A synthesis of pyrrolo[ 3,2,1-kl] phenothiazine and derivatives

A synthesis of pyrrolo[3,2,1-kl]phenothiazine ( 1 ) is described. Electrophilic substitution of 1 leads to functionalization at the 2 position.     

Aminonitropyridines and their N-oxides

2,6-Diamino-3,5-dinitropyridine 1-oxide has been prepared by mixed acid nitration of 2,6-diaminopyridine, followed by oxidation using hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid. 3,5-Dinitro-2,4,6-triaminopyridine has been prepared by oxidative amination of 2-chloro-3,5-dinitropyridine or 2,6-diamino-3,5-dinitropyridine using potassium permanganate in liquid ammonia, or by “vicarious nucleophilic amination” of 2,6-diarnino-3,5-dinitropyridine using hydroxylamine in aqueous potassium hydroxide. 3,5-Dinitro-2,4,6-triaminopyridine 1-oxide has been prepared by oxidation of 3,5-dinitro-2,4,6-triaminopyridine using hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid, and by “vicarious nucleophilic amination” of 2,6-diamino-3,5-dinitropyridine 1-oxide. Nmr spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction studies have shown that these compounds have the planar structures and intra- and inter-molecular hydrogen bonding necessary to confer on the materials the high density, the thermal and chemical stability, and the explosive insensitivity required for new insensitive energetic materials.     

Curcuminoid Ligands for Sensitization of Near-Infrared Lanthanide Emission

Fluorescent lanthanide complexes were synthesized using a non-phenolic analog of curcumin as the principal chromophoric chelating ligand. Sensitized, near-infrared fluorescence is observed in these complexes as a result of photo-excitation of the chromophoric ligands, population of the molecular triplet state, and transfer of energy to the emitting lanthanide ion. For the purpose of intra-molecular energy transfer, the triplet states of curcuminoid ligands are more favorably matched with the excited electronic states of neodymium and ytterbium ions than those associated with less conjugated β-diketonate ligands. Sensitization of fluorescence through an internal redox reaction, thought to occur in other ytterbium complexes, is predicted to be less probable under the present circumstances.     

CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOSTRUCTURES:TOOLS AND CHALLENGES

Apart from long-known and applied nanostructures like carbon black for tyres or pigments for coatings nanotechnology has created highly sophisticated structures used for nano/molecular electronics,diagnostics,drug delivery, UV-absorbers etc.Often the main question to be solved analytically is the local determination of tiny amounts of chemicals resulting in an ever increasing need for highly sensitive as well as locally resolved techniques.Applications of techniques like mass spectroscopy,transmission el...     

Synthesis of a Thiophene‐Based Nonlinear Optical Chromophore

This report details an eight‐step synthesis of the thiophene‐type nonlinear optical chromophore 1 in 38% overall yield. Only one early step required chromatography.     

Photochromic and fluorescence properties of coumarin fulgimides

Four new fulgimides possessing a fluorescent coumarin unit were synthesized from the corresponding fulgides, and their photochromic as well as fluorescence properties were investigated. The open-ring forms of coumarin fulgimides were found to exhibit fluorescence in the visible region. Upon exposure to UV light, the fulgimides were transformed into the nonfluorescent closed-ring forms, which can be reverted to the initial fluorescent open-ring forms on exposure to visible light. The efficiency of quenching of fluorescence was as high as 95% at the photostationary state of UV irradiation.     

Evaporative isotope enrichment as a constraint on reach water balance along a dryland river

Deuterium and oxygen-18 enrichment in river water during its transit across dryland region is found to occur systematically along evaporation lines with slopes of close to 4 in (2)H-(18)O space, largely consistent with trends predicted by the Craig-Gordon model for an open-water dominated evaporating system. This, in combination with reach balance assessments and derived runoff ratios, strongly suggests that the enrichment signal and its variability in the Barwon-Darling river, Southeastern Australia is acquired during the process of evaporation from the river channel itself, as enhanced by the presence of abundant weirs, dams and other storages, rather than reflecting inherited enrichment signals from soil water evaporation in the watershed. Using a steady-state isotope mass balance analysis based on monthly (18)O and (2)H, we use the isotopic evolution of river water to re-construct a perspective of net exchange between the river and its contributing area along eight reaches of the river during a drought period from July 2002 to December 2003, including the duration of a minor flow event. The resulting scenario, which uses a combination of climatological averages and available real-time meteorological data, should be viewed as a preliminary test of the application rather than as a definitive inventory of reach water balance. As expected for a flood-driven dryland system, considerable temporal variability in exchange is predicted. While requiring additional real-time isotopic data for operational use, the method demonstrates potential as a non-invasive tool for detecting and quantifying water diversions, one that can be easily incorporated within existing water quality monitoring activities.     

Luminescent coolants for solid-state lasers

Solutions of 13 fluorescent dyes have been used as energy transfer agents in place of the normal coolant of a Nd-YAG laser. Dye mixtures were used in a few cases where incomplete absorption of flashlamp pump energy was observed. Improvements of over 100% in laser output were observed for some dyes having a long Stokes shift when tested at both a low-input energy and a low-pulse rate. However, the absolute improvement in laser output for these dye solutions was small, and the improvement could be obtained almost as well by merely increasing the pulse rate. Various factors associated with the effectiveness of transfer-dye solutions are discussed.     

掺杂Eu2O3的SrTiO3及SnO2光致发光

用具有大能隙的本征半导体(SrTiO₃及SnO₂)粉末作本体,分别掺杂1%(原子百分数)的Eu₂O₃;所得物质表现出Eu³⁺离子的线发射光谱特性,但相对发光强度及光谱形状有相当大的变化。X射线衍射结构分析显示Eu³⁺在SrTiO₃晶格里是处在间隙位置,而它在SnO₂晶格里则形成新物相Eu₂Sn₂O₇。