Synthesis of β‐Hydroxy α‐Sulfanyl Esters by Using Nanocrystalline Magnesium Oxide

Aldol‐type reaction between electron deficient aldehydes and sulfonium salts to afford the corresponding β‐hydroxy α‐sulfanyl esters in moderate‐to‐good yields by using nanocrystalline MgO is described. The sulfanyl group is a useful group for further transformations in organic synthesis. Low R_f‐value isomer is anti‐configured as revealed by X‐ray diffraction study and consistent with the assignment of ¹H‐NMR spectrum.     

Complexes of ruthenium(II) and -(III) with dimethylsulphoxide—III. Bis-iodo-tetrakis- dimethylsulphoxide ruthenium(II) and some other iodo complexes of ruthenium(II)

The ruthenium(II) complex [RuI₂(Me₂SO)₄] was synthesized and characterized. The Me₂SO ligands are all S-bonded. Reactions of RuI₂(Me₂SO)₄ with ligands containing P, N and S donor atoms have been carried out and the complexes obtained were characterized using different physical methods. [RuI₂L₄] (L= CH₃CN, Me₂SO and py), [RuI₂(CH₃CN)₂(PPh₃)₂] and [RuI₂(CS)(PPh₃)₃] have been synthesized using RuI₃ as the source material and characterized as above.     

Production of prompt leptons in a cluster model

Prompt lepton production in hadron collisions is explained in a cluster production model, by assuming that the clusters have a small branching ratio for decay into leptons. The production of low mass and small momentum clusters, normalized to reproduce pionization, can explain the observed large increases of e/π ratio for decreasing p_bdT at large angles and the decreasing values of ω/π with increasing x_lab near the forward direction. The present model predicts a large increase of the e/ω ratio near the forward direction as x_lab increases.     

An auger electron spectroscopic investigation of the electron states of copper alloys

L₃VV Auger transitions of copper alloys show a feature due to a band-like states, the shape and intensity of which depend on the composition. The energy separation between this feature and the L₃M_4·5M_4·5 peak increases progressively with Cu concentration.     

Reductive removal of allylic functional groups by nickel boride

Reductive removal of an allylic functional group proceeds most easily and efficiently with nickel boride as the bond being cleaved becomes a better leaving group (e.g. OCH₃<OH <OSiMe₃<OCOCH₃<OCOCF₃)     

Statistical analysis of24Mg+24Mg elastic and inelastic scattering

The data on the excitation functions of²⁴Mg+²⁴Mg elastic and inelastic (²⁴Mg +²⁴Mg^*(2⁺),²⁴Mg^*(2⁺)+²⁴Mg^*(2⁺),²⁴Mg+²⁴Mg^*(4⁺),²⁴Mg^*(4⁺)+²⁴Mg^*(2⁺),²⁴Mg+²⁴Mg^*(6⁺)) scattering fromE _c.m=42 to 56 MeV have been subjected to a statistical analysis consisting of calculations of deviation function, cross-correlation function, cross-channel correlation coefficients, coherence widths, and the distribution of cross sections. On the basis of the analysis resonant structures atE _c.m=45.70, 46.65, 47.35 and 47.75 MeV have been confirmed. Two new resonant structures atE _c.m=44.55 and 50.50 MeV have been identified.     

Partial deconfinement of quarks in nuclei and the EMC effect

We investigate the possibility that in a heavy nucleus a few nucleons exist in a state of total deconfinement. The constituents of these deconfined nucleons are regarded as a mixture of quark-and gluon-gases in thermal equilibrium at a fixed temperatureT. This approach reproduces the observed softening of the valence quarks in heavy nuclei and predicts fewer gluons atx<1 and an exponential decrease of the structure functions atx>1.