Pyrylocyanines. 19. Symmetrical pyrylocyanines based on 3,4-polymethylene-2,6-diphenylpyrylium salts

Symmetrical 2,6,2,6-tetraphenyl-substituted pyrylo-4- and thiopyrylo-4-cyanines in which both positions of the polymethine chain are bonded to the positions of the heterocyclic residues by ethylene or trimethylene groups were synthesized. The introduction of bridged groupings gives rise to a bathochromic effect, which is greater for ethylene groups than for trimethylene groups.See [1] for communication 18.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 451–454, April, 1984.     

Two heterocyclic merocyanine classes and their optical properties in relation to the donor-acceptor strength of end substituents

The relationship between the first electronic transition energy of heterocyclic merocyanines and donor-acceptor properties of their end substituents has been quailtatively treated and analytically substantiated in terms of the classical valence bond model and the biradicaloid theory. A simple graphical technique has been suggested to classify donor-acceptor-substituted compounds in relation to their electronic structure and to predict the effect of donor-acceptor strength on their optical behavior. In this context, merocyanines can be divided into two classes which differ in charges and electron populations of their donor and acceptor moieties and exhibit mirror-like responses to the variation of donor-acceptor strength. Two families of new heterocyclic merocyanines have been synthesized and their experimentally observed spectroscopic properties have been rationalized using the approach developed.     

Synthesis,spatial structure and spectral properties of pyrylo‐4 (thio) squaraines variously substituted in cyclobutene moiety

Synthetic routes have been developed to a number of (thio) squaraine dyes containing the residues of CH‐acids at the central cyclobutene ring. The electronic and spatial structure as well as the chemical conversions and optical behaviour of the compounds obtained have been studied both theoretically and by X‐ray diffraction analysis, ¹H NMR and electronic spectroscopy. As shown, the electronic nature and sterical characteristics of the central ring substituents give rise to some general conformational features and crystal packing regularities and also govern the spectral position of the first π–π^* absorption band. The structure–property relationships established in the study provide guidance for the purposeful design of deeply coloured (thio) squaraines. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Diamond direct and inverse opal matrices produced by chemical vapor deposition

Diamond structures with inverse and direct three-dimensional opal lattices with period of 250–530 nm were grown by microwave plasma deposition in methane-hydrogen mixtures using porous SiO₂ opal matrix and its Si replica as templates, respectively. The Si templates can be filled with diamond to the depth as large as 80 layers of the spheres.     

Monodisperse spherical meso–macroporous silica particles: Synthesis and adsorption of biological macromolecules

Monodispersed spherical silica particles, including large mesopores (over 10 nm) and macropores (up to 100 nm) were obtained by chemical etching in an autoclave. A method for introducing globular protein myoglobin molecules into the pores is developed. The method of filling is based on a high adsorption capacity of the developed internal pore structure of the particles. The structure and adsorption properties of the materials are studied.     

Study of thermal and optical properties of SiO2/GaN opals by photothermal deflection technique

In this paper the thermal and optical properties of the SiO₂/GaN synthetic opals are studied by photothermal deflection technique. This technique, used in different configurations, allows to determine the effective thermal diffusivity and the absorption spectra.     

The thermodynamic parameters of reactions of phenyl isocyanate with methanol associates

The thermodynamic parameters of reactions of phenyl isocyanate with methanol monomer, dimer, and trimer were calculated by the B3LYP and MP2 quantum-chemical methods. The enthalpies and entropies of transformations were found to increase as the degree of methanol association grew. An isokinetic dependence was observed for the transformations under consideration. The influence of the polarity of solvents on the Gibbs energies of these reactions was estimated.     

Melt synthesis and structural properties of opal-V2O5 and opal-VO2 nanocomposites

A method has been proposed for filling bulk and film opals with V₂O₅ and V₂O₅: W melts under the action of capillary forces. The VO₂ and VO₂: W (1.8 mol %) compounds have been synthesized from the V₂O₅ and V₂O₅: W precursors in opal pores. The phase composition and morphology of the nanocomposites prepared have been investigated. It has been revealed that, in the opal-V₂O₅ composite, the filler compound has a texture formed by the directional crystallization of the melt in pores of the opal film. The tunable photonic crystal heterostructure opal/opal-VO₂ has been synthesized using liquid chemical etching.     

Sensory hybrid host materials for the selective chromo-fluorogenic detection of biogenic amines

Pyrylium-containing mesoporous materials have been used for the chromo-fluorogenic sensing of biogenic amines in an aqueous environment.     

Preparation of colloidal films with different degrees of disorder from monodisperse spherical silica particles

The process of coagulation of suspensions of monodisperse spherical silica particles driven by appropriate coagulants (NH₄Cl, HCl, C₁₆H₃₃N(CH₃)₃Br) has been studied. Films of photonic crystals and photonic glasses have been grown by the sedimentation method. The possibility of controlling the degree of structural disorder in colloidal films by properly varying the resistance of the water suspension of particles to aggregation has been demonstrated.