Fluorescence enhancement of the europium-yttrium-diphacinone-ammonia system

A study of the enhanced (ca. 100 ×) fluorescence intensity of the Eu³⁺-diphacinone-ammonia system by Y³⁺ was made using a colloidal suspension. The excitation and emission wavelengths were 330 and 612 nm, respectively. The fluorescence intensity was a linear function of the concentration of europium in the range 6.0 × 10^?11–8.0 × 10^?7 M. The detection limit was 8.0 × 10^?14 M. The standard addition method was used for the determination of europium in rare earth oxides, with satisfactory results.     

1‐(4,6‐Diethoxy­pyrimidin‐2‐yl)‐2‐thioxo‐2,3‐dihydro­pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4(1H)‐one

In the title compound, C₁₅H₁₅N₅O₃S, two parallel inter­molecular N—H⋯S hydrogen bonds, forming an eight‐membered ring, link two mol­ecules into a dimer unit; these dimer units linked into a chain of edge‐fused rings by weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.     

The synthesis of brominated-boron-doped PAHs by alkyne 1,1-bromoboration: mechanistic and functionalisation studies

The synthesis of a range of brominated-B_n-containing (n = 1, 2) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is achieved simply by reacting BBr₃ with appropriately substituted alkynes via a bromoboration/electrophilic C–H borylation sequence. The brominated-B_n-PAHs were isolated as either the borinic acids or B-mesityl-protected derivatives, with the latter having extremely deep LUMOs for the B₂-doped PAHs (with one example having a reduction potential of E_1/2 = −0.96 V versus Fc⁺/Fc, Fc = ferrocene). Mechanistic studies revealed the reaction sequence proceeds by initial alkyne 1,1-bromoboration. 1,1-Bromoboration also was applied to access a number of unprecedented 1-bromo-2,2-diaryl substituted vinylboronate esters directly from internal alkynes. Bromoboration/C–H borylation installs useful C–Br units onto the B_n-PAHs, which were utilised in Negishi coupling reactions, including for the installation of two triarylamine donor (D) groups onto a B₂-PAH. The resultant D–A–D molecule has a low optical gap with an absorption onset at 750 nm and emission centered at 810 nm in the solid state.

The synthesis of a range of brominated-B_n-containing (n = 1, 2) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is achieved simply by reacting BBr₃ with appropriately substituted alkynes via a bromoboration/electrophilic C–H borylation sequence.     

A new efficient route for the synthesis of 4,4′,6,6′-tetra(azido) azo- 1,3,5-triazine

A new method for the synthesis of 4,4′,6,6′-tetra(azido)azo-1,3,5-triazine(TAAT)is described.The key intermediate 4,4′,6,6′- tetra(azido)hydrazo-1,3,5-triazine(TAHT)was synthesized by nucleophilic substitution in the case of sodium azide as nacleophile. N-Bromosuccinide(NBS)was used as oxidant to oxidize TAHT by a tractable operation under mild reaction condition.The target compound TAAT was obtained with a facile process and high overall yield of 81%.The structures of TAAT and its intermediates were identified by spectroscopic methods.     

催化剂制备工艺对PEMFC氧电极性能的影响

聚合物电解质膜燃料电池（PEMFC）具有高能量密度、运行温度较低、水热管理较为容易、稳定性较好等优点，可以应用在航天领域、潜艇、电动车、电站等领域，是目前燃料电池领域中令人关注的研究课题．在提高电池性能所作的各种尝试中，膜电极制备工艺的改进依旧是研究的重点［'1     

Polarity control and residual strain in ZnO epilayers grown by molecular beam epitaxy on (0001) GaN/sapphire

We report on the polarity control of ZnO grown by plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy on Ga polar (0001) GaN/sapphire templates simply via the oxygen‐to‐Zn (VI/II) ratio during the growth of a thin nucleation layer at 300 °C. Following Zn pre‐exposure, the ZnO layers nucleated with low VI/II ratios (<1.5) exhibited Zn‐polarity. Those nucleated with VI/II ratios above 1.5, exhibited O‐polarity. Supported by scanning transmission electron microscopic imaging, we have unequivocally demonstrated that polarity inversion takes place without formation of any vertical inversion domains and within one monolayer of presumably non‐stoichiometric GaO_x formed at the ZnO/GaN interface. A direct correlation between polarity and strain sign of ZnO layers has been found. The Zn‐polar ZnO layers were under tensile biaxial strain, whereas the O‐polar material exhibited compressive strain. Moreover, the amount of residual strain varied linearly with VI/II ratio used during the low‐temperature nucleation layer growth. Strain control with VI/II ratio has been explained by the potential formation of Zn interstitials.     

Selective Oxytrifluoromethylation of Allylamines with CO2

Reported is the first oxy‐trifluoromethylation of allylamines with carbon dioxide (CO₂) using copper catalysis, thus leading to important CF₃‐containing 2‐oxazolidones. It is also the first time CO₂, a nontoxic and easily available greenhouse gas, has been used to tune the difunctionalization of alkenes from amino‐ to oxy‐trifluoromethylation. Of particular note, this multicomponent reaction is highly chemo‐, regio‐, and diastereoselective under redox‐neutral and mild reaction conditions. Moreover, these reactions feature good functional‐group tolerance, broad substrate scope, easy scalability and facile product diversification. The important products could also be formed with either spirocycles or two adjacent tetrasubstituted carbon centers.     

Flexible,Luminescent Metal–Organic Frameworks Showing Synergistic Solid‐Solution Effects on Porosity and Sensitivity

Mixing molecular building blocks in the solid solution manner is a valuable strategy to obtain structures and properties in between the isostructural parent metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). We report nonlinear/synergistic solid‐solution effects using highly related yet non‐isostructural, phosphorescent Cu^I triazolate frameworks as parent phases. Near the phase boundaries associated with conformational diversity and ligand heterogeneity, the porosity (+150 %) and optical O₂ sensitivity (410 times, limit of detection 0.07 ppm) can be drastically improved from the best‐performing parent MOFs and even exceeds the records hold by precious‐metal complexes (3 ppm) and C₇₀ (0.2 ppm).     

A one‐step matrix application method for MALDI mass spectrometry imaging of bacterial colony biofilms

Matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging of biofilms cultured on agar plates is challenging because of problems related to matrix deposition onto agar. We describe a one‐step, spray‐based application of a 2,5‐dihydroxybenzoic acid solution for direct matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging of hydrated Bacillus subtilis biofilms on agar. Using both an optimized airbrush and a home‐built automatic sprayer, region‐specific distributions of signaling metabolites and cannibalistic factors were visualized from B. subtilis cells cultivated on biofilm‐promoting medium. The approach provides a homogeneous, relatively dry coating on hydrated samples, improving spot to spot signal repeatability compared with sieved matrix application, and is easily adapted for imaging a range of agar‐based biofilms. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.