Some developments in reaction and solution microcalorimetry,with particular reference to its use in biochemistry and cellular biology

The field of isothermal microcalorimetry as applied to systems of interest for aqueous solution chemistry, biochemistry and in cellular biology is briefly reviewed. Some techniques recently developed in the author's laboratory are described.     

纳米Re2O7的萃取法制备及光催化特性研究

本工作从N235-正庚烷萃取体系中，以饱和萃取法制得前体物和纳米粉体Re₂O₇，平均粒径30 nm。以此纳米粉为光催化剂，研究了光降解甲基橙染料的最佳条件，并在相同条件下，与非纳米Re₂O₇及工业常用的纳米TiO₂进行比较，光降解甲基橙能力大小为：纳米Re₂O₇ > 锐钛矿型纳米TiO₂ > 非纳米Re₂O₇。     

Stereochemistry of ketone olefination with methyl trimethylsilylacetate

High (Z)-stereoselectivity of olefination of methyl α-phenylthioalkyl and methyl α-phenylthioalkenyl ketones with methyl trimethylsilylacetate decreases in the case of ketones containing a higher alkyl-substituent in place of the methyl group. Dedicated to Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences E. P. Serebryakov on the occasion of his 70th birthday. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 1020–1021, April, 2005.     

Polyfluorinated hydrazones in organic syntheses

The reaction of poly- and perfluoroaldehyde hydrazones with hydrazine hydrate was studied. A new preparative method for obtaining the hitherto inaccessibleN,N-unsubstituted bis-hydrazones of polyfluorinated -oxoaldehydes was developed based on this reaction.For Part 2, seeIzv. Akad. Nauk, Ser. Khim., 1995, 2465 [Russ. Chem. Bull, 1995,44, 2360 (Engl. Transl.)].Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2526–2527, December, 1995.This study was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 94-03-08548) and the International Science Foundation (Grant Nos. NDL 000 and NDL 300).     

Condensed rare-earth metal-rich tellurides. Extension of layered Sc6PdTe2-type compounds to yttrium and lutetium analogues and to Y7Te2, the limiting binary member

Six isotypic R₆ZTe₂ phases have been synthesized in Ta at elevated temperatures and characterized by single crystal X-ray refinements for R=Y, Z=Rh, Pd, Ag, Y and for R=Lu, Z=Cu, Ag. All crystallize in the Sc₆PdTe₂-type structure, Pnma, Z=4, a∼21.5 Å, b∼4.1 Å, c∼11.4 Å. The results can be viewed as the replacement of Te3 atoms in the parent isotypic Sc₂Te (or in the hypothetical Y₂Te or Lu₂Te analogues) by the above the Z, the Y example giving the new binary phase Y₇Te₂. The shorter (and stronger) metal-metal bonds concentrate in the region of metal (Z, Y) substitution, as revealed by larger integrated crystal orbital Hamilton population (ICOHP) values derived from linear muffin-tin-orbital (LMTO) calculations. Partial densities-of-states data for Y₇Te₂ reflect a similar behavior. Individual R-R bond distances are seen to deviate appreciably from the more fundamental overlap population measures for each.     

Enhanced visible-light-driven photodegradation of Acid Orange 7 azo dye in aqueous solution using Fe-N co-doped TiO2

FeN -co-doped TiO₂ photocatalysts are prepared by sol–gel method using titanium tetraisopropoxide, urea and iron(II) acetylacetonate as precursors of titania, nitrogen and iron, respectively. The prepared samples are analysed from chemical-physical point of view by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV–Vis DRS), specific surface area measurements and scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). UV–Vis DRS spectra evidence that the co-doping of TiO₂ with N and Fe leads to the narrowing of the band gap value (2.7 eV) with respect to Fe-doped TiO₂ (2.8 eV) and N-doped TiO₂ (2.9–3 eV). XRD patterns show that photocatalysts are mainly in anatase phase and Fe and N ions are successfully incorporated into the TiO₂ lattice. The average crystallite size of Fe-N co-doped TiO₂ is slightly lower than the other samples and equal to about 7 nm and the specific surface area of the co-doped sample results to be 117 m² g⁻¹. Photocatalytic performances of all prepared samples are evaluated by analysing the degradation of Acid Orange 7 azo dye under visible light irradiation. Photocatalytic efficiency obtained using FeN co-doped TiO₂ strongly increases compared to undoped TiO₂, N-doped TiO₂ and Fe-doped TiO₂ photocatalysts. In detail, using the co-doped photocatalyst, dye discoloration and mineralization result equal to about 90 and 83% after 60 min of LEDs visible light irradiation, underlining the best performances of the FeN co-doped TiO₂ photocatalyst both in terms of treatment time and electric energy consumption.     

常见饮料中痕量铝的分光光度法研究

新试剂5-溴水杨基荧光酮可在pH5.5～6.8的六次甲基四胺缓冲溶液中,与铝,溴化十六烷基吡啶形成稳定的红色三元配合物。最大吸收波长约为568nm,摩尔吸光系数高达1.7×10~5L mol~(-1)·cm~1,常见金属离子很少干扰。据此,建立了测定微量铝的方法。其线性范围为0～6μg/25ml回收率在96％～103％之间。本文测定了常见饮茶,饮料及饮水中的微量铝。     

2-(8-羟基喹啉-5-磺酸-7-偶氮)-1,8-二羟基-3,6-萘二磺酸与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

用平衡透析法和分光光度法研究了 2 (8 羟基喹啉 5 磺酸 7 偶氮 ) 1,8 二羟基 3,6 萘二磺酸与牛血清白蛋白 (BSA)在酸性溶液中的结合反应 ,认为 8Q5SAC与BSA之间的结合力是以静电引力为主的非共键作用力 ,并探讨了其结合模型。在 2 98K下 ,测得这一反应的最大结合数为 35～ 40 ,结合常数为 6 .1× 10 5L mol。还研究了溶液基本条件如酸度和离子强度等对 8Q5SAC与牛血清白蛋白分子复合物形成的影响 ,在pH =3.34条件下 ,标准工作曲线的线性范围为 0 .2 0～ 46 .90mg L。     

一种新型共生沸石(T-L)的合成与表征

在Na₂O-K₂O-Al₂O₃-SiO₂-H₂O体系中水热合成了一种新型的共生沸石, 它由L型沸石生长在T型沸石的一端而形成, 称之为T-L型沸石. 通过XRD, SEM, TEM, EDX, IR等手段对其进行了初步的表征. SEM相片表明这种沸石具有特殊的铆钉状外形; 在TEM相片上可以清楚地看到L型沸石的大孔道, 此孔道与L型沸石的表面垂直. 通过EDX的数据计算发现共生沸石的两相有不同的骨架硅铝比: T型沸石部分Si/Al＝3.71, L型沸石部分Si/Al＝3.41. 在该样品中B酸大于L酸.