All-solid-state Cr(III)-selective potentiometric sensor based on Cr(III)-imprinted polymer nanomaterial/MWCNTs/carbon nanocomposite electrode

A novel potentiometric sensor, based on carbon paste electrode (CPE), modified with ion-imprinted polymer (IIP) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), is introduced for detection of chromium (III). The IIP nanomaterial was synthesised and characterised by using scanning electron microscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared. The modification of the CPE with the IIP (as a ionophore) resulted in an all-solid-state Cr(III)-selective sensor. However, the presence of appropriate amount of MWCNTs in the electrode composition was found to be necessary to observe Nernstian response. The optimised electrode composition was 76.7% graphite, 14.3% binder, 5% IIP, and 4% CNT. The proposed sensor exhibited Nernstian slope of 20.2 ± 0.2 mV decade^?1 in the working concentration range of 1.0 × 10^?6?1.0 × 10^?1 mol L^?1 (52 µg L^?1–5.2 g L^?1), with a detection limit of 5.9 × 10^?7 mol L^?1 (30.68 µg L^?1) and a fast response time of less than 40 s. It displayed a stable potential response in the pH range of 2–5. It exhibited also high selectivity over some interfering ions. The proposed sensor was successfully applied for the determination of Cr(III) in real samples (sea, river water and soil).     

A Mild and Environmentally Benign Synthesis of Tetrahydrobenzo[b]pyrans and Pyrano[c]chromenes Using Pectin as a Green and Biodegradable Catalyst

Pectin was applied as a green and biodegradable catalyst for the one‐pot three‐component synthesis of tetrahydrobenzo[b]pyrans and pyrano[c]chromenes, from the condensation between aromatic aldehydes, malononitrile, and dimedone or 4‐hydroxycumarine at ambient temperature. This protocol has many advantages such as mild conditions, high yields, environmental benignity, simple work‐up procedures, short reaction time, as well as the use of a natural, easily accessible, convenient handling, and inexpensive catalyst. Another advantage of this method is that the products do not require further purification such as column chromatography.     

Single-Step Synthesis of SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript>–TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> Hydrophobic Core–Shell Nanocomposite by Hydrothermal Method

The objective of this work is the synthesis and characterization of an appropriate hydrophobic nanoparticle as a collector for flotation of hematit in Gol-E-Gohar Iron Mine Iran. In this investigation, SiO₂–TiO₂ nanocomposites have been successfully synthesized by hydrothermal process. The morphology, structure, and composition of the as-synthesized nanostructures have been investigated by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The ability of SiO₂–TiO₂ nanocomposite to facilitate the froth flotation of pyrite was correlated to the hydrophobicity of the nanoparticles. Furthermore, the efficiency of the mineral flotation process was evaluated in terms of final recovery and grade of S in Gol-e Gohar Iron Ore Complex, Sirjan, Iran.     

An efficient green synthesis of dispirohydroquinolines via a diastereoselective one-pot eight-component reaction

The one-pot eight-component reaction between Meldrum's acid, an aromatic aldehyde, and an aryl amine was achieved in the presence of citric acid catalyst. The corresponding dispirohydroquino-lines were obtained in good yields with excellent diastereoselectivity. This method is a combination of the Knoevenagel and Michael reactions.     

Introduction of antimony triiodide (SbI3) as a new and efficient catalyst for synthesis of polyfunctionalized piperidines

Research on Chemical Intermediates - In the present work, an efficient and convenient one-pot multi-component reaction is reported for the synthesis of highly diversified piperidines by tandem...     

Synthesis and reactivity of cyclopentadienyl iron complexes containing ferrocenyl selenolates

New homo-trimetallic complexes of general formula?1,1??-fc[SeFeCp(CO)₂]₂ (fc?=?Fe(??⁵-C₅H₄)₂) are accessible in high yield by the reaction of 1,1??-fc(SeLi)₂, which is generated from 1,1??-fc(SeSiMe₃)₂ and n-BuLi, with two equivalents of CpFe(CO)₂I. Photolytic CO-substitution reactions of the organoiron diselenolate with bis-phosphines at ?50?°C using 1:2 (metal/ligand) molar ratio afforded 1,1??-fc(SeFeCp(P^P)₂. All these complexes were characterized by physicochemical and spectroscopic methods.     

Ellipsometric configurations using a phase retarder and a rotating polarizer and analyzer at any speed ratio

In this paper,we propose an ellipsometer using a phase retarder and rotating polarizer and analyzer at a speed ratio 1:N.Different ellipsometric configurations are presented by assuming N = 1,2,and 3.Moreover,two values of the offset angle of the retarder are considered for each ellipsometric configuration.The Mueller formalism is employed to extract the Stokes parameters,from which the intensity received by the detector is obtained.The optical properties of c-Si are calculated using all configurations.A comparison between different configurations is carried out considering the effect of the noise on the results and the uncertainties in the ellipsometric parameters as functions of the uncertainties of the Fourier coefficients.It is found that the alignment of the phase retarder has a crucial impact on the results and the ellipsometric configuration with speed ratio 1:1 is preferred over the other configurations.