A Supramolecularly Activated Radical Cation for Accelerated Catalytic Oxidation

Tuning the activity of radicals is crucial for radical reactions and radical‐based materials. Herein, we report a supramolecular strategy to accelerate the Fenton reaction through the construction of supramolecularly activated radical cations. As a proof of the concept, cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]) was introduced, through host–guest interactions, onto each side of a derivative of 1,4‐diketopyrrolo[3,4‐c]pyrrole (DPP), a model dye for Fenton oxidation. The DPP radical cation, the key intermediate in the oxidation process, was activated by the electrostatically negative carbonyl groups of CB[7]. The activation induced a drastic decrease in the apparent activation energy and greatly increased the reaction rate. This facile supramolecular strategy is a promising method for promoting radical reactions. It may also open up a new route for the catalytic oxidation of organic pollutants for water purification and widen the realm of supramolecular catalysis.     

Self-assembly of photonic crystals from polymer colloids

This article reviews recent developments in self-assembly of polymer colloids into colloidal crystals, a good candidate material for photonic crystals. Self-assembly strategy has developed as a facile and efficient method to fabricate colloidal crystals. Much research work has been focused on controlling the morphology and improving the quality, as well as finding applications of the colloidal crystals.     

介孔混合氧化物催化剂La-Co-Zr-O的制备与表征

 采用柠檬酸络合-有机模板剂分解法制备了(La+Co)/(La+Co+Zr)原子比为0.5的La-Co-Zr-O催化剂,并与传统的共沉淀法制备的La-Co-Zr-O催化剂进行比较. N2物理吸附结果表明,采用模板剂法制备的催化剂样品具有较大的比表面积(96.6～117.6 m2/g)和十分均匀的孔径(3.5～4.3 nm); X射线衍射、X射线光电子能谱和X射线吸收精细结构表征结果一致表明,催化剂中活性组分主要为高分散的Co3O4微晶(粒径为23～33 nm), 模板剂法制备的催化剂中所有组分的分散性均优于共沉淀法制备的催化剂. 程序升温还原实验结果表明,采用聚乙二醇辛基苯基醚与十六烷基三甲基溴化铵为混合模板剂制备的催化剂中Co3O4更容易被还原. Co-O 键的活动度与催化剂催化氧化反应的活性密切相关.     

新课程理念下元素化合物教学设计探微——以苏教版高中化学新课程"从铝土矿中提取铝"一节的教学为例

元素化合物知识是中学化学内容的重要组成部分,也是高中化学新课程化学1模块教学内容的主要组成部分,在新课程背景下如何设计和有效地开展元素化合物知识的教学活动,是当前面临的一个重要课题。本文以苏教版高中化学新课程化学1专题3"从铝土矿中提取铝"一节的教学为例,阐述新课程理念下元素化合物知识教学中"从生活走进化学,从实验研究化学,从化学走向社会"的基本教学思路。     

川乌与半夏配伍禁忌的化学研究

应用高效液相色谱和电喷雾质谱技术,通过分析生、制川乌单煎及其与生、法半夏共煎液中乌头碱类生物碱的含量和转变途径,发现生半夏在与川乌共煎时对乌头类剧毒生物碱的转化表现出明显的抑制作用,而法半夏却能很好的促进乌头碱类剧毒生物碱的转化,说明川乌与半夏是否可以共用与半夏的炮制与否和炮制方法存在着密切联系.     

High performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination and pharmacokinetic studies of oxyresveratrol and resveratrol in rat plasma after oral administration of Smilax china extract

A sensitive and simple HPLC method has been developed and validated for the determination of oxyresveratrol (trans-2,4,3',5'-tetrahydroxystilbene, OXY) and resveratrol (trans-3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene, RES) in rat plasma. The plasma samples were extracted with ethyl acetate and analyzed using HPLC on an Aglient Zorbax SB-C(18) column (250 x 4.6 mm, 5 microm) at a wavelength 320 nm, with a linear gradient of (A) acetonitrile and (B) 0.5% aqueous acetic acid (v/v), at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The method was linear over the range of 0.1265-25.3 microg/mL for OXY and 0.117-23.4 microg/mL for RES. The extraction recovery for OXY, RES and internal standard ranged from 71.1 to 88.3%. The intra- and inter-day precisions were better than 10%, and the accuracy ranged from 89 to 108%. The validated method was used to study the pharmacokinetic profiles of OXY and RES in rat plasma after oral administration of Smilax china root extract.     

Multilayer Films with Nanocontainers: Redox‐Controlled Reversible Encapsulation of Guest Molecules

Stable multilayer films with cucurbit[8]uril have been fabricated on the basis of the alternating layer‐by‐layer assembly of a novel side‐chain pseudopolyrotaxane and a photoreactive polyanion. The as‐prepared multilayer films exhibit good properties as surface‐imprinted multilayers, because cucurbit[8]uril molecules that are locked inside the multilayers can act as nanocontainers with specific binding to certain guest molecules, and the loading and release of the guest is redox‐controllable and reversible.     

Design and Synthesis of a Ruthenium(II) Complex-Based Luminescent Probe for Highly Selective and Sensitive Luminescence Detection of Nitric Oxide

Nitric oxide (NO) is one of the most important intercellular signaling molecules, and plays important roles in various biological systems. In this work, a unique Ru^II complex, tris[(5-(4-methylamino-3-aminobenzylamino)-1,10-phenanthroline)] ruthenium(II) hexafluorophosphate [Ru(MAA-phen)₃][PF₆]₂, has been designed and synthesized as a luminescent probe for the detection of NO in aqueous media. The complex itself is almost non-luminescent, but can specifically react with NO under the aerobic conditions to afford its highly luminescent triazole derivative in aqueous media, [Ru(MTA-phen)₃]²⁺ (MTA-phen: methyl-trazolebenzylamino-1,10-phenanthroline), accompanied by a 302-fold increase in luminescence intensity at 598 nm with a 130 nm Stokes shift. The luminescence response of [Ru(MAA-phen)₃]²⁺ to NO is rapid, highly specific without interferences of other reactive oxygen/nitrogen species, and highly stable against the pH changes in the range of pH 4.5–9.5. These features enable [Ru(MAA-phen)₃]²⁺ to be used as a probe for the highly selective and sensitive luminescence detection of NO in weakly acidic, neutral, and weakly basic media.