On the sign of magnetic anisotropy and electronic structure of ferrous ammonium sulphate hexahydrate

The magnetic anisotropies and principal susceptibilities of ferrous ammonium sulphate hexahydrate are investigated to remove the existing discrepancies in the sign of its molecular magnetic anisotropy and the nature of ligand field and electronic structure.     

Vibration-internal rotation-rotation Hamiltonian of an asymmetric top molecule with C3v internal rotor

An expression for the kinetic energy part of the vibration-torsion-rotation Hamiltonian of an asymmetric top molecule containing a C_3v internal rotor has been derived. The terms for various interactions in the molecule, viz. Coriolis interaction between rotation (both overall and internal rotation) and vibration, centrifugal distortion and anharmonicity of molecular vibrations induced by the internal, and overall rotation of the molecule, have been formulated. For a planar molecule with C_s symmetry we have obtained the vibrationally averaged rotation-internal rotation Hamiltonian. Diagonalization of this Hamiltonian for a particular vibrational state will yield the rotation-internal rotation energy levels and hence the transition frequencies. These data will be useful for analysis of high-resolution infrared spectra obtained by laser or Fourier transform spectroscopy of nonrigid molecules with internal rotor. We also present a set of quartic centrifugal distortion coefficients associated with rotation and internal rotation. These data will be helpful for evaluation of vibrational potential constants of the orthorhombic asymmetric top molecules.     

Synthesis and characterisation of new ditopic receptors for guanosine

Novel ditopic receptors for guanosine have been prepared and characterised. Their association constants with a lipophilic guanosine derivative are somewhat smaller than the expected values for a guanosine-cytidine base pair, but remain in a useful range for building supramolecular structures.     

Influence of Moon's long-period tide on rainfall in India

Summary The Indian summer monsoon rainfall data for eleven pairs of stations have been subjected to maximum entropy spectral analysis (MESA). The results of the analysis appear to indicate Moon's long-period (18.6y) nodal tidal influence on rainfall. The 10–11 y solar cycle term in rainfall appears to be split up into two components in the spectral results of almost all the stations, as a result of spectral analysis.     

An eigenvalue problem arising in a patch formation model

A simple numerical scheme has been developed for the solution of the eigenvalue problem arising in a patch formation model given by Del Grosso et al. [1]. The scheme is based on finding bounds which separate the eigenvalues. The exact eigenvalues are obtained by solving an algebraic equation given by the corresponding regular Frobenius series solution. At the same time eigenfunctions may also be obtained from this series solution.     

Low-temperature magnetisation study on manganese(III) porphyrins

Average magnetisation between 2 and 20 K and 10 and 50 kOe of two typical high-spin manganese(III) porphyrins, namely TPPMnCI and TPPMnCl(py), is reported for the first time. The results have been analysed in terms of spin hamiltonian formalism including both the crystal field and magnetic exchange.     

Carbon-13 NMR spectra of tembamide,aegeline and related amides

Carbon-13 NMR spectral studies of tembamide (1) and aegeline (2), constituents of Fagara hyemalis and Aegle marmelos respectively, and a series of their structurally related amides (3–13) have been carried out. The assignment of the resonances of two related dimers are also reported. The assignment of the various resonances were made by considering the changes in chemical shifts produced by the change of substituents and also by using 1, 13 and a related compound as model compounds.     

Carbon-13 NMR spectra of some labdane diterpenoids

Carbon-13 signal assignments of the labdane diterpenoids phlogantholide-A, its diacetate and isophlogantholide-A are reported. The assignments of the ¹³C NMR signals of 14-deoxyandrographolide and its diacetate, made earlier, have now been confirmed by lanthanide shift studies on the former and also by ¹³C spectral studies on anhydroandrographolide diacetate and 14-deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide diacetate.