Li Shuzhen

A reversible acid-base fluorescent switch based on molecular cocrystal of 4-[2-4-quinolinyl)vinyl]phenol and tetrafluoroterephthalic acid

Photoactive cocrystal materials have received growing research interest in construction of photofunctional systems owing to the crucial roles in modifying the photo-related properties of molecular solids, based on the non-bonding interactions between self-assembly units. Herein, we report tunable luminescence and acid-base stimuli-responsive properties of a cocrystal assembled by 4-[2-(4-quinolinyl)vinyl]phenol (qv) and tetrafluoroterephthalic acid (a). The luminescent properties (such as wavelength, quantum yield and fluorescence lifetime) of qv.a changed obviously relative to the pristine qv, due to the proton transfer and the alternation of molecular arrangement within two-component crystalline material. The photoemission intensity of qv.a underwent from weak to strong upon HCl gas fuming, and the corresponding wavelength changed from 517 nm to 597 nm, which can be reversibly transferred after exposed in NH3. Such luminescent switching behavior may provide an effective way to develop new types of photoactive stimuli-responsive materials and optical sensors.

Discovery of early tertiary hydrothermal activity and its significance in oil/gas geology, Dongpu Depression, Henan Province, China

Data from the super-deep wells (PS10, PS14 and YS1) led to the discovery of widespread metal-bearing hydrothermal fluids (or hot brines) related to basic magmas in the Lower Tertiary clastic sequence in the Dongpu Depression. In terms of SEM and EDAX analyses, pore-casting thin section examination of sandstone, the composition and forming temperature of fluid inclusions, the trace element composition of mudstone and kerogen and organic geochemical analyses, it is demonstrated that the hydrothermal fluids existing in the area studied are ejecting fluids, which have a close bearing on diagenesis and sedimentation, rather than intrusive veins along the tectonic fractures.The main indicators of hydrothermal activity are: (1) abnormal alteration of kerogen; (2) high-temperature altered mineral assemblage; (3) abnormal distribution of hydrocarbons; (4) specific assemblages and abnormal contents of heavy metals in mudstone and kerogen; (5) specific composition of complex compounds and assemblages of fluid inclusions in sandstone: (6) periodic basaltic magma activity.Results of geological observations and laboratory simulating experiments demonstrated that the hydrothermal fluids have a close bearing on hydrocarbon generation in the Dongpu Depression. Two aspects of the effect of hydrothermal fluids are noticed: hydrothermal hydrocarbon production and strong metal catalysis in oil and gas generation.