Mechanism of Copper(I)‐Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation of Phosphorothioate Esters: Influence of the Leaving Group on α Regioselectivity

The mechanism of Cu^I‐catalyzed allylic alkylation and the influence of the leaving groups (OPiv, SPiv, Cl, SPO(OiPr)₂; Piv: pivavloyl) on the regioselectivity of the reaction have been explored by using density functional theory (DFT). A comprehensive comparison of many possible reaction pathways shows that [(iPr)₂Cu]^? prefers to bind first oxidatively to the double bond of the allylic substrate at the anti position with respect to the leaving group, and this is followed by dissociation of the leaving group. If the leaving group is not taken into account, the reaction then undergoes an isomerization and a reductive elimination process to give the α‐ or γ‐selective product. If OPiv, SPiv, Cl, or SPO(OiPr)₂ groups are present, the optimal route for the formation of both α‐ and γ‐substituted products changes from the stepwise elimination to the direct process, in which the leaving group plays a stabilizing role for the reactant and destabilizes the transition state. The differences to the energy barrier for the α‐ and γ‐substituted products are 2.75 kcal mol^?1 with SPO(OiPr)₂, 2.44 kcal mol^?1 with SPiv, 2.33 kcal mol^?1 with OPiv, and 1.98 kcal mol^?1 with Cl, respectively; these values show that α regioselectivity in the allylic alkylation follows a SPO(OiPr)₂>SPiv>OPiv>Cl trend, which is in satisfactory agreement with the experimental findings. This trend mainly originates in the differences between the attractive electrostatic forces and the repelling steric interactions of the SPO(OiPr)₂, SPiv, OPiv, and Cl groups on the Cu group.     

7,7,8,8‐Tetraaryl‐o‐quinodimethane Stabilized by Dibenzo Annulation: A Helical π‐Electron System That Exhibits Electrochromic and Unique Chiroptical Properties

When two benzene rings are fused to a tetraaryl‐o‐quinodimethane skeleton, sterically hindered helical molecules 1 acquire a high thermodynamic stability. Because the tetraarylbutadiene subunit contains electron‐donating alkoxy groups, 1 undergo reversible two‐electron oxidation to 2 ²⁺, which can be isolated as deeply colored stable salts. Intramolecular transfer of the point chirality (e.g., sec‐butyl) on the aryl groups to helicity induces a diastereomeric preference in dications 2 b ²⁺ and 2 c ²⁺, which represents an efficient method for enhancing circular‐dichroism signals. Thus, those redox pairs can serve as new electrochiroptical response systems. X‐ray analysis of dication 2 ²⁺ revealed π–π stacking interaction of the diarylmethylium moieties, which is also present in solution. The stacking geometry is the key contributor to the chirosolvatochromic response.     

A New Series of C‐6 Unsubstituted Tetrahydropyrimidines: Convenient One‐Pot Chemoselective Synthesis,Aggregation‐Induced and Size‐Independent Emission Characteristics

A new series of C‐6 unsubstituted tetrahydropyrimidines 6 have been directly synthesized via a convenient urea‐catalyzed chemoselective five‐component reaction (5CR) under mild conditions. Compounds 6 show typical aggregation‐induced emission enhancement (AIEE) characteristics because they are practically no emissive in solution but emit blue or green fluorescence in aggregates with fluorescence yield up to 93 %. One of the 5CR products, 6 aa , exhibits blue‐ and green‐fluorescence aggregates (bf‐ and gf‐aggregates). The bf‐ and gf‐aggregates are prepared under different conditions and proved to result from different J‐aggregations by single‐crystal X‐ray analysis. In addition, the bf‐ and gf‐aggregates of 6 aa show unusual size‐independent emission (SIE) characteristics because their maximum emission wavelengths in different sizes (suspension particles, film, powder and crystals) are the same, 434 and 484 nm, respectively. Based on the obtained experimental results, the 5CR mechanism, the origins of AIEE and SIE characteristics are discussed.     

Water‐Dependent Optical Activity Inversion of Chiral DNA–Silica Assemblies

Chirality is widely found in nature and is expressed hierarchically in many organic–inorganic hybrid materials. Optical activity (OA) is the most fundamental attribute of these chiral materials. In this study, we found that the OA of impeller‐like chiral DNA–silica assemblies (CDSAs) was inverted with the addition of water. The state of DNA under dry and wet conditions, and the dual chirality of chiral DNA layers and twisted helical arrays of opposite handedness in CDSAs were considered to exert predominant effects on the OAs. The circular dichroism (CD) responses for the dry CDSAs were mostly attributed to the chiral arrangement of DNA layers, whereas the opposite CD responses for the wet CDSAs primarily originated from twisted helical arrays of DNA molecules. The observed CD signals were a super‐position of the two opposing OA responses. The increase in the longitudinal relation of DNA molecules due to the recovery of a double‐helical structure of DNA in the presence of water was considered to be the reason for the increase in intensity of the CD signals that originated from the twisted helical array, which led to the inversion of OA of the CDSAs. The inversion of the plasmon‐resonance‐based OAs for the chiral‐arranged achiral Ag nanoparticles (NPs) located in the channels of the CDSAs in dry and wet states further confirmed the dual chirality of DNA packing. Such research on DNA assemblies and metal NPs with dual, opposite chirality assists in the understanding of DNA hierarchical chirality in living systems and the creation of macroscopic ordered helical materials and biosensors.     

Construction of nanosecond and picosecond pulse radiolysis system with supercontinuum probe

Supercontinuum (SC) with photonic crystal fiber (PCF) is a new technique of pulsed white light generation. The pump beam and the white probe light are necessary for pump–probe pulse radiolysis. The improvement of pulse radiolysis system can be expected by using PCF based SC as probe light. The source size of white light that depends on core size of PCF will be improved. Nanosecond time resolution pulse radiolysis with SC probe was successfully conducted about pure water sample. The absorption decay and spectrum of hydrated electron was obtained. As SC is a short pulse, it would be applicable for picosecond time resolution pulse radiolysis based on the stroboscopic method.     

Effect of hydrolysis degree of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide grafted carboxymethyl cellulose on dye removal efficiency

In this present work, a series of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide grafted carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC-g-HPAM) was prepared. The structure and solution properties of CMC-g-HPAM were characterized by FTIR, ¹H-NMR, elemental analysis and zeta potential measurements. The graft copolymers were applied as flocculants to remove methylene blue (MB), a cationic dye, from aqueous solutions. In comparison with its precursors, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and polyacrylamide CMC-g-PAM, CMC-g-HPAM exhibited higher removal efficiencies. Furthermore, the flocculation performance of the copolymers was significantly improved with the increase of the hydrolysis degree, and the MB removal efficiency was more than 90 % when the hydrolysis degree of CMC-g-HPAM was higher than 80 %. More importantly, image analysis in combination with fractal theory demonstrated that the graft copolymers could produce notably denser and larger flocs, which was of great significance in practical water treatment. The improved flocculation performance was ascribed to both charge neutralization and bridging effects.     

富锂正极材料Li[Li0.2Mn0.4Fe0.4]O2的表面包覆改性

用共沉淀法合成了富锂正极材料Li[Li0.2Mn0.4Fe0.4]O2,并对其表面进行Al2O3包覆。采用XRD、SEM和电化学测试等方法对样品进行表征。结果表明,与Li[Li0.2Mn0.4Fe0.4]O2相比,包覆改性后的Li[Li0.2Mn0.4Fe0.4]O2具有较好的电化学性能,其初始放电容量未明显降低,而循环寿命大大提高,4.0%Al2O3包覆处理的富锂正极材料经50次充放电循环后,容量衰减量在9%左右。     

基于氧化石墨烯识别特定双螺旋DNA

依据三螺旋DNA的形成,以氧化石墨烯为基础建立了一种识别特定序列双螺旋DNA的方法。单链探针DNA能够通过静电引力作用吸附在氧化石墨烯表面,标记在单链DNA末端的荧光探针分子TAMRA由于荧光能量共振转移作用使得其荧光发生淬灭。加入目标双螺旋DNA后,单链探针DNA与目标DNA分子形成三螺旋DNA,探针DNA从氧化石墨烯表面脱附,标记在探针DNA上的荧光分子的荧光恢复。在最佳实验条件下,荧光恢复的强度与探针DNA的浓度在20.0～300.0 nmol/L具有良好的线性关系,检出限为16.9 nmol/L。该方法在DNA药物筛选及基因疾病的诊断方面具有一定的应用前景。     

负载纳米银复合微球制备及其催化性能

以具有温度和pH双重敏感性能的N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(NIPAM)共聚丙烯酸(AA) P(NIPAM-co-AA)高分子微凝胶为模板, 以乙醇为还原剂, 原位还原得到负载纳米银的微米尺度Ag/P(NIPAM-co-AA)复合微凝胶材料. 通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)仪和紫外-可见(UV-Vis)分光光度计等对复合材料的形貌、组成和催化性能进行表征. 研究结果表明, Ag/P(NIPAM-co-AA)复合微球具有均一的表面结构, 微凝胶的限域作用显著提高了纳米银的分散性和稳定性. 另外, Ag/P(NIPAM-co-AA)复合微球对对硝基苯酚(4-NP)的还原具有较好的催化活性, 且其催化活性与微凝胶网络结构的溶胀、收缩行为有一定关系, 即模板微凝胶的温敏特性可以实现对对硝基苯酚催化反应活性的调控作用.     

三羟甲基丙烷三丙烯酸酯-苯乙烯沉淀聚合高产率制备高交联单分散聚合物微球

以三羟甲基丙烷三丙烯酸酯(TMPTA)-苯乙烯(St)为单体,偶氮二异丁腈(AIBN)为自由基引发剂,通过在乙醇中的沉淀聚合可制得高交联单分散P(TMPTA-St)聚合物微球.对单体转化率,微球以及可溶性低聚物的产率进行了测试.结果表明,使用10 wt%至60 wt%的交联剂TMPTA进行聚合可获得单分散微球,产率在50%左右.增加TMPTA用量可提高微球产率和单体转化率.增加引发剂AIBN用量对提高微球产率也有促进作用,但同时可溶性低聚物产率也增加.向乙醇中加入水作为反应介质结合适当增加AIBN用量可使单体转化率达到98%,微球产率高于90%.对实验结果进行了解释,对聚合机理进行了讨论.