Highly Enantioselective Bromocyclization of Allylic Amides with a P/P=O Double‐Site Lewis Base Catalyst

The enantioselective bromocyclization of allylic amides catalyzed by phosphorus‐containing Lewis bases was examined in detail. A series of control experiments and NMR studies showed that a partially oxidized bis‐phosphine generated in situ serves as the actual enantioselective catalyst. The reaction mechanism involves distinct roles of two Lewis basic sites, P and P=O, with P⁺Br serving as a fine‐tuning element for substrate fixation in the chiral environment, and P⁺OBr as the Br⁺ transfer agent to the olefin. Catalyst loading could be reduced to as little as 1 mol %, and the reaction affords enantioenriched oxazolines with up to >99.5 % ee.     

Combining the Advantages of Tetrazoles and 1,2,3‐Triazoles: 4,5‐Bis(tetrazol‐5‐yl)‐1,2,3‐triazole, 4,5‐Bis(1‐hydroxytetrazol‐5‐yl)‐1,2,3‐triazole,and their Energetic Derivatives

In the development of new energetic materials, the main challenge is the combination of high energy content with chemical and mechanical stability, two properties that are often contradictory. In this study, the syntheses and comprehensive characterizations of 4,5‐bis(tetrazole‐5‐yl)‐1,2,3‐triazole and the novel 4,5‐bis(1‐hydroxytetrazole‐5‐yl)‐1,2,3‐triazole, as well as their energetic properties, are presented, combining the advantages of the more energetic tetrazole and the more stable 1,2,3‐triazole rings. Nitrogen‐rich salts of both compounds were synthesized to investigate their detonation performances and combustion behavior calculated by computer codes for potential application in erosion‐reduced gun propellant mixtures due to their high nitrogen content. The structures of several of the compounds were studied by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction and, especially in the case of 4,5‐bis(tetrazol‐5‐yl)‐1,2,3‐triazole, revealed the site of deprotonation.     

Multishelled Metal Oxide Hollow Spheres: Easy Synthesis and Formation Mechanism

Uniform multishelled NiO, Co₃O₄, ZnO, and Au@NiO hollow spheres were synthesized (NiO and Co₃O₄ hollow spheres for the first time) by a simple shell‐by‐shell self‐assembly allowing for tuning of the the size, thickness and shell numbers by controlling the heat treatment, glucose/metal salt molar ratio, and hydrothermal reaction time. These findings further the development of synthetic methodologies for multishelled hollow structures and could open up new opportunities for deeper understanding of the mechanisms of shell‐by‐shell self‐assembly. Moreover, the double‐shelled NiO hollow sphere exhibits a higher photocatalytic activity for degradation of methyl orange than its morphological counterparts.     

2种羟基氧化铁对水中Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附性能

通过水解方法制备了α-FeO(OH)和β-FeO(OH),研究了其对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附性能及影响因素。结果表明,2种形式的FeO(OH)在弱酸性环境中对Cr(Ⅵ)均表现出很好的去除效果,吸附过程能够用Langmuir模型较好地描述,α-FeO(OH)和β-FeO(OH)对Cr(Ⅵ)的最大吸附容量分别为50.25和42.02mg/g。对初始质量浓度达10mg/LCr(Ⅵ)的水样,通过α-FeO(OH)和β-FeO(OH)的吸附作用,可以将水中Cr(Ⅵ)控制在饮用水安全标准之下。200mg/LCl-、SO42-,100mg/LF-作为共存离子时,对2种吸附剂吸附Cr(Ⅵ)的效果无明显影响;但100mg/L的H2PO4-和HCO3-共存,可使α-FeO(OH)、β-FeO(OH)对Cr(Ⅵ)的去除效果降低15%～20%。离子强度增加使吸附能力降低。     

静电纺丝法制备SrTiO3多晶微纳米纤维

应用静电纺丝法并结合Sol-gel 技术制备了SrTiO3微纳米纤维. SEM, TEM及电子衍射分析结果显示, 于900 ℃煅烧获得的纤维直径分布在50~400 nm之间, 其典型直径约为280 nm. XRD分析结果表明, 纤维由立方结构的SrTiO3晶粒组成, 平均晶粒尺寸为33 nm.     

Site engineering in chemical-solution-deposited Bi<Subscript>3.25</Subscript>La<Subscript>0.75</Subscript>Ti<Subscript>3</Subscript>O<Subscript>12</Subscript> thin films using Ce,Zr, Mn and Si atoms

Ferroelectric Bi_3.25La_0.75Ti₃O₁₂ (BLT) thin films were fabricated by depositing sol-gel solutions on Pt(111)/Ti/SiO₂/Si (100) substrates. Crystallographic orientations of the BLT films were random, but the preferred orientations along (00l) and (117) axes were found. All films showed a single-phase bismuth-layered structure but the orientation in the films could be engineered by optimizing the growth condition, as well as by introducing dopant atoms such as Ce and Zr in the films, which in turn influenced the ferroelectric properties of the films significantly. The shape of c-axis-oriented grains was more plate-like, while that of (117)-oriented grains was rod-like. Small % substitution of Ce, Mn, and Zr atoms at Ti site enhanced the remanent polarization by approximately 20%, while substitution of Si atoms reduced the remanent polarization in BLT films but improved insulating properties. It was also demonstrated that fatigue endurance could be controlled by the concentration of dopant atoms, which was thought to be due to the decrease in oxygen vacancy concentration.     

Structures and Properties of Supported Polyimide/SnO2 Hybrid Membranes

A series of polyimide/SnO2 hybrid membranes supported on TiO2/kieselguhr-mullite were prepared from polyimide with a large amount of carboxyl and SnO2 sol via a sol-gel process. The SnO2 phase chemically linked with the polyimide through the pendant carboxyl along the polyimide. The hybrid membranes were highly homogeneous, and when the SnO2 contents reached 15wt% the SnO2 phase was observed as particles with a diameter of 5 nm dispersed in the hybrid membranes . The cross-linking between the SnO2 phase and polyimide effectively enhanced the glass temperature of the hybrid films. With the increasing of the SnO2 contents, the pore sizes of the membranes decreased, and their pore sizes were mainly focused on 3.8, 3.1, 2.8 and 2.4 nm. The hybrid membranes showed higher permeability for H2, CO2, CO and H2O when compared to the pure polyimide. The separation factors of the polyimide/SnO2 hybrid membranes with 15wt% SnO2 content for H2/N2, CO2/N2, CO/N2 and H2O/N2 were 54.1, 30.2, 35.9 and 40.1, respectively.     

RE-B共掺杂片层TiO2的合成及其光催化性能

采用溶胶-凝胶法,利用钛酸四丁酯、硝酸镧、硝酸铈和硼酸为原料,对TiO₂光催化剂进行稀土-B(RE-B)的共掺杂改性制备和性能研究。采用X-射线衍射法(XRD)、冷场发射扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、紫外-可见吸收(UV-Vis)光谱和荧光(PL)光谱对制得样品的相组成、表面形貌结构、表面元素组成、光响应范围及带隙能和电子-空穴的复合情况进行了初步分析。结果表明,所制掺杂TiO₂的组成均为锐钛矿型,掺杂使晶格发生了较大畸变,且细晶粒由未掺杂的27 nm减小到RE-B-TiO₂的10 nm,形貌为片层状不规则堆放状态存在。XPS结果表明掺杂元素有效进入二氧化钛, PL谱显示共掺杂可有效延长光催化剂的载流子寿命。掺杂后吸收边均红移, La-B-TiO₂由TiO₂的405 nm移动到466 nm,相应地禁带宽度减小了0.4 eV。光催化实验表明:2 h内降解亚甲基蓝(MB)时掺杂能够同时提高紫外和可见光下二氧化钛的光催化效率,而共掺杂的降解效果又优于单掺杂, La-B-TiO₂紫外光下的降解率达到80.67%,为同等条件下纯TiO₂的2.7倍,可见光下的降解率为74.78%。     

Diastereoselective 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloadditions of Chiral Derivatives of 2‐Oxoethanenitrile Oxide to Noncyclic Conjugated Symmetrical Alkenes

Asymmetric 1,3‐dipolar cycloadditions of chiral derivatives of the nitrile oxides 3a – 3c derived from (2R)‐bornane‐10,2‐sultam, (2R)‐10‐(dicyclohexylsulfamoyl)isoborneol, and (1R)‐8‐phenylmenthol, to either (E)‐stilbene 4 or dimethyl fumarate 5 , leading to the corresponding 4,5‐dihydroisoxazoles 6a – 6c and 7a – 7c in both moderate yields and diastereoselectivities, are presented. All cycloadducts were converted into the corresponding methyl esters 8 and 9 , which were used for determination of their enantiomeric purities via chiral HPLC analyses. In the case of both stilbene cycloadducts 6a and 6b , their absolute configurations were determined by X‐ray crystal‐structure analyses. These [3+2] cycloadditions suggest the participation of the thermodynamically less stable SO₂/CO syn‐conformer in the π_y approach along the C?O bond of the linear nitrile oxide 3a .     

Opal and inverse opal photonic crystals: Fabrication and characterization

Three-dimensional photonic crystals made of close-packed polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) spheres or air spheres in silica, titania and ceria matrices have been fabricated and characterized using SEM, XRD, Raman spectroscopy and UV–Vis transmittance measurements. The PMMA colloidal crystals (opals) were grown by self-assembly from aqueous suspensions of monodisperse PMMA spheres with diameters between 280 and 415 nm. SEM confirmed the PMMA spheres crystallized uniformly in a face-centred cubic (fcc) array, and UV–Vis measurements show that the colloidal crystals possess pseudo photonic band gaps in the visible and near-IR regions. Inverse opals were prepared by depositing silica (SiO₂), titania (TiO₂) or ceria (CeO₂) in the voids of the PMMA colloidal crystals using sol-gel procedures, then calcining the resulting structure at 550 °C to remove the polymer template. The resulting macroporous materials showed fcc ordering of air spheres separated by thin frameworks of amorphous silica, nanocrystalline titania or nanocrystalline ceria particles, respectively. Optical measurements confirmed the photonic nature of the inverse opal arrays. UV–Vis data collected for the opals and inverse opals obeyed a modified Bragg’s law expression that considers both diffraction and refraction of light by the photonic crystal architectures. The versatility of the colloidal crystal template approach for the fabrication of macroporous oxide structures is demonstrated.