Electrochemistry of vanadium hexacyanoferrate film

Two stable redox couples, accompanying clear color switches between yellow green and blue, can be observed when the VHCF-coated film platinum electrodes are cyclic potential scanned in 3.6 M H2SO4 and 0.2 M K2SO4 electrolyte solution. Electrochemical results and in situ Fourier transfer infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy demonstrate that the redox reaction of the electroactive iron sites is related to the first redox couple (E-1/2 = 0.81 V) while the second redox couple (E-1/2 = 1.01 V) is due to the redox reactions of the electroactive vanadyl ions. Under the proper conditions, such as in high acidic solutions or thin films (deposition time is less than 2 min) and so on, the third redox couple (E-1/2 = 0.89-0.94 V) can be observed on the cyclic voltammograms, which originates from the redox reactions of the interstitial vanadyl ions. This electrochemical reaction mechanism is investigated by in situ probe beam deflection technique, exchange of K+ ions accompanies with redox reaction of the iron sites, but for redox reaction of the vanadyl ions, both H+ ions, K+ ions and water molecules are involved.

Preparation of TiO2 Film through Hydrolysis of Titanium Butoxide and Interaction between Sensitizing Dyes and the Film

A method of preparation of stable, homogeneous and controlled thickness TiO2 film through hydrolysis of Ti(OC4H(9))(4) is introduced in detail. The structure and property of the film have been investigated by means of SEM and FT-IR techniques. The strong quenching effect between sensitizing dyes and TiO2 film is observed in their fluorescence spectra.

The miscibility of homopolymer random copolymer blends .3. Blends of SAA with polymethacrylates and polyesters

The miscibility of blends of poly(styrene-co-allyl alcohol) (SAA) with poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), poly(ethyl methacrylate) (PEMA), poly(n-butyl methacrylate) (PnBMA), poly-epsilon-caprolactone (PCL) or polycarbonate (PC) has been studied by means of NMR, FT-IR and DSC techniques. It was found that SAA and PMMA, PEMA or PCL form miscible blends and SAA is only partially miscible with PC or PnBMA. Both phenyl groups and hydroxyl groups in SAA are involved in the intermolecular interactions between SAA and PMMA, PEMA or PCL. Also the hydroxyl-carbonyl hydrogen bonds existing in all the miscible blends studied are formed partially at the expense of the disruption of self-association of hydroxyl groups in pure SAA. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

The synthesis of dendrimers bearing alkyl chains and their behavior at air-water interface

A new kind of amphiphilic polyether dendrimer bearing eight alkyl chains at the periphery were synthesized step by step using the convergent method. Their structures were confirmed by FT-IR spectra, H-1 NMR spectra and mass spectra etc. The pi-A isotherms, hysteresis and molecular area-time curves at air water interface were reported. These results showed that they could form stable monolayers at water surface.

Preparation and characterization of ethylene-propylene copolymer grafted with acrylamido tertiary butyl sulfonic acid

Grafting of acrylamido tertiary butyl sulfonic acid (ATBS) onto ethylene-polypropylene copolymer (EPM) was carried out by using a reactive processing method. The grafting copolymer was characterized by means of WAXD, FT-IR, ESCA, and DSC. Improved thermal stability was observed for graft copolymer. Effects of the monomer and the initiator concentrations, reactive temperature, and time on grafting degree were investigated. (C) 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Immobilization of the heteropoly acid (HPA) H4SiW12O40 (SiW12) on mesoporous molecular sieves (HMS and MCM-41) and their catalytic behavior

Supported catalysts, consisting of SiW12 immobilized on hexagonal mesoporous silica (HMS) and its aluminum-substituted derivative (MCM-41) with different loadings and calcination temperatures, have been prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction, FT-IR and NH3-temperature programmed desorption. It is shown that SiW12 retains the Keggin structure on the mesoporous molecular sieves and no HPA crystal phase is developed, even at SiW12 loadings as high as 50 wt%. In the esterification of acetic acid by n-butanol, supported catalysts exhibit a higher catalytic activity and stability and held some promise of practical application. In addition, experimental results indicate that the loaded amount of SiW12 and the calcination temperatures have a significant influence on the catalytic activity, and the existence of aluminum has also an effect on the properties of supported catalysts.

The miscibility of homopolymer random copolymer blends .4. Poly(vinylidene chloride-co-acrylonitrile) poly(methyl methacrylate) blends

The miscibility of blends of poly(vinylidene chloride-co-acrylonitrile) (VDC-AN) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) has been studied with DSC, FT-IR, and NMR methods. The results indicate that the VDC-AN/PMMA blends are miscibile on a molecular level, and the dipole-dipole interactions between C=O and C-Cl-2 and/or interpolymer hydrogen bondings between COOCH3 and CN and CCl groups play the role on the miscibility of the blends. It is found that the -CCl2- groups have two different chemical environments in the pure VDC-AN copolymer, which may result from the different configurations of the copolymer, such as -CCl2- groups in the ''alternating'' segments and -CCl2- groups in the ''blocky'' segments as proposed. It is the -CCl2- group in the ''alternating'' segment that takes part in the dipole-dipole interaction with C=O group in PMMA.

A new method for the preparation of fullerol

Reaction of C-60 with excessive potassium in toluene at refluxing temperature results in black precipitate KaC60 with high conversion, which can completely be hydrolyzed to prepare the fullerol. Investigations including FT-IR. H-1 NMR C-13 NMR, UV-Vis and FABMS of the product were reported.

Convenient preparation and properties of C-60(OH)(x)

In this paper, we introduce a very convenient method to produce water soluble C-60 derivatives- fullerols by the reaction of C-60 with potassium in toluene solution, FT-IR, H-1 NMR and FABMS proved the multi-hydroxyl and C-60 cage structures of the products, The properties of unstability to light, heat, basicity of aqueous solution and the solubility in some common polar solvents were also described.

MOLECULAR CHARACTERISTICS AND CRYSTALLINE-STRUCTURE OF ETHYLENE-DIMETHYLAMINOETHYL-METHACRYLATE COPOLYMERS

The relationship between molecular and crystalline structural characteristics of the ethylene -dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate copolymers (EDAM) was investigated and related to melt flow index MI and average gross content of DAM comonomer, in comparison with low density polyethylene (LDPE) produced by the common high-pressure radical polymerization process. Although the average molecular weight and its distribution are influenced predominantly by the polymerization conditions, DAM-content seems not to depend significantly on molecular weight according to the GPC-FT/IR measurement. Comonomer sequence distributions were determined quantitatively with the C-13-NMR spectra entirely assigned by DEPT and H-1-C-13 COSY techniques. The result suggests the alternating copolymerization tendency and surprisingly coincides with the simulation out-puts based on the assumption of continuous complete mixing reactor model, using Mayo-Lewis equation and the same Q-e values as previously reported on different types of copolymers such as EVA and St.DAM (VA;vinylacetate, St;styrene). It was confirmed by WAXD and SAXS analyses that the crystallinity X(c) and the thickness of lamellar crystal l(c) decreased with increasing DAM-content, whereas the a-lattice and b-lattice dimensions enlarged. X(c) and l(c) can definitely be correlated to the heats of fusion and crystallization measured by DSC. The average size of spherulites measured with light scattering photometry tends to be enlarged with decreasing molecular weight (increasing MI) and DAM-content.

四-4-(烷氧基-羰基)酞菁铜(Ⅱ)的合成、结构及其成膜性

本文合成了两种新型取代酞菁铜(Ⅱ)配合物:四-4-(戊氧基-羰基)酞菁铜(Ⅱ)(A)和四-4-(癸氧基-羰基)酞菁铜(Ⅱ)(B),并通过元素分析、ESR、~1H-NMR和FT-IR进行了表征.用可见光谱研究了它们在氯仿溶液中的聚集形式;用X-ray粉末衍射方法研究了配合物的固相堆积排列结构.两种配合物的氯仿溶液在亚相(水)上的π-A曲线表明,它们均有明显的“气”“液”“固”变化过程;并能在不同的表面压力区间形成较好的单分子层和多分子层膜.

二(2,4,4-三甲基戊基)膦酸稀土配合物的振动光谱

测定了二(2,4,4-三甲基戊基)膦酸(BTMPPA)及其稀土配合物Ln(BTMPP)_3在4000～50cm~(-1)光谱区内的FT-IR光谱和部分配合物的激光拉曼光谱,对其谱带进行了经验归属。发现稀土氧键具有较高的离子键特性。由Ln—O伸缩振动频率值算出其近似力常数约8m dyn/nm。

新型可溶性酞菁铜(Ⅱ)衍生物的合成、结构及其成膜性

合成了两个新型取代酞菁铜(Ⅱ)衍生物:四-4-(2-甲氧基乙氧基-羰基)酞菁铜(Ⅱ)(A)和四-4-(2-正丁氧基乙氧基-羰基)酞菁铜(Ⅱ)(B),以元素分析、ESR、~1H NMR和FT-IR进行了表征。UV-vis光谱表明它们在氯仿溶液(10~(-5)～10(-6)mol/L)中主要以双分子缔合形式存在;X-射线粉末衍射表明配合物的分子以倾斜的方式相互平行排列;热重分析表明酞菁环引入有机基团后其热稳定性略有下降,且取代基越长,热稳定性越差。两个配合物的氯仿溶液在亚相(水)上的π-A曲线表明,它们均有明显的“气”液”“固”的变化过程,并能形成较好的单分子层膜。

稀土HEH[EHP]固体配合物的红外光谱

本文制备了La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm,Eu,Gd,Tb,Dy,Ho,Er,Tm,Yb,Lu,Y等十五种稀土与2-乙基己基膦酸单(2-乙基己基)酯的固体配合物,测定了4000-100cm~(-1)的FT-IR光谱,对其主要红外光谱吸收带进行了归属。指认150cm~(-1)为Ln-O键的伸缩振动带,250cm~(-1)附近的谱带为COPO,CCPO骨架扭曲振动与Ln-O键的耦合振动带。结果表明配合物为多聚体系,PO_2与稀土离子可能为桥式配位形式。Ln-O键基本上为离子键。

聚苯乙烯-乙丙共聚物两嵌段共聚物的组成分析

本文用红外光谱(IR)的工作曲线法及傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)差谱法,分析了多单体嵌段共聚物聚苯乙烯-乙丙共聚物PS-b-EPR的组成,包括聚苯乙烯段的含量和乙丙共聚物段的乙丙组成。