Copper ring-disk microelectrodes: fabrication, characterization, and application as an amperometric detector for capillary columns

A novel approach to the fabrication of metal ring-disk (RD) microelectrodes is presented that employs flexible chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and electrode modification techniques. Specifically, the development of a copper ring-disk microelectrode is described utilizing a combination of CVD coating, electroetching, and electroplating. Initially, a 25 μm diameter tungsten wire is concentrically coated by CVD with an insulating layer of silica, a layer of tungsten metal, and finally, a second outer layer of silica. The copper surface was prepared by first creating micrometer cavities by electrochemical etching the tungsten in hydroxide solutions followed by electrodeposition of copper from aqueous solutions of Cu(II). Each step of the process was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, optical microscopy, and cyclic voltammetry, demonstrating the preparation of a viable metal-based dual ring-disk microelectrode system. For the purpose of demonstrating the concept of introducing specific selectivity into the device, amperometric detection of galactose in 0.1 M NaOH was performed at +0.60 V in bulk solution and after flow injection analysis in a capillary column.     

高温超导体的Cu-O键型和氧上的部分电荷

多数钙钛矿型化合物是离子型绝缘体，而高温超导化合物则有金属电性，它们是以什么键型为主？对此等人[1]认为用共价或金属成键图像描述高温超导体在化学上更合理，Nepela等人[2]指出超导体临界温度（Tc）随阴离子平均电负性与阳离子平均电负性之差增大而升高．这意味着离子性较强的超导体有较高的人．杨频等问运用晶型键参数方法估算结果表明高温超导体属干部分离子性与部分共价性键．以上不同的结果都是基丁理论处理或估算得到的·本文试图在实验上通过比较不同成键特征的铜化合物的x光电子能潜（＊P8）来估计对高温超导性起重要作用的C…     

Chemical fixation of CO2 with highly efficient ZnCl2/[BMIm]Br catalyst system

The chemical fixation of CO₂ with mono-substituted terminal epoxides or cyclohexene oxide to form cyclic carbonates under the ZnCl₂/[BMIm]Br catalyst system without using additional organic solvents was achieved in excellent selectivity (>98%) and TOF (5410 h⁻¹) and the catalyst could be used six times almost without losing its catalytic activity and selectivity. Besides, the pure cis-cyclic carbonate of cyclohexene oxide was obtained in this catalyst system.     

Cyclic Conjugation Energy Effects in Polycyclic π-Electron Systems

Summary. The fact that cyclic arrangements of double bonds have a dramatic effect on the behavior of conjugated organic molecules is known since the 19th century. The fact that in monocyclic conjugated systems the size of the cycle and the number of -electrons involved is decisive for their stability (aromaticity) or lack of stability (antiaromaticity) is known since the 1930s. In polycyclic -electron systems several cyclic effects are present simultaneously and their separation became possible only recently. A molecular orbital method has been elaborated, by means of which the energy effects of individual cycles in polycyclic -electron systems can be estimated. This method is briefly outlined and illustrated by pertinent examples. An exhaustive bibliography of the topic considered is given.     

径向基-偏最小二乘-贝叶斯方法及其在化学模式分类中的应用

提出一种用于模式分类的RBF-PLS—Bayes方法。它集成地应用径向基(RBF)变换与偏最小二乘(PLS)方法，从原有模式中提取出分类能力甚强的成分，然后进行贝叶斯(Bayes)判别。这种集成方法尤其适用于复杂化学信息的模式分类，本文将其应用于两种类型的化学模式分类问题，均取得了令人满意的效果。与经典的判别分析方法和单纯的神经网络方法相比，具有明显的优越性。     

Oxidative cyclization of 2-pyrrolidinyl-acetamide and 2-pyrrolidinyl-propionamide local anaesthetics

2 - Pyrrolidinyl - acetamide and -propionamide local anaesthetics (1a–d) on oxidation with mercuric acetate, potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) and potassium permanganate underwent oxidative cyclization to give new bicyclic compounds, hexahydro - 1H - pyrrolo[1,2 - a]imidazolin - 2 - ones (2a–d). The propionamides (1c–d) yielded mixtures of the two possible diastereoisomers of 2c and 2d. These were separated; in solution and above their melting points they epimerized via ring opening and reclosure between the 7a-carbon and 1-nitrogen atoms.     

东太平洋深海锰结核的化学元素研究

用ICP-AES法测定了东太平洋深海锰结核样品中二十多种主，次及微量元素，结果表明，表面瘤状和表面光滑两种类型锰结核的化学元素含量有较明显的区别，如表面光滑的锰结核TiO2含较高，而表面瘤状的锰结核Mn/Fe之值较高等。     

Determination of hydroxycarbamates in aqueous matrices by direct derivatization and GC-MS analysis in chemical ionization mode

A rapid and effective procedure, developed for the determination of polar compounds in water, has been applied to hydroxycarbamates. In few minutes, it is possible to perform a catalyzed derivatization of such compounds directly in the aqueous medium, using n-hexyl chloroformate. Extraction with n-hexane and injection into a benchtop GC-MS system are the only two further steps to complete the analysis. Chemical ionization proved to be more effective than electron impact to produce valuable mass spectra in terms of selectivity and sensitivity. Linear quantitative responses were demonstrated over a two-order-of-magnitude range. The minimum detectable concentration was 3 ppb for acetohydroxamic acid and 10 ppb for hydroxyurethane, obtained from Po river water samples spiked with the two hydroxycarbamate standards.     

Chemical separation and inductively coupled plasma–atomic emission spectrometric determination of seventeen trace metals in thorium oxide matrix using a novel extractant – Cyanex-923

Comprehensive studies have been carried out on the extraction behaviour of thorium matrix vis-a-vis 17 trace metallic elements using a novel extractant viz. Cyanex-923. The near total extraction of thorium and quantitative separation of these metals has been established using inductively coupled argon plasma–atomic emission spectrometry (ICP–AES). The recovery of few representative elements has been confirmed by radio-active tracer studies. The studies carried out here have enabled determination of μg/l amounts of all analyte elements with a precision of better than 1% RSD with prior chemical separation from as low as 1 g thorium sample in just five chemical extractions.     

利用无水乙醇分解制备碳纳米管

利用CVD法高温分解无水乙醇,以分子筛（合成皂石）基体上的Fe颗粒为催化剂,制备出了管壁更薄、端部为开口结构的碳纳米管.本实验制备出的碳纳米管,相对于传统CVD方法制备出的碳纳米管,在实验条件控制稳定的情况下,管壁较直、缺陷较少、管内径较大.具有这样结构的碳纳米管在储氢等方面应具备更为优良的效果,从而有着潜在的应用前景.