The effect of variable electronic transition moment on the EELS intensity distribution within a vibrational progression: use of the R-centroid approximation to analyze results for the CO B-X and O2B′-X transitions

The CO B-X and O₂ B′-X transitions are analyzed with the help of ab initio MRD-CI calculations. In both cases a violation of a well-known rule in electron energy loss spectra (EELS) is observed, namely that the intensity distribution of vibrational bands is normally independent of both the scattering angle and the incident electron energy. In both cases strongly avoided crossings are shown to be responsible for the unusual appearance of the EELS. The analysis is simplified by making use of the R-centroid approximation, which was originally developed to organize and systematize optical absorption and emission data. It is concluded that a breakdown of the intensity distribution invariance in EELS should occur for a wide class of transitions in which avoided crossings lead to rapid variations in the electronic transition moment as a function of internuclear separation.     

Hydrogen bonding and short contacts in [2,4,6‐tris(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]phosphinic acid

In the title compound, C₉H₄F₉O₂P, molecules are linked by a single O—H...O hydrogen bond into chains related to those in phenylphosphinic acid. There are short intramolecular F...P contacts.     

A saccharinate–iron(II) complex with a free saccharin molecule present, [Fe(phen)3]sac2·sacH·6H2O

The crystal structure of the title compound, tris(1,10-phenanthroline-N,N′)­iron(II) bis­[1,2-benziso­thia­zol-3(2H)-onate 1,1-dioxide] 1,2-benziso­thia­zol-3(2H)-one 1,1-dioxide hexahydrate, [Fe(C₁₂H₈N₂)₃](C₇H₄NO₃S)₂·C₇H₅NO₃S·6H₂O, at 120 K consists of slightly distorted octahedral [Fe(phen)₃]²⁺ cations (phen is 1,10-phenanthroline), two saccharinate anions and a free saccharin mol­ecule, as well as six waters of crystallization. The compound has been confirmed as diamagnetic low-spin iron(II) by magnetic measurements. There is extensive hydrogen bonding leading to a three-dimensional network.     

Photochemically modified alpha-crystallin: a model system for aging in the primate lens.

The purpose of this study was to quantitatively study the changes that occur upon irradiation of 3-hydroxykynurenine (3-HK) in the presence of alpha-crystallin under conditions similar to those in the lens. The samples were prepared in 10 mM phosphate buffer at pH 7.4, bubbled with O2 or Ar and irradiated with 300-400 nm light. The amount of light absorbed by the samples (Iabs) was measured using azobenzene as an actinometer. Modifications to alpha-crystallin were monitored by ultraviolet-visible and fluorescence spectroscopy. Aerobic samples had increased absorption around 320 nm and above 400 nm while the 3-HK maximum at 368 nm decreased. The isolated modified protein showed that there was increased absorption throughout the spectrum. Changes in the anaerobic samples were similar to those of the aerobic but occurred more slowly. As irradiation time increased fluorescence emission of the isolated protein red shifted and quantum yields of fluorescence (phi f) were calculated at different irradiation time intervals by comparison to 3-HK. By comparing OD320/OD365 for the model system to values from primate lenses, Iabs can be correlated with age and transmission of the sample in the blue region of the spectrum and thus allows lenticular aging to be quantitated.     

RASS‐Enabled S/P−C and S−N Bond Formation for DEL Synthesis

DNA encoded libraries (DEL) have shown promise as a valuable technology for democratizing the hit discovery process. Although DEL provides relatively inexpensive access to libraries of unprecedented size, their production has been hampered by the idiosyncratic needs of the encoding DNA tag relegating DEL compatible chemistry to dilute aqueous environments. Recently reversible adsorption to solid support (RASS) has been demonstrated as a promising method to expand DEL reactivity using standard organic synthesis protocols. Here we demonstrate a suite of on‐DNA chemistries to incorporate medicinally relevant and C?S, C?P and N?S linkages into DELs, which are underrepresented in the canonical methods.     

Polymerization and copolymerization of α-methacrylophenone

Under a variety of conditions it has not been possible to induce the free-radical-initiated homopolymerization of α-methacrylophenone (α-MAP). The only product isolated from such efforts was the Diels-Alder dimer of the monomer. A Mayo-Lewis plot of the free-radical copolymerization of α-MAP and styrene shows considerable scatter but the copolymer composition indicates that an α-MAP unit can add to itself. These results have been ascribed to a penultimate effect. α-MAP is homopolymerized by dimsylsodium or n-butyllithium. Attempted copolymerization of α-map and styrene with n-butyllithium produces >95% α-MAP. Unexpectedly, α-MAP does not homopolymerize with lithium dispersion, but does react in the presence of styrene to give product containing a relatively small amount of α-MAP.     

Spatial release from masking in normal-hearing children and children who use hearing aids

Listening to speech in competing sounds poses a major difficulty for children with impaired hearing. This study aimed to determine the ability of children (3-12 yr of age) to use spatial separation between target speech and competing babble to improve speech intelligibility. Fifty-eight children (31 with normal hearing and 27 with impaired hearing who use bilateral hearing aids) were assessed by word and sentence material. Speech reception thresholds (SRTs) were measured with speech presented from 0° azimuth, and competing babble from either 0° or ±90° azimuth. Spatial release from masking (SRM) was defined as the difference between SRTs measured with co-located speech and babble and SRTs measured with spatially separated speech and babble. On average, hearing-impaired children attained near-normal performance when speech and babble originated from the frontal source, but performed poorer than their normal-hearing peers when babble was spatially separated from target speech. On average, normal-hearing children obtained an SRM of 3 dB whereas children with hearing loss did not demonstrate SRM. Results suggest that hearing-impaired children may need enhancement in signal-to-noise ratio to hear speech in difficult listening conditions as well as normal-hearing children.     

RASS-Enabled S/P−C and S−N Bond Formation for DEL Synthesis

DNA encoded libraries (DEL) have shown promise as a valuable technology for democratizing the hit discovery process. Although DEL provides relatively inexpensive access to libraries of unprecedented size, their production has been hampered by the idiosyncratic needs of the encoding DNA tag relegating DEL compatible chemistry to dilute aqueous environments. Recently reversible adsorption to solid support (RASS) has been demonstrated as a promising method to expand DEL reactivity using standard organic synthesis protocols. Here we demonstrate a suite of on-DNA chemistries to incorporate medicinally relevant and C−S, C−P and N−S linkages into DELs, which are underrepresented in the canonical methods.