Electronic and crystalline structure of Si/SiO2 interface modified by ArF excimer laser

The native oxide layers on Si(100) surface were irradiated under UHV conditions by an ArF excimer laser pulses with energy density varied between melting and evaporating thresholds. The resulting changes were studied by LEED, AES and UPS. The increase of the energy density up to evaporation threshold results in the recrystallisation of native oxide layer. The pulses with energy densities just above the evaporation threshold ablate the top layer leaving an ordered and atomicaly clean surface. The observed (1x1) surface reconstruction is probably stabilised by strains introduced during rapid melting and quenching of the topmost layers. The surface electronic structure is dominated by random satisfaction of dangling bonds swearing a well defined surface states observed on (2x1)Si(100) surface.     

Determination of metformin in plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography.

A high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of metformin, an oral antidiabetic agent, in plasma is described. Plasma samples containing the internal standard, phenformin, are eluted through Amprep extraction columns before injection into the chromatographic column, packed with microBondapak phenyl. The eluent is monitored at 236 nm. At a mobile phase flow-rate of 1.35 ml/min, the retention times of metformin and phenformin are 2.8 and 5.6 min, respectively. The intra-day coefficients of variation are 1.5 and 4.3% at metformin concentrations of 0.05 and 1 mg/l, respectively.     

Comparative studies of electron-impact (EI) and field ionization (FI) mass spectra of pentaerythritol derivatives

The EI Mass spectra of the polyfunctional pentaerythritol derivatives show that the molecular ions [M]⁺· exhibit extensive ion fragmentation. No Information about [M]⁺·. can be obtained. In Contrast to this, the FI Mass spectra of these compounds show intense [M]⁺· and/or [M + 1]⁺, and a characteristic ion at m/e 31, which is assumed to be the oxonium ion \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm CH}_2 = \mathop {\rm O}\limits^ + {\rm H} $\end{document}. Because of surface adsorption and field attraction, FI mass spectrometry presents a serious problem in quantitative analysis of a mixture containing compounds with quite different degrees of polarization.     

Synthesis and Structure of the New Ammonium Indium Phosphate (NH4)In(OH)PO4

A new ammonium indium phosphate (NH₄)In(OH)PO₄ was prepared by hydrothermal reaction in the In₂O₃-NH₄H₂PO₄-NH₃/OH system (T=200°C, autogenous pressure, 7 days). The formula (NH₄)In(OH)PO₄ was determined on the basis of chemical and thermal analysis (TG/DSC), X-ray powder diffraction and IR-spectroscopy. (NH₄)In(OH)PO₄ crystallizes in the tetragonal system with space group P4₃2₁2 (No. 96); a=9.4232(1) Å, c=11.1766(1) Å, V=992.45(2) ų; Z=8. The crystal structure was refined by the Rietveld method (R_w=6.35%, R_p=5.10%). The second-harmonic generation study confirmed that structure of (NH₄)In(OH)PO₄ does not have a center of symmetry. The cis-InO₄(OH)₂ octahedra form helical chains, parallel to the c-axis. The In-O-In bonds are nearly equidistant. The chains are interconnected by phosphate tetrahedra and create tunnels containing the NH₄⁺ ions along the c-axis. (NH₄)In(OH)PO₄ is isostructural with RbIn(OH)PO₄.     

Recent liquid chromatographic-(tandem) mass spectrometric applications in proteomics

Conventional proteomics makes use of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis followed by mass spectrometric analysis of tryptic fragments derived from in-gel digestion of proteins. Although being a very strong technique capable of separating and visualizing hundreds of proteins, 2D-gel electrophoresis has some well-documented disadvantages as well. More recently, liquid chromatographic-(tandem) mass spectrometric techniques have been developed to overcome some of the shortcomings of 2D-gel electrophoresis. In this review we have described several recent applications of liquid chromatography-(tandem) mass spectrometry in the field of proteomics and especially in the field of membrane proteomics, quantitative proteomics and in the analysis of post-translational modifications.     

Ion-exchange properties of silica gel with covalently bonded histidine

The ion-exchange and acid-base properties of Silasorb 600 (10 μm) with immobilized histidine (His-SiO₂) were investigated. The acid-base properties of the sorbent were estimated from the dependence sof the retention of organic acids and bases on the eluent pH. The effect of various organic modifiers (benzoic, citric, oxalic, and sulfuric acids) and the eluent pH on the retention of inorganic ions was studied. It was shown that His-SiO₂ exhibits anion-exchange properties in acidic and weakly acidic media at pH < 5.7. Eight anions were separated under optimal conditions on a 150 × 4.6-mm column in 21 min using a 5 mM oxialic acid solution as an eluent.     

Time spectroscopy in theA 1∑ u + state of Li2

We have determined effective cross-sections for resonant transfer of excitation energy from state-selected Li₂ molecules to ground state Li atoms $$Li_2 A\left( {\upsilon ',J'} \right) + Li2S \to Li_2 X\left( {\upsilon '',J''} \right) + Li2P$$ with two different experimental techniques. Absolute cross-sections were derived from lifetime measurements of 114 rotational levels of theA-state subject to resonant collisions which belong to vibrational statesv′=4, 5, 6, 7 and 11 of⁶Li₂ and⁷Li₂. Cross-sections amount to several thousand Ų dropping off sharply with a resonance half-width of about 16 cm^?1. The resonance behaviour of the collision cross-section inferred from lifetime data could be confirmed by a double resonance technique probing the number of excited atoms with a second laser while the first laser was scanned over the Li₂ X?A absorption band. Due to their high reliability our data prove a good basis for the test of theoretical models. In contrast to earlier investigations significant deviations were found to exist between the measured cross-sections and those predicted by the first-order dipole-dipole scattering theory.     

Synthesis and properties of N-methylmorpholinium 4aryl-6-methyl-5-phenylcarbamoyl-3cyano-1,4dihydropyridine-2-thiolates. Molecular and crystalline structure of 2allylthio-6-methyl-5-phenylcarbamoyl-4-(2chlorophenyl)-3-cyano-1,4-dihydropyridine

By the condensation of an aromatic aldehyde, the anilide of acetoacetic acid, cyanothioacetamide, and Nmethylmorpholine, substituted N-methylmorpholinium 1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiolates have been synthesized and subsequently used in the synthesis of the corresponding thiones, 2-alkylthiopyridines, thieno[2, 3b]pyridines, and disulfides. X-ray diffraction has been used to establish the structure of 2-allylthio-6-methyl-5phenylcarbamoyl-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-cyano-1, 4-dihydropyridine.T. G. Shevchenko Lugansk State Pedagogical Institute, Lugansk 348011. A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Heteroorganic Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117813. N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117913. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1243–1251, September, 1996. Original article submitted May 13, 1996.     

The effect of mechanical activation on the thermal decomposition of chalcopyrite

Experimental results on the influence of preliminary mechanical activation on the thermal decomposition of chalcopyrite are presented and discussed. The following experimental facts were found: