Projection Evolution of Quantum States—the Delayed Choice Puzzle

Physics of Atomic Nuclei - We discuss the problem of the time variable in the nearly standard formulation of the quantum mechanics. In order to be able to describe the outcome of some of the...     

Electrochemical Behavior of Cobaltocene in Ionic Liquids

The electrochemical behavior of cobaltocenium has been studied in a number of room temperature aprotic ionic liquids. Well defined, diffusion controlled, anodic and cathodic peaks were found for the Cc⁺/Cc (cobaltocenium/cobaltocene) reduction/oxidation on gold, platinum and glassy carbon electrodes. Values of the peak separation parameters suggest quasireversibility or even irreversibility for the redox process. The difference between the ferrocene/ferrocenium and cobaltocenium/cobaltocene couples has been evaluated as equal to (1.350 ± 0.020) V. Values of the cobaltocenium (Cc⁺) diffusion coefficients D have been calculated on the basis of the Randles–Sevcik equation.     

Synthesis of N-(Dialkoxyphosphoroyl)-O-(p-nitro-phenylsulfonyl)-hydroxylamines - Potential Reagents for Electrophilic Amination

Synthesis of the title compounds by phosphorylation of O-trimethylsilylhydroxylamine followed by methanolysis and O-nosylation of the “in situ” formed N-phosphoroylhydroxylamines has been described.     

Biosilica from sea water diatoms algae—electrochemical impedance spectroscopy study

Here, we report on an electrochemical impedance study of silica of organic origin as an active electrode material. The electrode material obtained from carbonized marine biomass containing nanoporous diatoms has been characterised by means of XRD, IR, SEM and EIS. Different kinds of crystallographic phases of silica as a result of thermal treatment have been found. The electrode is electrochemically stable during subsequent cyclic voltammetry measurements taken in the potential range from 0.005 up to 3.0 V vs. Li/Li⁺. The material has been found to exhibit high charge capacitance of 521 mAh g⁻¹ being cycled at a rate C/20 with capacity retention of about 97%. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy performed at an equilibrated potential E = 0.1 V in the temperature range 288–294 K discloses low charge transfer resistivity and low diffusional impedance.

     

Racemization-Free Recovery of α-Hydroxyphosphonates from Their Carboxylic Esters

Ammonolysis (25% aqueous NH₃ - alcohols or THF) of carboxylic esters obtained from diastereoisomerically pure α-hydroxyphosphonates leads to recovery of the phosphonates without racemization in good to excellent yields.     

Amphiphilic dendritic copolymers of tert‐butyl‐glycidylether and glycidol as a nanocontainer for an anticancer ruthenium complex

Dendritic copolymers comprising a hydrophobic core and hydrophilic shell with nearly equal numbers of hydroxyl groups in the shell and different densities in the core were prepared by a multi‐step process based on anionic ring‐opening polymerization. The diversity in the core density was obtained by using copolymer stars with poly(tert‐butyl‐glycidylether)‐block‐polyglycidol arms with nearly equal length of hydrophobic blocks and numbers of hydroxyl groups of polyglycidol but different numbers of arms as macroinitiators. The ability of the dendritic copolymers to serve as a nanocontainer for a ruthenium complex Ru(NH₃)₃Cl₃ with anticancer properties was studied. The possibility of improving the water solubility of this poorly soluble drug by loading it onto dendritic copolymers was investigated. The hydroxyl groups of the dendritic copolymers were used for complexation of the ruthenium compound to the shell. The loading efficiency was analyzed by UV–vis spectroscopy. The dendritic nanoparticles in their hydrated state were visualized using cryo‐TEM. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2014 , 52, 3488–3497     

17O and 33S nuclear magnetic shielding of sulfur trioxides from the experimental measurements and theoretical calculations

In a recent ¹⁷O NMR spectra of liquid sulfur trioxide, several unexpected peaks appeared with the temperature‐dependent integrated peak ratio. In order to interpret NMR spectra and assign peaks to possible molecular structures, the theoretical quantum mechanical density functional theory and Møller–Plesset second‐order perturbation theory calculations were performed. It is suggested that in the liquid sulfur trioxide, apart from monomeric SO₃, a significant amount of (SO₃)₃ cyclic trimers should appear. No theoretical data support hypothesis on (SO₃)₂ dimers formation. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.