Computer optimization of small atomic clusters

We have successfully identified stable configurations of both rare-gas and NaCl clusters with a new optimization procedure. An initial cluster configuration is prepared in a so-called shoot-and-stay process. Its total energy is then minimized with respect to the atomic coordinates. To prevent the system from being locked in local minima, the step size of each move is chosen as the width of the energy well at a higher level. As the system evolves, the global minimum is contained in the volume bounded by the decreasing value of step sizes. We have also carried out the optimization of NaCl clusters by the simulated annealing technique, for comparison. The results show that for such heterogeneous systems, the latter method cannot always find the global minimum, because of large energy gaps between different catchment regions in phase space.     

STUDIES ON THE MECHANISM OF VINYL PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION INITIATED BY CONDENSED AROMATIC HYDROCARBON-ANILINE SYSTEMS

Initiation mechanism of the photopolymerization of acrylonitrile and methyl methacrylate, usingbinary condensed aromatic hydrocarbon (CAH)-aniline systems as initiator, was studied. The strongerthe electron-donating ability of the aniline derivatives, the faster the the of photopolymerizationwill be. The radical intermediates produced by photoreaction between anthracene and anilinewere detected with ESR spectra. The initiation scheme involves the formation of exciplex betweenthe excited singlet state of CAH and the ground state of aniline as the first step, and then followedby proton transfer, leading to the generation of two kinds of radicals. From the end-group analysisof the polymers obtained, it is suggested that both kinds of radicals are involved in the initiation.     

An in silico ensemble method for lead discovery: decision forest

Recent progress in combinatorial chemistry and parallel synthesis has radically changed the approach to drug discovery in the pharmaceutical industry. At present, thousands of compounds can be made in a short period, creating a need for fast and effective in silico methods to select the most promising lead candidates. Decision forest is a novel pattern recognition method, which combines the results of multiple distinct but comparable decision tree models to reach a consensus prediction. In this article, a decision forest model was developed using a structurally diverse training data set containing 232 compounds whose estrogen receptor binding activity was tested at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR). The model was subsequently validated using a test data set of 463 compounds selected from the literature, and then applied to a large data set with 57,145 compounds as a screening example. The results show that the decision forest method is a fast, reliable and effective in silico approach, which could be useful in drug discovery.     

动态力学温度谱分析的新方法及其应用 Ⅳ.从动态力学温度谱求两相聚合物的双活化能和应力松弛

 提出用两个热流变简单粘弹体的并联体系作为两相聚合物的粘弹模型,将先前的动态力学温度谱分析方法推广到两相聚合物中去.运用这种新方法从动态力学数据求出了PET/70PHB共聚物的双活化能,其中150℃左右的转变活化能为71.9kcal/mol,70℃左右的转变活化能为117.5koal/mol,这一数值与文献上PET/60PHB这个转变的活化能120kcal/mol相接近.文中还计算了共聚物在不同温度下的10s应力松弛模量,所得结果与实测值相吻合.     

Tetra(μ3-hydroxo)hexa(μ2-carboxylato-O,O′)-bridged tetranuclear terbium(III) cubane complex

A novel tetranuclear terbium(III) complex [Tb₄(OH)₄(pybet)₆(H₂O)₈][Tb₄(OH)₄(pybet)₆(H₂O)₇ (NO₃)](ClO₄)₁₄·6H₂O has been synthesized and shown by X-ray crystallography to have a cubane-like Tb₄(μ₃-OH)₄(μ₂-carboxylato-O,O′)₆ core. The ligand pybet is pyridinoacetate, C₅H₅⁺N-CH₂CO₂⁻. Magnetic susceptibility data were measured for this Tb₄ complex in the range of 2.0–320 K and in fields of 1.0 G to 50.0 kG. It is concluded that either there is very weak antiferromagnetic exchange interaction (J = −0.015 cm⁻¹) or there is a small crystal-field splitting of the ⁷F₆ Tb^III ground state.     

沸石在环己烯水合反应中的催化性能

用Ｈβ及不同方法制得的ＨＺＳＭ－５沸石作催化剂，对环己烯－水，环己烯－水－乙酸两种反应体系中的水合反应进行了研究。用ＧＣ－ＩＲ对产物进行了定性分析。用ＢＥＴ重量法测定了各种沸石对反应物的饱和吸附量。结果表明，在两种反应体系中，Ｈβ的催化活性显著地高于ＨＺＳＭ－５。ＧＣ－ＩＲ分析表明，在ＨＺＳＭ－５上，主要副产物是环己烯－［１］－酮－［３］和４－甲基环戊烯；在Ｈβ沸石上，主要副产物是２－环己烯基环己     

土壤中二(噁)英的快速预处理及HRGC-HRMS分析

土壤中二(噁)英的分析检测包括样品预处理和仪器分析两部分,预处理主要包括提取、净化两个过程,通常预处理占整个分析工作时间的70%～80%,且预处理的质量直接影响最后的检测结果.     

Effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of polyamide 6

The non-isothermal crystallization behaviors of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)/polyamide 6 (PA6) composites were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Three methods, namely, Avrami, Ozawa and Mo, were carried out to analyze the non-isothermal crystallization data. The results showed that the MWNTs in PA6 acted as effective nucleation agents. However the crystallization rate of composites obtained was lower than that of the neat PA6. It is indicated that the presence of MWNTs influenced the mechanism of nucleation and the growth of PA6 crystallites.     

Morphological and Structural Studies of sPS/aPS Blends

Inrecentyears,thenewsedricrystallinepolymersyndiotacticp0lystyrene(sPS)hasat-ITactedmuchattentionduetoitsg0odchendcalresistanceandenhancedmechanicalperformanceatelevatedtemPeratUre.'H0wever,itexhibitshighbrittlenessandpoorimPact-resistanceandtCar-resistance.2Therefore,itisnecessarytomodifyitwithtougheningpolyIners.AsimPlemeth0dto0verc0methedriscibilityofatwo-phaseblendofsPSandatougheningpolymristotwrovetheinterfacialaffmity,wheretheadditionofablockcoP0lymerisconsideredtobemosteffective.3…     

利用荧光探针技术研究氧鎓盐光引发丁基乙烯基醚的阳离子聚合

 本工作合成了一组带不同取代基的氧鎓盐化合物,并对它们的荧光寿命、荧光量子产率以及用丁基乙烯基醚(BVE)进行猝灭的荧光猝灭常数进行了测定,发现带拉电子基的氧鎓盐化合物和BVE间存在着较强的相互作用,相反,推电子基的引入则减弱了这种影响,表明反应具有电子转移性质.由于在BVE的聚合过程中,被猝灭的氧鎓盐荧光会因BVE聚合、双键减少而使氧鎓盐荧光逐步恢复.因此利用这一现象作为荧光探针,考察了氧鎓盐光引发BVE的阳离子聚合过程.文中还对氧鎓盐光引发BVE聚合的机理进行了初步讨论.