Synthesis of Main‐Chain Liquid‐Crystalline Polyesters Containing Diphenyl Mesogens by Chemo‐Enzymatic Route †

Main‐chain thermotropic liquid‐crystalline polyesters containing rigid biphenyl mesogens and flexible spacers were synthesized by chemo‐enzymatic route. The enzyme‐catalyzed polymerization showed high regio‐ and chemo‐ selectivity, and is environmentally friendly. The resulting polyesters were characterized with ¹H‐NMR, ¹³C‐NMR, gel permeation chromatography (GPC), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and polarized light optical microscopy (POM).     

Ferroelectric liquid crystals with axially chiral 2,2′-spirobiindan-1,1′-dione cores

The axially chiral mesogens 5-alkoxy-5′-[(4-alkoxybenzoyl)oxy]-2,2′-spirobiindan-1,1′-dione (QL7-n) were synthesised as racemic mixtures and resolved as single enantiomers by preparative chiral phase HPLC. The shorter homologues (R)-QL7-8 and QL7-9 form enantiotropic N* and SmC* phases, whereas the longer homologues (R)-QL7-10 and QL7-12 form an enantiotropic SmC* phase only. Texture analysis showed that the helical pitch of the N* phase is below the wavelength range of visible light; a helical pitch of 187 nm was measured at T – T_NI = –5 K by selective reflection using enantiomerically enriched mixtures of (R)- and (S)-QL7-8 (0.35 ≤ ee ≤ 0.80). Spontaneous polarisations were measured as a function of temperature in the SmC* phase by the triangular wave method. P_S values at saturation range from 102 nC cm^–2 for (R)-QL7-8 to 120 nC cm^?2 for (R)-QL7-9, which are up to three times greater than the highest polarisation previously reported for an axially chiral SmC* mesogen. Optical tilt angles θ were measured as a function of temperature and showed a sharp rise consistent with first-order N*–SmC* or I–SmC* transitions, with values at saturation ranging from 42 to 44°.     

Orientability of the Minor Director of Homeotropically Aligned Smectic‐A Elastomers in External Mechanical Fields

We present studies on bulk smectic‐A copolymer networks with end‐on attached homeotropically oriented mesogens that show spontaneous optical biaxiality at room temperature. Orthoscopic and conoscopic investigations under uniaxial extension in the layer planes give first evidence of the orientability of the minor director in mechanical fields yielding biaxial monodomains with 3‐d orientational long‐range order of all three principle axes. This is an important step towards the synthesis of permanently oriented biaxial monodomain elastomers for which highly interesting mechanical and optical properties are expected.     

Simulation of mesogenic diruthenium tetracarboxylates: Development of a force field for coordination polymers of the MMX type

A classical molecular mechanics force field, able to simulate coordination polymers (CP) based on ruthenium carboxylates (Ru₂(O₂CR_eq)₄L_ax) (eq = equatorial group containing aliphatic chains, L_ax= axial ligand), has been developed. New parameters extracted from experimental data and quantum calculations on short aliphatic chains model systems were included in the generalized AMBER force field. The proposed parametrization was evaluated using model systems with known structure, containing either short or long aliphatic chains; experimental results were reproduced satisfactorily. This modified force field, although in a preliminary stage, could then be applied to long chain liquid crystalline compounds. The resulting atomistic simulations allowed assessing the relative influence of the factors determining the CP conformation, determinant for the physical properties of these materials. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Dominant ion transport processes of ionic liquid electrolyte in poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)

Electrochemical quartz crystal microgravimetry was used to study movement of the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (EMIBTI) into and out of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT). In 0.1M EMIBTI/acetonitrile, anionic transport predominates, as is typical of solution-based electrolytes. In pure EMIBTI, on the other hand, the minimal mass change observed during polymer oxidation/reduction was observed to be cation-dominant. PEDOT deposition from dilute EMIBTI solution followed by cycling in neat EMIBTI resulted in rapid decrease of electroactivity. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2013     

水产品中11种海洋生物毒素的高效液相色谱-四极杆/静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱检测方法研究

建立了水产品中11种海洋生物毒素的高效液相色谱-四极杆/静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱(HPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS)检测方法。该方法采用分级提取原理,结合分散固相萃取技术(dSPE)和载体辅助液液萃取技术(SLLE),建立了对亲水性及亲脂性海洋生物毒素的"一站式"提取净化体系。在优化条件下,11种毒素在一定质量浓度范围内具有良好的线性关系,相关系数(r)均大于0.99。该方法对11种毒素的检出限为1～10μg/kg,定量下限为2～20μg/kg,加标回收率为55.6%～122%,相对标准偏差为5.4%～16%。方法快速高效,可操作性强,解决了不同理化性质的海洋生物毒素的通用性检测问题,可满足水产品中海洋生物毒素的快速筛查要求。     

超高效液相色谱-四极杆-飞行时间质谱法定性分析奥利司他氢化液中的杂质

建立了定性分析奥利司他氢化液中杂质的超高效液相色谱-四极杆-飞行时间质谱法(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS)。采用Thermo Hypersil gold aq C_(18)色谱柱(2.1 mm×150 mm,1.9μm),以0.1%乙酸水-0.1%乙酸乙腈(25∶75)为流动相进行等度分析。质谱使用电喷雾离子源(ESI),正离子模式检测,扫描范围为m/z 50～600,雾化气温度为300℃,干燥气流速为10 L/min。样品经UPLC分离后,用Q-TOF-MS测定了16个杂质的精确分子量与质谱碎片离子,推测了杂质结构,并分析了杂质来源。结果表明,奥利司他氢化液中的杂质主要由发酵过程引入,且含量均大于0.1%,需进行纯化以除去杂质。该研究为奥利司他的工艺纯化与质量控制提供了参考。     

在线富集/高效液相色谱与电感耦合等离子体质谱联用测定玩具中超痕量可迁移六价铬

采用在线富集/高效液相色谱(HPLC)与电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)联用技术,建立了玩具中超痕量可迁移六价铬的测定方法。以10 mmol/L硝酸铵为流动相,样品在Agilent BIO WAX NP5阴离子交换柱(4.6 mm×50 mm,5μm)中富集,再通过阀切换,以75 mmol/L硝酸铵将六价铬洗脱至Dionex AG7阴离子柱(4.0 mm×50 mm,10μm)中分离,最后经ICP-MS进行分析。优化得到在线富集时间为4 min,进样量为900μL,富集流速为0.4 mL/min,洗脱流速为0.6 mL/min。结果显示,六价铬在2～20 ng/L范围内线性良好,检出限为1.93 ng/L,相对标准偏差(RSD)为3.9%。与直接进样相比,浓缩因子约为8.1倍,富集效率约为90%。对欧盟玩具安全指令2009/48/EC规定的3类玩具材料在5、10 ng/L的浓度水平下进行加标回收,回收率为93.4%～111%。     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱法同时测定表层水体中5类40种抗生素

建立了固相萃取-高效液相色谱-串联质谱（SPE-HPLC-MS/MS）同时检测表层水中5类40种抗生素的分析方法。水样经过滤、固相萃取柱富集净化后，以乙腈-0.2%（v/v）甲酸水溶液为流动相进行梯度洗脱，采用电喷雾电离源，在多反应监测、正离子模式进行定性定量分析。结果显示，40种抗生素在1~200 μg/L水平下线性关系良好，平均加标回收率为41.3%~112.6%。采用该方法对长江南京段表层水体进行检测，共检出13种抗生素，含量为13.4~780.5 ng/L，其中喹诺酮类抗生素恩诺沙星检出率达100%，大环内酯类抗生素克林霉素最高检出水平达739.4 ng/L。该法高效、灵敏、可靠，可用于实际水样中多种抗生素的分析。