Option contracts: a solution for overloading problems in the delivery service supply chain

Owing to the limited service capacity of express delivery providers, most online retailers have to reject many orders during hot selling seasons. In this paper, we consider an express delivery service supply chain consisting of an express delivery provider and an online retailer whereby the selling season includes both regular periods and online sales periods. Utilizing a modified newsvendor model, we derive the express delivery provider’s optimal capacity decision and find that the overloading problem cannot be avoided because delivery service cannot be inventoried. To solve such a problem, we introduce an option contract to coordinate the supply chain. By allowing the online retailer to book the capacity, the express delivery provider can rent capacity from a third party in advance. Results show this approach can mitigate the problem significantly. We also extend our model to a supply chain consisting of a delivery provider and two retailers.     

Asymmetric cyano-ethoxycarbonylation of aldehydes catalyzed by self-assembled titanium catalyst

A new self-assembled catalyst based on titanium complex has been developed for the effective enantioselective cyano-ethoxycarbonylation of aldehydes. The self-assembled catalyst was readily prepared from (R)-3,3′-bis((methyl((S)-1-phenylethyl)amino)methyl)-1,1′-binaphthyl-2,2′-diol (1h), N-((1S,2R)-2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethyl)acetamide (2b), and tetraisopropyl titanate (Ti(OiPr)₄). A variety of aromatic aldehydes, aliphatic aldehydes, and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes were found to be suitable substrates in the presence of the self-assembled titanium catalyst (5 mol % 1h, 5 mol % 2b, and 5 mol % Ti(OiPr)₄). The desired cyanohydrin ethyl carbonates were afforded with high isolated yields (up to 95%) and moderate to good enantioselectivities (up to 92% ee) under mild conditions (at −15 °C). A possible catalytic cycle based on the experimental observation was proposed.     

琉璃苣种子油中γ－亚麻酸的纯化

琉璃芭含油量高达3200,其中γ-亚麻酸含量占21%～25%,与多种含不饱和脂肪酸的植物如黑加仑、醋栗、月见草及红加仑等种子相比,琉璃芭种子油中γ-亚麻酸含量最高.γ-亚麻酸具有调血脂、降血压、美容保健、延缓衰老等多项生理功能.琉璃芭全草可食.     

CALCULATION OF HIGHLY EXCITED VIBRATIONAL ENERGY LEVELS OF CH3CN MOLECULE BY NON-LINEAR QUANTUM THEORY

A three-parameter nonlinear dynamical model, i.e., the quantized discrete self-trapping equation, was used to calculate the highly excited CH stretching vibrational energy levels of liquid phase CH₃CN molecule in the electronic ground state up to n=7. The calculated results show that the experimental energy levels can be well described by the model.     

Energies and widths of triply excited states of lithiumlike oxygen and neon

Seven low-lying triply exited states of lithium-like oxygen and neon are calculated with the multichannel saddle-point and saddle-point complex-rotation methods. The term energies are given for these excited states, along with level shifts and partial Auger widths from dominant decay channels. The mass polarization effect and relativistic corrections are included. The radiative transition rates are also calculated. These results are compared with other theoretical data in the literature. Received: 25 May 1998 / Revised: 28 July 1998 / Accepted: 25 August 1998     

小Bond数条件下圆柱贮箱中液体晃动的模部分析

运用模部分析方法考察了小Bond数条件下圆柱贮箱中弯曲静液面对液体晃动模态的重构作用.研究表明,圆柱贮箱中的液体作小幅晃动时,参与晃动的各阶基本模态的正交性若仅由Bessel模部来给出,则弯曲静液面将使各阶模态加权耦合,形成新的特征模态;参与晃动的各阶基本模态的正交性若由三角函数模部来给出,则弯曲静液面将独立改变各阶模态的固有频率,各阶模态之间不耦合.运用新的重构模态来研究圆柱贮箱中液体的横向受迫晃动,给出了其模态选择特征.     

类锂等电子系列(1s2p2p)~4 P~e和(1s2s2p)~4 P~0态的能量和精细结构研究

利用改进的马鞍点方法,截断变分方法,并考虑能量的相对论修正和质量极化效应,计算和研究了类理等电子系列的两个四重态（１ｓ２ｐ２ｐ）４Ｐ０和（１ｓ２ｓ２ｐ）４Ｐｅ态的精细结构和平均跃迁波长,并与实验和其它理论计算结果进行了比较。     

Palladium-catalyzed C–H glycosylation and retro Diels–Alder tandem reaction via structurally modified norbornadienes (smNBDs)

This report describes palladium-catalyzed C–H glycosylation and retro Diels–Alder tandem reaction via structurally modified norbornadienes (smNBDs). smNBDs were proposed to regulate the reactivity of the aryl-norbornadiene-palladacycle (ANP), including its high chemoselectivity and regioselectivity, which were the key to constructing C2 and C3 unsubstituted C4-glycosidic indoles. The scope of this substrate is extensive; the halogenated six-membered and five-membered glycosides were applied to the reaction smoothly, and N-alkyl (primary, secondary and tertiary) C4-glycosidic indoles can also be obtained by this method. In terms of mechanism, the key ANP intermediates characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction and further controlled experiments proved that the migration-insertion of smNBDs with phenylpalladium intermediate endows them with high chemo- and regioselectivity. Finally, density functional theory (DFT) calculation further verified the rationality of the mechanism.

This report describes palladium-catalyzed C–H glycosylation and retro Diels–Alder tandem reaction via structurally modified norbornadienes (smNBDs).     

Direct Growth of Aggregates on {110} Faces of Cadmium Mercury Thiocyanate Crystals

New growth phenomena ‐ direct incorporation of aggregates have been observed on the {110} faces of cadmium mercury thiocyanate CdHg(SCN)₄ crystals by atomic force microscopy. These aggregates grow in two forms: some directly cover up the steps and forms new growth layers; while others are just incorporated at the step edges. These aggregates, which are mostly oriented along [111] direction, are formed by small columnar structural units. The aggregates have the similar structure of CdHg(SCN)₄ crystals and greatly vary in nature with the variation of solution supersaturation σ and growth time t. With the increase of σ the aggregates become larger, consistent with the variation of growth units dimension with the supersaturation; and with the increase of growth time the aggregates become more structurally substantial. These observations have led to a new understanding about the crystal growth.