Relationship between crystal packing and high electron mobility in the single crystal of thienyl-substituted methanofullerene

The X-ray crystal structure of 1-(3-methoxy-carbonyl)-propyl-1-thienyl-[6,6]-methanofullerene (ThCBM) was determined and the electron mobility of the single crystal was measured using a TRMC method to reveal high electron mobility (2 cm(2) V(-1) s(-1)) along the long axis (a-axis) and its remarkable anisotropy (7 times).     

沙蚕磷草酸盐的合成与晶体结构

合成了一种新的有机磷杀虫剂沙蚕磷[O,O,O',O'-四甲基－S,S'-(2-N,N-二甲氨基-1,3-亚丙基)-双-二硫代磷酸酯],并制备了它的草酸盐。测定了沙蚕磷草酸盐的晶体结构,结果表明,该晶体属三斜晶系,P1空间群,晶胞参数为:a=0.74342(5)nm,b=1.1057(4)nm,c=1.45295(11)nm,α=98.018(11)°,β=101.012(4)°,γ=96.224(10)°,Z=2。通过元素分析,MS、IR及^1H,^1^3CNMR表征了该化合物的结构。     

Synthesis, mesomorphic properties and crystal structure studies of a chiral ferroelectric liquid crystal series

A new series of chiral mesogens: (R) 4-(1-methylheptyloxycarbonyl)phenyl 4-(4-alkyloxyphenyl)ethylylbenzoates has been synthesized. All materials are mesomorphic and the liquid crystalline properties were characterized by optical observation, DSC and electro-optical measurements. They display SmA and ferroelectric SmC* phases at low temperatures. One of them, the nonyloxy derivative, exhibits the SmC*alpha phase, present in different 'antiferroelectric' series. This behaviour is confirmed by mixture studies. Furthermore one compound of the series, the heptyloxy derivative, C37H48O5 crystallizes in the P21 space group (Z=2) with the following parameters: a=8.497 (1), b=5.490 (1), c=36.148 (4)A with beta 92.72 (1) . The final R and wR reliability factors were equal to 0.109 and 0.124, respectively; the goodness of fit was equal to 3.0. The whole molecule is L-shaped with the long chiral chain almost perpendicular to the core moiety as observed for several compounds showing an antiferroelectric mesophase. In the crystal, the molecules related through the 2 1 axis, located at z=0.5, give an antiparallel smectic C-like arrangement. The thickness of the sheets is equal to the c parameter, with a tilt angle close to 35 . There are strong intersheet interactions between the chiral chains related through the 2 1 axes located at z=0 and 1.     

新马兜铃内酯的晶体结构

从绵毛马兜铃的根茎中分离出一种新的倍半萜内酯, 它的分子式由高分辨质谱数据确定为C~1~5H~2~0O~2, 它的结构用单晶X射线衍射法测定, 晶体属三斜晶系, 空间群为P1, a=0.6275(3)nm, b=0.8057(4)nm, c=1.3622(6)nm; α=88.78(4)°,β=91.44(4)°, γ=105.20(4)°; Z=2.3107。     

Preparation of liquid–crystal thermosets: In situ photopolymerization of oriented liquid–crystal diacrylates

The photoinitiated polymerization of 2-chloro-1,4-phenylene bis[4-[6-(acryloyloxy)hexyloxy]benzoate] (1M) was studied. The monomer 1M exhibited a broad nematic phase between 24.9 and 113.7 °C on a DSC cooling scan. It was oriented in its nematic phase at a substrate coated with polyimide and unidirectionally rubbed with a nylon cloth. During polymerization, the ordering of the liquid–crystal molecules was fixed, yielding a uniaxially crosslinked network. The clear liquid–crystal networks (LCNs) exhibited a birefringence between 0.14 and 0.19, depending on the polymerization temperature. Finally, a nonmesogenic diluent, tetra(ethylene glycol)diacrylate, was mixed with 1M, subsequently decreasing the birefringence of the obtained LCNs. The LCNs containing nonmesogenic diluent exhibited not only a smaller birefringence but also a weaker birefringence dispersion in the visible region. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 3929–3935, 1999     

First crystal structure studies of CaAlH5

A new member of the aluminum hydride family, CaAlH5, is formed during the decomposition of Ca(AlH4)2. The crystal structure of this new compound was calculated by density functional theory band-structure calculations and confirmed by X-ray powder diffraction analysis. The structure crystallizes in space group P2(1)/n (No. 14), with a = 8.3797(9) angstroms, b = 6.9293(8) angstroms, c = 9.8138(11) angstroms, beta = 93.78(1) degrees, and Z = 8.     

The crystal structure of NaMnPO4

NaMnPO₄ crystallizes in the space group Pmnb with a = 6.9041(1), b = 9.0882(1), and c = 5.1134(1)Å. For Z = 4 the calculated density is 3.580 g/cm³ (V = 320.84ų). Refinement (R = 0.044, R_w = 0.045) was carried out on hydrothermally grown crystals. NaMnPO₄ is isostructural to Na(Fe,Zn)PO₄ and the mineral maricite.     

A new type of liquid crystal involving hydrogen bonding: single crystal X-ray structure characterization and properties of the liquid crystal

A new liquid crystal involving hydrogen bonding between 4-hexyloxybenzoic acid and 4-octyloxylphenylethynylpyridine has been investigated by DSC, polarizing optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The mesogen shows a nematic phase and an unknown liquid crystalline phase. The liquid crystal crystallizes with a triclinic space group P-1 with the parameters: a = 8.879(2)Å, b = 10.137(2)Å, c = 17.629(4)Å; α = 104.16(3)°, β = 95.47(3)°, γ = 101.48(3)°; V = 1490.3(6)ų; Z = 2; F(000) = 572; μ = 0.076 mm^?1; λ(MoK_α) = 0.71073 Å; final R ₁ = 0.0435. The complex is formed by strong intermolecular hydrogen bonding.     

Structure of a potassium-ion-exchanged nepheline hydrate I crystal

A nepheline hydrate I crystal, ion-exchanged using KCl(aq) at 80°C, was found to be orthorhombic, space group Pnm2₁, a = 8.113(3), b = 15.223(2), c = 5.1817(7)Å and showed no superlattice X-ray reflections. Structure analysis by means of Fourier and least-squares methods led to the composition K_1.1Na_1.9Al₃Si₃O₁₂ · H₂O (Z = 2, D_c = 2.40 g cm^?3) and the agreement factors: R = 0.032 and R_w = 0.040. Species assigned to the observed extra framework sites were K(1), K(2), and W(1) in the 8-ring tunnels along c plus Na(1) and Na(2) in the smaller 6-ring voids forming connections in the b direction. The atoms Na(1) and Na(2) coordinated framework oxygens exclusively and were but little affected by the ion-exchange process; K(1) was found near the center of an 8-ring and had five O atoms and two water molecules as closest neighbors, while the weakly occupied K(2) site was near a 6-ring and was found to have a coordination consisting of at least five oxygens and one water. The 10% vacancy of Na(2) is compensated for by an equal amount of K(2), which does not enter the Na(2) site for sterical reasons.     

烯氨酮晶体结构研究

研究了氨基分别为1'-四氢吡咯,1'-六氢吡啶和4'-吗啉的1-苯基-3-氨基-2-丁烯-1-酮的晶体结构. 它们的构型.构象均为trans, S-cis.由于共轭体系的扩展,这些烯氨酮的氮原子都比相应的烯胺有程度更大的电子离域,其中又以扭式构象的四氢吡咯基的离域程度最高.四氢吡咯形成N-不饱和化合物的特殊活性与此有关.     

水杨醛缩2-芴胺席夫碱的合成、晶体结构及生物活性

芴在煤焦油中的含量为1%～2%,全国每年可从中提取1.4万吨芴.芴是一种带有荧光的片状化合物,作为一种新型的发光材料主要用于制备芴基金属化合物、有机光导体、树脂、染料、Ziegler-Natta催化剂的给电子体等.     

Ionic thermotropic liquid crystal dendrimers

The synthesis and characterization of two families of ionic liquid crystal dendrimers consisting of the ammonium salts of the commercially available poly(amidoamine) (G = 0-5) and poly(propylene imine) (G = 1-5) dendrimers and three long-chain carboxylic acids are reported. The liquid crystalline behavior was investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry, polarizing light optical microscopy, and X-ray diffractometry. The thermal stability of the ionic materials was further studied by NMR. Most of the dendrimers show lamellar mesomorphism, and two of them exhibit columnar mesomorphism. On the basis of the experimental results, we propose models both at the molecular level and in the mesophase for all the materials.     

Electronic structure of NaCl crystal in crystal cluster model

Conclusions By the use of the crystal cluster method, it becomes possible (1) to obtain good agreement with band calculations of charge distribution, practically beginning with minimal clusters and, (2) to reproduce well the energy position of the VB; however (3), in order to analyze the detailed structure of density of states of the VB for the NaCl crystal, it is necessary to account for five or six spheres of the environment in order to provide convergence of this most sensitive characteristic. In this case, (4) the calculated model density of states of the atom-representatives of the bases converges with that obtained in the band calculation. In calculations of states of the CB, replacement of the operator of projection on the space of Wannier functions by an external localizing potential leads to a considerable distortion of the spectrum. The states obtained in this region (5) are determined by this external potential; and (6) they should be interpreted as lower states of the CB. (7) The use of a correction for the localizing potential improves the agreement with respect to the width of the optical gap in the series of calculations.Ural Polytechnic Institute. Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 17–23, March–April, 1990.     

Absolute helical arrangement of sulfonamide in the crystal

[reaction: see text] 1,2-Bis(N-benzenesulfonyl-N-methylamino)benzene (2), which has no fixed asymmetric element, was crystallized from ethyl acetate as chiral crystals belonging to space group P4(1)2(1)2 (No. 92) or P4(3)2(1)2 (No. 96). The array of molecules built by the CH-pi interaction along the c-axis forms an enantiomeric helical superstructure in each individual crystal. The absolute configurations of the chiral crystals of 2 were determined by X-ray crystal structure analysis using the Flack parameter method. The solid-state CD spectra of the chiral crystals in KBr were mirror images. The equilibrium between the two enantiomers in solution is fast during crystallization at ambient temperature, and the energy barrier (DeltaG()) is estimated to be 11.7 +/- 0.3 kcal/mol (233 K).     

Synthesis and crystal structure of methylammonium dicitratoborate

Methylammonium dicitratoborate CH₃NH₃[(C₆H₆O₇)₂B] (I) was synthesized for the first time. The crystal structure of the compound was studied by X-ray crystallography. Crystals of I are triclinic, space group P \(\bar 1\), a = 8.9726(3) Å, b = 10.1039(3) Å, c = 10.7231(4) Å, α = 66.894(1)°, β = 85.347(1)°, γ = 84.991(2)°, V = 889.57(5) ų, Z = 2, ρ_calcd = 1.580 g/cm³. Crystals of I are built up from large dicitratoborate anions with a spiran structure and methylammonium cations. The crystals have a layered structure. A hydrogen-bond system is formed by seven independent contacts O(N)-H?O.     

X-ray crystal structure of a heterobimetallic Al-Zn-oxide complex

OH/R (R = H, Me, i-Bu) exchange was observed in reactions of [MesnacnacZn(μ-OH)](2) (1) with metal complexes L(n)MR, whereas DippnacnacAl(Me)OH reacts with MesnacnacZnH with elimination of H(2) and formation of the heterobimetallic Al-Zn-oxide complex MesnacnacZnOAl(Me)Dippnacnac 2.     

Measurement of the surface potential of individual crystal planes of hematite

A device for measuring surface potentials of individual crystal planes was constructed. The surface potentials of the (0 1 2), (1 0 -2), (1 1 3), and (1 1 -3) crystal planes of hematite were measured as a function of pH at different sodium nitrate concentrations. Results of measurement enabled differentiation between the planes, showing agreement with the surface potentials obtained with a single-crystal hematite electrode. At low ionic strength there was no significant difference in potential between the crystal planes, whereas at relatively high ionic strength the difference was noticeable. In the absence of counterion association, but also in the case of their symmetric association taking place, point of zero potential (pH(pzp)) coincides with other zero points, i.e., with the isolectric point (pH(iep)) and the point of zero charge (pH(pzc)). If the counterion affinities toward association are not equal, the pH(pzp) is shifted in the same directions as the pH(pzc). The shift in the point of zero potential to the basic region was more pronounced for the (1 1 -3) plane than for the (1 0 -2) one, indicating a higher affinity of anions for association with oppositely charged surface groups compared to cations. It was demonstrated that measurements of surface potentials of individual crystal planes could help to better understand the equilibrium at solid/liquid interfaces.     

Monitoring of DNA oxidative damage with piezoelectric quartz crystal method

The piezoelectric quartz crystal (PQC) sensor was used to detect the whole process of DNA damage oxidized by H(2)O(2) system containing Cu(2+) or Zn(2+) based on the density-viscosity change of the detected solution. The PQC impedance method has been applied to further investigate the damage process of DNA oxidized by H(2)O(2) system containing Cu(2+). It was found that the ratio of DeltaR(1) to Deltaf(0) or DeltaL(1) coincided well with that calculated from Martin's equations reflecting the solution density-viscosity effect, suggesting that the continuing change in liquid loading on to the PQC surface caused the significant variation of Deltaf(0), DeltaR(1) and DeltaL(1). It has also been found that the H(2)O(2) system containing Cu(2+) could oxidize DNA more completely than that containing Zn(2+), and a trace Cu(2+) in the system could cause DNA damage. However, no significant breakage in the DNA backbone was observed if the system contained only H(2)O(2). The DNA concentration was linearly related to Deltaf(0s), which is the different between the initial frequency and the frequency after a reaction time of 45 min, in the range of 50-1000 mug ml(-1). The effect of H(2)O(2) or Cu(2+) concentration of was also investigated. The above-mentioned results that the H(2)O(2) system containing Cu(2+) or Zn(2+) could break the DNA backbone were also supported by the agarose gel electrophoresis technique.     

Self-constructed stable liquid crystal alignment in a monomer-liquid crystal mixture system

Here, we demonstrate excellent liquid crystal (LC) vertical alignment without using an alignment layer printing process by introducing octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) into the LC mixture. Further, we investigated the alignment mechanism by analysing the surfaces of the substrates. The optimum concentration of OTS was found to be about 0.03 wt%, which is 1/100 of that in the previously reported polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS)–LC system. Moreover, the OTS–LC system exhibited a more stable LC alignment compared with the POSS–LC system. These differences may arise from the different strengths of surface–dopant interactions; that is, the covalent bond in the OTS–LC system and the van der Waals interactions in the POSS–LC system. We also demonstrated that the method can be used in a capillary tube, which may serve as a new method facilitating the application of LCs with curved surfaces.     

SHG from centrosymmetric supermolecular crystal

Supermolecular crystal composed of p-nitrophenol, hexamethylenetetramine, phosphoric acid and water was obtained by supermolecular assembly. The crystal has a centrosymmetric structure with space group P21/c. The relative intensity and integral value of green frequency doubling of light from the crystal powder compared with that from KDP powder measured by pico-second Nd:YAG laser are 757.3 (KDP: 183.4) and 1771.7 (KDP: 423.98), respectively. In supermolecular crystal, due to the arrangement of centrosymmetric p-nitrophenol molecules in the inorganic-organic host framework formed by hexamethylenetetramine, phosphoric acid and water, the distances between the p-nitrophenol molecules with centrosymmetry are changed (N1A-O1A: 0.8158 nm, N1B'-O1B: 1.4450 nm, N1A-N1A': 0.5837 nm, N1B'-N1B: 0.6898 nm), and the interaction between the dipoles becomes weak, which is easy for the ground state to turn into the excited state charge separated form, and generate the stable asymmetrical distribution of π-electron clo