The Raman spectrum of predissociating nitrogen dioxide

The Raman spectrum of NO₂ excited at 355 nm is found to be dominated by bands containing up to six quanta of the bending vibration and four quanta of the symmetric stretch, with an almost complete absence of bands containing asymmetric stretch quanta. These results are interpreted within a time-dependent view to provide insight into the predissociation dynamics of NO₂.     

Thermodynamics of binary and ternary interactions in the tin(II)/phytate system in aqueous solutions,in the presence of Cl− or F−

An extensive study of the tin(II)/phytate (Phy) system was carried out in NaNO_3(aq), at different ionic strengths (0.10 ⩽ I/mol · L⁻¹ ⩽ 1.00) and temperatures (278.15 ⩽ T/K ⩽ 328.15), by potentiometric and voltammetric techniques. The stability and formation enthalpy changes of six SnH_qPhy species were determined. To better characterise this system, some potentiometric titrations were also carried out in mixed ionic media (NaNO_3(aq) + NaCl_(aq) and NaNO_3(aq) + NaF_(aq)) at total ionic strength I = 1.00 mol · L⁻¹. The formation of some ternary mixed SnH_qPhyCl and SnH_qPhyF species (charges omitted for simplicity) was found. The formation enthalpies of the complex species were calculated, at I = 0.40 mol · L⁻¹ in NaNO_3(aq), by the dependence of stability constants on temperature obtained by potentiometric titrations, in the range 278.15 ⩽ T/K ⩽ 328.15. The complex formation process is endothermic, and the main contribution to tin(II) complexation by phytate is entropic in nature. For example, for the SnPhy species we have, at T = 298.15 K and I = 0.40 mol · L⁻¹ in NaNO_3(aq): ΔH = 57.7 ± 2.8 kJ mol · L⁻¹, ΔG = −99.9 ± 1.7 kJ mol · L⁻¹, and TΔS = 158 ± 3 kJ mol · L⁻¹. The ionic strength dependence of the formation constants of the simple tin(II)/phytate species, was modelled by the Debye–Hückel and the SIT approaches. The sequestering ability of phytate towards tin(II) was evaluated by calculating the pL_0.5 values (i.e., the total ligand concentration necessary to bind 50% of cation present in trace) at different ionic strengths, ionic media, and pH. The sequestering ability increases with increasing the pH, whilst it decreases with increasing the ionic strength (the same behaviour shown by the stability constants). Moreover, taking into account the different sequestering ability of phytate towards tin(II) in the different ionic media, the trend: pL_0.5 = 5.70 (in NaNO_3(aq) + NaF_(aq)) > pL_0.5 = 5.16 (in NaNO_3(aq) + NaCl_(aq)) > pL_0.5 = 4.86 (in NaNO_3(aq)) was observed at pH 8.1 and I = 1.00 mol · L⁻¹. This is due to the presence of a second ligand (Cl⁻ or F⁻) that stabilizes the complex species with the formation of ternary complex species. Some empirical relationships were also found.     

Assigning the major isomers of fullerene C88 by theoretical 13C NMR spectra

The IPR isomers of fullerene C₈₈ have been studied using density functional theory. Structures of all C₈₈ isomers with non-zero HOMO–LUMO gaps were optimized at the B3LYP/STO-3G level. Those isomers having energies lower than 25 kcal/mol were subjected to geometry optimization using the 6-31G basis set. Isomer 17 has the lowest energy, followed by 7 and 33. All three isomers have large HOMO–LUMO gaps. ¹³C NMR chemical shifts were obtained employing the GIAO method. The comparison between predicted and measured NMR spectra strongly supports the observed C₈₈-1(C_s) as isomer 17, and isomers C₈₈-2(C₂) and C₈₈-3(C₂) as 7 and 33, respectively.     

High pressure Raman spectra of d-threonine crystal

Raman spectra of d-threonine crystal were recorded for pressures up to 8.5 GPa. Modifications in the lattice modes indicate that the crystal undergoes two structural phase transitions, the first in the 1.9–2.4 GPa pressure range and the second in the 5.1–6.0 GPa pressure range. Splitting of modes and changes in the intensity of several bands suggest a conformational reorientation of the molecule in the crystal framework between 3.5 and 4.3 GPa. We discussed ours results by comparing with previous high-pressure investigation on l-conformer.     

A transition metal-free approach to a regioselective total synthesis of the natural product derivative 6-methylellipticine,a potent anticancer agent

A transition metal-free and regioselective total synthesis of 6-methylellipticine, a potent anticancer agent, was developed. This synthetic approach mainly involved two key reactions: a direct amination of multi-functional phenol via an alkylation-Smiles rearrangement protocol, and an intramolecular C–H bond arylation reaction promoted by potassium tert-butoxide. These reactions resulted in the formation of two key intermediates, diarylamine and carbazole derivative, under transition metal-free conditions. The last cyclization afforded the target product 6-methylellipticine.     

聚氯乙烯膜盐酸地尔硫卓离子选择电极测定盐酸地尔硫卓

制备了一种以盐酸地尔硫卓与碘汞酸盐形成的缔合物为电活性物质的聚氯乙烯膜盐酸地尔硫卓选择电极,并对其性能做了测定,结果显示该电极对盐酸地尔硫卓有较好的能斯特响应。盐酸地尔硫卓的线性范围为4.5×10~(-2)～1.0×10~(-4)mol·L~(-1),检出限为3.55×10~(-5)mol·L~(-1)。该电极用于盐酸地尔硫卓片剂的分析,结果与药典法结果相符。     

新型锌离子荧光探针(5-(二甲基氨基)-N-(4-(2-(2-喹啉亚甲基)甲酰肼基)苯基)萘-1-磺酰胺)的研究

以丹磺酰胺为荧光基团设计合成了新型Zn²⁺荧光探针DW1(5-(二甲基氨基)-N-(4-(2-(2-喹啉亚甲基)甲酰肼基)苯基)萘-1-磺酰胺)。通过紫外光谱、荧光光谱及电喷雾质谱研究了DW1对Zn²⁺的选择性识别作用。结果表明,DW1与Zn²⁺结合后荧光显著增强,荧光发射光谱由545 nm蓝移至515 nm,量子产率达到0.32,且对Zn²⁺具有较高的选择性,受常见离子的干扰较小。光谱滴定和ESI-MS谱表明DW1与Zn²⁺以1∶1的化学计量数形成配合物,平衡常数K=1.75×10⁴(mol/L)^-1。