A synthetic strategy is described for the co-crystallization of four- and five-component molecular crystals, based on the fact that if any particular chemical constituent of a lower cocrystal is found in two different structural environments, these differences may be exploited to increase the number of components in the solid. 2-Methylresorcinol and tetramethylpyrazine are basic template molecu...

BACKGROUND A comparative study of the use of mean centering of ratio spectra and inverse least squares for the resolution of paracetamol, methylparaben, propylparaben, chlorpheniramine maleate and pseudoephedrine hydrochloride has been achieved showing that the two chemometric methods provide a good example of the high resolving power of these techniques. Method (I) is the mean centering of rat...

We reviewed 120 consecutive primary total hip replacements in 109 patients in whom a Freeman uncemented metal-backed component had been used. Acetabular components were used with a Freeman neck-retaining stem in one of three configurations: cemented smooth stem, uncemented smooth stem or uncemented ridged stem. After a mean follow up of 72 months (62 to 113) there were nine cases of aseptic loo...

(Hetero)aryl bis-acid chlorides and terminal alkynes, or likewise acid chlorides and terminal dialkynes, and ethyl 2-mercaptoacetate can be reacted to give highly luminescent symmetrical terthiophenes and quinquethiophenes in the sense of a consecutive pseudo-five-component reaction in good to excellent yields. Further functionalization of the obtained oligomers can be readily achieved by halog...

The control properties of thermally coupled distillation sequences for the separation of five – component mixtures of hydrocarbons were compared to those of conventional distillation sequences. Seven thermally coupled arrangements were investigated. The preliminary steady – state designs of complex schemes were obtained by starting from conventional distillation sequences and then optimizing fo...

Early subsidence >1.5 mm is considered to be a predictive factor for later aseptic loosening of the femoral component following total hip arthroplasty (THA). The aim of this study was to assess five-year subsidence rates of the cementless hydroxyapatite-coated twinSys stem (Mathys Ltd., Bettlach, Switzerland).This prospective single-surgeon series examined consecutive patients receiving a twinS...

Catalytic 5-component cascade chemistry provides an effective stereo- and regioselective route to novel multi-functional Z,Z-bisallylamines. The process, which is capable of considerable further extension, utilises ammonium tartrate as a novel ammonia source which avoids the use of ammonia gas or aqueous ammonia.