Lithiated imines: solvent-dependent aggregate structures and mechanisms of alkylation

We describe efforts to understand the structure and reactivity of lithiated cyclohexanone N-cyclohexylimine. The lithioimine affords complex solvent-dependent distributions of monomers, dimers, and trimers in a number of ethereal solvents. Careful selection of solvent provides exclusively monosolvated dimers. Rate studies on the C-alkylations reveal chronic mixtures of monomer- and dimer-based pathways. We explore the factors influencing reactants and alkylation transition structures and the marked differences between lithioimines and isostructural lithium dialkylamides with the aid of density functional theory calculations.     

An effective C-C double bond formation via Cu(I)-catalyzed dehydrogenation

A dehydrogenation method using Cu(I) and either N,N-di-tert-butylthiadiaziridine 1,1-dioxide or N,N-di-tert-butyldiaziridinone is reported. The dehydrogenation allows a facile introduction of C-C double bond(s) into various carbocycles and heterocycles such as oxazolines and thiazolines.     

Synthesis of 1,2-dioxolanes by annulation reactions of peroxycarbenium ions with alkenes

[reaction: see text] The annulation reactions of alkenes with peroxycarbenium ions enable the synthesis of a variety of functionalizable 1,2-dioxolanes. Triethysilyl-protected peroxycarbenium ions proved to be optimal for the annulation reaction. Using this method, plakinic acid analogues can be synthesized in three steps from the corresponding ketone and alkene.     

Synthesis of biologically active compounds based on 2-ferrocenylmethylene-3-quinuclidone

Biologically active nitrogen heterocycles (1–7) containing ferrocene and quinuclidine fragments were synthesized. 3-Methylene-2-ferrocenylmethylenequinuiclidine forms adducts withN-phenylimides of azodicarboxylic (the structure was established by X-ray structural analysis) and malefic acids. 3-Methylene-2-fer-rocenylmethylenequinticlidine also undergoes [4+2]-cyclodimerization when heated and adds salts of the 3-methyl-2-ferrocenylmethyleneI-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3-yl cation at the terminal methylene group to form a linear addition product.Instituto de Quimica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp 2743–2750, November, 1996.     

Biphenyl Macrolactams as Colorimetric Sensors for Anions through Displacement Reactions

Macrocyclic ligands 1–3 can be used as colorimetric sensor for different anions following the displacement approach. The intense colour of the 4-nitrophenolate anion in MeCN solutions that disappears upon complexation with the ligands is reinstated after the addition of specific anions. The influence of both substituents in the biphenyl moiety and size of the cavity in sensing has been considered. X-ray diffraction studies of ligand 2 are also included.     

The use of symmetry in reciprocal space integrations. Asymmetric units and weighting factors for numerical integration procedures in any crystal symmetry

A systematic collection of spatial domains for reciprocal space integrations is derived for all possible crystal symmetries. This set can be used as a simpler alternative to the conventional Brillouin zones. The analysis is restricted to integrations where the function in the integrand satisfies inversion symmetry in k space. In this case only 24 different spatial domains have to be defined in order to allow for k space integrations in the 230 different crystal symmetries. A graphic representation of the asymmetric unit for each of the 24 integration domains is given. Special positions and the associated weighting factors required for numerical integrations in theoretical solid-state approaches are tabulated.     

Dynamics of the pi(-)p-->pi(0)pi(0)n reaction for p(pi(-))<750 MeV/c

Data are presented for the reaction pi(-)p-->pi(0)pi(0)n in the range from threshold to p(pi(-))=750 MeV/c. The systematics of the data and multipole analyses are examined for sensitivity to a f(0)(600) ("sigma") meson. A one-pion-exchange mechanism is found to be very weak, or absent. The reaction appears to become dominated by sequential pi(0) decays through the Delta(1232) resonance as the beam momentum increases, along with substantial interference effects from several competing mechanisms.     

Test of charge conjugation invariance

We report on the first determination of upper limits on the branching ratio (BR) of eta decay to pi0pi0gamma and to pi0pi0pi0gamma. Both decay modes are strictly forbidden by charge conjugation (C) invariance. Using the Crystal Ball multiphoton detector, we obtained BR(eta-->pi0pi0gamma)<5 x 10(-4) at the 90% confidence level, in support of C invariance of isoscalar electromagnetic interactions of the light quarks. We have also measured BR(eta-->pi0pi0pi0gamma)<6 x 10(-5) at the 90% confidence level, in support of C invariance of isovector electromagnetic interactions.     

Coupling effects on Rabi oscillations in quantum dots chains

In this work, we calculate the temporal evolution of electronic states under AC electric fields. We do that by obtaining the eigenenergies and wave functions of states of the first two minibands for arrays of 10 cylindrical quantum dots, both vertically and laterally coupled, which exhibit notable difference in their symmetry levels and coupling magnitudes. We observe an important dependence of the Rabi amplitude on the wave function symmetry and the coupling magnitude, and conclude that Rabi oscillations at the terahertz range are best suited for the higher coupling between dots.