Kinetic behavior of immobilized aldolase in a continuously stirred tank reactor

Aldolase was bound covalently to CNBr-activated Sepharose. The immobilized enzyme was investigated in a continuously stirred tank reactor (CSTR). In spite of the complexity of the system, the stationary performance of the CSTR can be described by a very simple equation. There are essentially two control parameters,V _m andK _eq— that govern the stationary performance of the aldolase reactor.     

Beiträge zur Organolanthanidchemie. II. Cylopentadienyllanthanid-1,3-butadien-Komplexe – Darstellung,Eigenschaften und Reaktionen

Contributions to Organolanthanide Chemistry. II. Cyclopentadienyllanthanide 1,3-Butadiene Complexes – Synthesis, Properties, and Reactions From cyclopentadienyllanthanide dihalides and “magnesium butadiene” Cp*La(C₄H₆) · MgI₂ · 3 THF ( I ), Cp*Ce(C₄H₆) · MgBr₂ · 2 THF ( II ), Cp*Nd(C₄H₆) · MgCl₂ · 2 THF ( III ), (1,3-(t-C₄H₉)₂C₅H₃)Nd(C₄H₆) · MgCl₂ · 2 THF ( IV ), CpEr(C₄H₆) · MgCl₂ · 2 THF ( V ) and (1,3-(t-C₄H₉)₂C₅H₃)Lu(C₄H₆) · MgCl₂ · 2 THF ( VI ) were obtained as highly air sensitive complexes which react easily with proton active compounds and molecules with multible bonds. The reaction products with diphenylamine and carbon dioxide Cp*Nd(NPh₂)₂ · NHPh₂ ( VII ) and Cp*Ce(O₂CC₄H₆CO₂) ( VIII ) are discribed. I–VIII were characterized by elementary analysis, i.r., ¹H and ¹³C n.m.r., and EI-MS spectra.     

Beiträge zur Organolanthanidchemie. III [1]. Darstellung und Eigenschaften von 1,4-Diaryl-1,3-butadien-Komplexen der Lanthanide

Contributions to Organolanthanide Chemistry. III. Synthesis and Properties of 1,4-Diaryl-1,3-butadiene Lanthanide Complexes Cyclopentadienyllanthanide halides react with 1,4-diarylbutadienes in the presence of alkali metals to give Cp*La(1,4-Ph₂C₄H₄) · DME ( I ), Cp*La(1,4-{o-CH₃O? C₆H₄}₂ · C₄H₄) · 2DME ( II ), [Li(THF)₃][Sm(1,4-Ph₂C₄H₄)₂] ( III ), [Li(DME)][(1,4-{p-CH₃? C₆H₄}₂C₄H₄)LuCl₂] ( IV ) and [Li(DME)][(1,4-{o-CH₃O? C₆H₄}₂C₄H₄)LuCl₂] ( V ). Samariumtrichloride reacts with 1,4-diphenyl-butadiene and lithium in tetrahydrofurane with formation of [Li(THF)₄][Sm(1,4-Ph₂C₄H₄)₂] ( VI ). Reaction of samarium with the p-tolyl derivative in the presence of iodine gives (1,4-{p-CH₃? C₆H₄}₂C₄H₄)SmI · 3THF ( VII ). The compounds were characterized by elementary analysis, i.r., ¹H- and ¹³C- n.m.r., and EI-MS spectra.     

Die Ammonolyse von Halogenokomplexen des vierwertigen Platins

Ammonolysis of Halogeno Complexes of Tetravalent Platinum Reactions of liquid ammonia and ammonium hexahalogenoplatinates(IV) at ?40°C yield mixtures of halogenoammine complexes [Pt(NH₃)_6?nX_n]X_4?n (X = Cl, Br, I; n = 3, 2, 1, 0). Hexaammine platinum(IV) salts, [Pt(NH₃)₆]X₄, may be isolated as main product only after several weeks of reaction. Interactions at room temperature of liquid ammonia and hexachloro or hexabromo complexes produce quantitatively the novel dinuclear di-m?-amido-bis[tetraammineplatinum(IV)] complex, [(H₃N)₄Pt(NH₂)₂Pt(NH₃)₄]X₆. By interaction of gaseous or liquid ammonia and subsequent addition of potassium amide solution in excess potassium hexaamido platinate(IV), K₂[Pt(NH₂)₆], is formed in good yield.     

Versuch einer Deutung der bei der elektronenmikroskopischen Untersuchung von festen Polymeren auftretenden mikromorphologischen Struktureinheiten

Zusammenfassung Beim Ultraschallabbau von amorphen Hochpolymeren wurden Endmolekulargewichte gefunden, die bei allen untersuchten Polymeren zwischen 20000 und 50000 lagen. Mit Hilfe elektronenmikroskopischer Methoden wurde versucht, direkt die Abnahme der Molekülgröße zu verfolgen. Als Ergebnis wurde gefunden, daß bei allen untersuchten Polymeren Feinstrukturen abgebildet wurden, die invariant gegen den Ultraschallabbau waren, und daß die Endmolekulargewichte nach Abbau mit den Molekulargewichten für die Feinstrukturen — betrachtet man diese als Einzelindividuen — gut übereinstimmen. Es wird daraus geschlossen, daß der mechanische Abbau von Polymeren nur bis zum Auftrennen in diskrete primäre Struktureinheiten führt. Diese Struktureinheiten scheinen eine grundlegende Materialkonstante zu sein.

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Summary Ultrasonic degradation of amorphous high polymers results in products of defined molecular weights in the limits of 20000 to 50000. The authors try to coordinate the degradation of some polymers characterized by viscosity molecular weight and the fine structures visible at high magnification and resolution in photographs by electron microscope.The fine structures are found invariant against all kinds of mechanical degradation. The final molecular weight after degradation is the same as calculated for the weight of the structural units in the electron micrographs. These structural units are probably a real basic constant of the polymeric materials.

     

Novel variable volume injector for performing sample introduction in a miniaturised isotachophoresis device

A microdevice design furnished with a novel sample injector, capable of delivering variable volume samples, for miniaturised isotachophoretic separations is presented. Micromachining by direct milling was used to realise two flow channel network designs on poly(methyl methacrylate) chips. Both designs comprised a wide bore sample channel interfaced, via a short connection channel, to a narrow bore separation channel. Superior injection performance was observed with a connection channel angled at 45 degrees to the separation channel compared to a device using a channel angled at 90 degrees. Automated delivery of electrolytes to the microdevice was demonstrated with both hydrostatic pumping and syringe pumps; both gave reproducible sample injection. A range of different sampling strategies were investigated. Isotachophoretic separations of model analytes (metal ions and an anionic dye) demonstrated the potential of the device. Separations of ten metal cations were achieved in under 475 s.     

Synthesis and properties of conformationally locked 1,3-bisalkyl-7-deazaxanthine 2′-deoxy-d-ribofuranosides

1,3-Dimethyl-7-deazaxanthine 2′-deoxyribofuranosides 1a and 6a and their N-3 isopropyl congeners 1b and 6b have been prepared employing the nucleobase anions 7a or 7b and 2-deoxy-3,5-di-O-(p-toluoyl)-α-D-erythropentofuranosyl chloride ( 8 ) upon glycosylation. The reaction was not stereoselective as found in case of other pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine nucleosides induced by the bulky N-3 substituent. Configuration of anomers was established by ¹H-nmr nOe difference spectroscopy. Those data also indicated that the conformation around the N-glycosylic bond was locked by the bulky N-3 substituent. Contrary to the purine nucleoside such as wyosine ( 2a ) the hydrolytic stability of the N-glycosylic bond of the pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine nucleosides was increased by N-3 alkylation. Moreover, it was shown by ¹⁵N-nmr spectroscopy that different to purine nucleosides the aglycon was not protonated in acidic medium. As a result the N-glycosylic bond hydrolysis did not follow an A-1 but an A-2 mechanism.     

Labor market underrepresentation results in minority discrimination: A dynamic hiring model with employer learning

This paper develops a dynamic model of minority labor market discrimination. Employers repeatedly decide to hire either minority or majority job candidates whose productivities are unobservable beforehand. Hiring decisions are based on productivity expectations derived from the observable productivity of employers’ previously hired workers. If employers have fewer minority workers initially—a plausible assumption for (numerical) minorities—they discriminate against minority workers over time. Discrimination results from more dispersed minority expectations across the employer population and stronger effects of additional productivity observations on minority expectations. Both effects are a direct consequence of the minority’s initial underrepresentation in firms. I demonstrate the emergence of minority discrimination formally in a two-period hiring model and show simulation results for longer time frames.