Li ion diffusion in Li4Ti5O12 thin film electrode prepared by PVP sol-gel method

Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ thin films for rechargeable lithium batteries were prepared by a sol-gel method with poly(vinylpyrrolidone). Interfacial properties of lithium insertion into Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ thin film were examined by cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and potentiostatic intermittent titration technique (PITT). Redox peaks in CV were very sharp even at a fast scan rate of 50 mV s⁻¹, indicating that Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ thin film had a fast electrochemical response, and that an apparent chemical diffusion coefficient of Li⁺ ion was estimated to be 6.8×10⁻¹¹ cm² s⁻¹ from a dependence of peak current on sweep rates. From EIS, it can be seen that Li⁺ ions become more mobile at 1.55 V vs. Li/Li⁺, corresponding to a two-phase region, and the chemical diffusion coefficients of Li⁺ ion ranged from 10⁻¹⁰ to 10⁻¹² cm² s⁻¹ at various potentials. The chemical diffusion coefficients of Li⁺ ion in Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ were also estimated from PITT. They were in a range of 10⁻¹¹-10⁻¹² cm² s⁻¹.     

Synthesis of tripodal aza crown ether calix[4]arenes and their supramolecular chemistry with transition-, alkali metal ions and anions

Tripodal aza crown ether calix[4]arenes, 5a, 5b, 6a and 6b, have been synthesized. The structure of protonated 5a was elucidated by X-ray crystallography to be a self-threaded rotaxane. Complexation studies of 5a and 5b towards anions using Na⁺ as countercation were carried out by ¹H NMR titration in dimethylsulfoxide-d₆ and the mixture of chloroform-d and methanol-d₄, respectively. Ligands 5a and 5b were able to form 1:1 complexes with Br⁻, I⁻ and NO₃⁻ and the complexation stability varied as follows: NO₃⁻>I⁻>Br⁻. The effect of countercation on anion complexation was also investigated. The results showed that the association constants of 5a towards Br⁻ in the presence of various cations varied as K⁺>Bu₄N⁺>Na⁺. The enhancement in anion complexation ability of 5a may result from the rearrangement of the tripodal ammonium unit in the presence of K⁺. The neutral forms, 6a and 6b, were able to form complexes with transition metal ions such as Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺ and Zn²⁺. The stability of the complexes followed the sequence: Ni²⁺2+Cu²⁺Zn²⁺. Compounds 6a and 6b may, therefore, potentially be used as either transition metal ion or anion receptors that can be controlled by pH of the solution.     

Reaction of γ-nitroketones and methyl 4-nitrobutanoates with formaldehyde and primary amines

5-Nitropentan-2-one reacts with methylamine and formaldehyde according to the Mannich reaction pattern to give 5-hexahydropyrimidinylcarbonyl-substituted 1-nitro-3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane in one experimental stage. When methyl 3-R-4-nitrobutanoates are used, the reaction stops after the formation of substituted 5-nitrohexahydropyrimidines in 40–98% yields. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1687–1693, July, 2005.     

Synthesis and Some Chemical Behaviour of Certain Substituted Thiosemicarbazides

Three new thiosemicarbazides (1 a-c ) were prepared from N-[4-phenyl-5-(2-thienyl)-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]mercaptoacetohydrazide. Reaction of (1 a-c) with the appropriate phenacyl bromide afforded thiazoline derivatives (2 a-i) whereas their reaction with chloroacetic acid or maleic anhydride gave the corresponding thiazolidine derivatives (3 a,b) and (4 a,b) . Cyclodesulfurization of (1 a-c) with DCCD in toluene yielded 5-substituted-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (5 a,b) , while their dehydration with PPA gave the corresponding 5-substituted-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazoles (6 a-c) . Six representative compounds were tested for their in-vitro antimicrobial activity against some pathogenic microorganisms, some of them were proved to be active.     

Amidation of deltacyclene and hexacyclic norbornadiene dimers with acetonitrile and water catalyzed by FeCl3·6H2O

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FeCl₃·6H₂O-catalyzed Ritter amidation of deltacyclene and hexacyclic norbornadiene dimers containing both a double bond and a three-carbon ring in the molecule with acetonitrile and water was performed. Depending on the hydrocarbon structure, the reaction proceeds via C-C bond cleavage in the three-carbon ring or at the double bond to form the corresponding N-acetamides.     

1,3-Migration of a phenyl group in the conversion of (Me3Si)2(PhMe2Si)CSiMePhX into (Me3Si)2(Ph2MeSi)CSiMe2Y species

The finding that compounds of the type (Me₃Si)₂(PhMe₂Si)CSiMePhX react with electrophiles to give very predominantly rearranged products (Me₃Si)₂(Ph₂MeSi)CSiMe₂Y, which would be expected to be thermodynamically disfavoured, can be rationalized in terms of a mechanism in which the anchimerically-assisted departure of X⁻ gives the Ph-bridged cation [(Me₃Si)₂

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MePh]⁺ which is attacked by the nucleophile at the less hindered centre bearing two Me groups rather than that bearing one Me and one Ph group, with the outcome determined by kinetic rather than thermodynamic factors. Both (Me₃Si)₂(Ph₂MeSi)CSiMe₂Br and its isomer (Me₃Si)₂(PhMe₂Si)CSiMePhBr react with AgBF₄ in CH₂Cl₂ or Et₂O to give >95% of the fluoride (Me₃Si)₂(Ph₂MeSi)CSiMe₂F. Reaction of the bromide (Me₃Si)₂(PhMe₂Si)CSiMePhBr with AgO₂CCF₃ in Et₂O, and that of the hydride (Me₃Si)₂(PhMe₂Si)CSiMePhH with ICl in CCl₄, likewise give >95% of the rearranged (Me₃Si)₂(Ph₂MeSi)CSiMe₂O₂CCF₃ and (Me₃Si)₂(Ph₂MeSi)CSiMe₂Cl, respectively.     

Synthesis of 6,9-Dipropyl-1,4-Dioxaspiro[4.5] Deca-6,8-Diene-2,10-Dione and its Diels-Alder Reactions with Substituted Acetylenes

The title compound, a masked 3,6-di-n-propyl-o-benzoquinone, was synthesized from 3,6-di-n-propylcatechol in 82% yield. Its Diels-Alder reactions with methyl propiolate, phenylacetylene, 1-octyne, dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, diphenylacetylene and 3-hexyne were studied. The yields of the adducts were excellent except for the last two cases in which the unimolecular decomposition of the title compound to generate 3,6-di-n-propylcatechol methylene ether predominates. The regiochemistry of the adducts derived from monosubstituted acetylenes were determined by the correlation of ¹³C chemical shifts of the adducts and the corresponding bicyclo[2.2.2]octa-5,7-diene-2,3-diones obtained from the hydrolysis of the spirolactone ring of the Diels-Alder adducts. Photolysis of these α-diketones gave the corresponding aromatic compounds in high yields. These synthetic sequences provide an effective entry to bicyclo[2.2.2]octa-5,7-diene-2,3-diones and polysubstituted benzene derivatives.     

阳离子改性HZSM-5沸石上低碳醇反应历程的TPSR-MS研究

用ＴＰＳＲ－ＭＳ技术研究了Ｃｕ，Ｚｎ和Ｇａ改性Ｈ－ＺＳＭ－５沸石的活性中心性质及Ｃ１～Ｃ４醇的反应历程。结果表明，Ｚｎ－和Ｇａ－ＺＳＭ－５有两种芳构化活性中心，即Ｂ酸和Ｚｎ，Ｇａ活性物种；甲醇在Ｃｕ－ＺＳＭ－５上只生成二甲醚、ＣＯ和ＣＯ２，而在Ｚｎ－ＺＳＭ－５上芳构化反应历程为：（１）醇经由醚脱水生成烯烃，Ｃ２～Ｃ４醇学可单分子脱水生成烯烃；（２）烯烃中间物齐聚，齐聚物通过氢转移和脱氢途径环化、芳     

Reaction of benzothiazol-2-one with 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentynonitrile

Reaction between the title compounds gave the unexpected 3-[5,5-dimethyl-2,5-dihydrofur-4-yl-2-(3-isopropanol-2-propenonitrile)imino]benzothiazol-2-one, as a result of the addition of two cyanoacetylene molecules.Irkutsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk 664033. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 1003–1005, April, 1992.     

Thioureas from 3-aminoquinazolin-4(3H)-one. 2. Unusual alkaline recyclization of 3-(N",N",S-trialkylisothioureido)quinazolin-4(3H)-ones into new 1,3,4-oxadiazoles

3-(N",N",S-trialkylisothioureido)quinazolin-4(3H)-ones obtained by the reactions of 3-(N",N"-dialkylthioureido)quinazolin-4(3H)-ones with alkyl halides undergo unusual recyclization into 5-(2-aminophenyl)-2-dialkylamino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles under the action of aqueous solutions of alkali, hydrazine, and primary aliphatic amines. A plausible mechanism of the recyclization was proposed.