Bis(salicylaldiminate) copper(II) and palladium(II) complexes: towards columnar mesophases

Copper and palladium complexes of new salicylaldimines derived from 3,4,5-tridecyloxyaniline, 2,3,4-tridecyloxyaniline and 4-decyloxyaniline have been synthesized and characterized. All the ligands bear four or more aliphatic chains with the aim of inducing columnar mesophases at low temperatures. In particular, metal complexes derived from 4-(3,4,5-tridecyloxybenzoyloxy)-salicyliden-3,4,5-tridecyloxyaninile display rectangular columnar mesophases at (or near) room temperature. These mesophase assignments have been confirmed by X-ray diffraction. A significant decrease of the melting points of the compounds is observed in the tridecyloxyaniline derivatives compared with those of similar complexes derived from mono- or di-decyloxyaniline.     

Infrared Spectroscopic Study of the Hofmann-daon-Type Clathrates : M(1,8-diaminooctane)Ni(CN)4⋅G (M=Co, Ni or Cd; G=Aromatic Guest Molecules)

Infrared spectra of M(1,8-diaminooctane)Ni(CN)4G (M= Co, Ni or Cd; G=benzene, chlorobenzene, toluene, p-xylene, naphthalene or biphenyl) compounds are reported. The 1,8-diaminooctane molecules in the host permit the inclusion of bulky guest molecules. The spectral features suggest that the compounds are similar in structure to the Hofmann-type clathrates.     

Physicochemical Characterization and Catalytic Properties of Titania Gel Doped with Lithium and Rubidium

The effect on titania of doping with lithium and rubidium titania gels has been studied in samples prepared with titanium (IV) tetra-n-butoxide co-gelling with the alkaline metal precursors. Titania and doped titania were characterized by X-Ray diffraction, which showed that the catalysts were nanostructured. In samples calcined at 400°C, the crystallite size of the anatase phase was 17 and 14 nm, and 78 and 38 nm for samples calcined at 600°C, for Li/TiO₂ and Rb/TiO₂, respectively. The specific surface areas of doped samples (400°C) are lower in Li/TiO₂ (90 m²/g) than in Rb/TiO₂(125 m²/g). Evaluation of their basic properties has been carried out in the acetone condensation reaction. It was found that the activity strongly depended on the Li and Rb ionic radii.     

Connections between Interval and Unit Circle for Sobolev Orthogonal Polynomials. Strong Asymptotics on the Real Line

In this paper we show the connection between Sobolev orthogonal Laurent polynomials on the unit circle and Sobolev orthogonal polynomials on a bounded interval of the real line. As a consequence we deduce the strong outer asymptotics for Sobolev orthogonal polynomials with respect to the inner product

HARVESTING ECONOMIC MODELS AND CATCH‐TO‐BIOMASS DEPENDENCE: THE CASE OF SMALL PELAGIC FISH

Abstract In the case of small pelagic fish, it seems reasonable to consider harvest functions depending nonlinearly on fishing effort and fish stock. Indeed, empirical evidence about these fish species suggests that marginal catch does not necessarily react in a linear way neither to changes in fishing effort nor in fish stock levels. This is in contradiction with traditional fishery economic models where catch‐to‐input marginal productivities are normally assumed to be constant. While allowing for nonlinearities in both catch‐to‐effort and catch‐to‐stock parameters, this paper extends the traditional single‐stock harvesting economic model by focusing on the dependence of the stationary solutions upon the nonlinear catch‐to‐stock parameter. Thus, we analyze equilibrium responses to changes in this parameter, which in turn may be triggered either by climatic or technological change. Given the focus in this study on the case of small pelagic fish, the analysis considers positive but small values for the catch‐to‐stock parameter.     

EVALUATION OF TEXTILE DETERGENT EFFICIENCY OF MICROEMULSIONS IN SYSTEMS OF WATER NONIONIC SURFACTANT AND HYDROCARBON AT LOW TEMPERATURE

Washing efficiency of microemulsions in water/nonionic surfactant/hydrocarbon systems has been evaluated. Such microemulsions have proved to have an excellent performance as cleaning systems in conditions of minimum mechanical energy and at low temperatures. Their behaviour in the presence of small amounts of an ionic surfactant as well as the modifications promoted by the presence of builders have also been investigated.     

Electrochemical Behavior of Gold Nanoparticles Generated In Situ on 3‐(1‐Imidazolyl)propyl‐silsesquioxane

Gold nanoparticles of different morphologies have been synthesized on a silica‐based organic‐inorganic hybrid material for catalytic applications. The gold nanoparticles formations proceed through in situ chemical reduction of the AuCl₄^? anions previously adsorbed on 3‐(1‐imidazolyl)propyl‐silsesquioxane, which plays the role of substrate and stabilizer. Two distinct reducing agents, sodium citrate and sodium borohydride, were employed to generate gold nanoparticles of different sizes. UV‐vis diffuse reflectance as well as transmission electron microscopy were employed to evaluate the particle’s morphology. Modified carbon paste electrodes were prepared from these materials and their electrochemical behavior investigated using potassium ferrocyanide and 4‐nitrophenol as redox model compounds. Both AuNPs‐modified electrodes decreased the overpotential of 4‐nitrophenol reduction by around 90 mV compared to the unmodified electrode as evidenced by cyclic voltammetry experiment. However, the smaller diameter particles (borohydride‐reduced) produced more significant catalytic effect as a consequence of their large surface area. Regarding the sensing parameters, the sensitivity is higher for the borohydride‐reduced AuNPs while the values of limit of detection are of the same order of magnitude. Thus, the detection limit and sensitivity are 70.0±0.6 nM and 187 µA/mM for the citrate‐reduced AuNPs; and 75.0±2.2 nM and 238 µA/mM for the borohydride‐reduced AuNPs.