Facile Amberlyst A-21 catalyzed access of β-hydroxynitriles via epoxide opening in water

β-Hydroxynitriles are essential intermediates in the synthesis of diverse bioactive compounds and clinical drugs. One of the precursor reactions to these intermediates is the opening of an epoxide ring with a cyanide nucleophile. In the present study, we report a milder and safer route to β-hydroxynitriles employing recyclable, Amberlyst A-21 resin in the ring-opening of epoxides with acetone cyanohydrin in water. A diverse range of substrates (fifteen), including aromatic epoxides, phenoxy epoxides, non-terminal, and terminal aliphatic epoxides, are investigated under the optimized conditions to afford the desired β-hydroxynitriles in good to excellent yield. In addition to this, the recyclability of the Amberlyst A-21 resin is also successfully demonstrated. This relatively safer methodology has the potential to be explored in other organic transformations.     

Effect of dispersing media on microstructure of electrophoretically deposited TiO2 nanoparticles in dye-sensitized solar cells

In the present study, dye-sensitized solar cells were fabricated using electrophoretically deposited layers of titanium dioxide nanoparticles from two common organic media, acetone and isopropanol. Characterization of the obtained layers by scanning electron microscope and atomic force microscope showed that a non-uniform porous layer was obtained in acetone; however, deposition from the titanium dioxide/isopropanol cell resulted in the formation of a relatively uniform microstructure. Ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectra of adsorbed dye on the two layers show that more dye is loaded on the layer deposited in acetone. Current-voltage characteristics of the cells indicate that for the case of the cells made by the layer formed in acetone, the internal resistance of the cell is more than that of isopropanol medium which would decrease the efficiency of the cell. This difference was attributed to the reduction of effective surface area and also the loss of particles interconnection as a result of the presence of aggregates within the layer obtained in acetone.     

Synthesis and GC-Eims Analyses of Optically Pure 3-Hydroxy-2-Azetidinones Having N-Sulfonamide Drugs Side Chain

A series of new N-sulfonamides of substituted 3-hydroxy-2-azetidinones were prepared by the [2+2] cycloaddition of aldoximes, formed from the condensation of D-(R)-glyceraldehyde acetonide and the potent p-aminophenyl-N-substituted sulfonamides, with benzyloxyacetyl chloride followed by removal of the protecting groups. Obtaining both diastereoisomeric forms of β-lactams by resorting to kinetic resolution starting from racemic imino analogue is also described. The GC-EIMS, spectroscopic and analytical analyses for some of these derivatives are reported.     

共沉淀法制备的镁铝氧化物催化剂上丙酮气相缩合反应

采用共沉淀法, 以氨水为沉淀剂制备了一系列具有不同Mg/Al摩尔比的镁铝氧化物催化剂, 考察了它们在丙酮气相缩合反应中的催化性能, 并通过XRD, XPS, ICP, TG-DTA和TPD等手段对催化剂的结构和性质进行了表征. 实验结果表明, 以反滴沉淀方式制备的Mg1.0AlO催化剂具有较高的反应活性和稳定性, 在反应温度为573 K条件下, 反应85 h后丙酮的转化率仍可以达到65%. 镁铝氧化物表面存在一定量强度和密度相互匹配的弱碱和强碱中心对提高催化剂的活性和稳定性有利.     

Porous α-Fe2O3 hollow microspheres and their application for acetone sensor

Porous α-Fe₂O₃ hollow microspheres were synthesized through a simple and efficient carbon sphere template method. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and N₂ adsorption-desorption. Structural characterization indicated that as-prepared α-Fe₂O₃ hollow microspheres had porous structure with around 200 nm in diameter and thin shell about 10 nm thick. The average pore size and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller specific surface area of α-Fe₂O₃ hollow microspheres were 6.5 nm and 111.6 m²/g, respectively. The gas sensing behavior investigation showed that as-synthesized α-Fe₂O₃ hollow microspheres exhibited very good gas sensing property to acetone vapor.     

丙酮和甲醚化学电离反应气在结构分析中的应用

综述了近年丙酮和甲醚在结构分析方面的应用。丙酮离子体系中的离子与被分析对象容易形成非共价加合离子，而甲醚离子体系中的离子与被分析对象容易形成共价键加合离子。     

丙酮分子团簇(CH3COCH3)n(n=6,7)的稳定构型

用密度泛函(DFT)理论方法研究了丙酮分子团簇(CH3COCH3)n(n=6,7)的稳定构型及与各构型相应的能量。根据稳定构型的稳定性顺序推测了丙酮分子团簇结构的增长趋势。     

Maximizing recovery of water-soluble proteins through acetone precipitation

Solvent precipitation is commonly used to purify protein samples, as seen with the removal of sodium dodecyl sulfate through acetone precipitation. However, in its current practice, protein loss is believed to be an inevitable consequence of acetone precipitation. We herein provide an in depth characterization of protein recovery through acetone precipitation. In 80% acetone, the precipitation efficiency for six of 10 protein standards was poor (ca. ≤15%). Poor recovery was also observed for proteome extracts, including bacterial and mammalian cells. As shown in this work, increasing the ionic strength of the solution dramatically improves the precipitation efficiency of individual proteins, and proteome mixtures (ca. 80–100% yield). This is obtained by including 1–30 mM NaCl, together with acetone (50–80%) which maximizes protein precipitation efficiency. The amount of salt required to restore the recovery correlates with the amount of protein in the sample, as well as the intrinsic protein charge, and the dielectric strength of the solution. This synergistic approach to protein precipitation in acetone with salt is consistent with a model of ion pairing in organic solvent, and establishes an improved method to recover proteins and proteome mixtures in high yield.     

Iodine-Catalyzed Synthesis of 3-Arylbenzoquinoline Derivatives by Three-Component Reactions

A mild, efficient, and general method for the synthesis of benzo[f]quinoline derivatives via three-component reaction of arylaldehyde, naphthalen-2-amine, and acetone or acetophenone is described using iodine as catalyst. The features of this procedure are mild reaction conditions, high yields, and operational simplicity.     

Low-temperature growth of ZnO nanoparticles: photocatalyst and acetone sensor

Well-crystalline ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized in large-quantity via simple hydrothermal process using the aqueous mixtures of zinc chloride and ammonium hydroxide. The detailed structural properties were examined using X-ray diffraction pattern (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) which revealed that the synthesized NPs are well-crystalline and possessing wurtzite hexagonal phase. The NPs are almost spherical shape with the average diameters of ∼50 ± 10 nm. The quality and composition of the synthesized NPs were obtained using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and electron dispersed spectroscopy (EDS) which confirmed that the obtained NPs are pure ZnO and made with almost 1:1 stoichiometry of zinc and oxygen, respectively. The optical properties of ZnO NPs were investigated by UV-vis absorption spectroscopy. Synthesized ZnO NPs were extensively applied as a photocatalyst for the degradation of acridine orange (AO) and as a chemi-sensor for the electrochemical sensing of acetone in liquid phase. Almost complete degradation of AO has taken place after 80 min of irradiation time. The fabricated acetone sensor based on ZnO NPs exhibits good sensitivity (∼0.14065 μA cm⁻² mM⁻¹) with lower detection limit (0.068 ± 0.01 mM) in short response time (10 s).