Analysis of the Electron Localization, the Anisotropy of Electrical Conductivity, the Orbital Ordering, and Spin-Exchange Interactions in BaVS3 on the Basis of First Principles and Semi-empirical Electronic Structure Calculations

The electrical transport and magnetic properties of BaVS₃, made up of individual VS₃ octahedral chains, were examined on the basis of first principles and tight-binding electronic structure calculations. The electrical conductivity of BaVS₃ is nearly isotropic despite its one-dimensional structural feature, because of the orbital interactions associated with the short S···S contacts within each VS₃ chain and between adjacent VS₃ chains. The probable cause for the metal-insulator transition at ∼70 K was examined in terms of first principles electronic structure calculations, which indicate that the metallic and magnetic insulating states of BaVS₃ are nearly the same in energy. This is consistent with the observation that the metal-insulator transition at ∼70 K is caused by electron localization. The observed magnetic properties of BaVS₃ below ∼70 K are readily explained under the assumption that the symmetry-broken t_2g-orbitals act as the magnetic orbitals in the magnetic insulating state of BaVS₃. The probable cause for the latter was discussed.     

Structure of a de novo designed protein model of radical enzymes

The use of side chains as catalytic cofactors for protein mediated redox chemistry raises significant mechanistic issues as to how these amino acids are activated toward radical chemistry in a controlled manner. De novo protein design has been used to examine the structural basis for the creation and maintenance of a tryptophanyl radical in a three-helix bundle protein maquette. Here we report the detailed structural analysis of the protein by multidimensional NMR methods. An interesting feature of the structure is an apparent pi-cation interaction involving the sole tryptophan and a lysine side chain. Hybrid density functional calculations support the notion that this interaction raises the reduction potential of the W degrees /WH redox pair and helps explain the redox characteristics of the protein. This model protein system therefore provides a powerful model for exploring the structural basis for controlled radical chemistry in protein.     

Capillary electrophoresis of cardiolipin with on-line dye interaction and spectrophotometric detection

Cardiolipin is an important phospholipid present in the mitochondrial inner membrane. It plays a key function in mitochondrial respiration by interacting with many enzymes or cofactors related to oxidative phosphorylation complexes. We have determined the concentration of cardiolipin using on-line 10-N-nonyl acridine orange (NAO) dye interaction capillary electrophoresis (CE) and spectrophotometric detection with a sample throughput of 3 min. In addition to the presence of 0.1 mM NAO, the background electrolyte (BGE) composition has been set at 80% methanol-10% acetonitrile-10% H(2)O (all v/v) to provide both good solubility and the maximum absorbance enhancement at 497 nm for the NAO-cardiolipin complex as compared to NAO alone. Sample consumption for each injection is about 57 nL. A calibration curve is established from 0.5 microM to 0.1 mM with R (2) = 0.9912 with a detection limit of 0.05 microM for cardiolipin. In a blind study, actual mitochondrial cell membrane samples in the microL range before or after UV light exposure were analyzed using the CE method. Cardiolipin concentration decreased in the different parts of the membrane sample upon UV photolysis of the cells. Support for the theory that UV light can induce cardiolipin translocation from the inner membrane (IM) to the outer membrane (OM) was indicated by a significant percentage increase of cardiolipin (as measured by the cardiolipin in the OM as compared to the sum total in the OM and IM) from 30.7 +/- 2.4% before UV light photolysis to 38.3 +/- 2.2% after UV irradiation.     

高分子药物研究Ⅰ．5－氨基水杨酸与二元羧酸缩聚物的合成

通过５－氨基水杨酸与二元羧酸进行缩聚反应，合成了六种主链含有５－氨基水杨酸的高分子化合物，用红外光谱和元素分析确定了聚合物的结构。聚合物水解实验表明，它们在酸性、中性和碱性介质中均能水解，水解速率（ｒ）的大小依次为ｒｐＨ＝１３．０＞ｒｐＨ＝７．０＞ｒｐＨ＝２．０。     

A first-principles study of (R)- and (S)-PPA Molecules on Cu(111)

The adsorption of (R)- and (S)-2-phenylpropionamide (PPA, C(9)H(11)ON) molecules on a Cu(111) surface has been investigated using the density functional method with supercell models. The adsorption orientations of both (R)- and (S)-PPA molecules on the surface are the same: the phenyl rings are approximately parallel to the Cu(111) surface and positioned in the hollow sites, the amino and methyl groups occupy two-bridge sites, and the carbonyl occupies the top site. After the adsorption, the bond lengths in the two enantiomers are almost unchanged, but the changes for two dihedral angles show differences, especially for (R)-PPA molecule. The first angles between the (N,C9,C7) plane and the (C9,C7,C6) plane are 19.4 and 0.7 degrees for (R)- and (S)-PPA molecules, respectively, and the second angles between the (C8,C7,C6) plane and the (C7,C6,C5) plane are 74.8 and 0.4 degrees for (R)- and (S)-PPA molecules, respectively. The adsorption energies of (R)- and (S)-PPA molecules are calculated to be -34 and -26 kJ mol(-1), respectively. The simulated scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) images of (R)- and (S)-PPA molecules on the Cu(111) surface display different features and are coincident with the experimental ones. The interaction between the adsorption molecule and the metal surface is found to be responsible for the discrimination of (R)- and (S)-PPA molecules on the surface.     

Synthesis,crystal structure and luminescent property of a novel H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O-bridged cobalt(II) polymer with one-dimensional chain structure

The coordination compound [Co(C₁₀H₇COO)₂(H₂O)₃]_2n · 4nH₂O was prepared by the reaction of 1-naphthoic acid and cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate in basic solution, and was fully characterized by X-ray diffraction, element analysis, FTIR, TG-DTA and luminescent spectra. In the crystal the six-coordinated Co(II) centers are linked into one-dimensional zigzag chains by water molecules, which are further assembled into a two-dimensional network through weak inter-chain C–H···π interactions. The solid complex exhibits favorable fluorescent properties similar to those of free ligand at room temperature, which can be assigned to the intraligand electronic transfer.     

FABRICATION OF SELF-ASSEMBLY DNA-C_(60) MULTILAYER FILMS

Electrostatic layer-by-layer self-assembly multilayer films were successfully fabricated from C_(60)-ethylenediamineadduct (C_(60)-EDA) and DNA. Under visible light irradiation, DNA is ready to be cleaved and the films are destroyed.     

烟碱型乙酰胆碱受体吡啶基胺类配体的构效关系研究

采用分子动力学模拟退火技术寻找了一类新型烟碱型乙酰胆碱受体吡啶基胺类配体分子的优势构象，用分子力学方法进行了结构优化，再用半经验量子化学方法中的AM1方法进一步优化，并做了电子结构计算.用计算所得物化参数对配体亲和性进行多元线性回归分析，回归结果表明：化合物pKi值与分子最低空轨道能量(ELUMO)、吡啶基所带总电荷(Qp)及分子构象相关.根据计算结果对该类化合物与受体的作用机制和作用位点进行了讨论.     

Ni的掺入对复合氧化物LaFeO3的结构及性质的影响

合成子Ｎｉ替代铁酸稀土复合氧化物ＬａＦ３１－ｘＮｉｘＯ３（ｘ＝０．１－０．６），对样品进行了ＸＲＤ、ＩＲ及Ｍｏｓｓｂａｕｅｒ谱测试，结果表明：ｘ＝０＼１，０＼２，０＼３的样品为正交相，ｘ＝０．５，０．６的样品为菱方相；伴随相结构从正交向菱方结构的转变，ＩＲ谱上Ｆｅ（Ｎｉ）－Ｏ键伸振动谱带向高频移动近２０ｃｍ＾－１，Ｍｏｓｓｂａｕｅｒ谱测试表明Ｆｅ均处于＋３自旋态，Ｎｉ离子以＋３价进入晶格。     

Cationic ring-opening polymerization of 3,3-bis（chloromethyl）oxacyclobutane in ionic liquids

Cationic ring-opening polymerization of 3,3-bis(chloromethyl)oxacyclobutane catalyzed by BF_3·OEt_2 was carried out in ionic liquids [bmim]BF_4 and [bmim]PF_6.The influences of BCMO concentration and molar ratio of BCMO/BF_3·OEt_2 on the molecular weights and yield of PBCMO were investigated.The polymerization in ionic liquids proceed to high conversions,although molecular weights are limited,similar to polymerization in organic solvent such as CH_2Cl_2.Follow a viewpoint of green chemistry, we feel ionic liquid [bmim]BF_4 is superior to [bmim]PF_6.Extracting [bmim]PF_6 from the product using organic solvent as extractant limits its advantage as a green reaction media.