Benchmark ab initio proton affinity and gas-phase basicity of α-alanine based on coupled-cluster theory and statistical mechanics

We determine the proton affinity (PA) and gas-phase basicity (GB) of amino acid α-alanine at a chemically accurate level by performing explicitly-correlated CCSD(T)-F12b/aug-cc-pVDZ geometry optimizations and normal mode vibrational frequency calculations as well as CCSD(T)-F12b/aug-cc-pVTZ energy computations at the possible neutral and protonated geometries. Temperature effects at 298.15 K considering translational, rotational, and vibrational enthalpy and entropy corrections are obtained via standard statistical mechanics utilizing the molecular geometries and the harmonic vibrational energy levels. Both the amino nitrogen (N) and the carbonyl oxygen (O) atoms are proven to be potential protonation sites and a systematic conformational search reveals 3 N- and 9 O-protonated conformers in the 0.00–7.88 and 25.43–30.43 kcal/mol energy ranges at 0 K, respectively. The final computed PA and GB values at (0)298.15 K in case of N-protonation are (214.47)216.80 and 207.07 kcal/mol, respectively, whereas the corresponding values for O-protonation are (189.04)190.63 and 182.31 kcal/mol. The results of the benchmark high-level coupled-cluster computations are utilized to assess the accuracy of several lower-level cost-effective methods such as MP2 and density functional theory with various functionals (SOGGA11-X, M06-2X, PBE0, B3LYP, M06, TPSS).     

Random Poly(Lactic Acid-co-β-Alanine): Synthesis and Characterizations

A series of random polyesteramides (PEAs) within a range of molar composition from 90/10 to 10/90 were synthesized by a direct melt polycondensation of lactic acid and β-alanine. Their structures were fully characterized by NMR spectroscopy. The resulting copolymers are amorphous; they are thermally stable to temperatures up to 254°C, and present increasing glass transition temperatures at increasing amide content. The copolymers were also characterized by FTIR and viscosimetry measurements.     

稀土离子-N,N-二(吡咯烷-2-酮-1-亚甲基)-β-丙氨酸-邻啡咯啉三元体系的光致变色

稀土离子-N;N-二(吡咯烷-2-酮-1-亚甲基)-β-丙氨酸-邻啡咯啉三元体系的光致变色     

噻吩甲酰基吡唑啉酮缩β-丙氨酸配合物的合成、表征及极谱行为

在非水溶剂中 ,β 丙氨酸与 1 苯基 3 甲基 4 (2 噻吩甲酰基 )吡唑啉酮 5反应合成新型酰基吡唑啉酮席夫碱化合物 1 苯基 3 甲基 4 (2 噻吩甲酰基 )吡唑啉酮 5缩 β 丙氨酸 (HL) .通过回流席夫碱和金属硝酸盐合成了UO2 (Ⅱ )、Cu(Ⅱ )、Co(Ⅱ )和Fe(Ⅱ )金属配合物 .在乙酸 乙酸钠 (pH =4 .6 )缓冲溶液 饱和甘汞电极体系中 ,测量电位 - 1.2 4V处 ,测得铜配合物的极谱波 .元素分析及摩尔电导值表明 ,新配合物的组成为 [UO2 L2 ]·H2 O ,[CuL2 ]·2H2 O ,[CoL2 ]·2H2 O和 [FeL2 ]·2H2 O .运用红外光谱、紫外光谱、核磁共振谱、热谱和磁矩对配合物进行了表征 .结果表明 ,配合物的中心离子 (除UO2 2 + 以外 )均为 6配位 .铜配合物的Cu2 + 还原产生峰电流 ,其电极反应转移 1个电子 .     

Reactions of Bis(β-Alaninato) Metal(II) Complexes with Formaldehyde and Benzamide: The Crystal Structure of Bis[N-Methyl-N-(N′-Methyl-Benzamido)-β-Alaninato]Copper(II) Monohydrate and Characterization of Bis[N,N-DI(N′-Methylbenzamido)-β-Alaninato]Metal(II) Complexes

The bis[N-methyl-N-(N'-methylbenzamido)-β-alaninato]copper(II), Cu(II)[Me-MeBA]₂, is synthesized by reacting bis(β-alaninato)copper(II) with formaldehyde and benzamide in the presence of a base (NaOH) over the pH range 5.5-8.5. However, the bis[N,N-di (N'-methylbenzamido)-β-alaninato]metal(II) complexes, M(II)[DMeBA]₂ (M = Zn, Ni, Co), are obtained when the respective bis(β-alaninato)metal(II) reacts with formaldehyde and benzamide in the presence of the base in similar pH ranges. Nevertheless, Cu(II)[DMeBA]₂ can be synthesized if the reaction is carried out in the absence of base. The M(II)[DMeBA]₂ complexes are characterized by elemental analysis, IR and UV-Visible spectroscopy and magnetic susceptibility measurements. X-ray crystal structure analysis of Cu(II)[Me-MeBA]₂ suggests that the N'-methylbenzamido substituent of the β-alanine moiety is formed through Mannich aminomethylation, and that the other N-methyl substituent is formed via a Canizzaro-type methylation.     

Partial Molar Volumes of Transfer of Some Amino Acids from Water to Aqueous Glycerol Solutions at 25°C

Apparent molar volumes of glycine, DL--alanine, L-valine, L-leucine, and L-phenylalanine in 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 3.5, and 5.0 m _B (mol-kg^–1) aqueous solutions of glycerol have been obtained from solution densities at 25°C using precise vibrating-tube digital densimeter. The estimated partial molar volumes at infinite dilution V ^o ₂ have been used to obtain the corresponding transfer volumes _tr V ₂ ^o from water to different glycerol–water mixtures. The transfer volumes are positive for glycine and DL--alanine, and both positive and negative for the other amino acids over the concentration range studied. Interaction coefficients have been obtained from McMillan–Mayer approach and the data have been interpreted in terms of solute–cosolute interactions.     

New hybrid chelating sorbents with grafted 3-aminopropionate groups based on mixed silicon,aluminum, titanium,or zirconium oxides

A series of new hybrid organo-inorganic sorbents with the 3-aminopropionate chelating group was synthesized. The synthesis includes the copolycondensation (sol—gel method) of tetraethoxysilane, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, and several modifiers (MeSi(OEt)₃, EtSi(OEt)₃, Ti(OEt)₄, AlONO₃, ZrOCl₂) followed by carboxyethylation with acrylic acid. The obtained chelating sorbents were characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy, and thermogravimetry. The N-carboxylated sorbents have a higher sorption capacity with respect to metal ions (0.5–0.9 mmol g⁻¹, pH 6.3, NH₄OAc, 20 °C) than the starting sorbents with the primary amino group (0.05–0.2 mmol g⁻¹) and manifest high selectivity for copper(II) ion extraction. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1783–1788, August, 2005.     

稀土乙酰丙氨酸咪唑配合物的合成及光谱性质

稀土元素由于特殊的外层电子构型,在与不同类型配体配位时,呈现出丰富多彩的配位行为和结构,其配合物,特别是有机配合物,由于具有发光性强、选择性好的特点,在发光、激光材料创制、结构探针、荧光免疫分析及生物传感器等领域的研究和应用引起广泛关注.氨基酸、肽是各种生物大分子的基本组成单元,咪唑存在于组氨酸、羧肽酶、血红蛋白等生物分子中参与配位或"变构效应"成为活性部位结构,唑环有丰富的能级,其作为含N富电子体系可与稀土离子形成既有生物活性,又有优良光学性能的配合物.     

Thermochemistry of rare earth complexes [Ln(Ala)2(Im)(H2O)](ClO4)3 (Ln=Pr, Gd)

The two complexes, [Ln(Ala)₂(Im)(H₂O)](ClO₄)₃ (Ln=Pr, Gd), were synthesized and characterized. Using a solution-reaction isoperibol calorimeter, standard enthalpies of reaction of two reactions: LnCl₃⋅6H₂O(s)+2Ala(s)+Im(s)+3NaClO₄(s)=[Ln(Ala)₂(Im)(H₂O)](ClO₄)₃(s)+3NaCl(s)+5H₂O(l) (Ln=Pr, Gd), at T=298.15 K, were determined to be (39.26±0.10) and (5.33±0.12) kJ mol^–1 , respectively. Standard enthalpies of formation of the two complexes at T=298.15 K, Δ_fH^Θ_m {[Ln(Ala)₂(Im)(H₂O)](ClO₄)₃(s)} (Ln=Pr, Gd), were calculated as –(2424.2±3.3) and –(2443.4±3.3) kJ mol^–1 , respectively.