Kinetics of oxidation of glycine and related substrates by diperiodatoargentate (III)

The reactions of diperiodatoargentate(III) with glycine and related compounds have been examined. The monoperiodatosilver(III) species acts as an active oxidant in comparison to that of diperiodatosilver(III) species. These reactions consist of three kinetically distinguishable steps-induction period, complexation and oxidation. Complexation of these substrates takes place with a second order rate constant of (0.2–1.6)×10⁴ dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹ whereas the redox process occurs at a rate of (0.3–6.0)×10² dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹ except in case of cysteine with which these processes occurred by an order of magnitude faster. The rate of electron transfer from carboxylic acids to the silver(III) complex is observed to be several order of magnitude smaller in comparison to that of amino acids. Both the rate of complexation and electron transfer are influenced by the structure of the substrates. The aquated silver(III) species is found to be more reactive in comparison to the hydroxylated silver(III) species.     

Quasielastic neutron scattering experiments including activation energies and mathematical modeling of methyl halide dynamics

Quasielastic neutron scattering experiments were carried out using the multichopper time-of-flight spectrometer V3 at the Hahn-Meitner Institut, Germany and the backscattering spectrometer at Forschungszentrum Julich, Germany. Activation energies for CH(3)X, X=F, Cl, Br, and I, were obtained. In combination with results from previous inelastic neutron scattering experiments the data were taken to describe the dynamics of the halides in terms of two different models, the single particle model and the coupling model. Coupled motions of methyl groups seem to explain the dynamics of the methyl fluoride and chloride; however, the coupling vanishes with the increase of the mass of the halide atom in CH(3)Br and CH(3)I.     

废水生物脱氮工艺中N2O排放数学模型研究进展

N_2O是一种重要的温室气体,而污水生物脱氮处理过程是N_2O的潜在产生源之一。随着污水处理量和处理程度的不断提高,N_2O的排放量也将不断增大。建立N_2O排放数学模型对污水生物脱氮系统中N_2O生成机制的深入研究和污水处理行业N_2O削减工艺技术的开发具有重大的理论及实践意义。本文归纳了生物脱氮工艺的原理,系统阐述了生物脱氮工艺中N_2O的生成机理和排放数学模型的类型、建立方法及应用情况。在此基础上,对生物脱氮工艺中N_2O排放数学模型的研究现状和研究方向进行了总结和展望,以期为N_2O排放数学模型的完善、N_2O排放量的削减、污水生物脱氮工艺的优化及污水处理行业的可持续发展提供理论基础和科学依据。     

Molecular dynamics modeling the synthetic and biological polymers interactions pre-studied via docking

In previous works we reported the design, synthesis and in vitro evaluations of synthetic anionic polymers modified by alicyclic pendant groups (hydrophobic anchors), as a novel class of inhibitors of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) entry into human cells. Recently, these synthetic polymers interactions with key mediator of HIV-1 entry-fusion, the tri-helix core of the first heptad repeat regions [HR1]₃ of viral envelope protein gp41, were pre-studied via docking in terms of newly formulated algorithm for stepwise approximation from fragments of polymeric backbone and side-group models toward real polymeric chains. In the present article the docking results were verified under molecular dynamics (MD) modeling. In contrast with limited capabilities of the docking, the MD allowed of using much more large models of the polymeric ligands, considering flexibility of both ligand and target simultaneously. Among the synthesized polymers the dinorbornen anchors containing alternating copolymers of maleic acid were selected as the most representative ligands (possessing the top anti-HIV activity in vitro in correlation with the highest binding energy in the docking). To verify the probability of binding of the polymers with the [HR1]₃ in the sites defined via docking, various starting positions of polymer chains were tried. The MD simulations confirmed the main docking-predicted priority for binding sites, and possibilities for axial and belting modes of the ligands–target interactions. Some newly MD-discovered aspects of the ligand’s backbone and anchor units dynamic cooperation in binding the viral target clarify mechanisms of the synthetic polymers anti-HIV activity and drug resistance prevention.     

Crystallization of poly(vinyl alcohol) during solvent removal: Infrared characterization and mathematical modeling

Crystallization of semicrystalline polymer films during drying has a significant effect on the rate of solvent removal. Understanding and controlling the crystallization kinetics is important in controlling residual solvent levels and drying kinetics. The degree of crystallinity of the poly(vinyl alcohol) films during multicomponent drying was investigated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The 1141 cm^?1 band is sensitive to the degree of crystallinity of the polymer and the growth of intensity of this band was monitored as drying progressed. The results from the FTIR studies were comparable to the results obtained from differential scanning calorimetry. Studies were conducted to test the effect of initial solvent composition (water–methanol mixture), drying temperature, and polymer molecular weight on the rate of crystallization and the final crystallinity of the films. An increase in initial methanol composition increased the crystallization rate but did not affect the final degree of crystallinity. An increase in drying temperature and decrease in polymer molecular weight increased the rate of crystallization as well as the final degree of crystallinity. Based on the experimental data, rate constants for crystallization kinetics were extracted from our previously developed model based on free volume theory. The experimental data and the simulation results showed good agreement. The ability of the free volume theory to illustrate the crystallization behavior validated the model and improved its capability. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 45: 930–935, 2007     

催化湿式共氧化法同时去除硝基苯和苯酚

在150–210 oC,1.0 MPa氧分压条件下,对催化湿式共氧化法同时去除硝基苯和苯酚进行了研究.与无催化剂共氧化降解苯酚和硝基苯相比,均相催化剂的加入极大提高了苯酚和硝基苯的去除.在所研究的过渡金属催化剂中, Cu2+, Co2+和Ni2+是有效的催化剂,其中Cu2+的催化活性最好.引发剂苯酚的连续加入模式对硝基苯的去除有很大的促进作用,分批加入苯酚的促进作用更明显.在200 oC,以Cu2+为催化剂,苯酚分两次加入,反应1 h,硝基苯去除率达到95%.这种催化共氧化体系以及分批进样引发剂的反应模式对有效去除环境中其它有机污染物提供了一种方法.     

Liquid-phase catalytic oxidation of organic substrates by a recyclable polymer-supported copper(II) complex

Chloromethylated polystyrene beads cross-linked with 6.5 % divinylbenzene were functionalized with 2-(2′-pyridyl) benzimidazole (PBIMH) and on subsequent treatment with Cu(OAc)₂ in methanol gave a polymer-supported diacetatobis(2-pyridylbenzimidazole)copper(II) complex [PS-(PBIM)₂Cu(II)], which was characterized by physicochemical techniques. The supported complex showed excellent catalytic activity toward the oxidation of industrially important organic compounds such as phenol, benzyl alcohol, cyclohexanol, styrene, and ethylbenzene. An effective catalytic protocol was developed by varying reaction parameters such as the catalyst and substrate concentrations, reaction time, temperature, and substrate-to-oxidant ratio to obtain maximum selectivity with high yields of products. Possible reaction mechanisms were worked out. The catalyst could be recycled five times without any metal leaching or much loss in activity. This catalyst is truly heterogeneous and allows for easy work up, as well as recyclability and excellent product yields under mild conditions.     

Kinetic modeling of CO(ad) monolayer oxidation on carbon-supported platinum nanoparticles

We present a theoretical study of CO(ad) electrooxidation on Pt nanoparticles. Effects of size and surface texture of nanoparticles on the interplay of relevant kinetic processes are investigated. Thereby, strong impacts of particle size on electrocatalytic activities, observed in experiments, are rationalized. Our theoretical approach employs the active site concept to account for the heterogeneous surface of nanoparticles. It, moreover, incorporates finite rates of surface mobility of adsorbed CO. As demonstrated, the model generalizes established mean field or nucleation and growth models. We find very good agreement of our model with chronoamperometric current transients at various particle sizes and electrode potentials (Maillard, F.; Savinova, E. R.; Stimming, U. J. Electroanal. Chem., in press, doi:10.1016/j.jelechem.2006.02.024). The full interplay of on-site reactivity at active sites and low surface mobility of CO(ad) unfolds on the smallest nanoparticles ( approximately 2 nm). In this case, the solution of the model requires kinetic Monte Carlo simulations specifically developed for this problem. For larger nanoparticles (>4 nm) the surface mobility of CO(ad) is high compared to the reaction rate constants, and the kinetic equations can be solved in the limiting case of infinite surface mobility. The analysis provides an insight into the prevailing reaction mechanisms and allows for the estimation of relevant kinetic parameters.     

Determination of the substrates of dehydrogenases in biological material in flow-injection systems with electrocatalytic NADH oxidation

Flow-injection systems for the sensitive determination of dehydrogenase substrates are constructed by combining small columns of Eupergit-bound dehydrogenases with mediator-impregnated graphite electrodes as NADH sensors. Examples of applications given are the determination of d- and l-lactate in butter, l-glutamate in beef cubes, ethanol in beer, and the control of the enzymatic hydrolysis of N-acetyl-d,l-leucine by aminoacylase.     

Tris(thioimidazolyl)borate-zinc-thiolate complexes for the modeling of biological thiolate alkylations

The S3Zn-SR coordination of thiolate-alkylating enzymes such as the Ada DNA repair protein was reproduced in tris(thioimidazolyl)borate-zinc-thiolate complexes Tti(R)Zn-SR'. Four different Tti(R) ligands and nine different thiolates were employed, yielding a total of 12 new complexes. In addition, one Tti(R)Zn-SH complex and two thiolate-bridged [Tti(R)-SEt-Tti(R)]+ complexes were obtained. A selection of six thiolate complexes was converted with methyl iodide to the corresponding methyl thioethers and Tti(R)Zn-I. According to a kinetic analysis these reactions are second-order processes, which implies that the alkylations are likely to occur at the zinc-bound thiolates. They are much faster than the alkylations of zinc thiolates with N3 or N2S tripod ligands. The most reactive thiolate, Tti(Xyl)Zn-SEt, reacts slowly with trimethyl phosphate in a nonpolar medium at room temperature, yielding methyl-ethyl-thioether and Tti(Xyl)Zn-OPO(OMe)2 which can be converted back to the thiolate complex with NaSEt. This is the closest reproduction of the Ada repair process so far.     

Remarkable oxidation stability of glycals: excellent substrates for cerium(IV)-mediated radical reactions

The remarkable stability of glycals under oxidative conditions becomes apparent by their redox data in solution, computed HOMO energies, and behavior on the addition of electrophilic radicals generated in the presence of cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate. Oxidation potentials up to 2.03 V vs ferrocene were obtained, which are exceptionally high for cyclic enol ethers but correlate nicely with the reaction times of the radical reactions. Protecting groups have a strong influence on the oxidation stability and HOMO energies of glycals as E(ox) is shifted from O-silyl over O-benzyl to O-acetyl by more than 500 mV. Interestingly, this effect must be transmitted through sigma-bonds, even up to the para-position of a benzoate group, as verified by a wide variation of remote substituents in the carbohydrate. Favorable interactions of the sigma*-orbital of the adjacent C-O bond with the HOMO of the double bond are proposed as a mechanistic rationale, which might be important for the redox behavior of other allylic systems. Finally, donors and acceptors in the 1-position exert the strongest influence on the oxidation stability, shifting the potentials by almost 1 V and resulting in different follow-up reactions of the cerium(IV)-mediated additions of malonates. It is the remarkable oxidation stability of glycals that makes them valuable building blocks in carbohydrate chemistry.     

Electrocatalysis of As(III) oxidation by cobalt oxide nanoparticles: measurement and modeling the effect of nanoparticle amount on As(III) oxidation potential

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - The performance of electrodes modified with electrochemically generated cobalt oxide nanoparticles for the oxidation of As(III) species was investigated by...     

Chemical instabilities during oxidation of 1,4-naphthalenediol in a homogeneous medium: II. Thermodynamic analysis and mathematical modeling

A possible mechanism of 1,4-naphthalenediol oxidation in the oscillatory regime has been considered, and a mathematical model describing the kinetics has been developed. Based on a thermodynamic Lyapunov function, it has been shown that the source of chemical instabilities is in the existence of autocatalytic steps and dynamic feedbacks. Qualitative analysis and numerical solution of the set of differential equations that model the reaction kinetics have been performed. The character of the stationary state and the possibility of bifurcations have been determined. The mathematical model satisfactorily describes the processes occurring in the system.     

Dioxygen-initiated oxidation of heteroatomic substrates incorporated into ancillary pyridine ligands of carboxylate-rich diiron(II) complexes

Progress toward the development of functional models of the carboxylate-bridged diiron active site in soluble methane monooxygenase is described in which potential substrates are introduced as substituents on bound pyridine ligands. Pyridine ligands incorporating a thiol, sulfide, sulfoxide, or phosphine moiety were allowed to react with the preassembled diiron(II) complex [Fe(2)(mu-O(2)CAr(R))(2)(O(2)CAr(R))(2)(THF)(2)], where (-)O(2)CAr(R) is a sterically hindered 2,6-di(p-tolyl)- or 2,6-di(p-fluorophenyl)benzoate (R = Tol or 4-FPh). The resulting diiron(II) complexes were characterized crystallographically. Triply and doubly bridged compounds [Fe(2)(mu-O(2)CAr(Tol))(3)(O(2)CAr(Tol))(2-MeSpy)] (4) and [Fe(2)(mu-O(2)CAr(Tol))(2)(O(2)CAr(Tol))(2)(2-MeS(O)py)(2)] (5) resulted when 2-methylthiopyridine (2-MeSpy) and 2-pyridylmethylsulfoxide (2-MeS(O)py), respectively, were employed. Another triply bridged diiron(II) complex, [Fe(2)(mu-O(2)CAr(4)(-)(FPh))(3)-(O(2)CAr(4)(-)(FPh))(2-Ph(2)Ppy)] (3), was obtained containing 2-diphenylphosphinopyridine (2-Ph(2)Ppy). The use of 2-mercaptopyridine (2-HSpy) produced the mononuclear complex [Fe(O(2)CAr(Tol))(2)(2-HSpy)(2)] (6a). Together with that of previously reported [Fe(2)(mu-O(2)CAr(Tol))(3)(O(2)CAr(Tol))(2-PhSpy)] (2) and [Fe(2)(mu-O(2)CAr(Tol))(3)(O(2)CAr(Tol))(2-Ph(2)Ppy)] (1), the dioxygen reactivity of these iron(II) complexes was investigated. A dioxygen-dependent intermediate (6b) formed upon exposure of 6a to O(2), the electronic structure of which was probed by various spectroscopic methods. Exposure of 4 and 5 to dioxygen revealed both sulfide and sulfoxide oxidation. Oxidation of 3 in CH(2)Cl(2) yields [Fe(2)(mu-OH)(2)(mu-O(2)CAr(4)(-)(FPh))(O(2)CAr(4)(-FPh))(3)(OH(2))(2-Ph(2)P(O)py)] (8), which contains the biologically relevant {Fe(2)(mu-OH)(2)(mu-O(2)CR)}(3+) core. This reaction is sensitive to the choice of carboxylate ligands, however, since the p-tolyl analogue 1 yielded a hexanuclear species, 7, upon oxidation.     

One-electron oxidation of organic substrates by oxochloride complex of rhenium(VI) in hydrochloric acid solutions

Photoreduction reactions of Re(VII) in the presence of an electron donor — diphenylamine (DPA) and hydroquinone (HQ) in concentrated hydrochloric acid solutions — were studied using the pulse photolysis method. The short-lived complex of rhenium(VI) ReOCL₅ undergoes one-electron oxidation reactions with both DPA to form a cation-radical DPA^+. and with HQ to form a semiquinone radical. The decay of the cation-radicals DPA^+. proceeds by a second order reaction with the formation of a stable product (_max=590 nm)Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 365–368, May–June, 1987.     

Selective oxidation of sulfides and oxidative bromination of organic substrates catalyzed by polymer anchored Cu(II) complex

A new polymer-anchored Cu(II) complex has been synthesized and characterized. The catalytic performance of the complex has been tested for the oxidation of sulfides and in oxidative bromination reaction with hydrogen peroxide as the oxidant. Sulfides have been selectively oxidized to the corresponding sulfoxides in excellent yields and in the presence of KBr as the bromine source, organic substrates have been selectively converted to mono bromo substituted compounds using polymer-anchored Cu(II) catalyst. This catalyst showed excellent catalytic activity, high selectivity, and recyclability. The polymer-anchored Cu(II) catalyst could be easily recovered by filtration and reused more than five times without appreciable loss of its initial activity.