Facile preparation of hierarchically porous carbon using diatomite as both template and catalyst and methylene blue adsorption of carbon products

Hierarchically porous carbons were prepared using a facile preparation method in which diatomite was utilized as both template and catalyst. The porous structures of the carbon products and their formation mechanisms were investigated. The macroporosity and microporosity of the diatomite-templated carbons were derived from replication of diatom shell and structure-reconfiguration of the carbon film, respectively. The macroporosity of carbons was strongly dependent on the original morphology of the diatomite template. The macroporous structure composed of carbon plates connected by the pillar- and tube-like macropores resulted from the replication of the central and edge pores of the diatom shells with disk-shaped morphology, respectively. And another macroporous carbon tubes were also replicated from canoe-shaped diatom shells. The acidity of diatomite dramatically affected the porosity of the carbons, more acid sites of diatomite template resulted in higher surface area and pore volume of the carbon products. The diatomite-templated carbons exhibited higher adsorption capacity for methylene blue than the commercial activated carbon (CAC), although the specific surface area was much smaller than that of CAC, due to the hierarchical porosity of diatomite-templated carbons. And the carbons were readily reclaimed and regenerated.     

Deliberately designed processes to physically tether the carboxyl groups of poly(pentacosadiynoic acid) to a poly(vinyl alcohol) glassy matrix to make poly(pentacosadiynoic acid) thermochromically reversible in the matrix

In this article, we demonstrate that by tethering carboxyl groups of poly(10,12-pentacosadiynoic acid) (PDA) to a poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) matrix, PDA, which is irreversible in its pure form, becomes reversible in the thermochromism. The tethering is realized by simple but deliberately designed processes: (1) Disperse the commercially available monomer 10,12-pentacosadiynoic acid (DA) nanocrystals in a PVA aqueous solution by the "NCCM" method invented in our laboratory. (2) Anneal and dry the mixture solution at a temperature higher than the melting point of pure DA crystal. (3) Polymerize the as-annealed DA/PVA blend films by UV irradiation. After the polymerization, PDA/PVA films with completely reversible thermochromism are obtained. The reversible PDA/PVA films can be easily dissolved in water, leading to water-dispersible nanoaggregates with the reversibility. Blends of PDA with other water-soluble polymers such as poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and poly(allyamine) (PAM), were prepared respectively, by the same processes and under the same conditions. It is found that all these nanocomposites are irreversible or partially reversible in the thermochromism; either the relatively low glassy transition temperature of the polymer matrix (in the case of PEO) or the partial ionization nature of the polymer (in the cases of PAA and PAM) is responsible for the irreversibility or the partial reversibility.     

Novel and Efficient One Pot Condensation Reactions between Ketones and Aromatic Alcohols in the Presence of CrO3 Producing α,β‐Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds

We report a new, effective and simple method for preparing α,β‐unsaturated carbonyl compounds by reacting ketones and aromatic alcohols at 56°C in the presence of CrO₃ (CrO₃ acts as an oxidant and also a catalyst) for around 10 h. The condensation reactions occurred effectively among a wide combination of ketones and alcohols. The procedure is simple and the yields can be high up to 98%. And a probable mechanism is proposed.     

Light Scattering and Visibility Condition of Spatial Objects

Considering background radiation of different wave band at different typical time by using Modtran soft, the characteristic of light scattering and the visibility condition of spatial object are discussed. Using bi-directional reflectance distribution function, combining geometry modeling with orbit theory, we numerical calculate light scattering radiation of spatial objects and compare it with the background radiation. The best observation time and station can be obtained by analyzing the conditions of visibility.     

Preparation of PEO-b-P2VPH+-S2O8(2-) micelles in water and their reversible UCST and redox-responsive behavior

We report here the preparation of PEO-b-P2VPH+-S2O8(2-) micelles and their reversible multi-responsive behavior.     

Asymmetric Three‐Component Heck Arylation/Amination of Nonconjugated Cyclodienes

Substituted cyclohexylamines are becoming increasingly important in drug discovery. Asymmetric Heck insertion/amination of nonconjugated cyclodienes proceeds to give 5‐aryl cyclohexenylamines with good enantioselectivity and exclusive trans configurations. Primary and secondary anilines, indoline, and benzylamines are suitable amines. The weakly donating diphosphite Kelliphite forms a deep unsymmetrical pocket, which is essential for stereoselective anti attack of amines.     

On the origin of helical mesostructures

The investigation on the formation mechanism of helical structures and the synthesis of helical materials is attractive for scientists in different fields. Here we report the synthesis of helical mesoporous materials with chiral channels in the presence of achiral surfactants. More importantly, we suggest a simple and purely interfacial interaction mechanism to explain the spontaneous formation of helical mesostructures. Unlike the proposed model for the formation of helical molecular chains or surpramolecular packing based on the geometrically motivated model or the entropically driven model, the origin of the helical mesostructured materials may be attributed to a morphological transformation accompanied by a reduction in surface free energy. After the helical morphology is formed, the increase in bending energy together with the derivation from a perfect hexagonal mesostructure may limit the curvature of helices. Our model may be general and important in the designed synthesis of helical mesoporous materials.     

聚溴化炔丙基喹啉及聚溴化炔丙基吖啶的简便高效制备及其结构与性质表征

在本研究工作中,我们发展了通过溴丙炔(propargyl bromide)分别与喹啉(quinoline)、吖啶(acridine)直接反应来制备聚溴化炔丙基喹啉[poly(propargyl quinolinium bromide),PPQB]和聚溴化炔丙基吖啶[poly(propargyl acridinium bromide),PPAB]的新方法. PPQB与PPAB的主链均为聚乙炔结构,侧链分别为季铵化喹啉盐和吖啶盐基团,是一类单取代的聚电解质型聚乙炔(polyelectrolyte polyacetylenes,PE-PAs). 我们提出了上述反应的机理,即溴丙炔与喹啉或吖啶反应生成季铵盐产物并导致产物结构中炔基基团的活化,使得季铵盐发生自聚合反应生成PPQB或PPAB. PPQB及PPAB具有较高的分子量(PPQB及PPAB的分子量分别为1.8×10⁵和8.1×10⁴ g/mol). 进一步的表征表明,PPQB和PPAB均具有良好的荧光活性和导电性能.