Absolute configuration assignment made easier by the VCD of coupled oscillating carbonyls: the case of (−)-propanedioic acids, 2-(2,3)-dihydro-3-oxo-1H-isoindol-1-yl)-1,3-dimethyl ester

Depending on their relative orientation, coupled oscillating carbonyl groups provide a VCD spectrum with a characteristic CO bond stretching region showing a strong bisignate VCD feature, which can be readily predicted adopting long available semiempirical methods. The extended coupled oscillator (ECO) formalism has been used to assign the absolute configuration of a recently synthesized chiral 3-substituted isoindolinone. The prediction of (S) configuration for the (−) enantiomer has been confirmed by quantum mechanical calculations.     

Nonlinear current-voltage characteristics of conductive polyethylene composites with carbon black filled pet microfibrils

Current-voltage electrical behavior of in situ microfibrillar carbon black (CB)/poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)/polyethylene (PE) (m-CB/PET/PE) composites with various CB concentrations at ambient temperatures was studied under a direct-current electric field. The current-voltage (I-V) curves exhibited nonlinearity beyond a critical value of voltage. The dynamic random resistor network (DRRN) model was adopted to semi-qualitatively explain the nonlinear conduction behavior of m-CB/PET/PE composites. Macroscopic nonlinearity originated from the interfacial interactions between CB/PET micro fibrils and additional conduction channels. Combined with the special conductive networks, an illustration was proposed to interpret the nonlinear I-V characteristics by a field emission or tunneling mechanism between CB particles in the CB/PET microfibers intersections.     

Trace gas detection of benzene,toluene, p-, m- and o-xylene with a compact measurement system using cantilever enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy and optical parametric oscillator

A compact measurement system based on a novel combination of cantilever enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (CEPAS) and optical parametric oscillator (OPO) was applied to the gas phase measurement of benzene, toluene, and o-, m- and p-xylene (BTX) traces. The OPO had a band width (FWHM) of 1.3 nm, was tuned from 3237 to 3296 nm in steps of 0.1 nm and so spectra of BTX at different concentrations were recorded. The power emitted by the OPO increased from 88 mW at 3237 nm to 103 mW at 3296 nm. The univariate detection limits (3σ, 0.951 s) for benzene, toluene, p-, m- and o-xylene at 3288 nm were 12.0, 9.8, 13.2, 10.1 and 16.0 ppb, respectively. Multivariate data analysis using science-based calibration was used to resolve the interference of the analytes. The multivariate detection limits (3σ, 3237–3296 nm, 591 spectral points each 0.951 s) for benzene, toluene, p-, m- and o-xylene in the multi-compound sample, where all other analytes and water interfere were 4.3, 7.4, 11.0, 12.5 and 6.2 ppb, respectively. Without interferents, the multivariate detection limits varied between 0.5 and 0.6 ppb. The sum of the cross-selectivities (3237–3296 nm, 591 spectral points, each 0.951 s) per analyte were below 0.05 ppb/ppb, with an average of 0.038 ppb/ppb. The cross-selectivity of water to the analytes was on average 1.22 × 10⁻⁴ ppb/ppb. The OPO is small in size (L × W × H 125 × 70 × 45 mm), commercially available, and easy to operate and integrate to setups. The combination with sensitive CEPAS enables compact measurement systems for industrial as well as environmental trace gas monitoring.     

Generalized Fourth-Order Decompositions of Imaginary Time Path Integral: Implications of the Harmonic Oscillator

The imaginary time path integral formalism offers a powerful numerical tool for simulating thermodynamic properties of realistic systems. We show that, when second-order and fourth-order decompositions are employed, they share a remarkable unified analytic form for the partition function of the harmonic oscillator. We are then able to obtain the expression of the thermodynamic property and the leading error terms as well. In order to obtain reasonably optimal values of the free parameters in the generalized symmetric fourth-order decomposition scheme, we eliminate the leading error terms to achieve the accuracy of desired order for the thermodynamic property of the harmonic system. Such a strategy leads to an efficient fourth-order decomposition that produces third-order accurate thermodynamic properties for general systems.     

DFT(B3LYP/LanL2DZ), non-linear optical and electrical studies of a new hybrid compound: [C6H10(NH3)2]CoCl4·H2O

A new organic-inorganic material [C₆H₁₀(NH₃)₂]CoCl₄·H₂O was reported. The title compound was synthesized at room temperature by slow evaporation and then characterized by a single X-ray diffraction, spectroscopic measurements, thermal analysis and dielectric technique. It crystallizes in the non-centrosymmetric space group Pna2₁ with the following unit cell parameters: a=12.5328(1) Å, b=9.0908(1) Å, c=11.7440(1) and α=β=γ=90°. The structure can be described by the alternation of two different cationic-anionic layers. It consists of isolated H₂O, isolated [CoCl₄]²⁻ tetrahedral anions and diammoniumcyclohexane [C₆H₁₀(NH₃)₂]²⁺ cations, which are connected via N–H…Cl, N–H…O and O–H…N hydrogen bonds. The Hirshfeld surface analysis was conducted to investigate intermolecular interactions and associated 2D fingerprint plots, revealing the relative contribution of these interactions in the crystal structure quantitatively. Theoretical calculations were performed using DFT/B3LYP/LanL2DZ method for studying the molecular structure and vibrational spectra and especially to examine the non-linear optical behavior of the compound. Solid state ¹³C NMR spectrum shows three signals correspond to three different carbon environments. Thermal analysis discloses a phase transition at the temperature 315 K and the evaporation of water molecule at 327 K. A detailed dielectric study was reported and shows a good agreement with thermal measurements.     

Frequency-selective quantitation of short-echo time 1H magnetic resonance spectra

Accurate and efficient filtering techniques are required to suppress large nuisance components present in short-echo time magnetic resonance (MR) spectra. This paper discusses two powerful filtering techniques used in long-echo time MR spectral quantitation, the maximum-phase FIR filter (MP-FIR) and the Hankel-Lanczos Singular Value Decomposition with Partial ReOrthogonalization (HLSVD-PRO), and shows that they can be applied to their more complex short-echo time spectral counterparts. Both filters are validated and compared through extensive simulations. Their properties are discussed. In particular, the capability of MP-FIR for dealing with macromolecular components is emphasized. Although this property does not make a large difference for long-echo time MR spectra, it can be important when quantifying short-echo time spectra.     

Non-linear couplings,from the early to the late time universe

Deciphering the mechanisms at play in the formation and evolution of the large-scale structure of the universe is part of the scientific goals of many projects of observational cosmology. In particular, large-scale structure observations can be used to infer mode-coupling effects, whether they come from the physics of the early universe or from its late time evolution. Specificities of such couplings are presented, noting that in principle they can be directly detected through bispectra of the cosmic microwave background temperature anisotropies or density in the local universe. The existence of such couplings have however more far-reaching consequences for the growth of the structure. Those are sketched as well as their possible observational impacts.     

520nm泵浦780nm+1560nm双共振光学参量振荡器

我们在实验中演示了520nm单频绿光泵浦的基于周期极化磷酸钛氧钾(PPKTP)晶体的780nm+1560nm双共振光参量振荡器,高效制备780nm+1 560nm连续可调谐双色下转换光场。该参量振荡器可输出93.3 mW的1 560nm单频激光和44.6mW的780nm单频激光。通过改变PPKTP晶体的温度所得到的波长粗调范围为:信号光1 529.81nm~1 573.83nm(~44nm),闲置光788.26nm~777.20nm(~11nm);通过连续调谐520nm泵浦激光频率初步得到的闲置光在780.24nm(铷原子D2线)处频率连续调谐范围约1.6GHz。     

双层PLS算法及其在近红外光谱分析中的应用

针对近红外光谱数据局部效应显著,变量个数多,且彼此间常存在严重的复共线性,并与样品组分含量呈非线性关系,构建了一种双层非线性偏最小二乘回归 (DNPLSR)算法。它将非线性回归和偏最小二 乘(PLS)相结合,先在外层由PLS从样本数据中提取成分,并实现每对成分间的非线性映射,再在内层实施PLS算法,将外层因变量成分的拟合误差反馈计算转换权向量的增量,进一步修正转换权向量,以使外层所提取的成分对因变量具有更优的解释能力。最后,将该法应用于80个谷物样品的水组分含量与其近红外光谱的定量关系建模,效果良好,显示出很强的学习能力,所建模型的预报性能也优于其他方法。