Pt and Pd 1,4-shifts at the edge of dibenz[a,c]anthracene

1,4-Shifts of the carbon-bonded metal are observed on heating solutions of trans-bromo(dibenz[a,c]anthracen-9-yl)bis(triethylphosphine)platinum or trans-bromo(dibenz[a,c]anthracen-9-yl)bis(triethylphosphine)palladium. The shift does not occur from the cis isomer and is more rapid for the Pt complex. Solvent effects suggest polar species, while the absence of deuterium incorporation in the presence of D2O indicates nonacidic intermediates.     

Multiple pure tone noise prediction

This paper presents a fully numerical method for predicting multiple pure tones, also known as “Buzzsaw” noise. It consists of three steps that account for noise source generation, nonlinear acoustic propagation with hard as well as lined walls inside the nacelle, and linear acoustic propagation outside the engine. Noise generation is modeled by steady, part-annulus computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. A linear superposition algorithm is used to construct full-annulus shock/pressure pattern just upstream of the fan from part-annulus CFD results. Nonlinear wave propagation is carried out inside the duct using a pseudo-two-dimensional solution of Burgers? equation. Scattering from nacelle lip as well as radiation to farfield is performed using the commercial solver ACTRAN/TM. The proposed prediction process is verified by comparing against full-annulus CFD simulations as well as against static engine test data for a typical high bypass ratio aircraft engine with hardwall as well as lined inlets. Comparisons are drawn against nacelle unsteady pressure transducer measurements at two axial locations as well as against near- and far-field microphone array measurements outside the duct.     

Biocompatible Carbon Dot Decorated α-FeOOH Nanohybrid for an Effective Fluorometric Sensing of Cr (VI) in Wastewater and Living Cells

Journal of Fluorescence - This article reports the fluorometric detection of toxic hexavalent chromium Cr (VI)) in wastewater and Cr (VI) contaminated living cells using in-situ grown carbon...     

Clove (Syzygium aromaticum Linn) extract rich in eugenol and eugenol derivatives shows bone-preserving efficacy

This study examined the efficacy of hydroalcoholic extract of dried clove buds, which is rich in phenolic compounds namely eugenol and eugenol derivatives (precursors of flavones, isoflavones and flavonoids), on different primary and secondary osteoporotic marker changes in an ovariectomised (OVX) rat model of osteoporosis. Female Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups: sham-operated control (A), OVX (B) and OVX plus 50% hydroalcoholic extract of dried clove buds for 4 weeks (C). Results indicated that, compared to control, serum alkaline phosphatase (AP; 48.25%, p?相似文献   

Towards singularity- and ghost-free theories of gravity

We present the most general covariant ghost-free gravitational action in a Minkowski vacuum. Apart from the much studied f(R) models, this includes a large class of nonlocal actions with improved UV behavior, which nevertheless recover Einstein's general relativity in the IR.     

Selective oxidation of sulfides and oxidative bromination of organic substrates catalyzed by polymer anchored Cu(II) complex

A new polymer-anchored Cu(II) complex has been synthesized and characterized. The catalytic performance of the complex has been tested for the oxidation of sulfides and in oxidative bromination reaction with hydrogen peroxide as the oxidant. Sulfides have been selectively oxidized to the corresponding sulfoxides in excellent yields and in the presence of KBr as the bromine source, organic substrates have been selectively converted to mono bromo substituted compounds using polymer-anchored Cu(II) catalyst. This catalyst showed excellent catalytic activity, high selectivity, and recyclability. The polymer-anchored Cu(II) catalyst could be easily recovered by filtration and reused more than five times without appreciable loss of its initial activity.     

Phase-transfer catalyst-induced changes in the absorption and fluorescence behavior of some electron donor-acceptor molecules.

The quaternary ammonium salts find extensive use in a variety of chemical applications as surfactants and phase-transfer catalysts. Even though the interaction of the surfactants with various systems has been studied rather extensively, very little information is available on how the phase-transfer catalysts (PTC) interact with the dipolar systems in nonpolar media and how/whether these solubilizing agents affect the properties of the dissolved molecules. In this paper, the interaction of several tetraalkylammonium salts, commonly used as PTC, with a number of electron donor-acceptor (EDA) systems has been studied by absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. The phase-transfer catalysts have been found to affect both the absorption and fluorescence properties of the EDA systems. The spectral changes of the EDA molecules induced by the tetraalkylammonium salts suggest the formation of an 1:1 complex between the two in nonpolar media. An electrostatic interaction between the phase-transfer catalysts (which exist as ion pairs in nonpolar media) and the dipolar molecules is shown to be the driving force for the formation of the complex. The dependence of the formation constant of the complex on the polarity of the media suggests a charge-transfer nature of the complex. It is shown that the anionic component of the salts serves as a source of electron to the positive end of the dipolar molecule, while the tetraalkylammonium cation, besides helping solubilization of its anionic counterpart in the nonpolar media, serves neutralizing the negative charge at the acceptor end of the EDA molecule. In effect, a cooperative influence of the cationic and anionic components of the PTC enhances the charge separation within the dipolar fluorophores. On the basis of the PTC-induced changes in the photophysical behavior of the EDA molecules, a possible structure for the 1:1 complex has been proposed. It has been concluded that a phase-transfer catalyst should not be treated as an innocuous substance that merely helps transfer of a polar substance from a polar to a nonpolar environment. Instead, it is demonstrated that the association of a PTC with a dipolar species can significantly change various properties of the latter.