There is, I think, something ethereal about i —the square root of minus one. I remember first hearing about it at school. It seemed an odd beast at that time—an intruder hovering on the edge of reality.

Usually familiarity dulls this sense of the bizarre, but in the case of i it was the reverse: over the years the sense of its surreal nature intensified. It seemed that it was impossible to write mathematics that described the real world in …

I and i

抗原变异可使得多种致病微生物易于逃避宿主免疫应答。表达在感染红细胞表面的恶性疟原虫红细胞表面蛋白1（PfPMP1）与感染红细胞、内皮细胞、树突状细胞以及胎盘的单个或多个受体作用，在黏附及免疫逃避中起关键的作用。每个单倍体基因组var基因家族编码约60种成员，通过启动转录不同的var基因变异体为抗原变异提供了分子基础。

疟原虫var基因转换速率变化导致抗原变异[英]／Paul H, Robert P, Christodoulou Z, et al//Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

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The applications of copper (Cu) and Cu-based nanoparticles, which are based on the earth-abundant and inexpensive copper metal, have generated a great deal of interest in recent years, especially in the field of catalysis. The possible modification of the chemical and physical properties of these nanoparticles using different synthetic strategies and conditions and/or via postsynthetic chemical treatments has been largely responsible for the rapid growth of interest in these nanomaterials and their applications in catalysis. In addition, the design and development of novel support and/or multimetallic systems (e.g., alloys, etc.) has also made significant contributions to the field. In this comprehensive review, we report different synthetic approaches to Cu and Cu-based nanoparticles (metallic copper, copper oxides, and hybrid copper nanostructures) and copper nanoparticles immobilized into or supported on various support materials (SiO2, magnetic support materials, etc.), along with their applications i...

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Cu and Cu-Based Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications in Catalysis.

: The unpolarized absorption and circular dichroism spectra of the fundamental vibrational transitions of the chiral molecule, 4-methyl-2-oxetanone, are calculated ab initio. Harmonic force fields are obtained using Density Functional Theory (DFT), MP2, and SCF methodologies and a 5S4P2D/3S2P (TZ2P) basis set. DFT calculations use the Local Spin Density Approximation (LSDA), BLYP, and Becke3LYP (B3LYP) density functionals. Mid-IR spectra predicted using LSDA, BLYP, and B3LYP force fields are of significantly different quality, the B3LYP force field yielding spectra in clearly superior, and overall excellent, agreement with experiment. The MP2 force field yields spectra in slightly worse agreement with experiment than the B3LYP force field. The SCF force field yields spectra in poor agreement with experiment.The basis set dependence of B3LYP force fields is also explored: the 6-31G* and TZ2P basis sets give very similar results while the 3-21G basis set yields spectra in substantially worse agreements with experiment. jg

Ab initio calculation of vibrational absorption and circular dichroism spectra using density functional force fields

Hydrothermal Synthesis of Rare Earth Iodates from the Corresponding Periodates: Structures of Sc(IO3)3, Y(IO3)3×2H2O, La(IO3)3×1/2H2O and Lu(IO3)3×2H2O.

SnX4 reacts with thio-, seleno- and telluro-ethers in dry CHCl3 solution to give the six coordinate species [SnX4(Me2E)2] [X = Cl, Br or I; E = S, Se or Te] or [SnX4(L-L) [L-L = RE(CH2)nER or o-C6H4(EMe)2 where R = Me or Ph, n = 1–3 for E = S or Se, and n = 1 or 3 for E = Te] in high yields as pale white or yellow powdered solids. The ditelluroether compounds are very unstable, but their poor solubility aided isolation. X-Ray structural studies of the complexes formed confirm an E2X4 donor set with the bidentate ligand chelating. Variable-temperature solution NMR studies show the complexes are extremely labile and ligand dissociation and pyramidal inversion are fast except at low temperatures.

The Co-Ordination Chemistry of TIN (IV) Halides with Chelating Group 16 Donor Ligands

The key features of arsines, stibines and bismuthines as ligands towards transition metal and main group metal/metalloids are described. Following a brief review of the development of the chemistry, the main synthetic routes to the ligands are described and the advantages and limitations of the various approaches outlined. Current views of the nature of the metal-ligand bonding are evaluated, and the main coordination modes of the ligands described with illustrative examples.

Acyclic Arsine, Stibine, and Bismuthine Ligands

The reactions of lithium dimethylphosphide with cis and trans 1,2-dichloroethylene

The development of hetero-crown ethers containing neutral thio-, seleno- and/or telluro-ether donor atoms over the past 10 years is reviewed with the aim of providing a survey of the most significant advances in their preparations and metal-binding properties (especially toward d-block and p-block acceptors).


Keywords:

hetero-crown ether;
macrocycle;
thioether;
selenoether;
telluroether;
coordination complex;
transition metal;
p-block element

William Levason

Papers

Hydrothermal Synthesis of Rare Earth Iodates from the Corresponding Periodates: Structures of Sc(IO3)3, Y(IO3)3×2H2O, La(IO3)3×1/2H2O and Lu(IO3)3×2H2O.

The Co-Ordination Chemistry of TIN (IV) Halides with Chelating Group 16 Donor Ligands

Acyclic Arsine, Stibine, and Bismuthine Ligands

The reactions of lithium dimethylphosphide with cis and trans 1,2-dichloroethylene

Hetero-Crown Ethers—Synthesis and Metal-Binding Properties of Macrocyclic Ligands Bearing Group 16 (S, Se, Te) Donor Atoms