A new tetrazole-containing 2-amino-4,6-di(aziridin-1-yl)-1,3,5-triazine derivative: synthesis,interaction with DNA,and antitumor activity

Russian Chemical Bulletin - ({5-[4,6-Di(aziridin-1-yl)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]amino}-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-5-yl)-methyl 2-(5-phenyl-2H-tetrazol-2-yl)acetate was synthesized and characterized. The...     

Parametric instability of a nonuniformly heated horizontal layer of liquid dielectric in a variable electric field

The parametric instability of a nonuniformly heated horizontal layer of liquid dielectric with free isothermal boundaries in a transverse electric field is studied analytically. An instability map is obtained. It is shown that instability can develop at some critical electric field strength which depends on the frequency and is several times greater than the critical strength of the constant electric field.Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 184–186, September–October, 1993.     

Hypersonic flow structure in a large-scale multi-diaphragm shock tube

The results of an experimental and theoretical study of the structure of the shock wave and the gas flow behind it are presented, together with data on the duration of the high-temperature working flows, the contact zones and the regions of uniform cold-flow parameters in the large (channel diameter 0.5 m, length 200 m, gas tank diameter 3 m, length 23 m) interchangeable-nozzle shock tube of the Central Scientific Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering.Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 158–165, September–October, 1993.     

Determination of the oxidation state of iron by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy using chemometric approaches

A possibility of identification of the oxidation state of iron by wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy using both the position and intensity of L _α and L _β spectral lines of iron and by principal component analysis score data obtained by the decomposition of the spectral region corresponding to spectral L-series lines of iron is demonstrated. The application of scores ensures a more reliable identification in comparison with line parameters (position and intensity). Two approaches based on projection on latent structures (PLS) regression for the determination of the concentration of iron in different oxidation states are proposed. The first approach consists in using reference models with compositions similar to those of analyzed samples. In the second approach, PLS regression was build using model spectra obtained from spectra of readily available iron compounds.     

Calculation of <Superscript>15</Superscript>N NMR chemical shifts of amines in the framework of the density functional theory

The ¹⁵N NMR magnetic shielding constants (followed by recalculation into chemical shifts) in a representative series of amines were calculated in the framework of the density functional theory. The results were compared with experiment. The accuracy factors of this calculation (functional, basis set, solvent effects, and multistandard) were studied. Taking into account all the above factors leads to a noticeable decrease in the average absolute error in the calculation of the ¹⁵N NMR chemical shifts (from 13 to 4 ppm) in a range of their changing in the studies series of compounds of ～60 ppm (which is 6—7% in relative units).     

Disproportionation of manganese(II) (1-hydroxyethylidene) diphosphonate in reaction with 2-aminoethanol

Reaction of poorly soluble manganese(II) bis(1-hydroxyethylidene)diphosphonate tetrahydrate Mn(H₃L)₂ · 4H₂O with 2-aminoethanol H₂NCH₂CH₂OH in an aqueous solution on heating to 70–80°C causes the initial formation of soluble tris(2-hydroxyethanaminium) manganese(II) bis(1-hydroxyethylidene) diphosphonate Mn(H₃L)₂ · 3H₂NCH₂CH₂OH · 4H₂O, which next disproportionates into poorly soluble 2-hydroxyethanaminium manganese(II) (1-hydroxyethylidene)diphosphonate MnH₂L · H₂NCH₂CH₂OH and metal-cation-free coordination polymer of (1-hydroxyethylidene)diphosphonic acid with 2-aminoethanol. Poorly soluble MnH₂L · H₂NCH₂CH₂OH can be readily converted into the soluble form by treatment with 2-aminoethanol or 2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol H₂NC(CH₂OH)₃.     

Atomic row doubling in the STM images of Cu(014)-O obtained with MnNi tips

We report on scanning tunneling microscopy studies of the Cu(014)-O surface using MnNi tips. Remarkably, the results show a regular apparent doubling of surface atomic rows in the {110} direction. A qualitative explanation of this feature based on tight binding and density functional theory calculations of the electronic structure of the tip is presented. Double imaging of the same atom by different legs of dyz orbital could be the reason for the observed doubling. The orientation of the orbital is determined by the O-Mn crystal field.     

Photoinduced semiconductor-metal phase transition in the surface layer of vanadium dioxide

The photoinduced semiconductor-metal phase transition occurring for a time Δt < 1 ps in the surface layer of vanadium dioxide is studied theoretically. A nonthermal mechanism of instability development is considered. An equation for the order parameter ξ of the photoinduced semiconductor-metal phase transition is derived. It is shown that the transition of the surface layer of VO₂ to the metallic state requires irradiation by a laser pulse whose energy density W exceeds a critical value W _c. The phase transition is initiated at the surface, after which the interface propagates deep into the sample. The critical energy density W _c, the velocity of propagation of the metal-semiconductor interface, the thickness z ₀, and the characteristic time Δt of formation of the metal layer are calculated. The theoretical results obtained are in agreement with the experimental data on irradiation of vanadium dioxide single crystals by high-intensity laser pulses.     

Time of a semiconductor-metal phase transition induced by an ultrashort light pulse in vanadium dioxide

A relationship is obtained for a time τ of a photoinduced semiconductor-metal phase transition of the Peierls type under exposure to an ultrashort laser pulse. It is demonstrated that (i) the time τ increases as the pulse energy density W decreases, and (ii) the phase transition is initiated when the pulse energy density W exceeds a critical value W _c . The results obtained are compared with the experiment on irradiation of a vanadium dioxide film in a light field.     

The Influence of Relaxation Processes on the Thermoacoustics of Materials

Doklady Physics - In the present article it is shown that the presence of defects in a material for a certain duration of heat exposure leads to the necessity of taking into account the dependence...