Vibrational Spectroscopic Investigation and DFT Calculations on the Decabromodiphenyl Ether

Decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209), the major congener in the high volume industrial flame retardant mixture "DecaBDE", has become a ubiquitous environmental contaminant. In the present work, combined experimental and theoretical studies have been undertaken on the structure and vibrational spectra of BDE-209. The FT-IR (400-4000 cm-1) and FT-Raman spectra (100-4000 cm-1) of BDE-209 were recorded, while density functional B3LYP calculations were employed in conjunction with the 6-31G(d) basis set for investigating the corresponding geometric structure and vibrational spectroscopic properties. Besides, the detailed interpretations of fundamental vibrations were performed on the basis of experimental results and potential energy distribution (PED) of the vibrational modes. Optimized structures of the title compound were interpreted and compared with the earlier reported experimental values, which yield good agreement. Finally, the measured and calculated harmonic vibrational wavenumbers were compared with each other, and they were found to be in good accordance.     

Spectroscopic Studies of a Water-soluble Derivative of Hypocrellin A and Its One- and Two-Electron Reduction Products

In this study the spectroscopic characteristics of a water-soluble derivative of hypocrellin A (HA), 14-dehydroxy-15-deacetyl-hypocrellin A-13-sulfonate(13-SO3Na-DDHA),and its one- and two-electron reduction products have been investigated. From the changes in absorbance with pH it was observed that the two phenolic hydroxy groups at C-3 and C-10 positions of 13-SO3Na-DDHA or HA dissociated stepwise with increase of pH values. The pKa values for 13-SO3Na-DDHA and HA were determined using an effective method established in this study. Attempts were also made to use absorption and ESR spectroscopies to study the photoreduction of 13-SO3Na-DDHA. It was found that 13-SO3Na-DDHA was directly reduced to its two-electron reduction product in buffered aqueous solution (pH 7. 7). However, in DMF-buffer (1 :1/ v : v,pH 7. 7), it proceeded with one-electron reduction to generate its semiquinone radical anions. The semiquinone radical anions decayed according to second-order kinetics. indicating that the terminatio     

Synthesis and Characterization of Poly（ether amide）s Containing Bisphthalazinone and Ether Linkages

A novel aromatic diacid, 4, 4′-bis[2-(4-carboxyphenyl)phthalazin- 1-one-4-yl]-bisphenyl ether III, containing bisphthalazinone and ether linkages was prepared from nucleophilic substitution of p-chlorobenzonitrile with the bisphenol-like monomer I, followed by alkaline hydrolysis of the intermediate dinitrile II. A series of poly(ether amide)s containing bisphthalazinone and ether linkages derived from diacid III and aromatic diamines were synthesized by one-step solution condensation polymerization using triphenyl phosphite and pyridine as condensing agents. Moreover, the properties of poly(ether amide)s including thermal stability,solubility and crystallinity were also studied.     

Synthesis and characterization of new soluble poly（aryl ether nitrile）s containing phthalazinone moiety

A series of novel poly（aryl ether nitrile）s containing phthalazinone moiety were synthesized by the nucleophilic displacement reaction of bisphenol-like monomers （I） with 2,6-difluorobenzonitrile. The inherent viscosities ranged from 0.46 to 1.07 dL g^-1. The glass transition temperatures were in the range of 277-295℃, and the temperatures for 10% weight loss in nitrogen atmosphere were found between 495 and 527 ℃. The structures of these resultant polymers were confirmed by FT-IR and 1^H NMR. Moreover, the properties of poly（aryl ether nitrile）s including solubility and crystallinity were also studied.     

Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of new diphenyl ether derivatives as serotonin transporter ligands

For the development of new ligands as potential imaging agents for the serotonin transporter (SERT),a series of diphenyl ether derivatives have been synthesized,characterized,and evaluated for their in vitro binding affinities to the SERT. Among the above compounds,2-(2-((dimethylamino)methyl)-4-fluoro-phenoxy)-5-bromobenzenamine (15) and 2-(2-((dimethylamino)methyl)-4-fluorophenoxy)-5-iodobenzene amine (16) show high binding affinities for the SERT with Ki values of 0.28 and 0.20 nmol·L-1,respectively. They can be further labeled with carbon-11,fluorine-18,iodine-123 or bromine-76,and evaluated as useful imaging agents for the SERT. Moreover,the study of the structure-activity relationship (SAR) provides some useful information for the future design of new ligands.     

Effect of polybrominated diphenyl ether on development of cultured hippocampal neuron

Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) is a persistently environmental pollutant ubiquitously found in wildlife and humans. Although concern on PBDE’s toxic effects is steadily increasing, its action on the central nervous system (CNS) remains largely unknown. To address this issue, the present study ex- amined the development inhibition of PBDE in neurons. The primary cultured hippocampal neurons of rat were exposed to the commercial decabromodiphenyl ether (deca-BDE), and the neurite length, bi- furcation, and synapse formation and maturation were evaluated, based on the confocal microscope imaging. The results showed that the development inhibition in neurons occurred at 15 μmol/L, indi- cating that PBDE is a potent neurotoxicant and it might obviously inhibit the development of cultured neurons.     

Robust and High-Wettability Pristine Poly(ether ether ketone)Nanofiber Separator for Heat-Resistant and Safe Lithium-Ion Battery

Separator is a pivotal component of lithium-ion batteries(LIBs) and determines the electrochemical performance and safety. However,with the increase in energy density and application scenarios, commercial polyolefin separators are increasingly unable to undertake heavy responsibility of battery safety protection. Herein, a new kind of nanofiber separator based on poly(ether ether ketone)(PEEK) with excellent thermal stability, self-extinguishing, and superior electrochemical properties is report...     

Solvent Effect on Characteristic Vibration of IR Spectrum of 4,4'-Dibromodiphenyl Ether

The optimal geometry, IR spectrum and vibration assignment of 4,4＇-dibromodiphenyl ether（BDE-15） in gas phase were calculated via the density functional theory（DFT） at the level of B3LYP/6-3 l＋G（d）. Based on the vi- bration assignment, the calculation of vibration frequencies and intensities of 5 main vibration types of BDE-15 in 25 kinds of solvents was carried out by means of a self-consistent reaction field（SCRF） theoretical model at the level of B3LYP/6-31＋G（d） to analyze the solvent effect on the vibration of IR spectrum of BDE-15. To study the solvent ef- fect further, C--O asymmetric stretching vibration fluctuating, which is relatively acute in both vibration frequency and intensity, was selected as the characteristic vibration to establish different linear solvation energy relation（LSER） models for solvent categoring. Solvent parameters（a, /3, ~r＊）, acceptable number（AN） and quantitative structure- activity relationship（QSAR） models were established via chemical quantum parameters of solvent moleculer, which were first been introduced to investigate different solvent-solute interaction mechanisms in alcoholic and non-alcoholic solvents on molecular level. At last, a single solvent molecule was embedded in the framework of po- larizable continuum model（PCM） to validate the effect of hydrogen bonding on solvent-solute interaction in alcohol solvents. The obtained results show that 5 main vibration types of BDE-15 in different solvents have small variation range in frequency and intensity and all the vibration frequencies in solvents are lower than those in gas phase, de- creasing along with the increasing of the dielectric Constant（e） of solvents exponentially. In contrast, all the vibration intensities in solvents are greater than those in gas phase and present positive exponential trend. Twenty-five solvents were divided into two categories（non-alcoholic solvents and alcoholic solvents） by LSER. The CmO asymmetric stretching vibration was mainly reg     

Fluorescence quenching of anthracene by N,N-diethylaniline in the O/W microemulsion

Photoinduced electron-transfer system of anthracene-N,N-di-ethylaniline (DEA) was studied in the oil in water (O/W) mi-croemulsions formed by SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate),BA (benzyl alcohol) and H2O.The time-resolved fluorescence study showed that the fluorescence quenching of the excited anthracene by DEA occurs at the interface of the O/W mi-croemulsions.Besides as the quencher of the excited anthracene,N,N-diethylaniline could act as a cosurfactant to change the structures of the microemulsions,just as BA did.The quenching rate constants for the different structures of the system were determined.     

Synthesis and characterization of trimethoxysilyl-functionalized poly(phthalazinone ether ketone)

A novel alkoxysilyl-functionalized poly(phthalazinone ether ketone)(PPEK)was prepared for the boundary lubricant application in micro-electro-mechanical system(MEMS).The synthesis of functionalized PPEK was started from the hydro- xylation of PPEK,then following with the corresponding ring-opening reaction of 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane(GPTMS). The structures of the functional PPEK were confirmed by FTIR,~1H NMR,~(29)Si NMR,and UV-vis spectrum.     

ELECTRON-TRANSFER REACTIONS OF CROSSLINKED POLY(1-PYRIDINIOMETHYL)STYRENE CHLORIDE 2. REDUCTION OF NITRO-COMPOUNDS

Continuing the study of electron transfer reactions of polypyridiniomethylstyrene chloride (PSPyCl), the reduction of nitro-compounds by the PSPyCl-Zn system was investigated. In general azoxy compounds were obtained as chief intermediate product of reduction. Reduction of nitrobenzo-15-crown-5 and its homologues give a new class of bis-crown ether compounds——azoxy-bisbenzocrown ethers. Azoxybisbenzocrown ethers undergo photoinduced trans-cis isomerization, which is reversible on irradiation with UV and on storage in darkness, similar to the case of azobiscrown ethers. Investigation of solvent extraction of various cations by azobiscrown ether isomers shows that cis-azoxybisbenzo-15-crown-5 exhibit good selectivity toward Nd~(3 ) from other rare earth cations.     

Degradation of anthracene, pyrene and benzo[a]-anthracene in aqueous solution by chlorine dioxide

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) constitute an important group of micropollutants, which are known to be mutagenic, carcinogenic and/or co-carcinogenic and relatively persistent in the environment. The effects of chlorine dioxide (ClO2) on the degradation of anthracene (ANTH), pyrene (PYR) and benzo[a]anthracene (BaA) in aqueous solution were investigated using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). In preliminary experiments, it was observed that ClO2 could remove these three PAHs effectively within a short time. Several factors including reaction time, the concentration of ClO2 and pH of the reaction mixture influencing the degradation ratio of PAHs have been studied by batch experiments. The results showed that the degradation ratio of PAHs was affected by reaction time and the concentration of ClO2 instead of pH. The degradation ratio of ANTH, PYR and BaA could reach their maximum as approximately 99.0%, 67.5% and 89.5%, respectively, under the condition as follows: reaction time 30, 60 and 120 min, the concentration of ClO2 0.1, 0.4 and 0.5 mmol·L-1, and pH 7.2. ANTH was selected as the representative to study the reaction mechanism with ClO2. The oxidation products formed in the reaction of ANTH with ClO2 were tentatively identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and the results showed that the main product was 9, 10-anthraquinone, which could be biodegraded more easily and quickly than ANTH. Through analyzing the reaction properties of ANTH and ClO2, the possible pathway for the ANTH-ClO2 reaction was proposed based on the theory of single electron transfer (SET).     

Electronic structure and property studies of the first crowned [60] fulleropyrrolidine

The computations of the electronic structures and properties of a novel crowned [60] fulleropyrrolidine (CFP) were performed by means of AM1 methods. It has been indicated that CFP has four isomers in which the dihedral angle between phenyl group and pyrrolidine ring is around ±90°. The study of electronic structures showed that the energy levels of frontier orbitals are determined mainly by C_(60). C_(60) acted as an electronic acceptor, whereas crown ether acted as an electronic donor, which implies that there exists intramolecular charge transfer effect in this molecule. The study of nonlinear optical properties implied that the hyperpolarizability of CFP can match that of p-nitroaniline. In the meantime, the hyperpolarizability properties of CFP could be influenced by the orientation of crown ether moiety.     

Hyperbranched poly(ether amine)(hPEA)as novel backbone for amphiphilic one-component type-Ⅱ polymeric photoinitiators

A series of amphiphilic polymeric photoinitiators with hyperbranched poly(ether amine) (hPEA) as novel backbone were developed, which can initiate photopolymerization of water-soluble and hydrophobic monomers very efficiency and might have great potential applications in the field of photo-curing.     

Synthesis of polyfluoroalkylated glycerol and crown ether

Perfluoroalkylated glycerol (5, 9) and crown ethers (22, 23, 24) were synthesized starting from glycerol. 5 was synthesized by allylation of glycerol 1,2-acetonide followed by perflu-oroalkylation initiated with sodium dithionite, reduction of iodide and hydrolysis in good overall yield and was shown to poccess good surface activities. Glycerol bis-ether (9) was synthesized in a similar way. Allyloxymethyl crown ethers (15, 16, 18) were prepared as key intermediates through multi-step reactions, which were then perfluoroalkylated to give the title crown ethers 22, 23 ,24.     

Synthesis and spectroscopic properties of a novel zinc phthalocyanine with four 17-membered crown ether voids

A novel zinc phthalocyanine containing four 17-crown-5 ether voids(17C5ZnPc) has been synthesized and characterized. UV-visible absorption and fluorescence emission spectra and as-sociated photophysical parameters have been determined. In contrast to most of the crown ether substituted phthalocyanines, no cofacial dimer formation is observed in the presence of alkali metal salts. In addition to the fluorescence at 710 nm from S1, a strong upper excited state (Soret 52) emission around 424 nm has been detected for the first time in the phthalocyanine series. Fluorescence decay of S1 and S2 emission can be analyzed by mono- and biexponential fits respectively. X-ray structure analysis showed that the crown ether unit is conformationally deformed and oblate that may account for the unusual spectroscopic properties.     

SULPHONATED POLY ETHER ETHER KETONE/ POLYVINYL ALCOHOL/PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID COMPOSITE MEMBRANES FOR PEM FUEL CELLS

Composite membranes with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA),sulphonated poly ether ether ketone (SPEEK) and phosphotungstic acid (PWA) were prepared using solvent casting method.The proton conductivities of such membranes were found to be in the order of 10~(-3) S/cm in the fully hydrated condition at room temperature as measured by impedance spectroscopy.The crystalline properties were studied by X-ray diffraction analysis.The thermal properties were determined by TGA and DSC techniques.The tensile strength and pe...     

Synthesis and Characterization of Fluorine-containing Poly（ether ether ketone）s

<正>Poly(ether ether ketone)s(PEEK) are a class of high performance engineering thermoplastics known for their excellent thermal,mechanical,and electrical properties.This class of advanced materials has currently received considerable attention for potential application in aerospace,electronics,automobile and     

EPR Study on the complex formed by charge-transfer process between ground-state acceptor chloranil and nine donors

EPR study showed that the semi-quinone radical anion of chloranil (TCQ) was formed in a charge-transfer process between ground state chloranil as acceptor and each one of the following ground state donors,i.e.,N,N'-diethyl aniline (DEA),phenothiazine (PTZ),carbazole (CBZ),pyrene (PY),ferrocene (FRO),triphenylphosphine (TPP),triethylamine (TEA),anthracene (AN) and N,N-diethyl-3-aminophenyl ester of palmitic acid (DPP).Our results indicate that there is a tunneling effect for the ground-state charge-transfer process between chloranil and the donor.     

SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR OF POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE ETHER KETONE)(PEEKEK)*

In this paper, the synthesis and crystallization behavior of poly(ether ether ketone ether ketone) (PEEKEK) arereported. PEEKEK was prepared from 4,4'-bis(p-fluorobenzoyl) diphenyl ether (4,4'-FBDE) and hydroquinone along thenucleophilic substitution route. The thermal properties were investigated by using DSC and TGA. The crystallizationbehavior of PEEKEK under several conditions, i.e., crystallization from the molten state (melt crystallization), crystallizationfrom a quenched sample (cold crystallization) and crystallization induced by exposing glassy sample to methylene chloride(solvent-induced crystallization) has also been investigated. The results show that crystallization of PEEKEK could beinduced by the above methods, and no polymorphism was found. The diflierences in the crystallization of PEEKEK inducedby the above methods are seen in their degree of crystallinity.