Organic Syntheses Without Solvent: Preparation of Alkoxyphthalimides and of Alkoxylamines

Alkoxyphthalimides are prepared by alkylation of N-hydroxyphthalimide under solid-liquid phase transfer catalysis without solvent. When conversion of alkoxyphthalimides into alkoxylamines is nearly complete, neat hydrazine hydrate is added at room temperature.     

Syntheses and structures of M–Na (M=Zn,Mn) coordination polymers in which ligands and Na ions exhibit complex coordination modes

The novel heteronuclear complexes [Na₂Zn(dipic)₂(H₂O)] _n (1) and [Na₂Mn(dipic)₂(H₂O)₂] _n (2) (H₂dipic?=?pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid) were synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, analysis, IR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. Complex 1 consists of infinite 2D double layers, which are further attached into a 3D network through π–π stacking. All sodium ions are 3-coordinate. Complex 2 has an intricate 3D structure, in which two sodium ions are differently involved in forming polymeric coordination units, and are 3- and 7-coordinate, respectively. Dipic anions act as multidentate ligands showing novel and unprecedented bridging coordination modes. One ligand coordinates to three metal ions and with five bonds; the other coordinates five metal ions with nine bonds.     

Co-crystallizing coordination compounds

Crystallization of an equimolar mixture of 1,10-dimethylphenanthroline (DMP) and manganese(II) chloride from N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) has been studied. Rather than a useful route to a well-defined product, it was found that identical solutions could deposit crystals of three different compounds. The most common outcome was the formation of crystals of [MnCl₂(dmp)(dmf)], 1, or co-crystallization of [MnCl₂(dmp)(dmf)] and [{MnCl₂(dmp)}₂]. The co-crystals, 2, were always found to dissolve as crystals of 1 started to grow. Crystals of a third compound, [MnCl₂(dmp)₂], 3, were also isolated once.     

Influence of Fe-doping on the microstructure and electromagnetic performance of manganese oxides

A simple wet chemical method was used to synthesize Fe-doped MnO₂ composites with iron amount ranging from 0 to 90 M percent. X-ray diffraction, electron probe micro-analyzer, scanning electron microscopy and vector network analyzer were employed to investigate the effect of iron doping on the microstructure and electromagnetic performance of the as-synthesized samples. Results indicate that relative small content of Fe-doping cannot change the α-MnO₂ structure but can promote the formation of hollow-structural morphology. The as-obtained products are transformed into a novel compound (Fe_0.67Mn_0.33)OOH with the increase of Fe-doping to 30 mol%. The possible formation mechanism was proposed in detail. Compared with the pure MnO₂, the Fe-doped samples exhibit decreased dielectric loss but increased magnetic loss with increasing the iron content below 20 mol% while relatively poor electromagnetic properties with the iron content above 30 mol%.     

Normal Coordinate Analysis of Pyridine-N-Oxide

We have been interested for some time in the study of the hydrogen bonded complexes in the far-infrared region with special attention to the adducts between phenol and pyridine-N-oxides (1). In such systems the intermolecular mode vσ was identified and some intramolecular vibrations related to the N-O group were observed to be remarkably shifted consequent on hydrogen bonding. In this context we wished to obtain a force field for the complex which could fit the observational results. Unfortunately for one of the constituents i. e. pyridine-N-oxide a force field, suitable for our purposes, was not available and therefore preliminarily we determined it. We report here the results of such analysis.     

Study of the initial stage of manganese dioxide electrodeposition on a rotating ring-disk electrode

The initial stage of electrodeposition of manganese dioxide has been studied on the platinum disk electrode and on the ring-disk electrode. Two current maxima were observed on the anodic voltammograms. It has been shown that the first rise in the current is associated with the formation of manganese dioxide (MD) nuclei on the electrode surface, and the second with their growth at the border between MnO₂ and bare platinum due to an increase in the perimeter of the nuclei. Electrodeposition on bare platinum proceeds at a higher rate than on the surface of growing MD. This is explained by the difference in the reaction mechanisms on these substrates. The first stage of the process on the growing MD is the chemisorption of Mn(II) ions with the formation of Mn(III) ions, which are then electrochemically oxidized to MD. Chemisorption is the slowest step in the whole process.     

轮台白杏叶片铁锰浓度光谱估算模型

建立基于光谱分析的轮台白杏叶片铁(Fe)、锰(Mn)元素浓度估算模型,为快速建立轮台白杏树体微量营养元素诊断体系提供技术途经。采用Unispec-SC光谱仪测定土壤肥力存在显著差异条件下轮台白杏果实不同生育时期叶片的光谱反射率,通过分析叶片中Fe和Mn元素浓度与Rλ和f′(Rλ)的相关性,筛选出光谱指示波段,并采用线性回归模型建立光谱估算模型以估算叶片Fe和Mn营养元素浓度。结果表明:轮台白杏果实不同生育时期叶片Fe元素的光谱敏感波段各不相同,果实坐果期和硬核期敏感波段分别为873和874nm,375和437nm。果实成熟期敏感波段为836和837nm而果实收后期敏感波段为325和1 054nm;轮台白杏果实四个生育时期Mn元素的光谱敏感波段分别为913和1 129nm,425和970nm,390和466nm,423和424nm;轮台白杏叶片Fe和Mn元素浓度均与光谱反射率一阶微分f′(Rλ)相关性最强,与之建立的线性光谱估算模型拟合度最高,且达到了显著或极显著水平。表明果实不同生育时期,轮台白杏叶片Fe和Mn元素的光谱指示波段不同,可根据双波段f′(Rλ)采用线性模型估算白杏叶片Fe和Mn元素浓度。     

Syntheses,characterizations and bioactivities on HeLa cells and KB cells of two dinuclear manganese complexes with carboxylate bridges

To explore anti-tumor activities of manganese complexes, two complexes have been synthesized and characterized. Complex 1 is bridged by 1,10-phenanthroline and 2,4-biphenyl dicarboxylate. The two complexes have strong fluorescent emission and interact with DNA in an intercalative mode. The complexes also exhibit significant cytotoxic specificity and cancer cell inhibition.     

Potentiostatic and cyclic voltammetric deposition of nanostructured manganese oxide for supercapacitor applications

Nanostructured manganese oxide was produced by potentiostatic and cyclic voltammetric deposition techniques from aqueous KMnO₄ solutions. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction were used to study the morphology and crystal structure of the deposited films. The electrochemical properties of deposited films, that obtained by two techniques, were investigated via performing the cyclic voltammetric tests. The results showed the higher specific capacitances of the nanostructured manganese oxide electrodes which have been produced via cyclic voltammetric deposition. The good retention was obtained for all synthesized electrode materials.