β-PbO2/TiO2纳米管电极的制备及其电催化降解苯酚

采用阳极氧化法和脉冲电沉积制备出β-PbO2改性TiO2纳米管(β-PbO2/TiO2-NTs)电极,通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等技术手段对制备的β-PbO2/TiO2-NTs电极的表面形貌和结构进行了表征。结果表明,该方法成功地将β-PbO2纳米颗粒分散在TiO2纳米管中,通过电催化降解苯酚评价了β-PbO2/TiO2-NTs电极的电催化活性,实验结果表明,在TiO2-NTs中电沉积β-PbO2提高了电极的电催化活性,对苯酚的降解达到83%。     

三价铕和铽配合物在溶液中发光性能的研究进展

综述了近十余年来的一些β-双酮类、苯并咪唑类、苯甲酸类、吡啶类、大环类配体与三价铕(Eu3+)和铽(Tb3+)形成的配合物在液相体系中的荧光性能。其中,重点关注了衡量配合物的荧光性能的最重要的两个标准即量子产率和荧光寿命。文中也总结了在设计和合成优良配体时应该遵循的一些原则:如配体与稀土离子能级要匹配、将溶剂分子排斥出稀土离子配位,最大程度地消除光猝灭因素和无辐射去活化作用而改善光物理性能等,以期得到高的量子产率和长的荧光寿命的稀土配合物。     

(P^N^P)钴配合物/倍半氯化乙基铝催化苯乙烯聚合的研究

采用含氮双膦配体与无水氯化钴反应可制得一系列相应的(P^N^P)钴配合物,并研究了该系列钴配合物对苯乙烯聚合的催化性能.在助催化剂倍半氯化乙基铝(EASC)的活化下,该系列钴配合物对甲苯中的苯乙烯溶液聚合表现出高的催化活性(可达5.44×105g(PS)·mol-1(Co)·h-1).通过对不同苯乙烯单体用量、助催化剂用量(Al/Co摩尔比)、聚合温度以及催化剂的配体环境等的研究,详细考察了这些因素对聚合反应和聚合产物性能的影响.通过凝胶渗透色谱法(GPC)和核磁共振碳谱(13C-NMR)表征了所得聚合产物的分子量及分子量分布和微观结构,分析结果表明,所得聚苯乙烯具有较低的分子量(Mn=2000~5900)和较窄的分子量分布(1.75~2.05),其微观结构是无规的.     

Platinum‐Promoted Ga/Al2O3 as Highly Active,Selective, and Stable Catalyst for the Dehydrogenation of Propane

A novel catalyst material for the selective dehydrogenation of propane is presented. The catalyst consists of 1000 ppm Pt, 3 wt % Ga, and 0.25 wt % K supported on alumina. We observed a synergy between Ga and Pt, resulting in a highly active and stable catalyst. Additionally, we propose a bifunctional active phase, in which coordinately unsaturated Ga³⁺ species are the active species and where Pt functions as a promoter.     

Redox Chemistry of a Hydroxyphenyl‐Substituted Borane

Chemical reduction of a hydroxyphenyl‐substituted borane triggers a sequential electron‐ and intramolecular hydrogen‐atom‐transfer process to afford a hydridoborate phenoxide dianion. On the other hand, hydrogen‐atom abstraction of the borane leads to the isolation of a neutral borylated phenoxyl radical, which can be transformed to the corresponding benzoquinone borataalkene derivative by reduction with cobaltocene.     

An Organotrifluoroborate for Broadly Applicable One‐Step 18F‐Labeling

A new zwitterionic organotrifluoroborate is appended to three radiosynthons that afford undergo facile bioconjugation to several clinically relevant peptides and one enzyme inhibitor. Molecularly complex bioconjugates are ¹⁸F‐labeled in a single aqueous step in rapid time (<15 min) without HPLC purification to afford tracers in good yields (>200 mCi, 20–40 %) at high specific activity (≥3 Ci/μmol) and at >98 % purity. PET imaging shows in vivo stability and tumor uptake.     

Enantioselective Iron‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Cyclopropanation Reactions

An iron‐catalyzed asymmetric intramolecular cyclopropanation was realized in high yields and excellent enantioselectivity (up to 97 % ee) by using the iron complexes of chiral spiro‐bisoxazoline ligands as catalysts. The superiority of iron catalysts exhibited in this reaction demonstrated the potential abilities of this sustainable metal in asymmetric carbenoid transformation reactions.     

Crowning Proteins: Modulating the Protein Surface Properties using Crown Ethers

Crown ethers are small, cyclic polyethers that have found wide‐spread use in phase‐transfer catalysis and, to a certain degree, in protein chemistry. Crown ethers readily bind metallic and organic cations, including positively charged amino acid side chains. We elucidated the crystal structures of several protein‐crown ether co‐crystals grown in the presence of 18‐crown‐6. We then employed biophysical methods and molecular dynamics simulations to compare these complexes with the corresponding apoproteins and with similar complexes with ring‐shaped low‐molecular‐weight polyethylene glycols. Our studies show that crown ethers can modify protein surface behavior dramatically by stabilizing either intra‐ or intermolecular interactions. Consequently, we propose that crown ethers can be used to modulate a wide variety of protein surface behaviors, such as oligomerization, domain–domain interactions, stabilization in organic solvents, and crystallization.     

Synthesis of Polyketide Stereoarrays Enabled by a Traceless Oxonia‐Cope Rearrangement

Polyketide antibiotics bearing skipped polyols represent a synthetic challenge. A SiCl₄‐promoted oxonia‐Cope rearrangement of syn,syn‐2‐vinyl‐1,3‐diols was developed to forge an array of 1,5‐pentenediols, thus providing versatile motifs for the preparation of 1,2,3,5‐stereoarrays in a highly stereoselective manner. Further exploration with Sn(OTf)₂ realized the rearrangement of a cross‐aldehyde which tactically warrants the utility of the current approach to access complex polyketides. The origin of high stereoselectivity is attributed to a chairlike anti‐conformation of the oxonium ion intermediate.     

Simultaneous In Situ Quantification of Two Cellular Lipid Pools Using Orthogonal Fluorescent Sensors

Lipids regulate a wide range of biological activities. Since their local concentrations are tightly controlled in a spatiotemporally specific manner, the simultaneous quantification of multiple lipids is essential for elucidation of the complex mechanisms of biological regulation. Here, we report a new method for the simultaneous in situ quantification of two lipid pools in mammalian cells using orthogonal fluorescent sensors. The sensors were prepared by incorporating two environmentally sensitive fluorophores with minimal spectral overlap separately into engineered lipid‐binding proteins. Dual ratiometric analysis of imaging data allowed accurate, spatiotemporally resolved quantification of two different lipids on the same leaflet of the plasma membrane or a single lipid on two opposite leaflets of the plasma membrane of live mammalian cells. This new imaging technology should serve as a powerful tool for systems‐level investigation of lipid‐mediated cell signaling and regulation.