Compact directed acyclic word graphs for a sliding window

Suffix trees are a well-known and widely-studied data structure highly useful for string matching. The suffix tree of a string w can be constructed in O(n) time and space, where n denotes the length of w. Larsson achieved an efficient algorithm to maintain suffix trees for a sliding window. It contributes to prediction by partial matching (PPM) style statistical data compression scheme. Compact directed acyclic word graphs (CDAWGs) are a more space-economical data structure for indexing strings. In this paper we propose a linear-time algorithm to maintain CDAWGs for a sliding window.     

Micropore-free surface-activated carbon for the analysis of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins-dibenzofurans and non-ortho-substituted polychlorinated biphenyls in environmental samples

2,3,7,8-Substituted polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and non-ortho-substituted polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) account for almost all of the total toxic equivalents (TEQ) in environmental samples. Activated carbon columns are used to fractionate the samples for GC-MS analysis or bioassay. Micropore-free surface-activated carbon is highly selective for PCDD/Fs and non-ortho-PCBs and can improve the conventional activated carbon column clean-up. Along with sulfuric acid-coated diatomaceous earth columns, micropore-free surface-activated carbon provides a rapid, robust, and high-throughput sample preparation method for PCDD/Fs and non-ortho-PCBs analysis.     

Amperometry of thiols in a flow-injection system with a nickel oxide electrode

The electrochemical oxidation of a series of thils on the surface of a nickel oxide electrode is investigated in a flow-injection system. The background electrolyte is 0.1 M NaOH containing 5 × 10^?65 M NiSO₄ and the injected sample volume is 25 μl. The net peak current is observed at +0.46 V vs. SCE for thiols dissolved in pH 3.0 phthalate buffer. The upper limit of linearity extends to 10^?3 M. The relative standard deviation for ten replicate measurements on 10^?4 M ethanethiol is 1.6%. The lower limits of detection are between 3 × 10^?5 and 2 × 10^?4 M for a series of thiols. Peak shapes indicate that thiolate oxidation mediated by a higher oxide layer on the electrode rather than mass transport or adsorption / rearrangement is the rate-determining step.     

Preparation of new nitrogen-bridged heterocycles. 56. Syntheses and reactions of 1-[2,2-bis(alkylthio)-1-(ethoxycarbonylacetyl)vinyl]pyridinium salts

The title compounds, readily available from the S-alkylation of pyridinium 1-[alkylthio(thiocarbonyl)](ethoxycarbonylacetyl)methylides with alkyl halides or alkyl bromoacetates, were treated with a base and then a dehydrogenating agent to provide some unique products such as 3-[bis(alkylthio)methylene]-2(3H)-indolizinones and dialkyl 7-methyl-4-oxo-1,4,8,8a-tetrahydro-1,4-thiazino[3,4,5-cd]indolizine-1,5-dicarboxylates. On the other hand, similar reaction of these pyridinium salts in the absence of the dehydrogenating agent afforded alkyl 2-hydroxyindlizine-3-carboxythiolates, whose yields were increased by adding trifluoroacetic acid to the reaction mixture. The structures of some products were confirmed by the X-ray analyses.     

α- and γ-Regiocontrol and Enantiospecificity in the Copper-Catalyzed Substitution Reaction of Propargylic Phosphates with Grignard Reagents

The regioselectivity (r.s.) and enantiospecificity (e.s.) of the substitution reactions of secondary propargylic alcohol derivatives using reagents derived from ArMgBr and Cu salts were studied. First, the picolinate, 3-methylpicolinate, and diethylphosphonate derivatives of Ph(CH₂)₂CH(OH)C≡CTMS were reacted with PhMgBr/CuCN in ratios of 2.5:2.7–2.5:0.25. The use of 2.5:0.25 ratio in THF/DME (6:1) at 0 °C for 1 h afforded the α-substitution product from the phosphate with ≥98 % r.s. and 99 % e.s. CuBr⋅Me₂S gave similar selectivity. The reaction system was then applied to phosphates derived from R¹CH(OH)C≡CR² and ArMgBr to obtain synthetically sufficient r.s. and e.s. values with R²=TMS, Ph, whereas iPr was borderline in terms of size as an R¹ substituent. The presence of a substituent at the o-position of Ar marginally affected the selectivity. We also found that the use of PhMgBr/Cu(acac)₂ in a 2:1 ratio in THF produced the γ-substitution products (allenes) with high r.s. and e.s.     

Encapsulation and Enhanced Luminescence Properties of IrIII Complexes within a Hexameric Self‐Assembled Capsule

Encapsulation and luminescence studies of [Ir(ppy)₂(bpy)]Cl (ppy=2‐phenylpyridinate, bpy=2,2′‐bipyridine) within a hexameric resorcinarene capsule are reported. One Ir^III complex cation was encapsulated within the capsule, as demonstrated by NMR and dynamic light scattering (DLS) studies. The emission color of the Ir^III complex was drastically changed from orange to yellow by encapsulation, in contrast with the lack of significant changes in the absorption spectrum. The hexameric capsule effectively hampers the non‐radiative pathway to increase both the luminescence quantum yield and the exited state lifetime. The luminescent properties of the encapsulated Ir^III complex depend on the ratio of Ir^III complex to the resorcinarene monomer as well as the concentration of resorcinarene monomer owing to the reversible process of self‐assembly of the hexameric capsule. Quenching experiments revealed that the Ir^III complex in the capsule was effectively separated from quenchers.     

Copper‐Free Huisgen Cycloaddition for the 14‐3‐3‐Templated Synthesis of Fusicoccin‐Peptide Conjugates

Mid‐sized molecules have emerged as an attractive chemical space and potentially provide a robust basis for the development of synthetic agents to control intracellular protein interactions. However, the limited cell permeability and chemical tractability of such agents remain to be addressed. We envisioned that target‐templated synthesis of such mid‐sized molecules might provide a solution. Here, we exploited a copper‐free Huisgen cycloaddition for template synthesis using a peptide fragment containing a 4,8‐diazacyclononyne (DACN) moiety and an azide‐containing fusicoccin derivative in the presence or absence of recombinant 14‐3‐3ζ protein in vitro. Time‐course changes in the yield of products demonstrated that the reaction was accelerated in the presence of 14‐3‐3 and one of the regioisomers was generated predominantly, supporting the template effect.     

Preparation of flexible and transparent polylactic acids films by crystallization manipulation

Highly flexible and transparent polylactic acids (PLAs) films were successfully prepared by manipulating their crystallization. The semicrystalline poly(L ‐lactic acid) (L) was blended with a noncrystalline poly(DL ‐lactic acid) (DL) together with diglycerol tetraacetate (DGTA). Optimal DGTA content to plasticize PLAs was about 17%. Addition of DL hindered the crystallization of the films. Tensile strengths of the films having DL content more than 5% were about 10 MPa while the elongations at break were boosted as DL content increased. Films having L/DL ratio of 50/50 showed elongations at break of 270%. Stretch ability and clarity of films containing 15–50% DL were fair although they were subjected to annealing at 60 °C for 1 h. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 6489–6495, 2008     

Storage and retrieval of a squeezed vacuum

Storage and retrieval of a squeezed vacuum was successfully demonstrated using electromagnetically induced transparency. The squeezed vacuum pulse having a temporal width of 930 ns was incident on the laser cooled 87Rb atoms with an intense control light in a coherent state. When the squeezed vacuum pulse was slowed and spatially compressed in the cold atoms, the control light was switched off. After 3 mus of storage, the control light was switched on again, and the squeezed vacuum was retrieved, as was confirmed using the time-domain homodyne method.