Synthesis of L-Lysine and L-Glutamic Acid Derivatives with Long Alkyl Chains and Polycondensation of Langmuir-Blodgett Films

Two esters of L-lysine and L-glutamic acid containing long alkyl groups were synthesized and their polycondensation in monolayers and multilayers was investigated. The pressure-area isotherms of the ester of L-lysine depend markedly on the time of residence at the air-water interface. The change of FT-IR spectra of the deposited film, which can be lifted as a Z-type film, indicates that polycondensation can occur in the monolayer at 10°C without any treatment. The spectrum of the film cast from chloroform hardly changed with time. These results lead to the conclusion that a regular arrangement of monomer molecules in the monolayer, where the amino and ester carbonyl groups are concentrated, is more suitable for the polycondensation. The ester of L-glutamic acid can also form stable monolayers which can be easily deposited on a hydrophobic plate as a Y-type film by the Blodgett technique. The polycondensation of multilayers under an atmosphere of triethylamine was investigated by IR spectroscopy. It indicates that the condensation in multilayers proceeds via intermolecular and intramolecular reactions, by which poly(L-glutamate) derivatives and 2-pyrrolidone derivatives are formed, respectively. The condensation in the bulk crystalline powder gives exclusively the 2-pyrrolidone derivative by intramolecular reaction. These results suggest that the monomer molecules in the multilayers are favorably aligned for the intermolecular reaction, in contrast to the situation in the bulk crystalline powder.     

有机分子膜层间相互作用对聚集体的影响

有机材料在分子设计与合成方面具有高度可塑性、灵活性及多样性,易于制成各种功能器件．带有电子给体和受体以及、电子体系的两亲类有机分子具有极高的超分子极化率“‘．利用Langmuir－Blodgett（LB）技术可实现有机材料在纳米尺寸上的分子组装,形成高度有序、非中心对称的LB膜以实现大的宏观二阶非线性极化系数．有机分子在LB膜中常常形成聚集体,而聚集体的存在将显著改变膜的宏观光学特性．根据有机分子间相互作用能的类型,聚集体可以分为J一型和H一型两种,分别表现为它们的吸收或荧光光谱‘”相对于单体发生红移或蓝移．近年来…     

Synthesis of Substituted Phenyl Esters of Amino Acids and Polycondensation in Langmuirblodgett Films

Long-alkyl-chain phenyl esters of β-alanine, glycine, and L-valine were prepared, and their monolayer properties were correlated with their molecular structures. These compounds formed stable monolayers on acidic subphases. In particular, the p-hexadecylphenyl esters of β-alanine and glycine were remarkably stable, and their monolayers could be deposited on calcium fluoride plates as Y-type film by Blodgett's technique. The polycondensation of multilayers under an atmosphere saturated with triethylamine was investigated by changes in the IR spectra. It was determined that the polycondensation proceeded by a first-order reaction mechanism in the initial stage and that the rate in multilayers was faster than that in the bulk crystalline powder. These results suggest that the polycondensation is accelerated by a regular arrangement of the monomer in the multilayers, where the active sites are concentrated and located better for the polycondensation. In the case of the polycondensation in multilayers of the glycine ester, two kinds of condensation proceeded to afford poly(glycine) and 2,5-piperazinedione.     

半花菁分子在LB多层膜中的取向研究

Polarized UV-visible absorption spectroscopy was used to investigate the inplane orientation of the hemicyanine molecules in Y-type Langmuir-Blodgett(LB) multilayers. We demonstrated for the first time that the dipping-induced molecular alignment was enhanced significantly with increasing the layer number due to the interlayer interactions. Polarized UV nanosecond pulses were used to control the photoinduced reorientation of the hemicyanine molecules. Thermal-isotropic process was accompaniedd by dissocition of the H-aggregate in hemicyanine LB multilayers.     

花生酸-钌有机螯合物Ru(phen)_3~(2+)的单分子膜和LB膜中分子聚集行为的研究

以功能性的钌有机螯合物Ru(phen)_3~(2+)作为亚相离子,花生酸在亚相表面 上形成稳定的单分子膜。π-A等温线和动态弹性测量表明,此膜因花生酸与钌螯离 子发生了静电相互作用而有更大的可压缩性,并在固态区发生了分子聚集。用垂直 法成功地制备了嵌有Ru(phen)_3~(2+)离子的超薄有序Y-型LB膜。光谱实验表明, 所得LB膜是稳定、均匀的层状三明治结构,在层面内Ru(phen)_3~(2+)与花生酸结 合成相对稳定的分子基团形成了J-聚体。     

胆红素及其两亲衍生物的Langmuir-Blodgett膜研究

研究了亚相酸度和金属离子对胆红素(1)及其两个两亲衍生物胆红素二(十八烷基)酯(2)和胆红素二(十八烷基)酰胺(3)的单分子膜和LB膜性能的影响.通过π-A等温线、X射线光电子能谱、紫外-可见光谱等方法,研究了它们在有序分子膜中的分子伸展及与金属离子的配位方式.胆红素及其两亲衍生物与金属离子在有序分子膜中的配位(生成1:1型配合物)明显不同于其在本体溶液中的配位(1:1,1:2或2:1型配合物).小角X射线衍射表明1,2和3形成双层膜间距分别为2.15,5.55和5.65nm的Y型LB膜.     

The LB Films of Dansyl Chloride Labeled Octadecylamine and Its Fluorescence Lifetime

IntroductionFluorescent probe labeling 1, 2, microchip and LB (Langmuir-Blodgett) films of DNA and proteins3 are important in molecular electronic and biotechnological applications such as information processing and molecular recognition. As an imitated and simplified model of above complex cases, here we prepare the LB films of dansyl chloride (5-dimethylaminonaphthalene-1-sulfonyl chloride, denoted as DNS) labeled octadecyl amine (AM). A molecule based naphthalene sulfonate is well kno…     

聚合物Langmuir—Blodgett膜研究进展

聚合物LB膜可用两种方法制备,一种是两亲单体成膜再进行聚合反应,另一种为直接从两亲聚合物在亚相表面铺展成膜并转移。本文综合聚合物LB膜的研究状况,包括两亲聚合物和非两亲聚合物,对聚合物LB膜的成膜特点,结构和性能作了描述,并简要介绍了聚合物LB膜的应用前景。     

适合倍频光波导的多层LB膜结构研究

制备非中心对称的NMOB/CdA交替Y型累积LB膜,测量了它的二阶非线性光学特性.为了改善多层膜的有序性,研究在拉制NMOB/CdA多层膜时提高膜均匀性的两种方法,增强了它的二阶非线性光学特性.最后,制备光栅耦合的NMOB/CdA多层膜光波导,测量了它的Cerenkov相位匹配光学二次谐波产生.     

有机HTDIOO分子LB膜结构的AFM研究

利用原子力显微镜（AFM）对有机分子HTDIOO单层和多层LB膜结构进行了观察·实验结果表明，针尖与LB膜表面分子间的相互作用力会对成像的膜结构有影响．当悬臂针尖与LB膜表面分子的相互作用力较大时，针尖会扰动HTDIOO分子在单层LB膜中的有序排列．HTDIOO单层LB膜具有有序结构；而在多层LB膜中，HTDIOO分子则聚集在一起形成了一定的畴结构．     

X-ray studies on Langmuir-Blodgett films of novel amphiphilic oligothiophenes

A new type of amphiphilic thiophene, oligo[n-alkyl-3-(3-thienyl) glutaric acid], was synthesised (with n = 8, 12 or 18). These molecules form a stable monolayer at the air/water interface. Successful Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) deposition was achieved by vertical dipping. The LB films of Y-type exhibit well-defined layered structures, as determined by X-ray diffraction measurements, with a regular molecular arrangement within the layers.     

Oriented structure of octadecyl acridine orange intercalated in the monolayer and Langmuir–Blodgett film of octadecyl adenine‐thymine base pairs

The oriented structure of acridine orange (AO) in both monolayer and Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) film has been studied by optical waveguide (OWG) spectroscopy using polarized incident light. Mixed monolayer and LB films, consisting of octadecyl acridine orange (C₁₈‐AO) incorporated in stacked base pairs of octadecyl adenine (C₁₈‐Ade) and octadecyl thymine (C₁₈‐Thy), were prepared on a quartz waveguide. Absorption of transverse electric field (TE) polarized light was about twice that of transverse magnetic field (TM) polarized light. Both OWG spectra have λ_max at 500 nm, which is characteristic of monomeric AO molecules. This result strongly suggests that C₁₈‐AO molecules were dispersed uniformly in the mixed monolayer and were excited more effectively by the TE polarized light. Since the absorption moment of AO molecules is related to their long axis, it is proposed that C₁₈‐AO molecules are incorporated in C₁₈‐Ade/C₁₈‐Thy pairs with the long axis parallel to the layer surface. The absorbance at 500 nm was proportional to the number of layers on the waveguide. The dichroic ratio of the absorbance at 500 nm for TE polarized light to that for TM polarized light was constant regardless of the number of layers. The C₁₈‐AO molecules were uniformly incorporated in each layer with the long axis relatively parallel to the layer surface. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis of cadmium sulphide in pure and mixed Langmuir-Blodgett films of n -octadecylsuccinic acid

Cadmium sulphide (CdS) nanoparticles were grown by the reaction of sodium sulphide (Na₂S) with Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films of cadmium salts ofn-octadecylsuccinic acid (ODSU) and with LB films of ODSU in mixtures of octadecylamine and octadecyl alcohol. The results indicate that heterogeneous nucleation and aggregation in the pure ODSU LB films due to processes like Ostwald ripening are destabilized by the presence of the long-chain amine and alcohol in mixed systems. CdS nanoparticles in the LB films were monitored by UV-visible absorption spectra, which allow an estimation of the size of the particles. The morphology, size and nature of the nanocrystallites formed depend on whether the sulphidation was done on the pure film or in the mixed films. It is seen that particles of size around 1.6 nm were formed in ODSU/octadecylalcohol and ODSU/ octadecylamine mixed LB films while in pure ODSU films the size was about 2.7 nm. These films showed typical needle-shaped structures, as observed by the optical microscopic technique. Mean size and morphology were confirmed by transmission and scanning electron microscopy, while selective area electron diffraction patterns showed six-fold symmetry and indicated that the CdS crystals grow epitaxially with respect to the monolayer. Further, the crystallisation enhanced in the mixed LB films showed a characteristic zinc oxide (Wurtzite) structure compared with the pure ODSU matrix.     

Thermodynamic characteristics and Langmuir-Blodgett deposition behavior of mixed DPPA/DPPC monolayers at air/liquid interfaces

The role of dipalmitoylphosphatic acid (DPPA) as a transfer promoter to enhance the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) deposition of a dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) monolayer at air/liquid interfaces was investigated, and the effects of Ca2+ ions in the subphase were discussed. The miscibility of the two components at air/liquid interfaces was evaluated by surface pressure-area per molecule isotherms, thermodynamic analysis, and by the direct observation of Brewster angle microscopy (BAM). Multilayer LB deposition behavior of the mixed DPPA/DPPC monolayers was then studied by transferring the monolayers onto hydrophilic glass plates at a surface pressure of 30 mN/m. The results showed that the two components, DPPA and DPPC, were miscible in a monolayer on both subphases of pure water and 0.2 mM CaCl2 solution. However, an exception occurs between X(DPPA)=0.2 and 0.5 at air/CaCl2-solution interface, where a partially miscible monolayer with phase separation may occur. Negative deviations in the excess area analysis were found for the mixed monolayer system, indicating the existence of attractive interactions between DPPA and DPPC molecules in the monolayers. The monolayers were stable at the surface pressure of 30 mN/m for the following LB deposition as evaluated from the area relaxation behavior. It was found that the presence of Ca2+ ions had a stabilization effect for DPPA-rich monolayers, probably due to the association of negatively charged DPPA molecules with Ca2+ ions. Moreover, the Ca2+ ions may enhance the adhesion of DPPA polar groups to a glass surface and the interactions between DPPA polar groups in the multilayer LB film structure. As a result, Y-type multilayer LB films containing DPPC could be fabricated from the mixed DPPA/DPPC monolayers with the presence of Ca2+ ions.     

不同羧酯比的聚马来酸十八醇酯齐聚物的镉盐LB膜成膜特性研究

由聚马来酸杆和十八醇合成了一系列不同羧酯比的聚马来酸十八醇酯（PMA），并以其为成膜材料、CdCl2水溶液为亚相制备了一系列聚马来酸十八醇酯镉盐（CdPMA）LB膜．借助小角X射线衍射和红外吸收光谱表征了成膜条件及羧酯比对CdPMA膜有序结构的影响．在较高膜压（30mN／m）和快速提拉（10cm／min）条件下，低羧酯比的CdPMA可得到有序性很高的Y-型LB多层膜；高羧酯比的CdPMA得不到高有序性的LB多层膜．     

含磺酸盐基两性分子／聚乙烯亚胺LB膜的聚集结构

气液界面聚离子复合结构的形成能减弱两性分手亲水基间静电排斥作用，增加单分子膜的稳定性和累积性能．Ｘ－射线衍射结果表明，纯水和聚乙烯亚胺水溶液表面上的ＺＣ１４ＳＮａ单分子膜在聚苯乙烯基片上累积成Ｙ型膜，两种ＬＢ膜的等同周期差约为０．３０ｕｍ．     

Langmuir monolayers based on rigid wedge-shaped dendrons of benzenesulfonic acid

The structure formation of wedge-shaped monodendrons based on symmetric benzenesulfonic acid with different lengths of peripheral alkyl chains was studied in Langmuir monolayers and Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) films. A phase transition from the liquid-expanded state to the liquid-condensed state was observed on compression of the Langmuir monolayers of the dendrons containing dodecyl lateral chains. The transition is accompanied by the formation of star-shaped aggregates visualized by Brewster angle microscopy. The three-layer LB transfer results in the reorganization of the monolayer into regions of bi-, tetra-, and hexalayers on a solid substrate with a low coverage of the surface. Homogeneous liquid-condensed mono layers are formed for the dendrons with hexa- and octadecyl chains, and the film thickness achieved by the LB transfer corresponds to the monolayer alignment of the molecules with the surface coverage up to 90%. It was determined that varying the alkyl length of wedge-shaped dendrones based on symmetric benzenesulfonic acid leads to a change in phase behavior of Langmuir monolayers as well as Langmuir–Blodgett films formed by them.     

Composite Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) films of polyaniline and cadmium stearate

Composite monolayers of cadmium stearate and polyaniline processed with camphor sulphonic acid have been obtained at the air–water interface and subsequently transferred onto substrates as uniform Langmuir–Blodgett multilayers. Pressure–area (Π-A) isotherm studies indicated that polyaniline molecules are not squeezed out of the cadmium stearate matrix during compression or in the compressed state. Monolayer stability is seen to decrease when the polymer content is increased beyond 60% (in weight) which is probably associated with the formation of microaggregates that also affected the monolayer surface potential at large areas per molecule. With increasing amount of polyaniline in the mixture, a transition from Y-type to Z-type deposition has been observed. Transferred multilayer LB films were characterized by UV-vis, FTIR, XRD, surface potential, and dc electrical conductivity measurements. UV-vis results indicated that though the polyaniline was in the doped state in the spreading solution, the transferred films were in the emeraldine base state. FTIR studies revealed that the transferred films mainly contained cadmium stearate salt in addition to polyaniline. XRD results indicated that the stacking order is dependent on the polyaniline content in the composite films, the order was found to decrease upon increasing the polymer amount. The uniformity of transferred films was confirmed by surface potential studies. A possible packing arrangement in these composite Langmuir and Langmuir–Blodgett films has been proposed.     

A Novel Amphiphilic Push-pull Ferrocene Derivative: Langmuir-Blodgett Films and Second-order Optical Nonlinearity

We investigated Langmuir-Blodgett(LB) films built from the mixture of an amphiphilic push-pull ferrocene derivative(P) and behenic acid. Langmuir films of P diluted by behenic acid exhibit a very good cohesion, and the mixed films can easily be transferred onto solid substrates. Linear dichroism UV-visible and IR spectroscopy measurements of the mixed LB multilayers confirm that the molecules(P) are oriented to the substrate. The nonlinear optical experiments on the mixed monolayer deposited on the CaF₂ slide showed that P displays efficient optical second harmonic generation(SHG) with a molecular hyperpolarizability (β)h, high as 6.0×10^-29e. s. u..     

Modeling the polymorphism of pentacene

Thin films of pentacene are known to crystallize in at least four different polymorphs. All polymorphs are layered structures that are characterized by their interlayer spacing d(001). We develop a model that rationalizes the size of the interlayer spacing in terms of intralayer shifts of the pentacene molecules along their long molecular axes. It explains the wide variety of interlayer spacings, without distorting the herringbone pattern that is characteristic of many acenes. Using two simple theoretical models, we attempt to relate the intralayer shifts with the dominant, although weak, interatomic interactions (van der Waals, weak electrostatic, and covalent). For two polymorphs, a consistent picture is found. A full understanding of the other two, substrate-induced, polymorphs probably requires consideration of interlayer interactions.