Thermodynamical properties of ε-caprolactone

The values of the combustion and enthalpies of formation for ε-caprolactone were determined by means of combustion calorimetry. The vapor pressures of lactone were measured in the range of 283–353 K, and the value of its enthalpy of vaporization was estimated by the transpiration method. Conformational analysis and calculations of the equilibrium structures, inertia moments, and sets of fundamental vibrations was performed by the B3LYP/6-311++G(3 df, 3 pd) quantum-chemical method. The total energies of the most stable lactone conformers were found and Δ_fH(g) was estimated using the composite G3MP2 method. The set of fundamental vibrations for the most stable conformers of the compound was developed on the basis of the available experimental IR spectra and calculated vibration frequencies. The values of the thermodynamic properties of ε-caprolactone were determined in the ideal ga s state in the range of 0—1500 K. A set of reliable and interconsistent thermodynamic parameters for ε-caprolactone was created. Thermodynamic analysis for liquid-phase polymerization of s-caprolactone in the temperature range of 220—500 K was carried out.     

Towards oligoclusters – chemistry and properties

The recent progress of the author's research group in the syntheses, electronic properties and optical properties of monomeric and oligomeric organotransition metal cluster-containing systems is reviewed.     

Thermodynamic properties of α-platinum dichloride

The heat capacity of crystalline α-platinum dichloride was measured for the first time in the temperature intervals from 11 to 300 K (vacuum adiabatic microcalorimeter) and from 300 to 620 K (differential scanning calorimetry). In the 300–620 K temperature interval, the C° _p values for α-PtCl₂ (cr) coincide with the heat capacity of CrCl₂ (cr) within the limits of experimental error, which made it possible to estimate the heat capacity of α-PtCl₂ (cr) at higher temperatures. The approximating equation of the temperature dependence of the heat capacity in the interval from 298 to 900 K C° _p (±0.8) = 63.5 + 21.4·10⁻³ T + 0.883·10⁵/T ² (J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹) was derived using the experimental values, as well as the literature data on the heat capacity of CrCl₂ (cr). For the standard conditions, the C° _p,298.15 and S°_298.15 values are 70.92±0.08 and 100.9±0.33 J mol⁻¹ K, respectively; H°_298.15 − H°₀ = 14 120±42 J mol⁻¹. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1136–1138, June, 2008.     

Acid-base properties of α-aminomethylphosphine oxides

Ionization constants of a series of aminomethylphosphine oxides and respective amino precursors, as well as their isostructural amino phosphonates in water-2-propanol or water medium were determined. The main regularities of the effect of the phosphoryl group on the protolytic equilibria involving mono- and bisphosphorylated amines and diamines were found. The environment effect on the ionization constants of hydrophilic aminophosphoryl compounds and amines was estimated quantitatively. The relationship between the dissociation constants of aminophosphoryl compounds and related constants of amino precursors in the framework of the principle of linearity of free energies was demonstrated.     

Synthesis and electroluminescent properties of naphthalimide derivatives

Naphthalimide derivatives, N-ethyl-4-acetylamino-l ,8-naphthalimide (EAAN) and polymer with N-propyl-4-acetylamino-l,8-naphthalimide (PAAN) side-chain (P-PAAN) were successfully synthesized. Electroluminescent devices of ITO/PVK(120nm)/EAAN(50nm)/Al(150nm) (Ⅰ) and ITO/PVK P-PAAN( 10:1) (50nm)/Al(150nm) (Ⅱ) constructed with EAAN and P-PAAN as the emitting layer were investigated, whereas the single-layer devices of ITO/EAAN or P-PAAN(50nm)/Al(l50nm) (Ⅲ) were not observed to have any e-mission light. The emission results revealed that the exciton recombination formed by positive and negative charge carriers injected from electrodes of devices Ⅰ and Ⅱ was much more balanced than that of devices Ⅲ, which implied that naphthalimide derivatives are a new type of electron-transporting materials with high performance. The electron-transporting properties of naphthalimide derivatives were also elucidated by investigation of the electroluminescent behaviors from both devices of ITO/PPV (80nm)/Al and ITO/P     

Ab initio study of sphere-like mesogen properties

Sphere-like compound C8H17Si(OPhC12H25)3N (1) forms mesophases. In order to investigate the relationship between molecular structure and liquid crystal properties, structural studies are carried out on the model molecules of compound 1 and its substituted derivatives using ah initio calculations. The results show that the cyano or chloro substituted tribenzosilatrane compounds R1Si(OPhR2 )3N (R1 R2 = CN or Cl) have much bigger dipole moments or anisotropy of polarizability and more like sphere than the corresponding alkyl substituted compounds. Cyano or chloro substituted tribenzosilatranes would be better candidates for sphere-like meso-gens.     

Transient species and its properties of melatonin

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated dur- ing radiation, respiratory burst, normal metabolic processes and so on. There are enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants such as superoxide dis- mutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), vi- tamin E (VE) and carotenoids that can either inhibit or repair the ROS-induced damage. ROS is essential to maintain physiological homeostasis. However, exces- sive ROS give rise to oxidative damage to proteins, lipids and DNA which related t…     

Magnetic properties of UFe12−xSix

The homogeneity range of the system UFe_12−xSi_x with tetragonal ThMn₁₂ structure was determined to extend from x = 1 to x = 3. The Curie temperature and magnetic moment depend on the silicon content with maximum values T_c = 653 K and μ_m = 17.5 μ_B per formula unit reached at x = 2.0. The thermal expansion of UFe₁₀Si₂ was investigated by X-ray diffractometry. A volume magnetostriction of ω_s = 1% at T = 5 K was found. The hysteresis properties of powdered, sintered and melt-spun samples of UFe₁₀Si₂ were studied.     

Excited-state properties of asymmetric pentaazadentate expanded porphyrins

The research results of the excited-state properties of asymmetric pentaazadentate ex-panded-porphyrins are reported. The results show that the emission spectra appear in the 770-820 nm region in accord with the different substituents on the benzene ring. The quantum yield of fluorescence is less than 0.02, and the lifetime of the first singlet excited state (S1) is shorter than 1ns. There are excellent linear relationships between the energy of the S1 and the Hammett constants as well as the quantum yield of fluorescence and the electrophilic substituent constants σ+. The energies of the lowest excited triplet state (T1) of the complexes are in the range of 94 -130kJ/mol. The lifetime of T 1 is as long as tens of microseconds. The T1-Tn transient absorption spectra appear in 450-550 nm region. And the quantum yield of title compounds for generating singlet oxygen is as high as 0.9.     

Electrochemical properties of Ebonex®/Pt anodes

The electrochemical behavior of platinized Ebonex® was studied. The electrochemical and semiconductor properties of electrodes can be varied within wide limits by thermal treatment of Ebonex®/Pt, which selectively affects the electrocatalytic activity of anodes in the oxygen evolution reaction. The reduction peak of platinum oxides on the cyclic voltammetry (CV) curves can be used as a correlation parameter when evaluating the electrocatalytic activity of Ebonex®/Pt electrodes in the oxygen evolution reaction.     

The thermodynamic properties of alkylated γ-lactones

The enthalpies of formation of γ-pentanolactone (I), γ-hexanolactone (II), and γ-nonanolactone (III) were determined by combustion calorimetry. The enthalpies of vaporization of these lactones were measured by the transfer method. Conformational analysis was performed and equilibrium structures, sets of fundamental vibrations, moments of inertia, and total energies of the stablest conformers of I, II, and III were calculated by the B3LYP/6-311G(d,p), G3MP2, and CBS-QB3 methods. The experimental IR spectra and calculated vibrational frequencies were used to obtain sets of fundamental vibrations of the stablest conformations. The thermodynamic properties of I–III in the ideal gas state were determined over the temperature range 0–1500 K. Additive and quantum-chemical methods were applied to estimate the Δ_f H ^o(g) values of a number of γ-lactones. Composite quantum-chemical methods were used to obtain the energies of monomethyl γ-butyrolactones and estimate their relative stability depending on the position of the methyl substituent in the ring.     

σ-Accepting properties of a chlorobismuthine ligand

BiZness as usual? Not exactly! The bismuth atom of the tridentate diphosphinobismuthine (o-(Ph(2)P)C(6)H(4))(2) BiCl behaves as a Z rather than L ligand when in the coordination sphere of late transition metals such as gold. The σ-acceptor behavior of Bi is supported by its disphenoid coordination geometry and theoretical studies, which show a Au→Bi interaction.     

Synthesis and properties of Alkyl α-D-Galactopyranoside

Alkyl α-D-galactopyranosides are sugar-based nonionic surfactants, and it is necessary to research their structure–property relationships since it is not quite clear that the change of the alkyl chain length has effects on a series of physicochemical properties. Here, alkyl α-D-galactopyranosides were prepared by galactose and alcohols through three steps including acetylation, coupling with alcohols in the presence of a catalyst stannic chloride, and deprotection. Furthermore, their water solubility and other properties were investigated. Alkyl α-D-galactopyranosides (4a ～ 4e, n = 6 ～ 10) were water soluble, and their dissolution process in water was an endothermic process. Nonyl α-D-galactopyranoside (4d) showed excellent foaming ability and foam stability. Octyl α-D-galactopyranoside (4c) had the strongest emulsifying ability for toluene and nonyl α-D-galactopyranoside (4d) had the strongest emulsifying ability for rapeseed oil. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) values and surface tension at the CMC were decreasing with increasing alkyl chain length. Their standard free energy of adsorption (ΔG_ads) was more negative than their standard free energy of micellization (ΔG_mic). The moisture-absorption abilities were weakening with increasing alkyl chain length. Alkyl α-D-galactopyranosides (4a ～4f) were thermally stable below 280°C. Alkyl α-D-galactopyranosides (4c ～4f) had the optical texture of the thermotropic liquid crystal smectic A phase.     

ω-haloalkylphosphoryl compounds: Synthesis and properties

A general method of the synthesis of ω-haloalkylphosphoryl compounds was developed, a series of compounds of phosphonic and phosphine oxide type were synthesized. The ability of some ω-haloalkylphosphonates to undergo intramolecular cyclization into the corresponding 1,2-oxaphospholane and 1,2-oxaphosphorine was investigated depending on the solvent polarity, the presence of halogen ions in the solution, and temperature. Tetrahydrofuran was chosen as one of the most suitable solvents for the alkylation of CH acids with ω-haloalkylphosphoryl compounds.     

Synthesis and properties of trifluoromethylating steroid compounds

Trifluoromethyl steroids la,b; 2a,b; 3a,b have been synthesized by starting from estren 3,17-dicarbonyl-3,3-dimethyl ether (4) and dl-18-methyl-2(3)l5(10)-estra-diene-17-carbonyl-3-methyl ether (5),and by using trimthyltrifluoromethylsilane as the trifluoromethylating agent under the catalysis of tetrarnethylam-monium fluoride.The overall yields were 82%,76%; 54%,62%; and 27%,25%,respectively The α-configura tion of trifluoromethyl group of 17-position was determined by X-ray crystal diffraction method Compounds 1a,2a and 3a showed high affinity for rat uterus PRc.The test of biological activities of compounds 1b,2b and 3b is proceeding.     

Thermodynamic properties of water-β-cyclodextrin-dodecylsurfactant ternary systems

Densities, heat capacities and conductivities of water-surfactant--cyclodextrin (-CD) ternary systems were determined at 25°C. The surfactants studied were sodium dodecylsulfate (NaDS) and dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB). From conductivity data, apparent critical micelle concentrations (cmc^*) and degree of ionization of micelles were obtained at a fixed -CD concentration (m_CD). From the cmc^* value and that in water (cmc) the stoichiometry of the surfactant--CD complex was calculated. At a given m_CD, the apparent molar volume V_,CD and heat capacity C_,CD of -CD in the two surfactants were calculated as functions of surfactant concentration m_S. For both NaDS and DTAB, V_,CD increases with m_S up to about the cmc beyond which it decreases to a constant value at high m_S, the opposite is observed for C_,CD. With NaDS, a jump in the C_,CD vs, m_S trend was detected and ascribed to a structural NaDS micellar transition. The apparent molar volume V_S and heat capacity C_S of NaDS and DTAB in the water--CD mixture 0.017 m were also obtained. From these properties and those in pure water, the volume V_S and heat capacity C_S of transfer of the surfactant from water to water+-CD mixture as functions of m_S were calculated. For both surfactants, the V_S vs. m_S trends increase to the cmc and then decrease in a monotonic manner, whereas C_S increases regularly with m_S in the pre-micellar region and is essentially constant in the post-micellar region. The V_S vs. m_S trends were qualitatively explained in terms of dispersed, complexed and micellized surfactant contributions.     

Synthesis and photophysical properties of metal anthraquinone phthalocyanine

A novel anthraquinone phthalocyanine Al(Ⅲ) 4 and Co(Ⅱ) 5 were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV/ vis, 1H NMR, HPLC and MS. The photophysical properties of the two metal complexes were studied and compared by ?uorescence spectrum method.