Light-directed radial combinatorial chemistry: orthogonal safety-catch protecting groups for the synthesis of small molecule microarrays

We describe the development of photolabile protecting groups based on the 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenacyl group (TMP). Orthogonal safety-catches were created by introducing an acid-activatible dimethyl ketal (AA-TMP) and an oxidatively activatible 1,3-dithiane (OA-TMP) into the photolabile TMP group. We demonstrate the application of these protecting groups in light-directed synthesis of small molecule microarrays with diversity elements radially attached to a hydroxyproline scaffold.     

Spatial photorelease of oligonucleotides, using a safety-catch photolabile linker

[reaction: see text] We report the development of a safety-catch photolabile linker that allows the light-directed synthesis and spatially selective photorelease of oligonucleotides from microarrays. The linker remains stable to light during DNA synthesis, and is activated for photorelease after acidic hydrolysis. We demonstrate that the photoreleased oligonucleotides can be amplified by PCR to produce double stranded DNA. The advantages offered by this linker could aid the development of an automated gene synthesis platform.     

Analytical gradients of a state average MCSCF state and a state average diagnostic

An efficient method for calculating the Lagrange multipliers and the analytical gradients of one state included in a state average MCSCF wave function is presented. It is demonstrated that the state average energy of an ‘equal-weight’ scheme is invariant to rotations within the state average subspace and that the corresponding rotations should be eliminated from the Lagrangian equations. Finally, a diagnostic is presented, which gauges the energy difference between a state defined by a state average calculation and the corresponding fully variational multi-configurational SCF state.     

Utilizing biotechnology in producing fats and oils with various nutritional properties

The role of dietary fat in health and wellness continues to evolve. In today's environment, trans fatty acids and obesity are issues that are impacted by dietary fat. In response to new information in these areas, changes in the amount and composition of edible fats and oils have occurred and are occurring. These compositional changes include variation in fatty acid composition and innovation in fat structure. Soybean, canola, and sunflower are examples of oilseeds with varied fatty acid composition, including mid-oleic, high-oleic, and low-linolenic traits. These trait-enhanced oils are aimed to displace partially hydrogenated vegetable oils primarily in frying applications. Examples of oils with innovation in fat structure include enzyme interesterified (EIE) fats and oils and diacylglycerol oil. EIE fats are a commercial edible fat innovation, where a lipase is used to modify the fat structure of a blend of hard fat and liquid oil. EIE fats are aimed to displace partially hydrogenated vegetable oils in baking and spread applications. Diacylglycerol and medium-chain triglyceride (MCT)-based oils are commercial edible oil innovations. Diacylglycerol and MCT-based oils are aimed for individuals looking to store less of these fats as body fat when they are used in place of traditional cooking and salad oils.     

ChemInform Abstract: X-Ray Structural Studies of the Polymorphic Elpasolites K2LiAlF6 and Rb2LiGaF6.

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.     

Structure and morphology of the reaction fronts during the formation of MgAl2O4 thin films by solid state reaction between R-cut sapphire substrates and MgO films

The thin-film spinel-forming solid state reaction between Al₂O₃ and MgO has been studied under initially non-coherent conditions. MgO films in (001) orientation on -cut sapphire single crystals were heated at 1100°C for 30 min or 1h. The film/substrate reaction proceeds via cation counterdiffusion as was revealed by a marker experiment. The MgAl₂O₄ films formed were predominantly (001) oriented, with an additional systematic tilt of about 5° of the spinel lattice around the [010] axis. The structure of the Al₂O₃ /MgAl₂O₄(001) and MgAl₂O₄(001)/MgO(001) reaction fronts has been investigated on cross section samples by high-resolution electron microscopy. It appeared that after starting from an incoherent interface, the Al₂O₃ /MgAl₂O₄(001) front assumes an almost fully coherent structure during the reaction. As a result the lattice misfit is reduced to 1%, and interfacial ledges are formed. The latter most probably play an active role in the necessary c.p.h. f.c.c. reconstruction of the oxygen sublattice. The MgAl₂O₄(001)/MgO(001) reaction front consists of coherent regions divided by misfit dislocations. During the reaction the former run ahead whereas the latter lag behind. As a result the morphology of the reaction front is bowed. The results confirm earlier observations of Carter and Schmalzried of the semicoherent Al₂O₃(00.1)/CoAl₂O₄(111) interface, thus strongly supporting the conclusion of a fundamental new phase transformation mechanism specific to oxide systems.Presented at the workshop on High-Voltage and High-Resolution Electron Microscopy, February 21–24, 1994, Stuttgart, Germany.     

Optimal Recovery of the Derivative of Bounded Analytic Functions

Given (–1, 0), n N, we discuss the optimal recoveryof (), for analytic and bounded in < 1, from the knowledge of the values of at n points z1,.zm[0,l),where these points are chosen to produce the least possibleintrinsic error. The optimal algorithms are explicitly determined.     

Computer program for neutron activation analysis with the SLOWPOKE reactor

A FORTRAN computer program for automatic neutron activation analysis is presented. The program locates and identifies peaks in a gamma-ray spectrum, calculates peak areas and the concentrations of the elements of interest in the sample. This program was specifically designed for the SLOWPOKE reactor, it uses a semi-absolute method and does not need standards or flux monitors. The program was written so as to minimize the computation time, and a typical 4096-channel spectrum is processed in five seconds by an IBM 360/75 computer.