Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic study on ionic liquids of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium salts

Chemical shifts of ¹H and ¹³C NMR of series of methylimidazolium salts (MIM⁺, X=Br⁻, BF₄⁻ and PF₆⁻) function on the length of alkyl groups on the ring, type of solvents and the concentration. The bromides series demonstrate more chemical shift variation on H2 upon the change of solvents and concentration. Unexpected H-D exchange reactions were also observed in the MIM⁺Br⁻ by using CD₃OD and D₂O. The exchange rates strongly depend on the length of the alkyl group, which could cause more steric factor to reduce the interaction between deuterium atom from solvent and C2 of the ring.     

A comparison of the surface properties of lignin and sulfonated lignins by FTIR spectroscopy and wicking technique

The comparison of the FTIR spectra indicated that the sulfonation without caused changes in the main structure of lignin and only in the lignin chains. The surface properties, e.g. the surface free energy and related components, e.g. the Lifshitz–van der Waals and Lewis acid–base interactions components, of lignin and lignosulfonates, LGSs, with different ions, e.g. Na⁺–, Mg²⁺–, and Ca²⁺–, studied and compared by wicking technique indicated that the surface free energy of lignin is lower than that of all used LGSs. This suggests that the sulfonation can enhance the surface property for lignin by increasing of the Lifshitz–van der Waals component and Lewis base component of lignin.     

Reducing the formation of six-membered ring ester during thermal degradation of biodegradable PHBV to enhance its thermal stability

Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) has attracted the attention of academia and industry because of its biodegradability, biocompatibility, thermoplasticity and plastic-like properties. However, PHBV is unstable above 160 °C during melt processing at a temperature above the melting temperature, which restricts practical applications as a commodity material. It is widely believed that thermal degradation of PHBV occurs almost exclusively via a random chain scission mechanism involving a six-membered ring transition state. Here, 2,2′-bis(2-oxazoline) (BOX) was selected to modify PHBV to control the formation of six-membered ring ester during thermal degradation. The resulting hydroxyl-terminated PHBVs (HT-PHBVs) had improved thermal stability due to a decrease in the negative inductive effect of the neighboring group of methylene groups at the β-position to the ester oxygen, and a decrease in the electron-denoting effect of substituent group of carbon atoms at α-position to the ester oxygen. The optimal reaction temperature and time were determined to be 95 °C and 6 h, respectively. Compared with those of original PHBV, the temperature determined at 5% weight loss (T_5%), the initial decomposition temperature (T₀), the maximum decomposition temperature (T_max), the complete decomposition temperature (T_f) of HT-PHBV prepared under the optimal conditions increased by 31, 24, 19 and 19.1 °C, respectively.     

Recent Advances in Bio-Inspired Versatile Polydopamine Platforms for “Smart” Cancer Photothermal Therapy

Although photothermal therapy(PTT) has been developed for fighting cancers, the degradative, toxic, and metabolic nature of photothermal conversion materials(PCMs) has prevented them from being clinically implemented. Taking advantage of the surface modification strategy of mussel-inspired dopamine chemistry and its excellent photothermal conversion effect, polydopamine(Pdop) represents a versatile PTT platform, providing strategies and methods for the construction of novel Pdop-functionalized P...     

Ni2P@CoP3核壳纳米球的制备、表征及其用于超级电容器性能

利用水热技术先后获得Ni纳米球和Ni@Co(OH)_2海胆状核壳纳米球前驱体,通过高温煅烧法获得NiO@CoO核壳纳米球,再以次磷酸钠为原料,通过高温磷化法最终获得Ni_2P@CoP_3核壳纳米球。利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、高角度环形暗场像扫描透射电子显微镜(HAADF-STEM)、X射线粉末衍射仪(XRD)、能谱仪(EDS)及X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对产物的形貌、结构和组成进行表征。采用循环伏安(CV)、恒电流充放电(GCD)以及循环稳定性实验探索了电极材料的电化学性能。结果表明,Ni_2P@CoP_3核壳纳米球的直径约为400 nm,由六方系Ni_2P纳米核和立方相CoP_3纳米壳构成。相比单纯的Ni_2P或CoP_3纳米球,Ni_2P@CoP_3核壳纳米球发挥了复合结构的协同效应,更加有利于电解液的质子传递,促进了赝电容反应,表现出更高的比容量、稳定性和更长的循环寿命。     

Two Zinc Architectures: A Mononuclear Complex and a 2D Wave-like Organic-inorganic Hybrid Layer

Self-assembly of Zn(NO3)2·6H2O and 2,3,5,6-tetrabromoterephthalic acid(H2TBTA) gave rise to two new zinc metal-organic frameworks,Zn(HTBTA)2(phen)2·H2O(1) and Zn(TBTA)1/2(μ2-OH)(H2O)·0.25EtOH(2).Complex 1 is a mononuclear molecule.The hydrogen bonding interactions further connect the mononuclear molecules to generate a 2D supramolecular architecture.Complex 2 is a 2D organic-inorganic hybrid layer framework constructed from 1D rod-shaped secondary building units.     

具有银-银相互作用的二(3-吡啶基)嘧啶-银(Ⅰ)配合物及其荧光性质

用分层法合成了两个配合物[Ag2(L)2](CF3COO)2(1)和[Ag2(L)2](CF3SO3)2(2)[L=2-甲基-4,6-二(3-吡啶基)嘧啶],并用元素分析、红外光谱、X-射线单晶衍射等手段对其进行了表征。晶体结构分析结果表明:具有双核大环结构的配合物1和2由Ag(Ⅰ)…Ag(Ⅰ)相互作用连接形成一维链状结构,并进一步通过π-π相互作用形成二维层状结构。研究了配合物2的荧光性质。     

Thermal hazard evaluation of lauroyl peroxide mixed with nitric acid

Many thermal runaway incidents have been caused by organic peroxides due to the peroxy group, -O-O-, which is essentially unstable and active. Lauroyl peroxide (LPO) is also sensitive to thermal sources and is incompatible with many materials, such as acids, bases, metals, and ions. From the thermal decomposition reaction of various concentrations of nitric acid (HNO3) (from lower to higher concentrations) with LPO, experimental data were obtained as to its exothermic onset temperature (T0), heat of decomposition (ΔHd), isothermal time to maximum rate (TMRiso), and other safety parameters exclusively for loss prevention of runaway reactions and thermal explosions. As a novel finding, LPO mixed with HNO3 can produce the detonation product of 1-nitrododecane. We used differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermal activity monitor III (TAM III), and gas chromatography/mass spectrometer (GC/MS) analyses of the reactivity for LPO and itself mixed with HNO3 to corroborate the decomposition reactions and reaction mechanisms in these investigations.     

FePO4·4H2O的脱水动力学研究

用热分析(TG-DTG-DTA)、X射线衍射(XRD)技术研究了固态物质FePO4·4H2O在空气中脱水过程.热分析结果表明,FePO4·4H2O在空气中脱水的质量变化率与理论计算相吻合.XRD结果表明,FePO4·4H2O脱水产物为FePO4.由等转换率法得到脱水过程的活化能,依此为初始值,用多元非线性回归得到了失水反应拟合的最可几模型为两步连串反应:D4→Fn,活化能分别为79.62和103.04 kJ·mol-1,IgA值分别为8.40和11.02.