Ritter Reactions between Alcohols and Acetonitrile Mediated by the Conducting Polymer Poly-(3,4-ethylenedioxy Thiophene) (PEDOT)

Herein, we report new reactivity of the conducting polymer, poly-(3,4-ethylenedioxy thiophene) (PEDOT), where PEDOT mediates a Ritter reaction between alcohols and acetonitrile. The yields were variable and in most cases competitive with results obtained using sulfuric acid. Attempts at a stoichiometric reaction between benzonitrile and diphenylmethanol are also reported herein. Finally, described here are preliminary mechanistic studies that suggest PEDOT is behaving as an alcohol-selective or specific Lewis acid.

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Investigation of the doping efficiency of poly(styrene sulfonic acid) in poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(styrene sulfonic acid) dispersions by capillary electrophoresis

CE can efficiently separate poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(styrene sulfonic acid) (PEDOT/PSS) complexes and free PSS in dispersions and can be used to estimate the degree of PSS doping. We investigated the doping efficiency of PSS on PEDOT in dispersions using CE and its effect on the conductivity of the resulting PEDOT/PSS films. Results of this study indicate that dispersions containing 1:2.5–3 EDOT:PSS feed ratio (by weight) exhibiting 72–73% PSS doping generate highly processable and highly conductive films. Conductivity can be optimized by limiting the time of reaction to 12 h. At this point of the reaction, the PEDOT/PSS segments, appearing as broad band in the electropherogram, could still exist in an extended coil conformation favoring charge transport resulting in high conductivity. Above a threshold PEDOT length formed at reaction times longer than 12 h, the PEDOT/PSS complex, appearing as spikes in the electropherogram, most likely have undergone a conformational change to coiled core‐shell structure restricting charge transport resulting in low conductivity. The optimal conductivity (5.2 S/cm) of films from dispersions synthesized for 12 h is significantly higher than those from its commercial equivalent Clevios P and other reported values obtained under similar conditions without the addition of codopants.     

A New Cells‐Compatible Microfluidic Device for Single Channel Recordings

We report the fabrication of a microfluidic apparatus and the realization of a sensors based on PEDOT : PSS, a biocompatible semiconductor polymer used in substitution of standard electrodes for electrophysiological studies and for detection of nanopores in membrane. This gives the possibility to study the mechanisms of ions balance and molecular transport though cell membranes. In particular the apparatus is based on two chambers connected through an aperture in a PTFE sheet where lipid bilayer are formed using Montal‐Mueller method, and the pore‐forming proteins activity is detected by polymeric electrodes. This methodology could be applied to examine different membrane proteins for the purpose of biosensing, drug screening and nanopore technologies.     

Microwave absorbing properties of Fe3O4–poly(3, 4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) hybrids in low‐frequency band

A facile method is proposed to obtain microwave absorbing materials (MAMs), which possess strong microwave absorption properties in low‐frequency range. By simply mechanical mixing, the obtained Fe₃O₄–poly (3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) hybrids exhibit more excellent microwave absorbing properties than that of Fe₃O₄ or PEDOT individually. The analysis on the microwave absorbing properties of the Fe₃O₄–PEDOT hybrids indicates that the excellent microwave absorbing properties are ascribed to several factors, like the dielectric loss, the interface polarization, eddy current effect, natural ferromagnetic resonance, and the impedance as well as the thickness of the coating. The Fe₃O₄–PEDOT hybrids with appropriate mass ratios of PEDOT to Fe₃O₄ (represented by (PEDOT)/(Fe₃O₄)) show superior microwave absorbing property at low frequency. When the thickness is 4 mm, the reflection loss of the sample reached ?15.8 dB at 3.2 GHz with (PEDOT)/(Fe₃O₄) of 3 and ?31.4 dB at 4.5 GHz with (PEDOT)/(Fe₃O₄) of 2, respectively. The obtained Fe₃O₄–PEDOT MAMs will have a promising application in the practical industry and commerce affairs. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Designed synthesis of ZnO/PEDOT core/shell hybrid nanotube arrays with enhanced electrochromic properties

Designed growth of zinc oxide (ZnO)/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) core/shell hybrid nanotube arrays has been achieved by electropolymerization technique. The ZnO/PEDOT hybrid nanotubes electropolymerized for 2000-second display enhanced electrochromic properties of the contrast ratio up to 31.3%, a lot higher than those of the pure PEDOT and ZnO/PEDOT hybrid nanorods. Moreover, the coloring efficiency of the hybrid nanotubes increases from 105.2 cm² C⁻¹ of ZnO/PEDOT hybrid nantotube with the electrodeposition time of 1000 seconds to 122.2 cm² C⁻¹ of 2000 seconds at 520 nm. Therefore, the hybrid composite nanotubes fabricated by the in situ electrodeposition techniques may demonstrate huge potential applications in energy-saving technologies such as smart windows.     

高效率多程折叠Nd:YVO4激光放大器

采用具有近共焦、非稳腔特点的多程折叠光路结构,使激光光束多次通过增益介质,实现了高提取效率的激光放大器.实验中在注入22W种子激光的条件下,以43.9%的提取效率得到了63 W的激光输出,斜效率超过52%,激光放大器的输出光束质量从种子激光的M2X=2.08,M2Y=1.92变为M2X=2.84,M2Y=1.79.     

高效率激光二极管泵浦100 Hz 3.5 J Nd∶YAG MOPA激光器

研制了结构简单、高效率激光二极管泵浦Nd∶YAGM0PA激光器.振荡级输出单脉冲能量1.13 J,重复频率为100HZ.MOPA系统输出最大单脉冲能量2.35 J,光-光转换效率为39%.实验结果和理论计算符合较好.     

Cr4+∶YAG固体激光器效率的理论分析

对Cr4+∶YAG固体激光器的吸收效率、量子效率、储存效率和提取效率等本征效率进行了分析.Cr4+∶YAG晶体的吸收截面、发射截面、上能级寿命和激活离子浓度等对激光器的本征效率有很大的影响.提高Cr4+∶YAG晶体的光学品质和激活离子的掺杂浓度,优化泵浦源的运转波长和激光腔的设计都能显著改善Cr4+∶YAG固体激光器的本征效率.     

5 TW/40 fs级台式钛宝石激光系统研究

在TSA-25系统输出35 mJ,800 nm啁啾脉冲的基础上,建立了以钛宝石作为增益介质的二级啁啾脉冲放大(CPA)系统。使用0.6 J和1.6 J,532 nm,10 Hz Nd∶YAG激光抽运,输出脉冲能量达到500 mJ,经压缩脉冲宽度为41 fs,压缩器的能量转换效率为63%,峰值功率可达7.6 TW。通过对放大器系统的钛宝石晶体、抽运密度以及多通结构通道数的选择等实验,有效地提高了能量放大器的萃取效率。其主放大器能量萃取效率达到32%,整个系统占用尺寸不到10 m2。