现场拉曼光谱研究聚吡咯的去质子和氧化降解

利用电化学现场拉曼光谱结合循环伏安法，研究了中性和碱性溶液中聚吡咯（ＰＰＹ）膜的行为及其结构，结果表明，氧化ＰＰＹ中吡咯环Ｎ原子上的Ｈ失去发生去质子化，形成一种醌式结构，由于该酯式结构的出现使ＰＰＹ的Ｃ＝Ｃ伸缩振动峰发生分裂，且因该酯式结构不能被进一步氧化，以致ＰＨ值增大，去质子化程度提高，ＰＰＹ变得较难被氧化，而使其可逆性也受到一定程度的破坏，在ＰＨ－１３的强碱性溶液中，ＰＰＹ膜在正于０Ｖ的电位     

聚{吡咯-2,5-二[(对二甲氨基)苯甲烯]}的电化学和原位拉曼光谱

采用电化学循环伏安法（CV）和原位拉曼光谱（in situ Raman）对窄能隙共轭高分子聚{吡咯 2,5 二[(对二甲氨基)苯甲烯]}（PPDMABE）的电化学行为进行了研究.结果表明,在不同pH值NaNO3溶液中, PPDMABE的电化学氧化还原过程中存在吡咯环的氧化态结构与芳式和醌式结构之间的转变.聚合物在氧化态时吡咯环主要以氧化态存在,而还原态以芳式和醌式结构吡咯环为主.PPDMABE在酸性和中性介质中氧化态吡咯环以质子化的状态存在,而在碱性溶液中氧化态吡咯环既有质子化态,又有去质子化态的.在酸性条件下,PPDMABE较易发生氧化还原反应,而在碱性条件还原反应则较难发生.     

铝阳极氧化多孔膜层的界面电性能研究

采用电渗方法研究了经硫酸溶液氧化并利用逆向电解方法剥离后的铝阳极氧化多孔膜层的ζ电位与溶液ｐＨ的关系．结果表明：该多孔膜层在１．０×１０－２ｍｏｌ／ＬＫＣｌ溶液中的ｐＨ等电点（ｐＨＩＥＰ）＝９．２０,２．００＜ｐＨ＜９．２０,ζ＞０,多孔膜荷正电;９．２０＜ｐＨ＜１１．００,ζ＜０,多孔膜荷负电．     

电解质溶液对聚吡咯电聚合中过氧化行为的影响

分别以硫酸/水和高氯酸锂/乙腈为电解质溶液, 采用循环伏安法在铂基底电极上电聚合制备了聚吡咯, 研究了电解质溶液对聚吡咯电聚合过程中过氧化行为的影响. 与硫酸/水溶液相比, 在高氯酸锂/乙腈溶液中电聚合制备的聚吡咯发生过氧化的峰电位正移了0.42 V. 采用原位傅里叶变换红外(in situ FTIR)光谱技术检测, 结果表明, 电聚合制备的聚吡咯在2种电解质溶液中均发生了过氧化反应, 其β-C经氧化生成C-OH或CO. 在硫酸/水溶液中, 部分聚吡咯发生电氧化降解生成CO₂, 致使其共轭结构被破坏, 电导率迅速下降. 而在高氯酸锂/乙腈溶液中, 在更高的电位范围内, 聚吡咯并没有氧化降解成CO₂.     

苯胺在碱性溶液中的电化学聚合和聚合物的性质

苯胺在碱性溶液中电化学氧化时，阳极上形成深黄色的聚苯胺，其氧化峰电位为０．７Ｖ（ｖｓ．Ａｇ／ＡｇＣｌ含饱和ＫＣｌ溶液），比在酸性溶液中氧化约低０．３Ｖ，环一盘电极实验结果表明，在碱性溶液中，苯胺氧化时生成两种可溶性的中间物，形成的聚合物颜色不随电位和ｐＨ值而变化，在空气和碱性溶液中具有很高的稳定性，在紫外－可见光谱图上，聚合物的吸收峰出现在５００ｍ左右。     

丝素膜上药物渗透量对溶液PH值的响应

蚕丝丝素蛋白膜是一种具有弱碱性和弱酸性的两性荷电膜。因此在丝素膜－水溶液体系中，水溶液ｐＨ值变化会影响丝素膜上溶质的渗透速度和渗透量。丝素膜的等电点ｐＨ≈４．５。丝素膜上药物渗透实验的结果表明：在ｐＨ＝３．０～９．０的范围内，当溶液的ｐＨ＜４．５时，丝素膜带正电，正离子苄三甲氯化铵的渗透系数下降；当溶液的ｐＨ＞４．５时，丝素膜带负电，负离子酚磺酸钠的渗透系数明显下降。中性分子间苯二酚在丝素膜上的透过不受外部溶液ｐＨ值变化的影响。当溶液的ｐＨ＞８或ｐＨ＞４．５时，离子化的药物５－氟尿嘧啶或维生素Ｃ的渗透系数明显变小，这是因为两者分别在ｐＨ＝８（ｐＫａ＝８．０）和ｐＨ＝４．５（ｐＫａ＝４．２５）以上变成带电离子。这表明离子化药物在蚕丝丝素膜上的渗透速度和渗透量对溶液ｐＨ值变化有较好的响应特性。     

不同电解质溶液对聚吡咯修饰膜性质的影响

以对甲基苯磺酸钠(p-TSNa)为掺杂剂在不锈钢电极表面恒电位合成聚吡咯(PPy)修饰膜, 采用循环伏安法在-1.6 - 0.8 V大范围扫描研究了修饰膜在H2SO4、Na2SO4、NaOH电解质溶液中的氧化还原行为. 结果表明, 在H2SO4溶液中, 以H+的脱出(氧化)/嵌入(还原)为特征, 并发现聚吡咯在酸性溶液中所特有的质子还原峰. 在Na2SO4和NaOH溶液中, 以Na+的脱出(氧化)/嵌入(还原)峰为特征. FT-IR吸收光谱显示, 经NaOH处理后, 聚吡咯膜的长共轭结构被完全破坏, 而经H2SO4和Na2SO4处后, 膜的共轭结构未发生变化.     

聚硫堇修饰微带金电极的性质及对NADH的催化氧化

报道了硫堇在微带金电极上的电化学聚合过程，用红外光谱对聚硫堇进行了表征；研究了聚硫堇的电化学性质，发现聚硫堇在＋０．５～－０．７Ｖ（ｖｓ．ＳＣＥ）电位范围内有两对氧化还原峰，峰电位分别为：Ｅ＝－０．０３Ｖ、Ｅ＝０．０５Ｖ，Ｅ＝－０．２４Ｖ、Ｅ＝－０．１７Ｖ（ｖｓ．ＳＣＥ）。它们的式量电位Ｅ~（ｏ＇）随ｐＨ而变化，在弱酸性溶液中，Ｅ~（ｏ＇）／ｐＨ为－２９ｍＶ／ｐＨ（２５℃）；而在弱碱性溶液中则为－５６ｍＶ／ｐＨ。聚硫堇修饰微带金电极对ＮＡＤＨ的氧化具有催化作用，文中对电催化过程进行了探讨。     

镧取代Dawson型磷钨杂多酸聚吡咯修饰电极的制备及其电化学性能

通过缺位填充法合成了分子式为α２－Ｋ７Ｐ２Ｗ１７Ｏ６１（Ｌａ· ＯＨ２）的镧（Ⅲ）取代十八钨磷酸盐。在玻碳电极（ＧＣ）上,用电化学方法将单取代Ｄａｗｓｏｎ型杂多酸盐α２－Ｋ７Ｐ２Ｗ１７Ｏ６１（Ｌａ·ＯＨ２）的阴离子（Ｐ２Ｗ１７Ｌａ）掺杂到聚吡咯（ＰＰＹ）薄膜中制成Ｐ２Ｗ１７Ｌａ／ＰＰＹ／ＧＣ化学修饰电极,既保持该杂多酸的电化学活性和电催化性能,又具有良好的稳定性和灵敏度。研究表明, ０． ５０ ｍｏｌ／Ｌ ＨＣＩ溶液中,聚吡咯薄膜中 Ｐ２Ｗ１７Ｌａ的第一对氧化还原峰对 ＮＯ２的电还原具有良好的催化活性,其催化电流与 ＮＯ２浓度在 ６．０ × １０－５－ １．０ × １０－２ｍｏｌ／Ｌ范围内呈线性关系。     

玻碳电极上六氰亚铁酸钯膜的现场FTIR光谱电化学研究

本文报道六氰亚铁酸钯膜修饰电极在ＨＣｌ,ＫＣｌ和ＮａＣｌ溶液中的现场反射ＦＴＩＲ光谱电化学研究,结果表明该修饰膜具有内外两层结构,分别为Ｐｄ２Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）６和Ｍ２ＰｄＦｅ（ＣＮ）６,其中Ｍ为支持电解质一价阳离子．在１ｍｏｌ／ＬＮａＣｌ中,内层的氧化电位Ｅｍ＝０．８７Ｖ（ｖｓ．Ａｇ／ＡｇＣｌ）,外层为０．７７Ｖ．在１ｍｏｌ／ＬＨＣｌ或ＫＣｌ中两层的氧化还原波重叠为一个大ＣＶ波峰而难以分辨,然而现场ＦＴＩＲ光谱电化学清晰地分辨出这两种结构在所有３种溶液中ＣＮ的不同振动频率,发现Ｈ＋离子是最佳的支持电解质,能使这两种结构同时发生氧化反应     

pH值对亮黄水溶液及CTAB胶束溶液共振Raman光谱的影响

我们曾研究了黑皂膜的界面性质,为深入了解pH对偶氮苯类化合物在水溶液中及胶束表面上结构变化的影响,本文选用亮黄(BY)为谱学探针,仔细考察了其水溶液及溴化十六烷基三甲铵(CTAB)胶束溶液的共振Raman光谱,根据谱带指认,描述了由酸碱性导致的BY分子的结构变化,其中包括共振体间平衡和酸碱平衡。     

EQCM studies on polypyrrole in aqueous solutions

Electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM) studies revealed that the electrochemical properties of polypyrrole (PPY) in aqueous solutions are greatly dependent on the solution pH. A PPY film immersed in an aqueous KCl solution shows redox processes which involve not only anion transport but also cation transport if the solution pH is greater than 3–4, whereas at lower pH values only anion transport prevails as has been widely recognized. It has been found from comparative studies using poly(N-methylpyrrole) that protonation and deprotonation at nitrogen atoms of PPY play a key role in the observed pH-dependent electrochemical behavior. Deprotonated PPY allows transient incorporation of hydrated cations upon reduction in weak alkaline aqueous solutions, followed by slow ejection of the incorporated cations when conventional electrolytes such as KCl and NaClO₄ are used, but not in NH₄Cl solution. Discussion on the cation transport in PPY is made in terms of deprotonation and protonation of nitrogen atoms of pyrrole subunits in PPY.     

Raman spectroelectrochemical study of Meldola blue, adsorbed and electropolymerized at a gold electrode

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) was used to probe the structure of adsorbed and electropolymerized Meldola blue (MB) films on roughened gold surfaces in solutions with pH 1.0 and 7.0 by using 785 nm excitation wavelength. Spectral bands were assigned based on density functional theory (DFT) calculations at B3LYP/6-311+G(2d, p) level. The most characteristic band of the oxidized MB form was found to be the breathing vibration of the central ring containing heteroatoms at 596 cm(-1). Based on a red shift of bands assigned to vibrations of double C=N(C(2)H(6)) bonds and adjacent ring C=C bonds in surface spectra as compared with solution 1 it was suggested that polymerization and interaction with an electrode surface proceed through these moieties. The presence of out-of-plane bands in SERS spectra was attributed to "flat" or slightly "tilted" orientation of aromatic rings at the interface. Potential-dependent spectral changes were followed by SERS spectroscopy. Raman spectra of the reduced MB form were obtained in both pH 1.0 and pH 7.0 solutions by analysis of the potential-difference SERS spectra. Reduced MB form can be recognized by characteristic bands near 1620, 1574, 1374, and 1234 cm(-1). By comparing the intensities of 1637 cm(-1) (oxidized MB form) and 1374 cm(-1) (reduced MB form) bands in experimental spectra of polymerized MB in pH 1.0 solution, a reduction-induced decrease by factor of 7 was estimated. A similar tendency in intensity changes showed calculations indicating that this effect is associated with reduction-induced changes in the molecular structure of the dye.     

Oxidation of phosphine with quinone and quinoid redox polymers in alcohol solutions of copper

New quinoid redox polymers were obtained by chemical modification of commercial weakly basic anion exchangers with quinone and its derivatives. The redox properties of quinone and quinoid redoxites with respect to phosphine were studied in alcohol solutions of copper complexes.     

Perturbation of the ground-state electronic structure of FMN by the conserved cysteine in phototropin LOV2 domains

In LOV2, the blue-light sensitive domain of phototropin, the primary photophysical event involves intersystem crossing (ISC) from the singlet-excited state to the triplet state. The ISC rate is enhanced in LOV2 as compared to flavin mononucleotide (FMN) in solution, which likely results from a heavy-atom effect of a nearby conserved cysteine, C450. Here, we applied fluorescence line narrowing (FLN), resonance Raman (RR) and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to investigate the electronic structure of FMN bound to Avena sativa LOV2 (AsLOV2), its C450A mutant and Adiantum LOV2 (Phy3LOV2). We demonstrate that FLN is the method of choice to obtain accurate vibrational spectra on highly fluorescent flavoproteins. The vibrational spectrum of AsLOV2-C450A showed small but significant shifts with respect to those of wild type AsLOV2 and Phy3LOV2, with a systematic down-shift of Ring I vibrations, upshifts of Ring II and III vibrations and an upshift of the C2=O mode. These trends are similar to those in FMN model systems with an electron-donating group substituted at Ring I, known to induce a quinoid character to the electronic structure of oxidized flavin. Thus, enhancement of the ISC rate in LOV2 is induced through weak electron donation by the cysteine which mixes the FMN pi-electrons with the heavy sulfur orbitals, manifesting itself in a quinoid character of the ground electronic state of oxidized FMN. The proximity of the cysteine to FMN thus not only enables formation of a covalent adduct between FMN and cysteine, but also facilitates the rapid electronic formation of the reactive FMN triplet state.     

Racemization kinetics of meluadrine tartrate in aqueous solution

The kinetics of racemization of meluadrine tartrate in aqueous solution was investigated by HPLC, over the pH range of 1.2 to 12 at 40, 60 and 80 degrees C. The racemization was followed by measuring both the residual (R)-enantiomer and formed (S)-enantiomer of meluadrine. The pH-racemization rate profile of meluadrine showed a minimum racemization rate constant between pH 4 and 6, and the rate constant increased rapidly with decreasing pH below pH 3. In the basic region, the racemization rate constant showed a maximum at around pH 9. Four pathways of racemization of meluadrine are proposed, depending on the dissociation state of the phenolic and amino groups. The calculated racemization rate-pH profile agreed well with the observations. The values of activation energy (95-115 kJ/mol) suggest that a similar quinoid intermediate is involved throughout the pH range examined. The objective of this study is to clarify the racemization mechanism of benzylalcohol derivative with phenoric group. This study offers fundamental knowledge for the other benzylalcohol derivatives, which have similar moiety structure.     

Iron monosulfide (FeS) oxidation by dissolved oxygen: characteristics of the product layer

Samples of FeS were oxidized by oxygen‐bearing acidic solutions at 25 °C and different initial pH values (2.75 ≤ pH ≤ 3.45). The reacted FeS samples were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms measurements, and FT‐Raman spectroscopy. A sulfur rich phase (layer) is inferred to be form on reacting FeS surface based on sequential extraction with acidic chromium(II) chloride solutions. The sulfur‐rich layer (SRL) formed on oxidized FeS samples is traversed by various mesopores with average pore size < 450Å. It is reasonable to assume that the mesopores facilitate the migration of iron and sulfur from FeS structure into solution across SRL. The FT‐Raman spectra of oxidized FeS samples show an intense peak at 162 cm^?1, which can be attributed to SRL developed on FeS surface. A model for SRL development on FeS during its oxidation by dissolved oxygen has been proposed from the present results and previous studies. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Construction of Heterojunction Nanowires from Polythiophene/Polypyrrole for Applications as Efficient Switches

The design and fabrication of PTh–PPY heterojunction nanowires that exhibits smart responses to electrochemical redox potentials is described. In their oxidized state, PTh–PPY nanowires act as resistors, whilst in their reduced state, they acts as diodes. Furthermore, the electrical transport mode can be reversibly changed by alternately exposing the nanowires to negative and positive potentials. Constructing full‐organic heterojunction nanowires with smart, controllable properties will contribute to the development of intelligent organic devices and organic–electronic circuits on the nanoscale.     

Dinitro and quinodimethane derivatives of terthiophene that can be both oxidized and reduced. Crystal structures,spectra, and a method for analyzing quinoid contributions to structure

Two new oligothiophenes, the dinitro compound 3',4'-dibutyl-5,5' '-dinitro-2,2':5',2' '-terthiophene (1) and the quinodimethane 3',4'-dibutyl-5,5' '-bis(dicyanomethylene)-5,5' '-dihydro-2,2':5',2' '-terthiophene (2), have been synthesized and studied with electrochemistry, UV-vis-NIR-IR spectroscopy, ESR, and X-ray crystallography. These compounds, designed to be both electron and hole carriers, show redox properties that are unusual for oligothiophenes. Cyclic voltammetry and spectroelectrochemistry demonstrated that each compound could be oxidized to a cation radical and reduced to an anion radical and dianion. The spectra of 2 and its three redox partners were analyzed in terms of a limiting structure in which the neutral 2 has orbitals corresponding to those of a substituted-terthiophene dication. Compound 1 crystallizes with the thiophene rings held in an unusual nonplanar, cisoid configuration in face-to-face pi-stacks, with a spacing between molecules of 3.65 A. The C-C bond lengths of the outer nitro-substituted rings have quinoid character. Compound 2 crystallizes with the thiophene rings in a planar, transoid configuration. The molecules are held in pi-stacks formed from pi-dimers with a spacing between molecules of 3.47 and 3.63 A. The C-C bond distances of the thiophene rings of 1 and 2 and other oligomers were analyzed by a principal component analysis. The analysis found that 93% of the structural variance resided in one principal component related to the quinoid structure of the oligothiophene moiety. The analysis reliably demonstrated a quinoid contribution to the structure of 1. This method should be applicable to understanding the structure of other conjugated molecules in which quinoid structures contribute.     

Synthesis of nickel sulfides in aqueous solutions using sodium dithionite

Reaction of nickel chloride with sodium dithionite in aqueous solutions at ambient temperature has been investigated systematically to obtain nickel sulfides. The products are characterized by X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, and electrical resistivity and magnetic susceptibility measurements. It is found that the compositions and structures of the products are controlled by the reaction pH and the amount of the reactants. While reactions under highly acidic (pH < or = 2) and basic (pH > or = 7) conditions yield crystalline sulfur and amorphous or poorly crystalline NiySx, respectively, those at intermediate 3 < or = pH < or = 6 give crystalline NiySx. Both crystalline Ni3S2 (heazlewoodite structure) and Ni3S4 (spinel structure) have been obtained at room temperature. Additionally, NiS (millerite structure) is obtained by carefully heating Ni3S4 at 200 degrees C in a mixture of 90% Ar and 10% H2. Ni3S4 is found to be metastable, and it begins to disproportionate above 100 degrees C. Both Ni3S2 and Ni3S4 show metallic behavior. While Ni3S2 exhibits temperature-independent magnetic susceptibility, Ni3S4 shows ferrimagnetic ordering below 20 K.