1928-01-4Relevant articles and documents
Synthesis and biocidal activity of some naphthalene-based cationic surfactants
Aiad, Ismail A.,Badawi, Abdelfatah M.,El-Sukkary, Mohammed M.,El-Sawy, Abdallah A.,Adawy, Ahmed I.
, p. 223 - 234 (2012)
In this study, different cationic surfactants were prepared by reacting dodecyl bromide with tertiary amines to produce a series of quaternary ammonium salts that were converted subsequently to stannous and cobalt cationic complexes via complexing them with stannous (II) or cobalt (II) ions. Surface properties such as surface- and interfacial-tension, and the emulsifying power of these surfactants were investigated. The surface parameters including critical micelle concentration, maximum surface excess, minimum surface area, tension lowering efficiency and effectiveness were studied. The free energy of micellization and adsorption were calculated. Antimicrobial activity was determined via the inhibition zone diameter of the prepared compounds, which was measured against six strains of a representative group of microorganisms. The antimicrobial activity of some of the prepared surfactants against sulfate reducing bacteria was determined by the dilution method. FTIR spectra, elemental analysis and a H1 NMR spectrum were examined to confirm compound structure and purity. The results obtained indicate that these compounds have good surface properties and good biocidal effect on broad spectrum of micro organisms. AOCS 2011.
Dependence of single-molecule conductance on molecule junction symmetry
Taniguchi, Masateru,Tsutsui, Makusu,Mogi, Ryoji,Sugawara, Tadashi,Tsuji, Yuta,Yoshizawa, Kazunari,Kawai, Tomoji
supporting information; scheme or table, p. 11426 - 11429 (2011/10/04)
The symmetry of a molecule junction has been shown to play a significant role in determining the conductance of the molecule, but the details of how conductance changes with symmetry have heretofore been unknown. Herein, we investigate a naphthalenedithiol single-molecule system in which sulfur atoms from the molecule are anchored to two facing gold electrodes. In the studied system, the highest single-molecule conductance, for a molecule junction of 1,4-symmetry, is 110 times larger than the lowest single-molecule conductance, for a molecule junction of 2,7-symmetry. We demonstrate clearly that the measured dependence of molecule junction symmetry for single-molecule junctions agrees with theoretical predictions.
Preparation of 2-chloro-5-methyl-pyridine
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, (2008/06/13)
A process for the preparation of 2-chloro-5-methylpyridine of the formula STR1 which comprises reacting 3-methyl-pyridine-1-oxide of the formula STR2 with a chlorinating agent of the formula STR3 in which R1 represents alkyl, halogenoalkyl, cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, NR2 R3 or OR4 in which R2 and R3 individually represent alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl or together represent alkanediyl or oxaalkanediyl and R4 represents alkyl, cycloalkyl or optionally substituted aryl, in the presence of a basic organic nitrogen compound and in the presence of a diluent at a temperature between about -20° C. and +150° C.
