Luminescent dendrimers as ligands for metal ions

Suitably designed luminescent dendrimers can play a role of ligands for luminescent and non-luminescent metal ions. This combination leads to species capable of exhibiting interesting and unusual properties, including (i) shielding excited states from quenching processes, (ii) light harvesting, (iii) conversion of incident UV light into visible or infrared emission, and (iv) metal ions sensing with signal amplification.     

碱金属和重金属叠氮化物的感度和导电性研究

分别用EHCO和DV－X_α方法，计算研究了α－NaN_3、β-NaN_3和AgN_3的能带结构和原子簇电子结构. AgN_3与NaN_3相比：带隙(△Eg)较小、带宽(BW)较大，因而电导率较大. 比较前沿晶体轨道(CO)和前沿分子轨道(MO)的能级、组成及电子在其间的跃迁；预示AgN_3比NaN_3更敏感、更易分解和起爆．还从电子微观层次揭示了金属叠氮化物的导电性和爆炸性之间的联系．     

The synthesis of chiral functionalised morpholine N-oxides using a tandem Cope elimination/reverse-Cope elimination protocol

Hydroxylamine derivatives of (S)-prolinol have been generated using a Cope elimination. These undergo reverse-Cope elimination onto a pendant double bond to give morpholine N-oxides containing three contiguous chiral centres.     

Radiation grafting from binary monomer mixtures. I. Vinyl ether of monoethanolamine and vinyl ether of ethyleneglycol

Gamma-radiation grafting of vinyl ether of monoethanolamine and vinyl ether of ethyleneglycol (VEEG) on polyethylene films has been studied from binary monomer mixtures. The effect of co-monomer composition and total exposure radiation dose on the grafting process is investigated. A combination of potentiometric and gravimetric techniques is applied to determine the grafting degree of each monomer in the final graft copolymer. The presence of more active monomer VEEG in the mixture was found to enhance the grafting of both monomers because the increasing of copolymerization rate which in turn increases the total grafting degree. The modification of the hydrophilic properties of the graft copolymer is studied by examining the grafted films for water- and copper (II) ions uptake.     

Metal furnace heated by flame as a hydride atomizer for atomic absorption spectrometry: Sb determination in environmental and pharmaceutical samples

The present work describes a metallic hydride atomizer for atomic absorption spectrometry, by evaluating the performance of the Inconel 600^® tube. For this purpose, stibine was used as the model volatile compound and antimony determination in river and lake sediments and in pharmaceutical samples was carried out to assess the metal furnace performance. Some parameters are evaluated such as those referring to the generation and transport of the hydride (such as KBH₄ and acid concentrations, carrier gas flow rate, injected volume, etc.), as well as those referring to the metal furnace (such as tube hole area, flame composition, long-term stability, etc.). The method presents linear Sb concentration from 2 to 80 μg L⁻¹ range (r > 0.998; n = 3) and the analytical frequency of ca. 140 h⁻¹. The limit of detection (LOD) is 0.23 μg L⁻¹ and the precision, expressed as R.S.D., is less than 5% (40 μg L⁻¹; n = 10). The accuracy is evaluated through the reference materials, and the results are similar at 95% confidence level according to the t-test.     

A novel intumescent flame-retardant system containing metal chelates for polyvinyl alcohol

A novel flame retardant containing phosphorous-nitrogen structure, the ammonium salt of 2-hydroxyl-5,5-dimethyl-2,2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxapho sphorinane (PNOH), was synthesized and its structure was characterized by ¹H NMR and FTIR spectra. PNOH was used together with ammonium polyphosphate (APP) to prepare a novel intumescent flame retardant (IFR) for polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). When a few amounts (0.5%) of metal chelates were added, the flame retardancy of the IFR-PVA systems was significantly improved, having a high LOI value of 34.2 in a total IFR loading of 15 wt.%. In order to have an understanding of the resulting flame retardant effects, the thermal degradation behaviors of IFR-PVA systems were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and the morphology and structures of residues generated in different conditions were investigated by scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and FTIR spectra. The results show that NiSAO can promote the thermal stability of the IFR-PVA; the residual char containing polyphosphoric or phosphoric acid is formed during the combustion; the formation of a continuous and dense char layer could inhibit the transmission of heat during contacting with flame and shows good flame retardancy.     

Ester Elimination: A General Solvent Dependent Non-Hydrolytic Route to Metal and Mixed-Metal Oxides

Molecular routes to metal oxides has become an area of intensescientific interest due to the technological relevance of thesematerials. Molecular routes are proving important as a result ofthe possibility to control the physical and chemical propertiesof the final materials.We have chosen to study non-hydrolytic methods, namely esterelimination reactions between two prototypical molecularprecursors metal alkoxides, M(OR)_n, and metal carboxylates, M(O₂CR)_n, to synthesize metal oxides: This method allows for the synthesis of pure metal oxides bycomplete elimination of the organic supporting ligands withconcomitant formation of M-O-M bridges.Furthermore, incomplete esterelimination can lead to isolation of molecular clusters asintermediates which can also be used as building blocks for theformation of metal oxides with controlled microstructure.Here we report a series of reactions between Sn and Si alkoxidesand carboxylates designed to gain further insight into thefactors governing ester elimination reactions. By choosingcompounds with varying coordination environments and stericaccessibility we have devised a set of criteria which shouldallow for successful ester elimination between metal alkoxide andcarboxylate compounds. Furthermore we have also shown theability of ester elimination derived molecular clusters withspecific microstructure to be used in the synthesis of bulkmaterials retaining the structural attributes of the precursor cluster.     

Calix[4]crown in dual sensing functions with FRET

A new calix[4]crown chemosensor based on dual sensing probes reveals Pb²⁺ ion selectivity over other metal ions, which arises from a hypsochromic shift of azo units in UV spectrum as well as a fluorescence enhancement of pyrenyl parts in fluorescence spectrum via a suppressed FRET.     

Surface oxides on porous carbon

Wet oxidation of BPL porous carbon by H₂O₂ and HNO₃ changes the pore structure and also increases the concentration of surface oxides. KOH uptake is increased by oxidation and is seen to be dependent on KOH concentration and to a lesser extent on inert electrolyte concentration. Enthalpy of immersion measurements have allowed the estimation of the enthalpy of hydration of the surface oxides and the enthalpy of neutralization of the easily accessible acid oxides.     

LnSrNiO4-λ系列复合氧化物的物化性质与对NO分解的催化性能

用柠檬酸络合法合成了Ｋ２ＮｉＦ４结构的ＬｎＳｒＮｉＯ４－λ（Ｌｎ＝Ｌａ，Ｐｒ，Ｎｄ，Ｓｍ，Ｇｄ）系列稀土取代类钙钛石型复合氧化物催化剂，对该系列催化剂的固态物理、化学性质及其对ＮＯ分解的催化性能进行研究。结果表明，该系列复合氧化物催化剂对ＮＯ分解活性都很高，在此基础上对该系列复合氧化物中稀土元素对ＮＯ分解反应的取代效应进行了探讨。