4-(Dimethyl-amino)phenyl ethynyl telluride

The title compound, C(10)H(11)NTe, is the first organyl ethynyl telluride, R-Te-C C-H, to be structurally characterized. In the L-shaped mol-ecule, the aryl moiety, viz. Me(2)NC(6)H(4)Te, is almost perpendicular to the Te-C C-H fragment. The Te-Csp(2) bond [2.115 (3) Å] is significantly longer than the Te-Csp bond [2.041 (4) Å]. The Te-C C group is approximately linear [Te-C-C = 178.5 (4)° and C C = 1.161 (5) Å], while the coordination at the Te atom is angular [C-Te-C = 95.92 (14)°]. In the crystal structure, there are Csp-H⋯N hydrogen bonds which are perpendicular to the CNMe(2) group; the N atom displays some degree of pyramidalization. Centrosymmetrically related pairs of mol-ecules are linked by Te⋯π(ar-yl) inter-actions, with Te⋯Cg = 3.683 (4) Å and Csp-Te⋯Cg = 159.1 (2)° (Cg is the centroid of the benzene ring). These inter-actions lead to the formation of zigzag ribbons which run along c and are approximately parallel to (110

Twinning by merohedry in bis(4-methoxyphenyl)tellurium(IV) diiodide dimethyl sulfoxide hemisolvate

Green crystals of the title compound, C14H14I2O2Te.0.5C2H6OS, space group P32, show twinning by merohedry (class II). The asymmetric unit contains two organotellurium molecules and one dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) molecule. The crystal structure displays secondary Te I and Te O(DMSO) bonds that lead to [(4-MeOC6H4)2TeI2]2.DMSO supramolecular units in which the two independent organotellurium molecules are bridged by the DMSO O atom. In addition to these secondary bonds, I I interactions link translationally equivalent organotellurium molecules to form nearly linear I-Te-I I-Te-I chains. These chains are crosslinked, forming two-dimensional arrays parallel to (001). The crystal packing consists of a stacking of these sheets, which are related by the 32 axis. This study describes an unusual dimeric arrangement of X-Te-X groups

Dibromobis(4-methoxyphenyl)tellurium(IV)

The structur analysis shows that the title compound, [TeBr2(C7H7O)2], is isostructural with the corresponding dichloro compound. There are two molecules in the asymmetric unit in which the Te atom has pseudotrigonal bipyramidal coordination geometry. The two independent molecules, along with their centrosymmetric equivalents, form isolated tetramers by means of Te…Br contacts ranging from 3.535 (1) to 3.741(1) A

Bis(p-methoxyphenyl) Telluride

The title compound, C14H14O2Te, displays an angular geometry at tellurium, with a C-Te-C angle of 99.5(1)º and Te-C distances of 2.110(3) and 2.112(3)A. The Te atom is displaced by 0.1963(3) and 0.0044(3)A out of the planes of the aromatic rings. These rings are approximately perpendicular to one another [dihedral angle 70.4(1)º], while each methoxy group is almost coplanar with the phenyl ring to which it is bonded [dihedral angles 3.3(2) and 1.5(3)º]

Two Polymorphs of Bis(4-methoxyphenyl)tellurium(IV) Diiodide

The title compound, (C7H7O)2Tel2 (orC14H14I2O2Te), crystallizes in space group P1, either with Z = 8, (Ia), or Z = 4, (Ib). The six independent molecules [four in (Ia) and tow in (Ib)] have very similar structures. The geometry at the Te atoms is pseudo-trigonal bipyramidal, with the I atoms in the axial positions and the anisyl groups and the lone pair of electrons in the equatiorial plane. The Te-C and Te-I distances are in the ranges 2.107(4)-2.128(6) and 2.8549 (10)-3.0071(10) A, respectively. In both polymorphs, the molecules are associated via Te...I secondary bonds [3.6922(6)-3.9017(7)A] to form centrosymmetric tetramers in which the Te4I8 cores display step-like geometries. Including the secondary interactions, the coordination about each Te atom is distorted octahedral

Elimination of hepatitis C: positioning document of the Spanish Association for the Study of the Liver (AEEH)

Hepatitis C; Diagnóstico descentralizado; Tratamiento antiviral; Población vulnerableHepatitis C; Decentralised diagnosis; Antiviral treatment; Vulnerable populationHepatitis C; Diagnòstic descentralitzat; Tractament antiviral; Població vulnerableLa Asociación Española para el Estudio del Hígado (AEEH) está convencida de que la eliminación de la hepatitis C en España es posible siempre y cuando seamos capaces de emplear los recursos y las herramientas necesarias para la misma. Este documento refleja la posición de la AEEH respecto a la eliminación del virus de la hepatitis C (VHC), estableciendo una amplia serie de recomendaciones que se pueden agrupar en cinco categorías: 1) cribado del VHC en función de la edad, de la existencia de factores de riesgo clásicos de adquisición de la infección, búsqueda activa de pacientes diagnosticados con anterioridad y desarrollo de estrategias de microeliminación en poblaciones vulnerables; 2) simplificación del diagnóstico del VHC (diagnóstico en un solo paso y diagnóstico en el punto de atención del paciente); 3) simplificación del tratamiento de los pacientes y mejora de los circuitos asistenciales; 4) medidas de política sanitaria, y, finalmente, 5) establecimiento de indicadores de eliminación del VHC.The Spanish Association for the Study of the Liver (AEEH) is convinced that the elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Spain is possible as long as we are able to use the resources and tools necessary for it. This document reflects the position of the AEEH regarding the elimination of HCV, establishing a wide range of recommendations that can be grouped into five categories: 1) Screening of HCV according to age, of the existence of classic acquisition risk factors of infection, active search of previously diagnosed patients and development of microelimination strategies in vulnerable populations; 2) Simplification of HCV diagnosis (onestep diagnosis and diagnosis at the point of patient care); 3) Simplification of patient treatment and improvement of care circuits; 4) Health policy measures, and, finally, 5) Establishment of HCV elimination indicators

Aproximació química al tractament de residus

En aquesta comunicació es resumeixen alguns dels treballs realitzats en la caracterització, tractament i estudi de propietats fisicoquímiques de diferent tipus de residus industrials: orgànics, metàl·lics i radioactius

Feasibility of Double-Blind Clinical Trials with Oral Diacetylmorphine: A Randomized Controlled Phase II Study in an Inpatient Setting

The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of conducting double-blind controlled randomized clinical trials using twice-a-day immediate-release oral diacetylmorphine (DAM) in heroin-dependent patients, by means of measuring the capacity of oral DAM to block opiate withdrawal and clinicians' ability to distinguish it from morphine and methadone. This was a randomized, phase II, double-blind, multicenter pilot study comparing immediate-release oral DAM, slow-release oral morphine and oral methadone administered twice a day during 10 days. Forty-five heroin-dependent patients were randomly assigned to these three treatment groups in an inpatient regime. Patients were stabilized with a mean of 350 mg (SD = 193) of immediate-release oral DAM, 108 mg (SD = 46.2) of slow-release oral morphine and 40 mg (SD = 17.9) of methadone. No statistically significant differences were found between any studied medication in clinical outcome. Neither patients nor clinicians were able to identify the administered medication. This study shows the feasibility of double-blind clinical trials using b.i.d. immediate-release oral DAM allowing further phase III clinical trials in the process of introducing oral DAM as a medication for heroin-dependent patients not responding to standard maintenance treatments

Triple-Decker [Cp*Fe(C8H6)Fe(C8H7)]

The title compound [2(1,2,3,3a,6a-ƞ)pentalene]-[l(ƞ5)-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl]diiron, [Fe2(C8H7)-(C10H15)(C8H6)], has a metallocenic structure with the two pentalene ligands adopting an eclipsed conformation. In the central pentalene ligand, all the peripheral bonds are of similar length whereas the bridge bond is longer; there are two significantly different Fe-C distances, i.e. a mean value of 2.121(3)A for the Fe-Cbridge distances and a mean value of 2.028(3)A for the distances from the Fe atoms to all other Catoms. In the terminal pentalene ligand, the C-C and C-Fe distances in the ring bonded to the Fe atom are all similar

Selective generation of local ferromagnetism in austenitic stainless steel using nanoindentation

This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.Periodic arrays of magnetic structures with micrometrer and submicrometer lateral sizes have been prepared at the surface of an austenitic stainless steel by means of local deformation using a nanoindenter. This method takes advantage of the phase transformation (from nonmagnetic fcc austenite to ferromagnetic bct martensite) which occurs in this material upon plastic deformation. The local character of the induced ferromagnetism is confirmed by magneto-optical Kerr effect measurements together with magnetic force microscopy imaging. The generated ferromagnetism can be subsequently erased by subjecting the deformed steel to annealing processes at temperatures above the reverse, martensite-to-austenite, phase transformation temperature