Synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene precursors bearing biphenyl units and their use in ruthenium-catalyzed ring-opening metathesis polymerization

A range of new imidazolium and imidazolinium chlorides bearing biphenyl units on their nitrogen atoms was synthesized. They differed by the electron-withdrawing or -donating nature and the steric bulk of the substituents on their aromatic rings. These various N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) precursors were combined with the [RuCl₂(p-cymene)]₂ dimer and potassium tert-butoxide to generate the corresponding ruthenium-arene complexes [RuCl₂(p-cymene)(NHC)] in situ. The catalytic activity of these species was investigated in the photoinduced ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of cyclooctene. The results obtained confirmed the necessity of blocking the ortho-positions of the phenyl rings in the vicinity of the metal center in order to attain high catalytic efficiencies. They also showed that changing the steric and electronic properties of the substituents on the remote phenyl rings of the biphenyl units had no significant influence on the outcome of the polymerization.     

Hypercoulometric effect in an electron capture detector polarized with an additional voltage

Summary This paper reports measurements of the current characteristics and of the signal corresponding to a constant concentration of Freon F-11 for an electron-capture detector, supplied with a pulse voltage with a changeable pulse duration, amplitude and repetition time. It was found that an additional voltage applied to the detector cathode increased the detector signal by about 50% and that the maximal signal was observed at 5 V. The influence of the polarized voltage on the electron caputure efficiency coefficient (p) measured with two detectors in series was demonstrated and the reliability of the sample mass calculation by means of (p) is discussed.     

The role of various binding materials for trace elemental analysis of powder samples using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Study of various binding materials like potassium bromide, poly(vinyl alcohol), starch, silver and aluminum has been carried out using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). The role of matrix effects using these five binders on LIBS signal intensity was investigated for better performance of LIBS technique as a quantitative analytical tool. For comparative study of different binders, the signal intensity of different Mg lines at 518.3, 517.2, 383.8 and 279.5 nm wavelengths were recorded for pellets prepared with known concentrations of Mg in these binders. The influence of laser energy on ablated mass under different binding materials and its correlation with LIBS signal intensity has been explored. Optical scanning microscopy images of the ablated crater were studied to understand the laser ablation process. The study revealed that the binding material plays an important role in the generation of LIBS signal. The relative signal intensity measured for a standard Mg line (at 518.3 nm) were 735, 538, 387, 227 and 130 for potassium bromide, starch, poly(vinyl alcohol), silver and aluminum as binders, respectively. This indicates clearly that potassium bromide is better as a binder for LIBS studies of powder samples.     

Chiral separations by capillary electromigration techniques in nonaqueous media. II. Enantioselective nonaqueous capillary electrochromatography

A review on the advantages, peculiarities, and the potential of enantioselective capillary electrochromatography (CEC) in nonaqueous media is presented. Some fundamentals on CEC with particular focus on enantioselective CEC are discussed. The strategies, concepts, preferentially utilized chiral selectors and column technologies that have been utilized to succeed in highly efficient enantiomer separations by nonaqueous CEC are described thoroughly.     

Apparent molar volumes of aqueous calcium chloride to 250°C, 400 bars,and from molalities of 0.242 to 6.150

Relative densities of CaCl ₂ (aq) with 0.22ml(mol-kg^–1)6.150 were measured with vibrating- tube densimeters between 25 and 250°C and near 70 and 400 bars. Apparent molar volumes V calculated from the measured density differences were represented with the Pitzer ioninteraction treatment, with appropriate expressions chosen for the temperature and pressure dependence of the virial coefficients of the model. It was found that the partial molar volume at infinite dilution V ^o , and the second and third virial coefficients B ^V and C ^V , were necessary to represent V near the estimated experimental uncertainty. The ionic-strength dependent ^(1)v term in the B ^V coefficient was included in the fit. The representation for V has been integrated with respect to pressure to establish the pressure dependence of excess free energies over the temperature range studied. The volumetric data indicate that the logarithm of the mean ionic activity coefficient, ln ±(CaCl ₂ ), increases by a maximum of 0.3 at 400 bars, 250°C, and 6 mol-kg^–1 as compared with its value at saturation pressure.     

Mathematical Modeling of Multicomponent Nonisothermal Adsorption in Sorbent Particles Under Pressure Swing Conditions

A detailed model for nonisothermal sorption of multicomponent mixtures in a single sorbent particle (monodisperse or bidisperse with negligible intracrystalline mass transport limitations) under pressure swing conditions is developed in this study. The dusty-gas model is used to describe the coupling of the molar fluxes, the temperature, the partial pressures and the partial pressure gradients of the components in the pore space of the particle. The variations of the temperature are described by an energy equation in which both convective and conductive modes of heat transport are accounted for. No limitations are imposed on the number of the components in the mixture and on the type of the adsorption isotherm. The model is applied in the investigation of the industrially important air-zeolite 5A system. Two cases with respect to the surrounding gas phase are examined: infinite environment, which is representative for single particle experiments, and finite environment, which is representative for the situation in packed bed adsorbers. It is found that in an infinite environment the external and internal temperature gradients are equally important while in a finite environment the external heat transport limitations are negligible. It is concluded that in modeling the nonisothermal operation of adsorption processes occurring in packed beds it is not necessary to allow for the temperature differences between the gas phase and the surface of the adsorbing particles. Furthermore, if the temperature gradients within the particles can be neglected, only a single temperature equation is needed to describe the energy transport in the bed.     

How to Control the Chemoselectivity of the Catalytic Formation of Chiral γ-Lactams or 2,3-Disubstituted Pyrroles by the Choice of Solvent

Summary. The reaction of the unsaturated imine methyl(3-phenylallylidene)amine with ethylene and carbon monoxide in the presence of catalytical amounts of Ru₃(CO)₁₂ leads to the formation of two heterocyclic products. One of the products is a chiral γ-lactam, the other one a 2,3-disubstituted pyrrole derivative, in which only the carbon atom from carbon monoxide is incorporated. The selectivity in the formation of the products may be controlled by the choice of solvent. In general, in nonpolar solvents the formation of the lactam is preferred whereas the use of more polar solvents enhances the yield of the pyrrole. For most of the solvents used there is a linear dependence of the product ratio on the relative permittivity of the corresponding solvent. Typically, polar aprotic solvents do not follow this rule.     

Moment characterization of localized orbitals

The parallel between orbital first and second electric moments and statistical first and second central moments is noted. Three measures of orbital spatial distribution in terms of their moments are proposed, and applied to the LMO's in a series of ten-electron hydrides. Consistent differences between bond and lone pair distributions are found. Using the statistical interpretation, for each LMO an effective solid angle around the central atom is postulated.     

药物相互作用及其临床意义

介绍了药物相互作用的概况和药物在药物动力学方面、药效学及在体外相互作用的一些临床表现.特别是因药物相互作用而引起的药物不良反应问题应引起注意。     

魔角旋转核磁共振代谢组学方法对镧、铈急性生物效应的比较研究

利用高分辨魔角旋转核磁共振(MAS 1H NMR)技术对腹腔注射不同剂量[2, 10, 50 mg/kg(体重)]的硝酸镧[La(NO3)3]和硝酸铈[Ce(NO3)3] 的雄性Wistar大鼠肝、肾组织的MAS 1H NMR谱进行比较分析, 研究了La(NO3)3和Ce(NO3)3的急性生物效应, 并结合模式识别技术对不同剂量La(NO3)3和Ce(NO3)3的急性生物效应进行了分类. 研究结果表明, La(NO3)3对大鼠的急性毒性主要表现为肝毒, Ce(NO3)3对大鼠肝、肾同时造成损伤. 该方法可用于其它稀土及金属化合物的毒性预测和毒理学研究.