Thermodynamic molecular switch in sequence‐specific hydrophobic interactions

This communication will demonstrate the existence of a thermodynamic molecular switch in the pairwise, sequence‐specific hydrophobic interaction of Ile–Ile, Leu–Ile, Val–Leu, or Ala–Leu over the temperature range of 273–333 K reported by Nemethy and Scheraga in 1962. Based on Chun's development of the Planck–Benzinger methodology, the change in inherent chemical bond energy at 0 K, ΔH°(T₀), is 3.0 kcal mol^?1 for Ile–Ile, 2.4 for Leu–Ile, 1.8 for Val–Leu, and 1.2 kcal mol^?1 for Ala–Leu. The value of ΔH°(T₀) decreases as the length of the hydrophobic side chain decreases. It is clear that the strength and stability of the hydrophobic interaction is determined by the packing density of the side chains, with Ala–Leu being the most stable. At 〈T_m〉, the thermal agitation energy, $\int^{T}_{0}\Delta Cp^{\circ}(T)\,dT$, is about five times greater than ΔH°(T₀) in each case. Additionally, the thermal agitation energy for the same series, evaluated at 〈T_m〉, decreases in the same order, that is, as the length of the side chain decreases. This pairwise, sequence‐specific hydrophobic interaction is highly similar in its thermodynamic behavior to that of other biological systems, except that the negative Gibbs free energy change minimum at 〈T_s〉 occurs at a considerably higher temperature, 355 K compared to about 300 K. The melting temperature, 〈T_m〉, is also high, 470 K compared to 343 K in a biological system. The implication is that the negative Gibbs free energy minimum at a well‐defined 〈T_s〉 has it origin in the hydrophobic interactions, which are highly dependent on details of molecular structure. In addition to the four specific dipeptide interactions described, we have shown in our unpublished work the existence of a thermodynamic molecular switch in the interactions of 32 dipeptides wherein a change of sign in ΔCp°(T)_reaction leads to a true negative minimum in the Gibbs free energy of reaction, and hence, a maximum in the related K_eq. Indeed, all interacting biological systems that we have thus far examined using the Planck–Benzinger approach point to the universality of thermodynamic molecular switches. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2001     

Kinetic investigation of the textile bleaching process

Volumetric H₂-uptake measurements on an Mo₂N (79 m²g^–1) sample reduced at 673 K have been carried out and the uptake isotherms in the temperature range of 308–623 K have been determined. Both the total and reversible hydrogen uptake increased with the uptake temperature. The irreversible hydrogen uptake increased abruptly when the uptake temperature was raised up to 423 K. The maximum of irreversible hydrogen uptake was measured at 473 K. The H_IR/Mo ratio calculated from the uptakes obtained in the temperature range of 308–623 K varies in the range of 0.0010–0.0202. One possible mechanism for hydrogen adsorption is proposed to be heterolytic dissociation on Mo-N paris, in which the molybdenum atoms are in unsaturated coordination.     

2,2′-(1,2-亚苯基二氧)二(N-苯基乙酰胺)及其稀土配合物的合成、表征与荧光性质

合成了一种新的芳香族酰胺配体2，2’-（1，2-亚苯基二氧）二（N-苯基乙酰胺）及其稀土（La，Eu，Tb，Dy，Sm，Gd）硝酸盐配合物，通过核磁共振谱、元素分析、摩尔电导、红外光谱、差热等测试技术对其进行了结构表征。结果表明，稀土配合物的可能结构为：[REL（NO3）3]·H2O（RE：La^3＋、Sm^3＋、Eu^3＋、Gd^3＋、Tb^3＋、Dy^3＋）．配合物产率约为78％。在稀土配合物中，作为抗衡阴离子的3个硝酸根均以双齿的配位方式与稀土配位，稀土配位数为10，并且还有1个结晶水。在298K下对配合物[EuL（NO3）3]·H2O和[TI）L（N03）3]·H2O的固体荧光性质进行了研究。结果发现，它们分别发射Eu^3＋和Tb^3＋稀土离子的特征荧光，且配合物[TbL（NO3）3]·H2O的荧光比[EuL（NO3）3]·H2O的荧光强。说明此芳香族酰胺配体敏论Tb^3＋发光比敏化Eu^3＋发光程度大。     

水中矿物元素的ICP-MS分析

用ICP－MS对地下水、地表水和饮用水中的矿物元素进行了分析测定，实验证明用ICP－MS可以同时测定地下水，地表水和饮用水中矿物元素；该法灵敏度、精密度和准确度都能满足有关标准的要求，具有多元素同时分析，样品前处理简单，干扰少，测定快速，省事省力等优点。     

控制异丁烯阳离子聚合终止方式的新方法—活性中心转化法

控制异丁烯阳离子聚合终止方式的新方法──活性中心转化法曹宪一，王强，武冠英（北京化工大学高分子材料研究所，北京，１０００２９）关键词异丁烯，阳离子聚合，活性中心转化自八十年代中期Ｈｉｇａｓｈｉｍｕｒａ及Ｋｅｎｎｅｄｙ等人陆续发现乙烯基醚类单体及异丁烯...     

密胺树脂/硼酸锌双层包覆微胶囊化红磷的制备及其在阻燃聚烯烃中的应用

描述了采用密胺树脂和硼酸锌连续双层包覆微胶囊化红磷(MRP)的最新制备方法。采用红外光谱、电子能谱和透射电镜等分析手段对其进行了表征，并证实红磷已被完全包覆。实验数据表明：经包覆的MRP的热稳定性获得了明显改善，吸水率和磷化氢的发生量均大大减少。MRP作为阻燃助剂应用于聚烯烃阻燃材料表现出了良好的阻燃效果。实时红外和热失重测量以及扫描电镜观察表明：其阻燃机制是红磷受热时与树脂反应促进了含磷膨胀炭层的形成，从而提高了材料的热稳定性，碳层起到了隔氧、隔热作用，而且主要在凝聚相中发挥其阻燃作用。     

联苯基团引起的激发三重态重排活性增长

双发色团分子光化学研究兴趣与日俱增。我们在以前报道一个有趣的现象:基态发色团间的分子轨道交叠左右光反应机理。3-甲基-3-联苯基-1-丁烯(1),是有特殊意义的分子。与激发能高达(143 kcal/mol)的孤立双键相比,联苯基的激发能特别低(69 kcal/mool)。如此大的激发能差使乙烯基与联苯 p电子间的交叠通道更加畅通,基态1的稳定构象是 endo 型,1的光化学行为将不同于无环双π甲烷分子。1000 W 高压汞灯照射1的正已烷溶液,     

溶剂蒸气对聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯作用的差示扫描量热研究

用差示扫描量热(DSC)研究了几种有机溶剂蒸气对聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯(PET)的作用,表明可分为反应性的和非反应性的两种。同时,对于非反应性的作用,依冷结晶峰面积的变化,又可分为三种类型:冷结晶峰面积不变,经诱导期后下降,无诱导期而迅速下降。双冷结晶峰现象在一些非反应性溶剂处理过的PET试样的DSC曲线也观察到。     

纳米晶La_（1－_x）Sr_xFeO_3的合成及气敏特性的研究

用柠檬酸盐法合成出Ｌａ_（１－_ｘ）Ｓｒ_ｘＦｅＯ_３（ｘ＝０．１，０．２，０．３，０．４）原粉，再经固相反应得到纳米晶粉末，用ＴＧ、ＤＴＡ、ＸＲＤ、ＩＲ进行了表征，确证复合氧化物Ｌａ_（１－_ｘ）Ｓｒ_ｘＦｅＯ_３为钙钛矿型结构，粒径在１０～２５ｎｍ之间。实验结果表明，随着固相反应条件不同，产物粒径呈规律性变化．气敏特性研究表明，该纳米晶材料对乙醇有较高的选择性和灵敏度，其选择性顺序为Ｌａ_（０．９）Ｓｒ_（０．１）ＦｅＯ_３＞ＬａＦｅＯ_３＞ＬａＦｅＯ_３（大晶粒）。     

Reduction and reconstruction of Co3O4 nanocubes upon carbon deposition

We describe a synthetic investigation on the formation of carbon nanofibers using a preshaped free-standing metal-oxide catalyst (single-crystal cobalt oxide (Co(3)O(4)) nanocubes). In reacting with acetylene (C(2)H(2)) vapor, Co(3)O(4) nanocubes are reduced and reconstructed into metallic cobalt. The resultant metal catalyst with a 2-fold symmetry leads to a bilateral base growth for carbon nanofibers. Our findings indicate that an understanding of catalyst-assisted chemical vapor deposition (CVD) mechanisms can be acquired, when the shape, size, and crystal orientation of pristine metal catalysts are made known to the CVD process. By tracing their evolutional changes in structure and composition, the shape-designed model catalysts may offer new opportunities for mechanistic investigations on the chemical reactivity of nanoparticles, general catalyst-assisted material synthesis, and metal intercalation chemistry.