Diamagnetic levitation is applied to attain the smallest possible effective spring constant suitable for detection of weak and continuous forces relevant various phenomena including biological ones. A Nd-Fe-B permanent magnet was suspended under aerial conditions with lifting force from a multi-layered solenoid stabilized horizontally via repulsive interaction diamagnetic substance. The suspens...

the coupling of tetrazotised 1,8-diaminonaphthalene with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds [acetylacetone,methylacetoacetate and acetoacetanilide] yielded a new series of tetradentate ligand systems. analytical, ir,1h nmr and mass spectral data indicate that the compounds exist in the intramolecularly hydrogen bondeddihydrazone form. dibasic tetradentate n2o2 coordination of these compounds in their [ml...

The characterization and identification of semiquinone radicals from catechol(amine)s and catechol estrogens by electron spin resonance spectroscopy is addressed. The use of diamagnetic metal ions, especially Mg2+ and Zn2+ ions, to detect transient semiquinone radicals in biological systems and to monitor their reactions, is discussed. A brief account of the identification and reactions of quin...