聚全氟乙丙膜电子束引发预辐射接枝AA和SSS制备阳离子交换膜的研究

利用电子束引发预辐射接枝技术,在聚全氟乙丙烯(FEP)薄膜上接枝丙烯酸(AA)和对苯乙烯磺酸钠(SSS),制备一种含羧酸基团和磺酸基团的阳离子交换膜,详细研究了反应温度、单体总浓度、pH值变化、辐照气氛及添加剂对接枝率的影响规律,明确了实验条件与接枝率的对应关系。FTIR测试证明了接枝产物是全氟乙丙烯和丙烯酸、对苯乙烯磺酸钠的接枝共聚物。     

离子色谱法测定芳香族聚酰胺纤维中硫、钠、钾、钙、镁

应用离子色谱法(IC)测定芳香族聚酰胺纤维中硫、钠、钾、镁及钙。测定阴离子时,试样置于铂坩埚中用艾斯卡试剂覆盖,置于马弗炉中,450℃灼烧1 h使有机物碳化,取出,稍冷,再加少许艾斯卡试剂,升温至850℃灼烧1．5 h,使有机物完全分解。坩埚中的熔块经冷却后用去离子水浸出,用18 mmol·L-1碳酸钠及17 mmol·L-1碳酸氢钠混合溶液定容后,用IC法的阴离子方式测定。用IC法测定阳离子时,试样置于铂坩埚中,不必加艾斯卡试剂,置于马弗炉直接灼烧至有机物完全分解。残渣用1 mol·L-1硝酸或1 mol·L-1盐酸超声波处理,用去离子水洗涤坩埚并定容至100 mL,按所测得峰面积值从标准曲线查得其含量。用此方法测定SO42-,Na+,K+,Mg2+及 Ca2+的检出限依次为0．02,0．25,0．25,0．70及0．80 mg·L-1。     

木质素磺酸盐的分离提纯

以粗木质素磺酸钠为原料, 采用树脂法、超滤法、长链胺法和溶剂萃取法对其进行了提纯. 红外光谱、元素分析、凝胶渗透色谱等测试结果表明, 溶剂萃取法不能达到提纯目的; 树脂法、超滤法、长链胺法可除去相对分子量小于1000的杂质, 粗木质素磺酸钠经提纯后木质素磺酸钠的质量分数从59.0%提高到90%左右, 且提纯产品的重均分子量和数均分子量均增大, 分子量分布更均一. 从产品收率、提纯效果及提纯工艺等3方面分析表明, 长链胺法除糖效果最好, 提纯后糖含量下降了50%; 超滤法的收率最高, 可达31%, 且其提纯产品的重均分子量较高, 达到12000, 比粗木钠提高了1倍以上.     

Improvement of Biological Effects of Root-Filling Materials for Primary Teeth by Incorporating Sodium Iodide

Therapeutic iodoform (CHI₃) is commonly used as a root-filling material for primary teeth; however, the side effects of iodoform-containing materials, including early root resorption, have been reported. To overcome this problem, a water-soluble iodide (NaI)-incorporated root-filling material was developed. Calcium hydroxide, silicone oil, and NaI were incorporated in different weight proportions (30:30:X), and the resulting material was denoted DX (D5~D30), indicating the NaI content. As a control, iodoform instead of NaI was incorporated at a ratio of 30:30:30, and the material was denoted I30. The physicochemical (flow, film thickness, radiopacity, viscosity, water absorption, solubility, and ion releases) and biological (cytotoxicity, TRAP, ARS, and analysis of osteoclastic markers) properties were determined. The amount of iodine, sodium, and calcium ion releases and the pH were higher in D30 than I30, and the highest level of unknown extracted molecules was detected in I30. In the cell viability test, all groups except 100% D30 showed no cytotoxicity. In the 50% nontoxic extract, D30 showed decreased osteoclast formation compared with I30. In summary, NaI-incorporated materials showed adequate physicochemical properties and low osteoclast formation compared to their iodoform-counterpart. Thus, NaI-incorporated materials may be used as a substitute for iodoform-counterparts in root-filling materials after further (pre)clinical investigation.     

NEW APPROACHES TO THE SYNTHESIS OF ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS

Abstract

The past two decades have brought us a snowballing development of organophosphorus chemistry. Indeed organophosphorus compounds have found wide practical application (in agriculture, petroleum industry, as drugs, etc.) and continue to afford promising objects for the study of theoretical matters such as tautomerism, ambiphilicity, ambidenticity, and other problems of organic chemistry. On the other hand, however impressive this progress may be, the search for new methods of synthesis, improving the known methods and forecasting new types of organophosphorus compounds remain as challenging problems as before.     

Sodium Alginate and Poly(ethylene glycol) Blends: Thermal and Morphological Behaviors

Sodium alginate (SA) was blended with varying amounts of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) viz., 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 wt % by using water as a solvent. The obtained SA/PEG blends have been characterized for thermal behavior by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and surface morphology by scanning electron microscopic (SEM) methods. DSC analysis indicates the increase in glass transition temperature (T_g) of the blends with an increase in PEG content in the blend, which is due to chain entanglement. TGA results reveal the enhancement of thermal stability of SA/PEG blends in terms of the onset of degradation and percentage of weight loss. SEM photomicrographs shows the two phase morphology. This result indicates the immiscible nature of the SA/PEG blends.     

Room Temperature Phosphorescence of 1-Bromo-4-(bromoacetyl)naphthalene Induced by Sodium Deoxycholate

Sodium deoxycholate (NaDOC) can induce 1-bromo-4-(bromoacetyl)naphthalene (BBAN) to undergo strong room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) without the removal of dissolved oxygen from the solution. RTP spectra, phosphorescence polarization and ¹³C NMR results, along with the molecular modeling calculations, supported the conclusion that BBAN molecule was combined in a sandwich with two NaDOC molecules by a “back-to-back” hydrophobic interaction arising from the apolar faces of the NaDOC molecules, which provided BBAN with a rigid enough microenvironment to produce RTP.     

Macroscopic recognition of iodide by polymer appended calix[4]amidocrown resin

ABSTRACT

The current study reveals the synthesis of polymer appended Calix[4]amidocrown-5 with specific binding affinity for iodide at ppm-level. The low detection limits are observed via UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopy. The time-dependent solution and solid-state ¹²⁷I NMR studies with 18.8 and 19 ppm shifts, indicate a strong sensing nature of resin towards iodide ion. A significant reduction in surface area and pore volume with higher thermostability of resin after iodide uptake indicated iodide inclusion in the amidocrown cavity. The mechanism of iodide sensing may be governed by noncovalent interactions of NH and OH protons present in amidocrown and phenyl ring as observed in terms of emission enhancement in fluorescence spectroscopy. The binding affinity and stoichiometric determinations are determined by Benesi-Hildebrand and Jobs plots, respectively.     

NaBH4/DOWEX(R)50WX4: A Convenient Reducing System for Fast and Efficient Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds to Their Corresponding Alcohols

The reduction of a variety of carbonyl compounds was efficiently carried out with NaBH₄/DOWEX(R)50WX4 system. The reactions were performed to give the corresponding alcohols derivatives in perfect yields in THF at room temperature. Reduction of acyloins and a‐diketones by this reducing system produced efficiently the corresponding vicinal diols. Also, the reduction of aldehydes over ketones has been accomplished successfully by this system. Regioselectivity of this system was also investigated with exclusive 1,2‐reduction of conjugated carbonyl compounds to their corresponding allylic alcohols in high to excellent yields.