Evaluation of proton activity in microemulsions by a kinetic probe

The decomposition reaction of the purple dye murexide in acidic media is used as a probe indicator for protons in nonionic microemulsions. The reaction kinetics primarily rely on the proton concentration and permit assessment of the proton activity in the nonionic microemulsions of water/cyclohexane/Igepal and water/heptane/Igepal. The experiments performed in the two microemulsions covered a wide range of water-to-oil mass fraction for the two systems. The kinetic runs were monitored under pseudo-first order conditions by the stopped-flow technique. The equilibrium constants for the formation of purpuric acid and the kinetic constants for the ensuing decomposition reaction fulfill a trend consistent with the micro compartmentalized nature of the multicomponent medium, and support the use of murexide as an indicator of the proton activity in microemulsions.     

Pyridine-2-thionate as a versatile ligand in Pd(II) and Pt(II) chemistry: the presence of three different co-ordination modes in [Pd2(micro2-S,N-C5H4SN)(micro2-kappa2S-C5H4SN)(micro2-dppm)(S-C5H4SN)2

Reactions of [MCl2(L-L)], M = Pt, Pd; L-L = bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm) or bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe), with NaC5H4SN in a 1 : 2 molar ratio lead to mononuclear species [M(S-C5H4SN)2(P-P)], M = Pt; L-L = dppm (1) or dppe (2) and M = Pd; L-L = dppe (3), as well as to the dinuclear [Pd2(micro2-S,N-C5H4SN)(micro2-kappa2S-C5H4SN)(micro2-dppm)(S-C5H4SN)2] (4). In contrast, reaction of [MCl2(dppm)] with NaC5H4SN in a 1 : 1 molar ratio leads to [Pd2(micro2-S,N-C5H4SN)3(micro2-dppm)]Cl (5) and trans-[Pt(S-C5H4SN)2(PPh2Me)2] (6) respectively. The latter is formed in low yield by cleavage of the dppm ligand. The dinuclear derivatives 4 and 5 present an A-frame and lantern structure, respectively. The former showing three different co-ordination modes in the same molecule with a short Pd-Pd distance of 2.9583 (9) A and the latter with three bridging S,N thionate ligands showing a shorter Pd-Pd distance of 2.7291 (13) A. Both distances could be imposed by the bridging ligands or point to some sort of metal-metal interaction.     

Photoinduced electron transfer in ionic liquids: use of 2,4,6-triphenylthiapyrylium as a photosensitizer probe

The photochemistry of 2,4,6-triphenylthiapyrylium, TPTP+, in an ionic liquid, bmim-PF6, and in zeolite Y has been investigated and compared. Fluorescence spectroscopy was used to characterize the singlet excited state and to demonstrate singlet quenching by dicyclopentadiene, DCP, as an electron donor. Time-resolved laser spectroscopy documents generation of the triplet excited state, 3TPTP+, and reduction by DCP, generating the corresponding radical, TPTP*, and radical ion, DCP+*. The highly polar media stabilize the organic intermediates, causing them to be long lived.     

杆系结构静/动力学计算的直接方法

针对有限单元法计算精度受网格密度制约的问题,提出一种求任意复杂杆系静、动力学问题精确解的方法.该方法基于节点分析法,逐个节点列位移相容方程和内力平衡方程,以谱系数作为未知数,杆件变形和截面内力则采用相应问题的精确解来描述.用代数符号化的方式,对方程系数矩阵的组建过程进行了详细描述,为通用程序编制提供依据.对建模过程中的分布式载荷和铰接接头的处理方法进行了探讨并给出处理方法.通过平面钢架屈曲分析和空间管路谐响应分析,证实所提方法具有计算精度高、划分单元数少的特点,特别适合于需要精确解的场合.     

高效且环境友好的催化剂—CMC负载稀土催化剂在一锅法合成咪唑类衍生物中的应用

CMC负载稀土催化剂是由CMC和异丙氧基稀土制得。这种固体Lewis酸催化剂被用在比较温和的条件下合成取代的咪唑类化合物。相比于昂贵的稀土Lewis酸Ln(OTf)3，廉价的CMC负载稀土催化剂也显示出了很高的催化活性。此外，这种催化剂还具有易于回收和重复使用五次以上没有明显失活的优点。     

Source apportionment of inorganic ions in airborne urban particles from Coruña city (N.W. of Spain) using positive matrix factorization

Water-soluble atmospheric particulate matter was analyzed for pH, conductivity and inorganic ions: Mg(2+), Ca(2+), K(+), Na(+), NH(4)(+), Cl(-), NO(3)(-) and SO(4)(2-) by ion-chromatography. In order to get a deeper insight on the atmospheric data and assess the 'optimal' number of pollution sources, principal component analysis and cluster analysis were applied. After that, the second objective was to apply a recently developed chemometric technique (positive matrix factorization) to perform source apportionment and get ion balances. Four pollution patterns were identified, namely, marine, industrial, urban and building-related source pollutants. Ion balances were also made in a straightforward manner.     

Real-time Fourier transformer based on fiber gratings

We use the well-known duality between paraxial diffraction in space and dispersion in time to propose a time-domain analog to spatial Fraunhofer diffraction. This analog permits the design of real-time optical Fourier-transformer systems. These systems are shown to be realizable by use of linearly chirped fiber gratings as dispersive media.     

Technique for multiplying the repetition rates of periodic trains of pulses by means of a temporal self-imaging effect in chirped fiber gratings

We show that a temporal effect that is equivalent to the spatial self-imaging (Talbot) effect applies to the reflection of periodic signals from linearly chirped fiber gratings. The effect can be used for multiplying the repetition frequency of a given periodic pulse train without distorting the individual pulse characteristics. The practical limit on the frequency-multiplication factor depends only on the temporal width of the individual pulse. Thus we demonstrate that a suitable combination of well-known techniques for short-pulse generation, such as pulse mode locking, and the technique proposed here allows us to obtain short-pulse trains with ultrahigh repetition rates (in the terahertz regime). Results from simulations show good agreement with those predicted by theory.     

Unique astrocyte ribbon in adult human brain contains neural stem cells but lacks chain migration

The subventricular zone (SVZ) is a principal source of adult neural stem cells in the rodent brain, generating thousands of olfactory bulb neurons every day. If the adult human brain contains a comparable germinal region, this could have considerable implications for future neuroregenerative therapy. Stem cells have been isolated from the human brain, but the identity, organization and function of adult neural stem cells in the human SVZ are unknown. Here we describe a ribbon of SVZ astrocytes lining the lateral ventricles of the adult human brain that proliferate in vivo and behave as multipotent progenitor cells in vitro. This astrocytic ribbon has not been observed in other vertebrates studied. Unexpectedly, we find no evidence of chains of migrating neuroblasts in the SVZ or in the pathway to the olfactory bulb. Our work identifies SVZ astrocytes as neural stem cells in a niche of unique organization in the adult human brain.