A new catalyst for direct synthesis of dimethyl ether from synthesis gas

A new catalyst has been prepared by coprecipitation sedimentation method developed in our laboratory. It exhibits excellent catalytic activity, selectivity and stability for conversion of synthesis gas to dimethyl ether: conversion of CO 92%, selectivity of dimethyl ether 98%. Catalytic properties of the catalyst show no evident change after being used for 100 h.     

Efficient syntheses of imidazolo[1,2-a]pyridines and -[2, 1-a]isoquinolines

2-Aminopyridines 1a-c and 1-aminoisoquinoline with 1-chloromethylbenzotriazole give 2-amino-1-[alpha-benzotriazol-1-ylmethyl]pyridinium chlorides 2a-c and 1-amino-2-(alpha-benzotriazol-1-ylmethyl)isoquinolinium++ + chloride 12, respectively. Compounds 2a-c and 12 react with aryl aldehydes 3a-h to afford imidazolo[1,2-a]pyridines 7a-k and imidazolo[2, 1-a]isoquinolines 13a,b in good yields.     

Rigid rod anchored to infinite membrane

We investigate the shape deformation of an infinite membrane anchored by a rigid rod. The density profile of the rod is calculated by the self-consistent-field theory and the shape of the membrane is predicted by the Helfrich membrane elasticity theory [W. Helfrich, Z. Naturforsch. 28c, 693 (1973)]. It is found that the membrane bends away from the rigid rod when the interaction between the rod and the membrane is repulsive or weakly attractive (adsorption). However, the pulled height of the membrane at first increases and then decreases with the increase of the adsorption strength. Compared to a Gaussian chain with the same length, the rigid rod covers much larger area of the membrane, whereas exerts less local entropic pressure on the membrane. An evident gap is found between the membrane and the rigid rod because the membrane's curvature has to be continuous. These behaviors are compared with that of the flexible-polymer-anchored membranes studied by previous Monte Carlo simulations and theoretical analysis. It is straightforward to extend this method to more complicated and real biological systems, such as infinite membrane/multiple chains, protein inclusion, or systems with phase separation.     

Novel reference gene, High-mobility-group protein I/Y, used in qualitative and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction detection of transgenic rapeseed cultivars

With the development of transgenic crops, regulations to label the genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their derived products have been issued in many countries. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods are thought to be reliable and useful techniques for qualitative and quantitative detection of GMOs. These methods are generally needed to amplify the transgene and compare the amplified results with that of a corresponding reference gene to get the reliable results. Specific primers were developed for the rapeseed (Brassica napus), high-mobility-group protein I/Y(HMG-I/Y) single-copy gene and PCR cycling conditions suitable for the use of this sequence as an endogenous reference gene in both qualitative and quantitative PCR assays. Both methods were assayed with 15 different rapeseed varieties, and identical amplified products were obtained with all of them. No amplification was observed when templates were the DNA samples from the other species of Brassica genus or other species, such as broccoli, stem mustard, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, cabbage, sprouts, Arabidopsis thaliana, carrot, tobacco, soybean, mung bean, tomato, pepper, eggplant, plum, wheat, maize, barley, rice, lupine, and sunflower. This system was specific for rapeseed. Limits of detection and quantitation in qualitative and quantitative PCR systems were about 13 pg DNA (about 10 haploid genomes) and about 1.3 pg DNA (about 1 haploid genome), respectively. To further test the feasibility of this HMG-I/Y gene as an endogenous reference gene, samples containing transgenic rapeseed GT73 with the inserted glyphosate oxidoreductase (GOX) gene were quantitated. These demonstrated that the endogenous PCR detection systems were applicable to the qualitative and quantitative detection of transgenic rapeseed.     

Amphiphilic miktoarm star copolymers can self-assemble into micelle-like aggregates in nonselective solvents: a case study of polyoxometalate based miktoarm stars

It is well-known that amphiphilic star-shaped copolymers can self-assemble in selective solvents to form complicated micellar constructs as a synergistic result of both the topological constraints and relative volume fractions of the arms. Although the association phenomena of amphiphilic stars have been observed in nonselective solvents, both the structural detail and formation mechanism of these associates are not clear yet. Moreover, these experimental observations are controversial with respect to molecularly dispersed starlike copolymers in nonselective solvents as is popularly believed. To clarify these issues, we have synthesized a series of polyoxometalate-based polystyrene-poly(ethylene glycol)(PS-PEG) miktoarm star supramolecular copolymers(SEW-1–5) by coupling a Keggin-type polyoxometalate of K_4[α-SiW_(12)O_(40)] with 1,2,3-triazolium bridged block copolymers of-PS_n-b~+-PEG_mI~-(n=17, 26, 39, 57, 81; m=45) through ionic exchange reactions, respectively. TEM imaging,contact angle and ~1H NMR studies reveal that SEW-2–5 self-assemble in chloroform, THF, and toluene to create micellelike aggregates ranging from cylinder to sphere with a PS corona and a PEG core, while for SEW-1, reverse bilayers are captured with a PEG corona and a PS core. Among these aggregates, the Keggin clusters of [α-SiW_(12)O_(40)]~(4-) localize at the core-corona interfaces between PS and PEG. In terms of solvent quality, chloroform, THF, and toluene are only slightly poorer for PEG than that for PS with a relative order of chloroformTHFtoluene. These unexpected aggregates originate from the topological constraints of the chemically different arms of PS and PEG in the miktoarm stars, where the weak incompatibility between the PS and PEG arms is intensified appropriately. The presence of the reverse bilayered structures of SEW-1 is due to the magnified steric hindrance of the PEG45 arm with decreasing the molecular weight of the PS17 arm. However, to the best of our knowledge,these are the first examples clearly indicating that miktoarm star copolymers can self-assemble in common good solvents or slightly selective solvents to generate micellelike aggregates. This scenario is not only in sharp contrast to the intuitively considered behavior of unimolecular miktoarm stars in nonselective solvents, but also rather different from the conventional selfassembly behavior of amphiphilic star copolymers in selective solvents.     

聚醚氨酯的氧化及其接枝共聚合的研究

本文研究了在聚醚氨酯表面上进行接枝共聚合的新方法。首先在聚醚氨酯薄膜上通过过氧化氢光氧化引入过氧化氢基,然后在还原剂亚铁盐或N,N-二甲基对甲苯胺的作用下引发丙烯酰胺接枝共聚合,反应具有低温快速的特点。产物经吸水性实验及扫描电子显微镜观察均证实了是一接枝共聚物。通过模型化合物的研究证明,接枝反应具有较高的选择性,接枝共聚占优势地发生在聚醚软段上,接枝地点很可能就在醚键旁的α-碳原子上。     

SELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF DIMETHYLAMINE OVER RARE EARTH MODIFIED MORDENITES

研究了稀土（Ｃｅ、Ｇｄ和Ｙ）改性丝光沸石用作甲醇胺化催化剂在常压固定床反应器中选择性合成二甲胺的催化性能。结果表明，稀土阳离子交换改性能改善丝光沸石的催化性能。丝光沸石经０．１ｍｏｌ／ＬＣｅ４＋溶液处理，与膨润土成型，再于６００℃下焙烧２～３ｈ，这样制得的催化剂在常压４００℃时的活性及二甲胺选择性分别达到９９．８％和５０．３％。此外，详细探讨了不同改性及制备条件对催化剂催化性能及机械强度的影响。     

多核NMR在相图研究中的应用——Na2SO4-Al2(SO4)3-H2O体系的23Na、27Al NMR研究

In the present paper, Na_2SO_4-Al_2(SO_4)_3-H_2O system has been studied by ~(23)Na and ~(27)Al NMR quantitative method. It has been shown that the existence of double salt can be easily identified by this method.     

甲基丙烯酸2-羟乙酯水溶液聚合与硫氰化钠的效应

<正> 甲基丙烯酸2-羟乙酯(HEMA)是一带有羟基的功能性单体,它可以在自由基聚合引发剂如过氧化苯甲酰、偶氮二异丁腈、过氧化二碳酸二异丙酯或氧化还原引发体系过硫酸盐-乙酸二甲胺基乙酯的作用下进行自由基聚合,我们已报道带有羟基的单体如HEMA、甲基丙烯酸羟丙酯(HPMA)及甲基丙烯酯3-甲氧基-2-羟丙酯(MHPMA)可用     

双酚-S-双(3-甲基丙烯酰氧基-2-羟丙基)醚的聚合及其应用

以MMA为起始原料经转变为GMA,再与双酚-S反应合成了一种新的含有砜基的交联剂BisS-GMA。这种双酚-S型交联剂与MMA可以顺利地用紫外光或BPO-胺体系引发聚合。新的双酚-S型交联剂BisS-GMA与双酚-A型交联剂Bis-GMA相比,具有活性高与粘结强度高两个显著优点。它还可以和二氧化硅填料混合组成复合树脂,经光引发或BPO-DHET体系引发聚合,得到的复合树脂其物性已达到国外同类产品的水平。DHET作为促进剂要比DMT性能好,前者配制的交联剂液体组份贮存稳定性好,经半年后而不“失活”,后者配制的液体组份则在较短的时间内“失活”。