Study of Exotic Nuclei

A high-sensitive fluorescence cell has been developed with an aim to perform laser spectroscopy of exotic nuclei. This fluorescence cell has been tested off-line for stable isotope ¹³³Cs. Also, an investigation of the nuclear root mean square (r.m.s.) charge and neutron radii, and of the binding energies of the cesium long isotopic chain has been carried out in the relativistic mean field (RMF) and relativistic Hartree–Bogoliubov (RHB) formalisms. The RMF/RHB calculations are compared with the experimental data and are found to be in good agreement.     

Effects of hydroxyl‐group end capping and branching on the physical properties of tailored polyethylene terephthalates

Polyethylene terephthalates (PETs) with well‐defined chemical structures were prepared by molecular design, and the effect of the chemical structure on the physical properties of PET was investigated. Hydroxyl‐group end‐capped PETs with η_inh = 0.4–0.6 dL/g exhibited a viscosity behavior similar to Bingham fluids, although other PETs with similar molecular weights (MWs) showed Newtonian flow behavior. This rheological feature was more noticeable for hydroxyl‐group end‐capped branched PETs. In addition, hydroxyl‐group end‐capped branched PETs became solidlike from 80 rad/s as the frequency was increased. On the other hand, hydroxyl end‐capped linear PETs showed a noticeable viscoelastic transition peak around 20 rad/s. High MW linear and branched PETs with η_inh ≥ 0.9 prepared by multistep synthesis showed non‐Newtonian fluid behavior. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 39: 1027–1035, 2001     

Calixcrowns and Related Supramolecular Systems

Our main results in the chemistry of 1,3-calix[4]-bis-crowns taken from recent literature are reported.     

Direct optical observation of the formation of some aliphatic alcohol radicals. A pulse radiolysis study

The kinetics of the reactions of hydroxyl radicals and hydrogen atoms with some aliphatic alcohols in aqueous solutions were studied using pulse radiolysis. Based on the increase in optical absorption in the UV region, the rate constants for the reaction of hydroxyl radicals and hydrogen atoms with methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol ort-butyl alcohol were determined to be 9.0 × 10⁸, 2.2 × 10⁹, 2.0 × 10⁹,6.2×l0⁸ and 1.1 × 10⁶, 1.8 × 10⁷, 5.3 × 10⁷, 2.3 × 10⁵ dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹ respectively. The bimolecular decay rate constants for the alcohol radicals produced in methanol and ethanol were evaluated to be 2.4 × 10⁹ and 1.5 × 10⁹ dm³ mol⁻¹s⁻¹. The values observed are in fairly good agreement with those reported earlier.     

Oxidative Degradation of Aqueous Cresols Induced by Gaseous Plasma with Contact Glow Discharge Electrolysis

The oxidative degradation of cresols smoothly proceeded toward inorganic end products when a gaseous plasma generated by means of dc glow discharge was sustained in contact with the surface of aqueous solution containing organic compounds. In order to get mechanistic insight, the monohydroxylation products from each isomeric cresol were closely examined as primary intermediates to reveal that the aromatic hydroxylation preferentially occurred at the position para to the hydroxyl group of each starting material. It was also established that the degradation of cresols strictly followed the first-order rate law. On the basis of the orientational analysis and the kinetical consideration including the effects of Fe ions added on the reaction rate, it was concluded that hydroxyl radical, which might result from the homolytic cleavage of water molecules by the action of plasma, was the most likely reagent responsible for the mineralization of cresols.     

Self-assembly and crystal structures of coordination polymers constructed by 4′-hydroxyisoflavone-3′-sulfonates with Cs(I) and Rb(I)

Four coordination polymers, [CsL1(H₂O)₂]·H₂O (1), [CsL2(H₂O)₂]·H₂O (2), [Rb₂(L2)₂(H₂O)₂]·2H₂O (3) and [RbL3(H₂O)] (4), were synthesized by Cs(I), Rb(I) and 4′-hydroxyisoflavone-3′-sulfonates L1–L3 [L1 = 7-methoxy-4′-hydroxyisoflavone-3′-sulfonate, L2 = 7-ethoxy-4′-hydroxyisoflavone-3′-sulfonate, L3 = 7-ethoxy-4′,5-dihydroxyisoflavone-3′-sulfonate]. The crystal structures of 1–4 were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The influences of 4′-hydroxyisoflavone-3′-sulfonate ligands and Cs⁺, Rb⁺ on their structural features and self-assembly were investigated. The sulfonates of L1–L3 not only coordinate with Cs⁺ or Rb⁺ directly, but also bridge the organic region and the inorganic region in 1–4. Non-covalent interactions such as coordination interaction, π–π stacking interaction and hydrogen bonding assembled 1–4 into 3-D networks together with the electrostatic interactions between Cs⁺, Rb⁺ and the sulfonate anions.     

Selective S-methylation of highly fluorinated thiocarbamates

A series of new S-methyl O-fluoroalkyl N-alkyl(aryl)imidothiocarbonates were prepared by S-methylation of various fluoroalkylated thiocarbamates with methyl iodide in the presence of cesium carbonate and tetrabutylammonium iodide (TBAI) in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at room temperature. As expected from the mostly soft electrophilic alkyl halide (MeI), no isomer products derived from N-methylation were detected. The products were characterized by spectroscopic (¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁹F) NMR, infrared, and high-resolution mass spectrometric techniques.     

Y修饰CuO/ZrO_2催化剂高效催化水煤气变换反应制氢

采用水热法制备了具有不同Y掺杂量的单分散ZrO_2纳米粒子(n(Y)/n(Y+Zr)=0-5%),并以其为载体采用沉积-沉淀法制得CuO/ZrO_2催化剂;考察了富氢气氛下上述催化剂的水煤气变换反应(WGS)催化性能。结果表明,掺杂Y后催化剂的活性明显提高,其中,载体掺杂2%Y的催化剂具有最佳的催化活性,在270℃时的CO转化率高达91.4%,明显高于研究较多的CuO/ZnO和CuO/CeO_2催化剂。X射线粉末衍射、N_2物理吸附-脱附、N_2O滴定、扫描电镜和CO程序升温还原等表征结果表明,Y~(3+)掺入了ZrO_2的晶格并对催化剂的结构和还原性能产生直接影响。Y助剂的引入一方面促进了CuO在ZrO_2表面的分散,提高了催化剂表面活性Cu-[O]-Zr物种的含量;另一方面,改善了催化剂的颗粒单分散性和织构性能。载体掺杂2%Y助剂的样品具有较高的Cu-[O]-Zr物种含量、较佳的颗粒单分散性和织构性能,且其表面的Cu-[O]-Zr物种和活性羟基具有较佳的还原性能,因而表现出较高的催化活性     

羟基硅酸盐润滑油添加剂对45#钢/球墨铸铁摩擦副摩擦磨损性能的影响

采用MM-200型摩塔磨损试验机考察了45^#钢／球墨铸铁摩擦副在650SN基础油和含羟基硅酸盐矿物复合微粉的650SN基础油(KF-1)润滑下的摩擦磨损性能，结果表明：在650SN基础油润滑下的摩擦系数和磨损率随试验时间增加变化较小；而在KF-1润滑下，试验初期的摩擦系数和磨损率比基础油润滑下的稍大，随着试验时间的延长，相应的摩擦系数和磨损率同基础油润滑下的相比明显降低．磨损表面显微硬度测试结果表明，在KF-1润滑下45^#钢磨损表面形成了多孔摩擦改性层，硬度明显提高，因而摩擦磨损性能显著改善．     

天然黄酮类化合物清除羟基自由基的活性研究

采用分光光度法测定了黑沙蒿中黄酮类化合物清除羟基自由基的能力,以IC50值作为评价指标,初步探讨了黄酮类化合物清除羟基自由基的活性与结构之间的关系,为开发利用黑沙蒿提供了科学依据.