Correlation between hydrogen‐bonding interaction and mechanical properties of polyimide fibers

Novel co‐polymerization polyimide (PI) fibers based on 4,4′‐oxydianiline (ODA)‐pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) were prepared. 2‐(4‐Aminophenyl)‐5‐aminobenzimidazole (PABZ) containing the N? H group was introduced into the structure of the fibers as the proton donor. The results of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) showed that hydrogen bonding occured between the N? H group and chains, which strongly enhanced interchain interaction. This hydrogen bonding interaction increased the tensile strength and initial modulus of the PI fibers up to 2.5 times and 26 times, respectively, compared to those of homo‐PI PMDA‐ODA fibers with no hydrogen‐bonding interaction because of the absence of proton donors after the imidization process. In the mean time, glass transition temperature (T_g) of the modified PI fibers was found to be 410–440°C, which was higher than that of the homo‐PI PMDA‐ODA fibers. From the result, a novel access to molecular design and manufacture of high performance PI fibers with good properties could be provided. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

ChemInform Abstract: A New Triclinic Modification of the Pyrochlore‐Type KOs2O6 Superconductor.

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.     

Orthogonal array design (OAD) for the optimization of mercury extraction from soils by dilute acid with microwave heating

The use of dilute acid for mercury extraction from geological samples with microwave assisted heating was investigated. An orthogonal array design OA(16)(4(1)x2(12)) was applied to select the optimum conditions. The effects of the concentration of HNO(3), the additions of HCl and H(2)S0(4), the extraction time and their interactions were evaluated by the mixed-level orthogonal array design (OAD). The results indicated that the addition of small amount of HCl would improve significantly the extraction of mercury from soil matrices. From the study, it is seen that the mercury in the soil matrices could be extracted completely by 14% (v/v) HNO(3) with small quantity of HCl. The effects of the pressure within the digestion vessel and the sample mass were studied under the optimum conditions derived from the OAD. The extraction methods with optimum conditions were evaluated by determining mercury in NIST SRM 1645 River Sediment, NIES CRM No. 2 Pond Sediment and NRCC BCSS-1 Marine Sediment. Recoveries of 78-109% were achieved. Good mean recoveries of 95-98% were also obtained from real soil samples spiked with different species of mercury.     

Electrocatalysis of cytochrome c at a C(60)-gamma-cyclodextrin and Nafion chemically modified electrode

The C(60)-gamma-cyclodextrin and Nafion chemically modified electrode exhibits two redox waves by cyclic voltammetry. Such an electrode will effect reduction and oxidation of cytochrome c and be capable of mediating the electron transfer to cytochrome c.     

表面修饰二氧化锡纳米微晶的制备与表征

制备了硅烷偶联剂KH-570表面修饰的SnO2纳米微晶，通过FT-IR、XPS、TEM和TG-DTA对其结构和表面特性进行表征和研究. FT-IR和XPS分析结果确证了KH-570与SnO2表面是以化学键合或物理吸附方式相结合,粒子表面存在酯基等有机官能团的红外吸收特征；观测到KH-570中Si原子的Si2s和Si2p谱线. TEM分析表明，表面修饰反应增强了SnO2纳米微晶的疏水性和分散性.由XPS和TG的实测数据探讨了纳米粒子具有较低包覆量的可能原因.     

Formation of nanostructured polymer filaments in nanochannels

We describe the use of hard etching methods to create nanodimensional channels and their use as templates for the formation of polymer filament arrays with precise dimensional and orientational control in a single integrated step. The procedure is general as illustrated by the radical, coordination, and photochemical polymerizations that were performed in these nanochannels. The nanochannel templates (20 nm high, 20-200 nm wide, and 100 mum long) were fabricated by the combined use of electron-beam lithography and a sacrificial metal line etching technique. Radical polymerization of acrylates, metal-catalyzed polymerization of norbornene, and photochemical polymerization of 1,4-diiodothiophene were carried out in these nanochannels. The polymers grown follow the dimensions and orientation of the channels, and the polymer filaments can be released without breaking. The approach opens up the possibility of just-in-place manufacturing and processing of patterns and devices from nanostructured polymers using well-established polymer chemistry.     

钌(Ⅱ)卟啉催化顺式二苯乙烯类化合物的选择性合成

由芳醛制得的腙盐在钌(Ⅱ)卟啉催化下发生自身偶合，以较高收率合成了二苯乙烯类化合物(～90％的顺式选择性)。部分中间体及目标化合物的结构经^1H NMR，^13C NMR和MS表征。     

氢化物发生原子荧光光谱法测定污水中的砷

用HNO3-HClO4混合酸消解污水样,采用氢化物发生原子荧光光谱法测定污水中的砷含量。在最佳实验务件下,线性范围为0～40μg/L,检出限为0．4μg/L,测定结果的相对标准偏差小于4％,加标回收率为91．5％～100．9％。     

LSmn系列表面化学性质与胶束化作用

通过表面张力的测定, 研究了十二烷基聚氧乙烯聚氧丙烯醚(LSmn)系列表面活性剂LS36、LS45、LS54在溶液表面吸附和形成胶束的热力学函数随温度的变化. 给出了它们在水溶液中的二组分相图.结果表明, LS36、LS45、LS54的表面活性都较高. 在25～50 ℃范围内, 临界胶束浓度(cmc)和平衡表面张力分别在4.44×10－6～17.3×10－6 mol•L－1和30.1～33.5 mN•m－1之间, 表面吸附和形成胶束的自由能分别在－40.0～－49.5 kJ•mol－1和－27.2～－33.1 kJ•mol－1之间.不论是在溶液表面吸附还是形成胶束均为熵驱动过程.其中LS36由于含具有亲水能力较强的聚氧乙烯基团(EO)成分较低, 因此不论其浊点还是其表面吸附和形成胶束的热力学函数均与LS45、LS54具有较大差异.