Novel rubidium polyfluorides with F_3, F_4, and F_5 species

Pressure has an important effect on chemical bonds and their chemical properties. The atypical compounds NaCl_3 and CsF_3 are predicted to be stable at high pressure and show unique physical and chemical properties. By using ab initio random structure searching and density functional theory calculations, we predicted multiple thermodynamically stable atypical compounds, which are RbF_2, RbF_3, RbF_4, and RbF_5 in the pressure range of 0–300 GPa. In these stable compounds, homonuclear bondings of F_3, F_4, and F_5 species are easily formed. The electron structure calculation showed that except for Fd-3 m phase of RbF_2, these stable compounds are insulators and F 5 p orbitals play an important role in the Fermi level. It is interesting that the compounds RbF_5 could be stable at nearly ambient pressure and 0 K which will stimulate experimental studies in the future.     

A theoretical study of antioxidant activity of some Schiff bases derived from biologically important phenolic aldehydes and phenylenediamines

Because of their numerous biological as well as industrial importance, the study of Schiff bases is an emerging field for the researchers, in recent time. In this study, we have designed some Schiff bases derived from biologically important precursors. The antioxidant activities of the designed compounds are thoroughly studied theoretically using density functional theory taking various parameters like bond dissociation enthalpy, ionization enthalpy, proton dissociation enthalpy, and electron transfer enthalpy followed by the study of effects of solvent, spin density, and molecular orbital on antioxidant activity of the compounds. The comparison of antioxidant activity of the compounds with that of phenol and their parent aldehydes reveals the superior antioxidant activity of the designed compounds. This study contributes towards the information of an important bridge between bioorganic and computational chemistry.     

Strategies for synthesis of 1,2,4-triazole-containing scaffolds using 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole

Molecular Diversity - 1,2,4-Triazole-containing scaffolds are unique heterocyclic compounds present in an array of pharmaceuticals and biologically important compounds used in the drug-discovery...     

Trap state spectroscopy in CMR manganites and spinel manganates using opto-impedance

The photo-induced AC-impedance method is used as a versatile instrumentation to study the trap state densities and the carrier relaxation times in magneto-resistive manganites and magneto-conductive manganates and thus as a probe to check the crystal quality, which is important for the performance of any device material. A comparative study using compounds of different defect densities is presented. High defect concentrations in the compounds are identified through the photoresistivity and/or the photo-induced capacitive build up.     

1,1-Diaryl compounds as important bioactive module in pesticides

Molecular Diversity - 1,1-Diaryl compounds are a series of compounds which possess two aryl groups attached to a central carbon atom. This special structure made it as a very important module in...     

Bandstructure and atomic energy levels in Ce-Metal,NiO and NiS

The results obtained by photoemission and inverse photoemission spectroscopy (PES and IPES) for compounds in which electron correlations are important such as Ce, NiO and NiS are compared to the Mott-Hubbard model. It can be shown that some interesting inconsistencies exist that emphasize the importance of hybridization. In the metallic phase of NiS the correlation energyU is large as compared to the 3d-bandwidth. Therefore the sulfur-nickel electron exchange seems to be an important mechanism in the conductivity of the compound.     

Conformations and enthalpies of formation of methylenecyclohexane, 1,4‐dimethylenecyclohexane,cyclohexanone, 4‐methylenecyclohexanone, 1,4‐cyclohexanedione,and their mono‐ and dioxa derivatives by G3(MP2)//B3LYP calculations

A computational study of the stable conformations and gas‐phase enthalpies of formation at 25 °C of the title compounds has been carried out by G3(MP2)//B3LYP calculations. The work stems from our early observations on the thermodynamic and NMR spectroscopic properties of 2‐methylenetetrahydropyran and related compounds suggesting a dominating chair conformation, with poor p–π overlap in the ? O? C?C moiety, for these compounds. Besides computational verification of the chair conformation of 2‐methylenetetrahydropyran, the work was extended to find out the stable conformations of a number of other related compounds and to evaluate the relative stabilities of the various conformers. Another important goal of the work was the estimation of the gas‐phase enthalpies of formation of the present compounds, for which such literature data are scarce. A significant error in the literature value of the enthalpy of formation of methylenecyclohexane was found. Finally, the relative enthalpy levels of the isomeric compounds of this work are discussed. The high thermodynamic stability of the compounds containing an ester functional group, ? O? C?O, relative to the stability of isomeric compounds with an ? O? C?C moiety in place of the ester function, is demonstrated. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Normal Coordinate Analysis of Long Chain Mono-Unsaturated Alcohol Acetates

Long chain mono-unsaturated alcohol acetates are important in practice as insect sex pheromones of lepidoptera. We have studied the relationship between the vibrational spectra of this kind of compounds and their structures⁽¹⁾. The compounds are similar in vibrational spectra even though they have differerces in both the length of chain and the position of double bond. The normal coordinate analysis of these compounds have not been reported in the literature yet.     

Insights into the interaction and binding mode of a set of antifungal azoles as inhibitors of potential fungal enzyme-based targets

Azole-containing compounds are a kind of chemical entities of natural and synthetic origin having a wide-range of activities. They are therefore considered as important moieties for fungicide development, mostly due to the possible action on several enzyme-based targets. As part of our research on fungicidal agents, the relationship between the ligand-enzyme affinities of several synthetic azole-containing compounds against a set of fungal enzyme-based targets was in silico evaluated through molecular docking. The affinity values of the test compounds were mostly higher than those of the respective test controls. Binding modes between enzymes and test compounds were firstly investigated through Vina scores and ligand–residue interactions. Furthermore, statistically relationships among docking scores were successfully found by multivariate analysis. They were mostly correlated with reported MIC₈₀ values, so it denoted an evident discrimination of the test compounds. Strong electron withdrawing groups on phenylacrylamide moiety were responsible for establishing stronger complexes with the enzyme targets, being trichodiene synthase and α-l-fucosidase the most important ones. Moreover, stability of a set of representative protein/ligand complexes was also analyzed by 10 ns molecular dynamics simulations (MD). Significant differences into the MD runs were detected and directly correlated to docking performances. Finally, docking affinity scores and HOMO–LUMO energy gaps resulted well predicted by comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) models, demonstrating the structure type is particularly associated with those calculated properties and these results were thus consistent with the respective validation parameters.     

High pressure properties of graphite and its intercalation compounds

The effects of applied pressure on graphite and its intercalation compounds are reviewed emphasizing the relationship between structure and transport properties. It has long been recognized that high pressure plays a crucial role in the polymorphic phase transitions of graphite, notably in the graphite-diamond transformation. More recent studies have revealed a wealth of pressure-induced phases associated with the unusual layer-stacking (‘staging’) mechanism in the intercalation compounds of graphite. The high degree of structural anisotropy associated with staging is strongly reflected in the electronic band structure and transport properties, and in the remarkable pressure dependence of the superconducting states of some of the graphite intercalation compounds. High pressure is shown to be a valuable means not only to realize new structural phases but also to improve our understanding of the fundamental behaviour of these important materials.     

Correlation of magnetic and transport properties for some mixed magnetic transition metal pnictides

For some metallic transition metal pnictides which have ferromagnetic as well as antiferromagnetic phase regions (mixed magnetic behaviour) magnetic coupling via conduction carriers might be important. In this context the temperature dependences of the normal Hall constant and of the magnetization are compared for some compounds.     

Theory of core-level spectroscopy in f and d electron systems

A review is presented of many body effects in core-level spectroscopy (CLS) of f and d electron systems from a theoretical point of view. Historical developments and the most recent topics in this field are described. The impurity Anderson model (IAM) has been successfully applied to the analysis of X-ray photoemission spectra (XPS) and X-ray absorption spectra (XAS) in f and d electron systems, where the f and d electron states are treated as being on a single atomic site and they are hybridized with valence or conduction electron states. The effect of a core-hole potential in the final state of CLS plays an important role. Typical examples of calculated results for XPS in rare-earth compounds and transition metal compounds are given. Recent developments in the study of resonant X-ray emission spectra (RXES) are also introduced. A theoretical approach beyond the IAM is discussed mainly for the analysis of RXES of transition metal compounds.     

Electronic structure and bonding properties for Laves-phase RV2 (R=Ti, Nb, Hf, and Ta) compounds

The electronic structure and bonding properties of Laves-phase compounds RV₂ (R=Ti, Nb, Hf, and Ta) with C15 structure have been investigated using the full-potential linearized augmented plane-wave method. The results show that the chemical bonding is metallic–ionic–covalent in nature in these compounds, and the covalent bonding between V and V atoms strengthens with the atomic number, increasing among the RV₂ (R=Ti, Nb, Hf, and Ta) compounds. The density of states (DOS), equilibrium volume, and elastic properties are discussed, which is important for understanding the physical properties of RV₂ (R=Ti, Nb, Hf, and Ta) and may inspire future experimental research.     

吲哚衍生物的1H NMR谱研究

通过对¹H-¹H COSY谱的分析, 鉴定了两个同分异构体吲哚衍生物取代基团的位置，并对其氢谱进行了分析，对其谱峰进行了归属. 比较了一系列吲哚衍生物类似物的的氢谱，发现其氢谱呈现一定规律，并分析了其原因.     

Inorganic–organic hybrid compounds exhibiting both magnetic order and non-linear optical properties

Hybrid organic–inorganic framework compounds constitute an important class of materials whose properties, especially paired ones, have not been adequately investigated hitherto. In this communication, we report the non-linear optical properties of hybrid compounds exhibiting interesting magnetic properties.     

Effect of Zr concentration on the mechanical and thermodynamic properties of NbIr3 intermetallic compounds from theoretical estimations

ABSTRACT

The iridium is an important metal which has excellent resistance to corrosion at high temperature. L1₂ intermetallic compounds i.e. Ir₃Nb and Ir₃Zr, with similar lattice parameters are ideal for working at high temperature. They are fully soluble due to their low lattice misfit. A first-principle investigation into the effect of doping Zr with different concentrations on the electronic structure, mechanical and thermodynamic properties of NbIr₃ has been studied to prompt the development of novel high-temperature materials. Nine Zr_xNb_8?xIr₂₄ compounds are carefully considered. The results show that adding Zr into these compounds can strengthen their structural stability and ductility. Nevertheless, it reduces the elastic modulus and elastic stiffness. Simultaneously, with the increase of Zr content, the thermodynamic properties of these compounds decrease. It is also found that the changes of elastic modulus are mainly attributed to the variations of bonds in these compounds.     

新型萘酰亚胺衍生物的13C NMR研究

报道了四种新的萘酰亚胺衍生物的¹³C NMR谱. 应用¹H、¹³C、DEPT、HMQC、HMBC 等谱确定了这四种化合物的分子结构,并对全部谱峰进行了归属,探讨了分子结构对¹³C NMR化学位移的影响.     

烧结过程中Ni-Al金属间化合物形成的内耗

Ni-Al金属间化合物是一类重要的高温结构材料,在多种领域具有明确的目标需求.粉末冶金技术是制备Ni-Al金属间化合物的一种重要选择.探索烧结过程中Ni-Al金属间化合物形成和转变过程,明确固相扩散反应发生温度和金属间化合物种类对调控烧结工艺和优化产品质量至关重要.本文采用内耗技术系统研究了Ni-Al粉末混合物压坯烧结过程的内耗行为.在内耗-温度谱上观察到一个显著内耗峰,随测量频率的增大而降低,但峰温无明显频率依赖性.同时,内耗峰随升温速率的增大向高温方向移动且峰值增加.分析认为,该峰与升温过程中金属间化合物NiAl3和Ni2Al3的形成有关,属于典型的相变内耗峰.此外,机械球磨可调控Ni-Al粉末混合物的微观结构,内耗峰随球磨时间增加向低温方向移动且峰值降低,表明固相扩散反应可在低温区域以较低速率进行.这与球磨过程中粉末颗粒的细化、粉末混合物的片层化、固溶度和表面能的提高以及缩短的原子扩散路径有关.同时也表明机械球磨可有效降低固相扩散反应起始温度进而降低烧结温度.