The He(I) photoelectron spectra of fluorene and its analogues, biphenyl, dibenzofuran, carbazole, dibenzothiophene, and phenanthrene were measured and analyzed. The assignment of the ^-electron ionizations using orbital interaction and symmetry arguments for the constituent parts of the molecules indicates that the energy levels of the fluorene analogues can be reproduced within a few percent o...

In this study, the genes involved in the initial attack on fluorene by Sphingomonas sp. strain LB126 were investigated. The alpha and beta subunits of a dioxygenase complex (FlnA1-FlnA2), showing 63 and 51% sequence identity, respectively, to the subunits of an angular dioxygenase from the gram-positive dibenzofuran degrader Terrabacter sp. strain DBF63, were identified. When overexpressed in E...

A new dimethacrylate monomer 9,9'-bis[4-(2'-hydroxy-3'-methacryloyloxy-propoxy)phenyl] fluorene (3) with a molecular weight of 634 was synthesized in 51.4% yield by addition of a glycidyl ether group to 9,9'-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) fluorene (1) by the reaction of compound 1 with epichlorohydrin, and then introducing the methacrylate moiety by the reaction of the epoxy group with methacrylic acid. ...

Two new classes of dendrimers bearing 8 and 32 fluorene donor groups have been synthesized. The first and second generations of these porphyrin-PAMAM-fluorene dendrimers were characterized by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, FTIR, UV-vis spectroscopy, elemental analyses and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. The UV-vis spectra showed that the individual properties of donor and acceptor moieties were preserved, indic...

Odd versus even: A series of bisamide-substituted diacetylenes with varying terminal alkyl spacer length showed unique pressure-induced photopolymerizability. The odd or even parity the gave a light-active and light-inert pristine state, respectively. It is revealed that intermolecular hydrogen bonds were highly influenced by parity, resulting in different crystalline packings photopolymerizati...

This paper describes a strategy followed to achieve a sensing phenomenon in aqueous media using water-insoluble organic molecules. A sensory polymeric material for the colorimetric sensing of cyanide in water has been developed based on the reactivity of this anion with a fluorene derivative.

The measurement and optimization of microstructure development in organic semiconductor films is valuable because microstructure in many cases critically impacts electronic performance. We demonstrate a general method to measure microstructure thickness dependence in thin films using surface-sensitive near edge X-ray absorbance fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy. The method is applied to an o...

The presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in the oil obtained at pyrolysis of Jordan oil shale in a fluidised-bed reactor in the atmosphere of nitrogen and nitrogen/steam has been investigated. The final pyrolysis temperature was 520 °C, at which the maximum oil yield was established. The derived oils were fractionated into chemical classes using mini-column liquid chromatography f...

The myeloperoxidase cytochemical reaction has been well established as a valuable tool in the characterisation of various types of leucocytes. This method helps in the distinction between acute myeloid leukaemias (AML) and acute lymphoblastic leukaemias (ALL) as suggested in the French, American, and British (FAB) classification (Bennett et al., 1976). The most common substrates used are benzid...