A More Efficient Synthetic Route to Perylene-porphyrin Arrays

We present an efficient synthetic route towards two kinds of perylene-porphyrin arrays. Starting from 5, 10, 15, 20-meso-tetraphenylporphyrin, two novel 9a and 9b were designed and synthesized with 40.3% and 35.1% yield, respectively.

Polyaniline nanobelts, flower-like and rhizoid-like nanostructures by electrospinning

Nanobelts, flower-like and rhizoid-like nanostructures of pure polyaniline （PANI） doped with sulfuric acid or hydrochloric acid were prepared via electrospinning by using a coagulation bath as the collector after optimizing the fabrication parameters. The morphologies of these nanostructures were characterized by scanning electron microscope （SEM）. The possible formation mechanisms were discussed.

PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY STUDY OF NEW POLYACETYLENE DERIVATIVES WITH DIFFERENT SUBSTITUENTS

The photoconductivities of a series of novel polyacetylene derivatives （PAs） serving as charge generation materials in the single-layered photoreceptors were investigated using photoinduced xerographic discharge technique. It was found that the substitution can improve the photosensitivity of PAs by increasing the conjugation of π electrons. When the substituent is itself photoconductive, the photoconductivity becomes even higher. It can be concluded from cyclic voltammetry that when the HOMO level of the polymer is closer to that of the charge transport material, the photoconduction performance will be better.

Self-assembled helical nanostructures from an asymmetrical perylene diimide

An asymmetrical perylene diimide 3, N-（4-methoxyphenyl）-N＇-（4-nitrophenyl）-perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic diimide, was synthesized, and its self-assembly and dissociation behaviors in chloroform was studied in detail by UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopies. The resulting unique helical nanostructures from 3 were proposed to be self-assembled via the cooperative actions of π-π stacking, steric hindrance and electrophile-nucleophile type pairing.

Intramolecular Aldol Condensation ofα- Oxo Ketene Dibenzylthioacetals: A Facile Route to Substituted Thiophenes

A new method for the synthesis of substituted thiophenes was through intramolecular aldol condensation ofα-oxo ketene dibenzylthioacetals.All products were confirmed with IR, 1 H NMR and elemental analysis.

Porous tantalum-composited gelatin nanoparticles hydrogel integrated with mesenchymal stem cell-derived endothelial cells to construct vascularized tissue in vivo

The ideal scaffold material of angiogenesis should have mechanical strength and provide appropriate physiological microporous structures to mimic the extracellular matrix environment.In this study,we constructed an integrated three-dimensional scaffold material using porous tantalum(pTa),gelatin nanoparticles(GNPs)hydrogel,and seeded with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells(BMSCs)-derived endothelial cells(ECs)for vascular tissue engineering.The characteristics and biocompatibility of pTa and GNPs hydrogel were evaluated by mechanical testing,scanning electron microscopy,cell counting kit,and live-cell assay.The BMSCs-derived ECs were identified by flow cytometry and angiogenesis assay.BMSCs-derived ECs were seeded on the pTa-GNPs hydrogel scaffold and implanted subcutaneously in nude mice.Four weeks after the operation,the scaffold material was evaluated by histomorphology.The superior biocompatible ability of pTa-GNPs hydrogel scaffold was observed.Our in vivo results suggested that 28 days after implantation,the formation of the stable capillary-like network in scaffold material could be promoted significantly.The novel,integrated pTa-GNPs hydrogel scaffold is biocompatible with the host,and exhibits biomechanical and angiogenic properties.Moreover,combined with BMSCs-derived ECs,it could construct vascular engineered tissue in vivo.This study may provide a basis for applying pTa in bone regeneration and autologous BMSCs in tissue-engineered vascular grafts.

A coupled electrochemical system for CO_(2)capture,conversion and product purification

The efficient utilization of carbon dioxide(CO_(2))as a resource,comprises three key processes:CO_(2)capture,catalytic conversion and product purification.Using the renewable electricity to drive these processes provides a promising pathway for mitigating the ever-increasing atmospheric CO_(2)concentration whilst simultaneously addressing the growing energy demand.Although each of the three individual processes has been extensively investigated during the past decade,the rapid and economically viable reduction of CO_(2)emissions still calls for the development of an integrated electrochemical system driven by the renewable electricity to achieve carbon neutrality.Herein,we report a systematic protocol to bridge the three individual CO_(2)utilization processes into one coupled electrochemical system:a bipolar membrane electrodialysis(BPMED)cell generating alkaline and acidic solutions for the capture and recovery of CO_(2),a flow cell with an Ag gas diffusion electrode(GDE)for the selective electrocatalytic reduction of the recovered CO_(2),and an alkaline solution container for the purification of the gaseous products and recycle of the unreacted CO_(2).Consequently,the coupled electrochemical system successfully captured CO_(2)from the simulated flue gas and converted it into a pure syngas stream.

Partially reversible photochromic behavior of organic-inorganic perovskites with copper(II) chloride

We report that the ultraviolet （UV） light induced photochromic behavior of layered organic-inorganic perovskite material of （C4H9NH3）2CuCl4, changed from yellow to brown after irradiation with UV light （10 mW/cm^2） and partially recovered through storage in the dark. （C4H9NH3）2CuCl4 exhibited two distinct absorption bands centered at 286 nm （band Ⅰ） and 384 nm （band Ⅱ）, which were attributed to the photo-induced exciton formed in 2D inorganic layers sandwiched by organic layers. The blue shift of band Ⅰ from 287 to 269 nm as well as the decrease of the intensity of band Ⅰ and band Ⅱ could be found when samples were irradiated under UV light for different length of time. The simultaneous weakening of the intensity of the N-H...Cl hydrogen bond as well as the vibration of the long Cu-Cl bond in the distorted CuCl6^4- octahedron could be detected from the Fourier transform infrared （FTIR） spectra, which resulted the change of charge distribution of the dissymmetric Cl-Cu...Cl bond and the resulting photochromic behavior.

Copper-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Azinylmethanes for Access to Trifluoromethylazinylols

A copper-catalyzed oxygenation of methylazaarenes was found to occur in the absence of both ligand and addi- tive, and has been successfully employed for the synthesis of trifluoromethylazinylketols. This synthetic strategy incorporates aerobic oxidation and a trifluoromethylation in one-pot and provides a novel method for the trifluoro- methylation of aliphatic C--H bond.

Water Soluble Amino Grafted Silicon Nanoparticles and Their Use in Polymer Solar Cells

Stable aqueous amino-grafted silicon nanoparticles （SiNPs-NH2） were prepared via one-pot solution method. By grafting amino groups on the particle surface, the dispersion of SiNPs in water became very stable and clear aqueous solutions could be obtained. By incorporating SiNPs-NH2 into the hole transport layer of poly（3,4- ethylenedioxythiophene）/polystyrene sulfonic acid （PEDOT＇PSS）, the performance of polymer solar cells composed of poly[2-methoxy,5-（2＇-ethylhexyloxy）-1,4-phenylene vinylene] （MEH-PPV）：[6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester （PCBM） as active layer can be improved. SiNPs-NH2 are dispersed uniformly in the PEDOT：PSS solution and help form morphologies with small-sized domains in the PEDOT：PSS film. SiNPs-NH2 serve as screens between conducting polymer PEDOT and ionomer PSS to improve the phase separation and charge transport of the hole transport layer. As a result, the sheet resistance of PEDOT：PSS thin films is decreased from （93 ±5） × 10^5 to （13 ± 3） × 10^5 Ω/□. The power conversion efficiency （PCE） of polymer solar cells was thus improved by 9.8% for devices fabricated with PEDOT＇PSS containing 1 wt% of SiNPs-NH2, compared with the devices fabricated by original PEDOT：PSS.