Structure of 9[alpha],19-dihydroxy-4-androstene-3,17-dione

C19H26O4, M(r) = 318.41, orthorhombic, P2(1)2(1)2(1), a = 10.591 (1), b = 11.133 (1), c = 13.657 (2) angstrom, V = 1610.29 angstrom 3, Z = 4, D(m) (flotation in KI) = 1.301, D(x) = 1.313 g cm-3, Mo K-alpha, lambda = 0.7107 angstrom, mu = 0.85 cm-1, F(000) = 688, T = 293 K, R = 0.057 for 1253 significant reflections. The A ring is disordered with atoms C(2) and O(19) occupying two possible sites. The molecules are held together by a hydrogen bond [O(9)...O(17) = 2.89 angstrom].

Structure of Ethyl 5-Methoxy-3-phenyl-2-indolecarboxylate

C18H17NO3, M r = 295"34, monoclinic, C2/c, a = 11.689 (2), b = 22.934 (4), c = 11.592 (2) A, fl=100.16(3) ° , V =3058.8(8) A 3, Z=8, D,n= 1.30 (5), Dx = 1.28 Mg m -3, A(Mo Ka) = 0.7107 A, tz(Mo Ka) = 0.094 mm- 1, F(000) = 1248, T = 300 K, final R = 0.046 for 1849 observed reflections [I > 30"(/)]. The indole nucleus is slightly bent along the C(8)---C(9) bond. The phenyl ring connected to the indole moiety is rotated about the C(3)---C(10) bond by 45.8 (3) °. The carboxyl group makes a dihedral angle of 8.1 (4) ° with the mean plane of the indole moiety. Centrosymmetrically related pairs of molecules are linked through hydrogen bonds across the centre of symmetry and form dimers.

Isomerisation of 4-aryl-4-methylhex-5-en-2-ones to 5-aryl-4-methylhex-5-en-2-ones by an intramolecular ene-retro ene reaction sequence

Acid-catalysed thermal rearrangement of 4-aryl-4-methylhex-5-en-2-ones (products of the Claisen rearrangement of beta-methylcinnamyl alcohols and 2-methoxypropene) to isomeric 5-aryl-4-methylhex-5-en-2-ones via an intramolecular ene reaction of the enol tautomer followed by a retro ene reaction of the resultant acetylcyclopropane is described. Formation of the known diketone 13 via the ozonolysis of the rearrangement product 10, confirmed the structures of the rearranged enones, whereas formation of the enone 15 containing an extra methyl group on the styrene double bond confirmed the proposed mechanism. Finally, the rearrangement has been extended to the formal synthesis of beta-cuparenone 20 via the enones 22 and 23.

Synthesis based on cyclohexadienes .24. A new total synthesis of pupukean-2-one and a facile entry to copa and ylanga type sesquiterpene skeletons

A novel tandem 5-exo-trig allyl and 3-exo-trig radical cyclisation and rearrangement to copa and ylanga type sesquiterpene skeletons from easily prepared cyclohexadienes is reported, A new total synthesis of pupukean-2-one 8, which belongs to a novel class of sesquiterpenes, involving a 5-exo-trig allyl radical cyclisation as the key step is also reported.

N-3-benzoyl-2 ',3 '-di-O-benzoyluridine

The structure of N-3-benzoyl-2',3'-di-O-benzoyluridine, C30H24N2O9, has two molecules in the asymmetric unit. The uracil bases of both the molecules are in the anti conformation with respect to the ribose moiety and the furanosyl rings adopt a C3'-endo conformation. The orientation about the C4'-C5' bond is gauche-gauche. The two crystallographically independent molecules are linked through several C-H ... O hydrogen bonds. The nucleoside molecules pack as columns along the a axis and these columns repeat along the c axis.

Synthesis of new (Bi, La)(3)MSb(2)O(11) phases (M = Cr, Mn, Fe) with KSbO(3)-type structure and their magnetic and photocatalytic properties

Synthesis and structure of new (Bi, La)(3)MSb(2)O(11) phases (M = Cr, Mn, Fe) are reported in conjunction with their magnetic and photocatalytic properties. XRD refinements reflect that Bi(3)CrSb(2)O(11), Bi(2)LaCrSb(2)O(11), Bi(2)LaMnSb(2)O(11) and Bi(2)LaFeSb(2)O(11) adopt KSbO(3)-type structure (space group, Pn (3) over bar). The structure can be described through three interpenetrating networks where the first is the (M/Sb)O(6) octahedral network and other two are the identical networks having Bi(6)O(4) composition. The magnetic measurements on Bi(2)LaCrSb(2)O(11) and Bi(2)LaMnSb(2)O(11) show paramagnetic behaviour with magnetic moments close to the expected spin only magnetic moments of Cr(+3) and Mn(+3). The UV-Visible diffuse reflectance spectra are broad and indicate that these materials possess a bandgap of similar to 2 eV. The photocatalytic activity of these materials has been investigated by degrading Malachite Green (MG) under exposure to UV light.

Effect of oxygen pressure on the grain and domain structure of polycrystalline 0.85PbMg(1/3)Nb(2/3)O(3)-0.15PbTiO(3) thin films studied by scanning probe microscopy

0.85PbMg(1/3)Nb(2/3)O(3)-0.15PbTiO(3) ferroelectric-relaxor thin films have been deposited on La(0.5)nSr(0.5)CoO(3)/(1 1 1) Pt/TiO(2)/SiO(2)/Si by pulsed laser ablation at various oxygen partial pressures in the range 0.05 to 0.4 Torr. All the films have a rhombohedral perovskite structure. The grain morphology and orientation are drastically affected by the oxygen pressure, studied by x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The domain structure investigations by dynamic contact electrostatic force microscopy have revealed that the distribution of polar nanoregions and their dynamics is influenced by the grain morphology, orientation and more importantly, oxygen vacancies. The correlation length extracted from autocorrelation function images has shown that the polarization disorder decreases with oxygen pressure up to 0.3 Torr. The presence of polarized domains and their electric field induced switching is discussed in terms of internal bias field and domain wall pinning. Film deposited at 0.4 Torr presents a curious case with unique triangular grain morphology and large polarization disorder.

Structural and dielectric behavior of pulsed laser ablated Sr(0.6)Ca(0.4)TiO(3) thin film and asymmetric multilayer of SrTiO(3) and CaTiO(3)

Homogeneous thin films of Sr(0.6)Ca(0.4)TiO(3) (SCT40) and asymmetric multilayer of SrTiO(3) (STO) and CaTiO(3) (CTO) were fabricated on Pt/Ti/SiO(2)/Si substrates by using pulsed laser deposition technique. The electrical behavior of films was observed within a temperature range of 153 K-373 K. A feeble dielectric peak of SCT40 thin film at 273 K is justified as paraelectric to antiferroelectric phase transition. Moreover, the Curie-Weiss temperature, determined from the epsilon'(T) data above the transition temperature is found to be negative. Using Landau theory, the negative Curie-Weiss temperature is interpreted in terms of an antiferroelectric transition. The asymmetric multilayer exhibits a broad dielectric peak at 273 K. and is attributed to interdiffusion at several interfaces of multilayer. The average dielectric constants for homogeneous Sr(0.6)Ca(0.4)TiO(3) films (similar to 650) and asymmetric multilayered films (similar to 350) at room temperature are recognized as a consequence of grain size effect. Small frequency dispersion in the real part of the dielectric constants and relatively low dielectric losses for both cases ensure high quality of the films applicable for next generation integrated devices. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

The exploration of Kemp's triacid (KTA) as the core for the synthesis of 3-fold symmetric 2(3)-cyclophane, 2(2)-cyclophane and novel linker directed designs

For the first time, two units of KTA have been linked to three units of cyst-di-OMe. The reaction is noteworthy since it involves the formation of six amide bonds leading to a three-fold symmetric 23-cyclophane (3) harboring a cluster of three S-S bridges. The major product is a di-imide (4), arising from the interaction of a cystine NH with a neighbouring activated ester. A third reaction of tethering KTA with a single cyst-di-OMe unit afforded the flexible compound 6 and, with benzidine, the novel linker directed 7 with orthogonally disposed anchor modules.

New low band gap 2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1H-benzod]imidazole and benzo1,2-c; 4,5-c `]bis1,2,5]thiadiazole based conjugated polymers for organic photovoltaics

Two new low band gap D-A structured conjugated polymers, PBDTTBI and PBDTBBT, based on 2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1H-benzod]imidazole and benzo1,2-c; 4,5-c']bis1,2,5]thiadiazole acceptor units with benzo1,2-b; 3,4-b']dithiophene as a donor unit have been designed and synthesized via a Stille coupling reaction. The incorporation of the benzo1,2-c; 4,5-c']bis1,2,5]thiadiazole unit into PBDTBBT has significantly altered the optical and electrochemical properties of the polymer. The optical band gap estimated from the onset absorption edge is similar to 1.88 eV and similar to 1.1 eV, respectively for PBDTTBI and PBDTBBT. It is observed that PBDTBBT exhibited a deeper HOMO energy level (similar to 4.06 eV) with strong intramolecular charge transfer interactions. Bulk heterojunction solar cells fabricated with a configuration of ITO/PEDOT: PSS/PBDTBBT: PC71BM/Al exhibited a best power conversion efficiency of 0.67%, with a short circuit current density of 4.9 mA cm(-2), an open-circuit voltage of 0.54 V and a fill factor of 25%.

STREAM Journal, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp 1-19. July-September 2005

CONTENTS: One-stop Aqua Shops: an emerging phenomenon in Eastern India, by Graham Haylor, Rubu Mukerjee and S.D. Tripathi. Ranchi One-stop Aqua Shop, by Ashish Kumar. Kaipara One-stop Aqua Shop, by Kuddus Ansary. Bilenjore One-stop Aqua Shop, by Bhawani Sankar Panda. Patnagarh One-stop Aqua Shop, by Dipti Behera and Lingraj Otta. Using bar-coding in a One-stop Aqua Shop, by Christopher Keating.

Determinations of residual furazolidone and its metabolite, 3-amino-2-oxazolidinone (AOZ), in fish feeds by HPLC-UV and LC-MS/MS, respectively

The antibacterial drug furazolidone belonging to the group of nitrofuran antibacterial agents has been widely used as an antibacterial and antiprotozoal feed additive for poultry, cattle, and farmed fish in China. During application a large proportion of the administered drug may reach the environment directly or via feces. Although the use of furazolidone is prohibited in numerous countries, there are indications of its illegal use. It is known that furazolidone can be rapidly metabolized to 3-amino-2-oxazolidinone (AOZ) in the body of the target organism. In this study, a total of 21 fish feed samples, including 17 commercial fish feeds from local markets in China (representing 15 different formulations) and 4 fish feeds obtained from Germany and Turkey, respectively, are analyzed to determine whether the drug is still illegally used or commercially available feeds are contaminated by this drug. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) methods have been implemented to determine furazolidone and its metabolite AOZ in fish feeds containing animal protein, respectively. An efficient and convenient cleanup method for the determination of furazolidone in fish feeds is developed, and a simple cleanup method for the determination of AOZ is used. Method recoveries for samples used were determined as 87.7-98.3% for furazolidone at two spike levels of 2.0 and 5.0 ng g(-1) and as 95.6-102.8% for AOZ at spike levels of 0.4 and 0.8 ng g(-1). Limits of detections were 0.4 ng g(-1) for furazolidone and 0.05 ng g(-1) for AOZ. The established methods are therefore suitable for the determination of furazolidone and its metabolite AOZ in fish feeds at trace contamination levels. Using the established methods, all fish feed samples have been proved to be furazolidone negative; however, AOZ is tested in 16 of 17 fish feeds obtained from local markets in the Hubei province of China, with a positive rate as high as 94.1%.

中空纤维膜基萃取稀土的研究：中空纤维膜基萃取Ce~(4+), Th~(4+)和RE~(3+)及其传质动力学

本文用中空纤维膜基萃取法研究了铈（IV）、钍和 RE（III）的膜基萃取；铈（IV）与 RE（III）、钍和 RE（III）的膜基萃取分离；铈（IV）与 RE（III）的界面化学反应动力学；膜基萃取中的流体动力学；萃取操作中乳化发生的机理；测定了中空纤维膜的孔率和孔径。在铈（IV）、钍和 RE（III）的膜基萃取过程中，研究了水相流量、油相流量、原料液中硫酸浓度、萃取剂 N1923浓度和水相溶质浓度对基于水相总传质系数的影响。钍的总传质系数受水相流量影响较大，不受油相流量影响，从而提出水相扩散层控制的膜基萃取传质机理；铈（IV）的传质系数受水相流量影响，油相流量影响较小，主要为水相扩散层控制的传质机理；RE（III）的传质系数受水相和油相的影响都比较小，为膜内传质过程的传质机理。酸浓度对钍和铈（IV）传质系数影响较小，是由于酸浓度影响分配系数，而对于水相扩散控制的传质过程，水相分传质系数与分配系数无关；酸浓度对 RE（III）的影响，是由于膜内传质阻力与分配系数在关；N1923 对 RE（III）萃取传质系数的影响进一步证明膜内过程控制的传质机理，同时对数曲线的斜率大于1 也说明界面反应为一复杂过程；水相溶质浓度不影响基于水相的总传质系数，进一步证实了传质速度与初始浓度无关，也从一个侧面反应了膜基萃取实验有较好的重复性。实验研究的结果，对铈（IV）的膜基萃取选择油相组成为 10%N1923+4%异辛醇+正庚烷（或煤油），水相酸浓度为 1～2mol/L，水相和油相流量可以在较大的范围内选择；钍的膜基萃取条件相似，只是油组成中萃取剂浓度为 1%N1923。在流体动力学部分，通过作用力分析，利用能量守恒原理，推导出了膜基萃取操作中的雷诺数，建立了层流流动模型；腔内外流体流速的径向分布模型和平均流速的计算式；腔内外压力沿管长度分布的数学模型，并得到了两相流体的压力差计算式。流体的动力学分析对于研究乳化发生的机理、传质的数学模型和扩散层厚度等皆有理论价值。通过流体动力学理论，结合膜破裂压和界面张力的实验方法研究了乳化发生的机理。水相进入有机相的乳化，对于非同级萃取，外压作用是乳化的主要原因，提出了类似于重力液滴形成的乳化模型；对于有机相进入水相的乳化，亲油膜的表面易形成油膜及界面张力形成的附加压力是乳化的基本原因，而随着有机相内溶质浓度增加界面张力降低使乳化在萃取操作的后期较易发生。膜破裂压和界面张力的研究方法使乳化的研究变得可以进行实验测定，这对于膜材的选择是很有价值的。界面反应动力学采用了上升单滴法，这种方法一般具有实验重复性较差的缺点。通过实验发现，影响重复性的因素主要是单滴形成速率的稳定性、聚结界面处油水界面位置的恒定和扩散传质的消除等。我们采用盘管式油加液管的设计，比较简单地解决了单滴形成速率稳定的问题，油水界面恒定是一个技术性问题，在实验中得到了较好的解决，通过传质时间与控制聚结界面的面积解决了消除扩散传质的难题。本论文的创新之处有如下几个方面：1．根据氟碳铈矿中钍、铈（IV）与稀土（III）分离的总目标，首次实现了伯胺 N1923对上述离子的中空纤维膜基萃取，提出了利用动力学差异的新型分离模式；2．对流量改变对传质系数的影响，所有文献报道的流量范围都没有达到流量增加使传质系数减小，而这一较高的流量揭示了油水界面随压力增加向膜内移动的事实，这对防止乳化时的压力控制是非常重要的。流量对扩散层厚度影响是对传质系数影响的主要原因，而混流的影响是次要的因素；3．铈（IV）和 RE（III）、钍和 RE（III）的分离表明，分离系数远远大于由总传质系数预计的结果，从而提出了动力学竞争萃取分离的机理；4．膜破裂压的测定方法是一个创新的设计。这种方法对于膜材选择和萃取时操作压力的控制是非常重要的。在现有文献中，都是直接在膜萃取操作时测定水相中的游离油或油相中游离水的体积的方法进行研究，这即不能研究乳化的机理，也不能测定准确的乳化时间。因此膜破裂压测定为乳化过程提供了一个新的研究方法；5．乳化机理的研究得到了较新的结论，尤其对于油相进入水相的乳化机理，较好地解释了在水相有超压存在下油相漏液的原因；6．界面反应动力学实验装置中盘管式油相加样解决了油滴形成稳定性的问题，提高了实验测定的可靠性的重复性。

共溅射和离子注入制备的SiO_2（Eu）薄膜中Eu~（3＋）到Eu~（2＋）的转变

采用共溅射方法和Eu离子注入热生长的SiO_2方法得到SiO_2(Eu)薄膜，Eu离子的浓度为4%和0.5%。对样品X射线吸收近边结构(XANES)的研究和分析表明，在高温氮气中发生了Eu~(3+)向Eu~(2+)的转变。SiO_2(Eu)薄膜高温氮气退火下蓝光的发射证明了这一结论。