We have examined chemical reactions of small silicon cluster ions [Formula: see text] for n = 7 - 16 with polar organic molecules M ( M = CH 3 CN , CD 3 OD , C 2 H 5 CN , and C 2 H 5 OH ). The intensities of the adsorption products [Formula: see text] for m = 1 and 2 were investigated as a function of n. We found for all polar molecules that the relative intensity of Si n M + to the unreacted [Formula: see text] is smaller for n = 11, 13, and 14, that is, the adsorption reactivity is smaller for these n than others. It was also commonly observed that the [Formula: see text] ion are more intense than neighboring n. We discussed the relationship of the reactivity with the geometrical structures and the stabilities of the bare [Formula: see text] ions and adsorbed [Formula: see text] ions, from theoretical calculations based on density functional theory.
Collision-energy/electron-energy resolved two-dimensional Penning ionization electron spectra (2D-PIES) of N2, CO, and CH3CN with metastable He*(2 3S) atoms are measured, and classical trajectory calculations with anisotropic entrance and exit potential energy surfaces are performed for these systems. Numerical qualities of the entrance potential surfaces are decisively important to understand the collisional ionization dynamics as well as to reproduce observed 2D-PIES, whereas the exit potential surfaces are less sensitive to the collisional ionization dynamics and the electron spectra except for special cases in which a deep potential well is relevant in the entrance potential surface. Ab initio calculations of both entrance and exit potentials as well as ionization widths are found to be reliable in obtaining their anisotropy and radial dependence with good quantitative accuracy.
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.
Abstract Gastrointestinal prokinetic agents function as serotonin-4 receptor (5-HT 4 R) agonists to activate myenteric plexus neurons to release acetylcholine (ACh), which then induce anti-inflammatory action. Details of this pathway, however, remain unknown. The aim of this study is to clarify the anti-inflammatory mechanism underlying the 5-HT 4 R agonist, mosapride citrate (MOS)-induced anti-inflammatory action on postoperative ileus (POI). POI models were generated from wild-type C57BL6/J (WT), 5-HT 4 R knock-out (S4R KO), α7 nicotinic AChR KO (α7 R KO), and M2 muscarinic ACh receptor KO (M2R KO) mice. MOS attenuated leukocyte infiltration in WT. MOS-induced anti-inflammatory action was completely abolished in both S4R KO and S4R KO mice upon wild-type bone marrow transplantation. MOS-induced anti-inflammatory action against macrophage infiltration, but not neutrophil infiltration, was attenuated in α7 R KO mice. Selective α7nAChR agonists (PNU-282987 and AR-R17779) also inhibited only macrophage infiltration in POI. MOS-mediated inhibition of neutrophil infiltration was diminished by atropine, M2AChR antagonist, methoctramine, and in M2R KO mice. Stimulation with 5-HT 4 R inhibits leukocyte infiltration in POI, possibly through myenteric plexus activation. Released ACh inhibited macrophage and neutrophil infiltration likely by activation of α7nAChR on macrophages and M2AChR. Thus, macrophage and neutrophil recruitment into inflamed sites is regulated by different types of AChR in the small intestine.
An overlap expansion method is proposed for improving ab initio model potentials. Correction terms are expanded in terms of overlap integrals between orbitals of the interacting system. The method is used to improve ab initio model potentials for N2+He*(2(3)S), CO+He*(2(3)S), and C2H2+He*(2(3)S). Physical meanings of the optimization are elucidated in terms of target orbitals. Correction terms are found to be dominated by the components of HOMO, LUMO, next-HOMO, and next-LUMO on the target molecule. The present overlap expansion method using a limited number of correction terms related to frontier orbitals provides an efficient and intuitive approach for construction of highly anisotropic intermolecular interaction potentials.
The He* Penning ionization electron spectra (PIES) and He I UV photoelectron spectra (UPS) of CO and Fe(CO)5 were measured. The relative intensity of the bands in PIES was shown to give information on the spatial electron distribution of individual molecular orbitals. On the basis of the information together with the results of the population analysis, most of the bands in the UPS of Fe(CO)5 were assigned. The usefulness of PIES in the study of stereochemistry was indicated.
