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Maximum exposure levels for xylene, formaldehyde and acetaldehyde in cars.
2004
Although millions of individuals are exposed to emissions from articles inside cars, relatively little has been published about possible adverse health effects and about exposure levels that can be considered safe or "acceptable". Xylene, formaldehyde and acetaldehyde represent typical examples of relevant volatile organic substances (VOC) released from articles inside cars. Recently, a concept for derivation of maximum exposure levels for volatile organic substances in cars has been published. In the present study we applied this concept to derive maximum exposure levels for xylene, formaldehyde and acetaldehyde and compared the resulting concentrations to exposure levels usually found ins…
Supramolecular chirality in organogels: a detailed spectroscopic, morphological, and rheological investigation of gels (and xerogels) derived from al…
2010
This Article addresses the formation of chiral supramolecular structures in the organogels derived from chiral organogelator 1R (or 2R), and its mixtures with its enantiomer (1S) and achiral analogue 3 by extensive circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopic measurements. Morphological analysis by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were complemented by the measurements of their bulk properties by thermal stability and rheological studies. Specific molecular recognition events (1/3 vs 2/3) and solvent effects (isooctane vs dodecane) were found to be critical in the formation of chiral aggregates. Theoretical studies were also carried out to understand the interact…
Measurement of cloud point temperature in polymer solutions.
2013
A temperature-controlled turbidity measurement apparatus for the characterization of polymer solutions has been instrumented and set up. The main features are the coupled temperature-light transmittance measurement and the accurate temperature control, achieved by means of peltier cells. The apparatus allows to measure cloud point temperatures by adopting different cooling protocols: low rate for quasi-equilibrium measurements and high rate for detect kinetic effects. A ternary polymeric solution was adopted as case study system showing that cooling rate affects the measured cloud point temperature.
Nonlinear optical susceptibilities of polysilanes: exciton effect
1992
Abstract Third-order nonlinear optical susceptibilities of σ-conjugated one-dimensional polymers have been calculated in a tight-binding model by taking account of the formation of excitons due to long-range Coulomb interactions. The spectrum of third-harmonic generation (THG) exhibits peaks due to excitons as well as unbound electron—hole states, in contrast to the linear absorption spectrum which is dominated by the lowest exciton state. The results are in excellent agreement with recent experiments in polysilanes not only for THG but also for linear absorption, two-photon absorption, and electroabsorption in a mutually consistent way.
Cooperative High-Temperature Spin Crossover Accompanied by a Highly Anisotropic Structural Distortion
2016
Spin transitions are a spectacular example of molecular switching that can provoke extreme electronic and structural reorganizations in coordination compounds. A new 3D cyanoheterometallic framework, [Fe(pz)(Au(CN)2)2], has been synthesized in which a highly cooperative spin crossover has been observed at 367 and 349 K in heating and cooling modes, respectively. Mössbauer spectroscopy revealed a complete transition between the diamagnetic and paramagnetic states of the iron centres. The low-spin-to-high-spin transition induced a drastic structural distortion involving a large one-directional expansion (ca. 10.6%) and contraction (ca. 9.6%) of the lattice. Negative thermal expansion along th…
Enhanced thermoelectric performance of PEDOT with different counter-ions optimized by chemical reduction
2014
This work reports on the synthesis of the intrinsically conducting polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) doped with several counter-ions, ClO4, PF6 and bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (BTFMSI), by electro-polymerization and its thermoelectric properties. We show that, depending on the counter-ion size, the thermoelectric efficiency of PEDOT can be increased up to two orders of magnitude. A further chemical reduction with hydrazine optimizes the power factor (PF). By changing the counter-ions, we were able to increase the electrical conductivity (σ) of PEDOT by a factor of three, while the Seebeck coefficient remains at the same order of magnitude in the three polymers. The best…
Structure and function of ferredoxin-NADP+-oxidoreductase
1987
The redox-enzyme ferredoxin-NADP-oxidoreductase has been shown to be activated by light and inactivated in the dark. This review will summarize recent data concerning the biochemical characterization of the enzyme compared to its in-vivo activation. Further-more the mechanism of this activation process is discussed as a conformational change caused by the light-driven proton gradient.
Twisting of the resorcinarene core due to solvent effects upon crystallization
2009
The effect of the crystallization conditions on the conformation of the tetramethoxy resorcinarene skeleton was investigated in acetone solutions, to which was added a second component (less favorable solvent or salt) to promote crystallization. The resorcinarene core was found to adopt three different conformations: crown (I), a pinched crown (II) and a twisted pinched crown (III). In addition, the flexibility of the resorcinarene core was compared with a tetramethoxy resorcinarene derivative, resorcinarene bis-crown, which is in a fixed boat conformation.
Synthese sterisch gehinderter Peptide und Depsipeptide nach einem Säurechlorid-Verfahren mit 2-Phosphonioethoxycarbonyl-(Peoc-)Aminosäuren und -Hydro…
1982
2-(Triphenylphosphonio)ethoxycarbonyl-(Peoc-)aminosauren 1 und -hydroxysauren 5 werden mit Oxalylchlorid in bei Raumtemp. stabile Saurechloride 2 bzw. 6 ubergefuhrt. Mit diesen aktivierten Verbindungen werden sterisch gehinderte Amidbindungen — z. B. in den geschutzten Valin-Peptiden 3a—g und in Hydroxyacyl-Dipeptiden 7 — hergestellt. Nach Schutzgruppenabspaltung aus der voll geschutzten Form 7a entsteht so die Sporidesmolsaure B (9a), die in ihren Eigenschaften mit dem Abbauprodukt aus dem Sporidesmolid I ubereinstimmt. Trotz zweimaliger Anwendung der Saurechlorid-Kondensation ist keine Racemisierung eingetreten. Syntheses of Sterically Hindered Peptides and Depsipeptides by Means of an Ac…
On the relations between aromaticity and substituent effect
2019
Aromaticity/aromatic and substituent/substituent effects belong to the most commonly used terms in organic chemistry and related fields. The quantitative description of aromaticity is based on energetic, geometric (e.g., HOMA), magnetic (e.g., NICS) and reactivity criteria, as well as the properties of the electronic structure (e.g., FLU). The substituent effect can be described using either traditional Hammett-type substituent constants or characteristics based on quantum-chemistry. For this purpose, the energies of properly designed homodesmotic reactions and electron density distribution are used. In the first case, a descriptor named SESE (energy stabilizing the substituent effect) is o…