Direct synthesis of propylene carbonate from propylene and carbon dioxide catalyzed by quaternary ammonium heteropolyphosphatotungstate–TBAB system

In this paper,we have developed a highly efficient method for the direct preparation of propylene carbonate from propylene and carbon dioxide(CO2) using quaternary ammonium heteropolyphosphatotungstate–quaternary ammonium halide catalytic system with anhydrous hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant through one-pot two-step process.The effects of the amount of tetrabutylammonium bromide(TBAB),the concentration of hydrogen peroxide and other reaction conditions were investigated.The catalyst system gave an optimum propylene oxide yield(91%) at75°C in oxidation step and the highest propylene carbonate yield(99%) at 140°C and 3.0 MPa in cycloaddition step.Based on the results,a reaction mechanism has been proposed.     

Ratiometric mode with dyads: a breakthrough in dynamic trapping and quantification for redox regulation in living cells

Redox-based post-translational modification of protein thiols has become an attractive strategy in cellular homeostasis and cell signaling.Due to the reductive end of the redox buffer network,the vicinal dithiol-containing proteins(VDPs)maintains an appropriate oxidation-reduction state of proteins through the reversible transformation from vicinal dithiols to disulfide,which is responsible for a variety of     

Surface of room temperature ionic liquid [bmim][PF6] studied by polarization- and experimental configuration-dependent sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy

Understanding and control of the surface properties such as molecular orientations are of great importance in numerous applications of ionic liquids. However, there remain discrepancies among the previous experimental and theoretical studies on the surface orientation and structures of room temperature ionic liquids(RTIL) systems. In this article, the orientation of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium([bmin]) cation at the air/liquid interface of a characteristic RTIL, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate([bmim][PF6]), was investigated by the sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy(SFG-VS). Detailed polarization and experimental configuration analyses of the SFG-VS spectra showed the possibility of a small spectral splitting in the CH3 symmetric stretching region, which can be further attributed to the probable existence of multiple orientations for the interfacial [bmim] cations. In addition, the(N)–CH3 vibrations were absent, ruling out the prediction by several recent molecular dynamics simulations which state that portions of the [bmim] cations orient with a standing-up(N)–CH3 group at the ionic liquid surface. Hence, new realistic theoretical models have to be developed to reflect the complex nature of the ionic liquid surface.     

New progress in active immunotherapy targeting to amyloid beta

Alzheimer's disease(AD) is one of the most common types of dementia whose hallmarks include neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques. The latter are mainly composed of amyloid-β proteins(Aβ), and it's suggested that Aβ may be the causative factor in AD pathogenesis. Immunotherapy targeting Aβ for preventing aggregation of Aβ and mildly clearing amyloid plaques has been a hot topic since 1999. Although the first clinical trial of Aβ vaccine, AN-1792, failed in phase II, its results suggested some key points in the design of Aβ vaccines. Avoiding the possible toxic Aβ specific T cell response and inducing a Th2 type cellular immune response may be beneficial for Aβ immunotherapy. Many associations and research groups are working on Aβ vaccine and some progress has been made in recent years. In this review, we have provided a detailed summary of past Aβ vaccines, which have been sorted by the immunogen, and we also discuss some recent progress and future perspectives.     

功能纳米材料研究进展——唐智勇研究员及其团队专访

正功能纳米材料是化学、物理、生物和材料科学多学科交叉的前沿,是纳米科技发展的基础。功能纳米材料集中体现了小尺寸、精准控制、高集成度和强相互作用等现代科学技术发展的特点,是将量子力学效应工程化或技术化的最好载体之一,呈现独特的光、电、磁、机械和催化等性质,在物理、生物、化学和材料学领域中都有广泛的研究和应用前景。     

微生物合成的β-羟基丁酸酯与β-羟基己酸酯共聚物/聚乳酸共混材料(PHBHHx/PLA)的力学性能与生物降解性研究

通过熔融共混法制备了聚乳酸/微生物产β-羟基丁酸酯与β-羟基己酸共聚物的共混物(PLA/PHBHHx)。采用拉伸力学试验研究了共混物的力学性能。通过土壤悬浊培养降解法和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)分析对共混材料的生物降解性能进行了研究。实验结果表明,随着PHBHHx含量的增加,共混物的拉伸强度和杨氏模量降低,而生物降解速率却显著提高。但是,在175h之前,重量组成比为20/80的共混物降解速率比纯PHBHHx还要快。综合分析表明,共混材料PLA/PHBHHx的重量比为20/80时,具有优良的力学性能和生物降解性。     

不同尺度和分散状态的钯纳米粒子红外光学性能研究

运用CO分子探针红外光谱研究不同尺度和分散状态的钯纳米粒子的红外光学性能.结果表明,粒子尺度为6.6nm分散的球型钯纳米粒子(Pdn)和粒子尺度为100～150nm分散的立方体型钯纳米粒子(Pdncube)均给出两个不同吸附方式的桥式CO红外谱峰,其吸收峰位置约在1970cm-1和1910cm-1.将Pdn引入到电极表面后,通过界面电化学诱导使之形成团聚体(Pdnag),其红外光学性能发生显著变化,表现为随着界面电化学诱导时间的增加,其1970cm-1处的谱峰方向从正常转为异常.本研究进一步证明红外谱峰方向的倒反是由于粒子间的相互作用引起的.     

主成分回归-紫外光度法同时测定食用香料麦芽酚和乙基麦芽酚

报道了一种快速、简便的同时测定食用香料麦芽酚、乙基麦芽酚光度法,方法基于在pH2.87的B R缓冲溶液中对麦芽酚和乙基麦芽酚两组分混合溶液进行光度测定,所得的重叠波谱数据用主成分回归法(PCR)、经典最小二乘法(CLS)和偏最小二乘法(PLS)等化学计量学方法进行处理,结果表明主成分回归法(PCR)的预报误差最小。对样品进行测定,获得了较好的定量分析结果。麦芽酚和乙基麦芽酚的线性范围均为1.0～20.0mg·L-1;检出限分别为0.4347和0 5589mg·L-1。     

压力和温度对4-甲基二苯并噻吩和二苯并噻吩加氢脱硫反应的影响

研究了4-甲基二苯并噻吩(4-MDBT)和二苯并噻吩(DBT)在CoMo/γ-Al2O3上的加氢脱硫反应产物分布及其可能的反应网络,通过反应压力和温度对产物分布影响的研究,揭示了加氢脱硫反应的可能机理。研究发现4-MDBT在CoMo/γ-Al2O3上的加氢脱硫反应主要通过直接氢解路径和加氢路径进行,且两者反应速率相当；DBT在 CoMo/γ-Al2O3上的加氢脱硫反应主要通过直接氢解路径进行。4-MDBT分子位于4位的甲基阻碍其在催化剂表面通过硫原子的端连吸附,从而降低了其直接氢解脱硫路径的反应速率,因而也降低了其总的加氢脱硫转化率。反应压力降低,DBT和4-MDBT加氢脱硫反应中加氢路径反应速率明显下降,而其对氢解路径影响较小,但效果却与加氢路径相反,反应压力对4-MDBT转化率的影响大于DBT。反应温度对DBT和4-MDBT加氢脱硫反应中加氢路径和氢解路径都有明显影响,但是对DBT加氢脱硫反应中氢解路径的影响小于加氢路径,而对4-MDBT加氢脱硫反应中氢解路径的影响稍高于加氢路径,4-MDBT分子中甲基的供电子作用有利于相连苯环的加氢反应。     

催化剂和供氢剂对渣油模型化合物裂化反应选择性的影响

供氢剂与分散性催化剂协同作用对于传统的煤液化体系和渣油加氢裂化体系非常重要。通过活化分子氢及煤分子，使液化反应在较低的温度下进行以减少副反应，继而提高氢转移效率，增加液体产物产率。供氢剂和催化剂起促进煤分子裂化的作用。将供氢剂与催化剂的协同作用应用于渣油加