Solidification of LiCl–Li2O oxide reduction salt into sodalite by a spark plasma sintering

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - The waste LiCl–Li2O oxide reduction salt was solidified and transformed into sodalite by the spark plasma sintering method. Compared with...     

MWCNTs/hydroxypropyl cellulose/polyethylene glycol-based shape-stabilized phase change materials

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is widely used as phase change materials (PCMs). However, the leakage and low thermal conductivity issues restrict its...     

Two-dimensional coordination polymer-based nanosensor for sensitive and reliable nucleic acids detection in living cells

A reliable and sensitive strategy which can assess nucleic acid levels in living cells would be essential for fundamental research of biomedical applications. Some nanomaterial-based fluorescence biosensors recently developed for detecting nucleic acids, however, are often with expensive, complicated and timeconsuming preparation process. Here, by using a facile bottom-up synthesis method, a two-dimensional(2 D) coordination polymer(CP) nanosheet, [Cu(tz)](Htz = 1,2,4-triazole), was successfully...     

高中化学竞赛中电子效应和空间效应考点分析——以近年全国化学奥林匹克竞赛试题为例

电子效应和空间效应是有机化学的基础,近年来,这部分知识在全国化学奥林匹克竞赛中的考查比例处于上升趋势。因此,以近年全国化学奥林匹克竞赛试题为例,详细说明电子效应和空间效应在竞赛中的考点,帮助辅导化学竞赛的教师和参加化学竞赛的考生了解该部分知识需要达到的教学标准和掌握层次。     

Quantitative Investigation on Structural Evolution of Co-continuous Phase under Shear Flow

Components of co-continuous phase can form an interpenetrating network structure, which has great potential to synergistically improve the mechanical properties of the blends, and to impart the functional blends superior electrical conductivity and permeability. In this work, the effects of shear rates (50–5000 s^?1) at different temperatures on the phase morphology, phase size and lamellar crystallites of biodegradable co-continuous polybutylene terephthalate (PBAT)/polybutylene succinate (PBS) blend are quantitatively investigated. The results show that the above features of the PBAT/PBS have a strong dependence on the shear flow and thermal field. The co-continuous phase of the blend is well maintained at 130 °C. Interestingly, this phase structure transforms into a “sea-island” structure at 160 °C, which gradually recovers to a co-continuous phase when the shear rate increases from 1000 s^?1 to 5000 s^?1. The phase size decreases with the increase of shear rate both at 130 °C and 160 °C due to the refinement and deformation of phase structures caused by strong shear stress. Unexpectedly, a unique phenomenon is observed that the shear-induced lamellar crystallites are oriented perpendicular to shear direction in the range of 500–5000 s^?1 at 130 °C, while the orientation of lamellar crystallites at 160 °C is along the shear direction within the whole range of shear rates. The degree of orientation for the PBAT/PBS blend crystals increases first and then decreases at both temperatures above. In addition, the range of shear rate has reached the level in the industrial processing. Therefore, this work has important guiding significance for the regulation of the co-continuous phase structure and the performance for the blend in the practical processing.

     

Electrochemical Signal Tracing by Glucose Oxidase and Ferrocene Dually Functionalized Gold Nanoprobe for Ultrasensitive Immunoassay

A glucose oxidase (GOD) and ferrocene (Fc) dually functionalized gold nanoprobe was simply prepared for electrochemical immunoassay. By combination with sandwich immunoreaction at a carbon nanotube (CNT)‐based immunosensor and signal tracing of the nanoprobe through the Fc‐mediated GOD‐catalytic reaction, a new electrochemical immunoassay method was successfully developed. Both the multi‐enzyme signal amplification of the nanoprobe and the electron transfer promotion of the CNTs modified on the immunosensor greatly enhanced the signal response. Thus this method showed excellent analytical performance including ultrahigh sensitivity, wide linear range as well as good specificity, reproducibility, stability and reliability for human IgG measurement.     

Ortho‐hydroxyl effect and proton transfer via ion–neutral complex: the fragmentation study of protonated imine resveratrol analogues in mass spectrometry

The fragmentation pathways of protonated imine resveratrol analogues in the gas‐phase were investigated by electrospray ionization–tandem mass spectrometry. Benzyl cations were formed in the imine resveratrol analogues that had an ortho‐hydroxyl group on the benzene ring A. The specific elimination of the quinomethane neutral, CH₂ = C₆H₄ = O, from the two isomeric ions [M1 + H]⁺ and [M3 + H]⁺ via the corresponding ion–neutral complexes was observed. The fragmentation pathway for the related meta‐isomer, ion [M2 + H]⁺ and the other congeners was not observed. Accurate mass measurements and additional experiments carried out with a chlorinated analogue and the trideuterated isotopolog of M1 supported the overall interpretation of the fragmentation phenomena observed. It is very helpful for understanding the intriguing roles of ortho‐hydroxyl effect and ion–neutral complexes in fragmentation reactions and enriching the knowledge of the gas‐phase chemistry of the benzyl cation. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Simultaneous determination of ten antiepileptic drugs in human plasma by liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry with positive/negative ion‐switching electrospray ionization and its application in therapeutic drug monitoring

A simple, rapid, and high‐throughput liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous quantitation of ten antiepileptic drugs in human plasma has been developed and validated. The method required only 10 μL of plasma. After simple protein precipitation using acetonitrile, the analytes and internal standard diphenhydramine were separated on a Zorbax SB‐C₁₈ column (50 × 4.6 mm, 2.7 μm) using acetonitrile/water as the mobile phase at a flow rate of 0.9 mL/min. The total run time was 6 min for each sample. The validation results of specificity, matrix effects, recovery, linearity, precision, and accuracy were satisfactory. The lower limit of quantification was 0.04 μg/mL for carbamazepine, 0.02 μg/mL for lamotrigine, 0.01 μg/mL for oxcarbazepine, 0.4 μg/mL for 10‐hydroxycarbazepine, 0.1 μg/mL for carbamazepine‐10,11‐epoxide, 0.15 μg/mL for levetiracetam, 0.06 μg/mL for phenytoin, 0.3 μg/mL for valproic acid, 0.03 μg/mL for topiramate, and 0.15 μg/mL for phenobarbital. The intraday precision and interday precision were less than 7.6%, with the accuracy ranging between –8.1 and 7.9%. The method was successfully applied to therapeutic drug monitoring of 1237 patients with epilepsy after administration of standard antiepileptic drugs. The method has been proved to meet the high‐throughput requirements in therapeutic drug monitoring.     

Construction of Mononuclear Copper(II) and Trinuclear Cobalt(II) Complexes Based on Asymmetric Salamo‐Type Ligands

Mononuclear copper(II) and trinuclear cobalt(II) complexes, namely [Cu(L¹)]₂ · CH₂Cl₂ and [{Co(L²)(EtOH)}₂Co(H₂O)] · EtOH {H₂L¹ = 4,6‐dichloro‐6′‐methyoxy‐2,2′‐[1,1′‐(ethylenedioxydinitrilo)dimethylidyne]diphenol and H₃L² = 6‐ethyoxy‐6′‐hydroxy‐2,2′‐[1,1′‐(ethylenedioxydinitrilo)dimethylidyne]diphenol}, were synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR and UV/Vis spectroscopy, and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. In the Cu^II complex, the Cu^II atom is four‐coordinate, with a N₂O₂ coordination sphere, and has a slightly distorted square‐planar arrangement. Interestingly, the obtained trinuclear Co^II complex is different from the common reported 2:3 (L:Co^II) salamo‐type Co^II complexes. Infinite 2D layer supramolecular structures are formed via abundant intermolecular hydrogen bonding and π ··· π stacking interactions in the Cu^II and Co^II complexes.     

Poly(aryl ether ketone) composite membrane as a high‐performance lithium‐ion batteries separator

We described the design and synthesis of a modified poly(aryl ether ketone) bearing phenolphthalein and allyl groups (P‐PAEK) via nucleophilic polycondensation. A new kind of composite separator, crosslinked P‐PAEK/polyvinylidene fluoride (c‐P‐PAEK/PVDF) membrane was successfully prepared using phase separation, phase inversion method, and UV crosslinking technique. As a separator of lithium‐ion battery, c‐P‐PAEK/PVDF membrane demonstrates high porosity and uniform distribution of pores with interconnected pathways. Low thermal shrinkage, distinct shut‐down effect, high liquid electrolyte uptake capacity, and exciting liquid electrolyte wettability of the prepared c‐P‐PAEK/PVDF membrane have been revealed through comprehensive study. Moreover, the c‐P‐PAEK/PVDF membrane was applied to assemble a conventional Li/LiFePO₄ coin cell, which exhibited hopeful cell performance. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016 , 54, 2714–2721