Semi-invariants of binary forms and Sylvester’s theorem

The Ramanujan Journal - We obtain a combinatorial formula related to the shear transformation for semi-invariants of binary forms, which implies the classical characterization of semi-invariants in...     

Low band‐gap diketopyrrolopyrrole‐containing polymers for near infrared electrochromic and photovoltaic applications

Donor–acceptor type polymers bearing diketopyrrolopyrrole and 3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene units are reported. The polymers are green and exhibit very low band‐gaps (1.19 eV) with strong and broad absorption (maxima of about 830 nm) in the near infrared (NIR) region in their neutral film states. The polymers display color changes between dark green and light blue with exceptional optical contrasts in the NIR regions of up to 78 and 63% as thin films and single‐layer electrochromic devices, respectively. Fast switching, good stabilities as well as high coloration efficiencies (743–901 cm² C^?1) were also observed. The polymers could also be potentially used as photovoltaic material, with a power conversion efficiency of up to 1.68%. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015 , 53, 1287–1295     

Improved Procedure for the Synthesis of DAMGO

A short and straightforward synthesis of DAMGO is described.     

Improved Synthesis of the ORL Antagonist 1-[(3R,4R)-1-Cyclooctylmethyl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-4-piperidinyl]-3-ethyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-one (J-113397)

A practical synthesis of optically pure 1-[(3R,4R)-1-cyclooctylmethyl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-4-piperidinyl]-3-ethyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-one (J-113397) was developed that avoids the use of chiral columns.     

A practical synthesis of (+)-cocaine

(+)-Cocaine has been prepared from commercially available 3-tropinone in four steps. Synthetic procedures and experimental details are provided.     

Substrate rigidity effects in mixed layered solids

The composition dependence of the d-spacing of Cs_1?xRb_x vermiculite has been determined for 0 ≤ × ≤ 1. It exhibits a step-like drop with increasing x at a composition that is unexpectedly lower than that at which Cs_1?xRb_xC₈ shows a more gradual drop. This results attributed to in-plane substrate distortions which preserve the rigidity of the vermiculite layer. Measurements of the torsional Raman mode of Cs_1?xRb_x vermiculite support this analysis.     

Preparation of a Series of 5-Methyl-3-(substituted)-[1,2,4]triazines

Procedures for the synthesis of thirty-six 5-methyl-3-(substituted)-[1,2,4]triazines have been described. These compounds were evaluated for antagonism at metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5). Two compounds, 5b and 3c, were determined to be low micromolar inhibitors of mGluR5.     

Application of solid phase microextraction in the determination of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins

A SPME-HPLC-post-column fluorescent derivatization method for the direct determination of saxitoxin (STX), the most potent paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxin, in water has been developed. Commercially available SPME devices with 50 microm Carbowax templated resin (CW/TPR) coating was found to be able to pre-concentrate STX from aqueous media. A special pre-conditioning treatment of soaking the SPME coating in 0.1 M NaOH solution significantly improved the extraction efficiency. The optimal pH for the SPME process is 8.1 and the equilibration time is 40 min. The partition coefficient, K, of the distribution of STX between the SPME coating and the aqueous media was measured to be 2.99 +/- 0.04 x 10(3). Extracted toxin on the SPME stationary phase was difficult to be desorbed by the HPLC mobile phase under dynamic desorption mode. A static ion-pairing desorption technique using a desorption solvent mixture of 20 mM sodium 1-heptanesulfonate in 30% aqueous acetonitrile acidified with 50 mM sulfuric acid was developed to overcome this problem. The method detection limit and repeatability achieved by this SPME-HPLC method were 0.11 ng ml(-1) and 3.7%, respectively, with a sample volume of just 5 ml of water. This analytical method is adequate for the monitoring of the PSP toxin in fresh/drinking waters. However, serious interference was observed when this technique was applied to saline water samples. This is probably due to competition of sodium ions with the cationic STX for absorption into the SPME stationary phase.     

Synthesis of lariat ether carboxylic acids based on dibenzo‐16‐crown‐5

Synthetic routes to forty‐seven dibenzo‐16‐crown‐5 compounds with pendant carboxylic acid groups are reported. When taken together with previously described lariat ether carboxylic acids, these new compounds provide several series with systematic structural variations including changes in the identity and attachment site(s) of one or more lipophilic groups and the length of the spacer that connects the carboxylic acid group to the polyether framework.