Portable single-sided NMR measurements at variable temperatures: Implementation of a thermo-controlled device and application to the heating of bread dough

A temperature control unit was implemented to vary the temperature of samples studied on a commercial Mobile Universal Surface Explorer nuclear magnetic resonance (MOUSE-NMR) apparatus. The device was miniaturized to fit the maximum MOUSE sampling depth (25 mm). It was constituted by a sample holder sandwiched between two heat exchangers placed below and above the sample. Air was chosen as the fluid to control the temperature at the bottom of the sample, at the interface between the NMR probe and the sample holder, in order to gain space. The upper surface of the sample was regulated by the circulation of water inside a second heat exchanger placed above the sample holder. The feasibility of using such a device was demonstrated first on pure water and then on several samples of bread dough with different water contents. For this, T1 relaxation times were measured at various temperatures and depths and were then compared with those acquired with a conventional compact closed-magnet spectrometer. Discussion of results was based on biochemical transformations in bread dough (starch gelatinization and gluten heat denaturation). It was demonstrated that, within a certain water level range, and because of the low magnetic field strength of the MOUSE, a linear relationship could be established between T1 relaxation times and the local temperature in the dough sample.     

INTERSECTION OF PRIME SUBMODULES AND DIMENSION OF MODULES

The aim of this paper is to study the conditions by which a P-prime submodule can be expressed as a finite intersection or union of P-prime submodules. Also corresponding to dimension and rank of modules, some equivalent conditions for a ring to be a Dedekind domain are given.     

A mild and highly efficient protocol for the one-pot synthesis of primary α-amino phosphonates under solvent-free conditions

Under solvent-free reaction conditions and in the presence of solid LiClO₄ a novel and mild protocol for the one-pot, three-component synthesis of primary α-amino phosphonates from an aldehyde, hexamethyldisilazane and a trialkyl phosphite is described giving high yields and having short reaction times. The same products are obtained in very low yields, when the three-component reaction is carried out under microwave irradiation and in the absence of solid LiClO₄. Examples of some prepared 1-aryl-N,N′-bis(arylidene)methanediamines are also described.     

Weak Multiplication Modules

In this paper we characterize weak multiplication modules.     

One-pot diastereoselective synthesis of α-aminonitriles from aldehydes, chiral amines, and trimethylsilyl cyanide under solvent-free conditions

Treatment of aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes with chiral amines and trimethylsilyl cyanide in the absence or in the presence of Lewis acids (including lithium perchlorate) under solvent-free conditions afforded the corresponding α-aminonitriles in good yields and with a diastereoselectivity of 68 to 86%. Published in Russian in Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, 2006, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 56–59. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

一个新的杆状病毒凋亡抑制基因的克隆及鉴定

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Silicon-29 diffusion-ordered NMR spectroscopy (DOSY) as a tool for studying aqueous silicates

The first use of silicon-29 diffusion-ordered NMR spectroscopy (DOSY) is reported, in a study of the speciation of aqueous silicates.     

Application of thermal analysis to carbon black-elastomer systems

In this study a relationship between the surface and textural properties of carbon blacks and the gasification process induced thermally in air is noted. A temperature jump method was used to follow the gasification in air and to establish the relevant Arrhenius parameters. This can be associated with the activity of ‘basal’ plane carbon atoms as well as ‘edge’ carbon atoms at the surface. This is based on a model of carbon black structure consisting of the irregular packing of small graphite carbon structures. The carbon black surface was measured using a single measurement of adsorption based essentially on the BET volumetric method. The carbon black surface had a rate of oxidation per unit are which clearly indicated that the lower area carbon blacks had a predominately active area of ‘edge’ atoms at the surface while the surface of the higher area carbon blacks had a predominate amount of ‘basal’ plane graphite carbon atoms.     

Simultaneous determination of cobalt, nickel and palladium in micellar media using partial least square regression and direct orthogonal signal correction

A simple, novel and sensitive spectrophotometric method was described for the simultaneous determination of cobalt, nickel and palladium. The method is based on the complex formation of Co, Ni and Pd with 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphtol (PAN) in Tween-80 micellar media. All factors affecting on the sensitivity were optimized and the linear dynamic range for determination of Co, Ni and Pd was found. The experimental calibration matrix was designed by measuring the absorbance over the range of 520-700 nm for 21 samples of 0.10-1.0, 0.050-0.50 and 0.050-4.0 microg ml(-1) of Co, Ni and Pd, respectively. The partial least square (PLS) modeling based on singular value decomposition (SVD) was used for the multivariate calibration of the spectrophotometric data. The direct orthogonal signal correction was used for pre-processing of data matrices and the prediction results of model, with and without using direct orthogonal signal correction, were statistically compared. The effects of various anions and cations on selectivity of the method were investigated. The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of Co, Ni and Pd in water and alloy samples.     

Bis[1,1′‐bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocenium] hexadecachlorotetraantimony(III) ethanol solvate

In the title compound, [Fe(C₁₇H₁₄P)₂]₂[Sb₄Cl₁₆]·C₂H₆O, the Fe atoms lie on inversion centres and the pairs of cyclopentadienyl rings are consequently in a fully staggered conformation. The centrosymmetric anionic clusters formed by [Sb₄Cl₁₆]^4? are surrounded by the cations and are held together by weak C—H?Cl interactions. These formations stack along the a axis to form columns, and the columns are interconnected by another weak C—H?Cl interaction along the b axis.