Separated internal force constants for the ethylene and ethane molecules and their use for calculation of the force field for the propylene molecule

We consider the question of separation of linear combinations of force constants for ethylene and ethane. Introduction of a perturbation into the matrix of the kinematic coefficients allows us to solve the inverted vibrational problem using the matrix method of successive approximations without eliminating dependent coordinates. Such an approach makes it possible to obtain a sufficient system of equations for determining the separated internal force constants. The separated internal force constants determined for ethylene and ethane are used to calculate the force field for propylene. The calculated separated internal force constants for propylene reproduce its vibrational spectrum and the spectrum or propylene-d₆ with average deviation from experimental frequencies of 8 cm^–1. The numerical influence coefficients for stretching vibrations of the C-H bond are linearly related to the lengths of these bonds.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 118–122, Janauary–February, 1986.     

Expressions for the stress and elasticity tensors for angle-dependent potentials

The stress and elasticity tensors for interatomic potentials that depend explicitly on bond bending and dihedral angles are derived by taking strain derivatives of the free energy. The resulting expressions can be used in Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations in the canonical and microcanonical ensembles. These expressions are particularly useful at low temperatures where it is difficult to obtain results using the fluctuation formula of Parrinello and Rahman [J. Chem. Phys. 76, 2662 (1982)]. Local elastic constants within heterogeneous and composite materials can also be calculated as a function of temperature using this method. As an example, the stress and elasticity tensors are derived for the second-generation reactive empirical bond-order potential. This potential energy function was used because it has been used extensively in computer simulations of hydrocarbon materials, including carbon nanotubes, and because it is one of the few potential energy functions that can model chemical reactions. To validate the accuracy of the derived expressions, the elastic constants for diamond and graphite and the Young's Modulus of a (10,10) single-wall carbon nanotube are all calculated at T = 0 K using this potential and compared with previously published data and results obtained using other potentials.     

基因传感技术及目前存在的问题和发展对策

对最近几年报道的比较有特色的光学、压电、电化学等基因(DNA)传感器方面的研究工作进行介绍,并就目前基因传感器研究中存在的问题进行了分析讨论,提出了相应的发展对策.     

Model studies for the synthesis of the antibiotic lactonamycin and the discovery of new reactions and mechanisms for the construction of substituted heterocycles

A new and highly efficient route for the construction of a model for the synthesis of lactonamycin 1 is reported. The chemistry has been utilised for the synthesis of heterocyclic rings, and new reactions for the synthesis of dienes and alkynes are reported.     

Reasons for the DSA Passivation during Chlorate Electrolysis and the Means for Extending the Anode Service Life

Based on experiments and analysis of literature data, it is shown that a poor utilization of the active mass of the coating on metal oxide anodes of the DSA type during the electrochemical sodium chlorate production is due to pseudopassivation (an increase in the anodic potential due to a predominant corrosion dissolution of RuO₂as compared with TiO₂in the outer working zone of the coating), which develops with time. The true irreversible anode passivation, resulting from the formation of a stable barrier layer of higher titanium oxides at the coating/substrate interface, occurs when the DSA active mass wears out to a residual ruthenium content below 1.4 g/m²in it. The coating service life can be extended with no increase in the potential and with a minimum active mass consumption by using, concurrently with RuO₂and TiO₂, catalytically active additives with higher corrosion resistance than that of RuO₂at pH 6 to 7. This prevents the anode pseudopassivation and, with an increased initial amount of the active mass, makes it possible to use the anodes until its residual content exceeds the limit below which the true passivation starts, and regenerate the coating by applying fresh mass on the residue of the existing mass.     

高校化学类专业课程思政建设目标与实现途径刍议——以物理化学课程教学为例

课程思政建设是当前专业课程教学改革的重要内容。课程思政建设应以专业人才培养目标为指引,基于"以学生为中心""以产出为导向"的理念进行系统设计和实施。本文以物理化学课程教学为例,介绍如何围绕课程教学目标,对课程思政进行系统设计,深入挖掘课程育人功能,突出世界观和方法论教学,突出学生综合评价能力、学科思维能力和批判创新能力的培养,推动专业教学由知识导向型向能力和素质导向型转变。     

吸热型碳氢燃料裂解引发剂筛选及引发机理分析

筛选可溶性添加剂替代多相催化剂, 达到促进吸热型碳氢燃料裂解、提高燃料热沉以及燃烧性能的目的. 采用考察裂解气相产物气体流量的方法进行实验. 测试了10种添加剂在500～650 ℃范围内对正庚烷裂解效果的影响. 研究发现, 三乙胺、2,6-二叔丁基对甲酚(BHT)可促进正庚烷裂解, 其它添加剂均无显著效果. 在550 ℃时, 当三乙胺质量分数达到6%时, 实验总气体收率比计算总气体收率增加80%以上. 机理研究表明, 三乙胺的引发剂基团来源于C—N键的断裂. BHT的结构、性状与前者显著不同, 在550 ℃时, 当BHT质量分数为3.4%时体系的气体收率较之纯正庚烷裂解气体收率增加80%以上, BHT的引发基团主要是连接于叔丁基上的甲基发生脱离的结果     

Deletion and contraction identities for the resistance values and the Kirchhoff index

We establish identities, which we call deletion and contraction identities, for the resistance values on an electrical network. As an application of these identities, we give an upper bound to the Kirchhoff index of a molecular graph. Our upper bound, expressed in terms of the set of vertices and the edge connectivity of the graph, improves previously known upper bounds. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2010     

Correlations between the Rayleigh ratio and the wavelength for toluene and benzene

The values of the Rayleigh ratio of two pure liquid, toluene and benzene, at various wavelengths have been collected from the literature, and a correlation between the Rayleigh ratio and the wavelength in the form of power law has been developed for each liquid and can be used to compute accurately the Rayleigh ratio at any wavelength between 420 and 700 nm. The Rayleigh ratio scales with the wavelength with a power of −4.17 and −4.38, respectively, for toluene and benzene, which deviate significantly from the Rayleigh law (−4.0). However, if the effect of the wavelength on their refractive indexes is accounted for, the power is reduced to −4.0 and −4.2 for toluene and benzene, respectively.     

Chemical and physical analysis for the improvement of the dry mounting method for fragile documents

Paper lamination is a widely used method to consolidate fragile documents. Previous studies have presented a new method of lamination that allows the consolidation of documents before undertaking aqueous treatments. In this method a thin Japanese paper coated with an acrylic resin is applied on the fragile document by means of a heated press. In this work we optimised the preparation of the lamination sheets as well as the working procedures, and we were able to establish that our laboratory-made specimens are chemically stable, easily reversible and permeable to aqueous solutions. The latest property is of particular importance, since it allows a subsequent aqueous deacidification even for fragile documents. The laminated paper documents were further analysed by means of colorimetry and FTIR spectroscopy before and after accelerated ageing as well as by determination of the alkali reserve left on the coated paper, in order to compare our lamination method with other commercially available lamination sheets.     

Theoretical models for the conformations and the protonation of triacetonamine

Summary In this paper we propose theoretical models for the conformations of triacetonamine and protonated triacetonamine (Vincubine, an anticancer chemotherapeutic agent) developed by quantum and molecular mechanics techniques. We discuss the theoretical factors which are involved in the stabilization of the conformations calculated by the MNDO, MM2 and COPEANE methods and show the relative percent abundance of each molecular shape. Graphic representations of the conformers are depicted.     

Ladder operators for the Kratzer oscillator and the Morse potential

Taking a close look at the Infeld–Hull ladder operators for the Kratzer oscillator system, V(x) = [x² + β(β ? 1)x^?2]/2, we deduce and explicitly construct energy‐raising and ‐lowering operators for the generalized Morse potential system V(z) = (Ae^?4αz ? Be^?2αz)/2, through a canonical transformation that exists between the two systems. For the Morse potential system, we obtain a system of raising and lowering operators P_±(n) (n = 0, 1, 2, 3, … , n_max) with the specific property that P_±(n)Φ_n = c_±(n)Φ_n±1, where Φ_n denotes the nth energy eigenfunction. While P_?(0) annihilates the ground‐state Φ₀, the operator P₊(n_max), instead of annihilating the highest bound‐state Φ, actually knocks it out of the L₂ space spanned by the discrete bound states and becomes inadmissible. Yet, raising and lowering operators _± with proper end‐of‐spectrum behavior (i.e., _?|0〉 = 0 and ₊|n_max〉 = 0) can be constructed in a straightforward way in the energy representation. We show that the operators ₊, _?, and ₀ (where ₀ ≡ (1/2)[ ₊, _?]) form a su(2) algebra only if we restrict them to the (N ? 1)‐dimensional subspace spanned by the lowest (N ? 1) basis vectors, but not in the full (N + 1)‐dimensional space spanned by the discrete bound states [N ≡ n_max ≡ integral part of (1/2)(B/(2α ) ? 1)]. Realization of this su(2) algebra in the position representation (when restricted to the (N ? 1)‐dimensional subspace) is also given. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2006     

Vibrational calculation for the HOCO radical and the cis-HOCO anion

We present numerically exact vibrational transitions for trans-HOCO, cis-HOCO, and cis-HOCO(-) for the quartic force fields of Fortenberry et al. [J. Chem. Phys. 135, 134301 (2011); ibid. 135, 214303 (2011)], obtained by means of a computational strategy based on the discrete variable representation. Several adiabatic projection schemes have been employed to characterize the vibrational levels and to study the relevance of the intermode coupling (vibrational mixing). Our results help to clear up a large discrepancy between previously reported vibrational perturbation theory and vibrational configuration interaction predictions for the torsional frequency.