Search results for "chirality"

A Domino Ring‐Closure Followed by Retro‐Diels–Alder Reaction for the Preparation of Pyrimido[2,1‐ a ]isoindole Enantiomers

2016

A simple method was developed to prepare pyrimido[2,1-a]isoindole derivatives by using di-endo- and di-exo-ethyl 3-aminobicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-carboxylate enantiomers as chiral sources. The method is based on a domino ring-closure reaction of norbornene 2-aminohydroxamic acid followed by microwave-induced retro-Diels–Alder reaction. In the case of enantiomeric starting substances, the chirality is transferred from norbornene derivatives to pyrimido[2,1-a]isoindoles. The configurations of the synthesized compounds were determined by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy [based on 2D NOE cross-peaks and 3JH,H coupling constants] and X-ray crystallography.

LANGMUIR-SCHAEFER FILMS OF A NEW CALIX[4]PYRROLE-BASED MACROCYCLE EXHIBITING INDUCED CHIRALITY UPON DIFFERENTIATED BINDING WITH CHIRAL ALCOHOL VAPOURS

2004

Ethane-Bridged Zinc-Porphyrin Dimers in Langmuir-Shäfer Thin Films: Structural and Spectroscopic Properties

2006

This work reports on the structural and spectroscopic properties of ethane-bridged Zn porphyrin dimers (1) in Langmuir-Scha¨fer (LS) thin films by combining scanning force microscopy (SFM) with film balance, UV-vis absorption, fluorescence, and nanosecond laser flash photolysis measurements. Results show that depending on the surface pressure the Langmuir films of pure 1 can be arranged in two different condensed phases, whereas SFM of the LS films shows characteristic fractal networks constituted by nanoscopic aggregates. The spectral findings agree with a picture in which 1 is apparently present in the anti conformation but aggregated in a sort of H-type structure whose optical features r…

Sheets of alternating chirality in the structure of a novel iron(III) complex with a cyclic oxamide ligand

1998

An organic–metalloorganic analogue of the inorganic clay minerals has been obtained from the cyclization of N,N′-bis(ethoxalyl)phenylenediamine in basic medium in the presence of iron(III) ions leading to formation of a cyclic oxamide ligand (L). The combination of intramolecular (covalent) interactions between metal and ligand and intermolecular (noncovalent) ionic interactions creates a novel layered compound with an intriguing crystal structure (shown on the right).

Resistance simulations for junctions of SW and MW carbon nanotubes with various metal substrates

2011

Abstract This theoretical study focuses on junctions between the carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and contacting metallic elements of a nanocircuit. Numerical simulations on the conductance and resistance of these contacts have been performed using the multiple scattering theory and the effective media cluster approach. Two models for CNT-metal contacts have been considered in this paper: a) first principles “liquid metal” model and b) semi-empirical model of “effective bonds” based on Landauer notions on ballistic conductivity. Within the latter, which is a more adequate description of chirality effects, we have simulated both single-wall (SW) and multi-wall (MW) CNTs with different morphology. Res…

Spectral and microscopic study of self-assembly of novel cationic spermine amides of betulinic acid

2016

Supramolecular characteristics of two spermine amides of betulinic acid (1 and 2) were studied by measuring and evaluating their UV-VIS-NIR spectra in aqueous acetonitrile and DOSY-NMR spectra in tetradeuteromethanol, accompanied by atomic force microscopy (AFM) images, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) micrographs, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) micrographs. Fibrous supramolecular self-assembly of 1 and 2 was observed by AFM images, as well as by the SEM and TEM micrographs. Bathochromic shifts of the absorbance maximum at 870nm to 1015-970nm in the UV-VIS-NIR spectra were observed with increasing water content in the acetonitrile/water systems, indicating formation of fibrous…

Magnetic state control via field-angle-selective switching in asymmetric rings

2020

Switching the chirality of the vortex state in asymmetric ferromagnetic rings is interesting for multistate memory devices, logic elements, and stray-field-based rotation sensors. This study shows that different magnetic states can be configured by carefully tuning the magnetic field angle. Using time-resolved scanning electron microscopy with polarization analysis to image the magnetization dynamics of these rings, the authors detect competing switching pathways for certain field angles. These different pathways do not change the resulting magnetic states, though, which is advantageous for engineering reliable devices for a range of potential spintronic applications.

Magnetostructural relationships in polymorphic ethylmalonate-containing copper(ii) coordination polymers

2018

Three ethylmalonate-containing copper(II) chiral complexes of the formula {[Cu(H2O)4][Cu(Etmal)2(H2O)]}n (1), [Cu(Etmal)(H2O)]n (2) and {[Cu(Etmal)(H2O)]·H2O}n (3) (H2Etmal = ethylmalonic acid) were obtained by reacting copper(II) nitrate trihydrate, ethylmalonic acid and sodium carbonate in water. Compound 1 is a chiral zigzag chain with regular alternation of [Cu(Etmal)2(H2O)]2− and [Cu(H2O)4]2+ units, the former acting as bis-monodentate ligands toward the latter ones through the two carboxylate groups. The chirality of 1 is a result of the [Cu(Etmal)2(H2O)]2− fragment whose five-coordinate copper(II) surrounding exhibits the Δ or Λ conformation within the Δ or Λ-crystals. The structure …

Multiwall carbon-nanotube interconnects: radial effects on physical models and resistance calculations for various metal substrates

2010

Based on a model with singular attractive potential of equidistant conductive cylinders, we illustrate an approach to calculate the electron spectrum of metallic multiwall carbon nanotubes (MW CNT) with an arbitrary number of coaxial layers. We compute the number of electrically active channels, N ch , in the ideal case when all MW CNT shells are contacted to the electrodes, starting from the one-electron spectrum. The dependence of N ch on the temperature and on both the innermost and outermost shells radii allows us to discuss the potential performances of MW CNT interconnects, affecting the power dissipation of integrated circuits. Our description improves over the isolated shells model,…

Strong chiral dichroism and enantiopurification in above-threshold ionization with locally chiral light

2021

We derive here a highly selective photoelectron-based chirality-sensing technique that utilizes “locally chiral” laser pulses. We show that this approach results in strong chiral discrimination, where the standard forwards/backwards asymmetry of photoelectron circular dichroism (PECD) is lifted. The resulting dichroism is larger and more robust than conventional PECD (especially in the high-energy part of the spectrum), is found in all hemispheres, and is not symmetric or antisymmetric with respect to any symmetry operator. Remarkably, chiral dichroism of up to 10% survives in the angularly integrated above-threshold ionization (ATI) spectra, and chiral dichroism of up to 5% survives in the…