Reactions of uranyl(VI) complexes of acid dihydrazides with β-diketones

Summary Uranyl(VI) complexes of malonic acid dihydrazide (MDH₂) and phthalic acid dihydrazide (PDH₂) and the products of their reactions with four -diketones have been characterised by elemental analysis and by electrical conductance, and spectral (i.r. and electronic) measurements. The MDH₂ and PDH₂ complexes UO₂(L)₂(H₂O)₂ are eight coordinate whereas the macrocyclic UO₂(L)(H₂O)₂ complexes are six coordinate. In each complex MDH₂ and PDH₂ act as bidentate liglands having the coordination sites at secondary amide-nitrogen atoms.     

Ternary Cu(II) complexes involving N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine, ethylenediamine (N-N donors) and a series of amino acids (N-O? donors)

The dissociation constants for N-(l-naphthyl)ethylenediamine (NEN) and the formation constants for binary (ML) and ternary metal complexes (MLA), where M = Cu(II), L = alanine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, lysine, arginine, serine, threonine, aspartic acid or histidine and A = NEN or ethylenediamine (EN) have been determined by pH titrations and are reported at 35°C (gm = 0.2 M KNO₃). The relative stability of the ternary complexes are discussed in terms of statistical effects and the nature of ligands in the coordination sphere of the metal ion.     

Complexes of Pt(II) and Pt(IV) with disubstituted purines

Mixed-ligand complexes of Pt(II) and Pt(IV) with 2,6-diaminopurine and 6-thioguanine were synthesized and characterised. The complexes were prepared in acidic and basic media. The binding of the ligands to the metal ion varies according to the pH of the medium. Thus, in the complexes of 6-thioguanine, the ligand acts as a monodentate ligand coordinating through the neutral C₆-SH group in the acidic medium and in the basic medium as a bidentate ligand binding to the metal ion through C₆S^? and N₇, forming a five-membered chelate ring. In an acidic medium 2,6-diaminopurine forms mononuclear complexes with Pt(II) and Pt(IV) binding through N₇. In a basic medium binuclear hydroxobridged complexes are formed with Pt(IV) and the ligand is monodentate, coordinating through N₇.     

A facile one‐pot reactive solution blending approach for main‐chain donor–acceptor polymeric materials

A high‐temperature solution blending process has been used to synthesize a series of copolymers incorporating varying mole ratios of perylenebisimide (PBI) into the backbone of an engineering thermoplastic polyester [poly(1,4‐cyclohexylenedimethylene‐1,4‐cyclohexanedicarboxylate)] (PCCD). A random donor–acceptor copolymer incorporating oligo(p‐phenylene vinylene) (OPV) and PBI was also synthesized. The chemical incorporation of these chromophores into PCCD was confirmed by carrying out the melt condensation using 1,4‐cyclohexanedimethanol and 1,4‐dimethylcyclohexane dicarboxylate with hydroxyl‐functionalized PBI and OPV derivatives. Higher extent of incorporation of PBI (35 mol %) could be achieved using the blending approach retaining solubility, film‐forming ability, and higher molecular weights. The PBI polymers produced using the two different approaches exhibited structural variations. The polymers formed from the solution blending approach had a semicrystalline nature with blocks of PCCD separating the PBI units, whereas those produced using the melt condensation route were amorphous polymers. This structural variation was reflected in their photophysical properties also with the reactive solution‐blended polymers exhibiting higher fluorescence quantum yields. These results demonstrate the easy incorporation of suitably functionalized donor and acceptor moieties into a completely aliphatic polyester backbone to produce free‐standing films of hitherto nonprocessable polymers. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2013     

Characteristic dielectric parameters of para-, ferro- and antiferro-electric phases of (S)-4-(1-methylheptyloxycarbonyl)phenyl-4′-(6-pentanoyloxyhex-1-oxy)biphenyl-4-carboxylate

Frequency and temperature dependence of dielectric parameters of a liquid crystalline compound (S)-4-(1-methylheptyloxycarbonyl)phenyl-4′-(6-pentanoyloxyhex-1-oxy)biphenyl-4-carboxylate under planar orientation of the molecules have been investigated in the frequency range 1 Hz-10 MHz. This compound possesses smectic paraelectric (SmA*), ferroelectric (SmC*) and antiferroelectric (SmC_A*) phases. Dielectric spectroscopy suggests the existence of a relaxation mechanism in the SmA* phase, which behaves as a soft mode. In the SmC* phase two relaxation modes are observed. One mode continues from the SmA* phase with decreasing dielectric strength and the other has characteristics of the Goldstone mode. Two dielectric relaxation modes have been observed for the SmC_A* phase. These two modes are related to the antiferroelectric ordering and the helical structure of the SmC_A* phase.     

Synthesis and characterization of hyperbranched polyesters and polyurethane coatings

Polyurethane (PU) coatings are widely used for variety of high‐performance applications in today's coating technology. The emerging hyperbranched polymers having three‐dimensional morphology have opened a new avenue to tailor the architecture of PU coatings. The methodology followed here is based on preparation of PU coatings from hyperbranched polyester. Initially, different hyperbranched polyester polyols (HPs) were synthesized by varying the hydroxyl‐terminated precursors that is, pentaerythritol, trimethylol propane or glycerol and keeping the diacid that is, adipic acid quantity constant at various mole ratios of 1:0.6, 1:0.8, 1:0.9, and 1:1, respectively. The obtained HPs were characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight (MALDI‐TOF)‐mass spectrometry, and Fourier transform‐infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The degree of branching and the quantity of different structural units present in the various HPs were calculated by integrating the quaternary carbon and carbonyl zone in ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The extent of condensation in different HPs was also calculated from ¹H NMR spectra. Later on, NCO‐terminated PU prepolymers (NCO‐PU) were synthesized by reacting HPs with isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) at NCO/OH ratio of 1.6:1. In the third step, the excess NCO content in the NCO‐capped PU prepolymers were reacted with atmospheric moisture and hyperbranched polyurethane (HPU) coatings were formed. The coating films were analyzed by FTIR and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis instruments. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 2673–2688, 2007     

The effect of surface mass transfer on buoyancy induced flow in a variable porosity medium adjacent to a vertical heated plate

The effect of surface mass transfer on buoyancy induced flow in a variable porosity medium adjacent to a heated vertical plate is studied for high Rayleigh numbers. Similarity solutions are obtained within the frame work of boundary layer theory for a power law variation in surface temperature,T _Wx and surface injectionv _Wx(–1/2). The analysis incorporates the expression connecting porosity and permeability and also the expression connecting porosity and effective thermal diffusivity. The influence of thermal dispersion on the flow and heat transfer characteristics are also analysed in detail. The results of the present analysis document the fact that variable porosity enhances heat transfer rate and the magnitude of velocity near the wall. The governing equations are solved using an implicit finite difference scheme for both the Darcy flow model and Forchheimer flow model, the latter analysis being confined to an isothermal surface and an impermeable vertical plate. The influence of the intertial terms in the Forchheimer model is to decrease the heat transfer and flow rates and the influence of thermal dispersion is to increase the heat transfer rate.

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Der Effekt des Oberflächenstoffaustausches bei auftriebsinduzierter Strömung in einem variablen porösen Medium, das an eine vertikale, beheizte Platte angrenzt

Zusammenfassung Es wird der Effekt des Oberflächenstoffaustausches in auftriebsinduzierter Strömung in einem variablen porösen Medium, das an eine vertikale, beheizte Platte angrenzt, für große Reynoldszahlen untersucht. Ähnliche Lösungen werden im Rahmen der Grenzschicht-Theorie, durch Variation des Potenzansatzes der Oberflächentemperatur,T _Wx , und der Oberflächengeschwindigkeit,v _Wx(–1/2), erreicht. Die Analyse vereinigt sowohl den Ausdruck, der Porösität und Permeabilität verbindet, als auch den Ausdruck, der Porösität und Wärmeleitfähigkeit miteinander verbindet. Der Einfluß der Temperaturverteilung auf Strömung und Wärmeübergangskennzahlen wird ebenfalls im Detail analysiert. Als Ergebnis der vorliegenden Untersuchung ergibt sich die Tatsache, daß variable Porösität Wärmeübertragungsrate und Betrag der Geschwindigkeit in Wandnähe steigert. Die bestimmenden Gleichungen, sowohl für das Darcysche Strömungsmodell als auch für das Forchheimersche Strömungsmodell, werden mit Hilfe eines implizierten Differenzenschemas gelöst. Die Berechnung wird für die beiden Fälle, isotherme Oberfläche und undurchlässige vertikale Platte, angewandt. Der Einfluß der Terme für die Trägheitskräfte im Forchheimerschen Modell senkt Wärmeübergangs- und Durchgangsrate, wogegen die Wärmeübergangsrate durch den Einfluß der Temperaturverteilung erhöht wird.

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Nomenclature a constant defined by Eq. (12) - A constant defined by Eq. (12) - B constant defined by Eq. (3) - b _s/_f ratio of thermal conductivities - C constant defined by Eq. (1) - C _P specific heat of the convective fluid - d particle diameter - f dimensionless function defined by Eq. (14) - f _w lateral mass flux parameter - g acceleration due to gravity - k ₀ mean permeability of the mediumk ₀= ₀ ³ d ²/150 (1– ₀)² k ₀=1.75d/(1– ₀) 150 (Inertia parameter) - L length of the source or sink - m mass transfer - n constant defined in Eq. (12) - k (y) permeability of the porous medium - k (y) interial coefficient in the Ergun expression - Gr modified Grashof numberGr=(g k ₀ k ₀ (T _w–))/ ² - R _a Rayleigh number (g k ₀ x T _w–)/ - R _ad modified Rayleigh number (g k ₀ d|T _w–|)/ - N _u Nusselt number - s x/d - Q overall heat transfer rate - T temperature - T _w surface temperature - T ambient fluid temperature - u velocity in vertical direction - v velocity in horizontal direction - x vertical coordinate - y horizontal coordinate Greek symbols ₀ mean thermal diffusivity _f/ C_p - coefficient of thermal expansion - constant defined in Eq. (4) - ratio of particle to bed diameter - _e effective thermal conductivity - f thermal conductivity of fluid - _s thermal conductivity of solid - dimensionless similarity variable in Eq. (13) - value of at the edge of the boundary layer - constant defined in Eq. (1) - _e effective molecular thermal diffusivity - (y) porosity of the medium - ₀ mean porosity of the medium - viscosity of the fluid - ₀ density of the convective fluid - stream function - w condition at the wall - condition at infinity     

Bianchi types I and V bulk viscous fluid cosmological models in f(R,T) gravity theory

In this paper we present non-singular Bianchi types I and V cosmological models, in the presence of bulk viscous fluid and within the framework of f(R,T) gravity theory. Exact solutions to the field equations are obtained by choosing a particular form of the function f(R,T) and a special value for the average scale factor of the model, which corresponds to a time- dependent deceleration parameter. The cosmological models initially accelerate for a certain period of time and thereafter decelerate. The physical and kinematical properties of the models of the universe are discussed.     

Stability of stratified fluid in porous medium in the presence of suspended particles and variable magnetic field

General equations governing the stability of stratified fluid in a stratified porous medium in the presence of suspended particles and variable horizontal magnetic field, separately, have been derived. Assuming stratifications in density, viscosity, suspended particles number density, medium porosity, medium permeability and a magnetic field of exponential form the dispersion relations have been obtained. Systems have been found to be stable for stable stratifications and unstable for unstable stratifications. A system which was unstable in the absence of magnetic field can be completely stabilized by a magnetic field for a certain wave-number range. The behaviour of growth rates with respect to fluid viscosity, medium permeability, suspended particles number density and magnetic field has been examined analytically.     

Why to consider environmental pollution in cholera modeling?

We propose a deterministic model to study the impact of environmental pollution on the dynamics of cholera. We consider both human to human and human‐environment‐human transmission modes in our model. We obtain the expression for the basic reproduction number of the proposed model. The study of our model reveals that environmental pollution plays a significant role in the spread of cholera and should not be ignored. Although various dimensions of cholera has been studied using mathematical models but scanty efforts have been made to understand impact of environmental pollution on this disease. Through this study, we try to bridge this gap.