Facile Synthesis of Porous Ag Crystals as SERS Sensor for Detection of Five Methamphetamine Analogs

Porous noble metal nanomaterials have attracted extensive attention due to their high specific surface area and surface plasmon resonance effect. However, it is difficult to form porous structures due to the high mobility and low reduction potential of noble metal precursors. In this article, we developed a facile method for preparing porous Ag with a controllable structure at room temperature. Two kinds of Ag crystals with different porous structures were successfully prepared by using AgCl cubes as sacrificial templates. Through the galvanic replacement reaction of Zn and AgCl, Ag crystals with a sponge-like porous structure were successfully prepared. Additionally, using NaBH₄ as the reducing agent, we prepared granular porous Ag cubes by optimizing the amount of reducing agent. Both the sponge-like and granular porous Ag cubes have clean and accessible surfaces. In addition, we used the prepared two porous Ag cubes as substrate materials for SERS detection of five kinds of methamphetamine analogs. The experimental results show that the enhancement effect of granular porous Ag is better than that of sponge-like porous Ag. Furthermore, we probed the hot spot distribution of granular porous Ag by Raman mapping. By using granular porous Ag as the substrate material, we have achieved trace detection of 5 kinds of methamphetamine analogs including Ephedrine, Amphetamine, N-Methyl-1-(benzofuran-5-yl)propan-2-amine (5-MAPB), N-Methyl-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)propan-2-amine (PMMA) and N-Methyl-1-(4-fluorophenyl)propan-2-amine (4-FMA). Furthermore, to achieve qualitative differentiation of analogs with similar structures we performed density functional theoretical (DFT) calculations on the Raman spectra of the above analogs. The DFT calculations provided the vibrational frequencies, Raman activities, and normal mode assignment for each analog, enabling the qualitative differentiation of the above analogs.     

利用浓盐酸脱苯基方法合成混合二烃基二氯化锡

利用RSnPh3(R= Me3SiCH2、EtMe2SiCH2、Bu)和浓盐酸直接混合加热反应,合成了三种混合二烃基二氯化锡,通过IR,1H NMR和MS的测定,对产物的结构进行了表征;并探讨了反应时间、温度和浓盐酸用量对该反应产率的影响.实验结果表明,该方法与其它方法比较,具有操作简单、反应速度快、环境污染小、产率较高等特点;当四烃基锡与浓盐酸的物质的量比为1:8,在97 ℃反应7 min,混合二烃基二氯化锡的产率大于70%.     

手性大孔磷酸镓Hit-5的水热合成与晶体结构

本文采用水热合成法制备了一个三维手性大孔开放骨架磷酸镓Ga16P16O75·4[1,6-C6H18N2]·[C2H10N2]·2H2O(简称Hit-5).反应起始原料摩尔配比为:1 GaOOH:15 H3PO4:7.5 H2N(CH2)6NH2:0.5 C2H8N2:555 H2O.Hit-5属正交晶系,P21212空间群,晶胞参数:a=0.8671(1)nm,b=1.7945(1)nm,c=0.9101(1)nm,β=108.33(1)°,V=1.3443(2)nm3,Z=4.Hit-5的骨架是由Ga3P3六聚体和Ga4P4八聚体两个不同的二级结构单元通过共顶点联接构成三维纳米孔结构,在[001]方向呈现16-元环孔道.     

硫缺陷型In2S3光催化剂高效分解水制氢研究

缺陷工程被认为是提高光催化剂分解水制氢性能的关键策略之一,然而有关缺陷诱导半导体材料电子结构演变并增强光生载流子传输机制尚不明确。在本研究中,我们通过简单的一步水热合成法成功构建了富含S缺陷的In2S3半导体光催化剂（VS-In2S3）,在模拟太阳光辐照下其光催化分解水产氢性能相比传统的In2S3（P-In2S3）提升了近一个数量级（达到221.18 μmol/g/h）。此外,利用自主研发的原位X射线光电子能谱（SI-XPS）结合相关密度泛函理论计算证实：S缺陷可诱导强还原性的低价态In（In(3-x)+）暴露,进而增强In位点对H2O的吸附和活化能力,因此,S缺陷型In2S3表现出显著增强的光催化析氢活性。此外,可视化观测到H2O分子在原位光照下脱质子转化为OH的分解水制氢过程。该研究为缺陷型光催化剂设计及光催化分解水反应机制和过程研究提供了一定的见解。     

相态结构对聚氧化乙烯/丁二腈/高氯酸锂复合电解质室温电导率的影响

采用聚氧化乙烯(PEO)、丁二腈和高氯酸锂(LiClO4)的复合电解质体系, 制备了一系列不同配比的PEO/SN/LiClO4复合电解质, 对其室温电性能和相态结构进行了表征, 并探讨了相态结构对室温电导率的影响.     

2-甲基-1-(4-芳基噻唑-2-基)-苯并咪唑-6-甲酸乙酯的合成、表征及生物活性

以4-乙酰氨基苯甲酸乙酯为原料设计合成了14 种2-甲基-1-(4-芳基噻唑-2-基)-苯并咪唑-6-甲酸乙酯新化合物. 化合物结构经质谱、1H NMR、红外光谱和元素分析等确证, 并用单晶X射线衍射仪测定了化合物5a的晶体结构. 生物活性实验结果表明, 化合物5c(500 mg/L)对小麦白粉病菌抑制率达到95%; 化合物5e对辣椒疫霉病菌(25 mg/L)的抑制率为61.9%, 对油菜菌核病菌(500 mg/L) 抑制率高达97.2%; 化合物5k(25 mg/L) 对小麦赤霉病菌抑制率为55.1%.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Physical Properties, and Application of a Series of Functional Dibenzo[d,f][1,3]dioxepine Derivatives

The twisted aromatics, functional dibenzo[d,f][1,3]dioxepine derivatives were synthesized in high yields from reactions of 5,5＇-dibromo-2,2＇-biphenol with corresponding ketal or ketone compounds under acid catalysis. The structures of these compounds were characterized by ^1H NMR, elemental analysis, UV-Vis absorption spectrum and X-ray diffraction analysis. The conformation of O--C--O bridged biphenyl derivatives with varied substitute groups on 6,6＇-position was studied by X-ray crystallography and force-field simulation. The result of calculations by UNIVERSAL 1.02 force field in Cerius2 package（4.6） indicates that dibenzo[d,f][1,3]dioxepine derivatives show twisted conformations and the twisted angle between the phenyl rings is about 40°, which is accordant with the result from crystal structure determination, though the obtained angles in the crystal of dibenzo[d,f][1,3]dioxepine derivatives with the varied substitute groups on 6,6＇-position are shown to be slightly shifted to 40° owing to intermolecular interactions in crystal stacking. DSC studies exhibit that the substitute groups on 6,6＇-position can induce a large variation of endothermic peaks ranging from 80 to 135 ℃. The conjugated polymers based on dibenzo[d,f][1,3]dioxepine derivatives, which have ultraviolet emitting with a quantum efficiency of 10%, were obtained by Yamamoto coupling.     

Orbital-Free Density Functional Theory for Molecular Structure Calculations

We give here an overview of the orbital-free density functional theory that is used for modeling atoms and molecules.We review typical approximations to the kinetic energy,exchange-correlation corrections to the kinetic and Hartree energies, and constructions of the pseudopotentials.We discuss numerical discretizations for the orbital-free methods and include several numerical results for illustrations.     

Improved Stretchable and Sensitive Fe Nanowire-Based Strain Sensor by Optimizing Areal Density of Nanowire Network

Flexible strain sensors, when considering high sensitivity and a large strain range, have become a key requirement for current robotic applications. However, it is still a thorny issue to take both factors into consideration at the same time. Here, we report a sandwich-structured strain sensor based on Fe nanowires (Fe NWs) that has a high GF (37–53) while taking into account a large strain range (15–57.5%), low hysteresis (2.45%), stability, and low cost with an areal density of Fe NWs of 4.4 mg/cm². Additionally, the relationship between the contact point of the conductive network, the output resistance, and the areal density of the sensing unit is analyzed. Microscopically, the contact points of the conductive network directly affect the sensor output resistance distribution, thereby affecting the gauge factor (GF) of the sensor. Macroscopically, the areal density and the output resistivity of the strain sensor have the opposite percolation theory, which affects its linearity performance. At the same time, there is a positive correlation between the areal density and the contact point: when the stretching amount is constant, it theoretically shows that the areal density affects the GF. When the areal density reaches this percolation threshold range, the sensing performance is the best. This will lay the foundation for rapid applications in wearable robots.     

Structural and Functional Analysis of the Pyridoxal Phosphate Homeostasis Protein YggS from Fusobacterium nucleatum

Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP) is the active form of vitamin B6, but it is highly reactive and poisonous in its free form. YggS is a PLP-binding protein found in bacteria and humans that mediates PLP homeostasis by delivering PLP to target enzymes or by performing a protective function. Several biochemical and structural studies of YggS have been reported, but the mechanism by which YggS recognizes PLP has not been fully elucidated. Here, we report a functional and structural analysis of YggS from Fusobacterium nucleatum (FnYggS). The PLP molecule could bind to native FnYggS, but no PLP binding was observed for selenomethionine (SeMet)-derivatized FnYggS. The crystal structure of FnYggS showed a type III TIM barrel fold, exhibiting structural homology with several other PLP-dependent enzymes. Although FnYggS exhibited low (<35%) amino acid sequence similarity with previously studied YggS proteins, its overall structure and PLP-binding site were highly conserved. In the PLP-binding site of FnYggS, the sulfate ion was coordinated by the conserved residues Ser201, Gly218, and Thr219, which were positioned to provide the binding moiety for the phosphate group of PLP. The mutagenesis study showed that the conserved Ser201 residue in FnYggS was the key residue for PLP binding. These results will expand the knowledge of the molecular properties and function of the YggS family.