Strong influences of cocatalyst on ethylene/propylene copolymerization with a MgCl2/SiO2/TiCl4/diester type Ziegler-Natta catalyst

Using triethylaluminum (TEA), triisobutylaluminum (TIBA) or TEA/TIBA mixtures of molar ratio 75/25, 50/50 and 25/75 as the cocatalyst, five different ethylene-propylene copolymer samples were synthesized by a MgCl₂/SiO₂/TiCl₄/diester type Ziegler-Natta catalyst in a slurry polymerization process. The synthesized copolymers are strongly heterogeneous in chain structure and were fractionated into part of nearly random copolymer and part of segmented copolymer. Both polymerization activity and copolymer structure were found to be markedly changed when the cocatalyst was changed from TEA to TEA/TIBA mixtures or pure TIBA. As the content of TEA in cocatalyst increases, yield of the random part of product increases and the yield of the crystalline segmented copolymer part decreases. There is also a decrease in ethylene content of the whole product with increasing TEA amount. Copolymerization behaviors of the TEA/TIBA mixture activated catalysis systems are not simple superposition of those activated by pure TEA and TIBA. When a 50/50 TEA/TIBA mixture was used as cocatalyst, the copolymerization activity became the highest, and yields of both the random copolymer part and the segmented copolymer part are close to the highest level. On the other hand, both parts of the copolymer produced with a 50/50 TEA/TIBA mixture are relatively more blocky than the products of TEA or TIBA systems, and difference in ethylene content between the random part and the segmented part was the smallest. The segmented copolymer part of three typical samples was further fractionated by temperature-gradient extraction fractionation into fractions of different ethylene content and sequence distribution. Changing TEA content in the cocatalyst exerted strong influences also on the fraction distribution of the segmented part of copolymer.     

"四物汤"中当归有效部位及有效成分的研究

研究发现“四物汤”中的当归对家兔主动脉血管有舒张作用的有效部位及有效成分。采用超临界CO2流体萃取当归中的脂溶性部位,经柱层析法分离和高效液相色谱法纯化,并结合细胞膜色谱法筛选和气相-质谱联用色谱法鉴定,确定当归中的有效成分。结果表明：当归脂溶性部位经柱层析分离得到的正己烷-醋酸乙酯洗脱部位为有效部位,其中藁本内酯、邻苯二甲酸二甲酯和邻苯二甲酸二乙酯等是当归中对兔主动脉血管有生理活性的有效成分。     

海螵蛸入药部分和废弃部分8种无机元素分析

为合理开发利用海螵蛸 ,用原子吸收分光光度法测定了海螵蛸中入药部分和废弃部分中8种人体必需无机元素含量。结果表明 ,入药部分和废弃部分中钙含量丰富 ,分别达到 742 1 3× 1 0 - 3和 65 9 76× 1 0 - 3。入药部分铜、铁含量较废弃部分高 ,分别为 9 41× 1 0 - 6 、 91 86× 1 0 - 6 和2 3 5× 1 0 - 6 、 2 5 7× 1 0 - 6 。废弃部分含锌丰富 ,为 3 5 3 62× 1 0 - 6 ,数倍于入药部分 64 65× 1 0 - 6 。可见海螵蛸入药部分和废弃部分均具有良好的开发前景     

烟草中不同部位尼古丁含量的测定与比较

利用示波极谱法直接测定了贵州、云南、河南和四川四个烟草盛产地所产烟草的烟叶和烟茎中不同部位的尼古丁含量,并对测定结果进行了比较。结果显示:各地烟草上部烟叶尼古丁含量最高,中部次之,下部尼古丁含量最低;尼古丁在茎部的分布以中部最高,下部次之,上部最少。烟叶中的尼古丁含量又远高于其相应的茎。     

Control of rotor motion in a light-driven molecular motor: towards a molecular gearbox

Controlled intramolecular movement and coupling of motor and rotor functions is exerted by this new molecular device. The rate of rotation of the rotor part of the molecule can be adjusted by alteration of the conformation of the motor part of the molecule. For all states of the motor part, different rates of rotation were measured for the rotor part. Conversion between the four propeller orientations was achieved by irradiation and heating.     

氢气对负载型Z-N高效催化剂的乙烯-丙烯共聚产物链结构影响

用球形的负载型Ziegler-Natta（Z-N）高效催化剂，经丙烯均聚一乙烯丙烯气相共聚两段串联反应工艺制备的聚丙烯／乙丙共聚物（PP／EPR）合金具有优良的抗冲击性能，是聚丙烯的重要高性能化改性品种，已实现大批量生产，对这类反应器合金的结构表征和结构性能关系的研究表明，其共聚物组分中既有起弹性体作用的乙丙无规共聚物，也含有相当量的乙丙多嵌段共聚物．这种多嵌段共聚物既与无规共聚物（EPR）相容，又与PP基体相容，在合金中起相容剂作用，对材料高抗冲性能的形成起着重要作用．然而，负载型Z-N高效催化剂催化乙丙共聚合的产物结构及其影响因素至今鲜见系统的研究，调控PP／EPR合金中共聚物结构的原理尚不明确．氢气在聚烯烃生产中广泛用作分子量调节剂，在PP／EPR合金的生产中同样要用氢气调节PP和EPR组分的分子量．但是，加氢对共聚物的链结构有何影响则鲜见系统的研究．本文初步研究了用Z—N高效催化剂合成的乙丙共聚物的结构特征，着重考察了聚合体系中加入链转移剂氢气对共聚物结构的影响．     

Distribution of uranium in human lungs

Several human lung samples were dissected into lobes and uranium and silicon contents in each lobe were determined by the fission track method and the inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES), respectively. It was found that both uranium and silicon concentrations were high in the upper lobe compared with those in the lower one. Though the tendency may be mainly interpreted by the deposition way of airborne dust in the lung, the higher U/Si concentration ratio in the upper part than that in the lower part of lungs may suggest the partial removal of uranium deposited in the lower part of the tissue.     

The Hunt for the Closed Conformation of the Fruit-Ripening Enzyme 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic Oxidase: A Combined Electron Paramagnetic Resonance and Molecular Dynamics Study

1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic oxidase (ACCO) is a non-heme iron(II)-containing enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of the phytohormone ethylene, which regulates fruit ripening and flowering in plants. The active conformation of ACCO, and in particular that of the C-terminal part, remains unclear and open and closed conformations have been proposed. In this work, a combined experimental and computational study to understand the conformation and dynamics of the C-terminal part is reported. Site-directed spin-labeling coupled to electron paramagnetic resonance (SDSL-EPR) spectroscopy was used. Mutagenesis experiments were performed to generate active enzymes bearing two paramagnetic labels (nitroxide radicals) anchored on cysteine residues, one in the main core and one in the C-terminal part. Inter-spin distance distributions were measured by pulsed EPR spectroscopy and compared with the results of molecular dynamics simulations. The results reveal the existence of a flexibility of the C-terminal part. This flexibility generates several conformations of the C-terminal part of ACCO that correspond neither to the existing crystal structures nor to the modelled structures. This highly dynamic region of ACCO raises questions on its exact function during enzymatic activity.     

蚕体内不同丝腺部位丝蛋白溶液结构与性质的研究

采用偏光显微镜研究了蚕体内不同丝腺部位(包括前部、中部和后部)中丝蛋白溶液的性质变化,并采用了拉曼光谱和旋转流变仪对中部丝腺(包括前区、中区及后区)的丝蛋白分子结构和流变性能进行了分析。结果发现:蚕体内只有前部丝腺及中部丝腺前区的丝蛋白溶液具有偏光现象;丝蛋白溶液在由中部丝腺后区向前区流动的过程中,粘度及弹性均逐渐变小,其构象则由无规卷曲逐渐向α-螺旋转变,并进一步形成β-折叠构象。由此表明,在蚕体内中部丝腺前区的丝蛋白溶液很可能已经形成了液晶态结构。     

Enantioselective syntheses of aeruginosin 298-A and its analogues using a catalytic asymmetric phase-transfer reaction and epoxidation

We developed a versatile synthetic process for aeruginosin 298-A as well as several attractive analogues, in which all stereocenters were controlled by a catalytic asymmetric phase-transfer reaction and epoxidation. Furthermore, drastic counteranion effects in phase-transfer catalysis were observed for the first time, making it possible to three-dimensionally fine-tune the catalyst (ketal part, aromatic part, and counteranion).     

SYNTHESES AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NEW TYPE OF LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYESTERS

A new type of liquid crystalline polyesters with resorcin as one part of the mesogenic unitconnected together by polymethylene, or phenylene group, and lateral groups consisting of arigid azobenzene as another part of the mesogenic unit were synthesized by interfacialpolymerization of diacyl chlorides in 1, 2-dichloroethane and 2, 4-dihydroxy-4'-nitroazobenzen inaqueous alkaline solution. The polyester structures were confirmed by proton NMR and IRspectra. Their phase transition behavior and texture were studied by polarizing microscopy andDSC.     

Dielectric characterization of substituted diols

Dielectric properties of four diols having different chemical structures of the hydrophobic part were determined by the time domain spectroscopy method in the frequency range from c. 15MHz to c. 7GHz. The static permittivity clearly reflects the changes in the position of the dipole moments in the molecules. The dielectric relaxation times characterizing the diol part of the molecules are similar for all the substances studied. In the case where the phenylthiadiazole unit is built into the alkyl chain, two well separated processes were observed: one connected with the 'hydrophobic' and the second with the 'hydrophilic' part of the molecule. This emphasizes the amphotropic character of such molecules.     

Energy transfer in zinc porphyrin-phthalocyanine heterotrimer and heterononamer studied by fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)

Two or eight zinc triphenyl porphyrins were conjugated with Zn-phthalocyanine or H2-phthalocyanine to form ZnPc-(ZnTPP)2, ZnPc-(ZnTPP)8, H2Pc-(ZnTPP)2 and H2Pc-(ZnTPP)8. Energy transfers from the porphyrin moiety to phthalocyanine part were quantitatively studied with the modality of fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). By measuring the fluorescence increment from the phthalocyanine moiety and the decrease from porphyrin part under selective excitation at the B band of the porphyrin part in those conjugated compounds and their equimolar mixture of compositions, energy transfer efficiencies were estimated to be 90% for H2Pc-(ZnTPP)8 and ZnPc-(ZnTPP)8, and 60%, 30% for ZnPc-(ZnTPP)2 and H2Pc-(ZnTPP)2, respectively.     

Seasonal variation in alkaloid composition and antiproliferative activity of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Stylophorum lasiocarpum</Emphasis> (Oliv.) Fedde

Stylophorum lasiocarpum (Oliv.) Fedde (Papaveraceae) belongs to traditional Chinese medicine herbs but there was minimal information on the content of alkaloids in this plant. Extracts from the aerial part and roots were examined by liquid chromatography with UV and mass spectrometric detection, with nineteen alkaloids identified. Changes in alkaloid content over the entire vegetation period of a one- and two-year old plant were studied. The protoberberine alkaloids, coptisine and stylopine, were found to be the main substances in extracts of the aerial part irrespective of the plant’s age and time of harvest. Variable amounts of protopine, sanguinarine, chelerythrine, chelirubine, macarpine, chelilutine and berberine were also recorded in the aerial part. The roots contained significantly larger quantities of all alkaloids than the aerial part with the levels of most alkaloids varying from May to October, peaking in the middle of the vegetation period. Coptisine was the dominant alkaloid in all samples. The antiproliferative activities of the root extract and of seven individual alkaloids were tested on A375 human malignant melanoma cells. The significant dose-dependent toxicity of the root extract was attributed largely to the quaternary benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloids, macarpine and sanguinarine.     

Synthesis, structure, and photoelectrochemical properties of new tetrathiafulvalene-diphenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole dyads

New donor-acceptor dyads containing tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) and 2,5-diphenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole (PPD) moieties were synthesized to develop new photoconducting materials. Crystal structure analysis indicated the highly planar molecular skeleton of the dyad. Fluorescence from the PPD part was almost quenched by the intramolecular electron transfer from the TTF part to the PPD part. Photoelectrochemical measurements indicate that cathodic photocurrents can be generated from a thin film of the dyad spin-coated on ITO electrode.     

Preparation of VPS and PVD coatings for metallographic and TEM investigations

The aim of the first part of the paper is to give some advice for the faultless metallographic preparation of vacuum plasma sprayed coatings. Several coating/substrate combinations using metals, alloys and ceramics were investigated to derive some general rules. The second part deals with a preparation technique for cross-sections- of physical vapour deposition coatings. This technique was optimized for TiN and Ti(C, N) coatings on hardmetals which were examined in an analytical transmission electron microscope.     

Spectroscopic binding studies of novel fluorescent distamycin derivatives

Novel distamycin-porphyrin conjugates were synthesized and their interaction with calf thymus DNA was studied. Minor groove binding of the distamycin part of the molecule was confirmed. The porphyrin part of the conjugates exhibited intercalation and the non-specific electrostatic interaction with the phosphate groups of DNA.     

Second generation light-driven molecular motors. Unidirectional rotation controlled by a single stereogenic center with near-perfect photoequilibria and acceleration of the speed of rotation by structural modification

Nine new molecular motors, consisting of a 2,3-dihydro-2-methylnaphtho[2,1-b]thiopyran or 2,3-dihydro-3-methylphenanthrene upper part and a (thio)xanthene, 10,10-dimethylanthracene, or dibenzocycloheptene lower part, connected by a central double bond, were synthesized. A single stereogenic center, bearing a methyl substituent, is present in each of the motors. MOPAC93-AM1 calculations, NMR studies, and X-ray analysis revealed that these compounds have stable isomers with pseudoaxial orientation of the methyl substituent and less-stable isomers with pseudoequatorial orientation of the methyl substituent. The photochemical and thermal isomerization processes of the motors were studied by NMR and CD spectroscopy. The new molecular motors all show two cis-trans isomerizations upon irradiation, each followed by a thermal helix inversion, resulting in a 360 degrees rotation around the central double bond of the upper part with respect to the lower part. The direction of rotation is controlled by a single stereogenic center created by the methyl substituent at the upper part. The speed of rotation, governed by the two thermal steps, was adjusted to a great extent by structural modifications, with half-lives for the thermal isomerization steps ranging from t(1/2)(theta) 233-0.67 h. The photochemical conversions of two new motors proceeded with near-perfect photoequilibria of 1:99.     

Rice husk silica as a sustainable filler in the tire industry

In this paper, we studied commercially available precipitated rice husk silica (RHS) with conventional precipitated silica, which has nearly the same surface area, and replaced part of the carbon black with RHS and conventional silica in a basic tread formulation. All formulations were mixed with the same amount of filler during the study. Silica was used at 15, 30 and 50 phr loading, and part of the carbon black was replaced by silica. Compound curing characteristics, physical properties, rebound resilience, heat generation, abrasion loss, dynamic properties and morphology were analyzed. The results indicated that RHS demonstrated compound properties comparable to those of conventional silica. As part of the carbon black was replaced with conventional silica, a slower cure rate, higher rebound resilience, lower heat generation, lower abrasion loss, and lower tan delta were observed with no significant change in physical properties, but some changes in physical properties were observed using one way ANOVA analysis. We found the same trend when replacing part of the carbon black with RHS, such as a slower cure rate, higher rebound resilience, lower heat generation, lower abrasion loss, and lower tan delta with no significant change in physical properties, but some changes in physical properties were observed using one way ANOVA. This sustainable material could be used to replace conventional silica in tire compounding, as well as to replace a portion of carbon black with RHS for improved heat build-up, rolling resistance, and abrasion loss.     

Copolymeric (lR-trans)-N,N'-1,2-cyclohexylene-bisbenzamide oligodimethylsiloxane chiral stationary phase for gas chromatography

A copolymeric stationary phase, consisting of a chiral selective part, i.e. (1R-trans)-N,N'-1,2-cyclohexylenebisbenzamide, and an efficient siloxane oligomeric part, was successfully applied to open tubular column GC analysis. The efficiency and the chiral selectivity of this stationary phase were studied in detail, and high capacity and efficiency at elevated GC temperatures were especially noted. Several drugs and other enantiomeric pairs were separated. The shown examples demonstrate a broad application range for this type of chiral stationary phase in GC analysis.