Electronic effects steer the mechanism of asymmetric hydrogenations of unfunctionalized aryl-substituted alkenes

Density functional theory (PBE and B3LYP) was used to study asymmetric hydrogenations of alkenes catalyzed by an iridium imidazolylidine oxazoline complex. The calculation predicts that the alkene preferentially coordinates to the site trans to the carbene. The coordinated alkene then reacts first with the H2 ligand, then with the hydride to form alkane. Finally, the alkane is released by equilibrating with extrinsic H2 and alkene. Enantioface selectivities for hydrogenations of trisubstituted alkenes seem to be driven primarily by steric interactions with the adamantyl part of the ligand; only the smallest substituents can adopt a site close to it. Application of this theoretical model leads to correct predictions regarding the experimentally observed sense and magnitude of the enantioselectivities.     

废聚丙烯塑料等离子体热解研究——水蒸气的加入对改善气体品质的影响

以聚丙烯为试验物料，利用N2热等离子体在等离子体反应器内进行了一系列热解试验，重点考察了气体产物成分及含量。在反应过程中加入过热水蒸气以改善气体品质，在本实验条件下，气体产物中CO与H2之和可以达到40%，C2H2可达到5%。     

Iridium-mediated asymmetric hydrogenation of 2,3-diphenylbutadiene: a revealing kinetic study

Hydrogenation of 2,3-diphenylbutadiene mediated by a chiral iridium carbene oxazoline complex was studied. The kinetics of the reaction showed that it occurred in two distinct stages. The first corresponded to slow consumption of the diene to form half-hydrogenated products, i.e., monoenes. After all the diene was consumed, however, the reaction was much faster and more stereoselective. These data were interpreted in terms of possible catalytic intermediates.     

Mechanistic evaluation of the halocyclization of 4-penten-1-ol by some Bis(2-substituted pyridine) and Bis(2,6-disubstituted pyridine)bromonium triflates

The halocyclization reaction of 4-penten-1-ol mediated by various bis(2-substituted pyridine) and (2,6- disubstituted pyridine)bromonium triflates (P(2)Br(+)OTf(-)) was investigated to determine the influence of the substituents on the mechanism of reaction. In all cases, the reaction proceeds via a two-step process where the starting P(2)Br(+) reversibly dissociates to a reactive monosubstituted PBr(+), which then is captured by 4-penten-1-ol to form halocyclized product (2-bromomethyltetrahydrofuran). The dissociation rate constant of P(2)Br(+) (k(d)) is sensitive to the steric bulk at the 2- and 6-positions, and in the case of the 2, 6-dicyclohexylpyridine or 2,6-dicyclopentylpyridine, the P(2)Br(+) species are too unstable to isolate. The partitioning ratio of the reactive intermediate (PBr(+)) between reversal and product formation (k(-)(d)/k(2)) is not particularly sensitive to the nature of the pyridine, the limiting values being 3-7 except in the case of bis(2(-)-menthylpyridine)bromonium triflate where the k(-)(d)/k(2) ratio is approximately 80. The reaction of 4-penten-1-ol and its OD isotopomer with bis(lutidine)bromonium triflate was investigated to determine the deuterium kinetic isotope effect (dkie) on the bromocyclization reaction. The (k(-)(d)/k(2))(H/D) ratio is 1.0, indicating that the rate-limiting step for the bromocyclization is probably formation of a PBr(+)-4-penten-1-ol complex which does not involve substantial changes in the bonding of the OH. The cyclization of 4-penten-1-ol and 4-pentenoic acid mediated by bis(2(-)-menthylpyridine)bromonium triflate produces an enantiomeric excess in the cyclized products of only 2.4% and 4.8% respectively.     

Ring-opening Polymerization of e-Caprolactone Using Lanthanide Tris(4-tert-butylphenolate)s as a Single-component Initiator

The ring-opening polymerization of e-caprolactone (CL) initiated by novel single lanthanide tris(4-tert-butylphenolate)s [Ln(OTBP)3] is reported. Single-component La(OTBP)3 can effectively prepare polycaprolactone (PCL) with over 90% yield and viscosity average molecular weight about 60 x 10 under quite mild conditions: molar ratio of CL to initiator is 1000, 60 C, 2 h in toluene. Mechanism study indicates that the monomer inserts into the growing chain via the break of acyl-oxygen bond of CL.     

Mo、W金属氧化物对CH4/CO2重整Ni基催化剂性能的影响

用XRD、XPS、元素分析、TEM和活性评价等方法研究过渡金属氧化物MoO3和WO3对SiO2负载的Ni基催化剂物理化学性质和CH4/CO2重整制合成气催化性能的影响.结果表明,在负载型的镍催化剂中,MoO3和WO3的添加一方面提高了Ni的核外电子密度,减弱了对CH4深度裂解积炭;另一方面使催化剂表面镍的相对浓度降低,结构上起到了隔离、分散金属颗粒的作用,氧的相对浓度升高,有效提高了催化剂的抗烧结和抗积炭能力,显示出较好的催化稳定性.     

六氰合铁酸铜钴在蜡浸石墨电极表面的电化学沉积

首次报道了电化学沉积的混合金属六氰合铁酸盐修饰电极作为电流型传感器的研究。针对六氰合铁酸盐修饰电极在中性和碱性条件下的不稳定性，采用混合金属电沉积的方法，成功地提高了电极的稳定性，所得到的修饰电极在 ｐＨ ４～１０之间均表现出良好的稳定性。该电极的响应时间（ｔ９５％）为 ０．５ｓ，并对Ｆｅ３＋／Ｆｅ２＋电对表现出良好的电催化作用。催化氧化峰电流与Ｆｅ２＋的浓度在１．０×１０－４～６．５×１０－２ｍｏｌ/Ｌ范围内呈很好的线性关系，检测下限为 １．４×１０－６ｍｏｌ／Ｌ。     

Disk morphology and disk-to-cylinder tunability of poly(acrylic acid)-b-poly(methyl acrylate)-b-polystyrene triblock copolymer solution-state assemblies

Disk and cylindrical micellar assemblies were formed through self-organization of poly(acrylic acid)-b-poly(methyl acrylate)-b-polystyrene (PAA-b-PMA-b-PS) amphiphilic triblock copolymers with organic diamines as counterions in water/ tetrahydrofuran (THF) solvent mixtures. The system was investigated by means of transmission electron microscopy and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy. It was found that the assembled-state morphologies could be modified by alteration of the type and concentration of cationic diamine counterion undergoing interaction with the negatively charged, polyelectrolyte PAA corona block, the relative amount of water in the water/THF mixture, and the hydrophobic block chain length. Multivalency of the organic amine counterion was critical for disk formation. It was further demonstrated that a single block copolymer underwent disc-to-cylindrical micellar transitions reversibly with variation in the relative water/THF ratio. The ability to form disks beginning from either THF-rich or water-rich solutions indicated that the disk morphology was thermodynamically stable and that THF was important in keeping the micellar structure from becoming kinetically frozen. The nanoassemblies were produced having low size dispersities and were stable for at least one month. Intermediate structures between disks and cylinders were also observed, indicating two distinct kinetic pathways between the two micelle structures.     

Determination of residual levels of unsaturation in partially hydrogenated poly(2,3-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene) using TG

The thermal degradation characteristics of head-to-head poly(styrene) [HHPS] should provide insight with respect to the impact of head-to-head placement on the thermal stability of traditional atactic head-to-tail polymer [HTPS]. The synthesis of head-to-head poly(styrene) must be accomplished indirectly. The head-to-head polymer is most satisfactorily obtained by dissolving metal reduction of poly(2,3-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene) [PDBD] generated by radical polymerization of the corresponding diene monomer. Full saturation of the polymer mainchain requires several iterations of the reduction procedure. Since the decomposition of poly(2,3-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene) is prominent at 374°C and that for head-to-head poly(styrene) is similarly facile at 406°C, it seemed feasible that TG of partially hydrogenated PDBD might be utilized as a convenient means of monitoring the extent of hydrogenation. This has been demonstrated for various levels of unsaturation remaining - from approximately 90 to less than 10%. Within this range the peak areas from the DTG plots of the partially hydrogenated polymer provide a good reflection of the ratio of unsaturated to saturated units in the polymer. Even low levels of unsaturation in the polymer may be detected by the asymmetry of the decomposition peak for the polymer. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.