A Density Functional Study of Substituent Effects on the O-H and O-CH(3) Bond Dissociation Energies in Phenol and Anisole

The substituent effects on O-H and O-CH(3) bond dissociation energies for a series of 18 para-substituted phenols (p-XC(6)H(4)OH) and 11 para-substituted anisoles have been studied using the density functional method in order to understand the origin of these effects. The calculated substituent effects agree well with experimental measurements for phenols but are substantially larger than the reported values for anisoles. Both ground-state effect and radical effect contribute significantly to the overall substituent effect. An electron-donating group causes a destabilization in phenols or anisoles (ground-state effect) but a stabilization in the phenoxy radicals (radical effect), resulting in reduced O-R bond dissociation energy. An electron-withdrawing group has the opposite effect. In most cases, the radical effect is more important than the ground-state effect. There is a good correlation between the calculated radical effects and calculated variations in charge and spin density on the phenoxy oxygen. This supports the concept that both polar and spin delocalization effects influence the stability of the phenoxy radical. While almost every para-substituent causes a stabilization of the phenoxy radical by spin delocalization, electron-donating groups stabilize and electron-withdrawing groups destabilize the phenoxy radical by the polar effect.     

Reactions of fused dihydro-1,2,4-thiadiazoles with isoselenocyanates giving 6aλ4-thia-1,3,4,6-tetraazapentalene derivatives and 5,10-dihydro-1,2,4-thiaselenazolo[4,5-b][2,4]benzodiazepines

3-Methyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-1,2,4-thiadiazolo[4,5-a]pyrimidine (1) reacted with isoselenocyanates with elimination of acetonitrile and concomitant addition of two molecules of the isoselenocyanate to give 2,3-di-substituted-6,7-dihydro-5H-2aλ⁴-thia-2,3,4a,7a-tetraazacyclopent[cd]indene-1(2H),4(3H)-diselones (6a)–(6j). 3-Methyl-5,10-dihydrobenzo[e]-1,2,4-thiadiazolo[4,5-a][1,3]diazepine (3) likewise reacted with alkyl isoselenocyanates to give the 2,3-dialkyl-5-10-dihydro-2aλ⁴-thia-2,3,4a,10a-tetraazapentaleno[3,3a,4-gh]benzocycloheptene-1,4-diselones (9a)–(9h), but reaction of (3) with aryl isoselenocyanates took place with elimination of acetonitrile and incorporation of one molecule of the aryl isoselenocyanate in the product to give 3-arylimino-5,10-dihydro-1,2,4-thiaselenazolo[4,5-b][2,4]benzodiazepines (10a)–(10h). Structure (10) is a new heterocyclic system. The pyrimidine (1) and the diazepine (3) reacted with aryl isoselenocyanates at room temperature in solvents of low polarity to give zwitterion 1:1 addition compounds (7) and (12), respectively. NMR studies reveal that the thiaselenazoles (10) react in solution with aryl isoselenocyanates to give diaryl diselones (11) in a reversible process involving a Dimroth rearrangement. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

对氟苯酚-过氧化氢-辣根过氧化物酶体系酶联荧光免疫分析研究──Ⅰ.对氟苯酚直接法及铝-钙指示剂偶合法测定人血清中乙肝表面抗原和表面抗体

对氟苯酚在辣根过氧化物酶（HRP）的催化下可被H2O2氧化，生成本酚及F-。测定对氟苯酚荧光猝灭程度及用铝－钙指示剂荧光体系检测酶促反应释放的F－，可分别建立HRP及其标记物的两种分析方法。铝－钙指示剂偶合法测定HRP的线性范围为0．031～31U／L，检测限（3δ）为0．0093U／L。两种方法分别用于测定人血清中乙肝表面抗原及抗体，结果令人满意。     

铜（Ⅱ）锌（Ⅱ）－氟哌酸体系电化学行为及示波极谱法研究

铜（Ⅱ）和锌（Ⅱ）分别在０．１ｍｏｌ／ＬＫＨ＿２ＰＯ＿４－Ｎａ＿２ＨＰＯ＿４缓冲溶液（ｐＨ６．５）和０．２５ｍｏｌ／ＬＮＨ＿４Ｃｌ溶液中，与氟哌酸形成良好的络合吸附波，峰电位分别为－０．２６Ｖ和－１．２８Ｖ（ｖｓ；ＳＣＥ）；络合比分别为１：３和１：２；峰电流与铜（Ⅱ）和锌（Ⅱ）的浓度均在４．０×１０￣（－７）～５．０×１０￣（－６）ｍｏｌ／Ｌ范围内呈线性关系，检测限分别为７．０×１０￣（－８）和５．０×１０￣（－８）ｍｏｌ／Ｌ。用线性扫描和循环伏安法等手段研究体系的行为，表明均具吸附性，而铜（Ⅱ）－氟哌酸体系属络合物中铜（Ⅱ）的两电子还原的可逆过程。     

Ruminant pregastric lipases: experimental evidence of their potential as industrial catalysts in food technology

The historical importance of pregastric enzymes in cheese-making is reviewed and the potential for extending their use is discussed in terms of requiring an understanding of their physicochemical parameters. Commericial extracts from the tongues and epiglotti of suckling lambs and calves and adult goats have been processed to yield partially purified samples of the primary pregastric lipase (PGL). The N-terminal sequence and molecular weight of lamb PGL have been determined.

The activity of lamb and goat PGLs against tributyrin has been determined over a range of pH and temperature values. Optimum conditions were pH 6.4, 43°C, and pH 6.0, 52°C, for lamb and goat PGL respectively. The possible influence of the development of a ruminant multi-chambered stomach on the difference in optimal temperature is discussed. A lengthening of the carboxylic acid chain of homoacid triglycerides causes a decrease in hydrolytic activity of lamb PGL but in all cases only a single free fatty acid was released. Against a series of 4-nitrophenylalkanoate esters, maximum activity was observed against the decanoate ester but, in contrast to hydrolysis of the acetate ester which exhibited full Michaelis-Menten kinetics with increasing substrate concentration, activity against the decanoate ester was restricted to the monomeric substrate. Taurocholate inhibits the activity of lamb PGL at concentrations >8 mM. Values of pK₂ equal to 6.69 and 7.92 respectively have been determined for lamb PGL.

Attempts to interesterify coconut oil and cocoa butter, and tributyrin and tricaprylin, catalysed by calf PGL were unsuccessful, although positive results obtained using Candida cylindracea encourage further investigation of alternative methods for immobilizing the PGL. Finally, anhydrous milk fat has been hydrolysed by calf, lamb and goat PGLs and the differences in relative amounts of released free fatty acids have been used to explain the differences in taste which arise when Parmesan cheese is produced using different sources of PGL.     

Rapid Simultaneous Determination of Andrographolides in Andrographis paniculata by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

The potential of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for the quality control of traditional Chinese medicine has been evaluated. Seven quantitative parameters, andrographolide, deoxyandrographolide, dehydroandrographolide, neoandrographolide, moisture, ash content, and alcohol-soluble extract of Andrographis paniculata, were evaluated by NIRS. The reference values of andrographolides were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography, and the others were obtained using the standard methods of the 2015 Chinese Pharmacopoeia. The predicted values were determined by a quantitative model using NIRS based on partial least square regression. Different spectral preprocessing methods, spectral ranges, and optimum number of factors were selected to optimize the models. All models were estimated by the combination of various parameters, including the correlation coefficient of calibration for andrographolide, deoxyandrographolide, dehydroandrographolide, neoandrographolide, moisture, ash content, alcohol-soluble extract (values of 0.980, 0.984, 0.989, 0.983, 0.987, 0.988, 0.979, respectively), root mean square error of calibration (values of 0.156, 0.038, 0.050, 0.029, 0.604, 0.431, 0.135, respectively), root mean square error of prediction (values of 0.169, 0.041, 0.050, 0.033, 0.280, 0.493, 0.140, respectively), root mean square error of cross-validation (values of 0.626, 0.114, 0.158, 0.046, 1.145, 0.774, 0.508, respectively), and ratio of standard deviation to standard error of prediction (values of 4.583, 4.690, 4.796, 4.899, 4.899, 4.690, 5.099, respectively). The results show that the calibration models by NIRS are reliable and can be applied for the quantification for seven parameters from A. paniculata for quality control in traditional Chinese medicine production and processing.     

Superoxide Stabilization and a Universal KO2 Growth Mechanism in Potassium–Oxygen Batteries

Rechargeable potassium–oxygen (K‐O₂) batteries promise to provide higher round‐trip efficiency and cycle life than other alkali–oxygen batteries with satisfactory gravimetric energy density (935 Wh kg^?1). Exploiting a strong electron‐donating solvent, for example, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) strongly stabilizes the discharge product (KO₂), resulting in significant improvement in electrode kinetics and chemical/electrochemical reversibility. The first DMSO‐based K‐O₂ battery demonstrates a much higher energy efficiency and stability than the glyme‐based electrolyte. A universal KO₂ growth model is developed and it is demonstrated that the ideal solvent for K‐O₂ batteries should strongly stabilize superoxide (strong donor ability) to obtain high electrode kinetics and reversibility while providing fast oxygen diffusion to achieve high discharge capacity. This work elucidates key electrolyte properties that control the efficiency and reversibility of K‐O₂ batteries.     

Factors affecting the nodule size of asymmetric PMMA membranes

Several factors that may affect the surface nodule size of a polymeric membrane were under investigation. The increase of polymer concentration and molecular weight were found to increase the surface nodule size. The increase of casting temperature also resulted in an increase in nodule size. These results supported that the radius of gyration and the collision frequency between polymer chains were the key factors affecting the nodule size. However, when the radius of gyration was reduced by the use of a poor solvent or by pre-adding nonsolvent in the casting solution, the surface nodule size increased. It suggested that there existed other factors affecting the nodule size on membrane surface besides the gyration radius and the collision frequency of polymer chains. In this study, we found in most cases that the surface nodule size decreased along with the surface tension difference between the casting solution and the coagulant. To demonstrate the effect of surface tension, we examined the nodule size inside the membranes where the nodule formation was not significantly affected by the interfacial tension. Opposite to what was observed on the surface, the nodule size increased with the solvation power of the solvent. This result suggested that it was the interfacial tension that overpowered the gyration radius in affecting the surface nodule size.     

二茚基稀土胺化物催化丙烯腈聚合

用二茚基稀土胺化物Ind2LnN(i-Pr)2(Ln=Y,Yb)作为单组分催化剂催化丙烯腈聚合,研究了催化剂用量、单体浓度及聚合温度对标题化合物的催化活性和所得聚丙烯腈的分子量的影响。提高聚合发应温度可明显提高催化活性,当聚合温度达50℃,单体浓度为5.1mol