Formation of the 1∶2∶3 structure in Y-Ba-Cu(Fe)-O system studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy

Annealing time and temperature dependence of Y, Ba, Cu, Fe nitrade mixture towards new phases creation was revealed by Mössbauer spectroscopy. The observed changes can be assigned to chemical decomposition of corresponding nitrades and creation of intermedial and final Y₁Baz(Cuo.o3Feo. o3)3Ox phase.     

Crystallization of some amorphous metallic alloys studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy

The present work provides an analysis of crystallization processes in amorphous metallic alloys Fe₈₀Si₄Cr_1.0B₁₄ and Fe₆₇Co₁₈B₁₄Si₁. Crystallization of the first sample started at the temperature of 648 K. The fully crystalline state was observed after annealing at 748 K. We identified four sextets. One corresponds to crystalline Fe₂B and the three others to FeSi solid solution with 10 at .% of Si. Crystallization of Fe₆₇Co₁₈B₁₄Si₁ started at the temperature of 623 K. We identified two crystalline phases. The first may have its origin as (Fe_1−xCo_x)₃B, the second one may correspond to a Fe−Co solid solution with a different Co content.     

Internal dynamics of hydroxymethyl rotation from CH2 cross-correlated dipolar relaxation in methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside

Conventional relaxation parameters (T1(-1), T2(-1), and NOE), obtained at different temperatures and magnetic fields, are reported for the hydroxymethyl (C6) carbon in methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside in a D2O/DMSO cryosolvent. These data are interpreted with the Lipari-Szabo model. In addition, two-field measurements of longitudinal and spin-locked relaxation rates related to the cross-correlated carbon-proton dipole-dipole interactions for the same carbon are reported. The complete data set consisting the conventional and cross-correlated relaxation parameters is interpreted using a new "hybrid" approach, in which the Lipari-Szabo model for the auto-correlated spectral densities is combined with the two-site jump model for the cross-correlated spectral densities, with the global correlation time as a common parameter. The two-site jump rates thus obtained are in reasonable agreement with the ultrasonic relaxation measurements, and have reasonable temperature dependence.     

Mechanism of the catalytic oxidation of hydrocarbons by N-hydroxyphthalimide: a theoretical study

The mechanism of the recently proposed catalytic oxidation of hydrocarbons by oxygen in the presence of N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) was established by quantum chemical calculations, consistent with experiments.     

The Bellus-Claisen rearrangement

Among the reactions available to synthetic chemists for the construction of new C--C bonds, the Claisen rearrangement is one of the most powerful, elegant, and well-characterized methods. A genuinely new variant, the Bellus-Claisen rearrangement came to light a quarter of a century ago: The reaction of an allylic ether, thioether, or amine with a ketene leads through a [3,3] sigmatropic bond reorganization of a zwitterionic intermediate to an E unsaturated ester, thioester, or amide. When applied to cyclic allylic substrates, a ring-enlargement by four carbon atoms in one step provides medium-ring unsaturated E-configured lactones, thiolactones, and lactams. The scope of the Bellus-Claisen rearrangement and the optimum reaction conditions will be discussed in this Minireview.     

Oscillation Theorems for Neutral Differential Equations of Higher Order

In this paper we present some new oscillatory criteria for the n-th order neutral differential equations of the form The results obtained extend and improve a number of existing criteria.     

Axially polar columnar phase made of polycatenar bent-shaped molecules

The polycatenar bent-shaped molecules are able to form columnar phases with column stratum built of few molecules, arranged in coplanar or conelike geometry. In the latter case, the phase becomes axially polar, with electric spontaneous polarization reorientable in the electric field by flipping the cone axis. The phase is antiferroelectric; in the plane perpendicular to columns, the ferroelectric hexagonal order exists, but the columns are broken along the z direction and the polarization direction alternates between the blocks.     

Classification of regular maps of negative prime Euler characteristic

We give a classification of all regular maps on nonorientable surfaces with a negative odd prime Euler characteristic (equivalently, on nonorientable surfaces of genus where is an odd prime). A consequence of our classification is that there are no regular maps on nonorientable surfaces of genus where is a prime such that (mod ) and .

     

Synthesis of Substituted Salicylanilides under Microwave Irradiation

Salicylanilides were prepared in 70–95% yields in 4–8min from phenyl salicylate or phenyl 4-methoxysalicylate and substituted anilines under microwave irradiation under solvent free conditions.     

Analysis of the importance of the metallo-beta-lactamase active site loop in substrate binding and catalysis

The role of the mobile loop comprising residues 60-66 in metallo-beta-lactamases has been studied by site-directed mutagenesis, determination of kinetic parameters for six substrates and two inhibitors, pre-steady-state characterization of the interaction with chromogenic nitrocefin, and molecular modeling. The W64A mutation was performed in IMP-1 and BcII (after replacement of the BcII 60-66 peptide by that of IMP-1) and always resulted in increased K(i) and K(m) and decreased k(cat)/K(m) values, an effect reinforced by complete deletion of the loop. k(cat) values were, by contrast, much more diversely affected, indicating that the loop does not systematically favor the best relative positioning of substrate and enzyme catalytic groups. The hydrophobic nature of the ligand is also crucial to strong interactions with the loop, since imipenem was almost insensitive to loop modifications.