Thermally reversible polymer linkages. II. Linear addition polymers

The stepwise addition polymerization reactions of bisazlactones [bis(2-oxazolin-5-one)s] and a variety of 4,4′-bisphenols have been studied for the purpose of making thermally reversible linear polymers. Thus polymerization occurs at or near room temperature, while depolymerization yielding the two monomer species occurs at elevated temperatures. The synthesis of oligomers in solution without the use of catalyst occurs for the reaction of bisazlactones with bisphenols containing an electron-withdrawing moiety between the two phenol groups of the bisphenol. These oligomers regenerate the bisphenol and bisazlactone monomers upon heating to 165–200°C for several hours under dry box conditions. In many cases, these reactions follow the same patterns of reactivity observed in model studies. This chemistry may be useful for forming degradable or recyclable polymers, where shortchain prepolymers, or macromonomers, endcapped with azlactone and phenol moieties could be used to form high molecular weight polymers that are thermoreversible. Such a reaction system might also be used for preventing reactions of bisphenols and/or bisazlactones at low temperatures, with the desired reaction initiated by formation of the reactive species at elevated temperatures. Envisioned uses in this case might be thermally triggered crosslinking or polymerization reactions, or temperature controlled drug release. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Loop-quantum-gravity vertex amplitude

Spin foam models are hoped to provide the dynamics of loop-quantum gravity. However, the most popular of these, the Barrett-Crane model, does not have the good boundary state space and there are indications that it fails to yield good low-energy n-point functions. We present an alternative dynamics that can be derived as a quantization of a Regge discretization of Euclidean general relativity, where second class constraints are imposed weakly. Its state space matches the SO(3) loop gravity one and it yields an SO(4)-covariant vertex amplitude for Euclidean loop gravity.     

Nickel-Catalyzed 1,2-Diarylation of Alkenyl Carboxylates: A Gateway to 1,2,3-Trifunctionalized Building Blocks

A nickel-catalyzed conjunctive cross-coupling of alkenyl carboxylic acids, aryl iodides, and aryl/alkenyl boronic esters is reported. The reaction delivers the desired 1,2-diarylated and 1,2-arylalkenylated products with excellent regiocontrol. To demonstrate the synthetic utility of the method, a representative product is prepared on gram scale and then diversified to eight 1,2,3-trifunctionalized building blocks using two-electron and one-electron logic. Using this method, three routes toward bioactive molecules are improved in terms of yield and/or step count. This method represents the first example of catalytic 1,2-diarylation of an alkene directed by a native carboxylate group.     

Nickel‐Catalyzed 1,2‐Diarylation of Alkenyl Carboxylates: A Gateway to 1,2,3‐Trifunctionalized Building Blocks

A nickel‐catalyzed conjunctive cross‐coupling of alkenyl carboxylic acids, aryl iodides, and aryl/alkenyl boronic esters is reported. The reaction delivers the desired 1,2‐diarylated and 1,2‐arylalkenylated products with excellent regiocontrol. To demonstrate the synthetic utility of the method, a representative product is prepared on gram scale and then diversified to eight 1,2,3‐trifunctionalized building blocks using two‐electron and one‐electron logic. Using this method, three routes toward bioactive molecules are improved in terms of yield and/or step count. This method represents the first example of catalytic 1,2‐diarylation of an alkene directed by a native carboxylate group.     

Ni(COD)(DQ): An Air‐Stable 18‐Electron Nickel(0)–Olefin Precatalyst

We report that Ni(COD)(DQ) (COD=1,5‐cyclooctadiene, DQ=duroquinone), an air‐stable 18‐electron complex originally described by Schrauzer in 1962, is a competent precatalyst for a variety of nickel‐catalyzed synthetic methods from the literature. Due to its apparent stability, use of Ni(COD)(DQ) as a precatalyst allows reactions to be conveniently performed without use of an inert‐atmosphere glovebox, as demonstrated across several case studies.     

Model selection for forecasting

This paper presents empirical comparisons of forecast accuracy resulting from variety of model selection procedures. Models of monthly sales of residential electricity are estimated, and used to forecast three years into the future for twenty states in the U.S. Models are selected by a variety of complexity criteria and by upward and downward F-tests at various significance levels. Forecast accuracy was measured by one-step and multistep conditional root-mean-square forecast errors. Overall the selection criteria which most heavily penalized overparametrized models performed best: the Schwarz criterion and 1% size sequential F-testing.     

Eine neue volumetrische Methode zur Bestimmung des Kobalts

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