Oxidation with the “O2−H2O2—vanadium complex—pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid” reagent

The vanadium complex—pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (PCA) system catalyzes oxidation of styrenes PhRC=CHR′ (R=H, Me; R′=H, Ph), or phenylacetylenes PhC=CR (R=H, Ph) with hydrogen peroxide in air to give aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids. The reaction begins with H₂O₂ coordination to the vanadium ion followed by the formation of hydroxyl radicals. Catalytic action of PCA facilitates the reduction of the V^V complex to the V^IV complex and/or the stage of the formation of a peroxide derivative of vanadium.     

Theoretical analysis of crosstalk between oxygenated and deoxygenated haemoglobin in focal brain-activation measurements by near-infrared topography

The crosstalk between concentration changes in oxygenated haemoglobin and deoxygenated haemoglobin calculated by the modified Lambert-Beer law in near-infrared topography is theoretically investigated. The changes in intensity detected with probe pairs on the scalp caused by the concentration change in either oxygenated or deoxygenated haemoglobin induced by the focal brain activation is predicted by Monte Carlo simulation. The topographic images of the changes in oxygenated and deoxygenated haemoglobin are obtained from the changes in the intensity of light at two wavelengths detected by probe pairs to evaluate the crosstalk. The crosstalk slightly depends on the positional relationship between the probe arrangement and the focal brain activation and is minimised when the focal brain activation is located below a measurement point that is the midpoint between a probe pair. The 690-/830-nm wavelength pair is practically effective for reducing the crosstalk, especially the crosstalk from oxygenated haemoglobin to deoxygenated haemoglobin, in the NIR topography.     

Synthesis of protein-silica hybrid hollow particles through the combination of protein catalysts and sonochemical treatment

Hollow spherical particles with protein-silica hybrid shell structures have been synthesized through a combination of the catalytic activity of the protein and sonochemical treatment; the morphologies of the particles were controlled by varying the protein concentration.     

Carboxylation of anisole derivatives with CO and O2 catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2 and molybdovanadophosphates

Anisole and its homologues were carboxylated under the influence of CO and O2 catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2 combined with molybdovanadophosphates (HPMoV) under mild conditions to give the corresponding carboxylic acids in fair to good yields; for instance, anisole underwent the carboxylation under a mixed gas of CO (0.5 atm) and O2 (0.5 atm) in the presence of Pd(OAc)2 (5 mol%) and H5PMo10V2O40.nH2O (2 mol%) to form an isomeric mixture of anisic acids in good yield.     

Depolarization in p-N elastic scattering and large tensor spin-spin interaction

We have measured the angular distribution of the depolarization parameter K_y^y′ in p-¹⁵N elastic scattering at 65 MeV. The deviation of K_y^y′ from unity is large and indicates the existence of a nucleon-nucleus spin-spin interaction. The DWBA analysis shows that the measured K_y^y′ data imply a large contribution from the tensor part of the spin-spin potential.     

Ionic species produced by mechanical fracture of solid polymer. III. Anions from polytetrafluoroethylene

The tetracyanoethylene anion radical (\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}${\rm TCNE}^{ \cdot ^ - } $\end{document}) was detected by ESR spectroscopy in polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), which had been mechanically fractured in vacuo with tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) at 77 K. The assignment of \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}${\rm TCNE}^{ \cdot ^ - } $\end{document} was carried out by ESR spectral simulation on the basis of an anisotropic effective hyperfine tensor that included a forbidden transition term. The \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}${\rm TCNE}^{ \cdot ^ - } $\end{document} is formed by abstraction of an electron by TCNE from the anion that is produced by heterogeneous scission of the carbon-carbon bond in the main chain of PTFE. At least 16% of the scission of the main chains of PTFE occurs by a heterogeneous process to produce the anions. Approximately 50% of the anions decay during annealing for 30 min at 220 K in the dark, and all anions decay within 15 min at 325 K.     

Isobaric analog resonances in the 82se+p system investigated by (p,p'γ) angular correlations and low-lying states in 83Se

Low-lying states in ⁸³Se have been studied through proton-induced isobaric analog resonance (IAR) reactions. Excitation functions for elastic and inelastic proton scattering were measured in the bombarding energy range 4.5– to 7.7 MeV. Angular distributions of proton inelastic scattering cross sections for the reaction ⁸²Se(p, p')⁸²Se(0.655 MeV 2⁺) and angular correlations of the inelastic protons and the associated 2⁺-0⁺ de-excitation γ-rays were measured on observed resonance peaks. In the analysis for the inelastic scattering, direct reaction contributions to the IAR were taken into account. Correlations between the low-lying states in ⁸³Se and the excited 2⁺ core state are discussed.     

Untersuchung der Umsetzung der Styrol- und Fumarat-Doppelbindungen in unges?ttigten Polyesterharzen

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Observation of spin-orbit splitting in lambda single-particle states

The spin-orbit splitting of Lambda single-particle states in (13)(Lambda)C was measured. The 13C(K-,pi(-))(13)(Lambda)C reaction was used to excite both the 1/2(-) and 3/2(-) states simultaneously, which have predominantly 12C(0(+)) x p(Lambda) configuration. gamma rays from the states to the ground state were measured in coincidence with the pi(-)'s, by which ls splitting was found to be 152+/-54(stat)+/-36(syst) keV. The value is 20-30 times smaller than exhibited by the ls splitting in the nuclear shell model. This value gives us new insight into the YN interaction.