Synthesis and characterization of cellulose resins

A series of cellulose-phenol-formaldehyde (LCPF) and cellulose-urea-formaldehyde (CUF) resins were produced using banana waste. Detailed structure and quantitative information was provided by FT-IR and mass spectroscopy. The main interests were the ability to use banana waste as a source of cellulose in the condensation reaction. Functionality of CPF and structure of CUF were investigated. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Electroosmotic velocity in an array of parallel soft cylinders in a salt-free medium

A theory of electroosmosis in an array of parallel soft cylinders (i.e. polyelectrolyte-coated cylinders) in a salt-free medium is presented. It is shown that there is a certain critical value of the particle charge and that if the particle charge is greater than the critical value, then the electroosmotic velocity becomes constant independent of the particle charge due to the counterion condensation effects, as in the case of other electrokinetic phenomena in salt-free media.     

A convenient one-pot synthesis of benzopyrimido[1,8]naphthyridines by Knoevenagel condensation

A series of 1-oxo-2,4-diphenyl-3-thioxobenzo[g]pyrimido[6,5-b]-1,8-naphthyridines has been synthesized by Knoevenagel condensation from 3-formyl-2-oxoquinolines and N,N-diphenyl-2-thiobarbituric acid on refluxing with liquid ammonia in absolute ethanol.Published in Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, 1723–1725, November, 2004.     

巴比妥酸与芳香醛的固相反应研究

固相有机化学反应作为绿色化学的重要组成部分是近年来发展起来的新领域 [1,2 ] .固相有机化学反应中 ,反应物分子受晶格的控制 ,运动状态受到很大限制 ,因此表现出比溶液更高的反应效率及反应选择性[3～ 6] .巴比妥酸具有生理活性 ,且有较高的化学反应活性 ,尤其是 C5位的氢 ,由于受相邻两个羰基的吸电子作用而具有较强的酸性 ( p H=4.0 0 ) .因此 ,巴比妥酸与芳香醛易发生 Knoevenagel型缩合反应 ,生成 C5取代的衍生物 - 5 -亚烃基巴比妥酸 .这类缩合反应在溶液中很容易发生 [7,8] ,近年来又发现在蒙脱土 KSF存在下 [9] 及无载体条件下…     

Sulphamic Acid （H2NSO3H）-Catalyzed Multicomponent Reaction of β-Naphthol： An Expeditious Synthesis of Amidoalkyl Naphthols

Sulphamic acid （H2NSO3H） was found to be an efficient catalyst for the multicomponent condensation reaction of β-naphthol, aromatic aldehydes and urea or amides to afford the corresponding α-amidoalkyl-β-naphthols in good yields. The remarkable features of this new procedure are high conversions, short reaction time, clean reaction profiles and simple experimental and work-up procedures.     

Stable Bicyclic Functionalized Nitroxides: The Synthesis of Derivatives of Aza-nortropinone–5-Methyl-3-oxo-6,8-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]-6-octene 8-oxyls

In recent decades, bicyclic nitroxyl radicals have caught chemists’ attention as selective catalysts for the oxidation of alcohols and amines and as additives and mediators in directed C-H oxidative transformations. In this regard, the design and development of synthetic approaches to new functional bicyclic nitroxides is a relevant and important issue. It has been reported that imidazo[1,2-b]isoxazoles formed during the condensation of acetylacetone with 2-hydroxyaminooximes having a secondary hydroxyamino group are recyclized under mild basic catalyzed conditions to 8-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-oxo-6,8-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]-6-octenes. The latter, containing a sterically hindered cyclic N-hydroxy group, upon oxidation with lead dioxide in acetone, virtually quantitatively form stable nitroxyl bicyclic radicals of a new class, which are derivatives of both 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-oxopiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPON) and 3-imidazolines.     

One-pot synthesis of substituted indolo[1,2-a]quinolines under transition-metal-free conditions

A simple and efficient one-pot synthesis of substituted indolo[1,2-a]quinolines under transition-metal-free conditions has been developed. When 2-fluorobenzaldehyde was treated with substituted 2-methylindoles in the presence of Cs₂CO₃, the desired products were typically obtained in good to excellent yields. This reaction sequence involves a nucleophilic aromatic substitution and a Knoevenagel condensation reaction. Our mechanistic investigation revealed that both reactions could proceed as an intermolecular reaction in the first step.     

Unexpected synthesis of a novel heterocyclic system – (7E,10aE)-2,7-Dimethylfuro[3′,4′:6,7]cycloocta[1,2,3-cd]indole-8,10(2H,6H)-dione

The first derivative of a novel heterocyclic system, (7E,10aE)-2,7-dimethylfuro[3′,4′:6,7]-cycloocta[1,2,3-cd]indole-8,10(2H,6H)-dione, was synthesized based on the Stobbe condensation of 3-chloro-1-methylindole-2-carbaldehyde with diethyl isopropylidenesuccinate. Cyclization of the 2-indolyl-containing diacid, formed by subsequent hydrolysis of the condensation product, did not lead to the expected fulgide, but rather to an unprecedented tetracyclic compound, the structure of which was established by ¹H, ¹³C NMR, IR spectroscopy, mass-spectrometry and single crystal X-ray diffraction.     

核-壳结构磁性金属有机骨架材料Fe3O4@UiO-66-NH2的合成、表征及催化性能

UiO-66-NH₂是以Zr⁴⁺为金属,以2-氨基对苯二甲酸为配体制备得到的金属有机骨架材料,它是目前报道中具有较高热稳定性和化学稳定性的材料之一。本文以Fe₃O₄为核,以UiO-66-NH₂为壳,采用层层自组装方法制备了核-壳结构的磁性金属有机骨架材料Fe₃O₄@UiO-66-NH₂。利用X射线衍射(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和氮气吸附等对其进行了表征,并考察了该磁性材料在克脑文盖尔(Knoevenagel)缩合反应中的催化性能。结果表明,该磁性材料Fe₃O₄@UiO-66-NH₂为核-壳结构,壳层厚度约为100 nm,氨基含量为1.70 mmol·g^-1。该磁性复合材料具有Fe₃O₄和UiO-66-NH₂的双重功能,既可以磁性分离,又具有UiO-66-NH₂的孔结构和催化性能。由于壳层材料中Lewis酸性位(Zr⁴⁺)和碱性基团(-NH₂)的协同催化能力及其壳层的纳米尺寸,该磁性材料在Knoevenagel缩合反应中表现出和UiO-66-NH₂纳米粒子相当的催化活性。而且,通过磁性分离实现催化剂的多次循环使用后,其结构没有明显变化。     

Bose-Einstein condensation of anti-kaons and neutron star twins

We investigate the role of Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) of anti-kaons on the equation of state (EoS) and other properties of compact stars. In the framework of relativistic mean field model we determine the EoS for β-stable hyperon matter and compare it to the situation when anti-kaons condense in the system. We observe that anti-kaon condensates soften the EoS, thereby lowering the maximum mass of the stars. We also demonstrate that the presence of antikaon condensates in the high density core of compact stars may lead to a new mass sequence beyond white dwarf and neutron stars. The limiting mass of the new sequence stars is nearly equal to that of neutron star branch though they have distinctly different radii and compositions. They are called neutron star twins.