Complexation of Np(V) with oxalate at 283-343 K: spectroscopic and microcalorimetric studies

Thermodynamic parameters including the equilibrium constants and enthalpy of complexation of Np(V) with oxalate at variable temperatures (T = 283-343 K, ionic strength = 1.05 mol kg(-1) NaClO(4)) were determined by spectrophotometric and microcalorimetric titrations. The results show that the complexation of Np(V) with oxalate is moderately strong and becomes weaker at higher temperatures. The complexation is exothermic and driven by both enthalpy (negative) and entropy (positive) in the temperature range from 283 K to 343 K. As the temperature is increased, both the enthalpy and entropy of complexation increase (ΔH becomes less negative and ΔS becomes more positive), having opposing effects on the complexation. Because the increase in the enthalpy (ΔH) exceeds that of the entropy term (TΔS), the complexation of Np(V) with oxalate becomes weaker at higher temperatures. The effect of temperature on the complexation is discussed in terms of the energetics of ion solvation and hydrogen bonding involved in the complexation.     

离子液体1-烷基-3-甲基咪唑四氟硼酸盐在水溶液中的聚集行为

采用等温滴定量热法、静态荧光猝灭法和电导法系统研究了典型离子液体1-烷基-3-甲基咪唑四氟硼酸盐([Cnmim][BF₄])在水溶液中的聚集行为, 获得了胶束形成的临界胶束浓度(cmc), 摩尔焓变(ΔH_mic), 摩尔吉布斯自由能变(ΔG_mic), 摩尔熵变(ΔS_mic)以及不同浓度时[Cnmim][BF₄]胶束的平均聚集数等基本参数. 发现这类离子液体的聚集为熵驱动, 阳离子的烷基链越长, ΔG_mic越负, 聚集更容易发生. 此外, 结合[C_nmim]X (X=Cl^-, Br^-)的相关研究发现, 阳离子相同时, 体积越大和疏水性越强的阴离子与头基的结合能力越强, 能有效地降低头基之间的静电排斥, 降低cmc, 利于胶束的形成. 对于[C₁₂mim][BF₄], 添加剂β-环糊精(β-CD)的加入可使cmc增大, ΔH_mic和ΔS_mic减小, 而KBF₄则可使cmc和ΔH_mic减小, ΔS_mic增大.     

2H NMR study of dynamics of benzene-d6 interacting with humic and fulvic acids

Samples of three humic acids and one fulvic acid with 1% loading of benzene-d(6) in sealed glass tubes have been studied with solid-state deuterium quadrupole-echo nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Calculated spectra combining three motional models, two isotropic models and a third more restricted small-angle wobble (SAW) motional model, are fit to the experimental spectra. One isotropic motion (ISO(v)) is assigned to vaporous benzene-d(6) due to the small line width, short T(1), and the loss of this component by about -25 °C when the temperature is lowered. The remaining two motional components, ISO(s) and SAW, are sorbed by the humic or fulvic acid. Benzene-d(6) slowly interacts with the humic substances, progressively filling SAW sites as ISO(s) motion diminishes. Both the sorption and increase in percentage of SAW motion are for the most part complete within 200 days but continue to a lesser extent over a period of a few years. For the SAW motion there are at least two and most likely a series of T(1) values, indicating more than one adsorption environment. Enthalpies of sorption, obtained from application of the van't Hoff equation to the percentages of the different motional models derived from a series of variable temperature spectra, are comparable in magnitude to the enthalpy of vaporization of benzene. In Leonardite humic acid, ΔH and ΔS for the ISO(s) to SAW transition change from positive to negative values with age, implying a transition in the driving force from an entropic effect associated with expansion and deformation in the molecular structure of the humic substance to accommodate benzene-d(6) to an enthalpic effect of strong benzene-d(6)-humic substance interactions. In contrast, at advanced ages, Suwannee River humic and fulvic acids have small positive or near zero ΔH and positive ΔS for the ISO(s) to SAW transition.     

半芳香尼龙6T/66的合成和非等温结晶动力学的研究

采用成盐、预聚合、固相聚合三步法制备高分子量的PA6T/66,用差示扫描量热法(DSC)研究了PA6T/66的非等温结晶动力学,结果表明:结晶温度随着降温速率的增大而降低;半结晶期T1/2随降温速率Ф的增大呈指数下降,表明结晶速率随降温速率的增大而提高;由用R-T法可以得到在不同结晶度下lgΦ对lgT有较好的线性关系。用Kissinger方法计算得到PA6T/66(55/45)非等温结晶活化能分别为ΔE=-61.51kJ/mol。     

Coding Intrinsic Disorder into DNA Hybridization Probes Enables Discrimination of Single Nucleotide Variants over Wide and Tunable Temperature Ranges

DNA hybridization probes are commonly used tools to discriminate clinically important single nucleotide variants (SNVs) but often work at elevated temperatures with very narrow temperature intervals (ΔT). Herein, we investigated the thermodynamic basis of the narrow ΔT both in silico and experimentally. Our study revealed that the high entropy penalty of classic hybridization probe designs was the key attributor for the narrow ΔT. Guided by this finding, we further introduced an entropy-compensate probe (Sprobe) design by coding intrinsic disorder into a stem-loop hybridization probe. Sprobe expanded ΔT from less than 10 °C to over 30 °C. Moreover, both ΔT and the optimal reaction temperature can be fine-tuned by simply altering the length of the loop domain. Sprobe was clinically validated by analyzing EGFR L858R mutation in 36 pairs of clinical tumor tissue samples collected from lung cancer patients, which revealed 100 % clinical sensitivity and specificity. We anticipate that our study will serve as a general guide for designing thermal robust hybridization probes for clinical diagnostics.     

多氯代菲分子结构和热力学性质的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论方法在B3LYP/6-311G(d, p)水平上对527个多氯代菲分子的几何结构进行了全优化并计算得到它们的热力学性质(等容热容( )、熵(S$)、标准生成焓(ΔfH$)和标准生成Gibbs自由能(ΔfG$)), 研究了这些性质与取代的氯原子数目和位置的关系, 根据各异构体的相对标准生成Gibbs自由能(Δr,fG$)的大小, 得到它们的热力学稳定性顺序. 计算结果表明: 绝大多数多氯代菲分子具有非平面的几何构型, 在多氯代菲分子中存在三种类型的分子内弱相互作用(H…H、C—H…Cl和Cl…Cl相互作用), 随着分子中取代的氯原子数目的增加, 多氯代菲最稳定异构体的ΔfH$和ΔfG$开始时逐渐减小, 然后又快速增加. 具有相同数目氯原子的多氯代菲异构体的ΔfH$和ΔfG$与氯原子的取代位置有很大的关系. 多氯代菲异构体的相对热力学稳定性主要由分子内的离域π键和Cl…Cl核排斥作用的强弱决定.     

甘氨酸从水到酰胺衍生物水溶液中的迁移焓

用RD496-Ⅱ型微量热量计测定了298.15 K甘氨酸在N-甲基甲酰胺（NMF）,N, N-二甲基甲酰胺（DMF）,N-甲基乙酰胺（NMA）,N, N-二甲基乙酰胺（DMA）水溶液中的溶解焓,计算了甘氨酸从水到四种酰胺衍生物水溶液中的迁移焓（ΔtrH）。根据结构水合作用模型讨论了酰胺的结构对甘氨酸迁移焓的影响。实验结果表明：甘氨酸在酰胺衍生物水溶液中的迁移焓均为正值,并且随着溶液浓度增大而增大。比较甘氨酸在甲酰胺（FA）和乙酰胺（AD）水溶液中的迁移焓,发现在不同酰胺水溶液中迁移焓大小为：DMA>NMA>DMF>NMF>AD>FA。甘氨酸与甲酰胺之间以亲水-亲水相互作用为主,与其它酰胺之间以亲水-疏水作用为主。     

Electron paramagnetic resonance investigation of the electron-doped manganite La(1-x)Te(x)MnO3 (0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0.2)

The electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) properties of the electron-doped manganite La(1-x)Te(x)MnO(3) (0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0.2) are investigated based on the data of EPR spectra, resistivity, and magnetic susceptibility. With decreasing temperature from 400 K, the EPR linewidth ΔH(PP) decreases and passes through a minimum at T(min), then substantially increases with further decreasing temperature. The broadening of the EPR linewidth above T(min) can be understood in terms of the increase in the relaxation rate of spin of e(g) polarons to the lattice with increasing temperature due to the similarity between the temperature dependence of the linewidth ΔH(pp)(T) and the conductivity σ(T). For the samples with x = 0.1 and 0.15, the conductivity activation energy E(σ) is comparable with the activation energy E(a) deduced from the linewidth. Whereas for the x = 0.2 sample, there is a large difference between E(σ) (0.2206 eV) and E(a) (0.0874 eV).     

CH3 + Cl = CH3Cl: RRKM/master equation modeling

Data for the title reaction have been fitted using an RRKM/master equation approach. Energy transfer was modeled using an exponential decay with downward step sizes, ΔE_d, as a fitting parameter. The low temperature (200 < T (K) < 300) combination of CH₃ with Cl atoms in He can be accommodated with ΔE_d (cm^?1) = 400. Higher temperature (1600 < T (K) < 2100) decomposition in Ar required ΔE_d(T) (cm^?1) = 694(T/300)^0.46. Previous analysis of the analogous system CH₄ = CH₃ + H required ΔE_d(T) (cm^?1) = 100(T/300) for He and ΔE_d(T) (cm^?1) = 150(T/300) for Ar. Understanding of the magnitudes and temperature dependence of ΔE_d remains the greatest detriment to quantitative calculation, extrapolation, and prediction of unimolecular rate constants. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 41: 245–254, 2009     

A first-principle DFT study of solvent effects on metiamide tautomers and imaginary interactions with H<Subscript>2</Subscript>-receptors

Metiamide is a class of medications called H₂-receptor antagonist or H₂ blockers. It decreases the amount of acid made in the stomach. It is commonly used in the treatment for peptic ulcer disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease. In this study, the metiamide tautomer stability, structural data, HOMO and LUMO (energies and shapes), ΔΕ _HOMO–LUMO gaps, UV–visible data and graphs, dipole moments, Mulliken charges, and thermodynamic and kinetic stabilities in aqueous media as a biological solvent and some of the different media (vacuum, H₂O, Et-OH and DMSO) were investigated for the tautomers of metiamide by the density functional theory DFT-B3LYP/6-31G* method. The results presented that the probability of the adaptability and compatibility of which tautomer (T1–T6) are better than the other tautomers for interactions with the pattern and structural map of the H₂-receptor. The diversities of the interaction points and mosaic patterns of the T3 and T4 tautomers in H₂O media with the imaginary H₂-receptor were investigated.     

Characteristics of aggregation in aqueous solutions of dialkylpyrrolidinium bromides

Three pyrrolidinium-based ionic liquids-N-dodecyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium bromide, N-butyl-N-octylpyrrolidinium bromide, and N-butyl-N-dodecylpyrrolodinium bromide-were synthesized and characterized by their decomposition temperatures (T(d)) measured by thermogravimetric analysis, and by their melting point (T(m)), glass transition (T(g)) and crystallization temperatures (T(cryst)) determined by differential scanning calorimetry. Their self-aggregation properties in aqueous solution were studied and their behavior is compared with that of analogous conventional cationic surfactants, namely tetra-alkylammonium bromide salts. The critical micellar concentration, cmcs were obtained by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC); which were further validated by measurements of interfacial tension, fluorescence and NMR spectroscopy. Enthalpies of micellization were measured at three different temperatures using ITC. The Taylor dispersion method and DOSY NMR were used to determine diffusion coefficients of the ionic liquid surfactants in aqueous solution at 298.15K. Several correlations between structural features of the surfactant species, such as the number and size of their alkyl chains, and the thermodynamic quantities of micellization-expressed by experimental values of cmc, counter-ion binding fraction, Δ(mic)G°, Δ(mic)°, and Δ(mic)S°-are established. We could interpret the different contributions of the two alkyl side chains to the aggregation properties in terms of the balance of interactions in homogeneous and micellar phases, contributing to understanding the aggregation behavior of ionic liquids in water and the parallel between these systems and traditional ionic surfactants.     

Density functional theory calculations and experimental parameters for mutarotation of 6-deoxy-l-mannopyranosyl hydrazine

The geometry and energy profiles of the mutarotation pathway present in the equilibrium of 6-deoxy-β-l-mannopyranosyl 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (1a), 6-deoxy-l-mannose 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone (1b), and 6-deoxy-α-l-mannopyranosyl 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (1c) were modeled by DFT calculations at B3LYP/6-31G(d) level affording ΔG_DFT=0.000 kcal/mol, ΔG_DFT=0.174 kcal/mol, and ΔG_DFT=3.411 kcal/mol, respectively. Experimentally, the β-l-pyranose 1a occurs in 50% followed by the acyclic structure 1b in 44% as well as by the α-l-anomer 1c in 6%. The conformations of 1a-c and their corresponding 2,3,4-triacetyl derivatives 2a-c were studied by molecular modeling and NMR spectroscopy. IR frequencies, NMR chemical shifts, and X-ray diffraction analysis were employed to compare theoretical with experimental structural parameters.     

A theoretical study on the temperature dependence of zero-field splitting for the tetragonal Cr3+ center in MgO crystal

This paper reports a detailed theoretical calculation of the temperature dependence of zero-field splitting D (characterized by ΔD(T)=D(T)-D(0)) for the tetragonal Cr3+ center in MgO crystal by considering both the static contribution due to the thermal expansion of Cr3+ center and the vibrational contribution caused by electron-phonon (including the acoustic and optical phonons) interaction. The vibrational contribution due to the acoustic phonon is calculated using the long-wave approximation similar to the study on the specific heat of crystals and that due to optical phonon is estimated using the single-phonon model. The calculated results are in reasonable agreement with the experimental values. From the calculation, it is found that the static contribution ΔDstat(T) (which is often regarded as very small and is neglected in the previous papers) is larger than the vibrational contribution ΔDvib(T) and so the reasonable studies of temperature dependence of zero-field splitting should take both the static and the vibrational contributions into account.     

高效液相色谱法测定金属配合物｛Fe［3-(2-吡啶基)-5,6-二苯基-1,2,4-三嗪］3｝2+两种几何异构体的动力学转变

通过高效液相色谱法研究了3-(2-吡啶基)-5,6-二苯基-1,2,4-三嗪(PDT)和Fe(Ⅱ)的配合物［Fe(PDT)3］2+的面式和经式两种几何异构体之间的动力学平衡过程。结果表明:不同温度(30,35,40,45 ℃)下,两种几何异构体含量(x)之间的相互转变均符合动力学一级反应,其xeln［(xe-x0)/(xe-x)］值和反应时间t(min)之间的关系分别为:xeln［(xe-x0)/(xe-x)］=0.082t+0.729 (r2=0.9911,T=45 ℃),xeln［(xe-x0)/(xe-x)］=0.049t+0.598 (r2=0.9987,T=40 ℃),xeln［(xe-x0)/(xe-x)］=0.022t+0.586 (r2=0.9987,T=35 ℃),xeln［(xe-x0)/(xe-x)］=0.012t+0.591(r2=0.9988,T=30 ℃)。两种异构体之间的动力学相互转变过程中的活化焓(ΔH)、活化熵(ΔS)和活化能(ΔEa)分别为:ΔH=103.84 kJ·mol-1,ΔS=271.93 J·mol-1·K-1,ΔEa=86.74 kJ·mol-1 (面式异构体向经式异构体转变);ΔH=106.47 kJ·mol-1,ΔS=257.65 J·mol-1·K-1,ΔEa=94.43 kJ·mol-1 (经式异构体向面式异构体转变)。     

超酸POSA催化酯化反应动力学及线性自由能关系

全氟辛基磷酸(C_8F_(17)SO_3H,Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid,POSA)是熔点为90℃的固体超酸.我们首次测得其酸度函数值是-12.11±0.03,并将其用于催化Friedel-Crafts烃基化反应和醇脱水制烯,取得了良好的结果.本文报导我们研究POSA催化酯化反应的动力学和线性自由能关系. 线性自由能关系是研究反应动力学微观过程的有效方法之一.对反应速度常数、平衡常数的测定,对于活化参数△E、△S、△H的计算以及反应机理的深入了解都是非常有用的.近年报导的Wittig反应线性自由能关系的研究即是一例. 我们测定了POSA催化对位取代苯甲酸的乙酯化反应的速率常数k,计算了反应的活化能     

Solvation molar enthalpies and heat capacities of n-alkanes and n-alkylbenzenes on stationary phases of wide-ranging polarity

A comparison of the most usual gas chromatographic methods for the calculation of partial molar enthalpies of solvation (Δ(sol)H(o)) has been carried out. Those methods based on the fitting of lnV(g) or ln(k/T) vs. 1/T and ln(k/T) vs. (1/T and the temperature arrangement, T(a)) are the most adequate ones for obtaining Δ(sol)H(o) values. However, the latter is the only reliable option for Δ(sol)H(o) estimation when commercial WCOT capillary columns are used, since in this case the estimation of some variables involved in the V(g) determination is less accurate or even impossible. Consequently, in this paper, Δ(sol)H(o) obtained from ln(k/T) vs. (1/T+T(a)) fitting at 373.15 and 298.15K for n-alkanes and n-alkylbenzenes on 12 commercial capillary columns coated with stationary phases covering the 203-3608 McReynolds polarity range are reported. Moreover, molar heat capacities of solvation at constant pressure (Δ(sol)C(p)(o)) have also been calculated using this method. A clear influence on Δ(sol)H(o) of the type and content of the substitution group in the stationary phase was observed. In addition, a linear relationship of Δ(sol)C(p)(o) with the van der Waals volume of the n-alkanes and the temperature gradient of density of the stationary phase was found. The effect of the size of the hydrocarbon on both thermodynamic variables was also investigated.     

The Use of an Electroactive Marker as a SERS Label in an E‐melting Mutation Discrimination Assay

In this paper we describe the first example of the use of an electroactive label as a SERS marker for detecting and quantifying target oligonucleotides and distinguishing mutations using a combination of voltammetry and electrochemically induced melting (E‐melting). The experiments were carried out on sphere segment void substrates selected to show strong surface enhancement for SERS at 633 nm. DNA analysis was carried out for CFTR sequences using synthetic 22‐mer oligonucleotides labelled with a modified anthraquinone at the 3′‐end. Discrimination between the wild type, 1653C/T (point mutation) and ΔF508 (triple deletion) is demonstrated.     

Magnetic properties of bulk BiCrO3 studied with dc and ac magnetization and specific heat

Single-phased powder BiCrO(3) sample was prepared at 6 GPa and 1653 K. Its magnetic properties were investigated by dc/ac magnetization, magnetic relaxation, and specific heat measurements. Four anomalies of magnetic origin were found near 40, 75, 109, and 111 K. The long-range antiferromagnetic order with weak ferromagnetism occurs at T(N) = 109 K. The ac susceptibilities showed that the transition near T(N) is a two-step transition. Additional frequency-independent broad anomalies were observed on the real part of the ac susceptibilities near 75 K, likely, caused by the change in the magnetic easy axis. The dc magnetic susceptibilities also had anomalies at 75 K, and the isothermal magnetization curves and relaxation curves changed their behavior below 75 K. Below 40 K, frequency-dependent anomalies with very large temperature shifts were observed on both the real and imaginary parts of the ac susceptibilities. The monoclinic-to-orthorhombic structural phase transition near 420 K was investigated by magnetization and differential scanning calorimetry measurements.     

离子液体双水相技术萃取头孢呋辛酯及其机理探究

通过研究离子液体四氟硼酸1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑( [Bmim]BF4)-Na2-CO3双水相体系对头孢呋辛酯的萃取性能,建立了萃取环境水样中头孢呋辛酯的双水相法.考察了双水相体系组成及相关条件对萃取率的影响,并对其萃取作用力及萃取机制进行了探索.结果表明,Na2CO3用量为0.8～2.0 9,[Bmim]BF4用量为1～2 mL时,随着二者用量的增加,萃取率有所增加.与[Bmim]C1/Na2CO3双水相体系相比,[Bmim]BF4/Na2CO3双水相体系更适于萃取头孢呋辛酯.热力学参数AG°T＜0,AH°r＞0,△S°T＞0,说明萃取过程的主要推动力为疏水性相互作用.在最佳萃取条件下,用此方法萃取环境水样中的头孢呋辛酯,二次萃取率大于93％,重现性好.整个萃取过程快速、高效且无乳化现象.