Synthesis and Antioxidant Activity of New Thiazole Analogues Possessing Urea,Thiourea, and Selenourea Functionality

A new series of urea, thiourea, and selenourea derivatives with thiazole moieties were synthesized by the nucleophilic addition reaction of (2-amino-4-(3-chlorophenyl)thiazol-5-yl)(2-chlorophenyl)methanone with various substituted isocyanates/ isothiocyanates/isoselenocynates in acetone having a catalytic amount of sodium hydroxide at room temperature with good yields. All the synthesized compounds were fully characterized by spectroscopic data and screened for their in vitro antioxidant activity using 1,1-diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH), nitric oxide (NO), and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) radical scavenging methods. A preliminary study of the structure–activity relationship revealed that the compounds containing selenourea functionality along with halogen group have exhibited potent activity (IC₅₀ ≤ 0.0309 µmol/mL) compared to the standards (IC₅₀ ≤ 0.0814 µmol/mL). Thus the title compounds are a new class of potent antioxidant agents and worthy of further investigation.     

Regular arrays of triangular‐microstructure formed on silicon (111) surface via ultrafast laser irradiation in KOH solution

The regular micrometer‐scale triangular arrays were formed using ultrafast femtosecond laser irradiation on (111) surface of silicon wafer immersed in KOH solution (0.1 g/ml). At low laser fluence, the resulting surface is covered by triangular pits microstructures, whereas at high laser fluence, the structures are transformed to multilayer‐triangular stacks‐microstructures. The number of triangular stacks layer increased as the laser fluence increased. The formation of triangle microstructure arrays depends on both silicon surface crystallographic orientation and the concentration of KOH solution. Either for lower KOH solution concentration (0.02 g/ml) or other silicon crystallographic orientation, triangle arrays cannot be obtained. We attribute the formation of triangular microstructure arrays to the laser‐assisted chemical etching process. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Micellar Effects on Alkaline Hydrolysis of 3,5-Dinitro-2-chloro Benzotriflouride and 2,4-Dinitrochloro Benzene in Aqueous-Acetonitrile Mixtures

Reaction rate for alkaline hydrolysis of the substrates 3,5-dinitro-2-chloro benzotriflouride (DNCBTF) (1) at 30°C and 2,4-dinitrochloro benzene (DNCB) (2) at 50°C separetely with NaOH as nucleophile is carried out spectrophotometrically in mixed aqueous-acetonitrile solvents. In each system, cationic surfactant as dodecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (DoTAB), or anionic one as sodium dodecyle sulfate (SDS) is used in wide range of concentrations to study the effect of micelle on the reaction rate. The micellar effect is explained in term of modified pseudo phase ion exchange model. Pseudo first order rate constant, k_obs is obtained for each of the nucleophile and for both substrates 1 and 2 at all range of X_AN · k_obs at given [OH^?] and in presence of any substrate is found to increase with the increase of DoTAB,while decrease with the increase of SDS as micellar phases. Critical micelle concentrations (CMCs) in similar trend are observed to increase in DoTAB while decrease in SDS systems by increasing acetonitrile (AN) content. Micellar binding constant (K_S) between any type of given substrate and the formed micelle, is found to decrease in presence of DoTAB and increase in SDS micellar phases by increasing AN content. Finally, the ratios between pseudo first order rate constants for hydrolysis in micellar phase k_M to that in the bulk phase k_w for DoTAB and SDS systems are found to be greater than and smaller than unity respectively at any given X_AN where the data indicated for (1) is always higher than those for (2). The results concluded that micelle DoTAB is working as a catalyst for the reaction rate, while that for SDS is considered as an inhibitor.     

碱液后处理对纳米ZSM-5沸石孔道和酸度的影响

采用XRD、N2物理吸附、NH3-TPD以及TEM、IR和NMR手段,系统研究了NaOH碱液后处理对低硅铝比纳米ZSM-5沸石(Si/Al摩尔比为14.5、晶粒度为20～50 nm)孔道和酸度的影响.结果表明,在碱液中,低硅铝比纳米ZSM-5沸石主要发生限域脱硅,而且低硅铝比纳米ZSM-5沸石的碱液脱硅难度大于高硅铝比沸石.但在适当的碱液处理条件下(碱硅比为0.19～0.35,温度为60～80℃,处理时间为2～5 h)可以在其晶体内产生大量介孔,增加比表面积和孔容;同时增加弱酸和中强酸的浓度,并提高L酸比例.L酸的大量增加主要是由于产生了裸露的骨架铝(≡Alδ+),这与文献的观点有所不同.     

在四氯合锌离子诱导下反式六元瓜环与碱金属离子构筑的配位超分子自组装体

在盐酸介质中,通过四氯合锌离子诱导,碱金属离子能与反式六元瓜环端口羰基氧原子直接配位构筑形成超分子自组装体。单晶结构表明在HCl介质中,四氯合锌离子形成"蜂巢结构",而且在[ZnCl₄]^2-诱导作用下,碱金属离子和反式六元瓜环端口羰基氧直接配位形成一维超分子自组装体而填充在"蜂巢结构"中。     

酸洗脱矿对胜利褐煤热解过程中N迁移转化的影响

在石英管流化床反应器中对胜利褐煤进行快速热解实验,考察了773~1 173 K下酸洗脱矿对胜利褐煤热解过程中N迁移转化规律的影响。通过比较原煤和酸洗后煤中N的不同逸出规律可以得出,影响酸洗前后胜利褐煤热解过程中N迁移转化规律的主要是碱金属Na及碱土金属Ca;热解过程中,煤中的Na和Ca促使煤中的N向NH3转化并有效抑制了HCN的生成,金属离子的存在对催化焦油N转化为NH3的作用较为明显;原煤中的碱金属和碱土金属的赋存使半焦裂解反应加剧,降低了固体半焦的产率,半焦N的产率也随之减少;与原煤相比,酸洗煤热解半焦中的吡啶型N(N-6)含量较多,而吡咯型N(N-5)和季N(N-Q)相对较少。     

The Effect of Alkaline Addition in Hydrothermal Pretreatment of Empty Fruit Bunches on Enzymatic Hydrolysis Efficiencies

In general, lignocellulosic biomass contains three major components, namely lignin, hemicellulose and cellulose which are the polymers of C5 and C6 sugars. Thus, there is potential to utilize of this biomass for bioethanol production. The hydrolysis of cellulose into glucose was difficult due to the more fibrous nature and thus inhibit enzyme penetration into the cellulose. In order to solve this problem, hydrothermal pretreatment can be used for breaking the bonds within the lignin structure and increase the accessibility of enzyme into the cellulose. In this study, the effect of chemical addition, sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and calcium oxide (CaO) in hydrothermal pretreatment at 180 °C and 30 minutes reaction time of palm oil empty fruit bunches (EFB) on the enzymatic hydrolysis efficiencies was investigated. The enzymatic hydrolysis of hydrothermally pretreated EFB give the highest concentration of glucose at 0.67 g/L while the hydrothermally pretreated of EFB in the presence of NaOH gives the lowest glucose concentration 0.45 g/L.     

Galvanostatically Deposited PtNi Thin-Films as Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

The synthesis of hybrid platinum materials is fundamental to enable alkaline water electrolysis for cost-effective H₂ generation. In this work, we have used a galvanostatic method to co-deposit PtNi films onto polycrystalline gold. The surface concentrations of Ni (Γ_Ni) and Pt (Γ_Pt) were calculated from electrochemical measurements; the Γ_Pt/Γ_Ni ratio and electrocatalytic activity of these materials towards hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in 1 M KOH show a strong dependence on the current density pulse applied during the electrodeposition. Analysis of the Tafel parameters hints that, on these deposits, HER proceeds through a Volmer-Heyrovsky mechanism. The galvanostatically deposited PtNi layers present a high current output per Pt gram, 3199 A g_Pt⁻¹, which is significantly larger compared to other PtNi-based materials obtained by more extended and more complex synthesis methods.     

Nucleophilic Substitution at Tetracoordinate Phosphorus. Stereochemical Course and Mechanisms of Nucleophilic Displacement Reactions at Phosphorus in Diastereomeric cis- and trans-2-Halogeno-4-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinan-2-thiones: Experimental and DFT Studies

Geometrical cis- and trans- isomers of 2-chloro-, 2-bromo- and 2-fluoro-4-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinan-2-thiones were obtained in a diastereoselective way by (a) sulfurization of corresponding cyclic P^III-halogenides, (b) reaction of cyclic phosphorothioic acids with phosphorus pentachloride and (c) halogen–halogen exchange at P^IV-halogenide. Their conformation and configuration at the C₄-ring carbon and phosphorus stereocentres were studied by NMR (¹H, ³¹P) methods, X-ray analysis and density functional (DFT) calculations. The stereochemistry of displacement reactions (alkaline hydrolysis, methanolysis, aminolysis) at phosphorus and its mechanism were shown to depend on the nature of halogen. Cyclic cis- and trans-isomers of chlorides and bromides react with nucleophiles (HO⁻, CH₃O⁻, Me₂NH) with inversion of configuration at phosphorus. DFT calculations provided evidence that alkaline hydrolysis of cyclic thiophosphoryl chlorides proceeds according to the S_N2-P mechanism with a single transition state according to the potential energy surface (PES) observed. The alkaline hydrolysis reaction of cis- and trans-fluorides afforded the same mixture of the corresponding cyclic thiophosphoric acids with the thermodynamically more stable major product. Similar DFT calculations revealed that substitution at phosphorus in fluorides proceeds stepwise according to the A–E mechanism with formation of a pentacoordinate intermediate since a PES with two transition states was observed.     

Phase‐Junction Electrocatalysts towards Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Media

To ensure sustainable hydrogen production by water electrolysis, robust, earth‐abundant, and high‐efficient electrocatalysts are required. Constructing a hybrid system could lead to further improvement in electrocatalytic activity. Interface engineering in composite catalysts is thus critical to determine the performance, and the phase‐junction interface should improve the catalytic activity. Here, we show that nickel diphosphide phase junction (c‐NiP₂/m‐NiP₂) is an effective electrocatalyst for hydrogen production in alkaline media. The overpotential (at 10 mA cm^?2) for NiP₂‐650 (c/m) in alkaline media could be significantly reduced by 26 % and 96 % compared with c‐NiP₂ and m‐NiP₂, respectively. The enhancement of catalytic activity should be attributed to the strong water dissociation ability and the rearrangement of electrons around the phase junction, which markedly improved the Volmer step and benefited the reduction process of adsorbed protons.