Vibrational spectra of 2-biphenylmethanol. Spectrum simulation and molecular structure

The vibrational spectra of a solid crystalline sample of 2-biphenylmethanol have been measured at room temperature. The IR absorption spectra were recorded in the range 400 cm^–1–3600 cm^–1; Raman spectra were measured in the range 10 cm^–1–1640 cm^–1. The direct mechanical and optoelectronic problems were solved using the fragment method realized as Lev-100 software; the intensity distribution in the IR spectrum of 2-biphenylmethanol was obtained by the same method. The experimental Raman and IR absorption spectra were interpreted by analyzing the calculated data on the frequencies and forms of normal vibrations and their intensities in the IR spectra. IR absorption spectra were simulated for several models of 2-biphenylmethanol conformers that differ in the mutual orientation of fragments. Based on the results of simulation and comparison of the calculated and experimental spectra of conformers we suggested a model for the conformer realized in the solid phase under normal conditions.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by L. M. Babkov, J. Baran, N. A. Davydova, J. I. Kukielskii, and S. V. TrukhachevTranslated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 624–631, July–August, 2004.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected cover date.     

Mechanism for the inhibition of the acid degradation of ampicillin by 2-hydroxypropyl- β -cyclodextrin

The formation of inclusion complexes between amoxicillin (AMPC) and 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPCD) was investigated by isothermal microcalorimetry and molecular dynamics simulation to evaluate the inhibitory effects on the degradation of AMPC in aqueous solutions at various pH. The process depended significantly on the ionic species of AMPC in the solution. In a strong acid solution, cationic AMPC and HPCD formed two different types of inclusion complexes with a 1:1 stoichiometry: the first-type had a high association constant K ₁ of 4.0-8.0·10³ M^-1 and included the penam ring of AMPC in the HPCD cavity (Mode I), while the second-type with a K ₂ of 1.0·10³ M^-1 contained the phenyl group of AMPC (Mode II). Furthermore, a complex with a 1:2 (AMPC:HPCD) stoichiometry was realized in a two-step reaction and was characterized by a smaller K _1:2of 4.0·10² M^-1 and larger negative enthalpy and entropy changes than the complexes with a 1:1 stoichiometry. Since the β-lactam ring of AMPC could be protected by inclusion with HPCD in the 1:2 complex and Mode I of 1:1 complexes, the degradation of AMPC in the presence of HPCD was approximately four times slower than in its absence at pH 1.2 and 37°C. In weak acid and neutral solutions, zwitterionic AMPC and HPCD formed only one type of inclusion complex with a 1:1 stoichiometry, where the phenyl group was included (Mode II). AMPC was very stable in these solutions (t _1/2=226 h at pH=6.0) and there is little significant difference in the degradation rate between complexed AMPC and uncomplexed AMPC. Thus, the results indicated that the inclusion complex of AMPC with HPCD, effectively increasing the stability of AMPC in a strong acidic solution like that the stomach, would be useful for eradicating Helicobacter pylori infection and as a drug delivery system. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Interface motion in a two-dimensional Ising model with a field

We determine by Monte Carlo simulations the width of an interface between the stable phase and the metastable phase in a two-dimensional Ising model with a magnetic field, in the case of nonconversed order parameter (Glauber dynamics). At zero temperature, the width increases ast with–1/3, as predicted by earlier theories. As temperature increases, the value of the effective exponent that we measure decreases toward the value 1/4, which is the value in the absence of magnetic field.     

Metastable systems driven by colored noise: The stationary state

The influence of the Bardeen-Herring back-jump correlations on the Fermi-Dirac statistics of the one-dimensional nonhomogeneous fermionic lattice gas is studied by the Monte Carlo simulation technique and semianalytically. The resulting distribution is obtained, exhibiting increased population of the lower levels in comparison to the Fermi-Dirac statistics.     

Monte Carlo simulation of phase separation and clustering in the ABV model

As a model for a binary alloy undergoing an unmixing phase transition, we consider a square lattice where each site can be either taken by an A atom, a B atom, or a vacancy (V), and there exists a repulsive interaction between AB nearest neighbor pairs. Starting from a random initial configuration, unmixing proceeds via random jumps of A atoms or B atoms to nearest neighbor vacant sites. In the absence of any interaction, these jumps occur at jump rates _A and _B, respectively. For a small concentration of vacancies (c _v=0.04) the dynamics of the structure factorS(k,t) and its first two momentsk ₁(t),k ₂ ² (t) is studied during the early stages of phase separation, for several choices of concentrationc _B of B atoms. Forc _B=0.18 also the time evolution of the cluster size distribution is studied. Apart from very early times, the mean cluster sizel(t) as well as the moments of the structure function depend on timet and the ratio of the jump rates (= _B/ _A) only via a scaled timet/(). Qualitatively, the behavior is very similar to the direct exchange model containing no vacancies. Consequences for phase separation of real alloys are briefly discussed.     

环形装置中三维MHD平衡与稳定性的计算机模拟

一、引 言 在聚变研究中,环形等离子体的磁约束起着重要作用。目前托卡马克研究的进展令人鼓舞,其理论与实验比较符合,定标关系清楚。但是无论从聚变的最终目标来看,还是从实验的安排考虑,完全轴对称的几何形状给各方面部带来许多不便。人们希望知道如果把环形几何中加进直线段,或者把圆环改成不具有对称性的环形,会对等离子体约束产生何种影响?     

强流电子束泵浦XeCl准分子激光动力学模型

强流电子束泵浦XeCl准分子激光动力学模型由三部分组成,即电子束能量沉积的计算;电子温度、电子反应速率的计算和化学/激光动力学。这个模型可以准确地预报小信号增益、吸收等激光特征量的时间变化规律。 该模型是在文献[1]、[2]、[3]报导的动力学模型的基础上提出的。采用四阶龙格_库塔法在VAX—11/780机器上进行数值求解。 计算给出XeCl准分子激光反应过程中各种粒子浓度、小信号增益、吸收、输出光强、激发速率以及平均电子能量随时间的变化规律。计算结果表明本征效率是激发速率,电流密度和工作气体(Ne/Xe/HCl)的各分压比的函数。 该模型可为高功率准分子激光器的研制提供设计参数和最佳实验条件。     

ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY OF ARTIFICIALLY HEATED SPHAGNUM COAL CONSIDERED AS POSSIBLE SOURCE ROCK FOR OIL AND GAS

A preliminary study of simulated thermal maturity has been conducted to evaluate the oil, gas and hydrocarbon generation potential of sphagnum coal in the Jinsuo brown coal basin, Yunnan Province and to understand the characteristics of the element composition and biomarkers in the course of thermal alteration. The experimental result was compared with that of xylitic coal, a kind of lithotype of soft brown coal. It is considered that sphagnum coal possesses the potential of forming economic accumulation of oil and gas. Its highest proportion of oil and hydrocarbon generation is 510 mg/g Corg. and 232.1 mg/g Corg. respectively. At an R_(ran)~° value of 2.51%, the ratio of gas generation from sphagnum coal attains to 620.5 ml/g Corg. In view of sphagnum coal being different from the conventional soft brown coal in various respects such as coal forming raw materials and enviroments as well as physico-chemical properties, it is Suggested as a special kind of source rock for coal-generated oil and gas.     

Ethane adsorption in slit-shaped micropores: influence of molecule orientation on adsorption capacity

Adsorption of ethane in a slit shaped micropore system has been studied by Monte Carlo molecular simulation by considering this hydrocarbon as a two interacting sites molecule. Ethane adsorption in pore sizes from 0.41 to 1.66 nm was simulated at 303 K. Microscopic characteristics of the adsorbed phase have been studied for pores of different size, comparing two density profiles: the molecule centre of mass profile and the molecular interaction site profile. Averaged angle distribution of molecule positions with respect to the slit plane across the pore width has been also obtained by simulation. These results were related to ethane molecule packing efficiency, which is also related to the adsorption capacity in terms of the adsorbed phase density. Packing efficiency presents an oscillation shape as the result of the adsorbate disorder inside the pore. Pressure influence on the adsorption has been studied by following pore filling by simulation. When pore condensation takes place and for pressures above condensation, fluid-fluid interactions are determinant in molecule disorder observed between the two adsorbed layers.     

Monte Carlo simulation of spatial distribution of X rays in multifilm targets. III: optimum design as applied to W/Al‐film targets

The brightness of the X‐ray source in a W/Al‐film target used for X‐ray projection microscopy was studied by an approach using the Monte Carlo simulation. Since continuous X rays generated in a thin film have a specific angular distribution of emission, the brightness of the continuous X‐ray source cannot simply be estimated on the assumption that the angular distribution is homogeneous. The newly developed approach using the Monte Carlo simulation enables the evaluation of the effective source size, angular distribution, and brightness of a continuous X‐ray source with sufficient accuracy that it leads to the optimum design of a high‐brightness X‐ray source for uses such as X‐ray projection microscopy. The Monte Carlo calculations were performed for W(Δz)/Al (200 µm)‐film targets with different thicknesses of W film, Δz, under bombardment of 60 kV electrons. The results have suggested an optimum design consisting of a W (2 µm)/Al (200 µm)‐film target as most promising for providing an X‐ray source of higher brightness than the W (5 µm)/Al (200 µm)‐film target, which has already been in practice for X‐ray projection microscopy. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.