Reduced odd–even effects in liquid crystalline carbonate dimers: molecular field analysis

Four liquid crystalline carbonate dimers DCn containing the dimethylbenzalazine mesogen, bis(oxycarbonyloxy)alkane flexible spacers with three to six methylene units and acetate terminal groups were synthesised and their mesogenic behaviour investigated. As compared with the corresponding ester dimers a strong reduction of odd–even fluctuations of nematic–isotropic (N–I) transition entropy is observed. A theoretical analysis of the dimers within the rotational isomeric states (RIS) mean-field approach is also reported. A satisfying agreement between calculated and observed thermodynamic properties is obtained. In fact, the theoretical analysis correctly predicts a significant reduction of the odd–even fluctuations for the core order parameter S as well as for the nematic to isotropic transition entropy △S_NI . The calculated distributions of conformers also show reduced differences between even and odd members. In particular, for even dimers the calculated fraction of linear extended conformers in the nematic phase at the N–I transition is around 27%, which is far below that of the corresponding ester dimers (46%).     

微秒脉冲下极性效应对碳酸丙烯酯击穿场强的影响

通过对比碳酸丙烯酯在针板电极间距分别为0.5、1.0和2.0 mm下的击穿电压大小的实验,研究碳酸丙烯酯的极性效应.实验设备包含一个充电时间在5～20毫秒的电容储能型脉冲型脉冲功率源和一个内置针板电极的击穿试件. 每一组的击穿电压通过示波器显示记录. 三组不同间距下的击穿实验数据表明碳酸丙烯酯的正电极击穿场强高于负电极击穿场强,并且击穿场强随着电极间距的增大而增 大. 对碳酸丙烯酯针板电极的击穿进行了仿真模拟实验. 基于实验结果对碳酸丙烯酯的极性效应给出了相应的解释.     

Phase‐controlled crystallization of amorphous calcium carbonate in ethanol‐water binary solvents

The evolution of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) into crystals in ethanol/water binary solvents under ambient temperature was investigated, and it was found to depend on the volume ratio of ethanol to water (R). Calcite remained dominant when the amount of water was high (R = 1/3). A slight change in the amount of ethanol (R = 3/1) could lead to a dramatic change in the polymorph from calcite to aragonite. However, when poly (allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) was added at R = 3/1, almost pure vaterite could be obtained, which has a specific morphological variation (from hollow microspheres to cloud‐like). This study provides an alternative polymorphic route for the CaCO₃ mineral by using the evolution of ACC in different solvent environments, which provides some useful clues for understanding the importance of kinetic control of the morphologies and polymorphs of a wide range of inorganic materials. In addition, this simple mild phase‐controlled synthetic method could be scaled up as a green chemistry route for the industrial production of different polymorphs of CaCO₃.     

Preliminary regional estimation of carbon sink flux by carbonate rock corrosion: A case study of the Pearl River Basin

The formation of carbonate rocks has had a dramatic sink effect on atmospheric CO2 throughout geological time.The wide global distribution of carbonate rocks and their strong sensitivity to climate change mean that carbonate rock corrosion consuming air/soil CO2 can play an important role in the global carbon cycle.The carbon sink accounts for 12.00%-35.29% of the missing carbon in the global carbon cycle.Using the Pearl River Basin as a case study,we analyzed comprehensively the factors impacting karstific...     

四川盆地碳酸盐岩源岩气地质特征与勘探前景

充分利用露头、岩芯、岩屑等原始样品,通过薄片观察、物性分析、扫描电镜、X射线衍射及同位素分析等实验方法,结合测井资料、地震剖面解释等进行研究,从碳酸盐岩源岩气地球化学评价参数和指标厘定入手,以南川区带高产稳产气藏为实例,深入解剖四川盆地茅口组一段碳酸盐岩源岩的岩矿、物性、电性、含气性及生烃潜力,探讨了表生沉积环境、早期...     

铝酸钠溶液中苛性碱、碳酸碱和氧化铝含量的连续测定

利用自动电位滴定法, 选择葡萄糖酸钠配合铝酸钠溶液中的铝, 在滴定碱总量时保持氢氧化铝稳定而不沉淀析出, 不干扰测定. 再以氟化钾置换配合铝酸钠溶液中的铝, 同时放出与铝等化学计量的OH-, 通过酸碱滴定, 实现了在铝酸钠溶液中对苛性碱、 碳酸碱和氧化铝含量的连续测定. 此方法操作简便、 快速, 数据准确可靠.     

添加剂条件下氯化钙制备纳米碳酸钙

基于化工生产中大量副产氯化钙,以氯化钙、氨水和二氧化碳为原料,在添加剂条件下对制备纳米碳酸钙进行了研究。实验研究了添加剂种类和用量、反应温度和二氧化碳流量等工艺条件对产物粒径的影响,采用XRD和TEM对产物进行了分析。实验结果表明:在添加剂条件下,以氯化钙、氨水和二氧化碳为原料可以制备纳米碳酸钙,反应条件温和能耗低;实验条件下制备的产物为方解石型近球状纳米碳酸钙。     

Influence of ion-exchange and impregnation modification of zeolite X on its catalytic properties in the alkylation of toluene with methanol

The dependence of the activity and selectivity of ion-exchanged forms of zeolite X with incorporated cesium process in alkylation of toluene with methanol in the side chain on the nature of the ion-exchanged cations (Na⁺, Cs⁺, Mg²⁺, Zn²⁺) has been established. It is shown that introduction of Mg²⁺ and Zn²⁺ in combination with Cs₂CO₃ significantly increased the yields of ethylbenzene and styrene in comparison with their yields on alkali forms of zeolite X. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i éksperimental’naya Khimiya, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 33–38, January–February, 2006.     

Rare earth‐doped calcium‐based magnetic catalysts for transesterification of glycerol to glycerol carbonate

Several rare earth‐doped, calcium‐based magnetic catalysts were prepared for the synthesis of glycerol carbonate. The basicity and basic strength analysis of the catalysts showed that the doping of rare earth improved the basicity of the catalysts, and the doping of lanthanum maximized it. In addition, with the doping of lanthanum, the particle size of the catalyst became smaller to promote the organic reactants near the active sites of catalysts, thereby effectively improving the performance. NiFe₂O₄@[CaO‐La₂O₃] shows better catalytic performance with 99.0% yield of glycerol carbonate compared to the other catalysts. The NiFe₂O₄@(CaO‐La₂O₃) could be reused in six cycles without significant loss in activity.     

Synthesis of Polyanionic Cellulose Carbamates by Homogeneous Aminolysis in an Ionic Liquid/DMF Medium

Polyanionic cellulose carbamates were synthesized by rapid and efficient homogeneous aminolysis of cellulose carbonate half-esters in an ionic liquid/DMF medium. Cellulose bis-2,3-O-(3,5-dimethylphenyl carbamate), as a model compound, reacted with different chloroformates to cellulose carbonates. These intermediates were subjected to aminolysis, for which both the reactivity of different chloroformates towards C6-OH and the reactivity/suitability of the respective carbonate half-ester in the aminolysis were comprehensively studied. Phenyl chloroformate and 4-chlorophenyl chloroformate readily reacted with C6-OH of the model cellulose derivative, while 4-nitrophenyl chloroformate did not. The intermediate 4-chlorophenyl carbonate derivative with the highest DS (1.05) was then used to evaluate different aminolysis pathways, applying three different amines (propargyl amine, β-alanine, and taurine) as reactants. The latter two zwitterionic compounds are only sparingly soluble in pure DMF as the typical reaction medium for aminolysis; therefore, several alternative procedures were suggested, carefully evaluated, and critically compared. Solubility problems with β-alanine and taurine were overcome by the binary solvent system DMF/[EMIM]OAc (1:1, v/v), which was shown to be a promising medium for rapid and efficient homogeneous aminolysis and for the preparation of the corresponding cellulose carbamate derivatives or other compounds that are not accessible by conventional isocyanate chemistry. The zwitterionic cellulose carbamate derivatives presented in this work could be promising chiral cation exchangers for HPLC enantiomer separations.