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The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of derivatives of 4-alkylsulfinylmethylarylenemethanol. Derivatives of 4-alkylsulfinylmethylarylenemethanol are valuable monomers in the preparation of conjugated polymers, which are suitable, inter alia, as electroluminescent materials.
There is considerable industrial demand for large-area solid-state light sources for a number of applications, predominantly in the area of display elements, display-screen technology and illumination technology. The requirements made of these light sources cannot at present be completely satisfied by any of the existing technologies.
As an alternative to conventional display and illumination elements, such as incandescent lamps, gas-discharge lamps and non-self-illuminating liquid-crystal display elements, electroluminescent (EL) materials and devices, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), have already been in use for some time.
Besides inorganic electroluminescent materials and devices, low-molecular-weight, organic electroluminescent materials and devices have also been known for about 30 years (see, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,172,862). Until recently, however, such devices were greatly limited in their practical applicability.
EP-A-0 423 283 and EP-A-0 443 861 describe electroluminescent devices which contain a film of a conjugated polymer as light-emitting layer (semiconductor layer). Such devices offer numerous advantages, such as the possibility of manufacturing large-area, flexible displays simply and inexpensively. In contrast to liquid-crystal displays, electroluminescent displays are self-illuminating and therefore do not require an additional illumination source at the back.
A typical device in accordance with EP-A-0 423 283 consists of a light-emitting layer in the form of a thin, dense polymer film (semiconductor layer) containing at least one conjugated polymer. A first contact layer is in contact with a first surface, and a second contact layer is in contact with a further surface of the semiconductor layer. The polymer film of the semiconductor layer has a sufficiently low concentration of extrinsic charge carriers so that, on application of an electric field between the two contact layers, charge carriers are introduced into the semiconductor layer, the first contact layer becoming positive compared with the other layer, and the semiconductor layer emits radiation. The polymers used in such devices are conjugated. The term "conjugated polymer" is taken to mean a polymer which has a delocalized electron system along the main chain. The delocalized electron system gives the polymer semiconductor properties and enables it to transport positive and/or negative charge carriers with high mobility.
EP-A-0 423 283 and EP-A-0 443 861 describe poly(p-phenylenevinylene) as polymeric material for the light-emitting layer. This can be modified by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen or nitro substituents on the aromatic ring. Such polymers have since then been investigated in a large number of studies, and dialkoxy-substituted PPVs in particular have already been optimized to a considerable extent toward the market introduction stage (cf., for example, J. Salbeck, Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem. 1996, 100, 1667). However, the development of such polymers can in no way be regarded as complete. Thus, inter alia, improvements are still necessary regarding the service life, stability and also the achievable color. For example, the above polymer class which has been developed the furthest, dialkoxy-PPVs, is only suitable for emission of orange-red light.
The above polymers require on the one hand high-purity monomers and also very complex monomers. Some of these monomers units are only accessible in the requisite quality by complex methods and must furthermore be purified by chromatography after their complex preparation.
There is therefore a great demand for processes for the preparation of corresponding monomer units in which the monomers are obtained in such a quality that chromatographic purification is unnecessary.
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of compounds of the formula (I)
in which
The radical X is preferably a leaving group, such as halogen, —O-tosylate, —O-mesylate or —O-trifluoroacetate.
In the formula (I), p denotes para in respect of the two methylene radicals —CH2— on both sides of the radical Ar.
The process according to the invention is preferably used for the preparation of compounds of the formula (I) in which Ar is the structural unit
in which
Particular preference is given to compounds of the formula (I) in which Ar is as defined above, and R1 and R2, independently of one another, are an unbranched alkoxy radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a branched alkoxy radical having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, phenyl or benzyl, where the abovementioned radicals may be unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, in particular chlorine, bromine or fluorine, cyano, nitro, or an ester having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
Preference is furthermore given to compounds of the formula (I) in which R1 and R2, independently of one another, are an unbranched alkoxy radical having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a branched alkoxy radical having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, or phenyl, which may be substituted by one or more branched or unbranched alkyl or alkoxy groups having up to 20 carbon atoms.
R3 is preferably n-, i-, s- or t-butyl, i-pentyl, octyl, 3,6,9-trioxadecyl, 2-hydroxyethyl or 2-chloroethyl, particularly n-butyl or n-octyl.
The process according to the invention is equally preferably used for the preparation of compounds of the formula (I) in which Ar is the structural unit
in which
The reaction of the compound of the formula (II) with a sulfide of the formula (III) with formation of the bissulfonium salt of the formula (IV) is described, for example, in P. L. Burn, D. D. Bradley, R. H. Friend, D. A. Halliday, A. B. Holmes, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1,23,1992, 3225; P. L. Burn et al., J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 115, 22, 1993, 10117; Lee et al., Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. Sci. Technol. Sect. A, 247, 1994, 121; D. Hwang, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun. 21, 1994, 2461; J. Jin et al., J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun. 17, 1989, 1205; J. D. Stenger-Smith et al., J. Org. Chem. 59, 20, 1994, 6107; Hwang, C. Yoon, K. Moon, H. Shim, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. Sci. Technol. Sect. A, 280, 1996, 39 and 175 and 181; A. Luettringhaus, H. Machatzke, Arzneimittel Forsch. 13, 1963, 366; Bardsley, Ashford, Biochem. J. 128, 1972, 253–6; Luettringhaus, H. Machatzke, Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem. 671, 1964, 165–196; G. M. Brooke, S. D. Mawson, J. Fluorine Chem. 50, 1, 1990, 101; S. Antoun, Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 52, 1, 1987, 162; and Y. Sonoda, K. Kaeriyama, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 65, 3, 1992, 853.
The organic sulfide of the formula (III) is preferably dimethyl sulfide, diethyl sulfide, 2-ethylthioethanol, thiobisethanol, or a cyclic sulfide, such as tetrahydrothiopyran (=pentamethylene sulfide) or tetrahydrothiophene (THT). Particular preference is given to tetrahydrothiophene (THT).
The reaction is usually carried out in solvents, such as methanol, water, ethanol, acetone, dioxane, tetrahydropyran, tetrahydrofuran or acetonitrile, mixtures frequently also being advantageous, at temperatures between room temperature (20° C.) and the boiling point of the mixture (about 100° C.), preferably between 20° and 60° C.
From 2 to 8 equivalents of the sulfide of the formula (III) are employed per mole of the starting compound of the formula (II). About 5 equivalents are preferably employed. In the subsequent reaction step (b), the bissulfonium salt of the formula (IV) is reacted with a mercaptan of the formula (V).
The reaction is carried out in the presence of a base, where from 0.85 to 1.1 equivalents, in particular from 0.9 to 1.05 equivalents, of base are added per mole of bissulfonium salt. Suitable bases are inorganic and organic bases. Suitable inorganic bases are NaOH, KOH and LiOH. Suitable organic bases are, in particular, sterically hindered bases, such as lithium diisopropylamide (LDA), sodium trimethylsilanoate, bis(trimethylsilyl)potassium amide, but in particular alkali metal tert-butoxides, such as KOtBu and NaOtBu.
From 0.85 to 1.1 equivalents, in particular from 0.95 to 1.05 equivalents, of mercaptan of the formula (V) are employed per mole of bissulfonium salt of the formula (IV). The reaction is advantageously carried out at temperatures of between 0° and 40° C., particularly preferably at below room temperature (about 10° C.). The reaction is carried out in the presence of a polar, protic solvent. Suitable solvents are ethanol, n- and i-propanol, n-, i-, sec- and tert-butanol and mixtures, in particular methanol.
The reaction mixture is subsequently neutralized, concentrated, if necessary freed from solid and diluted with a non-polar, aprotic organic solvent whose boiling point is above that of the abovementioned polar, protic solvent. The relatively low-boiling fraction comprising polar, protic solvent and sulfide is subsequently removed, for example by evaporation under reduced pressure or by other suitable measures. By repeating this operation, the sulfide of the formula (III) is removed from the equilibrium and replaced by the leaving group X.
The concentrated solution which remains also contains, besides the compound of the formula (VI), the two possible by-products of the formula (A)
R3—S—CH2—Ar—CH2—S—R3 (A)
and of the formula (B)
X—CH2—Ar—CH2—X (B).
Surprisingly, the proportion of by-products of the formulae (A) and (B) is not as expected 25% of theory each, but is significantly lower. The detected proportion of compounds of the formulae (A) and (B) is, surprisingly, less than 15% and frequently only 5%.
The compound of the formula (VII) obtained in this way is subsequently oxidized to the sulfoxide by methods known from the literature (J. March, Adv. Org. Chem., 3rd Edn., J. Wiley, New York, pp. 1089–90).
Preference is given to a catalytic oxidation using peroxides, in particular hydrogen peroxide. Examples of suitable catalysts are SeO2 and TeO2. Air or oxygen can also advantageously be employed with catalytic amounts of NO2.
The target compound of the formula (I) can advantageously be isolated by recrystallization from low-boiling solvents, such as alkanes, alcohols, ketones, ethers or esters. Complex chromatographic purification is unnecessary owing to the high selectivity of the process according to the invention.
The present invention furthermore relates to the compounds of the formula (VI)
in which Ar, R3, R4, R5 and X are as defined above.
The compounds of the formula (VI) are valuable intermediates in the synthesis of compounds of the formula (I) and can be isolated if desired.
A solution of 52.5 g (0.3 mol) of p-xylylene dichloride in 105 ml (1.19 mol) of tetrahydrothiophene and 105 ml of methanol was stirred for 60 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred into 420 ml of acetone at −10° C. The hygroscopic precipitate was rinsed with 600 ml of cold acetone and dried. 95.9 g, 91%.
1.83 g (19 mmol) of sodium t-butoxide and 2.78 g (19 mmol) of octanethiol were stirred into 40 g of methanol at room temperature. After 30 minutes, the clear solution was added in one portion to 6.68 g (19 mmol) of the p-xylylenebis(tetrahydrothiophenium chloride) obtained in accordance with Example 1, in 100 g of methanol. After one hour, the mixture was neutralized using 1N hydrochloric acid, and all the volatile components were removed under reduced pressure. The crude product was taken up in 200 ml of chloroform, the undissolved constituents were filtered off, and the filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure. The oil was mixed with twice the volume of octane, and distilled off under reduced pressure together with tetrahydrothiophene. This sequence was repeated three times with octane, finally giving 5.31 g, consisting of 90% of product, 5% of starting material and 5% of p-bis(octylthiomethyl)benzene. This reaction was carried out at various temperatures and the product distribution analyzed by 1H-NMR spectroscopy (all data in mol-%).
Temp./° C.
Starting material
Repetition of the experiments at 20° C., but with a slightly less than the stoichiometric amount of the mercaptan, gave the following product distribution:
RSH equivalents
Starting material
A solution of 14.3 g (0.10 mol) of octanethiol in 100 ml of toluene was added dropwise at room temperature over the course of 24 hours to a stirred mixture of 39.4 g (0.225 mol) of p-xylylene dichloride in 400 ml of toluene, 23.7 g (0.59 mol) of NaOH in 400 ml of water and 1 g of Aliquat 336 as phase-transfer catalyst. The separated-off organic layer was washed three times with 200 ml of water each time, dried and evaporated under reduced pressure. 32.0 g, which, according to 1H-NMR spectroscopy, consisted of 39% of product, 59% of starting material and 2% of p-bis(octylthiomethyl)benzene.
Repetition of the experiment, but without an excess of the p-xylylene dichloride, gave the following product distribution:
RSH equivalents
Starting material
1.83 g (19 mmol) of sodium t-butoxide and 2.78 g (19 mmol) of octanethiol were stirred into 40 g of methanol at room temperature. After 30 minutes, the clear solution was added in one portion to 3.33 g (19 mmol) of p-xylylene dichloride in 100 g of methanol. After one hour, the mixture was neutralized using 1N hydrochloric acid, and all the volatile components were removed under reduced pressure. The crude product was taken up in 250 ml of chloroform and washed twice with 100 ml of water each time, dried and evaporated under reduced pressure. 5.29 g, which, according to 1H-NMR-spectroscopy, consisted of 50% of product, 25% of starting material and 25% of p-bis(octylthiomethyl)benzene.
A solution of 17.1 g (178 mmol) of sodium t-butoxide and 19.4 ml (16.4 g, 181 mmol) of butanethiol in methanol was added to a clear solution of 67.1 g of the bissulfonium salt prepared in accordance with Example 1 in 300 ml of methanol. After 30 minutes, the solvent was removed, and octane was added and distilled off. This last sequence was repeated three times. The oil which remained was taken up in chloroform, washed with water and sodium hydrogencarbonate solution, dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered, which also removed undissolved organic residues. Hydrogen peroxide was added to a solution of this intermediate in 50 ml of 1,4-dioxane, 250 ml of methanol and tellurium dioxide. After five hours, 100 ml of saturated sodium chloride solution were added, and the mixture was extracted with chloroform and dried, giving 43.4 g of p-(butylsulfinyl-methyl)benzyl chloride.
Recrystallization from 800 ml of acetone followed by crystallization from chloroform/hexane gave 40 g of the product in extremely high purity. 1H-NMR spectroscopy only showed impurities at the level of 13C satellites.
10 g (27.7 mmol) of 1,4-bischloromethyl-2-(3,7-dimethyloctyloxy)-5-methoxybenzene (BCDM) and 12.4 g (141 mmol) of tetrahydrothiophene (THT) were dissolved in 20 ml of methanol at 30° C. After 70 hours, excess THT was distilled off, and the residue was dissolved in just sufficient methanol, filtered and stirred into 100 ml of ice-cold acetone. The solid was digested with 40 ml of hexane. Drying for 4 hours under reduced pressure gave 11 g (72% of theory).
2-(3,7-Dimethyloctyloxy)-5-methoxy-4-butylthiomethylbenzyl chloride via 2-(3,7-dimethyloctyloxy)-5-methoxy-4-butylthiomethylbenzyl tetrahydrothiophenium chloride, each as a mixture of the regioisomers
6.5 g (68 mmol) of sodium t-butoxide (1 eq.) and 6.0 g (66.5 mmol, 0.98 eq,) of butanethiol (BuSH) were stirred into 150 ml of methanol at 20° C. After 30 minutes, the clear solution was added dropwise to a solution of 37.6 g (68 mmol, 1 eq.) of the salt prepared in accordance with Example 4 in 400 ml of methanol. After a reaction time of 60 minutes at 20° C., the mixture was neutralized using 1N hydrochloric acid, after which all the volatile components were distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was taken up in 200 ml of chloroform and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the resultant oil was taken up in 80 ml. After the mixture of octane and THT had been evaporated, this procedure was repeated three times. Yield 39.5 g, consisting of 18% of BCDM, 7% of bisthioether and 74% of the desired product as a 50:50 mixture of the two regioisomers 2-(3,7-dimethyloctyloxy)-5-methoxy-4-butylthiomethylbenzyl chloride and 5-(3,7-dimethyloctyloxy)-2-methoxy-4-butylthiomethylbenzyl chloride. The two regioisomers were also isolated by preparative column chromatography.
Example 5 was repeated with the following modifications:
a. reaction time of 40 instead of 60 minutes
b. 1.1 equivalents of NaOtBu instead of 1 eq.
c. 0.99 equivalent of BuSH instead of 0.98 eq.
16% of BCDM, 7% of bisthioether and 77% of the desired product as a 49:51 mixture of the two regioisomers, and slight traces of the polymer undesired here, were obtained.
39.59 of the product from Example 5 were dissolved in 200 ml of dioxane, and 1.82 g (11.4 mmol, 12 mol-%) of tellurium dioxide were added. 18.5 g (190 mmol) of a 35% strength aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution were added dropwise at room temperature with vigorous stirring. As soon as a trace of the sulfone, as a sign of overoxidation, was detectable by thin layer chromatography, (3.5 hours), the reaction was terminated by pouring in ice-water. The aqueous phase was extracted with three portions of chloroform (250, 100 and 100 ml). After drying, the combined organic phases gave 30 g of the product: 76% of the desired regioisomer 2-(3,7-dimethyloctyloxy)-5-methoxy-4-butylsulfinylmethylbenzyl chloride and 5-(3,7-dimethyloctyloxy)-2-methoxy-4-butylsulfinylmethylbenzyl chloride, 16% of BCDM and 7% of the bis(butylsulfinyl) derivative.
This mixture can successfully be employed for polymerization even without purification.
Example 5 was repeated with the reaction temperature lowered from 20° to 10° or 0° C. The following product distribution was found:
Temp./° C.
Bisbutylthio derivative
Product (regioisomers)
74 (50:50)
77 (51:49)
79 (51:49)
4-Butylthiomethyl-2,5-dicyanobenzyl chloride can be prepared in an analogous manner in acetonitrile:water (65:35). 2-Butylthiomethyl-2-chloromethylnaphthalene was obtained in anhydrous methanol.
3.8 ml (37.8 mmol) of thiophenol were dissolved in 100 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran (THF), and 0.91 g (37.8 mmol) of NaH were slowly added. The suspension was added dropwise to a vigorously stirred solution, at 25° C., of 33.08 g (189 mmol, i.e. a five-fold excess) of p-bischloromethylbenzene in 150 ml. After 14 hours, 100 ml of water were added, and the mixture was extracted four times with 50 ml of chloroform each time. The combined organic extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated, ultimately under reduced pressure.
The crude mixture, consisting of p-bischloromethylbenzene, p-(bisphenylthiomethyl)benzene and the desired p-phenylthiomethylbenzyl chloride, was subjected, without further purification, to oxidation to the sulfoxide: The mixture was dissolved in 450 ml of methanol together with 0.6 g (0.037 mmol) of TeO2. 8.6 ml of 30% strength by weight hydrogen peroxide (76 mmol) were added dropwise with vigorous stirring. 4 hours later, 100 ml of water were added, the aqueous phase was extracted with chloroform, dried as usual using magnesium sulfate and evaporated to dryness. The crude product (30 g) was purified by chromatography over silica gel (300 g). After recrystallization from hexane/toluene, 5.5 g of p-phenylsulfinylmethylbenzyl chloride were obtained as colorless crystals. The yield is 55% based on thiophenol, but only 11% based on the bischloromethyl compound (5-fold excess).
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"Meanwhile, the rising popularity of cloud computing has encouraged the growth of alternative models such as hosted contact center service with its pay-per-use model," noted Baidya. "This is an attractive option in the Asia-Pacific, as it lowers upfront investments and prompts higher investments in contact center services."
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Retail sales were even worse over Christmas than feared, a further warning sign that the economy may have contracted at the end of the year.
Surging popularity of tablets, Christmas shopping online and heavy discounting on the high street were not enough convince squeezed shoppers to part with their cash, official figures revealed.
Retail sales volumes fell by 0.1 per cent between November and December when seasonally adjusted, according to the Office for National Statistics, after economists predicted a return to growth of 0.2 per cent.
More gloom: The high street continued to suffer over Christmas as cash-strapped shoppers kept a tight rein on their spending
The news will compound fears that Britain has slipped back into recession for the third time since the start of the financial crisis. GDP figures for the third quarter of 2012 are to be released next Friday and, following disappointing construction, services and now retail figures for December, many expect they will show a contraction.
The Bank of England has already forecast a return to recession at the end of last year.
Rob Wood of Berenberg Bank commented on the retail figures: 'They add to other indicators pointing to a contraction in output in the fourth quarter. So I think the last thing the fragile UK economy needs right now is heavy snowfall.
'Any fall in output in the first quarter of the year would now probably confirm a triple-dip recession.'
There were further signs that shoppers shunned the high street, with the figures showing that online retailing volumes grew 1.6 per cent month on month, and accounted for 10.6 per cent of all retail sales in December.
Graph showing seasonally adjusted sales volumes for all retailing over the last 12 years (Source: ONS)
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The closures will pile pressure on landlords who will lose millions of pounds worth of rent and could be forced to accept lower rates in future to attract new tenants.
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Graph showing the rise in popularity of online shopping over the past six years (Source: ONS)
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I thought it was great as is. I melted the butter, then added the flour and cooked out the starchy taste, then continued on with the instructions. And when it said to sprinkle paprika on top, I used Cajun Seasoning instead to give it a pop, and it is now a family comfort food fave!
This is a great recipe! It's the same one I use with cooked Ham.I crumble Ritz Crackers on top instead of the cheddar cheese. I also cube my potatoes, dice an onion, salt and pepper them, and steam in the microwave while cutting ham, or in this instance, browning sausage. I can't wait to try with smoked sausage! Who would have thunk it?! <br/>Thank you for sharing this!
Had this to night and thought it was awesome!! I added onion to the smoked sausage when I was heating it up. Also used shredded hash brown potatoes.
This has always been one of our " go to" meals in the winter. Ive used real potatoes, but the easiest, and what I usually do is canned diced or sliced potatoes. Saves so much time and the taste is just not that much different to us. I also add a can or two of french green beans and diced onion to make it a one dish meal. For the sausage I usually use the Eckrich skinless Angus sausages ( like Polish sausage).or the Eckrich Jalapeno Cheese sausages if we want something with a little heat. Just alot of ways you can do this one and theyre all wonderful!
I made this tonight using 2 left over baked potatoes and 1 left over sweet potato, While browning the sausage (deer ring bologna) I added 1 whole onion and 1/2 green pepper diced. My whole family loved it, my husband who is not a fan of sweet potatoes told me he thought with out the sweet potatoes it would have been bland and to try doing the sweet and baked potatoes 50 - 50 next time. Also because the potatoes were baked I added a little bit more milk to the white sauce. This is a keeper and I know we will be making it again in the near future!
This is an awesome recipe! I think you can add to it, but it is wonderful as is. The only thing I did different was to put a little bit of french fried onions on top of each serving. Thanks Stacky5, what a great recipe from your Mom! :o)
I really liked this!!! Next time I'll add extra cheese on top!
this was soooo good the whole family LOVED it.. I did add onion and instead of velveeta I used a block of colby jack in cubes.
Good, but way too rich for our taste, this is what we call "ice fishin" food in WI! I'd make it again if I had a crowd of hungry people to feed, but I would add more meat as others suggested.
Holy cow I LOVED this! It reminded me of something I used to make when I was younger and still at home with my parents. Definetely a comfort food. I used turkey smoked sausage;)


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Nelson surfer Laine Hobson's wrestle with a two-metre shark in the water off Snapper Pt on Saturday has left him with a punctured hand and a healthier respect for creatures that lurk in the deep.
The experienced surfer knew straight away what had nudged him in the right thigh as he waited in the waves off the Boulder Bank just south of the Glen.
The shark lingered long enough for him to make out the blunt snout and its reddy, bronze colour which led him to believe it was a bronze whaler.
It was when the shark came back for another nudge, then leapt thrashing on to his board that he knew things were getting a little too serious. By then there was blood in the water too.
"It wasn't like Jaws coming at me viciously. It came up and nudged me on the thigh while I was sitting on my board. It gave me a shock but I pushed it away with my hand then it cruised around in front of me and gave me another nudge on the other leg.
"I was then trying to keep the board between me and the shark – I was probably screaming by then – there was another guy close to me. Then the shark nudged me off my board and leapt on top of it and was thrashing about."
Mr Hobson, a teacher at Nelson Intermediate School, had been in the water for about two hours on Saturday afternoon. It was his first time back surfing in a year after breaking his leg badly while playing soccer with students. At first he was one of eight in the water and then six as two surfers got out before the attack.
Mr Hobson was not sure how his hand was injured but he was left with a deep puncture wound in it, which bled profusely in the water.
"Everyone was out of the water at that point. It was quite horrible actually because this wave came along and picked up everyone else and carried them in, but it missed me. I couldn't get a break.
"I don't know if the shark followed me in. I was concentrating on the shore and going as fast as I could, while trying to keep my toes out of the water."
Mr Hobson learned to surf in Kaitaia, where he is from, and has surfed for about 20 years, but until Saturday had never had an encounter with a shark.
"Being a surfer, you read about these things happening but I never thought it would happen to me. I have surfed on my own before, but it was really nice having other people around," Mr Hobson said.
He said other guys he knew had surfed Snapper Point for 30 years and had never seen a shark there.
Department of Conservation shark expert Clinton Duffy said today that the encounter with what sounded like a bronze whaler shark was unusual.
"I can't recall any similar incident with a bronze whaler and surfer in New Zealand. It's more typical of a bronze whaler being attracted to a spear fisherman, when they can become persistent and aggressive."
Mr Duffy said sharks responded to highly contrasting colours. Mr Hobson said his surfboard was brightly coloured.
"Contrasting colours, patterns and objects will stand out to a shark," Mr Duffy said.
He said it was unlikely a shark the size of that which attacked Mr Hobson could eat a person, but it had the potential to inflict a serious injury.
"It sounded determined but it was more than likely the shark viewed Mr Hobson as a threat, and went into a self-defence mode," Mr Duffy said.
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 173 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 14 floors
- Check-in time 2 PM-Midnight
- Check-out time is 11 AM
- Express check-in
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- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
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- Babysitting/childcare *
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle *
- Self parking *
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- Free breakfast
- Bar/lounge
- Business center
- Meeting rooms 2
- 24-hour front desk
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
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- Terrace
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Satellite TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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Self parking costs ZAR 60.00 per night
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The rankings are based on 22 statistical categories, and teams are awarded points for based on their finish. The best team in each category receives one point and the worst team 32 points. The teams are then ranked in inverse order of their point total.
The Packers finished with 337 points, well behind the NFL leader, Minnesota, which had 253.5. Of the other NFC North teams, Chicago finished ninth and Detroit finished 30th.
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Offensive line coach Derek Frazier
April 19, 2012
By Stuart Buchanan
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Rams concluded their final spring practice Thursday morning and now turn their attention to the spring game.
The 2012 spring game is slated to kickoff at 1 p.m. on Saturday and there is more than just bragging rights on the line. The winner of the annual Green & Gold game will be eating better than its losing counterpart.
"The winners get steak and the losers get beans," said Head Coach Jim McElwain. "We split the whole coaching staff, split all the trainers, and equipment people. Anybody who is trying to sit on the fence, they get beans no matter what."
Saturday's game will be treated like a game played in the fall. There will be four 12 minute quarters and most of the plays will be live, with the exception of special teams. McElwain expects high intensity from his players.
"I want them to compete," McElwain said. "It's a game. To me, every time they put themselves on film they're telling a lot about who they are. What we tell them on a daily basis is, 'be proud of what you put on film.'"
As McElwain wraps up his first spring with the Rams he has found a lot to be proud of, especially in last season's 1,000-yard rusher.
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McElwain was not the only proud coach at the conclusion of practice Thursday. Offensive line coach Derek Frazier, a graduate of Rocky Mountain High School located just over two miles from campus, is happy with what he has seen from his line.
"Every day we are getting better," Frazier said. "Every day we are working and they are a hard working bunch of guys. They're coachable, give great effort and that's what you got to keep doing."
The Rams will have their last opportunity to impress the fans on Saturday as the spring game is free to the public. Parking lots will open for tailgating at 10 a.m. and Ram Town will begin an hour later at 11 a.m.
Other comments from McElwain:
On Davis Burl: "He has really done a nice job. He's going to be a valuable addition to this defense."
"He is a guy that can actually run. One of the things that we are obviously lacking on both sides of the ball is explosive players. He kind of fits that bill a little bit."
On the transition of switching defense: "I think more so just because of the body types. I think it fit who we had. We had an abundance of linebacker types and not an abundance of defensive line types. I don't get caught up in the 3-4, 4-3 (defense formations)."
Other comments from Frazier:
On his offensive line: "The effort they are giving and how they are approaching every day to come and work, it is a testament to them. Every day we are getting better. We are seeing progress."
On protection problems: "Right now we're working through everything, whether it's lingo, whether it's processing information. So it is a process to make sure we get to the point of having things occur naturally."
On depth: "Those guys are getting good reps right now and that is how you get better. You get reps, you see it. If something happens, you make a mistake, you get to do it again and you understand what happened. That is how you get better."
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