50–90 °C. Both amphoteric surfactant solutions with the addition of hydrophilic SiO₂-NPs or hydrophobic SiO₂-NPs significantly improved the temperature resistance of the foam at high temperatures. The anionic surfactant solution with hydrophobic SiO₂-NPs did not enhance the solution temperature resistance; 4) The surface tension of the surfactant solution gradually increases with increasing concentration of hydrophilic or hydrophobic SiO₂-NPs and then levels off; 5) the hydrophilic SiO₂-NPs had a significant effect on the salt tolerance of the anionic and amphoteric surfactant solutions. The salt tolerance of cationic surfactant solutions with hydrophobic SiO₂-NPs was better than that of surfactants with hydrophilic SiO₂-NPs.     

硅胶键合膦的制备及其对铑络合物催化1-辛烯氢甲酰化反应的影响

Using silica as a support, 2-(diphenylphosphino)ethyltriethoxysilane (DPPES) was anchored on silica surface by a grafting method to produce a bonded phosphine (denoted as SiO₂(PPh₂)), which displays excellent performance. The supported SiO₂(PPh₂)/Rh catalyst was formed in situ in 1-octene hydroformylation with SiO₂(PPh₂) as ligand and Rh(acac)(CO)₂ as precursor (acac: acetylacetone). SiO₂(PPh₂) and SiO₂(PPh₂)/ Rh were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The effects of the ratio of phosphine to rhodium ([P]/[Rh]) and reaction temperature on 1-octene hydroformylation were investigated. Results show that an increase of the ratio of phosphine to rhodium can greatly improve the selectivity for aldehydes and decrease the rhodium leaching in organic phase. Under the moderate conditions: [P]/[Rh]=12, 363 K, 2 MPa, and 1.5 h, the conversion of 1-octene and the selectivity for aldehydes were 98.4% and 95.3%, respectively. The catalytic activity could compare with homogeneous catalysis with DPPES or triphenylphosphine (TPP) as ligand. The reaction activity was clearly unchanged after the SiO₂(PPh₂)/Rh catalyst was reused four times, with the conversion of 1-octene remaining at 97.0%, the rhodium content leaching in organic phase detected by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) was less than 0.1%.     

纳米二氧化钛-氧化锌/硅溶胶/导电胶复合材料固定联吡啶钌制备磷酸可待因电化学发光传感器

利用硅溶胶的成膜性、纳米二氧化钛-氧化锌大的比表面积及导电胶的粘结性,制备了纳米二氧化钛-氧化锌/硅溶胶/导电胶复合材料,基于此复合材料将联吡啶钌固定到金电极表面,制备了磷酸可待因电化学发光(ECL)传感器.在优化的实验条件(800 V负高压、扫描速度100 mV/s,磷酸盐缓冲体系(pH 6.5))下,可待因浓度在1.0×10-7～1.0×10-4 mol/L范围内与电化学发光强度呈良好的线性关系(r2=0.9973),检出限为2.56×10-8 mol/L (S/N=3).传感器表现出良好的重现性与稳定性,连续平行测定1.28×10-5 mol/L可待因溶液10次,发光强度的相对标准偏差(RSD)为2.7％;室温下保存10天后,发光强度为初始值的92％以上.测定可待因药物实际样品的加标回收率在99.3％ ～ 102.5％之间.     

Coumarine–imino–C2-glucosyl conjugate as receptor for Cu in blood serum milieu,on silica gel sheet and in Hep G2 cells and the characterization of the species of recognition

A coumarine–imino–C2-glucosyl conjugate (L) was synthesized and characterized. The conjugate L is found to recognize Cu²⁺ in aqueous HEPES buffer by exhibiting a 95% fluorescence quenching in pH range 7–10 even in the presence of several biologically and ecologically relevant metal ions. Fluorescence on–off behavior has been clearly demonstrated on the basis of the binding variability of Cu²⁺ to L. The binding has been elicited through the changes observed in fluorescence, absorption, ESI-MS and ¹H NMR titrations. All the other thirteen metal ions studied did not show any change in the fluorescence emission. These ions do not interfere with the recognition of Cu²⁺ by L. The structural features of [CuL]₂ complex in both the isomeric forms were established by DFT computational calculations. The utility of L has been demonstrated by showing its sensitivity toward Cu²⁺ on a thin layer of silica gel. The L gives sensitive fluorescence signals for Cu²⁺ even in blood serum and exhibits appropriate fluorescence responses in living cells.     

(Amino acid + silica) adsorption thermodynamics: Effects of temperature

A thorough understanding of amino acid adsorption by mineral and oxide surfaces has a major impact on a variety of industrial and biomedical applications. Little information currently exists regarding temperature effects on most of these adsorption processes. Deeper thermodynamic analyses of their multiple temperature adsorption isotherms would aid the interpretation of the interfacial interactions. Low solution concentration adsorption isotherms for glycine, lysine and glutamic acid on a silica adsorbent were generated for T = (291, 298 and 310) K. Data analysis via the Clausius–Clapeyron method yielded the isosteric heat of adsorption as a function of fractional monolayer coverage for each adsorptive. Each amino acid showed an exothermic adsorption response. Glycine and lysine experienced a greater negative effect of increased temperature compared with glutamic acid, indicating a greater number of adsorbed molecules than glutamic acid, with the former undergoing intermolecular clustering within the adsorbed phase. Isosteric heat analyses suggest ionic interactions for lysine and hydrogen bonding for glutamic acid, both weakening with increased coverage. In contrast, initial hydrogen bonding led to ionic bonding for glycine with increasing coverage.