Gold catalysis contra platinum catalysis in hydroarylation contra phenol synthesis

Three silylated γ-alkynylfurans were prepared and subjected to both gold and platinum catalysts. The TMS- and the TBDMS-substituted furans reacted. With AuCl₃ and the binuclear [(Ph₃PAu)₂Cl][BF₄] catalyst a hydroarylation of the alkyne was observed. Na[AuCl₄] gave phenols as the product, but these were formed only after in situ desilylation of the starting material by the gold catalyst and thus the wrong isomer dominated. Only with PtCl₂(MeCN)₂ phenols with a silyl group were formed. The TBDPS-substituted furan failed to react. Two alkynylsilanes were synthesized, but they also failed to react.     

Copper Promoted Au/ZnO-CuO Catalysts for Low Temperature Water-gas Shift Reaction

IntroductionThe water-gas shift(WGS)reaction is an impor-tant step in many important chemical processes[1].Re-cently,the renewed interest in the removal of CO bythe WGS reaction has grown significantly because of theincreasing attention to pure hydrogen p…     

在线分离光度法测定痕量金的研究

本提出了一种泡沫塑料柱在线分离富集／β－环糊精－十二烷基苯磺酸钠溶液在线洗脱／硫代米蚩酮光度法测定痕量金的新方法。方法的检测出限是３×１０＾－＾８ｇＡｕ，线性范围是５×１０＾－＾７－８×１０＾－＾６Ａｕ，对于１．０μｇＡｕ进行１１次测定，相对标准偏差小于３．０％。     

Upper bound of Kähler angles on the β-symplectic critical surfaces

Let (M,g) be a Kähler surface and \mathrm{\Sigma } be a \beta-symplectic critical surface in M. If L_q\left(\mathrm{\Sigma }\right) is bounded for some q>3, then we give a uniform upper bound for the Kähler angle on \mathrm{\Sigma }. This bound only depends on M,q,\beta and the L_q functional of \mathrm{\Sigma }. For q>4, this estimate is known and we extend the scope of q.     

Maximum principle at infinity for complete minimal surfaces in flat 3-manifolds

The main result of this paper is the following maximum principle at infinity:Theorem.Let M ₁ and M ₂ be two disjoint properly embedded complete minimal surfaces with nonempty boundaries, that are stable in a complete flat 3-manifold. Then dist(M ₁,M ₂)=min(dist(M ₁,M ₂), dist(M ₂,M ₁)).In case one boundary is empty, e.g. M ₁,then dist(M ₁,M ₂)=dist(M ₂,M ₁).If both boundaries are empty, then M ₁ and M ₂ are flat.     

Twistor holomorphic Lagrangian surfaces in the complex projective and hyperbolic planes

We completely classify all the twistor holomorphic Lagrangian immersions in the complex projective plane ², i.e. those Lagrangian immersions such that their twistor lifts to the twistor space over ² are holomorphic. This classification provides a one-parameter family of examples of Lagrangian spheres in ².Research partially supported by a DGICYT grant No. PB91-0731.     

Sur les metriques admettant les plans comme surfaces minimales

We establish the system of partial differential equations satisfied by the riemannian metrics on open subsets of which admit planes as minimal surfaces. This is a nonlinear system of 10 partial differential equations, with the euclidian metric as a particular solution. In a previous work, we solved this system for axially symmetrical metrics. In this paper we linearize the system at the euclidian metric and solve the linear system. We obtain a 20-dimensional space of solutions.

     

The role of radicals in metal-assisted oxygenation reactions

The oxo-functionalization of organic substrates with the aid of metal oxo moieties is of fundamental importance not only in nature but also in academic and industrial research. Nevertheless the corresponding reaction mechanisms remain among the most enigmatic in chemistry and few of them are understood in detail. Recent research efforts have resulted in significantly improved information: in the cases of many oxygenation reactions evidence has been provided for the occurrence radical intermediates, even though the high selectivity observed suggests to a different mechanism. Examples stem from various areas of chemistry and include processes involving molecular metal oxo complexes, gas-phase and matrix-isolated species, metalloenzymes, and solid-state oxide surfaces. This review treats this seemingly wide variety of systems with the aim of providing an overview of common reactivity patterns and principles, as well as open problems.     

Corrugated single-layer graphite sheet as a model of stepped surface of a crystal

Electronic structure calculations have been performed for flat graphite sheets and periodically distorted sheets with different values of deformation angle and hydrogen adsorption. These characteristics do not all behave monotonically with increasing deformation angle. At small deformation angles, the electrons pass from the atoms of terraces to those of edges, while at larger angles the reverse pattern is observed. The position of the Fermi level also varies nonmonotonically. The binding energy of hydrogen depends significantly on the adsorption site, and the difference can be doubled. Based on the ata obtained, it was concluded that a priori statements derived from the “general concepts” on the difference in the physicochemical properties of, for example, terrace and edge atoms on high-index facets are unreliable.