Near- and mid-infrared spectroscopy of sol–gel derived ormosils: vinyl and phenyl silicates

The suitability of ormosils as photonic materials was investigated. Vinyl and phenyl silicates were synthesised below 100°C. A detailed assignment of mid-infrared vibrational absorption bands is given. This allowed assignment of overtone and combination bands in the near-infrared region and an assessment of residual water contamination, which is low and can be expelled by evacuation. These ormosils have low intrinsic and extrinsic optical absorption in the visible spectral region and at useful wavelengths in the near-infrared.     

Chloroindate(III) ionic liquids: recyclable media for Friedel-Crafts acylation reactions

Chloroindate(III) ionic liquids are versatile reaction media for Friedel-Crafts acylation reactions; the system is catalytic and totally recyclable, using an aqueous workup, with no leaching of the indium into the product phase.     

Controlling hydrogel properties by tuning non-covalent interactions in a charge complementary multicomponent system

Mixing small molecule gelators is a promising route to prepare useful and exciting materials that cannot be accessed from any of the individual components. Here, we describe pH-triggered hydrogelation by mixing of two non-gelling amphiphiles. The intermolecular interactions among the molecules can be tuned either by controlling the degree of ionization of the components or by a preparative pathway, which enables us to control material properties such as gel strength, gel stiffness, thermal stability, and an unusual shrinking/swelling behaviour.

The properties of a charge complementary multicomponent gel can be tuned either by pH change or by varying the preparative pathway.     

Eigenvalue Asymptotics of the Stokes Operator for Fractal Domains

The leading asymptotic term for the function that counts theeigenvalues of the Stokes operator is determined for fairlygeneral underlying bounded domains. Moreover, the remainderis estimated in terms of the fractality of the boundary of thedomain. The results obtained resemble corresponding ones forthe Dirichlet Laplacian. 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification:35P20.     

Transfer measurements for the Ti+Ni systems at near barrier energies

Large enhancements have been observed in the sub-barrier fusion cross sections for Ti+Ni systems in our previous studies. Coupled channel calculations incorporating couplings to 2⁺ and 3⁻ states failed to explain these enhancements completely. A possibilty of transfer channels contributing to the residual enhancements had been suggested. In order to investigate the role of relevant transfer channels, measurements of one- and two-nucleon transfer were carried out for ^46,48Ti+⁶¹Ni systems. The present paper gives the results of these studies.     

Determining relative rates of cellulose dissolution in ionic liquids through in situ viscosity measurement

Using in situ viscosity measurement, the rate of cellulose dissolution in a number of ionic liquids has been determined allowing their performance as solvents to be quantitatively assessed. 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium ethanoate was shown to dissolve cellulose faster than analogous ionic liquids with chloride or dimethylphosphate anions. Analysis of the data highlights the influence of both anion basicity and relative concentration on the rate of dissolution.