Structural features of chitin from Aral crustaceans and use of chitosans based on it

Structural features of chitin from Aral crustaceans and chitosan based on it are examined using x-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopy. Their biological activities on encapsulated cotton seeds are determined.Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, 700128, ul. A. Kodirii, 76, fax 144 26 61. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 97–99, March–April, 2000.     

Solid-State Photochromism by Molecular Assembly of Bis-o-carboranyl Siloles

A new type of solid-state photochromism was observed in an AB₂-type molecular assembly comprising a central silole and two peripheral o-carborane units, and in this assembly, depending on the assembling positions of those units at the adjoining benzene ring, two different regioisomers were formed: Si-m-Cb and Si-p-Cb . Each isomer showed different solid-state photochromism depending on its solid-state molecular conformation and was either in the crystalline or amorphous state. The crystals of each meta- or para-isomer, C_Si-m-Cb or C_Si-p-Cb, showed yellow or blue emission, and mechanically grinding those crystals into amorphous powders of A_Si-m-Cb and A_Si-p-Cb, switched their emissions to blue and yellow, respectively. Photophysical studies revealed that the electronic interaction between silole and o-carborane units determined the emission color. The crystal and DFT-optimized structures each account for the crystalline and amorphous structures, respectively, and are correlated well with the electronic interactions in the molecular assembly in the solid state, thus enabling the prediction of the solid-state molecular conformational change.     

X-ray computed tomography-based modeling of polymeric foams: The effect of finite element model size on the large strain response

A hybrid numerical–experimental approach is used to characterize the macroscopic mechanical behavior of polymeric foams. The method is based on microstructural characterization of foams with X-ray computed tomography (CT) and conversion of the data to finite element (FE) models. The 2D models are created from a 3D close-celled foam and subjected to compression loads. Since the large strain regime is explored, contact between elements is incorporated. It is shown that, for calculating the effective Young's modulus, a model consisting of at least 11²–12² cells in the model should be used, whereas for the large strain regime 12²–14² cells in the model are needed. Discretization had a significant influence on the results, where relatively coarse elements caused loss of connectivity in the cell walls and thickening of the cell walls. It is shown that at least three to four elements should be taken over the thickness of the cell walls for these structures. Finally, a good qualitative agreement is observed between the deformations found with the FE models and in situ compression experiments of an open-celled foam during X-ray CT. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 48: 1473–1482, 2010     

疏水性微孔中水的结构和扩散性质的分子模拟

用分子动力学（MD）方法模拟了受限在疏水性微孔中的水的结构与动力学行为.分别考察了孔径、温度和压力对水在孔道方向的密度分布和自扩散系数的影响,计算了不同温度下水的径向分布函数.发现在小孔径的微孔中,随着温度的降低,水分子沿孔道的分布逐渐变得不均匀,最终导致气-液相分离,微孔孔道内有明显的分段现象.受限在小孔径微孔中水的自扩散系数大约为体相流体水的20％～30％,并且随着孔径的减小,自扩散系数也减小.同时还发现沿孔道方向的自扩散系数分量大约为孔径方向的4～5倍.提出了微孔中水自扩散系数的关联模型.     

Sorption of Cu2+ ions by chitin and chitosan from aqueous solutions. Molecular structure of complexes formed

The sorption of Cu²⁺ ions by chitin and chitosan from aqueous solutions has been investigated, as well as the molecular structure of the complexes formed. The static exchange capacities have been determined, equal to 3.5 and 0.25 mmole/g for chitosan and chitin, respectively, and the partition coefficients (5000 and 70 g/ml). It has been shown that in complex formation a bond with the amino group is formed as the result of the substitution of a proton in the latter. The EPR spectra of these complexes have been obtained and their radiospectroscopic parameters determined (g = 2.334,g = 2.054,A = 0.0156 cm^–1, andB = 0.0028 cm^–1 for chitin, andg = 2.231,g = 2.048,A = 0.0192 cm^–1, andB = 0.0025 cm^–1 for chitosan). For chitosan the ligands are two nitrogen atoms of the amino groups and two oxygen atoms of the hydroxyl groups in the position C³ of adjacent glucosamine rings; for chitin, the oxygen atoms of the acetyl groups take part in addition in the complex formation. The analysis of the radiospectroscopic parameters and their comparison with published data lead to the conclusion that the Cu²⁺ complex with chitosan has a tetragonal symmetry, while the complex with chitin most probably has an octahedral structure.Institute of Physical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117915 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2305–2311, October, 1992.     

Linear viscoelastic behavior of chitosan films as influenced by changes in the biopolymer structure

Films were prepared via solvent casting from different deacetylated and depolymerized chitosans obtained from β‐chitin. The linear viscoelastic behavior of the chitosan films was studied with uniaxial tensile stress–relaxation tests. All stress–relaxation profiles exhibited an asymptotically decaying trend, with a residual value different from zero, thus pointing out a solid‐like, viscoelastic behavior. The decay of the tensile modulus with time was phenomenologically described by a generalized Maxwell model consisting of three exponential functions and an equilibrium elastic modulus. Films prepared from chitosans with higher molecular weights showed higher residual elastic moduli and longer relaxation times. Within the range of the degrees of acetylation analyzed (0–27%), chitosans with the lowest and highest degrees of acetylation exhibited more pronounced solid‐like character. This behavior is explained on the basis of a complex balance between steric effects, types of intermolecular interactions, and aggregation of the chitosan samples. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 45: 1907–1915, 2007     

热塑性酚醛树脂的13C NMR表征

采用一种新型环保工艺合成了热塑性酚醛(phenol novolac,PN)树脂,并采用13C NMR方法对其分子结构进行了分析,由谱图中各峰积分值定量计算出了o-o、o-p、p-p结构、支化结构、游离苯酚和醚键等其它结构所占比例分别约为19.42%、46.21%、22.32%、3.13%、4.24%和4.69%。与常规工艺生产的PN相比并无大的变化,但新型工艺从根本上解决了常规工艺带来的高浓度含苯酚废水污染的问题。研究发现催化剂浓度的提高可以减少支化结构的产生,反应温度的提高有利于o-o结构的生成,随着反应时间的延长,o-o、o-p、p-p3种结构增多。     

Hydrothermal Synthesis,Structural Characterization,Magnetic and Photoelectric Properties of Two Cobalt(II) Coordination Polymers

Two cobalt(II) coordination polymers, {[Co(μ‐4,4′‐bipy)(4,4′‐bipy)₂(H₂O)₂]·(OH)₃·(Me₄N)·4,4′‐bipy·4H₂O}_n ( 1 ) and {[Co(μ‐4,4′‐bipy)(H₂O)₄]·suc·4H₂O}_n ( 2 ) (4,4′‐bipy = 4,4′‐bipyridine, suc = succinate dianions), were hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by X‐ray diffraction analysis, UV‐Vis‐NIR, and ICP. The main structure feature common to the both polymers is presence of the infinite linear chains, [Co(μ‐4,4′‐bipy)(4,4′‐bipy)₂(H₂O)₂]_n ( 1 ) and [Co(μ‐4,4′‐bipy)(H₂O)₄]_n ( 2 ), respectively. In 1 , the chains are further linked by the hydrogen‐bond and π‐π stacking interaction, producing extended layer structure. The 4,4′‐bipy molecules in 1 play three different roles. In 2 , the chains are linked into three‐dimensional network structure via complicated hydrogen bonding system. The variable temperature (2.0～300 K) magnetic susceptibility of 1 indicates a tendency of spin‐transition in the temperature range of 110 K to 22 K, which attributes to the transition of high‐spin to low‐spin from Co²⁺(d⁷) ion. Also, the result of surface photovoltage spectroscopy (SPS) reveals that the polymer 1 has significant photoelectric conversion property in the region of 300‐800 nm.     

抗艾滋病新药吡喃酮类化合物的结构表征及其生物活性的定量预测

应用分子电性距离矢量(MEDV)对吡喃酮类化合物进行结构表征和抗人类免疫缺 陷病毒(human immuno-deficiencyvirus，简称HIV)的活性预测，通过逐步回归 (SMR)方法建立了MEDV与活性之间的定量模型，取得了良好的结果，其模型相关系 数R=0．958；继以留一法(Leave-one-out，LOO)进行交互检验，相关系数R=0． 835，说明定量相关模型具有良好的稳定性和预测能力．     

碳氟基团修饰的疏水微孔二氧化硅膜制备与表征

采用三氟丙基三乙氧基硅烷（TFPTES）和正硅酸乙酯（TEOS）作为前驱体,通过溶胶-凝胶法制备了三氟丙基修饰的SiO2膜材料。利用扫描电镜、N2 吸附、 红外光谱仪以及视频光学接触角测量仪对膜的断面形貌、孔结构以及疏水性能进行了表征。结果表明,随着三氟丙基三乙氧基硅烷加入量的增大,膜的疏水性逐渐增强,膜的孔结构基本保持不变。当TFPTES/TEOS的摩尔比例达到0.6时,膜对水的接触角达到 111.6°±0.5º,膜材料仍保持良好的微孔结构,其孔体积为0.19cm3•g-1,孔径为0.97nm。     

Structural Investigations and Binding Mechanisms of Oseltamivir Drug Resistance Conferred by the E119V Mutation in Influenza H7N9 Virus

The use of vaccinations and antiviral medications have gained popularity in the therapeutic management of avian influenza H7N9 virus lately. Antiviral medicines are more popular due to being readily available. The presence of the neuraminidase protein in the avian influenza H7N9 virus and its critical role in the cleavage of sialic acid have made it a target drug in the development of influenza virus drugs. Generally, the neuraminidase proteins have common conserved amino acid residues and any mutation that occurs around or within these conserved residues affects the susceptibility and replicability of the influenza H7N9 virus. Herein, we investigated the interatomic and intermolecular dynamic impacts of the experimentally reported E119V mutation on the oseltamivir resistance of the influenza H7N9 virus. We extensively employed molecular dynamic (MD) simulations and subsequent post-MD analyses to investigate the binding mechanisms of oseltamivir-neuraminidase wildtype and E119V mutant complexes. The results revealed that the oseltamivir-wildtype complex was more thermodynamically stable than the oseltamivir-E119V mutant complex. Oseltamivir exhibited a greater binding affinity for wildtype (−15.46 ± 0.23 kcal/mol) relative to the E119V mutant (−11.72 ± 0.21 kcal/mol). The decrease in binding affinity (−3.74 kcal/mol) was consistent with RMSD, RMSF, SASA, PCA, and hydrogen bonding profiles, confirming that the E119V mutation conferred lower conformational stability and weaker protein–ligand interactions. The findings of this oseltamivir-E119V mutation may further assist in the design of compounds to overcome E119V mutation in the treatment of influenza H7N9 virus patients.     

锌配合物Zn(phen)(H2O)(3-mba)2的合成、结构表征及荧光性质

常温下,溶液法合成了一个单核结构的锌配合物Zn (phen)(H2O)(3-mba)2(phen:邻菲咯啉;3-Hmba∶3-甲基苯甲酸),并用红外光谱、元素分析、热重分析以及X射线单晶衍射表征了其结构.结果表明,配合物属于三斜晶系,空间群P1,晶胞参数:a=10.893(2)(A),b=11.461(2)(A),c=11.505(2)(A),α=95.54(3)°,β=115.80(3)°,γ =100.25(3)°,V=1247.9(4) (A)3,C28H24N2O5Zn,Mr=533.86,Z =2,Dc=1.421 g·cm-3,F(000) =552,最终偏离因子[I≥2σ(I)]R1=0.0471,wR2 =0.0954.在配位物分子中,中心锌离子是五配位模式,双分子间先通过O—H…O氢键形成二聚体,继而二聚体间通过相邻分子中的邻菲咯啉芳环的π-π堆积作用沿着a方向形成了一维超分子链.对配合物的荧光性能进行了测试.CCDC 1023439.     

草酸根桥联一维多聚铜配合物的合成及晶体结构

合成了草酸根（ox）桥联[Cu（tmen）]^2＋单元（tmen为N,N,N’,N’-四甲基乙二胺）的一维多聚铜配合物．X-ray单晶衍射表明,该配合物由Cu（Ⅱ）和四个ox氧原子、tmen的两个氮原子配位形成畸变的八面体构型．Cu…Cu间距为0．56095（34）nm和0．56594（40）nm．水分子和草酸根间氢键可以使该配合物形成三维超分子结构．     

Learning From Nature: Synthesis and Characterization of Longitudinal Polymer Gradient Materials Inspired by Mussel Byssus Threads

Marine mussels use their threads for attachment to any substratum and these biopolymer gradient fibers show an excellent combination of stiff and soft mechanical properties. A straightforward approach for the preparation of macroscopic longitudinal polymer gradient materials on the centimeter scale based on a poly(dimethyl siloxane) system is presented. Compositional gradients are realized by using three syringe pumps feeding different prepolymers capable to undergo thermal cross‐linking. Within the gradient samples, the stiffness between the hard and soft part can be varied up to a factor of four. The gradients are analyzed by UV–Vis spectroscopy as well as compressive and tensile modulus testing.     

苯基修饰的疏水微孔二氧化硅膜的制备与表征

采用苯基三乙氧基硅烷(PTES)和正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)作为前驱体,通过溶胶-凝胶法制备了苯基修饰的SiO2膜材料。利用扫描电镜、N2吸附、视频光学接触角测量仪、热重分析、红外光谱等测试手段对膜的孔结构以及疏水性能进行了表征,最后还研究了修饰后膜材料在室温条件下的单组份气体渗透和分离性能。结果表明,随着PTES加入量的增大,膜材料的疏水性逐渐增强,当PTES/TEOS和H2O/TEOS的化学计量比分别达到0.6和9.6时,膜材料对水的接触角达到115±0.5°,仍保持良好的微孔结构,其孔体积为0.17cm3/g,孔径为0.4-0.5nm。室温下氢气在修饰后SiO2膜的输运既遵循发生在微孔孔道的表面扩散机理也遵循发生在较大孔道或者微缺陷的努森扩散机理,膜材料的H2渗透率达到1.49×10-6mol?m-2?Pa-1?s-1,H2/CO2 和H2/SF6的理想分离系数分别达到4.64和365.59     

金属离子导向自组装的磺酰化对氨基苯甲酸配合物的合成与表征

用普通溶液法合成了4个配合物：[Cu（Ts-p-aba）₂（phen）（H₂O）]_n（1）、[Zn（Ts-p-aba）₂（phen）（H₂O）]·H₂O（2）、[Pb（Ts-p-aba）₂（phen）]2（3）和{[Pb（Ts-p-aba）（phen）（NO₃）]（DMF）}_n（4）（Ts-p-aba=N-对甲苯磺酰对氨基苯甲酸,phen=菲咯啉,DMF=N,N-二甲基甲酰胺）。X-射线单晶衍射结果表明：配合物1和2均为三斜晶系,P1空间群。配合物1的中心铜离子处于变形的八面体配位环境,并通过配体N-对甲苯磺酰对氨基苯甲酸扩展为一维直线链结构;配合物2是个单核分子,锌离子的配位多面体为四角锥体。配合物3和4均为单斜晶系,P2₁/c空间群。配合物3由配体N-对甲苯磺酰对氨基苯甲酸桥联成二聚体,铅离子处于变形的八面体配位环境;配合物4是具有一维链状结构的配位聚合物,铅离子处于变形的一面心八面体配位环境。另外,对4个配合物的热稳定性、电化学性能和荧光性质也进行了研究。     

金属离子导向自组装的磺酰化对氨基苯甲酸配合物的合成与表征

用普通溶液法合成了4个配合物:[Cu(Ts-p-aba)2(phen)(H2O)]n(1)、[Zn(Ts-p-aba)2(phen)(H2O)]·H2O(2)、[Pb(Ts-p-aba)2(phen)]2(3)和{[Pb(Ts-p-aba)(phen)(NO3)](DMF)}n(4)(Ts-p-aba=N-对甲苯磺酰对氨基苯甲酸,phen=菲咯啉,DMF=N,N-二甲基甲酰胺)。X-射线单晶衍射结果表明:配合物1和2均为三斜晶系,P1空间群。配合物1的中心铜离子处于变形的八面体配位环境,并通过配体N-对甲苯磺酰对氨基苯甲酸扩展为一维直线链结构;配合物2是个单核分子,锌离子的配位多面体为四角锥体。配合物3和4均为单斜晶系,P21/c空间群。配合物3由配体N-对甲苯磺酰对氨基苯甲酸桥联成二聚体,铅离子处于变形的八面体配位环境;配合物4是具有一维链状结构的配位聚合物,铅离子处于变形的一面心八面体配位环境。另外,对4个配合物的热稳定性、电化学性能和荧光性质也进行了研究。     

ChemInform Abstract: Structural Characterization of C60 and C70 Fullerenes by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering.

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Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Three Novel Macrocyclic Coordination Complexes Formed by Self-assembly of Bridged Bi-or Tetrapyridine with Transition Metal Salts

Serf-assembly of a ferrocenyl-bridged bipyridine ligand bpef [bpef=1, 1＇-bis（trans-2-pyrid-4＇-ylethenyl）ferrocene] with silver triflate in CH2Cl2/MeOH or mercuric diiodide in MeCN/CH2Cl2 gave the corresponding macrocyclic coordination complexes [bpef]2[AgSO3CF3]2 （1） and [bpef]2[Hg3I6] （2） in 93% and 89% yields, respectively, whereas the pentaerythritolyl-bridged tetrapyridine ligand ptpc [ptpc=pentaerythritol tetrakis-（4-pyridinecarboxylate）] reacted with cobalt thiocyanate via self-assembly to afford the macrocyclic coordination polymer [Co（NCS）2（ptpc）], （3） in 90% yield. The X-ray diffraction analyses for 1-3 confirmed their novel macrocyclic structures and revealed that （i） the two silver atoms in complex 1 have an essentially linear geometry with N-Ag-N bond angle of 175.7° and 172.9°, （ii） the geometry of the middle mercury atom in complex 2 is square-planar, while the other two mercury atoms in the other two complexes are tetrahedral, and （iii） all the cobalt atoms in complex 3 adopt an octahedral geometry. In addition, the synthetic procedure for the known tetrapyridine ligand ptpc has been improved.