Synthesis,crystal structure and third-order non-linear optical properties of a Zn(II) two-dimensional polymer

Two-dimensional (2-D) metal-organic polymer [Zn₃(μ₂-4,4′-bipy)₂(μ₂-be)₂(be)₂(μ₂-N₃)₂]_n 1 (4,4′-bipy = 4,4′-bipyridine, be = benzoate, N₃^? = azide anion) has been synthesized by low-hot reaction and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analyses, IR spectra and UV–visible spectra. The 2-D structure is built from the linkage of secondary building units of trinuclear [Zn₃(μ₂-4,4′-bipy)₂(μ₂-be)₂(be)₂(μ₂-N₃)₂] clusters by a mixed connector of 4,4′-bipyridine, benzoate and azide. The third-order non-linear optical (NLO) properties of the 1 were also investigated with modulus of the hyperpolarizability (γ) 8.51 × 10^?30 esu for 1 in a 3.17 × 10^?4 mol dm^?3 DMF solution.     

The persistence and global attractivity in general nonautonomous discrete single-species Kolmogorov model with delays

In this paper, general nonautonomous discrete-time single-species Kolmogorov model with delays is studied. Some sufficient conditions on the boundedness, persistence, permanence and global attractivity of solutions are established. As application, the discrete time nonautonomous delayed Allee-effect model is discussed. The sufficient conditions on the permanence and global attractivity are obtained.     

Tailored thioxanthone‐based photoinitiators for two‐photon‐controllable polymerization and nanolithographic printing

Printing of high‐resolution three‐dimensional nanostructures utilizing two‐photon polymerization has gained significant attention recently. In particular, isopropyl thioxanthone (ITX) has been implemented as a photoinitiator due to its capability of initiating and depleting polymerization on demand, but new photoinitiating materials are still needed in order to reduce the power requirements for the high‐throughput creation of 3D structures. To address this point, a suite of new thioxanthone‐based photoinitiators were synthesized and characterized. Then two‐photon polymerization was performed using the most promising photoinitiating molecule. Importantly, one of the initiators, 2,7‐bis[(4‐(dimethylamino)phenyl ethynyl)‐9H‐thioxanthen‐9‐one] (BDAPT), showed a fivefold improvement in the writing threshold over the commonly used ITX molecule. To elucidate the fundamental mechanism, the excitation and inhibition behavior of the BDAPT molecule were evaluated using density functional theory (DFT) calculations, low‐temperature phosphorescence spectroscopy, ultra‐fast transient absorption spectroscopy, and the two‐photon Z‐scan spectroscopic technique. The improved polymerization threshold of this new photoinitiator presents a clear pathway for the modification of photoinitiators in 3D nanoprinting. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2019 , 57, 1462–1475     

Three New Steroidal Glycosides from the Roots of Cynanchum auriculatum

Three new C₂₁ steroidal glycosides with a cinnamoyl group at C(12) and a 2‐methylbutanoyl group at C(20), and a straight sugar chain at C(3), namely cyanoauriculosides C–E ( 1 – 3 , resp.), together with three known steroidal derivatives, were isolated from the roots of Cynanchum auriculatum (Asclepiadaceae). Their structures were determined by spectroscopic analyses and chemical methods. The known constituents were identified as wilfoside K1N ( 4 ), cynanauriculoside II ( 5 ), and auriculoside IV ( 6 ).     

A note on commutator in the multilinear setting

Archiv der Mathematik - Let $$m\in \mathbb {N}$$ and $$\vec {b}=(b_{1}, \ldots ,b_{m})$$ be a collection of locally integrable functions. It is proved that $$b_{1},b_{2}, \ldots , b_{m}\in BMO$$ if...     

Electrical bistability of CdS nanoparticles sandwiched between aluminum tris (8-hydroxyquinoline) layers

We report the electrical bistability of cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles (NPs) capped by dodecanethiol, which are sandwiched between aluminum tris (8-hydroxyquinoline) (Alq₃) layers. The current density–voltage (J–V) characteristics of the device with Al/Alq₃/CdS NPs/Alq₃/Al structures show the high- and low-conducting state at the same voltage, and the two states are reproducible by applying different negative sweeping voltages. The Ohmic model and the space–charge limited model are proposed and supported by the current density–voltage results, which give a possible transport mechanism for the electrical bistability of our devices.     

Copolymers of methyl methacrylate and fluoroalkyl methacrylates: Effects of fluoroalkyl groups on the thermal and optical properties of the copolymers

Fluoroalkyl methacrylates, 2,2,2‐trifluoroethyl methacrylate ( 1 ), hexafluoroisopropyl methacrylate ( 2 ), 1,1,1,3,3,3‐hexafluoro‐2‐methyl‐2‐propyl methacrylate ( 3 ), and perfluoro t‐butyl methacrylate ( 4 ) were synthesized. Homopolymers and copolymers of these fluoroalkyl methacrylates with methyl methacrylate (MMA) were prepared and characterized. With the exception of the copolymers of MMA and 2,2,2‐trifluoroethyl methacrylate ( 1 ), the glass transition temperatures (T_gs) of the copolymers were found to deviate positively from the Gordon‐Taylor equation. The positive deviation from the Gordon‐Taylor equation could be accounted for by the dipole–dipole intrachain interaction between the methyl ester group and the fluoroalkyl ester group of the monomer units. These T_g values of the copolymers were found to fit with the Schneider equation. The fitting parameters in the Schneider equation were calculated, and R² values, the coefficients of determination, were almost 1.0. The refractive indices of the copolymers, measured at 532, 633, and 839 nm wavelengths, were lower than that of PMMA and showed a linear relationship with monomer composition in the copolymers. 2 and MMA have a tendency to polymerize in an alternating uniform monomer composition, resulting in less light scattering. This result suggests that the copolymer prepared with an equal molar ratio of 2 and MMA may have useful properties with applications in optical devices. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 4748–4755, 2008     

An efficient synthesis of 3-aryl-2,3-dihydrothiophene-2-carboxamide derivatives by one-pot, four-component reaction

An efficient and convenient method for the preparation of 3-aryl-2,3-dihydr-othiophene-2-carboxamide derivatives in absolute ethyl alcohol by thiazolidine-2,4-dione, aromatic aldehyde, malononitrile and n-butylamine without using any other catalysts was reported. This methodology has the advantages of high yields, simple work-up procedure and mild reaction conditions.