Determination of the enantiomeric composition of guest molecules by chemometric analysis of the UV-visible spectra of cyclodextrin guest-host complexes

Multivariate statistical techniques were applied to the UV spectra of a series of solutions at pH 12 containing a fixed concentration (30 mM) of beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) and a fixed concentration (15 mM) of 2-phenylglycine (phi-Gly) with various known enantiomeric compositions. Multivariate correlation of the spectral data for the solutions containing the phi-Gly/beta-CD guest-host complexes with the known enantiomeric composition of the phi-Gly samples was accomplished by partial-least-squares regression. When the multivariate model was used to predict the enantiomeric purity of a test set of samples over the mol fraction range of 0.5-0.9 R-phi-Gly, the average magnitude of the relative errors in the mol fraction determination of enantiomeric composition was 3%. A plot of the enantiomeric composition predicted by the model versus the known enantiomeric composition of the calibration set gave a straight line with a correlation coefficient of 0.955, a slope of 1.05, and an offset of 5.61 x 10-4.     

STUDIES ON THE SPHERULITE FORMATION IN MELT CAST POLYCAPROLACTONE BASED POLYURETHANES

A series of PCL/MDI/BDO segmented polyurethanes have been synthesized by two-step method in solution.The hard segment content ranges from 10% to 48% by weight, and the molecular weight of PCL diols is 1500. Hard segment spherulites have been observed in compression molded specimens of all of the samples except the one of the lowest hard segment content. The difficulty in sphernlite formation was explained as only in a small temperature range,the microphase separation rate may be faster than the crystallization rate and all these processes are very slow due to the hydrogen bonding between hard and soft segments and the interactions between hard segments themselves. PCL soft segments of molecular weight 1500 is still crystallizable and may form different crystalline superstructures.     

Poly（meta-phenylene） Derivative with Rigid Twisted Biphenyl Units in Backbone： Synthesis, Structural Characterization, Photophysical Properties and Electroluminescence

A soluble poly(meta-phenylene)derivative with rigid twisted biphenyl unit was synthesized by the Yamamoto coupling reaction.The polymer is soluble in common organic solvents,and the number-average molecular weight is about 6500.The UV-Vis and quantum chemical calculation indicate that the different conformation segments named "conformers" exist in the polymer backbones;it was also further confirmed by the single crystal X-ray diffraction study of the dimeric model compound.The π-π transition of biphenyl segments of twisted and planar conformations made the polymer exhibit a strong absorption around 256 nm and a weak absorption at about 300 nm.Furthermore,the polymer exhibits a strong UV photoluminescence at 372 nm when the excitation wavelengths are longer than 300 nm.The ultraviolet-emitting electroluminescence(EL)device with the single layer structure shows EL λmax of the derivative at 370 nm.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a 1-D Chain Zinc（Ⅱ） Coordinated Polymer with N-p-Tolysulfonyl-glutamine

A novel coordination polymer {[Zn(ts-gln)(bipy)]3H2O}n (ts-glnH2=N-p-toly-sulfonyl-glutamine,bipy=2,2-bipyridine) has been prepared and structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction method. It crystallizes in orthorhombic,space group P212121 with a=8.2622(5),b=16.6244(10),c=18.2807(10) ,V=2510.9(3) 3,C22H28N4O8SZn,Mr=573.91,Z=4,Dc= 1.518 g/cm3,μ(MoKa)=1.115 mm-1,F(000)=1192,the final R=0.0262 and wR=0.0662 for 5691 independent reflections with Rint=0.0240. The zinc(Ⅱ) atom is coordinated by N(3) and N(4) atoms of a bipy molecule,two carboxylate O(1) and O(2A) and amino N(1) atoms of ts-gln ligands,resulting in a square-pyramidal geometry. The title complex consists of an infinite zigzag chain of zinc(Ⅱ) ions linked by the carboxylate of N-p-tolysulfonyl-glutamine.     

三芳基膦配体的合成研究

从间溴苯酚出发, 利用新的合成方法经五步反应合成了一系列具有不同烷氧基的芳基膦配体. 改进后的方法可方便地通用于在苯环上具有各种不同基团基的膦配体衍生物的合成, 且有原料易得、操作简单、产率较高的优点.     

Advanced Current Collectors for Alkali Metal Anodes

High-energy-density batteries are in urgent need to solve the ever-increasing energy storage demand for portable electronic devices, electric vehicles, and renewable solar and wind energy systems. Alkali metals, typically lithium(Li), sodium(Na) and potassium(K), are considered as the promising anode materials owing to their low electrochemical potential, low density, and high theoretical gravimetric capacities. However, the problem of dendrite growth of alkali metals during their plating/stripping process will lead to low Coulombic efficiencies, a short lifespan and huge volume expansion, eventually hindering their practical commercialization. To resolve this issue, a very effective approach is engineering the anodes on structured current collectors. This review summarizes the development of the alkali metal batteries and discusses the recent advances in rational design of anode current collectors. First, the challenges and strategies of suppressing alkali-metal dendrite growth are presented. Then the special attention is paid to the novel current collector design for dendrite-free alkali metal anodes. Finally, we give conclusions and perspective on the current challenges and future research directions toward advanced anode current collectors for alkali metal batteries.     

A Novel, Simple and Efficient Synthesis of Ferrocenyl Enones and Alkynols

Propargylic alcohols are versatile precursors to many organic molecules including natural products and pharmaceutical compounds.[1] In our continuing interest in the development of practical methods for synthesis of ferrocene derivatives, we decided to investigate the efficiencies of ferrocenylacetylene addition to aromatic aldehydes under t-BuOKcatalyzed condition.[2] Interestingly, we found that the usually reliable coupling reaction between terminal alkyne of type 1 and aromatic aldehydes of type 2 does not furnish the expected propargylic alcohols, but that the isomeric aryl enones 3are found in high yield and very short reaction time (10～20 min). This provided a promising protocol for preparation of ferrocenyl chalcones in a practical, economical and mild sense compared with the traditional method. To the best of our knowledge, this unusual reaction was first observed for the addition of ferrocenylacetylene to aldehyde in a base-catalyzed manner (Eq. 1).     

Solid Phase Catalytic Oxidation of Alcohols by Polymer Supported Rare Earth Catalysts

Oxidation of alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes or ketones is one of the most fundamental reactions in organic chemistry [1,2]. Some of the products of the oxidation exhibit an important role in the organic synthesis as well as pharmaceutical synthesis. In most reactions, the lanthanide complexes show satisfied catalytic activities for some compounds. Furthermore, there has been increasing interest in the lanthanide complexes and several reports have appeared in the literature [3, 4]. But the exploitation of these complexes for the oxidation of some organic substrates has been limited. Here we reported a method for the preparation and the catalytic properties as well as the recycling of lanthanide complexes in oxidation of alcohols.The synthetic procedure for the polymer supported lanthanide complexes is shown as following(scheme 1):●-NH2+CICH2COOH(C2Hs)3N→●-NHCH2COOHM=Ce(Ⅲ), Tb(Ⅲ), Sm(Ⅲ)scheme 1The oxidation of benzyl alcohol was carried out in the presence of iodosylbenzene by the polymer supported Ce(Ⅲ), Tb(Ⅲ) and Sm(Ⅲ) catalysts at 80℃ for 4.0h, the yields of benz-aldehyde are as following (table 1):Table 1 Oxidation of benzyl alcohol with the supported catalysts**Reaction condition: benzyl alcohol 0.1 mmol, iodosylbenzene 0.15mmol,catalyst 0.2mg, 80℃ for 4.0h in 1,2-dichloroethane.It can be seen from the table that the Tb(Ⅲ) complex shows higher catalytic activity for the oxidation of benzyl alcohol. Further investigation is now being carded on to optimize the results.     

The effects of alkali metal(Na+,K+) on the exchange degree of Hβ zeolite and the catalytic properties of the alkalized zeolites

The effects of alkali metals (Na+,K+) on the exchange degree of Hβ zeolite under different conditions and the conversion of α(or β)-methylnaphthalene over the alkalized zeolites were studied. The results showed that the H+ of Hβ zeolite is totally replaced by the Na+ of NaCl solution, while partially exchanged by the K+ of KC1 solution, there is an exchange equilibrium between the H+ and K+ for Hβ zeolite (Si/Al=17.23) and the value of equilibrium is 88.39. The exchange degree also increases with increasing the Si/Al of the samples. It was suggested that these resluts are attributed to the electrostatic field in the pore of Hβ zeolite and the nature of zeolite and the properties of alkali metal. The isomerization of α(or β)-methylnaphthalene is the main reaction over the samples and it is more favour on the proper acid-base sites of KHβ zeolite.     

激光通道传输热特性对远场光束质量的影响

 通过仿真计算分析了激光在光束控制系统通道内传输所产生的热效应及其对远场光束质量的影响。激光传播由近轴波方程描述，用快速傅里叶变换技术求解；激光热效应引起的流场密度变化采用完全Navier-Stokes方程计算。计算给出了不同波长、不同吸收系数条件下的远场光斑情况。计算结果表明，在典型的工作条件和状态下，较高能量激光在光束控制系统通道内产生的热效应影响不容忽视，它会明显降低远场目标处的能量集中度，增大光斑的发散。