Synthesis of a one-dimensional metal-dimer assembled system with interdimer interaction, M2(dtp)4 (M = Ni, Pd; dtp = dithiopropionato)

A metal-dimer assembled system, M(2)(dtp)(4) (M = Ni, Pd; dtp = dithiopropionate, C(2)H(5)CS(2-)), was synthesized and analyzed by the X-ray single-crystal diffraction method, UV-vis-near-IR spectra of solutions, solid-state diffuse reflectance spectroscopies, and electrical conductivity measurements. The structures exhibit one-dimensional metal-dimer chains of M(2)(dtp)(4) with moderate interdimer contact. These complexes are semiconducting or insulating, which is consistent with the fully filled d(z)2 band of M(II)(d(8)). Interdimer metal-metal distances were 3.644(2) Angstroms in Ni(2)(dtp)(4) and 3.428(2) Angstroms in Pd(2)(dtp)(4), each of which is marginally longer than twice the van der Waals radius of the metal. Interdimer charge-transfer transitions were nevertheless observed in diffuse reflectance spectra. The origin of this transition is considered to be due to an overlap of two adjacent d(sigma) orbitals, which spread out more than the d(z)2 orbital because of the antibonding d(sigma) character of the M(d(z)2)-M(d(z)2). The Ni(2)(dtp)(4) exhibited an interdimer charge-transfer band at a relatively low energy region, which is derived from the Coulomb repulsion of the 3d(sigma) orbital of Ni.     

Catalytic enantioselective allylation of ketoimines

A general catalytic allylation of simple ketoimines was developed using 1 mol % of CuF.3PPh(3) as catalyst, 1.5 mol % of La(O(i)Pr)(3) as the cocatalyst, and stable and nontoxic allylboronic acid pinacol ester as the nucleophile. This reaction constituted a good template for developing the first catalytic enantioselective allylation of ketoimines. In this case, using LiO(i)Pr as the cocatalyst produced higher enantioselectivity and reactivity than La(O(i)Pr)(3). Thus, using the CuF-cyclopentyl-DuPHOS complex (10 mol %) and LiO(i)Pr (30 mol %) in the presence of (t)BuOH (1 equiv) produced high enantioselectivity up to 93% ee from a range of aromatic ketoimines. Mechanistic studies indicated that LiO(i)Pr accelerates the reaction by increasing the concentration of an active nucleophile, allylcopper.     

Preparation and evaluation of unimolecular pentavalent and hexavalent antigenic constructs targeting prostate and breast cancer: a synthetic route to anticancer vaccine candidates

Several novel, fully synthetic, carbohydrate-based antitumor vaccines have been assembled. Each construct consists of multiple cancer-related antigens displayed on a single polypeptide backbone. Recent advances in synthetic methodology have allowed for the incorporation of a complex oligosaccharide terminating in a sialic acid residue (i.e., GM2) as one of the carbohydrate antigens. Details of the vaccine synthesis as well as the results of preliminary immunological investigations are described herein.     

Photoinduced fluorescence intensity oscillation in a reaction-diffusion cell containing a colloidal quantum dot dispersion

The nonlinear spontaneous oscillation of photoluminescence (PL) intensity in an ensemble of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs), which differs from the fluorescence intermittency of a single QD, is investigated. The PL intensity in a QD dispersion slowly oscillates with time under continuous illumination. The oscillatory behavior is found to vary with changing QD concentration, solvent viscosity, volume fraction of irradiated region, and irradiation intensity. On the basis of the Gray-Scott model [Chemical Oscillation and Instabilities: Non-linear Chemical Kinetics (Clarendon, Oxford, 1994); J. Phys. Chem. 89, 22 (1985); Chem. Eng. Sci. 42, 307 (1987)], and its comparison with the experimental results, it is revealed that the following processes are important for PL oscillation: (1) mass transfer of QDs between the illuminated and dark regions, (2) autocatalytic formation of vacant sites on QD surfaces via photodesorption of ligand molecules, and (3) passivation of vacant sites via photoadsorption of water molecules.     

Temperature scanning FTIR analysis of hydrogen bonding states of various saccharides in amorphous matrixes below and above their glass transition temperatures

Temperature scanning Fourier transform infrared, TS-FTIR, spectroscopy of various amorphous sugar matrixes was conducted to investigate the relationship between the glass transition temperature, T(g), of an amorphous sugar matrix and the nature of the hydrogen bonds in the matrix. An amorphous sugar matrix was prepared by air-drying an aqueous solution of sugar, and the degree of formation of hydrogen bonds in the matrix was evaluated at different temperatures using the peak positions of the IR band corresponding to the O-H stretching vibration at around 3400 cm(-1). The T(g) value increased with increasing peak position of the O-H stretching vibration at T(g) and were correlated reasonably well with the magnitude of the peak shift by the temperature increase (from 25 degrees C) to the T(g) value. This demonstrates that the amorphous sugar matrix, in which the segments are fixed by fewer hydrogen bonds, has a higher thermal resistance. The glycosidic linkage largely contributes to the restriction of the segments, pyranose ring, rather than a hydrogen bond. As the degree of polymerization of pyranose rings increases, the degree of hydrogen bond formation needed to hold the matrix in a fixed position decreases. However, the magnitude of the restriction of pyranose rings by a glycosidic linkage changes depending on the type: the restrictions imposed by alpha-1,1 and -1,6 glycosidic linkages are the tightest and most flexible of all of the types of glycosidic linkages, respectively.     

Synthesis of isochromene esters utilizing 1,6-addition of nucleophiles to benzopyranylidenetungsten(0) complexes

[reaction: see text] A concise method for the preparation of isochromene carboxylates has been developed by the regioselective 1,6-addition of various nucleophiles such as Grignard reagents, alkoxide, and cyanide onto benzopyranylidenetungsten(0) complexes, followed by iodine oxidation of the addition intermediates.     

Stereoselective furan-iminium cation cyclization in the construction of the core structure of manzamine A

[reaction: see text] A new type of furan-iminium cation cyclization was developed and used to construct the ABC ring of manzamine A. The cyclization proceeded at the 2-position with complete regio- and stereoselectivity to give a spiro-center. The product was efficiently converted to the highly substituted core structure of manzamine A.     

Synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles and their application to bioassays

Magnetic nanoparticles have been attracting much interest as a labeling material in the fields of advanced biological and medical applications such as drug delivery, magnetic resonance imaging, and array-based assaying. In this review, synthesis of iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles via a reverse micelle system and modification of their surface by an organosilane agent are discussed. Furthermore, as a practical biological assay system, the magnetic detection of biomolecular interactions is demonstrated by using the combination of a patterned substrate modified with a self-assembled monolayer and the magnetic nanoparticles.     

CM values and central L-values of elliptic modular forms

Let f be a holomorphic cusp form of weight l on SL₂(Z) and Ω an algebraic Hecke character of an imaginary quadratic field K with Ω((α)) = (α/|α|) ^l for ${\alpha\in K^{\times}}Let f be a holomorphic cusp form of weight l on SL₂(Z) and Ω an algebraic Hecke character of an imaginary quadratic field K with Ω((α)) = (α/|α|) ^l for a ? K^×{\alpha\in K^{\times}}. Let L(f, Ω; s) be the Rankin-Selberg L-function attached to (f, Ω) and P(f, Ω) an “Ω-averaged” sum of CM values of f. In this paper, we give a formula expressing the central L-values L(f, Ω; 1/2) in terms of the square of P(f, Ω).     

The Miyazawa polynomial for long virtual knots

We introduce a two-variable polynomial invariant of a long virtual knot, which dominates the Kauffman f-polynomial and the Miyazawa polynomial of the closure. Our invariant satisfies a product formula for the concatenation product of long virtual knots. It describes a formula of the Miyazawa polynomial of a ‘connected sum’ of two virtual knots. It also gives lower bounds for the real crossing number and the virtual crossing number of a long virtual knot.