多元醇二元体系固-固相变机理的研究

多元醇在一定温度下发生固-固相变,大量文献都报道了它们的固-固相变焓、相变温度以及相图.本文以红外光谱测试结果以及量热实验结果为基础,探讨了新戊二醇/季戊四醇二元体系的固-固相变焓与氢键的关系:二元体系中部分分子间氢键变弱,变弱的氢键更易于断裂;温度上升到一定值,新戊二醇在季戊四醇中的相向塑性晶体相相变时保留下来的氢键断裂,形成二元体系的量热曲线的第二个吸收峰;高新戊二醇浓度的二元体系,可能保留下来的氢键数量少,第二个吸收峰对应的焓值小,但保留的氢键受新戊二醇影响更大,第二个吸收峰对应的温度更低.     

N-磷酰化叉肽结构与NMR波谱

测定了N-磷酰化叉肽(2-5)在溶液中的NMR谱.发现它们具有非对映异位,分子无规卷曲及氢键相互作用.波谱分析表明,磷酰基的参与,主要影响其结合部位的氨基酸.由于肽平面的生成及分子内、分子间氢键影响的改变,致使叉肽中支链的Dipp-Ala磷酰基与β位羰基的相对位置发生变化.磷酰基与N-C_α基团仍处于反式位置,这可能是该氨基酸侧链无极性基团的缘故.     

PVP/HEC分子间缔合作用机理探讨

通过粘度、紫外光谱、红外光谱和DSC谱的测定 ,探讨了PVP/HEC分子间的缔合机理 .结果表明 ,PVP/HEC复合体系相对于单一体系产生了粘度的负协同效应 ,NaCl的加入使单一体系和复合体系的粘度均下降 ;在紫外可见吸收光谱中 ,PVP/HEC复合体系的最大吸收波长λmax相对于PVP、HEC各自的λmax都发生红移 ;PVP/HEC复合物的红外光谱在 2 370cm-1出现新的吸收峰 ;DSC谱中复合物的峰温高于简单混合物 ,而其焓变低于简单混合物 ,这一切均证明HEC与PVP之间未发生疏水缔合 ,而是HEC的羟基与PVP的羰基之间通过氢键缔合成复合物 ,复合物的分子链排列较为紧密 .     

多元醇固—固相变机理的研究

多元醇在一定温度下发生固—固相变,大量文献都报道了它们的固—固相变焓、相变温度以及相图,并认为相变焓与氢键有关.本文以IR 光谱测试结果以及量热实验结果为基础,定量探讨了NPG(neopentylglycol),PG(pentaglycerino),PE(pentaerythritol)的固—固相变焓与氢键的关系,进一步解释了相变的机理:NPG,PG,PE分子在发生固—固相变前,—OH形成分子间氢键,分子具有层状结构.相变后,NPG,PG,PE分子沿着层面移动,移动过程中部分氢键断裂,分子发生相变时所吸收 关键词： 固—固相变 相变焓 氢键 红外光谱     

取代基对2-(2-羟基苯基)苯并噻唑分子内氢键及质子转移的影响:密度泛函理论研究

运用密度泛函(DFT)和含时密度泛函(TD DFT)理论方法研究了在2-(2-羟基苯基)苯并噻唑(HBT)苯环羟基的邻位或对位分别引入羟基和醛基后的衍生物分子内质子转移过程,考察了取代基的电子效应及取代位置对分子内氢键和质子转移反应的影响,模拟计算了各分子的IR振动光谱和电子光谱.研究发现,HBT及其衍生物分子可以形成分子内氢键,且激发态时氢键增强.基态时以醇式构型稳定存在,激发态时酮式结构为优势构象.分子的最大吸收峰和发射峰主要源于电子从前线分子轨道HOMO到LUMO之间的跃迁.基态分子内质子转移需要越过较高的能垒因而难以发生,而激发态时只需越过较低能垒就很容易发生激发态分子内质子转移.取代基的电子效应和取代位置对HBT分子氢键强度、互变异构体的相对稳定性、电子光谱及质子转移反应的能垒均有一定影响.     

脉冲升温纳秒时间分辨中红外光谱研究氨基酸重水溶液的分子间氢键

应用变温傅立叶变换红外光谱和脉冲升温纳秒时间分辨红外差谱研究了组氨酸和甘氨酸的重水溶液的羧基负离子的振动．结果表明不仅氨基酸分子之间形成氢键，而且氨基酸分子和溶剂分子之间也形成氢键．当温度升高时，羧基负离子在1600?1610 cm?1 附近的反对称伸缩振动发生蓝移，说明高温使氢键减弱．温度从10℃突然升高到20℃，组氨酸的时间分辨瞬态光谱出现两个漂白峰，一个在1604 cm?1，指认为形成氨基酸分子间氢键的羧基负离子的峰；另一个在1612 cm?1，指认为氨基酸分子和溶剂分子形成氢键的羧基负离子的峰．前     

高压液态重水的拉曼光谱研究

应用金刚石压腔结合拉曼光谱技术研究了重水在291 K,0.1～800 MPa条件下的拉曼谱图。结果表明：压力增大的过程中,重水的拉曼伸缩振动光谱向低频方向移动,并且频移和压力基本呈线性相关。频移没有突变,没有发生相的转变。将重水的拉曼谱峰分解为代表分子内O—D振动的高频峰和代表分子间氢键振动的低频峰。研究这两种不同类型谱峰的性质,发现代表分子间氢键的低频峰峰面积在不同的压力范围内呈现出不同的变化特征,压力对分子间氢键的影响并不是持续不变的。拉曼峰的峰面积反映的是产生这种拉曼峰的振动的数目,峰面积的变化反映了特征振动数目的变化。由于分子间氢键的强相互作用,水分子总是倾向于形成对称的空间五分子四面体结构,因此最大峰面积代表了最稳定的五分子团簇结构。     

取代基对2-(2-羟基苯基)苯并噻唑分子内氢键及质子转移的影响:密度泛函理论研究

运用密度泛函(DFT)和含时密度泛函(TD DFT)理论方法研究了在2-(2-羟基苯基)苯并噻唑(HBT)苯环羟基的邻位或对位分别引入羟基和醛基后的衍生物分子内质子转移过程，考察了取代基的电子效应及取代位置对分子内氢键和质子转移反应的影响，模拟计算了各分子的IR振动光谱和电子光谱.研究发现，HBT及其衍生物分子可以形成分子内氢键，且激发态时氢键增强.基态时以醇式构型稳定存在，激发态时酮式结构为优势构象.分子的最大吸收峰和发射峰主要源于电子从前线分子轨道HOMO到LUMO之间的跃迁.基态分子内质子转移需要越过较高的能垒因而难以发生，而激发态时只需越过较低能垒就很容易发生激发态分子内质子转移.取代基的电子效应和取代位置对HBT分子氢键强度、互变异构体的相对稳定性、电子光谱及质子转移反应的能垒均有一定影响.     

L-抗坏血酸的红外光谱解析

对L－抗坏血酸的固体试样以及L－抗坏血酸在水、乙腈介质中的红外光谱进行了研究，发现介质对L－抗坏血酸的红外光谱影响很大，L－抗坏血酸分子中的γ－内酯羰基与羟基之间存在着分子内氢键和分子间氢键。文中对L－抗坏血酸的红外光谱进行了较详细的归属，认为H2A固体样品中的1754.9cm^-1,H2A水溶液样品的1758.1cm^-1均为H2A之参与分子内氢键的γ－内酯羰基伸缩振动峰；H2A固体样品中的1670.2cm^-1,H2A水溶液样品中的1691．3cm^-1均为H2A之参与分子间氢键的γ－内酯羰基伸缩振动峰。在非质子乙腈溶剂中，H2A浓度很稀时可出现－1809cm^-1游离态的内酯羰基峰。     

可逆光异构化双分子层及结构转变的振动光谱

通过吸收,荧光,FT红外,示差扫描量热和X光研究了双链二苯乙烯两亲分子的聚集和光异构化,获得了固态和两个溶液相的双分子层厚度,振动光谱显示在反式二苯乙烯双层的固态和溶液相中存在反式排列的氢键,而在用365nm光照后的溶液相中氢键主要是顺式排列的。亚甲基链伸缩振动则表明烷基链非常有序的排列。     

Optical modulation in nematic phase of halogen substituted hydrogen bonded liquid crystals

A series of halogen-substituted hydrogen-bonded liquid crystalline complexes have been designed and synthesised. A successful attempt has been made to form complementary hydrogen bonding between the dodecyloxy benzoic acid (12BAO) and halogen-substituted benzoic acids and the physical properties exhibited by the individual complexes are studied. The complexes obtained are analysed by polarising optical microscope (POM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and dielectric studies. The formation of complementary hydrogen bond is confirmed through FTIR spectra. An interesting feature of this series is the observation of a field-induced transition (FiT) in nematic phase. Another interesting phenomenon is the observation of a new smectic X phase (worm-like texture) in all the synthesised complexes. Dielectric relaxation studies in the smectic C phase of these hydrogen bonded complexes along with the Arrhenius and the Cole–Cole plots are discussed. Optical tilt angle in smectic C phase and the corresponding fitted data analysis concur with the Mean field theory prediction.     

Design, synthesis and characterization of a linear hydrogen bonded homologous series

A linear hydrogen bonded liquid crystalline homologous series has been synthesized and characterized. Hydrogen bond is formed between p-n-dodecyloxy benzoic acid and various p-n-alkyl benzoic acids whose alkyl chain vary from octyl to ethyl. Synthesized complexes are characterized by FTIR, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR studies for inferring the formation of hydrogen bonds. Polarizing Optical Microscopy (POM) and DSC studies reveal various mesophases and their corresponding transition temperatures along with respective enthalpy values. All the seven synthesized complexes exhibit rich liquid crystalline mesomorphism. A new phase namely smectic X has been observed in five of the complexes with a narrow thermal range. This phase has been characterized by optical textural, DSC, tilt angle and helicoidal pitch studies. Smectic X is sandwiched between traditional smectic C and re-entrant smectic C (designated as C_R) phases. Homeotropic transition in nematic phase is observed in all the mesogens and thus these materials can be used as thermally controlled optical shutters. Tilt angle in smectic C, smectic X and smectic C_R phases have been experimentally elucidated for all the mesogens.     

Design,synthesis and characterization of a linear hydrogen bonded homologous series exhibiting reentrant smectic C ordering

Design, synthesis and characterization of seven linear hydrogen bonded liquid crystal complexes derived from mesogenic p–n-decyloxy benzoic acid and p–n-alkyl benzoic acids designated as 10OØn (where n varied from ethyl to octyl) are reported. FTIR studies confirm the hydrogen bond formation in all these complexes. The phase transition temperatures and their corresponding enthalpy values are experimentally deduced from Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) studies. POM and DSC data are further utilized for the construction of 10OØn phase diagram. Two Odd–even effects have been evinced, one in enthalpy values and the other in corresponding transition temperatures across the isotropic to nematic phase transition. An interesting result is the observation of re-entrant smectic ordering, designated as smectic C_R in three higher ordered mesogens. A new smectic ordering, smectic X, has been observed which is sandwiched between traditional smectic C and re-entrant smectic C_R. Magnitudes of optical tilt angle in smectic C, smectic X and smectic C_R are experimentally found to attain saturation with decrement of temperature in the corresponding phase. The occurrence of smectic X and smectic C_R are discussed with relation to the molecular chemical structure. The optical filtering action in smectic C and re-entrant smectic C_R phases have been analyzed.     

Temperature characteristic of permittivity and splay elastic constant for fluorinated liquid crystal mixtures

This paper describes an experimental investigation for physical properties of fluorinated phenyl bicyclohexane liquid crystals (LCs) mixtures. Measurements are reported of the large anisotropic dielectric properties of two structurally similar LCs (1,2-difluoro-4-[trans-4-(trans-4-propylcyclohexyl)cyclohexyl] benzene and 1-cyano-2-fluoro-4-[trans-4-(trans-4-propylcyclohexyl) cyclohexyl] benzene) mixed with a zero dielectric anisotropic LC (1-methyl-2-fluoro-4-[trans-4-(trans-4-ethylcyclohexyl) cyclohexyl] benzene). The results indicate that the mixing proportions strongly influence the dielectric constants along with the longer molecular axis. For two samples which is made from meta-para- or meta-fluorine substituted molecules, the temperature dependence of the anisotropic dielectric striking resemble that of a unitary compound with para-fluorine substituted. The threshold voltage of the mixtures relies on the element that possesses a large dielectric anisotropic. The mixing of the materials leads to a slight increase for splay elastic constants in an anti-parallel measurement cell.     

Hydrogen bonding and liquid crystallinity of low molar mass and polymeric mesogens containing benzoic acids: a variable temperature Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic study

The phase behaviour and mesomorphism of poly(4-(6-propenoyloxyhexyloxy)benzoic acid) (PPOHBA) and 4-pentyloxybenzoic acid (POBA) is studied using variable-temperature Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. PPHOBA exhibits a smectic C phase and POBA, a nematic phase. The temperature dependence of the Fermi resonance bands associated with the hydroxyl groups and of the carbonyl stretching region in the FTIR spectra indicates that there is a dynamic equilibrium between monomers and open and closed dimers formed by hydrogen bonding between benzoic acid moieties. The nematic phase observed for POBA is linked to the anisotropic cyclic dimer, while an abrupt increase in the concentration of monomer drives isotropisation. In PPOHBA, hydrogen-bonded supramesogens promote smectic behaviour, while hydrogen-bonded crosslinks stabilise the lamellae. The increased viscosity arising from this dynamic crosslinking is offset by the flexibility of the acrylate backbone and alkyl spacers.     

Thermal and dielectric studies of self-assembly systems formed by hydroquinone and alkyloxy benzoic acids

Self-assembly systems formed by hydroquinone and alkyloxy benzoic acids are isolated and characterized. Hydroquinone formed double hydrogen bonds with p-n-alkyloxy benzoic acids. Various hydrogen bonded complexes have been synthesized with hydroquinone and pentyloxy to dodecyloxy benzoic acid, respectively. FTIR studies confirm the hydrogen bond formation in the complex. Polarizing Optical Microscopic (POM) studies revealed the textural information while the transition and enthalpy values are experimentally deduced from Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) studies. Phase diagram has been constructed from the POM and DSC data. The members of the present homologous complexes are characterized by POM, DSC, optical tilt angle and dielectric studies. Odd-even effect has been evinced in enthalpy values and transition temperatures corresponding to the isotropic to nematic phase transition. Optical tilt angle in Smectic C phase data has been fitted to a power law and it has been observed that the temperature variation of the tilt angle follows Mean Field theory prediction. Results of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectra (FTIR), POM, DSC, tilt angle and dielectric studies are discussed.     

Change of thermotropic properties in liquid crystal with multiple phase transitions: Surface “aging” effect

The effect of surface “aging” on thermotropic properties of polymorphic mesogen, 4-butoxyphenylester of 4-decyloxybenzoic acid (BPEDBA) which exhibits the smectic G, smectic C, smectic A, and nematic mesophases has been investigated. Temperatures of direct and reverse phase transitions and temperature widths of the heterophase regions have been determined with high accuracy. The shift of the phase transition temperatures and change of the temperature widths of the heterophase regions under the influence of surface “aging” have been reported.     

Induced Smectic X Phase Through Intermolecular Hydrogen-Bonded Liquid Crystals Formed Between Citric Acid and <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-(Octyloxy)Benzoic Acid

Hydrogen-bonded liquid crystal (HBLC) is synthesized from citric acid (CA) and 4-(octyloxy)benzoic acid (8OBA) with different mole ratios. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) confirms the presence of hydrogen bond between CA and 8OBA. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic studies validate the intermolecular complementary, cyclic type of hydrogen bond, and molecular environment in the designed HBLC complex. Powder X-ray diffraction analysis reveals the monoclinic nature of liquid crystal complex in solid phase. Liquid crystal parameters such as phase transition temperature and enthalpy values for the corresponding mesogenic phases are investigated using a polarizing optical microscope (POM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). It is observed that the change in chain length and steric hindrance while increasing the mole ratio in HBLC complex induces a new smectic X (Sm X) along with higher-order smectic G (Sm G) phases by quenching of smectic C (Sm C). From the experimental observations, induced Sm X phase has been identified as a finger print texture. Also, Sm G is a multi-colored mosaic texture in 1:1, 1:2, and 1:3 mol ratios. The optical tilt angle, thermal stability factor, and enhanced thermal span width of CA + 8OBA complex are discussed.     

Thermal and optical characterization of a novel series of supramolecular liquid crystals

Supramolecular hydrogen bonded liquid crystal (SMHBLC) homologous series is synthesized and characterized. Hydrogen bond is formed between p-n-alkyloxy benzoic acids (nOBA, where n=7 to 12) and Iodo substituted benzoic acid (I_mBA) respectively. The isolated homologs are characterized by various techniques like Polarizing Optical Microscopy (POM), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), ¹H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). From the POM and DSC studies phase diagram has been constructed and discussed. A new smectic ordering, labeled as smectic R, has been characterized which exhibits a ribbon like texture. This phase is observed in a complex pertaining to the undecyloxy carbon number. Tilt angle in smectic R phase and in traditional smectic C of all the complexes have been experimentally deduced and the results are fitted and so obtained β value concurrences with the Mean field theory predicted value.     

Reexamining the phase diagram of the Gay—Berne fluid

This work reexamines and updates earlier investigations on the phase behaviour of the Gay-Berne liquid crystal model, concentrating on the effect of varying temperature. Constant volume and constant pressure Monte Carlo simulations are combined for systems consisting of N = 500 molecules along different isotherms over the reduced temperature range 0.60 ≤ T ≤ 1.25. As in previous simulation studies of the model, the study identifies nematic and smectic B phases on compressing the isotropic fluid, the particular phase sequence depending on temperature. The nematic phase is found to be stable with respect to the isotropic phase for reduced temperatures T ≥ 0.75. In the temperature range 0.75 ≤ T ≤ 1.25, the phase boundaries of the isotropic-nematic transition are obtained by computing the Helmholtz free energy of both phases from thermodynamic integration. From the simulation data, the relative volume change at the isotropic-nematic transition is about 2%, and this value appears to be rather insensitive to changes in temperature. On compressing the nematic phase, the Gay-Berne fluid undergoes a strong first-order transition to the smectic B phase. This transition is studied by using constant pressure simulation, and the coexistence properties are estimated from the limits of mechanical stability of the nematic phase. Larger relative volume changes are found at the transition than those suggested by previous studies, with typical values increasing up to 10.5% as the temperature is decreased. The results are consistent with the existence of strong coupling between nematic and smectic order parameters. For temperatures T ≤ 0.70 the nematic phase is no longer stable, and the phase sequence isotropic-smectic B is observed. Therefore, the Gay-Berne model exhibits an isotropic-nematic-smectic B triple point. Extrapolating the present simulation data, this triple point is located approximately at reduced temperature T_INB ? 0.70 and reduced pressure P_INB ? 1.825.