O2 interaction and reactivity on a model hydroxylated rutile(110) surface

Recently several theoretical studies have examined oxygen adsorption on the clean, reduced TiO2(110) surface. However the photocatalytic behavior of TiO2 and the scavenging ability of oxygen are known to be influenced by the presence of surface hydroxyls. In this paper the chemistry of O2 on the hydroxylated TiO2 surface is investigated by means of first-principles total energy calculations and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The MD trajectories show a direct, spontaneous reaction between O2 and the surface hydroxyls, thus supporting the experimental hypothesis that the reaction does not necessarily pass through a chemisorbed O2 state. Following this reaction, the most stable chemisorbed intermediates are found to be peroxide species HO2 and H2O2. Although these intermediates are very stable on the short time scale of MD simulations, the energetics suggests that their further transformation is connected to a new 300 K feature observed in the experimental water temperature programmed desorption (TPD) spectrum. The participation of two less stable intermediate states, involving terminal hydroxyls and/or chemisorbed water plus oxygen adatoms, to the desorption process, is not supported by the total energy calculations. Analysis of the projected density of states, however, suggests the possibility that these intermediates have a role in completing the surface oxidation immediately before desorption.     

Cohesive energy densities of polyethers: Poly(hexamethylene oxide)

The solubility parameter of poly(hexamethylene oxide) has been estimated by measuring solution viscosities and by turbidimetric titrations in a series of solvents. From both experimental methods, a value of $\text{δ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>p</mtext>}}\text{= 33.9}\text{J}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{cm}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>?3</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ ($\text{8.1}\text{cal}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{cm}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>?3</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$) was obtained, whence the cohesive energy density is 274.5 J cm^?3 (65.6 cal cm^?3). These experimental values are compared with those calculated by empirical methods.     

Metal Oxoclusters as Molecular Building Blocks for the Development of Nanostructured Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Thin Films

Silica-based inorganic–organic hybrid thin films embedding the organically modified oxohafnium clusters (Hf₄O₂(OMc)₁₂, OMc=OC(O)–C(CH₃)=CH₂) were obtained by photo-activated free radical copolymerisation of the methacrylate groups of the cluster with those of the pre-hydrolysed (methacryloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane (MAPTMS, (CH₂=C(CH₃)C(O)O)(CH₂)₃Si(OCH₃)₃). By this route, a covalent anchoring of the cluster to the forming silica network was achieved. Samples characterized by two different Si/Hf compositions (18:1, 5:1) were prepared. The surface and in-depth composition of the thin films were investigated through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). XPS depth profiles performed on the thin layers evidenced a homogenous in depth distribution of the hafnium guest species within the whole silica films and sharp film-substrate interfaces. Broad band dielectric spectroscopy (BDS) measurements permitted to investigate the electric response of the obtained films in the frequency and temperature range of 40 Hz – 1 MHz and 0–160°C.     

New aspects of the electroadsorption of ethyl xanthate on copper electrodes

The interaction of the ethyl xanthate (EX) anion with a copper electrode in a borate buffer solution, pH 9.2, has been investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and measurements of contact angle (CA) under controlled potential. The results obtained allow establishing that, in the potential range from -0.80 and -0.60 V, two parallel reactions were characterized. These reactions were the ethyl xanthate electroadsorption and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). This last reaction has not been described by previous authors. Besides, the EIS measurements show that the mechanism of the HER on copper electrodes is not affected by the presence of a ethyl xanthate species. The EQCM study shows that in the electrodesorption process the departure of each ethyl xanthate species from the copper electrode is accompanied with the simultaneous entry of four to five water molecules. This fact is in accordance with the number of copper atoms involved in the adsorption of one ethyl xanthate species.     

COCl2…NH3和COCl2…H2S体系的理论研究

在MP2水平上,用aug-cc-pVTZ基组对COC l2…NH3和COC l2…H2S体系进行几何优化和频率计算,同时使用Counterpoise技术进行BSSE校正,分别得到4个COC l2…NH3和2个COC l2…H2S无虚频的稳定结构:N(S)…C连接的构型(Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅴ)和N(S)…C—lC直线型连接的构型(Ⅲ,Ⅳ,Ⅵ).第一类构型比第二类构型相互作用能更大、更稳定.在得到的6个稳定络合物中,络合物Ⅰ是最稳定的.     

Synthesis and catalytic activity of a fluorous-tagged TEMPO radical

A fluorous-tagged TEMPO radical has been prepared and its catalytic activity in the chemoselective oxidation of alcohols to carbonyl compounds has been investigated. The new fluorous radical proved to be an efficient, selective and easily recoverable catalyst, which can be conveniently used in standard organic solvents and then isolated and recycled by fluorous liquid-liquid extraction.     

Domino reactions of 4,5-dicyanopyridazine with dihydroheterocycles: synthetic and mechanistic features

The title pyridazine 1 was found to react with both 2,3-dihydrofuran (2) and 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran (9) to give the tetracyclic skeletons 5-8 and the phthalonitrile 12 through the intermediates 4 and 10, respectively. A more complex mechanism was ascertained for the reaction of 1 with the pyrroline 14 which, under suitable conditions, afforded the bicyclic derivative 19 as the predominant product; selective elaborations of this species into the 5,6-dicyanoindoles 22 and 23 are reported.     

壳聚糖-盐酸溶液中温度敏感的相分离行为

研究了壳聚糖 盐酸溶液温度敏感的相分离行为.通过对壳聚糖-盐酸溶液浊度变化的考察以确定相分离温度.测定不同盐酸浓度、壳聚糖浓度以及不同脱乙酰度的条件下的相分离温度，并用DLVO理论(Deijaguin-Landau and Verwey-Overbeck Theory)进行了解释. FTIR、X-ray以及SEM分别描绘了壳聚糖经相分离过程后官能团、结晶状态、颗粒形态的特点.     

配位聚合物{[Co(μ-4,4′-bpy)(4,4′-bpy)2·(H2O)2]·(4,4′-bipy)·(H2O)4·(OH)3·(Me)4N}n的晶体结构及性质

配位聚合物通常是通过某种有机配体与金属的配位几何选择以及无限网络的拓扑结构控制而形成的具有无限结构的化合物 [1] ,其结构新颖并具有不寻常的光电效应、非线性光学性能、磁性、超导及催化等诸多具有诱人应用前景的独特性能 .因此 ,近年来倍受化学家和材料学家的重视 [2～ 5] .以 Co为配位中心的配位聚合物若具有八面体构型 ,在一定条件下具有自旋转换能力 ,而且往往可与光电转换能力相关联 ,是一种潜在的新型信息存储材料 [6 ] .对于配位聚合物的形成 ,配体的选择最重要 . 4,4′-联吡啶及其衍生物是一种较好的刚性配体 ,相关的配位聚…     

Characterisation of different clones of Picea abies (L.) Karst using head-space sampling of cortical tissues combined with enantioselective capillary gas chromatography for the separation of chiral and non-chiral monoterpenes

Head-space sampling (HS) has been combined with enantioselective gas chromatography (GC) for the analysis of chiral and non-chiral monoterpenes present in the cortical tissues of five different Norway spruce clones. (1S)-(-)-alpha-Pinene, (1S,5S)-(-)sabinene, (1S)-(-)-beta-pinene, and (4S)-(-)limonene dominated over (1R)-(+)-alpha-pinene, (1R,5R)-(+)-sabinene, (1R)-(+)-beta-pinene, and (4R)-(+)-limonene. Results showed a large variation in the enantiomeric composition of cortical tissues between different clones. The development of HS-GC greatly increased the speed of precise analyses of chiral monoterpenes in small samples and therefore offer excellent opportunities in studies on the ecophysiological and chemotaxomic roles of these chiral components.