Kinetic studies on stilbazulenyl-bis-nitrone (STAZN), a nonphenolic chain-breaking antioxidant in solution, micelles, and lipid membranes

The rate constants, k(inh), for reaction of stilbazulenyl-bis-nitrone (STAZN, 1) with peroxyl radicals and the number of radicals trapped, n, are compared with those of phenolic antioxidants 2,2,5,7,8-pentamethyl-6-hydroxychroman (PMHC, 4a), 2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-6-hydroxychroman-2-carboxylic acid (Trolox, 4b), and 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol (DBHA, 5). The behavior of STAZN depended markedly on the media and type of initiator used, water-soluble or lipid-soluble. In styrene/chlorobenzene and initiation by azo-bis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN), k(inh) (STAZN) = 0.64 k(inh) (5) = 0.02k(inh) (4a). On addition of methanol, the k(inh) of STAZN increased 6-fold to be four times that of 5 while that of 4a decreased 6-fold. In aqueous SDS-micelles containing methyl linoleate and initiation with water-soluble azo-bis(amidinopropane)2HCl, ABAP, the relative k(inh) values were 1 >or= 4b > 5. In dilinoleoylphosphatidyl choline (DLPC) bilayers and initiation with lipid-soluble azo-bis-2,4(dimethylvaleronitrile) (DMVN), the k(inh) order was 5 > 4b > 1. During initiation with ABAP in micelles and bilayers, the calculated values of k(inh) for STAZN changed during the induction period. The experimental results are interpreted in terms of the conformation of STAZN, which is transoid in homogeneous solution but cisoid in aqueous dispersions of lipids. In such dispersions, the STAZN lies at the lipid-water interface where it traps water-soluble peroxyl radicals by a single electron-transfer mechanism. The cisoid conformation at lipid-water interfaces is supported by theoretical calculations.     

A theoretical study of the iminoxyl/oxime self-exchange reaction. A five-center, cyclic proton-coupled electron transfer

In solution, the self-exchange reactions for oxygen-centered pi-radicals, e.g., PhO. + PhOH <==>PhOH + PhO., are known to occur with low activation enthalpies (E(a) approximately equal to 2 kcal/mol). For the PhO./PhOH couple and, we conclude, for other O-centered pi-radicals, exchange occurs by proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) with the proton transferred between oxygen electron pairs while the electron migrates between oxygen orbitals orthogonal to the -O- - -H- - -O- transition state plane (Mayer et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 123, 11142). Iminoxyls, R(2)C=NO., are sigma-radicals with substantial spin density on the nitrogen. The R(2)C=NO./R(2)C=NOH self-exchange has a significant E(a) (Mendenhall et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1973, 95, 627). For this exchange, DFT calculations have revealed a counterintuitive cisoid transition state in which the seven atoms, >C=NO- - -H- - -ON=C<, lie in a plane (R = H, Me) or, for steric reasons, two planes twisted at 45.2 degrees (R = Me(3)C). The planar transition state has the two N-O dipoles close to each other and pointing in the same direction and an O- - -H- - -O angle of 165.4 degrees . A transoid transition state for R = H lies 3.4 kcal/mol higher in energy than the cisoid despite a more favorable arrangement of the dipoles and a near linear O- - -H- - -O. It is concluded that iminoxyl/oxime self-exchange reactions occur by a five-center, cyclic PCET mechanism with the proton being transferred between electron pairs on the oxygens and the electron migrating between in-plane orbitals on the two nitrogens (R(N-N) = 2.65 A). The calculated E(a) values (8.8-9.9 kcal/mol) are in satisfactory agreement with the limited experimental data.     

噻吩基和呋喃基四硫富瓦烯的合成及电化学性质

提供了一种合成噻吩基和呋喃基四硫富有瓦烯（ＴＴＦ）的方法，并用其合成了３种未见文献报道的噻吩基ＴＴＦ（Ⅶａ，Ⅷｂ，Ⅶｃ）和２种呋喃基ＴＴＦ（Ⅶｄ１，Ⅶｄ２）研究这些化合物的循环伏安行为及有关电化学性质，制得了一种Ⅶｂ与ＴＣＮＱ反应生成的电荷转移络合物，讨论了噻吩基ＴＴＦ和呋喃基ＴＴＦ在产物构型和电化学性质方面的差别。     

Thermal Decomposition and Dehydration Kinetics of Tetra(piperidinium) Octamolybdate Tetrahydrate in Air

Thermal decomposition of tetra(piperidinium) octamolybdate tetrahydrate, [C₅H₁₀NH₂]₄[Mo₈O₂₆]·4H₂O, was investigated in air by means of TG‐DTG/DTA, DSC, TG‐IR and SEM. TG‐DTG/DTA curves showed that the decomposition proceeded through three well‐defined steps with DTA peaks closely corresponding to mass loss obtained. Kinetics analysis of its dehydration step was performed under non‐isothermal conditions. The dehydration activation energy was calculated through Friedman and Flynn‐Wall‐Ozawa (FWO) methods, and the best‐fit dehydration kinetic model function was estimated through the multiple linear regression method. The activation energy for the dehydration step of [C₅H₁₀NH₂]₄[Mo₈O₂₆]·4H₂O was 139.7 kJ/mol. The solid particles became smaller accompanied by the thermal decomposition of the title compound.     

湖北十堰绿松石中杂质矿物自然硒的谱学研究

近期在湖北绿松石市场上出现一种带有肉眼可见的灰黑色异形杂质的绿松石,于此种绿松石的研究甚少.故选取来自湖北省十堰的一块该种绿松石原石,蓝色绿松石基底上布满形态各异、大小不一的灰黑色杂质,放大观察可见灰黑色杂质矿物呈金属光泽.对灰黑色杂质采用激光剥蚀电感耦合等离子体质谱仪进行原位微区微量元素测试、背散射电子图像物相观察、...     

High impact shock testing of fiber-optic components

MIL-S-901 High Impact Shock tests were performed on commercial-grade and ruggedized fiber-optic connectors, splices, and switches. Both single-mode and multimode connectors and splices were tested. Only multimode switches were tested. Transient losses of varying magnitudes and durations were observed. Most components suffered no permanent degradation.     

湖北竹山黄绿色-绿色绿松石伴生矿的谱学研究

近年来绿松石市场上出现了俗称“绿松石伴生矿”的天然矿物,颜色丰富,有紫色、白色、褐黄色、黄绿色、绿色等,其中黄绿色-绿色系绿松石伴生矿相对其他颜色绿松石伴生矿与绿松石外观较为相似,鉴别难度较大。为探究其鉴别特征,选取两块来自湖北省竹山县市场的黄绿色-绿色系伴生矿原石（样品E和F）,对其进行基础宝石学、电子探针、X射线粉晶衍射、显微激光拉曼光谱及紫外-可见分光光谱测试。测试结果显示该色系绿松石伴生矿的主要矿物成分为氟磷灰石（Ca₅(PO₄)₃F）、白云母（KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂）等。电子探针背散射照片显示样品为结晶颗粒细小的多物相混杂的混合物,化学成分定量测试结果表明深色物相为含铝的硅酸盐,而浅色物相为含钙的磷酸盐,此外两样品含有2.27～6.22 Wt%的CuO和2.43～4.99 Wt%的FeO;有损测试X射线粉晶衍射可准确测试样品主要矿物为氟磷灰石和白云母及少量绿松石;样品的氟磷灰石和白云母典型拉曼谱峰可作为有效鉴别依据,其中964 cm-1附近氟磷灰石的典型拉曼谱峰以及203,432,709和3 626 cm-1附近白云母的典型拉曼谱峰可将其与绿松石有效鉴别。紫外-可见吸收光谱测试结果表明样品的颜色成因与绿松石相似,主要是由Cu2+和Fe3+的电子跃迁所致。通过对该色系样品相对较系统的谱学测试,笔者认为拉曼光谱是鉴别绿松石伴生矿中不同矿物相的无损、快速、有效的方法,氟磷灰石和白云母典型拉曼谱峰可将其与绿松石有效区分。