The reaction of Ni(II) acetate tetra-hydrate with the ligand 4-phenyl-2-(1,2,3,4-tetra-hydro-naphthalen-1-yl-idene)hydrazinecarbo-thio-amide in a 2:1 molar ratio yielded the title compound, [Ni(C16H16N3S)2]·2C4H8O·H2O. The deprotonated ligands act as N,S-donors, forming five-membered metallacycles with the metal ion exhibiting a cis coordination mode unusual for thio-semicarbazone complexes. Th...

We have investigated the fracture behaviors of tetra-arm polyethylene glycol (Tetra-PEG) gels with controlled network structures. Tetra-PEG gels were prepared by AB-type crosslink-coupling of mutually reactive tetra-arm prepolymers with different concentrations and molecular weights. This series of controlled network structures, for the first time, enabled us to quantitatively examine the Lake-...

In the title complex, [Zn(C(5)H(9)N(4))(2)](n), the Zn(II) center is coordinated by four N atoms of different tetra-zolate ligands with a slightly distorted tetra-hedral geometry [Zn-N distances and N-Zn-N angles are in the ranges 1.991 (2)-2.007 (2) Å and 104.22 (8)-116.13 (8)°, respectively]. Each ligand links two Zn(II) atoms through its 1- and 4-position tetra-zole N atoms, forming a single...

The title compound, di-μ-chlorido-dichlorido-1κ(2)Cl-tetra-kis-(tetra-hydro-furan)-1κ(2)O,2κ(2)O-lithiumytterbium(III), [LiYbCl(4)(C(4)H(8)O)(4)], was prepared by the reaction of YbCl(3)(THF)(3) with LiCl in THF (THF is tetra-hydro-furan). The central motif of the structure is a Yb(μ-Cl)(2)Li ring. The Yb atom is hexa-coordinated to four Cl atoms and two THF mol-ecules oriented in a trans fashi...

In the title complex, (C(5)H(6)ClN(2))(C(7)H(8)NO)[CoCl(4)], the Co(II) ions are tetra-hedrally coordinated. The crystal structure is built from hydrogen-bonded centrosymmetric tetra-mers of tetra-chloridocobaltate(II) dianions and 3-amino-2-chloro-pyridinium cations, additionally strengthened by significant π-π stacking of pyridinium rings [interplanar distance 3.389 (3) Å]. The tetra-mers are...

Following a spinal cord injury, there are changes in resting stroke volume (SV) and its response to exercise. The purpose of the following study was to characterize resting left ventricular structure, function, and mechanics in Paralympic athletes with tetraplegia (TETRA) and paraplegia (PARA) in an attempt to understand whether the alterations in SV are attributable to inherent dysfunction in ...

The crystal structure of the title salt hydrate, C(12)H(28)N(+)·Cl(-)·H(2)O, consists of non-inter-acting cations and anions. The water mol-ecule forms hydrogen bonds to two chloride ions, about a center of inversion, generating a planar eight-membered {⋯H-O-H⋯Cl}(2) ring.

The mixing between qq̄ meson and qq̄qq̄ tetra-quark states is examined within an effective QCD Coulomb gauge Hamiltonian model. Mixing matrix elements of the Hamiltonian are computed and then diagonalized yielding an improved prediction for the low-lying J = 0, 1 isoscalar spectra. Mixing effects were found significant for the scalar hadrons but not for the 1 states, which is consistent with the i...

A method for the degradation of dioxins by white rot fungi was developed. Degradation of a mixture of 10 kinds of tetra- to octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins (polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins [PCDDs]) and tetra- to octachlorodibenzofurans (polychlorinated dibenzofurans [PCDFs]), which were chlorinated at 2-, 3-, 7-, and 8-positions of the molecules, by the white rot fungus Phanerochaete sordida YK-6...

Synthesis and structure elucidation of optically active tri-, tetra-, and penta-azamacrocycles having 4-methoxyphenyl pendants are described. Regioselective ring opening of a nosylaziridine with secondary benzyl amines was repeatedly performed to afford the cyclization precursors. Intramolecular N-alkylation of N-(omega-haloalkyl) nosylamide provided tri-, tetra-, and penta-azamacrocycles. On t...