Fast gel-permeation chromatography. I. A study of operational parameters

A systematic study of factors affecting the GPC separation showed that peak spreading with increasing flow rate was much less than predicted from the Van Deemter equation. Viscous fingering decreased and peak symmetry improved at increased flow rates. As a result, fast GPC analysis was shown to be readily attainable through optimization of operating parameters.     

A simple multiple beam lo coupler for SIS heterodyne arrays

The construction of SIS heterodyne imaging arrays for submillimetre wave-lengths requires multiple coupling of the local oscillator signal. The quasi-optical analogue of a multiple cross-guide coupler, employing 45° beam-splitters successively stacked along the local oscillator beam, allows for individual adjustment of local oscillator power to each channel. We analyse the coupling as a function of the focal ratio of the incident beams and the number of beam widths off-axis through which the coupler is extended, and describe a simple construction method to realise a compact and effective design.     

Cross-diffusion induced instability and stability in reaction-diffusion systems

In a reaction-diffusion system, diffusion can induce the instability of a uniform equilibrium  which is stable with respect to a constant perturbation, as shown by Turing in 1950s. We show that cross-diffusion can destabilize  a uniform equilibrium  which is stable for the kinetic and self-diffusion reaction systems; on the other hand, cross-diffusion can also stabilize  a uniform equilibrium which is stable for the kinetic system but unstable for the self-diffusion reaction system. Application is given to predator-prey system with preytaxis and vegetation pattern formation in a water-limited ecosystem.     

An X-ray Crystallographic Study of the Related Triazenes, 1,4-Di[(<Emphasis Type="Italic">E</Emphasis>)-2-(2-nitrophenyl)-1-diazenyl]piperazine and Methyl 4-{(E)-2-(4-methylpiperazino)-1-diazenyl}benzoate

Abstract The crystal structures of methyl 4-{(E)-2-(4-methylpiperazino)-1-diazenyl}benzoate (2a) and 1,4-di[(E)-2-(2-nitrophenyl)-1-diazenyl]piperazine (3a) have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The bis-triazene (3a) adopts an unusual pseudo-boat conformation in the piperazine ring, with a dihedral angle of 52.20(0.06)° between the two planes defined within the piperazine ring. The crystal structures of 2a and 3a are compared with the structure of the triazene (4) and the closely related bis-triazene (5). The piperazine ring of 2a adopts a typical chair conformation, whereas the piperazine ring of 3a adopts an unusual boat conformation. Crystal data: 2a C₁₃H₁₈N₄O₂, monoclinic, space group P2₁ /n, a = 13.849(3) ?, b = 6.577(1) ?, c = 14.904(3) ?, α = 90°, β = 96.098(3)°, γ = 90° and V = 1,349.8(4) ?³, for Z = 4. 3a C₁₆H₁₆N₈O₄, triclinic, space group P-1, a = 7.6066(6) ?, b = 8.3741(7) ?, c = 14.507(1) ?, α = 78.673(1)°, β = 81.877(1)°, γ = 73.445(1)° and V = 865.0(1) ?³, for Z = 2. Index abstract The crystal structures of methyl 4-{(E)-2-(4-methylpiperazino)-1-diazenyl}benzoate (2a) and 1,4-di[(E)-2-(2-nitrophenyl)-1-diazenyl]piperazine (3a) have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Experimental Confirmation of a Predicted Porous Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework

Hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) with low densities and high porosities are rare and challenging to design because most molecules have a strong energetic preference for close packing. Crystal structure prediction (CSP) can rank the crystal packings available to an organic molecule based on their relative lattice energies. This has become a powerful tool for the a priori design of porous molecular crystals. Previously, we combined CSP with structure-property predictions to generate energy-structure-function (ESF) maps for a series of triptycene-based molecules with quinoxaline groups. From these ESF maps, triptycene trisquinoxalinedione (TH5) was predicted to form a previously unknown low-energy HOF (TH5-A) with a remarkably low density of 0.374 g cm⁻³ and three-dimensional (3D) pores. Here, we demonstrate the reliability of those ESF maps by discovering this TH5-A polymorph experimentally. This material has a high accessible surface area of 3,284 m² g⁻¹, as measured by nitrogen adsorption, making it one of the most porous HOFs reported to date.     

Tellurium-chlorine secondary interactions in palladium(II) complex of MeOC6H4TeCH2CH2NHCH(CH3)C6H4-2-OH resulting in self-assembled bimolecular aggregates with short palladium-palladium distances

A non-Schiff base (Te, N, O) ligand MeOC₆ H₄TeCH₂CH₂NHCH(CH₃)C₆H₄–2–OH (LH) having a chiral center and its palladium(II) complex [PdClL]·CH₂Cl₂ (1) have been synthesized. Both have characteristic ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra. The single crystal structure of the complex 1 has been determined by X-ray diffraction methods. The monoclinic crystals of 1 (space group P2₁/n) have a=14.581(5) Å, b=13.160(5) Å and c=20.249(5) Å, β=99.398(5)°. The Te $\cdots A non-Schiff base (Te, N, O) ligand MeOC₆ H₄TeCH₂CH₂NHCH(CH₃)C₆H₄–2–OH (LH) having a chiral center and its palladium(II) complex [PdClL]·CH₂Cl₂ (1) have been synthesized. Both have characteristic ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra. The single crystal structure of the complex 1 has been determined by X-ray diffraction methods. The monoclinic crystals of 1 (space group P2₁/n) have a=14.581(5) ?, b=13.160(5) ? and c=20.249(5) ?, β=99.398(5)°. The TeCl secondary interactions [3.303(2)–3.352(2) ?] between two nearly square planar palladium complex molecules results in a bimolecular aggregate having a PdPd distance 3.203(1) ?. The Pd–Te, Pd–N and Pd–O bond lengths are 2.5005(7)/2.4914(7), 2.060(4)/2.061(4) and 2.054(3)/2.044(3) ?, respectively.