A single molecule of water encapsulated in fullerene C₆₀

Water normally exists in hydrogen-bonded environments, but a single molecule of H(2)O without any hydrogen bonds can be completely isolated within the confined subnano space inside fullerene C(60). We isolated bulk quantities of such a molecule by first synthesizing an open-cage C(60) derivative whose opening can be enlarged in situ at 120°C that quantitatively encapsulated one water molecule under the high-pressure conditions. The relatively simple method was developed to close the cage and encapsulate water. The structure of H(2)O@C(60) was determined by single-crystal x-ray analysis, along with its physical and spectroscopic properties.     

一维链状镍配合物[Ni（C_（14）H_（10）N_2O_2）（Mf）]_n的合成和晶体结构

合成了含水杨醛缩苯甲酰腙的一维链状镍配合物[Ni（C14H10N2O2）（Mf）]n（Mf=C4H9NO,即吗啡啉）,通过元素分析,红外、电子光谱和X-射线单晶衍射进行了表征.晶体属单斜晶系,空间群为P21/c,a=0.9708（4）nm,b=1.4783（7）nm,c=1.2275（4）nm,β=95.728（14）°,V=1.7528（12）nm3,Z=4,Mr=384.07,Dc=1.455 g.cm-3,μ=1.129 mm-1,F（000）=800,R=0.0759,wR=0.2155.中心镍离子与水杨醛缩苯甲酰腙配体提供的2个氧原子与1个氮原子以及1个配位吗啡啉的氮原子配位,形成了N2O2的平面四边形的配位构型.晶体内每个配合物分子通过分子间氢键与相邻另一个配合物分子缔合成一个沿c轴方向的一维链状结构,N…N氢键键长为0.3239（10）nm,N-H…N氢键键角为173.56°.     

Evidence from ion chromatography experiments that met-cars are hollow cage clusters

Ion chromatography studies were performed to assess various models proposed for the structure of M(8)C(12) species, the met-cars. A laser desorption source was used to make a sequence of titanium-carbon clusters centered around Ti(8)C(12)(+). The Ti(8)C(12)(+) was determined to be a hollow cage cluster, with the dodechadron structure originally propposed termined to be a hollow cage cluster, with the dodecahedron structure originally proposed giving the best fit to experiment; cubic structures could be excluded. Collisional breakup of Ti(8)C(12)(+) yielded only Ti(7)C(12)(+) under the experimental conditions described herein, and modeling indicated that the cage structure was retained. Both Ti(8)C(11)(+) and Ti(8)C(13)(+) were made by the cluster source, and again, dodecahedral-type cage structures were consistent with experiment. The extra carbon atom in Ti(8)C(13)(+) was attached exohedrally to a single titanium atom. No evidence for an endohedral species was found.     

一例新的二维层状四元钒锗酸盐化合物(H_3deta)_4Ge_8V_(14)S_8O_(42)·H_2O的合成与表征

通过水热的方法合成了一例新的二维层状四元钒锗酸盐化合物(H3deta)4Ge8V14S8O42.H2O,并对其进行红外、热重以及X-射线单晶衍射和粉末衍射分析.晶体学测试结果表明:该化合物为四方晶系,P-4m2空间群,晶包参数a=b=0.9933(6)nm,c=2.3661(15)nm,α=β=γ=90°,V=2.335(2)nm-3,Z=8,R1=0.0803,wR2=0.2288;该化合物由较大的[Ge8V14S8O42]12-簇共顶点相连成(001)平面的二维(2D)层状骨架,骨架之间由带正电荷的二乙烯三胺(deta)分子填充.     

新型间硝基苯甲酸稀土配位聚合物[Nd2（C7H4O4N）7H2O]n的水热合成和晶体结构

采用水热方法合成出一种新型的间硝基苯甲酸稀土配位聚合物[Nd2（C7H4O4N）7H2O]n,并通过元素分析、红外光谱、X射线单晶结构分析对该配位聚合物进行了表征.标题配位聚合物的晶体属于三斜晶系,P1空间群,晶胞参数a=0.984 8（2）nm,b=1.131 4（2）nm,c=1.366 3（3）nm,α=69.22（3）,°β=82.48（3）°,γ=82.21（3）°,V=1.404 5（5）nm3,Dc=1.806 g/cm3,Z=1.结构分析表明：标题化合物是由稀土金属Nd（Ⅲ）和间硝基苯甲酸组成的配位聚合物,此聚合物通过Ln—O—C—O—Ln形成无限一维链状结构,进一步又通过分子间氢键连接形成复杂的三维氢键网络结构.     

Rhodizite: structure and composition

The mineral rhodizite could not be assigned a chemical formula on the basis of chemical analyses. The solution of the crystal structure reported here reveals that CsB(12)Be(4)Al(4)O(28) is the ideal formula. The oxygen atoms occupy all but four sites per cell of cubic close packing whose period is (1/2)a. The boron, beryllium, and aluminum atoms occupy interstices of this array, the first two in tetrahedral coordination, the last in octahedral coordination. Together these atoms form a continuous network whose composition is B(12)Be(4)Al(4)O(28), which should be neutral. The alkali atom is enclosed in a cage in this network and presumably is not behaving as an ion.     

18O/16O, 30Si/28Si, D/H, and 13C/12C Studies of Lunar Rocks and Minerals

The delta (18)O of minerals from lunar gabbros and basalts are: plgioclases +6.06 to +6.33), pyroxenes (+5.70 to +5.95), and ilmenites (+3.85 to +4.12). The uniformity of these results indicates isotopic equilibrium in the mineral assemblages. Estimated plagioclase-ilmenite temperautres range from 1150 degrees C to 1340 degrees C. The bulk (18)/ (16)O and (30)Si/ (28)Si ratios of these lunar rocks are identical with ratios of terrestrial basalts, but the lunar glass, breccia, and dust are slightly enriched in the heavier isotopes. The lunar hydrogen (formed from solar wind) has a delta D/H of less than-873 per mil and the value may be even lower, as it is probably contaminated with terrestrial hydrogen. The delta (13)C of lunar dust and breccia is unusually high relative to reduced carbon in meteorites or on earth.     

C 2H 5N 4- C 6H 3N 3O-7氢键相互作用的理论研究

运用密度泛函理论方法,在B3LYP/6-311++G**水平上对4-氨基-1,2,4-三唑阳离子(AT)和2,4,6-三硝基苯酚阴离子(PA)形成的氢键二聚体进行理论计算研究.计算得到4种稳定结构的氢键复合物及最稳定异构体D1的振动频率、电子吸收光谱与热力学性质.结果表明,氢键复合物中存在较强的N—H…O与C—H…O红移氢键.经过基组重叠误差和零点振动能校正后,D1的氢键相互作用能为-30.71kJ/mol.热力学计算显示,在298.15K和标准状态下,D1气态氢键复合物分子的形成过程是放热、熵减小的非自发过程,但在低温下能自发进行.D1分子的标准摩尔生成焓和标准摩尔生成自由能分别为98.7,474.4kJ/mol.     

管角螺幼螺网笼吊养技术初探

分别采用不同网笼养殖密度和海区网笼吊养的方法,对管角螺进行养殖试验,结果表明：经过60d的不同养殖密度养殖,各密度组幼螺壳高、体质量的生长均呈指数生长,除10个·笼-1密度组生长离散（SV）增加外,其他4个密度组（20,30,40,50个·笼-1）生长离散（SV）均降低;不同密度组间生长表现差异显著,20,30个·笼-1密度组的生长速度最快;生长率、特定生长率和日增质量都随密度的增大而降低,特定生长率与养殖密度存在着显著的3次项回归关系（SGR=0．8573＋0．1532D-0．0051D2＋0．00005D3,R2=0．9991）。海区网笼吊养结果表明：选取养殖密度为30个·笼-1,经过100d的海区吊养,管角螺壳高增加了34．7％,体质量增加了157．4％,壳高平均日增长0．18mm,体质量平均日增长0．173g,成活率为98％;网笼吊养模式适合管角螺养殖。     

Eight-membered cyclosilicate rings in muirite

The determination of the crystal structure of muirite, Ba(10)(Ca,Mn,Ti)(4)Si(8)O(24)(Cl,OH,O)(12) . 4H(2)O, revealed the presence of discrete cyclic silicate anions, (Si(8)O(24))(16-), formed by the condensation of eight silicate tetrahedra. This first reported occurrence of eight-membered rings is of particular interest, because rings with eight tetrahedra are reported to be energetically less stable than rings with six tetrahedra, which have been found in many minerals.     

Periodic mesoporous organosilicas containing interconnected [Si(CH2)]3 rings

A periodic mesoporous organosilica composed of interconnected three-ring [Si(CH2)]3 units built of three SiO2(CH2)2 tetrahedral subunits is reported. It represents the archetype of a previously unknown class of nanocomposite materials in which two bridging organic groups are bound to each silicon atom. It can be obtained with powder and oriented film morphologies. The nanocomposite is self-assembled from the cyclic three-ring silsesquioxane [(EtO)2Si(CH2)]3 precursor and a surfactant mesophase to give a well-ordered mesoporous framework. Low dielectric constants and good mechanical stability of the films were measured, making this material interesting for microelectronic applications. Methylene group reactivity of the three-ring precursor provides entry to a family of nanocomposites, exemplified by the synthesis and self-assembly of [(EtO)2Si(CHR)][(EtO)2Si(CH2)]2 (where R indicates iodine, bromine, or an ethyl group).     

Structural and electronic properties of la@c82

The structural and electronic properties of the La@C(82) fullerene have been investigated by means of the Car-Parrinello method, which is based on the local density approximation of the density functional theory. The topological arrangement of the C(82) cage was assumed to be a C(3v) symmetry isomer. Three configurations were considered, one with the lanthanum atom at the center of the cluster, one with it along the threefold axis, and one with it at a low-symmetry, highly coordinated site. The structure was fully relaxed and it was found that the last of these configurations is energetically preferred. In this position, the lanthanum atom is nearly in a La(3+) state and the unpaired electron is somewhat delocalized on the cage, in agreement with available experimental data. This arrangement suggests that the chemical shifts of the 5s and 5p lanthanum states can be used as a structural probe and as a way of further validating this picture. It is argued that this conclusion is not affected by the assumed fullerene structure.     

Doubly charged negative atomic ions of hydrogen

The existence of a relatively long-lived doubly charged negative atomic ion H(2-) (and D(2-)), isoelectronic with the lithium atom, has been demonstrated by mass spectrometry through a combined analysis of ion energy, velocity, and momentum. This species, formed in a hydrogen plasma, has a half-life of 2.3 x 10(-8) seconds before it spontaneously dissociates to produce H(-) ions.     

Uranium stabilization of c28: a tetravalent fullerene

Laser vaporization experiments with graphite in a supersonic cluster beam apparatus indicate that the smallest fullerene to form in substantial abundance is C(28). Although ab initio quantum chemical calculations predict that this cluster will favor a tetrahedral cage structure, it is electronically open shell. Further calculations reveal that C(28) in this structure should behave as a sort of hollow superatom with an effective valence of 4. This tetravalence should be exhibited toward chemical bonding both on the outside and on the inside of the cage. Thus, stable closed-shell derivatives of C(28) with large highest occupied molecular orbital-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital gaps should be attainable either by reacting at the four tetrahedral vertices on the outside of the C(28) cage to make, for example, C(28)H(4), or by trapping a tetravalent atom inside the cage to make endothedral fullerenes such as Ti@C(28). An example of this second, inside route to C(28) stabilization is reported here: the laser and carbon-arc production of U@C(28).     

Hydrogen clusters in clathrate hydrate

High-pressure Raman, infrared, x-ray, and neutron studies show that H2 and H2O mixtures crystallize into the sII clathrate structure with an approximate H2/H2O molar ratio of 1:2. The clathrate cages are multiply occupied, with a cluster of two H2 molecules in the small cage and four in the large cage. Substantial softening and splitting of hydrogen vibrons indicate increased intermolecular interactions. The quenched clathrate is stable up to 145 kelvin at ambient pressure. Retention of hydrogen at such high temperatures could help its condensation in planetary nebulae and may play a key role in the evolution of icy bodies.     

Anionic constitution of 1-atmosphere silicate melts: implications for the structure of igneous melts

A structural model is proposed for the polymeric units in silicate melts quenched at 1 atmosphere. The anionic units that have been identified by the use of Raman spectroscopy are SiO(4)(4-) monomers, Si(2)O(7)(6-) dimers, SiO(3)(2-) chains or rings, Si(2)O(5)(2-) sheets, and SiO(2) three-dimensional units. The coexisting anionic species are related to specific ranges of the ratio of nonbridging oxygens to tetrahedrally coordinated cations (NBO/Si). In melts with 2.0 < NBO/Si < approximately 4.0, the equilibrium is of the type [See equation in the PDF file]. In melts with NBO/Si approximately 1.0 to 2.0, the equilibrium anionic species are given by [See equation in the PDF file]. In alkali-silicate melts with NBO/Si <~ 1.3 and in aluminosilicate melts with NBO/T < 1.0, where T is (Si + Al), the anionic species in equilibrium are given by [See equation in the PDF file]. In multicomponent melts with compositions corresponding to those of the major igneous rocks, the anionic species are TO(2), T(2)O(5), T(2)O(6), and TO(4), and the coexisting polymeric units are determined by the second and third of these disproportionation reactions.     

Shattuckite and plancheite: a crystal chemical study

The orthorhombic crystal structures of shattuckite, Cu(5)( SiO(3))(4)(OH)(2) and planchétite, Cu(8)(Si(4)0(11))(2)(OH)(4) H(2)O, have been solved. Shattuckite contains silicate chains similar to pyroxene in a complex association with copper atoms, while the closely related planchéite contains silicate chains similar to amphibole.     

Kaolinite: synthesis at room temperature

To obtain kaolinite at low temperature and pressure from the system Si(OH)(4)-Al(3+)-H(2)O, the sixfold coordination of aluminum is a necessary prerequisite. Kaolinite was synthesized at pH values from 2 to 9 and with a ratio of SiO(2) to Al(2)O(3) in solution from 1 to 10 by means of the complexation of Al(3+) and fulvic acid.     

硅对土壤外源镉活性和玉米吸收镉的影响

 通过土培试验，研究了外源硅对土壤镉形态组成的影响，以及与玉米吸镉量的关系。结果表明，经0.1和1.0 mmol·kg-1（以CdSO4·8/3H2O加入）镉处理的土壤加入2.0 g·kg-1 硅酸钠（以Na2SiO3·9H2O加入，pH调至6.0）后可显著减轻镉对玉米的毒害，降低玉米吸镉量。加硅处理显著降低土壤中的交换态和铁锰结合态镉量，但显著提高碳酸盐结合态和残渣态镉的量。硅降低镉对玉米毒害的机制之一是硅改变了根外土壤中镉的形态，降低了镉的活性和生物有效性。     

The structure of a complex of recombinant hirudin and human alpha-thrombin

The crystallographic structure of a recombinant hirudin-thrombin complex has been solved at 2.3 angstrom (A) resolution. Hirudin consists of an NH2-terminal globular domain and a long (39 A) COOH-terminal extended domain. Residues Ile1 to Tyr3 of hirudin form a parallel beta-strand with Ser214 to Glu217 of thrombin with the nitrogen atom of Ile1 making a hydrogen bond with Ser195 O gamma atom of the catalytic site, but the specificity pocket of thrombin is not involved in the interaction. The COOH-terminal segment makes numerous electrostatic interactions with an anion-binding exosite of thrombin, whereas the last five residues are in a helical loop that forms many hydrophobic contacts. In all, 27 of the 65 residues of hirudin have contacts less than 4.0 A with thrombin (10 ion pairs and 23 hydrogen bonds). Such abundant interactions may account for the high affinity and specificity of hirudin.