Survival paths for reaction dynamics in fluctuating environments

We study rate processes in general Gaussian fluctuating environments using a path integral formalism. We derive a variational equation for the dominant survival path when the fluctuations relax exponentially or according to a stretched exponential law. In the case of a slowly varying barrier, the equilibrium regression approximation which is used by Frauenfelder and coworkers emerges. In this approximation, the survival path follows the ordinary law of relaxation to equilibrium. If the rate coefficients vary rapidly with environmental variables, however, the dominant survival paths exhibit more complex behaviour. Many phenomena analogous to geometrical optics occur. These include reflection off of rapid variations in rate constant, as well as refraction, giving paths very different from the equilibrium relaxation properties. A model with a piece-wise linear rate exhibits the basic phenomena, and the survival path equation is exactly solved for the general stretched exponential relaxing environment.     

Oxygen quenching of tris(2,2′-bipyridine) ruthenium(II) complexes in thin organic films

A study is presented of the quenching, by oxygen, of the luminescence of tris(2,2′-bipyridine) ruthenium(II) complexes immobilized in thin, transparent, polymer-based films. The film media consist of a water-insoluble linear polymer plasticized with a trialkylphosphate ester, in which the complex ruthenium cations are solubilized by ion pairing with organophilic anions such as tetraphenylborate.

Luminescence lifetimes were studied in relation oxygen concentration in a gas stream contiguous with the film medium, film thickness and concentration of the metal complex within the film medium. It is shown that the microheterogeneous environment of the luminescent complex, which has recently been implicated in the non-linear quenching responses of polymer-immobilized, transition metal complex oxygen sensors, may arise simply as a consequence of the limited solubility of the complex in the film medium. When solubility is limited, the partial precipitation of the complex results in a colloidal of luminescent particles which exhibit non- uniform susceptibilities to quenching by oxygen. Good solubility, and therefore linear quenching characteristics, are promoted by methyl substitution of the bipyridyl ligand and by use of a plasticizer (tributylphosphate) with marked cation solvating powers.     

“Dibutylmagnesium”, a convenient reagent for the synthesis of useful organic magnesium reagents MgA2 including cyclopentadienyls,aryloxides, and amides. Preparation of Zr(C5H5)Cl3. X-ray structure of [Mg{μ-N(SiMe)3C6H4N}(SiMe3)-o(OEt2)]2

n-Heptane-soluble “di-butylmagnesium” (I) (a commercially available material, prepared by addition of LiBu^s to MgBuⁿCl, and subsequent addition of ca. 5% MgOct₂ⁿ) has been found to be a useful starting material for obtaining numerous organic magnesium compounds. This is illustrated by its reaction with a number of protic compounds HA to give in good yields Mg(C₅H₅)₂, Mg(C₅H₄Me)₂, or the new compounds MgA₂: IV (A = C₅H₄SiMe₃), V [A = C₅H₃(SiMe₃)₂], VII (A = OC₆H₂Bu₂^t-2,6-Me-4), and X [A₂ = N(SiMe₃)C₆H₄N(SiMe₃)-o(OEt₂)]. The value of such compounds MgA₂ as mild ligand transfer reagents is illustrated by the synthesis of Zr(C₅H₃X₂)Cl₃ (X = H or SiMe₃). Compound X was isolated from OEt₂ solution as the crystalline dimer

with two o-$\text{N}$(SiMe₃)C₆H₄$\text{N}$(SiMe₃) ligands bridging two magnesium atoms and a terminal OEt₂ ligand completing a distorted tetrahedral environment around each Mg. Some key parameters are: MgN_t 1.997(7), MgN_b 2.083(8), MgO 2.041(7) Å; OMgN_t 112.1(3), OMgN_b 119.7(3), and N_tMgN_b 118.5(3)°.     

三元配合物钯（Ⅱ）-2,2''-联吡啶-L-天冬氨酸与DNA作用研究

The ternary complex Pd(Ⅱ)-2,2‘-bipyridine-L-asparagic acid was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR-spectra and molar conductance. The formula of the complex is Pd(bipy)(L-asp). The interaction of the complex with DNA has been studied by UV-spectra, fluorescence spectra, CD-spectra and gel electrophoresis. The results showed that the interaction of the complex with DNA performed mainly in intercalative mode and the extent of interaction was dependent on the concentration of the complex.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Organosoluble Methyl Substituted Poly(aryl Ether Ketone)s Containing Sulfone Linkage

Several new methyl substituted poly(aryl ether ketone)s containing sulfone linkage with inherent viscosities of 0.62–0.84 dL/g have been prepared from 4,4′‐bis(2‐methylphenoxy)diphenylsulfone and 4,4′‐bis(3‐methylphenoxy)diphenylsulfone with terephthaloyl chloride and isophthaloyl chloride by electrophilic Friedel‐Crafts acylation in the presence of DMF with anhydrous AlCl₃ as a catalyst in 1,2‐dichloroethane, respectively. These polymers having weight‐average molecular weight in the range of 71,000–49,000 are all amorphous and show high glass transition temperatures ranging from 167 °C to 191 °C, excellent thermal stability at temperatures over 400 °C in air or nitrogen, high char yields of 51–58% in nitrogen and good solubility in CHCl₃ and polar solvents such as DMF, DMSO and NMP at room temperature.     

Syntheses and structures of structurally diverse potassium beta-diketiminates derived from the ligand [(N(SiMe3)C(Ph))2CH

The compounds [K((mu-N(SiMe3)C(Ph))2CH)(thf)2]infinity 1, [K(mu-N(SiMe3)C(Ph)C(H)C(Ph)NH)L]2 [L = (thf)2 2, tmen 3], [K(mu-NSi(Me)2C(Ph)C(H)C(Ph)N)(thf)3]2 4 and [K(N(H)C(Ph))2CH](thf)0.5 5 have been prepared from K[(N(SiMe3)C(Ph))2CH] and the X-ray structures of 1-4 are reported.     

Polymer bound glutamic acid salicylaldehyde Schiff‐base complex ­catalyst for oxidation of olefins with ­dioxygen

The polymer bound Schiff‐base ligand (PS‐SalGlu) has been prepared from polystyrene bound salicylaldehyde and glutamic acid, and its complex (PS‐SalGlu‐Co) has also been synthesized. The polymer ligand and its complex were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, small area X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and inductively coupled plasma‐atomic emission spectro (ICP‐AFS). In the presence of the complex, cyclohexene can be effectively oxidized by molecular oxygen without reductant. The long‐chain linear aliphatic olefins, such as 1‐octene, 1‐decene, 1‐dodecene and 1‐tetradecene, can be directly oxidized by molecular oxygen catalyzed by PS‐SalGlu‐Co, which affords the 1,2‐epoxy alkane. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Molecular integrals over Gaussian-type geminal basis functions

We present formulas for the evaluation of molecular integrals over basis functions with an explicit Gaussian dependence on interelectronic coordinates. These formulas use expansions in Hermite Gaussian functions and represent an extension to the work of McMurchie and Davidson to two-electron basis functions. Integrals that depend on the coordinates of up to four electrons are discussed explicitly. A key feature of this approach is that it allows full exploitation of the shell structure of the orbital part of the basis. Received: 24 February 1997 / Accepted: 4 March 1997     

Spiro(benzoxasilole) catalyzed polymerization of oxetane derivatives

A spiro(benzoxasilole) catalyst, 3,3,3′,3′-tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)-1,1′-(3H,3H′)-spirobis(1,2-benzoxasilole) was used to polymerize 3,3-R,R′-oxetanes: BEMO (R, R′ = ethoxymethyl), AMMO (R = azidomethyl, R′ = methyl), NMMO (R = nitratomethyl, R′ = methyl), BAMO (R, R′ = azidomethyl), and BCMO (R, R′ = chloromethyl) with descending rates in this order. ³¹P-NMR of polymerization mixtures quenched using Bu₃P are consistent with an oxonium ion propagating species. Water is not a cocatalyst because it increases the induction period which is not eliminated by the proton trap 2,6-di-t-bu-tylpyridine. The propagating chains were terminated by transfer with the ether oxygen of the polymer either intermolecularly or intramolecularly. The index of propagation to chain transfer, Kk_ik_p/k_tr, varies over more than three orders of magnitude for BEMO > AMMO > NMMO > BAMO. However, k_p/k_tr for the four monomers differ by less than a factor of five indicating the same factors are affecting propagation and chain transfer. Addition of benzyl alcohol and propandiol produced poly(BEMO) having one and two hydroxyl termini, respectively. These telechelic polymers can be used to synthesize linear triblock or multiblock copolymers of oxetane derivatives. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Molecular models of lipopeptide detergents: large coiled-coils with hydrocarbon interiors

We have constructed molecular models of octameric micelles formed by a recently developed lipopeptide detergent consisting of a single amphipathic alpha-helix coupled to two acyl chains at either end of the helix. The models explain the experimentally observed aggregation behavior of peptides with different acyl chain lengths. The octameric micelles form a unique coiled-coil structure, with the acyl chains in a nearly frozen conformation inside the cylindrical assemblies. Two extreme models with helices either all parallel or in an alternating orientation suggest that the alternating orientation is energetically more favorable. The models suggest several new directions for further diversifying this new class of detergents for the structural studies of membrane proteins.