An effective and mild method for the conversion of oximes to secondary nitro compounds

A mild and efficient process for the conversion of cyclic ketones to saturated nitro compounds, as outlined below, is described.     

A method to determine and classify the chirality of the water medium

A new numerical method to determine the chirality of water configurations is developed. It consists in the comparison of matrices composed for both initial configuration and its mirror image based on the information of four bound water molecules. The method developed enables the rapid and unambiguous determination of the chirality of an aqueous system.     

A simple mathematical method to determine the efficiencies of log-conical detectors

A new type of photon detector, log-conical, is proposed. The average path length traveled by an incident photon of arbitrary energy as well as the geometrical solid angle are calculated in a mathematical expression to determine the efficiencies of this detector for an arbitrarily positioned isotropic radiating point source. The off-axis effect of the source position was analyzed to demonstrate the powerful capability of the proposed method. The results are compared with those obtained using a standard 3″×3″ cylindrical detector of the same volume in order to show the enhanced efficiency of the log-conical detector.     

A method to determine mixing enthalpies by DSC

A method has been developed that utilizes a special custom-made mixing device and HPLC micro liter syringe to perform mixing experiments of liquid systems directly in open measuring cells of differential scanning calorimeters. The present paper describes how to determine mixing enthalpies from time scans of the isothermal heat flux during an exothermal or endothermal process. Using ethylene glycol and the slightly volatile component water to calibrate the mixing calorimeter, the mixing enthalpy of the binary system poly(ethylene glycol) 400/water could be determined with sufficient precision compared to the results of measurements with a conventional flow calorimeter. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

A simple and versatile method to determine the enantiomeric purity of Diels-Alder adducts

The determination of the enantiomeric purity of Diels-Alder adducts derived from cyclopentadiene and a series of electron-deficient dienophiles is conveniently achieved by HPLC analysis on their 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine derivatives formed in one pot directly from the cycloaddition reaction.     

Population-based models of thermoplastic degradation: Using optimization to determine model parameters

A comparison of different model forms for non-oxidative thermoplastic degradation rate is presented. A physically meaningful model is derived from a three-step radical depolymerization mechanism. A moment-based approximation to the population balance equations is derived and implemented to predict the thermal degradation of polyethylene (PE) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). In the absence of accurate molecular dynamical calculations to predict the controlling model parameters, it is necessary to use experimental data to find the best fit parameter values. A sequential quadratic programming algorithm (SQP) was used to find the set of parameters that minimized the error between the model and sets of non-isothermal thermogravimetric (TG) data at different heating rates for PE and PMMA.     

A method to fast determine the coupling coefficients in CI calculation

A new algorithm for evaluating the coupling coefficients and the addresses of molecular integrals in configuration interaction (CI) calculations is presented, which leads to an improved CI calculation program CGUGA. The validity and efficiency of the new code are compared with other programs, such as MELD and GAUSSIAN-94.     

A radioactive tracer dilution method to determine the mass of molten salt

A new technique for molten salt mass determination, termed radioactive tracer dilution, that uses ²²Na as a tracer was validated at bench scale. It has been a challenging problem to determine the mass of molten salt in irregularly shaped containers, where a highly radioactive, high-temperature molten salt was used to process nuclear spent/used fuel during electrochemical recycling (pyro-processing) or for coolant/fuel salt from molten salt reactors. A radioactive source with known activity is dissolved into the salt. After a complete mixture, a small amount of the salt is sampled and measured in terms of its mass and radioactivity. By finding the ratio of the mass to radioactivity, the unknown salt mass in the original container can be precisely determined.

     

A new method of identifying configurational isomers of heterocyclic oximes

Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds -     

New method to determine the viscoelastic properties of admicelles around the stick-slip transition

We report on a new method by which, for the first time, the viscoelastic properties of an adsorbed surfactant layer on a solid surface are measured. It is based on an analysis of the amplitude and the phase angle of the pressure fluctuations induced by a pulsating flow of a Newtonian surfactant solution through cylindrical pores. This method is subsequently used to determine the viscoelastic properties of an admicelle, formed when flushing surfactant solutions through nanopores, around the stick-slip transition. We find that the admicelle responds elastically for flow strengths below the transition and beyond the viscous. This is in agreement with the hypothesis formulated earlier (Cheikh, C.; Koper, G. J. M. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2003, 91, 156102).     

A Gibbs sampling method to determine biomarkers for asthma

PurposeTo identify potential biomarkers and to uncover the mechanisms underlying asthma based on Gibbs sampling.MethodsThe molecular functions (MFs) with genes greater than 5 were determined using AnnotationMFGO of BAGS package, and the obtained MFs were then transformed to Markov chain (MC). Gibbs sampling was conducted to obtain a new MC. Meanwhile, the average probabilities of MFs were computed via MC Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithm, followed by identification of differentially expressed MFs based on the probabilities of MF more than 0.6. Moreover, the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and their correlated genes were screened and merged, called as co-expressed genes. Pathways enrichment analysis was implemented for the co-expressed genes.ResultsBased on the gene set more than 5, overall 396 MFs were determined. After Gibbs sampling, 5 differentially expressed MF were acquired according to alfa.pi > 0.6. Moreover, the genes in these 5 differentially expressed MF were merged, and 110 DEGs were identified. Subsequently, 338 co-expressed genes were gained. Based on the P value < 0.01, the co-expressed genes were significantly enriched in 6 pathways. Among these, ubiquitin mediated proteolysis contained the maximum numbers of 35 co-expressed genes, and cell cycle were enriched by the second largest number of 11 co-expressed genes, respectively.ConclusionsThe identified pathways such as ubiquitin mediated proteolysis and cell cycle might play important roles in the development of asthma and may be useful for developing the credible therapeutic approaches for diagnosis and treatment of asthma in future.     

被动采样法测定室内空气环境中的二氧化氮

用基于气体分子扩散理论研制的被动采样器 (Passivesampler) ,结合Saltzman法 ,离子色谱法 (IC)分析、测定室内空气环境中的NO2 ,利用风洞实验装置进行模拟曝露实验 ,着重研究捕集液的种类、浓度和风洞内NO2 初始浓度、湿度对捕集NO2 能力的影响以及采样器的材料、结构与采样性能的关系。结果表明 ,本文研制的采样器在空气中曝露数个小时后 ,测定空气中NO2 浓度可达n×1 0 μg/L ,与用NOx 分析仪直接测定结果比较误差在 2 0 %以内。本采样器体积小、质量小、结构简单 ,不仅适用于生活环境中NO2 的测定 ,也适用于NO2 个人曝露量的测定     

Basis extension in the Roothaan method

Quantum-chemical calculations show that in the Roothaan method, even when the Hartree-Fock energy limit is achieved, the basis set extension can significantly influence other molecular characteristics. In this work we study the influence of an additional (orthogonal to an initial basis set) orbital on one-electron levels, total energy, and quantities that are calculated as average values of one-electron operators. We assume that the initial M-dimensional basis is sufficiently good, so that adding orbital does not lead to the redistribution of occupied and virtual levels. Then, each occupied (M+1)-dimensional MO _i is approximately the same as the corresponding M-dimensional MO _i ⁰ and differs from it only by admixture of the other orbitals _k ⁰ and the function . The coefficients of _k ⁰ and in _i are considered to be small parameters, and molecular characteristics of interest are expanded in power series with respect to them. It has been established that a decrease in the total energy during the basis extension corresponds to the quadratic in these parameters terms while quantities calculated as average values of one-electron operators change linearly during the basis extension. A shift of one-electron levels _i during the basis extension is examined. It is shown that the MacDonald rule is satisfied if integrals containing the energy shift operator for electron interaction are small with respect to integrals <F⁰_j ⁰> where F⁰ is the Fock operator in the initial basis. An an illustration, results of calculations for H₂ and HeH₊ molecules in an ellipsoidal basis are given.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Eksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 3–11, January–February, 1986.     

Use of optimization software to determine rugged analysis conditions in high-performance liquid chromatography

The ruggedness evaluation of an analytical method is now generally required for further validation. By considering ruggedness at an early stage of method development, major disappointments and amount of work could be avoided. This work shows that the optimization software OSIRIS can be helpful for the chromatographer during a method development, as it takes into account the method ruggedness. The ruggedness of the analysis conditions is then evaluated all along the selectivity optimization procedure. This optimization software belongs to the interpretive methods that consist of predicting the optimum conditions by modeling first the solute retention over the parameter space using a minimum number of preliminary runs. The choice of a response function is studied. This response function must be able to take into account several individual criteria: analysis time, minimal resolution and ruggedness of each parameter. Some optimum separations, determined using a ruggedness criteria or not, are given and compared in terms of long term repeatability.     

Stepwise optimization and sensitivity improvement of green micellar electrokinetic chromatography method to simultaneously determine some fluoroquinolones and glucocorticoids present in various binary ophthalmic formulations

A sensitive micellar electrokinetic chromatography method is presented to simultaneously quantify ofloxacin, gatifloxacin, dexamethasone sodium phosphate and prednisolone acetate. The method has the advantages of being rapid, accurate, reproducible, ecologically acceptable and sensitive. The electrophoretic separation utilized 20 mm borate buffer as background electrolyte with pH 10.0 ± 0.1 and 50 mm sodium dodecyl sulfate as a micelle forming molecule. A capillary tube (50 μm i.d., 33 cm) of fused silica was used and on-column diode array detection at 243 nm for dexamethasone sodium phosphate and prednisolone acetate, and 290 nm for ofloxacin and gatifloxacin. Various factors were optimized such as the background electrolyte (type, concentration and pH), addition of sodium dodecyl sulfate and its concentration, detection wavelength, applied voltage and injection parameters. The studied drugs were efficiently separated in 6.2 min, at 20 kV with high resolution. The greenness of the method was estimated using an eco-scale tool and the presented method was found to have excellent green characteristics. The method was validated in conformance with International Conference on Harmonization guidelines, with acceptable accuracy, precision and selectivity. The suggested method can be employed for the economic analysis of the four drugs in dissimilar binary combinations of eye drops saving solvents and chemicals.     

Application of the Gil-Av equation to determine the complexing constant by the gas-chromatographic method

Conclusion The complexing constants, determined by the gas-chromatographic method using the Gil-Av equation, can have either a true or an apparent value, depending on the concentration of the complexing agent and the basicity of the solvent (gas-chromatographic phase).Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 441–443, February, 1972.     

Small imines and oximes as model compounds in the optimization of a consistent force field potential energy function

Parameters have been optimized for a potential energy function to be used in molecular mechanics calculations of small imines as a preliminary step to calculations on larger systems. A consistent force field (CFF) program was used, and a new damping algorithm due to Sundius was introduced in the optimization procedure. Optimization of parameters has been done on structural and vibrational data of five small imines and one oxime. The quality of the derived potential energy function is examined by calculations on larger oximes.