Thermal degradation of different crystalline forms of lactose

The thermal degradation of α-lactose hydrate, stable anhydrous α-lactose and β-lactose has been studied. The presence of water vapour decreased the thermal stability of all the crystalline forms studied. α-Lactose hydrate was found to be the least stable form. Under anhydrous conditions β-lactose was the most stable form and anhydrous α-lactose was the most stable in the presence of water vapour.     

Abinitio方法研究2，4－二甲基－1，3－戊二烯结构

用ａｂｉｎｉｔｉｏ方法研究２，４－二甲基－１，３－戊二烯各种构象异构体的结构，找到ｓ－ｔｒａｎｓ和ｓ－ｃｉｓ两种稳定构象，且ｓ－ｔｒａｎｓ更稳定．对稳定构象的几何结构、电荷分布进行了研究，讨论了不同的电子基组对优化几何的影响，并计算了稳定构象的热力学常数，与实验结果进行了比较．     

Water stability of microporous coordination polymers and the adsorption of pharmaceuticals from water

The stability of a variety of microporous coordination polymers (MCPs) to water-containing solutions was studied using powder X-ray diffraction. It was determined that the stability of the MCP is related to the metal cluster present in the structure with trinuclear chromium clusters more stable than copper paddlewheel clusters which are more stable than basic zinc acetate clusters. Zn(2-methylimidizolate)(2) was found to be more water stable than zinc MCPs with carboxylate linkers; however, extended exposure to water led to decomposition of all zinc-based MCPs. Mate?riaux de l'Institut Lavoisier (MIL)-100 was also found to be completely water stable and was used to adsorb the pharmaceuticals furosemide and sulfasalazine from water with large uptakes achievable at low concentrations, indicating that the adsorption of wastewater contaminants may be a feasible application for these materials.     

Studies on the long-term thermal stability of stationary phases in subcritical water chromatography

The long-term thermal stability of five commercially available reversed-phase columns has been evaluated under subcritical water conditions (100 and 150 degrees C). The five columns included Zorbax RX-C8, Nucleosil C18 AB, Hypersil BDS C18, PRP-1 (poly(styrene-divinylbenzene)), and ZirChrom-PS (polystyrene) columns. Retention factors, plate numbers, and peak areas were monitored over a prolonged period of time. Comparing the three silica-based columns, the Zorbax RX-C, column was the most stable followed by the Nucleosil C18, AB column. The Hypersil BDS C18 column was the least stable under subcritical water conditions. The ZirChrom-PS column was stable at 100 degrees C for at least 7600 column volumes. Of all five columns, the polymeric PRP-1 column was the most stable under subcritical water conditions.     

螺旋藻蛋白色素的稳定性研究

本文考察了螺旋藻蛋白色素（SP）的干粉和溶液的稳定性。SP干粉在暗处和室内自然光下较稳定，直射光下稍差。SP溶液在PH6～7时色泽呈蓝色，Cu2+对其稳定性有破坏作用，EDTA和柠檬酸可增强SP溶液稳定性，而明胶对其无影响，山梨酸对SP溶液色泽有良好的保护作用，SP在10％乙醇溶液或50％甘油溶液中较稳定。     

常见炸药的稳定同位素比值分析方法研究进展

炸药的深度比对与溯源对于爆炸案事件的侦破具有重大意义,以不同地域来源的原料或不同生产工艺生产的炸药,其组成元素的稳定同位素比值具有差异,因而稳定同位素比值可作为炸药深度比对与溯源的重要指标。稳定同位素比值质谱法(IRMS)作为一种高精度的稳定同位素比值测量手段,已逐渐发展成熟,与元素分析仪、气相色谱仪、液相色谱仪等仪器联用,在食品安全、环境保护、法庭科学等领域应用广泛。IRMS在炸药比对与溯源上亦发挥了重要作用,自1975年IRMS被应用于区分不同国家生产的三硝基甲苯(TNT)以来,IRMS已成功用于多种炸药的分析。但目前尚未见有文献系统地总结常见炸药的稳定同位素比值分析研究进展。该文介绍了稳定同位素比值分析的相关原理、仪器组成及特点,分别总结了硝酸铵、黑火药、TNT、太恩、黑索金等常见炸药的稳定同位素比值分析方法,汇总了文献报道的不同国家生产的硝酸铵、黑火药、TNT等炸药的稳定同位素比值。文章就不同炸药的稳定同位素比值差异、炸药生产、存储过程中相关因素对同位素比值的影响,爆炸前后稳定同位素比值的变化情况等内容进行了分析。本文还指出了目前炸药的稳定同位素比值分析研究中存在的问题,对可能的解决办法进行了讨论,对未来的发展方向提出了建议。     

The dependence of photocatalytic activity and photoinduced self-stability of photosensitive AgI nanoparticles

AgI is instable under light irradiation owing to its photosensitive properties, while a supported Ag-AgI composite has been demonstrated to be a stable photocatalyst. However, seldom investigations have been focused on the photocatalytic activity (including deactivation) and photoinduced stability of the photosensitive AgI materials. In this study, the AgI nanoparticles were immobilized on the surface of Ag(8)W(4)O(16) nanorods by an anion-exchange route and their photocatalytic activities were evaluated by photocatalytic decomposition of methyl orange and phenol solutions under visible-light irradiation. A photoinduced self-stabilizing mechanism of the AgI nanoparticles was proposed to account for the formation of a stable Ag-AgI photocatalyst, namely, instable AgI can transform into a stable Ag-AgI photocatalyst after in situ formation of partial Ag on the surface of AgI nanoparticles. The photocatalytic performance of the immobilized AgI photocatalyst was greatly influenced by the formation of metallic Ag. With increasing repetitions of photocatalytic experiments, the initial deactivation was accompanied by the rapid increase of metallic Ag owing to the reduction of lattice Ag(+), while the subsequently stable activity corresponds to the formation of a stable Ag-AgI composite photocatalyst. Compared with the un-immobilized AgI photocatalyst, the immobilized AgI nanoparticles exhibited a higher and more stable photocatalytic performance.     

Stable enols from Grignard addition to 1,2-diesters: serendipity rules

The temperature-dependent formation of a remarkably stable enol from the reaction of EtMgBr with a 1,2-diester was accidentally discovered. This compound was spectroscopically characterized (¹H and ¹³C NMR, IR), and both methyl carbonate and trimethylsilyl ether derivatives were prepared. A mechanism for the selective formation of the stable enol ester and its corresponding keto form was suggested, and the kinetic stability of the enol was also documented. The generality of the observation of such a stable enol ester was demonstrated with the use of other Grignard reagents, and also other 1,2-diesters. The reaction of EtMgBr with a series of 1,2-amide esters also produced stable enol amides. The remarkable stability of the enol esters was attributed to the steric hindrance present in the aryl ester moiety of these compounds, and further studies will address the origin of this effect.     

四极杆电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定沉积物中Pb稳定同位素比率研究

本文采用四极杆电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定了玄武湖和莫愁湖,及其相连的河道表层沉积物中Pb稳定同位素的比率.沉积物中208Pb/206Pb和206Pb/207Pb的比率范围分别为2.0931～2.1239和1.1558～1.1845.玄武湖、莫愁湖、护城河等采样点Pb稳定同位素比率,与文献中长江江苏段沉积物相近.其它河道采样点Pb稳定同位素组成与文献中南京市大气、土壤Pb稳定同位素比率相近.     

Matrix-isolation FT-IR spectra and theoretical study of dimethyl sulfate

The preferred conformations of dimethyl sulfate and their vibrational spectra were studied by matrix-isolation FT-IR spectroscopy and theoretical methods (DFT and MP2, with basis sets of different sizes, including the quadruple-zeta, aug-cc-pVQZ basis). Conformer GG (of C2 symmetry and exhibiting OSOC dihedral angles of 74.3 degrees ) was found to be the most stable conformer in both the gaseous phase and isolated in argon. Upon annealing of the matrix, the less stable observed conformer (GT; with C1 symmetry) quickly converts to the GG conformer, with the resulting species being embedded in a matrix-cage which corresponds to the most stable matrix-site for GG form. The highest energy TT conformer, which was assumed to be the most stable conformer in previous studies, is predicted by the calculations to have a relative energy of ca. 10 kJ mol-1 and was not observed in the spectra of the matrix-isolated compound.     

Synthesis of stable seleno[3,4-b]quinoxaline derivatives

[reaction: see text]. The unstable seleno[2,3-b]quinoxoline was generated and functionalized in situ to give the stable dialdehyde and diester derivatives. The dicyano compound was made in several steps from biscyanomethyl selenide and was found to be very stable.     

Thermal Stability of Bis-Piperidine Benzoylacetonates of Some Transition Metals

Bis-piperidine complexes of benzoylacetonates of Mn(II), Co(II), Cd(II) and Ni(II) were prepared. Thermogravimetric analysis (TG) demonstrated that Mn(II) bis-piperidine benzoylacetonate was stable up to 90°C, while Co(II) bis-piperidine benzoylacetonate was stable up to 100°C, whereas Cd(II) bis-piperidine benzoylacetonate was stable up to only 50°C. Its first decomposition step was completed at 110°C. Ni(II) bis-piperidine benzoylacetonate found to be stable up to 110°C. The stabilities of the complexes of these metals therefore follow the sequence Cd²⁺<Mn²⁺<Co²⁺<Ni²⁺. The complex of Cd(II) was the least stable of all the compounds studied.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Stability and microtox response of butenyltin compounds

Tributenyltin bromides containing double bonds at carbon atoms C-1, C-2 or C-3 were synthesized from symmetrical tetrabutenyltins. Although all three tetrabutenyltin compounds were stable, only the tributenyltin bromides with double bonds at C-1 and C-3 were sufficiently stable for further studies. In aqueous sodium bromide (NaBr) solution containing 1% acetone, tri-1-butenyltin bromide was more stable in sunlight than tri-3-butenyltin bromide, yet neither compound was as stable as tributyltin bromide. Stability in seawater, in the absence of ultraviolet (UV) light, was less for both tri-1-butenyltin bromide and tri-3-butenyltin bromide than for tributyltin bromide. The relative toxicities of the tributenyltin bromides were determined using a bioluminescent bacteria assay. The concentrations of tributenyltin bromides necessary to produce a toxic response were three to six times greater than for tributyltin bromide.     

Origins of enantioselectivity during allylic substitution reactions catalyzed by metallacyclic iridium complexes

In depth mechanistic studies of iridium catalyzed regioselective and enantioselective allylic substitution reactions are presented. A series of cyclometalated allyliridium complexes that are kinetically and chemically competent to be intermediates in the allylic substitution reactions was prepared and characterized by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopies and single-crystal X-ray difraction. The rates of epimerization of the less thermodynamically stable diastereomeric allyliridium complexes to the thermodynamically more stable allyliridium stereoisomers were measured. The rates of nucleophilic attack by aniline and by N-methylaniline on the isolated allyliridium complexes were also measured. Attack on the thermodynamically less stable allyliridium complex was found to be orders of magnitude faster than attack on the thermodynamically more stable complex, yet the major enantiomer of the catalytic reaction is formed from the more stable diastereomer. Comparison of the rates of nucleophilic attack to the rates of epimerization of the diastereomeric allyliridium complexes containing a weakly coordinating counterion showed that nucleophilic attack on the less stable allyliridium species is much faster than conversion of the less stable isomer to the more stable isomer. These observations imply that Curtin-Hammett conditions are not met during iridium catalyzed allylic substitution reactions by η(3)-η(1)-η(3) interconversion. Rather, these data imply that when these conditions exist for this reaction, they are created by reversible oxidative addition, and the high selectivity of this oxidative addition step to form the more stable diastereomeric allyl complex leads to the high enantioselectivity. The stereochemical outcome of the individual steps of allylic substitution was assessed by reactions of deuterium-labeled substrates. The allylic substitution was shown to occur by oxidative addition with inversion of configuration, followed by an outer sphere nucleophilic attack that leads to a second inversion of configuration. This result contrasts the changes in configuration that occur during reactions of molybdenum complexes studied with these substrates previously. In short, these studies show that the factors that control the enantioselectivity of iridium-catalyzed allylic substitution are distinct from those that control enantioselectivity during allylic substitution catalyzed by palladium or molybdenum complexes and lead to the unique combination of high regioselectivity, enantioselectivity, and scope of reactive nucleophile.     

Influerce of chemical structure of nitroxyl spin labels on their reduction by ascorbic acid

The Influence of structure on the reduction of nitroxyl spin labels by ascorbic acid was examined using both piperidine and pyrrolidine nitroxyls. A five-fold molar excess of ascorbic acid and pH of 7.4 were used. The nitroxyl concentration was measured by electron spin resonance spectrometry. The five-membered (pyrrolidine) nitroxyls were more stable than the six-meabered derivatives. Ring substituents also influenced the reaction. The anionic derivatives were more stable than the unionized compounds which, in turn, were more stable than the amines (cations at pH 7.4).     

(MN)nHm(M=Ga,In; n=1-4; m=1, 2)团簇的结构与稳定性

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3LYP方法, 在6-31G**和Lanl2dz水平上分别对(MN)nHm(M=Ga, In; n=1-4; m=1, 2)进行了优化和振动频率计算. 得到了上述团簇的最稳定构型、H原子的结合能以及它们的能隙. 结果表明, (MN)nH(M=Ga, In; n=1-4)的基态构型均为双重态, (MN)nH2(M=Ga, In; n=1-4)的基态构型均为单重态; 当氢的个数为1时, 加在N原子上比加在M(M=Ga, In)原子上稳定, 如有N3单元, 那么加在N3单元两侧的构型是相同的, 且它是最稳定的; 当氢的个数为2时, 除n=1外, 分别加在两个N原子上的构型是最稳定的, 如有N3单元, 那么分别加在N3单元分离最远的两个N原子的构型是最稳定的. GaNH、(GaN)3H 和InNH的结合能和能隙都很大, 说明这些团簇都有很高的稳定性.     

Immobilization of modified penicillin G acylase on Sepabeads carriers

An approach to stable covalent immobilization of chemically modified penicillin G acylase from Escherichia coli on Sepabeads® carriers with high retention of hydrolytic activity and thermal stability is presented. The two amino-activated polymethacrylate particulate polymers with different spacer lengths used in the study were Sepabeads® EC EA and Sepabeads® EC HA. The enzyme was first modified by cross-linking with polyaldehyde derivatives of starch in order to provide it with new useful functions. Such modified enzyme was then covalently immobilized on amino supports. The method seems to provide a possibility to couple the enzyme without risking a reaction at the active site which might cause the loss of activity. Performances of these immobilized biocatalysts were compared with those obtained by the conventional method with respect to activity and thermal stability. The thermal stability study shows that starch-PGA immobilized on Sepabeads EC-EA was almost 4.5-fold more stable than the conventionally immobilized one and 7-fold more stable than free non-modified PGA. Similarly, starch-PGA immobilized on Sepabeads EC-HA was around 1.5- fold more stable than the conventionally immobilized one and almost 9.5-fold more stable than free non-modified enzyme.     

Stable molecular configuration in crystalline carboxylic acids

The stable (lower enthalpy) molecular configurations of propionic, butyric, Jeric and lauric acids in the crystalline state have been examined via their atom-atom potentials. It was found that the cis configuration is more stable than the trans configuration for propionic, butyric and valeric acids, and that the trans configuration is more stable than the cis configuration for lauric acid, in accord with a previous IR spectral analysis. The potential energy of benzoic acid was recalculated using the positions of atoms given by Speakman, and indicates that the A form is more stable than the B form, in agreement with the results of previous work.     

纳米氧化锆的物相与尺寸效应

用溶胶凝胶法制得ＺｒＯ２粉体。通过控制晶体尺寸得到了室温下稳定的立方相、四方相和单斜相。用Ｘ射线衍射（ＸＲＤ）、透射电镜（ＴＥＭ）、激光拉曼谱（ＬＲＳ）、电子顺磁共振（ＥＳＲ）等技术研究了晶体结构和晶粒尺寸的相互关系。试验表明：单斜相、四方相、立方相ＺｒＯ２的比表面能依次递减。因而，当晶粒尺寸减小至纳米级时，四方相和立方相都可变为室温下的稳态或亚稳态。     

不同介质对电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法测定水中锡元素的影响

选用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法测定水中锡元素,讨论了硝酸、盐酸两种介质对锡溶液测定及保存的影响。结果表明,选用体积分数为1%~10%的HNO3介质配制质量浓度为0.250~10.0 mg/L的锡溶液,在1%的HNO3中锡溶液浓度仅能稳定5 d,当HNO3的体积分数大于5%时,锡溶液可稳定30 d。选用1%~10%的HCl介质配制质量浓度为0.500~10.0 mg/L的锡溶液,在近一个月的实验周期内浓度值稳定,测定结果的相对标准偏差在0.94%~3.04%之间。作为测定、保存水中锡元素的介质,盐酸比硝酸更为理想。