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A frustrated-Lewis-pair approach to catalytic reduction of alkynes to cis-alkenes
Frustrated Lewis pairs are compounds containing both Lewis acidic and Lewis basic moieties, where the formation of an adduct is prevented by steric hindrance. They are therefore highly reactive, and have been shown to be capable of heterolysis of molecular hydrogen, a property that has led to their use in hydrogenation reactions of polarized multiple bonds. Here, we describe a general approach to the hydrogenation of alkynes to cis-alkenes under mild conditions using the unique ansa-aminohydroborane as a catalyst. Our approach combines several reactions as the elementary steps of the catalytic cycle: hydroboration (substrate binding), heterolytic hydrogen splitting (typical frustrated-Lewis-pair reactivity) and facile intramolecular protodeborylation (product release). The mechanism is verified by experimental and computational studies
On integers for which the sum of divisors is the square of the squarefree core
We study integers n > 1 satisfying the relation σ(n) = γ(n) ² , where σ(n) and γ(n) are the sum of divisors and the product of distinct primes dividing n, respectively. We show that the only solution n with at most four distinct prime factors is n = 1782. We show that there is no solution which is fourth power free. We also show that the number of solutions up to x > 1 is at most x ⅟⁴⁺ᵉ for any ε > 0 and all x > xε. Further, call n primitive if no proper unitary divisor d of n satisfies σ(d) | γ(d) ² . We show that the number of primitive solutions to the equation up to x is less than xᵉ for x > xₑ
Stable and habitable systems with two giant planets
We have studied planetary systems which are similar to the Solar System and
built up from three inner rocky planets (Venus, Earth, Mars) and two outer gas
giants. The stability of the orbits of the inner planets is discussed in the
cases of different masses of the gas planets. To demonstrate the results
stability maps were made and it was found that Jupiter could be four times and
Saturn could be three times more massive while the orbits of the inner planets
stay stable. Similar calculations were made by changing the mass of the Sun. In
this case the position of the rocky planets and the extension of the liquid
water habitable and the UV habitable zones were studied for different masses of
the Sun. It was found that the orbits of the planets were stable for values
greater than 0.33 M_Sun where M_Sun is the mass of the Sun and at lower masses
of the Sun (at about 0.8 M_Sun) only Venus, but for higher mass values (at
about 1.2 M_Sun) Earth and also Mars are located in both habitable zones.Comment: 8 page
Probing the Structure of Jet Driven Core-Collapse Supernova and Long Gamma Ray Burst Progenitors with High Energy Neutrinos
Times of arrival of high energy neutrinos encode information about their
sources. We demonstrate that the energy-dependence of the onset time of
neutrino emission in advancing relativistic jets can be used to extract
important information about the supernova/gamma-ray burst progenitor structure.
We examine this energy and time dependence for different supernova and
gamma-ray burst progenitors, including red and blue supergiants, helium cores,
Wolf-Rayet stars, and chemically homogeneous stars, with a variety of masses
and metallicities. For choked jets, we calculate the cutoff of observable
neutrino energies depending on the radius at which the jet is stalled. Further,
we exhibit how such energy and time dependence may be used to identify and
differentiate between progenitors, with as few as one or two observed events,
under favorable conditions
Deriving feasible deployment alternatives for parallel and distributed simulation systems
Cataloged from PDF version of article.Parallel and distributed simulations (PADS) realize the distributed execution of a simulation system over multiple physical resources. To realize the execution of PADS, different simulation infrastructures such as HLA, DIS and TENA have been defined. Recently, the Distributed Simulation Engineering and Execution Process (DSEEP) that supports the mapping of the simulations on the infrastructures has been defined. An important recommended task in DSEEP is the evaluation of the performance of the simulation systems at the design phase. In general, the performance of a simulation is largely influenced by the allocation of member applications to the resources. Usually, the deployment of the applications to the resources can be done in many different ways. DSEEP does not provide a concrete approach for evaluating the deployment alternatives. Moreover, current approaches that can be used for realizing various DSEEP activities do not yet provide adequate support for this purpose. We provide a concrete approach for deriving feasible deployment alternatives based on the simulation system and the available resources. In the approach, first the simulation components and the resources are designed. The design is used to define alternative execution configurations, and based on the design and the execution configuration; a feasible deployment alternative can be algorithmically derived. Tool support is developed for the simulation design, the execution configuration definition and the automatic generation of feasible deployment alternatives. The approach has been applied within a large-scale industrial case study for simulating Electronic Warfare systems. © 2013 ACM
Adaptive Optimal Dynamic Control for Nonholonomic Systems
In this paper two different control methods are combined for controlling a typical nonholonomic device (a bicycle) the dynamic model and parameters of which are only approximately known. Most of such devices suffer from the problem that the time-derivatives of the coordinates of their location and orientation cannot independently be set so an arbitrarily prescribed trajectory cannot precisely be traced by them. For tackling this difficulty Optimal Control is proposed that can find acceptable compromise between the tracking error of the various coordinates. Further problem is that the solution proposed by the optimal controller cannot exactly be implemented in the lack of precise information on the dynamic model of the system. Based on the decoupled nature of the dynamic model of the longitudinal and lateral behavior of the engine special fixed point transformations are proposed to achieve adaptive tracking. These transformations were formerly successfully applied for the control of holonomic systems. It is the first time that the combined method is checked for various trajectories and dynamic model errors via simulation. It yielded promising results
Incomplete Kratzel function model of leaky aquifer and alike functions
In this note our aim is to derive certain important
properties of a general mathematical model given in the form of an incomplete Kratzel function which contains as sub–models the generalized leaky aquifer function, the van't Hoff thermal analysis temperature integral and the so–called thermonuclear integral among others
Optimal Pacing for Running 400 m and 800 m Track Races
Physicists seeking to understand complex biological systems often find it
rewarding to create simple "toy models" that reproduce system behavior. Here a
toy model is used to understand a puzzling phenomenon from the sport of track
and field. Races are almost always won, and records set, in 400 m and 800 m
running events by people who run the first half of the race faster than the
second half, which is not true of shorter races, nor of longer. There is
general agreement that performance in the 400 m and 800 m is limited somehow by
the amount of anaerobic metabolism that can be tolerated in the working muscles
in the legs. A toy model of anaerobic metabolism is presented, from which an
optimal pacing strategy is analytically calculated via the Euler-Lagrange
equation. This optimal strategy is then modified to account for the fact that
the runner starts the race from rest; this modification is shown to result in
the best possible outcome by use of an elementary variational technique that
supplements what is found in undergraduate textbooks. The toy model reproduces
the pacing strategies of elite 400 m and 800 m runners better than existing
models do. The toy model also gives some insight into training strategies that
improve performance.Comment: 14 pages, 4 figures, submitted to the American Journal of Physic
Chiral Molecular Tweezers: Synthesis and Reactivity in Asymmetric Hydrogenation
We report the synthesis and reactivity of a chiral aminoborane displaying both rapid and reversible H-2 activation. The catalyst shows exceptional reactivity in asymmetric hydrogenation of enamines and unhindered imines with stereoselectivities of up to 99% ee. DFT analysis of the reaction mechanism pointed to the importance of both repulsive steric and stabilizing intermolecular non-covalent forces in the stereodetermining hydride transfer step of the catalytic cycle
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