Performance of Ni/10Sc1CeSZ anode synthesized by glycine nitrate process assisted by microwave heating in a solid oxide fuel cell fueled with hydrogen or methane

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Nickel/scandia-ceria-stabilized-zirconia (Ni/10Sc1CeSZ) cermet is a potential anode for solid oxide fuel cells. The anode powder is prepared through a...     

New version of Bäcklund transformations in Euclidean 3‐space

In this paper, we study the Bäcklund transformations for the adjoint curve in the Euclidean 3‐space. Firstly, it is obtained some essential equations of the Bäcklund transformation. After this, we give a new theorem, the Bäcklund transformations for the adjoint curve in Euclidean 3‐space.     

Efficient One-Pot Microwave-Assisted Synthesis,Crystallographic, and Spectroscopic Characterization of Novel Antitumor and Antimicrobial (3E)-5-Hydroxy-1-Isopropyl-3-[(5-Methyl-2-Thienyl)Methylene]-5-Phenylpyrrolidin-2-One

Journal of Applied Spectroscopy - A microwave-assisted, chemoselective synthesis of novel antitumor and antimicrobial...     

Isolable, gold carbonyl complexes supported by N-heterocyclic carbenes

Cationic gold carbonyl complexes supported by N-heterocyclic carbene ligands, SIDipp and IDipp, have been synthesized. [(SIDipp)Au(CO)][SbF(6)] has a linear, two-coordinate gold center. [(SIDipp)Au(CO)][SbF(6)] and [(IDipp)Au(CO)][SbF(6)] display ?ν(CO) values at 2197 and 2193 cm(-1), respectively. Computational studies on [(SIMe)Au(CO)](+) indicate the presence of a strong Au(I)-CO bond.     

Total synthesis of 7'-desmethylkealiiquinone

The total synthesis of an analogue of the marine alkaloid kealiiquinone has been completed through application of an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of an imidazole-containing enyne. Oxidative aromatization of the lactone adduct and N-methylation facilitates C2-oxidation via the imidazolium salt. Conversion of the lactone to the phthalaldehyde derivative and then to the dihydroxybenzoquinone was achieved via a reaction with glyoxal in the presence of KCN. Esterification of the vinylogous diacid and deprotection provided 7'-desmethylkealiiquinone.     

Design,Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Pyridazinones Containing the (2-Fluorophenyl) Piperazine Moiety as Selective MAO-B Inhibitors

Twelve pyridazinones (T1–T12) containing the (2-fluorophenyl) piperazine moiety were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for monoamine oxidase (MAO) -A and -B inhibitory activities. T6 was found to be the most potent MAO-B inhibitor with an IC₅₀ value of 0.013 µM, followed by T3 (IC₅₀ = 0.039 µM). Inhibitory potency for MAO-B was more enhanced by meta bromo substitution (T6) than by para bromo substitution (T7). For para substitution, inhibitory potencies for MAO-B were as follows: -Cl (T3) > -N(CH₃)₂ (T12) > -OCH₃ (T9) > Br (T7) > F (T5) > -CH₃ (T11) > -H (T1). T6 and T3 efficiently inhibited MAO-A with IC₅₀ values of 1.57 and 4.19 µM and had the highest selectivity indices (SIs) for MAO-B (120.8 and 107.4, respectively). T3 and T6 were found to be reversible and competitive inhibitors of MAO-B with K_i values of 0.014 and 0.0071, respectively. Moreover, T6 was less toxic to healthy fibroblast cells (L929) than T3. Molecular docking simulations with MAO binding sites returned higher docking scores for T6 and T3 with MAO-B than with MAO-A. These results suggest that T3 and T6 are selective, reversible, and competitive inhibitors of MAO-B and should be considered lead candidates for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease.     

Investigating the impurity structure for Fe3+ ions doped into rutile titanium dioxide single crystal

The local environment around Fe³⁺ centers in rutile TiO₂ crystals is studied by employing fourth-order perturbation theory formula based on the dominant spin–orbit coupling mechanism. The zero-field splitting parameters (ZFSPs) D and E and crystal field parameters are modeled for the Fe³⁺ ions not only at the substitution Ti⁴⁺ site, but also at the interstitial site with local symmetry D_2h. In order to acquire the best agreement between the calculated ZFSPs and those measured by electron magnetic resonance, the model parameters are adjusted on the basis of several approaches. This enables us to determine the feasible values of the structural distortions resulting from dopant Fe³⁺ ions. Consequently, it is confirmed that Fe³⁺ ions substitute for Ti⁴⁺ sites in rutile TiO₂ crystals.     

Supports of Weighted Equilibrium Measures and Examples

We analyze the supports of weighted equilibrium measures in ? ⁿ . We give explicit examples of families of compact sets which arise as the support of a weighted equilibrium measure for some admissible weight w. These examples also give new constructions of plurisubharmonic functions in the Lelong class. We also include a list of open problems on the support of extremal measures which are related to solutions of Monge–Ampère equations.     

Crystal Structure Analysis of 1-Hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy-9H-xanthen-9-one Isolated from Ajuga bracteosa Root Extract and Its Biological Studies

The structure of 1-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy-9 H-xanthen-9-one isolated from chloroform extract of Ajuga bracteosa root was analyzed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. DPPH(1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl), ABTS(2,2?-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical scavenging activities(RSA) and Fe2+ chelating activities were carried out to determine the antioxidant potential of the compound. RSA values for the compound were 96%, 96% and 96% for all the three activities respectively at maximum concentration of the compound(100 μ gmL-1) with the IC50 values of 3.40, 4.86 and 0.10(μ gmL-1). Antidiabetic activities including antiglycation and α-glucosidase inhibition were also performed where the antiglycation activity was performed using two techniques including spectrofluorometric as well as spectrophotometric technique. Spectrofluorometric technique provided 97% antiglycation potential while 92% antiglycation potential was observed by spectrophotometric technique for the isolated compound. The compound at a concentration of 10 μ gmL-1 exhibited 31% α-glucosidase inhibitory potential with IC50 of 15.56 μ gmL-1. Antimicrobial activity data showed that the compound was active against all the studied pathogenic bacteria.