Hydrocarbon structural group analysis of Athabasca asphaltene and its g.p.c. fractions by C n.m.r.

Asphaltene from the Athabasca oil sand bitumen separated according to molecular weight by gel permeation chromatography was examined by high resolution solution-state ¹³C and ¹H and solid state ¹³C n.m.r. Integration of the inverse gated decoupled solution state and CP/MAS ¹³C n.m.r. spectra gave the aromaticity of each fraction as well as the relative number of carbon atoms responsible for well resolved signals in the aliphatic portion of the spectra. A two-pulse spin-echo ¹³C n.m.r. sequence in the solution state, and dipolar dephasing in the solid state, permitted the assignment of each aliphatic carbon signal to a methyl, methylene, or methine carbon; no quaternary aliphatic carbons were observed. These signals show that the aromatic core of the asphaltene is surrounded by alkyl chains with a mean length of 7.7 for the lowest molecular weight fraction (MW 1200), increasing to 12 for the highest MW fraction (MW 16900). Aromaticity of the fractions obtained from solution spectra ranged from 34 to 48%, the highest aromaticity being associated with the lowest molecular weight asphaltenes. In the solid state, the aromaticity ranged from 31 to 42 %. The degree of branching ranged from 0.5 per chain for the low MW asphaltene to 1.0 for the high MW fraction. The highest naphthenic carbon content was found in the high MW fractions; the 1200 MW fraction appeared to be nearly devoid of such carbon, this fraction having a much higher aromaticity than the second-lowest MW fraction.     

Identification of cyclopentenyl fatty acids by 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance

Gorlic, chaulmoogric and hydnocarpic fatty acids, specific to the seed oil of the genus Hydnocarpus sp. (Flacourtiaceae), are determined only with difficulty by gas chromatography. These fatty acids were isolated in their methyl ester form by a combination of different chromatographic techniques (thin-layer chromatography/Ag⁺ and high-pressure liquid chromatography). The proton and carbon nuclear magnetic resonance analysis of these fatty acid methyl esters showed some characteristic signals of the cyclopentenyl ring. The presence of these signals in the proton and/or carbon nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of an oil thus will allow us to confirm the presence of these cyclopentenyl fatty acids in lipids.     

E.s.r. spectra of eastern oil shales

E.s.r. spectra of several oil shales from eastern and western USA have been measured at 9 and 25 GHz. The spectra of the western shales were similar to previously reported spectra and consist of a Mn²⁺ signal and a featureless organic signal. The eastern spectra consist of a V⁴⁺ signal and a complex and unusual organic signal consisting of at least four component signals. The organic signal has been characterized in terms of g factor, line-width and saturation characteristics. The effect of oxygen on the signal has also been examined. Electron nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) signals have been obtained from the organic signals of the eastern oil shales.     

High-resolution solid-state C nuclear magnetic resonance study of isotactic polypropylene polymorphs

High-resolution ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance spectra are reported for three solid samples of isotactic polypropylene (i-PP): (i) the -crystalline form (monoclinic), (ii) the β-crystalline form (hexagonal), and (iii) the mesomorphic or smectic form of i-PP. These spectra were obtained using magic angle spinning, high-power proton dipolar-decoupling and cross-polarization techniques, and for the β- and smectic forms of i-PP constitute the first reported high-resolution solid-state spectra. The spectrum of the -crystalline form shows well resolved splittings (1 ppm) of the methyl and methylene carbon resonances, as was reported previously by Bunn et al. These splittings are absent in the spectra observed for the β- and smectic forms of i-PP. Based on a comparison of the chemical shifts and T₁ relaxation times observed for the carbon resonances in these three forms of solid i-PP, we reach the following conclusions: (i) i-PP adopts the same 3₁ helical conformation in each crystalline polymorph, (ii) the packing of i-PP helices in the β-form crystal is closer to the more distant of the two interhelical packings in the -crystalline form, and (iii) the local packings of 3₁ helices are very similar in the β- and smectic forms of i-PP.     

Optimum conditions for high resolution C n.m.r. of coal- and oil-derived products

Factors affecting the spin-lattice relaxation times T₁ of ¹³C resonances at 62.9 MHz were investigated for simple mixtures of tetralin, ethylbenzene, pentane and phenol and the prominent resonances of an anthracene oil and a coal-derived hydrogenation oil. Parameters varied were solvent temperature and nature—Cr(acac)₃, Cr(dpm)₃, Cr(hfac)₃, Fe(acac)₃, Fe(dpm)₃—and concentration of a paramagnetic relaxation agent (PARR). Effects of PARRs on relaxation rates are strongly dependent on neighbouring acidic or basic centres, but are much more uniform for Cr(hfac)₃ than for Cr(acac)₃. The presence of basic or acidic compounds does not significantly affect the relaxation of ¹³C of the neutral components. Optimum experimental conditions are characterized by nearly uniform T₁ values of all resonances to be detected. While 2D spectra allow disentanglement of overlapping lines, choosing optimum conditions for the neutral constituents may lead to a loss of signals from the acidic or basic compounds.     

新疆托里油砂分段热解机理

在热重分析仪中考察了不同升温速率下油砂的热解特性,结果表明:油砂样品失重过程分为少量气体脱附、低温热解、主要热解、半焦缩聚4个阶段。通过微型固定床与在线质谱耦合测得的气体释放顺序为CO₂、CO、C₂H₆、CH₄和H₂,所对应的初释温度分别为155、178、146、174、354℃。结合核磁和红外对不同温度段液固产物的化学结构进行分析,发现350℃前主要是油砂中轻质油脱附,还包括羧基和烷基侧链的断裂,轻质油品中芳碳率达7.92%;350～520℃之间为油砂的主要热解阶段,油砂油结构中芳碳率为23.51%。据Coats-Redfern法计算得到油砂低温热解和主要热解段的活化能分别为27.63和90.30 kJ·mol^-1,说明开环与裂解反应所需活化能大于油砂油脱附、羧基分解和弱键断裂反应的活化能,揭示了分段热解机理。     

Two-dimensional n.m.r. characterization of cycloaliphatic epoxy resins

The cycloaliphatic epoxy resins were studied by various two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (2D n.m.r.) spectroscopies. The ¹³C n.m.r. spectra of the epoxy resins were assigned by using DEPT and 2D INADEQUATE techniques and the ¹H n.m.r. spectra were assigned by using 2D ¹H---¹H and ¹H---¹³C COSY techniques. Complete characterization of the samples synthesized by the oxidation of cyclohexene derivatives not only revealed the existence of the stereochemical isomers resulting from the structural difference of the oxide rings in the samples but also provided the composition ratio of the isomers.     

C nuclear magnetic resonance spectral analysis of stereosequences in ethylene-propylene copolymer

A number of split peaks dependent on both comonomer sequences and stereosequences were observed in the ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance (n.m.r.) spectrum of ethylene-propylene (E-P) copolymer. The ¹³C chemical shifts of methylene carbon in stereoisomers of the respective hexad comonomer sequences were predicted by a chemical-shift calculation using the gamma effect on ¹³C chemical shifts and Mark's rotational isomeric state model for E-P copolymer. Assignments of the split peaks that arise from different hexad stereosequences were given by comparison between the observed and calculated chemical shifts. Reference was made to the hexad assignments of comonomer-sequence-dependent peak splittings determined in our previous calculation of ¹³C n.m.r. chemical shifts of stereoregular E-P copolymers. The tacticities were estimated for successive (not separated by ethylene units) propylene units in the hexad sequences.     

X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study of High- and Low-Temperature Forms of Zirconium Titanate

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) spectra were measured for the high-temperature forms (quenched from 1500°C) of zirconium titanate and its solid solutions, the low-temperature forms (quenched from 1000°C), and cubic Ba(Zr_1/2Ti_1/2)O₃. Two distinct differences in the XPS spectra were noted between the high- temperature forms. The O 1 s spectrum of the high-temperature form consisted of two peaks of nearly equal intensities with a spacing of 2.2 eV, which was larger than the corresponding spacing of 1.6 eV, for Ba(Zr_1/2Ti_1/2)O₃, while the spectrum of the low-temperature forms was almost a single peak. The high-temperature form had an unassignable spectrum with a binding energy of 25 eV between the peaks of Zr 4 p and O 2 s . The unassignable spectrum could be a molecular orbital which had been hypothesized to form in these compounds.     

Synthesis and Characterization of a SiAION Glass

Homogeneous SiAION glasses containing up to 1 wt% nitrogen were synthesized via a pressureless method with a controlled quench rate and structurally investigated using ²⁷Al and ²⁹Si magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS NMR), Raman, and infrared (IR) spectroscopies. Minor changes occur with the incorporation of nitrogen into the aluminosilicate glass structure as evidenced by modifications to spectra of a nitrogen-free aluminosilicate glass. The ²⁷Al MAS NMR spectrum of the SiAION glass shows the existence of aluminum in 4-,5-, and 6-coordination to oxygen. The ²⁹Si MAS NMR spectra show a distribution of silicon sites in 4-coordination to oxygen. Raman and IR spectra of the SiAION glass show additional features due to incorporation of nitrogen in the structure compared with spectra of nitrogen-free aluminosilicate glasses.     

利用GC-MS与NMR技术研究干馏终温对桦甸页岩油组成性质的影响

通过控制桦甸油页岩干馏终温,得到5个不同终温下页岩油样品,对各页岩油样按沸点300℃进行切割,其中轻质油馏分(<300℃)进行GC-MS检测,对产物分类统计,分析页岩油组成成分随干馏终温变化规律;重质油馏分(>300℃)进行了¹H和¹³C核磁共振波谱分析,对谱图积分获得其氢、碳分布情况,研究了干馏终温对页岩油化学结构的影响。结果显示,轻质油组成中脂肪族化合物占绝大部分,其中正构烷烃、α-烯烃和正构醛、醇三者具有同源性,均由烷基自由基生成。随着干馏终温的升高,长链烷烃分解,支链烷烃侧链断裂,使轻质油脂肪烃碳链长度变短,重质油直链脂肪烃增多,页岩油发生更多的芳环缩合反应导致轻质油与重质油芳香环数量均增多,同时轻质油中芳环缩合程度加深。     

Effects of Solvation and Ionization on 13C NMR Spectra of Lignin Model Compounds,Spruce Milled Wood Lignin and Kraft Lignin

The effects of alkali and polar aprotic solvent on the aromatic carbons signals in ¹³C NMR (Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance) spectra of lignin model compounds and spruce milled wood lignin (MWL) were studied. It was found that in 1 M aqueous NaOH signal shifts of C-1 and C-4 carbon atoms in the aromatic ring were the most noticeable in lignin models with free phenolic hydroxyl groups, which are ionized under the conditions. A similar effect in the spectra of the studied model compounds was observed in 0.5 M aqueous NaOD-deuterated dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) mixture (DMSO: water ratio 3:7 v/v). The model data help explaining changes in the ¹³C NMR spectra of MWL and lignin in situ dissolved in spruce kraft black liquor caused by ionization. In the ¹³C NMR spectra of spruce black liquor the signals of phenolic and non-phenolic lignin units are clearly separated and do not overlap with the signals of the carbon atoms of carbohydrates and other aliphatic products of wood degradation. The data obtained are useful in understanding the important role of solvation and ionization processes leading to lignin solubilization.     

The composition of hydrogenated fats by high-resolution13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

The high-resolution¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of twelve hydrogenated fats have been examined. Each spectrum contains 50–100 signals and reveals much about the nature of the acyl chains of both double-bond position and configuration. The signals for the ω1, ω2 and ω3 carbon atoms give information on thecis andtrans isomers of the Δ15, Δ14, Δ13 and Δ12 18:1 esters, respectively. Allylic signals distinguish betweencis andtrans esters, and the proportion of totalcis to totaltrans isomers can be obtained from these. Olefinic signals are the most informative, and most of these have been assigned. This leads to a semi-quantitative estimate of the various 18:1 isomers present. Assignments are based mainly on information already in the literature, but some were confirmed after urea fractionation of the acids from a hydrogenated oil in whichcis andtrans monoene acids were separately concentrated.     

The study of natural epoxy oils and epoxidized vegetable oils by13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

The¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance spectra ofVernonia galamensis seed oil and of epoxidized palm super olein, soybean oil and linseed oil have been recorded and interpreted. The chemical shifts of the major signals are assigned and semi-quantitative results are derived. The spectroscopic procedure provides a useful method of analyzing oils that contain epoxy acids. The epoxide function differs from a double bond in its influence on the chemical shifts of nearby carbon atoms.     

AlO4/SiO4 Distribution in Tetrahedral Double Chains of Mullite

The order–disorder of the tetrahedrally coordinated aluminum and silicon atoms in mullite has been investigated by means of ²⁹Si nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Sinter (3/2) and fused (2/1) mullites in the as-received state and reheated at 1750°C, and a reference sillimanite were used for this study. All mullites display similar ²⁹Si NMR spectra: The strongest peak occurs at about −88 ppm, with two subpeaks close to −92 and −96 ppm. The −88 ppm signal is assigned to a sillimanite-type environment with three aluminum oxygen tetrahedra as next nearest neighbors of the silicon oxygen tetrahedra. The two ²⁹Si NMR signals near −92 and −96 ppm are assigned to silicon oxygen tetrahedra surrounded by two aluminum oxygen and one silicon oxygen tetrahedra, and one aluminum oxygen and two silicon oxygen tetrahedra, respectively. ²⁹Si NMR spectra with different short-range-order parameters were simulated by an array of 2 × 10 000 tetrahedral positions by means of an adapted random generator. The comparison between measured and simulated mullite and sillimanite ²⁹Si NMR spectra yields a moderate degree of tetrahedral aluminum–silicon order, with no tendency toward cation demixing.     

Synthesis of poly(maleic acid alkylamide-co-α-olefin-co-styrene) and their effect on flow ability of oils

To improve the flow ability of crude oil with high content of aromatic asphaltenes, new comb-type copolymers of poly(maleic anhydride-co-α-olefin-co-styrene) (MASCs) with different ratios of maleic anhydride (MA) to styrene were designed and synthesized. ¹H NMR and FTIR spectra were used to characterize the chemical structure of the copolymers. The effect of copolymers on the flow ability of model waxy oil and crude oil were studied by rheological method and polarizing light microscopy. Upon the addition of MASCs, the yield stresses of oils were decreased by 1 to 3 orders of magnitude, and the morphology of paraffin crystals were reduced and changed from plates to needles.     

宁夏庆华煤镜质组和惰质组显微组分的分子结构及对比分析

使用密度梯度离心法对宁夏庆华煤的显微组分进行分离,获得煤的镜质组和惰质组。通过元素分析、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）、固体¹³C核磁共振（¹³C NMR）技术、傅里叶变换红外光谱（FTIR）和X射线衍射（XRD）技术等表征手段对不同显微组分进行物性表征。进一步基于统计平均的分子结构近似结合分子模拟计算,确定庆华煤镜质组和惰质组显微组分的分子结构可分别表示为C₂₆₉H₁₉₆N₄O₁₃S和C₂₅₅H₁₇₉N₃O₁₄S。通过FTIR光谱与¹³C NMR光谱验证,从而实现了不同显微组分的分子结构描述。对两种显微组分的分子模型和结构参数进行了系统对比分析,发现镜质组的芳碳百分数为51.95,惰质组的芳碳百分数为62.16。镜质组模型中芳碳结构数目较少,脂肪碳结构丰富,不饱和度较小,还原度最大。惰质组模型中芳碳结构数量最大,脂肪碳结构数目少,不饱和度最大,煤化程度高。镜质组在原煤中含量高,是原煤的主要组成。惰质组的含量少且大分子结构缩合度高,分布在镜质组构成的基体中。     

Determination of the apparent ratio of quaternary to tertiary aromatic carbon atoms in an anthracite coal by C-H dipolar dephasing n.m.r.

¹³C-¹H heteronuclear dipolar dephasing n.m.r. techniques allow discrimination between different chemical species contributing to the ¹³C n.m.r. spectra of complex hydrocarbons. Model compound studies show significantly different effective transverse relaxation constants for carboxyl and quaternary carbon atoms (≈200 μs), secondary and tertiary (≈20 μs), and primary carbon atoms (≈80 μs). Use of these effective relaxation data, together with appropriately timed windows in the continuous wave decoupling applied in standard cross-polarization-magic-angle spinning experiments on anthracite coal allow discrimination between aromatic tertiary and aromatic quaternary ring carbon atoms in this coal. Within the accuracy of experimental error, and of the structural modelling experiments herein reported, the use of the dipolar dephasing technique together with results of X-ray diffraction on coals allows a reasonable estimate to be made of the average number of condensed polynuclear rings in an ‘average molecule’ in the anthracite studied. Based on a model of pericondensed aromatic rings, this number lies between 33 and 45.     

Evaluation of diamond films by nuclear magnetic resonance and Raman spectroscopy

The quality of chemically vapor deposited diamond films was assessed in terms of sp²/sp³ content as determined by solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Raman spectroscopy. While the results of the two techniques are in qualitative agreement, only the NMR spectra yield quantitative values for the sp²/sp³ ratio. Only sp³ carbon was observed in the NMR spectra of very high quality hot-filament, microwave plasma, and d.c. arc-jet chemically vapor deposited films. As expected, Raman spectroscopy is extremely sensitive to sp² bonded carbon, identifying small amounts below the detection limit of the NMR spectrometer. Comparison of the two techniques, however, indicates that Raman spectroscopy may be so sensitive to sp² bonded carbon that sp³ bonded carbon in films containing as much as 90% sp³ bonded material may remain undetected. NMR linewidths indicate that the sp³ carbon in such material shows more disorder than that found in high-quality polycrystalline films.     

Study of Ozonated Sunflower Oil Using 1H NMR and Microbiological Analysis

Prior studies have proven that ozonated vegetable oils present a high germicidal power. Ozonation of sunflower oil at different applied ozone dosage was carried out and peroxide and aldehydes indices along with antimicrobial activity were determined. The reaction products were identified using Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (¹H NMR). The principal signals intensity values were used for following the reaction course between ozone and sunflower oil. The reaction was following up to peroxide index values of 1202 mmol-equi/kg. The intensities of olefinic proton signals decreased with the gradual increase in ozone concentration but without disappearing completely. The Criegee ozonides obtained at 107.1 mg/g of ozone doses were approximately 3.9-fold higher than that at beginning of the reaction. The aldehyde protons were observed as a weak intensity signal in all the spectra. The signals belonging to olefinic protons from hydroperoxides appeared weak and increased with the increase in ozone doses. Signals from other oxygenated groups were assigned. The highest action spectrum of antimicrobial activity was obtained with the higher peroxide index. It was concluded that at higher applied ozone doses, the higher the antimicrobial activity potential of ozonized sunflower oil