A new flavone C-glucoside from Glycosmis arborea (Rutaceae)

<正>A new C-glycosyl flavone 7,4'-dihydroxy-5-methoxyflavone-6-C-β-D-glucopyranoside 1 has been isolated and characterized form ethanolic extract of leaves part of Glycosmis arborea.The structure of compound was verified by means of high field 1D and 2D NMR(DEFT,COSY,DQF-HSQC,HMBC) and HRMS spectral analysis,respectively.     

Alum-Catalyzed Domino Synthesis of 12-Substituted-8,9,10,12-tetrahydrobenzoxanthen-11-ones Under Solvent-Free Conditions

Alum is found to catalyze efficiently the one-pot, three-component condensation of aldehydes, α/β-naphthol, and dimedone to afford various 12-substituted-8,9,10,12-tetrahydrobenzoxanthen-11-ones in excellent yields. The use of alum catalyst and the solvent-free conditions make this method simple, convenient, eco-friendly, and cost-effective.     

Synthesis and complexes of an N4 Schiff-base macrocycle derived from 2,2'-iminobisbenzaldehyde

An N(4) tetradentate [1 + 1] Schiff base metal free macrocycle HL was prepared, by 1?:?1 condensation of 2,2'-iminobisbenzaldehyde (1) and diethylenetriamine, and characterised. Seven mononuclear complexes, [Zn(II)L(py)](BF(4)) (2), [Cu(II)L](BF(4))]·H(2)O (3), [Ni(II)L](BF(4))·H(2)O (4), [Co(II)L](BF(4))]·H(2)O (5), Fe(III)L(BF(4))(2)·2H(2)O·MeCN (6), [Co(III)L(NCS)(2)]·0.3py (7) and [Fe(III)L(NCS)(2)] (8), of L(-) are reported. The Cu(II) and Ni(II) complexes were prepared by a template approach whereas the others were accessed by metallation of pre-formed HL. The X-ray crystal structure determinations show that [Cu(II)L](BF(4)) and [Ni(II)L](BF(4)) feature square planar N(4) coordinated Cu(II) and Ni(II) centres, respectively, whereas [Fe(III)L(NCS)(2)]·NO(2)Me features an octahedral N(6) coordinated Fe(III) centre (two NCS anions bound axially) and the Zn(II) complex, which crystallised as 2{[Zn(II)L(py)](BF(4))}·py, features square pyramidal Zn(II) ions (a pyridine molecule bound axially). In all cases the N(4) macrocycle is bound equatorially to the metal ion. Cyclic voltammograms of the soluble BF(4) complexes, 2-5, were carried out in MeCN vs. 0.01 mol L(-1) AgNO(3)/Ag and revealed multiple, mostly irreversible or quasi-reversible, redox processes. The Zn(II) complex 2 exhibited two irreversible oxidation processes and one irreversible reduction process, all of which are ligand-centered. The Ni(II) complex 4 showed a process with a weak return wave at E(m) = +0.57 V (ΔE = 0.05 V). Interestingly, after controlled potential coulometry experiments on 2, 3 and 4 (at +0.48, +0.61 and +0.71 V which transferred 1.2, 1.0 and 1.6 e(-) equiv. per complex, respectively), a new reversible or quasi-reversible process was obtained, with a lower potential than beforehand (E(m) (ΔE)/V = +0.16 (0.08), +0.31 (0.13) and +0.45 (0.11) respectively).     

New third and fourth order nonlinear solvers for computing multiple roots

We present a new third order method for finding multiple roots of nonlinear equations based on the scheme for simple roots developed by Kou et al. [J. Kou, Y. Li, X. Wang, A family of fourth-order methods for solving non-linear equations, Appl. Math. Comput. 188 (2007) 1031-1036]. Further investigation gives rise to new third and fourth order families of methods which do not require second derivative. The fourth order family has optimal order, since it requires three evaluations per step, namely one evaluation of function and two evaluations of first derivative. The efficacy is tested on a number of relevant numerical problems. Computational results ascertain that the present methods are competitive with other similar robust methods.     

Colchiceine as an extractive indicator in the determination of copper(II)

Colchiceine, a new extractive indicator, is satisfactorily used in the determination of copper(II). A highly sensitive greenish yellow complex is formed with copper, which is extractable into chloroform. The results are comparable in sensitivity and selectivity with those of its precursors.     

Dielectric studies in dilute solutions

Dielectric studies in dilute solutions of cyclohexane and benzene have been carried out in the temperature range 294–318°K. The observed data have been utilized to evaluate the relaxation times and thermodynamic parameters of these molecules. The high values ofα for 2-acetyl pyridine indicate the occurrence of more than one relaxation time. In the remaining systems, the observed lowα values indicate their rigid behaviour. The variation in the dielectric relaxation time is mostly correlated with the change in the heterocyclic configuration of the system.     

Evaluation of the thermodynamic parameters for association process of hydrogen bond complexes from the dielectric relaxation measurements.

A relation between the free energy for dipole relaxation process and that for the association process has been proposed. Using this relation, an equation has been defined for evaluating the association equilibrium constant from the dielectric relaxation measurements. These equations have been applied to study the association of dimethyl sulphoxide and p-tolyl sulphoxide with proton donors (phenol and O-cresol) in an inert solvent carbon-tetra-chloride in the temperature range 298–322K. The calculation of the association equilibrium constant and hence the thermodynamic parameters have shown the wide scope, the proposed relations can be put to in the study of the association process of hydrogen bond complexes.     

Spike effects in heavy-ion sputtering of Ag,Au and Pt thin films

Sputtering yields of Ag, Au and Pt have been measured for monatomic and polyatomic ions of P, As, Sb and Bi over the energy range 10–250 keV. Large enhancements of the measured sputtering yields over those predicted by cascade theory occur for the very heavy ion bombardments. These enhancements become much larger for polyatomic ion bombardment and are strongly non-linear with the number of atoms comprising the molecule. The high sputtering yields are consistent with a major contribution due to a highly disrupted surface region and an associated reduction in the surface binding energy. They cannot be explained using a thermal spike model in which the enhancement results from a localized evaporation.     

An efficient fourth order weighted-Newton method for systems of nonlinear equations

In this paper, we develop a fourth order method for solving the systems of nonlinear equations. The algorithm is composed of two weighted-Newton steps and requires the information of one function and two first Fréchet derivatives. Therefore, for a system of n equations, per iteration it uses n?+?2n ² evaluations. Computational efficiency is compared with Newton’s method and some other recently published methods. Numerical tests are performed, which confirm the theoretical results. From the comparison with known methods it is observed that present method shows good stability and robustness.