Ultrasonic-assisted degradation of phenazopyridine with a combination of Sm-doped ZnO nanoparticles and inorganic oxidants

Pure and samarium doped ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized by a sonochemical method and characterized by TEM, SEM, EDX, XRD, Pl, and DRS techniques. The average crystallite size of pure and Sm-doped ZnO nanoparticles was about 20 nm. The sonocatalytic activity of pure and Sm-doped ZnO nanoparticles was considered toward degradation of phenazopyridine as a model organic contaminant. The Sm-doped ZnO nanoparticles with Sm concentration of 0.4 mol% indicated a higher sonocatalytic activity (59%) than the pure ZnO (51%) and other Sm-doped ZnO nanoparticles. It was believed that Sm³⁺ ion with optimal concentration (0.4 mol%) can act as superficial trapping for electrons in the conduction band of ZnO and delayed the recombination of charge carriers. The influence of the nature and concentration of various oxidants, including periodate, hydrogen peroxide, peroxymonosulfate, and peroxydisulfate on the sonocatalytic activity of Sm-doped ZnO nanoparticles was studied. The influence of the oxidants concentration (0.2–1.4 g L⁻¹) on the degradation rate was established by the 3D response surface and the 2D contour plots. The results demonstrated that the utilizing of oxidants in combination with Sm-doped ZnO resulting in rapid removal of contaminant, which can be referable to a dual role of oxidants; (i) scavenging the generated electrons in the conduction band of ZnO and (ii) creating highly reactive radical species under ultrasonic irradiation. It was found that the Sm-doped ZnO and periodate combination is the most efficient catalytic system under ultrasonic irradiation.     

Microstructural study of different LDH morphologies obtained via different synthesis routes

In order to better understand the relationship between LDH synthesis parameters and their particle sizes, diverse carbonate intercalated NiAl-LDH phases were prepared using different coprecipitation conditions and their structure, microstructure and morphology were characterized. The samples were synthesized by coprecipitation either at constant pH, in strong alkaline medium or using urea decomposition. The influence of a post-synthesis hydrothermal treatment was also investigated. A well crystalline NiAl-CO₃ phase but containing a high stacking fault density was obtained by combining a strong basic medium and hydrothermal treatment at 120 °C for 24 h. Interestingly, the hydrothermal treatment increases the crystallinity of the samples but does not eliminate stacking faults. The crystallite sizes determined by modeling X-ray diffraction peak broadening with linear combinations of spherical harmonics are fully consistent with TEM observations confirming the validity of the approach used and indicating that the particles are probably small single crystals.     

Intermediate-temperature polymorphic phase transition in KH2PO4: A synchrotron X-ray diffraction study

We have used synchrotron X-ray diffraction to investigate the structural and chemical changes undergone by polycrystalline KH₂PO₄ (KDP) upon heating within the 30-250 °C temperature interval. Our data show evidence of a polymorphic transition at T∼190 °C from the room-temperature tetragonal KDP phase to a new intermediate-temperature monoclinic KDP modification (spacegroup P2₁/m and lattice parameters a=7.590, b=6.209, c=4.530 Å, and β=107.36°). The monoclinic RDP polymorph remains stable upon further heating to 235 °C, and is isomorphic to its RbH₂PO₄ and CsH₂PO₄ counterparts.     

石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定海藻制品中的砷

应用石墨炉原子吸收光谱技术建立了在海藻制品中测定总砷和三价无机砷的方法,为开展海藻制品中无机砷的监测和食品安全风险评估提供准确的检测方法。采用湿法消解和微波消解为测定总砷的前处理方式,9m ol/L盐酸浸泡后乙酸丁酯萃取和纯水反萃取作为海藻制品中三价无机砷的提取方式,分别利用塞曼扣背景和氘灯扣背景的石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定总砷和三价无机砷。塞曼扣背景测定砷的线性范围为3.0—60μg/L,定量限(LOQ)为2.9μg/L,精密度为3.6%,回收率为90%—102%;氘灯扣背景测定砷的线性范围为4.0—80μg/L,定量限(LOQ)为3.6μg/L,精密度为4.1%,回收率为88%—109%。本法对三价无机砷的提取方法简便实用、提取效率高。原子吸收光谱法的两种背景校正方式测定总砷及三价无机砷的结果准确可靠。为基层实验室开展食品中总砷以及三价无机砷的测定提供实用、可靠的分析方法。     

Kinetic study of the reaction of nucleophilic cyclopropanation of C60 fullerene with halogenated maleopimarimide

The kinetics of nucleophilic fullerene cyclopropanation by halomethyl ketones with a diterpene fragment has been studied by the Bingel method, and the influence of the biologically active cyclopropanating agent on the process has been estimated. It has been revealed that favorable conditions for carrying out the reaction result in maximum monofunctionalized methanofullerenes formation with the maximum yield.     

Optical Properties of Fullerenated Poly(epoxy propyl carbazole)

Sincethedevelopmentofmethodslformassproductionoffullerenes,therehasbeengTeatinterestinit-Manyresearchgroups'havepaidgreatattentiontothefiJllerene-dopedpolymersinceWang'discoveredinl992thatfullerene-dopedPVKhasanapparentlyincreasingphotoconductivity.WehavereportedthechendcalattachmentofCcocagestothecarbazolegroupsonpoly(epoxypropylcarbazole)(PEPC)chainsbyFriedel-Craftstypereaction'.Here,theopticalpropertiesoffullerenatedPEPCwereinvestigated,whichwillshowitsgoodphotoconductivepropeFtiesbe…     

Photophysical properties of (η2-C60)Pd(PPh3)2 complex in benzene. Picosecond and nanosecond laser photolysis

Absorption spectra of the photoexcited (²-C₆₀)Pd(PPh₃)₂ complex in benzene were obtained by picosecond and nanosecond laser photolysis. The spectra are compared with those observed for photoexcited states of fullerene C₆₀ and charge-transfer states of C₆₀ complexes with ternary amines. The relaxation kinetics of excited (²-C₆₀)Pd(PPh₃)₂ complex has three components with characteristic lifetimes ₁ = 43 ps, ₂ = 1500 ps, and ₃ = 1.17 s. The results are discussed in terms of the four-level scheme of the excited complex.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1163–1166, May, 1996.     

Addition of diphenylphosphinoyl azide to [60]fullerene

The reaction of [60]fullerene with diphenylphosphinoyl azide in toluene or ino-dichlorobenzene in the presence of traces of water affords 2-[N-(diphenylphosphoryl)amino]-1-hydroxy[60]fullerene This reaction in THF gives a mixture of (N-diphenylphosphoryl)[60]fullerenol[1,2-b]aziridine and a product of partial hydrolysis of the bisadduct of phosphorylated azide and fullerene. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2168–2172, November, 1999.     

Comparison of the Bonding of Benzene and C60 to a Metal Cluster: Ru3(CO)9(μ3-η2,η 2,η2-C6H6) and Ru3(CO)9(μ3-η2,η2,η2-C60)

The electron distributions and bonding in Ru₃(CO)₉( ³- ², ², ²-C₆H₆) and Ru₃(CO)₉( ³- ², ², ²-C₆₀) are examined via electronic structure calculations in order to compare the nature of ligation of benzene and buckminsterfullerene to the common Ru₃(CO)₉ inorganic cluster. A fragment orbital approach, which is aided by the relatively high symmetry that these molecules possess, reveals important features of the electronic structures of these two systems. Reported crystal structures show that both benzene and C₆₀ are geometrically distorted when bound to the metal cluster fragment, and our ab initio calculations indicate that the energies of these distortions are similar. The experimental Ru–C_fullerene bond lengths are shorter than the corresponding Ru–C_benzene distances and the Ru–Ru bond lengths are longer in the fullerene-bound cluster than for the benzene-ligated cluster. Also, the carbonyl stretching frequencies are slightly higher for Ru₃(CO)₉( ³- ², ², ²-C₆₀) than for Ru₃(CO)₉( ³- ², ², ²-C₆H₆). As a whole, these observations suggest that electron density is being pulled away from the metal centers and CO ligands to form stronger Ru–C_fullerene than Ru–C_benzene bonds. Fenske-Hall molecular orbital calculations show that an important interaction is donation of electron density in the metal–metal bonds to empty orbitals of C₆₀ and C₆H₆. Bonds to the metal cluster that result from this interaction are the second highest occupied orbitals of both systems. A larger amount of density is donated to C₆₀ than to C₆H₆, thus accounting for the longer metal–metal bonds in the fullerene-bound cluster. The principal metal–arene bonding modes are the same in both systems, but the more band-like electronic structure of the fullerene (i.e., the greater number density of donor and acceptor orbitals in a given energy region) as compared to C₆H₆ permits a greater degree of electron flow and stronger bonding between the Ru₃(CO)₉ and C₆₀ fragments. Of significance to the reduction chemistry of M₃(CO)₉( ³- ², ², ²-C₆₀) molecules, the HOMO is largely localized on the metal–carbonyl fragment and the LUMO is largely localized on the C₆₀ portion of the molecule. The localized C₆₀ character of the LUMO is consistent with the similarity of the first two reductions of this class of molecules to the first two reductions of free C₆₀. The set of orbitals above the LUMO shows partial delocalization (in an antibonding sense) to the metal fragment, thus accounting for the relative ease of the third reduction of this class of molecules compared to the third reduction of free C₆₀.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of a new molecular complex of fullerene C70, 4BNDY·3C70·4C6H6 (BNDY is binaphtho[1,8-d,e]-1,3-dithiin-2-ylidene)

A new C₇₀-based molecular complex 4BNDY·3C₇₀·4C₆H₆ (1) (BNDY is binaphtho[1,8-d.e]-1,3-dithiin-2-ylidene) was prepared, and its full X-ray diffraction study at room temperature was performed. The C₇₀ molecules in crystal 1 are ordered in different ways, and their ordering depends on van der Waals interactions between them and nonplanar BNDY molecules in the boat conformation. The neighboring BNDY molecules in the structure are bound to each other by π-π interactions. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 99–102, January, 2000.