Effects of different composition ratio on the dielectric relaxation and dynamic mechanical properties of poly(ω‐dodecalactam‐co‐ε‐caprolactam‐co‐propylene oxide) copolymers

The molecular dynamics of new poly (ω‐dodecalactam‐co‐ε‐caprolactam‐co‐propylene oxide) copolymers (DL/CL/PAC) has been investigated by using dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) and dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DRS) measurements. The copolymers were synthesized via anionic polymerization of relevant lactams activated with carbamoyl derivatives of telechelic hydroxyl terminated polypropylene oxide with isophorone diisocyanate (PAC). The calorimetric, X‐ray diffraction, and DMTA measurements were performed to recognize the influence of the composition ratio and the type of PAC on the physical, thermal, and mechanical properties of the synthesized copolymers. The DRS was used to study the frequency dependence of the dielectric permittivity of some isotherms from ?110 to 145 °C. Copolymerization of ε‐caprolactam with about 10 wt % ω‐dodecalactam results in a copolymer that has lower water absorption, a melting point close to that of polyamide 6 and has a high enough degree of crystallinity in respect to high storage modulus. Five dielectric relaxations have been observed in the dielectric spectra, three at lower temperature and two at higher temperature. The copolymers have two glass transition temperatures for polyamide segments and polyether blocks, indicating microphase separation in the copolymers. Other studies directed toward molecular dynamics of polyamide DL/CL/PAC copolymers have not been reported. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2010     

Synthesis,spectral, thermal,and antibacterial investigation of mixed ligand complexes of oxovanadium(IV)

Novel mononuclear mixed-ligand oxovanadium(IV) complex [VO(PMFP)(Bipy)]ClO₄ was prepared by the condensation of VOSO₄ · 5H₂O with ligands 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-formyl-2-pyrazolin-5one (PMFP) and 2,2′-bipyridyl (Bipy). The corresponding Schiff bases were prepared by the condensation of [VO(PMFP)(Bipy)]ClO₄ with ethylenediamine, ethanolamine, and glycine. All the compounds have been characterized by elemental analysis, magnetic susceptibility, X-ray crystallography, conductometry measurement, ¹H NMR, FT-IR, ESR, electronic spectra, and mass spectrometry. Electronic spectra and magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate distorted octahedral stereochemistry of the oxovanadium(IV) complexes. Thermal stability, kinetic order, heat capacity, and activation energy of thermal degradation of these complexes were determined by TGA and DSC. The presence of one coordinate water molecule is suggested from the IR and TGA studies. Hamiltonian and bonding parameters were found from ESR spectra, indicating that the metal-ligand bonding is partial covalent. Antibacterial screening is reported for the ligand and complexes of oxovanadium(IV). The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Estimation of slow diffusion rates in confined systems: CCl4 in zeolite NaA

Often the rate of passage of gaseous molecules through model zeolites is too small to be computed directly. An estimate for the rate of passage of CCl₄ through the 8-ring window in a model of zeolite A has been obtained by combining a direct evaluation of the free energy profile and an adaptation of the rare events method. First the free energy profile is found from a direct evaluation of the canonical partition function at high dilution and the transition state theory rate constant obtained. The dynamic correction factor is then estimated from molecular dynamics runs and used to compute the actual rate k_eff. The method is used to estimate the rate of passage through the 8-ring window in a rigid model of zeolite A, and the results are compared with those obtained from rigid models with expanded windows and from the flexible model. Even a small expansion in the 8-ring window diameter increases the rate significantly, but the changes associated with a flexible cage are small.     

Antibacterial Activity and Synergistic Effect of Biosynthesized AgNPs with Antibiotics Against Multidrug-Resistant Biofilm-Forming Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Isolated from Clinical Samples

Silver nanoparticles form promising template for designing antimicrobial agents against drug resistant pathogenic microorganisms. Thus, the development of a reliable green approach for the synthesis of nanoparticles is an important aspect of current nanotechnology research. In the present investigation, silver nanoparticles synthesized by a soil Bacillus sp. were characterized using UV–vis spectroscopy, FTIR, SEM, and EDS. The antibacterial potential of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles, standard antibiotics, and their conjugates were evaluated against multidrug-resistant biofilm-forming coagulase-negative S. epidermidis strains, S. aureus, Salmonella Typhi, Salmonella Paratyphi, and V. cholerae. Interestingly, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) showed remarkable antibacterial activity against all the test strains with the highest activity against S. epidermidis strains 145 and 152. In addition, the highest synergistic effect of AgNPs was observed with chloramphenicol against Salmonella typhi. The results of the study clearly indicate the promising biomedical applications of biosynthesized AgNPs.     

Quantum chromodynamics results from HERA and JLAB

Recent QCD results from electron?Cproton interactions at HERA and JLAB are presented. Inclusive cross-section measurements as well as studies of the hadronic final state like jet production or the production of heavy quarks are discussed. The results are compared with perturbative QCD predictions and their impact on the determination of the parton density functions of the proton as well as of the strong coupling ?? _s is discussed.     

Synthesis, spectroscopy and biological investigations of manganese(III) Schiff base complexes derived from heterocyclic β-diketone with various primary amine and 2,2'-bipyridyl

The mixed ligand mononuclear complex [Mn(bipy)(HPMFP)(OAc)]ClO(4) was synthesized by reaction of Mn(OAc)(3)·2H(2)O with HPMFP and 2,2'-bipyridyl. The corresponding Schiff base complexes were prepared by condensation of [Mn(bipy)(HPMFP)(OAc)]ClO(4) with ethylenediamine, ethanolamine and glycine (where HPMFP=1-phenyl-3methyl-4-formyl-2-pyrazolin-5one, bipy=2,2'-bipyridyl). All the compounds have been characterized by elemental analysis, magnetic susceptibility, conductometry measurements and (1)H and (13)C NMR, FT-IR, mass spectrometry. Electronic spectral and magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate square pyramidal geometry around manganese(III) ion. The thermal stabilities, activation energy E*, entropy change ΔS*, enthalpy change ΔH* and heat capacity of thermal degradation for these complexes were determined by TGA and DSC. The in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activity of four coordination compounds and ligand HPMFP were investigated. In vitro activates of Bacillus subtillis (MTCC-619), Staphylococcus aureus (MTCC-96), Escherichia coli (MTCC-722) and Klebsiella pneumonia (MTCC-109) bacteria and the fungus Candida albicans (ATCC-90028) were determined. All the compounds showed good antimicrobial activity. The antimicrobial activities increased as formation of Schiff base.     

Photochromic and Photoswitchable Study of Pyrazolone-Based Compound and Its Ni(II) ion Sensing Ability

Journal of Analytical Chemistry - A new Schiff base compound 4[(1,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-2-phenyl-pyrazolidin-4-ylimino)-phenyl-methyl]-5-methyl-2-phenyl-2,4-dihydro-pyrazol-3-one was synthesized and...     

Photochromic and molecular switching behaviour of Schiff base-containing pyrazolone ring

A new Schiff base compound, 4-[[(5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methylidene] amino]-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-3-one (I), was synthesised and characterised by elemental analysis and LC-MS, FTIR and ¹H NMR spectra. The photochromic property of the synthesised compound investigated under 365 nm UV irradiation can be observed by solid state absorption and fluorescence spectra. The kinetic study showed that the photochromic reaction was of the pseudo-first-order. The photo-isomerisation was due to photo-induced intermolecular hydrogen bonding, which resulted in enol to keto transformation. The molecular switching behaviour was studied in solution with two inputs in three different systems (OH^? and Ag⁺), (OH^? and Cd²⁺) and (OH^? and Th⁴⁺) based on the UV absorption spectra. It exhibited the logic behaviour of XNOR, AND and NOR for Ag⁺,Cd²⁺ and Th⁴⁺ in alkaline media, respectively.     

Study of the degradation behavior of dapagliflozin propanediol monohydrate and metformin hydrochloride by a stability-indicating high-performance thin-layer chromatographic method

A simple, selective, precise, rapid and accurate stability-indicating high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) method was developed and validated for the estimation of dapagliflozin and metformin in tablet dosage form. In this work, methanol–ethyl acetate–ammonium acetate (6:4:0.1, V/V) as the mobile phase and aluminum-backed TLC plates pre-coated with 250 µm layer of silica gel 60F₂₅₄ as the stationary phase were used for the estimation of dapagliflozin and metformin. The wavelength selected for detection was 220 nm. The linearity range was found to be 20–100 ng/spot (r² = 0.9985) for dapagliflozin and 500–2500 ng/spot (r² = 0.9984) for metformin. Validation of the developed method was performed as per the International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) guidelines. Stress testing of dapagliflozin and metformin was performed under acidic, alkaline, oxidative, photolytic and dry-heat degradation conditions. The chromatographic conditions successfully resolved dapagliflozin and metformin from their degradation products, formed under various stress conditions. From stress testing, dapagliflozin was found to be significantly degrading under acidic, alkaline, oxidative, photolytic and dry-heat degradation conditions, while metformin was found to be significantly degrading in acidic and alkaline degradation conditions and stable under oxidative, photolytic and dry-heat degradation conditions. Tablet dosage form of dapagliflozin and metformin was analyzed by the developed method.