黄精属中两种高异黄酮的理论计算研究

采用密度泛函理论M06-2x/6-311G(d,p)方法对黄精中两种高异黄酮进行结构优化和单点能计算。计算键解离能、电离势、质子离解能、质子亲和能、电子转移能。从三种自由基清除机制的能量比较来看,HAT是解释其自由基清除活性的主要机制。计算气相中两种高异黄酮的HOMO、LUMO、能隙、电负性、硬度与软度等分子描述符,化合物1和化合物2的HOMO与LUMO图相似,HOMO主要集中在A环,表现出A环较强的电子给予能力。LUMO主要集中在B环与C环,该区域得电子能力较强。绘制两种分子的静电势和福井函数图以考察其活性位点。     

亚胺白藜芦醇抗氧化性质的理论研究

本文采用量子化学的密度泛函理论(DFT)方法,从静态与动态两大方面分析了亚胺白藜芦醇不同位置酚羟基在不同溶剂中抗氧化活性的能力大小。从前线分子轨道初步分析了其抗氧化活性位点,通过对化合物酚羟基键解离焓(BDE)、电离势(IP)、质子解离焓(PDE)、质子亲和势(PA)和电子转移焓(ETE)等参数的研究,分析了一步抽氢反应机制(HAT)、逐步质子转移-电子转移机制(SET-PT)、质子优先损失电子转移机制(SPLET)三种反应机制,进一步确定了亚胺白藜芦醇的抗氧化活性位点。探讨了亚胺白藜芦醇分子不同位置酚羟基清除·OH和·OOH的抗氧化机理,得到了该分子与·OH和·OOH发生抽氢反应时的过渡态结构。计算结果表明,在溶剂中亚胺白藜芦醇分子C4’位上酚羟基活性最高,发生抽氢反应时所需能垒最小,是最大可能的活性位点。在非极性溶剂中HAT是主要的机制;在极性溶剂中SPLET机制是主要的。     

5-取代阿魏酸衍生物的结构与抗氧化活性研究

利用量子化学中密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3LYP方法对一系列5-取代阿魏酸衍生物的结构与抗氧化活性进行了研究,获得了5-取代阿魏酸衍生物中性分子、自由基、自由基阳离子的稳定构型和能量。研究了两种不同的抗氧化机理—氢原子转移机制和电子伴随质子转移机制,以及表征抗氧化活性的两个最重要的参数—键解离焓和电离势。结果表明,分子平面结构和延伸的共轭链都有利于分散单电子,提高了自由基的稳定性,从而使自由基链式反应减慢或终止;5-位引入吸电子基团使得ArO—H键解离焓和电离势增大,抗氧化活性减弱;引入给电子基团则抗氧化活性增强。HOMO轨道能量与电离势具有较好的线性相关性,高度离域分散的自旋密度分布对于稳定半醌式自由基具有重要意义。通过实验测定了部分化合物的抗氧化活性,实验结果与理论预测结果具有良好的一致性,说明密度泛函对于阿魏酸的结构修饰以及抗氧化剂的筛选具有重要的指导作用。     

氧化白藜芦醇清除自由基活性的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)的方法,分析了氧化白藜芦醇分子酚羟基在不同溶剂中清除自由基活性能力大小,对其三种抗氧化机制:H原子转移(HAT)机制、逐步电子转移质子转移(SET-PT)机制、质子优先损失电子转移(SPLET)机制进行了研究,探讨了在气相中不同位置酚羟基清除·OH、·OOH自由基的抗氧化机理。计算结果表明,在任何溶剂中氧化白藜芦醇分子C4’位的酚羟基活性最高,在气相和苯中HAT机制是清除自由基活性的最主要机制,在极性溶剂中SET-PT机制是热力学上最有利的途径,而在所有环境中SPLET机制都不是最主要的机制。     

电喷雾串联质谱中苯乙酰苯胺衍生物去质子化离子裂解产生阴离子自由基的机理研究

电喷雾串联质谱中偶电子负离子裂解产生阴离子自由基是一种违反偶电子规则的异常碎裂反应, 但是这种碎裂反应也常常被观察到, 其机理传统上一直被认为是共价键的简单均裂. 针对苯乙酰苯胺及其衍生物(R¹C₆H₄CH₂CONH- C₆H₄R²)的去质子化离子([M-H]^-)裂解生成阴离子自由基这一特殊的碎裂反应提出了一个新颖的反应机理, 即离子/中性复合物介导的单电子转移反应机理. 以化合物3 (R¹＝H, R²＝NO₂)为模型提出的反应机理为, 首先氮上负电荷诱导CH₂—CO键异裂生成[苄基负离子/4-硝基苯异氰酸酯]复合物中间体, 然后复合物中发生单电子转移反应产生4-硝基苯异氰酸酯阴离子自由基. 通过取代基效应研究(电子亲和势分析)、与文献报道的双分子电子转移反应比较和密度泛函理论计算等方法, 新反应机理得到了证明.     

大豆素和染料木素的光氧化自由基反应动力学

具有共轭电子结构和多酚羟基官能团的类黄酮是天然抗氧化剂,其活性位点及其自由基稳定性是影响抗氧化效能的重要因素. 我们通过时间分辨光谱并结合量化计算对比研究了大豆素和染料木素两种异黄酮的脱质子形式由光氧化引发的自由基反应动力学. 结果表明,光氧化大豆素的酚氧阴离子先产生不稳定的中间态自由基,随后通过分子内电子转移反应生成相对稳定的自由基;异黄酮染料木素的酚氧阴离子光氧化后直接生成自旋密度在整个分子骨架上离域的稳定自由基;染料木素的5位羟基起到增强4’位酚羟基抗氧化活性的作用. 这些结果解释了染料木素远高于大豆素的抗氧化活性.     

槲皮素抗氧化活性的密度泛函理论研究

采用杂化密度泛函理论(DFT)方法, 预测了黄酮类化合物槲皮素分子的几何结构、电子结构和脱氢解离焓, 分析了这些性质与分子活性位的关系, 探讨了槲皮素分子的抗氧化活性, 即与活性氧自由基•OH, •OOH和 的反应机理. 在B3LYP/6-31＋G(d)水平下, 计算得到的槲皮素分子脱氢自由基的相对稳定性、脱氢解离焓和氢提取过程的活化能都表明, 槲皮素中的4 -羟基活性最高, 最有可能参与自由基的清除. 4 -羟基位的这种反应活性主要来源于相邻羟基之间的弱氢键相互作用. 深入研究槲皮素分子的抗氧化机理, 有助于更合理地设计和合成新的抗氧化剂.     

七种天然黄酮类化合物对超氧阴离子自由基的清除活性

用单扫描示波极谱法研究了从东紫苏和黑沙蒿中分离出的七种黄酮类化合物对超氧阴离子自由基的清除作用.结果表明:七种黄酮类化合物清除O 2的作用强弱与它们所含酚羟基数目多少有关,羟基数目越多,对O 2清除的效果越好.C2-C3双键对黄酮类化合物清除O 2的活性也有贡献;糖苷因空间位阻效应而导致黄酮类化合物抗氧化能力下降.     

黄酮类化合物的密度泛函理论研究

在混合密度泛函B3LYP理论下,用6-31G*基函数研究了几种典型黄酮类化合物分子的几何结构、电子结构和分子的静电势,讨论了电子结构和分子活性部位的关系.     

萘醌类化合物抗肿瘤活性的理论研究

采用量子化学方法对目前发现的39种天然紫草萘醌类化合物的电离能(IP)、电子亲和势(EA)及羟基氢原子解离能(Bond dissociation energy, BDE)进行了理论研究, 并分析了上述物理量与羟基自由基清除活性之间的关系. 同时研究了5, 7及9位C及14, 16位氧的自旋密度及化合物电子亲和势(EA)对其活性的影响. 研究结果表明, 化合物侧链的增长及不饱和键的存在均可导致其BDE和IP值的减小, EA值的减小, 说明苯氧基自由基自旋密度的增大, 有助于其自由基清除活性的增大, 表明其抗肿瘤作用的增强. 而在支链上引入体积较大的官能团以及羟基和乙酰基, 会导致化合物的BDE和IP值的增大.     

Molecular structure and substitution effects on diphenylanthrazolines for organic semiconductors: A theoretical study

A theoretical model for calculating molecular structure parameters of a series of diphenylanthrazolines with different substitutes by using density functional theory B3LYP/6-31G^* is presented. In addition, a theoretical characterization for molecular structure without the substitute radical (4,9-diphenylanthrazoline) was performed. Furthermore, the highest occupied molecular orbitals and lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals, gap energy, ionization potential, and electronic affinity were obtained by means of density functional theory calculations and compared with experimental data. The results showed a decrease in gap energies when incorporating radicals to the base anthrazoline structure.     

烯烃分子在氢终止Si(100)-2×1表面的自由基链反应

应用密度泛函理论(DFT)和从头计算分子动力学方法(ab initio MD)研究了不饱和烯烃在氢终止的Si(100)-2×1表面的自由基链反应. 计算表明, 自由基链反应中重要的一步是烷烃链自由基的氢抽提过程, 硅表面上邻近位置(the nearest neighbor, NN)的氢抽提比次邻近位置(the next-nearest neighbor, NNN)的氢抽提有一稍低的能垒. 从头算分子动力学显示, 过渡态的烷烃自由基与氢终止Si(100)-2×1表面上的氢原子能够很容易形成C—H键, 完成一个氢抽提过程, 同时在硅表面产生下一个孤电子, 继续引发链反应.     

二茂钛/锡/环氧化合物引发苯乙烯活性自由基聚合的研究

采用单茂钛CpTiCl3和二茂钛金属化合物(n-BuCp)2TiCl2,引发剂4-甲氧苯基缩水甘油基醚(I1),1,4-丁二醇二缩水甘油基醚(I2),4,4′-亚甲基二(N,N-二缩水甘油基苯胺)(I4)和苯基缩水甘油基醚甲醛共聚物(I5)及还原剂Sn组成引发体系,引发苯乙烯活性自由基聚合,合成线型和多臂聚合物.探讨了不同茂钛金属化合物、引发剂和还原剂对苯乙烯聚合的影响;并采用13C-NMR和GPC对聚苯乙烯的结构和性能进行了表征.结果表明所得聚合物是无规聚苯乙烯,聚合物分子量高,分子量分布窄.聚合行为属于活性自由基聚合.     

Control of polymer topology through transition-metal catalysis: synthesis of hyperbranched polymers by cobalt-mediated free radical polymerization

A novel approach was demonstrated for the synthesis of hyperbranched polymers by direct free radical polymerization of divinyl monomers controlled by a cobalt chain transfer catalyst (1). By controlling the competition between propagation and chain transfer with 1, the free radical polymerization of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (3) afforded soluble hyperbranched polymers in one pot. The structure of the hyperbranched polymers was confirmed by (1)H and (13)C NMR. The molecular weight and intrinsic viscosity of the hyperbranched polymers were measured by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry and size exclusion chromatography (SEC) equipped with triple detectors. The intrinsic viscosities of the hyperbranched polymers are much lower than those of their linear analogues and do not show molecular weight dependence. The unique structure and properties of these hyperbranched polymers combined with the commercial availability of many divinyl monomers and the robustness of free radical polymerization make this new approach attractive for the preparation of new functional materials.     

Synthesis of Structurally Well‐Defined Telechelic Polymers by Organostibine‐Mediated Living Radical Polymerization: In Situ Generation of Functionalized Chain‐Transfer Agents and Selective ω‐End‐Group Transformations

Several organostibine chain‐transfer agents possessing polar functional groups have been prepared by the reactions of azo initiators and tetramethyldistibine ( 1 ). Carbon‐centered radicals thermally generated from the azo initiators were trapped by 1 to yield the corresponding organostibine chain‐transfer agents. The high yields observed in the synthesis of the chain‐transfer agents strongly suggest that distibines have excellent radicophilic reactivity. As the reactions proceeded under neutral conditions, functional groups that are incompatible with ionic conditions were incorporated into the chain‐transfer agents. The chain‐transfer agents were used in living radical polymerization to synthesize the corresponding α‐functionalized polymers. As the functional groups in the chain‐transfer agents did not interfere with the polymerization reaction, well‐controlled polymers possessing number‐average molecular weights (M_ns) predetermined by the monomer/transfer agent ratios were synthesized with low polydispersity indices (PDIs). The organostibanyl ω‐polymer ends were transformed into a number of different functional groups by radical‐coupling, radical‐addition, and oxidation reactions. Therefore, it was possible to synthesize well‐controlled telechelic polymers with the same and also with different functional groups at their α‐ and ω‐polymer ends. Distibine 1 was also found to increase PDI control in the living radical polymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate (MMA) using a purified organostibine chain‐transfer agent. Well‐controlled poly(methyl methacrylate)s with M_n values ranging from 10 000 to 120 000 with low PDIs (1.05–1.15) were synthesized by the addition of a catalytic amount of 1 . The results have been attributed to the high reactivity of distibine 1 towards polymer‐end radicals, which are spontaneously deactivated to yield organostibine dormant species.     

Pulsed electron nuclear double resonance studies of carotenoid oxidation in Cu(II)-substituted MCM-41 molecular sieves

Carotenoid (Car) radical intermediates formed upon catalytic or photooxidation of lutein (I), 7'-apo-7',7'-dicyano-beta-carotene (II), and lycopene (III) inside Cu(II)-MCM-41 molecular sieves were studied by pulsed electron nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) spectroscopies. The Davies and Mims ENDOR spectra (15-20 K) were simulated using the hyperfine coupling constants predicted by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The DFT calculations revealed that upon chemical oxidation, carotenoid radical cations (Car*+) are formed, whereas carotenoid neutral radicals (#Car*) are produced by proton loss (indicated by #) from the radical cation. This loss is to first order independent of polarity or hydrogen bonding for carotenoids I, II, or III inside Cu(II)-MCM-41 molecular sieves.     

密度泛函研究细梗胡枝子提取物中新型抗氧化剂的分子结构和活性氧清除机理

The molecular structure and radical scavenging activity of three novel antioxidants from Lespedeza Virgata, lespedezavirgatol, lespedezavirgatal, and lespedezacoumestan, have been studied using density functional theory with the B3LYP and BhandHLYP methods. The optimized geometries of neutral, radical cation, radical and anion forms were obtained at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level, in which it was found that all the most stable conformations contain intramolecular hydrogen bonds. The same results were obtained from the MP2 method. The homolytic O-H bond dissociation enthalpy and the adiabatic ionization potential of neutral and anion forms for the three new antioxidants and adiabatic electron affinity and H-atom affinity for hydroxyl radical, superoxide anion radical, and hydrogen peroxide radical were determined both in gas phase and in aqueous solution using IEF-PCM and CPCM model with UAHF or Bondi cavity. The antioxidant activities and reactive oxygen species scavenging mechanisms were then discussed, and the results obtained from different methods are consistent. Furthermore, the antioxidant activities are consistent with the experimental findings of the compounds under investigation.     

Large Enhancement of the Single-Molecular Conductance of a Molecular Wire through a Radical Substituent

The single-molecular conductance between two π-conjugated wires with and without a radical substituent has been compared. Specifically, methyl- and iminonitroxide-substituted 4-(biphenyl-4-yl)pyridine wires bound onto a porphyrin template were subjected to scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) apparent-height measurement at the interface between highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) and octan-1-oic acid. Statistical analysis of the STM images revealed that the radical-substituted wire has 3.2±1.7-fold higher conductance than the methyl-substituted reference. Although density functional theory (DFT) calculation suggests that only 17 % of the SOMO is distributed on the wire moiety, the effect was significant. This study presents the potential of radical substituents to achieve high conductivity in molecular wires.     

Inverse miniemulsion ATRP: a new method for synthesis and functionalization of well-defined water-soluble/cross-linked polymeric particles

A new methodology for the synthesis and functionalization of nanometer-sized colloidal particles consisting of well-defined, water-soluble, functional polymers with narrow molecular weight distribution (M(w)/M(n) < 1.3) was developed, utilizing atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of water-soluble monomers in an inverse miniemulsion. The optional introduction of a disulfide-functionalized cross-linker allowed for the synthesis of cross-linked (bio)degradable nanogels. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements indicated that these particles possessed excellent colloidal stability. ATRP in inverse miniemulsion led to materials with several desirable features. The colloidal particles preserved a high degree of halogen chain-end functionality, which enabled further functionalization. Cross-linked nanogels with a uniformly cross-linked network were prepared. They were degraded to individual polymeric chains with relatively narrow molecular weight distribution (M(w)/M(n) < 1.5) in a reducing environment. Higher colloidal stability, higher swelling ratios, and better controlled degradability indicated that the nanogels prepared by ATRP were superior to their corresponding counterparts prepared by conventional free radical polymerization (RP) in inverse miniemulsion.     

Controlled radical polymerization by carboxyl‐ and hydroxyl‐terminated dithiocarbamates and xanthates

Carboxyl‐ and hydroxyl‐terminated dithiocarbamates and xanthates were practically synthesized. Carboxyl‐ and hydroxyl‐terminated polymers were made from them. These reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agents had low chain‐transfer constants that resulted in wider molecular distributions for the polymers. Nevertheless, kinetic studies showed that the polymerization behaved like a RAFT‐mediated process after a fast start. ¹H NMR and matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization spectra confirmed that the functional group or groups were cleanly transferred to the polymer end or ends. The copolymerization of methacrylates and acrylates could bring the former under control during radical polymerization. Block copolymers were synthesized through the condensation of the functional polymers with other types of functional polymers or through the condensation of the functional agents followed by radical polymerization. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 4298–4316, 2006