This paper presents a novel strategy to prepare Cu3(BTC)2@SiO2 core-shell nanoparticles in the size range of 200-400 nm using a new one-pot strategy under ultrasonic irradiation at room temperature. In this approach, the silica shell thickness could be finely tuned in the size range of 12-60 nm for various reaction times. Nanocomposite thin films were fabricated on the glass substrates by Sol-Gel spin coating using the products for 1.5 h, 2 h and 2.5 h, respectively, and heat treated using an infrared lamp heating system in air. The photocatalytic degradation of phenol in aqueous solution using Cu2(BTC)3@SiO2 thin films was investigated under visible light irradiation at pH 4. After a 45 min reaction with phenol, the degradation rate was up to 93.1%. Moreover, the thin film photocatalysts could be reused 5 times without appreciable loss of photocatalytic activity for degradation of phenol. The present work clearly shows that the films as photocatalysts showed higher photocatalytic performance.
The thermal motion of atoms in crystals is quantified by anisotropic displacement parameters (ADPs). Here we show that dispersion-corrected periodic density-functional theory can be used to compute accurate ADPs for transition metal carbonyls, which serve as model systems for crystalline organometallic and coordination compounds.
In this work, an "on-off-on" switch system has been successfully applied through the construction of an electrochemiluminscent biosensor for copper ion (Cu(2+) ) detection based on a new electrochemiluminescence (ECL) emitter of supramolecular nanorods, which was achieved through supramolecular interactions between 3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic acid (PTCA) and aniline. The initial "signal-on" state with strong and stable ECL emission was obtained by use of the supramolecular nanorods with a new signal amplification strategy involving a co-reaction accelerator. In addition, ECL quencher probes (Fc-NH2 /Cu-Sub/nano-Au) were fabricated by immobilizing aminoferrocene (Fc-NH2 ) on Cu-substrate strand modified Au nanoparticles. The quencher probes were hybridized with the immobilized Cu-enzyme strand to form Cu(2+) -specific DNAzyme. Similarly, the "signal-off" state was obtained by the high quenching effect of Fc-NH2 on the ECL of the excited-state PTCA ((1) PTCA*). As expected, the second "switch-on" state could achieved by incubating with the target Cu(2+) , owing to the Cu(2+) -specific DNAzyme, which was irreversibly cleaved, resulting in the release of the quencher probes from the sensor interface. Herein, on the basis of the ECL intensity changes (ΔIECL ) before and after incubating with the target Cu(2+) , the prepared Cu(2+) -specific DNAzyme-based biosensor was used for the determination of Cu(2+) concentrations with high sensitivity, excellent selectivity, and good regeneration.
Thermal properties of solid-state materials are a fundamental topic of study with important practical implications. For example, anisotropic displacement parameters (ADPs) are routinely used in physics, chemistry, and crystallography to quantify the thermal motion of atoms in crystals. ADPs are commonly derived from diffraction experiments, but recent developments have also enabled their first-principles prediction using periodic density-functional theory (DFT). Here, we combine experiments and dispersion-corrected DFT to quantify lattice thermal expansion and ADPs in crystalline α-sulfur (S), a prototypical elemental solid that is controlled by the interplay of covalent and van der Waals interactions. We begin by reporting on single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction measurements that provide new and improved reference data from 10 K up to room temperature. We then use several popular dispersion-corrected DFT methods to predict vibrational and thermal properties of α-sulfur, including the anisotropic lattice thermal expansion. Hereafter, ADPs are derived in the commonly used harmonic approximation (in the computed zero-Kelvin structure) and also in the quasi-harmonic approximation (QHA) which takes the predicted lattice thermal expansion into account. At the PPBE+D3(BJ) level, the QHA leads to excellent agreement with experiments. Finally, more general implications of this study for theory and experiment are discussed.
A highly
stereoselective organocatalytic 1,6-conjugate addition
of 3-substituted oxindoles to para-quinone methides
to construct all-carbon quaternary stereocenters is described. In
the presence of 10 mol % of a bifunctional squaramide organocatalyst,
this 1,6-addition reaction occurs with excellent yields, diastereoselectivities
and very good enantioselectivities, providing an efficient approach
to a series of oxindole derivatives containing the diarylmethine motif
attached to an all-carbon quaternary stereogenic center.
The asymmetric synthesis of highly functionalized pyrrolidine derivatives with three contiguous stereogenic centers and bearing a trifluoromethyl group has been developed through an organocatalytic domino Michael/Mannich [3+2] cycloaddition sequence. Employing a commercially available secondary amine as the catalyst, the scalable one-pot protocol occurs with high yields and excellent stereoselectivities, providing a short entry into a series of trifluoromethylated pyrrolidines with potential medical value.
The highly enantioselective desymmetrization of prochiral cyclopent‐4‐ene‐1,3‐diones has been developed via an organocatalytic Michael reaction. This desymmetrization protocol is efficiently catalyzed by 10 mol% of a bifunctional squaramide, offering a short entry into a series of cyclopentane‐substituted oxindoles bearing two quaternary and one tertiary stereocenters in good yields and high stereoselectivities.magnified image
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