A Two-dimensional Lanthanide Coordination Framework with a New Amide-type Tripodal Ligand, 2,2'''',2"-Nitrilotris{[(2''''-benzylaminoformyl)phenoxy]ethyl}amine

Amide-type tripodal ligands have been used as ac-tive materials in ion-selective electrodes, ion recogni-tion and ion-transfer carrier, etc.,1-3 but their lanthanide complexes have not yet attracted much attention in spite of their high tendency to coordinate towards Ln(III) ions. The first three dimensional network of Eu(III) complex, which contains 1,1,1-tris{[(2-benzylaminoformyl)- phenoxy]methyl}propane (the hexadentate ligand) and Eu(NO3)3 as building block, assembled by coordination …     

Statistical theory for hydrogen bonding fluid system of A_aD_d type(Ⅲ):Equation of state and fluctuations

The equation of the state of the hydrogen bonding fluid system of AaDd type is studied by the principle of statistical mechanics. The influences of hydrogen bonds on the equation of state of the system are obtained based on the change in volume due to hydrogen bonds. Moreover,the number density fluc-tuations of both molecules and hydrogen bonds as well as their spatial correlation property are inves-tigated. Furthermore,an equation describing relation between the number density correlation function of "molecules-hydrogen bonds" and that of molecules and hydrogen bonds is derived. As application,taking the van der Waals hydrogen bonding fluid as an example,we considered the effect of hydrogen bonds on its relevant statistical properties.     

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a New Cadmium(II) Complex with a Double Betaine

1 INTRODUCTION The construction of supramolecular aggregates has received much attention due to their intriguing network topologies and potential functions as new classes of materials[1, 2]. Multiple noncovalent interac- tions, such as hydrogen bonds, π-π stacking and host- guest ionic interactions, play important roles in the supramolecular assembly of metal ions and organic ligands[3, 4]. In this context the multidentate ligands with conjugated groups are employed as building blocks in…     

The ionic parachor and predicting properties of amino acid ionic liquid homologues of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium glycine

The amino acid ionic liquids(AAILs) [C3mim][Gly](1-propyl-3-methylimidazolium glycine) and [C4mim][Gly](1-butyl-3methylimidazolium glycine) have been prepared by the neutralization method and characterized by 1 H NMR spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry(DSC).The values of their density,surface tension and refractive index were measured at(298.15 ± 0.05) K.Since the AAILs can form strong hydrogen bonds with water,small amounts of water are difficult to remove from the AAILs by common methods.In order to eliminate the effect of the impurity water,the standard addition method(SAM) was applied to these measurements.A new concept which is called the ionic parachor has been put forward.The [C n mim] + cations were treated as a group of reference ions and the individual values of their ionic parachor were evaluated in terms of an extrathermodynamic assumption.Then,using the values of the ionic parachor of reference ions,the parachor,surface tension γ and refractive index n D of the ionic liquids investigated in this work were estimated.The estimated values correlate quite well with the corresponding experimental values.     

IR AND ESR STUDIES OF THE REDUCED HETEROPOLYMOLYBDOVANADOPHOS PHORIC ACIDS H_(3+n)PMo_(12-n)V_nO_(40) (n=0,2,4)

The reducibility and isotope exchange ability of different oxygen bonds (O_b, O_p, O_t) in the Keggin structure of heteropolymolybdates (H_(3+n)PMo_(12-n)V_nO_(40)) containing zero, two or four vanadium atoms as well as the changes of structure of heteropolyacids during reduction were investigated by IR, ESR and ~(18)O isotope exchange. The results obtained showed that the order in the reducibility of different oxygen bonds is O_b>>O_p≈O_t, the replacement of Mo by V affects obviously the reducibility of various oxygen bonds: O_b increases while O_p and O_t decrease. ~(18)O exchange rate of O_b, O_p, O_t is not different, comparatively speaking, the isotope exchange of oxygen of the heteropolyacids containing vanadium atoms is more difficult than PMo_(12). The ESR spectra indicate that two kinds of Mo~(5+) ions with different coordinations are present in PMo_(12) (n=0) during reducing process, their g values are g_⊥~A=1.971, g_(?)~A=1.912 and g_⊥~B=1.965, g_(?)~B=1.861 belonging respectively to the d     

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Ternary Complexes of Zinc（Ⅱ） and Cadmium（Ⅱ） with 3-Aminobenzoic Acid and 1,10-Phenanthroline

1 INTRODUCTION Benzoic acids with substituent of amino are a class of rigid ligands possessing several functional groups. When they coordinate to metal ions, versa- tile coordination modes will be presented with pre- sence of not only coordinate-covalent bonds but also hydrogen bonds. Besides, diverse coordination modes of carboxyl and rigid frame of benzene ring gua- rantee the stability of multi-dimensional structures of the synthesized metal complexes. Thus ligands of this class are o…     

Qualitatively graph-theoretical study on stability and formation of fullerenes and nanotubes

Kekule structures of different carbon species have been determined. On the basis of Kekule structure and C-C bond counts as well as the surface curvature, stability of diverse carbon species, driving force for curling of graphite fragments and formation of fullerenes and nanotubes, have been discussed. Curling of graphite flat fragments, end-capping of nanotubes, and closure of curved structures are driven by a tremendous increase in Kekule structures as terminal carbon atoms couple their dangling bonds into C-C o bonds. The increasing tendency becomes particularly striking for large cages and nanotubes. Resonance among numerous Kekule structures will stabilize the curved structure and dominate formation of closed carbon species. For similar carbon cages with comparable Kekule structure counts in magnitude, the surface curvature of carbon cages, as a measure for the strain energy, also plays an important role in determining their most stable forms.     

过渡金属离子识别的1，8-萘二甲酰亚氨衍生物作为荧光传感器的研究

Two fluorosensor systems have been designed and synthesized with their photophysical properties and fluorescence responses toward the transition metal ions studied. The fluorosensor was composed of 1,8-naphthalimide and 4-chloro-1,8-naphthalimide as fluorophore respectively, an amino moiety as the receptor and a hydrocarbon chain as the spacer to link the fluorophore and receptor. Fluorescence intensity of these systems is very weak due to the process of the efficient intramolecular photoinduced electron transfer （PET） in the absence of metal ions. Titration of the transition metal ions can switch on the fluorescence immediately. The intensity of released fluorescence is even higher than the expected from the consideration of the PET in these systems. It may be rationalized that the receptor bound to transition metal ions and the solvation of the fluorophore by the water molecules from the hydrated transition metal salts, may significantly cause fluorescence enhancement.     

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Cobalt(II) Chloride Complexes of 1,3-Bis(pyridyl-4-ylthio)propan-2-one

1 INTRODUCTION Widespread interest of metal-organic coordination compounds has been stirred by their intriguing struc- tural topologies and promising properties[1]. Al- though structural motifs of coordination compounds are mainly defined by metal ions’ coordination pre- ferences and chemical structures of organic ligands including the molecular angle, length and relative orientation of the donor groups[2], numerous other factors such as solvent systems, concentration, coun- terions and e…     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [K(18-Crown-6)]_3P_(11)·2en

1 INTRODUCTIONSince the first report on the reduction of lead by sodium to a green solution in 1891 by Johannis, polyanionic clusters of post-transition metals known as Zintl ions have attracted much attention in chemistry due to their beautiful molecules, diverse reactivity and potential applications[1, 2]. Polyphos- phide anions represent one of the most important classes of zintl ions. The binary alkali-metal poly- phosphides, such as MI4P6 (M = K, Rb, Cs)[3～5], MI3P7 (M = Li-Cs)…     

A Novel Fluorescent Probe for Lead Ions

A new fluorescent probe for lead ions, p-nitrophenyl 3H-phenoxazin-3-one-7-yl phosphoric acid (NPPA), has been synthesized by linking resorufLn (serving as a fluorophore and electron acceptor) to p-nitrophenol (serving as a fluorescence quencher and electron donor) through phosphodiester bonds. When NPPA was irradiated with light, intramolecular fluorescence self-quenching took place due to the PET (photoinduced electron transfer) from the donor to the acceptor. However, upon addition of Pb^Ⅱ, the phosphate ester bonds in the probe were cleaved and the fluorophore was released, accompanying the retrievement of fluorescence.     

Surface-imprinted polymers in microfluidic devices

Molecularly imprinted polymers are generated by curing a cross-linked polymer in the presence of a template. During the curing process, noncovalent bonds form between the polymer and the template. The interaction sites for the noncovalent bonds become "frozen" in the cross-linking polymer and maintain their shape even after the template is removed. The resulting cavities reproduce the size and shape of the template and can selectively reincorporate the template when a mixture containing it flows over the imprinted surface. In the last few decades the field of molecular imprinting has evolved from being able to selectively capture only small molecules to dealing with all kinds of samples. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) have been generated for analytes as diverse as metal ions, drug molecules, environmental pollutants, proteins and viruses to entire cells. We review here the relatively new field of surface imprinting, which creates imprints of large, biologically relevant templates. The traditional bulk imprinting, where a template is simply added to a prepolymer before curing, cannot be applied if the analyte is too large to diffuse from the cured polymer. Special methods must be used to generate binding sites only on a surface. Those techniques have solved crucial problems in separation science as well as chemical and biochemical sensing. The implementation of imprinted polymers into microfluidic chips has greatly improved the applicability of microfluidics. We present the latest advances and different approaches of surface imprinting and their applications for microfluidic devices.     

Hydrothermal Syntheses,Crystal Structures and Fluorescence of a Copper(I) Polymer and a Salt with H_2SO_4 Based on a Pyrimidine Building Block

Based on the building block of 2-phenyl-4,6-di(pyridin-2-yl)pyrimidine(L = C20H14N4), a Cu(I) polymer [(Cu C20H14N4)(Cu Cl2)]∞ and a salt with H2SO4 [(C20H16N4)(HSO4)2] have been synthesized by hydrothermal method and characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. In the Cu(I) polymer, although the central metal ions of Cu(I) directly coordinate with the building block L, they still do not assembly expected grid-type complexes and there exists a one-dimensional chain constructed through coordinate bonds. In the salt, hydrogen bonds along with two kinds of π···π supramoleuclar interactions fabricate two-dimensional(2D) networks which further generate a 3D supramolecular architecture via interlayer π···π interactions. Fluorescent spectra show that the L emits blue fluorescence and its Cu(I) polymer and salt decrease the fluorescent intensity.     

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Two Cyano-bridged Bimetallic Complexes [Ce(DMSO)_4(H_2O)_3Fe(CN)_6]·H_2O and [La(DMSO)_4(H_2O)_3Co(CN)_6]·H_2O(DMSO = Dimethylsulfoxide)

1INTRODUCTION Recently,cyano-bridged lanthanide-transition me-tal complexes have been extensively investigateddue to their potential applications as precursors in the preparation of rare earth orthoferrites,fluores-cent and magnetic materials[1].Various complexes of this system have been obtained in order to ex-plore the relations between structures and pro-perties by using different ligands,such as DMF,4,4?-bipy,and so on,to fill the coordination sites of lanthanide ions[2～9].But up to…     

Effects of Lanthanide Ions on Electrooxidation of Methanol

Four kinds of lanthanide ions（Sm^3＋,Yb^3＋,Eu^3＋,La^3＋）as an additive were added into the aqueous solution containing methanol,respectively,and their effects on methanol elecotrooxidation in aqueous solutions were studied with cyclic voltammetry.The results show that the four kinds of ions have promotion action upon the electrooxidation of methanol to different degrees.The best additive,Sm^3＋,can increase the anodic oxidation current of methanol by 80%and the peak potential shifted negatively about 50 mV.The promotion effects of the lanthanide ions were considered to be related to the extranuclear electron distribution of these ions and their adsorption on the Pt electrode surface.     

Heavy metal ions removal by nano-sized spherical polymer brushes

Nano-sized spherical polymer brushes(SPBs) consisting of both a polystyrene(PS) core and a brush shell of poly(acrylic acid)(PAA), poly(N-acrylcysteamine)(PSH), or poly(N-acrylcysteamine-co-acrylic acid)(P(SH-co-AA)), were prepared by photo-emulsion polymerization. The core-shell structure was observed by dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy. Due to the strengthened Donnan effect, the PAA brush can adsorb heavy metal ions. Effects of the contact time, thickness of PAA brush and pH value on the adsorption results were investigated. Due to the coordination between the mercapto groups and heavy metal ions as well as the electrostatic interactions, SPBs with mercapto groups are capable to remove heavy metal ions selectively from aqueous solutions. The order of adsorption capacity of the heavy metal ions by SPBs with mercapto groups is: Hg2+ ≈ Au3+ Pb2+ Cu2+ Ni2+. The adsorbed heavy metal ions can be eluted from SPB by aqueous HCl solution, and the SPBs can be recovered. After three regenerations the recovered SPBs still maintain their adsorption capacity.     

N-phosphoryl amino acid models for P–N bonds in prebiotic chemical evolution

Post-translational modification of proteins by N-phosphorylation of the basic amino acid residues plays important roles in biological processes. The high-energy P–N bond might have contributed to the evolution of prebiotic chemistry. N-phosphoryl amino acids(PAAs) can serve as interesting small molecular models for the study of P–N bonds in prebiotic chemical evolution. PAAs are capable of simultaneously producing several important biomolecules such as polypeptides and oligonucleotides under mild reaction conditions. In this review, we describe the chemistry of PAAs, discusse their likely prebiotic origins and their reactivity and how they relate to biological P–N bond species. We also depict a possible prebiotic scenario mediated by PAAs in which PAAs may have acted as one of the essential forces driving prebiotic biomolecules to the first protocell.     

Localized molecular orbital studies on B_4C1_4,1,5-C_2B_3H_5 and B_nH_n~(2-)(n = 6-10, 12)

The wave functions, level energies and Mulliken population analysis of localized molecular orbitals (LMO's) for B4Cl4, 1,5-C2B3H5 and the closo-BnHn2- (n = 6-10, 12) are calculated by using the Edmiston-Reudenberg energy localization scheme under the CNDO/2 approximation in order to reveal the nature of quasi-aromaticity of the closo-BnHn2- (n > 5). It has been found that all the B-H or B-Cl LMO's are highly localized between the B and H (or Cl) atoms, corresponding to B-H or B-Cl o-bond, while the Bn framework bonding is formed mainly by the three-centered two-electron B-B-B bonds on the polyhedral faces. In the cases of B4Cl4 and 1,5-C2B3H5, these three-centered B-B-B bonds just fill their polyhedral faces; however, for the framework bonding of the closo-BnHn2- (n > 5), the valence electron deficiency leads to the delocalization of their three-centered B-B-B bonds, and as delocalizability of this three-centered B-B-B bond increases, some three-centered B-B-B bonds are further delocalized to become a f     

Trihydrated Complex of Tetrabenzimidazole Copper(Ⅱ) Sulfate

A Trihydrated complex of benzimidazole copper(Ⅱ) sulfate [(C7H6N2)4CuSO4]·3H2O was synthesized and structurally characterized. The crystal structure of this compound is built up of six solvated water molecules and two dissimilar copper ions identified as Cu1 and Cu2. The coordination geometry of copper(Ⅱ) is a slightly distorted square pyramid. The four equivalent tertiary nitrogen atoms of the benzimidazole ligand form an equatorial plane, while the oxygen atoms of sulfato occupy the axial site. In the solid state, the title compound forms a three dimensional network structure via hydrogen bonds. The benzimidazole, sulfato ion and H2O moieties are connected by the intermolecular hydrogen bonds. The (EPR) spectrum shows axial symmetry with g⊥=2.039 and g∥=2.285. Variable temperature magnetic susceptibility shows that there is a weak antiferromagnetic interaction between the neighboring copper(Ⅱ) ions.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Two-dimensional Silver Framework Constructed by H2idc (H2idc = Iminodiacetic Acid)

1 INTRODUCTION Self-assembly supramolecular architectures are currently of great interest due to their intriguing net- work topologies and potential applications in micro- electronics, nonlinear optics, porous materials, and other applications[1]. However, the rational design of these materials is complicated because of the un- certain coordination propensity of metal ion, which is influenced by factors such as counter ion, solvent and ligand geometry[2]. Proper selection of metal ions an…