Polar molecule dominated electrorheological effect

The yield stress of our newly developed electrorheological (ER) fluids consisting of dielectric nano-particles suspended in silicone oil reaches hundreds of kPa, which is orders of magnitude higher than that of conventional ones. We found that the polar molecules adsorbed on the particles play a decisive role in such new ER fluids. To explain this polar molecule dominated ER (PM-ER) effect a model is proposed based on the interaction of polar molecule-charge between the particles, where the local electric field is significantly enhanced and results in the polar molecules aligning in the direction of the electric field. The model can well explain the giant ER effect and a near-linear dependence of the yield stress on the electric field. The main effective factors for achieving high-performance PM-ER fluids are discussed. The PM-ER fluids with the yield stress higher than one MPa can be expected.     

光致变色液晶聚合物的光致再取向性能研究进展

光致变色分子经掺杂或键合作用嵌在液晶聚合物中可形成光致变色液晶聚合物,在线性偏振光或非偏振光的照射下,此物质中光致变色分子的构型变化会引起整个液晶分子的二维或三维光致再取向的形成,本文综述了光致变色液晶聚合物的光致再取向的近期研究进展.     

Molecular Dynamics of Pectin Extension

Summary: A pectin 10mer under constant pulling speed and constant force was studied using the atomistic simulations. Molecular dynamics (MD) with the Amber99 and Amber-Glycam04 forcefields were performed. The main result of the present Amber-based MD simulations is that the two plateaux of the experimental force- extension dependence for pectin can be explained by transitions between three conformational states of pectin monomer ring (first from a chair (⁴C₁) to boat conformation and second from boat to an inverted chair (¹C₄) conformation). A multi-state dynamical model of single biopolymer extension under external force was elaborated and applied to extension of polymers with three-state monomers relevant to pectin.     

非极性烷烃溶剂在聚乙烯膜中无限稀释扩散系数的测定

气相色谱法研究小分子溶剂与聚合物材料之间的相互作用是一种快速、准确、方便的方法,该方法可以用来研究多种小分子溶剂在聚合物中的溶解和扩散行为.通过气相色谱法测定了3种小分子烷烃溶剂(正庚烷、正壬烷和正癸烷)在固定液聚乙烯中的保留时间和半峰宽,用vanDeemter模型进行数据处理,得到3种小分子在聚乙烯膜中的无限稀释扩散系数.     

新型含氧亚甲基和亚胺桥键的液晶化合物的合成及介晶性

报道一类新的、结构通式为MeO₂CC₆H₄CH₂OC₆H₄CH＝NC₆H₄Y, Y＝OC_nH_2n＋1, Me, Cl, Br, NO₂, H 的棒状液晶化合物的合成. 通过DSC和偏光显微镜对其介晶性研究发现, 除Y＝H外, 这些化合物均具有介晶性. 当Y为非烷氧基时, 呈向列相液晶; 当Y为较短的烷氧基时(n＝1～3), 液晶化合物具有向列相(N); Y为较长烷氧基时(n＝4～16 ), 液晶化合物只有近晶B相(S_B)和近晶A相(S_A); S_A-I相变的熵变随烷氧链原子数而奇-偶变化, 但与N-I相变的“奇-偶效应”相反.     

表面活性荧光探针分子与牛血清蛋白的相互作用

研究了两种表面活性荧光探针分子2-(对-十二烷基氨基)苯基-3,3-二甲基-5-乙酯基-3H-吲哚基-甲基-二-十六烷基碘化铵(1)和2-(对-十二烷基氨基)苯基-3,3-二甲基-5-乙酯基-3H-吲哚基-二甲基-十八烷基碘化铵(2)与牛血清蛋白(BSA)之间的相互作用。根据结合反应的温度效应求得热力学函数并推断探针分子与BSA结合的作用力类型;分子1和2与牛血清蛋白之间存在能量转移现象,根据Frster非辐射能量转移理论计算得到给体-受体之间的距离分别为2.90和4.02 nm。     

V形咔唑衍生物的合成及荧光性质

以N-烷基咔唑作为电子给体和共轭桥中心, 二米基硼作为端基电子受体, 合成了两个V形A-π-D-π-A型新化合物: 3,6-二{[(E)-2-(5-二米基硼)噻吩]乙烯基}-N-丁基-咔唑 {N-butyl-3,6-bis{(E)-2-[5-(dimesitylboryl)thiophen-2-yl]-vinyl}-carbazole, BBTC}和3,6-二[(E)-(4-二米基硼)苯乙烯基]-N-己基-咔唑, {N-hexyl-3,6-bis[(E)-4-(dimesitylboryl)-styryl]-carbazole, BBSC}. 这两个化合物在蓝绿光波段都有较强的荧光发射. 光谱数据表明, 扩大共轭体系并在端基引入含硼基团导致吸收谱和发射谱显著红移, 并增大分子内电荷转移.     

分子亲脂-亲水性的量子化学描述(Ⅰ)——分子的亲脂和亲水表面

给出基于分子结构的“启发式”亲脂-亲水势HMLP(Heuristic molecular lipophilicity-hydrophilicity potential)的理论分析和有说服力的算例.用量子化学计算其分子表面的静电势V(r)的分布,通过与周围原子表面静电势的比较,构造表达分子静电势的极性和大小的函数L(r).亲脂势L(r)保留了静电势V(r)描述分子静电作用的能力,并把应用范围扩展到疏水性的描述.HMLP不使用原子的经验参数,但在L(r)的构造中使用了经验的函数形式.经参数化和指标化后,HMLP有望用于蛋白质结构与功能的研究和药物分子配体与生物大分子受体结合自由能的估算.     

定域片断轨道基组的对称化

片断的UHF运算不能保证每个片断轨道具有确切的电子占据数,故Kost定域化是必需的.当片断产生于多键断裂时,在确保目标轨道单占据性的同时,Kost定域破坏了轨道基组的对称性.为此,在Kost定域化后,必须对单占据轨道作2×2对称化旋转后,再作有条件的RHF运算.以乙烯基片断CHCH(波二烯分子中的一个片断)为例,详述了对称化的方法、原理和计算程序.以C-H片断为例,细述三单键片断轨道基组对称化的特殊性.介绍C-HR参考键长选择的判据,探讨键长与选择Gaussian基组大小的关系.     

Molecular Chirality and Chiral Superlattice in Crystal of Tetrakis[（pyrrol-1-yl）methyl]methane

The crystal structure of tetrakis[(pyrrol-1-yl)methyl]methane was determined by X-ray diffraction measurement, and the result shows that it belongs to monoclinic crystal system, space group is P21/n, with a=0.9284(3) nm, b=1.0950(6) nm, c=1.8749(8) nm; α=γ= 90.00(4)°, β=103.63(3)°, V=1.8523(14) nm3, Z=4, ρcalcd.=1.192 kg/m3, μ=0.072 nm-1, F(000)=712, R1=0.0854, wR2=0.1884. It has been found that the molecules exist in two enantiomeric states. Enantioselective self-assemblies such as one-dimensional molecular stacks in a single handedness, homochiral monolayers and a chiral superlattice are specified in this racemic crystal. In addition, a simple technique is advocated to distinguish chiral states from tetrahedral molecules in the solid state. The present R/S nomenclature of the tetracooradinated carbon centers is used solely for its convenience to distinguish the two enantiomeric states, but not used to determine the absolute configurations.