Design and Synthesis of 1-Benzyl-3-(a-hydroxy-(un)substituted benzylidene)pyrrolidine-2,4-diones as Potential Herbicides

The inhibitors of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD, EC 1.13.11.27) are an new kind of herbicides.[1]Generally, in structure, potent herbicides of this kind must possess: (1) a tricarbonyl methane structure and one of the three carbonyl groups must be a subustituted benzoyl group; (2) the compound must be able to enolise so that the enolate is capable of inhibiting HPPD enzyme by competitive combination with Fe2+, the reaction center of HPPD enzyme.[2]Recently, we noticed that the 3-acyltetramic acids form an expanding group of antibiotics and pigments from micro-organisms,[3] they display a range of biological activities[4] and all of this kind compounds possess all of the characters mentioned above. Tests of their antimicrobial activities indicated that the structure of the acyl substituent at the 3-position was important to many typical antibiotics.[4～6] These characters stimulated us to study this kind of compounds so as to discover new herbicides. In this report, we synthesized a series of compounds 3 and tested their herbicidal activities to investigate their structure-activity relationships.     

Cu(ii)/SPDO complex catalyzed asymmetric Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of 2-arylcyclobutanones and its application for the total synthesis of eupomatilones 5 and 6

A novel classical kinetic resolution of 2-aryl-substituted or 2,3-disubstituted cyclobutanones of Baeyer–Villiger oxidation catalyzed by a Cu(ii)/SPDO complex is reported for the first time, producing normal lactones in excellent enantioselectivities (up to 96% ee) and regioselectivities (up to >20/1), along with unreacted ketones in excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee). The current transformation features a wide substrate scope. Moreover, catalytic asymmetric total syntheses of natural eupomatilones 5 and 6 are achieved in nine steps from commercially available 3-methylcyclobutan-1-one.

A novel classical kinetic resolution of Baeyer–Villiger oxidation catalyzed by a Cu(ii)/SPDO complex with excellent enantioselectivity, regioselectivity and wide substrate scope is reported for the first time and explore the synthetic application.     

二元合金多晶粒的枝晶生长的等温相场模型

基于Ginzburg-Landau理论和单晶粒的枝晶生长模型，发展了一个单相场控制的多个晶粒的枝晶生长模型. 采用相场和溶质场耦合的方法，以Al-2%Cu合金为例模拟了二元合金等温凝固过程中多个晶粒的生长过程. 结果表明，这个模型的计算结果展现了多个晶粒枝晶的竞争生长，能较真实的再现凝固过程中的枝晶的生长过程.     

Microstructures and multiferroic properties of textured Bi0.8La0.2FeO3 thin films

La-substituted BiFeO₃, Bi_0.8La_0.2FeO₃, thin films were fabricated on Pt/Ti/SiO₂/Si substrates by pulsed laser deposition. X-ray diffraction and high-resolution transmission electron microscope were used to analyze the structures of the films. The results show the films fabricated under optimized growth condition are (0 1 2) textured. X-ray photoemission spectroscopy results indicate that the oxidation state of Fe ion is Fe³⁺ in the films without detectable Fe²⁺. The films show low leakage current and excellent dielectric characters. Multiferroic properties with a remnant ferroelectric polarization of 5.2 μC/cm² and a remanent magnetization of 0.02 μ_B/Fe were established. These results have some implications for further research.     

Magnetic Properties of Melted ThMn12-Type Carbides and Their Nitrides

The carbides of NdDy0.2Fe12-yMoyC0.6 （y = 1.5, 2） crystallized in the ThMn12-type structure have been successfully synthesized by arc melting method, followed by a heat treatment. The magnetic properties are strongly enhanced with the addition of carbon. Upon the carbonation the saturation magnetization Ms is increased by about 20emu/g and the Curie temperature Tc is enhanced by 40-70K. The spin reorientation （SR） temperature decreases from 125 K for NdDy0.2Fe10Mo2 to 55 K for NdDy0.2Fe10MO2C0.6 indicating the change of magnetocrystalline anisotropy in the Nd sublattice. It is found that the intrinsic magnetic properties of the carbides can be improved by further nitrogenation, The composite carbon-nitrogen compounds show a Tc - 560K, M8 - 105 emu/g and Ha （anisotropy field） - 86kOe for NdDy0.2Fe10Mo2Co.6Nz and a Tc- 628K, M8 - 119 emu/g and Ha - 115kOe for NdDy0.2Fe10.5Mo1.5C0.6Nz. These magnetic properties are even better than those of simple nitrides, suggesting that these compounds can be considered as a good candidate for permanent magnet applications.     

Fast fat-suppressed reduced field-of-view temperature mapping using 2DRF excitation pulses

The purpose of this study is to develop a fast and accurate temperature mapping method capable of both fat suppression and reduced field-of-view (rFOV) imaging, using a two-dimensional spatially-selective RF (2DRF) pulse. Temperature measurement errors caused by fat signals were assessed, through simulations. An 11×1140μs echo-planar 2DRF pulse was developed and incorporated into a gradient-echo sequence. Temperature measurements were obtained during focused ultrasound (FUS) heating of a fat-water phantom. Experiments both with and without the use of a 2DRF pulse were performed at 3T, and the accuracy of the resulting temperature measurements were compared over a range of TE values. Significant inconsistencies in terms of measured temperature values were observed when using a regular slice-selective RF excitation pulse. In contrast, the proposed 2DRF excitation pulse suppressed fat signals by more than 90%, allowing good temperature consistency regardless of TE settings. Temporal resolution was also improved, from 12 frames per minute (fpm) with the regular pulse to 28 frames per minute with the rFOV excitation. This technique appears promising toward the MR monitoring of temperature in moving adipose organs, during thermal therapies.     

应力导致InAs/In0.15Ga0.85As量子点结构中 In0.15Ga0.85As阱层的合金分解效应研究

利用固源分子束外延技术,在In0.15Ga0.85As/GaAs量子阱生长了两个InAs/In0.15Ga0.85As量子点(DWELL)样品.通过改变其中一个InAs DWELL样品中的In0.15Ga0.85As阱层的厚度和生长温度,获得了量子点尺寸增大而且尺寸分布更均匀的结果.结合光致发光光谱(PL)和压电调制光谱(PzR)实验结果,发现该样品量子点的光学性质也同时得到了极大的优化.基于有效质量近似的数值计算结果表明:量子点后生长过程中应力导致In0.15Ga0.85As阱层合金分解机理是导致量子点尺寸和光学性质得到优化的主要原因.     

强磁场条件下金属凝固过程中第二相的迁移行为

理论分析表明,第二相的迁移行为可以通过迁移速度进行表征.影响迁移速度的因素包括第二相和熔体的物理性质、磁场强度和梯度大小、第二相的形状和体积等因素.强磁场下洛伦兹力的效果为促进第二相在基体中的均匀分布,其效率在磁场强度大于某一定值时逐渐降低.在梯度强磁场条件下,第二相迁移行为和分布状态的主要控制参数是梯度磁场下的磁化力.在磁场梯度较小时,因洛伦兹力的制约磁化力控制第二相迁移的效果不明显,随着磁场梯度的增加,磁化力的作用效果逐渐增强.通过研究强磁场下Al-Si合金、Al-Ni合金中原位自生第二相的迁移行为实 关键词： 强磁场 迁移 第二相 凝固     

Optical properties of methane to 288 GPa at 300 K

Optical properties of solid methane (CH₄) were studied at high pressure and room temperature using a diamond anvil cell. Reflectivity and transmission measurements were used to measure the refractive index to 288 GPa. Fabry-Perot interferometery was used to measure the sample thickness to 172 GPa. This data was fitted to the derived expression of thickness vs. pressure that was then used to calculate the thickness to 288 GPa. This in turn was combined with optical absorption experiments to obtain the absorption coefficient and hence the extinction coefficient k^*. From combined reflection and absorption experiments the refractive index n=n_s+ik^* was obtained. The index of refraction and the ratio of molar refraction to molar volume showed a large increase between 208 and 288 GPa. This behavior indicated that a phase transformation of insulator-semiconductor might have occurred in solid CH₄ by 288 GPa.     

由5-磺基水杨酸组装的镧系金属有机骨架配合物的合成及结构

在水热条件下,合成了6个新的镧系金属配位聚合物,Ln₂(SSA)₂(phen)₄(H₂O)₂(Ln=Er(Ⅲ) (1),Yb(Ⅲ) (2)),[La₂(SSA)₂(phen)₂(H₂O)₄·(phen)·(H₂O)_{1.33相似文献}