Online Column Extraction Coupled with Double-Trap Column System for HPLC Determination of Valproic Acid in Human Plasma Without Derivatization

Chromatographia - An automated online column extraction coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and equipped with a double-trap column system was developed to determine valproic...     

Earth-abundant Metal-catalyzed Reductive Amination: Recent Advances and Prospect for Future Catalysis

Nitrogen-containing compounds, as an important class of chemicals, have been used widely in pharmaceuticals, materials synthesis. Transition metal-catalyzed reductive amination of an aldehyde or a ketone with ammonia or an amine has been proved to be an efficient and practical method for the preparation of nitrogen-containing compounds in academia and industry for a century. Given the above, several effective methods using transition metals have been developed in recent years. Noble transition metals like Pd, Pt, and Au-based catalysts have been predominately used in reductive amination. Because of their high prices, strict official regulations of residues in pharmaceuticals, and deleterious effects on the biological system, their industrial applications are severely hampered. With the increasing sustainable and environmental problems, the Earth-abundant transition metals including Ti, Fe, Co, Ni, and Zr have also been investigated for the reductive amination reaction and showed great potential to the advancement of sustainable and cost-effective reductive amination processes. This critical review will mainly summarize the work using Earth-abundant metals. The effects of different transition metals used in catalytic reduction amination were discussed and compared, and some suggestions were given. The last section highlights the catalytic activities of bi- and tri-metallic catalysts. Indeed, this latter family is very promising and simultaneously benefits from increased stability, and selectivity, compared to monometallic NPs, due to synergistic substrate activation. Few comprehensive reviews focusing on Earth-abundant transition metals catalyst has been published since 1948, although several authors reported some summaries dealing with one or the other part of this aspect. It is hoped that this critical review will inspire researchers to develop new efficient and selective earth-abundant metal catalysts for highly, environmentally sustainable reductive amination methods, as well as improve the pharmaceutical industry and related chemical synthesis company traditional method with the utilization of the green method widely.     

Ni/SAPO-11催化剂上棕榈油加氢脱氧制异构烃燃料(英)

采用水热法合成了小粒径、具有介孔结构的SAPO-11分子筛.采用浸渍法制备了不同Ni负载量的Ni/SAPO-11催化剂.并采用X射线衍射,扫描电镜,N₂物理吸附-脱附,NH₃程序升温脱附,热重和H₂化学吸附技术对该类催化剂的物理化学性质进行了详细表征.结果表明,SAPO-11较大表面积和介孔结构可分散Ni,使得Ni粒子尺寸较小.在棕榈油加氢脱氧制备液体烃类燃料反应中,液体烷烃产物由相关脂肪酸中间产物的直接加氢脱氧和脱羰-加氢脱氧两种途径产生.Ni/SAPO-11催化剂的弱/中强酸性质及其匹配的金属-酸双功能可显著抑制积炭反应,提高催化剂的寿命,液体烷烃收率高达70%,异构烷烃选择性超过80%.     

Recent Advances in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Catalysis

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) as an emerging type of crystalline porous materials, have obtained considerable attention recently. They have exhibited diverse structure and attractive performance in various catalytic reactions. It is highly expected to have a systematic and comprehensive review summing up COFs‐derived catalysts in homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, which is favorable to the judicious design of an efficient catalyst for targeted reaction. Herein, we focus on summarizing recent and significant developments in COFs materials, with an emphasis on both the synthetic strategies and targeted functionalization, and categorize it in accordance with the different types of catalytic reactions. Their potential catalysis applications are reviewed thoroughly. Moreover, a personal view about the future development of COFs catalysts with respect to the large‐scale production is also discussed.     

Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Conjugate Heat Transfer for a High-Pressure Pneumatic Control Valve Assembly

This paper uses heat transfer experiments and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to investigate the conjugate heat transfer (CHT) in a high-pressure pneumatic control valve assembly. A heat transfer test rig was constructed, and time–temperature histories of five test points placed on the valve assembly’s outer surface were recorded for study validation. The Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes (URANS) CFD methods with the standard k-ε turbulence closure equations were adopted in the numerical computations. Polyhedral grids were used; time step and mesh convergence studies were conducted. Simulated and measured temperatures profile comparisons revealed a good agreement. The CHT results obtained from CFD showed huge velocity fields downstream of the valve throat and the vent hole. The airflow through the valve was icy, mainly in the supersonic flow areas. Low temperatures below 273.15 K were recorded on the internal and external walls of the valve assembly. The consistency of the measured data with the numerical results demonstrates the effectiveness of polyhedral grids in exploring the CHT using CFD methods. The local entropy production rate analysis revealed that irreversibility is mainly due to viscous dissipation. The current CHT investigation provides a potential basis for thermostress analysis and optimization.     

介孔炭负载铁基催化剂上醇与胺氧化偶合合成亚胺

亚胺是一类重要的含氮有机化合物,广泛应用于生物医药、精细化工和农业生产中.由于其分子中具有不饱和C=N双键,亚胺化合物可以通过不同化学过程(如氧化还原、加成、偶合等)合成多种衍生物.工业上合成亚胺普遍采用羰基化合物与胺偶合反应获得,由于该反应需要强酸作为催化剂和脱水剂,在应用中往往对设备造成不同程度的破坏.选择氧气或空气为氧化剂,通过醇与胺氧化偶合反应合成亚胺,其副产物只有水,是一条较为绿色的合成路线.近期研究表明,均相和负载型贵金属催化剂(如Pd,Pt和Au等)在该反应中表现出较好的低温催化性能,但需要在反应过程中添加大量碱性助剂.一些非贵金属氧化物催化剂如CeO2和MnOx/HAP等在该过程中表现出一定的催化活性,但其催化效率普遍较低,往往需要在24 h甚至更长反应时间实现～90％亚胺收率.因此仍需开发一些更为高效的非贵金属催化剂用于上述反应.本文以经过硝酸活化处理的有序多孔炭(CMK-3)为载体,制备了负载型氧化铁催化剂(FeOx/HCMK-3),考察了它在苯甲醇与苯胺氧化偶合合成亚胺反应中的催化性能,同时结合一系列表征手段研究了催化剂物理化学性质与其催化性能之间的关系.X射线衍射和氮吸附脱附结果显示,负载后的样品仍然保持了介孔炭原有的孔道结构,没有出现较大的氧化铁粒子;透射电镜、高角暗场扫描透射电镜及能量散射谱结果进一步显示,氧化铁物种相对均匀地分散在载体表面;程序升温还原结果显示,与块体氧化铁相比,FeOx/HCMK-3上的氧化铁物种(FeOx)更易被还原,这可能与氧化铁粒子较小有关.反应结果显示,在空气氛围中FeOx/HCMK-3能够高效催化醇与胺的氧化偶合反应,反应6h亚胺收率即达到98.8％.催化剂具有较高的稳定性,可多次循环使用,没有检测到铁物种流失.此外,FeOx/HCMK-3在多种苯甲醇衍生物与苯胺的氧化偶合反应中都表现出较好的催化性能.结合表征和反应结果可以推测,催化剂上的氧物种参与了反应过程,FeOx/HCMK-3催化剂具有较强的活化氧分子的能力,反应在该催化剂上可能遵循氧化-还原机理.该催化剂上醇与胺氧化偶合反应主要经历两个连续的反应过程:首先苯甲醇被FeOx/HCMK-3催化剂上的活泼氧物种氧化生成苯甲醛中间体;随后,在反应中生成的醛在催化剂上迅速与胺反应生成亚胺化合物,同时催化剂通过与空气中氧分子反应恢复到初始状态,完成整个催化循环.     

木质纤维素催化转化制备能源平台化合物

可再生生物质资源的能源化利用能有效缓解能源短缺和环境恶化的双重压力。木质纤维素类生物质原料通过催化转化途径可以转化成为用途广泛的平台化合物,如呋喃类化合物、多元醇和有机酸及其酯类衍生物等。以这些平台化合物为原料,通过基元反应的转化可以制备高附加值的生物质基液体燃料。基于上述背景,本文概述了国内外木质纤维素通过不同催化转化途径制备各种新能源平台化合物的研究进展。目前木质纤维素制备新能源平台化合物的可行途径主要包括液体酸催化、固体酸催化、离子液体催化和多功能材料催化。在介绍这些催化途径的同时,重点讨论了所使用的催化剂,分析了仍然存在的问题和可能的解决措施,同时对今后该领域的研究前景进行了展望。     

Effect of Cr on the wetting in Cu/graphite system

The isotherm wetting and spreading behaviors of the molten Cu-Cr alloys with 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 at.% Cr on porous graphite substrates were investigated at 1373 K in a flowing Ar atmosphere using a modified sessile drop method. The wettability improves with increasing Cr content in the alloy as a result of phase transition from Cr₃C₂ to more wettable and metallic-like Cr₇C₃ developed at the interface. The spreading kinetics are controlled by the interfacial reaction in the early stage and the diffusion of Cr from the drop bulk to the triple junction in the later stage together with a transition in the intermediate stage.     

5-二乙胺基-2-(吡啶-2’-亚氨甲基)苯酚的合成及其对Zn2+的识别

本文利用2-氨基吡啶与4-二乙胺基水杨醛反应合成了5-二乙胺基-2-(吡啶-2’-亚氨甲基)苯酚(探针L),对其结构进行了表征。在DMSO/Tris(6:4, v/v, pH =7.4)溶液中,探针L高选择性荧光“关-开”识别Zn₂₊,在365 nm紫外灯照射下,由无荧光变成蓝色荧光。实验表明,探针L与Zn₂₊的结合比为1:1,结合常数为2.6×10₃ L. mol_-1,检测限为 9.39×10_-7mol/L,pH适用范围为7-11,并可检测水样中的Zn₂₊。