Application of solvent extraction and synchronous spectrofluorimetry to the determination of the formation constant for a 1:1 complex of carbazole withβ-cyclodextrin in water-dimethyl sulfoxide medium

Extraction of carbazole in heptane was performed at 25±1°C with an aqueous dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) medium containing -cyclodextrin (CD) at consecutive concentrations in the range of 0–10 mM. The fluorescence intensity of carbazole remaining in the heptane phase was measured by synchronous scanning fluorimetry. The apparent formation constant (K _f) for a 1:1 carbazole: CD inclusion complex in water-DMSO medium was determined by using a linear plot of the distribution ratio calculated from the fluorescence intensities vs. the -CD concentration. The values thus obtained ranged from 477 M^–1 in a 10% v/v DMSO medium to 12.1 M^–1 in a 60% v/v medium. Good linear relationships were observed between logK _f and the DMSO concentration ([DMSO]), and also between logK _f and the logarithm of the distribution coefficient (K _d) for carbazole. The formation constant in 100% water was estimated to be approximately 1.0×10³ M^–1 on the basis of the logK _f vs. [DMSO] and the logK _f vs. logK _d correlations.     

一个Grüs型积分不等式的单参数推广

利用Cauchy中值定理给出Pachpatte B G建立的一个Grüss型积分不等式的单参数推广.     

Analysis of the Structure of the Bands in the IR Spectrum of β-D Glucose by the Regularized Method of Deconvolution

Deconvolution of the IR absorption spectrum of -D glucose in the spectral range 1500–450 cm^–1 has been carried out. The results of the deconvolution were compared with the IR and Raman spectra recorded at room and low temperatures and with the data obtained by theoretical calculations for the frequencies of the normal vibrations of the -D glucose molecule in the crystalline state. It is shown that deconvolution of the IR spectra recorded at room temperature makes it possible to separate the bands observed experimentally only at a very low temperature of the sample and a number of components that were not resolved earlier. The number of bands separated on deconvolution of the IR spectra of -D glucose in the spectral range 1500–450 cm^–1 is more than twice the number of visible absorption maxima in the usual spectrum. The results of deconvolution of the IR spectrum of -D glucose are in good agreement with the data of theoretical calculations for the frequencies of the normal vibrations of the -D glucose molecule in the crystalline state. The existence of the factor-group (Davydov) splitting of a number of frequencies of the nondegenerate fundamental vibrations of molecules in a crystal cell has been revealed in the IR spectrum of -D glucose. It was concluded that the model of an isolated molecule is insufficient for detailed theoretical interpretation of the vibrational spectra of carbohydrates.     

Assignation of Acidic Dissociation Constants of Dimethoxyphenylfluorone and Dibromodimethylaminophenylfluorone

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一种修正的拟Grünwald插值在Orlicz空间内的逼近度

修正了以第二类Chebyshev多项式的零点为插值结点组的拟Grünwald插值多项式,使之转化为积分形式,并利用不等式技巧和Hardy-Littlewood极大函数的方法,研究了此积分型拟Grünwald插值算子在带权Orlicz空间内的逼近问题,得出了意义相对广泛的逼近度估计的结果.     

Sign or root of unity ambiguities of certain Gauss sums

Gauss sums play an important role in number theory and arithmetic geometry. The main objects of study in this paper are Gauss sums over the finite field with q elements. Recently, the problem of explicit evaluation of Gauss sums in the small index case has been studied in several papers. In the process of the evaluation, it is realized that a sign (or a root of unity) ambiguity unavoidably occurs. These papers determined the ambiguities by the congruences modulo L, where L is certain divisor of the order of Gauss sum. However, such method is unavailable in some situations. This paper presents a new method to determine the sign (root of unity) ambiguities of Gauss sums in the index 2 case and index 4 case, which is not only suitable for all the situations with q being odd, but also comparatively more efficient and uniform than the previous method.     

Formation of various polymorphs of calcium carbonate on porous membrane by electrochemical approach

Calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) formation was observed without surface modification of the organic template and in the absence of chemical additives such as macromolecules and divalent cations. Our innovative electrochemical approach that involves the use of an alternating current facilitated the crystallization of CaCO₃ polymorphs on a porous polymer membrane. A solution of calcium chloride (CaCl₂) and sodium carbonate (Na₂CO₃) was filled in a glass cell, and the porous membrane was interposed in the cell. A sine waveform of 10 Hz was applied to the platinum electrodes using a high-speed bipolar power supply. An alternating current was generated for 60 min. The crystal morphology and crystal structure of the resulting hybrid membrane were studied. In this electrochemical approach, versatile polymorphs of vaterite, aragonite, and calcite were formed on the membrane, thereby showing that the alternating current induced the formation of various polymorphs of CaCO₃ on the porous membrane even in the absence of any additives.     

Prototropic behavior of cyclohexane substituted urethane and urea compounds. Observation of H-bond mediated 4HJH1H3 coupling constants across urea fragments

Two 1-aryl-3-cyclohexylurea and two 1-aryl-3-cyclohexylurethane with and without alkyl tail in aryl fragments were synthesized and their variable-temperature ¹H NMR spectra in chloroform, DMSO and DMF were recorded. The temperature dependences of chemical shift of NH protons for all compounds have been observed. The type of dependence has been explained by the aggregation of molecules and formation of ionic structures. The formation of intermolecular complexes leads to possible formation of symmetrical N1 ^{… …} H ^……N3 intramolecular hydrogen bond in urea fragment. As a result,^4hJ_H1H3 trans-hydrogen bond scalar coupling constants have been observed for the first time in low molecular weight compounds using a simple one-dimensional ¹H NMR experiment. The formation of strong intramolecular H-bond leads to π-conjugation not only with spacer but with phenyl ring too. It support the Gilli conception that RAHB formation is a result of π-electron delocalization. The presence in urea fragment of such kind interaction leads to formation of ionic structure, which has been detected by NMR and UV spectroscopies. The formation of ionic structure can explain the catalytic activity of such compounds and the mechanism of transformation in organic and bioorganic reactions in which involved the urea compounds.     

非饱和土-隧道系统动力响应计算的波函数法

针对非饱和地基土中埋置隧道的三维动力响应计算问题, 提出了波函数法.采用无限长的Flügge薄壁圆柱壳模拟圆形隧道衬砌,采用流、固、气组成的三相介质模拟非饱和地基土体.分别采用分离变量法以及Helmholtz矢量分解定理求解薄壁圆柱壳的振动控制方程与非饱和土的波动方程.根据隧-土交界面与地表面处的应力、位移以及孔隙流体压力等边界条件,利用平面波与柱面波的转换性质,实现了隧道内作用单位简谐载荷时隧道衬砌与土体系统动力响应的耦合求解.通过与既有单相弹性介质2.5维有限元-边界元法、两相饱和多孔介质2.5维有限元-边界元法以及三相非饱和介质Pip in Pip半解析法的计算结果进行对比, 验证了本文计算方法的可靠性. 最后,基于该方法, 通过算例分析了不同饱和度下非饱和土-隧道系统的动力响应特征.结果表明, 饱和度对土体动位移与超孔隙水压力的幅值响应有较大影响.该方法的非饱和地基土参数退化后,也可用来计算和分析饱和地基土或单相弹性地基土与隧道系统的动力响应.      

Latest advances in zwitterionic structures modified dialysis membranes

End-stage renal diseases are affecting many patients and as a result, demand to receive dialysis service is growing annually. Morbidity and mortality rates are reported to be higher in comparison with healthy humans. The reason is reported to be the hemoincompatiblity of blood purification membranes, which hinders patients’ lives. Activation of different immune systems in the body, in case of blood-membrane interaction, results in several side effects, of which cardiovascular shocks have been mentioned to be a major one. Efforts to solve this issue have resulted in different generations of dialysis membranes. Zwitterionic immobilized membranes are the latest (third) generation, which owns a higher degree of hemocompatiblity with more stability of immobilized structures. This critical review intends to cover recent efforts conducted over the zwitterionization of polymeric membrane surfaces with the goal of improving hemocompatibility. Different aspects of third-generation membranes are discussed for a better understanding of the current gap and gathering the knowledge to further develop the field. Accordingly, this critical survey provides an in-depth understanding of blood purification membranes zwitterionization for paving the way for the optimum enhancement of hemodialysis membrane hemocompatibility.