On the Properties of Convex Multilayered Cyclofusene

Cyclofusene is a corona-condensed benzenoid whose graph-theoretic representation consists of hexacycles each having exactly two non-adjacent shared edges. Multilayered cyclofusene is a fused hexacylic system which can be partitioned into successive layers of cyclofusene. In such systems, an edge shared by two consecutive hexacycles in the same layer is termed radial. We present upper bounds for the number of radial π-bonds in a convex k-layered cyclofusene.     

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Modulation de phase controlée dans les fibres optiques monomodales

Résumé La propagation d'une impulsion laser de profil énergétique temporel P(t) dans une fibre optique monomodale s'accompagne, par effet Kerr optique, d'une modulation de phase qui s'accumule tout au long de la fibre. Sous certaines conditions particulières, ce déphasage est proportionnel áP(t): la loi de modulation de fréquences que présente l'impulsion à l'extrémité de la fibre est alors proportionnelle à la dérivée par rapport au temps du profil énergétique temporel de l'impulsion injectée à l'entrée de la fibre. Dans cet article, nous décrivons des expériences d'automodulation de fréquences d'impulsions présentant des profils temporels énergétiques variés et contrôlés. Les résultats expérimentaux obtenus sont en bon accord avec les prévisions analytiques formulés par Stolen et Chinlon Lin; ici, nous les expliquons dans le cadre d'une interprétation inédite de quelques propriétés des spectres d'impulsions peu modulées en amplitude, largement modulées en phase.

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In single-mode fibres, the propagation of laser pulses with temporal energy profile P(t) induces a self-phase modulation (due to the optical Kerr effect) which increases along the fibre. Under particular conditions this phase shift is proportional to the derivative of the temporal energy pulse profile at the fibre input. In this paper we describe experiments on self-frequency modulation with laser pulses which exhibit various controlled temporal energy profiles. The experimental results agree quite well with analytic calculations previously given by Stolen and Chinlon Lin; here, they are explained within the framework of a new geometrical interpretation of various properties of pulse spectra which exhibit smooth amplitude modulation and large phase modulation.

     

Polychloroformiate de vinyle: Support inerte de principes actifs,fixation et hydrolyse in vitro de sympathomimétiques

The chemical modification of poly(vinyl chloroformate) with sympathomimetics (phenyl ethylamine, ephedrine, p-hydroxyephedrine and p-hydroxymorephedrine) has been investigated. We have found convenient conditions to obtain soluble modified polymers with nearly quantitative substitution. The use of labelled compounds has shown that the rate and the yield of fixation on the polymer are independent of the nature of the amine. Kinetics in vitro of cleavage has shown that the rates of hydrolysis in stomacal, intestinal and enzymatic media are very low and similar; the observed variations seem to result from differences in solubility of the various modified polymers.     

Sequential closure in product spaces

Let X denote the product of m-many second countable Hausdorff spaces. Main theorems: (1) If S?X is invariant under compositions, m is weakly accessible (resp., nonmeasurable), and F?S is sequentially closed and a sequential G_σ-set which is invariant under projections for finite sets (resp., F?S is sequentially open and sequentially closed), then F is closed. (2) If S?X is invariant under projections and m is nonmeasurable, then every sequentially continuous {0, 1} valued function on S is continuous. (3) A sequentially continuous {0, 1}-valued function on an m-adic space of nonmeasurable weight is continuous. Now let X denote the product of arbitrarily many W-spaces and S?X be invariant under compositions. (4) Then in S, the closure of any Q-open subset coincides with its sequential closure.     

An iterative catalytic route to enantiopure deoxypropionate subunits: asymmetric conjugate addition of grignard reagents to alpha,beta-unsaturated thioesters

A highly enantioselective (up to 96% ee) conjugate addition of Grignard reagents, in particular, MeMgBr, to alpha,beta-unsaturated thioesters is provided as well as its application to a diastereo- and enantioselective iterative route to syn- and anti-1,3-dimethyl arrays and deoxypropionate subunits. The versatility of the method is illustrated in the synthesis of (-)-lardolure, a multimethyl-branched insect natural pheromone.     

Grüneisen gamma of invar-type alloys

Pressure derivatives of elastic constants have been measured for FeNi Invar alloys. Longitudinal and shear mode gamma's are obtained from which the magnetic contributions of intrinsic and non-intrinsic type are extracted; these magnetic Grüneisen gamma's are large and negative.