scholarly journals Safely probing the chemistry of Chernobyl nuclear fuel using micro-focus X-ray analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Ding ◽  
Malin C. Dixon Wilkins ◽  
Clémence Gausse ◽  
Lucy M. Mottram ◽  
Shikuan Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Amorphous Phase ◽  
Phase Assemblage ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Uranium Speciation ◽  
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Multi-modal μ-focus X-ray analysis was applied to Chernobyl simulant nuclear fuel materials and insight into the role of uranium speciation in controlling its incorporation within the phase assemblage, including the amorphous phase, was achieved.

Crystal structure and lattice energetics of 10-methylacridinium halides

2000 ◽  
Vol 53 (8) ◽  
pp. 627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Storoniak ◽  
Karol Krzyminski ◽  
Pawel Dokurno ◽  
Antoni Konitz ◽  
Jerzy Blazejowski
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Lattice ◽  
Lattice Energy ◽  
Enthalpies Of Formation ◽  
Triclinic Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Molecular Arrangement ◽  
Van Der Waals Contacts ◽  
Chloride Monohydrate ◽  
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The crystal structures of 10-methylacridinium chloride monohydrate, bromide monohydrate and iodide were determined by X-ray analysis. The compounds crystallize in the triclinic space group, P¯1, with 2 molecules in the unit cell. The molecular arrangement in the crystals revealed that hydrogen bonds (in hydrates) and van der Waals contacts play a significant part in intermolecular interactions. To discover their nature, contributions to the crystal lattice energy arising from electrostatic (the most important since the compounds form ionic crystals), dispersive and repulsive interactions were calculated. Enthalpies of formation of the salts, their stability and susceptibility to decomposition could be predicted from a combination of crystal lattice energies with values of other thermochemical characteristics obtained theoretically or taken from the literature. The role of water in the stabilization of the crystal lattice of the hydrates is also explained. The information gathered has given an insight into the features and behaviour of compounds which can be regarded as models of a large group of aromatic quaternary nitrogen salts.

Diamond growth on thin Ti wafers via chemical vapor deposition

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2685-2688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qijin Chen ◽  
Zhangda Lin
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Titanium Substrate ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Diamond Growth ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Hot Filament ◽  
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Diamond film was synthesized on thin Ti wafers (as thin as 40 μm) via hot filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD). The hydrogen embrittlement of the titanium substrate and the formation of a thick TiC interlayer were suppressed. A very low pressure (133 Pa) was employed to achieve high-density rapid nucleation and thus to suppress the formation of TiC. Oxygen was added to source gases to lower the growth temperature and therefore to slow down the hydrogenation of the thin Ti substrate. The role of the very low pressure during nucleation is discussed, providing insight into the nucleation mechanism of diamond on a titanium substrate. The as-grown diamond films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy, and x-ray analysis.

scholarly journals Role of Computational Methods in Going beyond X-ray Crystallography to Explore Protein Structure and Dynamics

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 3401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashutosh Srivastava ◽  
Tetsuro Nagai ◽  
Arpita Srivastava ◽  
Osamu Miyashita ◽  
Florence Tama
Keyword(s):  
Protein Dynamics ◽  
Computational Methods ◽  
Protein Structures ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
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Protein structural biology came a long way since the determination of the first three-dimensional structure of myoglobin about six decades ago. Across this period, X-ray crystallography was the most important experimental method for gaining atomic-resolution insight into protein structures. However, as the role of dynamics gained importance in the function of proteins, the limitations of X-ray crystallography in not being able to capture dynamics came to the forefront. Computational methods proved to be immensely successful in understanding protein dynamics in solution, and they continue to improve in terms of both the scale and the types of systems that can be studied. In this review, we briefly discuss the limitations of X-ray crystallography in studying protein dynamics, and then provide an overview of different computational methods that are instrumental in understanding the dynamics of proteins and biomacromolecular complexes.

scholarly journals Copper(II)- and gold(III)-mediated cyclization of a thiourea to a substituted 2-aminobenzothiazole

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (11) ◽  
pp. 905-910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary W. Schroeder ◽  
L. K. Hiscock ◽  
Louise Nicole Dawe
Keyword(s):  
Gold Complex ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Benzothiazole Derivatives ◽  
Trigonal Bipyramidal ◽  
Ligand Coordination ◽  
Harsh Conditions ◽  
Chloride Monohydrate ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Distorted Trigonal Bipyramidal

Benzothiazole derivatives are a class of privileged molecules due to their biological activity and pharmaceutical applications. One route to these molecules is via intramolecular cyclization of thioureas to form substituted 2-aminobenzothiazoles, but this often requires harsh conditions or employs expensive metal catalysts. Herein, the copper(II)- and gold(III)-mediated cyclizations of thioureas to substituted 2-aminobenzothiazoles are reported. The single-crystal X-ray structures of the thiourea N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N′-(pyridin-2-yl)thiourea, C13H13N3OS, and the intermediate metal complexes aquabis[5-methoxy-N-(pyridin-2-yl-κN)-1,3-benzothiazol-2-amine-κN 3]copper(II) dinitrate, [Cu(C13H11N3OS)2(H2O)](NO3)2, and bis{2-[(5-methoxy-1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)amino]pyridin-1-ium} dichloridogold(I) chloride monohydrate, (C13H12N3OS)2[AuCl2]Cl·H2O, are reported. The copper complex exhibits a distorted trigonal–bipyramidal geometry, with direct metal-to-benzothiazole-ligand coordination, while the gold complex is a salt containing the protonated uncoordinated benzothiazole, and offers evidence that metal reduction (in this case, AuIII to AuI) is required for the cyclization to proceed. As such, this study provides further mechanistic insight into the role of the metal cations in these transformations.

Cu0.8Mg1.2Si2O6 : a copper-bearing silicate with the low-clinopyroxene structure

2016 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Ding ◽  
Céline Darie ◽  
Claire V. Colin ◽  
Pierre Bordet
Keyword(s):  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Soft Chemistry ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cu Content ◽  
Distorted Structure ◽  
Mechanisms Of Formation ◽  
Jahn Teller ◽  
The Stability ◽  
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AbstractThe Cu0.8Mg1.2Si2O6 pyroxene has been synthesized using a soft chemistry method. Its crystal structure was determined from powder X-ray diffraction data. Cu0.8Mg1.2Si2O6 crystallizes with the lowclinopyroxene monoclinic structure (space group P21/c). The role of the Jahn-Teller-distorted Cu2+ cation on the stability of this strongly distorted structure is investigated. Cu2+ shows a strong preference for the M2 site, attributed to a better adaptation of its JT-distorted coordination polyhedron to this already distorted and more flexible site. Comparison with previously reported compounds indicates that increasing the Cu content enhances the M2 site distortion, eventually leading to symmetry lowering from orthorhombic Pbca to monoclinic P21/c. These observations bring new insight into the mechanisms of formation and chemical composition of pyroxene minerals in the presence of JT cations.

Hydrogen bonded supramolecular structures: a further insight into the diamine-diol recognition and self-assembly

2000 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 723-731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Roelens ◽  
Paolo Dapporto ◽  
Paola Paoli
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Recognition ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Supramolecular Assembly ◽  
Supramolecular Structures ◽  
Unique Role ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Molecular Code ◽  
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A new H-bonded supramolecular assembly of the diamine-diol family has been obtained from (1R,2R)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane (DAC) and (S)-1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol (PED). The structure was characterized by single-crystal X-ray analysis and showed the typical architecture of DAC based assemblies, consisting of a three-stranded helicate coiling around a H-bonded core, with a predictable helicity sense determined by the configuration of DAC. The new assembly, while reconfirming the unique role of DAC as a powerful assembler of supramolecular structures, demonstrated that the C2 symmetry of diol partners employed so far is not essential for assembling helicates, although chirality is. In the case of the adduct between (1R,2R)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane and (2R,3R)-2,3-butanediol, molecular recognition and self-assembly have been shown to take place even in the absence of solvent, in the gas phase, where long crystals were formed by spontaneous organized aggregation of diamine-diol units. A thorough analysis of the results from the present and previous investigations has lead to a deeper understanding of the key features of the diamine-diol molecular code and of the requirements for recognition and assembly.Key words: supramolecular, hydrogen bonding, molecular recognition, self-assembly, diamines, diols.

Crystal structure of the FAS1 domain of the hyaluronic acid receptor stabilin-2

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (7) ◽  
pp. 695-701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Twarda-Clapa ◽  
Beata Labuzek ◽  
Dobroslawa Krzemien ◽  
Bogdan Musielak ◽  
Przemyslaw Grudnik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hyaluronic Acid ◽  
Cancer Metastasis ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Protein Fragments ◽  
Acid Receptor ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Insight Into

Recent research has identified a potential role of the hyaluronic acid receptor stabilin-2 (Stab2) in cancer metastasis. Stab2 belongs to a group of scavenger receptors and is responsible for the clearance of more than ten ligands, including hyaluronic acid (HA). In vivo experiments on mice have shown that the absence of Stab2, or its blocking by an antibody, effectively opposes cancer metastasis, which is accompanied by an increase in the level of circulating HA. Knowledge of ligand recognition and signal transduction by Stab2 is limited and no three-dimensional structures of any protein fragments of this receptor have been solved to date. Here, a high-resolution X-ray structure of the seventh FAS1 domain of Stab2 is reported. This structure provides the first insight into the Stab2 structure.

Theoretical insight into the disordered structure of (Z)-2-[(E)-(4-methoxybenzylidene)hydrazinylidene]-1,2-diphenylethanone: the role of noncovalent interactions

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (9) ◽  
pp. 1058-1067
Author(s):  
Xue-Jie Tan ◽  
Di Wang ◽  
Xu-Gang Lei ◽  
Jun-Peng Chen
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Noncovalent Interactions ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Disordered Structure ◽  
Theoretical Insight ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Shed Light

A global glide disorder has been discovered during an X-ray investigation of the crystal structure of (Z)-2-[(E)-(4-methoxybenzylidene)hydrazinylidene]-1,2-diphenylethanone (MHDE, C22H18N2O2) at room temperature. In another crystal, however, such disorder disappears (still at room temperature). Even though the disorder may be partly due to the poor quality of the harvested crystal, the structure can shed light on the nature of disorder. With the help of quantum chemical calculations, it is found that the global disorder seems to be connected with the need for stabilization of the somewhat rigid but mobile and unstable molecular structure. The most relevant feature driving the packing of the disordered structure concerns the slight perturbations (such as glide) of two or more disorder components (fractional occupancies) distributed throughout the crystal.

scholarly journals Insight into the Role of Mg2+ in Hammerhead Ribozyme Catalysis from X-ray Crystallography and Molecular Dynamics Simulation

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tai-Sung Lee ◽  
Carlos Silva-López ◽  
Monika Martick ◽  
William G. Scott ◽  
Darrin M. York
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Hammerhead Ribozyme ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
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scholarly journals X-ray Structure of the R69D Phosphatidylinositol-Specific Phospholipase C Enzyme:  Insight into the Role of Calcium and Surrounding Amino Acids in Active Site Geometry and Catalysis

Biochemistry ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 44 (30) ◽  
pp. 9980-9989 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Apiyo ◽  
Li Zhao ◽  
Ming-Daw Tsai ◽  
Thomas L. Selby
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Phospholipase C ◽  
Active Site ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Insight Into
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