bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
ChemInform Abstract: CHEMISTRY OF POLYDENTATE LIGANDS. PART 8. PREPARATION AND PROPERTIES OF IRON(II) COMPLEXES WITH QUINQUEDENTATE MACROCYCLIC LIGANDS. CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF A COMPOUND WHERE HIGH‐SPIN FE(II) SITS IN THE LIGAND CAVITY. ELECTROCHEMISTRY OF A SERIES OF COMPLEXES WITH THE MACROCYCLES
Authors: BISHOP M. M. , LEWIS J. , O'DONOGHUE T. D. , RAITHBY P. R. , RAMSDEN J. N. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractDie Kondensation von 2,6‐Diformyl‐ oder 2,6‐Diacetylpyridin mit 2,9‐Bis‐[ 1 ‐methylhydrazino]‐l ,l0‐phenanthrolinmonohydrochlorid in Gegenwart von Fe(II)‐Salzen führt zu den makrocyclischen high‐spin‐FeUI)‐Komplexen (I).
ChemInform Abstract: COMPLEXES OF METHYLMERCURY(II) WITH DITHIOL LIGANDS: SPECTROSCOPIC AND CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STUDIES. THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF TRANS‐1 2‐DIMERCAPTOCYCLOHEXANEBIS(METHYLMERCURY(II)), (HG2ME2(S2C6H10))
Authors: ALCOCK N. W. , LAMPE P. A. , MOORE P. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractDie 1 z2‐Dithiolato‐Hg‐Komplexe (I) werden sowohl bei der 1:1‐ als auch der 1:2‐molaren Umsetzung der Liganden mit Methyl‐ HgCl erhalten (keine Ausb.‐Angabe).
ChemInform Abstract: PREPARATION OF O‐SUBSTITUTED BENZOIC ACIDS BY THE COPPER(II)‐CATALYZED REACTION OF DIPHENYLIODONIUM‐2‐CARBOXYLATE WITH ANILINES AND OTHER NUCLEOPHILES
Authors: SCHERRER R. A. , BEATTY H. R. 
Published: April 2016

Abstract2‐Iod‐benzoesäure (I) liefert nach Behandlung mit Kaliumpersulfat und Benzol (II) das Diphenyliodonium‐2‐carboxylat (III); mit Mesitylen (X) entsteht das analoge Betain (XI).
ChemInform Abstract: NEIGHBORING GROUP PARTICIPATION IN SOLVOLYSIS. X. DISSECTION OF AR1‐5 AND AR2‐6 PATHWAYS IN TRIFLUOROACETOLYSIS OF 4‐(ARYLBUTYL) 6‐METHYL‐2‐NAPHTHALENESULFONATES
Authors: ANDO T. , YAMAWAKI J. , SAITO Y. , TAKAI Y. , YAMATAKA H. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractDie Solvolyse der Naphthalinsulfonate (Ia) ergibt die Tetraline (IIa) , die der Sulfonsäureester (Ib) die Tetraline (IIb) und (IIIb), wobei durch den Einfluß des Arylrestes die Reaktionsgeschwindigkeiten um Faktoren zwischen 2.67 und 106 für (Ia) bzw. 3.62 und 117 für (Ib) gegenüber Butyl‐6‐methyl‐naphthalin‐2‐sulfonat gesteigert werden.
ChemInform Abstract: NEW HETEROSPIRO‐RING SYSTEMS BY CONDENSATION OF SOME HETEROCYCLIC O‐DICARBOXYLATES WITH 1,3‐DIPHENYLGUANIDINE
Authors: NESI R. , CHIMICHI S. , SCOTTON M. , DEGL'INNOCENTI A. , ADEMBRI G. 
Published: April 2016

Abstract1,3‐Diphenyl‐guanidin (II) reagiert mit den heterocyclischen o‐Dicarboxylaten (I), (VII), (IX) bzw. (XI) zu den Produkten (III)‐(VI), (VIII), (X) bzw. (XII); der Pyrimidinylester (XIII) gibt das Amid (XIV).
ChemInform Abstract: REORGANIZATIONS OF STRAINED METHYLENECYCLOALKANES. 6. NEW C8H10 ISOMERS: 2‐METHYLENEBICYCLO(3.2.0)HEPT‐6‐ENE AND 3‐METHYLENETRICYCLO(4.1.0.02,7)HEPTANE ‐ THERMAL AND METAL‐CATALYZED REARRANGEMENTS
Authors: HASSELMANN D. , LOOSEN K. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractDie Titelverbindung (I), die durch Umsetzung des entsprechenden Ketons mit Methylentriphenylphosphoran in DMSO entsteht (Ausb. 42%), ergibt bei thermischer Isomerisierung in der Gasphase die Produkte (II) und (III), die miteinander im Gleichgewicht stehen.
ChemInform Abstract: THE REACTION OF POTASSIUM IODIDE IN POLYHYDROGEN FLUORIDE‐PYRIDINE WITH TWO CAGE DIOLS. A SIMPLE SYNTHESIS OF TETRACYCLO(6.3.0.04,11.05,9)UNDECA‐2,6‐DIENE (“HOMOHYPOSTROPHENE”)
Authors: DONG D. C. , EDWARD J. T. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractUmsetzung des Diols (I) mit KI in Gegenwart von (HF)x‐Pyridin (Olah‐Welch‐Reagenz) führt zu dem Diiodid (II) und Homohypostrophen (III); Behandlung des Gemisches (II)/(III) mit Na in siedendem THF gibt ein trennbares Gemisch aus (III) und dem Hexacycloundecan (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: HALO KETONE DEHALOGENATION BY IODIDE ION
Authors: GEMAL A. L. , LUCHE J. L. 
Published: April 2016

Abstractα‐Halogenketone können durch Behandlung mit NaI in Gegenwart von wäßriger Säure und THF über diskutierte Zwischenstufen dehalogeniert werden.
ChemInform Abstract: 4,5‐BENZOTRICYCLO(4.1.0.01,3)HEPT‐4‐ENE
Authors: BRINKER U. H. , STREU J. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractDas nach Literatur aus o‐Divinyl‐benzol und Dibromcarben erhaltene Phenylcyclopropan (I) reagiert mit Methyl‐Li zum schwer trennbaren Gemisch aus Titelverbindung (II) und Phenylallen (III).
ChemInform Abstract: 1,2‐DIPHENYL‐3,5‐DIMETHYL‐4‐OXO‐6,7‐DIAZABICYCLO(3.2.0)HEPT‐2‐ENE, A NITROGEN UNSUBSTITUTED DIAZETIDINE WITH AN UNUSUALLY UNREACTIVE NITROGEN
Authors: MCINTYRE D. D. , MACKAY D. , WONG L. L. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractAnhand verschiedener Reaktionen wird die minimale oder völlig fehlende Reaktivität an dem N‐7‐Atom von Titelsystemen bewiesen.
ChemInform Abstract: ISOXAZOLE AMINO‐ACIDS AS GLUTAMIC ACID AGONISTS. SYNTHESIS OF SOME ANALOGS AND HOMOLOGS OF IBOTENIC ACID
Authors: HANSEN J. J. , KROGSGAARD‐LARSEN P. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractDie 4‐Methylibotensäure (III) wird durch Aminierung des Li‐Derivats der Isoxazolylessigsäure (I) mit O‐Mesitylensulfonyl‐oxyamin und Entfernung der Me‐Schutzgruppe aus der erhaltenen Aminosäure (II) dargestellt.
ChemInform Abstract: SYNTHESIS OF NEW HETEROCYCLIC MONOMERS UNDER SIMULATED PREBIOTIC CONDITIONS
Authors: TAKEMOTO K. , KANAOKA K. , MIYATA M. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractThioharnstoff (I) und Maleinsäure (II) oder Acetylendicarbonsäure (V) bilden in Phosphorsäure die Iminothiazolone (III) und (VI).
ChemInform Abstract: A COBALT‐CATALYZED SYNTHESIS OF ALKYLTHIOPYRIDINES
Authors: BOENNEMANN H. + , NATARAJAN G. S. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractAcetylene (I) und (VI) reagieren mit den Rhodaniden (II) in Gegenwart des Cobaltkatalysators (III) zu den Pyridinderivaten (IV), (V) und (VII).
ChemInform Abstract: 6‐AMINO‐1H‐PYRROLO(3,2‐C)PYRIDIN‐4(5H)‐ONE (3,7‐DIDEAZAGUANINE)
Authors: SCHNELLER S. W. , LUO J.‐K. , HOSMANE R. S. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractAus dem Pyrroldiester (Ia) erhält man über das Amid (Ib) ein Nitril (Ic), das mit Ammoniak zu (II) cyclisiert wird.
ChemInform Abstract: A NEW OXIDIZED DERIVATIVE OF CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE OBTAINED FROM OZONOLYSIS OF O‐3‐BUTENYL N,N‐BIS(2‐CHLOROETHYL)PHOSPHORODIAMIDATE
Authors: VAN DER STEEN J. , WESTRA J. G. , BENCKHUYSEN C. , SCHULTEN H.‐R. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractBei der Ozonolyse der Titelverbindung (I) unter milden alkalischen Bedingungen entsteht das 3,4‐Epoxyoxazaphosphorin (II), dessen Struktur NMR‐, IR‐ und massenspektroskopisch bestä‐ tigt wird.
ChemInform Abstract: SYNTHETIC MOLYBDENUM‐IRON‐SULFUR CLUSTERS. PREPARATION, STRUCTURES, AND PROPERTIES OF THE (S2MOS2FE(SC6H5)2)2‐ AND (S2MOS2FECL2)2‐ IONS
Authors: TIECKELMANN R. H. , SILVIS H. C. , KENT T. A. , HUYNH B. H. , WASZCZAK J. V. , TEO B.‐K. , AVERILL B. A. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractTetraethylammoniumtetrathiomolybdatWI) setzt sich mit wasserfreiem Fe(II)‐chlorid in Acetonitril zu dem anionischen Komplex (I) um, der mit den entsprechenden Thiolen in Gegenwart von Triethylamin die Bis‐[dithiolatM‐Derivate (II) bildet.
ChemInform Abstract: DUAL ROLE OF PARA‐PHENYL SUBSTITUENTS IN AROMATIC IMINE LIGAND COMPLEXES OF COBALT AND IRON
Authors: RAO J. M. , MACERO D. J. , HUGHES M. C. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractDas voltammetrische Verhalten der Komplexe (I) wird in Acetonitril mittels Polarographie und cyclischer Voltammetrie untersucht.
ChemInform Abstract: TEMPLATE POLYMERIZATION OF RHODIUM (I) WITH RIGID, ANGULAR DIISOCYANIDE LIGANDS
Authors: EFRATY A. , FEINSTEIN I. , WACKERLE L. , FROLOW F. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractDimeres Chlorodicarbonyl‐Rh bildet bei der Umsetzung mit überschüssigem 1,3‐Diisocyanbenzol, 2,4‐Diisocyantoluol oder 4,4′‐Diisocyandiphenylmethan in Methylenchlorid bei Raumtemp. quantitativ die zweidimensionalen Rh(I)‐Koordinationspolymeren (I).
ChemInform Abstract: STEREOSELECTIVE TOTAL SYNTHESES OF (.+‐.)‐WARBURGANAL AND (.+‐.)‐ISOTADEONAL
Authors: KENDE A. S. , BLACKLOCK T. J. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractDas Decalon (Ia) dient über das Kondensat (Ib) und das Umlagerungsprodukt (II) als Ausgangsmaterial zur Herstellung von (?‐Warburganal (III), seinem Isomeren (IV) sowie dem Sesquiterpendialdehyd (V).
ChemInform Abstract: 3‐O‐(N‐ACYLAMINOACYL)HYDROXY‐2‐PHENYLINDENONES, PREPARATION AND USE IN THE SYNTHESIS OF PEPTIDES
Authors: MINCEV S. , DERDOWSKA I. , KUPRYSZEWSKI G. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractVeresterung der geschützten Aminosäuren (I) mit dem Indandion (II) in Gegenwart von DCC (Molverhältnis der Reaktionspartner 1:1 : l) liefert die aktivierten Ester (III), deren Aminolyse mit den Aminosäureestern (IV) unter Essigsäure‐Katalyse zu den blockierten Dipeptidestern (V) führt.
ChemInform Abstract: SYNTHESIS OF COMPOUNDS OF ANTISECRETORY ACTIVITY
Authors: BARALDI P. G. , DALLA VECCIA F. , GUARNERI M. , VICENTINI C. B. , CESERANI R. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractDie nach üblichen Methoden erhaltenen Peptide (I) bzw. (IV) werden mit entsprechenden Säuren in Gegenwart von Oxybenzotriazo1/Dicyclohexylcarbodiimid zu den Amiden (III) bzw. (V) umgesetzt.
ChemInform Abstract: SIMPLE MODELS OF NUCLEIC ACID INTERACTIONS. 6. SYNTHESIS AND BASE‐BASE INTERACTIONS OF 1‐(ADENOSIN‐N6‐YL)‐2‐(CYTIDIN‐N4‐YL)ETHANE AND 1‐(ADENOSIN‐N6‐YL)‐2‐(CYTIDIN‐N4‐YL)BUTANE
Authors: STANLEY K. , ZEMLICKA J. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractCytidin (I) liefert mit entsprechenden (Di)Aminen die Substitutionsprodukte (Ib)‐(Id).
ChemInform Abstract: PHOSPHORUS‐31 SPIN‐LATTICE RELAXATION IN AQUEOUS ORTHOPHOSPHATE SOLUTIONS
Authors: MCCAIN D. C. , MARKLEY J. L. 
Published: April 2016

Abstract31P‐NMR‐Spin‐Gitter‐Relaxationsgeschwindigkeiten und Kern‐Overhauser‐Effekte werden für hochreines Na‐orthophosphat in wäßriger Lösung als Funktionen von pH, Te mp., Konzentration der magnetischen Feldstärke und des Deuteriumanteils im Lösungsmittel gemessen.
ChemInform Abstract: ON STRUCTURE STABILITY AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN A TITANIUM‐MOLYDENUM ALLOY UNDER PRESSURE. PART II. SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
Authors: SCHERER H. , KOEHNLEIN D. + , RABINKIN A. G. , BUCKEL W. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractAn Ti‐Mo‐Legierungen mit 3‐35 Atom‐% Mo wird unter Drücken bis zu 9.5 GPa ein positiver Druckeffekt auf die Sprungtemp.
ChemInform Abstract: SPECTRAL STUDIES ON THE REACTION OF CHROMIUM(VI) COMPOUNDS WITH AMINOPHOSPHONIC ESTERS
Authors: BARTECKI A. , BACHMATIUK B. , CIESLAK‐GOLONKA M. , GANCARZ R. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractVon der bereits früher aus 620%", CrOz′, CrO3Cl′ und CrO3 und dem Aminophosphonsäurediethylester von Fluoren synthetisierten Verbindung (I) wurden das IR‐, RA‐, NMR‐ und Elektronenspektrum aufgenommen.
ChemInform Abstract: ISOCYANIDE BINDING TO CHELATED PROTOHEME. KINETIC CRITERIA FOR DISTAL STERIC EFFECTS IN HEMOPROTEINS
Authors: TRAYLOR T. G. , STYNES D. V. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractDie Bindung z.B. von n‐Butylisocyanid and Protohämmonomethylester‐mono‐3‐imidazolyl‐propylamid ist um das 104 ‐fache stärker als die Bindung an Myoglobin (Einfluß sterischer Effekte).
ChemInform Abstract: METHYL ACETYL PHOSPHATE. A SMALL ANIONIC ACETYLATING AGENT
Authors: KLUGER R. , TSUI W.‐C. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractAus dem Dimethylacetylphosphat (I) entsteht das Monomethylderivat (II), das als anionisches AcetyIierungsmittel eingesetzt werden kann.
ChemInform Abstract: CONVERSION OF CARBALKOXYMETHYL GROUPS TO Γ‐OXOCROTONATE DERIVATIVES
Authors: GREENE A. E. , LE DRIAN C. , CRABBE P. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractAus den Estern (I) entstehen die Dithioketale (II), die nach Reduktion zu den Aldehyden (III) mit dem Trimethylsilylessigester‐Anion (IV) zu den Olefinen (V) kondensiert und dann zu den Oxo‐Derivaten (VI) hydrolysiert werden.
ChemInform Abstract: KETONE TRANSPOSITION: 2(1H)‐TETRALONES FROM 1(2H)‐TETRALONES
Authors: HAUSER F. M. , PRASANNA S. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractAnellierte Cycloalkanone (I) werden mit Natriumborhydrid reduziert und sauer zu (II) dehydrati‐ siert.
ChemInform Abstract: SYNTHESIS OF SPIRO‐ACTIVATED CYCLOPROPANES FROM ALKENES VIA THE IRRADIATION OF ISOPROPYLIDENE DIAZOMALONATE. A REINVESTIGATION
Authors: STEVENS R. V. , BISACCHI G. S. , GOLDSMITH L. , STROUSE C. E. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractAus der Diazoverbindung (I) erhält man in Gegenwart von Olefinen (II) bei der Bestrahlung die spirocyclischen Addukte (III).
ChemInform Abstract: A SIMPLE SYNTHESIS OF TRICHLOROMETHYLTRIMETHYLSILANE AND TRIMETHYLSILYL CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS
Authors: HERGOTT H. H. , SIMCHEN G. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractCarbonsäuren (I) können durch Erhitzen mit Chlortrimethylsilan (II) in 1,2‐Dichlorethan direkt in die Silylester (III) übergeführt werden.
ChemInform Abstract: SYNTHESIS OF SYM‐(E/Z)‐DISELENADITHIAFULVALENE
Authors: LAKSHMIKANTHAM M. V. , CAVA M. P. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractEthylenbromid (Ia) liefert das Ethylendiselenocyanat (Ib), das mit KOH zu den Cyclen (II) und (III) kondensiert wird.
ChemInform Abstract: COORDINATION OF ZWITTERIONIC 8‐QUINOLINOL (OXINE) TO MIXED OXINATE‐CARBOXYLATE COMPLEXES OF DIVALENT NICKEL, MANGANESE, AND MAGNESIUM
Authors: ALY M. M. , SHALABY A. M. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractAus der Reaktion der Metalldioxinate mit Halogenessigsäuren in Benzol werden die Komplexe (I), (II) und (III) sowie ein zu (II) analoger Mg‐Komplex, der 4 Mol H2O enthält, isoliert und mit dem einfachen gemischten Chelat (IV) verglichen.
ChemInform Abstract: TRANSITION METAL METHYLENE COMPLEXES. 13. PROTON‐INDUCED RING OPENING OF A DIMETALLACYCLOPROPANE‐TYPE μ‐METHYLENE‐RHODIUM COMPOUND. A STRAIGHTFORWARD NOVEL ROUTE TO HALO(METHYL) COMPLEXES
Authors: HERRMANN W. A. , PLANK J. , ZIEGLER M. L. , BALBACH B. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractBei Einwirkung von Halogenwasserstoff‐ Säuren auf (I) erhält man nahezu quantitativ die stabilen neutralen Verbindungen (III), die IR‐ und NMR‐spektroskopisch charakterisiert wurden.
ChemInform Abstract: ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS OF (‐) ‐3β‐HYDROXY‐17‐METHOXY‐D‐HOMO‐18‐NOR‐5α‐ANDROSTA‐13,15,17‐TRIENE
Authors: KAMETANI T. , SUZUKI K. , NEMOTO H. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractAus dem bekannten Octalindion (Ia) erhält man über Ketal (Ib) u.a. das Bromderivat (II) und weiter das Dehydrobromierungsprodukt (III).
ChemInform Abstract: PURINES, PYRIMIDINES AND IMIDAZOLES. PART 55. SOME D‐LYXOFURANOSYLIMIDAZOLES RELATED TO INTERMEDIATES IN PURINE NUCLEOTIDE DE NOVO BIOSYNTHESIS
Authors: MACKENZIE G. , SHAW G. 
Published: April 2016

AbstractDas D‐Lyxopyranosylamin (III) ‐ dargestellt aus (I) und dem Acetal (II) ‐ reagiert mit dem Aminocyanacetamid (IV) zu den anomeren Lyxopyranosylimidazolcarboxamiden (V).
Triazolophthalazines: Easily Accessible Compounds with Potent Antitubercular Activity
Authors: Veau Damien , Krykun Serhii , Mori Giorgia , Orena Beatrice S. , Pasca Maria R. , Frongia Céline , Lobjois Valérie , Chassaing Stefan , Lherbet Christian , Baltas Michel 
Published: April 2016

AbstractTuberculosis (TB) remains one of the major causes of death worldwide, in particular because of the emergence of multidrug‐resistant TB. Herein we explored the potential of an alternative class of molecules as anti‐TB agents. Thus, a series of novel 3‐substituted triazolophthalazines was quickly and easily prepared from commercial hydralazine hydrochloride as starting material and were further evaluated for their antimycobacterial activities and cytotoxicities. Four of the synthesized compounds were found to effectively inhibit the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) H37Rv strain with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values <10 μg mL−1, whereas no compounds displayed cytotoxicity against HCT116 human cell lines (IC50>100 μm). More remarkably, the most potent compounds proved to be active to a similar extent against various multidrug‐resistant M.tb strains, thus uncovering a mode of action distinct from that of standard antitubercular agents. Overall, their ease of preparation, combined with their attractive antimycobacterial activities, make such triazolophthalazine‐based derivatives promising leads for further development.
Neocortical neuronal morphology in the Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) and the clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
Authors: Johnson Cameron B. , Schall Matthew , Tennison Mackenzie E. , Garcia Madeleine E. , Shea‐Shumsky Noah B. , Raghanti Mary Ann , Lewandowski Albert H. , Bertelsen Mads F. , Waller Leona C. , Walsh Timothy , Roberts John F. , Hof Patrick R. , Sherwood Chet C. , Manger Paul R. , Jacobs Bob 
Published: April 2016

ABSTRACTDespite extensive investigations of the neocortex in the domestic cat, little is known about neuronal morphology in larger felids. To this end, the present study characterized and quantified the somatodendritic morphology of neocortical neurons in prefrontal, motor, and visual cortices of the Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) and clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa). After neurons were stained with a modified Golgi technique (N = 194), dendritic branching and spine distributions were analyzed using computer‐assisted morphometry. Qualitatively, aspiny and spiny neurons in both species appeared morphologically similar to those observed in the domestic cat. Although the morphology of spiny neurons was diverse, with the presence of extraverted, inverted, horizontal, and multiapical pyramidal neurons, the most common variant was the typical pyramidal neuron. Gigantopyramidal neurons in the motor cortex were extremely large, confirming the observation of Brodmann ([1909] Vergleichende Lokalisationlehre der Grosshirnrinde in ihren Prinzipien dargestellt auf Grund des Zellenbaues. Leipzig, Germany: J.A. Barth), who found large somata for these neurons in carnivores in general, and felids in particular. Quantitatively, a MARSplines analysis of dendritic measures differentiated typical pyramidal neurons between the Siberian tiger and the clouded leopard with 93% accuracy. In general, the dendrites of typical pyramidal neurons were more complex in the tiger than in the leopards. Moreover, dendritic measures in tiger pyramidal neurons were disproportionally large relative to body/brain size insofar as they were nearly as extensive as those observed in much larger mammals (e.g., African elephant). Comparison of neuronal morphology in a more diverse collection of larger felids may elucidate the comparative context for the relatively large size of the pyramidal neurons observed in the present study. J. Comp. Neurol. 524:3641–3665, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
RNA‐Seq Library Construction Methods for Transcriptome Analysis
Authors: Bivens Nathan J. , Zhou Mingyi 
Published: April 2016

AbstractNext‐generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have revolutionized the study of genomics with an ever‐expanding list of applications. RNA‐Seq has emerged as a powerful method, applying transcriptome analysis to a wider range of organisms—most significantly, non‐model organisms lacking prior genomic sequencing. Whereas an initial concern of NGS datasets was the potential limitation of short read lengths, short read sequences have been successfully employed in creation of de novo transcriptome assemblies that allow for subsequent mapping of reads for expression analysis. Prior genomic sequence knowledge is no longer a requirement for identification of functional transcriptional elements and for global gene expression characterization. Significant cost reductions in generating RNA‐Seq data, and improvements in de novo assemblers, has allowed the analysis of transcriptomes in heretofore unsequenced plant species. These protocols describe standard methods for constructing RNA‐Seq libraries to be sequenced on Illumina sequencing platforms for comprehensive transcriptome analysis. © 2016 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Kagóme Cobalt(II)‐Organic Layers as Robust Scaffolds for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Oxygen Evolution
Authors: Xu Jiaheng , Wang Zhi , Yu Wenguang , Sun Di , Zhang Qing , Tung Chen‐Ho , Wang Wenguang 
Published: April 2016

AbstractTwo Kagóme cobalt(II)‐organic layers of [Co3(μ3‐OH)2(bdc)2]n (1) and [Co3(μ3‐OH)2(chdc)2]n (2) (bdc=o‐benzenedicarboxylate and chdc=1,2‐cyclohexanedicarboxylate) that bear bridging OH− ligands were explored as water oxidation catalysts (WOCs) for photocatalytic O2 production. The activities of 1 and 2 towards H2O oxidation were assessed by monitoring the in situ O2 concentration versus time in the reaction medium by utilizing a Clark‐type oxygen electrode under photochemical conditions. The oxygen evolution rate (R
) was 24.3 μmol s−1 g−1 for 1 and 48.8 μmol s−1 g−1 for 2 at pH 8.0. Photocatalytic reaction studies show that 1 and 2 exhibit enhanced activities toward the oxidation of water compared to commercial nanosized Co3O4. In scaled‐up photoreactions, the pH value of the reaction medium decreased from 8.0 to around 7.0 after 20 min and the O2 production ceased. Based on the amounts of the sacrificial oxidant (K2S2O8) used, the yield of O2 produced is 49.6 % for 2 and 29.8 % for 1. However, the catalyst can be recycled without a significant loss of catalytic activity. Spectroscopic studies suggest that the structure and composition of recycled 1 and 2 are maintained. In isotope‐labeling H218O (97 % enriched) experiments, the distribution of 16O16O/16O18O/18O18O detected was 0:7.55:92.45, which is comparable to the theoretical values of 0.09:5.82:94.09. This work not only provides new catalysts that resemble ligand‐protected cobalt oxide materials but also establishes the significance of the existence of OH− (or H2O) binding sites at the metal center in WOCs.
Mangrove response to environmental change in Australia's Gulf of Carpentaria
Authors: Asbridge Emma , Lucas Richard , Ticehurst Catherine , Bunting Peter 
Published: April 2016

AbstractAcross their range, mangroves are responding to coastal environmental change. However, separating the influence of human activities from natural events and processes (including that associated with climatic fluctuation) is often difficult. In the Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Australia (Leichhardt, Nicholson, Mornington Inlet, and Flinders River catchments), changes in mangroves are assumed to be the result of natural drivers as human impacts are minimal. By comparing classifications from time series of Landsat sensor data for the period 1987–2014, mangroves were observed to have extended seawards by up to 1.9 km (perpendicular to the coastline), with inland intrusion occurring along many of the rivers and rivulets in the tidal reaches. Seaward expansion was particularly evident near the mouth of the Leichhardt River, and was associated with peaks in river discharge with LiDAR data indicating distinct structural zones developing following each large rainfall and discharge event. However, along the Gulf coast, and particularly within the Mornington Inlet catchment, the expansion was more gradual and linked to inundation and regular sediment supply through freshwater input. Landward expansion along the Mornington Inlet catchment was attributed to the combined effects of sea level rise and prolonged periods of tidal and freshwater inundation on coastal lowlands. The study concluded that increased amounts of rainfall and associated flooding and sea level rise were responsible for recent seaward and landward extension of mangroves in this region.