Optical waveguides structured with photoaligning polymers

We present a novel fast fabrication method for making optical waveguides by using a photoaligning and a liquid-crystal polymer. A difference in the refractive indices in the core and cladding regions is achieved by use of polarized UV light to align the polymer chains differently. A refractive-index difference of Deltan = 0.07 was achieved. The propagation loss in a channel waveguide is 4 dB/cm at a wavelength of 1.55 microm. The fabrication method has only a few processing steps and yields short fabrication times. The waveguide structures offer possibilities for generating devices with new applications related to the polarization of the guided light.     

Eine neue einfache Synthese spirocyclischer 1H-Chinolin-Derivate

A New and Simple Method for the Synthesis of Spirocyclic la-Quinolines The reaction of anilines with (+)-(R)-pulegone in toluene at temperatures between 125 and 150° with 4-toluenesulfonic acid or I₂ as catalysts leads to diastereoisomeric mixtures of spiro[cyclohexane-1,2′(1′H)-quinoline] derivatives (see 1–4 , Scheme 1; Table). The diastereoisomers are separated by column chromatography, and the structure of the single isomers is determined by NMR-spectroscopic methods. A reaction mechanism proceeding via several 6π-electrocyclic rearrangements and H-shifts is proposed for the formation of 1H-quinolines 1–4 (Scheme 2). This mechanism is in accordance with the results of the reaction of 2-isopropenylaniline with 3-methylcyclohexanone which leads to a stereoisomeric mixture of 3,4′-dimethylspiro[cyclohexane-1,2′(1H)-quinolines] (Scheme 3).     

Die bildung von thiirenen

Photochemical nitrogen elimination of 1,2,3-thiadiazoles leads to primary fragments ( 1 , X = S), which are able to cyclize to thiirenes ( 2 , X = S). An exception is found for bicyclic systems like 4 . These results, gained by isotope labelling experiments are related to the oxirene formation of α-oxocarbenes.     

Stoffwechselprodukte von Mikroorganismen. 202. Mitteilung. Strukturaufklärung von Elaiophylin: Spektroskopische Untersuchungen und Abbau

Structure Elucidation of Elaiophylin: Spectroscopy and Chemical Degradation The structure of the antibiotic elaiophylin (azalomycin B) was elucidated by extended spectroscopic investigations and chemical degradation. Elaiophylin ( 26 ) is a macrodiolide with a 16membered dilactone ring. The synthesis of 7-acetoxy-6-ethyl-3-octanone ( 14 ), the acetyl derivative of an important degradation product, is described.     

Bifurcations in a vocal fold model

An autonomous fourth order model of vocal fold vibrations is proposed. Each fold is represented by a lower and upper mass, and the aerodynamic forces are derived from a modified Bernoulli equation. The model exhibits many features of normal phonation in a wide parameter region. At the borderlines of this region coexistence of limit cycles, period-doubling and chaos are observed. Implications for an understanding of pathological voices are discussed.     

Höhentheorie

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Work function and barrier heights of transition metal silicides

The work function of 13 polycrystalline transition metal suicides was measured by photoemission in uhv. Their values are discussed in relationship to their Schottky barrier heights on n-Si. While there appears to be a weak correlation for a certain group of transition metal suicides, the values of the 5d-noble metal suicides including some of the lattice matched Ni suicides appear to be completely uncorrelated. Experimental values of work functions are compared to the values proposed previously by Freeouf.     

Synthesen in der Isocamphanreihe, 37. Mitt.: Analytik und Geruch isomerer cyclischer Acetale mit Norbornanstruktur

Summary The separation of a complex mixture of a fragrance material into its isomers is described. Instead of an odour of sandalwood the mixture exhibits mainly a mushroom odour but also the pure isomers show other organoleptic qualities. The structure of two isomers could be ascertained mainly by¹³C- and¹H-NMR-measurements, for two isomers a structure proposal is given.

Herrn Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Fleischhacker mit den besten Wünschen zum 60. Geburtstag gewidmet     

Calculation of the deuteron quadrupole relaxation rate in a mixture of water and dimethyl sulfoxide

An approach is presented that allows NMR relaxation rates to be determined for a complex mixture, and it is applied to a dimethyl sulfoxide/water solution. This approach is novel for such systems, having only been used for simple systems such as atomic liquids or atomic ions in liquids until now. It involves use of a predetermined, quantum mechanical, multidimensional property surface in a simulation. The results are used in conjunction with the simulated rotational correlation time to calculate the deuteron quadrupole coupling constant (DQCC), in an analogous approach to the one used by experimentalists, and to examine the surprising experimental findings for the composition dependence of the DQCC in the dimethyl sulfoxide/water mixture. Experiments have suggested that the DQCC for a mixture of 5% dimethyl sulfoxide in water is close to the DQCC of ice, whereas its value increases to a value close to the gas value with further dilution.(1) The results are further critically analyzed using combinations of different experimental and theoretical results from the literature.     

17O-NMR-spectroscopy as a tool for stereochemical analysis — Application to a diterpene-derivative

Summary Treatment of abietic acid methylester with Hg(OAc)₂/MeOH produces a dimethoxy derivative. The determination of the configuration at C-7 of this product by means of 1D- and 2D-NMR-spectroscopic methods is described. The results are verified by application of¹⁷O-NMR spectroscopy and comparison with well-established stereochemical dependencies of¹⁷O chemical shifts.

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¹⁷O-NMR-Spectroskopie zur stereochemischen Analyse. Anwendung auf ein Diterpen-Derivat

Zusammenfassung Umsetzung von Abietinsäuremethylester mit Hg(OAc)₂/MeOH führt zu einem Dimethoxyderivat. Die Bestimmung der Konfiguration am Zentrum C-7 erfolgt durch Anwendung von 1D- und 2D-NMR-Methoden. Die Resultate konnten durch¹⁷O-NMR-Spektroskopie aufgrund der bekannten stereochemischen Verschiebungsabhängigkeit bestätigt werden.