Superconducting Wigglers

In low- and medium-energy storage rings for synchrotron radiation (SR) production, it is necessary to use high-performance insertion devices (IDs) in order to meet the increasing demand for high X-ray flux to perform life science and material science, since the maximum beam energy and beam current cannot be changed in storage rings without major rebuilds of the accelerator systems.     

Crown-Containing N-(Thio)Phosphoryl-(Thio)Ureas,their Ligand Properties and Analytical Application

Abstract

Crown-containing N-(thio)phosphoryl(thio)ureas are related to a class of NH-acids due to the presence of two acceptor-groups: (thio)phosphorylic and (thio)acylic. In agreement with structure of lariat ether, it was observed a stage corresponding to the step ejection of two H* ion on the potentiometric titration curve of ligand by alkaline. Calculated step ionization constants demonstrate that these compounds are weak acids with relative values of pK₁ and pK₂.     

STEREOSELECTIVITY OF THE WITTIG-HORNER REACTION WITH BENZYLPHOSPHONATE CARBANIONS AND ALDEHYDES

Abstract

The interaction of Li-diethylbenzylphosphonate 1-Li with aldehydes 2 is studied at different reaction conditions, the corresponding β-hydroxyethanephosphonate 3 being isolated. It is found that in these cases the aldol stage of the HWE reaction is not stereoselective or threo isomers predominate. The elimination stage leads only to trans-alkene due to the electron and steric influence of the substituents at the phosphorus atom.     

State of uranyl silicates MII(HSiUO6)2 ·6H2O (MII=Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn) in aqueous solutions

Uranyl silicates with formula M^II(HSiUO₆)₂·6H₂O (M^II=Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn) were investigated in aqueous solutions in the pH range of 0÷14. The pH interval was established where compounds preserve their composition and structure. It varies in the pH range of (3.5–4.0)÷(10.8–11.4) and depends on M^II type. Out of this pH interval investigated uranyl silicates convert to the compounds of other composition and structure, such as amorphous silica, polyuranates and hydroxides of 3d-transition elements. The solubility of M^II(HSiUO₆)₂·6H₂O was determined, it’s value changes on the several orders of magnitude from 10^?6 M in subalkali solutions to 10^?3 M in acid and strongly alkaline media. Using obtained experimental data the solubility products and solubility curves of uranyl silicates were calculated by mathematical modeling. Also the speciation diagrams of uranium (VI), silicon (IV) and M (II) in solutions and solids were plotted.     

Selectin Receptors 4: Synthesis of Tetrasaccharides Sialyl Lewis A and Sialyl Lewis X Containing A Spacer Group1,2

ABSTRACT

Synthesis of two isomeric tetrasaccharides, namely Neu5Acα(2→3)Galβ(1→3)[Fucα(1→4)GlcNAcβ (sLe^a) and Neu5Acα(2→3)Galβ(1→4)[Fucα(1→3)]GlcNAcβ (sLe^x) as 3-aminopropyl glycosides is described. Preparation of these compounds was performed by sialylation of selectively protected trisaccharides Le^a and Le^x which contain three unsubstituted OH groups at positions 2, 3 and 4 of Gal residue. Glycosylation of Le^x trisaccharide with ethylthio sialoside under promotion by NIS and TfOH in acetonitrile was effective and regio- and stereoselective to give sLe^x derivative in 81% yield. In contrast, sialylation of the Lc^a acceptor was accompanied by a variety of undesirable by-processes, namely. N-thioethylation of the GlcNAc residue, β-sialylation, and lactonisation. In order to improve the yield of sLc^a tetrasaccharide the glycosylation of Le^a acceptor by sialyl donors of ethyl and phenyl thioglycoside (promoted by NIS-TfOH or NBS-Bu₄NBr), xanthate (promotion by NIS-TfOH mixture or MeOTf) and phosphite (promoted by TMSOTf) types was also studied. Among the reactions investigated the glycosylation by phenyl thioglycoside sialoside promoted by NIS-TfOH gives the best yield (39%) of sLe^a tetrasaccharide product.     

Generation of a Hetero Spin Complex from Iron(II) Iodide with Redox Active Acenaphthene-1,2-Diimine

The reaction of the redox active 1,2-bis[(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imino]acenaphthene (dpp-BIAN) and iron(II) iodide in acetonitrile led to a new complex [(dpp-BIAN)Fe^III₂] (1). Molecular structure of 1 was determined by the single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The spin state of the iron cation in complex 1 at room temperature and the magnetic behavior of 1 in the temperature range of 2–300 K were studied using Mossbauer spectroscopy and magnetic susceptibility measurements, respectively. The neutral character of dpp-BIAN in 1 was confirmed by IR and UV spectroscopy. The electrochemistry of 1 was studied in solution and solid state using cyclic voltammetry. The generation of the radical anion form of the dpp-BIAN ligand upon reduction of 1 in a CH₂Cl₂ solution was monitored by EPR spectroscopy.     

Bulk and surface electron transport in topological insulator candidate YbB6–δ

We report the study of transport and magnetic properties of the YbB_6–δsingle crystals grown by inductive zone melting. A strong disparity in the low temperature resistivity, Seebeck and Hall coefficients is established for the samples with the different level of boron deficiency. The effective parameters of the charge transport in YbB_6–δ are shown to depend on the concentration of intrinsic defects, which is estimated to range from 0.09% to 0.6%. The pronounced variation of Hall mobility μ_H found for bulk holes is induced by the decrease of transport relaxation time from τ ≈ 7.7 fs for YbB_5.994 to τ ≈ 2.2 fs for YbB_5.96. An extra contribution to conductivity from electrons with μ_H≈ –1000 cm² V^–1 s^–1 and the very low concentration n /n_Yb≈ 10^–6 discovered below 20 K for all the single crystals under investigation is suggested to arise from the surface electron states appeared in the inversion layer due to the band bending. (© 2016 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Fluctuational electrodynamics in the presence of finite thermal sources

We present exact calculations of the spatial correlation of the blackbody radiation in the presence of spheres whose dimensions are smaller or comparable to the radiation wavelength. By going beyond the standard scalar coherence theory, we show that the spatial correlation function of a spherical thermal source is not universal but depends on the material properties of the source and exhibits near-field-induced features. Near-field effects are also manifested in the case of a linear chain of dielectric spheres where the correlation function probes the inhomogeneity of the chain. For this latter system we have established the conditions when the near-field effects cancel out and the correlation function takes the typical form of a conventional Lambertian source. For the case of a chain of metallic nanospheres, the increased spatial correlation of the far field leads to a directional thermal emission spectrum.