Syntheses and properties of emissive iridium(III) complexes with tridentate benzimidazole derivatives

A series of novel emissive Ir(III) complexes having the coordination environments of [Ir(N--N--N)2]3+, [Ir(N--N--N)(N--N)Cl]2+, and [Ir(N--N--N)(N--C--N)]2+ with 2,6-bis(1-methyl-benzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine (L1, N--N--N), 1,3-bis(1-methyl-benzimidazol-2-yl)benzene (L2H, N--C--N), 4'-(4-methylphenyl)-2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine (ttpy, N--N--N), and 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy, N--N) have been synthesized and their photophysical and electrochemical properties studied. The Ir(III) complexes exhibited phosphorescent emissions in the 500-600 nm region, with lifetimes ranging from approximately 1-10 micros at 295 K. Analysis of the 0-0 energies and the redox potentials indicated that the lowest excited state of [Ir(L1)(L2)]2+ possessed the highest contribution of 3MLCT (MLCT = metal-to-ligand charge transfer) among the Ir(III) complexes, reflecting the sigma-donating ability of the tridentate ligand, ttpy < L1 < L2. The emission quantum yields (phi) of the Ir(III) complexes ranged from 0.037 to 0.19, and the highest phi value (0.19) was obtained for [Ir(L1)(bpy)Cl]2+. Radiative rate constants (k(r)) were 1.2 x 10(4) s(-1) for [Ir(ttpy)2]3+, 3.7 x 10(4) s(-1) for [Ir(L1)(bpy)Cl]2+, 3.8 x 10(4) s(-1) for [Ir(ttpy)(bpy)Cl]2+, 3.9 x 10(4) s(-1) for [Ir(L1)2]3+, and 6.6 x 10(4) s(-1) for [Ir(L1)(L2)]2+. The highest radiative rate for [Ir(L1)(L2)]2+ with the highest contribution of 3MLCT could be explained in terms of the singlet-triplet mixing induced by spin-orbit coupling of 5d electrons in the MLCT electronic configurations.     

Stereocontrolled synthesis of 7-hydroxy- and 7-acetoxy-PGI2: New stable PGI2 analogues

Stable analogues of PGI₂, 7-hydroxy- and 7-acetoxy-PGI₂, were synthesized from protected PGI₂ methyl ester $\text{1b}$via sulfoxides $\text{6a}$, $\text{6b}$ through stereocontrolled sulfoxide-sulfenate rearrangement.     

Full-scale fatigue test of twin-turboprop transport

When the design work was commenced on the YS-11 transport airplane in 1959, the fatigue behavior of the structure was one of the most cardinal problems in the structural design, then the various design principles were introduced in order to overcome the fatigue problems, and the fatigue test of the full-scale airplane structure was planned to guarantee a fatigue life of 30,000 flight hours. In order to perform the fatigue test of the full-scale air-plane structure, the equipment for the wing fatigue test and for the fuselage fatigue test was developed separately. The former consisted of sixteen hydraulic actuators, controlled automatically, and a program device, being able to program the four different repeated loads; the latter was a familiar water tank in which the fuselage was pressurized by water and loaded, the external loads corresponding to gust loads, standing on the ground loads and the others by actuators. Concerning these tests, the following problems will be explained in our report:

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   The structure and operation of the equipment of the full-scale fatigue test.     

SO(N) supergravity and unification of all fundamental forces

From the group theoretical arguments, we find that among allSO(N) supergravitiesN=10 is the minimal supersymmetry group which unifies all fundamental forces of weak, electromagnetic, strong and gravitational interactions. The (super)symmetry is broken throughSO(10)→SU(3)?SU(2)?U(1)→SU(3)?U(1). All observed particles of the low energy physics (three generations of quarks and leptons, γ,Z, W ^± and gluons) and graviton can be minimally accomodated with the correctSU(3)?SU(2)?U(1) quantum numbers. Some characteristic predictions, which can be checked in the coming high energy experiments, are briefly discussed.     

The behavior of a spherical bubble near a solid wall in a compressible liquid

Summary The behavior of a spherical bubble near a solid wall is analysed by considering the liquid compressibility. The equation of motion of the bubble with first order correction for the effects of liquid compressibility and solid wall is derived. The equation obtained here coincides with the known result in case of L or C . Further experimental study is made on the motion of bubbles produced by a spark discharge in water. The theoretical results are in good agreement with the experiments.

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Das Verhalten einer kugelförmigen Blase in einer kompressiblen Flüssigkeit in der Nähe einer festen Wand

Übersicht Bei Berücksichtigung der Flüssigkeitskompressibilität wird das Verhalten einer kugelförmigen Blase in der Nähe einer festen Wand analysiert. Die Gleichung der Bewegung der Blase wird mit der Korrektur erster Ordnung für den Einfluß der Flüssigkeitskompressibilität und der festen Wand angegeben. Aus der erhaltenen Gleichung wird für L oder C das bekannte Ergebnis hergeleitet. Darüber hinaus wird eine experimentelle Untersuchung der Blasenbewegung durchgeführt. Die Blase wird mit Hilfe von Funkendurchschlägen zwischen Elektroden in Wasser erzeugt. Die theoretischen Ergebnisse stimmen gut mit den Experimenten überein.

     

Polarization in heavy-ion reactions

A series of experiments is described in which beta-ray asymmetry has been used to determine polarization of heavy-ion reaction products¹²B and the present status of the studies of polarization phenomena in heavy-ion reactions is reviewed. A large amount of angular momentum sustained by the two colliding nuclei gives rise to polarization phenomena of reaction products. Coupling between the degrees of freedom accompanying the intrinsic and the relative motions is investigated from the systematic behaviour of polarization of reaction products disclosed by the experiments.     

Synthesis of 3'-beta-carbamoylmethylcytidine (CAMC) and its derivatives as potential antitumor agents

3'-beta-Carbamoylmethylcytidine (CAMC) and its derivatives were synthesized using an intramolecular Reformatsky-type reaction promoted by SmI2 as the key step. In vitro tumor cell growth inhibitory activity was evaluated and CAMC was found to exhibit potent cytotoxicity against various human tumor cell lines. From a structure-activity relationship study it was postulated that the cytotoxic mechanism of action of CAMC did not require phosphorylation at the 5'-hydroxyl group. This study provides a novel strategy for the development of a new type of antitumor nucleoside.     

Super Yang–Mills theory from nonlinear supersymmetry

The relation between a nonlinear supersymmetric (NLSUSY) theory and a SUSY Yang–Mills (SYM) theory is studied for N=3$N=3$ SUSY in two-dimensional space–time. We explicitly show the NL/L SUSY relation for the (pure) SYM theory by means of cancellations among Nambu–Goldstone fermion self-interaction terms.     

Effect of interference pattern on femtosecond laser-induced ripple structure

Combined structures composed of a micron-sized periodic structure and a nano-sized quasi-periodic ripple structure were generated by a single process of multiple shots of an interfering femtosecond laser. The former structure was generated by an interference pattern and controlled by a number of beams. The latter structure was generated by a multiple shot method. As a result, multiple periodic structures were generated. The periodicity of the structures was analyzed by two-dimensional (2D) fast Fourier transform (FFT). The most probable period of ripple structure was downsized to 177 nm by restricting irradiated region by a TM wave interference pattern. The smallest period was 105 nm. The dispersion angle of a ripple decreased to about 50%. The period and direction of the ripples were for a first time controlled by using interference.