Termolecular proton transfer reactions assisted by ionic hydrogen bond formation: Reactions of aromatic cations with polar molecules

We present a new method that applies resonant‐two‐photon ionization to generate reactant ions selectively in the source of a high‐pressure mass spectrometer (R2PI‐HPMS) for kinetic and equilibrium studies. Applications to reactions that would be obscured otherwise in a complex system are illustrated in mixtures of benzene with polar solvent molecules (S). We observe a novel type of proton transferreactions from C6H6 +• to two S molecules where S=CH3CN, CH3OH, C2H5OH and CH3COOC2H5, and from C6H5CH3 +• to two S molecules where S=CH3OH and C2H5OH to form protonated solvent S2H+ dimers. The reactions are driven by the strong hydrogen bonds in the S2H+ dimers and therefore require the formation of the hydrogen bond concertedly with proton transfer, to make the process energetically feasible. The adducts (C6H6 +•)S are observed with blocked solvent molecules where the subsequent switching reaction to yield S2H+ is slow, but not with alcohol reactants that can form hydrogen‐bonded chains that facilitate fast subsequent proton extraction. Correspondingly, kinetic simulations suggest that the mechanism proceeds through (C6H6 +•)S+S→S2H++C6H5 • and C6H6 +•+2S→S2H++C6H5 •reactions, respectively. The rate coefficients of these reactions are in the range 10−13−10−12 cm3 s−1 for the reaction through a bimolecular switching channel and in the range 10−26−10−28 cm6 s−1 for reaction through a direct termolecular proton extraction mechanism. The relation to energetics and reactant structure is examined

અદ્યતન રેકોર્ડીંગ ટેકનોલોજીનો ઉપયોગ કરીને ગુજરાતની ઐતિહાસિક વસાહતોમાં ધરતીકંપની આકારણી, પુનઃનિર્માણ અને ઈમારતોના જોખમ ઘટાડવા માટેનું માળખું

આ દસ્તાવેજ એક માળખું રજૂ કરે છે જે આપત્તિ પછીના નુકસાનની ઝડપી આકારણી અને ધરતીકંપના કિસ્સામાં અસરકારક પ્રતિભાવની શક્યતાઓને સુધારી શકે છે, હાલના માળખાની પુનઃઉપયોગની શક્યતાઓને વધારી શકે છે તથા સ્થાનિક સમુદાયોમાં સજ્જતા અને સ્થિતિસ્થાપકતામાં વધારો કરી શકે છે, જે ટકાઉ પુનઃનિર્માણ તરફ દોરે છે. અદ્યતન રેકોર્ડીંગ ટેકનોલોજીનો ઉપયોગ કરીને તે ગુજરાતના કચ્છમાં બેલાના પ્રાયોગિક અભ્યાસમાંથી પાઠ રજૂ કરે છે. તે ગામના ઐતિહાસિક વિસ્તારના બિલ્ટ એન્વાયર્નમેન્ટને 3D લેસર સ્કેનીંગ-જેને LiDAR તરીકે પણ ઓળખવામાં આવે છે, તેનો ઉપયોગ કરીને ૫ દિવસમાં કેપ્ચર કરવામાં આવ્યું હતું, જેના પરિણામે મિલીમીટરની ચોકસાઇ સાથે માપી શકાય તેવા 3D પોઇન્ટ ક્લાઉડના રૂપમાં સચોટ અને વ્યાપક ડિજિટલ ડેટા સેટ તૈયાર કરવામાં આવ્યો હતો. બેલાનું ઉન્નત ડિજિટલ મોડલ બનાવવા માટે ફોટોગ્રાફ્સ, એરિયલ ડ્રોન કેપ્ચર, ઐતિહાસિક પૂછપરછ અનેસમુદાયના સભ્યો સાથે મુલાકાતો દ્વારા સામાજિક જોડણો સાથે જોડવામાં આવ્યું હતું. આ હેરિટેજ વસાહતોના ડિજિટલ દસ્તાવેજીકરણને સક્ષમ કરે છે તથા સિસ્મિક જોખમના મૂલ્યાંકન અને ટૂંકા ગાળામાં ઇમારતોની માળખાકીય સ્થિતિના મૂલ્યાંકન માટે પ્લેટફોર્મ પ્રદાન કરે છે. આ માળખું શૈક્ષણિક સંસ્થાઓ, સરકારી સંસ્થાઓ અને એનજીઓ વચ્ચે વ્યૂહાત્મક ભાગીદારી દ્વારા સંરચિત કરવામાં આવ્યું છે જેથી જોખમમાં આવેલા વારસાના સંરક્ષણમાં યોગ્ય પગલાં લઇ શકાય . આમાં સ્થાનિક ક્ષમતાનું આયોજન અને નિર્માણનો સમાવેશ થાય છે, જે તેની સંભવિત માપનીયતા અને અન્ય સમાન સિસ્મિક-પ્રોન હેરિટેજ વસાહતોમાં લાગુ પાડવામાં આવે છે. નેશનલ રિસ્ક ડિઝાસ્ટર મેનેજમેન્ટ (DRM) અને હેરિટેજ મેનેજમેન્ટને લગતા વર્તમાન કાયદાઓ અને નીતિઓમાં મુખ્ય પડકારોને ઓળખીને, આ દસ્તાવેજ ભલામણો સૂચવે છે જે સૂચિત માળખાના સંભવિત અમલીકરણની માહિતી આપવા માટે ઉપયોગી થઇ શકે છે

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This document presents a framework that could improve the chances of a rapid post-disaster damage assessment and effective response in case of an earthquake, enhance the possibilities of reusing existing structures, and increase preparedness and resilience in local communities, leading to sustainable re-construction and recovery. It presents lessons from a pilot study of Bela in Kutch, Gujarat, using advanced recording technologies. The built environment of the historical area of that village was captured using 3D laser scanning—also known as LiDAR— in 5 days, resulting in an accurate and comprehensive digital data set in the form of a measurable 3D point cloud with precision of millimetres. This was combined with photographs, aerial drone capture, historical inquiry and social engagement through interviews with community members to create an enhanced digital model of Bela. This enables the digital documentation of heritage settlements and offers a platform for seismic risk assessment and the evaluation of the structural condition of buildings in a short period. This framework is structured through a strategic partnership between academia, governmental institutions and NGOs to inform actions in conserving at-risk built heritage. This involves planning and building local capacity, relevant for its potential scalability and applicability in other similar seismic-prone heritage settlements. By identifying key challenges in current legislations and policies regarding National Risk Disaster Management (DRM) and Heritage Management, this document proposes recommendations that could be relevant to inform the proposed framework's potential implementation

The Anatomy of Memory Politics: A Formalist Analysis of Tate Britain’s ‘Artist and Empire’ and the Struggle over Britain’s Imperial Past

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'3D for Heritage India' research project. Seminar and workshops

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