Electrochemical Studies of Water-Soluble Palladium Nanoparticles

Aqueous-soluble monolayer-protected palladium nanoparticles were synthesized by hydrogen reduction of Pd(II) in a water solution. The particles were then further functionalized by incorporating multiple copies of mercapto derivatives of viologen into the particle protecting monolayers. The electrochemistry of the viologen moieties with the particles dissolved in solution or immobilized onto electrode surfaces was carefully studied using various electrochemical techniques. The particle molecular capacitance was evaluated by rotating-disk-electrode voltammetry and the electron-transfer rate constant of the particle-bound viologen moieties was estimated by impedance measurements.     

Crystal and Molecular Structure of 1-Phenoxy(α-methyl)acetyl-2-diethylamino-3-phenyl-1,3,2-diazaphospholidin-4-one-2-sulfide

1　INTRODUCTIONAsherbicides,thearyloxycarboxylicacidssuchas2,4-D(2,4-Dichlorophenoxyaceticacid)etc.havenotbeenusedwidelysince1970sbecauseoftheircausingenvi-ronmentalpollutionandinjuriestothecrops.Studiesonthenewtypeofherbicideshavebeendevelopinginrecentyears.Itwasreportedrecentlythatthederivativesofdiazaphospholidinoneorthecorrespondingthionespossessinterestingherbicidalactiv-ity[1～3].Itwasalsoknownthat1,4,2-diazaphospholidine-5-thione-2-oxideshasgoodselectiveherbicidalactivity[4,5],but…     

磷原子团簇同分异构体的理论研究I:P5+、P5-和P5的预测

由激光产生的磷原子团簇正离子的质谱图中呈现很强的 P5 和 P5- 谱峰。使用分子图形学方法设计出 9种可能的同分异构体 ,对其中性及正负离子分子进行了分子力学、PM3半经验量子化学和 ADF密度泛函优化。在磷原子团簇模型中 ,磷原子采用 2、3或 4配位方式成键。从各异构体成键能量的比较可得知 ,最稳定的 P5 构型是四方锥的结构 ,最稳定的 P5-构型是平面五边形的结构 ,而最稳定的 P5构型是在最稳定的 P4的增加一个 2配位原子所生成的结构     

Photochemical behaviour of polyacryloylacetone;and polyethylacrylacetate monolayers at the air–water interface

The surface organization of enol units of polyacryloylacetone (PAA) and polyethylacrylacetate (PEAA) monolayers at the air–water interface is examined using surface pressure, surface potential and rheological measurements and theoretical calculations based on molecular models. The mechanism and kinetics of the photochemical enol–keto tautomerization of PAA and PEAA polymers organized in a monolayer of closely packed monomer units are studied by measuring the surface area increase at constant surface pressure. The results indicate an increase in the area per unit during the consecutive enol-to-keto photoconversion and the slow interfacial reorganization of these ¶forms to a more favourable state.     

磷酰化组氨酸形成六配位磷中间体的理论研究

用MNDO方法对磷酰化组氨酸磷上酯交换反应侧链咪唑基所参与的六配位磷机理进行了研究。六配位磷中间体形成后,使咪唑基对面的异丙氧基反应活性提高。当磷上酯交换反应发生时,异丙氧基离去和另一分子醇进攻磷,从咪唑基的对面发生,在能量上和空间上都是有利的。六配位磷机理比较好地解释了咪唑的催化作用。     

液晶聚合物的单层与Langmuir-Blodgett膜

系统研究了手性液晶聚硅氧烷和光致变色液晶聚硅氧烷两个毓的侧链液晶聚合物在空气/水界面的单层行为和Langmuir-Blodgett(LB)膜沉积特性,对LB膜结构与存在的聚集现象进行了系统的表征,并初步探讨了LB膜中液晶聚合物表现的功能性。     

“推拉”型希夫碱染料的光化学和光电化学性质

合成了一种光降解的两亲性希夫碱染料,（Ｅ）－Ｎ－十八烷基－２－「２－（４－Ｎ,Ｎ－二甲基氨基苯基）胺烯基」吡啶碘化物（ＰＮ２）,考察了它的成膜性能,并成功地应用ＬＢ膜技术将其转移到石英基片或ＩＴＯ电极上形成单层膜,对其光化学和光电化学性质的研究表明：它是一个具有二阶非线性光学性质（ＳＨＧ）和光电响应性质（ＰＥＣ）的可降解有机染料,化合物ＰＮ２单层ＬＢ膜的宏观二阶非线性系数Ｘｚｚｚ＾（２）为１４５．     

Discussion of thermodynamic data obtained by adsorption gas chromatography of hydrocarbons on a new graphitized carbon black with a high specific surface area

Summary A new graphitized carbon black (Carbograph 5) with a specific surface area (560 m² g⁻¹) greater than those of commerically available graphitized carbons was studied by gas chromatography to determine the enthalpy, entropy, and free energy of adsorption of a series of alkanes (C₂−C₆). The adsorption properties were also investigated by considering changes in the isosteric heats and entropies of adsorption when a nonpolar stationary phase (squalane) was added to the adsorbent. The data obtained are discussed and compared with literature values for other graphitized carbon blacks.     

Analysis of plasma free fatty acid cyanomethyl derivatives by GC-NPD for the diagnosis of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation disorders

Summary Early diagnosis of fatty acid oxidation (FAO) disorders is important to reduce severe morbidity and mortality. Although analysis of plasma free fatty acids (FFAs) is frequently performed using stable isotope-dilution gas chromatography-mass-spectrometry (GC-MS), there are institutions where the required instrumentation is not available to support a rapid work-up of acutely ill patients. For this reason, we have developed a novel cyanomethyl derivatization method for FFAs which is followed by GC analysis of the resulting esters using nitrogen-phosphorus detector (NPD) for the rapid diagnosis of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation disorders. FFAs were extracted from plasma and derivatized to the cyanomethyl ester by heating with bromoacetonitrile at 60°C for 30 min GC-NPD analysis was then performed. The mean recoveries of C6:0-C18:0FFAs were between 87% abd 96%. The method detection limits (S/N=3) were 0.1–0.5 ng for C6:0-C14:0 FFAs, and 0.001–0.01 ng for C16:0-C18:0 FFAs. We succesfully performed differential diagnosis of representative FAO disorders from the confimed patient's plasmas. This simple method offers cost-effective and time-saving alternative to GC-MS for the biochemical diagnosis of selected FAO disorders.     

Entropy of a Black Hole with Distinct Surface Gravities

In gravitational thermodynamics, the entropy of a black hole with distinct surface gravities can be evaluated in a microcanonical ensemble. At the WKB level, the entropy becomes the negative of the Euclidean action of the constrained instanton, which is the seed for the black hole creation in the no-boundary universe. Using the Gauss-Bonnet theorem, we prove the quite universal formula in Euclidean quantum gravity that the entropy of a nonrotating black hole is one quarter the sum of the products of the Euler characteristics and the areas of the horizons. For Lovelock gravity, the entropy and quantum creation of a black hole are also studied.