Facile and convenient synthesis of new thieno[2,3-b]-thiophene derivatives

A facile and convenient synthesis of bis(2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2(3H)-ylidene)-3-oxopropanenitrile), bis((3-amino-5-(methylthio)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methanone) and bis(2-thioxo-1,2-dihydropyrimidine-5-carbonitrile) derivatives incorporating a thieno- [2,3-b]thiophene moiety via versatile, readily accessible diethyl 3,4-dimethylthieno-[2,3-b]thiophene-2,5-dicarboxylate is described.     

Investigating droplet separation efficiency in wire-mesh mist eliminators in bubble column

Effects of design parameters on performance of wire-mesh mist eliminators were experimentally investigated in 15 cm bubble column. The demisters performances were evaluated by droplet collection efficiency as a function of wide ranges of operating and design parameters. These parameters include: droplet size exiting the demister (250–380 μm), specific surface area (236–868 m²/m³), void fraction (97–98.3%), wire diameter (0.14–0.28 mm), packing density (130–240 kg/m³), and superficial gas velocity (0.109–0.118 m/s. All demisters were 15 cm in diameter with 10 cm pad thickness, made from 316L stainless steel layered type demister pad wires. Experiments were carried out using air–water system at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure. The experimental data on the droplet removal efficiency were obtained using Malvern Laser Droplet Sizer. The removal efficiency was found to increase with the increasing the demister specific surface area, packing density, and superficial gas velocity. In contrast, the removal efficiency was found to increase with decreasing the demister void fraction and wire diameter. The separation efficiency is correlated empirically as a function of the design parameters. A good agreement was obtained between the measured values and the correlation predictions with ±5% accuracy.     

Spectrofluorimetric determination of fexofenadine hydrochloride in pharmaceutical preparation using silver nanoparticles

A novel sensitive fluorimetric method was investigated for the assay of fexofenadine hydrochloride (FEX) using silver nanoparticles (NPs) as a fluorescence probe. The NPs, which were prepared by chemical reduction of silver nitrate with sodium borohydride (reducing agent) in aqueous solution (without organic stabilizers) were water soluble, stable and had narrow emission band. The addition of drug to NPs solution caused considerable quenching of the emission band of silver NPs, which was likely due to the complexation of the drug to silver NPs. Under the optimum conditions, the quenched fluorescence (FL) intensity was linear with the concentration of FEX in the range of 1 × 10^?7 to 2.5 × 10^?5 mol L^?1 (0.9985) with a detection limit of 1.2 × 10^?8 mol L^?1. The quenching mechanism of the studied drug on the emission band of silver NPs was explained by Stern–Volmer law. The developed method was applied to FEX determination in a pharmaceutical formulation (allegra tablets) and biological fluids (human serum and urine).     

Reinforcement of natural rubber/high density polyethylene blends with electron beam irradiated liquid natural rubber-coated rice husk

Coating of rice husk (RH) surface with liquid natural rubber (LNR) and exposure to electron beam irradiation in air were studied. FTIR analysis on the LNR-coated RH (RHR) exposed to electron beam (EB) showed a decrease in the double bonds and an increase in hydroxyl and hydrogen bonded carbonyl groups arising from the chemical interaction between the active groups on RH surface with LNR. The scanning electron micrograph showed that the LNR formed a coating on the RH particles which transformed to a fine and clear fibrous layer at 20 kGy irradiation. The LNR film appeared as patches at 50 kGy irradiation due to degradation of rubber. Composites of natural rubber (NR)/high density polyethylene (HDPE)/RHR showed an optimum at 20–30 kGy dosage with the maximum stress, tensile modulus and impact strength of 6.5, 79 and 13.2 kJ/m², respectively. The interfacial interaction between the modified RH and TPNR matrix had improved on exposure of RHR to e-beam at 20–30 kGy dosage.     

The configurations 123 revisited

As is known, there are 229 symmetric configurations 12₃, (Daublebsky von Sterneck in Monatshefte Math Phys 5:223–255, 1895; Gropp in J Comb Inf Syst Sci 15:34–48, 1990). We use tactical decompositions by automorphism group (TDA) to study these configurations in detail. In (Daublebsky von Sterneck in Monatshefte Math Phys 14, 254–260, 1903) the automorphism groups of the configurations were determined. We find some errors there and correct them. For the configurations with a rather big automorphism group, we give models which display the structure of the group.     

On Some Inequalities Concerning Rate of Growth of Polynomials

In this paper we consider a class of polynomials P(z) = a0+∑n v=t a v z v, t ≥ 1not vanishing in |z|k, k≥1 and investigate the dependence of max|z|=1|P(Rz)-P(rz)on max|z|=1|P(z)|, where 1 ≤ r R. Our result generalizes and refines some know polynomial inequalities.     

Modelling and measuring the thermal conductivity of multi-metallic Zn/Cu nanofluid

A metallic nanofluid is a suspension of metallic nanoparticles in a base fluid. Multi-metallic nanoparticles are a combination of two or more types of metallic particles. Such multi-metallic nanoparticles were suspended in water using an ultrasonic vibrator for different total volume fractions and different ratios of metallic/metallic nanoparticles. A transient hot wire setup was built to measure the thermal conductivity of the nanofluid at different temperatures. The experimental results were in good agreement with the results in the literature. Then, the experimental results were used as input data for an adaptive neural fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) to predict the thermal conductivity of the multi-metallic nanofluid. The maximum deviation between the ANFIS results and experimental measurements was 1 %. The predicted results and the experimental data were compared with other models. The ANFIS model was found to have good ability to predict the thermal conductivity of the multi-metallic nanofluid over the range of the experimental results.     

On the Pure-injectivity Profile of a Ring

An analog of the injective profile of a ring, with relative injectivity replaced by relative pure-injectivity, is investigated. Emphasis is placed on comparing and contrasting the properties of both profiles. In particular, the analog in this context of the notion of poor modules is considered and properties of pure-injectively poor modules are determined. While we do not know of any ring that does not have pure-injectively poor modules, their existence has not been determined in general. Rings having pure-injectively poor modules of various types are characterized.     

Total Synthesis of the Biologically Active,Naturally Occurring 3,4‐Dibromo‐5‐[2‐bromo‐3,4‐dihydroxy‐6‐(methoxymethyl)benzyl]benzene‐1,2‐diol and Regioselective O‐Demethylation of Aryl Methyl Ethers

3,4‐Dibromo‐5‐[2‐bromo‐3,4‐dihydroxy‐6‐(methoxymethyl)benzyl]benzene‐1,2‐diol ( 2 ), a natural product, has been synthesized for the first time starting from (3‐bromo‐4,5‐dimethoxyphenyl)methanol ( 5 ) in five steps and with an overall yield of 34%. The reaction of some methoxymethyl‐substituted aryl methyl ethers with BBr₃, followed by the addition of MeOH, afforded the corresponding methoxymethyl‐substituted arylphenols in high yields.