Solid‐State NMR and DFT Combined for the Surface Study of Functionalized Silicon Nanoparticles

Silicon nanoparticles (NPs) serve a wide range of optical, electronic, and biological applications. Chemical grafting of various molecules to Si NPs can help to passivate their reactive surfaces, “fine‐tune” their properties, or even give them further interesting features. In this work, ¹H, ¹³C, and ²⁹Si solid‐state NMR spectroscopy has been combined with density functional theory calculations to study the surface chemistry of hydride‐terminated and alkyl‐functionalized Si NPs. This combination of techniques yields assignments for the observed chemical shifts, including the contributions resulting from different surface planes, and highlights the presence of physisorbed water. Resonances from near‐surface ¹³C nuclei were shown to be substantially broadened due to surface disorder and it is demonstrated that in an ambient environment hydride‐terminated Si NPs undergo fast back‐bond oxidation, whereas long‐chain alkyl‐functionalized Si NPs undergo slow oxidation. Furthermore, the combination of NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations showed that the employed hydrosilylation reaction involves anti‐Markovnikov addition of the 1‐alkene to the surface of the Si NPs.     

TiOx/SiO2复合载体上高分散Au催化剂的CO氧化性能

负载型Au催化剂中金与载体间存在相互作用,载体性质能够影响Au纳米颗粒分散度及稳定性.本文通过表面溶胶-凝胶(SSG)法制备了TiO_x/SiO₂复合载体,以期增加氧化物载体表面配位不饱和度从而使其具有较高的金属分散性,并利用低能离子散射(LEIS)谱、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)及N₂物理吸附(BET)等手段对载体及催化剂进行表征分析.实验表明TiO_x/SiO₂复合载体表面TiO_x分散性良好,没有形成明显的TiO₂晶相,且与SiO₂间形成Ti―O―Si键.与Au/TiO₂相比, Au/TiO_x/SiO₂催化剂中Au纳米颗粒的分散性更好,因而CO氧化活性显著提高. TiO_x/SiO₂复合载体上的TiO₂膜是Au的主要表面键合位,导致Au与载体间相互作用增强,从而使得Au纳米颗粒抗烧结能力提高,同时催化剂反应稳定性得到改善.     

Synthesis of Functionalized Heteroleptic Germylene Alkoxides

N-coordinated Ge(II) alkoxides L¹(tBuO)Ge ( 1 ), L²(tBuO)Ge ( 2 ) and [L²(OtBu)Ge ⋅ BH₃] ( 4 ) were prepared. Effect of either chelating ligands L¹ and L² or Ge→B interaction on strength of the Ge−OtBu bond was studied by insertion reaction of PhNCO. As a result, the Ge(II) carbamate L²{[(tBuO)OC](Ph)N}Ge ( 3 ) was isolated. Alcoholysis exchange reactions of 1 and 2 with substituted phenols were studied to find an easy synthetic protocol for a synthesis of functionalized Ge(II) alkoxides. Reactions yielded Ge(II) alkoxides L^1,2(2-Br−C₆H₄O)Ge ( 5 for L¹, 8 for L²), L^1,2(2-MeNH−C₆H₄O)Ge ( 6 for L¹, 9 for L²), L^1,2(2-Ph₂P−C₆H₄O)Ge ( 7 for L¹, 10 for L²), L²(2-Br-3-OH−C₆H₃O)Ge ( 11 ) and L²(2-NC₅H₄O)Ge ( 12 ) containing the additional polar groups Y (Y=Br, MeNH, PPh₂, OH or N). Finally, phosphane decorated Ge(II) alkoxides 7 and 10 were tested as suitable ligands in reactions with (COD)W(CO)₄ and BH₃. As a consequence, new complexes [(κ²- 7 )W(CO)₄] ( 13 ) and [L¹(2-Ph₂P ⋅ {BH₃}-C₆H₄O)Ge ⋅ {BH₃}] ( 14 ) were isolated. All compounds were characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopy, and compounds 3 , 4 , 9 and 11 were additionally characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Synthesis,Structure and Reactivity of some 2,6‐Disubstituted Dimethylsilylbenzenes

Syntheses are described of a number of 2,6‐difunctionalized dimethylsilylbenzenes, namely, 1‐(HMe₂Si)‐2,6‐Cl₂C₆H₃ ( 13 ), 1‐(HMe₂Si)‐2,6‐Br₂C₆H₃ ( 14 ), 1,2,3‐(HMe₂Si)₃C₆H₃ ( 15 ), 1,2‐(HMe₂Si)₂‐6‐ClC₆H₃ ( 16 ), 1,2‐(HMe₂Si)₂‐6‐BrC₆H₃ ( 17 ), 1‐(HMe₂Si)‐2‐(Ph₂P)‐6‐BrC₆H₃ ( 18 ), diphenyl(1,1,3,3‐tetramethyl‐1,3‐dihydrobenzo[c][1,2,5]oxadisilol‐4‐yl)phosphine oxide ( 19 ) and 8‐Brom‐1,1,3,3‐tetramethyl‐2,2,2,2,‐tetracarbonyl‐1,3‐dihydro‐benzo[d][2,1,3]ferra disilol ( 20 ). Compounds 13 – 20 were characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and in case of 18 – 20 also by single crystal X‐ray diffraction.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles with Surface Ligands Derived from a Primary Phosphine

Reduction of HAuCl₄ · 3H₂O with NaBH₄ in THF/H₂O in the presence of the primary phosphine PH₂Mes* (Mes* = 2,4,6-(t-Bu)₃C₆H₂) gave a mixture of ca. 1.3 nm diameter gold nanoparticles (1) and the known oligomers [Au(PHMes*)]_n (2). Nanoclusters 1 might contain phosphido (PHMes*) or phosphinidene (PMes*) surface ligands, or both; they were characterized by elemental analysis, TGA, XPS, TEM, NMR, IR, and UV–Vis spectroscopies, and by their reactions with dodecanethiol, which gave PH₂Mes*. Solid-state ³¹P-NMR cross-polarization studies of 1 and 1D (prepared using NaBD₄ and PD₂Mes* in THF/D₂O) were consistent with the presence of phosphinidene surface groups.     

Synthesis of Nanoscale Shell-core Titania Coated Silica Particles in the Presence of Polyether Polyamine and the Phase Transition

IntroductionTitanium dioxide with the rutile or the anatasestructure as,in principle,a white pigmentis widelyused as paints and plastic additives because of itshigh refractive index,oil adsorption,chemical orthermal stability[1— 4 ] .The most common manu- fac-ture of this material is based on the digestion of theore ilmenite(Fe O· Ti O) with sulfuric acid,fol-lowed by hydrolyzing the solution of titanium ionsand the calcination of the hydrous titanium ox-ides[5] .Another industrial prepara…     

Characterisation of Solute Mobility in Hypercross‐Linked Resins in Solvents of Different Polarity: Two Promising Supports for Catalysis

Two hypercross‐linked resins stemming from a gel‐type poly‐chloromethylated styrene‐divinylbenzene resin (GT) in beaded form are investigated with a combination of spectroscopic techniques (EPR and time‐domain (TD)‐NMR spectroscopy) to evaluate their use as supports for the development of operationally flexible heterogeneous metal catalysts, suitable to be employed in liquid and gas phase. The first resin (HGT) is the direct product of the hypercross‐linking reaction, whereas the second one (HGS) is the sulphonated analogue of HGT obtained by exchanging approximately 3 wt % of the chloromethyl groups with sulphonic groups. HGT and HGS absorb both polar and apolar solvents in the permanent nanoporosity created by the hypercross‐linking, and NMR data highlight that the pore size is not affected by the different properties of the investigated liquid media. The EPR analysis of the dry resins reveals that during the hypercross‐linking process paramagnetic species are formed in the HGT beads, which persist in the sulphonated resin. The mobility of solutes inside the polymers framework was investigated with EPR spectroscopy upon soaking the resins with solutions of two spin probes (2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidine‐1‐oxyl (TEMPO) and 4‐hydroxy‐2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidine‐1‐oxyl (TEMPOL)) in THF, toluene, n‐heptane and water. The EPR spectra show that, depending on the solvent, the two resins can act as sorbents, able to trap the solutes in the polymer framework, or as simple supports that allow free diffusion of the solutes. Our results suggest that HGT and HGS are promising supporting materials for metal catalysts, provided one chooses carefully the solvent to be employed for the catalysed reaction as this choice strongly affects the mobility of the substrates and, thus their effective reactivity.     

Insights into the Reactivity of Gold–Dithiocarbamato Anticancer Agents toward Model Biomolecules by Using Multinuclear NMR Spectroscopy

Some gold(III)–dithiocarbamato derivatives of either single amino acids or oligopeptides have shown promise as potential anticancer agents, but their capability to interact with biologically relevant macromolecules is still poorly understood. We investigated the affinity of the representative complex [Au^IIIBr₂(dtc‐Sar‐OCH₃)] (dtc: dithiocarbamate; Sar: sarcosine (N‐methylglycine)) with selected model molecules for histidine‐, methionine‐, and cysteine‐rich proteins (that is, 1‐methylimidazole, dimethylsulfide, and N‐acetyl‐L ‐cysteine, respectively). In particular, detailed mono‐ and multinuclear NMR studies, in combination with multiple ¹³C/¹⁵N enrichments, allowed interactions to be followed over time and indicated somewhat unexpected reaction pathways. Whereas dimethylsulfide proved to be unreactive, a sudden multistep redox reaction occurred in the presence of the other potential sulfur donor, N‐acetyl‐L ‐cysteine (confirmed if glutathione was used instead). On the other hand, 1‐methylimidazole underwent an unprecedented acid–base reaction with the gold(III) complex, rather than the expected coordination to the metal center by replacing, for instance, a bromide. Our results are discussed herein and compared with the data available in the literature on related complexes; our findings confirm that the peculiar reactivity of gold(III)–dithiocarbamato complexes can lead to novel reaction pathways and, therefore, to new cytotoxic mechanisms in cancer cells.     

Breathing Effect via Solvent Inclusions on the Linker Rotational Dynamics of Functionalized MIL-53

The breathing effects of functionalized MIL-53-X (X=H, CH₃, NH₂, OH, and NO₂) induced by the inclusions of water, methanol, acetone, and N,N-dimethylformamide solvents were comprehensively investigated by solid-state NMR spectroscopy. 2D homo-nuclear correlation NMR provided direct experimental evidence for the host-guest interaction between the guest solvents and the MOF frameworks. The variations of the ¹H and ¹³C NMR chemical shifts in functionalized MIL-53 from the narrow pore phase transitions to large pore forms due to solvent inclusions were clearly identified. The influence of functionalized linkers and their host-guest interactions with the confined solvents on the rotational dynamics of the linkers was examined by separated-local-field MAS NMR experiments in conjunction with DFT theoretical calculations. It is found that the linker rotational dynamics of functionalized MIL-53 in narrow pore form is closely related to the computational rotational energy barrier. The BDC-NO₂ linker of activated MIL-53-NO₂ undergoes relatively faster rotation, whereas the BDC-NH₂ and BDC-OH linkers of activated MIL-53-NH₂ and MIL-53-OH exhibit relatively slower rotation. The host-guest interactions between confined solvents and MIL-53-NO₂, MIL-53-CH₃ would significantly induce an increase of the order parameters of unsubstituted carbon and reduce the rotational frequency of linkers. This study provides a spectroscopic approach for the investigation of linker rotation in functionalized MOFs at natural abundance with solvents inclusions.     

信号肽功能化二氧化硅纳米颗粒的线粒体靶向作用研究

以N-(p-Maleimidophenyl)isocyanate(PMPI)为交联剂, 将线粒体信号肽分子共价修饰到二氧化硅荧光纳米颗粒表面, 构建线粒体信号肽功能化二氧化硅荧光纳米颗粒. 采用荧光分光光度计、Zeta电位仪以及透射电子显微镜对修饰前后的二氧化硅纳米颗粒进行了表征. 结果表明, 信号肽可被成功修饰在纳米颗粒表面, 并且纳米颗粒粒径在信号肽分子修饰前后没有发生明显变化. 以分离纯化的细胞核作为对照, 采用流式细胞术考察了信号肽功能化二氧化硅荧光纳米颗粒与分离纯化后的线粒体的相互作用. 结果表明, 线粒体信号肽修饰到二氧化硅纳米颗粒表面后依然保持良好的生物活性, 能够介导二氧化硅纳米颗粒特异性识别及结合分离纯化的线粒体, 从而为线粒体监测及其功能调控研究提供了新的思路.     

不同功能化基团修饰的硅壳纳米颗粒分散性研究

采用反相微乳液体系中功能化基团同步修饰(油相修饰)以及反相微乳液制备纳米颗粒后再通过功能化基团后续修饰(水相修饰)的方法分别制备了纯硅壳纳米颗粒(SiNP)、氨基化硅壳纳米颗粒(NSiNP)、羧基化硅壳纳米颗粒(CSiNP)和聚乙二醇硅壳纳米颗粒(PSiNP). 通过沉降时间和离心速度观察了不同方法获得的不同功能化基团修饰的硅壳纳米颗粒在水中的分散及稳定性, 并采用激光粒度仪、透射电子显微镜对分散效果进行了分析. 结果表明, 采用同一修饰方法分别制备的纳米颗粒在水中的分散及稳定性顺序是CSiNP≥PSiNP>SiNP>NSiNP; 油相修饰法获得的CSiNP和PSiNP的分散性要优于水相修饰法获得的. PSiNP和CSiNP在Hela细胞表面的非特异性吸附非常小, 而NSiNP却显示了强烈的细胞非特异性吸附.     

金自组膜免疫芯片的研制

用光刻掩膜真空沉积技术在石英晶片上沉积上一层 8列× 6行的金膜阵列 ,用金表面N 乙酰半胱氨酸分子自组装及EDC偶联技术将人IgG、兔IgG和鼠IgG固定在石英膜阵列上来制备免疫芯片。用FITC荧光标记兔抗羊IgG、夹心法可同时测定羊抗人IgG、羊抗兔IgG和羊抗鼠IgG。用样点荧光强度与空白比Rf 作定量指标。在抗体浓度 0 .5～ 1 0 0mg L内 ,Rf与抗体浓度的对数成线性关系。最低可检出 0 .5mg L的羊抗兔IgG。测定仅需样品 1 5 0 μL ,2～ 3h,适合于快速微量分析     

SiO2含量对钛/硅复合氧化物聚酯催化剂性能的影响

研究了钛/硅复合氧化物聚酯催化剂中,二氧化硅含量对聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯缩聚反应的影响.催化剂XRD谱图表示,增加二氧化硅含量会抑制二氧化钛的结晶.随着二氧化硅含量的增加,钛/硅催化剂表面Lewis酸的数目和强度都减小.比表面积和Lewis表面酸性都会影响钛/硅催化剂的活性.     

The Detection and Reactivity of Silanols and Silanes Using Hyperpolarized 29Si Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Silanols and silanes are key precursors and intermediates for the synthesis of silicon‐based materials. While their characterization and quantification by ²⁹Si NMR spectroscopy has received significant attention, it is a technique that is limited by the low natural abundance of ²⁹Si and its low sensitivity. Here, we describe a method using p‐H₂ to hyperpolarize ²⁹Si. The observed signal enhancements, approaching 3000‐fold at 11.7 T, would take many days of measurement for comparable results under Boltzmann conditions. The resulting signals were exploited to monitor the rapid reaction of tris(tert‐butoxy)silanol with triflic anhydride in a T₁‐corrected process that allows for rapid quantification. These results demonstrate a novel route to quantify dynamic processes and intermediates in the synthesis of silicon materials.     

The Reactivity of Potassium Polyfluoroaryl‐, Polyfluoroalkenyl‐, and Perfluoroalkyltrifluoroborates and their Hydrocarbon Analogues towards Acids of Different Strength: A Systematic Study of the Hydrodeboration

The hydrodeboration of the (fluoroorgano)trifluoroborates K [R_FBF₃] [R_F = C₆F₅, XCF=CF (X = F, cis‐ and trans‐Cl, C₃F₇O, cis‐C₂F₅, trans‐C₄F₉, ‐C₄H₉) and C₆F₁₃] and of the organotrifluoroborates K [RBF₃] (R = C₆H₅, cis‐ and trans‐C₄H₉CH=CH, C₄H₉ and C₈H₁₇) with CH₃CO₂H (100 %), CF₃CO₂H (100 %), aqueous HF and anhydrous HF was investigated. In the alkenyltrifluoroborates K [R'CF=CFBF₃] the formal replacement of BF₃ by a proton occurred stereospecifically under retention of the configuration. The ¹⁹F NMR spectra of K [R_FBF₃] in acids indicate strong interactions of the BF₃ group with protons or acid molecules.     

Understanding the Origins of Nucleophilic Hydride Reactivity of a Sodium Hydride–Iodide Composite

Sodium hydride (NaH) has been commonly used as a Brønsted base in chemical syntheses, while it has rarely been employed to add hydride (H^?) to unsaturated electrophiles. We previously developed a procedure to activate NaH through the addition of a soluble iodide source and found that the new NaH–NaI composite can effect even stereoselective nucleophilic hydride reductions of nitriles, imines, and carbonyl compounds. In this work, we report that mixing NaH with NaI or LiI in tetrahydrofuran (THF) as a solvent provides a new inorganic composite, which consists of NaI interspersed with activated NaH, as revealed by powder X‐ray diffraction, and both solid‐state NMR and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopies. DFT calculations imply that this remarkably simple inorganic composite, which is comprised of NaH and NaI, gains nucleophilic hydridic character similar to covalent hydrides, resulting in unprecedented and unique hydride donor chemical reactivity.     

Reactivity of Extra‐framework Species of USY Zeolites in Alkaline Medium

Zeolites of type USY (ultra‐stable Y) were obtained by steaming of NH₄NaY modification. Samples were modified by subsequent alkaline treatment in KOH solution. USY and USY‐KOH were characterised by chemical element analysis, XRD, IR, ²⁹Al and ²⁹Si MAS NMR spectroscopic measurements. Correct silicon to aluminium ratios (Si/Al) were determined by XRD and IR (double ring vibration w_DR) data whereas values calculated according to data of ²⁹Si MAS NMR and IR spectroscopy (asymmetrical TOT valence vibration w_TOT) appeared to be too high., In the latter case, the signals of the zeolite framework were strongly superimposed by that of extra‐framework silica gel (EFSi) formed during steaming. It was found that alkaline leaching induces desilication of silicon‐rich area of the zeolite framework and partial dissolution of EFSi. Silicate ions of both react with likewise dissolved extra‐framework aluminium (EFAl) to form X‐ray amorphous aluminosilicate. Consequently, the superposition of the ²⁹Si MAS NMR signals of the zeolite framework by silica gel was reduced for Q⁴(0Al) but increased for Q⁴ (2Al) and Q⁴(3Al) structure units. A reinsertion of EFAl into the zeolite framework has not been observed.     

Switch‐On Fluorescence of a Perylene‐Dye‐Functionalized Metal–Organic Framework through Postsynthetic Modification

A perylene dye was introduced directly as a linker into a metal–organic framework (MOF) during synthesis. Depending on the dye concentration in the MOF synthesis mixture, different fluorescent materials were generated. The successful incorporation of the dye was proven by using ¹³C and ²⁷Al MAS NMR spectroscopy, by solution NMR spectroscopy after digestion of the MOF sample, and by synthesizing a reference dye without connecting groups, which could coordinate on the metal–oxo cluster inside the MOF. Fluorescence quenching effects of the MOF linker, 2‐aminoterephthalate, were observed and overcome by postsynthetic modification with acetic anhydride. We show here for the first time that amino groups, which can be used as anchoring points for covalent attachment of other molecules, are responsible for fluorescence quenching. Thus, a very promising strategy to implement switchable fluorescence into MOFs is shown here.     

The Effects of Exposed Specific Facets and Sulfation on the Surface Acidity of Cu2O Solids

Cuprous oxide microcrystals with {111}, {111}/{100}, and {100} exposed facets were synthesized. ³¹P MAS NMR using trimethylphosphine as the probe molecule was employed to study the acidic properties of samples. It was found that the total acidic density of samples increases evidently after sulfation compared with the pristine cuprous oxide microcrystals. During sulfation, new {100} facets are formed at the expense of {111} facets and lead to the generation of two Lewis acid sites due to the different binding states of SO₄²⁻ on {111} and {100} facets. Moreover, DFT calculation was used to illustrate the binding models of SO₄²⁻ on {111} and {100} facets. Also, a Pechmann condensation reaction was applied to study the acidic catalytic activity of these samples. It was found that the sulfated {111} facet has better activity due to its higher Lewis acid density compared with the sulfated {100} facet.     

Synthesis,Structural Characterization and Luminescence Studies of Di‐ and Trinuclear Gold(I) Alkynyl‐phosphine Complexes

Reactions of the polymer {Au^IC₂Ph}_n with polyphosphine ligands [1,4‐bis(2‐diphenylphosphino‐1H‐imidazol‐1‐yl)‐benzene (dpib), 1,3,5‐tris(4‐diphenylphosphinophenyl)benzene (tppb), 2,2′‐bis(diphenylphosphanyl)‐4,4′‐bipyridine (dpbp), and 3,6‐bis(diphenylphosphanyl)pyridazine (dppz)] afforded four gold(I) alkynyl‐polyphosphine complexes [{AuC₂Ph}₂(μ‐dpib)] ( 1 ), [{AuC₂Ph}₃(μ₃‐tppb)] ( 2 ), [{AuC₂Ph}₂(μ‐dpbp)] ( 3 ), and [{AuC₂Ph}₂(μ‐dppz)] ( 4 ) in nearly quantitative yield. The compounds obtained were characterized using elemental analysis, ESI‐MS, X‐ray crystallography, and polynuclear NMR spectroscopy. Intermolecular aurophilic interaction together with π–π and σ–π stacking build up the supramolecular 3D network of complex 3 , whereas none of these intermolecular bondings were found in the crystal structures of compounds 1 , 2 , and 4 . Complexes 1 – 4 are luminescent both in solution (CH₂Cl₂) and in solid state under laser irradiation (λ_ex = 308 nm). In solution, the diphosphine complexes 1 – 4 display dual emission corresponding to ligand centered transitions (λ_em = 360–375 nm) along with weaker contribution from MLCT excited states at ca. 490 nm. The long wavelength component of the emission plays a dominant role in the solid state luminescence spectra of complexes 1 , 3 , and 4 (460, 544, 520 nm, respectively) whereas the triphosphine complex 2 shows dual luminescence (372 and 520 nm) with considerable contribution from ligand centered excited state.