This report presents the design, synthesis, and photophysical study of two new series promising fluorescent trisubstituted triazoles, 3-hydroxypyridinyl substituted-1,2,4-triazoles (PyOHTr) 2-pyridonyl (PyCOTr). An excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) fluorescence mechanism is evidenced for PyOHTr molecules by ab initio theoretical calculations. These dyes possess unique optical...

This Document contains a detailed technical report on the design and test of a system that performs data acquisition and wireless communication. The system is specifically designed for an Inductive Power Transfer (IPT) charging system consisting of two control systems implemented in order to achieve maximum efficiency. One on the primary side of the charging system, and one on the secondary sid...

A combined Monte Carlo and quantum mechanical study was carried out to analyze the tautomeric equilibrium of 2-mercaptopyrimidine in the gas phase and in aqueous solution. Second- and fourth-order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory calculations indicate that in the gas phase thiol (Pym-SH) is more stable than the thione (Pym-NH) by ca. 8 kcal/mol. In aqueous solution, thermodynamic perturbation...

This Fact Sheet Series has been produced to provide a detailed understanding of the Engineering, Science and Technology inherent within Inductive Power Transfer systems (IPT), developed at The University of Auckland. It is our intention to produce a number of Fact Sheets within the series covering all aspects of IPT technology in sufficient depth for a skilled practitioner in the art to gain a ...

The 6SA-CASSCF(10, 10)/6-31G (d, p) quantum chemistry method has been applied to perform on-the-fly trajectory surface hopping simulation with global switching algorithm and to explore excited-state intramolecular proton transfer reactions for the o-nitrophenol molecule within low-lying electronic singlet states (S0 and S1) and triplet states (T1 and T2). The decisive photoisomerization mechani...

The absorption of a photon by a hydroxy-aromatic photoacid triggers a cascade of events contributing to the overall phenomenon of intermolecular excited-state proton transfer. The fundamental steps involved were studied over the last 20 years using a combination of theoretical and experimental techniques. They are surveyed in this sequel in sequential order, from fast to slow. The excitation tr...

Complex I (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase) is critical for respiration in mammalian mitochondria. It oxidizes NADH produced by the Krebs' tricarboxylic acid cycle and β-oxidation of fatty acids, reduces ubiquinone, and transports protons to contribute to the proton-motive force across the inner membrane. Complex I is also a significant contributor to cellular oxidative stress. In complex I, NAD...