A conducting crystal based on a single-component paramagnetic molecule, [Cu(dmdt)(2)] (dmdt = dimethyltetrathiafulvalenedithiolate)

A single-component conducting molecular crystal composed of paramagnetic copper complexes, [Cu(dmdt)2]0+, was prepared. The crystal has an unprecedented three-dimensionally packed molecular arrangement and exhibits a fairly high conductivity (1 S cm-1 at room temperature). The magnetic susceptibility measurements revealed that [Cu(dmdt)2]0+ molecule keeps most of S = 1/2 spin moments. The difference of the bond lengths between [Cu(dmdt)2]0+ and [Cu(dmdt)2]2- is consistent with the result of the molecular orbital calculation.     

Determination of protein spots separated by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

A simple method for quantitating proteins in the spots on two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electropherograms is described. The system consists in three steps: (1) O'Farrell's two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of the proteins to be analysed; (2) staining of the gels with Coomassie brilliant blue; and (3) determination of the area and integrated density of the stained spots by the Joyce Loebl Magiscan-1 image analysis system. The method can be used for the determination of proteins in the range 0.5-100 micrograms/cm2; the amount of protein involved in most spots detected by the staining method actually falls within this range. As the minimum spot diameter that can easily be handled by the method is about 2 mm, as much as 30 ng of protein in such a spot can be determined. The method can also be applied to autoradiograms.     

An indication of magnetic-field-induced superconductivity in a bifunctional layered organic conductor,kappa-(BETS)(2)FeBr(4)

Hybrid systems consisting of the conducting layers of organic donor molecules and the magnetic layers of inorganic anions have been focused on as possible bifunctional materials, whose conducting properties can be tuned by controlling the magnetic state of the anion layers on an application of magnetic field. Here we report the magnetoresistance of the antiferromagnetic organic superconductor, kappa-(BETS)2FeBr4 [BETS = bis(ethylenedithio)tetraselenafulvalene], consisting of the two-dimensional superconducting layers of the BETS semications and the insulating layers of the FeBr4- anions. Due to the metamagnetic nature of the Fe3+ spin system, characteristic resistivity decrease was observed just below the antiferromagnetic superconductor-to-ferromagnetic metal transition at 1.6 T. Furthermore, an indication of the onsets of the magnetic-field-induced superconductivity was discovered around 12.5 T.     

Anomalous dielectric behavior and thermal motion of water molecules confined in channels of porous coordination polymer crystals

Guest water molecules confined in channels of porous coordination polymer crystals [Ln(2)Cu(3)(IDA)(6)]·nH(2)O (Ln = La, Nd, Sm, Gd, Ho, Er; IDA = [NH(CH(2)COO)(2)](2-); n ≈ 9) exhibited large dielectric constants (ε) and antiferroelectric behaviors at high temperatures (e.g., ε(Sm) ≈ 1300 at 400 K). In addition, plots of the temperature dependence of ε showed broad peaks at ～170 K, below which ε became very small. These puzzling temperature dependences of ε are consistent with the results of molecular dynamics simulations, suggesting the "freezing of thermal motion" of water molecules at ～170 K.     

Reversible formation of F+-centers over platinum promoted sulfated zirconia upon hydrogen treatment

Reversible formation of F⁺-centers was observed over platinum promoted sulfated zirconia in the presence and absence of hydrogen. The intensity of ESR signal of F⁺-centers was increased by treatment in He stream and it was decreased rapidly by supply of hydrogen in gas phase. This behavior seems to be related to proton spillover.     

Electronic structure of the organic conductors based on BMDT-TTF (BIS(methylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene)

In the crystals of the cation radical salts based on the organic donor BMDT-TTF, the charge separation is observed. This comes from (1) nonequivalency of the site potential and (2) the long range electron-electron interaction, which are related to the two-dimensional nature of the molecular arrangement. The effects of the charge separation on the elctronic structure are discussed.     

The rearranged products in thermal decomposition of 2,5-diaryl-1,4-dithiin. Evidence for valence isomerization of 1,4-dithiin system.

Bis(2,4-diaryl-3-thienyl) disulfide was isolated in the thermal decomposition of 2,5-diaryl-1,4-dithiin. The formation of the rearranged product as well as the kinetic data suggest strongly the valence isomerization of 2,5-diaryl-1,4-dithiin in the course of the decomposition.     

Production of 67Cu via the 68Zn(p,2p)67Cu reaction and recovery of 68Zn target

The radionuclide ⁶⁷Cu was produced via the ⁶⁸Zn(p,2p)⁶⁷Cu reaction by irradiating enriched ⁶⁸Zn targets with 70 MeV proton beam. Copper-67 was chemically separated from the zinc target by ion-exchange chromatography using Chelex-100 chelating ion-exchange resin. Procedure for recovery of the enriched ⁶⁸Zn was developed. The target recovery yield of this method was evaluated to be more than 97%.