An Efficient,Multicomponent Synthesis of Pyrazolyl Triazolo Thiadiazinyl Chromen ‐ 2 ‐ Ones

One‐pot synthesis of 3‐(3‐(3,5‐dimethyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl)‐7H‐[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4‐b][1,3,4]thiadiazin‐6‐yl)‐2H‐chromen‐2‐ones was achieved via the multicomponent reaction of purpald, acetyl acetone, and different derivatives of 3‐(2‐bromo‐acetyl)‐2H‐chromen‐2‐one in absolute ethanol. All the synthesized compounds were characterized by analytical and spectral data.     

An Efficient Synthesis of 3‐(3‐benzyl‐2‐(phenylimino)‐2,3‐dihydrothiazol‐4‐yl)‐6‐methyl‐4‐(2‐oxo‐2‐phenylethoxy)‐3,4‐dihydro‐2H‐pyran‐2‐one Derivatives via Multi‐Component Approach

An easy, highly efficient and a new convenient one‐pot, two‐step approach to the synthesis of 3‐(3‐benzyl‐2‐(phenylimino)‐2,3‐dihydrothiazol‐4‐yl)‐6‐methyl‐4‐(2‐oxo‐2‐phenylethoxy)‐3,4‐dihydro‐2H‐pyran‐2‐one is described. These compounds were synthesized from 3‐(3‐benzyl‐2‐(phenylimino)‐2,3‐dihydrothiazol‐4‐yl)‐4‐hydroxy‐6‐methyl‐3,4‐dihydro‐2H‐pyran‐2‐one and α‐bromoketones in good yields. The compounds 4 were synthesized by a multi‐component reaction between 1 , 2 , and 3 and the prominent features of this protocol are mild reaction conditions, operation simplicity, and good to high yields of products.     

Synthesis,characterisation and photocatalytic activity of Ag<Superscript>+</Superscript>- and Sn<Superscript>2+</Superscript>-substituted KSbTeO<Subscript>6</Subscript>

Ag⁺- and Sn²⁺-substituted KSbTeO₆ were prepared by a facile ion-exchange method at ambient temperature. All the samples were characterised by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectra, thermogravimetric analysis, powder X-ray diffraction, Raman spectra and UV-VIS diffuse reflectance spectra. Both Sn²⁺- and Ag⁺-substituted KSbTeO₆ were crystallised in a cubic lattice with the \(Fd\bar 3m\) space group. The band-gap energy of all the samples was deduced from their UV-VIS diffuse reflectance spectral profiles. The visible light-induced photocatalytic oxidation of the methylene blue (MB) dye was examined in the presence of all the as-prepared materials. The Ag⁺- and Sn²⁺-substituted KSbTeO₆ exhibited a higher photocatalytic activity than the parent KSbTeO₆ in degradation of the MB dye under visible light irradiation.     

Freeze-drying synthesis and characterisation of Na composites of ZnO,TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> and ZnTiO<Subscript>3</Subscript> semiconductor oxides

The freeze-drying method of metal oxides synthesis has a number of advantages such as high homogeneity, varying porous structures, morphologies and uniform particle size distribution, etc. Because of these advantages, the binary metal oxides ZnO, TiO₂ and ternary metal oxide ZnTiO₃ were synthesised by the freeze-drying method. The synthesised materials were characterised by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform-infra red spectroscopy (FT-IR), UV-VIS spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX). The as-synthesised metal oxides were calcined at different temperatures to study the phase evolution and morphological changes. The crystalline cubic-phase ZnTiO₃ (a = 8.3948 Å) was obtained on calcination of the precursor at 600°C, and decomposed to the cubic phase Zn₂TiO₄ (a = 8.4580 Å) and rutile TiO₂ (a = 4.5955 Å and c = 2.9593 Å) at 1000°C. The band gap of ZnO (3.28?3.10 eV), TiO₂ (3.37?2.97 eV) and ZnTiO₃ (3.92?3.80 eV) calculated using Tauc’s relation was found to vary inversely with calcination temperature and phase transition.     

Palladium-catalyzed ortho-selective C–H bond chlorination of aromatic ketones

A palladium-catalyzed ortho-selective C–H bond chlorination reaction for the preparation of 2-chloro aromatic ketones was described. Both electron-withdrawing and electron-donating groups on the aromatic rings are well tolerated under the optimized conditions. The 2-chloro aromatic ketones obtained by our method could be applied to synthesize the derivatives of 1H-indazole or benzo[d]isoxazole.     

Extraordinary Changes in the Electronic Structure and Properties of CdS and ZnS by Anionic Substitution: Cosubstitution of P and Cl in Place of S

Unlike cation substitution, anion substitution in inorganic materials such as metal oxides and sulfides would be expected to bring about major changes in the electronic structure and properties. In order to explore this important aspect, we have carried out first‐principles DFT calculations to determine the effects of substitution of P and Cl on the properties of CdS and ZnS in hexagonal and cubic structures and show that a sub‐band of the trivalent phosphorus with strong bonding with the cation appears in the gap just above the valence band, causing a reduction in the gap and enhancement of dielectric properties. Experimentally, it has been possible to substitute P and Cl in hexagonal CdS and ZnS. The doping reduces the band gap significantly as predicted by theory. A similar decrease in the band gap is observed in N and F co‐substituted in cubic ZnS. Such anionic substitution helps to improve hydrogen evolution from CdS semiconductor structures and may give rise to other applications as well.     

Point force in a MHB rotating fluid

We consider the steady flow of an inviscid, rotating fluid confined in a cylinder under the influence of a uniform axial magnetic field, in the presence of an isolated point force. It is found that, the wave-like terms, infinite in number, occurring on the downstream side are not persistent and decay at far distances, in contrast to the non-magnetic case. Also the presence of a uniform magnetic field induces an additional finite number of decaying modes on the upstream side and an infinite number of similar modes on the downstream side, which reduce to the geostrophic terms, in the corresponding non-magnetic case. The downstream solution reveals that discontinuities occur in the velocity gradients inside the fluid region.     

Turbulent flow inside the cylinder of a Diesel engine — an experimental investigation using hot wire anemometer

This paper describes the measurement of mean velocity and turbulence intensity using hot-wire anemometry inside the cylinder of a Diesel engine under motoring (non-firing) conditions. The effects of engine speed and compression ratio on mean velocity and turbulence intensity have been studied. In addition, turbulence scales have also been evaluated using auto-correlation function and power spectrum which are obtained from fluctuating velocity. The measurements were carried out at 4 different locations inside the piston cavity. Mean velocity and turbulence intensity are found to increase with speed. Increase in compression ratio has significantly increased the mean velocity at all crank angles. The main feature of this investigation is that the experiments have been conducted at higher compression ratios and a relatively high speed using a single high temperature straight wire probe.List of symbols A constant - B constant - D hot-wire diameter - F(f) normalized one-dimensional energy spectral density function - f frequency - i current through the hot-wire - k thermal conductivity of air at any temperature - k ₀ thermal conductivity of air at reference temperature - L hot-wire length - L _t macro or integral time scale of turbulence - L _x macro or integral length scale of turbulence - N number of cycles - Nu Nusselt number - n constant - R hot-wire resistance - Re Reynolds number - R () auto-correlation coefficient - T period of measurement and temperature - T ₀ reference temperature - T _g cylinder gas temperature - T _w hot-wire temperature - U instantaneous velocity - U mean velocity - u _I fluctuating velocity - u turbulence intensity - _t absolute viscosity of air at any temperature - ₀ absolute viscosity of air at reference temperature - engine crank angle - correlation time - _t micro-time scale of turbulence - _x micro-length scale of turbulence