Cyan-Blue Luminescence and Antiferromagnetic Coupling of CN-Bridged Tetranuclear Complex Based on Manganese(III) Schiff Base and Hexacyanoferrate(III)

A new tetranuclear cyanide-bridged Mn^III–Fe^III complex based on manganese(III) Schiff base and hexacyanoferrate(III) units, [Mn(L)(MeOH)₂][{Mn(L)}{Fe(CN)₆}{Mn(L)(MeOH)}].2MeOH, [H₂L?=?N,N′-bis(2-hydroxy-1-naphthalidenato)-1,2-diaminopropane] (1), has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, UV–Vis, FT-IR, PXRD, single crystal X-ray analyses, magnetic and photoluminescence measurements. Complex 1 consist of one trinuclear cyanido-bridged anion, in which [Fe(CN)₆]^3? anion bridge [Mn(L)]⁺ and Mn(L)(MeOH)}]⁺ cations via two C≡N groups in the cis positions, and also one isolated manganese [Mn(L)(MeOH)₂]⁺ cation. DC magnetic susceptibility and magnetization studies showed that complex 1 indicates an antiferromagnetic coupling between low-spin Fe(III) and high-spin Mn(III) through the cyanide bridges. In addition, the complex 1 displays a strong cyan-blue luminescence emission in the solid state condition at room temperature. This behavior might be seen easily from the chromaticity diagram. Thus, the complex may be a good promising cyan-blue OLED developing electroluminescent materials for flatted or curved panel display applications due to the fact that it has such features.     

Synthesis, molecular structure, spectroscopic studies and second-order nonlinear optical behaviour of N,N'-(2-hydroxy-propane-1,3-diyl)-bis(5-nitrosalicylaldiminato-N,O)-copper(II)

N,N'-(2-Hydroxy-propane-1,3-diyl)-bis(5-nitrosalicylaldiminato-N,O)-copper(II) has been synthesized. The crystal structure has been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis, and linear optical characterization has been determined by UV-vis spectroscopy. It was found that the molecule under investigation has solvatochromic behaviour in the UV region, implying non-zero microscopic first hyperpolarizability. To reveal the microscopic nonlinear optical (NLO) properties, the static first hyperpolarizabilities (beta) and the electric dipole moments (mu) were evaluated by using the ab initio finite field (FF) method. According to the results of the FF calculations, the synthesized compound exhibits non-zero beta values, and it might have microscopic NLO behaviour.     

Determination of fatty acid compositions and cholesterol levels of some freshwater fish living in Porsuk Dam,Turkey

We determined the oil content, fatty acid composition, and cholesterol content of common carp (Cyprinus carpio), crucian carp (Carassius carassius), chub (Leusiscus cephalus), and tench (Tinca tinca) by GLC. The saturated fatty acids (SFA), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) levels were found to be 36.49%, 31.92%, 31.59% in common carp; 32.92%, 32.21%, and 34.87% in crucian carp; 36.19%, 32.91%, and 30.90% in chub; and 32.86%, 30.77%, and 36.37% in tench, respectively. The cholesterol (mg/100 g oil) levels of common carp, crucian carp, chub, and tench were determined by GLC methods as 119 ± 2.64 mg, 170.37 ± 2.36 mg, 94.68 ± 3.13 mg, and 179.84 ± 6.75 mg, respectively. Thus, the cholesterol contents of the analyzed freshwater fish species were low but their PUFA contents and nutritional values were high. Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 15–17, January–February, 2009.     

Spectrophotometric multicomponent analysis of a mixture of chlorhexidine hydrochloride and lidocaine hydrochloride in pharmaceutical formulation using derivative spectrophotometry and partial least-squares multivariate calibration

Two spectrophotometric methods were applied to the simultaneous assay of chlorhexidine hydrochloride (CHL) and lidocaine hydrochloride (LIH) in pharmaceutical formulations. Using derivative spectrophotometry, CHL was determined by measurement of its first derivative signal at 290 nm (peak to zero amplitude) in the concentration range 5–9 μg/mL, and LIH was analysed by measurement of its second derivative signals at 272 and 276 nm (peak to peak amplitude) in the concentration range 160–480 μg/mL. With the partial least-squares (PLS-2), the experimental calibration matrix was constructed using 9 samples. The concentration ranges considered were 5–7 μg/mL for CHL and 220, 240, 260 μg/mL for LIH. The absorbances were recorded between 240 and 310 nm at every 5 nm.     

Exact Solutions of the Gardner Equation and their Applications to the Different Physical Plasmas

Traveling wave solution of the Gardner equation is studied analytically by using the two dependent (G^′/G,1/G)-expansion and (1/G^′)-expansion methods and direct integration. The exact solutions of the Gardner equations are obtained. Our analytic solutions are applied to the unmagnetized four-component and dusty plasma systems consisting of hot protons and electrons to investigate dynamical features of the solitons and shock waves produced in these systems. A wide variety of parameters of the plasma is used, and the basic features of the Gardner solitons that are beyond the existing study in literature are found. It is observed that the analytic solutions from (G^′/G,1/G)-expansion and (1/G^′)-expansion methods only produce shock waves but the solitary waves are found from the analytic solutions derived from the direct integration. It is also noted that the superhot electrons and relative mass density of the electrons significantly effect the soliton’s amplitude, width, and position. We have also numerically proved that the combination of every value of nomalized density μ₁ or temperature ratio σ₁ with the other sets of plasma parameters creates a region where the solutions have similar physical properties. The time-dependent behavior of the soliton is also studied, and a periodic motion of soliton along the phase variable η is found during the evolution. The investigations and the limits presented in this study may be helpful for studying and understanding the nonlinear properties of the solitary and shock waves seen in various physical and astrophysical plasma systems.     

Correction to: An improved quasi-zero stiffness vibration isolation system utilizing dry friction damping

Nonlinear Dynamics - Equation 7 should appear as follows     

Chemical constituents of two sages with free radical scavenging activity

From the aerial parts of Salvia trichoclada Bentham and S. verticillata L. one new and two known phenolic acids, 3-(3',4'-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxymethyl propionic acid (1), 3-(3',4'-dihydroxyphenyl) lactic acid (2), and rosmarinic acid (3); two flavonoids, apigenin 4'-methyl ether 7-O-glucuronide (4), and luteolin 7-O-beta glucuronide (5); two lupan type triterpene aglycones, lupeol (6), and 30-hydroxylup-20 (29)-en-3-on (7); an oleanane-type triterpene acid, oleanolic acid (8); and an ursan-type triterpene acid, ursolic acid (9) were isolated. The structures of the compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis. Different extracts of the plants were examined for their free radical scavenging activities by DPPH (2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) assay. Some of the polar extracts showed high free radical scavenging activity.     

An improved quasi-zero stiffness vibration isolation system utilizing dry friction damping

Nonlinear Dynamics - Quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) isolators, a nonlinear vibration isolation technique, enhance the isolation performance, by lowering the natural frequencies of an isolation system...