Properties of the Reactants and Their Interactions within and with the Enzyme Binding Cavity Determine Reaction Selectivities. The Case of Fe(II)/2-Oxoglutarate Dependent Enzymes

Fe(II)/2-oxoglutarate dependent dioxygenases (ODDs) share a double stranded beta helix (DSBH) fold and utilise a common reactive intermediate, ferryl species, to catalyse oxidative transformations of substrates. Despite the structural similarities, ODDs accept a variety of substrates and facilitate a wide range of reactions, that is hydroxylations, desaturations, (oxa)cyclisations and ring rearrangements. In this review we present and discuss the factors contributing to the observed (regio)selectivities of ODDs. They span from inherent properties of the reactants, that is, substrate molecule and iron cofactor, to the interactions between the substrate and the enzyme's binding cavity; the latter can counterbalance the effect of the former. Based on results of both experimental and computational studies dedicated to ODDs, we also line out the properties of the reactants which promote reaction outcomes other than the “default” hydroxylation. It turns out that the reaction selectivity depends on a delicate balance of interactions between the components of the investigated system.     

Comprehensive performance of a ball-milled La0.5Pr0.5Fe11.4Si1.6B0.2Hy/Al magnetocaloric composite

Due to the hydrogen embrittlement effect, La(Fe,Si)₁₃-based hydrides can only exist in powder form, which limits their practical application. In this work, ductile and thermally conductive Al metal was homogeneously mixed with La_0.5Pr_0.5Fe_11.4Si_1.6B_0.2 using the ball milling method. Then hydrogenation and compactness shaping of the magnetocaloric composites were performed in one step via a sintering process under high hydrogen pressure. As the Al content reached 9 wt.%, the La_0.5Pr_0.5Fe_11.4Si_1.6B_0.2H_y/Al composite showed the mechanical behavior of a ductile material with a yield strength of ~44 MPa and an ultimate strength of 269 MPa accompanied by a pronounced improvement in thermal conductivity. Due to the ease of formation of Fe-Al-Si phases and the several micron and submicron sizes of the composite particles caused by ball milling process, the magnetic entropy change of the composites was substantially reduced to ~1.2 J/kg· K-1.5 J/kg· K at 0 T-1.5 T.     

Single-atom Fe Embedded Co3S4 for Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Constructing atomically dispersed active sites with densely exposed and dispersed double metal-S_x catalytic sites for favorable OER catalytic activity remains rare and challenging. Herein, we design and construct a Fe₁S_x@Co₃S₄ electrocatalyst with Fe single atoms epitaxially confined in Co₃S₄ nanosheets for catalyzing the sluggish alkaline oxygen evolution reaction(OER). Consequently, in ultralow concentration alkaline solutions(0.1 mol/L KOH), such a catalyst is highly active and robust for OER with low overpotentials of 300 and 333 mV at current densities of 10 and 30 mA/cm², respectively, accompanying long-term stability without significant degradation even for 350 h. In addition, Fe₁S_x@Co₃S₄ shows a turnover frequency(TOF) value of 0.18 s⁻¹, nearly three times that of Co₃S₄(0.07 s⁻¹), suggesting the higher atomic utilization of Fe single atoms. Mössbauer and in-situ Raman spectra confirm that the OER activity of Fe₁S_x@Co₃S₄ origins from a thin catalytic layer of Co(Fe)OOH that interacts with trace-level Fe species in the electrolyte, creating dynamically stable active sites. Combined with experimental characterizations, it suggests that the most active S-coordinated dual-metal site configurations are 2S-bridged (Fe-Co)S₄, in which Co-S and Fe-S moieties are shared with two S atoms, which can strongly regulate the adsorption energy of reaction intermediates, accelerating the OER reaction kinetics.     

介孔结构增强的Fe3O4超粒子@介孔SiO2的光热性能

采用湿化学法制备了多功能Fe₃O₄超粒子@介孔SiO₂复合材料.该纳米复合材料具有超顺磁性，在商用磁铁下可实现快速富集、分离.SiO₂的包覆增强了Fe₃O₄超粒子在近红外光区的吸收，提高了其光热性能；介孔结构的构建提高了近红外光的利用率，进一步提升了纳米复合物的光热性能，且介孔SiO₂的壳层越厚，光热性能越优.细胞实验结果表明，Fe₃O₄超粒子@介孔SiO₂在近红外光照射下具有较高的癌细胞杀伤能力.     

Magnetite nanoparticles−based hydroxyl radical scavenging activity assay of antioxidants using N,N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine probe

Excessive amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS), unless counterbalanced by antioxidants, can cause cellular damage under oxidative stress conditions; therefore, antioxidative defenses against ROS must be measured. With the development of nanotechnology, nanoparticles have found numerous applications in science, health, and industries. Magnetite nanoparticles (Fe ₃ O ₄ :MNPs) have attracted attention because of their peroxidase-like activity. In this study, hydroxyl radicals (•OH) generated by MNPs-catalyzed degradation of H ₂ O ₂ converted the N,N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine (DMPD) probe into its colored DMPD•+ radical cation, which gave an absorbance maximum at λ = 553 nm. In the presence of antioxidants, •OH was partly scavenged by antioxidants and produced less DMPD• ⁺ , causing a decrease in the 553 nm-absorbance. Antioxidant concentrations were calculated with the aid of absorbance differences between the reference and sample solutions. The linear working ranges and trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity coefficients of different classes of antioxidants were determined by applying the developed method. In addition, binary and ternary mixtures of antioxidants were tested to observe the additivity of absorbances of mixture constituents. The method was applied to real samples such as orange juice and green tea. Student t-test, F tests, and the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient were used for statistical comparisons.     

Photocatalytic Cr(VI) sequestration and photo-Fenton bisphenol A decomposition over white light responsive PANI/MIL-88A(Fe)

Polyaniline (PANI)/MIL-88A(Fe) (Px@M88) composites were constructed through a simple one-pot hydrothermal method. The photocatalytic and photo-Fenton activities of Px@M88 composites toward reduction of Cr(VI) and degradation organic pollutants were explored by white light irradiation. PANI, as a conductive polymer, can improve MIL-88A(Fe)’s conductivity and the efficiency of photogenerated e⁻–h⁺ pair separation. In the presence of H₂O₂, a photo-Fenton reaction occured to boost the degradation efficiency of organic pollutants like bisphenol A. In addition, P9@M88 showed excellent recycling and stability in cycling experiments. Finally, a possible reaction mechanism for photocatalytic degradation was proposed and verified by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and electron spin resonance determination and electrochemical characterizations.     

Design,preparation, and characterization of Fe3O4 nanoparticles encapsulating β-cyclodextrin-bearing guanidine as a highly efficient and reusable heterogeneous base catalyst for synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrano[3,2-c]chromenes

Chromene substructure is an important structural motif present in a variety of medicines, natural products, and materials showing biological activities. Here, a simple and convenient procedure for the synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrano[3,2-c]chromene derivatives is described. For this purpose, Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles supported on β-cyclodextrin-guanidine were successfully prepared and used as catalyst. The structure of this catalyst was assigned by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis, and vibrating sample magnetometer techniques. The prepared nanocomposites were used as a highly active, heterogeneous, and reusable nanocatalyst for the one-pot, three-component reaction of 4-hydroxycoumarin, aromatic aldehydes, and ethyl cyanoacetate. This method has advantages such as mild conditions, high yields, easy workup and simple purification of products, little catalyst loading, cost efficiency, and reusability of the catalyst.     

MIL-101(Fe)高效催化 β-蒎烯与甲醛的Prins缩合制备诺卜醇

通过水热晶化法制备了MIL-101(Fe)金属有机骨架材料, 利用X射线衍射(XRD)、 傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、 热重分析(TG)、 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、 透射电子显微镜(TEM)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对催化剂的结构和形貌进行了表征. 结果表明, 该材料用于催化β-蒎烯与甲醛的Prins缩合制备诺卜醇反应的效果优异; 催化剂合成温度、 合成时间、 催化剂用量、 反应溶剂、 反应温度和反应时间对β-蒎烯的反应结果均有一定影响. 在相似的反应条件下, 合成的MIL-101(Fe)催化β-蒎烯制备诺卜醇反应的最佳条件为使用150 ℃下反应15 h合成的催化剂MIL-101(Fe), 在90 ℃下反应8 h得到的β-蒎烯转化率高达97.3%, 诺卜醇选择性达到96.7%.     

Ultrathin Fe‐N‐C Nanosheets Coordinated Fe‐Doped CoNi Alloy Nanoparticles for Electrochemical Water Splitting

The development of highly active and cost‐effective catalyst materials toward electrochemical water splitting is of great importance for converting and storing the intermittent solar energy in the form of hydrogen. Herein, for the first time, an ultrathin Fe and N‐co‐doped carbon nanosheet encapsulated Fe‐doped CoNi alloy nanoparticle (FeCoNi@FeNC) composite is obtained and applied as a bifunctional catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). This catalyst exhibits prominent catalytic performances for both HER and OER, which only requires overpotentials of 102 and 330 mV, respectively, to reach a current density of 10 mA cm^?2 in alkaline media. The high catalytic activity is intrinsically associated with the presence of Fe in both nanosheets and nanoparticles, which has triggered the occurrence of coordinative effects between Fe‐N‐C and FeCoNi that are beneficial for HER and OER, as revealed by electrochemical techniques. In an overall water splitting electrolyzer, FeCoNi@FeNC is employed as both the cathode and anode catalysts, achieving 12 mA cm^?2 at 1.63 V for a duration of more than 12 h.     

不同结构二元羧酸改性棉纤维铁配合物的制备和光催化性能

分别使用3种不同结构的二元羧酸[酒石酸(TA)、 苹果酸(MA)和丁二酸(SA)]对棉纤维改性引入羧基并与Fe ³⁺离子反应制备羧酸改性棉纤维铁配合物, 考察了二元羧酸结构和浓度对改性棉纤维的羧基含量(Q_COOH)及其铁配合物的铁配合量(Q_Fe)的影响. 研究了3种羧酸改性棉纤维铁配合物作为有机染料氧化降解反应和Cr(Ⅵ)还原反应光催化剂的性能. 结果表明, 改性棉纤维的Q_COOH值随羧酸浓度的增加而增加. 不含羟基的SA比2种羟基羧酸TA和MA能给棉纤维引入更多羧基, 而2种羟基羧酸改性棉纤维铁配合物则具有更高的Q_Fe值. 3种羧酸改性棉纤维铁配合物对染料氧化降解反应和Cr(Ⅵ)还原反应都表现出显著的光催化作用, 且随其Q_Fe和辐射光强度的提高而增强. TA改性棉纤维铁配合物比其它2种配合物具有更高的光催化活性. 3种配合物不但能将Cr(Ⅵ)还原为Cr(Ⅲ)离子, 而且还能将其部分吸附去除, MA改性棉纤维铁配合物具有较高的铬离子去除效率.