Polarizing-alignment layers for twisted nematic cells

We describe polarizing films formed from the lyotropic liquid crystalline phases of dyes dissolved in water. The dye polarizers possess a high dichroic ratio close to that of conventional polarizers. In addition, the dried dye films provide a uniform homogeneous orientation for thermotropic nematic materials. Therefore, thin dye films can simultaneously serve as internal polarizers and as alignment agents. These properties make them especially suitable for twisted nematic devices based on low cost birefringent plastic substrates.     

Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of chiral nematic liquid crystals based on cholesterol

A new series of mesogenic compounds having a cholesteryl moiety has been synthesised by condensing p-amino benzoate of cholesterol and methoxy substituted 4-n-alkoxy cinnamoyl chlorides and their liquid crystalline properties has been studied. All the members of the series are enantiotropic and exhibit chiral nematic (N*) mesophase. The plot of transition temperatures versus number of carbon atoms in the alkoxy chain exhibits odd–even effect and falling tendency for N*–isotropic transition temperatures. The compounds exhibit oily streak textures that on slight disturbance change to the plane textures and show iridescent colours. High anisotropy, linearity and intermolecular hydrogen bonding confer rich mesomorphic properties on the system. Intermolecular hydrogen bonding arising from amide linkage can lead to supramolecular motifs.     

氢键和π-π诱导的二维双层Zn(Ⅱ)配位聚合物的晶体结构和荧光性能

本文以间苯二吡啶(1,3-dpb)和4,4′-二苯醚二甲酸(H2oba)为配体,溶剂热合成了一个二维锌配位聚合物{[Zn(oba)(dpb)].H2O}n(1),对其进行了红外,热重,粉末单晶衍射等表征,配合物属于三斜晶系,空间群C2/c。相邻的Zn(Ⅱ)离子通过连接oba2-和dpb形成二维波浪形面,两个相邻的面相互互锁形成2D→2D的结构,并且面与面之间存在氢键。两组2D→2D的结构通过π-π作用进一步形成双层的二维超分子网络。此外,本文也研究了配合物的荧光性能。     

四溴代对苯二甲酸根及二吡啶基丙烷构筑的锌(Ⅱ)及镉(Ⅱ)配位聚合物的合成及晶体结构

在室温和甲醇/水溶液为溶剂的条件下,以四溴代对苯二甲酸(H2TBTA)及1,3-二(4-吡啶基)丙烷(BPP)为配体合成了[Zn(TBTA)(BPP)]n(1)和[Cd(TBTA)(BPP)2(H2O)2]n(2)2个配位聚合物,对其进行了X-射线单晶衍射、元素分析、红外光谱分析和热重等性质表征。结果表明:配合物1为二维(2D)层状网络结构;配合物2为一维(1D)链状结构;H2TBTA配体中的羧基都采取单齿模式与金属离子配位;配合物中的氢键作用对其结构的稳定性起关键作用。     

基于三唑配体的金属锰(Ⅱ)、锌(Ⅱ)配合物的合成、晶体结构与性质研究(英文)

在不同反应条件下,采用三唑衍生物作为配体与乙酸锰和硝酸锌反应,合成了2个具有三维结构的配位化合物{Mn(pytyba)(H2O)3]·2H2O}n(1)和{[Zn(pytyba)(H2O)3]·4H2O}n(2),并通过元素分析、热重分析、荧光性、X射线单晶衍射对化合物进行分析。结构分析表明1和2有许多共同特征:两个聚合物的晶体均属于单斜晶系,C2/c空间群,Mn2+和Zn2+均为六配位畸变八面体配位结构,具有相似的热稳定性、荧光性以及相近的孔隙率。配体中的氧原子与金属离子配位形成一维链状结构,然后又通过O-H…N、O-H…O氢键作用和π…π芳香堆积形成超分子结构。此外,通过测定化合物抗氧化活性(SOD)的经典方法-Marklund法对配合物1和2的抗氧化活性进行了研究。     

14-Hydroxy-14-phenyldibenzo[a,j]xanthene as a lattice host: crystal and molecular structure of its (1:1) complex with diethyl ether

The title compound 14-hydroxy-14-phenyldibenzo[a,j]xanthene 1 formed a (1:1) complex with diethyl ether. 1,4-Dioxane was also enclathrated, but with a variable stoichiometric ratio. Single crystal X-ray crystallography was used to elucidate the crystal structure of the 1·diethyl ether complex. Crystals are orthorhombic with space group P2₁2₁2₁, a = 8.532(3), b = 15.040(4), c = 18.491(5) Å, V = 2373(1) ų, d _c = 1.256 g/cm³, and Z = 4. Host and guest molecules were found to associate via hydrogen bonds, with the guest molecules residing in undulating channels lined by host molecules.     

Palladium(II)–rare-earth metal(III) paddlewheel carboxylate complexes: Easy total acetate to pivalate metathesis

Bis-paddlewheel heterobimetallic complexes in which palladium(II) is connected to the rare-earth metals(III) [Pd(μ-OOCMe)₄Ln(OH₂)(μ,η²-OOCMe)]₂ × 2HOOCMe (Ln = Nd, Sm, Eu, Yb and Tm) by four acetate bridges were synthesised by the reaction of Pd₃(μ-OOCMe)₆ with the Ln^III acetates. The tetraacetate-bridged complexes were unexpectedly found to be readily transformed by the stoichiometric amount of pivalic acid into the mono-paddlewheel tetrapivalate-bridged analogues in which the paddlewheel structure [Pd(μ-OOCR)₄Ln] maintains as established by X-ray crystallography. The role of the intra- and intermolecular H-bonding in these complexes is discussed.     

H-Bonding Self-assembled Template-directed Synthesis of a Reactive Amide-bridged Ladder Polyvinylsiloxane

Ladder polysiloxanes (LPS) including both oxygen-bridged ladder polysilsesquioxanes (LPSQ) and organo-bridged ladder polysiloxanes (OLPS) are very important materials because of their excellent properties1. Adrianov et al. in 1960 attempted to prepare 1, …     

Dynamical Aspects of TEM-1 β-Lactamase Probed by Molecular Dynamics

The dynamical aspects of the fully hydrated TEM-1 β-lactamase have been determined by a 5 ns Molecular Dynamics simulation. Starting from the crystallographic coordinates, the protein shows a relaxation in water with an overall root mean square deviation from the crystal structure increasing up to 0.17 nm, within the first nanosecond. Then a plateau is reached and the molecule fluctuates around an equilibrium conformation. The results obtained in the first nanosecond are in agreement with those of a previous simulation (Diaz et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., (2003) 125, 672–684). The successive equilibrium conformation in solution shows an increased mobility characterized by the following aspects. A flap-like translational motion anchores the Ω-loop to the body of the enzyme. A relevant part of the backbone dynamics implies a rotational motion of one domain relative to the other. The water molecules in the active site can exchange with different residence times. The H-bonding networks formed by the catalytic residues are frequently interrupted by water molecules that could favour proton transfer reactions. An additional simulation, where the aspartyl dyad D214–D233 was considered fully deprotonated, shows that the active site is destabilized.     

Is there a region of highly structured water around a nonpolar solute molecule?

Published measurements of water proton chemical shifts for dilute solutions of alcohols and other hydrocarbon derivatives surprisingly seem to imply that hydrophobic groups enhance water structure near 0°C but disrupt it at elevated temperatures. A model is presented which allows these observations to be rationalized and is consistent with experimental values of enthalpies and heat capacities of solution of hydrocarbon gases. It requires the assumption that hydration-shell H-bonds have higher bond-breaking enthalpies and entropies than those in bulk water. These quantities are evaluated from available thermochemical data. Using the corresponding free energies of bond breaking, it is then calculated that the fraction of broken H-bonds is larger in the hydration shell than in the bulk liquid even at temperatures near the freezing point. The Model does not invoke formation of extended ordered regions that could be described as icebergs and that melt when the solutions are heated.