Provided herein are piperidine dione compounds having the following structure:

##STR00001## wherein R.sup.N, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, L, V, m, and n are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a piperidine dione compound, and methods for treating or preventing an androgen receptor mediated disease.

Provided herein are piperidine dione compounds having the following structure:

##STR00001## wherein R.sup.N, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, L, V, m, and n are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a piperidine dione compound, and methods for treating or preventing an androgen receptor mediated disease.

A dendrimer including a ring core moiety, a paramagnetic group, a linking moiety and a branching moiety for continuously probing and quantifying an analyte is provided together with methods, kits and devices for performing sensitive, accurate and durable measurements.

Ionic cyclic nitroxyl radical oligomers, methods of making the ionic cyclic nitroxyl radical oligomers, and electrochemical cells, such as aqueous organic redox flow batteries (AORFBs) that use the ionic nitroxyl radical oligomers as catholytes are provided. The oligomers are larger than individual cyclic nitroxyl radical molecules, but maintain a high density nitroxyl radical groups within the molecule. As a result, when the oligomers are used as catholytes in an AORFB, they are able to reduce catholyte permeation through the ion-conducting membrane, while providing a high volumetric capacity and cycling stability.

Disclosed are methods for performing dynamic nuclear polarization using the polarizing agents described herein. In general, the methods involve (a) providing a frozen sample in a magnetic field, wherein the frozen sample includes a polarizing agent described herein and an analyte with at least one spin half nucleus; (b) polarizing the at least one spin half nucleus of the analyte by irradiating the frozen sample with radiation having a frequency that excites electron spin transitions in the polarizing agent; (c) optionally melting the sample to produce a molten sample; and (d) detecting nuclear spin transitions in the at least one spin half nucleus of the analyte in the frozen or molten sample. In certain embodiments, the polarizing agents can be peptide-based. In these embodiments, the polarizing agents can be readily prepared by solid-phase peptide synthesis.

Disclosed are methods for performing dynamic nuclear polarization using the polarizing agents described herein. In general, the methods involve (a) providing a frozen sample in a magnetic field, wherein the frozen sample includes a polarizing agent described herein and an analyte with at least one spin half nucleus; (b) polarizing the at least one spin half nucleus of the analyte by irradiating the frozen sample with radiation having a frequency that excites electron spin transitions in the polarizing agent; (c) optionally melting the sample to produce a molten sample; and (d) detecting nuclear spin transitions in the at least one spin half nucleus of the analyte in the frozen or molten sample. In certain embodiments, the polarizing agents can be peptide-based. In these embodiments, the polarizing agents can be readily prepared by solid-phase peptide synthesis.

The invention provides heterocyclic compounds with quaternary centers and methods of preparing compounds. Methods include the method for the preparation of a compound of Formula (II):

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comprising treating a compound of Formula (I):

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with a transition metal catalyst and under alkylation conditions as valence and stability permit.

The invention provides heterocyclic compounds with quaternary centers and methods of preparing compounds. Methods include the method for the preparation of a compound of Formula (II):

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comprising treating a compound of Formula (I):

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with a transition metal catalyst and under alkylation conditions as valence and stability permit.

A photobase generator includes a compound including: first skeletons represented by the following formula (a); and a second skeleton including nitrogen atoms bonding to bonding positions of the first skeletons to form amide groups, wherein, in a molecule, a number of the first skeletons is two or more, a number of the nitrogen atoms, configuring the amide groups, in the second skeleton is the same as the number of the first skeletons, and at least one of the nitrogen atoms configuring the amide groups is converted into a nitrogen atom configuring a secondary amine or a tertiary amine by light irradiation. In the formula (a), G is a divalent aromatic group, and * represents the bonding position with the nitrogen atom.

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A photobase generator includes a compound including: first skeletons represented by the following formula (a); and a second skeleton including nitrogen atoms bonding to bonding positions of the first skeletons to form amide groups, wherein, in a molecule, a number of the first skeletons is two or more, a number of the nitrogen atoms, configuring the amide groups, in the second skeleton is the same as the number of the first skeletons, and at least one of the nitrogen atoms configuring the amide groups is converted into a nitrogen atom configuring a secondary amine or a tertiary amine by light irradiation. In the formula (a), G is a divalent aromatic group, and * represents the bonding position with the nitrogen atom.

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