Laser welding of low carbon steel and thermal stress analysis

Laser welding of mild steel sheets is carried out under nitrogen assisting gas ambient. Temperature and stress fields are computed in the welding region through the finite element method. The residual stress developed in the welding region is measured using the XRD technique and the results are compared with the predictions. Optical microscopy and the SEM are used for the metallurgical examination of the welding sites. It is found that von Mises stress attains high values in the cooling cycle after the solidification of the molten regions. The residual stress predicted agreed well with the XRD results.     

Formal intermolecular 4 + 4 approach to cyclooctanoids: 4 + 3 capture of the Nazarov oxyallyl intermediate with simple 1,3-dienes

[reaction: see text] Simple 1,4-dien-3-ones and 1,3-dienes react in the presence of BF(3).OEt(2) via a domino Nazarov electrocyclization/intermolecular [4 + 3]-cycloaddition sequence to furnish keto-bridged cyclooctenes in good yield. Most cases showed high diastereofacial selectivity and/or endo/exo selectivity, and surprising levels of regioselectivity were observed when isoprene was used as the diene partner.     

Mononuclear N3S(thioether)-ligated copper(II) methoxide complexes: synthesis,characterization, and hydrolytic reactivity

Mononuclear copper(II) methoxide complexes supported by N(3)S(thioether) chelate ligands having two internal hydrogen bond donors have been prepared, comprehensively characterized, and evaluated for hydrolytic reactivity.     

Electrophilic terminal phosphinidene complex-Lewis base adducts: chemistry between carbon-halide bond activation and weak Lewis base adduct formation

Comparative studies on the reactivity of a transiently formed terminal phosphinidene complex towards various organobromide derivatives show that carbon-bromine bond insertion is preferred with benzyl bromide, whereas formal HBr-insertion resulted with 2-bromopyridine and a surprising selectivity enhancement (of the phosphinidene complex) was observed with bromobenzene; all new products were established by elemental analyses, NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and single crystal X-ray diffraction studies.     

Dynamic equilibrium of a supramolecular dimeric rhomboid and trimeric hexagon and determination of its thermodynamic constants

A supramolecular dimeric rhomboid and its trimeric counterpart, a hexagon, are generated by design via the directional bonding methodology of self-assembly. The different-sized supramolecular macrocycles formed by Pt-coordination undergo a concentration- and temperature-dependent dynamic equilibrium. The two structures are characterized by multinuclear NMR and ESI-MS. Extensive study of the dynamic equilibrium of the two species in solution is performed to obtain its thermodynamic properties. By varying the ionic strength, mu, of the solutions, the true thermodynamic equilibrium constant, K, is determined at each experimental temperature (K(253) = 36 +/- 7, K(273) = 18 +/- 6, K(293) = 10 +/- 3, K(313) = 9 +/- 2, K(333) = 5 +/- 2, and K(353) = 3.0 +/- 0.2). By applying these values of true K at the respective temperatures to the van't Hoff equation extended with the entropy term, the standard enthalpy and entropy changes are determined for the equilibrium: with Delta H degrees = -18 +/- 1 kJ mol(-1) and Delta S degrees = -43 +/- 4 J mol(-1) K(-1), respectively, for the forward reaction (rhomboid to hexagon) of the equilibrium. The rhomboid is selectively crystallized, and its crystal structure is determined by X-ray diffraction. The structure reveals a significant amount of porosity as well as distortion of the rhomboid from planarity, leading to channels that can be observed from two viewing positions of the packing.     

Coordination-driven assembly of molecular rectangles via an organometallic "clip"

The combination of linear dipyridyl ligands with a new type of modular building unit, based upon a 1,8-platinum-functionalized anthracene, leads to the self-organization of rectangular frameworks. X-ray crystallography confirms the cyclic structure of the supramolecular cationic complexes. Spectral assignments were provided by 2D NOESY (1)H NMR experiments.     

First natural urease inhibitor from Euphorbia decipiens

Three new diterpene esters with a myrsinol-type skeleton have been isolated from Euphorbia decipiens BOISS. & BUHSE. The structure elucidation of the isolated compounds was based primarily on two-dimensional (2D)-NMR techniques including correlation spectroscopy (COSY), heteronuclear multiple quantum coherence (HMQC), heteronuclear multiple bond correlation (HMBC) and nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy (NOESY) experiments. Compounds 1 and 3 are active against prolyl endopeptidase and compound 2 showed inhibitory activity against urease enzyme.     

Synthesis of haloconduritols from an endo-cycloadduct of furan and vinylene carbonate

A method for preparing haloconduritols having a conduritol-A construction is described. A mixture of endo- and exo-cycloadduct derivatives prepared from the Diels-Alder reaction of furan and vinylene carbonate was converted into diacetate derivatives by hydrolysis (K₂CO₃/MeOH) followed by acetylation (Ac₂O/pyridine). Boron trihalide (BBr₃ or BCl₃)-assisted ring-opening of the endo-diacetate in CH₂Cl₂ at −78°C gave (1α,2α,3β,6β)-6-halogeno-4-cyclohexene-1,2,3-triol 1,2-diacetate from which the corresponding triacetate was prepared by acetylation (AcCl). trans-Esterification of the triacetate (MeOH/HCl) afforded (1α,2α,3β,6β)-6-halogeno-4-cyclohexene-1,2,3-triol (X=Br or Cl). BF₃-Assisted ring-opening of the endo-diacetate in CH₂Cl₂ gave (1α,2α,3β,6β)-6-chloro-4-cyclohexene-1,2,3-triol 1,2-diacetate by means of halogen exchange.     

Thermodynamic Enantioface-Binding Selectivities of Monosubstituted Alkenes to a Highly Discriminating Chiral Transition -Metal Lewis Acid; equilibration of diastereoisomeric (cyclopentadienyl)(alkene)(nitrosyl)(triphenylphosphine)rhenium complexes ([Re(η5–C5H5)(CH2 = CHR)(NO) (PPh3)]+BF)

Reactions of monosubstituted alkenes RCH = CH₂ and [Re(η⁵–C₅H₅)(CH₂Cl₂) (NO)(PPh₃)]⁺BF give complexes ([Re(η⁵–C₅H₅))(CH₂?CHR)(NO) (PPh₃)]⁺BF ( 1a–g ) in 63–99% yields as mixtures of (RS,SR)- and (RR,SS)-diastereoisomers ( 1a (R = Me), 66:34; 1b (R = Pr), 63:37; 1c (R = PhCH₂), 70:30; 1d (R = Ph), 75:25; 1e (R = i-Pr), 64:36; 1f (R = t-Bu), 84:16; 1g (R = Me₃Si), 69:31; Scheme 2). These differ in the C?C enantioface bound to the chiral Re fragment. In most cases, the analogous reactions of RCH?CH₂ and [Re(η⁵–C₅H₅) (C₆H₅Cl)(NO)(PPh₃)]⁺ BF give comparable results. When 1a – e , g are heated in PhCl at 95–100°, equilibration to 96:4, 97:3, 97:3, 90:10, > 99:< 1, and > 99:< 1 (RS,SR)/(RR,SS) mixtures occurs (79–99% recoveries; Tables 1 and 2). Thus, thermodynamic enantioface-binding selectivities are much higher than kinetic binding selectivities. This phenomenon is analyzed in detail. A crystal structure of (RS,SR)- 1e (monoclinic, P2₁/c, a = 10.256(1) Å. b = 17.191(1) Å, c = 16.191(1) Å, β = 101.04(1)°, Z = 4) shows that the Re–C(1)–C(2) plane (see Fig.2) is nearly coincident with the Re–P bond (angle 15°), and that the i-Pr group is ‘syn’ to the nitrosyl ligand.     

Preparation, characterization, and X-ray crystal structures of helical and syndiotactic zinc-based coordination polymers

The reactions of (facac)2Zn.2H2O (facac = 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoroacetylacetonate) with 2,5-bis(4-ethynylpyridyl)furan (1) and 1,2-bis(4-ethynylpyridyl)benzene (2) yield, upon crystallization, coordination polymers. The former polymer, ((facac)2Zn.1)n, has an isotactic, helical structure in the solid state [monoclinic space group P2(1)/n; a = 11.0374(3) A, b = 24.2179(10) A, c = 14.3970(4) A, beta = 92.880(2) degrees; Z = 4]. The latter polymer, ((facac)2Zn.2)n, adopts a syndiotactic structure in the solid state [monoclinic space group P2(1)/n; a = 9.1344(1) A, b = 21.7985(5) A, c = 16.0322(4) A, beta = 99.6680(11) degrees; Z = 4]. The solution structures of the corresponding oligomers have been studied by low-temperature 1H and 19F NMR spectroscopy. Chiral polymers were prepared using the fragment [(+)-tfc]2Zn ((+)-tfc = 3-((trifluoromethyl)hydroxymethylene)-(+)-camphorate). A linear, zigzag structure was found for ([(+)-tfc]2Zn.1)n [triclinic space group P1; a = 7.4833(2) A, b = 14.1563(5) A, c = 21.21230(5) A, alpha = 78.4440(15) degrees, beta = 81.5644(15) degrees, gamma = 76.4976(13) degrees; Z = 1]. Reaction with tris(4-pyridyl)methanol (3) yielded a homochiral, helical polymer, ([(+)-tfc]2Zn.3)n [monoclinic space group C2; a = 25.0633(12) A, b = 11.8768(7) A, c = 17.1205(9) A, alpha = 90 degrees, beta = 117.954(3) degrees, gamma = 90 degrees; Z = 4].