p-Toluenesulfonyl Chloride (p-TsCl)-Catalyzed Trimethylsilylation of Hydroxyl Groups Using Hexamethyldisilazane and Their Regeneration Under Mild Conditions: The First Example for Catalytic Application of p-Toluenesulfonyl Chloride

The first catalytic application of p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (p-TsCl) for the efficient and selective trimethylsilylation of various types of hydroxyl groups with hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) in dichloromethane and desilylation of these compounds in water is reported. The reactions were carried out at room temperature and were found to proceed in good to excellent yields.     

The reduction of 4‐nitrophenol and 2‐nitroaniline by palladium catalyst based on a KCC‐1/IL in aqueous solution

KCC‐1/IL/Pd NPs can used as an excellent support for the synthesis of highly sparse homogeneous catalyst. KCC‐1 has high surface area that was functionalized with ionic liquid phase acting as the strong performers so that the Pd catalyst was well‐dispersed without aggregation on the framework of the KCC‐1/IL. This nano catalyst was specified by TGA, XRD, TEM, SEM, FT‐IR, and ICP. For reduction of 2‐nitroaniline and 4‐nitrophenol used from the KCC‐1/IL/Pd NPs as a green catalyst that showed excellent catalytic activities. Compared with the traditional substrate, KCC‐1 substantially increases protection and the accessibility of the nanoparticle sites due to its three dimensional hierarchical structure.     

All-Optical Multi-Mode Interference Switch Using Non-Linear Directional Coupler as a Passive Phase Shifter

Abstract

This article presents an all-optical multi-mode interference switch in which the non-linear directional coupler is utilized to realize a passive phase shifter. The proposed structure can be used either as a 1 × 2 or a 2 × 2 switch, with two inputs applied simultaneously in the latter case. The operation of the device is mainly based on the phase difference of the inputs of the multi-mode interference section. The beam propagation method is used for the design and simulation of the structure. The simulation results approve the low sensitivity on wavelength and fabrication tolerances. The crosstalk of the structure is equal to ?31.6 dB.     

1H NMR based metabolic profiling in Crohn's disease by random forest methodology

The present study was designed to search for metabolic biomarkers and their correlation with serum zinc in Crohn's disease patients. Crohn's disease (CD) is a form of inflammatory bowel disease that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract and can be difficult to diagnose using the clinical tests. Thus, introduction of a novel diagnostic method would be a major step towards CD treatment. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹H NMR) was employed for metabolic profiling to find out which metabolites in the serum have meaningful significance in the diagnosis of CD. CD and healthy subjects were correctly classified using random forest methodology. The classification model for the external test set showed a 94% correct classification of CD and healthy subjects. The present study suggests Valine and Isoleucine as differentiating metabolites for CD diagnosis. These metabolites can be used for screening of risky samples at the early stages of CD diagnoses. Moreover, a robust random forest regression model with good prediction outcomes was developed for correlating serum zinc level and metabolite concentrations. The regression model showed the correlation (R²) and root mean square error values of 0.83 and 6.44, respectively. This model suggests valuable clues for understanding the mechanism of zinc deficiency in CD patients. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Studying the effects of surface modification of Cr2O3 nanoparticles by 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTMS) on its corrosion inhibitive performance

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology - Cr2O3 nanoparticles were modified with 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTMS). The APTMS grafting on the surface of the nanoparticles was analyzed by...     

Design and simulation of nano-antenna with tunable direction of radiation

A new concept for tuning direction of radiation in nano-antenna with negative and positive polarizability is introduced and evaluated by numerical simulation. It has shown that such a configuration consisted of an array of nanoparticles can tune the direction of radiation pattern successfully. Increasing the number of nanoparticles exhibits more directivity at special direction. Variation in position of nanoparticles is used to tune the angle of maximum radiation. The maximum tunability for special geometry of three particles is about 40°. Angle of maximum radiation pattern for four particles is shifted from interval 150–180° to 0–30°.