Structural characterisation of Sb-based heterostructures by X-ray scattering methods

Antimonide-based superlattices dedicated to the elaboration of opto-electronic devices have been studied by X-ray scattering techniques. In particular, specular and non-specular X-ray reflectometry experiments have been performed on two MBE-samples elaborated with different shutter sequences at the interfaces. The results have shown a limitation of the incorporation of Sb species in the subsequent InAs layer for one of the samples, as expected.Then, a study on a InGaAs-cap layer/(InGaAs/AlAsSb)_N superlattice grown on a InGaAs/InP buffer layer by both specular X-ray reflectometry and High resolution X-ray diffraction is reported. In particular, the results have revealed the presence of a highly disturbed thin-layer on top of the MOVPE-made GaInAs, whose presence has been explained by In-concentration modification during the desoxidation procedure at the surface of the MOVPE-made GaInAs.Beside the results on the Sb-based heterostructures, the use of X-ray scattering metrology as a routinely working non-destructive testing method has been emphasized.     

Chiral separations by host-guest complexation with cyclodextrin and crown ether in capillary zone electrophoresis

Summary Capillary zone electrophoresis using cyclodextrins and a chiral crown ether as buffer constituents was studied for the enantiomeric separation of drugs and amino acids. Based on results obtained from separation of racemic -amino acids both chiral selectors are compared with respect to resolution, efficiency and retention time. For (±)-Quinagolide effects of buffer composition and temperature are examined using -cyclodextrin as chiral agent. Optimum conditions were pH 2.5 at 30 mmol L^–1 -cyclodextrin. A linear dependence of retention on -cyclodextrin concentration allowed calculation of formation constants of the host-guest complexes. Buffer concentration and temperature also influence resolution. The application of a chiral crown ether to the separation of optical isomers in capillary zone electrophoresis is described for the first time. Chiral recognition of solutes depends on the formation of protonated alkyl amines and separation is attributed to the formation of diastereomeric host-guest complexes with different interactions for each enantiomer. The effects of crown ether concentration on resolution are presented.     

Nanoscale organization of the pathogen receptor DC-SIGN mapped by single-molecule high-resolution fluorescence microscopy.

DC-SIGN, a C-type lectin exclusively expressed on dendritic cells (DCs), plays an important role in pathogen recognition by binding with high affinity to a large variety of microorganisms. Recent experimental evidence points to a direct relation between the function of DC-SIGN as a viral receptor and its spatial arrangement on the plasma membrane. We have investigated the nanoscale organization of fluorescently labeled DC-SIGN on intact isolated DCs by means of near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) combined with single-molecule detection. Fluorescence spots of different intensity and size have been directly visualized by optical means with a spatial resolution of less than 100 nm. Intensity- and size-distribution histograms of the DC-SIGN fluorescent spots confirm that approximately 80 % of the receptors are organized in nanosized domains randomly distributed on the cell membrane. Intensity-size correlation analysis revealed remarkable heterogeneity in the molecular packing density of the domains. Furthermore, we have mapped the intermolecular organization within a dense cluster by means of sequential NSOM imaging combined with discrete single-molecule photobleaching. In this way we have determined the spatial coordinates of 13 different individual dyes, with a localization accuracy of 6 nm. Our experimental observations are all consistent with an arrangement of DC-SIGN designed to maximize its chances of binding to a wide range of microorganisms. Our data also illustrate the potential of NSOM as an ultrasensitive, high-resolution technique to probe nanometer-scale organization of molecules on the cell membrane.     

用铜（Ⅱ）—L—精氨酸配体交换薄层色谱拆分氨基酸对映体

报道了一种新的配体交换薄层色谱拆分氨基酸对映体的方法。以醋酸铜－Ｌ－精氨酸的络合物为配体交换剂，用浸渍的方法吸附在硅胶薄层板上，制成配体交换薄层，用ＰＲＩＳＭＡ优化法选择出展开剂的最佳组成为：甲醇／乙腈／四氢呋喃／水＝８０：８．２：５．８：６，在此色谱条件下，十对氨基酸对映体得到良好的分离，Ｄ－和Ｌ－氨基酸的相对比移值在１．０９－２．４０之间。文中对配体交换薄层的制备方法，样品的分子结构及色谱行为     

Asymmetric Baeyer—Villiger oxidation: control of stereoelectronic demand

The recent development of asymmetric Baeyer—Villiger oxidation of prochiral and racemic ketones is briefly summarized, focusing on the regio- and stereocontrol of the oxidation attained by regulating the stereoelectronic demand in the step of rearrangement of the Criegee intermediate.Based on the report presented at the International Conference Modern Trends in Organoelement and Polymer Chemistry dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, May 30–June 4, 2004).Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1784–1794, September, 2004.     

Chiral recognition in the resolution of enantiomers by GLC

Summary Chiral recognition of many enantiomeric solutes by a chiral amide stationary phase is based mainly on hydrogen bonding. A chiral-recognition-factor CHI is proposed, given by the difference of the enthalpy change in the enantiomer discrimination, standardized with respect to the specific interaction of the solutes with the diamide core of the stationary phase. The r?le of the entropy part is also discussed. By extrapolation of the retention behaviour to elevated temperature, peak inversion of enantiomers is predicted. Presented at the 15th International Symposium on Chromatography, Nürnberg, October 1984     

Conformation control of bilatrienes by peptides: A survey

Summary A variety of bilipeptides has been synthesized and investigated by UV-VIS and CD spectroscopy to explore the conformational influence of peptide ligands on the covalently bound tetrapyrrol moiety. The results obtained are complemented by those reported previously. From the comprehensive data thus available several features of the peptidic chain regulating interactions with the bilatriene moiety have been elucidated. Accordingly, the presence of three amide linkages at the ligand is prerequiste for induction of pronounced conformational changes consisting either in a complete transition ofM intoP helical bilatriene species by inversion of all torsional angles, or in a stretching of the chromophore. The kind of conformational influence can be controlled by varying the position of the prolyl entity within a given peptide.Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Kurt Schaffner on occasion of his 60th birthday     

POLYMERIZATION MECHANISM OF N-VINYLCARBAZOLE WITH CHIRALLY ORGANIC SALT AS CATALYST

The polymerization mechanism is described by the conductance changewith the time during the polymerization. The mechanism can be explained by the equi-librium feature (i.e. main ion-pairs) between the free ions and the ion-pairs dissociated bythe organic salt (-) Sp~/(*~+) (+) CSA~(*~-) (An asterisk represents the chirality) and the schemeof the polymerization process is described mainly by the charge transfer complexes havingchiral induction power.     

非螯合型手性双膦铑对脱氢苯丙氨酸的不对称催化加氢反应

报道从Ｄ－甘露醇出发合成手性双膦（２Ｓ，５Ｓ）－３，６－双（二苯膦）－１，４：３，６－双脱水－２，５－双去氧－Ｌ－艾杜醇，原位下ＢＤＰＩ与３种铑配合物作用生成手性非螯合型双膦铑催化剂，常压下对４种脱氢苯丙氨酸衍生物进行不对称催化化反主尖，对反应结果及ｅ．ｅ．值进行了讨论。     

Chiralcel OD-RH手性柱拆分卡维地洛对映体

采用Ch iralcelOD-RH(纤维素3,5-二甲基苯基氨基甲酸酯)手性固定相高效液相色谱法研究了乙腈-高氯酸钠缓冲盐体系对卡维地洛的手性拆分情况,讨论了流动相的各个因素(有机相的种类和比例、缓冲盐浓度、酸度等)对手性拆分的影响。在乙腈-高氯酸钠缓冲盐(pH 5.5,50 mmol/L)的体积比为35∶65的色谱条件下,卡维地洛对映体获得了基线分离。