Scale Invariant Boundary Harnack Principle at Infinity for Feller Processes

In this paper we prove a uniform and scale invariant boundary Harnack principle at infinity for a large class of purely discontinuous Feller processes in metric measurespaces.     

1,2,4‐Triazole‐based N‐heterocyclic carbene complexes of gold(I): synthesis,characterization and biological activity

Two gold(I) complexes of the (NHC)AuX type bearing a triazole‐based N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand (1‐tert‐butyl‐4‐(4‐methylphenyl)‐3‐phenyl‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐4‐ium‐5‐ylidene) and various halide ligands (X = Br, I) were synthesized and characterized in solution using NMR spectroscopy as well as in the solid state using X‐ray diffraction techniques. The cytotoxic properties of both compounds and the precursor, (NHC)AuCl, were screened against a panel of human tumour cell lines including liver cancer (HepG2), cervical cancer (HeLa S3) and leukaemia (CCRF‐CEM, HL‐60) and compared to cisplatin and auranofin. It was found that the activities of the chloro and bromo derivatives were generally superior to that of cisplatin and slightly less effective compared to auranofin, except for HepG2 cells where auranofin was not as effective. In addition, the ability to induce membrane phosphatidyl serine externalization as a hallmark of apoptosis in CCRF‐CEM leukaemic cells was investigated. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Insider Trading in Convergent Markets

Optimal trading strategies are found for an insider who is trading in two convergent stocks and is bound by margin constraints.     

Palladium(II) complexes of Y,C,Y‐chelated phosphines: synthesis,structure, and catalytic activity in Suzuki–Miyaura reaction

The phosphines L¹PPh₂ (1) and L²PPh₂ (2) containing different Y,C,Y‐chelating ligands, L¹ = 2,6‐(^tBuOCH₂)₂C₆H₃^? and L² = 2,6‐(Me₂NCH₂)₂C₆H₃^?, were treated with PdCl₂ and di‐µ‐chloro‐bis[2‐[(N,N‐dimethylamino)methyl]phenyl‐C,N]‐dipalladium(II) and yielded complexes trans‐{[2,6‐(^tBuOCH₂)₂C₆H₃]PPh₂}₂PdCl₂ (3), {[2,6‐(Me₂NCH₂)₂C₆H₃]PPh₂} PdCl₂ (4), {[2,6‐(^tBuOCH₂)₂C₆H₃]PPh₂}Pd(Cl)[2‐(Me₂NCH₂)C₆H₄] (5) and {[2,6‐(Me₂NCH₂)₂C₆H₃]PPh₂}Pd(Cl)[2‐(Me₂NCH₂)C₆H₄] (6) as the result of different ability of starting phosphines 1 and 2 to complex PdCl₂. Compounds 3–6 were characterized by ¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P NMR spectroscopy and ESI‐MS. The molecular structures of 3,4 and 6 were also determined by X‐ray diffraction analysis. The catalytic activity of complexes 3–6 was evaluated in the Suzuki‐Miyaura cross‐coupling reaction. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Molecular structure,p<Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis>a,lipophilicity, solubility,absorption, polar surface area,and blood brain barrier penetration of some antiangiogenic agents

The methods of theoretical chemistry have been used to elucidate molecular properties of selected and novel antiangiogenic agents (semaxanib, sunitinib, N-methylsunitinib, sorafenib, motesanib, ABT-869, vatalanib, vandetanib, AEE 788, CP-547632, A-1, A-2, A-3, and A-4). The geometries and energies of these drugs have been computed using HF/6-31G(d), Becke3LYP/6-31G(d) and Becke3LYP/6-31++G(d,p) model chemistries. Wherever possible the most stable conformations of inhibitors studied are stabilized by means of intramolecular hydrogen bonds. Water has a remarkable effect on the geometry of the antiangiogenic agents studied. Computed partition coefficients (ALOGPS method) varied between 2.3 and 5. Compounds studied are described as lipophilic inhibitors. Semaxanib is inhibitor with lowest lipophilicity. The antiangiogenic agents studied are only slightly soluble in water; their computed solubility (log S) from interval between −3.4 and −5.4 is sufficient for fast absorption. Selection criteria for drug-like properties of VEGFR2 inhibitors investigated were designed. Based on these criteria, three compounds (A-2, A-3, and A-4) were selected for synthesis and biological testing for antianiogenic activity on VEGFR2 receptor.     

Synthesis of 2-quinolinecarboxamide derivatives as potential HDAC inhibitors

Inhibition of histone deacetylase activity appears as an original and effective approach for the treatment of cancer. A series of novel quinoline-containing derivatives has been synthesized and found that some of these compounds possess nanomolar histone deacetylase inhibitory activity.     

1,3-Dipolar cycloadditions of new 2,5-bifunctionalized five-membered cyclic nitrones

A new family of five-membered cyclic nitrones bearing functional groups at positions 2 and 5 were tested in 1,3-cycloadditions with various dipolarophiles. These reactions gave the corresponding cycloadducts as single diastereomers in high yields. The reaction scope was examined, 23 compounds were isolated and fully characterized. The comparison of the reactivity was carried out by a study of reaction conversions while different nitrones or dipolarophiles were used. In addition, the exceptional reactivity of nitrone bearing benzylamino group in position 2 was studied. The formation of the nitrone complex and evaluation of its reactivity in 1,3-DC is presented.     

Blended silicone-ionic liquid membranes: Transport properties of butan-1-ol vapor

This paper is focused on modeling of sorption and desorption kinetics as well as on equilibrium butan-1-ol vapor sorption in blended poly(dimethylsiloxane)-benzyl-3-butylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate membranes. Based on the generalized Fick’s second law, on time-dependent boundary conditions and on two models of equilibrium sorption, the diffusion coefficients of butan-1-ol were calculated from the experimental data using the finite difference modeling. Although anomalous sorption occurred at higher concentrations of butan-1-ol, the diffusion coefficients calculated from the data on sorption and desorption kinetics were in a good agreement. The increase of the ionic liquid content in poly(dimethylsiloxane) elevated the butan-1-ol equilibrium concentration in the membrane, and, at the same time, decreased the values of butan-1-ol diffusion coefficient.