Evolution of the geometrical and electronic structures of Gan(n=2-26) clusters: a density-functional theory study

Density-functional theory with generalized gradient approximation for the exchange-correlation potential has been used to calculate the lowest-energy geometries and electronic structure of neutral gallium clusters containing up to 26 atoms. Harmonic vibrational frequency analysis is undertaken to assure that the lowest-energy geometries are real local minima. With increasing cluster size, we find that the gallium clusters tend to adopt compact structures. The structures comprise triangular units that connect each other with different dihedral angles. The lowest-energy structure can be obtained by capping an atom on the structure of smaller one. The capping site occurs at a site where interactions with more atoms are available. The binding energy evolves monotonically with size, but Ga(8), Ga(14), and Ga(20) exhibit particularly higher stability. Except Ga(2) and Ga(4), all even-numbered gallium clusters we studied are closed-shell singlet states with a substantial highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals gap. The odd-numbered clusters are open shell with a small gap. The size dependence of cluster's ionization potentials and electron affinities is discussed and compared with available experiment.     

Direct monitoring of metal ion transfer between two trafficking proteins

To avoid the toxic effects of both essential and nonessential metal ions, cells elaborate a variety of metal ion trafficking proteins that regulate metal ion mobility. While structures of several trafficking proteins have been determined, kinetic characterization of metal ion transfer between cognate protein partners and the factors controlling transfer has lagged behind, in part due to a limitation on methods to monitor the rapid transfer. In this Communication we report studies on the kinetics of Hg2+ transfer between separately expressed components of the flavoenzyme mercuric ion reductase (MerA) that take advantage of the sensitivity of the flavin fluorescence to the charge state of a cysteine thiol in the Hg2+ binding pathway. The thiolate form of C558 in the Tn501 MerA partially quenches the fluorescence of the oxidized enzyme. Protonation or binding of Hg2+ to the thiolate increases the fluorescence, providing a sensitive probe for kinetic analysis of the Hg2+ binding reaction. The kinetics of Hg2+ transfer in both directions between the cysteine pair of the separately expressed N-terminal domain and the C-terminal cysteines (C558, C559) of the catalytic core are presented, along with a model describing the overall process.     

Preparation and spectroscopic properties of 2-benzothiazolyl araldehyde hydrazones

Notwithstanding its tendency toward air oxidation in solution, 2-hydrazinobenzothiazole I reacted with aromatic aldehydes in ethanol to give the corresponding hydrazones III-XV in high yields and analytical purity. In related examples, acylation took place under similar conditions to produce hydrazides XVI-XX . The near-infrared bands of the absorption spectra of the araldehyde hydrazones have been associated with charge transfer and appeared to correlate with structural elements of the compounds in a way suggesting that the charge transfer was intermolecular.     

Synthesis of Tetra—Schiff Base Macrocyclic Compound Containing Benzo—12—crown—4

Tetra-Schiff base macrocyclic compound containing benzo-12-crown-4 was synthesized via condensation of 2,6-diformyl-4-methyl-phenol with 4′，5′-diaminobenzo-12-C-4 promoted by proton. The compound was characterized by MS,IR ^1HNMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis.     

Adsorptive stripping voltammetric analysis of 2,4,6-tri(2′pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine at a mercury electrode

The redox behaviour of adsorbed species of 2,4,6-tri(2-pyridyl)-1,3-5-triazine (TPTZ) at the surface of a mercury electrode was examined using cycling voltammetry. Based on the adsorption and accumulation of TPTZ at the charged mercury surface cathodic adsorptive stripping voltammetry (CSV) is applied for the trace determination of TPTZ using a differential pulse (DP) technique. Experimental and operational parameters for the quantitative analysis of TPTZ are optimized and the detection limit was found to be 3×10^–9 mol/l. The effect of some interferences, e.g. organic compounds, cations and anions, are investigated.     

苯并[b]萘并[2'''',3'''':5,6][1,4]二噻英并[2,3-i]噻蒽-5,7,9,14,16,18-六酮的合成及其三阶非线性光学性能

以1,4-萘醌为原料,合成了含硫的醌构稠杂环化合物苯并[b]萘并[2',3':5,6][1,4]二噻英并[2,3-i]噻蒽-5,7,9,14,16,18-六酮(4),其结构经1H NMR和IR确证.采用波长为800 nm,脉宽为80 fs的Ti:Sapphire飞秒激光,运用双光束简并四波混频法测定了4的三阶非线性光学性能,结果表明,4的三阶非线性光学极化率χ(3),非线性折射率n2,分子二阶超极化率γ和响应时间分别为2.89×10-13 esu, 5.31×10-12 esu, 3.14×10-31 esu和101 fs.并分析了4的分子结构对其三阶非线性光学性能的影响.     

电热蒸发进样—等离子体原子发射光谱中钒和钛的蒸发机理研究

自1974年Nixon报道钽丝电热蒸发作为ICP-AES进样技术以来,这一技术已引起了人们的极大兴趣,受到越来越广泛的重视。电热蒸发(ETV)-ICP-AES是一种将蒸发和激发分步进行的联用技术。石墨是目前普遍使用的蒸发器材料。然而,在高温下某些元素和石墨材料可以发生碳化反应,形成热稳定的碳化物,使分析物蒸发不完全或根本不蒸发,从而影响分析结果的灵敏度和准确性。为了解决这一问题,我们曾提出了以聚四氟乙烯(PTFE)悬浮体为氟化剂,氟化辅助ETV-ICP-AES直接测定粉煤标样中钒和钛的新方法,其检出限     

Amphiphilic miktoarm star copolymers can self-assemble into micelle-like aggregates in nonselective solvents: a case study of polyoxometalate based miktoarm stars

It is well-known that amphiphilic star-shaped copolymers can self-assemble in selective solvents to form complicated micellar constructs as a synergistic result of both the topological constraints and relative volume fractions of the arms. Although the association phenomena of amphiphilic stars have been observed in nonselective solvents, both the structural detail and formation mechanism of these associates are not clear yet. Moreover, these experimental observations are controversial with respect to molecularly dispersed starlike copolymers in nonselective solvents as is popularly believed. To clarify these issues, we have synthesized a series of polyoxometalate-based polystyrene-poly(ethylene glycol)(PS-PEG) miktoarm star supramolecular copolymers(SEW-1–5) by coupling a Keggin-type polyoxometalate of K_4[α-SiW_(12)O_(40)] with 1,2,3-triazolium bridged block copolymers of-PS_n-b~+-PEG_mI~-(n=17, 26, 39, 57, 81; m=45) through ionic exchange reactions, respectively. TEM imaging,contact angle and ~1H NMR studies reveal that SEW-2–5 self-assemble in chloroform, THF, and toluene to create micellelike aggregates ranging from cylinder to sphere with a PS corona and a PEG core, while for SEW-1, reverse bilayers are captured with a PEG corona and a PS core. Among these aggregates, the Keggin clusters of [α-SiW_(12)O_(40)]~(4-) localize at the core-corona interfaces between PS and PEG. In terms of solvent quality, chloroform, THF, and toluene are only slightly poorer for PEG than that for PS with a relative order of chloroformTHFtoluene. These unexpected aggregates originate from the topological constraints of the chemically different arms of PS and PEG in the miktoarm stars, where the weak incompatibility between the PS and PEG arms is intensified appropriately. The presence of the reverse bilayered structures of SEW-1 is due to the magnified steric hindrance of the PEG45 arm with decreasing the molecular weight of the PS17 arm. However, to the best of our knowledge,these are the first examples clearly indicating that miktoarm star copolymers can self-assemble in common good solvents or slightly selective solvents to generate micellelike aggregates. This scenario is not only in sharp contrast to the intuitively considered behavior of unimolecular miktoarm stars in nonselective solvents, but also rather different from the conventional selfassembly behavior of amphiphilic star copolymers in selective solvents.     

Structural Characterization of Anhydroicaritin Glycosides Using ESI—FT—ICR Mass Spectrometry

Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS) was used to determine the structures of anhydroicaritin glycosides by the MS/MS experiments of anhydroicaritin glycosides and their methylated derivatives,With high accuracy FT-ICR-MS provides much information about the structures of compounds ,FT-ICR-MS shows the great potential application in the structural characterization of unknown compounds.