Chemically-bonded stationary phases for thin-layer chromatography of metal ions

Summary A numer of bonded stationary phases were investigated for the separation of Cd²⁺, Cu²⁺, Fe³⁺, Mn²⁺, Ni²⁺, Pb²⁺, and Zn²⁺ by thin-layer chromatography. The effect of structure, surface loading, type of silica gel and mobile phase concentration was considered.     

The canonical ensemble via symplectic integrators using Nosé and Nosé-Poincaré chains

Simulations that sample from the canonical ensemble can be generated by the addition of a single degree of freedom, provided that the system is ergodic, as described by Nosé with subsequent modifications by Hoover to allow sampling in real time. Nosé-Hoover dynamics is not ergodic for small or stiff systems and the addition of auxiliary thermostats is needed to overcome this deficiency. Nosé-Hoover dynamics, like its derivatives, does not have a Hamiltonian structure, precluding the use of symplectic integrators which are noted for their long term stability and structure preservation. As an alternative to Nosé-Hoover, the Hamiltonian Nosé-Poincaré method was proposed by Bond, Laird, and Leimkuhler [J. Comput. Phys. 151, 114 (1999)], but the straightforward addition of thermostatting chains does not sample from the canonical ensemble. In this paper a method is proposed whereby additional thermostats can be applied to a Hamiltonian system while retaining sampling from the canonical ensemble. This technique has been used to construct thermostatting chains for the Nosé and Nosé-Poincaré methods.     

Preparation of methyl (1R,2S,5S)- and (1S,2R,5R)-2-amino-5-tert-butyl-cyclopentane-1-carboxylates by parallel kinetic resolution of methyl (RS)-5-tert-butyl-cyclopentene-1-carboxylate

Comparison of the kinetic and parallel kinetic resolutions of methyl (RS)-5-tert-butyl-cyclopentene-1-carboxylate allows for the efficient synthesis of both (1R,2S,5S)- and (1S,2R,5R)-enantiomers of methyl 2-amino-5-tert-butyl-cyclopentane-1-carboxylate.     

Synthesis of s-triazolocycloalkyl-, s-triazolobenzocycloalkyl-, and s-triazolocycloalkylhydrothiadiazines

The reaction of cyclic-α-haloketones with 5-subslituted-4-amino-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-lhiols gave s-triãzolocycloalkylhydrothiadiazines and s-triazolobenzocycloalkylthiadiazines. Reduetion of the 5,5a-imine bond of the s-triazoloeycloalkylthiadiazines gave s-triazolocycloalkylhydrothia-diazines.     

Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems on Sequence Spaces

In this paper we study the solvability of nonlinear, discrete-time boundary value problems for functional equations. Conditions are established for the existence of solutions to problems of the form $$x(k + 1) = f(k, x(k)) + \lambda g(k, x(k)); \quad k = 0, 1, 2, \ldots$$     

Os(VIII)-catalysed oxidation of sulfides by sodium salt of N-chlorobenzenesulfonamide

Catalytic activity of Os(VIII) in the oxidation of some twenty organic sulfides with sodium salt of N-chlorobenzenesulfonamide (CAB) has been investigated in alkaline (pH8.7) t-butanol–water (1:1 v/v) medium. Significant retarding influence of [OH⁻] on the reactivity is exhibited. The catalysed reaction is strongly accelerated in the presence of Hg(II). Imperfections are observed in the linear Hammett relationship in the case of –NO₂ substituents.     

Doubly diastereoselective conjugate addition of enantiopure lithium amides to enantiopure N-enoyl oxazolidin-2-ones: a mechanistic probe

The doubly diastereoselective conjugate addition of the antipodes of lithium N-benzyl-N-(α-methylbenzyl)amide to a range of enantiopure N-enoyl oxazolidin-2-ones has been used as a mechanistic probe to determine that the reactive conformation is the anti-s-cis form. The β-amino carbonyl products resulting from these conjugate addition reactions are useful templates for further elaboration into an α,β,α-pseudotripeptide.     

Sonochemical production of intermetallic coatings in heterogeneous media

The production of 5–10 μm fused particles and agglomerates occurs when metal powders in hydrocarbon solvents are exposed to high-intensity ultrasound. The principle mechanism of particle fusion is believed to be interparticle collision caused by the rapid movement of particles propelled by shock waves generated at cavitation sites. An energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) study of the agglomerates produced during the sonication of mixed-metal powders in decane indicates that not only are the metal particles fused by the action of ultrasound but that intermetallic coatings are also developed. By examination of mixed-metal systems (Ni/Co and Cu/Mo) with substantially different tribological characteristics, it has been determined that the coatings are generated by both adhesive wear and direct impact. The mechanisms of ultrasound-induced coatings are discussed.