Self-assembly of semifluorinated dendrons attached to electron-donor groups mediates their pi-stacking via a helical pyramidal column

Semifluorinated first-generation self-assembling dendrons attached via a flexible spacer to electron-donor molecules induce pi-stacking of the donors in the center of a supramolecular helical pyramidal column. These helical pyramidal columns self-organize in various columnar liquid crystal phases that mediate self-processing of large single crystal liquid crystal domains of columns and self-repair their intracolumnar structural defects. In addition, all supramolecular columns exhibit a columnar phase at lower temperatures that maintains the helical pyramidal columnar supramolecular structure and displays higher intracolumnar order than that in the liquid crystals phases. The results described here demonstrate the universality of this concept, the power of the fluorous phase or the fluorophobic effect in self-assembly and the unexpected generality of pyramidal liquid crystals.     

Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of 9(10H)-acridone bearing 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives as antimicrobial agents

In the present study a new acridone derivatives were synthesized. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by IR, NMR and C, H, N, S analyses. All newly synthesized compounds were screened for their antibacterial (Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus viridans and Escherichia coil) and antifungal (Gibberela, Cercospora arachidicola, Physolospora piricola and Fusarium oxysporum) studies. The results revealed that all synthesized compounds have a significant biological activity against the tested microorganisms.     

Solvent effect on the electrochemical reduction of S-phenyl benzenethiosulfonate

Research on Chemical Intermediates - The electrochemical reduction of S-phenyl benzenethiosulfonate (1) was investigated by cyclic voltammetry at different scan rates (0.1–60 V/s)...     

Probabilistic determination of two-phase flow regimes in horizontal tubes utilizing an automated image recognition technique

Probabilistic two-phase flow map data is experimentally obtained for R134a at 25.0, 35.0, and 49.7°C, R410A at 25.0°C, mass fluxes from 100 to 600 kg/m²-s, qualities from 0 to1 in 8.00, 5.43, 3.90, and 1.74 mm I.D. single, smooth, adiabatic, horizontal tubes in order to extend probabilistic two-phase flow map modeling techniques to single tubes. A new web camera based flow visualization technique utilizing an illuminated diffuse striped background was used to enhance images, detect fine films, and aid in the automated image recognition process developed in the present study. This technique has an average time fraction classification error of less than 0.01.     

MHD Flow and heat transfer of non-Newtonian power-law fluid with diffusion and chemical reaction on a moving cylinder

The problem of flow and heat transfer of an electrically conducting non-Newtonian fluid over a continuously moving cylinder in the presence of a uniform magnetic field is analyzed for the case of power-law variation in the temperature and concentration at the cylinder surface. A diffusion equation with a chemical reaction source term is taken into account. The governing non-similar partial differential equation are solved numerically by employing shooting method. The effects of various parameters on the velocity, temperature and concentration profiles as well as the heat and mass transfer rate from the cylinder surface to the surrounding fluid are presented graphically and in tabulated form.     

Novel grid surface for creating solid-state electrogenerated chemiluminescence sensor based on Ru(II) complex doped onto AuNPs decorated Ru(II)/poly(tyramine) film

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - A composite surface material based on the electropolymerization of polytyramine (Ptyr) with a compact layer of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) sandwiched...     

Nonlinear total variation based noise removal algorithms

A constrained optimization type of numerical algorithm for removing noise from images is presented. The total variation of the image is minimized subject to constraints involving the statistics of the noise. The constraints are imposed using Lanrange multipliers. The solution is obtained using the gradient-projection method. This amounts to solving a time dependent partial differential equation on a manifold determined by the constraints. As t → ∞ the solution converges to a steady state which is the denoised image. The numerical algorithm is simple and relatively fast. The results appear to be state-of-the-art for very noisy images. The method is noninvasive, yielding sharp edges in the image. The technique could be interpreted as a first step of moving each level set of the image normal to itself with velocity equal to the curvature of the level set divided by the magnitude of the gradient of the image, and a second step which projects the image back onto the constraint set.     

Extraction of cobalt(Ⅱ) from aqueous solution by N,N'-carbonyl difatty amides

The development of economic and environmentally friendly extractants to recover cobalt metal is required due to the increasing demand for this metal.In this study,solvent extraction of Co(Ⅱ) from aqueous solution using a mixture of N,N’-carbonyl difatty amides(CDFAs) synthesised from palm oil as the extractant was carried out.The effects of various parameters such as acid,contact time,extractant concentration,metal ion concentration and stripping agent and the separation of Co(Ⅱ) from other metal ions such as Fe(Ⅱ),Ni(Ⅱ),Zn(Ⅲ) and Cd(Ⅱ) were investigated.It was found that the extraction of Co(Ⅱ) into the organic phase involved the formation of 1:1 complexes.Co(Ⅱ) was successfully separated from commonly associated metal ions such as Fe(Ⅱ),Ni(Ⅱ),Zn(Ⅲ) and Cd(Ⅱ).Co(Ⅱ) stripping from the loaded organic phase was studied in aqueous solution.These results are useful to recover Co(Ⅱ) from aqueous solution utilising(CDFAs) as an extractant.     

Organic thermal stabilizers for rigid poly(vinyl chloride). Part XII: N-phenyl-3-substituted-5-pyrazolone derivatives

N-phenyl-3-substituted-5-pyrazolone derivatives have been examined as thermal stabilizers or co-stabilizers for rigid PVC in air, at 180 °C. Their high stabilizing efficiency is detected by their high induction period values (T_s) when compared with some of the common reference stabilizers used industrially, such as dibasic lead carbonate, calcium-zinc soap and n-octyl tin mercaptide. Blending these derivatives with some of the reference stabilizers in different ratios had a synergistic effect on both the induction period and the dehydrochlorination rate.A probable mechanism for the stabilizing mode of N-phenyl-3-substituted-5-pyrazolone derivatives has been proposed. The stabilizing efficiency is attributed at least partially to the ability of the organic stabilizer to be incorporated in the polymeric chains, thus disrupting the chain degradation.     

Photochemical studies on η5-cyclopentadienyl(triphenylphosphine)nickelalkyl and -aryl compounds

Photo-induced degradation studies of a series of organonickel complexes of the type (η⁵-C₅H₅)(PPh₃)Ni(R) (R = CH₃, C₂H₅, C₆H₅ and C₆H₄CH₃-p) as well as certain deuterated analogs have been undertaken. Photolysis of the methyl compounds in benzene as well as benzene-d₆ gives methane as the major gaseous product, the photogenerated methyl group abstracting hydrogen from either the cyclopentadienyl ring, from the solvent, or from another methyl group. The photo-induced dealkylation of the ethyl compound gives both ethylene and ethane, and is explained by β-hydride elimination followed by subsequent reaction of the hydrido intermediate with additional ethyl compound. The photolysis of the phenyl and p-tolyl complexes in benzene solution leads to biaryl formation, both from the coupling of two coordinated aryl groups as well as interactions with the solvent. Triphenylphosphine is a product in all of these photo-decomposition studies.