Discal Cyst of the Lumbar Spine: Case Report of a Rare Clinical Entity

Being a rare clinical entity, discal cyst presents indistinguishably from other causes of lower back pain and radiculopathy. It is an extremely rare pathology with unclear pathogenesis, indeterminate natural history with no consensus on the ideal management of the condition. We report a rare case of discal cyst in a patient who presented to our centre with localised low back pain and subsequently left sided radicular pain. With the aid of MRI and with clear surgical indication we proceeded with endoscopic removal of the cyst and intraoperatively confirmed its origin from the adjacent disc. The patient had immediate relief of his symptoms and no postoperative complications. We recommend that endoscopic surgery can be an effective alternative to conventional open surgery for discal cyst of the lumbar spine.

Studies on the growth and characterization of a non linear optical crystal: 3 Hydroxy Pyridinium Tartrate Mono Hydrate (3HPTMH)

Single crystals of 3 Hydroxy Pyridinium Tartrate Mono Hydrate (3HPTMH) was synthesised and successfully grown in mixed solvent of ethanol and water by slow evaporation technique at room temperature. 3HPTMH belongs to the orthorhombic crystal system with space group P212121. The lattice parameters of 3HPTMH are a=7.4597(2)Å, b=8.7012(3)Å, c=17.8786(5)Å, V=1160.47(6)Å(3), obtained by single crystal X ray diffraction studies. Hyperpolarizability and HOMO-LUMO analysis were performed for grown crystal using DFT calculations using Gaussian 03 software. Functional groups were identified by FT-IR studies. The lower cut-off wavelength of the 3HPTMH has been identified by UV-Vis study. The thermal behavior has been studied by thermal gravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis. The powder second harmonic generation efficiency of 3HPTMH was compared with KDP.

Crystal structure of N'-[(E)-(4-chloro-phen-yl)(phen-yl)methyl-idene]-4-methyl-benzene-sulfono-hydrazide

The title compound, C20H17ClN2O2S, was obtained by a condensation reaction between 4-chloro-benzo-phenone and tosyl hydrazide. The plane of the methyl-substituted benzene ring forms dihedral angles of 20.12 (12) and 78.43 (13)° with those of the chlorine-substituted benzene ring and the benzene ring, respectively, with the last two rings forming a dihedral angle of 67.81 (13)°. The chlorine substituent was also found to be 0.868 (2):0.132 (2) disordered over these two rings. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked through pairs of N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, giving centrosymmetric cyclic dimers [graph set R 2 (2)(8)], which are linked by weak C-H⋯O and C-H⋯Cl inter-actions into a chain structure which extends along the a-axis direction.

Crystal structure of (E)-N'-(4-chloro-benzyl-idene)-4-methyl-benzene-sulfono-hydrazide: a hexa-gonal polymorph

The title compound, C14H13ClN2O2S, crystallized in the enanti-omorphic defining hexa-gonal space group P61 [Flack parameter = -0.02 (7)]. The partially hydrated form of the same compound, crystallizing in the triclinic space group P-1, has been reported previously [Kia et al. (2009b). Acta Cryst. E65, o1119], as has the crystal structure of the bromo derivative, also crystallizing in the space group P-1 [Kia et al. (2009a). Acta Cryst. E65, o821]. The title mol-ecule is non-planar with the planes of the benzene rings being inclined to one another by 76.62 (13)°, and has an E conformation about the C=N bond. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked via N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds forming 61 helical chains running along [001]. The chains are linked via C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, C-H⋯π inter-actions and short Cl⋯O [3.015 (3) Å] inter-actions, forming a three-dimensional structure.

Investigations on the vibrational modes and non-linear optical properties of 4-Fluoro Chalcone crystal

Organic Nonlinear Optical (NLO) crystals of 4-fluorochalcone (4FC) were synthesized and grown by slow evaporation solution growth method. The grown crystals have been characterised by powder X-ray diffraction, factor group analysis, FTIR, FT-Raman, UV-Vis Spectroscopy, powder SHG and Vickers microhardness tests. Theoretical quantum chemical analysis were performed to determine the first order hyperpolarizability (β) and HOMO-LUMO analysis of the title compound were computed by GAUSSIAN 03 package.

Investigations on the physico chemical properties of 4-bromochalcone single crystals for nonlinear optical applications

Good quality yellow transparent single crystals of 4-bromochalcone (4BC) crystal have been synthesized and grown by slow evaporation solution growth method. The UV-Vis spectra was recorded for the grown crystal. The thermal behavior of the title crystal was studied. Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectral studies were performed for analyzing and assigning the vibrations and to identify the functional groups. The relative SHG efficiency of the material was investigated to explore the NLO characteristics for the first time in the literature. The SHG efficiency of the material is found to be 1.14 times greater than urea. Hyperpolarizability and HOMO-LUMO analysis of 4-bromochalcone (4BC) were performed with the help of Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations using Gaussian 03 software.