Competition of monomolecular and bimolecular reactions of the alkyl radicals of artemisinin

The competition between monomolecular and bimolecular reactions of alkyl radicals of artemisinin is considered theoretically. The enthalpies of these reactions are calculated. The activation energies and rate constants of intramolecular hydrogen atom transfer, of the decyclization of the alkyl radicals of artemisinin, and of the bimolecular reactions of these radicals with C-H, S-H, and O-H bonds of biological substrates and their analogues are calculated in the framework of the parabolic model. The intramolecular hydrogen transfer reactions proceed at the highest rate. The bimolecular reactions occur somewhat less rapidly. The fastest of them are the reactions of the alkyl radicals with the thio groups of cysteine. The decyclization reactions of all artemisinin alkyl radicals are very slow.     

Mechanism of oligomerization reactions of silica

The mechanism of the oligomerization reaction of silica, the initial step of silica formation, has been studied by quantum chemical techniques. The solvent effect is included by using the COSMO model. The formation of various oligomers (from dimer to tetramer) was investigated. The calculations show that the anionic pathway is kinetically preferred over the neutral route. The first step in the anionic mechanism is the formation of the SiO-Si linkage between the reactants to form a five-coordinated silicon complex, which is an essential intermediate in the condensation reaction. The rate-limiting step is water removal leading to the oligomer product. The activation energies for dimer and trimer formation ( approximately 80 kJ/mol) are significantly higher than those of the subsequent oligermerization. The activation energies for the ring closure reaction ( approximately 100 kJ/mol) are even higher. The differences in activation energies can be related to the details in intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonding of the oligomeric complexes.     

Effect of form of reagent on particle sizes of precipitates

The particle size of an ionic precipitate is much smaller when one of the reactants is introduced as a solid rather than as a solution The effect is enhanced as the particle size of the solid reagent is decreased. The presence of a freshly dissolved inert electrolyte also influences the particle size of a precipitate The affects are not attributable merely to the degree of supersaturation but rather to the provision by the freshly dissolved material of sites upon which nucleation can be induced.     

Comparative study of the structure of products of plasma modification of globular and fibrillar proteins

The molecular-mass distribution and amino acid composition of globular (albumin, lysozyme) and fibrillar (collagen) proteins subjected to treatment in electron-beam plasmas of various gases were experimentally studied. The samples were treated in the forms of powders and freeze-dried thin films. The electron-beam plasma treatment of powdered collagen resulted in the formation of low-molecular-mass compounds only. The modification of albumin and lysozyme was accompanied by polymerization of the proteins against the background of insignificant degradation. The plasma-stimulated processes occurred in the surface layer of powder particles, whereas the bulk of the sample remained intact. The degradation and polymerization processes in thin films of globular proteins occurred throughout the entire volume of the sample.     

Quantitative Evaluation of the Influence of Physicochemical Properties of Solvents on the Kinetics of Formation of Phosphorus-Containing Semicarbazides

The kinetics of the reaction of diphenylphosphinic acid hydrazide with phenyl isocyanate in various solvents at 25°C was studied. The results can be quantitatively correlated with the physicochemical characteristics of solvents using the four-parameter Koppel-Palm equation. This relationship allows quantitative analysis of the solvation effects. The decisive influence on the reaction rate is exerted by the basicity and polarity of solvents. The reaction mechanism is discussed, and the possible scheme of solvation is suggested.     

分子聚集体的光谱模拟

采用Frenkel激子理论研究了一维线性和二维人字形分子聚集体的吸收和发射光谱.通过引入激子离域长度的概念,将聚集体与单分子的光谱线形函数联系起来.计算的光谱结果表明,聚集体的光谱与分子在聚集体中的排列紧密相关.分析了一维J聚集光谱发生红移以及二维人字形分子聚集体吸收光谱形成J和H激子谱带的内在原因.模拟得到的聚集体的...     

SOL-detectability of liver SPECT--analysis of the structure of ROC-curve

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of liver SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography). The two examinations were performed in 76 cases with SOL (space occupying lesion) and 58 normal cases. The results of the image reading by the planar image only (PS) and that of the image reading by the combination of PS and SPECT (PS + SPECT) were analyzed by ROC (receiver operating characteristic) analysis. The ROC curves showed that SPECT appears to reduce the number of results which were equivocal by the image reading of PS only. The detectability of SPECT for SOL in the left lobe of liver was less than that of PS without statistical significance. However, the performance of SPECT for SOL in the right lobe of liver was significantly better than that of PS.     

Thermal analysis of synthesis of wulfenite

A derivatograph was used in a thermal analysis study of the synthesis of wulfenite (lead molybdate) by the sintering of cerussite or lead oxide with molybdite. The reaction products were identified microscopically and by using a Siemens crystalloflex diffractometer. The DTA curves of mixtures of cerussite with molybdite show first the characteristic peaks of cerussite. The sharp endothermic peak at 300°C reflects the dehydration of hydrocerussite associated with cerussite. The endothermic peak at 350°C indicates the first step of cerussite decomposition, into PbO·PbCO₃, and that at 400°C indicates the second step of its decomposition, into lead oxide. The formation of wulfenite takes place at 520°C in an exothermic reaction. The medium endothermic peaks at 880 and 955°C reflect the melting and volatilization of unreacted lead and molybdenum oxides. The DTA curve of sintering of molybdite with lead oxide reveals the formation of wulfenite at 500°C. The melting and volatilization of unreacted lead and molybdenum oxides appear in only one large and sharp endothermic peak at 980°C.The resulting wulfenite is pale-yellow in thin section, and crystallizes in the tetragonal system, in the form of square tabular crystals, with distinct (011) cleavage.     

卷烟化学指标的因子分析

运用因子分析法对A牌号卷烟的18个化学指标进行分析,结果表明:烟丝的总糖、还原糖、总氮、总植物碱、水分、氯离子、钾离子、葡萄糖、麦芽糖、苹果酸、异戊酸、苯甲醇、茄酮、β-大马酮14个指标,及主流烟气的水分、CO、烟碱、焦油4个指标所含的信息可由8个因子来表示。该8个因子模型解释了试验数据总方差的86.7%;烟丝的致香成分、水分、糖类物质、有机酸类物质对卷烟A的质量风格具有重要影响,特别是致香成分在进行卷烟质量表征时应该重点关注。因子分析结果为卷烟的化学表征和质量控制提供了有用的参考。     

Quantitative evaluation of the mechanism of electroreduction of benzoyl cyanides

The mechanism of reduction of benzoyl cyanide, 6, p-methoxybenzoyl cyanide, 7, and p-chlorobenzoyl cyanide, 8, has been studied in acetonitrile (6 and 7), N,N-dimethylformamide (6), and acetonitrile containing water (all three compounds). The reaction proceeds by initial reduction to form the anion radical followed by dimerization to produce an intermediate dianion, the dianion of the dicyanohydrin of benzil. The latter loses cyanide to give the anion of the monocyanohydrin of benzil, which undergoes two parallel reactions: expulsion of cyanide to give the corresponding benzil and rearrangement to the monoanion of mandelonitrile benzoate. The addition of water brings about an increase in the dimerization rate constant and an associated increase in the amount of benzil that is produced. The standard potentials for the initial reduction step have been evaluated, and their dependence on the substituent is discussed. The dimerization rate constants have also been evaluated.     

溶剂化效应对6-亚甲基环戊二烯酮与HCN的反应机理影响的理论研究

在B3LYP/6-311+G**计算水平上, 采用导体极化连续模型研究了溶剂化效应对6-亚甲基环戊二烯酮与HCN反应生成主要产物b类酸的反应机理的影响. 计算结果表明, 在溶剂中的反应机理与在气相中的反应机理一致. 溶剂化效应使反应路径中各驻点的自由能降低, 稳定化了各物质. 溶液中的活化自由能与气相相比也有所降低, 反应更容易发生, 其中CC进攻方式的活化自由能降低得更多.     

Acid hydrolysis of carboxymethylcellulose of low degree of substitution

Cotton cellulose was swollen in a sodium hydroxide solution and carboxymethylated by a two-bath method for different periods of time for each process. The kinetics of acid hydrolysis and the crystallinity of the swollen and carboxymethylated samples were measured. The proportion of broken bonds, rate constants for hydrolysis, and permeability of cellulose to hydrolyzing agents were calculated. The susceptibility of glycosidic linkages to acid hydrolysis was improved by carboxymethylation more than by swelling in alkali. The increased accessibility of carboxymethylcellulose to acid was regarded as a consequence of increased intra-and intercrystalline swelling and of the glycosidic bonds' weakness caused by the electron-attracting carboxymethyl group on the C-6 position.     

Investigation of the kinetics of the nitration of thiophene derivatives

The kinetics of the nitration of thiophene derivatives with nitric acid in acetic anhydride were investigated. The nitration of 2-substituted thiophenes is a second-order reaction. The rate constants and activation parameters of the reaction were calculated. The possibility of the use of the Hanmett and Yukawa-Tsuno equations for this reaction series is demonstrated. An isokinetic dependence is observed.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 167–170, February, 1982.     

The effect of carbohydrates on the heat of fusion of water

The freezing of aqueous solutions of carbohydrates has been studied using differential scanning calorimetry. The reduction in the molar heat of fusion of water is attributed to the nonfreezing of a proportion of the water in the presence of the dissolved carbohydrate. The effects of concentration and molecular weight have been investigated.     

Determination of the additive physical properties of the components of complex mixtures

Summary The density, refractive index and absorptivities at chosen wave numbers were determined for all the components of three-component mixtures. The mixtures were treated of three-component mixtures. The mixtures were treated as being of unknown qualitative and quantitative composition. The quantitative gas chromatographic analysis by means of the method of linear relationship was carried out and the values of the physical properties of complex mixtures were measured. The corresponding properties of acetone, benzene and toluene were evaluated from the set of appropriate equations.     

竹材非等温热解动力学

利用热重分析技术对竹材在高纯N2条件下,从室温至1273K进行了非等温热解分析,研究了升温速率(5、10、20和40K/min)对热解过程的影响,探讨了其热解机理。研究表明,竹材非等温热解过程主要分为失水干燥、快速热解和缓慢分解三个阶段组成,其中第二阶段是整个过程的主要阶段,析出大量挥发分造成明显失重。升温速率对热解过程有显著影响,随着升温速率的增加,最大热解速度增大,对应的峰值温度升高,热滞后现象加重,热解各阶段向高温侧移动。热解机理满足一维扩散Parabolic法则,反应机理函数为g(α)=α2。不同升温速率下活化能为75.32-82.99kJ.mol-1,指前因子为1.17×105-1.12×106min-1。     

非离子表面活性剂液晶的线性粘弹性研究

用偏光显微镜测定了十二/十四烷基聚氧乙烯醚(C12～14EO7)/水二元体系相图的液晶区,用RS-75控制应力流变仪,在固定频率(f=0.0316Hz)时,对不同样品进行应力扫描。利用线性粘弹性区内流变参数G"与G'的比值thδ对相转变敏感的特点来确定相结构的转变,并将结果与2^HNMR结果相比较,两者吻合,这表明宏观测量手段能够反映微观相结构的变化规律。对于液晶实验结果采用弹簧-粘壶模型进行解释和讨论。     

Mass spectrometry of the products of the mechanochemical degradation of amylose macromolecules

The destruction of amylose at high pressures (20 MPa) combined with shear deformations (540°) was studied. The destruction products were analyzed by mass spectrometry. The degradation of the polysaccharide caused by the extremal mechanical and mechanochemical treatment of amylose macromolecules was investigated. The formation of an appreciable amount of low-molecular oligomers was explained by the predominant cleavage of chains near the boundary zones of crystallites.     

三七总皂甙对牛血清白蛋白溶液构象的影响

应用衰减全反射傅立叶变换红外光谱结合荧光光谱和紫外光谱研究了中药三七 的有效成分三七总皂甙与牛血清白蛋白（BSA）的相互作用，采用对蛋白质红外光 谱酰氨Ⅰ带和酰氨Ⅲ带进行曲线拟合的方法，定量分析了不同浓度三七总皂甙对 BSA二级结构的影响，发现随着三七总皂甙浓度的增加，蛋白分子结构逐渐发生了 由螺旋向折叠的转化。a-螺旋结构减少了3%，β-折叠结构增加了约5%，其它二级 结构没有明显的变化，红外差谱和荧光光谱的结果为药物与蛋白质的作用引起牛血 清白蛋白溶液构象的变化提供了佐证，紫外光谱反映了单体皂甙与蛋白质的结合常 数的差异。     

小环化合物中饱和碳质子化学位移的计算

小环化合物由于其张力、构型、构象和各向异性效应等原因,环碳上质子化学位移缺乏规律性,难以预测,对此作者曾提出一种近似算法。本文根据303种小环化合物中饱和碳质子的化学位移实验数据,将适于计算这类质子化学位移的公式表述为: