A neural encoder for earthquake rate forecasting.

Forecasting the timing of earthquakes is a long-standing challenge. Moreover, it is still debated how to formulate this problem in a useful manner, or to compare the predictive power of different models. Here, we develop a versatile neural encoder of earthquake catalogs, and apply it to the fundamental problem of earthquake rate prediction, in the spatio-temporal point process framework.

Selective and Reversible 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of 2-(2-Oxoindoline-3-ylidene)acetates with Nitrones in the Synthesis of Functionalized Spiroisoxazolidines.

The 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of 2-(2-oxoindoline-3-ylidene)acetates with functionalized aldo- and ketonitrones proceeds with good selectivity to provide new highly functionalized 5-spiroisoxazolidines. A characteristic feature of these reactions is reversibility that allows for the control of the diastereoselectivity of cycloaddition. The reduction of obtained adducts using zinc powder in acetic acid leads to 1,3-aminoalcohols or spirolactones.

COVID-19 and the liquidity network.

We investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on liquidity interlinkages of US industry groups. We employ a lead-lag liquidity network method that allows us to analyse liquidity interrelationships beyond contemporaneous spillover effects. We document that sectors differ in their liquidity interactions during the pre-COVID period, with some sectors more interlinked than others.

Regio- and stereoselective (3 + 2)-cycloaddition reactions of nitrones with cyclic allenes.

An effective approach to access functionalized 2-cyclonona(deca)[]isoxazoles and 15-oxo-3,10-methanobenzo[][1]azacyclododecines has been developed by the reaction of -aryl-,-bis(methoxycarbonyl)nitrones with cyclonona(deca)-1,2-dienes in a one-pot fashion. The reaction of -aryl--(phenylcarbamoyl)nitrones with these allenes proceeds strictly regioselectively giving the mixtures of diastereomeric isoxazolidines containing a double bond at the C-position of the isoxazolidine ring. The quantum chemical calculations show that the regioselectivity of these reactions is in good agreement with the reactivity indices of the considered compounds.

Selective and reversible 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of 6-aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes with 1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-ones under microwave irradiation.

The first example of the cycloaddition of in situ-generated azomethine imine under microwave conditions is described. The reaction of 6-aryl-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.