磷钨酸掺杂聚苯胺催化剂催化合成苹果酯

自制了磷钨酸(H3PW12O40)掺杂聚苯胺(PAn)催化剂H3PW12O40/PAn。以乙酰乙酸乙酯和乙二醇为原料合成苹果酯,较系统地研究了原料摩尔比、催化剂用量、反应时间诸因素对产品收率的影响。实验表明,合成苹果酯的适宜反应条件为n(乙酰乙酸乙酯)∶n(乙二醇)=1∶1 5,催化剂用量为反应物料总质量的1 0%,环己烷为带水剂,反应时间50min。上述条件下,苹果酯的收率为81 0%。     

H3PW12O40／SiO2催化合成苹果酯-B

以H3PW12O40／SiO2为催化剂,对以乙酰乙酸乙酯和1,2-丙二醇为原料合成苹果酯-B的反应条件进行了研究。考察了原料物质的量比、催化剂用量（质量）、带水剂用量（质量）、反应时间对产品收率的影响。试验结果表明H3PW12O40／SiO2是合成苹果酯-B的良好催化剂,最佳反应条件为：n（乙酰乙酸乙酯）：n（1,2-丙二醇）=1：1．5,催化剂质量为反应物总质量的0．8％,带水剂环己烷6mL,反应时间90min。上述条件下,苹果酯-B的收率可达68．9％。     

硅钨钼杂多酸掺杂聚苯胺催化合成苹果酯

自制了硅钨钼杂多酸掺杂聚苯胺催化剂H4SiW6Mo6O40／PAn。以乙酰乙酸乙酯和乙二醇为原料合成苹果醋,较系统地研究了原料物质的量比、催化剂用量、反应时间诸因素对产品收率的影响。实验表明,合成苹果酯的适宜反应条件为n酯:n醇=1:1.9,催化剂的质量分数为o.8％,环己烷为带水剂,反应时间60min。上述条件下,苹果酯的收率为69.7％。     

硅钨酸掺杂聚苯胺催化剂催化合成环己酮乙二醇缩酮

采用回流法制备了硅钨酸(H4SiW12O40)掺杂聚苯胺(PAn)催化剂H4SiW12O40／PAn。通过环己酮和乙二醇为原料合成环己酮乙二醇缩酮，探讨了硅钨酸掺杂聚苯胺催化剂对缩酮反应的催化活性，较系统地研究了原料量比、催化剂用量、反应时间诸因素对产品收率的影响。实验表明：在n(环己酮)：n(乙二醇)=1：1．4，催化剂用量为反应物料总质量的0．8％，环己烷为带水剂，反应时间40min的优化条件下，环己酮乙二醇缩酮的收率可达91．2％。     

硅钨酸掺杂聚苯胺催化剂催化合成环己酮1,2-丙二醇缩酮

采用回流法制备硅钨酸 (H4SiW12 O40 )掺杂聚苯胺 (PAn)催化剂H4SiW12 O40 /PAn。用环己酮和 1,2 丙二醇为原料合成环己酮 1,2 丙二醇缩酮 ,探讨了硅钨酸掺杂聚苯胺催化剂对缩醛反应的催化活性 ,较系统地研究了原料量比 ,催化剂用量 ,反应时间诸因素对产品收率的影响。实验表明 :硅钨酸掺杂聚苯胺是合成环己酮 1,2 丙二醇缩酮的良好催化剂 ,在n(环己酮 )∶n(1,2 丙二醇 ) =1∶14 ,催化剂用量为反应物料总质量的 1.6 % ,环己烷为带水剂 ,反应时间 5 0min的优化条件下 ,环己酮 1,2 丙二醇缩酮的收率可达 85 .6 %。     

杂多酸催化7-羟基-4-甲基香豆素的无溶剂合成

报道了以杂多酸(H3PW12O40、H3PMo12O40、H8SiW12O42、H6P2W18O40、H4SiW12O40、H6PMo6W6O40)为催化剂,以乙酰乙酸乙酯和间苯二酚为原料,通过Pechmann反应合成标题化合物的方法。探讨了以H4SiW12O40为催化剂时反应温度、催化剂用量、反应时间、原料比诸因素对产品收率的影响。实验表明,H4SiW12O40是合成标题化合物的良好催化剂,在反应温度为130℃,反应时间为50min,n(间苯二酚)∶n(乙酰乙酸乙酯)=1∶1.3,催化剂用量为1.5%(与间苯二酚的物质的量比)时,产品收率75.9%。     

硅钨酸掺杂聚苯胺催化剂催化合成丁酮乙二醇缩酮

报道了以H4SiW12O40(硅钨酸)／PAn(聚苯胺)为催化剂,通过丁酮和乙二醇反应合成了丁酮乙二醇缩酮,探讨了H4SiW12O40／PAn对缩酮反应的催化活性,较系统地研究了酮醇物质的量比,催化剂用量,反应时间诸因素对产品收率的影响。实验表明：在n酮：n醇=1：1．5,催化剂用量为反应物料总质量的0．60％,环己烷为带水剂,反应时间2．0h的优化条件下,丁酮乙二醇缩酮的收率可达70．1％。     

硅钨钼酸掺杂聚苯胺催化合成丁醛1，2-丙二醇缩醛

自制了硅钨钼酸（H4SiW6Mo6O40）／PAn（聚苯胺）催化剂。通过丁醛和1，2-丙二醇为原料合成丁醛1，2-丙二醇缩醛，探讨了H4SiW6Mo6O40／PAn催化剂对缩醛反应的催化活性，较系统地研究了原料量比，催化剂用量，反应时间诸因素对产品收率的影响。实验表明：H4SiW6Mo6O40／PAn是合成丁醛1，2-丙二醇缩醛的良好催化剂，在n（丁醛）：n（1，2．丙二醇）=1：1．7，催化剂用量为反应物料总质量的1．0％，环己烷为带水剂，反应时间40min的优化条件下，丁醛1，2-丙二醇缩醛的收率可达78．5％     

碘掺杂聚苯胺催化剂催化合成苹果酯-B的研究

以I2/PAn为催化剂,对以乙酰乙酸乙酯和1,2-丙二醇为原料合成苹果酯-B的反应条件进行了研究。实验表明:I2/PAn是合成苹果酯-B的良好催化剂,较系统地研究了原料物质的量比、催化剂用量、反应时间诸因素对产品收率的影响。最佳反应条件为:n乙酰乙酸乙酯∶n1,2-丙二醇=1∶1.6,催化剂用量为反应物料总质量的0.6%,环己烷为带水剂,反应时间0.75h。上述条件下,苹果酯-B的收率可达80.9%。     

硅胶负载硅钨酸催化合成苹果酯-B

对以H_4SiW_（12）O_（40）/硅胶为催化剂,以乙酰乙酸乙酯和1,2-丙二醇为原料合成苹果酯-B的反应条件进行了研究。比较全面地研究了原料物质的量比、催化剂用量、反应时间以及带水剂用量4个因素对产品收率的影响。实验表明：H_4SiW_（12）O_（40）/硅胶是合成苹果酯-B的良好催化剂,最佳反应条件为：n（乙酰乙酸乙酯）：n（1,2丙二醇）=1：1.6,催化剂用量0.30g,带水剂环己烷8mL,反应时间75min。上述条件下,苹果酯-B的收率可达89.25%。     

Insect antifeedant properties of anthranoids from the genusVismia

Vismiones and ferruginins, representatives of a new class of lypophilic anthranoids from the genusVismia were found to inhibit feeding in larvae of species ofSpodoptera, Heliothis, and inLocusta migratoria.     

Direct observation of freeze-thaw instability of latex coatings via high pressure freezing and cryogenic SEM

Despite its industrial importance, the subject of freeze-thaw (F/T) stability of latex coatings has not been studied extensively. There is also a lack of fundamental understanding about the process and the mechanisms through which a coating becomes destabilized. High pressure (2100 bar) freezing fixes the state of water-suspended particles of polymer binder and inorganic pigments without the growth of ice crystals during freezing that produce artifacts in direct imaging scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of fracture surfaces of frozen coatings. We show that by incorporating copolymerizable functional monomers, it is possible to achieve F/T stability in polymer latexes and in low-VOC paints, as judged by the microstructures revealed by the cryogenic SEM technique. Particle coalescence as well as pigment segregation in F/T unstable systems are visualized. In order to achieve F/T stability in paints, latex particles must not flocculate and should provide protection to inorganic pigment and extender particles. Because of the unique capabilities of the cryogenic SEM, we are able to separate the effects of freezing and thawing, and study the influence of the rate of freezing and thawing on F/T stability. Destabilization can be caused by either freezing or thawing. A slow freezing process is more detrimental to F/T stability than a fast freezing process; the latter actually preserves suspension stability during freezing. Presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, October 27–29, 2004 in Chicago, IL. Tied for first place in The John A. Gordon Best Paper Competition.     

Ethanol and (−)-α-Pinene: Attractant Kairomones for Bark and Ambrosia Beetles in the Southeastern US

In 2002–2004, we examined the flight responses of 49 species of native and exotic bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae and Platypodidae) to traps baited with ethanol and/or (−)-α-pinene in the southeastern US. Eight field trials were conducted in mature pine stands in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Funnel traps baited with ethanol lures (release rate, about 0.6 g/day at 25–28°C) were attractive to ten species of ambrosia beetles (Ambrosiodmus tachygraphus, Anisandrus sayi, Dryoxylon onoharaensum, Monarthrum mali, Xyleborinus saxesenii, Xyleborus affinis, Xyleborus ferrugineus, Xylosandrus compactus, Xylosandrus crassiusculus, and Xylosandrus germanus) and two species of bark beetles (Cryptocarenus heveae and Hypothenemus sp.). Traps baited with (−)-α-pinene lures (release rate, 2–6 g/day at 25–28°C) were attractive to five bark beetle species (Dendroctonus terebrans, Hylastes porculus, Hylastes salebrosus, Hylastes tenuis, and Ips grandicollis) and one platypodid ambrosia beetle species (Myoplatypus flavicornis). Ethanol enhanced responses of some species (Xyleborus pubescens, H. porculus, H. salebrosus, H. tenuis, and Pityophthorus cariniceps) to traps baited with (−)-α-pinene in some locations. (−)-α-Pinene interrupted the response of some ambrosia beetle species to traps baited with ethanol, but only the response of D. onoharaensum was interrupted consistently at most locations. Of 23 species of ambrosia beetles captured in our field trials, nine were exotic and accounted for 70–97% of total catches of ambrosia beetles. Our results provide support for the continued use of separate traps baited with ethanol alone and ethanol with (−)-α-pinene to detect and monitor common bark and ambrosia beetles from the southeastern region of the US.     

Many Drugs of Abuse May Be Acutely Transformed to Dopamine,Norepinephrine and Epinephrine In Vivo

It is well established that a wide range of drugs of abuse acutely boost the signaling of the sympathetic nervous system and the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis, where norepinephrine and epinephrine are major output molecules. This stimulatory effect is accompanied by such symptoms as elevated heart rate and blood pressure, more rapid breathing, increased body temperature and sweating, and pupillary dilation, as well as the intoxicating or euphoric subjective properties of the drug. While many drugs of abuse are thought to achieve their intoxicating effects by modulating the monoaminergic neurotransmitter systems (i.e., serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine) by binding to these receptors or otherwise affecting their synaptic signaling, this paper puts forth the hypothesis that many of these drugs are actually acutely converted to catecholamines (dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine) in vivo, in addition to transformation to their known metabolites. In this manner, a range of stimulants, opioids, and psychedelics (as well as alcohol) may partially achieve their intoxicating properties, as well as side effects, due to this putative transformation to catecholamines. If this hypothesis is correct, it would alter our understanding of the basic biosynthetic pathways for generating these important signaling molecules, while also modifying our view of the neural substrates underlying substance abuse and dependence, including psychological stress-induced relapse. Importantly, there is a direct way to test the overarching hypothesis: administer (either centrally or peripherally) stable isotope versions of these drugs to model organisms such as rodents (or even to humans) and then use liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to determine if the labeled drug is converted to labeled catecholamines in brain, blood plasma, or urine samples.     

Novel polyurethane coating technology through glycidyl carbamate chemistry

Glycidyl carbamate chemistry combines the excellent properties of polyurethanes with the crosslinking chemistry of epoxy resins. Glycidyl carbamate functional oligomers were synthesized by the reaction of polyfunctional isocyanate oligomers and glycidol. The oligomers were formulated into coatings with several amine functional crosslinkers at varying stoichiometric ratios and cured at different temperatures. Properties such as solvent resistance, hardness, and impact resistance were dependent on the composition and cure conditions. Most coatings had an excellent combination of properties. Studies were carried out to determine the kinetics of the curing reaction of the glycidyl carbamate functional oligomers with multifunctional and model amines. Detailed kinetic analysis of the curing reactions was also undertaken. The results indicated that the glycidyl carbamate functional group is more reactive than a glycidyl ether group. Presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, on October 27–29, 2004, in Chicago, IL.