Synthesis and structure of 5,5′,6,6′,7,7′,8,8′-octahydro-1,1′-di(methylthio)-3,3′-biisoquinoline

Title compound, C₂₀H₂₄N₂S₂, crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, space group Pbca, with cell constants a = 5.1968(5) Å, b = 15.6692(11) Å, c = 22.3881(11) Å , Z = 4, T = 293 K, D_cal = 1.299 g cm^–3. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined to R value of 0.0465 for 1566 reflections. Two methylthio-octahydroisoquinoline parts of molecule are related by the center of symmetry and possess the trans conformation. This conformation is more energetically stable than cis but the molecule can rotate about the C(6)–C(6) central bond at room temperature (molecular mechanics calculations). There is a short intramolecular contact C(5)–H(51) N(1) in the molecule. The molecules in the crystal form molecular layers parallel to (001) crystallographic plane and the molecular packing is determined by the van der Waals forces only.     

Retention of configuration in the action of human plasma 3'-exonuclease on oligo(deoxynucleoside phosphorothioate). A new method for assignment of absolute configuration at phosphorus in isotopomeric deoxyadenosine 5'-O-[(18)O]phosphorothioate

A new method of analysis has allowed the exonucleolytic cleavage by human 3'-exonuclease to be determined. Hydrolysis by human plasma 3'-exonuclease proceeds with retention of configuration at phosphorus. The new method determines the sense of chirality at phosphorus in isotopomeric adenosine 5'-O-[(18)O]phosphorothioates. This is based on stereospecific two-step conversion of the mono-thionucleotide into the corresponding deoxyadenosine 5'-O-alpha-[(18)O]thiotriphosphate, followed by the use of terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase and MALDI TOF mass spectrometry of the resulting elongated primer. Retention of configuration in the reaction of plasma 3'-exonuclease implies a two-step mechanism with two displacements on phosphorus. Inversion at each step leads to overall retention.     

Observation of double radiative capture on pionic hydrogen

We report the first observation of double radiative capture on pionic hydrogen. The experiment was conducted at the TRIUMF cyclotron using the RMC spectrometer and detected gamma-ray coincidences following pi(-) stops in liquid hydrogen. We found the branching ratio for double radiative capture to be [3.05+/-0.27(stat)+/-0.31(syst)]x10(-5). The measured branching ratio and angle-energy distributions support the theoretical prediction of a dominant contribution from the pipi-->gammagamma annihilation mechanism.     

Ising quantum Hall ferromagnet in magnetically doped quantum wells

We report on the observation of the Ising quantum Hall ferromagnet with Curie temperature T(C) as high as 2 K in a modulation-doped (Cd,Mn)Te heterostructure. In this system field-induced crossing of Landau levels occurs due to the giant spin-splitting effect. Magnetoresistance data, collected over a wide range of temperatures, magnetic fields, tilt angles, and electron densities, are discussed taking into account both Coulomb electron-electron interactions and s-d coupling to Mn spin fluctuations. The critical behavior of the resistance "spikes" at T-->T(C) corroborates theoretical suggestions that the ferromagnet is destroyed by domain excitations.     

Wave properties of a methyl group under ambient conditions

Liquid-phase NMR studies on hindered rotation of methyl group in a 9-methyltriptycene derivative are reported where the standard, classical jump model of the methyl dynamics proves inadequate. On the other hand, accurate reproduction of the observed NMR line shape effects is afforded by the use of a recent quantum mechanical model in which the relevant methyl dynamics are described in terms of two quantum rate (coherence-damping) processes, characterized by two different rate constants. For ambient temperatures, such a direct evidence of the quantum nature of a rate process generally believed to be classical seems to have no precedence in the literature.     

Effect of optical spin injection on ferromagnetically coupled Mn spins in the III-V magnetic alloy semiconductor (Ga,Mn)As

We report on the new type of photoinduced magnetization in ferromagnetic (Ga,Mn)As thin films. Optically generated spin-polarized holes change the orientation of ferromagnetically coupled Mn spins and cause a large change in magnetization, being 15% of the saturation magnetization, without the application of a magnetic field. The memorization effect has also been found as a trace after the photoinduced magnetization. The observed results suggest that a small amount of nonequilibrium carrier spins can cause collective rotation of Mn spins presumably through the p-d exchange interaction.     

Pseudorapidity distributions of charged particles from Au + Au collisions at the maximum RHIC energy,square root[s(NN)] = 200 GeV

We present charged-particle multiplicities as a function of pseudorapidity and collision centrality for the 197Au+197Au reaction at square root[s(NN)] = 200 GeV. For the 5% most central events we obtain dN(ch)/deta/(eta = 0) = 625+/-55 and N(ch)/(-4.7< or =eta < or =4.7) = 4630 +/- 370, i.e., 14% and 21% increases, respectively, relative to square root[s(NN)] = 130 GeV collisions. Charged-particle production per pair of participant nucleons is found to increase from peripheral to central collisions around midrapidity. These results constrain current models of particle production at the highest RHIC energy.     

Quantum optical communication rates through an amplifying random medium

We study the competing effects of stimulated and spontaneous emission on the information capacity of an amplifying disordered waveguide. At the laser threshold the capacity reaches a "universal" limit, independent of the degree of disorder. Whether or not this limit is larger or smaller than the capacity without amplification depends on the disorder, as well as on the input power. Explicit expressions are obtained for heterodyne detection of coherent states, and generalized for an arbitrary detection scheme.     

The Influence of a Long-Chain Hydrocarbon on the Retention of Probes Differing in the Type of Intermolecular Interactions

The surface properties of entirely hydroxylated, as well as significantly dehydroxylated, silica gel were investigated by means of the gas phase titration method. n-Tridecane was applied as blocking agent, while n-octane, benzene, and chloroform were the testing probes. The results obtained were compared to those from the previous investigation, where ethylmethylketone was used as blocking agent. After the proper recalculation of n-tridecane surface concentration it was stated that the titration curves for n-octane coincided for both blocking agents. The changes in nonspecific adsorption interaction do not depend on the type of the blocking agent intermolecular interactions. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.