Highly efficient synthesis of homoallylic alcohols and amines via allylation of aldehydes and imines catalyzed by ZrOCl2·8H2O in water

The allylation of aldehydes and imines has efficiently been carried out by treatment with allyltributylstannane in the presence of a catalytic amount of ZrOCl₂·8H₂O in water to form the corresponding homoallylic alcohols and amines, respectively, in high yields.     

Reversible redox-switchable second-order optical nonlinearity in polyoxometalate: a quantum chemical study of [PW11O39(ReN)]n- (n = 3-7)

In this paper, the relationship between the reversible redox properties and the second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) responses for the title series of complexes has been systematically investigated by using the time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) method combined with the sum-over-states (SOS) formalism. The results reveal that the successive reduction processes of five PW11ReN redox states should be PW11ReVII (1) --> PW11ReVI (2) --> PW11ReV (3) --> PW11ReV1e ( 4) --> PW 11ReV2e (5). Furthermore, their electrochemical properties have been reproduced successfully. It is noteworthy that the second-order NLO behaviors can be switched by reversible redox for the present studied complexes. Full oxidation constitutes a convenient way to switch off the second-order polarizability (system 1). The incorporation of extra electrons causes significant enhancement in the second-order NLO activity, especially for the third reduced state (system 4), whose static second-order polarizability (betavec) is about 144 times larger than that of fully oxidized 1. The characteristic of the charge-transfer transition corresponding to the dominant contributions to the betavec values indicates that metal-centered redox processes influence the intramolecular donor or acceptor character. Therefore, these kinds of complexes with the facile and reversible redox states could become excellent switchable NLO materials.     

Adsorption of bulky molecules of nonylphenol ethoxylate on ordered mesoporous carbons

Ordered mesoporous carbons (OMCs) with varying pore sizes were prepared using ordered mesoporous silica SBA-15 as hard templates. The OMCs possess abundant mesopores with narrow pore size distribution, on which the adsorption behavior of bulky molecules of nonylphenol ethoxylate (NPE) were investigated. The isotherms of NPE on OMCs can be fitted by Langmuir adsorption model, evidenced by the adsorption data. The surface area of the pores larger than 1.5 nm is a crucial factor to the adsorption capacity of NPE, whereas the most probable pore diameter of OMCs is crucial to the adsorption rate of NPE. The adsorption temperature has more significant effects on adsorption rate than the adsorption capacity. Theoretical studies show that the adsorption kinetics of NPE on OMCs can be depicted with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. In addition, thermodynamic parameters of adsorption were evaluated based on the equilibrium constants related to the equilibrium of adsorption at different temperatures.     

Study on the electroreduction process of oxygen to superoxide ion by using acetylene black powder microelectrode

In this paper, the powder microelectrode technique was employed in studying the voltametric response of the O₂/₂⁻ couple, which demonstrated a nearly reversible redox process at an acetylene black powder microelectrode in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). A well-developed steady state current plateau for the electrochemical reduction of oxygen was obtained in this system. The electron transfer number (n) and heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant k _s were measured by steady-state voltametric response, and the results were 1.08, 3.4 × 10⁻³ cm s⁻¹, respectively. Additionally, the scavenging activity of O₂⁻ with biological antioxidant (ascorbic acid) was evaluated by cyclic voltammetry; IC₅₀ came to 5 × 10⁻⁴ mol/l. Published in Russian in Elektrokhimiya, 2008, Vol. 44, No. 8, pp. 1040–1044. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

基于有机硼化合物的氟离子化学探针

本文综述了有机硼化合物在氟离子探针领域的研究进展.介绍了基于三芳基硼化合物、硼酸和硼酸酯的有机硼化合物在氟离子检测中的应用,评述了这些化合物的结构和检测性能之间的关系,讨论了检测机理,即有机硼化合物中硼原子空的pπ轨道使其作为路易斯酸能够选择性地结合氟离子,硼原子与氟离子的结合破坏了硼中心与芳香取代基的pπ-π共轭,引起有机硼化合物光物理性质的变化,从而实现对氟离子的高选择性检测.最后提出了有机硼化合物作为氟离子探针存在的一些问题,并展望了有机硼化合物在氟离子探针领域的研究和发展方向.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Thermal Stability of [Ni(phen)3]·(C8H12O4)·(H2O)14

One novel complex [Ni(phen)3]·(C8H12O4)·(H2O)14 with hexane dicarboxylic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized. Crystal data: monoclinic, space group C2/c, a = 2.3475(5), b = 1.2208(2), c = 1.9499(4) nm, β = 114.682(3)o, V = 5.0778(16) nm3, Dc = 1.339 g/cm3, Z = 4, μ(MoKα) = 0.458 mm-1, F(000) = 2168, GOOF = 1.014, R = 0.0401 and wR = 0.0961. The nickel(Ⅱ) center in the title complex is coordinated with six nitrogen atoms of three 1,10-phenanthroline molecules, giving a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. However, the nickel(Ⅱ) ion does not coordinate to the hexane dicarboxylic acid. The complex molecules form a 3D structure through hydrogen bonds. TG analysis shows that the title complex is stable below 240.0 ℃.     

La2O3对沼气重整制氢催化剂Ni/γ-Al2O3的影响

用浸渍法制备了不同La2O3含量的Ni/La2O3/γ-Al2O3催化剂,用CH4/CO2体积比为1的混合气体模拟沼气,考察了La2O3对沼气重整制氢催化剂Ni/γ-Al2O3的结构及催化性能的影响.运用XRD、H2-TPR、BET及TEM等手段对催化剂进行了表征.结果表明,La2O3对催化剂Ni/γ-Al2O3的影响主要取决于其含量.载体中La2O3的添加增强了Ni与Al2O3之间的相互作用.添加适量的La2O3能使催化剂具有更好的可还原性,并能增加金属Ni的分散性,抑制反应过程中Ni的烧结,提高载体对CO2的吸附能力,从而改善了催化剂的抗积炭性,使催化剂具有较好的活性及稳定性.反之,过量La2O3的掺杂会使催化剂的抗积炭性及活性下降.当La2O3含量为6%(ω)时,催化剂中Ni晶粒具有较好的分散性、还原性及抗积炭性,从而使催化剂具有更好的活性及稳定性.     

活性炭孔径和比表面积对TiO2/AC光催化性能的影响

采用"同步物理-化学活化法"二次活化商品活性炭,制备不同孔径和比表面积的系列活性炭(AC)载体,以偏钛酸为钛源,利用均匀沉淀法制备TiO2负载型光催化剂(TiO2/AC),用氮吸附、XRD、SEM等方法表征,研究活性炭的孔径和比表面积对TiO2/AC性能的影响;并通过降解水溶液中的亚甲基蓝(MB)研究TiO2/AC光催化氧化特性,考察催化剂投加量、不同MB浓度等因素对光催化氧化的影响.结果表明,负载的TiO2粒子粒径为12-20 nm,活性炭的比表面积大、平均孔径大有利于TiO2的均匀分散,阻止TiO2晶粒生长,有利于充分发挥TiO2小尺度效应;另外,活性炭吸附和TiO2光解的协同效应使TiO2/AC光催化剂对MB降解的效率显著提高.动力学研究表明,TiO2/AC光催化降解MB反应符合表观一级动力学特征.     

环双(对-蒽基-对草快)的分子识别与谱学性质

环双(对-蒽基-对草快)是一种新型的缺电子大环仿生主体, 分子识别是其最重要的应用之一. 考察主体对一系列客体分子如水、氨、醇及杂环等的识别能力, 用密度泛函理论(DFT)中的B3LYP/3-21G基组对主客体复合物的结构进行优化. 在B3LYP/6-31G(d)水平上进行单点能计算, 校正后得到复合物的结合能. 用B3LYP/3-21G方法计算13C和3He化学位移. 结果表明, 主体对客体分子的识别主要靠客体上的杂原子与主体上的氢原子之间的氢键进行. 复合物的稳定化能受氢键的数目和距离影响. 氢键的形成导致部分复合物LUMO与HOMO能隙增大, 同时导致与氢键相连的C—H键上C原子的化学位移向低场移动. 复合物的芳香性与其结合能的大小及结合方式有关. 主体的芳香性因其与客体之间的弱相互作用而提高, 但太强的相互作用及客体在主体空腔内都将影响主体的环电流, 从而削弱其芳香性.