Luminescent organoboron quinolate polymers

The synthesis of well-defined luminescent organoboron polymers via a novel three-step procedure starting from silylated polystyrene is reported. Highly selective borylation of poly(4-trimethylsilylstyrene) (PS-Si), followed by replacement of the bromine substituents in poly(4-dibromoborylstyrene) (PS-BBr) with substituted thienyl groups (R = H, 3-hexyl, 5-hexyl), and final introduction of the 8-hydroxyquinolato moiety yields a series of new organoboron quinolate polymers in 67-83% isolated yield. The hexyl-substituted polymers are highly soluble and solution-processable yielding thin films that efficiently emit light at 513-514 nm upon excitation at 395 nm.     

Theoretical analysis and computer simulation of fluorescence lifetime measurements. I. Kinetic regimes and experimental time scales

The configuration-controlled regime and the diffusion-controlled regime of conformation-modulated fluorescence emission are systematically studied for Markovian and non-Markovian dynamics of the reaction coordinate. A path integral simulation is used to model fluorescence quenching processes on a semiflexible chain. First-order inhomogeneous cumulant expansion in the configuration-controlled regime defines a lower bound for the survival probability, while the Wilemski-Fixman approximation in the diffusion-controlled regime defines an upper bound. Inclusion of the experimental time window of the fluorescence measurement adds another dimension to the two kinetic regimes and provides a unified perspective for theoretical analysis and experimental investigation. We derive a rigorous generalization of the Wilemski-Fixman approximation [G. Wilemski and M. Fixman, J. Chem. Phys. 60, 866 (1974)] and recover the 1/D expansion of the average lifetime derived by Weiss [G. H. Weiss, J. Chem. Phys. 80, 2880 (1984)].     

New coordination catalysts based on rare earth compounds for polymerization of 1-octene

The study of rare earth coordination catalysts for polymerization of 1-octene has been successfully carried out for the first time. Some features and kinetic behavior of polymerization of 1-octene by Nd(naph)₃–AIEt₃ catalyst system in tetrachloro-methane are described. The overall polymerization activation energy E_a measured was 74.5 kJ/mol and the rate equation could be expressed as R_p = k_p [Nd] [M] (k_p = 3.21 × 10^?3 L/mol s, at 50°C). The catalytic activity of various rare earth elements in Ln (naph)₃ and ligands in NdL₃ for the polymerization was compared. A 1-octene oligomer with double bonds was obtained. It is either a white or pale yellow waxy semi-solid. Its number-average molecular weight is about 10³ and the molecular weight distribution is less than 2.     

Detection of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine in deoxyribonucleic acid by the 32P-postlabeling method.

Using synthesized 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine 3'-monophosphate as a marker, the 32P-postlabeling method was adapted with minimum modifications for the analysis of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OH-dG) content in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). This method allows the analysis of one 8-OH-dG per 10(4) DNA nucleotides with only 10 pmoles of nucleotides required. The amounts of 8-OH-dG in DNA detected by the postlabeling method correlated well with the electrochemical detection method but were consistently lower.     

A new route to semirigid poly(amide-ester)s with ordered structure

Four novel semirigid poly(amide-ester)s having the same ordered amide-amide-ester-ester (-AAEE-) and the same or the different phenyl structure were synthesized from the various combination of active acylamide of benzotriazole (HBT) such as 1,1′-(isophthaloyl)bisbenzotriazole (IPBBT) and 1,1′-(terephthaloyl)bisbenzotriazole (PBBT) with diols such as N,N'-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)isophthamide (HEIPA) and N,N'-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)terephthamide (HEPTA) which prepared from the selective N-acylation of IPBBT or PBBT with aminoethanol in excellent yield at room temperature. Before the preparation of diol monomers, a model reaction of selective N-acylation was also completed from active monoacylamide of benzotriazole, 1-benzoylbenzotriazole with aminoethanol. The ordered structure of poly(amideester)s were characterized by infrared (IR) and NMR spectra. On the bases of different reactivity between selective N-acylation and O-acylation of active acylamide of benzotriazole, poly(amide-ester)s having the ordered AAEE and the same phenyl structure were also readily synthesized from the IPBBT or PBBT with aminoethanol under mild conditions by one-bath process.     

K3Na5(H2NCH2CH2NH3)2{(VO)12O6[B3O6(OH)]6}(H2O)•12H2O的合成与晶体结构

利用水热合成技术成功制备出一种新型多钒硼氧化合物， 用X射线单晶衍射分析技术对其晶体结构和分子结构进行了确定。结果表明在该化合物中多钒硼氧阴离子具有一个新颖的三明治结构。上下两个结构单元都是由六个VO₅四角锥交替地通过顺式和反式共边的方式连接起来构成的一个钒氧三角形结构。中间的结构单元是由BO₃平面三角形和BO₄四面体以共角的方式相互连接形成的一个折叠型的B₁₈O₃₆(OH)₆环。三明治结构中层与层之间通过桥氧相连。一个水分子处于它的核心位置上，与每个VO₅四角锥中的钒原子都保持几乎相等的距离。该化合物及其晶体中存在着丰富的化学结构和成键信息，同时也有作为氧化还原反应催化剂的潜能。     

Interfacial electrical properties of DNA-modified diamond thin films: intrinsic response and hybridization-induced field effects

We have investigated the frequency-dependent interfacial electrical properties of nanocrystalline diamond films that were covalently linked to DNA oligonucleotides and how these properties are changed upon exposure to complementary and noncomplementary DNA oligonucleotides. Frequency-dependent electrical measurements at the open-circuit potential show significant changes in impedance at frequencies of >10(4) Hz when DNA-modified diamond films are exposed to complementary DNA, with only minimal changes when exposed to noncomplementary DNA molecules. Measurements as a function of potential show that at 10(5) Hz, the impedance is dominated by the space-charge region of the diamond film. DNA molecules hybridizing at the interface induce a field effect in the diamond space-charge layer, altering the impedance of the diamond film. By identifying a range of impedances where the impedance is dominated by the diamond space-charge layer, we show that it possible to directly observe DNA hybridization, in real time and without additional labels, via simple measurement of the interfacial impedance.     

A theoretical study of electronic excited states of photosynthetic reaction center in Rhodopseudomonas viridis

The electronic singlet vertical excited states of photosynthetic reaction center (PSRC) in Rhodopseudomonas (Rps.) viridis were investigated by ZINDO and INDO/S methods. The effects of the interactions of pigment-pigment and pigment-protein on the electronic excitations were examined. The calculation results showed that the interactions of pigment-pigment and pigment-protein play an important role in reasonably assigning the experimental absorption and circular dichroism (CD) spectra of PSRC in Rps. virids. By comparing the theoretically computed excited states with the experimental absorption and CD spectra, satisfactory assignments of the experimental spectroscopic peaks were achieved.     

EDTA—Cu配合物用于还原糖的测定

首次报道了应用ＥＤＴＡ（乙二胺四乙酸二钠盐）－铜配合物（ＥＣ）测定还原糖的分光光度法，结果表明，ｐＨ４～１１时ＥＣ的最大吸收波长为７３２ｎｍ，在ＨＣＯ－３ＣＯ２－３缓冲介质中，配合物ＥＣ的吸光度与还原糖在０７７～１６１ｍｇ（六碳糖）范围内有很好的线性关系，相关系数大于０９９８，样品测定回收率在９５％～１０５％之间。该法试剂易得、性质稳定，操作方便，灵敏度较高，取样量少于５ｍＬ。     

铕和镧与吡啶－2，6－二甲酸配合物的NMR研究

合成了稀土铕、镧与吡啶－２，６二甲酸形成的二元配合物及铕与邻菲罗啉和吡啶－２，６二甲酸形成的三元配合物。经元素分析确定该配合物的组成分别为二元：Ｎａ３［Ｅｕ（ＤＰＣ）３］·２Ｈ２Ｏ，Ｎａ３［Ｌａ（ＤＰＣ）３］·２Ｈ２Ｏ；三元：ＮａＥｕ（ＤＰＣ）２·ｐｈｅｎ·４Ｈ２Ｏ。用核磁共振研究了配体与稀土的配位方式，讨论了诱导效应、屏蔽效应及稀土离子的顺磁性对配合物化学位移和ＮＭＲ谱图的影响。ＮＭＲ研究表明，三种配合物具有相似的对称结构和相同的化学位移变化规律。吡啶－２，６二甲酸中的羧酸以单齿配位（整个分子为三齿配位），二元配合物中，铕和镧的配位数均为９，三元配合物中，铕的配位数最低为８。