Approaches to the regiospecific synthesis of Anthracycline antibiotics

Synthetic approaches to anthracycline antibiotics were studied through the use of Claisen rearrangements on 1-methallyloxy-5-methoxyantraquinone (9) which required reducing conditions to proceed through a hydroquinone intermediate in situ. 1-(2′-Methylene-4′-pentenoxy)-5-methoxyanthraquinone (13) underwent a similar reductive rearrangement but also produced a spiro compound 16 as a result of an ene reaction between the phenol and side chain double bond. 1-Hydroxy-2-methally-5-methoxyanthraquinone (11) could not be oxidized to quinizarin 17. 1-Hydroxy-2-methally-5,9,10-trimethoxyanthracene (21) was oxidatively coupled to the dimer at C-2. Dimer 23 reacted with diazomethane to form a 1,3-dipolar adduct 24.     

Red solitons: evidence of spatiotemporal instability in chi 2 spatial soliton dynamics

In chi(2) three-wave mixing, the noise-seeded spatiotemporal modulational instability has a dramatic impact on the spatial soliton formation and on their stability, leading to the occurrence of a temporal breakup on the 20 fs scale and to the counterintuitive observation of spatial solitons with no apparent participation of the high-frequency field in the self-trapping.     

Fabrication and characterization of magnetic ferrofluids by the co-precipitation way using diglycolic acid

Developing of a simple method for the fabrication of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (Nps) is still a challenge for materials scientists. This work reveals a way to fabricate especially stable ferrofluids from spherical Nps of magnetite using the co-precipitation method, for which a new (diglycolic acid) stabilizer was applied. The Nps of the average size of ~7.4–16.5 nm were characterized by means of high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), selective area electron diffraction (SAED), Raman, FTIR and Mössbauer spectroscopy. The stabilization effect of the diglycolic acid for the growth of superparamagnetic Nps growth was discussed on the basis of experimental results.     

Electrochemical modification of Bi2S3 coatings in a nickel plating electrolyte

The electrochemical behavior of Bi₂S₃ coatings in Watts nickel plating electrolyte was investigated using the cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance, X-ray diffraction, and energy dispersive X-ray analysis methods. During the bismuth sulfide coating reduction in Watts background electrolyte in the potential region from −0.4 to −0.6 V, the Bi₂S₃ and Bi(III) oxygen compounds are reduced to metallic Bi, and the decrease in coating mass is related to the transfer of S²⁻ ions from the electrode surface. When the bismuth sulfide coating is reduced in Watts nickel plating electrolyte, the observed increase in coating mass in the potential region −0.1 to −0.4 V is conditioned by Ni²⁺ ions reduction before the bulk deposition of Ni, initiated by Bi₂S₃. In this potential region, the reduction of Bi(III) oxygen compounds can occur. After the treatment of as-deposited bismuth sulfide coating in nickel plating electrolyte at E = −0.3 V, the sheet resistance of the layer decreases from 10¹³ to 500–700 Ω cm. A metal-rich mixed sulfide Ni₃Bi₂S₂–parkerite is obtained when as-deposited bismuth sulfide coating is treated in Watts nickel plating electrolyte at a potential close to the equilibrium potential of the Ni/Ni²⁺ system and then annealed at temperatures higher than 120 °C.     

Effective p-type photocurrent sensitization of n-Bi2O3 with p-CuBi2O4 and p-CuO: Z-scheme photoelectrochemical system

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Nanostructured n-Bi2O3/p-CuBi2O4/p-CuO photocathodes with incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency IPCEmax = 70%...     

Solitonic all-optical switch based on the fractional Talbot effect

A periodic pattern of hundreds of beams is shifted by half its transverse period as the result of excitation of parametric spatial solitons and the fractional Talbot effect. The all-optical switch that is obtained operates with 1-ps pulses.     

Non-parametric estimation from simultaneous degradation and failure time dataEstimation non-paramétrique à partir de données de dégradation et de défaillances

The paper considers degradation and failure time models with multiple failure modes. Dependence of traumatic failure intensities on the degradation level are included into the models. Non-parametric estimators of various reliability characteristics are proposed. Theorems on simultaneous asymptotic distribution of random functions characterizing degradation and intensities of traumatic events are proposed. To cite this article: V. Bagdonavi?ius et al., C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 335 (2002) 183–188.     

Formation of gold-capped silicon nanocolumns on silicon substrate

Gold-capped silicon nanocolumns regularly distributed over silicon substrate were obtained. The columns length was roughly 100 nm; their deviation from perpendicular axis was less than 2°. The diameter of the columns was of the order of 10 nm or below of that. The proposed procedure of nanostructuring included the following main steps: deposition of aluminum thin layer (100–500 nm) by magnetron sputtering on (100) oriented Si wafers; formation of porous self-ordered alumina structures by electrochemical anodizing of the Al film in oxalic acid; electroless inversion of Au in alumina pores; and reactive ion etching. The obtained Si–Au structures are of importance as the platforms for biosensing applications, while the gold-free structures are of interest in photovoltaics.

     

Impedance spectroscopy study of Cu6PS5I–As2S3 nanocomposites

Nanocrystalline Cu₆PS₅I powder has been mixed with As₂S₃ semiconducting glass to obtain nanocomposite. Surface of the obtained sample has been photographed by scanning electron microscope. Electrical properties of Cu₆PS₅I–As₂S₃ nanocomposite have been measured using two- and four-probe methods. The obtained results were analyzed by fitting the experimental data to the equivalent circuit model. Warburg impedance element described Cu₆PS₅I nanoparticles, and the phase transition of this material was indicated.     

Sulfide-enhanced electrochemical capacitance of cobalt hydroxide on nanofibered parent substrate

Two approaches—substrate nanostructuring and incorporation of sulfide—were studied with the aim to increase electrochemical capacitance of cobalt (hydro)oxide. A fiber structure of cobalt was deposited electrochemically with the fibers in the order of tens of nanometers in thickness and hundreds of nanometers in length. Cobalt hydroxide film was formed on the nanostructured substrate by anodic polarization in an alkaline solution. The hydroxide formation and its electrochemical capacitance have been studied by cyclic voltammetry in conjunction with the electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM). An irreversible behavior was typical of the first anodic polarization cycle; it turned gradually to a reversible one during subsequent cycling. EQCM measurements indicated exponential electrode mass growth during the first cycle, with subsequent transition to a quasipassive state. The redox transitions Co(II) → Co(III) → Co(IV), which determine pseudocapacitance, did not cause remarkable electrode mass change. The electrochemical capacitance of the nanofiber sample was found up to five times higher when compared to that formed on conventional cobalt (abraded surface). Specifics of “per 1 g” evaluation of capacitance performance is discussed. Measurements showed that about 10% of the entire hydroxide structure took part in the capacitive process. The capacitance value determined per 1 g of active Co(OH)₂ was in agreement with the limiting value predicted by the Faraday’s law (2,421 F g⁻¹) sulfide-enhanced system with 18% CoS exhibited up to three times higher capacitance when compared to that of the sulfide-free counterpart. The system shows promise for practical applications due to its low cost and technical simplicity.