Synthesis of aromatic polyesters having pendant carboxyl groups in the side chains and conversion of the carboxyl groups to other reactive groups

Aromatic polyester, copolyester, and poly(ester-amide-thioester) having pendant carboxyl groups are directly synthesized by the organic phase/water phase interfacial polyconden-sation using low-molecular and polymeric phase transfer catalysts. Spectral analysis of the resulting polymers indicates that the nucleophilicity of salts of phenols to diacid chloride is far higher than that of salts of carboxylic acids and chemoselective esterification occurs in a 100% yield. Even if the polymeric catalyst having amino acid moiety as a nucleophilic group is used in the polycondensation, the polymers do not contain anhydride groups. The polyester can be almost quantitatively converted to polymers with different reactive groups by reacting the pendant carboxyl groups with alkyl halides in a DMA_c-H₂O mixture con-taining K₂CO₃. A bifunctional catalytic mechanism is proposed for the chemical modification of the polyesters. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Trace elements in brown coal and its products of combustion

Concentrations of 38 elements in brown coal, bottom ash and size fractionated ESP coal ash from the Belchatów I Power Plant were determined by INAA. Based on enrichment factors calculated relatively to iron and average crustal rock composition as a function of particle size the elements are grouped into three classes: Group I, elements that show little or no enrichment in the small particles /Na, Mg, Al, K, Sc, Ti, Mn, Co, Rb, Cs, Ba, La, Ce, Sm, Eu, Lu, and Th/; Group II, elements whose enrichment increases greatly with decreasing particle size /Cl, Zn, As, Se, Br, Cd, Sb, and I/; and Group III, elements whose behaviour is intermediate to that of elements in Group I and II /Ca, V, Cr, Ni, Cu, Ga, Sr, Mo, In, W, and Au/.     

Localization of carboxyl groups at surface layer of carboxylated polymer emulsion particles by alkali treatment

For the purpose of localizing carboxyl groups from inside to particle surface, styrene — butyl acrylate — methacrylic acid (74.3/17.0/8.7, mol ratio) terpolymer emulsion was kept under pH 9 at different temperatures. The amount of carboxyl groups at the particle surface, As, was remarkably increased by the alkali-treatment above 35 °C. On the other hand, As value of the alkalitreated emulsion was decreased by keeping under ph 3 above 45 °C, although in the case of the original emulsion without the alkalitreatment, it was not changed by the acid-treatment. These results suggest that a part of polymer segments which have ionized carboxyl groups is dragged out at the surface by an increase in the affinity of the groups against water, and the dragged segments turn back into the inside again when the carboxyl groups are deionized.Part 97 of the series Studies on Suspension and Emulsion.     

A thermal analysis study of the oxidation of brown coal chars

The combustion of brown coal chars, obtained at different pyrolysis temperatures, have been investigated using TG, DTG and DTA thermal analysis methods. The burning profiles and the kinetic parameters derived from TG and DTA data show that all the chars are less reactive than the parent coal. The higher temperature chars have lower overall reactivity. From the corresponding infrared spectra, the chars obtained at 800 °C and 1000 °C appear to have graphitic structures.

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Zusammenfassung Mittels TG-, DTG- und DTA-Methoden wurde die Verbrennung von unter verschiedenen Pyrolysetemperaturen erhaltenen Braunkohlenschwelkoksen untersucht. Das Verbrennungsprofil und die kinetischen Parameter, erhalten aus TG und DTG, zeigen, daß die Schwelkokse eine geringere Aktivität haben, als die ursprüngliche Braunkohle. Die Schwelkokse höherer Temperatur besitzen eine niedrigere resultierende Aktivität. Aufgrund der entsprechenden IR-Spektren besitzen die bei 800 °C und 1000 °C erhaltenen Schwelkokse eine Graphitstruktur.

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A thermal analysis study of the pyrolysis of Victorian brown coal

The pyrolysis in a nitrogen atmosphere of three run-of-mine samples and a suite of lithotype samples of Victorian brown coal has been investigated using simultaneous TG/DTG/DTA. The TG, DTG curves provide parameters which represent the pyrolysis properties of coal. The pyrolysis profiles can also be used as fingerprints of brown coal lithotypes and hence are of value in the context of the broad characterization of coal.

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Zusammenfassung Mittels Pyrolyse in Stickstoff wurden unter Anwendung simultaner TG, DTG und DTA drei Förderproben und eine Reihe von Lithotypenproben von Viktoriabraunkohle untersucht. Die TG und DTG Kurven liefern Parameter, die für die Pyrolyseneigenschaften von Kohle charakteristisch sind. Die Pyrolysenprofile können auch als Fingerabdruck von Braunkohlenlithotypen benutzt werden und sind deshalb im Zusammenhang mit einer umfassenden Charakteristik der Kohle von Bedeutung.

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The Coal Corporation of Victoria, is acknowledged for the provision of the brown coal samples and the corresponding proximate and ultimate analysis data.     

Synthesis of core-shell material rich in carboxyl groups and its application in the selective adsorption of cationic peptides

The ability to extract peptides and proteins from biological samples with excellent reusability, high adsorption capacity, and great selectivity is essential in scientific research and medical applications. Inspired by the advantages of core-shell materials, we fabricated a core-shell material using amino-functionalized silica as the core. Benzene-1,3,5-tricarbaldehyde and 3,5-diaminobenzoic acid were used as model organic ligands to construct a shell coating by alternately reacting the two monomers on the surface of silica microspheres. The resultant material featured an outstanding capability for the adsorption of cationic peptides, most likely owing to its porous structure, a large number of carboxylic functional groups, and low mass-transfer resistance. The maximum saturated adsorption capacity reached 833.3 mg/g and the adsorption process took only 20 min. Under optimized adsorption conditions, the core-shell material was used to selectively adsorb cationic peptides from the tryptic digestive solution of lysozyme and bovine serum albumin, Specifically, the analysis results showed seven cationic peptides in the eluate and twenty anionic peptides in the supernatant, which indicates the efficient trap of most cationic peptides in the digestive solution.     

Synthesis and conformational analysis of a chiral fluorinated bilirubin analog lacking carboxyl groups

An optically active analog 1 of etiobilirubin-IVγ with a single fluorine on each of the C(8) and C(12) alkyl groups has been synthesized in order to examine its potential for hydrogen bonding with fluorine. Circular dichroism spectroscopy reveals an unusually strong influence of 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol solvent on diastereo-selection of the M-helical conformation of (8¹S,12¹S)-1.     

XPS法研究煤表面碳官能团的变化及硫迁移行为

采用XPS对六枝（Liuzhi）和遵义（Zunyi）原煤及其固定床热解半焦表面的含碳官能团和硫迁移行为进行了研究。在氮气气氛下,在400℃～700℃遵义煤焦表面O=C－O, C－H 和 C－C含量与原煤相比,呈现下降趋势,而C=O和O－C－O、C－O含量却呈现增加趋势; 六枝煤焦表面的O=C－O、C=O和O－C－O、C－O含量的变化规律与遵义煤相似,而C－H和C－C含量的变化却与遵义煤相反。在氢气气氛下, 遵义煤焦表面不仅O=C－O含量与原煤相比下降, 而且C=O和O－C－O、C－O含量也下降,但C－H和C－C含量却增加; 六枝煤除了C=O 和O－C－O含量下降外, 其他官能团的变化与其在氮气气氛下相似。两种煤焦表面S/C比在氮气气氛下随着温度的升高而升高,氢气气氛下在400℃~600℃随着温度的升高却下降,700℃又显著升高。这说明在热解过程中硫在两种气氛下都能从体相向表面迁移,但是氢气能够和含硫自由基反应,所以氢气气氛下煤焦表面的S/C比率低于其氮气气氛下的。     

pH-dependent aggregation of citrate-capped Au nanoparticles induced by Cu ions: The competition effect of hydroxyl groups with the carboxyl groups

The citrate-capped Au nanoparticles were found to undergo pH-dependent aggregation induced by Cu²⁺ ions. At low pH value (8.9), the Au nanoparticles aggregated into fractal-like structure induced by the coordination interactions between the carboxyl groups of citrate ligands and Cu²⁺ ions. At high pH value (10.1), the Au nanoparticles aggregated into close-packed structure attributed to the increased concentration of hydroxyl groups. The coordination interactions between the metal ions and the ligands were suppressed as a result of the competition effect of the hydroxyl groups with the carboxyl groups. The aggregation process was identified to be dominated by the cluster–cluster mechanism at the low pH value and the particle–cluster mechanism at the high pH value.     

Speciation of the inorganic components in brown coal

Brown coal samples from different deposits have been analyzed for the bonding forms of their inorganic components. Besides the analysis of the dried coals, ashing techniques (high and low temperature ashing) and extraction procedures with different solvents (acids, bases, complexation agents, organic solvents with different polarity) have also been investigated. ESCA, PIXE, INAA, ICP-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy, NMR and Ionchromatography have been applied to the analysis of coals, ashes, wet ashing and extraction products. The bonding behavior of more than 40 elements could be characterized. Conclusions about geological and geochemical processes during and after coalification could be drawn.     

Acidity modification by thermal and steam treatment in silica-alumina and its relation with methanol to hydrocarbons reaction

The physical properties as well as the acidity of an amorphous silica-alumina were modified by steam and thermal treatments and a general correlation (including samples modified by other methods) between hydrocarbon formation and surface acidity was obtained.

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Bromine determination by neutron activation analysis and its distribution in the atmosphere

Bromine, one of the main participants in ozone layer destruction, is 10 to 100 times more effective than chlorine. There are two principal sources of methyl bromide emissions: the oceans and some pesticides that are used in farming. In this work, bromine was detected in premium and magna sin gasolines (2.86±0.96 and 1.54±0.38 ppm, respectively) as well as in condensed water found in exhaust pipes of vehicles. In addition, samples of rainwater were also analyzed to determine atmospheric bromine concentration. In water samples Br concentrations ranging from 2.09 to 0.06 ppm were found. The techniques utilised in our research were neutron activation analysis and high voltage electrophoresis, the latter to determine the chemical form of bromine in condensed water samples. Finally, suspended particles from rainwater were also analysed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).     

Synthesis and properties of a bilirubin analog with propionic acid groups replaced by carboxyl

The unnatural bile pigment analog of bilirubin-IXα, 2,3,7,13,17,18-hexamethyl-(10H,21H,23H,24H)-bilin-1,19-dione-8,12-dicarboxylic acid (1), was synthesized as its diethyl ester by coupling 4,4′-dimethyl-3,3′-dicarboethoxydipyrrylmethane-5,5′-dialdehyde with 3,4-dimethylpyrrolin-2-one.     

Multiple-timescale dynamics of side-chain carboxyl and carbonyl groups in proteins by 13C nuclear spin relaxation

Side-chain carboxyl and carbonyl groups play a major role in protein interactions and enzyme catalysis. A series of (13)C relaxation experiments is introduced to study the dynamics of carboxyl and carbonyl groups in protein side chains on both fast (sub-ns) and slower (micros-ms) time scales. This approach is illustrated on the protein calbindin D(9k). Fast dynamics features correlate with hydrogen- and ion-binding patterns. We also identify chemical dynamics on micros time scales in solvent-exposed carboxyl groups, most probably due to exchange between the carboxylate and carboxylic acid forms.     

Extrinsic and intrinsic structural change during heat treatment of polyaniline

HCl doped polyaniline (PAni) was synthesized electrochemically and heat treated at 150 °C, 200 °C and 250 °C for 30 min in vacuum. Different intrinsic and extrinsic structural changes due to heat treatment were determined from XRD, TGA, FT-IR, conductivity and solubility measurement. When HCl doped PAni is subjected to heat treatment, different changes are taking place in the system like doping, dedoping (extrinsic), oxidation, chain scission, cross-linking and changes in crystal structure (intrinsic). Mechanism for doping, dedoping, oxidation, chain scission and cross-linking is proposed.     

Sulphur determination by proton-induced prompt gamma emission: The effect of the matrix and its importance in coal analysis

The determination of sulphur through -ray spectrometry induced by 5 MeV protons was chosen to study the effect of dilution and spike addition on the stopping power of the matrix and applied to the determination of sulphur in coal. Changes in the matrix cannot be ignored even for the spiking technique.     

Chemical functionalization of carbon nanotubes by carboxyl groups on stone-wales defects: a density functional theory study

Chemical functionalization of carbon nanotubes with Stone-Wales (SW) defects by carboxyl (COOH) groups is investigated by density functional calculations. Due to the localized donor states induced by the SW defect, the binding of the COOH group with the defective carbon nanotube is stronger than that with the perfect one. A quasi-tetrahedral bonding configuration of carbon atoms, indicating sp3 hybrid bonding, is formed in the adsorption site. The charge distribution analysis shows that, in comparison with benzoic acid, the localized or delocalized pi states on the nanotube would affect the polarities of chemical bonds of the COOH group without losing the acidity. Furthermore, it is found that the double-adsorption system (two COOH groups are respectively adsorbed on two individual carbon atoms of the SW defect) is more energetically favorable than the monoadsorption one. The adsorption of COOH groups leads to a significant change of the electronic states around the Fermi level, which is advantageous for the electrical conductivity. The functionalization by introducing functional groups on the topological defects provides a pathway for applications of carbon nanotubes in chemical sensors and nanobioelectronics.     

逐级酸处理对锡盟褐煤的结构及热解特性的影响

为了探讨高硫褐煤提质利用中酸洗处理对煤质特性的影响,以内蒙古锡盟褐煤为研究对象,依次用HF、HNO₃和HCl的酸溶液进行预处理,对原煤及其酸处理样品进行了傅里叶变换红外光谱的煤结构表征、程序升温差热-热重实验的煤热解特性研究及其反应过程的动力学分析。结果表明,HF处理对煤样的结构影响不大,HNO₃的处理明显改变了HF处理后煤样中有机质的结构,HCl处理又使HNO₃处理引起的煤样中脂肪基团CH₃的吸收峰强度变化减弱;逐级酸处理对锡盟褐煤的热解特性存在一定的影响,HF和HNO₃处理对褐煤的热解反应性具有促进作用,HCl处理对其热解反应性的影响不大。动力学分析显示,不同过程酸预处理对褐煤热解过程的影响不能单独采用热解过程的总包反应活化能进行描述,热解活化能不仅与指前因子存在着补偿效应,也与热解阶段的失重量存在一定的关联。     

The role played by the amino and carboxyl groups in the formation of the geometric and electronic structure of phenoxy substituted cyclophosphazenes

A quantum-topological analysis of the electron density calculated by the density functional theory method in the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) approximation was performed to determine and quantitatively characterize four types of noncovalent interactions in mono-and disubstituted 4-aminophenoxy-and 4-carboxyphenoxycyclotriphosphazenes P₃N₃Cl₅OC₆H₄NH₂, P₃N₃Cl₄(OC₆H₄NH₂)₂, P₃N₃Cl₅OC₆H₄COOH, and P₃N₃Cl₄(OC₆H₄COOH)₂. These are C-H…N hydrogen bonds between a nitrogen atom of the phosphazene ring and a hydrogen atom of the benzene ring, C-H…C interactions between a carbon atom of one phenoxy group and a hydrogen atom of the other such group (C-H…π interactions), N-H…N interactions between nitrogen and hydrogen atoms of neighboring amino groups, and C-O…C interactions between oxygen atoms of neighboring carboxyl groups. This system of noncovalent bonding interactions determines the mutual orientation of oxyphenyl fragments. The total energy of interatomic contacts estimated from the local potential energy of electrons at the corresponding critical bond points is larger for the amino than for the carboxyl group. It follows that the amino group has the strongest effect on the mutual orientation of oxyphenyl fragments. The effect of the carboxyl group is weaker.