1,4‐Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions in Ionic Liquids: A Facile Synthesis of 9aH,15H‐[1]Benzopyrano[3′,2′: 3,4]pyrido[2,1‐a]isoquinolines (=9aH,15H‐Benzo[a][1]benzopyrano[2,3‐h]quinolizines)

Ionic liquids were found to be a suitable reaction medium for 1,4‐dipolar cycloaddition reactions of an isoquinoline, an activated alkyne, and a 4‐oxo‐4H‐1‐benzopyran‐3‐carboxaldehyde at room temperature to afford [1]benzopyrano‐pyrido‐isoquinoline (=9aH,15H‐benzo[a][1]benzopyrano[2,3‐h]quinolizine) derivatives selectively in good yields. The ionic liquid can be recovered and recycled in further runs without loss of activity.     

An efficient and simple method for synthesis of 2,2-disubstituted-2H-chromenes by condensation of a phenol with a 1,1-disubstituted propargyl alcohol using BF3·Et2O as the catalyst

An efficient and simple method for the synthesis of 2,2-disubstituted-2H-chromenes by one-step cyclocondensation of a phenol with a variety of 1,1-disubstituted propargyl alcohols using BF₃·Et₂O as the catalyst is described.     

An efficient synthesis of N-Boc-(2S,3S)-3-hydroxy-2-phenyl piperidine and N-Boc-safingol

An efficient strategy has been developed for the stereo selective synthesis of N-Boc-(2S,3S)-3-hydroxy-2-phenyl piperidine and N-Boc-safingol from benzaldehyde and N-Boc-imine.     

Crystal structures of substituted imidazolidine derivatives

The crystal structures of isoxazole, 3-[[dihydro-2-[(Z)-2-oxohyrazono]-1H-imidazol-1-(3H)-yl]methyl-5-phenyl-,N-oxide] (C₁₃H₁₃N₅O₃) (I), isoxazole,3-[[dihydro-2-[(Z)-2-oxohyrazono]-1H-imidazol-1-(3H)-yl]-methyl-5-(4-methylphenyl)-,N-oxide] (C₁₄H₁₅N₅O₃) (II) and isoxazole, 3-[[dihydro-2-[(Z)-2-oxohyrazono]-1H-imidazol-1-(3H)-yl]-methyl-5-(2-methoxyphenyl)-,N-oxide] (C₁₄H₁₅N₅O₄) (III) have been determined by X-ray diffraction studies. The compound I, crystallized in triclinic space group with unit cell dimensions a = 7.2405(7) ?, b = 7.9936(8) ?, c = 11.6573(11) ?, α = 97.801(2)°, β = 90.884(2)°, γ = 96.250(2)° and Z = 2. Compound II crystallized in orthorhombic space group Pna2₁ with unit cell dimensions a = 10.1778(10) ?, b = 28.228(3) ?, c = 5.1206(5) ?, and Z = 4. Compound III crystallized in monoclinic space group P2₁/n with unit cell dimensions a = 7.8439(9) ?, b = 7.8544(9) ?, c = 23.534(3) ?, β = 99.464(2)° and Z = 4. For all three compounds, the five-membered imidazolidine ring adopts an envelope conformation. The crystal structures are stabilized by both the intramolecular N–H···O and intermolecular N–H···N hydrogen bonding.     

Anodic TiO2 Nanotube Layers for Wastewater and Air Treatments: Assessment of Performance Using Sulfamethoxazole Degradation and N2O Reduction

The preparation of anodic TiO₂ nanotube layers has been performed using electrochemical anodization of Ti foil for 4 h at different voltages (from 0 V to 80 V). In addition, a TiO₂ thin layer has been also prepared using the sol–gel method. All the photocatalysts have been characterized by XRD, SEM, and DRS to investigate the crystalline phase composition, the surface morphology, and the optical properties, respectively. The performance of the photocatalyst has been assessed in versatile photocatalytic reactions including the reduction of N₂O gas and the oxidation of aqueous sulfamethoxazole. Due to their high specific surface area and excellent charge carriers transport, anodic TiO₂ nanotube layers have exhibited the highest N₂O conversion rate (up to 10% after 22 h) and the highest degradation extent of sulfamethoxazole (about 65% after 4 h) under UVA light. The degradation mechanism of sulfamethoxazole has been investigated by analyzing its transformation products by LC-MS and the predominant role of hydroxyl radicals has been confirmed. Finally, the efficiency of the anodic TiO₂ nanotube layer has been tested in real wastewater reaching up to 45% of sulfamethoxazole degradation after 4 h.     

A first principle study of hydrogen storage in titanium-doped small carbon clusters (C2nTin,n = 2–6)

Structural Chemistry - Hydrogen storage in Ti-doped small carbon clusters, C2nTin (n = 2–6), has been studied using density functional theory. Using the principle of maximum hardness (η)...     

Energy flux equalization: An open boundary condition for non-linear free surface flows

In the simulation of non-linear free surface flows in a finite domain a major concern is with the radiation condition to be applied at the ‘open’ boundary. No general theoretical radiation conditions are known to exist. In this paper a new open boundary condition is formulated based on energy flux equalization between the non-linear inner domain and a linear outer domain. The non-linear flow in the inner domain is solved numerically using a semi-Lagrangian procedure. The energy flux arriving at the open boundary is removed using a new open boundary condition which acts as a linear wave absorber. For the cases studied the performance of this boundary condition is found to be quite good.     

On the anomalous large transverse energy events observed in proton-lead scattering

It has been shown that a study of correlation between the average rapidity, 〈y〉, and transverse energy,E _T , can be used to distinguish between different origins of large transverse energy events observed inp-Pb scattering in the HELIOS experiment. If the largeE _T events are to be attributed to a nuclear dependence of structure functions then the hard scattering picture implies a positive correlation among the above two quantities, contrary to that seen in experiment.     

First passage time on a multifurcating hierarchical structure

Asymptotic behaviour of the moments of the first passage time (FPT) on a one-dimensional lattice holding a multifurcating hierarchy of teeth is studied. There is a transition from ordinary to anomalous diffusion when the parameter controlling the relative sizes of the teeth, is varied with respect to the furcating number of the hierarchy. The scaling behaviour of the moments of FPT with the linear dimensions of the lattice segment indicates that in the anomalcus phase the probability density of the FPT is multifractal.