Dry sol-gel condensation of p-X-C6H4SiH3 (X = H, CH3, CH3O, F, Cl) to organosilica p-X-C6H4SiO3 using nickelocene

The dry sol-gel reaction at toluene in ambient air atmosphere of p-X-C6H4SiH3 (X = H, CH3, CH3O, F, Cl) to p-C6H4SiO3 in high yield, catalyzed by nickelocene, is reported. The highest yield, molecular weight, polydispersity index, and TGA residue yield were obtained for p-Cl-C6H4SiH3. Some degree of unreacted Si-H bonds still remained in the gel because of steric reason. All the insoluble gels adopt an amorphous structure with a smooth surface. A plausible mechanism for the dry sol-gel reaction was suggested.     

One-pot synthesis and characterization of poly(alkoxysilane)s promoted by silver colloidal nanoparticles

Si-Si/Si-O dehydrocoupling of hydrosilanes with alcohols (1:1.5 mole ratio), catalyzed by AgNO3 which converted to Ag(0) colloidal nanoparticles, gave poly(alkoxysilane)s in one-pot in moderate to high yield. The hydrosilanes include p-X-C6H4SiH3 (X = H, CH3, OCH3, F), PhCH2SiH3, and (PhSiH2)2. The alcohols include MeOH, EtOH, (i)PrOH, PhOH, and CF3(CF2)2CH2OH. The weight average molecular weight and polydispersity of the poly(alkoxysilane)s were in the range of 1,600 approximately 8,000 Dalton and 1.4 approximately 3.5. The dehydrocoupling reactions of phenylsilane with ethanol (1:3 mole ratio) in the presence of the silver nanocolloid catalyst produced only triethoxyphenylsilane as product.     

Highly Cooperative Tetrametallic Ruthenium-mu-Oxo-mu-Hydroxo Catalyst for the Alcohol Oxidation Reaction

The tetrametallic ruthenium-oxo-hydroxo-hydride complex {[(PCy(3))(CO)RuH](4)(mu(4)-O)(mu(3)-OH)(mu(2)-OH)} (1) was synthesized in two steps from the monomeric complex (PCy(3))(CO)RuHCl (2). The tetrameric complex 1 was found to be a highly effective catalyst for the transfer dehydrogenation of alcohols. Complex 1 showed a different catalytic activity pattern towards primary and secondary benzyl alcohols, as indicated by the Hammett correlation for the oxidation reaction of p-X-C(6)H(4)CH(2)OH (rho = -0.45) and p-X-C(6)H(4)CH(OH)CH(3) (rho = +0.22) (X = OMe, CH(3), H, Cl, CF(3)). Both a sigmoidal curve from the plot of initial rate vs [PhCH(OH)CH(3)] (K(0.5) = 0.34 M; Hill coefficient, n = 4.2+/-0.1) and the phosphine inhibition kinetics revealed the highly cooperative nature of the complex for the oxidation of secondary alcohols.     

Scope and Mechanistic Study of the Coupling Reaction of α, β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds with Alkenes: Uncovering Electronic Effects on Alkene Insertion vs Oxidative Coupling Pathways

The cationic ruthenium-hydride complex [(C(6)H(6))(PCy(3))(CO)RuH](+)BF(4) (-) (1) was found to be a highly effective catalyst for the intermolecular conjugate addition of simple alkenes to α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds to give (Z)-selective tetrasubstituted olefin products. The analogous coupling reaction of cinnamides with electron-deficient olefins led to the oxidative coupling of two olefinic C-H bonds in forming (E)-selective diene products. The intramolecular version of the coupling reaction efficiently produced indene and bicyclic fulvene derivatives. The empirical rate law for the coupling reaction of ethyl cinnamate with propene was determined as: rate = k[1](1)[propene](0)[cinnamate](-1). A negligible deuterium kinetic isotope effect (k(H)/k(D) = 1.1±0.1) was measured from both (E)-C(6)H(5)CH=C(CH(3))CONHCH(3) and (E)-C(6)H(5)CD=C(CH(3))CONHCH(3) with styrene. In contrast, a significant normal isotope effect (k(H)/k(D) = 1.7±0.1) was observed from the reaction of (E)-C(6)H(5)CH=C(CH(3))CONHCH(3) with styrene and styrene-d(10). A pronounced carbon isotope effect was measured from the coupling reaction of (E)-C(6)H(5)CH=CHCO(2)Et with propene ((13)C(recovered)/(13)C(virgin) at C(β) = 1.019(6)), while a negligible carbon isotope effect ((13)C(recovered)/(13)C(virgin) at C(β) = 0.999(4)) was obtained from the reaction of (E)-C(6)H(5)CH=C(CH(3))CONHCH(3) with styrene. Hammett plots from the correlation of para-substituted p-X-C(6)H(4)CH=CHCO(2)Et (X = OCH(3), CH(3), H, F, Cl, CO(2)Me, CF(3)) with propene and from the treatment of (E)-C(6)H(5)CH=CHCO(2)Et with a series of para-substituted styrenes p-Y-C(6)H(4)CH=CH(2) (Y = OCH(3), CH(3), H, F, Cl, CF(3)) gave the positive slopes for both cases (ρ = +1.1±0.1 and +1.5±0.1, respectively). Eyring analysis of the coupling reaction led to the thermodynamic parameters, Δ H(?) = 20±2 kcal mol(-1) and S(?) = -42±5 e.u. Two separate mechanistic pathways for the coupling reaction have been proposed on the basis of these kinetic and spectroscopic studies.     

Catalytic Si-Si/Si-O dehydrocoupling of 1,1-dihydrotetraphenylsilole to optoelectronic polysiloles with colloidal silver nanoparticles

The combinative Si-Si/Si-O dehydrocoupling at ambient air atmosphere of 1,1-dihydrotetraphenylsilole 1 with 2 mol% of AgNO3 and Ag2SO4 in toluene at 90 degrees C produces optoelectronic polysiloles 2 in high yield. The complexes such as Cp2Co, Cp2Ni, Cp2ZrCl2/Red-Al, and AgCl were found to be ineffective for the dehydrocoupling of 1. The polysiloles mainly have Si-Si bonds along with the small portion of Si-O bonds in the polymer backbone chain. Interestingly, the Si-O linkage increased with increasing the concentration of catalyst AgNO3, implying that while Ag(0) species catalyze the Si-Si dehydrocoupling, Ag(I) species catalyze the Si-O dehydrocoupling along with the simultaneous oxidation of NO3 ion to NO2. The silver complexes transformed to colloidal silver nanoparticles during the catalytic reaction. The Si-Si/Si-O dehydrocoupling of 1 with AgNO3 even at dry nitrogen atmosphere is occurred, supporting that the oxidation of NO3- ion to NO2 is only the possible oxygen source, but not from the adventitious moisture in air. sigma-, beta-, and gamma-Cyclodextrins considerably deteriorated the dehydrocoupling of 1 probably due to both the formation of insoluble inclusion complexes in toluene and the encapsulation of SiH2 moiety. The resulting silole polymer 2 emits green light at 520 nm and is electroluminescent at 520 nm.     

High temperature oxidation of C2Cl4/CH4 mixtures

Experiments on high temperature oxidation of multi-chlorinated hydrocarbons, tetrachloroethylene (C2Cl4), with hydrocarbon fuels, CH4, were performed in a 15 mm i.d. tubular flow reactor. Temperatures ranged from 700 to 850 degrees C, with the average residence time in the range from 0.3 to 1.5s. Three equivalence ratios, phi=0.87 (fuel-lean (FL)), phi=1 (stoichiometry (S)), and phi=1.3 (fuel-rich (FR)), were studied. The global Arrhenius equations for the decomposition of C(2)Cl(4) for each reactant set ratio are: k(lean)=5.77 x 10(15) exp(-30447/RT), k(stoi)=5.15 x 10(15) exp(-30421/RT), and k(rich)=6.32 x 10(14) exp(-28879/RT). The important reactions for destruction of parent C2Cl4 include: C2Cl4 --> C2Cl3 + Cl, C2Cl4 + H--> C2Cl3 + HCl and C2Cl4 + H --> C2HCl3 + Cl. The resulting reactant loss, and intermediate and final product profiles were determined. C2HCl3, C2Cl2, CO, CO2 and HCl are the major products for the reaction of C2Cl4/CH4/O2 mixtures for these three reaction systems. Minor intermediates include C2H3Cl, C2HCl, COCl2, CH3CHCl2, C2H4, C2H6, CCl2CHCH3 , trans-CHClCHCl, cis-CHClCHCl, trans-ClHC=CClCH(3), C6H6, and Cl2. The experimental data showed that as the oxygen concentration increased, the temperature needed to detect the resulting products decreased.     

Ellipsometric and Rutherford Back scattering Spectrometry studies of SiO(X)N(Y) films elaborated by plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition technique

Silicon oxynitride (SiO(X)N(Y)) thin films were deposited by plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition technique (PECVD) from silane (SiH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), ammonia (NH3) and nitrogen (N2) mixture. Spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE), in the range of wavelengths 450-900 nm, was used to define the film thickness and therefore the deposition rate, as well as the refractive index as a function of the N2O gaseous flow. While considering the (Si3N4, SiO2, H2 or void) heterogeneous mixture, Maxwell Garnett (MG) theory allows to fit the SE measurements and to define the volume fraction of the different phases. Finally, Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS) results showed that x = O/Si ratio increases gradually with increasing the N2O flow, allowing the correlation of the SiO(X)N(Y) films main parameters.     

Preparation and Characterization of Sol-gel Derived CH_3SiO_(3/2)-SiO_2 Thick Film

A large size CH3SiO3/2-SiO2 self sustained film with the thickness ranging from 50 to 1000 μm was prepared through sol-gel method by adopting CH3Si(OC2H5)3 and Si(OC2H5) as precursors.In this paper, the preparation processes of this thick film are discussed in detail and XRD technique was adopted for the identification of oligomer solution. Also, IR and AFM techniques were used to investigate the film structure and surface morphology     

Catalytic oxidation of dichloromethane and toluene over platinum alumite catalyst

Catalytic oxidation technology is one of the most promising technologies for the reduction of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions. It is very necessary to study the catalytic oxidation of mixture of VOCs and volatile organic compounds (CVOCs), because VOCs are always emitted accompanying with CVOCs. Hence, the catalytic oxidation reaction of toluene and CH2Cl2 is explored on a platinum alumite catalyst in this work. The results show that the addition of toluene has no effect on the decomposition of CH2Cl2, although it can suppress CH3Cl formation because the steam generated from the catalytic combustion of toluene suppresses the formation of CH3Cl from CH2Cl2. High concentrations of CH2Cl2 have a negative effect on the catalytic combustion of toluene.     

锂离子电池正极材料LiNi0.5FexMn1.5-xO4的电化学性能

以醋酸锂、醋酸锰、醋酸镍、草酸铁为原料,采用溶胶凝胶法制备出了4.6 V高电位材料LiNi0.5-FexMn1.5-xO4。合成化学计量比为n(Li)∶n(Mn)∶n(Ni)∶n(Fe)=1.3∶1.5-x∶0.5∶x(x=0,0.02,0.03,0.04)。在空气条件下于450℃下煅烧6h,再于800℃下烧结18h。对合成的材料用X射线衍射仪分析晶体结构和用扫描电镜(SEM)观察微观形貌,对电池进行首次充放电测试和循环效率测试。实验结果表明,LiNi0.5FexMn1.5-xO4三元正极材料为立方晶系,Fd3m空间群。以其为正极材料组装的锂离子电池在x=0.03时,充放电比容量为126mA·h·g-1。     

掺杂C60的SiO2-PDMS有机-无机复合材料的光学性质

用溶胶-凝胶法制备了含有C60的二氧化硅-聚二甲基硅氧烷复合凝胶材料,研究了材料的制备机理及结构性质,及其在低温条件下的变温发光光谱,给出了发光强度与温度的变化关系曲线.拟合实验数据得到了C60/SiO2-PDMS热激活能为450cm-1.     

Photocatalytic decomposition of CCl4 on Zr-MCM-41

Photocatalytic decomposition of CCl4 (80 mg L(-1) in H2O) effected by Zr-MCM-41 (Zr incorporated in the amorphous wall of MCM-41) has been studied in the present work. Experimentally, photocatalytic decomposition of CCl4 on Zr-MCM-41 was enhanced by about 1.96 times over that on ZrO2. Photocatalytic decomposition of CCl4 may proceed via a two-electron transfer process that yields mainly CHCl3, Cl- and H2. Since little C2Cl2, C2Cl6 or CH2Cl2 was found, it is unlikely that CHCl3 involved in the secondary photocatalytic degradation process. In addition, photocatalytic splitting of H2O on Zr-MCM-41 was also enhanced. The yield of H2 was 6.5 mmol(gZrO2)(-1). About 68% of this hydrogen (6.5 mmol(gZrO2)(-1)) was consumed in the photocatalytic decomposition of CCl4.     

Ca2SiO3Cl2∶Dy3+单一基质白光荧光粉的制备及发光特性

采用溶胶-凝胶法合成了发射白光的Ca2SiO3Cl2∶Dy3+荧光粉。利用XRD分析了荧光粉的晶体结构,其为四方晶系。在350nm近紫外光激发下,荧光粉呈白光发射,有两个主发射峰位分别于482和573nm,分别对应于Dy3+的4F9/2→6H15/2和4F9/2→6H13/2跃迁;监测573nm最强发射峰,激发光谱覆盖200～450nm,主激发峰位于350nm。研究结果表明保温时间的延长有利于发射强度的提高,伴随着Dy3+浓度的增大,发射光谱图中的两个主发射峰先增强后减弱,Dy3+的最佳浓度为2%(摩尔分数)。     

Improvement of anti-oxidation properties of carbon fibers by SiC/SiO2 ceramic coating

To improve the anti-oxidation properties of carbon fibers (CFs), the sol-gel method followed by pyrolysis was used to coat CFs with SiC/SiO2 ceramic coatings. The SiO2 sol-gel coating was performed by dip coating a PAN(polyacrylonitrile)-based stabilized fiber (PSF) in a silica sol prepared by the polycondensation of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) in the presence of an acidic catalyst. The PSF coated with SiO2 sol then underwent heat treatments at high temperatures in an inert atmosphere to deposit the SiC/SiO2 and carbonize the deposited fibers. The surface morphology of the CFs deposited with SiC/SiO2 was characterized using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The relative oxidation resistance of the SiC/SiO2 layer deposited on the CFs was determined by the weight loss due to the use of a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) under flowing air, and the data were used to calculate the activation energies through an Arrhenius plot.     

聚苯基硅倍半氧烷的合成方法

采用三氯化铝(AlCl3)作为助反应物,通过苯基三氯硅烷(PhSiCl3)的水解和缩聚,在80℃合成了球形聚苯基硅倍半氧烷(PPSQ)。研究表明,AlCl3水溶液是球形聚苯基硅倍半氧烷(PPSQ)形成的重要因素,当n(PhSiCl3)/n(AlCl3)=6(物质的量比),在适当浓度的四甲基氢氧化铵甲醇溶液催化下进行反应,得到的PPSQ产率高,热稳定性好。通过红外光谱(FT-IR)、拉曼光谱(Raman)、热失重分析(TGA)、X射线衍射(XRD)及29Si核磁和扫描电镜(SEM)等方法对PPSQ进行了结构分析,表明合成的PPSQ没有羟基,分子链规整度较高,热稳定性好,高温残炭率高,硅质量分数为21.86%。     

聚(芳基醚1,3,4-噁二唑)类聚合物的合成及表征

为改善芳香族聚噁二唑的加工性,合成了一种含噁二唑的双氟单体,将其与二酚单体进行溶液缩聚,得到一系列含有醚键与C(CH3)2,CCH3C6H5等官能团的新型聚(芳基醚1,3,4-噁二唑)(PEOD),其黏度达1.0 dL/g,噁二唑成环率达100%,并通过核磁氢谱(1H-NMR)和元素分析(EA)证实了其化学结构。通过热重分析(TGA)对PEOD的热稳定性进行了表征,结果表明,这些聚合物具有优良的热性能。通过溶解性试验表明PEOD能够溶解于三氯甲烷(CHCl3)、二氯甲烷(CH2Cl2)、四氢呋喃(THF)等有机溶剂,其溶解性比聚对苯撑噁二唑(p-POD)及对间苯噁二唑(p/m-POD)有了较大的改善。     

Determination of atmospheric methyl bromide by cryotrapping-gas chromatography and application to soil kinetic studies using a dynamic dilution system

Methyl bromide (CH(3)Br) is considered to be a major source of stratospheric Br, which contributes to the destruction of ozone. It is therefore necessary to understand the natural sinks of this compound and to accurately measure ambient mixing ratios. Methodology is described for the measurement of atmospheric CH(3)Br by cryotrapping-gas chromatography and its application to soil kinetics. A 2-propanol/dry ice cryotrap was used to preconcentrate CH(3)Br in standard and air samples, with subsequent detection using a gas chromatograph equipped with an O(2)-doped electron capture detector (GC-ECD). The GC-ECD cryotrapping method had a detection limit of 0.23 pmol of CH(3)Br. This is equivalent to the amount of CH(3)Br in a 500 mL sample of ambient air at the estimated northern hemisphere atmospheric mixing ratio of 11 parts per trillion by volume (pptv). A dynamic dilution system was developed to produce mixing ratios of CH(3)Br ranging between 4 and 1000 pptv. Calibrated mixing ratios of CH(3)Br produced with the dilution system were used to determine soil uptake kinetics employing a dynamic soil incubation method.     

Influence of catalyst pretreatments on the catalytic oxidation of toluene over nanostructured platinum based spent catalyst

In this study, we regenerated a nano-structured platinum based spent catalyst by applying thermal gas and acid pretreatment and examined the influence of treatment on the catalytic oxidation of toluene. The spent catalysts were pretreated with air, hydrogen and six different acid aqueous solutions (HCl, H2SO4, HNO3, H3PO4, CH3COOH and C2H2O4). The physicochemical properties of the parent and its modified catalysts were characterized by XRD, BET, TEM, and ICP. The results of light-off curves showed that air and hydrogen treated catalysts were more active than the parent catalyst. In addition, the catalytic activities of toluene oxidation for acid aqueous treated samples were identical with the order of Pt/Al ratio.     

High-precision continuous-flow measurement of delta13C and deltaD of atmospheric CH4

We describe our development of a CH4 preconcentration system for use with continuous-flow gas chromatograph combustion isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC/C/IRMS). Precision of measurement of delta13C-CH4 is 0.05/1000 (1sigma) on multiple 60-mL aliquots of the same ambient air sample. The same front-end on-line CH4 preconcentration system allows us to measure deltaD of CH4 by gas chromatography IRMS when the combustion furnace is replaced with a pyrolysis oven (GC/P/IRMS). Precision of measurement for deltaD-CH4 is 1.5/1000 (1sigma) using 120 mL of ambient air based on multiple aliquots of the same air sample. These are the first reported measurements of atmospheric CH4 using GC/P/IRMS methodology. Each isotope analysis can be made much more rapidly (30-40 min) than they could using off-line combustion of an air sample (1-6 h) followed by conventional dual-inlet IRMS measurements (12-20 min), while requiring much less total volume and retaining a comparable level of precision and accuracy. To illustrate the capabilities of our preconcentration GC/C/IRMS system, we compare the results of measurement of 24 background air samples made using both GC/C/IRMS and conventional vacuum line/dual-inlet IRMS methodology. The air samples were collected on a shipboard air sampling transect made across the Pacific Ocean in July 2000 and are part of an ongoing atmospheric CH4 research program. The average difference between the two methods of IRMS analyses on these 24 samples is 0.01 +/- 0.03/1000 (95% confidence interval) for delta3C-CH4. These are the first measurements to be reported of air samples directly intercompared for delta13C-CH4 using both GC/C/IRMS and dual-inlet IRMS measurement methodology. Measurement of deltaD-CH4 of these air samples is also presented as an illustration of the ability of this system to resolve small isotopic differences in remote air. High-precision measurement of delta13C and deltaD of atmospheric CH4 made using our coupled preconcentration GC/IRMS system will greatly improve our ability to utilize isotopic data in understanding spatial and temporal changes in atmospheric CH4 and the biogeochemistry of its sources and sinks.     

Influence of physicochemical treatments on spent palladium based catalyst for catalytic oxidation of VOCs

To recycle the spent catalyst for the removal of VOCs, the benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX) complete oxidations were studied over pretreated palladium based spent catalyst in a fixed bed flow reactor system at atmospheric pressure. Two different pretreatment methods with gas (air and hydrogen) and acid aqueous solution (HCl, H(2)SO(4), HNO(3), H(3)PO(4) and CH(3)COOH) were used to investigate the catalytic activity of spent catalyst. The properties of the spent and pretreated Pd based catalyst were characterized by XRD, BET, TEM, ICP, and XPS. The results of light-off curves indicate that the catalytic activity of toluene oxidation for pretreated samples is in the order of hydrogen>air>HNO(3)>CH(3)COOH>H(2)SO(4)>H(3)PO(4)>HCl. In addition, the air and the acid aqueous pretreated catalyst activities were significantly decreased compared to that of the spent (or parent) catalyst. Moreover, hydrogen pretreated (or reduced) catalysts having mainly metallic form show the best performance in removing the toluene vapours compared to other pretreated samples. The reduction temperature made a significant difference in the catalytic performance of the spent catalyst pretreated with hydrogen. XPS results clearly supported that the palladium state of the spent catalysts pretreated at 300 degrees C was shifted more toward metallic form than other reduced catalysts. Furthermore, the results of a long-term test and catalytic activity of aromatic hydrocarbons also supported that the hydrogen pretreated spent catalyst was a good candidate for removing toxic compounds.