Magnetite nanocrystal clusters with ultra-high sensitivity in magnetic resonance imaging

Magnetic iron oxide particles are widely used as contrast agents to improve the sensitivity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Their efficiency in MRI is usually quantified by transverse relaxivity (r(2)) in solution. Herein, we synthesized a series of magnetite nanocrystal clusters (MNCs) with ultra-high transverse relaxivity by a polyol process and studied the relationship between r(2) and size of the MNCs. The sizes of MNCs can be tuned over a wide range from 13 to 179 nm. The r(2) of MNC suspensions as a function of the size of the cluster was analyzed and compared with a theoretical model. We found that MNCs of 64 nm had an r(2) value of 650 mM(-1) s(-1), which was more than three times that of the commercial contrast agent and was among the highest reported for iron oxide materials. Compared with the theoretical model, the r(2) value of the MNC suspension is approximately 0.93 of the theoretical prediction. Imaging of the MNC suspensions was performed in a clinical 1.5 T MRI instrument and a comparison was made between MNCs and commercial contrast agents. MRI indicated that the decrease of signal intensity induced by MNCs was in proportion to the r(2) value, which was in accordance with theoretical predictions. These results demonstrate that MNCs with ultra-high transverse relaxivity and tunable size are promising candidates for molecular imaging and clinical diagnosis in MRI.     

Asymmetric binary-acid catalysis with InBr3 in the inverse-electron-demanding hetero-Diels-Alder reaction of mono- and bis-substituted cyclopentadienes: remote fluoro-effect on stereocontrol

Remote F effect: Unprecedented hetero-Diels-Alder reactions of mono- and bis-substituted cyclopentadienes have been realized by an asymmetric binary-acid catalyst that synergistically combines a chiral phosphoric acid 1?h/InBr(3) with good periselectivity, high regioselectivity, and excellent stereoselectivity. Substituent mapping of the chiral phosphoric acid indicates a dramatic remote ortho-fluoro effect on the stereocontrol.     

Direct detection of isoprene photooxidation products by using synchrotron radiation photoionization mass spectrometry

We report the combination of a vacuum ultraviolet photoionization mass spectrometer, operating on the basis of synchrotron radiation, with an environmental reaction smog chamber for the first time. The gas- and pseudo-particle-phase products of OH-initiated isoprene photooxidation reactions were measured on-line and off-line, respectively, by mass spectrometry. It was observed that aldehydes, methacrolein, methyl vinyl ketone, methelglyoxal, formic acid, and similar compounds are the predominant gas-phase photooxidation products, whereas some multifunctional carbonyls and acids mainly exist in the particle phase. This finding is reasonably consistent with results of studies conducted in other laboratories using different methods. The results indicate that synchrotron radiation photoionization mass spectrometry coupled with a smog chamber is a potentially powerful tool for the study of the mechanism of atmospheric oxidations and the formation of secondary organic aerosols.     

Mechanism for the reaction of 2-naphthol with N-methyl-N-phenyl-hydrazine suggested by the density functional theory investigations

For the first time the computed mechanisms for the novel reaction of 2-naphthol with N-methyl-N-phenylhydrazine, leading to 1-amino-2-naphthol (Tang et al., J Am Chem Soc 2008, 130, 5840), have been investigated using the density functional theory. Four distinct possible pathways were evaluated: two amination mechanisms with the attack of NH(2) group respectively at the α-position C1 and β-position C3 atoms of 2-naphthol (pathways 1 and 2) as well as two rearrangement processes with displacement of the phenolic hydroxyl group followed by the benzidine-like rearrangement at the α-position C1 and β-position C3 atoms of 2-naphthol, respectively (pathways 3 and 4). Solvent effect has been tested based on the optimized geometries of the stationary points in solution at the B3LYP/PCM/6-31+G(d,p) level of theory with an averaged dielectric constant of binary solvent. Single-point energies of the optimized structures have been calculated using three hybrid density functionals, B3LYP, MPW3LYP, and B3PW91 with the 6-311++G(3df,2p) basis set. Our computed results clearly manifest that pathway 1 (α-amination) has the highest possibility to occur, with the Gibbs free energies being lower by 6 to 20 kcal/mol compared with the other three pathways, which leads to 1-amino-2-naphthol and N-methylaniline as products. It is in excellent agreement with the experimental observation.     

A Neutron Diffraction Study for the Crystal Structure of the Deuterium（hydrogen） L－Arginine Phosphate Monohydrate

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Synthesis and Crystal Structure of （Et4N）2[Pd2（mp）2（mpH）2]

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高效毛细管电泳－电荷耦合器件检测器联用技术研究Ⅰ．多波长荧光检测装置

报道了用电荷耦合检测器等设备组成的高效毛细管电泳多波长荧光检测装置。以荧光素和罗丹明Ｂ对其性能进行了评价,得到了具有光谱和时间分辨的三维电泳图,与被测物标准荧光光谱对照,可以直接鉴定被分离的化合物。     

甲醇生产主精馏塔的模拟计算

对甲醇精馏主塔进行了模拟计算，并以一实际生产装置沿塔身的温度与浓度分布进行了验证。结果表明，水和甲醇的平均偏差为０．９％，微量杂质，不计丁基油，平均偏差为４９ｐｐｍ，温度平均偏差为２．９℃。说明本计算方法及采用的模型参数是可靠的，可用于工程计算。本文进一步指出，为降低废水中醇类含量，较理想的方法是选择合适的精甲醇与丁基油的采出量。     

低碳烃芳构化过程中HZSM－5催化剂结炭规律的研究

用ＧＣ、ＴＰＯ－ＧＣ、ＮＨ＿３－ＴＰＤ和ＴＥＭ等方法，测定了丙烷在ＨＺＳＭ－５沸石上芳构化过程中，催化剂的活性、结炭量、结炭Ｃ／Ｈ比、酸密度等，考察了催化剂的结炭量与其它参数之间的关系。结果表明，在反应温度为８７３Ｋ，进料空速ＷＨＳＶ＝５ｈ￣（－１）时，丙烷在ＨｚＳＭ－５上的结炭首先发生在沸石晶体的外表面的活性中心上（结炭量１．８％之前）；结炭量为１．８～３．４％时，主要在孔道交叉点结炭；结炭量在３．４～５．７％时，孔道已有受限或阻塞现象发生，导致一些富氢的结炭物在孔道内生成。     

甲醇／丙烷在ZSM－5分子筛上偶合转化过程的研究

考察了甲醇／低碳烷烃在ＺＳＭ－５分子筛上偶合转化为芳烃和低碳烯烃的反应过程。对特定的催化体系，存在一最佳原料配比，使反应的热效应近似为零。偶合转化时甲醇完全转化，低碳烷烃的转化率低；不同催化剂上偶合转化产物分布差别极大，与ＨＺＳＭ－５相比，Ｇａ改性后可获得较高的芳烃和低碳烯烃收率。