Synthesis and Spectral-Luminescent Properties of 2-Aryl-5-butyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - 2-Aryl-5-butyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles have been obtained in 59–85% yield via refluxing of equimolar amounts of a benzoic acid hydrazide with trimethyl...     

Synthesis of 3-R-Sulfanyl-5-amino-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-Carbonitriles

Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry - Previously unknown 3-R-sulfanyl-5-amino-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitriles were synthesized by reactions of 2-[bis(alkylsulfanyl)methylidene]malononitriles...     

Dependence of the Compton to Rayleigh intensity ratio on the scatterer atomic number in the range of 4(Be) to 31(Ga)

Compton to Rayleigh scattering intensity ratios (I_C/I_R) have been measured using X-rays with energy 17.44 keV for single-component materials with atomic number Z from 4 (Be) to 31 (Ga) and binary compounds of stoichiometric composition. The measurements have been performed using two optical schemes: an energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence scheme with a molybdenum secondary target and wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence one. The processing of the spectra was carried out by fitting with Pearson VII functions. For single-component and binary standards, the experimental dependence of the scattering intensity ratio on the atomic number was found to be the same. This confirms the additivity of the contribution of different atoms to the scattering. The dependence has a complex shape but is well described by the theoretical relationship for I_C/I_R with correction on the difference between Compton and Rayleigh radiation absorption coefficients. Two ranges of atomic number values are defined, in which the effective atomic number Z_eff can be determined by the calibration method using this dependence: for Z from 4 to 7 with low error of ΔZ_eff =±0.15 and for Z_eff from 10 to 18 with low error of ΔZ_eff =±0.69. A change in the shape of the Compton peak and an overestimated value of the of the Compton and Rayleigh peak intensity ratio when passing from a single-component scatterer (Al or Si) to their oxides Al₂O₃ or SiO₂, respectively, have been revealed.     

Comparison of photodynamic efficacy of tetraarylporphyrin pegylated or encapsulated in liposomes: In vitro studies

Two photosensitizing systems: (1) tetrakis(4-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrin (p-THPP) encapsulated in sterically stabilized liposomes (SSL) and (2) p-THPP functionalized by covalent attachment of poly(ethylene glycol) (p-THPP–PEG₂₀₀₀) were studied in vitro. The dark and photo cytotoxicity of these systems were evaluated on two cell lines: HCT 116, a human colorectal carcinoma cell line, and DU 145, a prostate cancer cell line and compared with these determined for free p-THPP. It was demonstrated that both encapsulation in liposomes as well as attachment of PEG chain result in pronounced reduction of the dark cytotoxicity of the parent porphyrin. The liposomal formulation showed higher than p-THPP–PEG₂₀₀₀ photocytotoxicity towards both cell lines used in the studies.     

Asymmetry of velocity distributions in peripheral reactions with heavy ions at Fermi energies

The asymmetry of velocity distributions of projectile-like fragments produced in heavy ion collisions is considered. The calculations performed in the transport model approach (Vlasov kinetic equation with the collision term) are compared with the experimental data for the ²²Ne (40MeV/nucleon) + ⁹Be and ¹⁸O (35 MeV/nucleon) + ⁹Be(¹⁸¹Ta) reactions. It is found that the velocity distributions contain two components: a direct component centered at the beam velocity and a dissipative component at lower energies, leading to asymmetry of velocity distributions. The direct component is interpreted empirically within the Goldhaber model, and the centroids and widths σ₀ of the distributions for each fragment are extracted. It is found that value of σ₀ derived from experimental data is smaller by a factor of 2 than the theoretical one. The dissipative (also called deep inelastic) component is described well by the transport calculations. It is shown that the ratio of yields of direct and dissipative components, which determines the asymmetry of velocity distributions, depends on shape of the deflection function. Original Russian Text ? T.I. Mikhailova, B. Erdemchimeg, G. Kaminski, A.G. Artyukh, M. Colonna, M. Di Toro, I.N. Mikhailov, Yu.M. Sereda, H.H. Wolter, 2009, published in Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk. Seriya Fizicheskaya, 2009, Vol. 73, No. 6, pp. 898–903.     

Multipole mixtures in gamma transitions in the (<Emphasis Type="Italic">n,n′γ</Emphasis>) reaction on <Superscript>160</Superscript>Gd

The spectrum of gamma rays from the reaction ¹⁶⁰Gd(n, n′γ) and their angular distribution with respect to the neutron-beam axis are measured by using fast reactor neutrons. The scheme of energy levels and gamma transitions is composed for ¹⁶⁰Gd. Multipole-mixture parameters δ are found for many gamma transitions.     

Association of bromate ion in nonaqueous solutions of alkali metal salts

Manifestations of ion association of lithium cation with BrO₃ ^- ion in the vibrational spectrum have been studied by IR spectroscopy. The microstructure of the bromate ion with lithium cation in a contact ion pair in an aprotic solvent has been determined by the density functional theory method in the B3LYP/cc-pVTZ approximation, and the vibrational spectrum of coordinated bromate ion has been calculated.     

Features of radiation-induced changes in the diffuse reflectance spectra of modified titanium-dioxide powders

Changes in the diffuse reflectance spectra of titanium-dioxide micropowders (initial, modified by nanoparticles, treated with oxidants such as potassium peroxoborate and sodium peroxide, or ultraviolet irradiated in an oxygen atmosphere) in the range 0.3–2.1 μm after irradiation with ultraviolet light, electrons, or protons are analyzed. The general and distinctive features of changes in the spectra in the visible and near infrared regions are revealed and an explanation of the obtained data is proposed.