The properties of the new Mn(II)–Co(II)–Mn(II)-type hetero-trinuclear oxime metal complexes with N4 and N4O2 ligands

1,3- and 1,2-calix[4]crown-7 and calix[4]crown-9 cone conformers were synthesized in acceptable yields by sequential introduction of two distal or proximal polyethylene glycolic chains with terminal hydroxyls at the lower rim, monotosylation, and intramolecular ring closure reaction. According to the two-phase extraction experiment, the title compounds showed mediocre affinity for alkali and alkaline earth metal picrates. The 1,2-calix[4]crown-9 extracted Sr²⁺ selectively among other alkaline earth metal cations.     

Synthesis of (2-hydroxo-5-chlorophenylaminoisonitrosoacetyl)phenyl ligands and their complexes: Spectral,thermal and solvent-extraction studies

Four different types of new ligands Ar[COC(NOH)R] _n (Ar=biphenyl, n = 1 H₂L¹; Ar=biphenyl, n = 2 H₄L²; Ar=diphenylmethane, n = 1 H₂L³; Ar=diphenylmethane, n = 2 H₄L⁴; R=2-amino-4-chlorophenol in all ligands) have been obtained from 1 equivalent of chloroketooximes Ar[COC(NOH)Cl] _n (HL¹-H₂L⁴) and 1 equivalent of 2-amino-4-chlorophenol (for H₂L¹ and H₂L³) or 2 equivalent of 2-amino-4-chlorophenol (for H₄L² and H₄L⁴). (Mononuclear or binuclear cobalt(II), nickel(II), copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes were synthesized with these ligands.) These compounds have been characterized by elemental analyses, AAS, infra-red spectra and magnetic susceptibility measurements. The ligands have been further characterized by ¹H NMR. The results suggest that the dinuclear complexes of H₂L¹ and H₂L³ have a metal:ligand ratio of 1:2; the mononuclear complexes of H₄L² and H₄L⁴ have a metal:ligand ratio of 1:1 and dinuclear complexes H₄L² and H₄L⁴ have a metal:ligand ratio of 2:1. The binding properties of the ligands towards selected transition metal ions (Mn^II, Co^II, Ni^II, Cu^II, Zn^II, Pb^II, Cd^II, Hg^II) have been established by extraction experiments. The ligands show strong binding ability towards mercury(II) ion. In addition, the thermal decomposition of some complexes is studied in nitrogen atmosphere.     

Study on the stability of supercritical fluid extracted rosemary (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Rosmarinus offcinalis</Emphasis> L.) essential oil

The aim of this study was to examine the influence of storage conditions and duration on composition and antioxidant activity of supercritical fluid (SCF) extracted essential oil of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.). Supercritical extraction was carried out sequentially by using SCF carbondioxide in the first two steps and with 5% ethanol as entrainer in the third step. The compositions of the extracts were determined by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The total phenolics were analyzed using Folin-Ciocalteau assay. Antioxidant activities of the extracts were tested by β-carotene-linoleic acid bleaching method.     

Spectroscopic Studies and Crystal Structure of 4-(2-Hydroxy-3-Methoxybenzylideneamino)-<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-(5-Methylisoxazol-3-yl) Benzenesulfonamide

Abstract  

Schiff base 4-[(2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylideneamino)-N-(5-methylisoxazol-3-yl)benzene-sulfonamide has been synthesized from the reaction of 4-amino-N-(5-methylisoxazol-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide(sulfamethoxazole) with 2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde. It has been characterized by elemental analysis, MS, IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, HETCOR and UV–Visible techniques. The structure of it also has been examined crystallographically. For the compound exist as dominant form of enol-imines in both the solid state and the solutions. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with a = 8.2694(7), b = 8.3453(5), c = 26.260(2) ?, β = 97.142(7) °, V = 1798.1(2) ?³, D _x  = 1.431 g cm⁻³, R ₁ = 0.0529 and wR ₂ = 0.1370 [I > 2σ(I)], respectively.     

Synthesis,Spectroscopic Studies and Structure of 2-[(Benzo[<Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis>]thiazol-2-ylamino)methyl]phenol

Abstract  

Schiff base (E)-2-[(benzo[d]thiazol-2-ylimino)methyl]phenol (1) has been synthesized from the reaction of 2-hydroxy-benzaldehyde with 2-aminobenzothiazole. The 2-[(benzo[d]thiazol-2-ylamino)methyl]phenol (2) was prepared reduction of the Schiff base 1 with sodium borohydride. The compounds 1 and 2 have been characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR and UV–visible spectroscopic techniques. The structure of the compound 2 has also been examined crystallographically. The compound 2 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2/c. The unit cell parameters were found as a = 10.017(1), b = 11.725(1), c = 10.341(1) ?, V = 1208.1(1) ?³, D _x = 1.409 g cm⁻³ and Z = 4. The crystal structure was solved by direct methods and refined by the full-matrix least squares method and found as R ₁ = 0.0308 and wR ₂ = 0.0818 for 2032 for the observed reflections [I > 2σ(I)].     

A unified three point approximating subdivision scheme

In this paper,we propose a three point approximating subdivision scheme,with three shape parameters,that unifies three different existing three point approximating schemes.Some sufficient conditions for subdivision curve C0 to C3 continuity and convergence of the scheme for generating tensor product surfaces for certain ranges of parameters by using Laurent polynomial method are discussed.The systems of curve and surface design based on our scheme have been developed successfully in garment CAD especially for clothes modelling.     

Photoluminescence analyses of hydrogenated amorphous silicon nitride thin films

Silicon-rich hydrogenated amorphous silicon nitride (a-SiN_x:H) films were grown by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) with different r=NH₃/SiH₄ gas flow ratios. The optical absorption characteristics were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and UV-visible transmittance spectroscopies. The recombination properties were investigated via photoluminescence (PL) measurements. As r was increased from 2 to 9, the PL emission color could be adjusted from red to blue with the emission intensity high enough to be perceived by naked eye at room temperature. The behaviors of the PL peak energy and the PL band broadness with respect to the optical constants were discussed in the frame of electron-phonon coupling and band tail recombination models. A semiquantitative analysis supported the band tail recombination model, where the recombination was found to be favored when the carriers thermalize to an energy level at which the band tail density of states (DOS) reduces to some fraction of the relevant band edge DOS. For the PL efficiency comparison of the samples with different nitrogen contents, the PL intensity was corrected for the absorbed intensity fraction of the incident PL excitation source. The resulted correlation between the PL efficiency and the subgap absorption tail width further supported the band tail recombination model.     

Phase diagrams in mixed spin-3/2 and spin-2 Ising system with two alternative layers within the effective-field theory

The phase diagrams in the mixed spin-3/2 and spin-2 Ising system with two alternative layers on a honeycomb lattice are investigated and discussed by the use of the effective-field theory with correlations. The interaction of the nearest-neighbour spins of each layer is taken to be positive (ferromagnetic interaction) and the interaction of the adjacent spins of the nearest-neighbour layers is considered to be either positive or negative (ferromagnetic or anti-ferromagnetic interaction). The temperature dependence of the layer magnetizations of the system is examined to characterize the nature (continuous or discontinuous) of the phase transitions and obtain the phase transition temperatures. The system exhibits both second-and first-order phase transitions besides triple point (T P ), critical end point (E), multicritical point (A), isolated critical point (C) and reentrant behaviour depending on the interaction parameters. We have also studied the temperature dependence of the total magnetization to find the compensation points, as well as to determine the type of behaviour, and N-type behaviour in N′eel classification nomenclature existing in the system. The phase diagrams are constructed in eight different planes and it is found that the system also presents the compensation phenomena depending on the sign of the bilinear exchange interactions.     

On the Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of a Lorentzian Rotation Matrix by Using Split Quaternions

In this paper, we examine eigenvalue problem of a rotation matrix in Minkowski 3 space by using split quaternions. We express the eigenvalues and the eigenvectors of a rotation matrix in term of the coefficients of the corresponding unit timelike split quaternion. We give the characterizations of eigenvalues (complex or real) of a rotation matrix in Minkowski 3 space according to only first component of the corresponding quaternion. Moreover, we find that the casual characters of rotation axis depend only on first component of the corresponding quaternion. Finally, we give the way to generate an orthogonal basis for ${\mathbb{E}^{3}_{1}}$ by using eigenvectors of a rotation matrix.