Investigation of the electrocatalytic behavior of single-wall carbon nanotube films on an Au electrode

The voltammetric behavior of uric acid (UA) was studied with an Au electrode modified with single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). In 0.1 M HAc-NaAc buffer solution (pH 5.0), the SWNT-modified electrode shows high electrocatalytic activity toward UA oxidation. The electro-oxidation of UA is an irreversible diffusion-controlled process with a diffusion coefficient (D) of 8.85×10⁻⁶ cm² s⁻¹. The peak current increases linearly with the concentration of UA in the range of 4.0×10⁻⁶-7.0×10⁻⁴ M. The detection limit is 1.0×10⁻⁶ M. The SWNT was characterized with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Furthermore, the SWNT-modified electrode has favorable electrocatalytic activity toward dopamine and norepinephrine. This SWNT-modified electrode can also separate the electrochemical responses of uric acid, norepinephrine and ascorbic acid.     

REDUCTION OF C=C DOUBLE BOND WITH BOROHYDRIDE EXCHANGE RESIN-TRANSITION METAL COMPOUND SYSTEMS

Borohydride exchange resin-transition metal(Co,Ni,Cu,)compoundsystems reduced C=C double to C-C single bond in ethanol.     

A new simple and rapid electrochemical method for the determination of hydroxyl radical generated by Fenton reaction and its application

A simple and rapid electrochemical method to detect the hydroxyl radical is described. This method employed the reaction between.OH and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to generate quantitatively formaldehyde, which then reacted with hydrazine hydrochloride at pH 6.2. The product showed a second-order derivative cathodic wave with the peak potential of -1.08 V( vsSCE) by single sweep oscillopolarography. The electrochemical behavior of the product was investigated by single sweep oscillopolarography and cyclic voltammetry. The experimental conditions for the measurement were optimized and the scavenging activity of some flavonoids on hydroxyl radicals was studied.     

The preparation of nano‐scope chitosan‐oligomer copper complexes and their interaction with DNA

Water‐soluble low molecular weight chitosan of nanometer level and its copper complexes were prepared, and characterized by IR spectra, elemental analysis and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The modes and mechanism of these copper complexes interaction with DNA were studied by a fluorescent probe method and electrophoresis analysis. It is suggested that there are electrostatic and intercalation modes of copper complexes interacting with DNA. At first, the cationic complex electrostaticly binds to the negatively charged phosphate backbone of DNA, and then a portion of the complex intercalates between the base pairs on the DNA duplex strand. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A Two-dimensional Lanthanide Coordination Framework with a New Amide-type Tripodal Ligand, 2,2′,2＂-Nitrilotris{[（2′- benzylaminoformyl）phenoxy]ethyl}amine

The La(III) complex with a new amide‐type tripodal ligand,2,2′.2″‐nitrilotris{[(2′‐benzylaminofomyl)‐phenoxylethyl)amine (L), was synthesized and characterized by X‐ray crystallographic analysis. Crystal data: C₄₈H_55.50LaN₇O_18.75, M_r=1169.40, monoclinic. space group, P2₁/n, a= 1.0644(3) nm. b=2.3889(5) nm, c= 2.1917(5) nm, β=90.65°, V=5.573(2) nm³, Z=1, D_c=1.394 g°cm^?3, R₁=0.0487, wR [1>2s?(I)]=0.1266. The results reveal that each La(III) ion binds to 9 oxygen atoms, three of which belong to carbonyl groups from three tripodal ligands and six to three bidentate nitrate groups and a two‐dimensional sheet of 4.8² networks is assembled by metal‐ligand coordination interaction. L, a heptadentate compound, merely acts as a tridentate bridging spacer due to its steric hindrance and links the La(III) ions as three‐connected nodes.     

壳聚糖-聚羟基丁酸酯共混膜的制备与性质

以乙酸为共溶剂,制备了壳聚糖-聚羟基丁酸酯(CTS-PHB)共混膜,利用红外光谱(FT-IR)、广角X粉末衍射(WAXD)、扫描电镜(SEM)及差热分析(DTA)表征了共混膜的化学组成、晶形、形貌和热稳定性能。研究表明:CTS和PHB可在体积百分数为62.5%的乙酸溶液中共混,形成表面光滑、不透明的膜,干态共混膜具备一定的力学强度。各比例的CTS-PHB共混膜有相同的热分解温度,共混膜的形貌特征随两组分质量配比变化,其中mPHB/mCTS=1/1的共混膜显示出良好的有序结构。     

水相湿法改性纳米碳酸钙表面性质的研究

用特定的表面改性剂在水相中对纳米碳酸钙的悬浮液进行了湿法改性。红外光谱和热失重分析证明,改性剂与碳酸钙之间以化学键结合;沉降体积和接触角的测定结果说明改性粒子在液体石蜡中的润湿性和疏水性得到了提高;透射电子显微镜照片显示改性粒子在液体石蜡中有更好的分散性;体系粘度实验表明改性粒子与液体石蜡之间有较好的相容性。     

Stable, reproducible nanorecording on rotaxane thin films

Stable, reversible conductance transitions and memory effects were observed in solid-state rotaxane-based Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) thin films. Taking advantage of the switching property, we have achieved reproducible nanometer-scale recording dots on rotaxane LB films via voltage application using a scanning tunneling microscope probe. The stable and easily controlled conductance switching makes the rotaxanes a hopeful candidate for nanorecording.     

SMSI effect on ceria supported Cu-Pd catalysts in the hydrogenation of 1,3-butadiene

Ceria-supported copper-palladium catalysts have been tested in the hydrogenation of 1,3-butadiene. The SMSI behavior of the bimetallic catalysts depended on the temperature of reduction. They were analyzed by H₂ chemisorption and XPS.     

Hypervalent Iodine(III) Sulfonate Mediated Synthesis of Imidazo[1,2‐a]pyridines

A direct and efficient method for the conversion of alkyl aryl ketones to imidazo[1,2‐α]pyridines has been developed based on initial formation of α‐organosulfonyloxy ketones and their subsequent cyclocondensation by 2‐aminopyridines in one‐pot conditions.