Spectroscopic Studies of Synthetic Methylaluminoxane: Structure of Methylaluminoxane Activators

Hydrolysis of trimethylaluminum (Me₃Al) in polar solvents can be monitored by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) using the donor additive octamethyltrisiloxane [(Me₃SiO)₂SiMe₂, OMTS]. Using hydrated salts, hydrolytic methylaluminoxane (h-MAO) features different anion distributions, depending on the conditions of synthesis, and different activator contents as measured by NMR spectroscopy. Non-hydrolytic MAO was prepared using trimethylboroxine. The properties of this material, which contains incorporated boron, differ significantly from h-MAO. In the case of MAO prepared by direct hydrolysis, oligomeric anions are observed to rapidly form, and then more slowly evolve into a mixture dominated by an anion with m/z 1375 with formula [(MeAlO)₁₆(Me₃Al)₆Me]⁻. Theoretical calculations predict that sheet structures with composition (MeAlO)_n(Me₃Al)_m are favoured over other motifs for MAO in the size range suggested by the ESI-MS experiments. A possible precursor to the m/z 1375 anion is a local minimum based on the free energy released upon hydrolysis of Me₃Al.     

Ionization of Cp2ZrMe2 and Lewis Bases by Methylaluminoxane: Computational Insights

The interactions of the Lewis bases CO, octamethyltrisiloxane (OMTS) and 2,2’-bipyridine (bipy) with a sheet model for the principal activator (MeAlO)₁₆(Me₃Al)₆ (16,6) in hydrolytic methylaluminoxane (MAO) were investigated by DFT. These studies reveal that OMTS and bipy form adducts with Me₃Al prior to methide abstraction by 16,6 to form the ion-pairs [Me₂Al(κ²-L)][ 16,6 ] ( 5 : L=OMTS, 6 : L=bipy, [ 16,6 ]⁻=[(MeAlO)₁₆(Me₃Al)₆ Me]⁻) while CO simply binds to a reactive edge site without ionization. The binding and activation of Cp₂ZrMe₂ with 16,6 to form both neutral adducts 1 Cp₂ZrMe₂ ⋅ 16,6 and contact ion-pairs 4 and 7 , both with formula [Cp₂ZrMe][μ-Me(MeAlO)₁₆(Me₃Al)₆], featuring terminal and chelated MAO-anions, respectively was studied by DFT. The displacement of the anion with either excess Cp₂ZrMe₂ or Me₃Al was also studied, forming outer-sphere ion-pairs [(Cp₂ZrMe)₂μ-Me][ 16,6 ] ( 2 ) and [Cp₂Zr(μ-Me)₂AlMe₂][ 16,6 ] ( 3 ). The theoretical NMR spectra of these species were compared to experimental spectra of MAO and Cp₂ZrMe₂ and found to be in good agreement with the reported data and assignments. These studies confirm that 16,6 is a very suitable model for the activators present in MAO but highlight the difficulty in accurately calculating thermodynamic quantities for molecules in this size regime.     

Cages versus Sheets: A Critical Comparison in the Size Range Expected for Methylaluminoxane (MAO)

New cage models (MeAlO)_n(Me₃Al)_m (n=16, m=6 or 7) isomeric with previously reported sheet models for the principle activator found in hydrolytic MAO (h-MAO) are compared at M06-2X and MN15 levels of theory using density functional theory with respect to their thermodynamic stability. Reactivity of the neutrals or corresponding anions with formula [(MeAlO)₁₆(Me₃Al)₆Me]⁻ towards chlorination, and loss of Me₃Al is explored while reactivity of the neutrals towards formation of contact- and outer-sphere ion pairs from Cp₂ZrMe₂ and Cp₂ZrMeCl is examined. The results suggest on balance that a cage model for this activator is less consistent with experiment than an isomeric sheet model, although the latter are more stable based on free energy.     

Synthesis of Modified Methylaluminoxane

Methylaluminoxane (MAO) is one of the most important cocatalysts of metallocene catalysts. The yield and activity of MAO is low when using Al2(SO4)3 nH2O and other inorganic hydrates to synthesize methylaluminoxane. The repeatability of this reaction is not good. The product cost is very high because one of the raw materials (Trimethylaluminium, TMA) to prepare MAO is very expensive. In addition, on standing, MAO toluene solution tends to gel. Gelled MAO can not be used to prepare su…     

甲基铝氧烷的改性及其对乙烯聚合催化活性的影响

用BCl3为修饰剂制备了改性甲基铝氧烷(BMAO) 以二氯二茂锆为主催化剂、BMAO为助催化剂,考察了影响乙烯聚合活性的各种因素及其聚合动力学行为 与常用的甲基铝氧烷(MAO)相比,BMAO用于催化体系显著提高了乙烯聚合的催化活性.     

Synthesis of Syndiotactic Polystyrene with Novel Titanocene Catalysts Activated by Modified Methylaluminoxane

Thesynthesisofsyndiotacticpolystyrene(sPS)hasattractedmuchinterestforitspropertiesandapplications.Half-sandwichtitanoceneandmethylaluminoxane(MAO)catalystshavebeenfoundtobethefavourprecursorstocatalyzesyndiospecificpolymerizationofstyrene'-,'.MAOascocatalystsalwayscontainssomeamountoffreetrimethylaluminum(TMA)bothinaformcoordinatedtoMAOandasfreeTMA".However,therolesoftheTMAcoexistinginMAOarestillnuclear.Inthispaper,severalmodifiedmethylaluminoxanes(m-MAO)whichcontaineddifferentpercen…     

多核钕-铝双金属配合物催化丁二烯聚合V.甲基铝氧烷的影响

以外添加的方式,考查了甲基铝氧烷(MAO)对多核钕-铝双金属配合物催化了二烯聚合的影响,并与烷基铝存在下的作用结果相比较.结果表明,MAO用量较低时(n(Al)/n(Nd)在5～20之间),即可较烷基铝更大程度提高稀土配合物的催化活性,获得顺式聚了二烯;MAO的链转移作用较烷基铝的低.     

多核钕—铝双金属配合物催化丁二烯聚合Ⅴ.甲基铝氧烷的影响

以外添加的方式，考查了甲基铝氧烷ＭＡＯ对多核钕－铝双金属配合物催化丁二烯聚合的影响，并与烷基铝存在下的作用结果相比较。结果表明，ＭＡＯ用量较低时（ｎ（Ａｌ）／ｎ（Ｎｄ）在５－２０之间），即可较烷基铝更大程度提高稀土配合物的催化活性，获得顺式聚丁二烯；ＭＡＯ的链转移作用较烷基铝的低。     

Living Polymerization of Propene with a Chelating Diamide Complex of Titanium Using Dried Methylaluminoxane

The living polymerization of propene was conducted at 0°C using a chelating diamide complex of titanium combined with dried modified methylaluminoxane from which free trialkylaluminium compounds were removed as much as possible before use. The number‐average molecular weight of the statistically atactic poly(propylene) produced increased almost linearly with increasing polymerization time accompanied by a narrowing of the molecular weight distribution from 1.34 to 1.16.     

A DFT Quantum‐Chemical Study of Ion‐Pair Formation for the Catalyst Cp2ZrMe2 /MAO

A process of ion‐pair formation in the system Cp₂ZrMe₂/methylaluminoxane (MAO) has been studied by means of density functional theory quantum‐chemical calculations for MAOs with different structures and reactive sites. An interaction of Cp₂ZrMe₂ with a MAO of the composition (AlMeO)₆ results in the formation of a stable molecular complex of the type Al₅Me₆O₅Al(Me)O–Zr(Me)Cp₂ with an equilibrium distance r(Zr–O) of 2.15 Å. The interaction of Cp₂ZrMe₂ with “true” MAO of the composition (Al₈Me₁₂O₆) proceeds with a tri‐coordinated aluminum atom in the active site (OAlMe₂) and yields the strongly polarized molecular complex or the μ‐Me‐bridged contact ion pair ( d ) [Cp₂(Me)Zr(μMe)Al≡MAO] with the distances r(Zr–μMe) = 2.38 Å and r(Al–μMe) = 2.28 Å. The following interaction of the μ‐Me contact ion pair ( d ) with AlMe₃ results in a formation of the trimethylaluminum (TMA)‐separated ion pair ( e ) [Cp₂Zr(μMe)₂AlMe₂]⁺–[MeMAO]^– with r[Zr–(MeMAO)] equal to 4.58 Å. The calculated composition and structure of ion pairs ( d ) and ( e ) are consistent with the ¹³C NMR data for the species detected in the Cp₂ZrMe₂/MAO system. An interaction of the TMA‐separated ion pair ( e ) with ethylene results in the substitution of AlMe₃ by C₂H₄ in a cationic part of the ion pair ( e ), and the following ethylene insertion into the Zr–Me bond. This reaction leads to formation of ion pair ( f ) of the composition [Cp₂ZrCH₂CH₂CH₃]⁺–[Me‐MAO]^– named as the propyl‐separated ion pair. Ion pair ( f ) exhibits distance r[Zr–(MeMAO)] = 3.88 Å and strong C_γ‐agostic interaction of the propyl group with the Zr atom. We suppose this propyl‐separated ion pair ( f ) to be an active center for olefin polymerization.     

A Non-Covalent Dimer Formation of Quaternary Ammonium Cation with Unusual Charge Neutralization in Electrospray-Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Specific and nonspecific non-covalent molecular association of biomolecules is characteristic for electrospray-ionization mass spectrometry analysis of biomolecules. Understanding the interaction between two associated molecules is of significance not only from the biological point of view but also gas phase analysis by mass spectrometry. Here we reported a formation of non-covalent dimer of quaternary ammonium denatonium cation with +1 charge detected in the positive ion mode electrospray ionization mass spectrometry analysis of denatonium benzoate. Hydrogen deuterium exchange of amide and carbon-bonded hydrogens revealed that charge neutralization of one denatonium cation is the consequence of amide hydrogen dissociation. DFT (Density Functional Theory) calculations proved high thermodynamic stable of formed dimer stabilized by the short and strong N..H-N hydrogen bond. The signal intensity of the peak characterizing non-covalent dimer is low intensity and does not depend on the sample concentration. Additionally, dimer observation was found to be instrument-dependent. The current investigation is the first experimental and theoretical study on the quaternary ammonium ions dimer. Thus the present study has great significance for understanding the structures of the biomolecules as well as materials.     

Structure Formation in the Crystallization and Annealing of Tetracontane Nanoparticles

Summary: Crystallization, melting and annealing of nanoparticles of tetracontane were simulated via a Monte Carlo method on the second nearest neighbor diamond (2nnd) lattice by including short‐ and long‐range interactions. Nanoparticles can be obtained from an equilibrated tetracontane melt by increasing three periodic lengths to values that are effectively infinite. Nanoparticles, which contain 155 chains of C₄₀H₈₂, have been produced. After a deep quench from 473 K to 298 K, the crystallization process was investigated by the evolution of the density profile, fraction of bonds in the trans state, and the orientational order parameter. The vicinity of the center is less dense and less well ordered than portions of the nanoparticle located further from the center. The crystals form first in the region close to the surface. Each nanoparticle usually contains multiple crystalline domains. A melting phenomenon was observed at a temperature about 365 K when the nanoparticle crystal was heated. Annealing of the multiple domain crystal at 360 K can transform the structure to a more regular one without a grain boundary.

Snapshot of the final structure containing a single domain crystal after 20 million MCS.     

3D Monte Carlo Simulations of Diffusion Limited Cluster Aggregation up to the Sol-Gel Transition: Structure and Kinetics

Three-dimensional (3D) Monte Carlo simulations of diffusion limited cluster aggregation at different concentrations () show a crossover from a flocculation regime at short times to a percolation regime close to the gel time (t_g). Contrary to suggestions in the literature t_g is independent of the system size (L) for large L. The structural and temporal crossovers between flocculation and percolation take place at characteristic values of the cluster mass (m_c) and the time (t_c) which depend on . After normalisation by these characteristic values the crossovers are independent of except for very small clusters and at short times. The concentration dependence of m_c and t_c indicates that the crossover takes place at a given cumulated volume fraction of the clusters independent of . At low concentrations the -dependence of t_g is determined by the cluster growth in the flocculation regime.     

Formation Mechanism and Stability Study of Konjac Glucomannan Helical Structure

The formation mechanism and stability of konjac glucomannan (KGM) helical structure were investigated by molecular dynamic simulation and experimental method. The results indicate that the molecular conformation of KGM is a non-typical helical structure. In detail, helical structure of KGM is mainly sustained by acetyl group, whose size and stability are affected by the molecular polymerization degree of KGM. In vacuum among the non-bonding interactions, electrostatic force is the greatest factor affecting its helical structure, but in water solution, hydrogen bond affects the helical arrangement greatly. To our interest, temperature exhibits a reversible destroying effect to some extent; the helical structure will disappear completely and present a ruleless clew-like arrangement till 341 K. This work suggests that the method of combining molecular dynamic simulation and experiment tools can be effective in the study of KGM helical structure.     

水解胶原蛋白热氧化及CaSO4形成机理探讨

水解胶原蛋白热氧化及CaSO4形成机理探讨;水解胶原蛋白; L-抗坏血酸; H2O2; 热氧化; CaSO4     

磷酰化对丙氨酸与溶菌酶相互作用的影响

在电喷雾离子阱质谱图中发现丙氨酸不能和溶菌酶形成二聚体, 而磷酰化丙氨酸(DIPP-Ala)能和溶菌酶形成二聚体. 进一步研究发现丙氨酸及其他氨基酸磷酰化后, 自身形成二聚能力大大增强. 在Silicon Graplics图形工作站上采用SYBYL 6.8软件, 利用Tripos力场和分子力学方法研究了DIPP-Ala最低能量构象, 并用分子对接(DOCK)研究了二聚体的形成. 结果说明磷氧双键的存在增强了分子间的相互作用.     

碳硼烷桥连噻吩化合物结构和二阶非线性光学系数的DFT计算

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)B3LYP方法,计算分析了7个以碳硼烷和苯环为桥连基团化合物的非线性光学(NLO)特征,结果表明:桥连基团的体积越大,对提高极化率的值越有利;分子桥连部分的电子离域性以及分子的几何构型对二阶NLO系数有重要影响,电子跃迂时的电荷转移程度对二阶NLO性质有较大贡献.通过分析分子的电子光谱和对应的...     

Structure and Stability of TaON Polymorphs

The stabilities and electronic structures of several polymorphs of tantalum oxynitride, TaON, were studied quantum‐chemically at density‐functional level. Results obtained by complementary quantum‐chemical techniques with wave‐functions either expanded in atom‐centered functions or in plane waves were compared. Close agreement was obtained for the relative stabilities of the baddeleyite, anatase, rutile, and fluorite phases of TaON. The effect of anion distribution on the structural parameters and the lattice energies of the anatase and rutile polymorphs was investigated. The calculated band structure of the polymorphs is compared with available experimental information.     

微孔化合物生成中的结构导向与模板作用

本文详细总结了各种客体分子或离子在无机微孔化合物生成中的结构导向与模板作用。讨论了不同合成体系中,客体与无机骨架间的非键相互作用对生成骨架结构的影响以及分子模拟在研究主-客体关系、结构导向剂设计与筛选等方面的进展。无机或有机客体与无机骨架间关系规律的研究,有助于进一步理解结构导向剂(3ＤＡ)作用的机理和微孔化合物的晶化与生成机制,对特定结构微孔化合物的定向合成具有一定的意义。     

三聚氰胺金属(II)配合物的结构、紫外-可见光谱和反应活性

三聚氰胺是婴幼儿“肾结石事件”的重要前体. 本文选取几个典型的二价金属离子与三聚氰胺(L)形成的三聚氰胺金属配合物ML2(OH)2(M=Ca, Mg, Zn, Cu, Ni, Fe), 使用密度泛函理论(DFT)、含时DFT和概念DFT等工具, 系统地计算和比较了ML2(OH)2的结构、紫外-可见光谱和反应性质的异同. 模拟结果揭示了ML2(OH)2的结构、光谱及其反应性质是一类不同于其前体L, 形成ML2(OH)2配合物后, 将有较高的亲电指数和较低的化学硬度以及呈现红外吸收峰红移; 在这些典型的二价金属配合物中, 金属M离子电荷与配体O和N原子之间的电荷、以及与金属M离子和配体原子之间的二级微扰相互作用能, 配合物最低空轨道能级与其亲电反应指数、最低空轨道能级与化学硬度指数等方面, 存在着一系列定量的相关关系, 相关系数(R2)达0.889-0.997; 前线分子轨道模拟结果表明, ML2(OH)2体系反应活性的差异源于金属离子对前线轨道贡献有所不同, FeL2(OH)2、CuL2(OH)2、NiL2(OH)2等过渡金属离子的配合物中, 金属离子贡献较多, 共价性成分较多. 这些结果将为进一步理解人体内三聚氰胺致结石的成因提供有益的启示.