Reduced graphene oxide-encapsulated mesoporous silica as sulfur host for lithium–sulfur battery

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - With up to fivefold higher in energy density vs. lithium-ion battery, lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery is a compelling energy storage system,...     

Geometric Algebra for Multidimension-Unified Geographical Information System

Traditional Euclidean geometry-based Geographical Information System (GIS) is not multidimensional unification with weak ability to object expression and analysis of high dimensions. Geometric algebra (GA) can connect different geometric and algebra systems, and provide rigorous and elegant foundation for expression, modeling and analysis in GIS. This paper proposes the implementation methods for system construction and key components of multidimension-unified GIS. Based on such properties as multidimension-unified and coordinate-free of GA, data models, data indexes, and data analysis algorithms for multidimensional vector data, raster and vector field data are developed. This study indicates that GA provides a new mathematical tool for the development of GIS characterized as multidimension-unified expression and computation. For the development of geographical analysis methods, it can represent multidimensional spatio-temporal changes conveniently.     

Microwave-assisted three-component Knoevenagel-nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions

A powerful microwave-assisted three-component Knoevenagel-nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction of 4-halobenzaldehydes, cyanoacetatic acid esters/cyanoacetamides, and cyclic secondary amines has been developed.     

A Generalization on the Difference Between an Integer and Its Inverse Modulo Q

The main purpose of this paper is to use the properties of the Gauss sums, primitive characters and the mean value of Dirichlet L-functions to study the hybrid mean value of the error term E（n, l, c, q） and the hyper-Kloosterman sums K（h,n＋1,q）, the asymptotic property of the mean square value ∑^p c=1 E^2（n, 1, c, p）, and give two interesting mean value formulae.     

A novel (3,4,10)‐connected three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded supramolecular network containing a cyclic water hexamer

The title compound, 4,4′‐(1,1,1,3,3,3‐hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic acid hexahydrate, C₁₉H₁₀F₆O₈·6H₂O, crystallizes in the centrosymmetric space group Pbcn, with half of the diphthalic acid residue and three water molecules in the asymmetric unit. The organic molecule is located on a crystallographic twofold axis. In the solid, cyclic water hexamers in chair conformations have crystallographically imposed inversion symmetry. Strong O—H...O hydrogen bonds between the hexamers and organic molecules result in a unique three‐dimensional supramolecular network [O...O = 2.554 (2)–2.913 (2) Å]. This compound represents the first example of a (3,4,4,10)‐connected four‐nodal supramolecular topology with the Schläfli symbol (4³.5.6.7)₂(4³.5².7)₂(4³)₂(4⁶.5⁶.6².7⁸.8¹⁴.9⁹).     

Two Novel Poly-Oxygen Bipyridine Alkaloids from Speranskia tuberculata

In a previous paper' we reported two optically active pyridine-2, 6 (l H. 3H)-dionealkatoids speranskalines A and B from SPeranskia luberculala (Bge.) (Euphorbiaceae)We report here the isolation and structural elucidation of two novel poly-oxygenbipyridine alkaloids named speranculatines A (l) and B (2) from this plant.The acetone (or methanol) extract of the air-dried whole plants of .q. IllhelT.lllaluwas subjected to column chromatography on St gel to afford a fraction. whichdemonstrate…     

p‐Methoxy­benz­aldehyde benzoyl­hydrazone monohydrate

The crystal structure of the title compound, C₁₅H₁₄N₂O₂·H₂O, is in the keto tautomeric form and the configuration at the azomethine C=N double bond is E. The mol­ecule is non‐planar, with a dihedral angle of 27.3 (1)° between the aromatic rings. The crystal structure is stabilized by extensive hydrogen bonding involving the water mol­ecule and hydrazone moiety.