A linear multistep numerical integration scheme for solving systems of ordinary differential equations with oscillatory solutions

In ^[1], a set of convergent and stable two-point formulae for obtaining the numerical solution of ordinary differential equations having oscillatory solutions was formulated. The derivation of these formulae was based on a non-polynomial interpolant which required the prior analytic evaluation of the higher order derivatives of the system before proceeding to the solution. In this paper, we present a linear multistep scheme of order four which circumvents this (often tedious) initial preparation. The necessary starting values for the integration scheme are generated by an adaptation of the variable order Gragg-Bulirsch-Stoer algorithm as formulated in ^[2].     

Modeling Pb sorption to microporous amorphous oxides as discrete particles and coatings

Hydrous amorphous Al (HAO), Fe (HFO), and Mn (HMO) oxides are ubiquitous in the subsurface as both discrete particles and coatings and exhibit a high affinity for heavy metal contaminants. To assess risks associated with heavy metals, such as Pb, to the surrounding environment and manage remedial activities requires accurate mechanistic models with well-defined transport parameters that represent sorption processes. Experiments were conducted to evaluate Pb sorption to microporous Al, Fe, and Mn oxides, as well as to montmorillonite and HAO-coated montmorillonite. Intraparticle diffusion, a natural attenuating process, was observed to be the rate-limiting mechanism in the sorption process, where best-fit surface diffusivities ranged from 10(-18) to 10(-15) cm(2) s(-1). Specifically, diffusivities of Pb sorption to discrete aluminum oxide, aluminum oxide-coated montmorillonite, and montmorillonite indicated substrate surface characteristics influence metal mobility where diffusivity increased as affinity decreased. Furthermore, the diffusivity for aluminum oxide-coated montmorillonite was consistent with the concentrations of the individual minerals present and their associated particle size distributions. These results suggest that diffusivities for other coated systems can be predicted, and that oxide coatings and montmorillonite are effective sinks for heavy metal ions.     

Covalent binding of human serum albumin and ovalbumin by chloramine-T and chemical modification of the proteins

The covalent binding of ³⁵S-chloramine-T to human resum albumin (HSA) and ovalbumin is described. At pH 6.5, up to 24 chloramine-T molecules were found to be covalently bound per molecule of HSA; with ovalbumin the binding was only 5–7 molecule per protein molecule. Binding was accompanied by extensive modification of methionine, cysteine, histidine, tyrosine and lysine. Three new peaks appeared in the amino acid profiles of the modified proteins; two were identified as 1-aminoadipic acid (oxidation of lysine) and 3-chlorotyrosine. The most sites for covalent binding are lysine residues.     

DNA LESIONS AND DNA DEGRADATION IN MOUSE LYMPHOMA L5178Y CELLS AFTER PHOTODYNAMIC TREATMENT SENSITIZED BY CHLOROALUMINUM PHTHALOCYANINE

Two closely related strains of mouse lymphoma L5178Y cells, LY-R and LY-S, have been found to differ in their sensitivity to the cytotoxic effects of photodynamic treatment (PDT) with chloroaluminum phthalocyanine (CAPC) and red light. Strain LY-R is more sensitive to photodynamic cell killing than strain LY-S. Differences in uptake of CAPC could not account for the differences in cytotoxic effects. There was no marked difference between the two strains in the induction of single-strand breaks (which includes frank single-strand breaks and alkali-labile lesions), but substantially more DNA-protein cross-links were formed in strain LY-R by CAPC and light. Repair of single-strand breaks proceeded with similar kinetics in both strains for the first 30 min post-irradiation, suggesting that these lesions are not responsible for the differential sensitivity of the two strains to the lethal effects of photodynamic treatment. Thereafter, alkaline elution revealed the presence of increasing DNA strand breakage in strain LY-R. DNA degradation, as measured by the conversion of prelabeled [14C] DNA to acid-soluble radioactivity, was more rapid and extensive in strain LY-R.     

Structure and Phase Transitions of SnP2O7

SnP₂O₇ is a member of the ZrP₂O₇ family of materials, several of which show unusual thermal expansion behavior over certain temperature ranges and which show a number of displacive phase transitions on cooling from high temperature. Here we describe the structural properties of SnP₂O₇ from 100 to 1243 K as determined by X-ray and neutron powder diffraction. These studies reveal that SnP₂O₇ shows two phase transitions in this temperature range. At room temperature the material has a pseudo-cubic 3×3×3× superstructure. Electron diffraction studies show that the symmetry of this structure is P2₁3 or lower. On warming to ∼560 K it undergoes a phase transition to a structure in which the subcell reflections show a triclinic distortion; above 830 K the subcell reflections show a rhombohedral distortion. Significant hysteresis in cell parameters is observed between heating and cooling. The structure of SnP₂O₇ is discussed with references to other members of the AM₂O₇ family of materials.     

Charge density analysis of two polymorphs of antimony(III) oxide

High-resolution X-ray diffraction data have been collected on the cubic polymorph of antimony(III) oxide (senarmontite) to determine the charge distribution in the crystal. The results are in quantitative agreement with crystal Hartree-Fock calculations for this polymorph, and have been compared with theoretical calculations on the orthorhombic polymorph (valentinite). Information about the nature of bonding and relative bond strengths in the two polymorphs has been extracted in a straightforward manner via topological analysis of the electron density. All the close contacts in both polymorphs are found to be similar in nature based on the value of the Laplacian, the magnitude of the electron density and the local energy density at the bond critical points, and these characterise the observed interactions as substantially polar covalent, similar to molecular calculation results on Si-O and Ge-O. Electrostatic potential isosurfaces reveal the octopolar nature of this function for senarmontite, and shed light on the observed packing arrangement of Sb4O6 molecules in the crystal.     

Chemical interactions in the surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering of ruthenium polypyridyl complexes

Surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS) from the alpha-diimine complexes [Ru(bpm)(3)](2+) and [Ru(bpz)(3)](2+) is reported for the first time at a roughened silver electrode. In both cases, a possible adsorbate orientation has been proposed involving binding through nitrogen lone pair electrons to the silver surface, based on changes in band positions upon adsorption. The SERRS spectra of [Ru(bpm)(3)](2+) were found to change slightly with a change in applied potential. The relative intensity of the nu(C6C6') band was found to be dependent on both excitation wavelength and applied potential. This was ascribed to an active charge transfer (CT) mechanism operating synergistically with the electromagnetic mechanism. No such CT activity was observed in [Ru(bpz)(3)](2+). It is tentatively suggested that this behavior may arise from the different modes of adsorption of the two complexes.     

介孔镁铝复合氧化物的成孔机理及其结构特征

采用自行创制的成核/晶化隔离法,通过调变晶化时间制备了不同粒径的层状前体——镁铝水滑石,并将其于500℃焙烧,制得了孔径分布窄、具有介孔结构特征的镁铝复合氧化物,且该双金属复合氧化物的晶相结构是兼有MgO晶相和层状结构的复相结构.     

Heteronuclear Nickel‐Iron Complexes and the Crystal Structure of [Fe2(CO)6(μ3‐S)2{Ni(dppe)}]

A series of heteronuclear nickel‐iron complexes [Fe₂(CO)₆(μ‐SH)(μ₃‐S){NiCl(PPh₃)₂}] ( 1 ), [Fe₂(CO)₆(μ‐SH)(μ₃‐S){NiCl(dppe)}] ( 2 ), [Fe₂(CO)₆(μ₃‐S)₂{Ni(PPh₃)₂}] ( 3 ), [Fe₂(CO)₆(μ₃‐S)₂{Ni(dppe)}] ( 4 ) and [Fe₂(CO)₆(μ‐SPh)(μ₃‐S){NiCl(dppe)}] ( 5 ) have been prepared. The structure of 4 has been determined by X‐ray crystallography. The central metal‐sulfur core of 4 has a trigonal bipyramidal shape with a NiFe₂ base plane with two axial sulfur atoms. Each iron atom is 5‐coordinate forming a distorted square pyramid; the nickel is square planar coordinated by two sulfur atoms and two phosphorus atoms.