Electrically controlled local Frédericksz transition in a layer of a nematic liquid crystal

A local Frédericksz transition caused by electrically controlled surface anchoring in a nematic liquid crystal has been implemented owing to the displacement of surface-active ions. In the initial case, the nematic is homeotropically aligned by monomolecular layers of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide cations adsorbed on the surface of substrates. One of the substrates in a static electric field becomes free of a cation layer and specifies planar boundary conditions; as a result, a homeoplanar orientation structure is formed. The features of the dynamics of the optical response of the cell under study that are characteristic of the effect under consideration are discussed.     

Transformation of director configuration upon changing boundary conditions in droplets of nematic liquid crystal

The transformation of the director configuration upon changing boundary conditions from planar to homeotropic for bipolar nematic droplets dispersed in a polymeric matrix was studied. The characteristic textural patterns are presented for droplets with different concentrations of homeotropic surfactants, and their orientational structure is identified. The scenario predicted earlier by G.E. Volovik and O.D. Lavrentovich (ZhETF 85, 1997 (1983)) for the transformation of orientational structure of nematic droplets from bipolar to radial, without the formation of additional disclinations, is revealed. It is shown that, by using the computational method of minimization of the director elastic-strain energy in the droplet bulk and by introducing the inhomogeneous boundary conditions, one can obtain orientational structures that are analogous to the observed ones.     

Substitution of Cyano Group in Position 5 of 1,2,4-Triazines by Carboxylic Acid Hydrazide Residues under Solvent-Free Conditions

Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry - The possibility of substitution of the 5-cyano group in 1,2,4-triazines by carbohydrazide residues under solvent-free conditions with high yields has been...     

One-Pot Preparation Method of 5-Alkyl-3-(benzo)pyridyl-1,2,4-triazines

Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry - Convenient one-pot method was developed for the preparation of 5-alkyl-3-(2-pyridyl)-, 5-alkyl-3-(4-pyridyl)- or 5-alkyl-3-(quinolin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazines in...     

Asymmetric induction in the reactions of 3-aryl-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-ones with C-nucleophiles

3-Aryl-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-ones, in the presence of N-protected amino acids, react with C-nucleophiles to form 1-acyl-6-Nu-3-aryl-1,6-dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-ones in high diastereomeric excess. This is the first case of the use of amino acids as chiral auxiliaries in nucleophilic additions to triazinones.     

Cyclizations with hydrazones of nitroglyoxalic acid. Synthesis and structure of tetrazolo[5,1-b][1,2,4]triazines

Condensation of tetrazolylhydrazone of ethyl nitroglyoxalate with aromatic amines gives rise to derivatives of 5-arylamino-6-oxo-6,7-dihydrotetrazolo[5,1-b][1,2,4]triazine.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1668–1672, December 1986.     

Features of 2-, 3-Aminopyridines and 2-Aminopyrimidine Condensation with 2-Formylimidazoles

Condensation of 2-, 3-aminopyridines and 2-aminopyrimidine with 1-vinyl- and 1-ethylimidazole-2-carbaldehydes and 1-vinyl-, 1-ethylbenzimidazole-2-carbaldehydes takes two paths depending on the reagents structure: either form Schiff bases or aminals of the corresponding heterocyclic carbaldehydes.     

New TEMPO–Appended 2,2′-Bipyridine-Based Eu(III), Tb(III), Gd(III) and Sm(III) Complexes: Synthesis,Photophysical Studies and Testing Photoluminescence-Based Bioimaging Abilities

Linked to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), amyloids and tau-protein are known to contain a large number of cysteine (Cys) residues. In addition, certain levels of some common biogenic thiols (cysteine (Cys), homocysteine (Hcy), glutathione (GSH), etc.) in biological fluids are closely related to AD as well as other diseases. Therefore, probes with a selective interaction with the above-mentioned thiols can be used for the monitoring and visualizing changes of (bio)thiols in the biological fluids as well as in the brain of animal models of Alzheimer’s disease. In this study, new Eu(III), Tb(III), Gd(III) and Sm(III) complexes of 2,2′-bipyridine ligands containing TEMPO fragments as receptor units for (bio)thiols are reported. The presence of free radical fragments of the ligand in the complexes was proved by using the electronic paramagnetic resonance (EPR) method. Among all the complexes, the Eu(III) complex turned out to be the most promising one as luminescence- and spin-probe for the detection of biogenic thiols. The EPR and fluorescent titration methods showed the interaction of the resulting complex with free Cys and GSH in solution. To study the practical applicability of the probes for the monitoring of AD in-vivo, by using the above-mentioned Eu(III)-based probe, the staining of the brain of mice with amyloidosis and Vero cell cultures supplemented with the cysteine-enriched medium was studied as well as the fluorescence titration of Bovine Serum Albumin, BSA (as the model for the thiol moieties containing protein), was carried out. Based on the results of fluorescence titration, the formation of a non-covalent inclusion complex between the above-mentioned Eu(III) complex and BSA was suggested.     

A PASE-based approach towards 12-(1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)-indolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines via the reaction of 3-(isoquinolin-1-yl)-1,2,4-triazines with benzyne

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Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of α-(N-Biphenyl)-Substituted 2,2′-Bipyridine-Based Push–Pull Fluorophores

A series of new α-(N-biphenyl)-substituted 2,2′-bipyridines were obtained through the combination of the ipso-nucleophilic aromatic substitution of the C5-cyano group, aza-Diels–Alder and Suzuki cross-coupling reactions, starting from 5-cyano-1,2,4-triazines. For the obtained compounds, photophysical and fluorosolvatochromic properties were studied. Fluorophores 3l and 3b demonstrated unexpected AIEE activity, while 3a and 3h showed promising nitroexplosive detection abilities.