Rh complexes of 1-(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl-)3-methyl-1H-phosphole: preparation and use as catalysts in the hydroformylation of styrene

In the series of 1-(2,4,6-trialkylphenyl-)3-methyl-1H-phospholes (1a–c) that are to a certain extent of aromaticity, only the isopropyl substituted one (1a) entered into reaction with dimeric (pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)rhodium dichloride to afford Rh(III) complex (2a) in a reversible manner. After a careful workup, (2a) could be prepared and characterized whose stereostructure was elucidated by B3LYP/3–21G*, B3LYP/6–31G* and LANL2DZ calculations. Complex (2a) as a preformed catalyst, as well as the Rh(acac)(CO)₂ + 2(1a) in situ catalytic system were useful in the hydroformylation of styrene and gave the branched aldehyde in regioselectivities of 65–96%.     

Achieving ‘Desirable and Feasible’ Change: An Application of Soft Systems Methodology

Rational intervention in human affairs, if it is to constitute not only action but also research, so that future interventions may be made more effective, needs a well-defined methodological framework. Soft systems methodology (S.S.M.) provides one such framework. S.S.M. is doubly systemic: it is itself a learning system, and within that system it uses systems models, models of human activity systems. It accepts that such models are not models of parts of the real world, only models of ways of perceiving the real world, that is to say, models relevant to debate about ‘reality’ (one man's ‘terrorism’ is another's ‘freedom fighting’).S.S.M. is here illustrated by means of an account of a systems study of change in the information function of a sophisticated science-based company. The study is described from the point of view of a professional analyst who was helping a team of three managers carry out the study. The course of the study is described, and a separate commentary relates its activity to the seven stages of S.S.M. The study involved three cycles round stages 2–3–4–5 of S.S.M., the stages in which models of relevant human activity systems are built and compared with the real world in order to construct a rich debate about changes whose introduction in the problem situation world be both (systemically) desirable and (culturally) feasible.     

ADVANCES IN STUDY OF A NEW CLASS OF PILLARED LAYERED MICROPOROUS MATERIALS?¤?¤POLYOXOMETALATE-TYPE HYDROTALCITE-LIKE CATALYSTS

In the present paper, on the basis of our work. advances in study of the catalysts of polyacid-type hydrotalcite-like are reported and reviewed. Using polyoxometalates (POM) as pillaring species and layered double hydroxides (LDH) as host matter, a new class of catalytic materials, LDHPOM, has been synthesized by five different methods. Their acidic and oxidative catalytic properties have been investigated by several research groups. The above mentioned information is given in this review.     

Cu，Pd－ZSM－5上NO分解和CO氧化的催化作用

双交换Ｃｕ，ｐｄ－ＺＳＭ－５催化剂（Ｃｕ交换度为１０５％，Ｐｄ交换度分别为３．４％和３３％）对ＣＯ氧化反应有活性增强作用，对ＮＯ分解反应不存在增强效应．双交换催化剂在于交换程序不同，而表面物种不同，活性组分的分布状态不同，因而有不同的活性．先交换Ｃｕ，４００℃焙烧后再交换ｐｄ的Ｃｕ－Ｐｄ－ＺＳＭ－５催化剂，对上述两类反应的活性存双组分催化剂中均为最高．Ｈ_２－ＴＰＲ谱表明，共交换的Ｃｕ－Ｐｄ－ＺＳＭ－５中尚有部分ＣｕＣｌ＋占据了部分交换位置，而使ＣＯ氧化活性稍有下降．Ｎ_２－ＤＴＡ和Ｈ_２－ＴＰＲ谱结果表明，Ｐｄ交换到Ｃｕ－ＺＳＭ－５中后，抑制了吸附水和水合铜化合物的形成，由此提高了在２００—３００℃时氧的吸附量．后者的大小和ＣＯ氧化活性有顺变关系．Ｎ_２－ＤＴＡ谱中３４０—４４５℃的放热峰可能分别表征了和ＮＯ分解活性有关的铜氧桥或把氧桥的形成，该放热峰的峰温愈低，峰面积愈大，则ＮＯ分解活性愈高．     

Ultraviolet photolysis of CH2I2 in methanol: O-H insertion and HI elimination reactions to form a dimethoxymethane product

Ultraviolet photolysis of low concentrations of CH2I2 in methanol solution found that CH2I2 is converted into dimethoxymethane and some H+ and I- products. Picosecond time-resolved resonance Raman (ps-TR3) experiments observed that the isodiiodomethane (CH2I-I) photoproduct decayed faster as the concentration of methanol increases, suggesting that isodiiodomethane is reacting with methanol. Ab initio calculations indicate isodiiodomethane is able to react with methanol via an O-H insertion/HI elimination to form an iodoether (ICH2-O-CH3) and HI products. The iodoether can then further react via another O-H insertion/HI elimination reaction to form the dimethoxymethane (CH3-O-CH2-O-CH3) observed in the photochemistry experiments. A reaction mechanism consistent with these experimental and theoretical observations is proposed.     

碳化钨负载S2O8^2-/ZrO2固体超强酸催化剂上的正戊烷反应研究

首次研究了碳化钨负载S2 O2 -8 ZrO2 (PSZ)固体超强酸催化剂 (WC PSZ)上正戊烷的反应情况及影响催化剂活性的各种因素 ,并用GC MS ,XRD ,BET等手段分析了正戊烷反应产物和催化剂的物理化学性质等 .结果表明 :WC PSZ对正戊烷具有异构化和裂解的双重催化作用 .PSZ在负载适量碳化钨后对正戊烷反应的活性和选择性显著提高 ,显示出优于Pt PSZ催化剂的效果 ,碳化钨的负载量为 2 0 %的效果最佳 .适当的焙烧、活化和反应温度等条件是取得良好反应效果的关键     

Influence of shell strength on shape transformation of micron-sized,monodisperse, hollow polymer particles

Micron-sized, monodisperse, non-spherical polymer particles with "rugby ball" and "red blood corpuscle"-like shapes were produced by seeded polymerization of the dispersion of (divinylbenzene/vinylbiphenyl/xylene)-swollen polystyrene particles prepared by utilizing the dynamic swelling method which the authors proposed in 1991. Their non-spherical shapes were based on buckling of the shell of the resultant hollow particles. In this article, the reversible shape transformation of the hollow composite polymer particle between spherical and such non-spherical shapes was studied in detail by controlling the shell strength. A part of the shell was buckled by external pressure which was caused by evaporation of xylene from the hollow when the shell had the tensile modulus below the critical value calculated from the pressure-buckling relationship of a spherical shell proposed by Uemura. The plasticization of the shell by a good solvent was one of key factors for the shape transformation.     

X-ray investigation of the role of the mixed emulsifier in the structure formation in o/w creams

The aim of this research work was to clarify the role of the mixed emulsifier in the structure formation and water binding mode in the case of o/w creams prepared with different surfactants. The swelling behavior of mixed emulsifiers was examined by means of direct investigation methods such as transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction. The detailed structure image of the creams was created with the help of the latter. The influence of the structure of the hydrophilic gel phase, and the structural changes during storage were studied with rheological methods. On the basis of the results, it can be stated that the investigated creams had different structures from those mentioned in the literature: surfactant did not create a mixed bilayer with the structure to furnish fatty amphiphile; instead, micelles were formed. These results correlated well with the results of the rheological tests.