Tricalixarenes and pentacalixarenes: synthesis and complexation studies

Tricalix[4]arene 4, tricalix[5]arene 14, and pentacalix[4]arene 10 have been synthesized from O-alkylcalixarene mono- and dialdehydes by a two-step conversion to the corresponding monoethynyl ketones or diethynyl ketones followed by aryne trimerization in refluxing DMF containing a dialkylamine. The tricalixarenes 4 and 14 were converted, in turn, to calixarenes 6 and 16, which carry OH groups on the lower rim and methylenes as the bridging moieties to the benzene ring. Complexation studies with the tricalix[5]arene 16 show that it forms (a) a 1:3 complex with N,N-dimethylethylenediamine in which each calixarene unit contains a molecule of the amine, (b) a 1:1 complex with tris(aminomethyl)amine in which each calixarene unit contains one of the three arms of the guest, and (c) a 1:1 complex with C60 in which the guest presumably resides in the cavity provided by the three calixarene units acting cooperatively.     

Complete 1H and 13C NMR assignments of four new steroidal glycosides from a gorgonian coral Junceella juncea

Four new cholest-type steroidal glycosides, junceellosides A-D, isolated from the EtOH/CH(2)Cl(2) extracts of the South China Sea gorgonian coral Junceella juncea, were identified. Complete assignments of the (1)H and (13)C NMR chemical shifts for these compounds were achieved by means of one- and two-dimensional NMR techniques, including (1)H-(1)H COSY, HSQC, HMBC and NOESY spectra.     

Transition metal complexes bearing 2,6-bis(imino)pyridyl: Synthesis,structure, ethylene polymerization/ oligomerization studies

A series of new complexes {2,6-bis[1-((2-methyl-4-methoxyphenyl)imino)ethyl]pyridine}Cl₂ [M=Fe(II) (2), Co(II) (3), Ni(II) (4), Cu(II) (5), Zn(II) (6)] have been synthesized. At 25°C, using 500 equiv of methylaluminoxane (MAO), the activities of Fe(II), Co(II) catalysts can reach 4.02 ×10⁶ g/mol-Fehatm for ethylene polymerization and 3.98×10⁵ g/mol-Cohatm for ethylene oligomerization. The effects of polymerization conditions such as reaction temperature, Al/M molar ratio and time on the activity of catalyst have been explored.     

Structure and electrochemical performance of LiFePO4 cathode materials modified with carbon coating and metal doping

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - LiFePO4 cathode material is considered as a competitive material for lithium-ion battery, but its poor electronic and ionic conductivity hinder its further...     

Alumina nanofibers obtained via electrospinning of pseudo-boehmite sol/PVP solution

Alumina nanofibers were fabricated by calcination of the polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)/pseudo-boehmite nanocomposite precursor fibers formed by electrospinning PVP/ethanol solution of dispersed pseudo-boehmite nanoparticles with and without additive of silica. The evolution of the phase, mechanical property and morphological features of the calcined fibers were studied and the effect of adding SiO₂ on the phase transformation of alumina was discussed. Adding SiO₂ can retard the phase transformation of γ-Al₂O₃ to α-Al₂O₃ and therefore inhibit the growth of alumina grains during calcination. Upon calcining the precursor fibers with 4 wt% SiO₂ additive at 1,300 °C, continuous alumina nanofibers with diameter ranging from 300 to 800 nm were obtained. These continuous nanofibers exhibited good flexibility and could be very promising for applications in filtration and catalyst support.     

一阶时滞微分方程解的零点分布

Abstract. The paper gives two estimates of the distance between adjacent zeros of solutions     

Observer-based synchronization in complex dynamical networks with nonsymmetric coupling

Based on a general complex dynamical network model with nonsymmetric coupling, some criteria for synchronization are proposed based on the approach of state observer design. Unlike the nonobserver-based dynamical networks, where the coupling between two connected nodes is defined by an inner coupling matrix and full state coupling is typically needed, in this paper, smaller amount of coupling variables or even only a scalar output signal of each node is needed to synchronize the network. Unlike the commonly researched complex network model, where the coupling between nodes is symmetric, here, in our network model, the coupling configuration matrix is not assumed to be symmetric and may have complex eigenvalues. The matrix Jordan canonical formalization method is used instead of the matrix diagonalization method, so in our synchronization criteria, the coupling configuration matrix is not required to be diagonalizable. Especially, the proposed step-by-step approach is simpler in computation than the existent ones, which usually rely heavily on numerical toolbox, and may be done by hand completely. An example is given to illustrate the step-by-step approach, in which each node is a two-dimensional dynamical limit cycle oscillator system consisting of a two-cell cellular neural network, and numerical simulations are also done to verify the results of design.     

Complete assignments of 1H and 13C NMR data for 10 phenylethanoid glycosides

Ten phenylethanoid glycosides, including two new ones, isolated from the aerial parts of the mangrove plant Acanthus ilicifolius were identified. The first complete assignments of the 1H and 13C NMR chemical shifts for these glycosides were achieved by means of 2D NMR techniques, including 1H-1H COSY, TOCSY, HSQC and HMBC spectra.