13C NMR Spectroscopy on the Complexation of α-Cyclodextrin with 1-Alkanols and 1-Alkanoate Ions

Binding constants for -cyclodextrin ( -CD) complexes with 1- alkanols and 1- alkanoate ions were determined by analyzing changes ( ) in chemical shifts of guest ¹³C NMR signals with -CD concentration. The guests gave well-separated ¹³C NMR signals. The curve-fitting analyses of for individual carbons upon assumption of a simple 1:1 complexation gave virtually the same binding constants (K₁) in the cases of guests with relatively short alkyl chains, such as 1-propanol, 1-butanol, 1- pentanol , 1- butanoate , 1- pentanoate , and 1-hexanoate. However, thus obtained individual K₁ values were significantly different from one another, when the guests had relatively long alkyl chains such as 1- hexanol , 1- heptanol , and 1-octanoate. In these guests, satisfactorily consistent K₁ values were obtained by the curve-fitting analyses of for individual carbons upon an assumption that not only 1:1 but also 2:1 (host:guest) complexation occurs.     

Exciton transfer in the two-dimensional antiferromagnet (C2H5NH3)2MnCl4

Exciton transfers in the two-dimensional and spin-canted antiferromagnet (C₂H₅NH₃)₂MnCl₄ were studied by investigating the absorption spectra ⁶A_1g → ⁴T_2g(⁴D) of Mn²⁺. A magnon side band (exciton–magnon simultaneous excitation) which has an anomalous shape with the cutoffs at the low-energy as well as the high-energy sides was observed. This anomalous shape could be reproduced in calculation as magnon side band, considering both the intersublattice and intrasublattice exciton transfers. From the analysis of this band shape, the magnitudes of the intersublattice and intrasublattice exciton transfers are estimated to be 10.2 and 6.8 cm^?1, respectively. In the case of simple antiferromagnets without spin canting, the intersublattice exciton transfer process is forbidden because of the spin angular momentum. However, in the case of (C₂H₅NH₃)₂MnCl₄, the prohibition of the intersublattice exciton transfer is removed by the canted-spin arrangement.     

Determination of Binding Constants for Cyclodextrin Complexes with Alkanols by the 1H NMR Measurements of Longitudinal Relaxation Time Using Tetramethylammonium Chloride as an Internal Reference

The longitudinal relaxation times (T₁)of ¹H NMR signals for a variety of alkanols in D₂Omarkedly decreased with increasing concentrations (c)of - and -cyclodextrins (CD). Tetramethylammoniumchloride (TMA) used as an internal reference wasavailable for evaluating an effect of solutionviscosity on relaxation rates R(=1/T₁), since TMAshowed no appreciable interaction with CD. Changes inthe ratio of R for alkanol protons to R for TMAprotons with c were analyzed by the curve-fittingmethod to give K_a. These K_a values agreedwell with those obtained by the analysis of changesin , indicating that T₁ measurement is available forthe determination of K_a for CD complexes. 2D ROESYspectra provided definite information on the molecularstructures of CD complexes with alkanols.     

The effect of modified gravity on weak lensing

We study the effect of modified gravity on weak lensing in a class of scalar-tensor theory that includes f(R) gravity as a special case. These models are designed to satisfy local gravity constraints by having a large scalar-field mass in a region of high curvature. Matter density perturbations in these models are enhanced at small redshifts because of the presence of a coupling Q that characterizes the strength between dark energy and non-relativistic matter. We compute a convergence power spectrum of weak lensing numerically and show that the spectral index and the amplitude of the spectrum in the linear regime can be significantly modified compared to the ΛCDM model for large values of |Q| of the order of unity. Thus weak lensing provides a powerful tool to constrain such large coupling scalar-tensor models including f(R) gravity.     

Structure of χ3-Borophene Studied by Total-Reflection High-Energy Positron Diffraction (TRHEPD)

We have investigated the structure of χ₃-borophene on Ag(111), a monolayer material of boron atoms, via total-reflection high-energy positron diffraction (TRHEPD). By comparing the experimental rocking-curves with ones for several structures calculated by using dynamical diffraction theory, we confirmed that the χ₃-borophene layer has a flat structure. The distance from the topmost layer of the metal crystal is 2.4 Å, which is consistent with results reported by X-ray standing wave-excited X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. We also demonstrated that the in-plane structure of χ₃-borophene is compatible with the theoretical predictions. These structural properties indicate that χ₃-borophene belongs to a group of epitaxial monolayer sheets, such as graphene, which have weak interactions with the substrates.