The title complex, [LiBr(C3H6N2)] n , is the unexpected product of a reaction beteween (Dipp)N(Li)SiMe3 (Dipp = 2,6-diiso-propyl-phen-yl), Me2NCN and CuBr. The compound is a one-dimensional polymer with a step structure derived from the association of inversion dimers, formed by bromido ligands bridging two Li(+) cations, each of which carries a di-methyl-cyanamide ligand. The planar (LiBr)2 un...

The title compound, [Cd(C(2)O(4))(C(3)H(7)NO)(2)](n), is isostructural with its Mn(II) analogue. The structure comprises zigzag polymeric chains with the oxalate groups situated on inversion centres and the Cd(II) atoms located on twofold rotation axes. The coordination geometry around Cd(II) is distorted octa-hedral and the intra-chain Cd⋯Cd distance is 5.842 (1) Å. C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds exist ...

Poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP), poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline) (PMOZ), poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PEOZ), poly(2-n-propyl-2-oxazoline) (PnPOZ), and poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline) (PiPOZ) were used to prepare solid dispersions with ibuprofen (IB), a model poorly-water soluble drug. Dispersions, prepared by solvent evaporation, investigated using powder X-ray diffractometry, differential scanning calo...

We present algorithms to count paths and cycles of a given length in a directed graph. The algorithms have time complexity O(2 n poly n) and space complexity O(poly n).

The helix-sense selective polymerization of achiral monomers by homochiral catalysts was investigated. Polymerization of chiral carbodiimides (N-(R)-2,6-(dimethylheptyl)-N'-phenylcarbodiimide) by achiral catalysts yields polymers that undergo mutorotation at elevated temperatures, thus illustrating that these chains are formed under kinetic rather than thermodynamic control. Building on this ob...

We show that the two problems of computing the permanent of an n × n matrix of poly(n)-bit integers and counting the number of Hamiltonian cycles in a directed n-vertex multigraph with exp(poly(n)) edges can be reduced to relatively few smaller instances of themselves. In effect we derive the first deterministic algorithms for these two problems that run in o(2) time in the worst case. Classic ...

The study of interactions between oppositely multicharged (macro)molecules remains a challenging issue. In frontal analysis capillary electrophoresis (FACE), it is difficult to avoid the adsorption of one of the interacting partners onto the capillary wall. In this work, we demonstrate the possibility to use FACE and affinity capillary electrophoresis (ACE) on a neutrally coated capillary for t...

A series of four acyl and four alkenoxy glycinates (i.e., mono-, di-, tri-, and tetraderivatives of polysodium N-undecenoyl glycinate (poly-SUGs) as well as polysodium N-undecenoxy carbonyl glycinates (poly-SUCGs)) were compared for simultaneous separation of nonhydrogen bonding (NHB), hydrogen-bond acceptor (HBA), and hydrogen-bond donor (HBD) solutes. An increase in the number of glycine unit...