Observation and reaction control of a singlet born radical pair formed photochemically in an SDS micelle by pulsed microwave irradiation

The photochemical reaction of tetraphenylhydrazine in an SDS micellar solution is studied using a transient absorption detected magnetic resonance (ADMR) method. This system is photo-dissociated via the singlet excited state and forms a transient radical pair. Strong microwave irradiation of this system under an × band EPR magnetic field provides an ADMR spectrum of the singlet born radical pair as the optical absorbance change of the diphenylaminyl radical. The employment of a short duration microwave pulse that efficiently flips the electron spin quantum (Δm _s = 1) controls the reaction of the radical pair, and the reaction rate constant of this system is determined. Furthermore, changing the microwave duration shows the quantum beat of this system induced by the electromagnetic field. This beat signal carries both a single beat that corresponds to the Rabi frequency and a double-frequency beat that is due to simultaneous two-spin controlling.     

Anomalous upper critical field in ternary iron-silicide superconductor Lu2Fe3Si5

We report the upper critical field H_c2 in a ternary iron-silicide superconductor Lu₂Fe₃Si₅ with T_c  6 K obtained by the resistivity measurements. We find that H_c2 increases linearly with decreasing temperature down to T_c/3, and H_c2(T = 0) exceeds the orbital depairing field described by the Werthamer–Helfand–Hohenberg theory. We also find that the anisotropy of H_c2 is nearly independent of temperature and the angular dependence of H_c2 is well-described by the anisotropic Ginzburg–Landau model. These results strongly indicate the presence of two distinct superconducting gaps in Lu₂Fe₃Si₅ although the behavior is slightly different from that of the typical two-gap superconductor MgB₂.     

Synthesis and biological activity of 5'-aminobenzoxazinorifamycin derivatives.

Benzoxazinorifamycin reacted with various secondary amines to yield various 5'-substituted aminobenzoxazinorifamycin derivatives. The derivatives exhibited potent activities against gram-positive bacteria and mycobacteria. The antimicrobial activities of these compounds against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium intracellulare were superior to those of rifampicin. Some of these compounds showed good plasma levels after oral administration in rats.     

The crystallographic symmetries of single BaPb1−xBixO3 crystals grown from BaCO3-PbO2-Bi2O3 solutions

Single crystals of Perovskite-type oxide BaPb_1−xBi_xO₃ are grown from BaCO₃-PbO₂-Bi₂O₃ solutions which are weighed in two kinds of mixing ratios: X/2 mol % BaCO₃ − (100−X) mol % PbO₂ − X/2 mol % Bi₂O₃ and (10+X/2) mol % BaCO₃ − (90−X) mol % PbO₂ − X/2 mol % Bi₂O₃ These room temperature crystal structures are examined by using an X-ray powder diffraction method. The crystals grown from X/2−(100−X)−X/2 mol % solutions are orthorhombic at room temperature, while the structures are tetragonal with crystals grown from relatively Ba rich and Pb poor ( (10+X/2)−(90−X)−X/2 mol % ) solutions. This result indicates that the difference in the mixing ratio of the initial materials brings about a drastic structural change. The orthorhombic and the tetragonal crystals of x0.25 exhibit superconducting transition at 10K and 12K, respectively. The transition temperature in the latter is 2K higher than the former. In the light of this result, some difference between orthorhombic and tetragonal crystals is considered to influence superconductivity in this system.     

Photocatalytic bleaching of p-nitrosodimethylaniline in TiO2 aqueous suspensions: A kinetic treatment involving some primary events photoinduced on the particle surface

The photocatalytic bleaching of p-nitrosodimethylaniline (P) has been investigated in aqueous suspensions of TiO₂. It was found that both charge carriers (hole and electron) were reactive to P to result in a bleaching. The roles of O₂ and several hole scavengers (HCOO⁻, EDTA, I⁻) have also been examined. A reaction mechanism has been proposed with consideration of several primary processes photoinduced on TiO₂ surface. The results of the kinetic analysis fit fairly well to those of the experiments. The rate constant (k^h_p) of the reaction between P and the adsorbed hydroxyl radical was estimated to be in the order 10¹⁰ M⁻¹ s⁻¹, which is in good agreement with that obtained from the homogeneous reaction of P with free OH radicals. Of particular interest is the pH dependence of the photobleaching rate. Around both pK_a of P and pH_ZPC of TiO₂, the photobleaching of P was steeply enhanced. This can be reasonably attributed to the mutual interaction (repulsion versus attraction) between P and TiO₂ particles in different pH ranges.