ABSTRACT
Accelerated urban expansion has contributed to the urban-rural contrast regarding atmospheric humidity. However, the effect of urban expansion on atmospheric humidity is not understood well in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration (BTHUA). In this study, observations from 133 meteorological stations were used to analyze the long-term trend of atmospheric humidity and the urban expansion effect in the BTHUA during the period 1961-2014. The urban expansion effect on atmospheric humidity was evaluated by calculating the differences in atmospheric humidity trends between urban and rural series based on the dynamic classification method using secular urban impervious data. The results revealed that a drying trend of annual and seasonal average atmospheric humidity was observed in the urban areas of the BTHUA during the period 1961-2014, characterized by decreasing relative humidity (RH), water vapor pressure (Ea), specific humidity (Q) and increasing vapor pressure deficit (VPD). A more prominent drying trend (p < 0.05) appeared in spring and autumn, whereas a relatively weaker trend occurred in summer and winter. The trend of atmospheric humidity was significantly correlated (Spearman correlation coefficients: -0.45, 0.48, -0.29 and -0.32 for RH, VPD, Ea and Q, respectively; p < 0.01) with the urban expansion rate. The effect of urban expansion on the trend of VPD, Ea and Q was the strongest in spring at 0.138 hpa, -0.237 hpa and -0.151 hpa per decade, respectively, while the urban expansion effect on RH was the strongest in winter, reaching -1.159% per decade. This study provides a better understanding of the relationship between variations in atmospheric humidity and urban expansion, as well as scientific support for urban planning.
ABSTRACT
A general copper/air catalytic system for selectively oxidative C-C bond cleavage of 1,2-diarylethan-1-one has been developed, giving aromatic aldehydes and N-benzoylation products of various amines in moderate to excellent yields. This research provides an alternative approach for the N-benzoylation of amine in mild and neutral conditions.
ABSTRACT
A unique copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidative C-C bond cleavage of simple unstrained ketones with air and amines has been developed. In this chemistry, amides and oxo amides are easily synthesized through the selective C-C bond cleavage of simple ketones or unstrained cycloketones. The broad substrate scopes and use of an inexpensive copper catalyst and green molecular oxygen as an oxidant as well as an O-source make this protocol very attractive for potential synthetic applications. The control experiments reveal that the present copper-catalyzed oxidative C-C bond cleavage of simple ketones proceeds in a novel catalytic pathway rather than through the cleavage of a dioxetane intermediate.