Properties and Structures of Terephthalyl Chloride (TPC) Modified meta‐Aramid Copolymers

The properties and structures of terephthalyl chloride (TPC) modified poly(m‐phenylene isophthalamide) (PMIA) with TPC mole content in acylchloride from 5%–15% were studied in this paper. The composition and structure of the copolymer were determined by ¹H NMR. The content of TPC moiety in the molecular chain was calculated. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) were used to analysis the thermal properties of TPC modified PMIA copolymer. The results show that by introducing TPC units in the PMIA molecular chain, PMIA copolymers with better thermal properties were prepared. With the increase of TPC content, the TPC modified PMIA exhibit increasing thermal stability. The pyrolysis process of the copolymer was detected by FTIR spectra. When the copolymers were pyrolyzed to 500°C, an aryl nitrile band at 2230 cm^?1 appears in the FTIR spectrum. This means that at this temperature breakage of the amide bond occurred.     

Imperfections in the aqueous lattice of clathrates,as detected by electron trapping

X-ray analysis has been used to elucidate the structure of hydrates, especially of aqueous clathrates, but it has not given information on imperfections occuring in crystals. Other methods, sensitive to the disturbance of structural periodicity, have to be applied to detect and identify the defects. Pulse radiolysis shows identical, intense transient spectra in a group of hydrates which exhibit certain common features. The spectrum ( _max = 620 nm) is tentatively ascribed to the electron trapped in a single water molecule vacancy in the aqueous moiety of the crystal. The pre-existing specific defect is formed during the crystallization process. The optical absorption spectrum is similar to the hydrated electron spectrum in liquid water or aqueous solutions. The nature of the traps is deduced from the known structure of clathrates, in which small anions substitute for one water molecule and may be displaced. Among investigated salt hydrates, amine hydrates and true clathrate hydrates, not all compounds show the ability to trap electrons. The present paper discusses the conditions for the occurrence of water molecule vacancies in the aqueous moiety of the clathrate and the general aspects of the observed phenomenon. A need to investigate imperfections by other methods is also stressed, although such alternatives are not yet available.     

Luminescence Studies on Interaction of an Isoquinoline Alkaloid with Calf Thymus DNA in Aqueous Medium and on Solid Substrate

The interaction of calf thymus DNA(ctDNA) with berberine(Ber) was systematically investigated via UV-Vis, fluorescence and phosphorescence spectroscopies in aqueous solution and on solid substrate. The very weak fluorescence intensity of Ber at 525 nm in aqueous solution can be greatly enhanced by ctDNA. The UV-Vis spectrum shows that Ber could bind with DNA by intercalation. In addition, strong fluorescence of Ber alone could be observed on filter paper substrate and can be quenched by ctDNA effectively, and the increase of fluorescence polarization of Ber on the filter paper implies the intercalation binding. Ber emits phosphorescence at 619 nm in the presence of thallium(I) acetate. The lifetime of Ber increased from 38.4 ms to 43.4 ms with the increase of ctDNA. The increase of lifetime is possibly attributed to the increase of rigidity of Ber after its intercalating into the ctDNA base pairs. This explanation is also augmented by the anionic quenching results. Ber behaves as a typical intercalating agent into ctDNA.The intrinsic binding constant between Ber and ctDNA is (1.84?0.12)?10⁴ L/mol and n=0.16.     

Alcian blue fixation allows silver staining of the isolated polysaccharide component of bacterial lipopolysaccharides in polyacrylamide gels.

The effect of the cationic dye Alcian Blue on the silver staining of bacterial lipopolysaccharide and its polysaccharide and lipid A portions in polyacrylamide gels was investigated. The polysaccharide was only stained when the gel was previously treated with the dye. The polysaccharide moiety was found to be responsible for the lipopolysaccharide staining with silver, whereas the lipid A seemed unimportant. Treatment with Alcian Blue may prove useful to detect hydrophilic components of lipopolysaccharide samples that could not be stained by the usual silver staining procedures.     

具有电活性苯胺四聚体接枝聚谷氨酸的合成与表征

以N-羟基琥珀酰亚胺(NHS)活化聚L-谷氨酸的羧基并与苯胺四聚体的氨基缩合,得到了以可生物降解的聚谷氨酸为主链,具有电活性的苯胺四聚体为侧链的新型接枝聚合物.用1H-NMR、质谱分析、光谱分析的方法确定了化合物的结构.侧链羧基的存在使聚合物可以溶解于碱性的缓冲溶液中.对聚合物的电化学性质进行了紫外及循环伏安的表征,研究结果表明,接枝后的聚合物具有与苯胺低聚体相似的可逆的氧化还原过程并可被质子酸掺杂,表现出良好的电化学活性.同时,以定量紫外吸收及元素分析的方法分别测定了聚合物的接枝率.实验中通过控制反应的投料比可以使苯胺四聚体的接枝率达到40%以上,并对聚合物的自掺杂现象进行了讨论.     

生物多聚糖诱导的金纳米粒子的合成与表征

在不引入其它还原剂和稳定剂的情况下, 加热天然生物多聚糖——壳聚糖(CHIT)和氯金酸的混合溶液, 一步反应制备高稳定性的金纳米粒子(GNPs). 采用紫外光谱、红外光谱、热重分析和透射电镜对产品进行了表征. 结果表明: 改变CHIT的浓度能够调控GNPs的光学和结构性质; 老化-时效处理可以作为粒子增长过程中的一个调控手段. 动力学数据证明GNPs的时效处理过程是一个CHIT诱导的自催化生长过程; 红外谱中1713.3 cm^－1左右出现的新的吸收带, 可能是作为还原剂参加反应的壳聚糖或者它的水解产物分子中的部分羟基被氧化为羰基引起的. 本文工作也为进一步阐明目前还处于探索阶段的纳米粒子的形成机制以及实现其工业化绿色生产提供了可能性.     

Emulsifying properties of whey protein–dextran conjugates at low pH and different salt concentrations

The emulsifying behaviour of glyco-protein complexes of the non-ionic polysaccharide dextran (500 kDa) with whey protein isolate (WPI) have been investigated in systems containing (20 vol.% oil phase) medium-chain triglyceride oil, silicone oil, orange oil, and n-tetradecane under acidic and high electrolyte concentrations. Covalent coupling of protein to polysaccharide is achieved by dry heat treatment of protein+polysaccharide mixtures. Emulsions were made with WPI and whey protein isolate-dextran (WPI-DX) conjugate, and stability was followed by determining changes in average droplet size and extent of serum separation with time, with gum arabic (GA) chosen as reference emulsifier. The results show that the WPI-DX conjugate gives much better stability than the whey protein alone or GA under similar conditions. The improved emulsifying properties of WPI on complexing with dextran is probably due to the enhanced steric stabilization provided by the bulky hydrophilic polysaccharide moiety.     

Mechanism and kinetics studies on the antioxidant activity of sinapinic acid

The OOH radical scavenging activity of sinapinic acid (HSA) has been studied in aqueous and lipid solutions, using the Density Functional Theory. HSA is predicted to react about 32.6 times faster in aqueous solution than in lipid media. The overall rate coefficients are predicted to be 5.39 × 10(5) and 1.66 × 10(4) M(-1) s(-1), respectively. Branching ratios for the different channels of reaction are also reported for the first time, as well as the UV-Vis spectra of the main products of reaction. It was found that the reactivity of sinapinic acid towards OOH radicals takes place almost exclusively by H atom transfer from its phenolic moiety. However it was found to react via SET, at diffusion-limit controlled rate constants, with ˙OH, ˙OCCl(3) and ˙OOCCl(3) radicals. It was found that the polarity of the environment and the deprotonation of HSA in aqueous solution, both increase the reactivity of this compound towards peroxyl radicals.     

Hematite nanoparticle monolayers on mica preparation by controlled self-assembly

In this research, a simple, green and effective strategy was developed to produce long-term stable oil in water emulsion from soy protein and soy polysaccharide. Soy protein and soy polysaccharide formed dispersible complexes at pH around 3.25 aqueous solution through electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions. A high pressure homogenization produced the protein/polysaccharide complex emulsion having a droplet size about 250 nm. A heat treatment of the emulsion resulted in the protein denaturation, forming irreversible oil-water interfacial films composed of soy protein/soy polysaccharide complexes. The droplets of the emulsion were characterized by dynamic light scattering, ζ-potential, transmission electron microscopy, polysaccharide digestion via pectinase, and confocal laser scanning microscopy observation via dual fluorescence probes. As a result of the polysaccharide being fixed on the droplet surface, the emulsions exhibited long-term stability in the media containing pH values of 2-8 and 0.2 mol/L NaCl. The stable soy protein/soy polysaccharide complex emulsion is a suitable food-grade delivery system in which lipophilic bioactive compounds can be encapsulated.     

5A沸石在水溶液中对氯化十四烷基吡啶的吸附

表面活性剂在固液界面上的吸附作用是十分重要的课题,为此我们开展了这方面的研究^[1-3]。沸石结构规则,孔大小均匀,具有特殊的吸附性质。近年来由于作为合成洗涤剂助剂的三聚磷酸钠可使水质富营养化,故国内外都在研究洗涤剂的低磷化措施。     

2-(N'-乙基咔唑-3'-烯基)-8-羟基喹啉的合成及理论研究

设计合成了2-(N'-乙基咔唑-3'-烯基)-8-羟基喹啉. 以UV-Vis, ¹H NMR, FT-IR, 元素分析和MS进行了结构表征, 并测定了产物的光致发光(PL)性质. 运用Gaussian98量子化学程序包, 采用B3LYP密度泛函(DFT)的方法, 在6-31G(d,p)水平上对分子的几何构型进行结构优化; 预测目标产物的振动光谱, 结果表明与实验值相符.     

Synthesis of an Azobenzene-containing Main-chain Crystalline Polymer and Photodeformation Behaviors of Its Supramolecular Hydrogen-bonded Fibers

The synthesis of a new azobenzene(azo)-containing main-chain crystalline polymer with reactive secondary amino groups in its backbone and photodeformation behaviors of its supramolecular hydrogen-bonded fibers are described. This main-chain azo polymer(namely Azo-MP6) was prepared via first the synthesis of a diacrylate-type azo monomer and its subsequent Michael addition copolymerization with trans-1,4-cyclohexanediamine under a mild reaction condition. Azo-MP6 was found to have a linear main-chain chemical structure instead of a branched one, as verified by comparing its ~1H-NMR spectrum with that of the azo polymer prepared via the polymer analogous reaction of AzoMP6 with acetic anhydride. The thermal stability, phase transition behavior, and photoresponsivity of Azo-MP6 were characterized with TGA,DSC, POM, XRD, and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The experimental results revealed that it had good thermal stability, low glass transition temperature,broad crystalline phase temperature range, and highly reversible photoresponsivity. Physically crosslinked supramolecular hydrogen-bonded fibers with good mechanical properties and a high alignment order of azo mesogens were readily fabricated from Azo-MP6 by using the simple melt spinning method, and they could show "reversible" photoinduced bending under the same UV light irradiation and good anti-fatigue properties.     

D-π-A-π-D型萘基衍生物的电子、光谱和电荷传输性质

采用量子化学方法研究了给体-π桥-受体-π桥-给体(D-π-A-π-D)型萘基衍生物及其“CH”/N 杂原子取代衍生物的电子、光谱和电荷传输性质. 计算结果表明, 分子结构的变化引起了电子结构和能隙的变化, 进而改变了吸收和发射光谱. 其中, 衍生物的最大发射波长几乎覆盖了可见光区域(447.7-743.1 nm). 而且, 光谱的Stokes 位移较大(106.1-222.4 nm), 产生的原因在于, 与基态结构相比较, 衍生物的激发态结构中分子主干存在两个相连部分更为平面的构型. 计算结果还显示, 所有衍生物都可以作为有机电致发光二极管中的空穴传输材料.     

Adhesion and stable low friction provided by a subnanometer-thick monolayer of a natural polysaccharide

Using a surface forces apparatus, we have investigated the adhesive and lubrication forces of mica surfaces separated by a molecularly thin, subnanometer film of a high-molecular-weight (2.3 MDa) anionic polysaccharide from the algae Porphyridium sp. adsorbed from aqueous solution. The adhesion and friction forces of the confined biopolymer were monitored as a function of time, shearing distance, and driving velocity under a large range of compressive loads (pressures). Although the thickness of the dilute polysaccharide was <1 nm, the friction was low (coefficient of friction = 0.015), and no wear was ever observed even at a pressure of 110 atm over 3 decades of velocity, so long as the shearing distances were less than twice the contact diameter. Atomic force microscopy in solution shows that the biopolymer is able to adsorb to the mica surface but remains mobile and easily dragged upon shearing. The adhesion (adsorption) of this polysaccharide even to negatively charged surfaces, its stable low friction, its robustness (high-load carrying capacity and good wear protection), and the weak (logarithmic) dependence of the friction force on the sliding velocity make this class of polyelectrolytes excellent candidates for use in water-based lubricant fluids and as potential additives to synovial fluid in joints and other biolubricating fluids. The physical reasons for the remarkable tribological properties of the ultrathin polysaccharide monolayer are discussed and appear to be quite different from those of other polyelectrolytes and proteins that act as thick "polymer brush" layers.     

聚间亚苯亚乙烯的性能研究

自1990年Burroughes等首次报道聚对亚苯亚乙烯的电致发光以来,由于电致发光高分子材料在平面显示(特别是大面积显示)方面具有其他显示材料难以比拟的优势,因而近年来受到人们的广泛关注,在合成方法、加工性能、发光颜色的调控以及器件性能等多方面取得显著进展,不     

A colorimetric and fluorescent turn-on chemosensor for Al and its application in bioimaging

The sensing properties of a boron dipyrromethene derivative 1 containing a N,N-(dimethylamino)styryl group at its α-position and an aniline moiety at meso-position were investigated by steady-state UV-vis absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy, which were found to exhibit wavelength ratiometric and large fluorescence enhancement in the presence of Al³⁺ with specific selectivity over other metal ions in aqueous media. Furthermore, confocal fluorescence microscopy experiments demonstrated that 1 could be used as a fluorescent probe for Al³⁺ in living cells.     

高分子量PPV的合成、掺杂及导电性

高分子量的聚对苯乙炔（ＰＰＶ）是从单体１．４一二氯甲基苯合成,后者聚合产生水溶性铳盐,此时,对于ＰＰＶ的转换可用二甲硫醚和盐酸的热消除反应,从水溶液中成膜。用ＩＲ、ＵＶ－Ｖｉｓ、ＴＧＡ分析研究了消除反应。ＰＰＶ膜具有良好的机械性能,而且可能是由于ｎ－和ｐ－型杂质得到的材料具有的导电性近似于这些高掺杂聚乙炔。中间聚电解质的转换率对于ＰＰＶ可能是一种调整,并且这些掺杂膜的导电性,可能与平均共轭长度有关     

Photodissociation of thioglycolic acid studied by femtosecond time-resolved transient absorption spectroscopy

Steady-state and time-resolved spectroscopies were employed to study the photodissociation of both the neutral (HS-CH(2)-COOH) and doubly deprotonated ((-)S-CH(2)-COO(-)) forms of thioglycolic acid (TGA), a common surface-passivating ligand used in the aqueous synthesis and organization of semiconducting nanostructures. Room temperature UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy indicated strong absorption by the S(1) and S(2) excited states at 250 nm and 185 nm, respectively. The spectrum also contained a weaker absorption band that extended to approximately 550 nm, which was assigned to the π(CO) (*)←n(O) transition. Femtosecond time-resolved transient absorption spectroscopy was performed on TGA using 400 nm excitation and a white-light continuum probe to provide the temporally and spectrally resolved data. Both forms of TGA underwent a photoinduced dissociation from the excited state to form an α-thiol-substituted acyl radical (α-TAR, S-CH(2)-CO(●)). For the acidic form of TGA, radical formation occurred with an apparent time constant of 60 ± 5 fs; subsequent unimolecular decay took 400 ± 60 fs. Similar kinetics were observed for the deprotonated form of TGA (70 ± 10 fs radical formation; 420 ± 40 fs decay). The production of the α-TAR was corroborated by the observation of its characteristic optical absorption. Time-resolved data indicated that the photoinduced dissociation of TGA via cleavage of the C-OH bond occurred rapidly (≤100 fs). The prevalence of TGA in aqueous semiconducting nanoparticles makes its absorption in the visible spectral region and subsequent dissociation key to understanding the behavior of nanoscale systems.     

Characterization of subcritical water oxidation with in situ monitoring and self-modeling curve resolution

In this paper, a subcritical water oxidation (SBWO) process was monitored using self-modeling curve resolution (SMCR) of in situ UV-Vis measurements to estimate time-dependant composition profiles of reactants, intermediates and products. A small laboratory scale reactor with UV-Vis fiber-optic probes and a flow cell was used to demonstrate the usefulness of SMCR for monitoring the destruction of model compounds phenol, benzoic acid, and aniline in a dilute aqueous solutions. Hydrogen peroxide was used as the oxidizing reagent at moderate temperature (150-250 °C) and pressure (60-90 atm) in a single phase. By use of in situ monitoring, reaction times were easily determined and conditions for efficient oxidations were easily diagnosed without the need for time consuming off-line reference measurements. For selected runs, the destruction of the model compound was confirmed by gas chromatography and chemical oxygen demand (COD) measurements. Suspected intermediate oxidation products were easily detected by the use of UV-Vis spectrometry and self-modeling curve resolution, but could not be detected by gas chromatography.     

磁搅拌条件下β-环糊精与亚砷酸钠加合物的形成、谱学特性与热分解行为

傅里叶变换利用红外光谱、粉末X射线衍射、微分热重分析、气相色谱-飞行时间质谱、紫外光谱、1H核磁滴定以及电喷雾质谱等分析手段对β-环糊精(β-CD)和亚砷酸钠(SA)形成的分子-离子加合物SA-β-CD进行了详细表征. 结果显示, 主-客体之间分子-离子相互作用是导致SA-β-CD的谱学特性(在固态或在溶液中)与热分解行为相异于主、客体自身行为的重要原因. 而在气相色谱-飞行时间质谱条件下发生的氧化还原反应以及在电喷雾质谱条件下出现的Na+-β-CD(摩尔比为1:1)超分子离子复合体进一步揭示了这种分子-离子加合作用的复杂性与独特性.