Metal phosphonates based on bis(benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)imino methylenephosphonate: from discrete dimer to two-dimensional network containing metallomacrocycles

Hydrothermal reactions of bis(benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)imino(methylenephosphonic acid) {[(C(7)H(5)N(2))CH(2)]2NCH(2)PO(3)H(2), bbimpH2} with metal salts result in four new compounds, namely, Mn2{[(C(7)H(5)N(2))CH2]2NCH(2)PO(3)}2(H2O)2.2H2O (1), Cd2{[(C(7)H(5)N(2))CH2]2NCH(2)PO(3)}2.2H2O (2), Fe2{[(C(7)H(5)N(2))CH2]2NCH(2)PO(3)}2.H2O (3), and CuI(2){[(C(7)H(5)N(2))CH2]2NCH(2)P(OH)O2}2 (4). Compounds 1 and 2 have dinuclear structures in which two {MN(3)O(3)} octahedra are linked through edge sharing. In compound 3, a chain structure is observed where the {FeN(3)O(2)} trigonal bipyramids are linked by {CPO(3)} tetrahedra through corner-sharing. The structure of compound 4 is unique. The monovalent Cu(I) ions are connected by the imidazole nitrogen atoms from the bbimp(2-) ligands forming a 16-member metallomacrocycle. These metallomacrocycles are further connected by the phosphonate oxygen atoms, leading to a two-dimensional net containing 16- and 32-member rings. Magnetic studies of 1 and 3 reveal that weak ferromagnetic interactions are mediated between magnetic centers in compound 1, while antiferromagnetic interactions were observed in compound 3.     

Large-scale separation of hydroxyanthraquinones from Rheum palmatum L. by pH-zone-refining counter-current chromatography

pH-zone-refining counter-current chromatography was successfully applied to purify four hydroxyanthraquinones, rhein, emodin, aloe-emodin and chrysophanol, from three crude extracts of Rheum palmatum L.. After the two-phase solvent system methyl tert-butyl ether-tetrahydrofuran-water at an optimized volume ratio of 2:2:3 (v/v) was equilibrated, trifluoroacetic acid (10 mM) was added to the organic phase as a retainer and ammonia (10 mM), sodium carbonate (15 mM) and sodium hydroxide (15 mM) were added to the aqueous phase as the eluter, respectively, for three individual runs. Three separation runs of 1.25, 1.53 and 1.41 g of the three crude samples yielded four hydroxyanthraquinones: 0.70 g rhein, 0.81 g emodin, 0.41 g aloe-emodin and 0.94 g chrysophanol at a high purity of over 99.0, 98.5, 98.2 and 97.8% (determined by HPLC), respectively. The structures were identified by electrospray ionization MS-MS and (1)H NMR.     

Preparation of Ce-TiO2 catalysts by controlled hydrolysis of titanium alkoxide based on esterification reaction and study on its photocatalytic activity

The Ce-TiO2 catalysts were prepared by controlled hydrolysis of Ti(OC(4)H(9))(4) with water generated "in situ" via an esterification reaction between acetic acid and ethanol, followed by hydrothermal treatment. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic absorption flame emission spectroscopy (AAS), and nitrogen adsorption-desorption methods. Both of undoped TiO2 and Ce-TiO2 samples exclusively consist of primary anatase crystallites, which further form spherical aggregates with diameters ranging from 100 to 500 nm. The photocatalytic activity of Ce-TiO2 was investigated for the photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B (RB) aqueous solution both under UV and visible light irradiation. Doping of Ce(4+) effectively improves the photocatalytic activity under both UV light irradiation and visible light irradiation with an optimal doping concentration of 0.2 and 0.4%, respectively. The photocatalytic mechanisms of Ce-TiO2 catalysts were tentatively discussed.     

A facile synthesis to Zn(2)SiO(4):Mn(2+) phosphor with controllable size and morphology at low temperature

Sphere- and rod-shaped Zn(2)SiO(4):Mn(2+) phosphor nanocrystals were synthesized at 230 degrees C. The process consists of tuning the surfactant concentration in the oil/surfactant/ethanol system. Powder X-ray (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to characterize the phase purity, size and morphology. Photoluminescent (PL) spectra were collected and analyzed. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra of the samples indicate the removal of surfactant in the phosphor nanoparticles. As a result, the sphere-shaped phosphor nanoparticles of 100 nm in size can be redispersed in ethanol ultrasonically. The suspension maintain stable for over 48 h.     

The effect of protein structural conformation on nanoparticle molecular imprinting of ribonuclease A using miniemulsion polymerization

One of the major difficulties faced in the molecular imprinting of proteins is the inherently fragile and flexible nature of the protein template which makes it incompatible with most polymerization systems. Miniemulsion polymerization is a possible approach for preparing molecularly imprinted nanoparticles, and in this study, the method of initiation, the high-shear homogenization, and the surfactant used for the polymerization reaction had been considered as possible factors that can denature the template protein, ribonuclease A (RNase A). The conformation of the protein in a miniemulsion was studied using circular dichroism (CD). It was found that redox initiation was more suitable for protein imprinting and that the addition of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) as a co-surfactant had proved to be effective in preserving the template protein structural integrity. On the basis of the results of the study, polymeric nanoparticles imprinted with RNase A were prepared via miniemulsion polymerization using methyl methacrylate (MMA) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as the functional and cross-linker monomers, respectively, with the conditions of the polymerization system optimized to best preserve the integrity of the protein template. In the subsequent investigation for the recognition properties of the prepared nanoparticles through batch and competitive rebinding tests, the imprinted nanoparticles prepared through the conventional (nonoptimized) miniemulsion polymerization lacked the target specificity as displayed by those prepared under the optimized conditions. This illustrated the importance of protein structural integrity in protein imprinting.     

Null Fiber Coupler with Ultra-high Splitting Ratio of 100000∶1 for All-fiber Acousto-optic Switch

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聚乙烯醇缩丁醛LB膜制备及其对硬脂酸镉LB膜的修饰

研究了PVB单分子膜的π～A曲线和稳定性,沉积了优质LB膜,发现将PVB与CdSt₂形成交替异质的LB膜能提高膜的光学质量;在CdSt₂LB膜的上面封装PVBLB膜能保持CdSt₂LB膜的结构。     

一种X射线聚焦光学及其在X射线通信中的应用

基于栅控脉冲发射X射线源与单光子探测技术的X射线通信已经实现了实验室语音通信验证,并对通信系统的误码率性能进行了分析,为探索未来X射线深空应用打下了坚实的基础.针对目前X射线通信面临的信号发散角大、通信距离短、难以实现工程化应用的情况,迫切需要对X射线通信天线系统进行深入研究.为了提高信号增益、增大X射线通信的距离,提出了多层嵌套式X射线聚焦光学作为X射线通信的"收发天线",理论分析了X射线聚焦光学用于X射线通信"收发天线"的可行性,分析了X射线聚焦光学的理论基础与结构设计,对"发射天线"发散角、"接收天线"有效面积与焦斑尺寸、信号增益等性能做了探讨.结果表明:在信号发射端,"天线"的发散角为3 mrad左右,发射增益23 d B;在信号接收端,"接收天线"的有效面积5700 mm2@1.5 keV,焦斑直径为4.5 mm,接收增益为25 d B,通信系统总的增益可达48 d B.     

在线LC-GC联用接口技术

综述了在线ＬＣ－ＧＣ技术的接口形式和工作原理。