Estimation of 47Sc and 177Lu production rates from their natural targets in Kyoto University Research Reactor

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - To assess the capability of Kyoto University Research Reactor to supply the domestic needs of medical isotopes, its neutron flux has been fully...     

Ultrafast Encapsulation of Metal Nanoclusters into MFI Zeolite in the Course of Its Crystallization: Catalytic Application for Propane Dehydrogenation

Encapsulating metal nanoclusters into zeolites combines the superior catalytic activity of the nanoclusters with high stability and unique shape selectivity of the crystalline microporous materials. The preparation of such bifunctional catalysts, however, is often restricted by the mismatching in time scale between the fast formation of nanoclusters and the slow crystallization of zeolites. We herein demonstrate a novel strategy to overcome the mismatching issue, in which the crystallization of zeolites is expedited so as to synchronize it with the rapid formation of nanoclusters. The concept was demonstrated by confining Pt and Sn nanoclusters into a ZSM-5 (MFI) zeolite in the course of its crystallization, leading to an ultrafast, in situ encapsulation within just 5 min. The Pt/Sn-ZSM-5 exhibited exceptional activity and selectivity with stability in the dehydrogenation of propane to propene. This method of ultrafast encapsulation opens up a new avenue for designing and synthesizing composite zeolitic materials with structural and compositional complexity.     

Asymptotic stability for quasi-linear systems whose linear approximation is not assumed to be uniformly attractive

Sufficient conditions are obtained for uniform stability and asymptotic stability of the zero solution of two-dimensional quasi-linear systems under the assumption that the zero solution of linear approximation is not always uniformly attractive. A class of quasi-linear systems considered in this paper includes a planar system equivalent to the damped pendulum x′??+ h(t)x??+ sin x = 0, where h(t) is permitted to change sign. Some suitable examples are included to illustrate the main results.     

Development of a New Benzylating Reagent Spontaneously Releasing Benzyl Cation Equivalents at Room Temperature

A new O‐benzylating reagent, that is, 4‐(4,6‐diphenoxy‐1,3,5‐triazin‐2‐yl)‐4‐benzylmorpholinium trifluoromethanesulfonate (DPT‐BM), has been developed. Benzyl cation equivalents are generated from DPT‐BM by dissolving the compound in a solvent at room temperature under non‐acidic conditions. The benzylation of various alcohols by using a combination of DPT‐BM and magnesium oxide provided the benzyl ethers in good yields.     

Hydrosilanes are not always a reducing reagent: a ruthenium-catalyzed introduction of primary alkyl groups to electron-rich aromatic rings using esters as a source of the alkyl groups

A triruthenium cluster, (μ₃, η², η³, η⁵-acenaphthylene)Ru₃(CO)₇ effectively catalyzes primary-alkylation reaction of electron-rich aromatic rings using a combination of hydrosilane and ester as a source of the primary-alkyl group. The reaction involves electrophilic substitution of arenes by carbocationic species stabilized by a neighboring alkoxy or siloxy group generated during the reduction of esters giving alkylated arenes after reductive removal of the alkoxy or siloxy group at the benzylic position.     

New approach to oligotriazoles using a cobalt complex of propargyl azides as a synthetic component

We have developed an efficient method for preparation of triazolamers using a dicobalt hexacarbonyl complex of propargyl azides (CPA) as a synthetic component. Several types of CPAs possessing the side chains found in the natural amino acids were prepared by Nicholas reaction as well as by a reaction of propargyl azides with dicobalt octacarbonyl. Triazolamers with both amino and carboxyl termini were readily synthesized by repetitive reaction sequence involving a copper-catalyzed 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition followed by an oxidative deprotection.     

Stacked 1,3,5-tris[(2,5-dimethylphenyl)ethynyl]benzenes: dimer and conjugated microporous polymer

A new [2.2]paracyclophane compound consisting of two 1,3,5-tris[(2,5-dimethylphenyl)ethynyl]benzenes stacked in proximity to each other. The compound exhibited a unique absorption band (cyclophane band) and an emission from the phane state, both of which were derived from the π-π stacking of the poorly extended conjugation systems of 1,3,5-tris[(2,5-dimethylphenyl)ethynyl]benzene. In addition, a conjugated microporous polymer (CMP) that comprises pseudo-para-substituted [2.2]paracyclophane was prepared. The obtained CMP is regarded as a polymer, in which 1,3,5-tris[(2,5-dimethylphenyl)ethynyl]benzenes are infinitely stacked to form a network structure. The CMP exhibited a type I nitrogen gas sorption profile and an H4-like hysteresis loop, and possessed the slit-like mesopores with a BET surface area of 501 m² g⁻¹.     

Local distribution of radioactivity in tree leaves contaminated by fallout of the radionuclides emitted from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

We analyzed fresh and dead leaves collected in forests in Fukushima after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident, using autoradiography. Both fresh and dead leaves of Cryptomeria japonica were contaminated by radionuclides (¹³⁴Cs and ¹³⁷Cs). Contamination of the fresh leaves was possibly attributed to interception of radionuclides by tree canopies, whereas the dead leaves indicated the direct deposition of radionuclides by fallout and/or washout of radionuclides intercepted by tree canopies. Translocation of radiocesium from a contaminated branch to new leaves growing after the FDNPP accident was not clearly observed, although transfer of radiocesium from leaf parts to male flowers occurred. Fallen leaves of Quercus serrata, which started growing after the FDNPP accident, did not show radioactivity, indicating that significant amounts of translocation from other parts to new leaves did not occur. Fallen leaves of Q. serrata collected from a litter showed hot spots originating from direct fallout. Needles of Pinus densiflora were also contaminated by fallout. Leaching with pure water removed soluble fractions of radiocesium and hot particles from the surface of the contaminated leaves, but significant amounts of radioactivity remained. This means that foliar absorption occurred in both fresh and dead leaves. Further leaching experiments using surfactant and acetone could not remove the remaining radiocesium from the leaves. The leaching experiments indicate that radiocesium in the contaminated leaves is strongly fixed in leaf tissues and is not readily released unless leaf tissues are decomposed.     

Synthesis of Novel Spiro[indol-2,2′-pyrroles] Using Isocyanide-Based Multicomponent Reaction

An efficient and facile method for the synthesis of novel spiro[indole-2,2′-pyrroles] from N-methyl-3-isatin imines, t-butyl isocyanide, and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylate has been achieved by [3 + 2] cyclo addition reaction. All the products were purified by column chromatography as yellow solids and confirmed with ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, fast atom bombardment, mass, and infrared. Compound 11 was further confirmed with x-ray analysis.     

Discovery of Oxysterol-Derived Pharmacological Chaperones for NPC1: Implication for the Existence of Second Sterol-Binding Site

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Highlights? Niemann-Pick disease type C is caused by folding defect in NPC1 protein ? Oxysterols and chemically optimized derivatives act as pharmacological chaperones ? Defects in localization, stability, maturation, and function were corrected in cell ? These derivatives bind to second sterol-binding site on NPC1 protein