One‐Dimensionally Disordered Chiral Sorting by Racemic Tiling in a Surface‐Confined Supramolecular Assembly of Achiral Tectons

The aggregation of (pro)chiral/achiral molecules into crystalline structures at interfaces forms conglomerates, racemates, and solid solutions, comparable to known bulk phases. Scanning tunneling microscopy and Monte Carlo simulations were employed to uncover a distinct racemic phase, expressing 1D disordered chiral sorting through random tiling in surface‐confined supramolecularly assembled achiral 4,4′′‐diethynyl‐1,1′:4′,1′′‐terphenyl molecules. The configurational entropy of the 1D disordered racemic tiling phase was verified by analytical modeling, and found to lie between that of a perfectly ordered 2D racemate and a racemic solid solution.     

Highly Luminescent and Ultrastable CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dots Incorporated into a Silica/Alumina Monolith

We successfully prepared QDs incorporated into a silica/alumina monolith (QDs‐SAM) by a simple sol–gel reaction of an Al–Si single precursor with CsPbBr₃ QDs blended in toluene solution, without adding water and catalyst. The resultant transparent monolith exhibits high photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQY) up to 90 %, and good photostability under strong illumination of blue light for 300 h. We show that the preliminary ligand exchange of didodecyl dimethyl ammonium bromide (DDAB) was very important to protect CsPbBr₃ QDs from surface damages during the sol–gel reaction, which not only allowed us to maintain the original optical properties of CsPbBr₃ QDs but also prevented the aggregation of QDs and made the monolith transparent. The CsPbBr₃ QDs‐SAM in powder form was easily mixed into the resins and applied as color‐converting layer with curing on blue light‐emitting diodes (LED). The material showed a high luminous efficacy of 80 lm W⁻¹ and a narrow emission with a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 25 nm.     

Efficient Red‐Emissive Organic Crystals with Amplified Spontaneous Emissions Based on a Single Benzene Framework

Red‐emissive fluorophores generally consist of large π‐extended systems and thus encounter the problem of serious fluorescence quenching in the solid state. A series of structurally simple compounds 2,5‐bis(alkylamino)terephthalates 1 a – c are reported that consist of a very small π‐system (only a single benzene) but display efficient red emission in crystals. Crystal 1 a having a molecular weight of only 252 g mol⁻¹ shows red emission with the maximum of 620 nm and a fluorescence quantum yield of 0.40. The unique emission property of crystal 1 a is mainly because of the planarization of skeleton dominated by the strong intramolecular hydrogen bonds and the packing structure with negligible π–π interactions contributed by the mini π‐system. Moreover, besides efficient red emission, high crystallinity with co‐planar facets endows crystal 1 a with significant amplified spontaneous emission.     

Electroless Formation of Hybrid Lithium Anodes for Fast Interfacial Ion Transport

Rechargeable batteries based on metallic anodes are of interest for fundamental and application‐focused studies of chemical and physical kinetics of liquids at solid interfaces. Approaches that allow facile creation of uniform coatings on these metals to prevent physical contact with liquid electrolytes, while enabling fast ion transport, are essential to address chemical instability of the anodes. Here, we report a simple electroless ion‐exchange chemistry for creating coatings of indium on lithium. By means of joint density functional theory and interfacial characterization experiments, we show that In coatings stabilize Li by multiple processes, including exceptionally fast surface diffusion of lithium ions and high chemical resistance to liquid electrolytes. Indium coatings also undergo reversible alloying reactions with lithium ions, facilitating design of high‐capacity hybrid In‐Li anodes that use both alloying and plating approaches for charge storage. By means of direct visualization, we further show that the coatings enable remarkably compact and uniform electrodeposition. The resultant In‐Li anodes are shown to exhibit minimal capacity fade in extended galvanostatic cycling when paired with commercial‐grade cathodes.     

A Three‐Dimensionally π‐Conjugated Diradical Molecular Cage

π‐Conjugated molecular cages are very challenging targets in structural organic chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, and materials science. The synthesis and physical characterizations are reported of the first three‐dimensionally π‐conjugated diradical molecular cage PTM‐C, in which two polychlorotriphenylmethyl (PTM) radicals are linked by three bis(3,6‐carbazolyl) bridges. This cage compound was synthesized mainly by intermolecular Yamamoto coupling followed by deprotonation and oxidation. It is stable and its structure was confirmed by X‐ray crystallographic analysis. The two carbon‐centered PTM radicals are weakly coupled through electronic interactions with the carbazole spacers, as revealed by optical, electronic, and magnetic measurements as well as theoretical calculations.     

Synthesis of 5-bromo-4-dibromoamino-3-phenylisothiazole and its light-induced conversion into 3,7-diphenylbisisothiazolo[4,5-b:4′,5′-e]pyrazine

When irradiated with UV light, 5-bromo-4-dibromoamino-3-phenylisothiazole is converted into 3,7-diphenylbisisothiazolo[4,5-b:4′,5′-e]pyrazine andN,N′-bis(5-bromo-3-phenylisothiazol-4-yl)diazene. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 957–959, May, 2000.     

纳米复合固体超强酸SO42-/CoFe2O4的制备和表征

采用纳米化学制备技术合成了新型的纳米复合团体超强酸催化剂ＳＯ４２－／ＣｏＦｅ２Ｏ４。用ＸＲＤ、ＴＥＭ、ＸＰＳ、红 外光谱和比表面测定等技术研究了该催化剂的结构形态,结果表明：所研制的ＳＯ４２－／ＣｏＦｅ２Ｏ４催化剂为晶态纳 米粒子（＜ ５０ｎｍ）,比表面积很大（１５７ｍ２· ｇ－１）,ＳＯ４２－与氧化物的金属离子呈无机双齿螯合状配位化合物的结 合形式。以乙酸乙酯合成为模型反应考察了该催化剂的催化活性,比较了酸性和酸强度,推断出该催化剂的酸 强度Ｈ０＜－１４．５。     

聚苯胺对2,5-二巯基-1,3,4-噻二唑氧化还原反应的电化学催化作用的循环伏安研究

研究了聚苯胺(PAn)膜电极在2,5-二巯基-1,3,4-噻二唑(DMcT)溶液中电化学处理或浸泡后的循环伏安(CV)曲线的变化规律.实验结果表明,PAn膜电极在DMcT溶液中进行电化学处理或浸泡过程可使DMcT进入PAn膜内部与PAn形成复合物.PAn对DMcT的电化学催化作用可能和二者之间形成的电子给体-受体复合物有关.该复合物的电化学氧化还原特性不同于PAn和DMcT,其氧化还原反应速率和可逆性均优于DMcT.     

CVD synthesis of nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes using ferrocene/aniline mixtures

Nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes (N-CNTs) have been synthesized by the chemical vapour deposition (CVD) floating catalyst method using either 4-ferrocenylaniline or mixtures of varying concentrations of ferrocene/aniline together with toluene as added carbon source. The N-CNTs produced are less stable (thermal gravimetric analysis measurements), less graphitic and more disordered (transmission electron microscope measurements) than their undoped counterparts. The ratio of the Raman D- and G-band intensities increase with the nitrogen concentration used during the CNT growth. Furthermore, the transmission electron microscope (TEM) studies reveal that the CNTs are multi-walled (MW), and that the diameters of the N-MWCNTs can be controlled by systematically varying the concentrations of the nitrogen source. The TEM analysis also revealed that when ferrocenylaniline and ferrocene/aniline reactions are compared at similar Fe/N ratios, higher N doping levels are achieved (ca. 2-5×) when ferrocenylaniline is the catalyst.     

Four Zn(II)/Cd(II)-3-amino-1,2,4-triazolate frameworks constructed by in situ metal/ligand reactions: Structures and fluorescent properties

Four Cd(II) and Zn(II) complexes with the in situ-generated ligand of 3-amino-1,2,4-triazolate (AmTAZ⁻) were isolated from the solvothermal reactions of the corresponding Cd(II) or Zn(II) salts with 5-amino-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxylic acid (AmTAZAc). Their structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. [Zn(AmTAZ)(CH₃COO)] (1) presents a two-dimensional framework constructed from Zn(II) ions and μ₃-AmTAZ⁻ ligands. A remarkable feature of [Zn₄(AmTAZ)₄(SO₄)(OH)(C₂O₄)_0.5]·2H₂O (2) is the construction of the building units of octagonal cylinders which interact with each other by sharing one face or overlapping, resulting in the formation of a three-dimensional framework with three kinds of 1D channels. [Cd(AmTAZ)Br] (3) crystallizes in a chiral space group P2₁2₁2₁, giving a homochiral three-dimensional framework with two types of helical channels (left- and right-handed). Different from the others, the 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole molecules in [Cd(AmTAZH)SO₄] (4) behave as neutral μ₂-2,4-bridges to connect the two-dimensional CdSO₄ sheets into a three-dimensional framework. Of all, 2 and 3 display different fluorescent properties probably due to different metal ions, coordination environments and structural topologies.