Fuzzy subgroups of nilpotent groups

In 1991, Asaad has suggested the following question: What can be said about the structure of a group G when information is known about the structure of a fuzzy subgroup A of G and vice-versa? This question has been partially investigated in Fuzzy Sets and Systems39 (1991) 323–328. The purpose of this paper is to continue more investigations for the above mentioned question.     

(o-Hydroxyphenyl)methylphosphonic acids: Synthesis and potentiometric determinations of their pKa Values

(o-Hydroxyphenyl)methylphosphonic acids are readily obtained from o-(bromomethyl)- or o-(hydroxymethyl)phenols and trialkyl phosphites. Subsequent hydrolysis leads to the corresponding phosphonic acids. For a series of such compounds, the pK_a values have been determined by potentiometry. Their dependence on additional substituents in the aromatic ring is discussed in terms of electronic and steric effects.     

Indirect determination of cyanide by molecular emission cavity analysis

Nanogram amounts of cyanide were indirectly determined by molecular emission cavity analysis. The method is based on the reaction of cyanide with sulphite-formaldehyde addition compound and the measurement of the S₂ emission produced either from the sulphite released or from the addition compound. The relative standard deviations are 2.13% and 1.66% and the recoveries are 99% and 100% using the released sulphite peak and the addition compound peak, respectively. Potential interfering anions were investigated.     

On the measurement of complexity in activity networks

The measurement of the ‘complexity’ of activity networks seems to be needed in order to estimate the computing requirements and/or to validly compare alternative heuristic procedures. This paper critically evaluates past contributions to the problem, and explores the underlying concepts of measurement. It suggests that the objective of analysis of the network is a determining factor in the process of measurement, and discusses three different objectives; they are: to determine the critical path assuming deterministic time estimates; to determine the probability distribution function of project completion assuming random durations of the activities; and to determine the optimal schedule under limited availability of a single resource. It proposes the form of the measure of network complexity for each objective, and explicitly exhibits the form of the measure relative to the first objective based on a sample of 104 networks.     

Molecular structure effects in intramolecular electronic energy transfer

A study of intramolecular energy transfer (intra-ET) in a series of bichromophoric molecules composed of cyclic α-diketones and para substituted benzene ring is reported. Preliminary results show that the transfer efficiency is strongly structure dependent suggesting that Dexter-type exchange interaction is responsible for intra-ET between close chromophores in a bichromophoric molecule.     

Crystal structure,Hirshfeld surface analysis,vibrational properties,and electrical and dielectric studies of the bis (4-benzylpyridinium) tetrachlorocuprate (II)

The present paper undertakes the study of (C₁₂H₁₂N)₂CuCl₄, which is a new hybrid compound. It is synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, Hirshfeld surface analysis, and FT-IR, FT-Raman, and impedance spectroscopies. It is crystallized in the monoclinic system with C2/c space group. Its crystal structure was determined and refined down to an R value of 0.05 and a wR value of 0.14. The structure can be described by the alternation of two different, cationic–anionic layers parallel to (110) plan. This complex is assembled into 3D supramolecular architecture by hydrogen bonds (N–H…Cl, C–H…Cl) and π–π interactions. Hirshfeld surface analyses and fingerprint plots are used for decoding intermolecular interactions in the crystal network and contribution of component units for the construction of the 3D architecture. The presence of different functional groups and the nature of their vibrations were identified by FT-IR and FT-Raman spectroscopies. The material is characterized by impedance spectroscopy technique measured in 209–500 MHz frequency and 296–390 K temperature ranges. In addition, the Cole–Cole (Z? versus Z?) plots were well fitted to an equivalent circuit built up by a parallel combination of resistance (R) and constant phase elements (CPEs). The close values of activation energies obtained from the analysis of equivalent circuit data confirm that the transport is through ion hopping mechanism in the bis (4-benzylpyridinium) tetrachlorocuprate.     

A one-pot Biginelli synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-(1H)-ones/thiones catalyzed by triphenylphosphine as Lewis base

We report herein the use of triphenylphosphine (TPP) as a new catalyst for the one-pot Biginelli reaction coupling of β-ketoesters, aldehydes and urea (or thiourea) to afford the corresponding dihydropyrimidinones/thiones.     

Influence of redox molecules on the electronic conductance of single-walled carbon nanotube field-effect transistors: application to chemical and biological sensing

In an effort to develop sensitive nanoscale devices for chemical and biological sensing, we have examined, using liquid gating, the conductance of semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotube-based field-effect transistors (SWCNT-FETs) in the presence of redox mediators. As examples, redox couples K3Fe(CN)6/K4Fe(CN)6 and K2IrCl6/K3IrCl6 are shown to modulate the SWCNT-FET conductance in part through their influence via the electrolyte gate on the electrostatic potential of the solution, as described by Larrimore et al. (Nano Lett. 2006, 6, 3129-1333) and in part through electron transfer between the redox mediators and the nanotubes. In the latter case, the rate of electron transfer is determined by the difference in chemical potential between the redox mediator and the SWCNTs and by the concentrations of the oxidized and reduced forms of the redox couple. Furthermore, these devices can detect the activity of redox enzymes through their sensitivity to the change in oxidation state of the enzyme substrate. An example is given for the blue copper oxidase, Trametes versicolor laccase, in which the rate of change of the SWCNT device conductance is linearly proportional to the rate of oxidation of the substrate 10-(2-hydroxyethyl)phenoxazine, varied over 2 orders of magnitude by the laccase concentration in the picomolar range. The behavior described in this work provides a highly sensitive means with which to do chemical and biological sensing using SWCNTs that is different from the amperometric, capacitive, and field-effect type sensing methods previously described in the literature for this material.