Fully aromatic liquid crystalline homopolyesters and copolyesters of 1,1′-binaphthyl-4,4′-diol

A series of fully aromatic, thermotropic polyesters based on 1,1′-binaphthyl-4,4′-diol, BND, was prepared by the melt polycondensation method and characterized for their thermotropic behavior by a variety of experimental techniques. The homopolymer of BND with terephthalic acid formed a nematic melt at 353°C. In contrast, the polyester from BND and 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid had a melting transition, T_m, above 400°C, so it was not possible with the equipment available to determine whether it formed a nematic melt. All of the copolymers of BND formed nematic melts at much lower T_m values than those of its respective homopolymers, as expected, because of the copolymerization effect of the added monomer. Moreover, all of the copolymers had higher glass transition temperatures, T_g, than those of other liquid crystalline polyesters and higher thermal stabilities. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

应用扫描电化学显微镜研究电子在室温离子液体与1,2-二氯乙烷混合溶液/水相界面上的转移反应

应用扫描电化学显微镜研究了室温离子液体(Omim·Tf2N)与1,2-二氯乙烷(DCE)混合溶液/水界面上的电子转移反应. 在保持共同离子(Tf2N-)的浓度比恒定及异相电子转移反应由界面电势差所决定的条件下, 研究了离子液体和DCE混合溶液中二茂铁(Fc)与水相中亚铁氰化钾[K4Fe(CN)6]之间异相电子转移反应. 探讨了混合溶液中离子液体的体积分数(xRTIL)的变化对混合溶液/水界面上电子转移反应的影响. 结果表明, 随着xRTIL的减小(从1减小到0.1), Fc在混合溶液中的扩散系数单调递增(从2.730×10-7 cm2·s-1增加到9.131×10-6 cm2·s-1); 而异相电子转移反应速率常数(k)则先逐渐减小(从8.0 mol-1·cm·s-1减小到0.32 mol-1·cm·s-1), 之后又略有增大(从0.32 mol-1·cm·s-1增大到0.48 mol-1·cm·s-1). 对这种现象可能的原因进行了较详细探讨.     

Adsorption of oligooxypropylenated amines at the aqueous solution—air interface: Homologous series of piperidine and morpholine derivatives

The surface tension isotherms for pure oligooxypropylenated piperidine and morpholine at the aqueous solution—air interface were determined and interpreted. The surface excess concentration, Γ, the surface area per molecule, A, and the standard free energy of adsorption, ΔG°, were calculated according to a new empirical adsorption equation. The standard free energy contribution for the oxypropylene group (PO) in morpholine derivatives,ΔG° (PO) = −3.34 kJ mol⁻¹, is substantially lower than that for the PO group located in the piperidine derivatives, i.e. ΔG° (PO)= −3.12 kJ mol⁻¹.     

二苯并三氧二氮穴醚及其Na(Ⅰ)、Cu(Ⅱ)和Co(Ⅱ)配合物的合成与表征

自从1969年Lchn等合成穴醚[2,2,2]似来.人们对穴醚的研究越来越感到兴趣.由于空腔效应,穴醚具有很强的配位能力和较高的选择性,它对于研究无机离子在生物体内的传输过程具有重要的意义,而且有可能用于离子的识别和分离.     

Preparation, characterization and effect of annealing on performance of cellulose acetate/sulfonated polysulfone and cellulose acetate/epoxy resin blend ultrafiltration membranes

Polymeric membranes based on cellulose acetate (CA)--sulfonated polysulfone blends at three different polymer compositions were prepared by solution blending and phase inversion technique, characterized and subjected to annealing at 70, 80 and 90 °C. The permeate water flux, separation of bovine serum albumin and its flux by the blend membranes before and after thermal treatment, have been compared and discussed. Similarly, CA and epoxy resin (diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A) were blended in various compositions, in the presence and in the absence of polyethyleneglycol 600 as non-solvent additive, using N,N^′-dimethylformamide as solvent, and used for preparing ultraflltration membranes by phase inversion technique. The polymer blend composition, additive concentration, casting and gelation conditions were optimized. Blend membranes were characterized in terms of compaction, pure water flux, water content and membrane resistance. The effects of polymer blend composition and additive concentration on the above parameters were determined and the results are discussed.     

Dynamic surface elasticity of polymer solutions

The surfaces of surfactant solutions exhibit viscoelastic dilational behavior which may be investigated by modern optical and mechanical methods. The present study focuses on the dynamic dilational properties of the polymer solution — gas interface. Linear flexible polymer chains at the surface are considered as consisting of trains, lying on the surface, and loops and tails that protrude into the liquid. The Rouse model is used to describe the inner dynamics of the trains, whereas their motion relative to their neighbors on the surface can be described with the help of the reptation conception. An expression for the complex dynamic dilational surface elasticity has been derived. Although, in general, the relaxation of the surface tension is characterized by an infinite series of relaxation times, it is shown that for many systems the dynamics of the surface layer can be described approximately by only two main relaxation times. The dispersion equation, which was obtained earlier for solutions of conventional surfactants, is shown to be fulfilled for polymer solutions also.     

Some Novel Dinuclear phenylboronates of biologically potent β‐enaminoesters: Synthesis,Spectroscopic characterization,antimicrobial activity and their antiandrogenic effect

Organoboron derivatives of biologically potent β‐enamino esters of the type [Where R = CH₃(1a), C₂H₅ (1b), C₃H₇(1c) and C (CH₃)₃ (1d)] have been prepared by the reactions of β‐enamino esters and Phenyl boronic acid [PhB (OH)₂] in 1:2 molar ratio in refluxing tetrahydrofuran (THF). All these derivatives have been characterized by physico‐chemical properties, elemental analyses and molecular weight measurements. The structures of these compounds have been proposed on the basis of IR, ¹H, ¹³C, ¹¹B NMR spectral data and GC‐mass spectrometry. Phenyl boronic acid, β‐enamino esters and their respective phenylboronates derivatives have been screened for the antibmicrobial activities against pathogenic bacteria (B. subtilis and E. coli) and fungi (A. niger and P. peniculosum) to access their growth inhibiting potential. In addition to this, antiandrogenic effect of Ligand, L^aH₂ and its boron derivative (1a) has also been tested in male albino rats.     

A critical reappraisal of recent communications on the hydrodynamic characterization of silica (aerosil) hydrosols

Different results from recent communications on the hydrodynamic characterization of ultrasonicated silica (®Aerosil) hydrosols led to a critical reappraisal of the data.It can be concluded that the degree of dispersion achievable in pyrogenic (Aerosil) hydrosols by ultrasonication is highly sensitive to the detailed parameters of the dispersion process. Characterization in terms ofabsolute numbers of a limiting particle morphology, corresponding to minima of aggregate size, porosity and number of primary particles in the aggregate is not possible.The most straightforward approach for hydrodynamic characterization seems to be a combination of sedimentation and diffusion data.Other approaches using a combination of sedimentation and viscosity data underestimate the particle dimensions. Moreover, they are quite arbitrary since the final result depends upon the proper choice between several equations for fitting the viscosity concentration dependence; the most rigorous approach seems to be an extended Einstein equation which has recently been adapted to particle aggregates.     

Influence of nano-structure on electrolytic properties in CeO2 based system

Doped ceria (CeO₂) compounds are fluorite type oxides that show oxygen ionic conductivity higher than yttria stabilized zirconia, in oxidizing atmosphere. In order to improve the conductivity, the effective index was suggested to maximize the oxygen ionic conductivity in doped CeO₂ based oxides. In addition, the true microstructure of doped CeO₂ was observed at atomic scale for conclusion of conduction mechanism. Doped CeO₂ had small domains (10-50 nm) with ordered structure in a grain. It is found that the electrolytic properties strongly depended on the nano-structural feature at atomic scale in doped CeO₂ electrolyte. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.