Advantageous Interfacial Effects of AgPd/g-C3N4 for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution: Electronic Structure and H2O Dissociation

Bimetallic AgPd nanoparticles have been synthesized before, but the interfacial electronic effects of AgPd on the photocatalytic performance have been investigated less. In this work, the results of hydrogen evolution suggest that the bimetallic AgPd/g-C₃N₄ sample has superior activity to Ag/g-C₃N₄ and Pd/g-C₃N₄ photocatalysts. The UV/Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, CO adsorption diffuse reflectance FTIR spectroscopy, and FTIR results demonstrate that in the AgPd/g-C₃N₄, the surface electronic structures of Pd and Ag are changed, which is beneficial for faster photogenerated electron transfer and greater H₂O molecule adsorption. In situ ESR spectra suggest that, under visible light irradiation, there is more H₂O dissociation to radical species on the AgPd/g-C₃N₄ photocatalyst. Furthermore, DFT calculations confirm the interfacial electronic effects of AgPd/g-C₃N₄, that is, Pd^δ−⋅⋅⋅Ag^δ+, and the activation energy of H₂O molecule dissociation on AgPd/g-C₃N₄ is the lowest, which is the main contributor to the enhanced photocatalytic H₂ evolution.     

含喹喔啉杨梅素衍生物的合成及生物活性

利用活性拼接原理, 将喹喔啉引入到杨梅素结构中, 合成了一系列含喹喔啉基团的杨梅素新型衍生物. 采用浊度法测试了目标化合物的体外抑菌活性, 结果表明, 目标化合物对柑橘溃疡病菌(X. Citri)和水稻白叶枯病菌(X. Oryzae)均表现出较好的抑制活性. 目标化合物对柑橘溃疡病菌的抑制活性(EC₅₀)均优于对照药叶枯唑和噻菌铜(EC₅₀分别为54.85和61.13 μg/mL), 其中化合物4o抑制活性(EC₅₀=11.17 μg/mL)最优; 目标化合物对水稻白叶枯病菌的抑制活性EC₅₀均优于对照药叶枯唑和噻菌铜(EC₅₀分别为148.20和175.47 μg/mL), 其中化合物4f抑制活性(EC₅₀=34.49 μg/mL)最优. 采用半叶枯斑法测试了目标化合物的抗烟草花叶病毒(TMV)活性, 结果表明, 所有目标化合物在浓度为500 mg/L时均有一定的抑制作用.     

Room-Temperature Phosphorescence from a Series of 3-Pyridylcarbazole Derivatives

Exploration of pure metal-free organic molecules that exhibit strong room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) is an emerging research topic. In this regard, unveiling the design principles for an efficient RTP molecule is an essential, but challenging, task. A small molecule is an ideal platform to precisely understand the fundamental role of each functional component because the parent molecule can be easily derivatized. Here, the RTP behaviors of a series of 3-pyridylcarbazole derivatives are presented. Experimental studies in combination with theoretical calculations reveal the crucial role of the n orbital on the central pyridine ring in the dramatic enhancement of the intersystem crossing between the charge-transfer-excited singlet state and the locally excited triplet states. Single-crystal X-ray crystallographic studies apparently indicate that both the pyridine ring and fluorine atom contribute to the enhancement of the RTP because of the restricted motion owing to weak C−H⋅⋅⋅N and H⋅⋅⋅F hydrogen-bonding interactions. The single crystal of the fluorine-substituted derivative shows an ultra-long phosphorescent lifetime (τ_P) of 1.1 s and a phosphorescence quantum yield (Φ_P) of 1.2 %, whereas the bromine-substituted derivative exhibits τ_P of 0.15 s with a Φ_P of 7.9 %. We believe that this work provides a fundamental and universal guideline for the generation of pure organic molecules exhibiting strong RTP.     

A facile synthesis of N-sulfonyl and N-sulfinyl aldimines under Barbier-type conditions

A convenient synthesis of N-sulfonyl- and N-sulfinylimines by the condensation of aldehydes with sulfonyl or sulfinyl amides in the presence of benzyl bromide and zinc dust at room temperature under the Barbier-type conditions is reported. The procedure is lauded by its simplicity and adaptability to aromatic, alpha,beta-unsaturated, and aliphatic aldehydes.     

Novel chiral conjugated macromolecules for potential electrical and optical applications

Optically active 1,1′‐binaphthyl molecules have been used to construct novel chiral dendrimers and linear polymers. Efficient light harvesting effects of the dendrimers have been observed. They have shown enantioselective fluorescence responses in the presence of chiral amino alcohol quenchers. They are potentially useful as fluorescent sensors for the recognition of chiral organic compounds. Linear binaphthyl polymers have shown strong light emitting properties. Their colors of emission can be systematically tuned by incorporating linkers of various conjugation length. A very efficient light emitting diode has been prepared from the binaphthyl‐based conjugated polymers. Nonlinear optical chromophores have been organized in the chiral binaphthyl polymer chains to construct noncentrosymmetric and multipolar materials. These novel propeller‐like polymers have shown significant second‐order nonlinear optical effects.     

Surface phase behavior and microstructure of lipid/PEG-emulsifier monolayer-coated microbubbles

Langmuir trough methods and fluorescence microscopy were combined to investigate the phase behavior and microstructure of monolayer shells coating micron-scale bubbles (microbubbles) typically used in biomedical applications. The monolayer shell consisted of a homologous series of saturated acyl chain phospholipids and an emulsifier containing a single hydrophobic stearate chain and polyethylene glycol (PEG) head group. PEG-emulsifier was fully miscible with expanded phase lipids and phase separated from condensed phase lipids. Phase coexistence was observed in the form of dark condensed phase lipid domains surrounded by a sea of bright, emulsifier-rich expanded phase. A rich assortment of condensed phase area fractions and domain morphologies, including networks and other novel structures, were observed in each batch of microbubbles. Network domains were reproduced in Langmuir monolayers under conditions of heating–cooling followed by compression–expansion, as well as in microbubble shells that underwent surface flow with slight compression. Domain size decreased with increased cooling rate through the phase transition temperature, and domain branching increased with lipid acyl chain length at high cooling rates. Squeeze-out of the emulsifier at a surface pressure near 35 mN/m was indicated by a plateau in Langmuir isotherms and directly visualized with fluorescence microscopy, although collapse of the solid lipid domains occurred at much higher surface pressures. Compression of the monolayer past the PEG-emulsifier squeeze-out surface pressure resulted in a dark shell composed entirely of lipid. Under certain conditions, the PEG-emulsifier was reincorporated upon subsequent expansion. Factors that affect shell formation and evolution, as well as implications for the rational design of microbubbles in medical applications, are discussed.     

生产银杏黄酮的模拟移动床色谱工艺

世界各国银杏黄酮类药品的标度为总黄酮含量24％,生产工艺主要是浸取。现在国内有厂家提出制备高纯度银杏黄酮产品——总黄酮含量44％,生产工艺主要包括浸取和提纯两步,提纯主要采用树脂柱层析法。本文用模拟移动床色谱(Sinulated Moving Bed Chromatography,简称SMBC)提纯生产工艺,所得黄酮纯度可达90％以上。     

Multiple hydrogen bonds tuning guest/host excited-state proton transfer reaction: its application in molecular recognition

A molecular recognition concept exploiting multiple-hydrogen-bond fine-tuned excited-state proton-transfer (ESPT) was conveyed using 3,4,5,6-tetrahydrobis(pyrido[3,2-g]indolo)[2,3-a:3',2'-j]acridine (1a). The catalytic type 1a/carboxylic acids hydrogen-bonding (HB) complexes undergo ultrafast ESPT, resulting in an anomalously large Stokes shifted tautomer emission (lambdamax approximately 600 nm). Albeit forming a quadruple HB complex, ESPT is prohibited in the noncatalytic-type 1a/urea complexes (lambdamax approximately 430 nm). The HB configuration tuning ESPT properties lead to a feasible design for sensing multiple-HB-site analytes of biological interest.     

空心微球表面定向生长TiO2纳米棒及其光催化性能研究

通过表面溶胶-凝胶处理和水热反应成功制备出包覆有二氧化钛纳米棒的复合空心微球. 用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和X射线衍射仪(XRD)等表征了所得产品, 探索了水热反应时间、煅烧时间对产物形貌和结构的调控作用, 并对产物光催化降解亚甲基蓝进行了研究. 结果表明, 所制备的表面包覆有二氧化钛纳米棒的复合空心微球在紫外光照射下可将亚甲基蓝完全降解. 该材料质轻, 可浮于水面, 有望成为一种新型光催化剂, 应用于治理水体表面的大面积污染.     

四(2─咪唑基)卟啉在水溶液中的性质及其在乙酸中与Co(Ⅱ)(OAc)2的反应动力学研究

合成了水溶性四（２－咪唑基）卟啉，研究了它在水溶液中的聚合性质。实验发现Ｈ２ＴＩｍＰ水溶液在ＰＨ＝０，６时遵守Ｂｅｅｒ定律，并呈单体形式存在。用光谱滴定法测定了Ｈ２ＴＩｍＰ加质子的平衡常数。用紫外可见分光光度计研究了在乙酸溶剂中Ｈ２ＴＩｍＰ与Ｃｏ（Ⅱ）（ＯＡｃ）２反应的动力淡。