A Pd4Br4 macrocycle trapped by cocrystallization from a highly dynamic equilibrium of η3‐cycloheptatrienide complexes

In the coordination chemistry of palladium, dimers bridged via halides are a common motif. Higher oligomers, however, are still rare. We report the structure of an alternating eight‐membered [Pd₄Br₄]⁴⁻ ring framed by cycloheptatrienide ligands, which was obtained by cocrystallization of dimers and tetramers of the complex salt bromido{η³‐[3‐(2,6‐diisopropylphenyl)imidazolium‐1‐yl]cycloheptatrienido}palladium(II) tetrafluoroborate, namely bis[di‐μ‐bromido‐bis({η³‐[3‐(2,6‐diisopropylphenyl)imidazolium‐1‐yl]cycloheptatrienido}palladium(II))] cyclo‐tetra‐μ‐bromido‐tetrakis({η³‐[3‐(2,6‐diisopropylphenyl)imidazolium‐1‐yl]cycloheptatrienido}palladium(II)) octakis(tetrafluoroborate) dichloromethane octasolvate, [Pd₄Br₄(C₂₂H₂₆N₂)₄][Pd₂Br₂(C₂₂H₂₆N₂)₂]₂(BF₄)₈·8CH₂Cl₂. These dimers and tetramers form a highly dynamic equilibrium in solution which was studied by low‐temperature NMR spectroscopy. In the light of the presented results, tetrameric Pd^II species can be assumed to co‐exist as a second species in many cases where by current knowledge only a dimeric compound would be expected.     

Two-Photon-Induced CO-Releasing Molecules as Molecular Logic Systems in Solution,Polymers, and Cells

Phototherapeutic applications of carbon monoxide (CO)-releasing molecules are limited because they require harmful UV and blue light for activation. We describe two-photon excitation with NIR light (800 nm)-induced CO-release from two Mn^I tricarbonyl complexes bearing 1,8-naphthalimide units ( 1 , 2 ). Complex 2 behaves as a logic OR gate in solution, nonwovens, and in HeLa cells. CO release, indicated by fluorescence enhancement, was detected in solution, nonwoven, and HeLa cells by single- (405 nm) and two-photon (800 nm) excitation. The photophysical properties of 1 and 2 have been measured and supported by DFT and TDDFT quantum chemical calculations. Both photoCORMs are stable in the dark in solution and noncytotoxic, leading to promising applications as phototherapeutics with NIR light.     

Design of 60GHz RF Transceiver in CMOS:Challenges and Recent Advances

With more than 40 years Moore scaling, the speed of CMOS transistors is around 100 GHz. Such fact makes it possible to realize mm-wave circuits in CMOS. However, with the target of achieving broadband and power-efficient operation, 60 GHz CMOS RF transceiver faces severe challenges. After reviewing the technology issues, regarding the 60 GHz applications, this paper discusses design challenges both from the system and the building block levels, and also presents some simulated or measured circuits results.     

Accuracy of high‐order density‐based compressible methods in low Mach vortical flows

At low Mach numbers, Godunov‐type approaches, based on the method of lines, suffer from an accuracy problem. This paper shows the importance of using the low Mach number correction in Godunov‐type methods for simulations involving low Mach numbers by utilising a new, well‐posed, two‐dimensional, two‐mode Kelvin–Helmholtz test case. Four independent codes have been used, enabling the examination of several numerical schemes. The second‐order and fifth‐order accurate Godunov‐type methods show that the vortex‐pairing process can be captured on a low resolution with the low Mach number correction applied down to 0.002. The results are compared without the low Mach number correction and also three other methods, a Lagrange‐remap method, a fifth‐order accurate in space and time finite difference type method based on the wave propagation algorithm, and fifth‐order spatial and third‐order temporal accurate finite volume Monotone Upwind Scheme for Conservation Laws (MUSCL) approach based on the Godunov method and Simple Low Dissipation Advection Upstream Splitting Method (SLAU) numerical flux with low Mach capture property. The ability of the compressible flow solver of the commercial software, ANSYS FLUENT , in solving low Mach flows is also demonstrated for the two time‐stepping methods provided in the compressible flow solver, implicit and explicit. Results demonstrate clearly that a low Mach correction is required for all algorithms except the Lagrange‐remap approach, where dissipation is independent of Mach number. © 2013 Crown copyright. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

High efficiency of Mn–Ce‐modified TiO2 catalysts for the low‐temperature oxidation of Hg0 under a reducing atmosphere

Manganese‐ and cerium oxide‐modified titania catalysts were prepared by the deposition precipitation for the removal of elemental mercury (Hg⁰) from simulated yellow phosphorus off‐gas at low temperature. In addition, these catalysts were characterized by X‐ray diffraction, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller measurements, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy and field‐emission scanning electron microscope to determine the surface morphology of the obtained compounds and explore their formation mechanism. The results revealed that a Mn–Ce loading and reaction temperature of 10% and 150 °C, respectively, as well as a Mn/Ce molar ratio of 2:1, led to an optimal efficiency for the oxidation of elemental mercury. Furthermore, the effects of flue gas components were investigated. The presence of O₂ clearly promoted the oxidation of Hg⁰. A CO atmosphere did not affect the Hg⁰ oxidation, when compared with N₂, whereas the presence of H₂S and water vapor inhibited the oxidation process. Furthermore, the X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy spectra of Hg 4f revealed that the elemental mercury adsorbed by the catalyst is present as HgO. Finally, the Hg⁰ catalytic oxidation mechanism was discussed on the basis of the experimental results and characterization analysis.     

Microstructure change in deuterium implanted CLAM steel induced by electron irradiation

As Reduced Activation Ferritic/Martensitic (RAFM) steel is considered the primary candidate for use as a structural material in fusion power reactors,many countries are developing different kinds of RAFM.China is developing new CLAM (China Low Activation Martensitic) steel.The study investigates microstructural changes in CLAM steel implanted with deuterium ions induced by 1250 keV electron irradiation from R.T.to 873 K,and observes both the growth and shrinkage of the defect clusters produced by deuterium ...     

Pinacol Coupling of Aromatic Aldehydes and Ketones in Ethyl Acetate Mediated by TiCl4‐Mg

Titanium tetrachloride in ethyl acetate can be reduced by Mg powder to the corresponding low‐valent titanium complexes, which can reduce some aromatic aldehydes and ketones to the corresponding pinacols in 38–85% yields within 15–60 min at rt with stirring.     

A 3D-DCT video encoder using advanced coding techniques for low power mobile device

The three-dimensional discrete cosine transform (3D-DCT) has been researched as an alternative to existing dominant video standards based on motion estimation and compensation. Since it does not need to search macro block for inter/intra prediction, 3D-DCT has great advantages for complexity. However, it has not been developed well because of poor video quality while video standards such as H.263(+) and HEVC have been blooming. In this paper, we propose a new 3D-DCT video coding as a new video solution for low power mobile technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) and Drone. We focus on overcoming drawbacks reported in previous research. We build a complete 3D-DCT video coding system by adopting existing advanced techniques and devising new coding algorithms to improve overall performance of 3D-DCT. Experimental results show proposed 3D-DCT outperforms H.264 low power profiles while offering less complexity. From GBD-PSNR, proposed 3D-DCT provides better performance by average 4.6 dB.