Correction to: Tuning working potential of silicon‑phosphorus anode via microstructure control for high‑energy lithium‑ion batteries

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry -     

Comparative study of the thermal behavior of Sr–Cu–O gels obtained by sol–gel and microwave-assisted sol–gel method

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - In the literature data, several papers reported the synthesis by various chemical or physical methods of the SrCu2O2 (SCO) having possible applications...     

Non-Template-Centered, Closed Tetravanadium Phosphate and Phosphonate Clusters

Tetranuclear V(III) complexes, [HB(pz)(3)](4)V(4)(&mgr;-C(6)H(5)OPO(3))(4) (I), its acetonitrile solvate (I.4CH(3)CN), and [HB(pz)(3)](4)V(4)(&mgr;-O(2)NC(6)H(4)OPO(3))(4).4C(7)H(8).H(2)O (II), and tetranuclear vanadyl complexes, (t-Bupz)(4)V(4)O(4)(&mgr;-C(6)H(5)PO(3))(4).2H(2)O (III) and (t-Bupz)(5)V(4)O(4)(&mgr;-C(6)H(5)PO(3))(4).4CH(3)CN.0.6 H(2)O (IV), have been prepared and characterized by spectroscopic, magnetic, and electrochemical methods (pz = pyrazole, t-Bupz = tert-butylpyrazole). The use of organic solvents and bulky organic groups as ancillary ligands leads to formation of neutral species instead of the anionic clusters commonly found in the hydrothermal synthesis of vanadium organophosphate/phosphonate systems. Complexes I.4CH(3)CN and IV have also been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystal data: I.4CH(3)CN, triclinic, P&onemacr;, a = 15.495(3) ?, b = 17.000(3) ?, c = 17.949(4) ?, alpha = 89.17(3) degrees, beta = 86.00(3) degrees, gamma = 78.60(3) degrees, Z = 2; IV, triclinic, P&onemacr;, a = 15.541(3) ?, b = 16.340(2) ?, c = 19.069(5) ?, alpha = 83.58(2) degrees, beta = 79.67(2) degrees, gamma = 63.68(1) degrees, Z = 2. Both are closed clusters, the core structure of the first consisting of a cubane-like arrangement of metal octahedra and phosphate tetrahedra and the core structure of the second consisting of a distorted, collapsed variant of the first. Unlike other vanadium phosphate clusters, these compounds form in the absence of a central, templating agent. As such they represent the simplest form of a closed cluster in which steric forces and cluster connectivity requirements play the primary role in organizing the cluster framework.     

Capillary electrophoresis-based methods for the determination of lipids--a review

Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is a high-resolution technique for the separation of complex biological and chemical mixtures. CE continues to emerge as a powerful tool in the determination of lipids. Here we review the analytical potential of CE for the determination of a wide range of lipids. The different classes of lipids are introduced, and the different modes of CE and optimization methods for the separation of lipids are described. The advantages and disadvantages of the different modes of CE compared to traditional methods like gas chromatography (GC) and liquid chromatography (LC) in the determination of lipids are discussed. Finally, the potential of CE in the determination of lipids in the future is illustrated.     

Determination of sphingosine kinase 2 activity using fluorescent sphingosine by capillary electrophoresis

The study of sphingosine and sphingosine-1-phosphate is now widespread due to their immense role as intra- and extracellular messenger molecules. The balance and interplay of these ceramide metabolites is dependent on the activities of kinase and phosphatase enzymes. Sphingosine and sphingosine-1-phosphate are found in very minute quantities in cells; thus, they require highly sensitive techniques for quantitative analysis. In this study, we developed a quantitative assay for the determination of sphingosine kinase 2 (SphK2) activity both in vitro and with cell lysates, using CE-LIF. Sphingosine fluorescein was used as the substrate. The K(M) of SphK2 for sphingosine fluorescein was 2.8 ± 0.8 μM with a V(max) of 2490 ± 520?μM/min and a k(cat) of 1920 ± 402/s. The inhibition of SphK2 was also investigated using four different inhibitors for which 2-(p-hydroxyanilino)-4-(p-chlorophenyl) thiazole inhibitor was the most potent for the in vitro inhibition of SphK2 while N,N-dimethylsphingosine (DMS) did not inhibit but rather increased SphK2 activity. The fluorescence-based approach for the determination of the enzymatic activity of SphK2 proves to be useful for the quantitative determination of SphK2 activity in vitro and in cell lysates, and could be extended to single-cell analysis or applied in drug screening.     

A copper(II)–pyrazole complex cation with imposed symmetry

The reaction of Cu(ClO₄)₂·6H₂O, NaAsF₆ and excess pyrazole yields hexakis­(pyrazole‐κN²)copper(II) bis­(hexa­fluoroarsenate), [Cu(C₃H₄N₂)₆](AsF₆)₂ or [Cu(pzH)₆](AsF₆)₂ (pzH is pyrazole), (I). The analogous hexakis­(pyrazole‐κN²)copper(II) hexafluorophosphate perchlorate complex, [Cu(C₃H₄N₂)₆](PF₆)_1.29(ClO₄)_0.71 or [Cu(pzH)₆](PF₆)_1.29(ClO₄)_0.71, (II), is obtained in a similar fashion, using KPF₆ in place of NaAsF₆. Both compounds contain the hitherto unknown [Cu(pzH)₆]²⁺ complex cation, in which the copper(II) ion lies at the center of a regular octahedron of coordinated N atoms. The cation has crystallographically imposed symmetry. The X‐ray data indicate that the lack of the expected distortion can be accounted for by the presence of either static Jahn–Teller disorder or dynamic Jahn–Teller distortion.     

Differential operators of certain special functions and their applications to linear differential equations

The differential operators associated with Jacobi polynomials, the Languerrer polynomials and the parabolic cylinder (or Weber—Hermite) functions are denned. The corresponding commutator brackets are constructed, and it is shown that in each case the operators defined are non‐commutative. Some applications of these operators to linear differential equations are also considered.     

A Direct Calculation of First-Order Wave Function of Helium

We develop a simple analytic calculation for the first order wave function of helium in a model in which nuclear charge screening is caused by repulsive coulomb interaction. The perturbation term, first-order correlation energy, and first-order wave function are divided into two components, one component associated with the repulsive coulomb interaction and the other proportional to magnetic shielding. The resulting first-order wave functions are applied to calculate second-order energies within the model. We find that the second-order energies are independent of the nuclear charge screening constant in the unperturbed Hamiltonian with a central coulomb potential.