A New Compound—Nanoline K2Ti8O15

In the product of carbon made from tar oil by plasma pyrogenation, some nanowires, whose diameter is 9~20 nm and whose length is 300 nm were found. The result of X-ray Energy Dispersed Spectrum (EDS) indicated that it is a new compound K2Ti8O15, which has never been reported before. Compared with the corresponding stoichiometry compound K2Ti8O15, it is a non-stoichiometry compound in which two oxygen atoms are absent. It is due to the fact that the intensive deoxidization occured in the experimental process and the valence of titalium is alterable. Its microstructure in detail by high revolution electromicroscopy (HREM) and X-ray diffraction were studied.     

Anionic Conduction in Blends of Poly(Pyridinium Ethyl Methacrylate Perchloride) and Poly[Oligo(Oxyethylene) Methacrylate-Co-Acrylamide]

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Blends of poly(pyridinium ethyl methacrylate perchloride) and poly[oligo(oxyethylene) methacrylate-co-acrylamide] were prepared, and the ionic conductivity and mobility of the blends were investigated. Results indicate that both the transference of perchlorate anion and the dissociation of the polymeric salt in the comblike polyether obey the thermoactivation mechanism, and that the perchlorate anion in the blends is free.     

Synthesis and properties of novel stilbene-twelve alkyl quaternary ammonium salts as antibacterial optical whitening agents

Four novel stilbene-twelve alkyl quaternary ammonium salts 5a–d were synthesized. All synthesized compounds were characterized by FT-IR, ¹H-NMR and elemental analysis. Compounds 5a–d showed efficient whitening effect on cotton fiber and high fastness. Furthermore, compound 5c showed better stability to light than C186 in aqueous solution. The preliminary biological experiment demonstrated compounds 5a–d possessed significant antibacterial activities. Among them, compound 5d turned out to be the most active compound against Candida albicans with MIC₅₀ 4 μg/mL as well as E. coli with MIC₅₀ 16 μg/mL.     

Excited state intramolecular redox reaction of 2-(hydroxymethyl)anthraquinone in aqueous solution

The title compound undergoes a novel excited state intramolecular redox reaction in which the 'distal' side chain benzylic alcohol is oxidized to the aldehyde and the carbonyl moieties of anthraquinone reduced, with evidence suggesting that the primary photochemical process is a deprotonation of the benzylic C-H proton (by water) mediated by the solvent.     

Interaction of Mo(CO)6 and its derivative fragments with the Cu(001) surface: Influence on the decomposition process

A theoretical study on the adsorption and decomposition of molybdenum carbonyl on the copper (001) surface is reported. The adsorption structures and energies of Mo(CO)_n molecules (n = 1 … 6) are computed systematically using density functional theory with Van der Waals corrections. By analyzing the energies of the various conformations, the main factors that determine the stable adsorption geometry are identified. Insight into the thermodynamics of decomposition is gained by calculating the reaction energy for dissociation of Mo(CO)_n into Mo(CO)_n?1 and CO. In the gas phase, this reaction is highly endothermic for all n. On the Cu surface, however, removal of the first CO group (n = 6) becomes strongly exothermic. The subsequent dissociation steps (n < 6), are endothermic even on the surface, but the reaction energies are much reduced. Dissociation is found energetically more favorable than desorption in all cases. The results clearly show that molybdenum carbonyl decomposition is strongly facilitated by the presence of the Cu surface. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF POLYFURAN FILMS

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was first used for the characterization of polyfuran (PFu) films thathad been formed electrochemically on an Au electrode. The polyfuran was measured in high oxidation state, intermediateoxidation state and reduction state, respectively. As the oxidation level is increased, the ionic conductivity of PFu/BF_4~-increases. And impedance studies on PFu show that the anion BF_4~- appears to be mobile with a high diffusion coefficient ofapproximately 10~(-8)cm~2· s~(-1).