Symmetric Talbot bands experiment

By impinging a step phase-shifted white light beam on a grating-based interferometer, one of diffraction orders is modulated and interference bands so-called “Talbot bands” are formed. Here, classical Talbot bands set up is generalized to the symmetry configuration, in which two glass plates of the same thickness instead of one plate, are inserted halfway into the grating interferometer aperture. Formation of Talbot bands were studied theoretically and experimentally. Frequency impulse response of the new Talbot bands setup was, also presented. It was demonstrated that symmetric set-up causes modulation of both of two opposite orders, according to the theory. In this manner, their visibility is the same. As a result, this similarity of the visibility is reduced while the symmetric arrangement of the glass plates with respect to the optical axis, is broken.     

Synthesis of sulfonyl chlorides and thiosulfonates from H2O2–TiCl4

A new method is described for the oxidative chlorination of thiols to sulfonyl chlorides using titanium tetrachloride in combination with the oxidant hydrogen peroxide. Direct conversion of thiols into their corresponding thiosulfonates is also reported. Good to excellent yields, short reaction times, high efficiencies, cost-effectiveness, and, facile isolation of the desired products make the present methodology a practical alternative.     

On Efficient Solutions with Trade-Offs Bounded by Given Values

In this article, efficient solutions of multiple objective optimization problems with trade-offs, bounded by prespecified lower and upper bounds, are investigated. It is shown that one of the existing techniques to obtain these solutions does not work correctly. Furthermore, a new approach is given to approximate the set of such solutions. In addition to theoretical discussions, some clarifying examples are given.     

Knoevenagel‐Michael‐cyclocondensation Tandem Reaction of Malononitrile,Various Aldehydes and Dimedone Catalyzed by Sulfonic Acid Functionalized Pyridinium Chloride as a New Ionic Liquid and Catalyst

New ionic liquid sulfonic acid functionalized pyridinium chloride [Pyridine–SO₃H]Cl was used for the synthesis of tetrahydrobenzo[b]pyran derivatives by the one‐pot three component condensation reaction of various aldehydes, dimedone and malononitrile at 95 ºC under solvent‐free conditions.     

乙酸功能化离子液体作为高效、可回收的催化剂用于2-萘酚与芳醛缩合反应(英文)

An efficient solvent‐free protocol for the synthesis of 14‐aryl‐14H‐dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes from the condensation of 2‐naphthol with arylaldehydes, using acetic acid functionalized imidazolium salts (1‐carboxymethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium bromide ([cmmim]Br) and 1‐carboxymethy1‐3-me-thylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate([cmmim]BF4) as reusable catalysts, has been developed. The turn over frequency on the catalysts is several times higher than the other previously reported catalysts. Also, thermal gravimetric analysis and powder X‐ray diffraction pattern of the catalysts have been studied.     

Copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes of tetradentate Schiff base ligand: UV-Vis and FT-IR spectra and DFT calculation of electronic,vibrational and nonlinear optical properties

The experimental fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectra of copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes of the deprotonated tetradentate Schiff base ligand N,N′-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediamine (H₂L) are compared with their corresponding theoretical ones. The applied theoretical method is based on the density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory at the UPBE0/PBE0 levels using Def2-TZVP basis set. The computational optimised geometric parameters of the complexes are in good agreement with their corresponding experimental data. The FT-IR and UV-Vis spectra of the complexes were reproduced on the basis of their optimised structures. The vibrational assignments of some fundamental modes of the complexes are performed. The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energies are calculated. The analyses of the calculated electronic absorption spectra of the complexes are carried out to elucidate the electronic transitions assignments and their characters. Second-order nonlinear optical property of the complexes is evaluated by the above-mentioned theoretical method that implies much greater values for the complexes in comparison with the corresponding value of urea.