Classical and potential descriptions of 9Be+28Si and 9Be + 40Ca elastic scattering cross sections at E(9Be) = 45 and 60 MeV

The elastic scattering angular distributions for ⁹Be + ²⁸Si and ⁹Be + ⁴⁰Ca have been measured at ⁹Be bombarding energies of 45 and 60 MeV over an angular range in which $\text{σ}\text{σ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>R</mtext>}}$ varied from 1 (i.e. Rutherford scattering) to values ? 0.001. The measured cross sections are analyzed classically using Wegner plots and quantum mechanically using both an optical potential of Woods-Saxon form and a double-folding potential with a realistic nucleon-nucleon interaction. ⁹Be appears to exhibit somewhat different behaviour from both the lighter projectiles such as p and α and from its heavier neighbours such as ¹²C and ¹⁶O.     

The Influence of Multi-Photon Absorption on Photon Statistics

A previous approximation scheme [6] which allowed to calculate, in a simple manner, the quantity Δn²/n (n mean value and Δn² variance of the photon number) in the course of a multi-photon absorption process, is extended to study the change of the shape of the photon distribution, too. It turns out that there is a tendency to symmetrize the distribution. Moreover, an approximative expression for the asymptotic distribution to which the distribution tends after a sufficiently strong absorption, irrespective of the initial distribution, is found in form of a Gaussian.     

New measurements of the masses of 15B and 19N

The neutron-rich nuclei ¹⁵B and ¹⁹N have been produced in reactions between ¹⁸O and ⁴⁸Ca. Mass excesses of 28.968 ± 0.025 MeV and 15.872 ± 0.020 MeV respectively were deduced from the reaction Q-values. These results are compared with previous measurements and theoretical predictions. Updated predictions using two different mass formulae are presented.     

Synthese und Eigenschaften einiger Iodtrisilane

The syntheses and properties of the iodotrisilanes (IH₂Si)₂SiH₂, (IH₂Si)₂SiHI, I₃SiSiI₂SiH₃, (I₃Si)₂SiH₂ and Si₃I₈ are reported. All trisilanes were synthesized from the appropriate phenyltrisilanes and hydrogen iodide, with the exception of I₅Si₃H₃, which was prepared by thermolysis of I₃SiSiH₃. The ²⁹ Si-chemical shifts and ²⁹Si²⁹Si-coupling constants are reported. ab]Die Synthesen und Eigenschaften der Iodtrisilane (IH₂Si)₂SiH₂, (IH₂Si)₂SiHI, I₃SiSiI₂SiH₃, (I₃Si)₂SiH₂ und Si₃I₈ werden beschrieben. Bis auf I₅Si₃H₃, das während der Thermolyse von I₃SiSiH₃, entstand, wurden alle Iodtrisilane aus den entsprechenden Phenyltrisilanen mit Iodwasserstoff hergestellt. Die ²⁹Si-Verschiebungen und ²⁹Si²⁹Si-Kopplungskonstanten werden mitgeteilt.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of N-analogous corollosporines

Corollosporine is an antimicrobial metabolite, which was isolated from the marine fungus Corollospora maritima. Owing to its basic 4-hydroxyphthalic acid anhydride structure, it has become an attractive target for a structure/activity relationship modelling of derived compounds with potential antibiotic activity. In this regard we report on the straightforward synthesis of hetero analogous corollosporines, which were easily prepared by a three-step reaction sequence, taking advantage of a novel multicomponent reaction (AAD-reaction) and a subsequent aromatization/Grignard reaction protocol. Furthermore, the obtained products were tested in several biological assays to evaluate their antimicrobial activity.     

Multipolar interactions in the D pocket of thrombin: large differences between tricyclic imide and lactam inhibitors

Two series of tricyclic inhibitors of the serine protease thrombin, imides (+/-)-1-(+/-)-8 and lactams (+/-)-9-(+/-)-13, were analysed to evaluate contributions of orthogonal multipolar interactions with the backbone C=O moiety of Asn98 to the free enthalpy of protein-ligand complexation. The lactam derivatives are much more potent and more selective inhibitors (K(i) values between 0.065 and 0.005 microM, selectivity for thrombin over trypsin between 361- and 1609-fold) than the imide compounds (Ki values between 0.057 and 23.7 microM, selectivity for thrombin over trypsin between 3- and 67-fold). The increase in potency and selectivity is explained by the favorable occupancy of the P-pocket of thrombin by the additional isopropyl substituent in the lactam derivatives. The nature of the substituent on the benzyl ring filling the D pocket strongly influences binding potency in the imide series, with Ki values increasing in the sequence: F < OCH2O < Cl < H < OMe < OH < N(pyr)< Br. This sequence can be explained by both steric fit and the occurrence of orthogonal multipolar interactions with the backbone C[double bond, length as m-dash]O moiety of Asn98. In contrast, the substituent on the benzyl ring hardly affects the ligand potency in the lactam series. This discrepancy was clarified by the comparison of X-ray structures solved for co-crystals of thrombin with imide and lactam ligands. Whereas the benzyl substituents in the imide inhibitors are sufficiently close (< or =3.5 Angstroms) to the C=O group of Asn98 to allow for attractive orthogonal multipolar interactions, the distances in the lactam series are too large (> or =4 Angstroms) for attractive dipolar contacts to be effective.     

Observation and destruction of an elusive adsorbate with STM: O₂/TiO₂(110)

When a slightly defective rutile TiO?(110) surface is exposed to O?at elevated temperatures, the molecule dissociates at defects, filling O vacancies (V(O)) and creating O adatoms (O(ad)) on Ti(5c) rows. The adsorption of molecular O? at low temperatures has remained controversial. Low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy of O?, dosed on TiO?(110) at a sample temperature of ≈100 K and imaged at 17 K, shows a molecular precursor at V(O) as a faint change in contrast. The adsorbed O? easily dissociates during the STM measurements, and the formation of O(ad)'s at both sides of the original V(O) is observed.