Reversible pressure-controlled depolymerization of a copper(II)-containing coordination polymer

A unique pressure-induced Cu-N bond breaking/bond forming reaction is reported. The variation of pressure on a single crystal of a one-dimensional copper- (II)-containing coordination polymer (Cu2 L2 (1-methylpiperazine)2 ]n , where H2 L is 1,1'-(1,3-phenylene)-bis(4,4-dimethylpentane-1,3-dione)), was monitored using single crystal X-ray diffraction with the aid of a diamond anvil cell. At a very low elevated pressure (≈0.05 GPa) a remarkable reversible phase change was observed. The phase change results in the depolymerization of the material through the cleavage and formation of axial Cu-N bonds as well as "ring flips" of individual axially coordinated 1-methylpiperazine ligands. Overall, the pressure-induced phase change is associated with a surprising (and non-intuitive) shift in structure-from a 1-dimensional coordination polymer to a discrete dinuclear complex

Mono- and dinucleating Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Fe(III) complexes of symmetric and unsymmetric Schiff bases incorporating salicylimine functions - Synthetic and structural studies

The known Schiff base, 3-(2-aminophenylamino)-1-phenylbut-2-en-1-one (1), formed by 1:1 condensation of o-phenylenediamine and benzoylacetylacetone reacts at its free amine site with salicylaldehyde and 5-tert-butylsalicylaldehyde in the presence of Ni(II) and Cu(II) acetates, or with 5-tert-butylsalicylaldehyde in the presence of Zn(II) acetate, to generate 1:1 (M:L) diimine complexes (2) of the corresponding doubly deprotonated, unsymmetric, O2N 2-tetradentate ligands. In contrast, reaction of Zn(II) acetate with 1 and salicylaldehyde led to Schiff base exchange (with loss of benzoylacetylacetone) to yield symmetric [ZnL3] [where L3 is N,N′-o-phenylenebis(salicyliminato)]. Similarly, when Fe(II) chloride was substituted for metal acetate in the reaction of 1 with 5-tert-butyl- salicylaldehyde and the initial product crystallised in the presence of dabco (as base), a related Schiff base exchange reaction occurred along with aerial oxidation of the Fe(II) to produce the neutral dinuclear [Fe III(L4)2(μ-O)] species [where L4 is N,N′-o-phenylenebis(5-tert-butylsalicyliminato)] in which Fe(III) centres are linked by an oxo group to produce two 5-coordinate Fe(III) centres; pairs of these (oxo-bridged) dinuclear complex units are further linked via elongated intermolecular Fe-Ophenolic contacts (Fe-O, 2.44 Å) to form an unusual tetranuclear supramolecular cluster. This complex was also synthesised directly by the in situ reaction of 5-tert-butyl-salicylaldehyde, o-phenylenediamine and Fe(II) chloride (2:1:1 mol ratio) in air. In an extension of these studies, the in situ reaction of the 1,3-aryl linked bis-β-diketone, 1,1-(1,3-phenylene)-bis-butane-1,3-dione), o-phenylenediamine, salicylaldehyde and Ni(II) acetate in a 1:2:2:2 ratio yielded [Ni2L5], the dinuclear analogue of the unsymmetric mononuclear Ni(II) complex 2, in which each nickel centre has a square planar environment. Reaction of the above 1,3-phenylene linked bis-β-diketone precursor with o-phenylenediamine in a 1:2 M ratio yields 1,3-bis(4-methyl-3H- benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-2-yl)benzene as its monohydrate (3·H2O) incorporating two 7-membered diaza heterocyclic rings; thus contrasting with the 'open' Schiff base structure observed for 1. X-ray structures of 1, 3·H2O, [NiL1]·py, [NiL1] ·EtOH, [NiL2], [CuL1]·py, [CuL 1]·0.5CHCl3, [(FeL4)2(μ-O) ]2·1.5THF·0.4EtOH·0.6H2O and [NiL5]·0.25EtOH·0.125py are reported

Selective hydroxylation of 1,8- and 1,4-cineole using bacterial P450 variants

This study has evaluated the use of the P450 metalloenzymes CYP176A1, CYP101A1 and CYP102A1, together with engineered protein variants of CYP101A1 and CYP102A1, to alter the regioselectivity of 1,8- and 1,4-cineole hydroxylation. CYP176A1 was less selective for 1,4-cineole oxidation when compared to its preferred substrate, 1,8-cineole. The CYP102A1 variants significantly improved the activity over the WT enzyme for oxidation of 1,4- and 1,8-cineole. The CYP102A1 R47L/Y51F/A74G/F87V/L188Q mutant generated predominantly (1S)-6α-hydroxy-1,8-cineole (78% e.e.) from 1,8-cineole. Oxidation of 1,4-cineole by the CYP102A1 R47L/Y51F/F87A/I401P variant generated the 3α product in >90% yield. WT CYP101A1 formed a mixture metabolites with 1,8-cineole and very little product was generated with 1,4-cineole. In contrast the F87W/Y96F/L244A/V247L and F87W/Y96F/L244A variants of CYP101A1 favoured formation of 5α-hydroxy-1,8-cineole (>88%, 1S 86% e.e.) while the F87V/Y96F/L244A variant generated (1S)-6α-hydroxy-1,8-cineole in excess (90% regioselective, >99% e.e.). The CYP101A1 F87W/Y96F/L244A/V247L and F87W/Y96F/L244A mutants improved the oxidation of 1,4-cineole generating an excess of the 3α metabolite (1S > 99% e.e. with the latter). The CYP101A1 F87L/Y96F variant also improved the oxidation of this substrate but shifted the site of oxidation to the isopropyl group, (8-hydroxy-1,4-cineole). When this 8-hydroxy metabolite was generated in significant quantities desaturation of C8C9 to the corresponding alkene was also detected

Wavelength-Gated Photochemical Synthesis of Phenalene Diimides

Herein, we pioneer a wavelength‐gated synthesis route to phenalene diimides. Consecutive Diels–Alder reactions of methylisophthalaldehydes and maleimides afford hexahydro‐phenalene‐1,6‐diol diimides via 5‐formyl‐hexahydro‐benzo[f]isoindoles as the intermediate. Both photoreactions are efficient (82–99 % yield) and exhibit excellent diastereoselectivity (62–98 % d.r.). The wavelength‐gated nature of the stepwise reaction enables the modular construction of phenalene diimide scaffolds by choice of substrate and wavelength. Importantly, this synthetic methodology opens a facile avenue to a new class of persistent phenalenyl diimide neutral radicals, constituting a versatile route to spin‐active molecules

Search for dark matter produced in association with bottom or top quarks in √s = 13 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector

A search for weakly interacting massive particle dark matter produced in association with bottom or top quarks is presented. Final states containing third-generation quarks and miss- ing transverse momentum are considered. The analysis uses 36.1 fb−1 of proton–proton collision data recorded by the ATLAS experiment at √s = 13 TeV in 2015 and 2016. No significant excess of events above the estimated backgrounds is observed. The results are in- terpreted in the framework of simplified models of spin-0 dark-matter mediators. For colour- neutral spin-0 mediators produced in association with top quarks and decaying into a pair of dark-matter particles, mediator masses below 50 GeV are excluded assuming a dark-matter candidate mass of 1 GeV and unitary couplings. For scalar and pseudoscalar mediators produced in association with bottom quarks, the search sets limits on the production cross- section of 300 times the predicted rate for mediators with masses between 10 and 50 GeV and assuming a dark-matter mass of 1 GeV and unitary coupling. Constraints on colour- charged scalar simplified models are also presented. Assuming a dark-matter particle mass of 35 GeV, mediator particles with mass below 1.1 TeV are excluded for couplings yielding a dark-matter relic density consistent with measurements

Measurement of the inclusive isolated-photon cross section in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV using 36 fb−1 of ATLAS data

The differential cross section for isolated-photon production in pp collisions is measured at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC using an integrated luminosity of 36.1 fb. The differential cross section is presented as a function of the photon transverse energy in different regions of photon pseudorapidity. The differential cross section as a function of the absolute value of the photon pseudorapidity is also presented in different regions of photon transverse energy. Next-to-leading-order QCD calculations from Jetphox and Sherpa as well as next-to-next-to-leading-order QCD calculations from Nnlojet are compared with the measurement, using several parameterisations of the proton parton distribution functions. The predictions provide a good description of the data within the experimental and theoretical uncertainties. [Figure not available: see fulltext.

Research and Design of a Routing Protocol in Large-Scale Wireless Sensor Networks

无线传感器网络，作为全球未来十大技术之一，集成了传感器技术、嵌入式计算技术、分布式信息处理和自组织网技术，可实时感知、采集、处理、传输网络分布区域内的各种信息数据，在军事国防、生物医疗、环境监测、抢险救灾、防恐反恐、危险区域远程控制等领域具有十分广阔的应用前景。 本文研究分析了无线传感器网络的已有路由协议，并针对大规模的无线传感器网络设计了一种树状路由协议，它根据节点地址信息来形成路由，从而简化了复杂繁冗的路由表查找和维护，节省了不必要的开销，提高了路由效率，实现了快速有效的数据传输。 为支持此路由协议本文提出了一种自适应动态地址分配算——ADAR（AdaptiveDynamicAddre...As one of the ten high technologies in the future, wireless sensor network, which is the integration of micro-sensors, embedded computing, modern network and Ad Hoc technologies, can apperceive, collect, process and transmit various information data within the region. It can be used in military defense, biomedical, environmental monitoring, disaster relief, counter-terrorism, remote control of haz...学位：工学硕士院系专业：信息科学与技术学院通信工程系_通信与信息系统学号：2332007115216