2020 Roadmap on two-dimensional nanomaterials for environmental catalysis

This roadmap demonstrates a series of two-dimensional nanomaterials, such as graphene, black phosphorus, oxides, layered double hydroxides, chalcogenides, bismuth-based layered compounds, MXenes, metal organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, and others, for environmental catalysis.     

Synthesis of functional microcapsules containing suspensions responsive to electric fields

A sort of functional microcapsules, which contain a suspension responsive to electric fields, is prepared by in situ polymerization of urea and formaldehyde. The suspension is made up of pigment phthalocyanine green (PPG) and tetrachloroethylene. In order to solve the particles' separation from the suspension during the microencapsulation and to obtain microcapsules applying to electronic ink display, the dispersibility of the particles, the contact angles between the particles and the tetrachloroethylene, and the influences of different emulsifiers on the microencapsulation are investigated. It is found that the dispersion extent and lipophilicity of the PPG particles are improved due to their surface modification with octadecylamine. The contact angles between the modified PPG particles and the tetrachloroethylene increase, and the PPG particles modified with 2 wt% octadecylamine have the best affinity for tetrachloroethylene. The interfacial tension between C(2)Cl(4) and H(2)O with urea-formaldehyde prepolymer descends from 43 to 35 mN/m, which indicates that the polymer has certain surface activity. However, water-soluble emulsifiers have an important influence during the microencapsulation because they can absorb on the surfaces of internal phase and prevent the resin of urea-formaldehyde from depositing there. From the SEM images of shell surface and cross section, the microcapsules have relatively smooth surfaces and the average thickness is about 4.5 mum. When the microcapsules are prepared with agitation rates of 1000 and 600 rpm, the mean diameters of the obtained microcapsules are 11 and 155 mum, respectively. The particles in the capsules move toward positive electrode with a responsive time of several hundred milliseconds while providing an electric field.     

Itosides A – I,New Phenolic Glycosides from Itoa orientalis

Eight new benzoylated gentisyl alcohol (=2‐(hydroxymethyl)benzene‐1,4‐diol) glucosides, itosides A–H ( 1 – 8 ), together with the new pyrocatechol (=benzene‐1,2‐diol) glycoside itoside I ( 9 ) were isolated from the bark and twigs of Itoa orientalis (Flacourtiaceae). In itosides B–D ( 2 – 4 ), the gentisyl alcohol moiety was esterified by 1‐hydroxy‐6‐oxocyclohex‐2‐ene‐1‐carboxylic acid, while itosides E–H ( 5 – 8 ) contained instead an additional 2‐hydroxybenzoic acid moiety. The compounds were accompanied by the known derivatives 4‐hydroxytremulacin ( 10 ), poliothyrsoside ( 11 ), poliothyrsin ( 12 ), homaloside D ( 13 ), tremulacin, and pyrocatechol β‐D ‐glucopyranoside. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by spectral and chemical methods.     

Kinetic determination of organic vapor mixtures with single piezoelectric quartz crystal sensor using artificial neural networks

A single piezoelectric quartz crystal coated with one kind of crown ether was applied to the simultaneous determination of binary acid and amine vapor mixtures. From the adsorption and desorption curves of analytes, which were somewhat different in shape, frequency shifts from ten time windows were taken as inputs for artificial neural networks (ANN). Prediction results were satisfactory for ANN in both sample sets. The average relative errors, for formic acid and acrylic acid were 5%, for n-butylamine and aniline, they were 3% with ANN respectively. The effects of number of neurons in the hidden layer of ANN on the performance of the network are also discussed.     

DIRECT DETERMINATION OF NEODYMIUM AND ERBIUM IN RARE EARTH MIXTURE BY DERIVATIVE SPECTROPHOTOMETRY

The absorption spectra of 4f electron transitions of the complexes of neodymium and erbium with 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulphonic acid in the presence of diethylamine and ethanol have been measured by normal and third-derivative spectrophotometry. Their molar absorptivities are 70.7 l.mol~(-1).cm~(-1) for Nd and 62.5 l.mol~(-1).cm~(-1) for Er. They are 7.6 times and 14.9 times greater than those of corresponding chlorides, respectively. Use of the third-derivative spectra both eliminates the interference of Ce(Ⅳ) and increases the sensitivity for Nd and Er. Beer,s Law was obeyed from 0-10 ug/ml of Nd and Er. The method has been applied to the determination of neodymium and erbium in rare earth mixtures.     

A photometric study of the complexation reaction between Alizarin complexan and zinc(II), nickel(II), lead(II), cobalt(II) and copper(II)

The complexation reaction between Alizarin complexan ([3-N,N-di(carboxymethyl)aminomethyl]-1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone; H(4)L) and zinc(II), nickel(II), lead(II), cobalt(II) and copper(II) has been studied by a spectrophotometric method. All these metal ions form 1:1 complexes with HL; 2:1 metal:ligand complex were found only for Pb(II) and Cu(II). The stability constants are (ionic strength I = 0.1, 20 degrees C): Zn(2+) + HL(3-) right harpoon over left harpoon ZnHL(-) log K +/- 3sigma(log K) = 12.19 +/- 0.09 (I = 0.5) Ni(2+) + HL(3-) right harpoon over left harpoon NiHL(-) log K +/- 3sigma(log K) = 12.23 +/- 0.21 Pb(2+) + HL(3-) right harpoon over left harpoon PbHL(-) log K +/- 3sigma(log K) = 11.69 +/- 0.06 PbHL(-) + Pb(2+) right harpoon over left harpoon Pb(2)L + H(+) log K approximately -0.8 Co(2+) + HL(3-) right harpoon over left harpoon CoHL(-) log K 3sigma(log K) = 12.25 + 0.13 Cu(2+) + HL(3-) right harpoon over left harpoon CuHL(-) log K 3sigma(log K) = 14.75 +/- 0.07 Cu(2+) + CuHL(-) right harpoon over left harpoon Cu(2)L + H(+) log K approximately 3.5 The solubility and stability of both the reagent and the complexes and the closenes of the values of the stability constants make this reagent suitable for the photometric detection of several metal ions in the eluate from an ion-exchange column.     

N,N''''-硝基苯酰基取代苯酰氨基硫脲的合成与生物活性

酰氨基硫脲类化合物不仅具有广谱抗菌性能 ,还具有极好的杀虫和植物生长调节活性 [1～ 3] ,因而引起许多国内外学者对硫脲类化合物的合成及其化学结构与生物活性关系方面的研究 [4～ 8] .为了进一步研究不同的取代基团对此类化合物生物活性的影响 ,作者用硝基苯酰基异硫氰酸酯与芳基酰肼加成制得相应的 N ,N -硝基苯酰基取代苯酰氨基硫脲 ( ) ,并初步测定了它们抑制大肠杆菌和枯草杆菌生长的生物活性 .这些化合物尚未见文献报道 .Ar— COCl KSCN Ar—CONCS a～ cAr CONHNH2 ( 1 ～ 7) Ar—CONHC( S) NHNHCOAr Ar:a.o-N…     

Rate constants for the reactions of a series of alkylperoxy radicals with NO

The rate constants for the gas-phase reactions of isopropyl- and tert-butylperoxy radicals with nitric oxide (NO) have been studied at 298 +/- 2 K and a total pressure of 3-4 Torr (He buffer) using a laser flash photolysis technique coupled with a time-resolved negative-ionization mass spectrometry. The alkyl peroxy radicals were generated by the reaction of alkyl radicals with excess O(2), where alkyl radicals were prepared by laser photolysis of several precursor molecules. The rate constants were determined to be k(i-C(3)H(7)O(2) + NO) = (8.0 +/- 1.5) x 10(-12) and k(t-C(4)H(9)O(2) + NO) = (8.6 +/- 1.4) x 10(-12) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1). The results in combination with our previous studies are discussed in terms of the systematic reactivity of alkyl peroxy radicals toward NO.     

链酚胺型配体锌(Ⅱ)配合物模拟碳酸酐酶研究

合成了酚胺型链状配体,N,N'-二(2-羟基苄基)丙二胺(H~2L)及其Zn(Ⅱ)配合物(ZnL),通过元素分析、IR和^1HNRM等手段进行了表征。采用pH电位滴定法,在25℃±0.1℃,I=0.1mol·dm^-^3(KNO~3)条件下,测定了配体的质子化常数以及配体与金属离子Zn(Ⅱ)配位反应平衡常数。讨论了配体与金属离子Zn(Ⅱ)的配位情况,得到了配位酚羟基的解离常数。运用分光光度法,在25℃±0.1℃,I=0.1mol·dm^-^3(KNO~3)条件下,在pH=5.5～9.0(50mmol·dm^-^3缓冲溶液)范围内,研究了配合物作为碳酸酐酶模拟物催化对-硝基苯酚乙酸酯(NA)水解动力学,得到了NA酯水解的配合物催化速率常数k~N~P。实验结果表明,ZnHL^+的配位酚羟基的解离常数pK~a为6.83;催化速率常数k~N~P与pH之间不存在Sigmoidal型曲线关系,而是在pH值中性附近有最大值,ZnHL^+对NA酯水解有很好的催化效果,并且采取双重催化机理,是碳酸酐酶很好的模拟物。     

Highly Regioselective Sequential 1,1‐Dihydrosilylation of Terminal Aliphatic Alkynes with Primary Silanes

A regioselective double 1,1‐hydrosilylation of terminal aliphatic alkynes with primary silanes catalyzed by one cobalt catalyst has been developed. gem‐Bis(dihydrosilyl)alkanes containing four silicon‐hydrogen bonds are efficiently constructed in an atom‐economical manner. Tolerated substrates include simplest alkyne‐ethyne, a complicated drug derivative and various functionalized terminal aliphatic alkynes. Asymmetric approach using two catalysts is achieved with excellent enantioselectivities to access corresponding chiral products. The transformations of Si—H bonds into Si—C, Si—O, and Si—F bonds and the synthesis of enantioriched α‐hydroxysilane show synthetic utility.