Synthesis of Chromium (Ⅲ) 5-aminosalicylate

As we all known that diabetes is a chronic disease with major health consequences.Research has revealed that the occurrence of diabetes have great thing to do with the chromium deficient. Almost 40 years after the first report of glucose tolerance factor(GTF) [1], no conclusive evidence for an isolable ,biologically active form of chromium exited. Three materials have been proposed to be the biologically active form of chromium: "glucose tolerance factor", chromium Picolinate and low-molecular-weight chromium-binding substance (LWMCr) [2] . So there is potential for the design of new chromium drugs .5-Aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) is identified as an active component in the therapy of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis . The therapeutic action of 5-ASA is believed to be coupled to its ability to act as a free radical scavenger [3-4],acting locally on the inflamed colonic mucosa [5-7]. However, the clinical use of 5-ASA is limited, since orally administered 5-ASA is rapidly and completely absorbed from the upper gastrointestinal tract and therefore the local therapeutic effects of 5-ASA in the colon is hardly expected.In this paper, we report the synthesis of chromium(Ⅲ)5-aminosalicylate from 5-ASA and CrCl3. 6H2O.The synthesis route is as follow:The complex has been characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, X-ray powder diffractionand TG-DTA . They indicate that the structure is tris(5-ASA) Chromium . Experiments show that thecomplex has a good activity for supplement tiny dietary chromium, lowering blood glucose levels,lowering serum lipid levels and in creasing lean body mass .     

Effect of Na‐ionomer on dynamic rheological,dynamic mechanical and creep properties of acrylonitrile styrene acrylate (ASA)/Na+1 poly (ethylene‐co‐methacrylic acid) ionomer blend

A special class of engineered copolymers, called ionomers, comprising both electrically neutral repeating units and a fraction of ionized units was melt blended to weather resistant acrylonitrile/styrene/acrylate (ASA) terpolymer for improved electrical conductivity, heat sealing ability, direct adhesion to several polymers, glass and metals without affecting the aesthetics and colorability of ASA. The similar chemical nature of one of the components of each blended materials viz. acrylate rubber in ASA and acrylic acid of Na‐ionomer in addition to the presence of ionic crosslinking within Na‐ionomer, polar acrylonitrile group in ASA affects chain dynamics as compared to neat polymers. In this context, dynamic rheological properties, DMA properties, creep behavior and DSC of the newly developed ASA/Na‐ionomer blends were analyzed. Based on Na‐ionomer content, the blend system either forms “mushroom” or “brush” type conformation and formation of ionic crosslinking in “brush regime” leads to three tiers Caylay tree conformation. The different chain topology resulted into characteristic loss modulous (G″) curve during stress relaxation process. The chain conformation as well as ionic crosslinking and ion–dipole interaction between the blend components also affected DSC endotherm peak and glass transition temperature. The tan δ peak temperature from DMA also revealed the similar observation. The creep compliance of the blends was dependent on Na‐ionomer content and with temperature. The Findley model analysis of creep compliance suggested that the creep compliance was depended on Na‐ionomer content and ionic crosslinking controlled the creep. The findings can be utilized to design weather resistant smart polymer using suitable filler system. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Ce2Li0.39Ni1.61Si2 structure as a new derivative of the AlB2 family

A new quaternary dicerium lithium/nickel disilicide, Ce₂Li_0.39Ni_1.61Si₂, crystallizes as a new structure type of intermetallic compounds closely related to the AlB₂ family. The crystal–chemical interrelationships between parent AlB₂‐type, BaLiSi, ZrBeSi and the title compound are discussed using the Bärnighausen formalism. Two Ce atoms occupy sites of 3m. symmetry. The remainder, i.e. Ni, mixed Ni/Li and Si atoms, occupy sites of m2 symmetry. The environment of the Ce atom is an 18‐vertex polyhedron and the Ni, Ni/Li and Si atoms are enclosed in tricapped trigonal prisms. The title structure can be assigned to class No. 10 (trigonal prism and its derivatives) according to the Krypyakevich classification scheme [Krypyakevich (1977). In Structure Types of Intermetallic Compounds. Moscow: Nauka]. The electronic structure of the title compound was calculated using the tight‐binding linear muffin‐tin orbital method in the atomic spheres approximation (TB‐LMTO‐ASA). Metallic bonding is dominant in this compound. The strongest interactions are Ni—Si and Ce—Si.