The complexity of (1)H NMR spectra of solutes in partially ordered solvents such as liquid crystals increases rapidly with the number of spins. Spectra of simple solutes with sufficient symmetry and containing not too many spins (typically <or=8) are readily analyzed. The analysis of larger spin systems is more difficult, and often impossible. In this paper we present the application of a gener...

Chloropentane forms asymmetric ('A') and symmetric ('S') pairs on Si(100)-2×1, differing in the direction of curvature of one pentane tail. Surprisingly this renders the rate of thermal reaction of 'A' fifteen times greater than 'S' in chlorinating room-temperature silicon. Correspondingly, for electron-induced reaction the energy threshold for A is 1 eV less than for S.

A reliable and simple procedure to extract polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from marine mussels using microwave energy is proposed. Freeze-dried mussels were subjected to MASE (Microwave Assisted Solvent Extraction) in a closed-vessel microwave system with n-pentane-sodium hydroxide (5 %) or dichloromethane-pentane (1:1) at different temperatures (70 and 90 oC), the extraction time was 10 minut...

ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) has potential of reducing consumption of fossil fuels and has many favorable characteristics to exploit low-temperature heat sources. In this work thermodynamic performance of ORC with regeneration is comparatively assessed for various working fluids. Special attention is paid to the effects of system parameters such as the turbine inlet pressure on the characteristi...

Candida rugosa lipase (CRL) was deposited by matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) in order to immobilize the enzyme with a preserved native conformation, which ensures its catalytic functionality. For this purpose, the composition of the MAPLE target was optimized by adding the oil phase pentane to a water solution of the amino acid 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methyl-l-alanine (m-DOPA...

We present results of molecular dynamics computer simulations of hexane (C6H14 or C6) and pentane (C5H12 or C5) adlayers physisorbed onto a graphite substrate, for various submonolayer coverages. The hexane and pentane molecules incorporate explicit hydrogens and the graphite is modelled as a six-layer all-atom structure. Even though C6 and C5 have different structures at monolayer completion, ...

In the title compound, C(30)H(22)BrNO(2), the cyclo-pentane ring of the dihydro-acenaphthyl-ene group and the pyrrolidine ring are both in envelope conformations with the spiro C atom and N atom, respectively, as the flap atom. The cyclo-pentane ring of the indane group adopts a half-chair conformation. A weak intra-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bond forms an S(8) ring motif. The naphthalene ring sy...

Exposure of Mongolian gerbils to a 100% oxygen atmosphere after 15 minutes of global brain ischemia resulted in a marked increase in the production of pentane, an in vivo product of lipid peroxidation. Much less pentane production occurred in animals subjected to global brain ischemia then exposed to an air atmosphere and in animals exposed to a 100% oxygen atmosphere without ischemia. Gerbils ...

In the title compound, C(38)H(29)N(7)O(12), the five-membered ring adopts an envelope conformation in which the 'flap' is cis to the cyclo-propane group. This conformation is similar to those of other bicyclo-[3.1.0]hexane analogues for which crystal structures have been reported. The absolute configuration of the stereogenic centers on the cyclo-pentane ring, as determined by comparison with t...

Procedures for the synthesis, separation and determination of structure of the bilirubin-IX isomers are described. 1. The four biliverdin-IX isomers were prepared by oxidative cleavage of haemin and were separated as their dimethyl esters. The individual esters were reduced with NaBH4, and the bilirubin esters obtained were subjected to alkaline hydrolysis yielding the corresponding bilirubin-I...