Highly selective and simple synthesis of C(2)(m)--X--C(2)(n) fullerene dimers

Energetic-radiation-induced dimerization reaction of fullerenes was found to be a simple and highly selective method for synthesis of C2m-X-C2n (m = n or m not equal n) type molecules without formation of other products. Utilizing the new method, C70-C-C70, C60-C-C70, C60-C-C60, and C70-O-C70 were prepared and characterized. The method is capable of synthesizing new C2m-X-C2n molecules by introducing X (different atoms) into the reaction system. Energetic radiation created reactive sites for covalently bonded bridges between fullerene molecules originally only weakly bound by van der Waals force. This observation may open a new subject and practicable approach for polymer sciences of fullerenes.     

Two-dimensional supramolecular organization of copper octaethylporphyrin and cobalt phthalocyanine on Au(111): molecular assembly control at an electrochemical interface

Mixed adlayers of 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethyl-21H,23H-porphine copper(II) (CuOEP) and cobalt(II) phthalocyanine (CoPc) were prepared by immersing Au(111) substrate in a benzene solution containing CuOEP and CoPc molecules, and they were investigated in 0.1 M HClO(4) by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and in-situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The composition of the mixed adlayer consisting of CuOEP and CoPc molecules was found to vary depending on the immersion time. CoPc molecules displaced CuOEP molecules during the modification process with increasing immersion time, and the CuOEP molecules were completely replaced with CoPc molecules in the mixed solution after a long modification time. The two-component adlayer consisting of CuOEP and CoPc, which has a structure with the constituent molecules arranged alternately, was found to form either a p(9 x 3(square root)7R - 40.9 degrees) or a p(9 x 3(square root)7R - 19.1 degrees) structure, each involving two molecules on the Au(111) surface. The surface mobility and the molecular reorganization of CuOEP and CoPc were accelerated by modulation of the electrode potential. Different surface structures were produced at different electrode potentials, and hence potential modulation should allow a precisely controllable phase separation to take place in aqueous HClO(4).     

Ionic conductivity of complexes of novel multiarmed polymers with phosphazene core and LiClO4

Novel multiarmed polymers with ethylene oxide units, [( CH₂CH₂O)_n : 7, n = 3; 8, n= 7.2; 9, n = 11.8, and 12, n = 11.8] were prepared from the reaction of polyethylene glycol monomethyl ethers with acid chlorides of hexakis(3,5-dicarboxyphenoxy)-( 6 ) and hexakis(4-carboxyphenoxy)cyclotriphosphazenes ( 11 ) and conductivities of their Li⁺ salt complexes were investigated. The glass transition temperatures of the salt-free polymers are in the temperature range −59 to −54°C, indicative of a high degree of reorientational mobility of the arms. When LiClO₄ was added to the multiarmed polymers, the T_g values raised monotonically. The extent of T_g elevation was affected by the length of arms and the number of oxygen atoms around cyclotriphosphazene core and increased in the order 7 > 8 > 12 > 9 . The conductivities increased in the order 9 > 8 = 12 > 7 and the maximum conductivities of 4.0 × 10⁻⁵ S/cm at 30°C and 6.0 × 10⁻⁴ S/cm at 90°C have been achieved for the 9 -Li⁺ complex with Li⁺/O = 0.03. Interestingly, the conductivity of 9 -Li⁺ complexes at constant reduced temperatures increased in the whole concentrations of LiClO₄ examined (Li⁺/O = 0.01–0.2), although the degree of increase in conductivity above Li⁺/O = 0.06 became small. From the behaviors of T_g and the conductivity of multiarmed polymer–LiClO₄ complexes, it appears that the conductivity is governed by relative concentrations of inter- and intramolecular complexes in the polymer matrix. The influence of structural change of the comb-shaped to multiarmed polymers on the conductivity is described. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35 : 1839–1847, 1997     

The temperature dependence of the threshold current of GaInAsP/InP DH lasers

The temperature dependence of the threshold current of GaInAsP/InP lasers was considered in terms of linear gain, loss, and carder lifetime. The linear gain was calculated taking into account electronic intraband relaxation effects. The carrier lifetime, intraband relaxation time, loss in the active region, and dipole moment, all of which determine the threshold condition, were estimated from the experiments. The main loss mechanism which determines the temperature dependence of the differential quantum efficiency appears to be the absorption due to transitions between the split-off and heavy-hole valence bands. The temperature dependence of the theoretical threshold current Ithcalculated in terms of these parameters was compared with the measured results and reasonable agreement was obtained.     

Reliability and degradation behaviors of semi-insulating Fe-dopedInP buried heterostructure lasers fabricated by RIE and MOVPE

We clarified the degradation behaviors of semi-insulating buried heterostructure lasers in which mesa structures were fabricated by reactive ion etching (RIE) and then buried in semi-insulating Fe-doped InP grown by metal organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE). The degradation rate and mode correlated with the quality of the buried heterostructure (BH) interface. Based on the correlation, a condition for highly stable semi-insulating Fe-doped InP buried heterostructure (SIBH) lasers was demonstrated and confirmed experimentally and statistically     

Laser-Induced formation of transient polyelectrolyte in solution

Ionic photodissociation of N-ethylcarbazole and poly(N-vinylcarbazole) quenched with dimethylterephthalate was investigated by nanosecond laser photolysis. In the case of the polymer system about a tenth of the carhazole chromophores is ionized by intense laser excitation, which indicates photo-induced formation of a transient polyelectrolyte.     

In-situ scanning tunneling microscopy of carbon monoxide adsorbed on Au(111) electrode

In-situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) coupled with cyclic voltammetry was used to examine the adsorption of carbon monoxide (CO) molecules on an ordered Au(111) electrode in 0.1 M HClO4. Molecular resolution STM revealed the formation of several commensurate CO adlattices, but the (9 x radical 3) structure eventually prevailed with time. The CO adlayer was completely electrooxidized to CO2 at 0.9 V versus RHE in CO-free 0.1 M HClO(4), as indicated by a broad and irreversible anodic peak which appeared at this potential in a positive potential sweep from 0.05 to 1.6 V. A maximal coverage of 0.3 was estimated for CO admolecules from the amount of charge involved in this feature. Real-time in-situ STM imaging allowed direct visualization of the adsorption process of CO on Au(111) at 0.1 V, showing the lifting of (radical 3 x 22) reconstruction of Au(111) and the formation of ordered CO adlattices. The (9 x radical 3) structure observed in CO-saturated perchloric acid has a coverage of 0.28, which is approximately equal to that determined from coulometry. Switching the potential from 0.1 to -0.1 V restored the reconstructed Au(111) with no change in the (9 x radical 3)-CO adlattice. However, the reconstructed Au(111) featured a pairwise corrugation pattern with two nearest pairs separated by 74 +/- 1 A, corresponding to a 14% increase from the ideal value of 65.6 A known for the ( radical 3 x 22) reconstruction. Molecular resolution STM further revealed that protrusions resulting from CO admolecules in the (9 x radical 3) structure exhibited distinctly different corrugation heights, suggesting that the CO molecules resided at different sites on Au(111). This ordered structure predominated in the potential range between 0.1 and 0.7 V; however, it was converted into new structures of (7 x radical 7) and ( radical 43 x 2 radical 13) on the unreconstructed Au(111) when the potential was held at 0.8 V for ca. 60 min. The coverage of CO adlayer decreased accordingly from 0.28 to 0.13 before it was completely removed from the Au(111) surface at more positive potentials.     

Purines. L. Synthesis and antileukemic activity of the antibiotic guanine 7-oxide and its 9-substituted derivatives.

A full account is given of the first chemical synthesis of the antitumor antibiotic guanine 7-oxide (5) and its 9-substituted derivatives (24a--k and 26). Coupling of appropriate primary amines (17a--e, g--k) with phenacyl bromide (16) produced, after treatment with HCl, the corresponding N-substituted phenacylamine hydrochlorides (18a--e, g--k). A similar phenacylation of 4-amino-l-butanol (21) failed to give the desired compound 18f, so that 21 was heated with 2-bromomethyl-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxolane (20) at 150-155 degrees C for 3h to furnish, after treatment with HCl, the amino ketal hydrochloride 22 in 40% yield. Deketalization of 22 with hot 2 N aqueous HCl afforded 18f in 96% yield. Condensations of the free bases, generated in situ from the hydrochlorides 18a--l and 1N aqueous NaOH, with the chloropyrimidinone 6 were effected in aqueous EtOH at the boiling point for 20 min or at 25-30 degrees C for 3-24h, giving the 6-phenacylamino-4-pyrimidinones 19a-l in 54-90% yields. On treatment with 2N aqueous NaOH at room temperature for 10-60 min, the nitropyrimidinones 19a--k cyclized to provide the 9-substituted guanine 7-oxides 24a--k in 61-98% yields. A similar alkali-treatment of 191 failed to yield guanine 7-oxide (5). However, removal of the 9-(arylmethyl) group from 24i--k was effected with conc. H2SO4 at room temperature for 1-3h in the presence of toluene, producing the target N-oxide 5 in 56-89% yields.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)