Why [6,6]- and 1,2-Benzal-3-N-4-O-Cyclic Phenylimidate C-60 Undergo Electrochemically Induced Retro-Addition Reactions while 1,4-Dibenzyl-2,3-Cyclic Phenylimidate C-60 Does Not? C-H center dot center dot center dot X (X = N, O) Intramolecular Interactions in Organofullerenes

The electrochemical properties of a series of structurally related fullerooxazoles, [6,6] cyclic phenylimidate C-60 (1), 1,2-benzal-3-N-4-O-cyclic phenylimidate C-60 (2), and 1,4-dibenzyl-2,3-cyclic phenylimidate C-60 (3), are described, and the spectroscopic characterizations of their anionic species are reported. The results show that compounds I and 2 undergo retro-cycloaddition reactions that lead to the formation of C-60 and C61HPh, respectively, upon two-electron-transfer reduction. However, compound 3 demonstrates much more electrochemical stability as no retro-cycloaddition reaction occurs under similar conditions. Natural bond orbital (NBO) calculations on charge distribution show there is no significant difference among the dianions of 1, 2, and 3, indicating that the electrochemical stability of 3 is unlikely to be caused by the charge distribution difference of the dianions of three compounds. Examination on the crystal structure of compound 3 reveals close contacts of the C-H group with the heteroatoms (N and O) of cyclic phenylimidate, suggesting the existence of C-H center dot center dot center dot X (X = N, O) intramolecular hydrogen bonding among the addends, which is further confirmed by NBO analysis.

Green light-emitting polyfluorenes with improved color purity incorporated with 4,7-diphenyl-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole moieties

By incorporating 4,7-diphenyl- 2,1,3 benzothiadiazole instead of 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole into the backbone of polyfluorene, we developed a novel series of green light- emitting polymers with much improved color purity. Compared with the state-of-the-art green light-emitting polymer, poly(fluorene-co-benzothiadiazole) (lambda max = 537 nm), the resulting polymers (lambda(max) = 521 nm) showed 10-20 nm blueshifted electroluminescence (EL) spectra and greatly improved color purity because the insertion of two phenylene units between the 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole unit and the fluorene unit reduced the effective conjugation length in the vicinity of the 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole unit. As a result, the resulting polymers emitted pure green light with CIE coordinates of (0.29, 0.63), which are very close to (0.26, 0.65) of standard green emission demanded by the National Television System Committee (NTSC). Moreover, the insertion of the phenylene unit did not affect the photoluminescence (PL) and EL efficiencies of the resulting polymers. PL quantum efficiency in solid films up to 0.82 was demonstrated. Single-layer devices (ITO/PEDOT/ polymer/Ca/Al) of these polymers exhibited a turn-on voltage of 4.2 V, luminous efficiency of 5.96 cd A(-1) and power efficiency of 2.21 lm W-1. High EL efficiencies and good color purities made these polymers very promising for display applications.

Structure and liquid crystalline properties of 5-[(4 '-heptoxy-4-biphenylyl)carbonyloxy]-1-pentyne

The crystal structure and liquid crystalline properties of a biphenyl-containing acetylene, [5-[(4'-heptoxy-4- biphenylyl) carbonyloxy]-1-pentyne (A3EO7) were investigated by electron crystallography, X-ray diffraction, polarizing optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, transmission electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy. A3EO7 crystals obtained from a toluene solution adopts a monoclinic P112/m space group with unit cell parameters of a = 6.25 Angstrom, b = 7.82 Angstrom, c = 46.70 Angstrom and gamma = 96.7degrees, as determined using electron diffraction. Upon cooling from the isotropic phase, A3EO7 exhibits a smectic A phase in the temperature range 72.4 - 53.6degreesC. Further lowering of the temperature results in the formation of a smectic C phase which exhibits a strong tendency towards crystallization.

Adsorption of heavy rare earth(III) with extraction resin containing bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl) monothiophosphinic acid

In the present paper, the adsorption of thulium(Ill) from chloride medium on an extraction resin containing bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl) monothiophosphinic acid (CL302, HL) has been studied. The results show that 1.5 h is enough for the adsorption equilibrium. The distribution coefficients are determined as a function of the acidity of the aqueous phase and the data are analyzed both graphically and numerically. The plots of log D versus pH give a straight line with a slope of about 3, indicating that 3 protons are released in the adsorption reaction of thulium(III). The content of Cyanex302 in the resin is determined to be 48.21%. The total amount of Tm3+ adsorbed up to resin saturation is determined to be 82.46 mg Tm3+/g resin. Therefore, the sorption reactions of Tm3+ from chloride medium with CL302 can be described as: Tm3+ + 3HL((r)) <----> TmL3(r) + 3H(+) The Freundlich's isothermal adsorption equation is also determined as: log Q = 0.73 log C + 3.05 The amounts (Q) of Tm3+ adsorbed with the resin have been studied at different temperatures (15-40degreesC) at fixed concentrations of Tm3+, amounts of extraction resin, ion strength and acidities in the aqueous phase.

Novel hydrogen-bonded three-dimensional networks encapsulating one-dimensional covalent chains: [M(4,4 '-bipy)(H2O)4](4-abs)2 center dot nH(2)O (4,4 '-bipy=4,4 '-Bipyridine; 4-abs=4-aminobenzenesulfonate) (M=Co, n=1; M=Mn, n=2)

Two novel compounds, [Co(4,4'-bipy)(H2O)(4)](4-abS)(2).H2O (1) and [Mn(4,4'-bipy)(H2O)(4)](4-abs)(2).2H(2)O (2) (4,4'-bipy = 4,4'-bipyridine; 4-abs = 4-aminobenzenesulfonate), have been synthesized in aqueous solution and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analyses, UV-vis and IR spectra, and TG analysis. X-ray structural analysis revealed that 1 and 2 both possess unusual hydrogen-bonded three-dimensional (3-D) networks encapsulating one-dimensional (1-D) covalently bonded infinite [M(4,4'-bipy)(H2O)(4)](2+) (M = Co, Mn) chains. The 4-abs anions in 1 form 1-D zigzag chains through hydrogen bonds. These chains are further extended through crystallization water molecules into 3-D hydrogen-bonded networks with 1-D channels, in which the [Co(4,4'-bipy)(H2O)(4)](2+) linear covalently bonded chains are located. Crystal data for 1: C22H30CoN4O11S2, monoclinic P2(1), a = 11.380(2) Angstrom, b = 8.0274(16) Angstrom, c = 15.670(3) Angstrom, alpha = gamma = 90degrees, beta = 92.82(3)degrees, Z = 2. Compound 2 contains interesting two-dimensional (2-D) honeycomb-like networks formed by 4-abs anions and lattice water molecules via hydrogen bonding, which are extended through other crystallization water molecules into three dimensions with 1-D hexagonal channels. The [Mn(4,4'-bipy)(H2O)(4)](2+) linear covalent chains exist in these channels. Crystal data for 2: C22H32WN4O12S2, monoclinic P2(1)/c, a = 15.0833(14) Angstrom, b = 8.2887(4) Angstrom, c = 23.2228(15) Angstrom, alpha = gamma = 90degrees, beta = 95.186(3)degrees, Z = 4.

A novel dimer - Heteropolytungstate with a vanadium atom as the centre - Synthesis and structural characterization of (H3O)(4)[VW12O40Na (H2O)(4)](2)

A novel dimer-tungstovanadate, (H3O)(4)[VW12O40Na (H2O)(4)](2), was hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, IR spectra, TGA-DSC thermal analysis and polarograpy. The yellowish crystal crystallized in the triclinic system, space group P1, a = 1.464 5(3) nm, b = 1.468 6(3) nm, c = 1.411 1(3) nm, alpha = 111.82(2)degrees, beta = 93.17(3)degrees, gamma = 117.47(3)degrees, V = 2.210 6(8) nm(3), Z = 1, D-c = 4.552 g . cm(-3), lambda (Mo K alpha) = 0.071 073 nm, mu = 31.402 mm(-1) F(000) = 2 6481 R = 0.078 0. The title compound consists of two Keggin structure units linked together with two hydrated sodium cations to form a dimer with a porous structure with the pore dimension of 0.766 nm X 0.778 5 nm.

A chromic molybdenum phosphate with a tunnel structure: hydrothermal synthesis and structure of (NH3CH2CH2NH3)(2) center dot (NH3CH2CH2NH2)(3)center dot[NaCr2Mo12O30(PO4)(HPO4)(4)(H2PO4)(3)]center dot 6H(2)O

A chromic molybdenum phosphate, (NH3CH2CH2NH3)(2).(NH3CH2CH2NH2)(3).[NaCr2Mo12O30(PO4)(HPO4)(3)]. 6H(2)O, involving molybdenum present in V oxidation, has been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction and IR spectrum. Deep brown-red crystals are formed in the triclinic system, space group P (1) over bar, a = 12.067(2), b = 14.677(3), c = 21.290(2) Angstrom, alpha = 80.940(10)degrees, beta = 82.960(10)degrees, gamma = 76.61(2)degrees. The structure of the title compound may be considered to be two [Mo6O15(HPO4)(H2PO4)(3)](5-) units bonded to a chromic atom, although several P-O groups are not protonated on account of coordination with a Na+ cation. The one-dimensional tunnels were formed in the solid of the title compound. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

1,4-二丙氧基-2,3二氰基萘的晶体结构

用 Siemens P4四圆衍射仪,测得了1,4-二丙氧基-2,3-二氰基萘的晶体结构。晶体属单斜晶系,空间群为 C2/C。晶格参数 a=14.987(3)A,b=10.527(2),c=11.755(2),β=118.98°(3),晶胞体积 V=1622.4(6)3,Z=4,Dc=1.205Kg/m~3,μ(MoK_α)=0.079mm~(-1),F(000)=624,T=293(2)K_o晶体结构应用直接法,解出最后的偏离因子 R=0.0554[1425个Ⅰ≥2σ(Ⅰ)衍射点]。结构分析表明,萘环的1,4和2,3位碳原子上的氢原子分别被丙氧基和氰基所取代,由于取代基的引入使萘环的结构有所改变。

4-[3-(1,2,4-Triazol-1-yl)propionyl]phenyl 4-fluorobenzoate

In the title compound, C-18(14)3(3)H(FN)O, the dihedral angles made by the triazole ring with the plane of the central benzene ring and the p-fluorophenylcarbonyl group are 82.09 ( 2) and 82.05 (2), respectively. There are weak C-H...O intra- and intermolecular interactions in the crystal structure, which contribute to the stability.

Summary of the Snowmastodon Project Special Volume: A high-elevation, multi-proxy biotic and environmental record of MIS 6-4 from the Ziegler Reservoir fossil site, Snowmass Village, Colorado, USA

In North America, terrestrial records of biodiversity and climate change that span Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage (MIS) 5 are rare. Where found, they provide insight into how the coupling of the ocean-atmosphere system is manifested in biotic and environmental records and how the biosphere responds to climate change. In 2010-2011, construction at Ziegler Reservoir near Snowmass Village, Colorado (USA) revealed a nearly continuous, lacustrine/wetland sedimentary sequence that preserved evidence of past plant communities between similar to 140 and 55 lea, including all of MIS 5. At an elevation of 2705 m, the Ziegler Reservoir fossil site also contained thousands of well-preserved bones of late Pleistocene megafauna, including mastodons, mammoths, ground sloths, horses, camels, deer, bison, black bear, coyotes, and bighorn sheep. In addition, the site contained more than 26,000 bones from at least 30 species of small animals including salamanders, otters, muskrats, minks, rabbits, beavers, frogs, lizards, snakes, fish, and birds. The combination of macro- and micro-vertebrates, invertebrates, terrestrial and aquatic plant macrofossils, a detailed pollen record, and a robust, directly dated stratigraphic framework shows that high-elevation ecosystems in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado are climatically sensitive and varied dramatically throughout MIS 5 

A time division beacon scheduling mechanism for IEEE 802.15.4/Zigbee cluster-tree wireless sensor networks

While the IEEE 802.15.4/Zigbee protocol stack is being considered as a promising technology for low-cost low-power Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), several issues in the standard specifications are still open. One of those ambiguous issues is how to build a synchronized multi-hop cluster-tree network, which is quite suitable for ensuring QoS support in WSNs. In fact, the current IEEE 802.15.4/Zigbee specifications restrict the synchronization in the beacon-enabled mode (by the generation of periodic beacon frames) to star-based networks, while it supports multi-hop networking using the peer-to-peer mesh topology, but with no synchronization. Even though both specifications mention the possible use of cluster-tree topologies, which combine multihop and synchronization features, the description on how to effectively construct such a network topology is missing. This paper tackles this problem, unveils the ambiguities regarding the use of the cluster-tree topology and proposes a synchronization mechanism based on Time Division Beacon Scheduling to construct cluster-tree WSNs. We also propose a methodology for an efficient duty cycle management in each router (cluster-head) of a cluster-tree WSN that ensures the fairest use of bandwidth resources. The feasibility of the proposal is clearly demonstrated through an experimental test bed based on our own implementation of the IEEE 802.15.4/Zigbee protocol.

Áreas de pesca de la flota artesanal de la zona norte del Perú (3,4° S A 6,5° S) 1996-1999

Analiza los resultados del procesamiento de la información relacionada a la potencialidad y dinámica extractiva de los pescadores artesanales, del área litoral comprendida entre los paralelos 3,4° y 6,5° de latitud sur (S) y los meridianos 80,0°-82,5°de longitud oeste (W) que conforman la zona de más alta diversidad y producción pesquera artesanal en el litoral peruano, frete a las costas de los departamentos de Tumbes y Piura.

Recueil de lettres de P. de Marca, adressées, pendant son séjour en Catalogne, principalement à Michel Le Tellier. Du 4 janvier 1650 au 30 juillet 1651. Copies.

Contient : 1 à 8 Huit lettres de P. DE MARCA à M. Le Tellier. Des 4, 12, 17, 19, 28 janvier, 1er février 1650 ; 9 « Relation de ce qui a esté faict en execution du contenu aux instructions de S. M. [LOUIS XIV], du 18 janvier 1650, envoyées au Sr de Marca » ; 10 à 30 Vingt et une lettres de P. DE MARCA ; 10 à 22 à M. Le Tellier. Des 1, 4, 5, 9, 25, 26 février, 2, 6, 9, 15, 23, 30 mars 1650 ; 23 « à Mrde Brienne. Du 2 avril 1650 » ; 24 et 25 à M. Le Tellier. Des 20 et 29 avril 1650 » ; 26 au cardinal Mazarin. Du 29 avril 1650 ; 27 à 30 à M. Le Tellier. Des 3, 4, 18, 25 mai 1650 ; 31 Placet adressé au roi LOUIS XIV par la comtesse DE ÇAVALLA, touchant les droits de cette dame aux revenus de la baronnie de Belpuech ; 32 à 38 Sept lettres de P. DE MARCA ; 32 et 33 à M. Le Tellier. Du 1er juin 1650 ; 34 au « duc de Mercoeur. Le 28 may 1650 » ; 35 à 38 à M. Le Tellier. Des 8 et 12 juin, 6 juillet 1650 ; 39 « Relation de ce qui s'est passé à Barcelone contre les conjurez. Du 12 juillet 1650 » ; 40 et 41 Deux mémoires de P. DE MARCA ; 40 « sur les divisions de Catalogne, et du remede qui s'y peut apporter » ; 41 « touchant les biens confisquez. Du 5 juillet 1650 » ; 42 « Lettre de P. DE MARCA à M. Le Tellier. Du 13 juillet 1650 » ; 43 « Project de la declaration » du roi « LOUIS [XIV], pour la revocation des dons des biens confisquez en Catalogne » ; 44 à 51 Huit lettres de P. DE MARCA ; 44 à 48 à M. Le Tellier. Des 19 et 26 juillet, 2 et 16 août 1650 ; 49 au cardinal Mazarin. Du 16 août 1650 ; 50 et 51 à M. Le Tellier. Des 23 et 30 août 1650 ; 52 « Relation de la prise de Falset. Du 29 aoust 1650 » ; 53 « Memoire du 29 d'aoust 1650 », sur les affaires de Catalogne ; 54 à 59 Six lettres de P. DE MARCA à M. Le Tellier. Des 6, 13, 14 septembre 1650 ; 60 « Estat des affaires de Catalogne. Du 2 octobre 1650 » ; 61 à 74 Quatorze lettres de P. DE MARCA ; 61 et 62 à M. Le Tellier. Des 4 et 11 octobre 1650 ; 63 au cardinal Mazarin. Du 11 octobre 1650 ; 64 à 68 à M. Le Tellier. Des 16 et 18 octobre, 1er, 2 et 8 novembre 1650 ; 69 « à MrOndedei. Du 8 novembre 1650 » ; 70 à 74 à M. Le Tellier. Des 8, 15, 22 novembre 1650 ; 75 « Lettre de Mr DE CANILLAC à Mr de Marca. Du 11 novembre 1650 » ; 76 à 81 Six lettres de P. DE MARCA à M. Le Tellier. Des 24 et 29 novembre, 5, 6, 12, 13 décembre 1650 ; 82 « Memoire de Mr DE MARCA », sur les affaires de Catalogne. Du 17 décembre 1650 ; 83 Lettre de P. DE MARCA à M. Le Tellier. Du 22 décembre 1650 ; 84 « Memoire de Mrs DE ST MEGRIN, DE MARCA, DE MARGARIT et LECLERC, touchant l'estat de la Catalogne. Du 22 decembre 1650 » ; 85 à 97 Treize lettres de P. DE MARCA ; 85 « à MrOndedei. Le 22 decembre 1650 » ; 86 à 97 à M. Le Tellier. Des 26 decembre 1650, 3, 10, 14, 22, 24, 31 janvier, 4, 7 et 14 février 1651 ; 98 « Memoire de [P.] DE MARCA sur la conduitte de Mr l'evesque d'Orange » ; 99 Lettre de P. DE MARCA à M. Le Tellier. Du 21 février 1651 ; 100 « Relation de ce qui s'est passé en l'entreprise que les ennemis ont voulu faire sur Prades en Catalogne » ; 101 à 105 Cinq lettres de P. DE MARCA à M. Le Tellier. Des 28 février, 7, 14 mars 1651 ; 106 « Memoire du 14 mars 1651, sur la conduite de Mrs l'evesque d'Orange, comte d'Ille et regent Fontanella » ; 107 à 134 Vingt-huit lettres de P. DE MARCA à M. Le Tellier. Des 27 mars, 4, 12, 23 avril, 3, 6, 14 à 16, 21, 27, 31 mai, 7, 16 à 18, 21, 30 juin, 1, 10, 24, 30 juillet 1651

Precision laser spectroscopy of the ground state hyperfine splitting of hydrogenlike ^209 Bi^82+

The first direct observation of a hyperfine splitting in the optical regime is reported. The wavelength of the M1 transition between the F = 4 and F = 5 hyperfine levels of the ground state of hydrogenlike ^209 Bi^82+ was measured to be \lamda_0 = 243.87(4) nm by detection of laser induced fluorescence at the heavy-ion storage ring ESR at GSI. In addition, the lifetime of the laser excited F = 5 sublevel was determined to be \tau_0 = 0.351(16) ms. The method can be applied to a number of other nuclei and should allow a novel test of QED corrections in the previously unexplored combination of strong magnetic and electric fields in highly charged ions.