New reactivities of deltaline analogs: an efficient O-demethylation at C-1 and an unusual extrusion of the C-14 atom

O-Demethylation at C-1 in the C₁₉-diterpenoid alkaloids is very challenging. In this paper, it was firstly observed that 10-OH group in deltaline (1) is a determining factor for the O-demethylation reaction. After removal of this hydroxyl group, 1-O-methyl group in the corresponding deltaline analogs can be readily removed by treatment with HBr–HOAc. Meanwhile, the C-14 atom in bromides 18 or 20 can be extruded under basic condition probably via a sequence, including Grob fragmentation, aerobic oxidation, deformylation, and S_N2 nucleophilic substitution, to give enone 21 (70%) and oxetane 22 (14%). The structure of compound 22 was confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis of its derivative 21.     

Polystyrene-bound diethanolamine based ionic liquids for chemical fixation of CO2

Polystyrene-bound diethanolamine based ionic liquids (PS-DHEEAB and PS-THEAB) were synthesized and applied for the chemical fixation of CO₂ into cyclic carbonates without any additional co-catalyst and solvent. The effect of the catalysts with different number of hydroxyl group in the cation of the IL on the reaction was systematically investigated. Highest activity and selectivity were achieved in the presence of polystyrene supported diethanolamine ethyl bromide (PS-DHEEAB) in comparison with other catalysts employed. The catalyst was tough in stability and also found to be extended to a variety of terminal epoxides and aziridines. The relationship between high catalytic reactivity and the –OH functional groups was proposed.     

Effect of Vacancy Defects on the Young's Modulus and Fracture Strength of Graphene: A Molecular Dynamics Study

The Young's modulus of graphene with various rectangular and circular vacancy defects is investigated by molecular dynamics simulation. By comparing with the results calculated from an effective spring model, it is demonstrated that the Young's modulus of graphene is largely correlated to the size of vacancy defects perpendicular to the stretching direction. And a linear reduction of Young's modulus with the increasing concentration of mono‐atomic‐vacancy defects (i.e., the slope of ?0.03) is also observed. The fracture behavior of graphene, including the fracture strength, crack initiation and propagation are then studied by the molecular dynamics simulation, the effective spring model, and the quantized fracture mechanics. The blunting effect of vacancy edges is demonstrated, and the characterized crack tip radius of 4.44 Å is observed.     

Polypropylene/poly(butyl methacrylate) blends prepared by diffusion and subsequent polymerization of butyl methacrylate in isotactic polypropylene pellets

Polypropylene/poly(butyl methacrylate)(PP/PBMA) blends were prepared by diffusion and subsequent polymerization of butyl methacrylate(BMA) in commercial isotactic polypropylene(iPP) pellets.The diffusion kinetics,diametrical distribution of PBMA in a pellet and phase morphology of a typical PP/PBMA blend were investigated.     

An environmentally benign benzylic oxidation catalyzed by hypervalent iodine intermediate in water

An effective and environmentally benign benzylic oxidation for transition of alkylarenes into the corresponding carbonyl compounds was reported.Alkylarenes were mixed and stirred with potassium bromide,m-chloroperbenzoic acid and a catalytic amount of iodobenzene in water at 60 8C for several hours,a series of the corresponding carbonyl compounds was obtained in moderate to good yields.In the reaction,iodobenzene was first oxidized by m-chloroperbenzoic acid into the hypervalent iodine intermediate which then reacted with potassium bromide to form the key radical initiator for the benzylic oxidation.     

高Jc Tl系2223相银包套带材的磁通钉扎和耗散

测量了Ｔｌ系２２２３相银包套超导带（Ｊ_c＝１．５×１０^４Ａ·ｃｍ^-2，７７Ｋ，０Ｔ）在０－０．８Ｔ磁场下电阻转变展宽，实验结果引用热激活磁通蠕动模型加以解释。磁场平行于带面（Ｈ∥ａｂ面）和磁场垂直于带面（Ｈ⊥ａｂ面）两种情况下，激活能与磁场之间满足幂指数关系：Ｕ_0∥＝０．２１ H^-0.3(eV),Ｕ_0⊥＝０．１5 H^-0.4(eV)，其中Ｈ的单位为ｋＧ。 关键词：