New synthesis and reactivity of 3‐bromoacetyl‐4‐hydroxy‐6‐methyl‐2H‐pyran‐2‐one with binucleophilic amines

3‐(Bromoacetyl)‐4‐hydroxy‐6‐methyl‐2H‐pyran‐2‐one was synthesized by the reaction of dehydroacetic acid (DHAA) with bromine in glacial acetic acid. Novel heterocyclic products were synthesized from the reaction of bromo‐DHAA with alkanediamines, phenylhydrazines, ortho‐phenylenediamines, and ortho‐aminobenzenethiol. The obtained new products 3‐(2‐N‐substituted‐acetyl)‐4‐hydroxy‐6‐methyl‐2H‐pyran‐2‐ones, 4‐hydroxy‐3‐[1‐hydroxy‐2‐(2‐phenylhydrazinyl)vinyl]‐6‐methyl‐2H‐pyran‐2‐one, 1‐(2,4‐dinitrophenyl)‐7‐methyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrano[4,3‐c]pyridazine‐4,5‐dione, 3‐(3,4‐dihydroquinoxalin‐2‐yl)‐4‐hydroxy‐6‐methyl‐2H‐pyran‐2‐one/3‐(3,4‐dihydroquinoxalin‐2‐yl)‐6‐methyl‐2H‐pyran‐2,4(3H)‐dione, 6‐methyl‐3‐(3,4‐dihydroquinoxalin‐2‐yl)‐2H‐pyran‐2,4(3H)‐dione, and (E)‐3‐(2H‐benzo[b][1,4]thiazin‐3(4H)‐ylidene)‐6‐methyl‐2H‐pyran‐2,4(3H)‐dione were fully characterized by IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, and mass spectra. J. Heterocyclic Chem., 2011.     

A novel secure image transmission scheme based on synchronization of fractional-order discrete-time hyperchaotic systems

In this paper, a secure image transmission scheme based on synchronization of fractional-order discrete-time hyperchaotic systems is proposed. In this scheme, a fractional-order modified-Hénon map is considered as a transmitter, the system parameters and fractional orders are considered as secret keys. As a receiver, a step-by-step delayed observer is used, and based on this one, an exact synchronization is established. To make the transmission scheme secure, an encryption function is used to cipher the original information using a key stream obtained from the chaotic map sequences. Moreover, to further enhance the scheme security, the ciphered information is inserted by inclusion method in the chaotic map dynamics. The first contribution of this paper is to propose new results on the observability and the observability matching condition of nonlinear discrete-time fractional-order systems. To the best of our knowledge, these features have not been addressed in the literature. In the second contribution, the design of delayed discrete observer, based on fractional-order discrete-time hyperchaotic system, is proposed. The feasibility of this realization is demonstrated. Finally, different analysis are introduced to test the proposed scheme security. Simulation results are presented to highlight the performances of our method. These results show that, our scheme can resist different kinds of attacks and it exhibits good performance.     

A new contribution for the impulsive synchronization of fractional-order discrete-time chaotic systems

In this paper, we discuss and investigate the impulsive synchronization of fractional-order discrete-time chaotic systems. The proposed method is based on the impulsive synchronization theory used in the integer-order case on the one hand and the mathematical analysis of the fractional-order discrete-time systems on the other hand. Sufficient conditions for the stability of synchronization error system are given, and application example with numerical simulations is illustrated in order to verify that the proposed method is applicable and effective. Furthermore, in order to validate the proposed synchronization approach, we have also provided the experimental implementation results using Arduino Mega boards.     

Prototropie et synthèses nouvelles dans la série des dihydro-5,6 hydroxy-4 pyrones-2 et pyridones-2

The multistep catalytic reduction of 6-methyl-4-hydroxy-2-pyrone allows isolation of two intermediate compounds: the biologically active parasorbic acid ( 5 ) and the 6-methyl-5,6-dihydro-4-hydroxy-2-pyrone ( 2 ). The desmotropic keto-enol equilibrium lies on the enol side, with the 4rhydroxy structure. Primary arylamines readily react with 2 , leading to corresponding 2-pyridones 8 ; with methylamine, the aliphatic intermediate 7 resulting from ring attack at the 2 position can be isolated. Also further functionnalization of both dihydropyrone and 2-pyridone is possible by selective bromination at position 3.     

An improved automated ultrasonic NDE system by wavelet and neuron networks

Despite of the widespread and increasing use of digitized signals, the ultrasonic testing community has not realized yet the full potential of the electronic processing. The performance of an ultrasonic flaw detection method is evaluated by the success of distinguishing the flaw echoes from those scattered by microstructures. So, de-noising of ultrasonic signals is extremely important as to correctly identify smaller defects, because the probability of detection usually decreases as the defect size decreases, while the probability of false call does increase. In this paper, the wavelet transform has been successfully experimented to suppress noise and to enhance flaw location from ultrasonic signal, with a good defect localization. The obtained result is then directed to an automatic Artificial Neuronal Networks classification and learning algorithm of defects from A-scan data. Since there is some uncertainty connected with the testing technique, the system needs a numerical modelling. So, knowing the technical characteristics of the transducer, we can preview which are the defects that experimental inspection should find. Indeed, the system performs simulation of the ultrasonic wave propagation in the material, and gives a very helpful tool to get information and physical phenomena understanding, which can help to a suitable prediction of the service life of the component.     

Synthesis and complexation properties towards metal ions of new tri-substituted thiacalix[4]arenes

New thiacalix[4]arenes appended with three amide functions have been prepared. Their conformations have been solved thanks to ¹H NMR 2D correlation spectroscopy (COSY) and nuclear overhauser and exchange spectroscopy (NOESY). The complexation ability of these ligands towards various metal ions (Cd^2 + , Pb^2 + , Pd^2 + , Ni^2 + , Hg^2 + , Hg⁺, Ag⁺, Zn^2 +  and Cu^2 + ) has been investigated by the UV–vis absorption and the stoichiometry of the metal–ligand complexes was determined.     

Multi-group grey wolf optimizer (MG-GWO) for estimating photovoltaic solar cell model

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - The use of photovoltaic (PV) solar systems as a direct convertor of electricity is increasing on daily basis at industrial and domestic scales. Such...     

Uranium microdistribution in renal cortex of rats after chronic exposure: a study by secondary ion mass spectrometry microscopy

For a few years, the biological effects on ecosystems and the public of the bioaccumulation of radionuclides in situations of chronic exposures have been studied. This work, in keeping with the ENVIRHOM French research program, presents the uranium microdistribution by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) technique in the renal cortex of rats following chronic exposure to this low level element in the drinking water (40 mg/L) as a function to exposure duration (6, 9, 12, and 18 months). The SIMS mass spectra and 238U+ ion images produced with a SIMS CAMECA 4F-E7 show the kinetic of uranium accumulation in the different structures of the kidney. For the rats contaminated up to 12 months, the radioelement is mainly fixed in the proximal tubules; then after 18 exposure months, uranium is detected in all the segments of the nephron. This work has also shown that ion microscopy is an analytical method to detect trace elements and give elemental cartography at the micrometer scale.