IMPROVEMENT OF THERMODYNAMICAL MONTE CARLO SIMULATION IN SU(2) PURE GAUGE FIELD THEORY ——AN APPROACH TO CONTINUUM PHYSICS LIMIT

The thermodynamical quantities of SU(2) pure lattice gauge field have been simulated first time on the asymmetric lattice (ξ>1).The finite size effect and continuum physics limits have also been studied.The results show that the use of asymmetric lattice is of benefit to calculate the thermodynamical quantities and study the behavior of continuum physics limits.In addition,it is explained that the efficiency of the whole Monte Carlo simulation and the calculation of heat capacity will be improved quite a lot by using bias sampling technique.     

甘氨酸钙络合物的熔融法合成及表征

以甘氨酸和氢氧化钙为原料,采用熔融法合成了甘氨酸钙络合物,最佳合成条件为:原料摩尔比n甘氨酸:nCa(OH)2=2:1,在熔融状态下,反应温度150℃左右,反应时间40min,并通过元素分析、红外光谱、X-射线粉末衍射、差热-热重等实验手段对该络合物进行了表征,确定其化学式为Ca(NH2CH2COO)2,所得产品的产率达94.1%.     

氧化钙和氯氧化钇为助烧剂对碳化硅陶瓷性能的影响

采用YOCl/CaO为助烧剂常压烧结制备SiC陶瓷,研究助烧剂的配比及烧结温度对陶瓷的显微结构、热学性能及介电性能的影响.结果表明:在高温烧结过程中YOCl及CaO会与SiC发生置换还原反应,生成部分含钇化合物,对比各样品的热膨胀系数发现,在1800 ℃下烧结的YOCl/CaO=4:5的样品与常压烧结制备的纯SiC热膨胀系数α=4.0×10 -6相接近,而其它样品热膨胀系数与单晶硅的热膨胀系数α=2.62×10 -6较为接近,有望成为较好的封装材料.     

Theoretical Studies on the First Hyperpolarizabilities of One-dimensional Donor-bridge-acceptor Chromophores

The ground-state dipole moments and second-order nonlinear optical （NLO） properties of a series of one-dimensional （1D） chromophores with donor-bridge-acceptor （D-B-A） structures have been investigated by using the second-order MФller-Plesset （MP2） and density functional theory （DFT） methods with the basis set of 6-31＋G（d）. According to the calculated results, the relationship between the molecular static first hyperpolarizability （βμ） and the directions of electron transition has been summarized. In terms of the sign of βμ, these 1D organic chromophores were classified into two categories： type Ⅰ with negative βμ and type Ⅱ bearing positive βμ. The analyses show that the remarkable difference of the first hyperpolarizabilities between Ⅰ and Ⅱ chromophores is associated mainly with the electrostatic interaction between terminal groups and the transport electrons in excited states. Moreover, different from the popular viewpoint, the obtained results also show that most of this series of 1D D-B-A molecules are more charge-separated in the ground states than in the excited states. As a whole, this theoretical investigation, to some extent, can be considered as a useful reference in designing the NLO chromophores with large first hyperpolarizabilities.     

Ligand-controlled First Hyperpolarizabilities of a Series of Tetrahedral Iridium Clusters Ir4（CO）9L： a TDDFT Study

A series of tetrahedral iridium carbonyl clusters coordinated by systematically varied series of ligands have been studied by TDDFT method focusing on their electronic and non- linear optical properties. The clusters of Ir4（CO）12 （1）, Ir4（μ-CO）3（CO）9 （2）, Ir4（μ-L）（CO）10 （L = dppm 3, dppe 4, （Ph2P）2CHMe 5, Ph2P（CH2）3PPh2 6） and Ir4（CO）10（phen） （phen = 1,10-phen- anthroline） （7） exhibit the first static hyperpolarizabilities of medium magnitude （βtot-10×10^-30 esu）. The second order nonlinear optical response of the seven clusters increase from 0 to 23 ×10^-30 esu; the high symmetric cluster Ir4（CO）12 debases its symmetry and presents the second order nonlinear optical behavior as the coordination style of some carbonyls changes to bridge style, and then the response increases regularly with the systematical variation of the ligands. The origination of the first hyperpolarizability is discussed by the expanded orbital decomposition scheme. The results suggest the d-d electron transition from the apical iridium atom to the other three Ir atoms inside the metal skeleton, and d-πelectron transitions from metals to carbonyls are responsible for the first hyperpolarizabilities. Particularly, for cluster 7, the charge transfer from d orbitals of iridium to π＊ orbirals of phenanthroline originates the first hyperpolarizabilities.     

Electronic structure and acid–base properties of Kojic acid and its dimers. A DFT and quantum topology study

Kojic acid is a polyfunctional heterocyclic compound, with several important reaction centres; it has a wide range of applications in the cosmetic, medicine, food, agriculture and chemical industries. The present study aims at better insight into its electronic structure and bonding characteristics. Thus, density functional theory at the M06-2x /6-311++G^** level of theory is used to investigate its ground state electronic and acid–base properties. Protonation and deprotonation enthalpies are computed and analysed. The ability of Kojic acid to form both water complexes and dimers is explored. Several different complexes and dimer structures were examined. Natural bond order and quantum topology features of the charge density were analysed. The origin of the stability of the studied complexes and dimer structures can be traced to hydrogen bonding, π-conjugative and non-covalent dispersive interactions.     

Conformational preference and mechanism of decarboxylation of levodopa. A quantum dynamics/quantum mechanics study

The present study addresses the conformational preferences and the mechanism of decarboxylation of levodopa (LD). LD is used to increase dopamine concentrations in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. LD crosses the protective blood–brain barrier, where it is converted into dopamine by the process of decarboxylation. Molecular dynamics simulation has been carried out at the DFT/6‐31++G level of theory to identify the global minimum structure of LD. Conformational preferences of the amino acid side chain of LD has been investigated at the B3LYP/6‐311++G** level of theory. Fourier transform analysis has been performed to identify the origin of the rotational barriers. Electrostatic dipole moment and bond interactions underlie the observed potential energy barriers for rotation of the amino acid side chain of LD. The vital biological process of decarboxylation of LD has been examined in the gas phase and in aqueous solution. Without the presence of water, there is only one possible route for the decarboxylation of LD. In this concerted mechanism, a proton transfer and breakage of the C₁₀—C₁₈ bond, take place simultaneously (ΔE^# = 73.2 kcal/mol). In solution, however, two possible decarboxylation routes are available for LD. The first involve the formation of a zwitterionic intermediate (ΔE^# = 72.4 kcal/mol). The zwitterionic form of LD have been localized using explicitly bound water molecules to model short‐range solvent effects and self‐consistent reaction field polarized continuum model to estimate long‐range solvent interactions. The second route involve the formation of a cyclic structure in which a water molecule acts as a bridge linking the anticarboxylic hydrogen and α‐position carbon atom (ΔE^# = 59.8 kcal/mol). Natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis reveals that the conformational and overall stability of the amino acid side chain is facilitated by the antiperiplanar interactions between the phenyl moiety C—H and C—C bonds and C—X bonds of the amino acid side chain. However, much of the major donor–acceptor interactions is of the lone pair type and is localized within the amino acid side chain itself. Results of the present work reveal that NBO data reflect nicely and identify clearly reaction coordinates at the transition species. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Structural Elucidation and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Novel [1,2,4]Triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidines and Pyrido[2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidinones

1,3‐Di(thiophen‐2‐yl)prop‐2‐en‐1‐one ( 1 ) was utilized in the synthesis of 4,6‐di(thiophen‐2‐yl)‐3,4‐dihydropyrimidine‐2(1H)‐thione ( 2 ) and 5,7‐di(thiophen‐2‐yl)‐2‐thioxo‐2,3‐dihydropyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4(1H)‐one ( 4 ). The latter thiones were used in the synthesis of two new series of [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidines 10a – i and pyrido[2,3‐d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3‐a]pyrimidinones 5a – i via reaction with the appropriate hydrazonoyl halides using triethylamine as a basic catalyst in dioxane. The mechanism of formation of the synthesized compounds was discussed, and the assigned structure was established via microanalysis, spectral data (infrared, ¹H NMR, and Mass), and density functional calculations. Moreover, the newly synthesized products were evaluated for their antimicrobial activities, and the results show that some derivatives have been well with mild activities. Finally, quantum chemistry calculations confirmed the mechanism and structure of the products.     

Proton-coupled electron transfer in dye-sensitized solar cells: a theoretical perspective

The functionality of the proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) model was tested on a squaraine-sensitized solar cell. The geometrical parameters, excitations, and electronic structures of free and Ti⁺⁴-bound squaraine dye were monitored using a set of pure and hybrid density functional theory (DFT) functionals with diffuse and polarization functions. The infrared spectra showed the dye-metal proton transfer. The UV-Vis spectra of unbound and bound squaraine dye using the pure functional (PBEPBE) are in excellent agreement with the experimental ones. The first photoexcited state charge transfer enhanced the charge density around the anchoring group of neat and bound squaraine dye. The injection of electronic charge into the titanium complex was confirmed by density of states (DOS) and natural bond orbital (NBO) analyses. The comparatively high total hyperpolarizability of the squaraine dye is indicative of a potent nonlinear optical (NLO) devise.     

不同生长期当归1H NMR指纹图谱的研究

利用¹H NMR法测定27个不同生长期的当归提取物,对当归的主要活性成分阿魏酸、藁本内酯、当归多糖进行了初步归属,用特征峰相对峰面积表示3种活性成分的相对含量,并对它们在生长过程中的含量变化进行分析. 数据分析显示,当归中阿魏酸、藁本内酯、当归多糖的含量在第1年变化较为平稳,第2年和第3年变化相对较为活跃,而在当归的生长周期内,当归多糖的含量变化明显大于其他两种活性成分,为参与代谢活动的主要活性成分. 结果证实,通过对照¹H NMR指纹图谱, 将相对含量法与主成分分析法相结合,能对不同生长期的当归药材中的活性成分进行宏观评价和分析,可作为植物药材代谢组学的研究方法.