Effect of Alkynyl Group on Reactivity in Photoaffinity Labeling with 2-Thienyl-Substituted α-Ketoamide

Minimalist photo-reactive probes, which consist of a photo-reactive group and a tag for detection of target proteins, are useful tools in chemical biology. Although several diazirine-based and aryl azide-based minimalist probes are available, no keto-based minimalist probe has yet been reported. Here we describe minimalist probes based on a 2-thienyl-substituted α-ketoamide bearing an alkyne group on the thiophene ring. The 3-alkyne probe showed the highest photo-affinity labeling efficiency.     

Formation of double helix self-assembled monolayers of ethynylhelicene oligomer disulfides on gold surfaces

Optically active ethynylhelicene pentamers and hexamers linked by disulfide bonds were synthesized. They formed self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) with double helix structure on gold surfaces, which were analyzed by infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (IR-RAS), quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), surface plasmon resonance (SPR), and circular dichroism (CD). Double helix SAMs could be formed on gold surfaces either from double helices or random coils in solution. The double helices on the surface were more stable than in solution. This result suggested the presence of strong intercomplex interactions between double helix complexes on the surface.     

Elongation method with intermediate mechanical and electrostatic embedding for geometry optimizations of polymers

The elongation method with intermediate mechanical and electrostatic embedding (ELG-IMEE) is proposed. The electrostatic embedding uses atomic charges generated by a charge sensitivity analysis (CSA) method and parameterized for three different population analyses, namely, the Merz–Singh–Kollman scheme, the charge model 5, and the atomic polar tensor. The obtained CSA models were tested on two model systems. Test calculations show that the electrostatic embedding provides several times of decrease in the difference of energies of testing and reference calculations in comparison with the conventional elongation approach (ELG). The mechanical embedding is implemented in a combination of the conventional elongation method and the ONIOM approach. Moreover, it was demonstrated that the geometry optimization with the ELG-IMEE reduces the errors in the optimized structures by about one order in root-mean-square deviation, when compared to ELG.     

The relation between non-bossiness and monotonicity

It is a well-known fact that in some economic environments, non-bossiness and monotonicity are interrelated. In this paper, we have presented a new domain-richness condition called weak monotonic closedness, on which non-bossiness in conjunction with individual monotonicity is equivalent to monotonicity. Moreover, by applying our main result to several types of economies, we have obtained characterizations in terms of non-bossiness.     

Multiple determinations in the micro Dumas nitrogen method

Summary A multiple analysis method for the Dumas nitrogen determination has been described. The furnace is provided with eight combustion tubes arranged in a circle around the axis of the furnace. An improved nozzle-type nitrometer, without ground joints, has been designed. The multiple determinations are simultaneously carried out as in usual method, permitting thirty two analyses in a 7-hour working day. The standard deviation-error of estimate from 88 analyses in routine work is ±0.12% N.

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Zusammenfassung Ein Verfahren zur gleichzeitigen Durchführung mehrerer Stickstoffbestimmungen nachDumas wurde beschrieben. Der Verbrennungsofen kann acht Verbrennungsrohre in gleichmäßiger Entfernung von seiner Längsachse aufnehmen. Ein verbessertes Düsenazotometer ohne Schliffverbindungen wurde konstruiert. Die Analysen werden gleichzeitig in der üblichen Art durchgeführt, so daß im 7stündigen Arbeitstag 32 Bestimmungen möglich sind. Die mittlere Abweichung von 88 Analysen im Routinebetrieb betrug ± 0,12% N.

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Résumé On a décrit une méthode d'analyse multiple pour le dosage de l'azote selonDumas. Le four est muni de huit tubes á combustion disposés suivant un cercle autour de l'axe du four. On a construit un nitromètre perfectionné de type à étranglement, sans joints rodés. On effectue simultanément les dosages multiples comme dans la méthode habituelle, ce qui permet de réaliser trente deux analyses en une journée de travail de 7 heures. L'écart type calculé à partir de 88 analyses dans un travail en série est de ±0,12% N.

     

A Convenient General Access to α-Sulfenylated Acetophenones and Alkanones

Friedel-Crafts acylation of arenes with methylthio- (1) or phenylthio-acetyl chloride (2) provides ready access to α-methylthio- or α-phenylthio-substituted acetophenones. The acyl chlorides 1 and 2 reacted also with organoaluminum reagents to give α-sulfenylated alkanones.     

Approximate solution for kinetic differential equations

Summary In the present work we show the analysis of an approximate solution for the coupled kinetic differential equations of a defect involving processes of untrapping, retrapping and recombination annihilation, using the Poincaré-Dulac theorem. The authors of this paper have agreed to not receive the proofs for correction.     

Robust stabilization for a class of uncertain dynamical systems with time delay

In this paper, a new and simple approach whereby we derive several sufficient conditions on robust stabilizability for a class of uncertain dynamical systems with time delay is presented. Some analytical methods and the Bellman-Gronwall inequality are employed to investigate these sufficient conditions. The notable features of the results obtained are their simplicity in testing the stability of uncertain dynamical systems with time delay and their clarity in giving insight into system analysis. Finally, several numerical examples are given to demonstrate the utilization of the results.The authors would like to acknowledge the many helpful comments provided by the reviewer. Particularly, in the light of these comments, the proof of Theorem 3.1 has been considerably shortened.