Chemical applications of group theory and topology

The following procedure is described for investigating the qualitative dynamics of simple chemical systems: 1) A so-called influence diagram is generated representing the relationships between the reference reactants (phase-determining intermediates); 2) This influence diagram is used to generate a truth table indicating possible transitions between state vectors representing the signs of the time derivatives of of the reference reactant concentrations; 3) The truth table is used to determine a state transition diagram representing the flow topology around unstable equilibrium points; 4) The characteristic equation of the adjacency matrix of the influence diagram is solved in order to determine the presence of such unstable equilibrium points. The two types of qualitative dynamics possible for chemical systems containing two reference reactants and one feedback circuit are bifurcation between two attracting regions (bistability) and limit cycle oscillation. However, in two reference reactant systems oscillation requires an additional self-activating loop to generate the unstable equilibrium point required for its realization. Bistability and limit cycle oscillation are also two of the possible types of qualitative dynamics for chemical systems containing three reference reactants. However, chemical systems with three reference reactants and two or more feedback circuits can also contain interlocking limit cycles, which can lead to toroidal oscillations or chaos. The influence diagrams are given for the systems exhibiting these various types of dynamic behavior along with a summary of the important properties of all 729 possible influences for simple chemical systems containing three reference reactants.     

热处理对Co(Ni)-Mo/Al2O3催化剂加氢脱硫活性的影响

介绍了硫化Ｃｏ－Ｍｏ／Ａｌ２Ｏ３催化剂的热处理方法及其结果。实验表明，硫化催化剂经热处理后，加氢脱硫活性明显增加，以塞吩转化率表示的催化活性随处理温度升高而变化，在４５０℃时观察到催化活性的极大值。     

AN INVESTIGATION ON THE ab initio CALCULATION OF INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTION——NON-BONDED INTERACTION IN THE HYDROGEN BOND COMPLEX (HF)_2

An ab initio calculation of the hydrogen bond complex (HF)_2 is given with the 6-311 G~(**) basis set, according to which the potential surface around the balance point of the distancès and the orientations between two HF molecules is obtained. The atomic charges in the system are calculated with the PD/LSF method (potential-derived/least-square-fitting method) and then an analysis of the hydrogen bond interaction between two HF molecules is given with the (exp-6-1) potential function, by means of which it is shown that the main interaction between them is not an electro-static but a charge transfer one. The potential curve between two HF molecules is like a Morse function.     

CuO/TiO2的制备及对NO＋CO反应性能的研究

以三种不同的TiO2为载体，负载6%CuO，在色谱-微反装置上考察了三种Cu6-Ti催化剂对NO＋CO反应的活性。结果表明，由于制备方法不同，活性差别很大，三者活性顺序依次为：Cu6-Ti(T)> Cu6-Ti(S)> Cu6-Ti(nm)，TiO2的比表面积及晶型对活性的影响不明显。H2-TPR结果表明，Cu6-Ti在整个TPR过程中出现了3或4个还原峰，表明有多种CuO物种存在。不同预处理Cu6-Ti的TPR显示，在反应中Cu物种可能以多种价态同时存在。NO-TPD结果亦证明，Cu6-Ti对NO＋CO的反应活性与NO在催化剂表面的解离难易密切相关，而与NO的吸附量关系不大。     

Synthesis and Characterization of PE-g-MA/MgAl-LDH Exfoliation Nanocomposite via Solution Intercalation

Anorgano modifiedMgAl layereddoublehydroxide (OMgAl LDH )wassuccessfullyexfoliatedinthexylenesolutionofpolyethylene grafted maleicanhydride (PE g MA )underre fluxingcondition .APE g MA/MgAl LDHexfoliationnano compositewasformedaftertheprecipitationofPE g MAfromthedispersionsystem .ThestructureandthermalpropertyofthePE g MA/MgAl LDHexfoliationnanocompositewerechar acterizedbyX raydiffraction (XRD ) ,transmissionelectronmicroscopy (TEM ) ,andthermogravimetryanalysis (TGA ) .The…     

Self aggregation of binary mixtures of sodium dodecyl sulfate and polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers in aqueous solution

The mixed micelles of sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) with Brij35 and Brij 97 were studied separately by fluorescence measurement using pyrene as fluorescent probe. In the range of 0–1.0 mole fraction (X) of added SDS to Brij solutions, the cmc value of the mixed micelles varies from 0.085 to 8 mmol with Brij 35 and 0.04 to 8 mmol with Brij 97. The aggregation number also changes. A measure of the stability of mixed micelles is also presented. The interaction parameter ₁₂ and the chain–chain contribution parameter (B₁) are extracted from the analysis of the results. This parameter B₁ is related to the standard free energy change associated with the introduction of one ionic species into a nonionic micelle coupled with the release of one nonionic species from the micelle. The clouding behaviour of Brij 97 in the presence of SDS was investigated and the associated thermodynamic parameters of clouding were generated and discussed.     

Spin-transition behaviour of transition metal complexes with 2,6-bis-(benzimidazol-2′-yl)-pyridine induced by deprotonation of the complex

Summary 2,6-bis-(Benzimidazol-2-yl)-pyridine (bzimpy = H₂ L) acts as a bidentate ligand when combining with transition metal ions. The complexes [M(bzimpy)₂](ClO₄)₂ (M = Fe²⁺, Mn²⁺, Zn²⁺, Co²⁺, and Ni²⁺) were obtained as solids. The protonation constants (logK) for the ligand and the complexes were evaluated in 30:70 (v/v) H₂O:EtOH at 293 K and at constant ionic strength of 0.12M KCl. Coordination of the ligand to the metal ions leads to an increase of acidity of the imino-hydrogen of the benzimidazole group of the ligand as a function of the complex stability. Deprotonation leads to a spin-state transition (intermediate spin-state low-spin) of the iron(II)-complex, followed by a shift of the metal-to-ligandcharge transfer band (MLCT) to lower energies (_max=563 to 580 nm). The d-d absorption bands are found to shift to higher energies and the low-spin isomer is favoured at room temperature. An opposite shift of theMLCT band (_max=563 to 557 nm) is observed when HClO₄ is added to the complex solution, rendering the high-spin state of the complex more favourable.On leave from the Chemistry Department, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh     

LaC_3~n(n=-1,0,+1)分子簇的理论研究(英文)

用密度泛函方法研究了ＬａＣ３ｎ（ｎ＝－１，０，＋１）分子簇的结构和稳定性，对这个四原子体系，提出了５种可能构型，其中３种具有Ｃ２ｖ对称性，２种为Ｃ∞ｖ对称性．在Ｃ２ｖ对称性结构中，其中１个为Ｌａ接在弯曲的Ｃ３链上，第２个是Ｌａ通过２个键与Ｃ３环相链，第３个是Ｌａ通过１个键与Ｃ３环相连；在Ｃ∞ｖ对称性中，第１个Ｌａ接在Ｃ３链的一端，而在第２个构型中，Ｌａ被插入在Ｃ３链中．结果表明，环状结构当Ｌａ接在弯曲的Ｃ３链上的是局域极小值并且最稳定     

亮氨酸与异亮氨酸在金/银核-壳复合纳米粒子上的吸附状态

The Raman spectra and Surface enhanced Raman spectra (SERS) of leucine and isoleucine adsorbed on core-shell Au/Ag nanoparticles were obtained and assigned, and the different Raman peaks resulting from different vibrational models of the isomers忆groups were analysed. In Raman spectra, the leucine’s (ω(CH3)) is at 962, 945, 924 cm-1, (δas(CH3)) at 1408, 1454 cm-1; corresponding values for isoleucine are, 922 cm-1 and 1448, 1420, 1394 cm-1, respectwely. The difference in the peak positions of corresponding groups between leucine and isoleucine is more apparent in the SERS at acidic and basic conditions. The relationship between leucine and isoleucine’s concentration and SERS was interpreted preliminarily and the adsorption model on the core-shell Au/Ag nanoparticle surface was speculated.     

Analysis by liquid chromatography‐tandem mass spectrometry of biophenolic compounds in virgin olive oil,Part II

In this study the qualitative and quantitative content of the biophenolics in virgin olive oils is evaluated by liquid chromatography‐tandem mass spectrometry. The extraction and purification method for these compounds from virgin oils was optimised. After liquid‐liquid and solid‐phase extraction the separation of 35 of these compounds was achieved on reversed phase in gradient mode. The detection was preliminarily by UV and fluorescence, but then the final choice was ion‐spray tandem mass spectrometry in multiple reaction monitoring mode in negative ionization, acquiring two diagnostic product ions from the chosen precursor [M—H]^–. Using this last approach we obtained the best sensitivity, selectivity, and specificity. The recovery of the method ranged from 70–90% and detection limits were less than 1 ng for all the analyzed compounds.