A Systematic Quantum Chemistry Study on Cyclodextrins

Summary.  AM1 and PM3 modeling of β-hydroxyethyl ether and α-(1→4)-glucobiose indicated that PM3 is advantageous to AM1 in cyclodextrin (CD) chemistry. The conclusion was supported by direct structure optimization of α- and β-CD with AM1 and PM3, in which AM1 gave badly distorted geometries due to unreasonable hydrogen bonding, whereas PM3 reproduced the crystalline structures rather well. Ab initio calculation was for the first time performed on CD, demonstrating the feasibility of this method for future studies concerning CD chemistry. The results also provided valuable insights into the driving forces in CD molecular recognition. Received January 7, 2000. Accepted (revised) March 22, 2000     

硝化甘油在α-Al_2O_3(0001)和γ-Al_2O_3(110)表面吸附的理论计算

选取硝化甘油(NG)和氧化铝(Al_2O_3)分别作为推进剂中的含能增塑剂和燃料表面的模型,研究了含硝酸酯类增塑剂与推进剂中燃烧剂表面的微观作用机理.采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法和全电子双数值基组研究了NG在α-Al_2O_3(0001)和γ-Al_2O_3(110)表面的吸附作用.计算结果表明,NG可以在α-Al_2O_3(0001)和γ-Al_2O_3(110)表面发生强烈化学吸附;吸附导致相应的O—NO_2键被明显拉长并断裂,无能垒自发产生NO_2自由基,该解离过程放出大量的热,吸附能高达约175.7 kJ/mol;NG在完全羟基化的α-Al_2O_3(0001)和γ-Al_2O_3(110)表面上的吸附明显减弱,从强烈的化学吸附转变成以氢键作用为主的物理吸附,吸附能只有约50.0 kJ/mol;而在部分羟基化的α-Al_2O_3(0001)和γ-Al_2O_3(110)表面上可以同时发生物理吸附和化学吸附,且两种机制并不存在明显的协同或催化作用.     

受限混合物溶剂中胶粒的耗尽势及吸附稳定性

基于密度泛函理论和Yvon-Born-Green方程得到了胶粒耗尽势的表达式.采用密度泛函理论计算了单壁附近和平行狭缝中的混合物溶剂中胶粒的耗尽势及其在单壁处的吸附稳定性.研究结果表明,不同溶剂组分的体积分数和粒子尺寸比等因素对胶粒耗尽势的强度、力程和周期均可产生显著影响,胶粒在单壁附近的吸附稳定性与溶剂粒子尺寸比和体积分数密切相关.此外,对受限于平行狭缝的胶体悬浮液,胶粒的耗尽势阱还可随粒子尺寸比和缝宽呈振荡趋势变化.     

Topological investigations of molar excess volumes of quinoline with alkanols

Excess volumes V ^E of binary liquid mixtures of quinoline with alkanols have been determined from densities at 30°C as a function of composition. The excess volumes are negative over the whole mole fraction range for all the mixtures and decrease with increasing length of alkanol (C₁–C₁₀). The V^E data have been analyzed in terms of an approach which uses graph theoretical connectivity parameters of the third degrees for two components. The analysis gives information regarding associated species in the pure state and in the mixture. It is suggested that, in the mixture state, no change occurs in the association of alkanols.     

Density functional studies of molecular structures of N-methyl formamide, N,N-dimethyl formamide, and N,N-dimethyl acetamide

Density functional theory was applied to the calculation of molecular structures of N-methyl formamide (NMF), N,N-dimethyl formamide (DMF), and N,N-dimethyl acetamide (DMA). DFT calculations on NMF, DMF, and DMA were performed using a combination of the local functional of Vosko, Wilk, and Nusair (VWN) with the nonlocal exchange functional of Becke and the nonlocal correlational functional of Lee, Yang, and Parr (BLYP). The adiabatic connection method (ACM) of Becke has also been used, for the first time, for the calculation of molecular structures of NMF, DMF, and DMA. The calculated molecular structures are in excellent agreement with the experimental geometries of NMF and DMA derived from gas-phase electron-diffraction studies. Sparse experimental data on the gas-phase geometry of DMF reported in the literature compares well with the DFT results on DMF. DFT emerges as a powerful method to calculate molecular structures.     

An improved molecular connectivity index

Through modification of the delta values of the molecular connectivity indexes, and connecting the quantum chemistry with topology method effectively, the molecular connectivity indexes are converted into quantum-topology indexes. The modified indexes not only keep all information obtained from the original molecular connectivity method but also have their own virtue in application, and at the same time make up some disadvantages of the quantum and molecular connectivity methods.     

Preparation and characterization of functional group gradient surfaces

Functional group gradient surfaces where the density of functional groups changes gradually along the sample length were prepared. The functional group (? COOH, ? CONH₂, and ? OH group) gradient surfaces were produced by the treatment of low-density PE sheets using a corona with gradually increasing power, followed by the graft copolymerization of acrylic acid and subsequent substitution reaction of carboxylic acid groups to amide or hydroxyl groups. The prepared gradient surfaces were characterized by the measurement of water contact angle, FTIR-ATR, and ESCA. The gradient surfaces prepared can be used to systematically investigate the interactions of biological or other species in terms of the surface functional groups and their density of polymeric materials. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Elucidating the N−N and C−N Bond-breaking Mechanism in the Photoinduced Formation of Nitrile Imine

In this study, we revealed the significance of chemical bonding for the photochemically induced mechanism of 2-phenyl tetrazole derivatives generating nitrile imines. The correlated electron localization function shows that the formation of imine nitrile involves two key bond events: (i) the heterolytic C−N breakage taking place in the T₁ state and (ii) the homolytic N−N rupture occurring in the T₂ excited state. In particular, a cation-radical specie results from the C−N cleavage, whereas the N−N rupture creates a biradical resonant form of imine nitrile. Additionally, we noticed that the substantial pair delocalization of the C−C-N bonded structure could play a significant role in the conversion of the biradical imine nitrile into both the propargylic and allenic forms via the T₁→S₀ deactivation.     

Relations between DFT and CI approximation

Relations between the two quantum chemical methods density functional theory (DFT) and configuration interaction (CI) are studied. As a result a new expression of the density functional based on CI approximation is presented. ©1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quant Chem 74: 55–58, 1999     

Near‐monodisperse α‐hydroxy and α,ω‐dihydroxy amine‐based polymers: Synthesis and characterization

α‐Hydroxy and α,ω‐dihydroxy polymers of 2‐(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) of various molecular weights were synthesized by group transfer polymerization (GTP) in tetrahydrofuran (THF), using 1‐methoxy‐1‐(trimethylsiloxy)‐2‐methyl propene (MTS) as the initiator and tetrabutylammonium bibenzoate (TBABB) as the catalyst. The hydroxyl groups were introduced by adding one 2‐(trimethylsiloxy) ethyl methacrylate (TMSEMA) unit at one or at both ends of the polymer chain. The ends were converted to 2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) units after the polymerization by acid‐catalyzed hydrolysis. Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) in THF and proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H‐NMR) spectroscopy in CDCl₃ were used to determine the molecular weight and composition of the polymers. These mono‐ and difunctional methacrylate polymers can be covalently linked at the hydroxy termini to form star polymers and model networks, respectively. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 1597–1607, 1999