Switching on the Photocatalysis of Metal–Organic Frameworks by Engineering Structural Defects

Defect engineering is a versatile approach to modulate band and electronic structures as well as materials performance. Herein, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) featuring controlled structural defects, namely UiO‐66‐NH₂‐X (X represents the molar equivalents of the modulator, acetic acid, with respect to the linker in synthesis), were synthesized to systematically investigate the effect of structural defects on photocatalytic properties. Remarkably, structural defects in MOFs are able to switch on the photocatalysis. The photocatalytic H₂ production rate presents a volcano‐type trend with increasing structural defects, where Pt@UiO‐66‐NH₂‐100 exhibits the highest activity. Ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy unveils that UiO‐66‐NH₂‐100 with moderate structural defects possesses the fastest relaxation kinetics and the highest charge separation efficiency, while excessive defects retard the relaxation and reduce charge separation efficiency.     

In Situ Observation of Dynamic Galvanic Replacement Reactions in Twinned Metallic Nanowires by Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy

Galvanic replacement is a versatile approach to prepare hollow nanostructures with controllable morphology and elemental composition. The primary issue is to identify its fundamental mechanism. In this study, in situ liquid cell transmission electron microscopy was employed to monitor the dynamic reaction process and to explore the mechanism of galvanic replacement. The detailed reaction process was revealed based on in situ experiments in which small Au particles first appeared around Ag nanowires; they coalesced, grew, and adhered to Ag nanowires. After that, small pits grew from the edge of Ag nanowires to form tubular structures, and then extended along the Ag nanowires to obtain hollowed structures. All of our experimental observations from the viewpoint of electron microscopy, combined with DFT calculations, contribute towards an in‐depth understanding of the galvanic replacement reaction process and the design of new materials with hollow structures.     

酸洗脱灰处理对新疆和丰低阶煤结构和萃取性能的影响

对新疆和丰低阶煤样进行酸洗脱灰处理,通过相关表征,分析了脱灰处理对煤样主体结构、石油醚和CS₂萃取性能的影响。FT-IR表征表明,煤样经酸洗脱灰处理,结构仅发生了微弱改变,酸洗煤样（AC）仅在1712 cm^-1处出现了较弱的原煤样（RC）所没有的羧酸类C=O吸收峰。由TG-DTG表征可知,酸洗使得煤中小分子键断裂,但并未破坏煤样的大分子网络主体结构。以石油醚（PE）和CS₂为溶剂对RC和AC两煤样进行常温两级超声萃取的研究表明,AC煤样的PE和CS₂萃取率均高于RC煤样,分别从0.16%和0.53%（RC煤样）增加到0.17%和0.64%,且萃取速率也更大,显著降低了煤样的溶剂萃取次数。萃取物的FT-IR和GC-MS分析表明,酸洗处理不仅能有效脱除煤样中的杂原子,且使得煤样CS₂萃取物的种类增加。另外,由萃余物TG-DTG结果可知,超声萃取主要是一个物理溶胀过程,并没有破坏煤样的大分子主体结构。     

偶氮苯基型离子液体溶液对空气中湿度的变色响应

Room temperature ionic liquids (ILs) that can exhibit a colorimetric response to moisture in the air are rarely reported in the literature. In this study, an azophenolic IL solution exhibited a spontaneous a colorimetric response, driven by the formation of hydrogen bonding between the [PhN＝NPhO] anion and moisture in the air. This phenomenon was clearly understood using ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) absorption spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra, experimental data, and theoretical calculations. Specifically, in the UV-Vis absorption spectra, absorption around 455 nm decreased, while the band around 343 nm increased in the IL CHCl₃ solution as time progressed; this was accompanied by a color change from orange to faint yellow. This spontaneous, self-responsive process was further observed using ¹H NMR data. When the IL solution was placed with sufficient time, all the ¹H NMR peaks of the azophenolic anion shifted downfield, but no new signals appeared in the upfield region. The reason for this was easily identified as the stimuli in the air, such as CO₂ and moisture. When pure CO₂ was bubbled through the IL CHCl₃ solution, the solution color changed from its original orange to light orange, but could not change further to faint yellow, which ruled out CO₂ gas as a stimulus. When a small amount of water was gradually added to the IL solution (MeCN solvent), the absorption band around 474 nm decreased, coupled with an increase in the absorption band around 347 nm. This was accompanied by a color change from orange to faint yellow, which was almost identical to the self-responsive process in CHCl₃ and CCl₄. Moreover, two cuvettes of IL CHCl₃ solution were placed under relative humidities of 28% and 100%, respectively; the IL CHCl₃ solution required a much longer time to exhibit a complete color change from orange to faint yellow under a lower relative humidity, demonstrating that moisture is the most likely stimulus triggering the self-responsive color change of the IL solution. As revealed by the Gaussian 09 program at the B3LYP/6-31++G(p, d) level, the distance between the oxygen atom on the azophenolic anion and the hydrogen atom on the H₂O molecule was 0.174 nm, and the corresponding angle was 171.12°. Furthermore, the atomic dipole moment corrected Hirshfeld (ADCH) charge of the oxygen atom on the azophenolic anion was −0.52, and it increased to −0.62 after the azophenolic anion interacted with the H₂O. Reduced density gradient analysis revealed that the spike corresponding to O∙∙∙H―O for the IL-H₂O complex was located at around −0.04 a.u.. All the above data indicate that the presence of hydrogen bonding rendered the IL solution responsive to the moisture stimulus, and this response was accompanied by a color change that was visible to the naked eye. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a colorimetric change in an IL solution in response to moisture. We hope this work can help us to gain insight into some seemingly abnormal phenomena that occur during the research process.     

Biomimetic Chiral Pyridoxal and Pyridoxamine Catalysts

Vitamin B₆ serves as universal co‐enzymes in biological systems. However, its catalytic power has not been applied into the area of asymmetric catalysis. Based on the core structure of vitamin B₆, we have developed several types of pyridoxal and pyridoxamine catalysts with different structural skeletons and different electronic properties. With these pyridoxals and pyridoxamines as catalysts, we have realized biomimetic asymmetric transamination of α‐keto acids and biomimetic asymmetric Mannich reaction of glycinate, respectively, to give various chiral α‐amino acids and α,β‐diamino acids in good yields with excellent diastero‐ and/or enantioselectivities. Both of the reactions have perfectly mimicked the corresponding biological transformations.     

改性纳米金富集-毛细管电泳电化学发光法测定水产品中4种氟喹诺酮类药物残留

建立了一种利用改性纳米金粒子富集与毛细管电泳-电化学发光(CE-ECL)法测定水产品中4种氟喹诺酮(环丙沙星、恩诺沙星、氧氟沙星、诺氟沙星)类药物残留的分析方法。实验考察了富集条件与CE分离条件,并基于增强Ru(bpy)23+电化学发光的原理,优化了ECL检测条件。结果表明,在最优条件下,经改性金纳米粒子富集后的4种分析物在0. 05～10. 0μmol/L浓度范围内,其峰高与浓度呈现良好的线性关系,检出限(S/N=3)可达0. 2μmol/L,4种目标物的富集倍数达104～127倍。该方法用于鳗鱼样品的分析,回收率为94. 5%～112%,相对标准偏差(RSD)均不大于6. 3%。     

液体阴极辉光放电原子发射光谱法测定盐矿中的K、Ca、Na、Mg

以铂针尖为阳极,毛细管顶端溢出的液体为阴极,建立了一种新型的液体阴极辉光放电原子发射光谱(LCGD-AES)分析检测系统。利用该系统同时测定了格尔木化肥厂盐矿中K、Ca、Na和Mg的含量。研究了放电电压、溶液流速、电解质种类、溶液pH值、干扰物对发射强度的影响,同时与离子色谱(IC)的测量结果进行比较。结果表明,在放电电压650 V、溶液流速3 m L·min~(-1)、pH 1. 0的HNO3作为电解液时,K、Ca、Na和Mg的检出限(LOD)分别为0. 100 0、0. 048 0、0. 002 4和0. 003 9 mg·L~(-1),相对标准偏差(RSD)分别为0. 57%、1. 8%、0. 94%和1. 8%。LCGD-AES对盐矿中K、Ca、Na、Mg的测试结果与IC的测定结果基本一致,样品回收率为95. 4%～108%。     

Hydralazine derivative of aldehyde: A new type of [M − H]+ ion formed in electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Hydralazine has been widely employed in the development of drugs, derivatization reagents, and ligands. In the present work, we reported a new type of dehydrogenated ion [M ? H]⁺ that was produced from the hydralazine derivative of hexanal in electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI‐MS). The formation of [M ? H]⁺ ions in the ESI‐MS was found to be independent on the mobile phase composition of the liquid chromatography and ESI source parameters. A series of hydralazine derivatives of aldehyde were investigated to confirm this phenomenon. The results showed that hydralazine derivatives of aldehydes that contained an sp³ hybridization carbon with a hydrogen at the α‐position of aldehydes could form the unexpected [M ? H]⁺ ions, whereas hydralazine derivative of acetone could only generate [M + H]⁺ ion in the ESI‐MS. We proposed the possible formation mechanism of [M ? H]⁺ ion for the hydralazine derivatives of aldehydes: the [M ? H]⁺ ion was possibly formed by the loss a hydrogen molecule (H₂) from the protonated ion [M + H]⁺. The results obtained from density functional theory (DFT) calculations supported this proposed formation mechanism of [M ? H]⁺ ion.     

A multifunctional silicotungstic acid-modified Li-rich manganese-based cathode material with excellent electrochemical properties

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Li-rich layered oxide (LrLO) cathode has attracted much attention for Li-ion batteries in recent years due to its superior capacity of exceeding...