The luminescence of uranime-activated yttrium tungstate (Y2WO6)

The luminescence of uranium in Y₂WO₆ can be excited with long wavelength ultraviolet radiation at temperatures below room temperature. The emission consists of a fairly narrow band in the orange part of the spectrum. Its characteristics are comparable with the luminescence of uranium in MgWO₄ and the scheelites MWO₄ (M = Ca, Sr, Ba). It is possible to relate the thermal quenching temperature of the luminescence to spectral data. Energy transfer from the tungstate group to the uranate group is observed, but its efficiency is not very high compared with other systems.     

A novel synthesis of vinyl esters from vinylversatate-10

Vinylversatate-10 (VV10)¹ has successfully been used to synthesise a large number of lower vinyl esters by transvinylation in presence of mercuric acetate and sulfuric acid. The synthesis of vinylhalo esters proceeds with more difficulty. It has been observed that neither Hg(OAc)₂ nor H₂SO₄ alone is capable of initiating the transvinylation. Furthermore, it has been found that a molar ratio 2:1 of VV10 to carboxylic acid is sufficient to drive the reaction to the right by continuous distillation of the vinyl ester formed, and as a result a high yield of vinyl ester is obtained. A mechanism for this reaction and for the formation of side products has been proposed.     

Chemical ionization mass spectrometry of bifunctional cyclopentanes and cyclohexanes. A correlation between stereochemistry and chemical ionization spectra

A correlation has been fround between the stereochemistry of 3-methoxyeyclopentyl and 3-methoxyccyelohexyl acetic acid esters and their methane or isobutane themical ionizaion spectra: only the cis compounds yield quasimolecular ions and the [MH? CH₃OH]⁺ ions are more abundant for the trans isomers. A similar situation occurs in the iow temperature methane chemical ionization spectra of the coresponding trimethylsilylethers.     

Synthesis of Pyranthiones

A general method for the preparations of pyranthiones is particularly useful for preparing substituted xanthiones which are unavailable by established procedures. Reaction of a xanthone with p-tosyl isocyanate or with trichloroacetyl isocyanate produces the corresponding imino derivatives, which upon treatment with n-butylamine followed by hydrogen sulfide gives the desired xanthione in good yield.     

On non-analytic thermodynamic behaviour of the classical linear chain

The free energy ? per particle and the two-particle distribution function g have been expressed as functionals of the nearest-neighbour interaction Φ(x) for a variety of boundary conditions. For some boundary conditions and potentials Φ(x), ? and g behave singularly at a critical density

$\text{ρ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>c</mtext>}}\text{=}\text{lim}\text{s→0}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{∫}\text{0}\text{∞}\text{e}{}^{\mathrm{?sx?\beta \Phi (x)}}\text{d}\text{x?}\text{∫}\text{0}\text{∞}\text{x}\text{e}{}^{\mathrm{?sx?\beta \Phi (x)}}\text{d}\text{x.}$

     

Substituent effects in π-(tricarbonylchromium)arenes: V. Thermodynamic dissociation constants of some substituted π-(tricarbonylchromium)benzoic acids

The thermodynamic dissociation constants of a series of 38 substituted π-(tricarbonylchromium)benzoic acids in 50% aqueous ethanol at 25°C have been determined. The results require revision of some literature values.The pK_a^*-values of the π-(tricarbonylchromium)benzoic acids were correlated with the electronic substituent parameters in terms of the Yukawa-Tsuno equation. The reaction constant (ρ) decreases from 1.4 for the benzoic acids to 0.8 for the π-(tricarbonylchromium)benzoic acids, reflecting the decreased ability of the complexed aromatic system to transmit electronic substituent effects. For the alkylsubstituted π-(tricarbonylchromium)benzoic acids, conformational effects of the Cr(CO)₃ group can account for some of the anomalies observed. The substituent parameters, σ_meta and σ_para, of the π-(Cr(CO)₃)phenyl group as a substituent were derived from the dissociation constants of the complexed phenylbenzoic acids.     

Covalent amination of 1-alkyl- and 1-aryl-3-carbamoylpyridinium chlorides as “model” for enzymic activity of rabbit liver aldehyde oxidase

The site of animation for 1-alkyl-3-carbamoylpyridinium chlorides in liquid ammonia is dependent on the identity of the 1-alkyl substituent. For the methyl, ethyl and n-propyl derivatives exclusively 6-adducts are found. Adduct formation takes place at C-6 and C-4, when the 1-substituent is an i-propyl or t-butyl group. The adduct ratio for the latter compounds is determined by the size of the substituent. 1-Aryl derivatives exhibit amination at C-2 and C-6 and the adduct ratios are dependent on the temperature. When the aryl substituent is a 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl group the 4-adduct is detected as well. A comparison is made between the sites of oxidation of these compounds by rabbit liver aldehyde oxidase and the covalent amination pattern in liquid ammonia. It is shown that covalent animation as a “model” for the enzymic activity of aldehyde oxide1 is particularly valuable in cases where the enzyme reaction is controlled by steric factors.     

Detection of a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease from synthetic and clinical samples using a nanoscale optical biosensor

A nanoscale optical biosensor based on localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) spectroscopy has been developed to monitor the interaction between the antigen, amyloid-beta derived diffusible ligands (ADDLs), and specific anti-ADDL antibodies. Using the sandwich assay format, this nanosensor provides quantitative binding information for both antigen and second antibody detection that permits the determination of ADDL concentration and offers the unique analysis of the aggregation mechanisms of this putative Alzheimer's disease pathogen at physiologically relevant monomer concentrations. Monitoring the LSPR-induced shifts from both ADDLs and a second polyclonal anti-ADDL antibody as a function of ADDL concentration reveals two ADDL epitopes that have binding constants to the specific anti-ADDL antibodies of 7.3 x 10(12) M(-1) and 9.5 x 10(8) M(-1). The analysis of human brain extract and cerebrospinal fluid samples from control and Alzheimer's disease patients reveals that the LSPR nanosensor provides new information relevant to the understanding and possible diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.     

Reduction of Aldehydes and Ketones by Transition Metal Hydrides. Part 2. Reaction of trans,trans-[WH(CO)2(NO)(PMe3)2] with pyridine,functionalized aldehydes,and ketones

The reaction of trans,trans-[WH(CO)₂(NO)(PMe₃)₂] ( 1 ) with (pyridin-2-yl)-substituted aldehydes and ketones, (pyridin-2-yl)C(O)R where R = H, Me, Ph, pyridin-2-yl, and with 6-methylpyridine-2-carbaldehyde was studied. In all cases, facile insertion of the C?O bond into the W? H bond was observed, with rapid subsequent extrusionof a coordinated CO ligand affording O,N-bidentate coordinated tungsten alkoxides. Only in case of pyridine-2-carbaldehyde and di(pyridin-2-yl) ketone, the initial n¹ O-bonded insertion product could be observed as unstable intemediates by low-temperature NMR.