An efficient electrocatalytic system composed of nickel oxide and nitroxyl radical for the oxidation of bio-platform molecules to dicarboxylic acids

Selective oxidation of biomass and its derivatives to dicarboxylic acids represents a promising route for biomass valorization.However,the co-presence of multiple functional groups in biomass molecules makes the selective oxidation of particular functional a challenging task.Here,we demonstrate an efficient electrocatalytic system consisting of nickel oxide(NiO)and a nitroxyl radical,i.e.,2,2,6,6-tetrame thylpiperidine-1-oxyl(TEMPO)or 4-acetamido-TEMPO(ACT),for the selective oxidation of key bioplatform molecules including glucose,xylose and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF)into corresponding dicarboxylic acids,i.e.,glucaric acid,xylaric acid,and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid(FDCA).NiO is clarified as the active catalyst for the oxidation of aldehyde in bio-platform molecules to carboxylic acid,while TEMPO or ACT is responsible for the oxidation of primary alcohol to aldehyde.The combination of NiO and TEMPO or ACT significantly accelerated the tandem oxidation of aldehyde and hydroxyl groups in glucose,xylose and HMF,thus achieving excellent yields(83%-99%)of dicarboxylic acids.Moreover,the combination catalyst enables the selective oxidation of glucose and xylose with high concentrations(e.g.,20 wt%),which offers a promising strategy for biomass valorization.

Formation of [3]Pseudorotaxanes from β-cyclodextrin and a Series of Dicarboxylic Acids with Their Corresponding α,ω-alkanedicarboxylate Anions

Inclusion complexes between β-cyclodextrin （β-CD） and a series of dicarboxylic acids （DAn, n=11-15） were prepared by co-grinding and co-precipitation methods and the [3]pseudorotaxane structure of them was elucidated by FTIR, DTA and XRD characterizations. Inclusion complexes of β-CD and α,ω-alkanedicarboxylate anions （DAn^2-） were acquired by neutralizing β-CD/DAn different inclusion complexes with sodium hydroxide and the structure was also proved to be a pseudorotaxane structure by ^1H-NMR spectra and NOESY spectrum. Both the inclusion complexes of β-CD/DAn and β-CD/DAn^2- adopt the [3]pseudorotaxane structure with β-CD arranged in dimers threaded onto one aliphatic chain and the binding mode of 1：1 inclusion complex was excluded based on the consideration of chain conformations.

Microcomputer Simulation of Elution Behaviour for Dicarboxylic Acids in Ion－Exclusion Chromatography

he present paper covers a model involving Donnan memhrane equilibrium andadsorption eluilibrium to describe the retention process for diprotic organic acids inion-exclusion chromatography. On this basis the microcomputer simulation of elu-tion behaviour for dicarboxylic acids was investigated. Influences of eluent acidityand sample concentration on the retention value were studied. The theoreticallypredicted results are in reasonable agreement with the experimental data.

Syntheses,crystal structures,and catalytic properties of three zinc(Ⅱ),cobalt(Ⅱ)and nickel(Ⅱ)coordination polymers constructed from 5⁃(4⁃carboxyphenoxy)nicotinic acid

Three zinc(Ⅱ),cobalt(Ⅱ),and nickel(Ⅱ)coordination polymers,namely[Zn(μ^(3-)cpna)(μ-dpea)_(0.5)]_(n)(1),[Co(μ^(3-)cpna)(μ-dpey)_(0.5)]_(n)(2),and[Ni(μ^(3-)cpna)(μ-dpey)_(0.5)(H_(2)O)]_(n)(3),have been constructed hydrothermally using H_(2)cpna(5-(4-carboxyphenoxy)nicotinic acid),dpea(1,2-di(4-pyridyl)ethane),dpey(1,2-di(4-pyridyl)ethylene),and zinc,cobalt,and nickel chlorides at 160℃.The products were isolated as stable crystalline solids and were characterized by IR spectra,elemental analyses,thermogravimetric analyses,and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses.Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses revealed that three compounds crystallize in the triclinic system,space group P1.Compounds 1-3 show 2D layer structures.The catalytic activities in the Knoevenagel condensation reaction of these compounds were investigated.Compounds 1 and 2 exhibit effective catalytic activities in the Knoevenagel condensa-tion reaction at room temperature.For this reaction,various parameters were optimized,followed by the investiga-tion of the substrate scope.CCDC:2335676,1;2335677,2;2335678,3.

Determination and Correlation for Solubility of Aromatic Acids in Solvents

Solubility of benzoic acid, terephthalic acid and 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid in water, acetic acid, N.N-dimethylformamide, N.N-dimethylacetamide, dimethyl sulphoxide and Ar-methyl-2-ketopyrrolidine were measured by dynamic method. The solubilities were calculated by UNIFAC group contribution method, in which new groups, BCCOOH and NCCOOH, were introduced to express the activity coefficients of aromatic acids and new interaction parameters of the new groups were expressed as the function of temperature, which were determined from the experimental data. The new interaction parameters provided good calculated result. The experimental data were also correlated with Wilson and y-h models, and results were compared with present UNIFAC model.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Properties of a New Zn(II) Coordination Polymer Constructed from 2,3-Pyridine Dicarboxylic Acid and 1,1′-(1,4-Butanediyl)bis(imidazole)

A new coordination polymer, namely [Zn（pdc）（bbi）]n {H2 pdc = 2,3-pyridine dicar- boxylic acid, bbi = 1,1-（1,4-butanediyl）bis（imidazole）}, has been prepared under hydrothermal conditions and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21 /n with a = 8.436（3）, b = 16.988（5）, c = 12.106（4）, β = 92.204（5）°, V = 1733.6（9）3, Z = 4, C17 H17 N5 O4 Zn, Mr = 420.73, Dc = 1.612 g/cm3, F（000） = 864, μ（MoKa） = 0.452 mm-1, the R = 0.0672 and wR = 0.1645. In the mononuclear complex, each Zn（II） is five-coordinated by one carboxylate O and one pyridyl N atoms from one pdc anion, one carboxylate O atom from another pdc anion, and two N atoms from two bib ligands. The Zn（II） ions are connected by pdc ligands to form skeleton chains, and bbi ligands further link them to construct a 2D framework. The thermal and luminescence properties of the complex were also investigated.

Syntheses, Structures and Magnetic Properties of Two Co(II) Coordination Polymers with 2,5-Pyridine Dicarboxylic Acid

The hydro(solvo)thermal reactions of cobalt powder or its chloride with 2,5- pyridine dicarboxylic acid (H2PYDC) yielded two new complexes: [Co(II)2(PYDC)2(H2O)2- (H2O)4]n 1 and {Co(II)[NH2(CH3)2]2(PYDC)2}n 2. It is observed that the reactive solvents result in different connectivity modes of ligand and diverse dimensional extension of crystal structures. The correlation between structure and magnetic property will be discussed in this paper. Crystal data for 1: space group P1, a = 7.0419(17), b = 8.937(2), c = 9.6182(19) ?, α = 91.532(4), β = 99.869(10), γ = 107.889(11)o, V = 565.5(2) ?3, Z = 1, Dc = 1.845 g/cm3, μ = 1.56 mm-1, F(000) = 322 , R = 0.0505 and wR = 0.1580; and those for 2: space group C2/c, a = 14.9075(6), b = 8.2523(3), c = 16.9643(2) ?, β = 100.982(2)o, V = 2048.75(11) ?3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.560 g/cm3, μ = 0.892 mm-1, F(000) = 996, R = 0.0443 and wR = 0.1134.

NMR Studies on Eu and La Complexes with Pyridine-2,6-Dicarboxylic Acid and Phen

The binary and ternary solid complexes of Eu 3+ and La 3+ with pyridine 2,6 dicarboxylic acid (H 2DPC) and 1,10 phen anthroline were synthesized. Their compositions confirmed by elemental analysis are Na 3[Ln(DPC) 3]·2H 2O(Ln=La, Eu) and NaEu(DPC) 2·phen·4H 2O. The coordination mode of ligands with metal ions was studied by NMR. The influences on NMR spectra by induciton effect, screening effect and paramagnetic character of rare earth ions are discussed in this paper. The NMR studies show that these three complexes have similar symmetry and regular change of chemical shifts. Pyridine 2,6 dicarboxylic acid is a tridentate ligand. The coordination number of europium and lanthanum is nine in each of the binary complexes. The coordination number of europium is at least eight in the ternary complex.

Luminescence of Terbium Chelates with Substituted Pyridine-2, 6-Dicarboxylic Acid Derivatives by Synergistic Effect of EDTA

Some spectral properties and luminescence intensities of Tb 3+ chelates of substituted pyridine 2, 6 dicarboxylic acids and 4 phenyl pyridine 2, 6 dicarboxylic acid analogues were measured in some solutions (H 2O and EtOH etc.) by synergistic effect of EDTA. The substitution at the aromatic ring has a significant effect upon the observed luminescence intensities, excitation wavelengths, and lifetime of the complexes. Moreover, the changes in the environment cause great variation in those properties of certain Tb 3+ chelates. The results show that some of hte chelates (4 acetaminopoxypyridine 2, 6 dicarboxylic acid, 4 ethoxypyridine 2, 6 dicarboxylic acid and 4 methoxypyridine 2, 6 dicarboxylic acid etc.) have a stronger emission and longer lifetime at room temperature and may thus be used as perfectly sensitizers in fluorescence analysis.

Crystal Structure of Dimeric Units Cd_2(ncpo)_2(phen)_2(H_2O)_2 Constructed by Flexible Dicarboxylic Acid with Fluorescent Emission

A dimeric coordination complex Cd2（ncpo）2（phen）2（H2O）2 was constructed by a flexible dicarboxylic acid, 2-nitro-4-carboxylphenoxyacetic acid. Its crystal structure was determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis. The crystal is of monoclinic system, space group P21/n with a = 17.2616（3）, b = 12.7460（2）, c = 18.4041（3） A^°, β= 94.432（1）°, C42H30Cd2N6O16, Mr = 1099.52, V = 4037.09（12）A^°^3 Dc = 1.809 g/cm^3, F（000） = 2192, μ = 1.139 cm^-1 and Z = 4. The final R = 0.0218 and wR = 0.0703 for 8288 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. There are two crystallographically independent but structurally very similar molecules in the unit cell of the title complex. It is noticeable that the ligand ncpo^2- displays a good flexibility, demonstrating different modes from the rigid ligands. The luminescence property has been investigated, which shows photoluminescence at 465, 490 and 574 nm upon excitation at 320 nm in the solid state at room temperature.

Kinetics of 2-Methyl-6-acetyl-naphthalene Liquid Phase Catalytic Oxidation

In this paper, a kinetics model for the liquid-phase oxidation of 2-methyl-6-acetyl-naphthalene to 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid catalyzed by cobalt-manganese-bromide is proposed. The effects of the reaction temperature, catalyst concentration and ratio of catalyst on the lime evolution of the experimental concentration for the constituents including raw material, intermediates and product are investigated. The model parameters are determined in a nonlinear optimization, minimizing the difference between the simulated and experimental time evolution of the product composition obtained in a semi-batch oxidation reactor where the gas and liquid phase were well nuxed. The kinetics data demonstrate that the model is suitable to the liquid-phase oxidation of 2-methyl-6-acetyl-naphthalene to 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid.

Microbial production of L-malate from renewable non-food feedstocks

L-malate is an intermediate of the tricarboxylic acid cycle which is naturally occurred in various microorganisms,and it has been widely applied in polymer,beverage and food,textile,agricultural and pharmaceutical industries.Driven by the pursuit of a sustainable economy,microbial production of L-malate has received much attention in last decades.In this review,we focus on the utilization of wastes and/or byproducts as feedstocks for the microbial production of L-malate.Firstly,we present the recent developments on the natural or engineered metabolic pathways that dedicate to the biosynthesis of L-malate,and also provide a comprehensive discussions on developing high-efficient producers.Then,the recent achievements in microbial production of L-malate from various carbon sources were concluded and discussed.Furthermore,some abundant non-food feedstocks which have been used for microbial production of other chemicals were reviewed,as they may be potential candidate feedstock for L-malate production in future.Finally,we outlined the major challenges and proposed further improvements for the production of L-malate.

NMR and IR Studies on Eight Complexes of Eu with Three Kinds of Ligands

Eight binary and ternary solid complexes of Eu 3+ with pyridine 2, 6 dicarboxylic acid (H 2DPC), 1,10 phen anthroline (phen) and methylbenzoic acid (MBA), including o MBA, m MBA and p MBA, were synthesised. Their compositions were confirmed by elemental analysis. The coordination mode of ligands with Eu 3+ was studied by NMR and IR. The coordination number of eight complexes was also investigated. Furthermore, the influence on chemical shift and NMR spectrum shape by induction effect, screening effect and paramagnetic character of Eu 3+ were discussed in detail.

Synthesis of Dimethyl-2,6-Naphthalene Dicarboxylate by Esterification Catalyzed by Sodium Tungstate

The process of synthesis of dimethyl-2,6-naphthalene dicaboxylate from esterification of 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid (2,6-NDCA) by methanol using sodium tungstate as catalyst was investigated. The orthogonal tests method was used for optimizing the process factors. The effects of reaction temperature, mass percentage of catalyst, reaction time and mass ratio of methanol to 2,6-NDCA on the 2,6-NDCA conversion were investigated. It was found that all the four factors had significant effect on the conversion. The optimum reaction conditions were reaction temperature 215 ℃,mass percentage of catalyst 3%, reaction time 3 h, mass ratio of methanol to 2,6-NDCA 6∶1. The 2,6-NDCA conversion at above condition was 92.80%.

Effect of dicarboxylic acid esters on the lubricity of aviation kerosene for use in CI engines

To reduce their fuel related logistic burden,North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO)Armed Forces are advancing the use of a single fuel for both aircraft and ground equipment.To this end,F-34(the commercial equivalent is Jet A-1)is replacing distillate diesel fuel in many applications.However,tests conducted with this kerosene type on high frequency reciprocating rig showed that this type of fuel causes unacceptable wear.This excessive wear is caused by the poor lubricity of aviation fuel.In order to make this type of fuel compatible with direct injection compression engines,seven di-carboxylic acid esters have tested to improve the lubricity of kerosene.Tribological results showed that all esters tested in this series of experiments seem to be suitable for increasing the kerosene lubricity to a satisfactory level.

Synthesis,Structures,Luminescence and Catalytic Activity in the Knoevenagel Condensation Reaction of Two Cd(Ⅱ)Coordination Polymers Based on a Biphenyl-dicarboxylic Acid

Two cadmium(II)coordination polymers,namely[Cd(μ-dda)(H2 biim)]n(1)and[Cd(μ4-dda)(py)]n(2)have been constructed hydrothermally using H2 dda(H2 dda=4,4?-dihydroxybiphenyl-3,3?-dicarboxylic acid),H_(2)biim(H_(2)biim=2,2?-biimidazole),py(py=pyridine),and cadmium chloride at 160°C.The products were isolated as stable crystalline solids and were characterized by IR spectra,elemental analyses,thermogravimetric analyses(TGA),and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses.Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses revealed that both compounds crystallize in the monoclinic system,space group C2/c.Compound 1 discloses a 1 D chain structure.Compound 2 features a 3 D framework.The luminescent properties of compounds 1 and 2 were evaluated.Besides,the catalytic activities in the Knoevenagel condensation reaction of two compounds were investigated.Compound 1 exhibits an excellent catalytic activity in the Knoevenagel condensation reaction at room temperature.

Two Co(Ⅱ)Complexes Constructed from 1-(3,5-Dicarboxybenzyl)-3,5-pyrazole Dicarboxylic Acid:Syntheses,Structures and Magnetic Properties

Two new complexes[Co_(2)(L)(4,4´-bip)(H_(2)O)_(3)]_(n)(1)and{[Co(L´)_(2)(phen)]·2H_(2)O)}_(n)(2)(H_(4)L=1-(3,5-dicarboxybenzyl)-3,5-pyrazole dicarboxylic acid,H_(3)L´=1-(3,5-dicarboxybenzyl)-3-pyrazole carboxylic acid,4,4´-bip=4,4´-bis(1-imidazolyl)biphenyl,phen=1,10-phenanthroline)were synthesized.Complexes 1 and 2 have been characterized by IR spectrography,X-ray single-crystal diffraction,elemental analysis and thermogravimetry.1 crystallizes in monoclinic system,space group P2_(1/c).Complex 2 crystallizes in monoclinic system,space group I2/a.It is remarkable that in situ hydrothermal decarboxylation was observed during preparing complex 2.In addition,magnetic analysis indicates that antiferromagnetic interaction exists among Co(Ⅱ)ions in complexes 1 and 2.

Preparation of Polyester Polyol from Epoxidized Palm Olein

In this work, polyester polyols with high weight average molecular weight （Mw） （Mw= 10000-15000） were prepared from epoxidized palm olein （EPOo） and a series of dicarboxylic acids （C6-C12） at elevated temperature under non-catalyzed condition. The optimal reaction conditions were determined as 180 ℃ for 4 h. Longer carbon chain length of dicarboxylic acids was more reactive when reacted with EPOo. The physical appearance of the product was observed as liquid at room temperature. This palm oil-based polyester polyol is proposed as starting material for flexible polyurethane. For reaction monitoring purposes, FTIR was used while 1H NMR analysis was carried out to characterize the important functional groups of the products. The effects of reaction time and temperature on the Mw of the reaction mixture were also studied by GPC.

Evolution of chemical composition of fogwater in winter in Chengdu, China

Two sampling sites representing the urban and suburban area of Chengdu, China were sampled and analyzed for selected chemicals to characterize the evolution of the chemical composition of fogwater. A trend of total organic carbon （TOC） 〉 total nitrogen （TN） 〉 total inorganic carbon （TIC） was observed for both sites. Variation of inorganic ions indicated that inorganic pollutants were not accumulated in the fog. Concentrations of n-alkanes （C11-C37） at the urban site ranged from 7.58 to 27.75 ng/mL while at the suburban site concentrations were 2.57-21.55 ng/mL. The highest concentration of n-alkanes was observed in the mature period of fog （393.12 ng/mL） which was more than ten times that in the fog formation period （27.83 ng/mL） and the fog dissipation period （14.87 ng/mL）. Concentrations of Σ15PAHs were in the range of 7.27-38.52 ng/mL at the urban site and 2.59-22.69 ng/mL at the suburban site. Contents of PAHs in the mature period of fog （27.15 ng/mL） 〉 fog dissipation period （11.59 ng/mL） 〉 fog formation period （6.42 ng/mL）. Concentrations of dicarboxylic acids （C5-C9） ranged from 10.92 to 40.78 ng/mL, with glutaric acid （C5） as the dominant dicarboxylic acid. These data provide strong indications of the accumulation of certain organic chemicals of environmental concern in fog and fog water, and provide additional insights about processes in urban and suburban air acting on organic chemicals with similar physical chemical properties.