Broadband Noise in Orthorhombic TaS3

We report experimental results on the broadband noise in sliding charge density wave conductor orthorhombic TaSn. The experimental results are in excellent agreement with a phenomenological model based on fluctuations in threshold field due to deformations of the sliding condensate.     

Chemistry of thienopyridines. XXXIII. Synthetic routes to 5- and 7-substituted thieno[3,2-b]pyridines from the N-oxide

Thieno[3,2-b]pyridine ( 1 ) is oxidized to N-oxide 1a by means of m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (83%). Compound 1a forms adducts with hydrogen chloride and picric acid and gives ring substitution alpha or gamma to the heteronitrogen atom. Thus, 1a plus nitric and sulfuric acids produces the 7-nitro-N-oxide 1m (63%), or plus phosphorus oxychloride gives a mixture of 5-chloro and 7-chloro ( 1j ) derivatives of 1 . Compound 1m is convertible into a variety of other derivatives of 1 , viz. 7-chloro-N-oxide, 1j , 7-bromo-N-oxide, 7-nitro and 7-amino. 5-Cyano- 1 , formed from 1a , is, in turn, transformed into a methyl imidate (93%), cyclic amidines, and a 5-tetrazolyl- 1 (91%). These results confirm the prediction that 1a , thieno[2,3-b]pyridine-4-oxide and quinoline 1-oxide should exhibit closely similar (i.e. analogous) chemical reactions.     

n-Butyl by-products in the syntheses of 2-(1- and 2-naphthyl)pyridines via lithiation

By-products in the syntheses of 2-(1- and 2-naphthyl)pyridines by successive treatments of 1- and 2-bromonaphthalenes with (a) n-butyllithium in ether and (b) pyridine are identified as 5-butyl-2-(1-naphthyl)pyridine and, tentatively, 5-butyl-2-(2-naphthyl)pyridine, respectively. It is proposed that these by-products result from reaction of intermediate compounds 1-lithio-2-naphthyl-1,2-dihydropyridines and 1-bromobutane.     

Two syntheses of 5-chloro-3-(2-thienyl)-2,1-benzisoxazole

5-Chloro-3-(2-thienyl)-2,1-benzisoxazole ( 2 ) resulted from condensation of (a) o-nitrobenzaldehyde with thiophene in the presence of hydrochloric acid and (b) p-chloronitrobenzene with 2-cyanomethylthiophene. Spectral data for ( 2 ) are presented and interpreted.     

Force measurements on hydrophobized silica surfaces by using AFM

Force measurements between SiO₂ surfaces with and without adsorbed phenyl groups in aqueous media using the atomic force microscope (AFM) are compared. An oxidized silicon tip and an oxidized silicon wafer were hydrophobized with phenyl groups, and the long-range attraction induced by hydrophobation is shown in force vs. distance curves. The observed differences prove that the silanol groups of the unmodified SiO₂ surface are replaced by the phenyl groups. Received: 4 May 1998 / Revised: 1 July 1998 / Accepted: 5 July 1998     

Fuel-driven macromolecular coacervation in complex coacervate core micelles

Fuel-driven macromolecular coacervation is an entry into the transient formation of highly charged, responsive material phases. In this work, we used a chemical reaction network (CRN) to drive the coacervation of macromolecular species readily produced using radical polymerisation methods. The CRN enables transient quaternization of tertiary amine substrates, driven by the conversion of electron deficient allyl acetates and thiol or amine nucleophiles. By incorporating tertiary amine functionality into block copolymers, we demonstrate chemical triggered complex coacervate core micelle (C3M) assembly and disassembly. In contrast to most dynamic coacervate systems, this CRN operates at constant physiological pH without the need for complex biomolecules. By varying the allyl acetate fuel, deactivating nucleophile and reagent ratios, we achieved both sequential signal-induced C3M (dis)assembly, as well as transient non-equilibrium (dis)assembly. We expect that timed and signal-responsive control over coacervate phase formation at physiological pH will find application in nucleic acid delivery, nano reactors and protocell research.

We apply an allyl acetate fuelled chemical reaction network (CRN) to control the coacervation of macromolecular species at constant physiological pH without the need for complex biomolecules.     

Trinuclear copper(II) complexes derived from Schiff-base ligands based on a 6-amino-6-deoxyglucopyranoside: structural and magnetic characterization

The trinuclear copper(II) complexes ([CuL1)(mu-ac)Cu(mu-ac)CuL1) (1) and ([CuL2)(mu-ac)Cu(mu-ac)CuL2) (2) of the tridentate aminosaccharide-derived Schiff-base ligands H2L1 [6-N-(salicylidene)amino-6-deoxy-1,2,3-tri-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside] and H2L2 [6-N-(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)amino-6-deoxy-1,2,3-tri-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside] were synthesized and structurally characterized. The trinuclear complex units can be described as two terminal copper-ligand moieties bridged by a central copper acetate moiety, with the Cu centers arranged in a triangular fashion. IR and UV/vis spectroscopic studies strongly indicate that the trinuclear structure is maintained in a methanolic solution. The temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility of both complexes shows a moderate antiferromagnetic coupling and can be well interpreted by applying a symmetric Cua-Cub-Cua' model with linear spin topology. The fit of the magnetic data affords coupling constants J of -34 and -24 cm(-1) for 1 and 2, respectively [H = -J(SaSb + SbSa')]. For mu-alkoxo-mu-acetato-bridged copper(II) complexes with a large dihedral angle between the adjacent coordination planes, as found in 1 and 2, such an antiferromagnetic coupling is unusual. However, density functional theory calculations of 2 using BP86, B3LYP*, and B3LYP density functionals confirmed a symmetric doublet ground state.