On increasing the temperature of a polymer, the transition of the polymer from a rubbery elastic state to a fluid state could occur. The transition temperature is termed the fluid temperature of the polymer,
Plant arabinogalactans consisting of a b-(1?6)-linked D-galactopyranosyl oligosaccharide backbone with a-(1?2)-L-arabinofuranosyl branches are synthesized based on the 1,2-anhydro galactopyranose technique, orthogonal (methoxydimethyl)methyl (MIP) and (2-naphthyl)methyl (NAP) protection strategy, and selective acylation or glycosylation method. The third method is the most simple and effective and it is also used for the synthesis of arabinogalactans composed of a b-(1?6)-linked D-galactopyranosyl oligosaccharide backbone with a-(1?3)-L-arabinofuranosyl branches.
The denaturation of bovine serum albumin (BSA) induced by guanidine chloride or urea at different pH values was studied by isothermal microcalorimetry measurements at 30°C. The simple bonding model, which was developed by Privalov, was employed to obtain the apparent bonding constant
Using glycerol as electron donor, photocatalytic hydrogen generation over Pt/TiO2 was investigated. The results show that glycerol can not only improve the efficiency of photocatalytic hydrogen generation but can also be decomposed effectively. The factors which affect photocatalytic hydrogen generation, such as irradiation time, initial concentration of the glycerol solution, pH-value of the suspensions and the coexisting substances were studied. The final oxidation products of glycerol were H2O and CO2. Glyceraldhyde, glycoladehyde, glycolic acid and formaldehyde were identified as the intermediates. A possible reaction mechanism was discussed.
Gold nanoparticles were prepared via a simple photoreduction technique in the presence of transition metal monosubstituted Keggin heteropolyanions (PW11M, M= Cu2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, Fe3+), in which PW11M acted as reducing agent, photocatalyst and stabilizer. The results indicated that the formation rate and morphology of the nanoparticles strongly depended on the kind of transition metal substituted in heteropolyacid and the preparation conditions, such as irradiation time and propan-2-ol amount. The photoreduction rates of PW11Zn and PW11Fe were faster than those of PW11Ni and PW11Cu. The shapes of the nanoparticles synthesized in the presence of PW11Fe and PW11Zn were nearly uniform spheres, whereas the morphologies of the nanoparticles synthesized in the presence of PW11Ni and PW11Cu were found to contain a mixture of flat triangular/hexagonal structures as well as spheres. Increases in the irradiation time and the propan-2-ol amount could make the morphology of nanoparticles uniform and shorten the formation time of the nanoparticles.
The Ml-Mg-Ni-based (Ml= La-rich mixed lanthanide) hydrogen storage alloy Ml0.88Mg0.12Ni3.0Mn0.10Co0.55Al0.10 was prepared by inductive melting. The micro-structure was analyzed by XRD and SEM. The alloy consists mainly of CaCu5-type phase, Ce2Ni7-type phase and Pr5Co19-type phase. The electrochemical measurements show that the maximum discharge capacity is 386 mAh/g, 16.3% higher than that of the commercial AB5-type alloy (332 mAh/g). At discharge current density of 1 100 mA/g, high rate dischargeability is 62%, while that of the AB5-type alloy is only 45%. The discharge capacity decreases to 315 mAh/g after 300 charge/ discharge cycles, 81.5% of the maximum discharge capacity.
Six new 1-ferrocenesulfonyl-2-benzimidazole derivatives were prepared by the reaction of ferrocenesulfonyl chloride with benzimidazole derivatives in the presence of dichloromethane and n-tetrabutylammonia bromide. The yields of these six new ferrocenesulfonyl benzimidazole derivatives were about 80%. The structures characteristic were confirmed by IR, 1H-NMR, Elemental analysis and MS. The crystal structure of compound
The reactions of oximes with benzyl bromide catalyzed by benzyldimethyltetradecylammonium chloride are carried out at room temperature for 30-60 min in aqueous sodium hydroxide solution under ultrasound irradiation to offer O-benzyl oxime derivatives in 60-96% yields. In comparison to classical methods, the advantages of the present procedure include short reaction time, high yields and environmental friendliness.
5-HT3 receptor antagonists, such as Ondansetron, are used for anti-emesis after chemotherapy, radiotherapy and operations. Some Ondansetron analogs possessing piperazine ring as side chains were synthesized in our lab. Thus, one of the two carbonyl groups of starting material 1,3-cyclohexandione (
3,6-bis(1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazol-5-yl-amino)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine (BTATz) was synthesized by the condensation of triaminoguanidinium nitrate with 2,4-pentanedione, followed by oxidation and substitution reaction. The product was characterized by elemental analysis, IR, NMR spectrometry and DSC analysis. Instead of nitrogen dioxide/N-methylpyrrolidone, acetic acid/sodium nitrite was used as the oxidizer during the oxidation. Thus, the cost was reduced and the process was simplified. The theoretical properties of BTATz were estimated by a B3LYP method based on a 6-31G(d,p) basis set, and the stable geometric configuration and bond order were obtained. The vibrational frequencies, IR spectrum and thermodynamic properties under different temperatures were obtained from vibrational analysis and the relationship between temperature and thermodynamics properties was deduced. Pyrolysis mechanism of BTATz was discussedand the transition state and activation energy of ring opening reaction of the tetrazole were deduced.
A modified nano-calcium carbonate (R-CCR) was prepared by coating a layer of unsaturated hydroxyl-fatty acid on the surface of CCR powders using a solid state method; the latter were commercial nano-CaCO3 modified with stearic acid. FTIR studies indicate that the modifier is combined on the surface of CaCO3. PP/EPDM/nano-CaCO3 ternary composites were prepared by a melt-mixing method. SEM and TEM were utilized to examine the morphology of the composites. The tensile fractured surface of PP/EPDM/R-CCR showed a fibroid morphology and large-scale yield deformation. The impact fractured surface showed that the amount of cavities in the PP/EPDM/R-CCR system was increased, however their size diminished obviously. R-CCR particles were dispersed uniformly in the PP matrix, and their compatibility was distinctly improved as compared to CCR when the amount of R-CCR was 15 h-1. The tensile strength remained nearly constant (reduced from 27.6 MPa to 27.5 MPa), while the impact strength increased from 9.6 kJ/m2 to 15.4 kJ/m2 as CCR was replaced by R-CCR. Meanwhile, the bending strength and bending modulus also increased correspondingly. Furthermore, the impact strength of PP/EPDM/R-CCR was maintained at a high level (15.4 kJ/m2), which was more than the sum of that of PP/EPDM and PP/R-CCR (6.6 kJ/m2 and 6.1 kJ/m2 respectively). This indicates that the R-CCR and EPDM have a significant synergistic toughening effect on PP while maintaining the strength and modulus of virgin PP. Both the storage modulus
The preparation of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) microspheres in ethyl acetate by dispersion polymerization with
The synthesis of 4-arm methyl methacrylate star polymer had been achieved successfully by atom transfer radical polymerization using CuCl as catalyst, 2, 2￠- bipyridyl as ligand and pentaerythritol tetrakis (2-bromoisobutyrate) as the initiator. The star polymer was characterized by 1H-NMR and GPC, by which the precise 4-arm structure of the PMMA was confirmed.
Two regioregular poly(
Amphiphilic block copolymers composed of D,L-lactide, trimethylene carbonate and methoxy poly(ethylene glycol) (PETLA) were synthesized with ring-opening copolymerization. Studies on the micellization and drug-controlled release behavior of PETLA were performed. Both of the copolymers and the micelles were characterized with the methods of 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR), fluorescence spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatographic (GPC), dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV). As a result, the critical micelle concentration of the copolymer was decreased with the increase of the hydrophobic chain length. DLS resulys indicated the diameters of the micelle were increased with increasing of hydrophobic length. TEM photographs illustrated that micelles MT1 were regularly spherical with the diameter from 30 nm to 40 nm. Taking 9-nitro-20(S)-camptothecin (9-NC) for the model drug, the release profiles
The properties of base PAN (polyacrylonitrile) fibers and their partially hydrolyzed PAN-COOH fibers were characterized by means of a Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer, elemental analyzer, specific surface area analyzer etc. The main factors that can affect the strength of the base PAN fibers and how the hydrolysis reaction happens in alkaline conditions are discussed. Acidic hydrolyzed PAN-COOH fibers, having a strength of 9.6 cN/dtex, capacity of 0.26 mmol/g, BET area of 0.58 m2/g (calculated on dry basis) were prepared. The conversion rate from -CN to -COOH, the ways that groups of -COOH array on the surface of the fibers and the possible maximum amounts of -COOH are discussed in detail.
High-molecular-weight polyarylene sulfide sulfone amide (PASSA) and polyarylene sulfide ketone amide (PASKA) were synthesized from diamine monomers containing sulfone or ketone group by a low temperature solution polycondensation reaction in anhydrous