CataLight: The Collaborative Research Center for Light-Driven Catalysis in Soft Matter

This invited Team Profile was created by the Collaborative Research Center for Light-Driven Catalysis in Soft Matter, CataLight , located at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Ulm University, Max Planck Institute of Polymer Research (MPI) and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, University of Vienna, and the Center of Electron Microscopy, Ulm University. The authors, who include members of the Kranz and Leopold Groups , the Schacher Group , and the Streb Group , recently published an article on local measurements of light-driven activity at heterogenized water oxidation catalysts using nanoporous block copolymers: “Multimodal Analysis of Light-Driven Water Oxidation in Nanoporous Block Copolymer Membranes”, J. Kund, J.-H. Kruse, A. Gruber, I. Trentin, M. Langer, C. Read, G. Neusser, D. Blaimer, U. Rupp, C. Streb, K. Leopold, F. H. Schacher, C. Kranz, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023 , e202217196 .     

Siloxane Compounds of the Transition Metals

Heterosiloxanes of transition metals contain the characteristic grouping Si? O? X; in the compounds known so far, X may be Au, Zn, Cd, Hg, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, U, Re, Fe, Co, Ni, or Pt. Most of these compounds are obtained from silanols, metal silanolates, acyloxysilanes, disiloxanes, or alkoxysilanes, i.e. from compounds that already contain an Si? O bond. The transition metal may be introduced e.g. as a halide, as an organometailic compound, as an alkoxy compound, or as an oxide. Heterosiloxanes are also formed on reaction of many silicon compounds that do not contain oxygen with transition metal compounds containing oxygen. Some of these compounds, e.g. some titanosiloxanes, are very stable, whereas others decompose explosively. Oligomeric and polymeric heterosiloxanes exist in addition to the monomeric compounds.     

Photoinduced ferrimagnetic systems in Prussian blue analogues C(I)xCo4[Fe(CN)6]y (C(I) = alkali cation). 3. Control of the photo- and thermally induced electron transfer by the [Fe(CN)6] vacancies in cesium derivatives.

We synthesized a series of CoFe Prussian blue analogues along which we tuned the amount of cesium cations inserted in the tetrahedral sites of the structure. Structure and electronic structure have been investigated, combining XANES, infrared spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction experiments, and magnetization measurements. The change of the magnetization induced by light along the series shows that the efficiency of the photoinduced magnetization, evidenced a few years ago in similar compounds by Hashimoto et al. (Sato, O.; Iyoda, T.; Fujishima, A.; Hashimoto, K. Science 1996, 272, 704-705; Sato, O.; Einaga, Y.; Iyoda, T.; Fujishima, A.; Hashimoto, K. J. Electrochem. Soc. 1997, 144, L11-L13; Sato, O.; Einaga, Y.; Iyoda, T.; Fujishima, A.; Hashimoto, K. J. Phys. Chem. B 1997, 101, 3903-3905; Einaga, Y.; Ohkoshi, S.-I.; Sato, O.; Fujishima, A.; Hashimoto, K. Chem. Lett. 1998, 585-586; and Sato, O.; Einaga, Y.; Fujishima, A.; Hashimoto, K. Inorg. Chem. 1999, 38, 4405-4412), depends on a compromise between the number of excitable diamagnetic pairs and the amount of [Fe(CN)6] vacancies giving the network flexibility. Besides the efficiency of the photoinduced process, the amount of [Fe(CN)6] vacancies also controls a thermally induced electron transfer.     

A study of sorption and decomposition of ozone on microfibrous filtering materials

Decomposition of ozone on commercial and pilot filtering microfibrous materials based on polymers, glass fibers, and carbonized polymeric fibers was studied. Original Russian Text A.I. Klimuk, L.A. Obvintseva, A.D. Shepelev, V.L. Kuchaev, M.P. Dmitrieva, E.N. Ushakova, A.K. Avetisov, 2008, published in Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, 2008, Vol. 81, No. 4, pp. 593–597.     

纳米碳酸钙及其表面处理对等规聚丙烯结晶行为的影响

应用差示扫描量热方法研究了不同表面改性碳酸钙纳米粒子对聚丙烯 (PP)等温与非等温结晶动力学的影响 ,并研究了上述各聚丙烯结晶样品的熔融行为和晶型 .研究发现纳米碳酸钙具有明显的成核效应 ,并具有较强的诱导 β 型结晶的能力 ,而且与粒子的表面处理密切相关 .     

火焰原子吸收法测定夏枯草果穗的微量元素

使用灰化法处理样品,火焰原子吸收光谱法测定夏枯草果穗中的铬、银、锌、镍、镉、铁、铜的含量。结果表明,除Ag元素未检出外,夏枯草果穗的微量元素含量Cr、Zn、Ni、Cd、Fe、Cu分别为1．024、1．096、36．152、0．580、0．656、6．872μg/g,各元素含量由高到低顺序为：Ni,Cu,Zn,Cr,Fe,Cd,加标回收率为98．6％～115．2％,该法测定快速、简单,原子吸收光谱法测定夏枯草果穗中微量元素具有可行性。     

The synthesis, structure, and properties of carbon-containing nanocomposites based on nickel, palladium, and iron

Nickel, iron, palladium, and bimetallic nickel-palladium nanoparticles encapsulated in carbon were synthesized by contactless levitation fusion of metals in a magnetic field in a flow of an inert gas containing a hydrocarbon. The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetry, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and adsorption. A layered carbon shell preventing agglomeration and oxidation formed on the surface of nickel- and iron-containing particles. The size of particles depended on preparation conditions and could be of 5–15 nm. Original Russian Text ? A.E. Ermakov, M.A. Uimin, E.S. Lokteva, A.A. Mysik, S.A. Kachevskii, A.O. Turakulova, V.S Gaviko, V.V. Lunin, 2009, published in Zhurnal Fizicheskoi Khimii, 2009, Vol. 83, No. 7, pp. 1338–1345.     

The Book Corner

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Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, Techniques and Applications, A. L. Yergey, C. G. Edmonds, I. A. S. Lewis, and M. L. Vestal, Modern Analytical Chemistry Series, D. Hercules, Editor, 306 pages, Plenum Press, New York and London, 1989. $65.00; price 20% higher outside USA and Canada.

Analytical Microbiology Methods, Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry, A. Fox, S. L. Morgan, L. Larsson and G. Odham, Editors, Plenum Press, New York and London, 1920, 280 pages. $65.00; prices 20% higher outside USA and Canada.

Ion Chromatography, H. Small, Modern Analytical Chemistry Series, D. Hercules, Editor, Plenum Press, New York and London, 1990, 376 pages. $49.50; prices 20% higher outside USA and Canada.     

Perkin-Elmer introduce new gas chromatograph

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APPLICATIONS OF MASS SPECTROMETRY TO TRACE ANALYSIS. Ed. S. Facchetti, Elsevier, US $78.75, Dfl. 185.00.

QUANTITATIVE AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS. by David J. H. Phillips, Fisheries Research Station Aberdeen, Hong Kong, POLLUTION MONITORING SERIES (1980), 488 pages (including 99 figures, 103 tables, 44 pages of literature references up to 1978, an author index of 10 pages, a species index of 4 pages, and a subject index of 18 pages), linen, format 228 × 148 mm, ISBN 0-85334-884-7, Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London, £26.

DIRECTORY OF POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT COMPANIES IN WESTERN EUROPE, Third Edition (1980), 588 pages (including an index of 127 pages, which is however-structured somewhat arbitrarily according to types of equipment and according to countries), stiff paper cover, format 210 × 147 mm, ISBN 0 906685 00 1, European Directories, a Division of Inter Company Comparisons Ltd., 23, City Road, London EC1Y 1AA, £30.

HALOGENATED BIPHENYLS, TERPHENYLS, NAPHTHALENES, DIBENZODIOXINS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, by R. D. Kimbrough (ed.) (Elsevier Biomedical Press, R.V., Amsterdam, NL. U.S. $95.00, Dfl 195.

CHROMATOGRAPHY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, Environmental problem solving using gas and liquid chromatography, R. L. Grob and M. A. Kaiser, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1982, XII + 240 pages, ISBN 0-444-42065-7     

Determinants of cyanuric acid and melamine assembly in water

While the recognition of cyanuric acid (CA) by melamine (M) and their derivatives has been known to occur in both water and organic solvents for some time, analysis of CA/M assembly in water has not been reported (Ranganathan, A.; Pedireddi, V. R.; Rao, C. N. R. J. Am. Chem. Soc.1999, 121, 1752-1753; Mathias, J. P.; Simanek, E. E.; Seto, C. T.; Whitesides, G. M. Macromol. Symp.1994, 77, 157-166; Zerkowski, J. A.; MacDonald, J. C.; Seto, C. T.; Wierda, D. A.; Whitesides, G. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc.1994, 116, 2382-2391; Mathias, J. P.; Seto, C. T.; Whitesides, G. M. Polym. Prepr.1993, 34, 92-93; Seto, C. T.; Whitesides, G. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc.1993, 115, 905-916; Zerkowski, J. A.; Seto, C. T.; Whitesides, G. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc.1992, 114, 5473-5475; Seto, C. T.; Whitesides, G. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc.1990, 112, 6409-6411; Wang, Y.; Wei, B.; Wang, Q. J. Chem. Cryst.1990, 20, 79-84; ten Cate, M. G. J.; Huskens, J.; Crego-Calama, M.; Reinhoudt, D. N. Chem.-Eur. J.2004, 10, 3632-3639). We have examined assembly of CA/M, as well as assembly of soluble trivalent CA and M derivatives (TCA/TM), in aqueous solvent, using a combination of solution phase NMR, isothermal titration and differential scanning calorimetry (ITC/DSC), cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM), and synthetic chemistry. While the parent heterocycles coprecipitate in water, the trivalent system displays more controlled and cooperative assembly that occurs at lower concentrations than the parent and yields a stable nanoparticle suspension. The assembly of both parent and trivalent systems is rigorously 1:1 and proceeds as an exothermic, proton-transfer coupled process in neutral pH water. Though CA and M are considered canonical hydrogen-bonding motifs in organic solvents, we find that their assembly in water is driven in large part by enthalpically favorable surface-area burial, similar to what is observed with nucleic acid recognition. There are currently few synthetic systems capable of robust molecular recognition in water that do not rely on native recognition motifs, possibly due to an incomplete understanding of recognition processes in water. This study establishes a detailed conceptual framework for considering CA/M heterocycle recognition in water which enables the future design of molecular recognition systems that function in water.     

A Review of: “Membrane Applications and Research in Food Processing”

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C. M. Mohr, S. A. Leeper, D. E. Engelgau, B. L. Charboneau, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, November, 1989, cloth, 305 pages, $45.00.     

金属有机化合物中金属-配体键能的研究进展

介绍了金属有机物质热力学研究的进展,概述了过渡金属-配体键能的基本概念、估测方式、实验和理论研究方法.收集了已测得的第三副族到第八族所有中性金属有机络合物金属-配体σ-单键绝对键焓的实验值.对第三副族及锕系元素,收集了钪-氢、钪-碳、钍-氢、钍-碳、钍-氮、钍-氧、钍-硫、钍-氯、铀-氢、铀-碳、铀-硅、铀-氧、铀-氯、铀-溴、铀-碘、钐-氢、钐-碳、钐-硅、钐-氮、钐-磷、钐-氧、钐-硫、钐-氯、钐-溴和钐-碘键的键焓.对第四副族元素,收集了钛-碳、锆-氢、锆-碳、锆-硅、锆-氮、锆-氧、锆-氯、锆-碘、铪-氢、铪-碳键的键焓.对第五副族元素,收集了钒-氢、钽-碳键的键焓.对第六副族元素,收集了铬-氢、铬-碳、铬-硅、铬-氮、铬-氙、钼-氢、钼-碳、钼-硅、钼-氮、钼-磷、钼-氯、钼-溴、钼-碘、钼-氙、钨-氢、钨-碳、钨-硅、钨-氮、钨-氩、钨-氪、钨-氙键的键焓.对第七副族元素,收集了锰-氢、锰-碳、锰-硅、锰-氧、锰-硫、锰-氯、锰-溴、锰-碘、锝-氯、锝-溴、锝-碘、铼-氢、铼-碳、铼-氯、铼-溴、铼-碘键的键焓.对第八族元素,收集了铁-氢、铁-碳、铁-氮、铁-氩、铁-氪、铁-氙、钌-氢、钌-碳、钌-磷、锇-氢、锇-碳、钴-氢、钴-碳、铑-氢、铑-碳、铱-氢、铱-碳、铱-氯、铱-溴、铱-碘、镍-碳、镍-硫、钯-碳、铂-氢、铂-碳键的键焓.但未包括平均键焓值.此外,还收集了铁-氢、铁-碳、铁-氮、铁-磷、铁-羰基、铁-亚硝基、铁-氧分子、铁-硼、铁-铝、铁-镓、铁-铟、铁-铊键的理论计算值以及金属有机片断和离子的键焓.     

Spurenelementbestimmung in Luftstaubproben mittels Neutronenaktivierung

Zusammenfassung Die Neutronenaktivierungsanalyse kann zur Bestimmung von Spurenelementen in Luftstaubproben auch bei Sammelzeiten von nur wenigen Stunden vorteilhaft eingesetzt werden. Für die Sammeltechnik haben sich Cellulose-Papierfilter als besonders spurenarm erwiesen. Für die meisten Elemente sind die Abscheidegrade befriedigend. In einer Reaktor-Kurzzeitbestrahlung von ca. 1 min können die Elemente Se, V, Al, Mg, Br, Cl, In, Mn, in einer nachgeschalteten Langzeitbestrahlung von ca. 1 Tag die Elemente Na, K, Cu, As, W, La, Cd, Au, Sb, Sm, Ca, Fe, Co, Zn, Cr, Sc quantitativ analysiert werden. Im Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe und an der Autobahn Karlsruhe—Bruchsal wurden Luftstaubkonzentrationen für die Elemente Se, V, Br, Mn, Cu, As, Zn, Fe, Co ermittelt. Erhöhte Werte an der Autobahn wurden lediglich für Brom gefunden. Blei, mit Atomabsorption bestimmt, verhält sich analog wie Brom.Zu danken ist Herrn Prof. C. Keller, der die Durchführung der Bleianalysen mittels Atomabsorption im Institut für Radiochemie der GfK Karlsruhe ermöglicht hat.     

Mass selective gas phase study of ClO, OClO, ClOO and ClAr by anion-ZEKE-photoelectron spectroscopy

Anion-ZEKE-photoelectron spectra of ClO-, OClO-, ClOO- and the van der Waals cluster ArCl- have been measured. Refined or new values for the electron affinity of ClO, OClO and ClOO have been found. The peak positions in these spectra are in very good agreement with former ClO- and OClO- anion-photoelectron spectra (K. M. Gilles, M. L. Polak and W. C. Lineberger, J. Chem. Phys., 1992, 96, 8012) and a recent ArCl- anion-ZEKE spectrum (T. Lenzer, I. Yourshaw, M. Furlanetto, G. Reiser and D. Neumark, J. Chem. Phys., 1992, 110, 9578). The higher resolution of our anion-ZEKE-photoelectron spectrum of OClO- led to a refined assignment of the corresponding anion-photoelectron spectrum. In addition, a strong difference in the relative intensities of the vibrational peaks has been found in the anion-ZEKE-spectrum of OClO- in comparison with the anion-photoelectron spectrum. For the first time, mass selective spectroscopic information has been obtained for ClOO. The strong similarity to the ArCl- spectrum indicates a weakly bound van der Waals cluster Cl.O2. Binding energies of the anion, neutral ground and neutral excited state could be deduced. These are in good agreement with the electron affinities of Cl and ClOO, but differ from theoretical values (K. A. Peterson and H. J. Werner, J. Chem. Phys., 1992, 96, 8948) by a factor of 4.5 and from thermochemically determined values (J. M. Nicovich, K. D. Kreutter, C. J. Shackelford and P. H. Wine, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1991, 179, 367 and S. Baer, H. Hippler, R. Rahn, M. Siefke, N. Seitzinger and J. Troe, J. Chem. Phys., 1991, 95, 6463) by a factor of 9.     

Analysis of cyclic pyrolysis products formed from amino acid monomer

Amino acid was mixed with silica and tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) to favor pyrolysis of amino acid monomer. The pyrolysis products formed from amino acid monomer were using GC/MS and GC. 20 amino acids of alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, and valine were analyzed. The pyrolysis products were divided into cyclic and non-cyclic products. Among the 20 amino acids, arginine, asparagine, glutamic acid, glutamine, histidine, lysine, and phenylalanine generated cyclic pyrolysis products of the monomer. New cyclic pyrolysis products were formed by isolation of amino acid monomers. They commonly had polar side functional groups to 5-, 6-, or 7-membered ring structure. Arginine, asparagine, glutamic acid, glutamine, histidine, and phenylalanine generated only 5- or 6-membered ring products. However, lysine generated both 6- and 7-membered ring compounds. Variations of the relative intensities of the cyclic pyrolysis products with the pyrolysis temperature and amino acid concentration were also investigated.     

Activation parameters for three reactions interconverting isomeric 4- and 6-deuteriobicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-enes.

Classic investigations of thermal equilibrations between 4,4-d2- and 6,6-d2-bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-enes (Doering, W. von E.; Roth, W. R. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 1963, 2, 115-122) and among deuterium-labeled and non-racemic 2-methyl-5-isopropylbicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-enes (Delta3-thujenes) (Doering, W. von E.; Lambert, J. B. Tetrahedron 1963, 19, 1989-1994 and Doering, W. von E.; Schmidt, E. K. G. Tetrahedron 1971, 27, 2005-2030) and bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-enes (Cooke, R. S.; Andrews, U. H. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1974, 96, 2974-2980) identified three different paths leading to distinct degenerate products. The equilibrations take place through [1,3]-carbon shifts with retention,suprafacial and inversion,antarafacial stereochemistry and a two-centered epimerization resulting in enantiomerization of the bicyclic skeleton through a "ring-flip" process. Activation parameters for the rate constants kr, kf, and ki associated with these paths have now been secured: Ea 43.8, 44.3, 44.8 kcal/mol and log A 14.1, 14.2, 14.1, respectively, nearly identical values, differing by less than probable error limits, consistent with a rate-determining formation followed by a rapid partitioning of a common diradical intermediate under dynamic control.     

Determination of impurities in nuclear fuel element components by neutron activation analysis

Neutron activation analysis methods for the determination of impurities in zirconium cladding material and uranium oxide are described. Detection limits for the elements Al, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Hf, Fe, Mn, Ni, W and U in zirconium are below that required by the ASTM B 352-79 standard. The method has been tested on the NIST SRM 360a Zircaloy-2 from which the elements Na, Mg, Al, Ca, V, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Eu and U have been detected. The values for Cr, Fe, Ni and Cu are compared with the certified values. A method for the pre-irradiation separation of the elements Mg, Na, Al, K, Sc, Ca, V, Mn, Cr, Fe, Co, Cu, Zn, Rb, Zr, Cd, Cs, REE and Hf from uranium has been developed. A neutron activation analysis method for the determination of those elements in uranium is described. The method is tested by the analysis of the IAEA reference sample SR-54/64. The elements Al, Mn, V, Cu, Cr, Co, Ni and Fe have been detected and the results compared with the certified values.     

The Conquest of Taxol

Much has been written about taxol, one of the newest weapons against cancer, and its producer, the Pacific Yew tree (Taxus brevifolia).

1 K. C. Nicolaou, W.-M. Dai, R. K. Guy, Angew. Chem. 1994, 106, 38–69; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1994, 33, 15–44.

In this article, the authors give a frank and behind-the-scenes account of their encounter with this well-known molecule, which they and their collaborators faced as a synthetic target.

2 K. C. Nicolaou, Z. Yang, J.-J. Liu, H. Ueno, P. G. Nantermet, R. K. Guy, C. F. Claiborne, J. Renaud, E. A. Couladouros, K. Paulvannan, E. J. Sorensen, Nature (London) 1994, 367, 630–634.

3 K. C. Nicolaou, J.-J. Liu, Z. Yang, H. Ueno, R. K. Guy, E. A. Couladouros, E. J. Sorensen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 624–633.

4 K. C. Nicolaou, J.-J. Liu, Z. Yang, H. Ueno, E. J. Sorensen, C. F. Claiborne, R. K. Guy, C.-K. Hwang, M. Nakada, P. G. Nantermet, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 634–644.

5 K. C. Nicolaou, Z. Yang, J.-J. Liu, P. G. Nantermet, C. F. Claiborne, J. Renaud, R. K. Guy, K. Shibayama, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 645–652.

6 K. C. Nicolaou, H. Ueno, J.-J. Liu, P. G. Nantermet, Z. Yang, J. Renaud, K. Paulvannan, R. Chadha, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 653–659.

Once again total synthesis is found to offer excellent opportunities for developing new synthetic strategies and novel reactions. The team of chemists who took up this challenge emerged with valuable experience and confidence in their skills.     

全反式维甲酸治疗动脉粥样硬化兔肝脏微量元素含量的变化

目的探讨实验性动脉粥样硬化兔肝脏组织中zn、Fe、Cu、Mn和cr、Pb、cd含量的变化。方法用高脂饮食复制兔动脉粥样硬化模型,然后给予全反式维甲酸建立治疗组模型,获取肝脏,用硝酸、过氧化氢混合液微波消解样品,采用原子吸收光谱法测定肝脏组织中zn、Fe、Cu、Mn和Cr、Pb、cd的含量。结果高脂组肝脏组织zn、Fe、Cu、Mn和cr、Pb、cd含量分别为86．09、277．1、11．07、5．366mg／kg和115．2、286．0、210．5μg／／kg,治疗组肝脏组织zn、Fe、Cu、Mn和cr、Pb、cd含量分别为135．3、347．7、10．72、7．218mg／kg和137．3、209．4、250．2μg／kg。结论经过维甲酸治疗后,zn、Fe、Mn、Cr含量明显提高,基本达到正常组水平。