Synthesis and characterization of new thermally stable copoly(ester–amide)s from diester–dicarboxylic acids

Three new aromatic diester–dicarboxylic acids containing furan rings, namely, benzofuro[2,3-b]benzofuran-2,9-dicarboxyl-bis-phenyl ester-4,4^′-dicarboxylic acid, benzofuro[2,3-b]benzofuran-2,9-dicarboxyl-bis-phenyl ester-3,3^′-dicarboxylic acid and benzofuro[2,3-b]benzofuran-2,9-dicarboxyl-bis-naphthyl ester-2,2^′-dicarboxylic acid were synthesized by the reaction of benzofuro[2,3-b]benzofuran-2,9-dicarbonyl chloride with 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, 3-hydroxybenzoic acid and 3-hydroxy-naphthalene-2-carboxylic acid, respectively. Diester–dicarboxylic acids were characterized by FT-IR and NMR spectroscopy and elemental analyses. Then, these monomers were converted to aromatic copoly(ester–amide)s by their reaction with various aromatic diamines via the direct polycondensation. These polymers were characterized by viscosity measurements, solubility tests, FT-IR, Ultraviolet and ¹H-NMR spectroscopy and thermogravimetry. The polymers with inherent viscosities in the range of 0.16–0.37 dl/g in dimethyl sulfoxide at 30 °C were obtained in high yield. Most of them dissolved readily at room temperature in polar solvents. The synthesized copoly(ester–amide)s possessed glass-transition temperatures from 210–255 °C. The copoly(ester–amide)s exhibited excellent thermal stabilities and had 10% weight loss at temperature above 295 °C under nitrogen atmosphere.     

Electrochemical sensor for the detection and presumptive identification of quinolone and tetracycline residues in milk

A novel application of an electrochemical biosensor is here employed as analytical method for the detection and presumptive identification of antimicrobial drug residues in milk. The measurement was based on carbon dioxide production rate in relation to inhibition of microbial grow (Escherichia coli ATCC 11303). In this pilot study quinolone and tetracycline residues have been taken into consideration because use of these last in livestock production has been identified as area of particular concern. The experimental approach and analytical method developed appear adequate for the purpose, and compared to older screening methods as, for example, the microbial inhibition assays and immunoassays, offers the advantages of (i) very short analysis time (about 120 min); (ii) smaller sample amount (approximately 0.5 mL); (iii) no sample treatment (iv) good precision; and (v) the possibility of following, in a continuous manner, the inhibition process. Moreover, sensitivity of electrochemical biosensor system is resulted very high considering that for all quinolones and tetracyclines investigated it has been possible detect a residue concentration below or equal to 25 μg L⁻¹. Under this point of view, it must be considered that the maximum residue limits fixed by UE for quinolones and tetracyclines in milk are, at present, all higher of this concentration.     

Accurate Gaussian basis sets for the H2O molecule generated with the molecular improved generator coordinate Hartree–Fock method

The molecular improved generator coordinate Hartree–Fock (MIGCHF) method is used to generate accurate basis sets of primitive Gaussian-type functions for the H₂O molecule. Sequences of increasing size atom centered basis sets are employed to explore the accuracy that can be achieved with this method. Using the O(24s14p8d5f2g1h);H(22s9p5d2f1g) basis set, the HF and second-order electron correlation energies of the H₂O ground state at the experimental geometry are computed as −76.0674680 and −0.3491935 hartree, respectively. The HF energy is in error by 20 μhartree and the second-order correlation energy corresponds to 96.5% of an estimate of the limiting value. The relevance of the present calculations is to show the accuracy that can be achieved in studies of small polyatomic molecules with the MIGCHF method.     

GIAO/DFT evaluation of 13C NMR chemical shifts of selected acetals based on DFT optimized geometries

DFT/B3LYP calculations of the ground-state conformation of eight cyclic and acyclic acetals are presented and compared with experimental data. Results of single-point GIAO/DFT calculations at five different levels of theory show that isotropic shieldings need to be empirically scaled to achieve agreement with experimental chemical shifts. Statistical evaluation of data indicates that the most accurate prediction of 13C chemical shifts is achieved at the MPW1PW91/6-311G** level of theory. An empirical equation describing the relationship between delta values and shielding constants is postulated. This equation has been applied to the non-chair ground-state conformation of the six-membered acetonide and to the conformationally flexible benzodioxonine derivative. The agreement observed between the experimental and predicted chemical shifts shows that calculations at the MPW1PW91/6-311G** level of theory are adequate for addressing questions of conformation.     

棒状LiZnPO4的低温合成与表征

LiZnPO₄的性能与其形貌密切相关,其合成常用的固相法和水热法均无控制其微观形貌的优势。 本文采用改进的沉淀法成功合成了具有棒状结构的LiZnPO₄。 利用热重-差热分析仪(TG-DSC)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)以及场发射扫描电子显微镜(FE-SEM)等技术研究了LiZnPO₄形成过程、晶相组成、微观结构和形貌。 同时探究了合成方法、煅烧温度、煅烧时间、酸的种类对LiZnPO₄形貌的影响。 结果表明,相比较于固相法,以醋酸为原料的改进沉淀法不仅可以有效降低LiZnPO₄的合成温度至500 ℃,而且很容易控制棒状LiZnPO₄的形成。 在600 ℃下煅烧2 h后可以获得分散性良好、横截面为矩形、直径约为2 μm的规则棒状LiZnPO₄。 此外,对比颗粒状LiZnPO₄和棒状LiZnPO₄的光响应能力,发现棒状LiZnPO₄的光响应能力明显增强。     

Ba2+沉淀法提取生物油馏分中的酚类物质

从NaOH试剂浓度、反应温度与反应时间三个方面,对钡离子沉淀法提取不同温度段收集的生物油馏分中的酚类物质进行了实验研究,并利用气相色谱-质谱联用仪（GC-MS）对提取效果进行了分析。实验结果表明,钡离子沉淀法对愈创木酚类物质的提取效果较为突出,且NaOH浓度（1.0-6.0mol/L）、反应温度（30-50℃）与反应时间（10-40min）对愈创木酚的提取率影响较大。在NaOH浓度为5.5mol/L、反应温度为35℃、反应时间为20min时,提取率达到最大,其中,三个温度段收集的生物油即低温水相馏分、低温油相馏分与高温馏分中的愈创木酚提取率分别为34.1%、33.8%和33.5%。     

共沉淀法制备的CuGa2O4及其气敏性能

采用共沉淀法制备了CuGa_2O_4粉体,采用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等对CuGa_2O_4粉体进行了表征。研究了热处理温度和pH对CuGa_2O_4粉体气敏性能的影响,实验结果表明热处理温度为800℃,pH=6.00(热处理4h)条件下制备出的CuGa_2O_4粉体,在室温下(18±2)℃对三甲胺(TMA)具有较好的气敏选择性和较高灵敏度,对1 000μL·L~(-1)的TMA的灵敏度达到310.1,响应和恢复时间分别约为590和80 s,对1μL·L~(-1)的TMA的灵敏度可达到1.3。     

具有18电子结构的Mg2CoH5纳米晶制备及其储氢性能研究

本文研究了Mg2CoH5纳米晶的制备及其储氢性能。在室温和氩气气氛下,以MgH2和纳米Co为原料,采用球磨法制备了Mg2CoH5纳米晶。对所制备Mg2CoH5的组成、结构和形貌进行了表征,并且对Mg2CoH5的储氢性能进行了研究。实验结果表明,通过该种方法制备了纯度较高(产物纯度为79%)的四方结构Mg2CoH5纳米晶,其形貌呈球形且分布较均匀,最频粒径为80 nm。制备的Mg2CoH5纳米晶具有较低的活化能和较好的吸放氢动力学性能,其放氢的脱附焓和脱附熵分别为-115.0 kJ.mol-1H2和-193.6.1 J.mol-1.K-1H2。再氢化时,在543 K时仅7 min内其吸氢量就达到1.5wt%。     

水热法合成α-MnO2纳米棒及其电化学性能

以KMnO4、氧化石墨(GO)和硫酸为原料,在120℃水热条件下3 h成功合成了直径为10~20 nm,长度为300~400 nm的α-MnO2纳米棒。研究发现GO的引入降低了纳米棒的制备温度,缩短了反应时间。电化学测试结果表明,在1 mol.L-1Na2SO4中性水系电解液中,该纳米棒表现出良好的电容性能,当扫描速率分别为2 mV.s-1和5 mV.s-1时,比电容分别为276 F.g-1和240F.g-1;该纳米材料是一种潜在的电化学电容器电极材料。     

不同方法制备CaMoO4∶0.05Eu3+红色荧光粉的对比研究

分别以高温固相法、溶胶-凝胶法、水热法和共沉淀法合成Eu3+掺杂的CaMoO4红色荧光粉,通过X-射线衍射(XRD)、场发射扫描电镜(FESEM)、傅立叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、光致荧光光谱(PL)进行表征,考察荧光粉晶相、形貌及发光性能对制备方法的依赖性。实验表明,由于Ca2+的半径(0.099 nm)与Eu3+半径(0.094 7 nm)大小相差不大,Eu3+容易取代Ca2+的位置进入晶格,Eu3+掺杂的CaMoO4在晶体结构上保持白钨矿结构。FESEM结果表明:未经后处理的水热法所得样品为片状、多孔结构;高温固相法所得样品尺寸大、团聚严重;溶胶-凝胶法所得样品分散度好、呈条形结构;共沉淀法所得样品形貌、尺寸比较均一。荧光光谱显示,四种样品发光强度差异很大,共沉淀法制得样品的发光强度为未经后处理的水热法制得样品的6-7倍,该现象主要是由样品形貌及表面缺陷的差异引起的。