Immobilization of copper in organic-inorganic hybrid materials: a highly efficient and reusable catalyst for the Ullmann diaryl etherification

The immobilization of copper in organic-inorganic hybrid materials catalyzing the Ullmann reaction has been described. Phenols reacted with aryl iodides, aryl bromides and aryl chlorides smoothly in the presence of a 3-(2-aminoethylamino)propyl functionalized silica gel immobilized copper catalyst. The protocol involved the use of DMSO as the solvent, and potassium fluoride as the base. The reactions generated the corresponding cross-coupling products in good to excellent yields. Furthermore, the silica-supported copper could be recovered and recycled by a simple filtration of the reaction solution and used for 10 consecutive trials without loss of its reactivity.     

New aspects of thermal analysis,Part I. Resolution of DSC and means for its optimization

The definitions of the temperature resolution, the so-called resolution of DSC instruments given in literature are discussed. A new definition of the resolution for DSC instruments is presented and outlined. The main characteristic introduced in this new definition is a minimum between two caloric events as a prerequisite of an existing resolution. Possible candidates of test substances have been evaluated. The oligomer n-hexatriacontane is revealing an interesting phenomenon, namely a lambda transition which is in the peak temperature only 2 K lower than the melting temperature of 76°C. The substance was selected as an ideal test substance for the quantification of the resolution of DSC instruments. The lambda transition is a second order process which may reach under certain conditions the saturation of the occurring molecular dislocation within 0.2 K, and after saturation the heat flow rate drops sharply down. Investigations concerning the main characteristics of n-hexatriacontane in respect to the temperatures of transition (lambda transition and melting), to the involved enthalpies, and to the resolution factors were performed as functions of the sample mass and the heating rate. The importance of relevant evaluation procedures increasing the resolution factors of DSC curves are discussed and these procedures are integrated into the testing of the resolution. The necessity for widening the experimental scope from instruments to evaluation procedures is forced by the existence of instruments with built-in signal treatments based on electronic devices and software procedures. A comparison with literature data is outlined for all of the mentioned characteristic values of n-hexatriacontane. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Catalytic combustion of chlorobenzene over V2O5/TiO2 catalysts prepared by the precipitation-deposition method

Catalytic combustion of chlorobenzene over supported vanadium oxides has been investigated. TiO₂ was prepared by the sol-gel method from titanium isopropoxide. The supported vanadium oxide catalysts have been prepared by precipitation-deposition and impregnation method and characterized by XRD, FT-Raman and TPR. In the VO_x/TiO₂catalysts prepared using the impregnation method, when vanadium loading reaches 3 wt.%, the activity shows a maximum. However, in the VO_x/TiO₂catalysts prepared by precipitation-deposition, when vanadium loading reaches 7 wt.%, the activity shows a maximum. This result suggests that the precipitation-deposition can yield a higher metal loading on the support and a high dispersion compared to the impregnation method. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Electroreduction of Pd(II) Complexes with α-Alanine on a Palladium Electrode

The kinetics of electroreduction of Pd(II) complexes with -alanine, Pd(ala)₂, is studied on a rotating Pd disk electrode in solutions of pH 8–13 containing large excess of -alanine and various supporting electrolytes (NaF, Na₂SO₄, NaClO₄). On a Pd electrode, complexes Pd(ala)₂ undergo reduction at potentials much more negative than on an Hg electrode. This is attributed to the chemisorption of water on the Pd electrode, which hampers adsorption of Pd(ala)₂ that take part in the slow electrochemical stage. As with the Hg electrode, perchlorate ions hinder the Pd(ala)₂ reduction on a Pd electrode. Studying adsorption of Pd(ala)₂ on a Pd electrode is hampered by parallel processes of hydrogen adsorption and absorption.     

新型双核铜配合物的合成,表征及其对苯乙烯环氧化的催化作用

设计合成了５种新型双核铜配合物，用ＥＡ，ＩＲ，ＵＶ－Ｖｉｓ，ＸＰＳ，ＥＰＲ等进行了结构表征，并研究了这些Ｃｕ２配合物模拟双核铜单加氧酶多巴胺β－羟化酶催化苯乙烯环氧化反应的特征。结果表明，这些配合物具有两种类型的结构：脱质子型Ｃｕ２ＬＯＨ和非脱质子型「（Ｃｕ２Ｈ２ＬＸ）Ｙ」Ｙ（Ｘ＝Ｙ＝Ｃｌ＾１－，Ｂｒ＾－；Ｘ＝ＯＨ，Ｙ＝Ｏ２ＣｌＯ＾－２），两类配合物可相互转化。非脱质子型配合物催化ＰｈＩＯ对苯乙烯     

Rigid aromatic fractal polyamides

The preparation of rigid aromatic, highly branched polyamides is described. Owing to the method of preparation and the chosen ratio of difunctional to trifunctional monomers, these entities are highly porous and not dendrimeric in nature. They better conform with the fractal model and are therefore called fractal polyamides (FPs). The effects of variations in the polymerization procedure, in total monomer concentration, in the ratio of amine to carboxyl groups and in the duration of the polycondensation reaction are investigated. Some characterization was performed and the results are presented and briefly discussed.     

Electrophysical properties of titanates of alkaline-earth metals

Results on oxygen-ion, electron, and proton conduction and oxygen penetrability of titanates of alkaline-earth metals doped with acceptor admixtures are briefly reviewed. The applicability of these materials in electrochemical devices, in particular, as oxygen-penetrable membranes, is considered. The focus is on the studies carried out at the Institute of High-Temperature Electrochemistry, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences.     

SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF INTERPENETRATING SULFONIC ACID RESINS WITH HIGH CAPACITY

Two series of interpenetrating sulfonic acid resins (ISAR), 10×n and n×10, were prepared by means of the wet method, and the physicochemical, thermodynamic and kinetic properties of the ISAR were measured. The results show: 10×n resins exhibit better properties than n×10 ones, mainly in higher apparent degree of crosslinking and larger conformational entropy effect, among which, 10×1 resin exhibits the best thermodynamic and kinetic properties. In the DTA graphs of n×10 resins, there are two T_g and two T_(ox), but in those of 10×n, only one T_g and one T_(ox). This result well supports the conclusion that 10×n resins have much better interpenetrating structural aspects.     

Studies on diacetylenic vinyl compounds. VI. ESR studies on the polymerization of diacetylene containing acrylate and methacrylates

A number of diacetylene containing acrylate and methacrylates have been synthesized and the interaction between their propagating radicals and the diacetylene groups was studied by ESR spectroscopy. In the case of polymerization at 70°C using AIBN as an initiator, the propagating radicals of methacrylates are temporarily trapped with the diacetylenes with rapid exchange of the electron, thus showing strong signals of the propagating radicals. Gamma irradiation of the frozen state produces a blue color in samples, and the ESR signals were found to be those of uninteracted acrylate and methacrylates. From a comparison of spectral widths, there seems to exist an intramolecular interaction between the radicals and the diacetylene group at the frozen state. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

苯、甲苯、一氯代苯对含水卵磷脂液晶结构影响的SAXS研究

苯及其衍生物甲苯,一氯代苯都是重要的有机试剂和化工原料,也是对人体有害的有机物。为了了解这些有机试剂对处于生物液晶态的生物膜毒害的机理,我们以含水卵磷脂组成的液晶体系作为人工模型用小角X射线散射(SAXS)方法探讨这些有机试剂对它们结构的影响。关于苯或其它非极性有机介质与含水卵磷脂形成液晶体系及其结构模型前人有一些报导。