Structures de modeles de polyesters—I. Separation et etude par RMN [13C]des dihydroxy-2,3 butane, 2,4 pentane et 2,5 hexane et de leurs benzoates

[¹³C]NMR spectra have been obtained for a series of diols and benzoates, models of 2,3-dihydroxybutane, 2,4-dihydroxypentane and 2,5 dihydroxyhexane terephthalates after separation of diastereoisomers by gas and liquid-liquid chromatography. Chemical shifts for the meso and racemic derivatives have been interpreted in terms of rotational isomers. The results indicate that [¹³C]NMR is more sensitive than [¹H]NMR for the differentiation of diastereoisomers. Carbonyl and aromatic quaternary carbon chemical shifts are sensitive to the stereochemistry of the chain (long range effects) but relaxation times and nuclear Overhauser enhancements are identical in the two diastereoisomers.     

Preparation of optically active poly-β-propiolactones—II. Preparation of optically active poly-α-methyl-α-ethyl-β-propiolactones

Optically active poly-α-methyl-α-ethyl-β-propiolactones were prepared by stereoelective polymerization of the racemic monomer and by anionic polymerization of optically active monomers. Important differences in properties were observed between racemic and optically pure polymers, the latter having a much higher melting point. Chiroptical and structural studies of polymers of different enantiomeric composition are reported.     

Preparation and characterization of Pr2NiO4+δ infiltrated into Gd-doped ceria as SOFC cathode

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Composite electrodes of Pr2NiO4+δ and Gd-doped ceria (Ce0.8Gd0.2O1.90 so-called GDC) have been prepared starting from a Pr-Ni nitrate solution (2:1...     

Study of the 208Pb(n, γ0)209Pb reaction between 0.8 and 7.7 MeV

The reaction ²⁰⁸Pb(n, γ₀)²⁰⁹Pb was studied from 0.8 to 7.7 MeV to investigate relative contributions of the compound-nucleus and direct and semidirect processes in this energy range. Compound-nucleus reactions dominate below about 5 MeV and semidirect processes above 6 MeV. The direct-semidirect (DSD) model with a complex particle-vibration coupling describes the experimental data in the giant resonance region. A relatively large imaginary term is necessary to obtain a good fit to the data indicating either that the reactions proceed to a large extent in more complicated ways than the simple two-step semidirect reaction or that the model has a serious defect in its present formulation. A second objective was to search for a possible excitation of the isoscalar E2 and the M1 giant resonances by measuring asymmetries around 90° in the angular distribution of the γ-rays. The results indicate no (or very weak) asymmetry effects.     

A Type Calculus for Executable Modelling Languages

There is considerable current interest in the design and constructionof directly executable modelling languages for mathematicalprogramming. The present research extends contemporary modellinglanguages by specifying a type calculus for an extended dimensionalsystem that determines if the model is well formed in the sensethat the objective function and constraints consist of homogeneouscomponents. Each variable, coefficient, constant, function,constraint, input, and output of the model is assigned a typethat consists of its concepts, quantities, and units of measurementwith optional scale factors. In checking the composition offunctions and constraints, the system can do automatic unitconversions and apply user-supplied conversions. The systemallows a hierarchy of concepts that provides inheritance ofquantities and automatic concept conversion. In addition, eachset in a model is typed so the system can check the validityof operations on indices.     

Synthese photochimique et etude structurale d'alcoxy-spirocetals et de trioxa-bis-spirocetals

The spiroketal systems can be obtained easily by a Norrish type II reaction applied to tetrahydropyranic ketoacetals having a carbonyl group in δ position of the acetalic hydrogen. The structures of spirans and bispirans established by IR, NMR (¹H and ¹³C show an axial conformation for the C-O bond of the tetrahydrofuran ring. With the bispirans this anomeric effect requires for some isomers a twist boat conformation of the tetrahydropyran ring.