Studies on catalytically active surface compounds, X. Alkali metal induced slow tumbling of vanadyl complexes on the surface of aerosil

The effect of alkali metal admixtures (Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs) on V/SiO₂ catalysts was studied by ESR spectroscopy. Alkali metals strongly change the VO²⁺ spectra. Reduction leads to spectra showing a slow rotational motion of VO²⁺ species on the support surface. The proposed explanation includes former structural models and the formation of salts of polyvanadium acid.

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(Li, Na, K, Rb Cs) V/SiO₂ . VO²⁺. , VO²⁺ . .

     

In situ tissue pathology from spatially encoded mass spectrometry classifiers visualized in real time through augmented reality

Integration between a hand-held mass spectrometry desorption probe based on picosecond infrared laser technology (PIRL-MS) and an optical surgical tracking system demonstrates in situ tissue pathology from point-sampled mass spectrometry data. Spatially encoded pathology classifications are displayed at the site of laser sampling as color-coded pixels in an augmented reality video feed of the surgical field of view. This is enabled by two-way communication between surgical navigation and mass spectrometry data analysis platforms through a custom-built interface. Performance of the system was evaluated using murine models of human cancers sampled in situ in the presence of body fluids with a technical pixel error of 1.0 ± 0.2 mm, suggesting a 84% or 92% (excluding one outlier) cancer type classification rate across different molecular models that distinguish cell-lines of each class of breast, brain, head and neck murine models. Further, through end-point immunohistochemical staining for DNA damage, cell death and neuronal viability, spatially encoded PIRL-MS sampling is shown to produce classifiable mass spectral data from living murine brain tissue, with levels of neuronal damage that are comparable to those induced by a surgical scalpel. This highlights the potential of spatially encoded PIRL-MS analysis for in vivo use during neurosurgical applications of cancer type determination or point-sampling in vivo tissue during tumor bed examination to assess cancer removal. The interface developed herein for the analysis and the display of spatially encoded PIRL-MS data can be adapted to other hand-held mass spectrometry analysis probes currently available.

Integration between a hand-held mass spectrometry desorption probe based on picosecond infrared laser technology (PIRL-MS) and an optical surgical tracking system demonstrates in situ tissue pathology from point-sampled mass spectrometry data.     

Modular and Selective Arylation of Aryl Germanes (C−GeEt3) over C−Bpin,C−SiR3 and Halogens Enabled by Light-Activated Gold Catalysis

Selective C –C couplings are powerful strategies for the rapid and programmable construction of bi- or multiaryls. To this end, the next frontier of synthetic modularity will likely arise from harnessing the coupling space that is orthogonal to the powerful Pd-catalyzed coupling regime. This report details the realization of this concept and presents the fully selective arylation of aryl germanes (which are inert under Pd⁰/Pd^II catalysis) in the presence of the valuable functionalities C−BPin, C−SiMe₃, C−I, C−Br, C−Cl, which in turn offer versatile opportunities for diversification. The protocol makes use of visible light activation combined with gold catalysis, which facilitates the selective coupling of C−Ge with aryl diazonium salts. Contrary to previous light-/gold-catalyzed couplings of Ar–N₂⁺, which were specialized in Ar–N₂⁺ scope, we present conditions to efficiently couple electron-rich, electron-poor, heterocyclic and sterically hindered aryl diazonium salts. Our computational data suggest that while electron-poor Ar–N₂⁺ salts are readily activated by gold under blue-light irradiation, there is a competing dissociative deactivation pathway for excited electron-rich Ar–N₂⁺, which requires an alternative photo-redox approach to enable productive couplings.     

Electronic structure calculations of small Al n (n=2–8) clusters

The electronic states of small Al _n (n=2–8) clusters have been calculated with a relativistic ab-initio MO-LCAO Dirac-Fock-Slater method using numerical atomic DFS wave-functions. The excitation energies were obtained from a ground state calculation of neutral clusters, and in addition from negative clusters charged by half an electron in order to account for part of the relaxation. These energies are compared with experimental photo-electron spectra.     

Studies on catalytically active surface compounds, VIII. On the reaction of VCl4 with aerosil

The preparation and hydrolysis of silica supported vanadium catalysts have been investigated using VCl₄ as a paramagnetic probe. Chemical analysis shows the possibility of the VCl₄ molecule to react one, two, or three hydroxy groups of the surface. The type of reaction is influenced by the temperature of pretreatment of aerosil (TPA). ESR measurements show distortions of the tetrahedral coordination of the (SiO)_nVCl_4–n surface complex, which is strongest for the threefold attachment (n=3) of VCl₄ to the surface. Hydrolysis is accompanied by an increase of the coordination number and leads to highly mobile vanadium species.

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, VCl₄ . , VCl₄ , . . (SiO)_nVCl_4–n, VCl₄ (n=3). .

     

Relativistic density functional calculations for Pt2

First full-relativistic density functional calculations with the extension of the spin-polarization functional for the relativistic density functional theory in their collinear and noncollinear form are presented here for the molecular system Pt2. The agreement with experiment is very good.     

Interpretation of noncharacteristic M X-rays in heavy colliding systems by selfconsistent relativistic molecular calculations

The result of the first calculation of a self-consistent relativistic many electron correlation diagram ever done (for the system Au-I) leads to a good agreement of the spectral shape and position of the observed noncharacteristic X-rays within the quasi adiabatic model.     

Trennung von bindungsisomeren Hexakis(thiocyanato-isothiocyanato)-Komplexen von Ruthenium(III) an Celluloseionenaustauschern

Zusammenfassung Durch Ionenaustausch-Chromatographie an DEAE-Cellulosesäulen lassen sich die bindungsisomeren Komplexe des Typs [Ru(NCS)_n-(SCN)_6–n]^3– mit n=1–5, in präparativen Mengen trennen. Die Laufgeschwindigkeiten nehmen mit steigenden n-Werten stark ab und stehen für benachbarte Zonen im Verhältnis von 11,6 bis 12,4. Auch die für n=2, 3, 4 existierenden Paare von geometrischen Bindungsisomeren lassen sich an langen Säulen in reiner Form isolieren. Die trans(mer)-Komplexe werden etwas schneller eluiert und reichern sich an der Fromt, die cis(fac)-Komplexe am Ende der jeweiligen Zone an. Aufgrund der etwa 1, 4fach größeren Wanderungsgeschwindigkeiten der Rutheniumkomplexe, n=3, 4, 5, verglichen mit den homologen Osmiumverbindungen, lassen sich auch diese leicht voneinander trennen. Verglichen mit der Säulen-Chromatographie kehrt sich bei der Hochspannungsionophorese die Zonenfolge um. Mit steigenden n-Werten nehmen die Laufgeschwindigkeiten geringfügig um jeweils 2–3% zu. Die geometrischen Bindungsisomeren sind nicht trennbar.Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft und dem Fonds der Chemischen Industrie danken wir für die Unterstützung mit Sachmitteln.