An Expedient Stereoselective Synthesis of Spirocyclopropyl Oxindoles from Indolin‐2‐One/N‐Protected Indolin‐2‐Ones and Bromonitroalkenes

A direct and much simpler way was developed for the diastereoselective synthesis of spiro cyclopropan‐1,3′‐oxindoles from indolin‐2‐one/N‐protected indolin‐2‐ones and bromonitroalkene. The fused restrained cyclopropanes were obtained with high diastereomeric ratios (upto >99:1) and in reasonable to high isolated chemical yields (upto 94%).     

Supramolecular architecture of cadmium(II)–terephthalate complexes having a tridentate or tetradentate Schiff base as blocking coligand

Two new cadmium(II)–terephthalate complexes, _∞¹{[Cd₂(μ-terephthalate)₂(L¹)₂]·9H₂O} (1) and [{Cd(H₂O)(L²)}₂(μ-terephthalate)](terephthalate) · 10H₂O (2), where L¹ = (E)-N¹,N¹-diethyl-N²-(1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethylidene)ethane-1,2-diamine; L² = N,N′-bis-(1-pyridin-2-yl-ethylidene)-ethane-1,2-diamine; have been synthesized by a conventional solution method. Characterization by single crystal X-ray crystallography shows that compound 1 is composed of 1-D polymeric zig-zag chains with distorted pentagonal-bipyramidal cadmium centers. Compound 2 consists of centrosymmetric dinuclear complexes with a distorted pentagonal-bipyramidal cadmium center in which one terephthalate ligand bridges the metal centres and another terephthalate anion with water of crystallization forms a H-bonding network.     

Dispersion polymerization of acrylamide. III. Partial isopropyl ester of poly(vinyl methyl ether-alt-maleic anhydride) as a stabilizer

Dispersion polymerization of acrylamide at 40 degrees C in t-butyl alcohol-water media of varying composition (50 to 90 vol% alcohol) using a partial isopropyl ester of poly(vinyl methyl ether-alt-maleic anhydride) as the stabilizer has been studied. The isopropyl ester derivative proves to be a better stabilizer than its precursor polymer. However, the particles were polydisperse in size. The number average diameter of the particles increases linearly with the solubility parameter of the dispersion medium. Dispersions of nanoparticles of polyacrylamide are produced when the t-butyl alcohol content of the dispersion medium is 90% by volume. Comparison of the particle diameter measured by transmission electron microscopy with that measured by dynamic light scattering in acetone reveals a thickness of the hairy stabilizer layer on the dispersion particles of 31 nm.     

Interaction of 2-(arylazo)phenols with rhodium. Usual coordination vs. C-H and C-C activation

Reaction of 2-(2′-hydroxyphenylazo)phenol with [Rh(PPh₃)₃Cl] in refluxing benzene in presence of triethylamine afforded a red complex in which the ligand is coordinated to rhodium as a tridentate O,N,O-donor. However, similar reaction of [Rh(PPh₃)₃Cl] with 2-(2′-carboxyphenylazo)-4-methylphenol yielded two complexes, viz. a blue one and a green one. In both the complexes the ligand is coordinated as C,N,O-donor. However, in the blue complex orthometallation takes place from the ortho-carbon atom, which bears -COOH group via decarboxylation and in green one orthometallation occurs from the other ortho-carbon. Structures of all the three complexes were determined by X-ray crystallography. In all the three complexes rhodium is sharing the equatorial plane with the tridentate ligand and a chloride, and the two triphenylphosphines are axially disposed. All of the complexes show intense MLCT transitions in the visible region. Cyclic voltammetry on these complexes shows a Rh(III)-Rh(IV) oxidation on the positive side of SCE and a reduction of the coordinated azophenolate ligand on the negative side.     

Role of an Isolator in Optimization of Forward Conversion Efficiency in an Er-Doped SFS Source at 1.55 μm

By incorporating an isolator at an appropriate location, it is shown that it is possible to realize an efficient single-pass superfluorescent-doped fiber source with a major fraction of its emitted power in the forward direction. A theoretical model to estimate the performance of such a superfluorescent source (SFS) has been suggested and verified with experiments performed on an erbium-doped fiber in a novel pump bypass SFS configuration. Results on design issues such as optimum location of the isolator, pump power requirements, and spectral characteristics are also presented.     

FDRF: Fault Detection and Recovery Framework for Seamless Data Transmission in Remote Health Monitoring Using WBAN

Wireless Personal Communications - Health monitoring systems based on Sensors, IoT and Cloud server have gained popularity in recent time. In this work patient either wear small sensors or they are...     

Estimation of Inverse Lindley Distribution Using Product of Spacings Function for Hybrid Censored Data

Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability - This article presents different estimation procedure for inverse Lindley distribution for Type-I hybrid censored data. We have obtained the...     

Pore-functionalized polymer membranes for preconcentration of heavy metal ions

Functionalized membranes containing carboxylate, phosphate and sulfonate groups were prepared by UV-initiator induced graft polymerization of the functional monomer (acrylic acid, ethylene glycol methacrylate phosphate (EGMP) and 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid) with a crosslinker (methylenebisacrylamide) in the pores of poly(propylene) host membranes. The functionalized membranes thus obtained were characterized by gravimetry, FTIR spectroscopy, radiotracers and scanning electron microscopy for the degree of grafting and water uptake, presence of functional groups, ion-exchange capacity, and physical structure of the membranes, respectively. The uptakes of Cs⁺, Ag⁺, Sr²⁺, Cd²⁺, Hg²⁺, Zn²⁺, Eu³⁺, Am³⁺, Hf⁴⁺ and Pu⁴⁺ ions in the functionalized membranes were studied as a function of acidity of the equilibrating aqueous solution. Among the functionalized membranes prepared in the present work, the EGMP-grafted membrane (with phosphate groups) showed acid concentration dependent selectivity towards multivalent metal ions like Eu³⁺, Am³⁺, Hf⁴⁺ and Pu⁴⁺. The solvent extraction studies of EGMP monomer in methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) solvent indicated that divalent and trivalent metal ions form complexes with EGMP in 1:2 proportion, but the distribution coefficients of trivalent metal ions were significantly higher that for the divalent ions. The uptakes of Eu³⁺ ions in monomeric EGMP (dissolved in MIBK) and polymeric EGMP (in the forms of crosslinked gel and membrane) were studied as a function of concentration of H⁺ ions in the equilibrating solution. This study indicated that polymeric EGMP has better binding ability towards Eu³⁺ as compared to monomeric EGMP. The variation of distribution coefficients of Eu³⁺/Am³⁺ in gel and membrane as a function of H⁺ ion concentration in the equilibrating aqueous solution indicated that ionic species held in the membrane and gel were not same. These results indicated that proximity of functional groups (phosphate) plays an important role in metal ion binding with polymeric EGMP.     

Regiospecificity of nucleotide–amino acid mating vs. water dynamics: a key to protein–nucleic acid assemblies: structure of unidecahydrated inosine-5′-monophosphate and L–glutamic acid (2C10H13N4O8P·C5H11NO4·11H2O) cocrystal at atomic resolution

The crystal structure of a unidecahydrated cocomplex between two Inosine-5-monophosphates (IMP) and one L-glutamic acid has been determined by X-ray crystallographic methods. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic space group P2₁ with cell dimensions a = 8.650(1), b = 21.900(1), c = 12.370(1) Å, and = 110.4°(9). This structure reveals extensive hydrogen bonding of glutamic acid to the nucleotide through direct and water-mediated interactions. The phosphate oxygens (O3B and O1B) seem to prefer nonspecific interaction with the functional sites of glutamic acid (OE2 ······O1B = 1.78 Å, NA······O3B = 2.73 Å, OH······O3B = 3.06 Å), whereas the bases prefer specific (O······N3B = 2.88 Å) binding. A solvent mediated N7A···W5···N7B hydrogen bond used for stabilization of the stacked purine bases has been observed as in other amino acid–nucleotide cocrystals. Glutamic acid occupies the same hydrophilic region in the nucleotide cocrystal as was found in glutamine–inosine monophosphate (Gln–IMP) and in serine–inosine monophosphate (Ser–IMP) complexes through substantial replacement of free and bound water molecules. This points to the dynamic hydrogen bonding nature of the water molecules and their stereochemical cooperation for the placement of amino acid through the polycoordination within the crystal.