Synthesis,Characterization and Photochromic Properties of Novel Naphthopyrans with Hydrazone Unit Residue

A series of naphthopyrans with hydrazone unit ( 8a – 8m ), were synthesized and characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, IR and HRMS. The photochromic properties were investigated under continuous irradiation, in particular regard to the fatigue resistance and the lifetime of the colored open form in solution and polymers. The results showed that these compounds had both good photochromic properties and high fatigue resistance. Detailed studies showed that representative compound 8d (3,3‐di‐4‐methoxybenzoic acid methylenehydrazino‐[3H]‐naphtho [2,1‐b]pyran) had good photochromic properties in THF solution, in solid state, and in polymers, and exhibited a significant bathochromic shift in the spectra of the open forms compared to known naphthopyrans 9 (3,3‐diphenyl‐[3H]‐naphtho[2,1‐b]pyran). On the other hand, the higher melting points of target compounds are promising for the polymer film preparation through hot‐melt method.     

Surface-functionalized silica-coated gold nanoparticles and their bioapplications

Monodisperse Au at SiO₂ nanoparticles has been functionalized with carboxylic groups for further bioconjugation with amino-terminated oligonucleotides. The oligonucleotide-modified Au at SiO₂ nanoprobes have been applied in the fast colorimetric DNA based on the sequence-specific hybridization properties of DNA. Self-assembling behavior of Au at SiO₂ nanoparticles was also investigated.     

Sequential injection analysis system for on-line monitoring of l-cysteine concentration in biological processes

A sequential injection analysis (SIA) system was developed to monitor the concentration of l-cysteine in biological processes on-line. It is based on the redox reaction of l-cysteine with iron(III) in the presence of 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and the detection of the red-iron(II)-phen complex with a spectrophotometry. The system was fully automated using software written in the LabVIEW™ development environment. A number of system variables such as the flow rate of the carrier buffer solution, the volume ratio of the sample to the reagents, and the reaction coil length, etc., were evaluated to increase the sensitivity and performance of the SIA system. Under partially optimized operating conditions the performance of the SIA system was linear up to a concentration of l-cysteine of 1 mM (R² = 0.998) with a detection limit of 0.005 mM and a sample frequency of 15 hr⁻¹. The SIA system was employed to monitor the concentration of l-cysteine on-line in a continuously stirred reactor and a fermentation process of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The on-line monitored data were in good agreement with the off-line data measured by a HPLC with a fluorescence detector (n = 15, R² = 09899).     

Improving the quality of 3D-QSAR by using flexible-ligand receptor models

To address the problems associated with molecular conformations and alignments in the 3D-QSAR studies, we have developed the Flexible Ligand - Atomic Receptor Model (FLARM) 2.0 method. The FLARM 2.0 method has three unique features as compared to other pseudoreceptor model methods: (1) the training ligands are flexibly optimized inside the receptors to achieve minimal docking energies; (2) the receptor atoms are spatially moveable in the process of genetic evolving in order to avoid improper initial receptor shapes; and (3) void receptor sites are specially favored in order to obtain open receptor models that allow large gaps. Advantages of an open model include less noise information, a smaller risk of overfitting, and ease of locating the key interaction sites. The latter two features, inherited from the previous FLARM 1.0 method, can improve the predictive ability of the 3D-QSAR models, while the first feature is newly implemented to relieve the uncertainty caused by improper conformation and alignment. Three FLARM 2.0 case studies were performed, and the results show that FLARM 2.0 models are highly predictive and robust. FLARM 2.0 pseudoreceptor models can correspond well with the pharmacophore models and/or the binding sites of the real protein receptors.     

Dissolution nature of the lithium hydroxide by water molecules

The structures, stabilities, thermodynamic quantities, dissociation energies, infrared spectra, and electronic properties of LiOH hydrated by up to seven water molecules are investigated by using the density-functional theory and the M?ller-Plesset second-order perturbation theory (MP2). Further accurate analysis based on the coupled-cluster theory with singles, doubles, and perturbative triples excitations agrees with the MP2 results. The Li-OH stretch mode significantly shifts with the increase of water molecules, and it eventually disappears upon dissociation. It is revealed that seven water molecules are needed for the stable dissociation of LiOH (as a completely dissociated conformation), in contrast to the cases of RbOH and CsOH which require four and three water molecules, respectively.     

Fe304@C/Pt复合纳米粒子的原位合成及其催化性质的研究

采用水热方法分别合成了Fe304磁性内核以及Fe3O4@C粒子.并原位合成了Fe3O4@C/Pt复合纳米结构,采用SEM,TEM红外光谱,Raman光谱等手段进行了相关表征.研究了纯Pt纳米粒子以及Fe3O4@C/Pt复合纳米结构催化硼氢化钠(NaBH4)还原对硝基苯酚(4-NP)的反应活性,并利用外加磁场富集的方式对...     

Effects of diethanolamine on the evolution of silver/titanium dioxide sol–gel process

In order to clarify the effects of diethanolamine (DEA) in the silver (Ag)/titanium dioxide (TiO₂) sol–gel process, sols with and without DEA, and films derived from these sols were prepared. The samples were investigated by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, electron diffraction and optical absorption spectra. The results showed that metallic Ag clusters were formed in the sol with DEA and was absent in the sol without DEA. This indicated that DEA worked not only as the stabilizer but also as the reduce agent in Ag/TiO₂ sol–gel process. After annealed, Ag metallic nanoparticles were generated in the films derived from both the sols with and without DEA. The particles in the films derived from the sol with DEA were smaller than those from the sol without DEA. This can be ascribed to the limitation of the growth of Ag cluster formed in the sol with DEA during heat treatment. Mechanisms for the formation of metallic Ag in the Ag/TiO₂ sols and films were discussed. The effects of DEA in the sols and films were studied in detail.     

含POSS侧基的非环二烯烃易位聚合及离子型杂化聚合物表征

基于七异丁基-胺丙基-多面体低聚倍半硅氧烷(POSS-NH₂)与溴丁烯或溴代十一烯反应, 一步法合成了含POSS侧基的两种杂化二烯烃. 以钌卡宾络合物为催化剂的非环二烯烃易位(ADMET)聚合, 短链二烯烃未能发生, 而长链二烯烃能顺利实现. 将杂化二烯烃转变为离子型杂化二烯烃, 其ADMET聚合活性较高, 随着反应时间延长, 聚合物分子量明显增大, 分子量分布变窄, 体现了逐步聚合的特征. 核磁共振分析揭示了聚合物的不饱和结构和聚合反应的变化过程. 主链不饱和的无定形聚合物, 经氢化作用转变为饱和的离子型杂化聚乙烯, POSS基团精确地连接在聚乙烯骨架的侧位上, 且POSS基团和聚乙烯骨架均表现出较强的结晶能力. 这种离子型杂化聚乙烯具有球形的单分子或聚集形态, 可直接构筑纳米尺度的聚合物材料.     

L-组氨酸和色氨酸三元体系中稀土(Ⅲ)、钙(Ⅱ)和锌(Ⅱ)的化学形态

在模拟生理条件下(37℃,I=0.15 mol/L NaCl),用pH电位滴定与计算机模拟计算相结合的方法研究了镨(Ⅲ)、钆(Ⅲ)、铽(Ⅲ)、镱(Ⅲ)4种稀土离子和钙(Ⅱ)、锌(Ⅱ)离子在L-组氨酸、色氨酸三元体系中的化学形态.讨论了稀土(Ⅲ)、钙(Ⅱ)和锌(Ⅱ)的物种分布特点.