First preparation of nanocrystalline zinc silicate by chemical vapor synthesis using an organometallic single-source precursor

A method is presented to prepare nanocrystalline alpha-Zn(2)SiO(4) with the smallest crystal size reported so far for this system. Our approach combines the advantages of organometallic single-source precursor routes with aerosol processing techniques. The chemical design of the precursor enables the preferential formation of pure zinc silicates. Since gas-phase synthesis reduces intermolecular processes, and keeps the particles small, zinc silicate was synthesized from the volatile organometallic precursor [[MeZnOSiMe(3)](4)], possessing a Zn-methyl- and O-silyl-substituted Zn(4)O(4)-heterocubane framework (cubane), under oxidizing conditions, using the chemical vapor synthesis (CVS) method. The products obtained under different process conditions and their structural evolution after sintering were investigated by using various analytical techniques (powder X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, EDX analysis, solid-state NMR, IR, Raman, and UV/Vis spectroscopy). The deposited aerosol obtained first (processing temperature 750 degrees C) was amorphous, and contained agglomerates with primary particles of 12 nm in size. These primary particles can be described by a [Zn-O-Si] phase without long-range order. The deposit obtained at 900 degrees C contained particles with embedded nanocrystallites (3-5 nm) of beta-Zn(2)SiO(4), Zn(1.7)SiO(4), and ZnO in an amorphous matrix. On further ageing, the as-deposited particles obtained at 900 degrees C form alpha-Zn(2)SiO(4) imbedded in amorphous SiO(2). The crystallite sizes and primary particle sizes in the formed alpha-Zn(2)SiO(4) were found to be below approximately 50 nm and mainly spherical in morphology. A gas-phase mechanism for the particle formation is proposed. In addition, the solid-state reactions of the same precursor were studied in detail to investigate the fundamental differences between a gas-phase and a solid-state synthesis route.     

A novel precursor for synthesis of pure boron nitride nanotubes

A novel precursor, a mixture of B2O2 and Mg which is generated in situ by reacting B and MgO at 1300 degrees C, can be used to effectively synthesize bulk amounts of pure BN nanotubes with Mg evaporated from the final product; transmission electron microscope observation for the synthesized BN nanotubes indicates that defects present strongly depend on the tube diameter.     

Solvothermal synthesis of silver nanoparticles from thiolates

A new solvothermal method for the synthesis of thiol-protected silver nanoparticles starting from silver thiolates is reported. The method has been tried with thiols of different chain length, such as octane and octadecane thiols, and the particle size was found to be nearly the same for both molecules. The synthesis was dependent on heating conditions and the best results were obtained when the temperature was between 180 and 200 degrees C. Addition of complexation agents such as acetyl acetone or triethylamine to the solvent did not change the product distribution significantly.     

纳米钒铬复合氧化物的溶剂热合成、表征及催化2,6-二氯甲苯氨氧化反应（英文）

甲基芳烃气相氨氧化反应制备对应的芳香腈被认为是丙烯氨氧化制备丙烯腈之后化工领域又一重大进展,芳香腈是重要的精细化学品,广泛应用于医药、农药、颜料、染料、橡胶、光电材料等领域.其中2,6-二氯甲苯氨氧化反应制备2,6-二氯苯腈是特别重要的反应,2,6-二氯苯腈工业上可用于制备高效除草剂、杀菌剂及各种特种工程塑料;然而相较于其它的甲基芳烃,2,6-二氯甲苯由于甲基邻位有两个较大位阻且较强吸电子的氯原子影响,甲基活性较低,较难发生氨氧化反应,原料转化率和产品收率均较低.本课题组一直致力于发展高活性和选择性的氨氧化催化剂以及有效的策略实现甲基芳烃高效转化为芳香腈,我们曾以硅胶负载的钒磷氧化物(VPO/SiO_2)和钒铬氧化物(VCrO/SiO_2)为催化剂,成功实现了2,6-二氯甲苯氨氧化反应制备2,6-二氯苯腈.钒铬复合氧化物(VCrO)具有广泛的应用,可用于多相催化、气体传感、能量储存等领域.VCrO通常通过高温固相反应制备,然而一般得到的是混合相,产品形态和颗粒大小也不能很好控制;当用于氧化或氨氧化反应时,需要较高的反应温度,原料也容易发生过度氧化,导致积碳及活性降低.我们以V_2O_5和CrO_3为原料,在醇或者醇水溶液中于180℃进行溶剂热反应制备了无定形的VCrO前驱体,然后将前驱体在不同温度下氮气气氛中煅烧,产品通过粉末X射线衍射、透射电镜和X射线光电子能谱等进行表征.当以甲醇或甲醇水溶液为溶剂热反应介质,并且前驱体700℃进行煅烧后,产品为纯的正交晶系CrVO4纳米晶相;当以甲醇为溶剂时,CrVO_4晶相的尺寸大约为500 nm;而改为甲醇水溶液为溶剂时,产品尺寸急剧减小到50 nm以下,而且通过改变甲醇和水的体积比分别为10:1,5:1,1:1和1:5时,CrVO_4纳米晶相的尺寸从50 nm逐渐减小到30,20和10 nm,能够进行有效调控.据我们所知,这是首次合成纯的CrVO_4纳米晶相.我们以该纳米CrVO4为催化剂催化2,6-二氯甲苯氨氧化反应制备2,6-二氯苯腈,在335℃的相对较低温度下反应,原料转化率为84%,产品收率为75%;进一步升高温度到390℃,原料转化率为99%,产品收率可达81%.在所有已报道的二元复合氧化物催化剂中,纳米CrVO_4显示了最高的催化活性,主要归功于它较小的粒子尺寸、较大的表面积和更多暴露的活性中心     

Conductometric study of precursor compound formation during wet-chemical synthesis of nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite

Conductometry was employed to study the phase evolution of calcium phosphate compounds during the wet-chemical synthesis of hydroxyapatite (HA). Calcium hydroxide and orthophosphoric acid were used to prepare HA at various temperatures ranging from 30 to 95 degrees C. The electrical conductivity and pH of the reaction mixture were measured at regular intervals of time during acid addition, and the rate of change of conductivity was used to decipher the end point of the reaction. Our previous studies have shown that the end product of this reaction route yields mildly carbonated crystalline HA. The trend of the change in conductivity with time was similar at all temperatures. The conductivity curves were divided into three regions based on the variation in slope of the curves. The slope of the curves decreased with increasing temperatures in the first two regions, and the slope is greater in the second region than in the first. From the conductivity and pH measurement results, the possible precursor phase was identified and it had the composition Ca(3)(PO(4))(2). The kinetics of phase transformation was also analyzed and compared to previous work. The similarities between this work and the traditionally adapted experimental work for phase formation and transformation kinetics are highlighted, and the novelty in the current work is discussed.     

Solvothermal synthesis and crystal structures of two new copper(II) terephthalates

Two new copper(II) complexes, [Cu₂(bipy)₂(H₂O)₃(tp)(NO₃)](NO₃) · H₂O (1) and [Cu₂(bipy)₂(tp)₂(H₂O)] _n (2), (tp = terephthalato, bipy = 2,2-bipyridine), have been synthesized and their crystal structures determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. Complex (1) contains a non-coordinated nitrate anion and an asymmetric binuclear cation in which each copper ion has a distorted square pyramidal coordination geometry with the axial Cu—O distance elongated. The crystal structure of (2) features a zigzag 1D polymeric chain along the diagonal axis of the (0 0 1) plane. Tp adopts two types of coordination mode. In the first mode, both carboxylate groups are unidentate, as in complex (1). In addition to the first mode, the tp ligand in complex (2) also adopts the second coordination mode, in which one carboxylate group is unidentate and the other is bidentately chelating with a copper(II) ion. The magnetic properties of complex (2) have also been studied.     

溶剂热合成碳纳米管

自1991年Iijima发现碳纳米管以来,碳纳米管因其独特的结构和物理化学性质而成为人们的研究热点。     

Solvothermal synthesis of monodisperse nanocrystals

Monodisperse nanocrystals have drawn tremendous interests in terms of their fundamental sciences and practical applications. In this review, some recent developments in the solvothermal synthesis of monodisperse nanocrystals are discussed, and we present an outlook on the field.     

A synthesis of bredinin (Mizoribine®) from an acyclic precursor

Bredinin (4-carbamoyl-1-β-d-ribofuranosylimidazolium-5-olate, 1) was synthesised by the formation of a malonamate from 2,3-isopropylidene-d-ribofuranosylamine and ethyl malonyl chloride, followed by a sequence involving amination, via reduction of an oxime, heterocycle formation and then deprotection.     

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.     

Benzene thermal conversion to nanocrystalline indium nitride from sulfide at low temperature

A benzene thermal conversion route has been successfully developed to prepare nanocrystalline indium nitride at 180-200 degrees C by choosing NaNH(2) and In(2)S(3) as novel nitrogen and indium sources. This route has been also extended to the synthesis of other group III nitrides. The product InN was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high-resolution TEM, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy, and infrared spectroscopy (IR). The optical properties of nanocrystalline InN were also recorded by means of UV-vis absorption spectroscopy and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, indicating that the as-prepared sample was within the quantum confinement regime. Finally, the formation mechanism was also investigated.     

Solvothermal synthesis of monodisperse PbSe nanocrystals

Size-controllable monodisperse PbSe and PbSe/PbS nanocrystals (NCs) have been successfully synthesized with a solvothermal method. Octadecylamine (ODA) molecules were found effective in organizing the nanocrystals to form an ordered monolayer. It is expected that these narrow-band-gap semiconductor NCs with tunable size would have potential applications in near- and mid-IR telecommunication laser sources, electroluminescence, and solar cell materials.     

无机-有机杂化层状锑硫化合物的溶剂热合成与结构

用溶剂热法合成了有机杂化层状锑硫化合物[C3H7NH3]2Sb4S7,并利用单晶X-射线衍射测定了其晶体结构。该化合物为三斜晶系,Pī空间群。晶胞参数:a=7.0098(10),b=11.9710(14),c=13.6685(17),α=115.244(6)°,β=98.671(9)°,γ=92.413(13),°V=1018.3(2)3,Z=2,Mr=831.71 g.mol-1,(=5.984 mm-1,F(000)=772,偏差因子R1=0.0334,wR2=0.0766。该化合物由质子化正丙胺离子[C3H7NH3] 和二维阴离子[Sb4S7]n2n-组成,[Sb4S7]n2n-二维离子由3个SbS3三角锥和1个SbS4变形四面体单元连接而成,[C3H7NH3] 离子位于无机阴离子层之间,形成三明治夹心式结构,[C3H7NH3] 的-NH3 基团与无机阴离子层的S原子形成N-H…S氢键作用。     

Effective photochemical synthesis of an air-stable anthracene-based organic semiconductor from its diketone precursor

A diketone precursor of air-stable bis-2-thienyl-2,6-anthracene was prepared and quantitatively converted to the target acene by photoirradiation of the n-π^∗ absorption both in solution and as a film, in air.     

Solvothermal synthesis of hollow ZnS spheres

Mono-dispersed semiconductor ZnS hollow spheres with the diameter of 300-500 nm and the shell thickness of about 100-150 nm have been synthesized successfully by solvothermal method from ethanol solution in the presence of a special surfactant-quaternary ammonium salt of 2-undecyl-1-dithioureido-ethyl-imidazoline (SUDEI) made in our lab. The mono-dispersed ZnS hollow spheres are characterized by XRD, size distribution investment, UV-vis, TEM, and SEM, respectively. The UV-vis measurement indicates that there is a broad absorption at 210-280 nm, which is likely to be caused by "hollow-effect." A growth mechanism of ZnS hollow spheres has also been put forward and discussed.     

Defect of nanocrystalline copper and silver

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