Enantioselective Synthesis of α‐Hydroxy Amides and β‐Amino Alcohols from α‐Keto Amides

Synthesis of enantiomerically enriched α‐hydroxy amides and β‐amino alcohols has been accomplished by enantioselective reduction of α‐keto amides with hydrosilanes. A series of α‐keto amides were reduced in the presence of chiral Cu^II/(S)‐DTBM‐SEGPHOS catalyst to give the corresponding optically active α‐hydroxy amides with excellent enantioselectivities by using (EtO)₃SiH as a reducing agent. Furthermore, a one‐pot complete reduction of both ketone and amide groups of α‐keto amides has been achieved using the same chiral copper catalyst followed by tetra‐n‐butylammonium fluoride (TBAF) catalyst in presence of (EtO)₃SiH to afford the corresponding chiral β‐amino alcohol derivatives.     

不同Ce/Mn摩尔比对CeO_2-MnO_x催化剂低温NH_3选择性催化还原NO的影响

以高锰酸钾和硝酸锰为锰源,采用改进的共沉淀法制备了不同Ce/Mn摩尔比的Ce O2-Mn Ox催化剂.以NH3为还原剂,考察了催化剂低温(小于150℃)NH3选择性催化还原NO的性能.并采用XRD,BET,H2-TPR,NH3-TPD和XPS等手段对催化剂的物理化学性质进行表征.结果表明,Ce O2-Mn Ox催化剂在50~150℃温度区间内表现出了良好的催化活性.引入适量的Ce可以有效地改变催化剂的晶粒大小,增强其氧化还原能力;而Mn的加入,促进了其低温SCR活性.当Ce/Mn摩尔比为1∶3时(C1M3),低温活性最佳,在82~150℃温度区间内NO去除率达到90%以上,这主要是由于C1M3催化剂有较高含量的表面吸附氧、大量的弱酸性位点、良好的氧化还原性能以及表面较高含量的Mn4+物种.     

制备工艺对Mn-Fe/ZSM-5催化剂在NH3-SCR催化还原反应中催化性能的影响

分别采用共沉淀法和浸渍法、不同铁前驱物以及不同焙烧温度等研究了制备工艺对Mn-Fe/ZSM-5催化剂的结构、化学组分及NH3-SCR活性的影响。结果显示,当采用Fe(NO3)3作为Fe前驱物,并用共沉淀法制备、300°C焙烧条件下得到的MFZ-CP-N-300样品低温活性最优,在120°C时,其NO的转化率达到96.7%,120-300°C范围内NO转化率始终保持在95%以上。同时利用XRD、NH3-TPD、XPS、SEM、TEM、氮吸附等手段对催化剂结构、晶相、酸位、锰铁氧化物的化学形态及表面的形貌特征进行表征分析。结果表明锰铁氧化物分别以MnO2-Mn2O3和Fe2O3的形式高度分散于催化剂表面,特别是当Mn4+/Mn3+比例为1.254时,有较强的表面中强酸和较多的酸位数,从而增加了NH3的吸附能力,提高NO的转化率。     

Novel NO-releasing derivatives of betulinic acid with antitumor activity

Thirteen novel NO-releasing derivatives of betulinic acid (BA) bearing two types of NO-donors (nitrates and furoxans) were synthesized and evaluated for their antitumor activity. The results showed that furoxan-based derivatives exhibited higher antitumor activity than nitrate-based derivatives, with compounds 11a and 11b displaying promising potency against B16 cell lines and HepG2 cell lines (IC50 < 1 μmol/L). Wesupposed that NO-releasing amount of these derivatives which can be detected by Griess method may contribute more to their antitumor activity. As a result, furoxan-based derivatives released larger amount of NO than that of nitrate-based derivatives, which partially explained the higher anti-tumor activity of the former.     

BioLeT: A new design strategy for functional bioluminogenic probes

By integrating photoinduced electron transfer (PET) into the design of functional bioluminogenic probes, Urano and his coworkers recently developed a new rational design strategy, BioLeT. It is expected that this BioLeT strategy will enable us to design and develop new bioluminescence probes for detecting various biomolecules with no catalytic or reactive activity.     

氮、硫共掺杂的碳负载的钴@碳化钴:一种高效的非贵金属氧还原电催化剂

Development of high-efficiency and low-cost electrocatalysts for large-scale oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) remains a challenge. In this study, we employed melamine, trithiocyanuric acid, and cobaltous nitrate to fabricate a novel ORR electrocatalyst with cobalt and cobalt carbide supported on carbon co-doped with nitrogen and sulfur (hereafter referred to as MTC-0.1-900) by two-step pyrolysis. The MTC-0.1-900 was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) specific surface area analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The electrochemical performance for ORR was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and linear sweep voltammetry in 0.1 mol·L^-1 KOH solutions. The results showed that the onset potential and half-wave potential of MTC-0.1-900 were 29 and 5 mV superior to the commercial Pt/C catalyst, respectively. After 12000 s operation at the potential of -0.3 V (vs Ag/AgCl), the current retention capacities of MTC-0.1-900 and Pt/C were 97.1% and 76.7%, respectively. MTC-0.1-900 also showed better methanol tolerance than Pt/C. These unique properties of MTC-0.1-900 provide us with an alternative for replacing or reducing the use of Pt catalyst in metal-air battery cathode materials.     

高分散钴氮共掺杂碳纳米纤维氧还原催化剂

过渡金属氮掺杂碳基催化剂已成为替代铂基氧还原反应(ORR)电催化剂的理想选择。本文通过静电纺丝技术制备了高比表面、高度分散的钴原子配位氮掺杂的碳纳米纤维催化剂(Co-N/C)。X射线衍射(XRD)和高分辨率透射电镜(HRTEM)结果证实Co元素高度分散于制备的Co-N/C催化剂中。X射线光电子能谱结果表明N元素主要以吡啶N和石墨N形式存在。该Co-N/C催化剂对ORR反应呈现出较高的电催化活性,其氧还原起始和半波电位分别为0.92 V和0.80 V(相对于标准氢电极),接近于商业化Pt/C催化剂的性能。以制备的Co-N/C催化剂作为阴极,25℃下锌空气燃料电池的开路电位1.54 V、最大功率密度达到了190 m V·cm~(-2)表明该催化剂具有良好的应用前景。