Crystallization behavior and morphology of β‐nucleated isotactic polypropylene with different stereo‐defect distribution

Aiming at further investigating the combination effect of concentration of β‐nucleating agent (β‐NA) and stereo‐defect distribution on the crystallization behavior of β‐nucleated isotactic polypropylene (β‐iPP), in this study, the crystallization behavior and polymorphic morphology of twoβ‐iPP resins with nearly same average isotacticity (PP‐A and PP‐B) but different uniformities of stereo‐defect distribution were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), wide angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXD) and polarized optical microscopy (POM). The results of DSC and WAXD showed that the addition of TMB‐5 increases the crystallization temperature and decreases the spherulite sizes of both PP‐A and PP‐B, and reduces their crystallization energy barriers as well; however, the polymorphic behaviors of PP‐A and PP‐B exhibit different dependence on the TMB‐5 concentration. For PP‐A with less uniform distribution of stereo‐defects, β‐phase can be observed only when the TMB‐5 concentration is no less than 0.1 wt.%, while for PP‐B with more uniform stereo‐defect distribution, addition of 0.01 wt.% TMB‐5 can induce the formation of β‐phase. Moreover, the analysis of POM indicated that the crystalline morphologies of both PP‐A and PP‐B change greatly with the TMB‐5 concentration, and the variation features of PP‐A and PP‐B are quite different from each other. PP‐B with more uniform stereo‐defect distribution was more favorable for the formation of large amount of β‐phase in the presence of wide concentration range of TMB‐5. The different polymorphic behaviors and their different dependences on the β‐NA concentration were related to the different uniformities of stereo‐defect distribution of the samples, since the distribution of stereo‐defects could restrain the regular insertion of molecular chains during crystallization and thus determine the tendency the α‐phase crystallization of the sample. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Pholiotone A,a new polyketide derivative from Pholiota sp

Abstract

Pholiotone A (1), a new polyketide derivative, with tetrahydrobenzofuran-4(2H)-one skeleton, together with four known compounds, trichodermatides A (2) and B (3) and koninginins B (4) and E (5), were isolated from the crude extract of Pholiota sp. The structures of all the isolated compounds were determined mainly by NMR experiments, the modified Mosher method and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations. The antifungal and cytotoxicity of all isolates were evaluated.     

两类含有吡唑酮或吲哚酮结构的色满衍生物的合成与结构表征——羰基与醛基的反应活性及化学选择性

以色酮醛为反应物,在四氢吡咯催化条件下分别与甲基吡唑酮或2-吲哚酮发生加成-消除反应,得到两类含有吡唑酮或吲哚酮结构的色满衍生物,并且通过熔点测定、核磁共振(1H NMR、13C NMR)、高效液相色谱(HPLC)和高分辨质谱仪(HRMS)对产物结构进行表征。     

介电弹性体致动器的结构设计及应用

介电弹性体作为一种新型的电活性高分子聚合物,当受到电场的激励时会产生变形,撤销电场后能够恢复原状,具有将电能直接转换为机械能的特点。通过将其设计成具有不同结构的致动器,能够提高变形能力,并且满足不同的应用需求。本文介绍了介电弹性体致动器的致动机理,阐明了它们是能够以直线方式产生运动的线性致动器,在此基础上可设计出不同结构的致动器,主要归纳了各种介电弹性体致动器,从它们的性能特征、加工技术和潜在应用等方面进行了讨论。     

Peculiarities in the Raman spectra of ZrB12 and LuB12 single crystals

We have measured Raman spectra of high-quality Zr^natB₁₂, Lu^natB₁₂ and Lu¹¹B₁₂ single crystals with high resolution, and the observed strong peaks are attributed to specific vibration modes. Besides, there are a number of additional Raman peaks in spectral ranges, where only Raman-inactive vibrations of the atomic arrangement are expected. Accordingly, it is assumed, that the investigated crystals contain intrinsic structural imperfections or distortions in sufficient concentration and efficiency to initiate the observed breaking of phonon selection rules. We suppose boron vacancies, boron isotope effects and displacements of the metal atoms to be reasons for such imperfections.     

A high-temperature structure for Ta2O5 with modulations by TiO2 substitution

Solid solutions in the series (1−x)Ta₂O₅−xTiO₂ with x=0.0-0.1 were prepared by high-temperature ceramic processing methods, and the crystal structure was determined at room temperature by transmission electron microscopy, electron diffraction and high-resolution lattice imaging. A structural model is proposed for the oxygen-deficient tantalum oxide (Ta₂O₅) phase with high TiO₂ doping level (x=0.08). The model is based on edge sharing of an oxygen octahedron-hexagonal bi-pyramid-octahedron molecular building block unit that repeats four times per unit cell. Electron diffraction reveals a monoclinic distortion from a pseudo-tetragonal model structure that is modulated primarily along 〈110〉. The modulation length varies with increasing TiO₂ content. Furthermore, by quantitative HREM analysis and matching of lattice images by simulation, it is shown that the modulation is associated with small ionic displacements in specific lattice planes that coincide with Ta ions in the model structure coordinated by oxygen hexagonal bi-pyramids. Based on this evidence, it is suggested that the modulation comes from a replacement of Ta with Ti ions, and the loss of inversion symmetry in the modulated structure is related to the dielectric properties of the material.     

Temperature-dependent crystallographic studies and electronic structure of Ba2Cd3Bi4

The ternary compound Ba₂Cd₃Bi₄ crystallizes in the C-centered orthorhombic space group Cmce (No. 64) with its own type (Pearson's symbol oC36; a=7.019(3) Å, b=17.389(7) Å and c=9.246(3) Å determined at -23 °C). Although the structure of this intermetallic compound with transition metal in d¹⁰ configuration has already been established, details such as the rather unusual coordination of the Cd-atoms and the elongation in specific direction of their anisotropic displacement parameters had not been explained. These facts, along with the higher than 12% R-values from the original structure determination prompted the systematic structural studies by single-crystal X-ray diffraction at several different temperatures. The results from these studies confirm strong temperature dependence of the cadmiums’ anisotropic displacement parameters, concomitant rather large thermal expansion along the crystallographic b-axis. Electronic band structure calculations performed by the TB-LMTO-ASA method are also reported.     

Per-O-methylation reaction for structural analysis of carbohydrates by mass spectrometry

Per-O-methylation of carbohydrates is an important sample preparation step in structural analysis of complex carbohydrates, which has generated considerable interest as shown by thousands of citations in the last 10 years. This article provides a critical overview of the per-O-methylation methods applied for structural analysis of carbohydrates by mass spectrometry. The understanding of the O-methylation mechanism can help the researchers to apply the adequate O-methylation method and can generate new ideas in the effort of improving this reaction. The per-O-methylation of carbohydrates is relied upon stepwise reactions. The parameters that affect the reaction are discussed for the most important methods and are critically commented for each reaction step. The limits of each method are emphasized. The improvements of the per-O-methylation reaction are described in detail with their advantages and disadvantages and some illustrative examples are given. The methods that give complete O-methylation in non-hazardous conditions with high yields within minutes at room temperature with a very low amount of side-products are especially highlighted.     

丝氨酸在葡萄糖-水和蔗糖-水混合溶剂中的体积性质

利用精密数字密度计测定了丝氨酸与不同组成的葡萄糖-水、蔗糖-水混合溶剂构成的三元系溶液的密度，计算了丝氨酸的表观摩尔体积、极限偏摩尔体积和理论水化数.根据结构水合作用模型讨论了迁移偏摩尔体积的变化规律，并与乙二醇-水和丙三醇-水等多羟基体系作了比较.结果表明，丝氨酸分子在多羟基化合物-水体系中增体积效应的大小与多羟基化合物所含OH基数目的多少有关.     

Synthesis and structural characterization of organotin(IV) compounds derived from the self-assembly of hydrazone Schiff base series and various alkyltin salts

Reactions of pyruvic acid hydrazone series [pyruvic acid thiophenecarbonyl hydrazone (L1), pyruvic acid 4-hydroxybenzoylhydrazone (L2), pyruvic acid salicyloylhydrazone (L3), pyruvic acid benzoylhydrazone (L4)], or salicylaldehyde hydrazone Schiff base ligand [salicylaldehyde isonicotinoylhydrazone (L5)] with different alkyltin salts result in six new organotin(IV) compounds, {(n-Bu)₂Sn[2-SC₄H₃CON₂C(CH₃)CO₂](HOC₃H₇-i)}₂ (1), [{(n-Bu)₂SnCl(O)(n-Bu)₂ Sn(O)[C₆H₄CON₂C(CH₃)CO₂]Sn(n-Bu)₂(HOCH₃)}₂]_∞ (2), {(o-ClBz)₂Sn[4-HOC₆H₄CON₂C(CH₃) CO₂] (HOC₂H₅)}₂ (3), {(n-C₈H₁₇)₂Sn[2-HOC₆H₄CON₂C(CH₃)CO₂](H₂O)}₂ (4), {(n-Bu)₂Sn[C₆H₅ CON₂C(CH₃)CO₂][HOSn(n-Bu)₃]}₂ (5), and {[(n-C₄H₉)SnCl₂]⁻[4-NHC₅H₄CON₂CH (C₆H₄O-2)]⁺ (6), which have been characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, IR, ¹H and ¹¹⁹Sn NMR. In compounds 1, 3, 4, weak-bridged dimers are found, in which the two tin atoms are linked by a pair of monodentate bridges. Each pyruvic acid hydrazone ligand serves as an enolic tridentatic ligand. Compound 2 contains dimeric units of {Sn₆(L2)₂(n-Bu)₆(HOCH₃)₂} that are further connected by two pairs of monodentate bridges into an 1D weak-bridged polymeric chain, in which there also exists a fascinating dichlorodistannoxane ladder structure. Studies show that the bulk and steric hindrance of the alkyl groups and the coordinated solvent molecule bonding to Sn center have little effect on the geometry of the weak-bridge for compounds 1-4. A similar weak-bridged dimeric structure is also found in compound 5; in this case, however, there is no coordinated solvent molecule and the corresponding coordination site is replaced by the trialkyltin hydroxide. Compound 6 exhibits a rare 1D supermolecular chain constructed from the zwitterionic {Sn(L5)(n-Bu)Cl₂} units connected by the intermolecular N-H?Cl hydrogen bonds. The thermal stability of compound 1 was also studied.