Effects of Pressure and pH on the Physical Stability of an I-Motif DNA Structure

The thermodynamic stability of a cytosine(C)-rich i-motif tract of DNA, which features pH-sensitive [C..H..C]⁺ moieties, has been studied as function of both pressure (0.1–200 MPa) and pH (3.7–6.2). Careful attention was paid to correcting citrate buffer pH for known variations that stem from changes in pressure. Once pH-corrected, (i) at pH >4.6 the i-motif becomes less stable as pressure is increased (K_D decreases), giving a small negative volume change for dissociation (Δ_DV°) of the i-motif – a conclusion opposite to that which would be drawn if the buffer pH was not corrected for the effects of pressure; (ii) the i-motif's melting temperature increases by more than 30 K between pH 6.5 and 4.5, the consequence of an enthalpy for dissociation (Δ_DH°) of 77(3) and 90(3) kJ (mol H⁺)⁻¹ at 0.1 and 200 MPa, respectively; (iii) below pH 4.6 at 0.1 MPa (pH 4.3 at 200 MPa) the melting temperature decreases as a result of double protonation of cytosine pairs, and Δ_DH° and Δ_DV° change signs; and (iv) the combination of Δ_DH° and Δ_DV° lead to the melting temperature at pH 4.3 being 3 K higher at 200 MPa than at 0.1 MPa.     

Adsorption of methane and ethane, 1. Studies of work function changes of Pt foil. Effect of pressure

Liquid-phase hydrogenation of 3-thiolene-1,1-dioxide to thiolane-1,1-dioxide on Pd catalysts has been studied. According to the kinetic and adsorption data, at 20°C and P_{H 2}=0.1–1.0 MPa the reaction proceedsvia the interaction of adsorbed 3-thiolene-1,1-dioxide with dissolved H₂. At P_{H 2}=2–7 MPa, the reaction between the adsorbed H₂ and dissolved 3-thiolene-1,1-dioxide is the limiting step of the process.     

YCu3Al2, an example of an AB5 structure type

Yttrium tricopper dialuminium, YCu₃Al₂, is isostructural with hexagonal CaCu₅, in which each Cu atom at the 3g(½,0,½) position in space group P6/mmm (No. 191) is partially replaced by an Al atom. The hydrogen‐uptake properties are usually enhanced in other AB₅ structures by aluminium substitution. YCu₅ does not show any hydrogen absorption, and the goal of the present work is to investigate whether aluminium substitution could expand the metal‐atom lattice enough to provide better interstitial positions for hydrogen storage. However, no enthalpy change was observed up to 773 K under 3 MPa static H₂ pressure by differential thermal analysis (DTA) for the title compound. The compound does not show any significant hydrogen absorption/desorption in the pressure‐composition isotherms (P–C–T diagrams) in the temperature range 298–673 K under 3.3 MPa H₂ pressure.     

Phase diagram and dielectric relaxation studies of n-octyl-isothiocyanato-biphenyl (8BT) in the crystalline E phase under high pressure

The pressure-temperature phase diagram of n-octyl-isothiocyanato-biphenyl (8BT) in the pressure range up to 250 MPa (2.5 kbar) and the temperature range 250-400 K was established with the aid of DTA. At 1 atm the substance exhibits exclusively CrE polymorphism. At pressures above 190 MPa, the clearing line splits showing an additional phase which is not yet identified. Dielectric relaxation measurements on the CrE phase of 8BT were performed in the pressure range 0.1-120 MPa and the temperature range 304-345 K. A Debye-type relaxation process was observed in the frequency range 100 Hz-1 MHz. The longitudinal relaxation time τ, characterizing the molecular reorientations around the short axis, was analysed with respect to the pressure and temperature, yielding the activation volume, Δ^# V = RT(? ln τ/?p)_T, and activation enthalpy, Δ^# H = R(? ln τ/? T^-1)_p, respectively. The results are compared with analogous data obtained recently for similar compounds having other liquid crystalline phases (N, SmA).     

一系列稀土金属有机骨架的储气以及荧光性质

合成了一系列具有高热稳定性的金属有机骨架材料RE(BTC)(H2O),(RE=Y,Tb,Eu,Yx-Tb1-x,Yx-Eu1-x),除去端基水分子后可得到具有一维孔道的空旷结构RE(BTC)。其中,Y(BTC)具有良好的氢气以及甲烷储存性能。在77 K,1 atm条件下,氢气的吸附量高达1.73wt%;在室温,4 MPa条件下,Y(BTC)的甲烷储存量达到饱和,可以达到97.7 cm3.g-1(STP),在美国能源部规定的安全储运压力(3.5 MPa)下,甲烷储存量也能达到96.0 cm3.g-1(STP),与其它同类多孔材料相比具有一定的优越性。骨架中掺杂了微量金属铽(Tb),铕(Eu)的Tbx-Y1-x(BTC)(H2O),Euy-Y1-y(BTC)(H2O)与单一金属的Tb(BTC)(H2O)和Eu(BTC)(H2O)相比,不但降低了材料的成本,而且减小了浓度淬灭对材料荧光性质的影响,优化了材料的荧光性能。     

Facile Synthesis of Hydroxy‐Modified MOF‐5 for Improving the Adsorption Capacity of Hydrogen by Lithium Doping

A facile synthesis of partially hydroxy‐modified MOF‐5 and its improved H₂‐adsorption capacity by lithium doping are reported. The reaction of Zn(NO₃)₂ ? 6 H₂O with a mixture of terephthalic acid (H₂BDC) and 2‐hydroxyterephthalic acid (H₂BDC‐OH) in DMF gave hydroxy‐modified MOF‐5 (MOF‐5‐OH‐x), in which the molar fraction (x) of BDC‐OH^2? was up to 0.54 of the whole ligand. The MOF‐5‐OH‐x frameworks had high BET surface areas (about 3300 m² g^?1), which were comparable to that of MOF‐5. We suggest that the MOF‐5‐OH‐x frameworks are formed by the secondary growth of BDC^2?‐rich MOF‐5 seed crystals, which are nucleated during the early stage of the reaction. Subsequent Li doping into MOF‐5‐OH‐x results in increased H₂ uptake at 77 K and 0.1 MPa from 1.23 to 1.39 wt. % and an increased isosteric heat of H₂ adsorption from 5.1–4.2 kJ mol^?1 to 5.5–4.4 kJ mol^?1.     

Measurements of excess molar enthalpy and excess molar heat capacity of (1-heptanol or 1-octanol)+(diethylamine or <Emphasis Type="Italic">s</Emphasis>-butylamine) mixtures at 298.15 K and 0.1 MPa

Experimental data of excess molar enthalpy (H _m^E) and excess molar heat capacity (C _pm^E) of binary mixtures containing (1-heptanol or 1-octanol)+(diethylamine or s-butylamine) have been determined as a function of composition at 298.15 K and at 0.1 MPa using a modified 1455 Parr solution calorimeter. The excess molar enthalpy data are negative and show parabolic format over the whole composition range; however, the excess molar heat capacity values, whose curves show a S-shape, are positive in the 0.0 to 0.7 molar fraction range and negative between the molar fraction values 0.7 to 1.0. The applicability of the ERAS-model to correlate the excess molar enthalpy data was tested. The calculated data values are in good agreement with the experimental ones. The experimental behavior of H _m^E is interpreted in terms of specific interactions between 1-alkanol and amine molecules.     

In situ Investigations on the Formation and Decomposition of KSiH3 and CsSiH3

The system KSi‐KSiH₃ stores 4.3 wt % of hydrogen and shows a very good reversibility at mild conditions of 0.1 MPa hydrogen pressure and 414 K. 1 We followed the reaction pathways of the hydrogenation reactions of KSi and its higher homologue CsSi by in situ methods in order to check for possible intermediate hydrides. In situ diffraction at temperatures up to 500 K and gas pressures up to 5.0 MPa hydrogen gas for X‐ray and deuterium gas for neutron reveal that both KSi and CsSi react in one step to the hydrides KSiH₃ and CsSiH₃ and the respective deuterides. Neither do the Zintl phases dissolve hydrogen (deuterium), nor do the hydrides (deuterides) show any signs for non‐stoichiometry, i.e. all phases involved in the formation are line phases. Heating to temperatures above 500 K shows that at 5.0 MPa hydrogen pressure only the reaction 2CsSi + 3H₂ = 2CsSiH₃ is reversible. Under these conditions, KSiH₃ decomposes to a clathrate and potassium hydride according to 46KSiH₃ = K₈Si₄₆ + 38KH + 50H₂.     

Adsorption of Pure Gases and Mixtures on Porous Solids up to High Pressures

Physisorption equilibria of multicomponent gases on microporous solids like zeolites or activated carbons are considered. An overview about adsorption measurements of pure gases H₂, He, O₂, N₂, Ar, CO₂, CO, CH₄, C₂H₄ and C₂H₆ and some of their mixtures in the pressure range vacuum < p < 50 MPa at different temperatures 10^∘C–70^∘C were investigated. Also a thermodynamic formalism based on a modified van Ness method and on a new 3 parameter Isotherm equation (3-PIG) to describe the excess amount adsorbed was developed. Results are shown and discussed. Dedication to the memory of W. Schirmer.     

Three N<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>2</Subscript> ligands derived from the condensation of 1,2-cyclohexanediaminewith salicylaldehyde,acetylacetone and benzoylacetone

The standard (p ⁰=0.1 MPa) molar enthalpies of formation, at T=298.15 K, in the gaseous phase, for three tetradentate Schiff bases involving a N₂O₂ set, N,N’-bis(salicylaldehydo)cyclohexanediimine (H₂salch), N,N’-bis(acetylacetone)cyclohexanediimine (H₂acacch) and N,N’-bis(benzoylacetone)cyclohexanediimine (H₂bzacch), were determined from their enthalpies of combustion and sublimation, obtained by static bomb calorimetry in oxygen and by the Knudsen effusion technique, respectively. The results are compared with identical parameters for related compounds previously studied, resulting from the condensation of salicylaldehyde or β-diketone with aliphatic diamines.     

Influence of molecular weight on the microhardness of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

 Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) was annealed in vacuum at different temperatures (190–260 °C) for different times (10 min–24 h) in order to examine the mechanical properties (microhardness) of PET samples with a wide range of molecular weights (10 000–120 000). Short annealing times result in a twofold decrease in mol. wt. due to hydrolytic decomposition. However, long annealing times give rise to a substantial molecular weight increase. It is found that microhardness (H) rises linearly with the degree of crystallinity obtained during up-grading of mol. wt. and its extrapolation leads to H-values of completely crystalline PET, H ^PET _c=405 MPa for samples with conventional mol. wt. and of 426 MPa for samples with mol. wt. higher than 30 000. It is shown that the increase of mol. wt. for each set of samples with a given range of degree of crystallinity also causes a slight increase of H. The influence of mol. wt. upon hardness is discussed in the light of the changes in the physical structure (crystallinity, crystal thickness) which is formed at given heat treatment conditions. Received: 29 April 1997 Accepted: 23 September 1997     

Ionizing-Radiation Ignition of a Hydrogen–Air Mixture

The behavior of a hydrogen–air mixture under the action of ionizing radiation was studied. A kinetic model for radiation-chemical processes in the H₂–O₂–N₂ system was constructed, and the effects of the main parameters of radiolysis on shifting its flammability limits were analyzed. It was found that, under normal conditions (p = 0.1 MPa, T ₀ = 300 K), the ignition of the stoichiometric mixture began at a radiation intensity of about 0.1 kGy/s. The induction period of the chain H₂ oxidation reaction shortened with increasing radiation dose rate and pressure.     

Thermal decomposition of the magnesium sulphate hydrates under quasi-isothermal and quasi-isobaric conditions

In the course of thermal decomposition of the magnesium sulphate hydrates MgSO₄.nH₂O (n=7; 6; 5; 4; 3; 2; 5/4; 1) the intermediate steps MgSO₄.3H₂O, MgSO₄.2H₂O, MgSO₄.H₂O and — MgSO₄ are observed under quasi-isothermal and quasi-isobaric conditions atp 0.1 MPa dependent on the water contents. The structure of the obtained monohydrate phase is identical with that of kieserite. Thermal decomposition of the magnesium sulphate hydrates is essentially influenced by the water vapour partial pressure.

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Zusammenfassung Beim thermischen Abbau der Magnesiumsulfathydrate MgSO₄.nH₂O (n=7; 6; 5; 4; 3; 2; 5/4; 1) unter quasiisothermen- und quasiisobaren Bedingungen werden bei p–0.1 MPa, in AbhÄngigkeit von den Wassergehalten, die Zwischenstufen MgSO₄.3H₂O; MgSO₄.2H₂O; MgSO₄.H₂O sowie-MgSO₄ beobachtet. Die erhaltene Monohydratphase ist strukturell mit Kieserit identisch. Der thermische Abbau der Magnesiumsulfathydrate wird wesentlich vom Wasserdampfpartialdruck beeinflu\t.

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We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Dr. K. Köhnke in providing X-ray diffraction investigations and the scanning electron micrographs provided by Dr. Ulrich, Bergakademie Freiberg.     

Highly Efficient Hydrogenation of Methyl Propionate to Propanol over Hydrous Zirconia Supported Ruthenium

Hydrous zirconia supported ruthenium catalyst Ru/ZrO₂·xH₂O, prepared by co‐precipitating ruthenium trichloride and zirconium oxychloride with ammonia, was able to catalyze efficiently methyl propionate to propanol under the mild conditions. In aqueous system, the propanol yield of >99% was achieved under the conditions of reaction temperature of 150°C and hydrogen pressure of 5.0 MPa, while in non‐aqueous system the maximum propanol yield was only 47.0%. FTIR spectra and hydrogenation results indicated that the high catalytic performance of Ru/ZrO₂·xH₂O in aqueous phase results from the cooperation effect between water as a solvent and hydroxyl groups on the surface of carrier.     

4(1H)-Quinolinone Alkaloids. An Efficient Synthesis of Graveoline by Palladium-Catalysed Reductive N-Heterocyclisation

An efficient synthesis of the 4H-quinolone alkaloid graveoline has been achieved by a route featuring an Pd(II)-catalysed reductive N-hetero-cyclisation [CO(3 MPa), Pd(TMB)₂, TMPhen, 170°C, 3h] of 2′-nitrochalcone as a key step.     

A polymer–solvent system with two homogeneous double critical points: Polystyrene (PS)/(n-heptane + methylcyclohexane)

Liquid–liquid (LL) critical demixing loci have been experimentally determined in the (T,P) projection for some polystyrene/solvent systems with nonspecific interaction for (∼ 270 K < T < ∼ 500 K) and (0 MPa < P < 200 MPa). A lower homogeneous double critical pressure and lower homogeneous double critical temperature have been located for a solution of PS (M_w = 2.0 × 10⁶) dissolved in an n-heptane/methylcyclohexane mixture [PS/n-C₇H₁₆/CH₃C₆H₁₁//0.029/0.194/0.777 (wt. fractions)]. That solution forms the first example of a polymer/solvent with nonspecific interaction that exhibits two double critical points. A symmetrical representation of the LL critical loci in the (P,T) plane is developed. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 37: 2747–2753, 1999     

H2在K0-MWCNTs上储存和吸附/脱附特性研究

利用高压容积法辅以卸压升温脱附排水法, 测定金属K修饰多壁碳纳米管对H₂的吸附储存容量. 结果表明, 在室温(25 ℃), 7.25 MPa实验条件下, x%K⁰-MWCNTs (x%＝30%～35%, 质量百分数)对H₂的吸附储存容量可达3.80 wt%(质量百分数), 是相同条件下单纯MWCNTs氢吸附储量的2.5倍; 室温下卸至常压的脱附氢量为3.36 wt%(占总吸附氢量的～88%), 后续升温至673 K的脱附氢量为0.41 wt%(占总吸附氢量的～11%). 利用LRS和H₂-TPD-GC/MS等谱学方法对H₂/K⁰-MWCNTs吸附体系的表征研究表明, H₂在K⁰-MWCNTs上吸附存在非解离 (即分子态)和解离(即原子态)两种吸附态; 在≤723 K温度下, H₂/K⁰-MWCNTs体系的脱附产物几乎全为H₂气; 723 K以上高温脱附产物不仅含H₂, 也含有CH₄, C₂H₄和C₂H₂等C₁/C₂-烃.     

Ruthenium catalysts of liquid-phase hydrocracking ofn-alkanes

Catalysts of liquid-phase hydrocracking ofn-alkanes with higher activity than Ru-black were obtained by decomposition of Ru₃(CO)₁₂ and Ru₃(CO)₁₂ +i-Bu₂AlH in alkanes at 180–200°C and 5 MPa H₂ and (benzene)(1,3-cyclohexadiene)ruthenium at 20°C and 0.1 MPa H₂. The system based on Ru₃(CO)₁₂ +i-Bu₂AlH is x-ray amorphous, and the remainder have a 30–60 Å particle size.A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelemental Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117813 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1211–1213, May, 1992.     

Influence of pressure in the 0.1–100 MPa interval on the first dissociation constant of arsenous acid in water solutions at 298.15 K

The influence of pressure on the dissociation of arsenous acid H₃AsO₃ was studied at 298.15 K by the potentiometric method. In the pressure interval from 0.1 to 100 MPa the values of logK ₁^o = −9.32 + 0.00246P. The change in the molar volume of the reaction of the dissociation of H₃AsO₃ from the first step (ΔV ₁^o = −15.4 ± 1 cm³/mol) and the partial molar volume of its dissociation product, H₂AsO₃⁻ (V ^o = 32.1 ± 1 cm³/mol) were determined.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Thermoplastic Polyurethaneureas based on Polyisobutylene and Poly(tetramethylene oxide) Segments

New thermoplastic polyurethaneureas (TPUU) based on polyisobutylene (PIB) and poly(tetramethylene oxide) (PTMO) segments have been synthesized possessing tensile properties comparable to conventional PTMO based TPUs. PIB based TPUU containing 35 weight (wt)% hard segment was synthesized by chain extension of H₂N-Allyl-PIB-Allyl-NH₂ with 4,4′ -methylene bis(phenylisocyanate) (MDI) and 1,4-butanediol (BDO) in toluene. The ultimate tensile strength (UTS) = 12 MPa and ultimate elongation = 70% were inferior to PTMO based polyurethane (UTS = 35 MPa, elongation at break = 600%). H₂N-Allyl-PIB-Allyl-NH₂ and HO-PTMO-OH in different proportions were chain extended in presence of MDI and BDO to obtain TPUUs containing 35 wt% hard segment. The polymers exhibited M _ns = 84000–138000 with polydispersity indices (PDIs) = 1.7–3.7. The UTS = 23–32 MPa and elongation at break = 250–675% was comparable to that of PTMO based polyurethane and significantly higher than the PIB based TPUU with the same Shore hardness. The Young's modulus of the polymers was strongly dependent and directly proportional to the PIB wt% in the SS of the TPUUs.