Electrochemical characteristics of poly(ophenylendiamine) film electrodes in phosphatic solution

The electrochemical characteristics of poly(o-phenylendiamine) (POPD) film modified electrodes have been investigated using different electrochemical techniques.The main interest is focused on the effect of potential and film thickness on the electrode process.Good agreement has been found for the apparent diffusion coefficient estimated by chronocoulometry and impedance spec-troscopy.The charge transfer process within POPD films is diffusion processes at negative and positive overpotentials and electron hopping mechanism at formal potential.The POPD film conductivity of the oxidized state is better than that of the reduced state.For all electrode processes,the H+ may penetrate the film/electrolyte interface and take part in charge transfer or protonation-deprotonation of phenazine rings.     

SYNTHESIS OF DBN AND ITS CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE FOR METHANOL CARBONYLATION TO METHYL FORMATE

1 , 5-diazabicyclo['1, 3, 0]non-5-ene(DBN) has been synthesized in our laboratory, and its catalytic activity and selectivity for methanol carbonylation to methyl formate (MF) have been studied. The experimental results have demonstrated that the synthetic processes of DBN used for the present work are reasonable and feasible. The total yield of three steps of DBN synthsis is approximate to 80%. The activity evaluation has shown that DBN can effectively catalyze the carbonylation reaction of methanol in the presence of propylene oxide (PO) promoter. PO-promoted DBN is a novel catalytic system superior to sodium methoxide.     

Studies on the interfacial charge transfer processes of nanocrystalline CdSe thin film electrodes by intensity modulated photocurrent spectroscopy

Interfacial charge transfer kinetics of the nanocrystalline CdSe thin film electrodes have been studied in sodium polysulfide solutions by intensity modulated photocurrent spectroscopy (IMPS). The interfacial direct and indirect charge transfer and recombination processes were analyzed in terms of the parameters: normalized steady state photocurrents and surface state lifetimes obtained by measuring the IMPS responses under different applied potentials and different solution concentrations. IMPS responses of polycrystalline CdSe thin film electrodes were also presented for comparison.     

LCAC-SW quantum scattering dynamic study on the ion-pair formation process

LCAC-SW method has been extended to study the reaction dynamics for ion-pair formation processes. M X2→-M X2- reaction system involves two potential energy surfaces, i.e., the covalence state (M X2) and the ionic state (M X2-) and their crossing effect. The working equations for calculating state-to-state probability have been derived based on the above two-state model. Satisfied results of collinear state-to-state probabilities for K I2→K I2- ion-pair formation system have been obtained.     

Joule-Thomson inversion curve prediction by using equation of state

In this paper five equations of state are tested for checking their ability to predict the Joule-Thomson inversion curve.These five equations of state are:Mohsennia-Modarres-Mansoori(MMM),Ji-Lemp(JL),modified Soave-Redlich-Kwang(SRK)equation of state by Graboski(MSRK1),modified SRK equation of state by Peneloux and Rauzy(MSRK2),and modified Peng-Robinson (PR)equation of state by Rauzy(PRmr).The investigated equations of state give good prediction of the low-temperature branch of the inversion curve,except for MMM equation of state.The high-temperature branch and the peak of the inversion curve have been observed,in general,to be sensitive to the applied equation of state.The values of the maximum inversion temperature and maximum inversion pressure are calculated for each component used in this work.     

Theoretical Study of the Low-Lying Excited States of Butoxy Radicals and Non-Radiative Decay Routes

The potential energy surfaces for the butoxy radical dissociation into R·＋O on the six low-lying electronic states have been determined with the combined CASSCF and MR-CI methods. The isomerization reactions between the different conformers of 1- and 2-butoxy radicals at the X and B states have been also investigated with the MP2, B3LYP, and CASSCF methods. The non-radiative decay mechanisms of butoxy radicals at the B state have been characterized with the computed potential energy surfaces and intersections. Supported by recent LIF experimental results, it was predicted that the t-butoxy radical would predissociate via the B/C intersection. As to 1- and 2-butoxy radicals, the relative energies of the transition states for the isomerization reactions between conformers at the B state are much lower than those of the B/C intersections, resulting in the predominance of the isomerization in the decay of the B state for 1- and 2-butoxy radicals.     

脂族酰基过氧化物分解动力学的分研究 III: 过氧化3,5,5-三甲基己酰在萃中的解动力学和机理

The kinetics of decomposition of 3, 5, 5-trimethylhexanoyl peroxide (1) in benzene has been studied at 30, 40 and 50`C and the cage effect of decomposition has been determined by scavenging method. The relative amounts of the main products of decomposition of 1 at 50`C with change of initial concentration have been determined. The results showed that the decomposition of 1 followed first plus three halves order kinetics as reported for lauroyl peroxide (2), but had a larger cage effect of 0.6. The mechanism of decomposition of 1 is practically the same as what we have proposed for 2. The faster rate and larger cage effect but less induced decomposition of 1 than that of 2 are attributed to the branching of the molecule of 1, especially to the presence of β-methyl group, which causes a larger entropy increase in the transition state.     

Theoretical study on stability and nonlinear optical properties of tetrahydropyrrole diradical and its isoelectronic systems in different electronic states

The polarizabilities and hyperpolarizabilities of the tetrahydropyrrole diradical in different electronic states have been investigated using ab initio and density functional theory(DFT) methods combined with the finite field(FF) approach.The polarizability average value αs is a maximum for the singlet state,while that for the closed-shell is a minimum.The trend in second hyperpolarizability average value γ is in good agreement with that for αs.The γ values of the singlet and triplet states are,respectively...     

MELTING AND CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR OFAN AROMATIC POLY (AZOMETHINE ETHER) WITH NON-LINEARLY SHAPED MOLECULAR CONFORMATIONS

The melting and crystallization behavior have been investigated for an aromatic poly(azomethine ether) with non-linearly shaped molecular conformations. This polymer wasfound to undergo multiple melting processes and its phase transition behavior wasinfluenced sensitively by the thermal history of sample. A significant difference between thepolymer chain aggregation abilities of samples cooled from the different states wasobserved. The possible molecular morphology and aggregation models for describing thestructures of this polymer were proposed and discussed. The crystallization behavior of thesamples cooled from the partially isotropic state and the influence of cooling rate on it havealso been examined with DSC.     

环境催化中的陶瓷材料:应用与可能性(英文)

Environmental catalysis has been steadily growing because of the advances in its scientific and engineering aspects,as well as due to the new environmental challenges in the industrial era.The development of new catalysts and materials is essential for new technologies for various environmental applications.Ceramics play important roles in various environmental applications including the identification,monitoring,and quantification of pollutants and their control.Ceramics have important applications as sensors and photocatalysts,and they are extensively used as catalyst carriers and supports.Many ceramics are being explored as catalysts for pollution control applications.Their low cost,thermal and chemical stability,and capability of being tailored make them especially attractive for pollution control applications.Although a wide variety of materials have been developed as catalyst supports,this area is still of interest with new or modified catalyst supports being frequently reported.It is of equal importance to develop new or modified processes for the loading of catalysts on specific supports.Applications like chemical looping combustion(CLC) and other catalytic combustion processes are raising the demands to a new scale.We have been working on the development of both new and modified support materials,including mesoporous materials without structural order for possible applications in CLC and other catalytic reactions.Successful attempts have been made in the modification of conventional γ-Al2O3 and improved synthesis processes for supporting perovskite type catalysts.Our research on environmental catalysis applications of ceramic materials and processes are also briefly discussed.     

An Ab initio Theoretical Study on the Nonadiabatic Coupling for Na＋I2 Collision System

The ionic and neutral state potential energy surfaces (PESs) of Na I2 collision system have been calculated on QCISD(T) level by using ab initio method.The location and depth of the potential well,the collision radius and their fine structures have been analyzed at the equilibrium geometry of I2 molecule.The electronic transfer probabilities are also calculated in terms of Landau-Zener model.The lifetime of scattering resonance state is evaluated by the uncertainty principle.All the results have been compared with those obtained according to the Aten-Lanting-Los PES and Feng‘s PES.     

Hartree-Fock-Roothaan Calculations for Ground States of Some Atoms Using Minimal Basis Sets of Integer and Noninteger n-STOs

Hartree-Fock-Roothaan (HFR) calculations for ground states of some atoms, i.e. He, Be, Ne, Ar, and Kr have been performed using minimal basis sets of Slater type orbitals (STOs) with integer and noninteger principal quantum numbers (integer n-STOs and noninteger n-STOs). The obtained total energies for these atoms using minimal basis sets of integer n-STOs are in good agreement with those in the previous literature. On the other hand, for the case of minimal basis sets of noninteger n-STOs, although the calculated total energies of these atoms agree well with the results in literature, some striking results have been obtained for atoms Ar and Kr. Our computational resuits for the energies of atoms Ar and Kr are slightly better than those in literature, by amount of 0.00222 and 0.000054 a.u., respectively. The improvement in the energies of atoms Ar and Kr may result from the efficient calculations of one-center two-electron integrals over noninteger n-STOs. For some atomic ions in their ground state, HFR calculations have been carried out using minimal basis sets of noninteger n-STOs. The obtained total energies for these atomic ions are substantially lower than those available in literature.     

Influence of temperature on the structure of liquid water

Molecular dynamics simulations have been carried out for liquid water at 7 different temperatures to understand the nature of hydrogen bonding at molecular level through the investigation of the effects of temperature on the geometry of water molecules. The changes in bond length and bond angle of water molecules from gaseous state to liquid state have been observed, and the change in the bond angle of water molecules in liquid against temperature has been revealed, which has not been seen in literature so far. The analysis of the radial distribution functions and the coordinate numbers shows that, on an average, each water molecule in liquid acts as both receptor and donor, and forms at least two hydrogen bonds with its neigbors. The analysis of the results also indicates that the water molecules form clusters in liquid.     

N-甲基b-磺内酰胺氨解反应机理的理论研究

The aminolysis and the effect of water on the aminolysis processes of n-methyl β-sultam have been studied using density functional theory （DFF） method at the B3LYP/6-31G＊ level. The stationary structures and energies have been investigated for both reactions to find two different reaction channels. Specific and general solvent effects have been evaluated and the most favored pathway was found. The presence of solvent disfavors the reaction, whereas the participation of water in the aminolysis reaction plays a positive role and reduces the activation energy greatly. All transition states in the assisted aminolysis are 35-70 kJ/mol lower than those for the non-assisted reaction.     

PHOTOPHYSICS STUDIES OF ORCANIC COMPOUNDS (Ⅻ)——THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FLUORESCENCE SPECTRA OF N-SALICYLIDENE-p-(N,N-DIMETHYLAMINO)ANILINE

The fluorescence spectra of N--salicylidene-p-(N,N--dimethylamino)aniline have beeninvestigated in various solvents. Three kinds of fluorescence have been found in the solutionsof various concentrations. They are the excited intermediate (EI) which is formed when theproton transfer has occurred but essentially retains the geometry of the enol tautomer, theexciplex (EX) which consists of a ground monomer and an excited state intermediate and theexcited dimer (ED) which is caused by ground state aggregate. The fluorescence lifetimesof the fluorophores have been measured in tetrahydrofuran (THF). Luminescent mechanismhas been discussed based on the fluorescence spectra and the kinetic data of the compound.     

THEORETICAL STUDY ON THE EXCITED STATES AND STABILITIES OF B_3, B_3~- AND B_3~+

The geometries and vibrational frequencies of the ground and low-lying excited states for B_3, B_3~- and B_3~+ are determined with the energy gradient method using the polarized double-zeta(6-31G*) basis set. The stabilities for the states of B_3,B_3~- and B_3~+ have been investigated based on the vibrational analysis. The correlation energy obtained for each state is considered with the configuration interaction (CISD+Q) technique. B_3 and B_3~+ have stable equilateral triangle geometry, while B_3~- has stable equilateral triangle, isosceles triangle and linear geometries. The Jahn-Teller distortion for a ~3E' state of B_3~- in D_(3h) symmetry is also discussed.     

Antioxidant Activity of Substituted Enterolactone Derivatives in the Gas Phase and Water

ABSTRACT The antioxidant activity of ortho and meta substituted Enterolactone derivatives has been investigated in the gas phase and water.The reaction enthalpies of antioxidant activity of the studied derivatives have been calculated and compared with the corresponding values of Enterolactone.Results show that EWG substituents increase the BDE and IP,while the EDG ones rise in the PA.The Enterolactone derivatives with the lowest BDE,IP and PA values were identified as the compounds with high antioxidant activity.Results show that the substituents in the ortho position have high potential for the synthesis of novel Enterolactone derivatives.Results show that Enterolactone derivatives can processes their protective role via HAT and SPLET mechanism in gas phase and solvent,respectively.The calculated reaction enthalpies of the substituted Enterolactones have linear dependence with Hammett constants and EHOMO that can be utilized in the selection of suitable substituents for the synthesis of novel antioxidants based on Enterolactone.     

Photophysical Properties and Photoinduced Electron Transfer between[60]Fullerene—containing Cyclic Sulphoxide [C60—C60H8SO]and Tetrathiafulvalene（TTF） by Laser Flash Photolysis

Photoinduced electron transfer(PET) processes between C60-C6H8SO and Tetrathiafulvalene(TTF) have been studied by nanosecond laser photolysis.Quantrm yiekds(φet) and rate constants of electron transfer(ket) from TTF to excited triplet state of[60] fullerene-containing cyclic sulphoxide in benzonitrile(BN) have been evaluated by observing the transient absorption bands in the NIR region.With the decay of excited triplet state of [60]fullerene-containing cyclic suplhoxide,the rise of radical anion of [60]fullerene-containing cyclic sulphoxinde is observed.     

Ion-Velocity Map Imaging Study of Photodissociation Dynamics of Acetaldehyde

The photodissociation dynamics of acetaldehyde in the radical channel CH3＋HCO has been reinvestigated using time-sliced velocity map imaging technique in the photolysis wavelength range of 275-321 nm. The CH3 fragments have been probed via （2＋1） resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization. Images are measured for CH3 formed in the ground and excited states （v2=0 and 1） of the umbrella vibrational mode. For acetaldehyde dissociation on T1 state after intersystem crossing from S1 state, the products are formed with high translational energy release and low internal excitation. The rotational and vibrational energy of both fragments increases with increasing photodissociation energy. The triplet barrier height is estimated at 3.8814-0.006 eV above the ground state of acetaldehyde.     

Dynamic Rheological Characterization of A Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Poly (aryl ether ketone)

Poly(aryl ether ketone)s (PAEKs) have been widely used as advanced materials in applications because of their excellent thermal stabilities and good chemical resistance1. The high melt viscosity is one of the major drawbacks in processing them. The synthesis of thermotropic liquid crystalline PAEKs has shed light on the solving of this problem2 because they have been proved to have melt viscosities significantly lower in nematic state than those of the isotropic PAEKs and can be melt proce…