Things That are Right with the Traditional Square of Opposition

The truth conditions that Aristotle attributes to the propositions making up the traditional square of opposition have as a consequence that a particular affirmative proposition such as ‘Some A is not B’ is true if there are no Bs. Although a different convention than the modern one, this assumption remained part of centuries of work in logic that was coherent and logically fruitful.      

Photophysics and X-ray structure of crystalline 2-aminopurine.

To explore the effect of intermolecular interactions on the photophysics of 2-aminopurine (2AP) in a well-defined environment, we have investigated the fluorescence properties of single 2AP crystals, having determined their X-ray structure. In the crystal, 2AP is subject to base-stacking and hydrogen-bonding interactions similar to those found in DNA. The crystal shows dual fluorescence: pi-stacked molecules in the bulk of the lattice have redshifted excitation and emission spectra, while molecules at defect sites have spectra similar to those of 2AP in solution or in DNA. Heterogeneous intermolecular interactions in the crystal give rise to multiexponential fluorescence decay characteristics similar to those observed for 2AP-labelled DNA. The presence of about 13 % of the 7H tautomer in the crystal confirms that 9H-7H tautomerisation of 2AP occurs in the ground state. Long-wavelength excitation of a 2AP-labelled oligonucleotide duplex produced redshifted emission similar to that observed in the crystal, indicating that pi-stacking interaction of 2AP with nucleobases gives rise to a low energy excited state.     

A New Synthesis of Charge‐Neutral Tris‐Pyrazolyl and ‐Methimazolyl Borate Ligands

The dimethylamine in the adducts [(HNMe₂)B(azolyl)₃] (azolyl=methimazolyl, pyrazolyl), obtained by reaction of the azole with B(NMe₂)₃, can readily be substituted with a range of nitrogen donors to provide new charge‐neutral, tripodal ligands in high yield. This observation has led to a revision of an earlier interpretation of the mechanism of the formation of these species. The donor properties of the ligands [(nmi)B(azolyl)₃] (nmi=N‐methylimidazole) have been compared with their anionic analogues [HB(azolyl)₃]^? by synthesis of their manganese(I)–tricarbonyl complexes and comparison of their infrared ν_CO energies. This comparison indicates that the new neutral ligands are only marginally weaker donors than the corresponding anionic hydrotris(azolyl)borate ligands. This may be explained by the ability of the attached nmi ring to stabilize a positive charge remotely from the coordinated metal, which may also account for the fact that the [(nmi)B(pyrazolyl)₃] ligand is a substantially stronger donor than the similarly neutral tris(pyrazolyl)methane ligand.     

A study of the removal of selenite and selenate from aqueous solutions using a magnetic iron/manganese oxide nanomaterial and ICP-MS

Selenium (Se) is naturally occurring in the environment and is an essential nutrient in mammals. However, environmental Se can be increased to toxic levels through different industrial practices. The potential adsorption of the Se oxoanions, selenite and selenate, from aqueous solutions onto nanosynthesized MnFe₂O₄ was investigated using batch techniques and DRC-ICP-MS spectroscopy. The nanomaterial (NM) was laboratory synthesized through slow titration of a mixture of Fe²⁺ and Mn²⁺ ions. X-ray diffraction and Scherrer's equation were used to determine the phase of the material and crystallite size, respectively. The effects of pH, reaction time, competitive anions, and the adsorption capacity of the synthesized NM to bind selenite and selenate were investigated. The Langmuir isotherm was used to determine the binding capacity of the NM. Results showed that the phase of the nanomaterial was similar to Jacobsite with a size of 27.5 nm. Results also showed that the sorption of either 100 ppb of selenite or selenate was pH independent in the pH range 2 to 6 and occurred within 5 min of contact time. The introduction of Cl⁻ and NO₃⁻ anions individually added to solution had no significant effect on the sorption of either selenite or selenate. However, it was found that the addition of SO₄²⁻ had a competitive effect only on the sorption of selenate, first seen at 10 ppm and more pronounced at 100 ppm of SO₄²⁻. In the presence of 100 ppm of PO₄³⁻, the adsorption of selenate decreased to 87% while selenite sorption decreased to 20%. From the Langmuir isotherm equation it was determined that the nano-Jacobsite had a selenite and selenate binding capacity of 6573.76 and 769.23 mg Se/kg of NM, respectively.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure,and Rotational Energy Profile of 3-Cyclopropyl-1,2,4-benzotriazine 1,4-Di-<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-oxide

Abstract  

1,2,4-Benzotriazine 1,4-di-N-oxides are potent antitumor drug candidates that undergo in vivo bioreduction leading to selective DNA damage in the low oxygen (hypoxic) cells found in tumors. Tirapazamine (TPZ) is the lead compound in this family. Here we report on the synthesis, crystal structure, and conformational analysis of a new analog, 3-cyclopropyl-1,2,4-benzotriazine 1,4-di-N-oxide (3). Compound 3 (C₁₀H₁₀N₃O₂) crystallized in the monoclinic space group C2/c. Unit cell parameters for 3: a = 16.6306 (12), b = 7.799 (5), c = 16.0113 (11) ?, α = 90, β = 119.0440 (10), γ = 90, and z = 8.     

Conical parametric scattering of a single extraordinary beam in BaTiO3 crystal

In this paper, the parametric scattering of a single extraordinary polarized beam of laser in BaTiO₃ photorefractive crystal has been investigated experimentally and theoretically. The resulting pattern consists of beam fanning, isotropic ring, and anisotropic one. Among all parts of scattering pattern, isotropic ring has not been studied as much as beam fanning and anisotropic ring, and there still are some differences in reports about it. Therefore, the study has mainly focused on this part. In this experimental configuration, isotropic ring is just visible in positive angles although the other parts of parametric scattering pattern can be visible from behind and in front of the crystal. In addition to steady state pattern in forward and backward directions, its transient behavior with the rotation of crystal has been studied. The results of experiments have been analyzed carefully, and their theoretical explanations have been presented based on the standard theory of parametric scattering in photorefractive crystals. It has been shown that this configuration corresponds to the so called parametric B-process scattering.     

The Atlas power-flow system-a status report

Atlas is a high-energy, pulsed-power facility under development to study materials properties and hydrodynamics under extreme conditions. Atlas will implode heavy liner loads (m ~ 45 gm) with a peak current of 27-32 MA delivered in 4 μs, and it is energized by 96, 240-kV Marx generators storing a total of 23 MJ. The power-flow system transports current from the Marx generators to the load. It includes a load protection switch to protect the load in case of a prefire; 24 oil-insulated, vertically oriented, radially converging, triplate transmission lines; a transition region that couples the transmission lines to the power-flow channel; and a radially converging, dielectric-insulated, horizontal and conical, power-flow channel. Proposed experiments, the design of the power-flow system, test results, and status are presented     

Functional rearrangement of 3-Cl or 3,3-diCl-γ-lactams bearing a secondary 1-chloroalkyl substituent at C-4

The study of the reaction with MeONa/MeOH of chlorinated γ-lactams, prepared from the atom transfer radical cyclization of N-allyl-α-perchloroamides, has been extended to the case of substrates carrying an exo halogen atom on a branched carbon. Only with secondary exo C-Cl groups, that are not located on a fused ring, does the functional rearrangement follow the typical transformation route, which with trichloro-lactams can proceed further to give 4-alkylidene derivatives. From a practical point of view, the outcome of the reaction with di- or trichloro N-cinnamylamides is synthetically valuable, affording the 5-methoxy-1H-pyrrol-2(5H)-one or 3-benzylidenepyrrolidine-2,5-dione, respectively, in good to excellent yield.