Removal of rubidium from brine by an integrated film of sulfonated polysulfone/graphene/potassium copper ferricyanide

A novel integrated film of sulfonated polysulfone/graphene/potassium copper ferricyanide(KCuFC/SPSG)was used for selectively extracting rubidium ion(Rb^(+))from brine.To form KCuFC/SPSG,the precursor film of sulfonated polysulfone/graphene(SPSG)was synthesized by phase conversion process,which was alternately immersed in 0.1 mol·L^(-1)CuSO_(4)/K_(4)[Fe(CN)_(6)]by in-situ adsorption coupled co-precipitation method.Various data such as nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer,Fourier transform infrared spectroscope,X-ray photoelectron spectroscope,X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscope,and energy dispersive spectroscopy all verified that abundant KCuFC were uniformly located on the film.The resulting KCuFC/SPSG was used in film separation system.As the solution was fed into the system,the Rb^(+)could be selectively adsorption by KCuFC/SPSG.After the saturation adsorption,0.5 mol·L^(-1)NH_(4)Cl/HCl was fed into the film cell,Rb^(+)could be quickly desorbed by ion-exchange between Rb^(+)and NH_(4)^(+)in the lattice of KCuFC.The purpose of separating and recovering Rb^(+)from the brine can be achieved after the repeated operation.The effects of pH,adsorption time,and interferential ions on the adsorption capacity of Rb^(+)were investigated by batch experiments.The adsorption behavior fits the pseudo-second order kinetic process,while KCuFC has a higher adsorption capacity(Langmuir maximum sorption 165.4 mg·g^(-1)).In addition,KCuFC/SPSG shows excellent selectivity for Rb^(+)even in complex brine systems.KCuFC/SPSG could maintain 93.5%extraction efficiency after five adsorption/desorption cycles.

Improvement of HydrophUicity and Blood Compatibility on Polyethersulfone Membrane by Blending Sulfonated Polyethersulfone

Polyethersulfone(PES) is widely used as biomaterials due to its thermal stability,mechanical strength,and chemical inertness.Nevertheless,their blood compatibility is still not adequate for hemodialysis and blood purification.In this study,the sulfonated polyethersulfone(SPES) was synthesized through an electrophilic substitution reaction,and PES/SPES blending membranes were prepared.The characterization of the SPES was studied by FTIR.The water adsorption and water contact angle experiments show that the hydrophilicity of PES/SPES blend membrane was improved as for the sulfonate group existing in the SPES.Moreover,PES/SPES blend membrane could effectively reduce bovine serum albumin adsorption and prolong the blood coagulation time compared with the PES membrane,thereby improving blood compatibility.

Sulfone通过转录因子Elk1调节人结肠癌细胞XAF1表达的研究

背景:Sulfone是一个高效的结肠肿瘤化学预防制剂,具有抗肿瘤功能,但其具体作用机制尚未完全明确。目的:探讨Sulfone在转录水平调节X连锁凋亡抑制蛋白(XIAP)相关因子1(XAF1)表达的作用机制。方法:以Sulfone干预人结肠癌细胞株HCT116,以蛋白质印迹法检测磷酸化ERK1/2(pERK1/2)、XAF1和ERK1/2表达;构建稳定转染pLuc-291质粒以及pLuc-291-18T、pLuc-291-70T、pLuc-291-IRFm质粒的HCT116细胞(分别为转录因子Elk1、c-ETS、IRF结合序列点突变),以荧光素酶报告基因检测Sulfone对XAF1启动子转录活性的调节作用;以染色质免疫沉淀法检测Elk1-XAF1的DNA结合活性;以实时定量PCR检测Elk1 siRNA对XAF1 mRNA表达的影响。结果:Sulfone可显著抑制pERK1/2表达,显著上调XAF1表达。XAF1启动子Elk1结合序列点突变能显著增加Sulfone诱导的XAF1启动子转录活性,而c-ETS和IRF结合序列点突变对Sulfone诱导的XAF1启动子转录活性无明显影响。XAF1启动子区域存在Elk1的特异性结合序列。以Elk1 siRNA抑制Elk1表达能显著增高XAF1mRNA表达。结论:Sulfone通过抑制ERK1/2信号通路下游转录因子Elk1活性,在转录水平上调人结肠癌细胞XAF1表达。

Solid-phase Synthesis of Vinyl Sulfones Using Polystyrene-supported Selenomethyl Phenyl Sulfone

The solid-phase preparation of vinyl sulfones via a novel polystyrene-supported selenomethyl phenyl sulfone reagent has been reported.

A facile stereospecific synthesis of (Z)-2-sulfonyl-substituted 1,3-enynes via Sonogashira coupling of (E)-α-iodovinyl sulfones with 1-alkynes

（E）-α-Iodovinyl sulfones 1 underwent the Sonogashira coupling reactions with terminal alkynes 2 in piperidine at room temperature in the presence of 5 mol% of Pd（PPh3）4 and 10 mol% of CuI to stereospecifically afford the corresponding （Z）-2-sulfonyl-substituted 1,3-enynes 3 in high yields.

Sulfone通过抑制ERK途径上调XAF1表达诱导结肠癌细胞凋亡

目的:探讨化学预防药物Sulfone是否通过转录调节XAF1的表达诱导结肠癌细胞凋亡。方法:采用Hoechst 33258染色法检测人结肠癌细胞株HCT116(p53野生型)和SW480(p53突变型)经Sulfone处理后的细胞凋亡率。运用Western印迹法检测上述细胞经Sulfone处理前后XAF1、磷酸化ERK1/2(p-ERK1/2)和ERK1/2总蛋白质的表达量变化。通过双重荧光素酶报告基因检测Sulfone对XAF1启动子转录活性的调节作用。结果:Sulfone能诱导HCT116和SW480细胞凋亡,其效应随剂量的增加和时程的延长而更明显。Sulfone能有效抑制上述两种细胞中ERK1/2蛋白的磷酸化(抑制率分别为74%和57%,P<0.05),但上调XAF1蛋白的表达(2.2倍和3.1倍,P<0.05)。经Sulfone处理后,XAF1启动子的转录活性在HCT116和SW480细胞分别提高了3.3倍(P<0.01)和2.6倍(P<0.05)。结论:Sulfone通过抑制ERK途径,在转录水平显著上调XAF1的表达进而诱导细胞凋亡,且这种作用的强弱与肿瘤细胞的p53分型有关。

Synthesis and characterization of quaternized poly(phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone)for anion-exchange membrane

Chloromethylated poly（phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone） （CMPPESK） was prepared from poly（phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone） （PPESK） using chloromethyl octyl ethers （CMOE） with lower toxicity as chloromethylated regent. CMPPESK was soluble in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone （NMP）, N,N-dimethylacetamide （DMAc） and chloroform. Quaternized poly（phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone） （QAPPESK） was prepared from CMPPESK by quaternization. QAPPESK had excellent solvent resistance, which was only partly soluble in sulfuric acid （98%） and swollen in N,N-dimethylformamide （DMF）. The vanadium redox flow battery （V-RFB） using QAPPESK anion-exchange membrane had better performance with 88.3% of overall energy efficiency.

Proton-exchange Sulfonated Poly（ether ether ketone）/Sulfonated Phenolphthalein Poly（ether sulfone） Blend Membranes in DMFCs

A sulfonated poly（ether ether ketone） （SPEEK） membrane with fairly high degree of sulfonation （DS） swells excessively and even dissolves at high temperature. To solve these problems, sulfonated phenolphthalein poly（ether sulfone） （SPES-C, DS= 53.7%） is blended with the SPEEK matrix （DS= 55.1%, 61.7%） to prepare SPEEKJSPES-C blend membrane. The decrease in swelling degree and methanol permeability of the membrane is dose-dependent. Pure SPEEK （DS = 61.7%） membrane dissolves completely in water at 70℃, whereas the swelling degree of the SPEEK （DS = 61.7%）/SPES-C （40%, by mass） membrane is 29.7% at 80℃. From room temperature to 80℃, the methanol permeability of all SPEEK （DS = 55.1%）/SPES-C blend membranes is about one order of magnitude lower than that of Nafion 115. At higher temperature, the addition of SPES-C polymer increases the dimensional stability and greater proton conductivity can be achieved. The SPEEK （DS = 55.1%）/SPES-C （40%, by mass） membrane can withstand temperatures up to 150℃. The proton conductivity of SPEEK （DS = 55.1%）/SPES-C （30%, by mass） membrane approaches 0.16 S·cm^-1, matching that of Nafion 115 at 140℃ and 100% RH, while pure SPEEK （DS = 55.1%） membrane dissolves at 90℃. The SPEEK/SPES-C blend membranes are promising for use in direct methanol fuel cells because of their good dimensional stability, high proton conductivity, and low methanol permeability.

Synthesis and characterization of novel poly(aryl ether sulfone ketone)s containing phthalazinone and biphenyl moieties

A novel series of poly（aryl ether sulfone ketone）s （PPESKs） containing phthalazinone and biphenyl moieties were prepared by two-step nucleophilic polycondensation reaction. The ^-Mw values of these copolymers were between 38,330 and 67,900. The glass transition temperatures （Tg） and 5% decomposition temperatures were ranged in 253-269 ℃ and 488-500 ℃, respectively, The structures of these copolymers were confirmed by FT-IR and ^1H NMR. Moreover, all the resultant copolymers were amorphous determined by wide angle X-ray diffraction （WAXD）.

THERMAL DEGRADATION OF POLY(ARYLENE SULFIDE SULFONE)/NMETHYLPYRROLIDONE CRYSTAL SOLVATE

The thermal degradation of poly（arylene sulfide sulfone）/N-methylpyrrolidone （PASS/NMP） crystal solvate was studied by thermogravimetric analysis （TGA） and was compared with pure PASS in order to determine the way in which the formation of the crystal solvate affected the thermal properties of the polymer. The activation energy of the solid state process was determined using Kissinger＇s method, which does not require knowledge of the reaction mechanism （RM）, to be 174.18 kJ/mol which was lower than that for pure PASS （E = 214 kJ/mol）. The study of master curves together with interpretation of integral methods, allows confirmation that the thermal degradation mechanism for PASS in the crystal solvate system is a decelerated Rn type, which is a solid-state process based on a phase boundary controlled reaction, in the conversion range considered. Whereas, the pure PASS follows a decelerated Dn thermodegradation mechanism in the same conversion range.

Allyl-containing Poly(aryl ether sulfone): Synthesis and Crosslinking

A novel type of crosslinkable poly（aryl ether sulfone）（PAES） bearing an allyl pendant（PES-OAllyl） was synthesized by a grafting reaction of hydrophenyl-containing PAES（PES-OH） and allyl bromide. PES-OH was prepared by a demethylation reaction of a methoxyphenylated PAES（PES-OCH3） in the presence of pyridine/hydrochlo- ride. The PES-OCH3 was synthesized by an aromatic nucleophilic substitution of bis（4-chlorophenyl）sulfone and （p-methoxy）phenylhydroquinone. Both DSC and solubility investigation were used to study the crosslinking behavior of PES-OAllyl. After heat treatment, the glass transition temperature（Tg） value of PES-OAllyl sharply increased from 165 ℃ to 227 ℃. Meanwhile, PES-OAllyl changed from a soluble polymer to an insoluble thermoset. In addition, TGA（thermogravimetric analysis） result suggests that the thermal stability of the crosslinked product was improved. All the data prove that the crosslinked PES-OAllyl could be a potential solvent-resistance high-performance material.

A novel method for the management of sulfone-rich waste produced in the oxidative desulfurization(ODS) process

The oxidative desulfurization(ODS) process is one of the new desulfurization processes for the production of clean fuels. Despite the benefits of the ODS process, this process faces several important challenges. One of the most important challenges of this process is the management of a waste which is rich of sulfone compounds.In the present study, a new strategy which is the addition of waste to the bitumen with other solid waste such as high density polyethylene(HDPE) waste has been investigated. The experimental design method was applied to investigate the effect of addition of the sulfone and HDPE wastes to the properties of the bitumen blends including degree of penetration, softening point, and mass loss. It was found that the sulfone waste can be added to the bitumen as a softener. The results showed that several grades of bitumen including 50/60, 60/70, 85/100 can be produced through the addition of sulfone waste along with the HDPE waste to the base 60/70 bitumen.In general, the application of simple processes such as mixing the wastes with the bitumen can reduce the cost of waste management, considerably.

Cyclic Oligomers of Phenolphthalein Polyarylene Ether Sulfone (Ketone): Preparation Through Cyclo-depolymerisation of Corresponding Polymers

Cyclic oligomers of phenolphthalein polyarylene ether sulfone(ketone) were prepared through cyclo-depolymerisation of corresponding polymers using CsF as the catalyst in dipolar aprotic solvent DMAc and DMF, and a family of macrocycles containing from dimer up to at least heptamer were confirmed by GPC, HPLC and MALDI-TOF-MS. The yields of cyclics get as high as 86.3% and 87.9% respectively.

Synthesis and Characterization of Ion-exchange Sulfonated Poly (ether sulfone)

N,N＇-Bis（3-hydroxyphenyl）-1,8,4,5-naphthalenetetracarboxylic bisimide was prepared from the reaction of 1,8,4,5-naphthalenetetrcarboxylic acid dianhydride and 2-aminophenol in N, N-dimethylformamide. Polymerization of this bisimide with 4,4＇-difluorodiphenylsulfone and disodium 3,3＇-disulfonate4,4＇-difluorodiphenylsulfone gave ion-exchange sulfonated poly（ether sulfone）. The structure of the title compound was characterized with H-NMR and its polymer was characterized with FT-IR.

Synthesis and properties of soluble poly（aryl ether sulfone ether ketone）s copolymers containing pendant methyl groups

A series of Poly（arly ether sulfone ether ketone）s containing pendant methyl groups were synthesized by the reaction of 4,4＇-[sulfonylbis （1,4-phenylene）dioxy] dibenzoyl chloride （SODBC） with 4,4＇- diphenoxy diphenylsulfone （DPODPS）, 4,4＇- di（2-methylphenoxy） diphenylsulfone （o-Me-DPODPS）, 4,4＇- di（3-methylphenoxy） diphenylsulfone （m-Me-DPODPS）, 4,4＇- di （2,6-bimethylphenoxy） biphenylsulfone（o-Me2-DPODPS） respectively, in a mixture of 1,2-dichloroethane （DCE） and N-methylpyrrolidone （NMP）. These reactions were catalyzed by anhydrous aluminum chloride （AlCl）. The characteristic of copolymers were studied by means of advanced analytical techniques such as FT-IR,1H-NMR, DSC, TGA and WAXD. The results show glass transition temperature （Tg） in the range of 193-206℃, thermally stable in excess of 434℃ and excellent solubility in polar solvents. Methyl-substituted Poly（aryl ether sulfone ketone）s had higher glass transition temperatures, lower initial decomposition temperatures than the unsubstituted ones.

α-AMIDOALKYLATION VIA SULFONES:TOWARDS THE SYNTHESIS OF ANT VENOM ALKALOIDS

Abstract: We described the synthesis of two 5-substituted γ-lactams Ⅰand Ⅱ by sulfone-baaed α-amidoalkylation method. This constitiutes the formal synthesis of ant venom alkaloids 2 and 3 in racemic form. The key intermediate 18 for the chiral synthesis of 2 and 3 was prepared from new chiral sulfone 7 by the same method.

A Stereoselective Synthesis of Substituted Allyl Alcohol by Threecomponent Rection of Acetylenic Sulfone,Phenylselenomagnesium Bromide and Ketones

Phenylseleno and sulfonyl substituted allyl alcohols were synthesized stereoselectively by the three-component reaction of acetylenic sulfone, phenylselenomagnesium bromide and ketones in one-pot.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Cyano-bridged Bimetallic Complex K_3(TMS)_2(H_2O)_2Cr(CN)_6[TMS = Tetramethylene Sulfone]

The cyano-bridged bimetallic complex K3(TMS)2(H2O)2Cr(CN)6 with three- dimensional microporous structure was synthesized and characterized. The title complex (C14H20CrK3N, Mr = 601.78) crystallizes in monoclinic, space group C2/c with a = 14.357(4), b = 9.331(3), c = 19.180(6) ?, β = 96.754(5)o, V = 2551.6(13) ?3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.567 g/m3, μ(MoKα) = 1.141 mm-1, F(000) = 1228, the final R = 0.0440 and wR = 0.0990 for 1760 observed reflections (I > 2σ(I)). In the crystal, two [Cr(CN) ]3- units, four K+ ions and two oxygen atoms of two 6 TMS molecules are linked to form a sixteen-membered ring and an extended three-dimensional structure.

Microwave-assisted synthesis of diaryl or aryl-alkyl sulfones without catalyst

The microwave-assisted coupling reaction of electrondeficient aryl halides with sulfinic acid salts through SNAr-based addition reactions within 5-30 min. No catalysts were required under our conditions.

The Rheological and Extrusion Behaviour of Blends Based on Phenolphthalein Poly(ether-ether-sulfone)and Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymer

A novel engineering thermoplastic, phenolphthalein poly(ether ether sulfone)(PES C) was blended with a commercial thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer(TLCP), Vectra A950, up to 30 weight percent of TLCP. A rheometrics dynamic spectrometer (RDS Ⅱ) and a CEAST capillary rheometer, a rheoscope 1000 were employed to investigate the melt rheology and extrusion behaviour at both the low and high shearing rates. The morphologies of the blends under different shearing were observed with a scanning electron microscope(SEM) and correlated to the observed rheology. The principal normal stress differences measured with cone and plate geometry give a temperature independent correlation for both blend and PES C when they are plotted against shear stress. But the extrudate swell of the blends showed a strong temperature dependence at each shear stress. The concentration dependence of extrudate swell shows a contrary behaviour to that of the inorganic filled system. A reasonable hypothesis based on the relaxation and disorientation of TLCP during flowing in the capillary and exiting was given to explain it. The melt fracture was checked after extrusion from capillary and was discussed.