Lead and s-process elements in stars of various metallicities : AGB predictions and observations

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Microwave-assisted synthesis of hydroxymethyl ketones using azolium-2-carboxylate zwitterions as catalyst precursors

Following an initial screening of six common imidazolium, imidazolinium, and dithiolium salts in the presence of a base, 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene (IDip) and 1,3-dimesitylimidazolin-2-ylidene (SIMes) were identified as promising organocatalysts for the microwave-assisted synthesis of hydroxymethyl ketones from aldehydes and paraformaldehyde. The azolium-2-carboxylate zwitterions IDip·CO2 and SIMes·CO2 were then tested as single-component N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) precursors in the hydroxymethylation of heptanal and benzaldehyde. The latter adduct was an efficient precatalyst for the two reactions. It was successfully applied to a broad range of aliphatic and aromatic substrates (14 examples, 10–97% yields). © 2017 Elsevier Lt

First case of nasal transitional carcinoma in a goat infected with Enzootic Nasal Tumor Virus in Belgium

International audienceAn eleven-year-old, female goat was presented for evaluation of breathing difficulties and epistaxis. Radiographs and computed tomographic (CT) examination of the head revealed the presence of a space-occupying lesion involving the right nasal passage and invading the cranial vault and retrobulbar space. Histologic examination and detection of viral genome from the nasal mass led to the diagnosis of nasal transitional carcinoma with concomitant infection with Enzootic Nasal Tumor Virus (ENTV-2). In this case report, the presence of a nasal transitional carcinoma is described in a goat; a very rare tumor which, to the authors' knowledge, has not been previously reported in goats. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) detected the genome of ENTV-2 within the neoplastic tissue, suggesting an infectious etiology

Sterolic and triterpenoidic constituents of stem bark of Drypetes gossweileri

Four compounds have been identified from the stem bark of Drypetes gossweileri by means of H-1- and C-13-NMR spectroscopy, stearic acid, methyl putranjate, and two new compounds: stigmasterol stearate and beta-sitosterol stearate