Development of an alcohol optode membrane based on fluorescence enhancement of fluorescein derivatives

A new type of optode membrane for the determination of alcohols, such as methanol, ethanol, propan-1-ol and propan-2-ol etc, is presented that can be exploited in optical and fibre-optic sensors. It is based on the use of a new lipophilic fluorescent reagent, namely fluorescein octadecyl ester (FODE), which is immobilized in a plasticized PVC membrane. The response mechanism relies on the fact that FODE can reversibly recognize alcohol molecules due to the hydrogen bonding formation between FODE and alcohol molecules. The analytical information in this membrane is the enhancement of the relative fluorescence intensity measured at 527 nm (463 nm, excitation). Under the optimum condition, the membrane has a wide measuring range for alcohol samples. The membrane has been applied to determine the concentration of ethanol in alcoholic drinks with satisfactory results.     

A spectroscopic study on the 12-heteropolyacids of molybdenum and tungsten (H3PMo12−nWnO40) combined with cetylpyridinium bromide in the epoxidation of cyclopentene

The epoxidation of cyclopentene with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by 12-heteropolyacids of molybdenum and tungsten (H₃PMo_12−nW_nO₄₀, n = 1–11), 12-tungstophosphoric acid and 12-molybdophosphoric acid combined with cetylpyridinium bromide as a phase transfer reagent was carried out in acetonitrile. Among 13 heteropolyacids investigated, catalyst of H₃PMo₆W₆O₄₀ showed the highest activity, giving a conversion of 60% and a selectivity of 95% in the epoxidation of cyclopentene. The fresh catalysts and the catalysts under reaction condition were characterized by UV–vis, FT-IR and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy, which has revealed that all of the molybdotungstophosphoric acids were degraded in the presence of hydrogen peroxide to form a considerable amount of phosphorus-containing species. The active species resulted from H₃PMo₆W₆O₄₀ are new kinds of phosphorus-containing species, which is different from {PO₄[WO(O₂)₂]₄}³⁻.     

Synthesis of novel mesoporous silica spheres with starburst pore canal structure

Novel spherical mesoporous silica materials with uniform diameters and starburst mesopore structures were synthesized by a simple one-step procedure with ethanol as the co-solvent in dilute aqueous solution and their formation mechanism was proposed. The arrangement of the pore canal and the diameter of the sphere could be tailored by altering the concentration of ethanol.     

Pyranoxanthones from Calophyllum Inophyllum

Phytochemical investigation of the stem bark of Calophyllum inophyllum resulted in the isolation of a new dipyrenoxanthone, calophinone ( 1 ), together with four related xanthones ( 2–5 ). Identification of the isolated compounds was achieved through intensive studies of their spectral data, especially 2D NMR.     

杂原子Pb同晶取代Si－ZSM－12中的部分Si及其鉴定

杂原子Ｐｂ同晶取代Ｓｉ－ＺＳＭ－１２中的部分Ｓｉ及其鉴定赵修松，王清遐，李宏愿（中国科学院大连化学物理研究所，大连１１６０２３）关键词Ｐｈ－ＺＳＭ－１２，合成，表征ＺＳＭ－１２属丝光沸石类，具有一维线性非交叉孔道（０．５７×０．６１ｎｍ）［１，２］，...     

La2O3-Mo5Si3/MoSi2复合材料的高温氧化行为

研究了0．8％La2O3-MosSi3／MoSi2复合材料在1200℃空气中的高温氧化行为。结果表明：0．8％稀土和MoSi3的加入，使材料的抗氧化性能降低。MosSi3含量越高，材料的抗氧化性能越差。当MosSi3含量低于30％时，在氧化初始阶段，质量变化呈直线下降，随着氧化的进行，氧化逐渐增重，材料表面形成较致密的SiO2阻止了材料的进一步氧化，使得氧化增重较小。而0．8％La2O3-40％Mo5Si3／MoSi2复合材料却出现了“粉化”现象。0．8％La2O3．MosSi3／MoSi2复合材料抗氧化性能的降低，归因于Mo5Si3差的抗氧化性和材料致密度的降低；另外，稀土和Mo5Si3的加入，细化了材料的晶粒，使晶界面积增加，加速了氧在晶界中的扩散，促进了材料的氧化。     

平朔气煤的煤岩显微组分结构研究

用显微光度计、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、傅立叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、X射线衍射光谱(XRD)和X光电子能谱(XPS)等测试手段研究了平朔气煤的等密度梯度离心分离(DGC)显微组分富集物的结构。结果表明,镜质组和稳定组结构相似,含氧基团基本相同,但丝质组结构则不同,它含有较多的羧基和羰基。根据实验结果讨论了三种显微组分的大分子结构,认为它们是由许多结构相似而又不相同的结构单元所构成。镜质组和稳定组的单元核心主要为脂环、缩聚芳环,环数为5—6个;丝质组单元核心主要为缩聚芳环,环数为7—8个,环缩合程度最高,芳香层片在空间排列规则,相互定向程度大。     

表面包覆改性对纳米CeO2分散性的影响

了改善纳米CeO2在Zn-Al类共晶合金中的分散性,采用超声液相包覆法对纳米CeO2进行表面活性剂表面包覆改性,并用AES测定了包覆层的厚度,用TEM研究了CeO2的团聚状况,用TGA分析了有机物包覆层的炭化温度范围,最后用FE-SEM观察了CeO2在复合材料中的分散情况。结果表明,包覆在纳米CeO2表面的厚度约为20 nm的表面活性剂层提高了微粒的分散性,而且该包覆层在495℃时已经炭化。热力学计算的结果也表明,炭化层能与氧化膜反应,该反应提高了CeO2与基体间的润湿性,并使其均匀分布在基体合金中。     

Synthesis of multi-hydroxyl and sulfonyl dual-functionalized room temperature ionic liquids

Starting from the hydroxylamine (dimethyl amino ethanol, triethanolamine) and 1,3-propane sultone, a series of hydroxyl and sulfonyl dual-functionalized zwitterionic salts and corresponding acidic room temperature ionic liquids have been synthesized. The hydroxyl groups of the synthesized substances were confirmed by the 1H NMR measurement. These zwitterionic salts and ionic liquids may be used for synthesizing other functionalized ionic liquids or ionic liquid-polymer (polyelectrolyte).     

An investigation of the aromaticity of transition metal heterocyclic complexes by conventional criteria and indices of aromaticity

Conventional criteria and indices of aromaticity, including electronic, geometric, energetic and magnetic aspects have been applied to examine the aromaticity of five typical transition metal heterocyclic complexes, i.e. six-membered osmabezene 1 and iridabenzene 2, five-membered cobaltacyclopentadiene 3 and iridacyclopentadiene 4, and four-membered tungstacyclobutadiene 5. The results show that the cyclic, planar, conjugated and Hückel 4n+2 rule’s criteria in the transition-metal-containing heterocycles of the five complexes studied are all met. Five quantitative aromaticity indices, including Bird aromatic index (I_n), homodesmotic reaction aromatic stabilization energy (HASE), absolute hardness (η), diamagnetic susceptibility exaltation (Λ) and NMR chemical shift (δH), qualitatively lead to a consistent and affirmative conclusion that all of them are aromatic. However, they fail to draw a common conclusion for their relative magnitudes of aromaticity, which proves once again the multidimensional character of aromaticity.