含三氟甲基偶氮生色团环氧树脂类聚合物合成和光致表面自结构研究

利用后重氮偶合反应,将4-(三氟甲基)苯胺的重氮盐与两种具有高苯胺残基密度的环氧树脂类前体聚合物在极性有机溶剂中反应,制备了两种具有高生色团密度的环氧树脂类偶氮聚合物PEP-AZ-CF3和PEP-35AZ-CF3.利用1H-NMR、FTIR、UV-Vis和DSC等分析方法对2种偶氮聚合物结构、热性能及吸收光谱性能进行了分析及表征.研究了在不同波长的激光(488、532及589 nm)照射下,2种偶氮聚合物薄膜光致表面自结构的形成.研究结果表明,入射激光的波长对偶氮聚合物表面自结构现象的形成有明显影响.仅在波长488 nm的偏振激光(线偏振光或圆偏振光)照射下,2种偶氮聚合物薄膜表面能观察到自结构现象.圆偏光比线偏光更有利于诱导表面起伏结构的形成,但形成的表面结构不具备长程取向有序性.聚合物生色团中偶氮键邻位的取代甲基对表面自结构的形成起到阻碍作用.     

侧链含偶氮苯发色团的聚酰亚胺薄膜的制备及其三阶非线性光学和光存储性能的研究

将4,4'-二氨基三苯甲烷(DTM)单体与均苯四甲酸酐(PMDA)进行缩聚反应,再与对-硝基苯基重氮氟硼酸盐进行重氮偶合反应,然后经酰亚胺化合成了侧链含偶氮苯发色团的聚酰亚胺非线性光学材料(NLOPI).通过红外光谱对产物进行了结构表征.对产物的紫外-可见吸收光谱研究发现,在330和490nm处出现侧链偶氮苯发色团的特征吸收.通过简并四波混频方法(DFWM)测定侧链含偶氮苯发色团的聚酰亚胺薄膜的三阶非线性极化率χ⁽³⁾=4.58×10^-18m²/W.在DFWM中,前向泵浦光I_f和探测光I_p是主要的写入光,而后向泵浦光I_b是主要的读出光.证实了光致偶氮分子的顺反异构能够导致光信息存储的特性.     

trans-Stilbene Photochemistry Beyond 500 nm

trans-Stilbene and its derivatives have been widely investigated over the past decades in terms of both photophysics and photochemistry. This study presents an intramolecular energy transfer within a triple chromophore from an optically excited fluorescein onto an extremely low-lying trans-stilbene T₁ state. As in many stilbenes an isomerization along the triplet pathway was sufficiently effective to be monitored by a decrease in the trans- and a concomitant increase in the cis-stilbene absorption bands. Semiempirical calculations and sensitizing experiments were performed to obtain a good estimate of the S₀–T₁ energy difference, which was found to be about 142 kJ/mol. This uncommonly low value enables a long-wavelength photochemistry of trans-stilbene at exciting light wavelengths ranging from 500 nm (fluorescein) up to at least 680 nm (applying an external triplet sensitizer such as methylene blue).     

A Raman spectroscopic study of the Mapungubwe oblates: glass trade beads excavated at an Iron Age archaeological site in South Africa

Oblate seed beads (2–4 mm) excavated on Mapungubwe hill, an Iron Age site in South Africa, were analysed with Raman microscopy and supportive techniques to determine the glass technology and pigments used to produce the beads. The Raman spectra and XRF analysis of the beads classify the glass as a typical soda/lime/potash glass similar to Islamic glass from the 8th century (Ommayad), but with higher levels of aluminium, iron and magnesium. The turquoise, bright green, bright yellow and orange colours were obtained by utilizing a combination of cassiterite (SnO₂) and lead tin yellow type II (PbSn_1−xSi_xO₃). Doping with cobalt and manganese produced dark blue and plum‐coloured beads. The Fe‐S chromophore was detected through its resonance‐enhanced spectrum in the black beads. Corrosion of the black beads was investigated and an organic phase detected on the beads, which might have influenced the corrosion process. This detailed profile of the glass technology used to produce the Mapungubwe oblates might eventually help to determine their provenance. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Morphologically Diverse Micro- and Macrostructures Created via Solvent Evaporation-Induced Assembly of Fluorescent Spherical Particles in the Presence of Polyethylene Glycol Derivatives

The creation of fluorescent micro- and macrostructures with the desired morphologies and sizes is of considerable importance due to their intrinsic functions and performance. However, it is still challenging to modulate the morphology of fluorescent organic materials and to obtain insight into the factors governing the morphological evolution. We present a facile bottom-up approach to constructing diverse micro- and macrostructures by connecting fluorescent spherical particles (SPs), which are generated via the spherical assembly of photoisomerizable azobenzene-based propeller-shaped chromophores, only with the help of commercially available polyethylene glycol (PEG) derivatives. Without any extra additives, solvent evaporation created a slow morphological evolution of the SPs from short linear chains (with a length of a few micrometers) to larger, interconnected networks and sheet structures (ranging from tens to >100 µm) at the air–liquid interface. Their morphologies and sizes were significantly dependent on the fraction and length of the PEG. Our experimental results suggest that noncovalent interactions (such as hydrophobic forces and hydrogen bonding) between the amphiphilic PEG chains and the relatively hydrophobic SPs were weak in aqueous solutions, but play a crucial role in creating the morphologically diverse micro- and macrostructures. Moreover, short-term irradiation with visible light caused fast morphological crumpling and fluorescence switching of the obtained structures.     

Simultaneous determination of lidamycin enediyne chromophore (LDC) and its aromatized derivative (LDCA) using puerarin as internal standard in rat plasma by LC-MS/MS

Lidamycin (LDM), a promising enediyne antitumor antibiotic, was quantified by detecting lidamycin enediyne chromophore (LDC) using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC‐MS/MS) for the first time. A simple, rapid and reliable method was developed and validated to determine LDC and its aromatized derivative (LDCA) simultaneously in plasma. Puerarin was used as an internal standard (IS), and plasma samples were pretreated with one‐step precipitation by acetonitrile. Separation was achieved on a reverse‐phase C₁₈ column with a mobile phase composed of methanol and water containing 5 mm ammonium acetate at pH 3.5 in gradient elution mode. Detection was performed on a triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometer using electrospray ionization (ESI) by multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) in the negative ion mode. Good linearity was obtained over the concentration range of 0.2–100 µg/mL for LDM. Precision and accuracy were validated by RSD% values in the range of 2.6–13.0% and RE% values between ?4.6 and 3.8%, respectively. In addition, no specificity and matrix effects were observed. The recovery was found to be 99.2–111.0% and stability in various conditions was found to be acceptable. This method was applied in preclinical pharmacokinetic studies for routine monitoring of LDM in rat plasma. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Photoinduced Excited State Intramolecular Proton Transfer of New Schiff Base Derivatives with Extended Conjugated Chromophores: A Comprehensive Theoretical Survey

This paper presented comprehensive theoretical investigation of excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) of four new large Schiff base derivatives with extended conjugated chromophores. The properties of the ground state and the excited state of phototautomers of C1 to C4 [ C1 : 2‐(4′‐nitro‐stilbene‐4‐ylimino)methylphenol; C2 : 2‐(4′‐cyano‐stilbene‐4‐ylimino)methylphenol; C3 : 2‐(4′‐methoxyl‐stilbene‐4‐ylimino)methylphenol; C4 : 2‐(4′‐N,N‐diethylamino‐stilbene‐4‐ylimino)methylphenol], which included geometrical parameter, energy, rate constant, frontier orbit, Mulliken charge, dipole moment change, were studied by DFT (density functional theory), CIS (configuration interaction singles‐excitation), TDDFT (time‐dependent DFT) methods to analyze the effects of chromophore part on the occurrence of ESIPT and the role of substituent groups. The structural parameter calculation showed that the shorter R_{H? N} and larger R_{O? H} from enol to enol* form, and less twisted configuration in the excited state implied that these molecules could undergo ESIPT as excitation. Stable transition states and a low energy barrier were observed for C1 to C4 . This suggested that chromophore part increased some difficulty to undergo ESIPT for these molecules, while the possibility of occurrence of ESIPT was quite high. The negative ΔE^* (?9.808 and ?9.163 kJ/mol) of C1 and C2 and positive ΔE^* (0.599 and 1.029 kJ/mol) of C3 and C4 indicated that withdrawing substituent groups were favorable for the occurrence of ESIPT. The reaction rate constants of proton transfer of these compounds were calculated in the S₀ and S₁ states respectively, and the high rate constants of these compounds were observed at S₁ state. C1 even reached at 1.45×10¹⁵ s^?1 in the excited state, which is much closed to 2.05×10¹⁵ s^?1 of the parent moiety (salicylidene methylamine). Electron‐donating and electron‐withdrawing substituent groups had different effects on the electron density distribution of frontier orbits and Mulliken charges of the atoms, resulting in different dipole moment changes in enol*→keto* process. These differences in turn suggested that C1 and C2 had more ability to undergo ESIPT than C3 and C4 . The ultraviolet/visible absorption spectra, normal fluorescence emission spectra and ESIPT fluorescence emission spectra of these compounds were predicted in theory.     

含偶氮发色团侧基聚氨酯的合成及表征

偶氮偶合反应;含偶氮发色团侧基聚氨酯的合成及表征;二阶非线性光学材料;制备     

Nonlinear optical constants of polymers from molecular hyperpolarizabilities of donor–acceptor molecules

A mathematical analysis previously developed to solve the quadratic tensor equations that relate molecular hyperpolarizability and bulk medium nonlinear optical constants is applied to donor–acceptor polyene molecules. The focus is on mutual polarization of spatially organized collections of molecules, e.g., chromophore side chains in an optical polymer. The performance of the electrostatic model is first confirmed by comparison with MOPAC calculations of composite molecules containing a pair of chromophores, and then applied to linear polymer chains as well as lattices in two and three dimensions. An optimal chromophore packing density is determined to maximize the macroscopic susceptibilities of polymer materials of the type studied. This is lower than the density allowed by the structure of the polymer, because of the mutual depolarization of chromophores at high packing densities. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2005