Geometries and properties of bimetallic phosphido-bridged complex Cp(CO)2W(μ-PPh2)W(CO)5 and Cp(CO)3W(μ-PPh2)W(CO)5

Complete geometry optimizations were carried out by HF and DFT methods to study the molecular structure of binuclear transition-metal compounds (Cp(CO)₃W(μ-PPh₂)W(CO)₅) (I) and (Cp(CO)₂W(μ-PPh₂)W(CO)₅) (II). A comparison of the experimental data and calculated structural parameters demonstrates that the most accurate geometry parameters are predicted by the MPW1PW91/LANL2DZ among the three DFT methods. Topological properties of molecular charge distributions were analyzed with the theory of atoms in molecules. (3, −1) critical points, namely bond critical point, were found between the two tungsten atoms, and between W1 and C10 in complex II, which confirms the existence of the metal–metal bond and a semi-bridging CO between the two tungsten atoms. The result provided a theoretical guidance of detailed study on the binuclear phosphido-bridged complex containing transition metal–metal bond, which could be useful in the further study of the heterobimetallic phosphido-bridged complexes.     

Screening of antagonists based on induced dissociation of a calmodulin-melittin interaction entrapped in a sol-gel derived matrix

Sol-gel derived materials offer a unique advantage for the development of sensing and screening platforms in that they allow for the entrapment of multiple species within a confined space. In this work, we show that it is possible to entrap an intact protein-peptide interaction, consisting of bovine calmodulin (bCaM) and melittin, into a sol-gel derived silicate material. Fluorescence emission data demonstrate that the entrapped complex behaves similarly to the complex in solution, and can undergo reversible dissociation upon introduction of the denaturant guanidine hydrochloride. Screening of antagonists of the bCaM-melittin complex was accomplished based on induced dissociation of the entrapped complex, which was followed by measuring the loss of sensitization of Tb(III) luminescence originating from energy transfer from the Trp of melittin to Tb(III) bound in the loops of bCaM. This study shows that entrapped protein-peptide complexes can be used as targets for drug screening or for fluorescence-based biosensing.     

Quantum chemical models of alkali metal hydroxide-water-dimethylsulfoxide superbasic media (MOH-H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O-DMSO,M = Li,Na, K)

Models of alkali metal hydroxide-water-dimethylsulfoxide superbasic media have been constructed using Hartree Fock and DFT (B3LYP) quantum chemical methods; the structure and energies of anion complexes are considered. The hydroxide anion in the models is stabilized as complexes of OH^?·H₂O and OH^?· 2H₂O types.     

配位聚合物{[Co2(HBTC)2(H2O)6]·C4H10N2·2H2O}n的水热合成、结构表征及荧光性质

采用水热法合成了配位聚合物[Co2(HBTC)2(H2O)6]·C4H10N2·2H2O}n(H3BTC为1,3,5-均苯三羧酸,C4H10N2为哌嗪),通过X射线单晶衍射、红外光谱和荧光光谱进行表征,并用TGA研究了该配位聚合物的热稳定性.晶体属三斜晶系,P1空间群,a=1.05437(9)nm,b=1.05485(9)nm,c=0.71482(5)nm,α=102.4623(28)°,β=91.3500(42)°,γ=111.0186(29)°,V=0.72018(10)nm3,Mr=764.37,Dc=1.762g·cm-3,Z=1,μ(MoKα)=1.25mm-1,F(000)=394,R=0.0307,wR=0.0815.晶体的基本构建单元中包含2个Co()中心、2个配位的HBTC分子和6个配位的水分子.基本构建单元通过相互链接形成具有“Z”型结构的一维配位聚合链,链间通过两种不同的氢键(O—H…O和N—H…O)相互作用,进而形成具有三维骨架结构的微孔晶体,微孔大小为0.71nm×0.82nm.荧光光谱表明,常温下用λex=312nm的光激发后,配位聚合物在329nm处出现强烈的荧光发射.     

低温加氢催化剂的设计: 理论与实践

简要总结了我们在C=C及C=O双键低温加氢双金属催化剂方面的最新研究成果. 首先, 我们以环己烯加氢为探针反应, 证明了平行使用多种研究手段的重要性, 包括单晶表面的基础研究与DFT计算, 多晶表面的合成与表征, 负载型催化剂的制备与性能测试等. 其次, 总结了双金属催化剂在其他加氢反应, 如丙烯醛C=O双键的选择性加氢, 苯的低温加氢, 以及乙炔的选择性加氢等反应中的应用. 最后, 讨论了利用金属碳化物代替贵金属Pt以减少双金属催化剂中Pt用量的可能性.     

New coordination catalysts based on rare earth compounds for polymerization of 1-octene

The study of rare earth coordination catalysts for polymerization of 1-octene has been successfully carried out for the first time. Some features and kinetic behavior of polymerization of 1-octene by Nd(naph)₃–AIEt₃ catalyst system in tetrachloro-methane are described. The overall polymerization activation energy E_a measured was 74.5 kJ/mol and the rate equation could be expressed as R_p = k_p [Nd] [M] (k_p = 3.21 × 10^?3 L/mol s, at 50°C). The catalytic activity of various rare earth elements in Ln (naph)₃ and ligands in NdL₃ for the polymerization was compared. A 1-octene oligomer with double bonds was obtained. It is either a white or pale yellow waxy semi-solid. Its number-average molecular weight is about 10³ and the molecular weight distribution is less than 2.     

Effect of group II metal cations on catecholate oxidation.

The unexpected effects of Ca(2+) on the free-radical chain reactions of dopamine, norepinephrine, isoproterenol, and pyrocatechol oxidation are studied using oxygen consumption measurements, EPR-spectroscopy, UV/VIS spectrophotometry, and by potentiometric titration. It is found that the formation of Ca(2+)-catecholate complexes is accompanied by an increase in the dissociation constants (K(ai) ) of their phenolic hydroxyls. At pH>pK(ai) and in the presence of alkaline-earth metal cations, the rate of catecholate oxidation increases (Ca(2+), Mg(2+)> Sr(2+), Ba(2+)), whereas on addition of Zn ions the rate decreases. The effects of Group II metal cations on catecholate autoxidation are concomitant with a transient increase of the EPR signal for metal-semiquinonate complexes. Therefore, the effects of Ca(2+) and other alkaline-earth metal cations on catecholate autoxidation can be defined as 1) additional deprotonation of catechol OH-groups involved in the formation of M(2+)-catecholate complexes, the latter exceeding catechols in the susceptibility to dioxygen-induced oxidation and 2) formation of relatively stable free-radical intermediates responsible for chain propagation.     

EDTA—Cu配合物用于还原糖的测定

首次报道了应用ＥＤＴＡ（乙二胺四乙酸二钠盐）－铜配合物（ＥＣ）测定还原糖的分光光度法，结果表明，ｐＨ４～１１时ＥＣ的最大吸收波长为７３２ｎｍ，在ＨＣＯ－３ＣＯ２－３缓冲介质中，配合物ＥＣ的吸光度与还原糖在０７７～１６１ｍｇ（六碳糖）范围内有很好的线性关系，相关系数大于０９９８，样品测定回收率在９５％～１０５％之间。该法试剂易得、性质稳定，操作方便，灵敏度较高，取样量少于５ｍＬ。     

Solid-solute phase equilibria in aqueous solution. VI. Solubilities,complex formation,and ion-interaction parameters for the system Na+−Mg2+−ClO 4 − −CO2−H2O at 25°C

The stoichiometric solubility constant of eitelite (NaMg _0.5 CO ₃ +2H⁺ ⇄ Na⁺+0.5Mg ²⁺ +CO ₂ (g)+H ₂ O, log^*K _pso ^I =14.67±0.03 was determined at I=3 m (mol kg⁻¹) (NaClO ₄ ) and 25°C. The stability of magnesium (hydrogen-)carbonato complexes in this ionic medium was explicitely taken into account. Consequently, trace activity coefficients of free ionic species, calculated from the Pitzer model with ion-interaction parameters from the literature, were sufficient for an evaluation of the thermodynamic solubility constants and Gibbs energies of formation for eitelite (−1039.88±0.60), magnesite (−1033.60±0.40), hydromagnesite (−1174.30±0.50), nesquehonite (−1724.67±0.40), and brucite (−835.90±0.80 kJ-mol ⁻¹ ). The increasing solubilities of nesquehonite and eitelite at higher sodium carbonate molalities were explained by invoking a magnesium dicarbonato complex (Mg²⁺+2CO ₃ ²⁻ ⇄ Mg(CO₃) ₂ ²⁻ , log β_z = 3.90 ± 0.08). A set of ion-interaction parameters was obtained from solubility and dissociation constants for carbonic acid in 1 to 3.5 m NaClO ₄ media which reproduce these constants to 0.02 units in log K. The following Pitzer parameters are consistent with the previously studied formation of magnesium (hydrogen-)carbonato complexes in 3m NaClO ₄ . The model and Gibbs functions of solid phases derived here reproduce original solubility data (−log [H⁺], [Mg ²⁺ ] _tot ) measured in perchlorate medium within experimental uncertainty. Presented at the XXII International Conference on Solution Chemistry, July 14–19, 1991, Linz, Austria.     

Effect of arrangement of the styryl fragment on the optical properties and complexation of mono-and bis(styryl)-substituted <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-methylpyridinium perchlorates containing benzo-15-crown-5 ether moieties

Using ¹H NMR spectroscopy and steady-state and time-resolved electronic spectroscopy, the optical properties of mono-and bis(styryl)pyridinium perchlorates and their complexes with Mg²⁺, Ba²⁺ cations were studied. The stability constants of the complexes were determined using spectrophotometric titration. The formation of inclusion complexes for Mg²⁺ and sandwich type complexes for Ba²⁺ results in fluorescence enhancement and increases the lifetimes of the excited states of the initial bis-styryl ligands. The variation of position of the styryl fragment in the pyridinium aromatic ring gives rise to photochromic crown ethers with different optical and photophysical characteristics and is also an easy route to bis(crown-ethers) of symmetrical and unsymmetrical structure. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2092–2100, November, 2007.