Synthesis and study the liquid crystalline properties of compounds containing benzoxazole core and terminal vinyl group

Terminal vinyl-based benzoxazole liquid crystalline compounds, 2-(3-fluoro-4?-alkoxy-1,1?-biphenyl ?4-yl)-5-(2-propenyloxymethyl)-benzoxazole (nPPF(2)BP), were synthesised and their structures were confirmed by infrared (IR) spectra, proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H-NMR) spectra, gas chromatography with electron impact-mass spectrometry (GC/EI-MS), matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry and elemental analysis (EA). The compounds show enantiotropic smectic/nematic phases with mesophase ranges are 71–97 °C and 87–136°C on heating and cooling processes for nPPF(2)BP, respectively. They give low melting points due to lateral fluoro substituent and flexible terminal 2-propenyloxymethyl chain. It is found that the compounds nPPF(2)BP with shorter alkoxy chain (n = 3, 4) exhibit a wide range of nematic mesophase, which is ascribed to enhanced π–π interaction caused by terminal vinyl moiety, whereas further elongation of the terminal alkoxy chain results in supressing nematic phase and increasing smectic mesophase. Compared with methyl terminated analogues, 2-propenyloxymethyl terminated compounds nPPF(2)BP display much lower melting points and wider or comparable mesophase range both in heating and cooling.     

卤代甲烷的键离解能与取代基效应

将芳环上取代基的电子效应参数引入卤代甲烷, 以卤代甲烷分子Y-CH_nX_{3－n (n＝0～3; Y＝H, F, Cl, Br, I; X＝F, Cl, Br, I)中Y-C键的标准键焓 与中心C原子相键连原子的场/诱导效应之和ΣFi、共轭效应之和ΣRi以及诱导偶极之和Σ(α×F)为参数, 建立了一个定量估算卤代甲烷分子中Y-C键离解能(BDE)的通用模型, BDE(Y-C)＝57.5460＋0.8855 －101.0780ΣRi－64.8390ΣFi－10.1034Σ(α×F). 对35个C-H, C-F, C-Cl, C-Br和C-I键回归分析结果表明, 估算Y-C键离解能的精度在实验误差范围内. 对外部数据集的预测结果表明, 该模型具有较高的预测精度, 可用于预测还没被实验测定的卤甲烷中Y-C键离解能. 还对卤代甲烷中104个C-Y键的键离解能进行了预测. 将芳环上取代基效应用于研究饱和体系化学键性能, 有利于深入理解取代基效应对化学键性能的影响.}     

二苯基卡宾反应性的取代基效应

用激光闪光光解法对室温溶液中产生的三线态二苯基卡宾进行了直接观察,并通过对产生的三线态二苯基卡宾寿命的测定以及与氧气反应速率常数的考察,就邻位及对位的取代基效应进行了初步探讨。     

Density functional theory study of substituent effects on gas‐phase heterolytic Fe–O and Fe–S bond energies of m‐G‐C6H4OFe(CO)2(η5‐C5H5) and m‐G‐C6H4SFe(CO)2(η5‐C5H5)

The knowledge of accurate bond strengths is a fundamental basis for a proper analysis of chemical reaction mechanisms. Quantum chemical calculations at different levels of theory have been used to investigate heterolytic Fe–O and Fe–S bond energies of (meta‐substituted phenoxy)dicarbonyl(η⁵‐cyclopentadienyl) iron [m‐G‐C₆H₄OFp ( 1 )] and (meta‐substituted benzenethiolato)dicarbonyl(η⁵‐cyclopentadienyl) iron [m‐G‐C₆H₄SFp ( 2 )] complexes. In this study, Fp is (η⁵‐C₅H₅)Fe(CO)₂, and G is NO₂, CN, COMe, CO₂Me, CF₃, Br, Cl, F, H, Me, MeO, and NMe₂. The results show that Tao–Perdew–Staroverov–Scuseria and Becke's power‐series ansatz from 1997 with dispersion corrections functionals can provide the best price/performance ratio and accurate predictions of ΔH_het(Fe–O)'s and ΔH_het(Fe–S)'s. The excellent linear free energy relations [r = 1.00 (g, 1e), 1.00 (g, 2b)] among the ΔΔH_het (Fe–O)'s and δΔG⁰ of O?H bonds of m‐G‐C₆H₄OH or ΔΔH_het(Fe–S)'s and ΔpK_a's of S?H bonds of m‐G‐C₆H₄SH imply that the governing structural factors for these bond scissions are similar. And, the linear correlations [r = ?0.97 (g, 1 g), ?0.97 (g, 2 h)] among the ΔΔH_het (Fe–O)'s or ΔΔH_het(Fe–S)'s and the substituent σ_m constants show that these correlations are in accordance with Hammett linear free energy relationships. The inductive effects of these substituents and the basis set effects influence the accuracy of ΔH_het(Fe–O)'s or ΔH_het(Fe–S)'s. The ΔΔH_het(Fe–O)'s(g) (1) and ΔΔH_het(Fe–S)'s(g)(2) follow the capto‐dative Principle. The substituent effects on the Fe–O bonds are much stronger than those on the less polar Fe–S bonds. Insight from this work may help the design of more effective catalytic processes. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

取代基效应对褐煤模型化合物离解焓影响的理论研究

为了探究褐煤热解过程中氧桥键C-O均裂这一重要反应, 选取α-O-4和β-O-4类结构单元作为褐煤模型化合物, 运用不同密度泛函计算了部分模型化合物中C-O的离解焓, 并以CBS-QB3作为理论基准值进行比较, 最后选取M05-2X进行离解焓计算. 结果显示, 对于选定的α-O-4和β-O-4类模型化合物, 其平均离解焓分别为51.0 kcal/mol和66.1 kcal/mol. 周围取代环境能显著影响C-O离解焓, 芳环上存在给电子基团(OH, OCH₃和CH₃)能降低C-O离解焓, 而吸电子基团COOH则能增加其离解焓. 然后深层次分析了取代基效应对C-O离解焓的影响. 此外, 分子内氢键的形成对离解焓也有很大的影响. C-O的离解焓与其键长没有特定的相关性, 不能简单的通过C-O键长来预测其离解焓.     

取代基效应(SCS)与乙烯-α-烯烃共聚物的序列结构Ⅱ.取代基效应方法

本文提出了一种解析乙烯-α-烯烃共聚物的¹³C NMR谱的取代基效应方法,它揭示了存在于共聚物序列结构与¹³C谱之间的对应关系,并对这种关系进行了系统的阐述。文章中首次按上述对应关系明显与否将共聚物¹³C谱分成两类,并给出进行分类的三种判据:SCS参数,共单体均聚物的¹³C谱,以及取代基的电性。文章最后比较了取代基效应方法与Grant-Paul方法的异同。     

某些冠醚化合物的XPS内壳及其价带谱研究

本文研究某些冠醚化合物的XPS内壳谱、振起伴峰及XPS价带谱。分析了它们的内壳谱特征,指出它们的振起伴峰是由于分子内电荷转移的结果。同时探讨了它们的XPS价带谱中由具有最低结合能峰位所确定的“电离势”与分子中苯环上不同取代基效应间的关系。