Iron- and cobalt-catalyzed synthesis of carbene phosphinidenes

In the presence of stoichiometric or catalytic amounts of [M{N(SiMe3)2}2] (M=Fe, Co), N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) react with primary phosphines to give a series of carbene phosphinidenes of the type (NHC)·PAr. The formation of (IMe4)·PMes (Mes=mesityl) is also catalysed by the phosphinidene-bridged complex [(IMe4)2Fe-(m-PMes)]2, which provides evidence for metal-catalysed phosphinidene transfer

The Formazanate Ligand as an Electron Reservoir: Bis(Formazanate) Zinc Complexes Isolated in Three Redox States

The synthesis of bis(formazanate) zinc complexes is described. These complexes have well-behaved redox-chemistry, with the ligands functioning as a reversible electron reservoir. This allows the synthesis of bis(formazanate) zinc compounds in three redox states in which the formazanate ligands are reduced to "metallaverdazyl" radicals. The stability of these ligand-based radicals is a result of the delocalization of the unpaired electron over four nitrogen atoms in the ligand backbone. The neutral, anionic, and dianionic compounds (L2Zn0/-1/-2) were fully characterized by single-crystal X-ray crystallography, spectroscopic methods, and DFT calculations. In these complexes, the structural features of the formazanate ligands are very similar to well-known β-diketiminates, but the nitrogen-rich (NNCNN) backbone of formazanates opens the door to redox-chemistry that is otherwise not easily accessible. N is better than C: Bis(formazanate) zinc complexes (see picture; Zn yellow, N blue, O red, Na green) show sequential and reversible redox chemistry in which the formazanate ligands are reduced to metallaverdazyl radicals. These ligands are very similar to β- diketiminates, but the nitrogen-rich NNCNN backbone of formazanates opens the door to redox chemistry that is otherwise difficult to access

Meridians 23:1 Indigenous Feminisms across the World, Part 1

https://scholarworks.smith.edu/soc_books/1017/thumbnail.jp

Vanadium (β-(Dimethylamino)ethyl)cyclopentadienyl Complexes with Diphenylacetylene Ligands

Reduction of the V(III) (β-(dimethylamino)ethyl)cyclopentadienyl dichloride complex [η5:η1-C5H4(CH2)2NMe2]VCl2(PMe3) with 1 equiv of Na/Hg yielded the V(II) dimer {[η5:η1-C5H4(CH2)2NMe2]V(µ-Cl)}2 (2). This compound reacted with diphenylacetylene in THF to give the V(II) alkyne adduct [η5:η1-C5H4(CH2)2NMe2]VCl(η2-PhC≡CPh). Further reduction of 2 with Mg in the presence of diphenylacetylene resulted in oxidative coupling of two diphenylacetylene groups to yield the diamagnetic, formally V(V), bent metallacyclopentatriene complex [η5:η1-C5H4(CH2)2NMe2]V(C4Ph4).

Large Amplitude Free Vibrations of Plates Resting on a Pasternak Type Elastic Foundation

In this paper following Berger's approximate plate theory for large deflections, large amplitude free vibrations of Rectangular Plate, isosceles right-angled triangular plate, Equilateral triangular plate and circular plate resting on a Pasternak-type elastic foundation have been discussed

Thiosemicarbazone complexes of the platinum metals. A story of variable coordination modes

Salicylaldehyde thiosemicarbazone (H2saltsc) reacts with [M(PPh3)3X2] (M = Ru, Os; X = Cl, Br) to afford complexes of type [M(PPh3)2(Hsaltsc)2], in which the salicylaldehyde thiosemicarbazone ligand is coordinated to the metal as a bidentate N,S-donor forming a four-membered chelate ring. Reaction of benzaldehyde thiosemicarbazones (Hbztsc-R) with [M(PPh3)3X2] also affords complexes of similar type, viz. [M(PPh3)2(bztsc-R)2], in which the benzaldehyde thiosemicarbazones have also been found to coordinate the metal as a bidentate N,S-donor forming a four-membered chelate ring as before. Reaction of the Hbztsc-R ligands has also been carried out with [M(bpy)2X2] (M = Ru, Os; X = Cl, Br), which has afforded complexes of type [M(bpy)2(bztsc-R)]+, which have been isolated as perchlorate salts. Coordination mode of bztsc-R has been found to be the same as before. Structure of the Hbztsc-OMe ligand has been determined and some molecular modelling studies have been carried out determine the reason for the observed mode of coordination. Reaction of acetone thiosemicarbazone (Hactsc) has then been carried out with [M(bpy)2X2] to afford the [M(bpy)2(actsc)]ClO4complexes, in which the actsc ligand coordinates the metal as a bidentate N,S-donorformingafive-membered chelate ring. Reaction of H2saltsc has been carried out with [Ru(bpy)2Cl2] to prepare the [Ru(bpy)2(Hsaltsc)]ClO4 complex, which has then been reacted with one equivalent of nickel perchlorate to afford an octanuclear complex of type [Ru(bpy)2(saltsc-H)4Ni4](ClO4)4

Analysis of DNA sequences through local distribution of nucleotides in strategic neighborhoods

We construct a compact vector representation on $\mathbb{R}24$ of a DNA sequence of arbitrary length. Each component of this vector is obtained from a representative sequence, the elements of which are the values realized by a function $\Gamma$. The function $\Gamma$, so defined, acts on neighborhoods of arbitrary radius that are located at strategic positions within the DNA sequence. $\Gamma$ carries complete information about the local multiplicity of the nucleotides as a consequence of the uniqueness of prime factorisation of integer. The two parameters characterizing the radius and location of the neighbourhoods are fixed by comparing the phylogenetic tree we find through our algorithm with standard results for the $\beta$ -globin gene sequences of eleven different species. Remarkably, the time complexity for this similarity analysis turns out to be $\mathcal{O}(n)$. Using the values of the two fitting parameters so obtained, the method is further applied to analyze mitochondrial genome sequences.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figure

Women and militancy : narratives from Guatemala, India, and South Africa

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Department of English, 2007Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-228