Preparation of multihollow P(St-MAA) particles by sequence soap-free/soap emulsion polymerization and followed by stepwise alkali/acid posttreatment

The effects of ionic emulsifier, sodium dodecylbenzene sulfate (SDBS), on the formation of the multihollow structures in sub-micron sized polymer particles produced by alkali/acid posttreatment were investigated. The original latex particles with narrow size distribution were synthesized by a new sequence emulsifier-free/emulsifier emulsion copolymerization of styrene (St) and methacrylic acid (MAA). Results indicated that the pore size decreased and the pore number increased with the increase of SDBS amount, and the morphology of the posttreated latex particles was also significantly influenced by the introducing time of SDBS in the preparation of the original latex particles, and a suitable introducing time was 3 h of polymerization.     

Stannous oxalate as a novel catalyst for the synthesis of polytrimethylene terephthalate

Stannous oxalate was prepared efficiently and characterized by XRD and FT-IR. It exhibited higher catalytic activity and had profitable effect than tetrabutyl titanate and stannous octoate for the synthesis of polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) via esterification-route. Over this catalyst, the degree of esterification of pure terephthalic acid was up to 94.4% at 260°C after 1.5 h, while the intrinsic viscosity and content of terminal carboxyl groups of the corresponding PTT polyester, polymerized at 260°C, 60 Pa for 2 h, was 0.8950 dL/g and 15 mol/t, respectively. Stannous oxalate was a promising catalyst for the synthesis of PTT polyester.     

CO2选择性氧化甲烷制C2烃催化剂La2O3/ZnO的氧化还原和CO2吸附性能

Ｌａ２Ｏ３／ＺｎＯ催化剂体系在以二氧化碳作为氧化剂的甲烷氧化偶联反应中具有很高的Ｃ２烃选择性和稳定性．采用ＣＯ２－ＴＰＤ－ＭＳ和ＴＰＲ技术考察了Ｌａ２Ｏ３／ＺｎＯ对ＣＯ２的吸附性质及其氧化还原行为．结果表明：（１）Ｌａ２Ｏ３／ＺｎＯ催化剂体系存在着强、弱两种碱中心，其中弱碱中心数量随样品中Ｌａ２Ｏ３含量增加而减少，强碱中心强度随样品中Ｌａ２Ｏ３含量增加而增强．（２）由于组分相互作用，高温下，Ｌａ２Ｏ３／ＺｎＯ易产生晶格氧空位，使之对ＣＯ２的吸附增强，吸附后的ＣＯ２与晶格氧作用形成立方晶型Ｌａ２Ｏ２ＣＯ３．（３）Ｌａ２Ｏ３／ＺｎＯ表面的Ｌａ３＋和Ｚｎ２＋可以部分被还原，由于组分间的相互作用，使得二者的还原都较单一组分存在时更难．（４）Ｈ２－ＣＯ２－Ｈ２氧化还原循环实验表明，Ｌａ２Ｏ３／ＺｎＯ表面被部分还原后，ＣＯ２可以将部分被还原的表面再氧化．在此基础上对Ｌａ２Ｏ３／ＺｎＯ催化剂上甲烷与ＣＯ２转化为Ｃ２烃的机制也进行了讨论．     

样品价态对激光气化产生Cu/Cl团簇的组成和稳定性的影响

研究团控的形成条件、形成机理是目前团簇科学中的一个热点领域［‘］．产生气相团簇的方法主要有Knudsen高温炉扩散法、粒子溅射法、激光气化／分子束法、直接激光气化法·因为不需要另加缓冲气体，直接激光气化法【刀具有对体系真空要求较低，装置简单，容易和飞行时间质谱结     

Synthesis of 2‐Dihydrooxadiazolinyl Chromones

Reactions of the substituted 2‐formyl chromones with aroylhydrazines gave corresponding 2‐(aroylhydrazonomethylidyne) chromones. Then 2‐(3′‐acetyl‐5′‐aryl‐2′,3′‐dihydro‐1′,3′,4′‐oxadiazol‐2′‐yl) chromones were prepared by these 2‐(aroylhydrazonomethylidyne) chromones under refluxing with Ac₂O. All target compounds were characterized through elemental analysis and IR, ¹H NMR, MS.     

Development and certification of a coal fly ash certified reference material for selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

The development and certification of a coal fly ash certified reference material (CRM) for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) is described; this is the first natural matrix CRM for organic environmental analysis in China. The homogeneity and stability of this material have been tested by HPLC. The concentrations of several PAH were determined by use of two independent, different methods--solvent extraction-HPLC analysis with UV detection coupled with fluorescence detection (FLD) and solvent extraction, isolation with a silica column, and GC analysis with flame ionization detection (FID). Five certified values were determined: phenanthrene 7.1 +/- 2.6 microg g(-1), anthracene 2.0 +/- 0.8 microg g(-1), fluoranthene 7.4 +/- 1.9 microg g(-1), pyrene 7 +/- 2 microg g(-1), and benzo[a]pyrene 1.3 +/- 0.3 microg g(-1). Reference values for several other PAH are also suggested.     

pKa calculations in solution and proteins with QM/MM free energy perturbation simulations: a quantitative test of QM/MM protocols

The accuracy of biological simulations depends, in large part, on the treatment of electrostatics. Due to the availability of accurate experimental values, calculation of pKa provides stringent evaluation of computational methods. The generalized solvent boundary potential (GSBP) and Ewald summation electrostatic treatments were recently implemented for combined quantum mechanical and molecular mechanics (QM/MM) simulations by our group. These approaches were tested by calculating pKa shifts due to differences in electronic structure and electrostatic environment; the shifts were determined for a series of small molecules in solution, using various electrostatic treatments, and two residues (His 31, Lys 102) in the M102K T4-lysozyme mutant with large pKa shifts, using the GSBP approach. The calculations utilized a free energy perturbation scheme with the QM/MM potential function involving the self-consistent charge density functional tight binding (SCC-DFTB) and CHARMM as the QM and MM methods, respectively. The study of small molecules demonstrated that inconsistent electrostatic models produced results that were difficult to correct in a robust manner; by contrast, extended electrostatics, GSBP, and Ewald simulations produced consistent results once a bulk solvation contribution was carefully chosen. In addition to the electrostatic treatment, the pKa shifts were also sensitive to the level of the QM method and the scheme of treating QM/MM Coulombic interactions; however, simple perturbative corrections based on SCC-DFTB/CHARMM trajectories and higher level single point energy calculations were found to give satisfactory results. Combining all factors gave a root-mean-square difference of 0.7 pKa units for the relative pKa values of the small molecules compared to experiment. For the residues in the lysozyme, an accurate pKa shift was obtained for His 31 with multiple nanosecond simulations. For Lys 102, however, the pKa shift was estimated to be too large, even after more than 10 nanosecond simulations for each lambda window; the difficulty was due to the significant, but slow, reorganization of the protein and water structure when Lys 102 was protonated. The simulations support that Lys 102 is deprotonated in the X-ray structure and the protein is highly destabilized when this residue is protonated.     

Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of (enH2)3.5[As8V14O42(PO4)]·2H2O

The compound (enH₂)_3.5[As₈V₁₄O₄₂(PO₄)]·2H₂O 1 (en=ethylenediamine) has been synthesized and characterized by means of elemental analysis, IR spectrum, ESR spectrum, XPS spectrum, TG analysis and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The compound 1 crystallizes in monoclinic system, space group C2/c, β=105.59(3), Z=8 and R₁(wR₂)=0.0398(0.0885). The compound 1 is constructed from [As₈V₁₄O₄₂(PO₄)]⁷⁻ anions and H₂en cations linked through hydrogen bonds into a network. The [As₈V₁₄O₄₂(PO₄)]⁷⁻ cluster consists of 14 VO₅ square pyramids linked by 4 As₂O₅ handle-like units, and includes at its center an ordered PO₄³⁻ anion.     

钨砷杂多阴离子[KAs4W40O140(M·H2O)2]n-中配位水的取代反应

本文报道了[KAs_4W_(40)O_(140)(M·H_2O_2]~(n-)杂多阴离子中配位水的取代反应.在水溶液中,许多配体,如[Fe(CN)_6]~(4-)、[Fe(CN)_6]~(3-),SO_3~(2-)等都能取代配位水形成具有特征颜色的配离子.在水溶液中不能发生的配体取代配位水的反应,在非极性有机溶剂中却容易发生,这与配位水分子在非极性有机溶剂中易脱去形成配位不饱和态有关.     

Theoretical studies on the mechanism of acid-promoted hydrolysis of N-formylaziridine in comparison with formamide

[reaction: see text] We present an ab initio study of the acid-promoted hydrolysis reaction mechanism of N-formylaziridine in comparison with formamide. Since the rate of amide hydrolysis reactions depends on the formation of the tetrahedral intermediate, we focused our attention mainly on the reactant complex, the tetrahedral intermediate, and the transition state connecting these two stationary points. Geometries were optimized using the density functional theory, and the energetics were refined using ab initio theory including electron correlation. Solvent effects were investigated by using polarizable continuum method calculations. The proton-transfer reaction between the O-protonated and N-protonated amides was investigated. In acidic media, despite that the N-protonated species is more stable than the O-protonated one, it is predicted that both N-protonated and O-protonated pathways compete in the hydrolysis reaction of N-formylaziridine.