A new highly versatile handle for chemistry on a solid support: the pipecolic linker

The versatility of the pipecolic linker (Pip-linker) is illustrated by the synthesis of modified amino acids, C-terminal-modified pseudopeptides, and cyclic peptides, through side-chain anchoring of a lysine residue. Introduction of the first residue was easily accomplished and the Pip-linker revealed to be robust enough to support various chemical modifications.     

Hydromechanical Modelling of Experimentally Compacted Saturated Argillaceous Porous Media

In order to model the experimental compaction of clays as completely as possible, it is necessary to use the hydromechanical coupled three-dimensional theory for saturated porous media. The proposed formulation is based on elastoplasticity, more precisely on modified Cam-clay model. The identification of the parameters of the model is made by special oedometric experiments at steady state. The compaction experiments are simulated with accuracy in transient and steady states and complement those obtained in a recent study based only on steady state.     

Combining Steric and Electrostatic Stabilization Using Hydrophilic MacroRAFT Agents in an Ab Initio Emulsion Polymerization of Styrene

Hydrophilic (co)polymers carrying a thiocarbonyl thio end group such as poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate), poly(ethylene oxide), and poly(ethylene oxide)‐block‐poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) have been evaluated as precursors of stabilizers in batch ab initio emulsion polymerization of styrene under acidic conditions to form electrosterically stabilized polystyrene latex particles. As a mixture of P(DMAEMA/H⁺Cl⁻)‐RAFT and PEO‐RAFT failed to give satisfactory results, PEO‐RAFT was used as a control agent for the RAFT polymerization of DMAEMA, and the resulting block copolymer was successfully used in ab initio styrene emulsion polymerization.

     

Generalized Solvable Structures and First Integrals for ODEs Admitting an Symmetry Algebra

The notion of solvable structure is generalized in order to exploit the presence of an algebra of symmetries for a kth-order ordinary differential equation with k > 3. In this setting, the knowledge of a generalized solvable structure for allows us to reduce to a family of second-order linear ordinary differential equations depending on k ? 3 parameters. Examples of explicit integration of fourth and fifth order equations are provided in order to illustrate the procedure.     

Microwave V-I transmission matrix formalism for the analysis of photonic circuits: application to fiber Bragg gratings

We propose the use of V-I matrices well known in microwave engineering to the analysis of photonic devices, especially those based on multilayer dielectrics. As an application we present a novel fast effective index method for the analysis of fiber Bragg gratings based on the use of V-I transmission matrices. It combines the exactitude of traditional effective index methods and the speed of coupled-mode methods.     

Optical bistability and differential amplification in nonlinearfiber resonators

Optical bistability and differential amplification, arising as a consequence of the nonlinear Kerr effect in fiber resonators, are considered in the present paper. A structure-independent transfer matrix method devised for linear operation is extended to account for nonlinear self-phase effects. General expressions are presented and applied to particular cases showing complete agreement with previously published results     

Surface modification of iron oxide nanoparticles by a phosphate‐based macromonomer and further encapsulation into submicrometer polystyrene particles by miniemulsion polymerization

A new strategy relying on the use of a phosphate‐based macromonomer (PAM200) to modify the surface of iron oxide nanoparticles was developed for the synthesis of submicrometer polystyrene (PS) magnetic particles. First, iron oxide nanoparticles were synthesized using the coprecipitation of ferrous and ferric salts in alkaline medium. Besides the classical oleic acid (OA)/octane‐based ferrofluid, styrene‐based ferrofluids were elaborated with either OA or PAM200 as the stabilizer. In all cases, maghemite (γ‐Fe₂O₃) was clearly identified, with nanoparticles rather spherical in shape but exhibiting broad particle size distribution (PSD). Both OA and PAM200 led to stable maghemite‐based ferrofluids showing superparamagnetic properties. Further use of these ferrofluids in styrene miniemulsion polymerization resulted in inhomogeneous distribution of maghemite among and inside the polymer particles with OA‐based ferrofluids, whereas PAM200/styrene‐based ferrofluids led to magnetic particles with homogeneous distribution of maghemite inside PS particles. Broad PSD and small nonmagnetic particles were however observed. The true mechanisms operating in these systems are still to elucidate, but this study validates PAM200 as an efficient compatibilizing agent between hydrophilic maghemite and hydrophobic PS. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 327–340, 2008     

Novel pyrrole C-nucleosides by nitrogen extrusion from pyridazine C-nucleosides

Pyridazine C-nucleosides have been synthesized by [4+2] cycloaddition of alkynyl C-nucleosides with substituted tetrazines. These pyridazines on extrusion of a nitrogen atom afforded novel pyrrole C-nucleosides with good yields. The results of electrochemical and chemical reduction are compared.     

Anomalous transition to turbulence in inert gases

It is found experimentally that the critical Reynolds numbers for the transition to turbulence are different for He, Ar, and Kr flows. Pis’ma Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 68, No. 7, 557–559 (10 October 1998)