High-load, ROMP-generated oligomeric bis-acid chlorides: design of soluble and insoluble nucleophile scavengers

[reaction: see text] An efficient strategy for scavenging a host of nucleophiles utilizing an oligomeric bis-acid chloride (OBAC), generated from the ROM polymerization of trans-bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarbonyl dichloride, is described. The reactivity and high load of the OBAC reagent is exploited in the scavenging of amines, alcohols, and thiols that are present in excess following a common benzoylation event. Following the scavenging event, these oligomers can be precipitated with EtOAc and filtered (SiO(2)), leaving benzoylated nucleophiles in excellent yield and purity.     

Iodine-induced reaction cascades for the rapid construction of variously substituted benzothiophenes

[reaction: see text] Readily accessible propynols with a 2-thioxyphenyl substituent selectively undergo 5-exo-iodocyclization followed by tandem rearrangement and elimination or substitution processes to give selective access to either 2-acyl- or 2-(1-iodoalkeny)-benzo[b]thiophene systems.     

The Dielectrophoretic Behavior of Submicron Latex Spheres: Influence of Surface Conductance

An analysis of the dielectrophoretic crossover frequency as a function of medium conductivity has been made for submicron spheres with different surface functionalities. It is shown that the AC electrokinetic behavior of the particles can be explained by modeling the surface conductivity of the particle as the sum of two surface conductance components: one due to charge motion behind the slip plane (the Stern layer) and the other due to charge motion in front of the slip plane.     

An oxidation with thionyl chloride

The reaction of the 2-methylquinoline-3-carboxylic acid 1b with thionyl chloride gave the dichlorothiolactone 2 , the structure of which was confirmed by chemical transformations.     

ROMP-generated oligomeric sulfonyl chlorides as versatile soluble scavenging agents

[reaction: see text] A new method for homogeneous nucleophilic scavenging employing oligomeric sulfonyl chloride (OSC) reagents is described. The method utilizes OSC to rapidly scavenge a variety of amines that are present in excess. The OSC reagents are generated from ROM polymerization of 2-chlorosulfonyl-5-norbornene utilizing the second generation Grubbs catalyst to produce oligomers of varying size as stable, free-flowing powders. Following the scavenging event, these oligomers are precipitated with ethyl acetate leaving products in excellent yield and purity.     

Quantitative measurement of the polydispersity in the extent of functionalization of glass‐forming calix[4]resorcinarenes

The polydispersity in the degree of functionalization for two calix[4]resorcinarenes was determined by measuring quantitatively their molecular mass distribution with matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry. A mathematical method for polydisperse materials is described that creates a calibration curve to correct the ion signal intensities in the mass spectrum to give a more reliable molecular mass distribution. Correction is required due to various sample preparation and instrumental effects that may produce a systematic mass bias in the number of oligomers measured. This method employs gravimetric mixtures of analytes with different degrees of functionalization. One calix[4]resorcinarene was found to give accurate molecular mass distributions with little correction, while another, having a very similar molecular structure, was found to exhibit strong over‐counting of the oligomers having a high degree of functionalization. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Strain-gage instrumentation for ammunition testing

This paper deals with a feasibility study on the use of electrical-resistance strain gages for quality-assurance testing of ammunition. A special combination of strain gages was selected to measure the quantity ( \( \in _\theta + v \in _z \) ) on the outer surface of a test barrel. This combination of strain gages was essentially a stress gage which has several advantages over commercially available types. The combined strain signal was proportional to \(\sigma _\theta \) which was related to the internal ballistic pressure. The results of ballistic firings and hydraulic tests are reported which demonstrate the feasibility of this method for acceptance testing of ammunition.     

Proton hole states in 187, 189, 191Re investigated by the (t, α) reaction

Proton hole states in ¹⁸⁷Re, ¹⁸⁹Re and ¹⁹¹Re have been studied using the ($\text{t}\text{, α}$) reaction. Beams of 17 MeV tritons with a polarization of 0.75 were obtained from the tandem Van de Graaff accelerator at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. The α-particles were detected in a Q3D magnetic spectrometer with a helical-cathode position-sensitive proportional counter. Spectra were recorded up to > 2 MeV excitation energy with a resolution (FWHM) of ≈ 20 keV. These measurements exhibit large analyzing powers for transitions to well-known states in the deformed nuclide ¹⁸⁷Re. This is of interest because the only other single-nucleon transfer results on heavy deformed nuclei (in a ($\text{d}\text{, p}$) study of tungsten isotopes) showed “disappointingly small” analyzing powers. The ($\text{t}\text{,α}$) analyzing powers were reproduced by DWBA calculations very well. Thus other levels in ¹⁸⁷Re and many states in ¹⁸⁹Re and ¹⁹¹Re could be assigned spins and parities on the basis of angular distributions for the cross sections and analyzing powers. In particular, the present results have made it possible to determine which of the three possible interpretations suggested previously for the structure of ¹⁹¹Re is correct. The results have been interpreted within the framework of the Nilsson model, with pairing and Coriolis mixing corrections included. The energy systematics of single-quasiparticle states are well reproduced by the Nilsson model if a hexadecapole deformation is included in the nuclear potential. Finally, it has been demonstrated that the ($\text{t}\text{, α}$) reaction is an extremely useful spectroscopic tool for studies of heavy deformed nuclei.