Asymmetric manganese cluster, the active center of photosystem II (PSII) in nature, is hydrogen-bonded to surrounding amino acid residues and water molecules. This phenomenon is of great inspiration significance for developing and studying artificial Mn-based oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts. Herein, we prepared manganese phosphate nanosheets through intercalation of ethylenediamine ions and water molecules ((EDAI)(H2O)MnPi) using a simple co-precipitation method. (EDAI)(H2O)MnPi is also hydrogen-bonded to interlayer ethylenediamine ions and water molecules, forming a hydrogen-bonding network. The morphology of the (EDAI)(H2O)MnPi sample was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy. The thickness of (EDAI)(H2O)MnPi was characterized by atomic force microscopy. The composition and structure of (EDAI)(H2O)MnPi were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. For control studies, manganese phosphate (EDAI)MnPi and (H2O)MnPi samples were also synthesized. The structure and morphology of (EDAI)MnPi and (H2O)MnPi samples were characterized by XRD and SEM. The difference between (EDAI)(H2O)MnPi, (EDAI)MnPi, and (H2O)MnPi were further characterized by thermal gravimetric analysis and derivative thermogravimetric analysis. Electrocatalytic properties of the (EDAI)(H2O)MnPi, (EDAI)MnPi, and (H2O)MnPi for OER were studied in 0.05 mol∙L−1 pH = 7 phosphate buffered saline solution, through linear sweep voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and controlled potential electrolysis (CPE) test. The electrochemical surface area (ECSA) analyses of (EDAI)(H2O)MnPi, (EDAI)MnPi, and (H2O)MnPi samples were recorded by charging currents in the non-Faradaic potential region at different scan rates. Considering the different ECSAs of different materials, the water oxidation activities of three materials were normalized by ECSA. Compared with counterparts of (EDAI)MnPi (610 mV) and (H2O)MnPi (580 mV), manganese phosphate nanosheets (EDAI)(H2O)MnPi exhibited a lower overpotential of 520 mV when driving a current density of 1 mA∙cm−2 in neutral conditions. The CPE experiment revealed that (EDAI)(H2O)MnPi remained active for at least 10 h. Manganese phosphate nanosheets containing a rich, extensive, and continuous hydrogen bond network exhibited improved OER performance in neutral conditions. The hydrogen-bonding network in manganese phosphate nanosheets has similar functions to the hydrogen-bonding network in PSII, which could accelerate the transfer rate of protons and facilitate electrocatalytic water oxidation. This study may provide guidance for the design of water oxidation catalysts with rich hydrogen bond network. 相似文献
An efficiently siRNA transporting nanocarrier still remains to be developed. In this study, utilizing the dual stimulus of acid tumor extracellular environment and redox effect of glutathione in the cytosol, a new siRNA transporting system combining triple effects of folate targeting, acid sensitive polymer micelles, and bio‐reducible disulfide bond linked siRNA‐cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) conjugate is developed to suppress c‐myc gene expression of breast cancer (MCF‐7 cells) both in vitro and in vivo. Subsequent research demonstrates that the vesicle has particle size of about 100 nm and siRNA entrapment efficiency of approximately 80%. In vitro studies verified over 90% of encapsulated siRNA‐CPPs can be released and the vesicle shows higher cellular uptake in response to the tumorous zone. Determination of gene expression at both mRNA and protein levels indicates the constructed vesicle exhibited enhanced cancer cell apoptosis and improved therapeutic efficacy in vitro and in vivo.
New diphenyltin(IV) complexes of empirical formula, [Sn(C6H5)2(NS)Cl] (NS = anionic forms of the acetone Schiff bases of S-methyl or S-benzyldithiocarbazate) have been prepared and characterized by IR, NMR and Mössbauer spectroscopic techniques. The crystal and molecular structures of the acetone Schiff bases of S-methyldithiocarbazate (Hacsme) and S-benzyldithiocarbazate (Hacsbz) and their tin(IV) complexes have been determined by X-ray diffraction. In the solid state, both the Schiff bases exist in their thioketo tautomeric forms with the azomethine nitrogen atom trans to the thione sulfur atom but in the tin(IV) complexes they are present in their deprotonated ene-thiolate forms being coordinated to the tin atom as bidentate chelating agents via the azomethine nitrogen and thiolate sulfur atoms. The tin atom adopts a five-coordinate, approximately trigonal bipyramidal geometry, with the thiolate sulfur atom of the Schiff base and the two phenyl groups occupying the equatorial positions. The azomethine nitrogen atom and the chlorine ligand occupy axial positions. The distortion from a regular trigonal bipyramidal or a square-pyramidal geometry is attributed to the restricted bite sizes of the five-membered chelate rings. 相似文献
The tetradendate macrocyclic ligands, [H2L-1 = 5,12-dioxa-7,14-dimethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradeca-1,8-diene] and [H2L-2 = 6,14-dioxa-8,16-dimethyl-1,5,9,13-tetraazacyclohexadeca-1,9-diene] have been prepared by the condensation reaction of 1,2-diaminoethane and 1,3-diaminopropane, respectively, with ethyl acetoacetate in methanol at room temperature. The diorganotin(IV) complexes of general formula [R2Sn(L-1)/R2Sn(L-2)] (R = Me, n-Bu and Ph) have been synthesized by template condensation reaction of 1,2-diaminoethane or 1,3-diaminopropane and ethyl acetoacetate with R2SnCl2 (R = Me or Ph) or n-Bu2SnO in 2:2:1 molar ratio at ambient temperature (35 ± 2 °C) in methanol. The solid-state characterization of resulting complexes have been carried out by elemental analysis, IR, recently developed DART-mass, solid-state 13C NMR, 119mSn Mössbauer spectroscopic studies. These studies suggest that in all of the studied complexes, the macrocyclic ligands act as tetradentate coordinating through four nitrogen atoms giving a skew-trapezoidal bipyramidal environment around tin center. Since, the studied diorganotin(IV) macrocyclic complexes are insoluble in common organic solvents, hence good crystals could not be grown for single crystal X-ray crystallographic studies. Thermal studies of all of the studied complexes have also been carried out in the temperature range 0-1000 °C using TG, DTG and DTA techniques. The end product of pyrolysis is SnO2 confirmed by XRD analysis. 相似文献
Using a simple method, we developed a new family of alkyl sulfonic acid modified lignosulfonate (ASLSs) with simultaneously improved sulfonation degrees and molecular weights via one step. Direct sulfonation occurred on both phenolic and alcoholic hydroxyl groups of alkali lignin raw material with 1,4-butylenesulfone used as sulfonation agent. A sulfonation degree of 3.86 mmol/g had been achieved which presents as one of the highest sulfonation degrees among those of reported LSs, to date. 1H-NMR and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy measurements confirmed the efficient sulfonation. Furthermore, the dispersion properties were investigated in low-rank coal-water slurry (CWS). ASLS3 showed better viscosity-reduction effect than naphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde condensate (FDN) in CWS with dosages from 0.6% to 1.0 wt%. ASLS3 had the similar sulfonation degree with FDN; however, the large steric hindrance, soft long alkyl chain-C4H8-SO3H, and their efficient anchoring effect of ASLSs contributed to their improved dispersion properties. 相似文献
The silicon (Si)-based anodes suffer from large volume expansion in the lithiation process. Aiming at improving the cycling stability of a Si/graphite composite anode processed by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, a functional aqueous binder was delicately designed and synthesized via an aqueous copolymerization of lithium acrylate and vinyl triethoxy silane (VTEO). The PAA-VTEO binder can in situ react with the silanol groups on the surface of Si nanoparticles to form a robust 3D cross-linked network. The resulting extremely high modulus and hardness of this integrated 3D network structure effectively restrained the volume expansion effect and significantly enhanced the electrochemical cycling stability of the CVD-Si@graphite composite anode. This work will provide new perspectives in designing functional binder for Si-based anodes. 相似文献