Asymmetric Synthesis of （R）- and （S）-Moprolol

A simple and effective procedure for the enantioselective synthesis of （R）- and （S）-moprolol was described. The key step was the asymmetric synthesis of enantiopure （R）- and （S）-guaifenesin, which were synthesized from enantioenriched （R）-3-chloro-l,2-propanediol and （S）-epichlorohydrin via kinetics of hydrolysis resolution of racemic epichlorohydrin by chiral Salen-Co^Ⅲ complex. The e.e. values of both the optical compounds were above 98%, and the chemical structures of the target compounds were confirmed by ^1H NMR, ^13C NMR, IR, and MS.     

Stereochemistry of ketone olefination with methyl trimethylsilylacetate

High (Z)-stereoselectivity of olefination of methyl α-phenylthioalkyl and methyl α-phenylthioalkenyl ketones with methyl trimethylsilylacetate decreases in the case of ketones containing a higher alkyl-substituent in place of the methyl group. Dedicated to Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences E. P. Serebryakov on the occasion of his 70th birthday. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 1020–1021, April, 2005.     

Darstellung und Charakterisierung von Halogeno(diethyldithiocarbamato) (triethyl- und triphenylphosphin)palladium(II)-Komplexen

The Complexes [Pd(PEt ₃)₂ dtc]X (1) and Pd(PR ₃)Xdtc (2, 3) (dtc=S₂CNEt ₃;X=Cl, Br, I;R=Et, Ph) have been prepared. Conductivity, susceptibility, UV and IR measurements show that the cations [Pd(PEt ₃)₂ dtc]⁺ of1 and the complexes2, 3 have square-planar structure.

     

Electrophoretic deposition as a tool for separation of protein inclusion bodies from host bacteria in suspension

This paper shows, for the first time, that the electrophoretic deposition technique is able to selectively collect protein inclusion bodies (PBs) from the host bacteria suspensions. In the first step, zeta potential as a function of pH is carefully determined for both species involved. Based on the obtained dependencies, the pH of the mixture of PBs and bacteria is precisely adjusted and the electrophoretic experiment is carried out. We show that the efficiency of separation and the yield depends not only on the electrokinetic properties of given species but also on the electrode composition and surface morphology. The deposited species are easily removed by forced washing or reverse electric field. As a whole, the selectivity and the yields are higher than in most alternative state-of-the art techniques.     

Herstellung der klassischen Seltenerd(II)-chloride in Lösung

Using the reduction of the trichlorides by lithium metal/naphthalene in tetrahydrofurane (THF), SmCl₂ and EuCl₂ were prepared in solventfree state, very sparingly soluble inTHF. The reduction of YbCl₃, combined with extraction to eliminate the oxide chloride content, yielded the compound YbCl₂·THF, much more soluble inTHF than YbCl₃.

     

Stability of bivalent metal complex with L-hydroxyproline

Potentiometric titration of L-hydroxyproline with NaOH solution at 30° ±0.1°C in a medium of constant ionic strenth, =0.1M (KNO₃) gave the stepwise formation constants of the complexes formed between Mn(II), Co(II) and Zn(II) ions. The values were logK ₁=3.45; logK ₁=4.58, logK ₂=4.03; logK ₁=5.08, logK ₂=4.66; for Mn(II), Co(II) and Zn(II) complexes. The order of stability constant is in accordance with theIrving-Williams series.

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Die Stabilität bivalenter metall-komplexe mit L-hydroxyprolin

Zusammenfassung Potentiometrische Titration von L-Hydroxyprolin in NaOH-Lösung bei 30±0,1°C und einer konstanten Ionenstärke von =0,1M-KNO₃ ergab stufenweise die Bildungskonstanten der entsprechenden Komplexe mit Mn(II), Co(II) und Zn(II). Die Werte sind logK ₁=3,45; logK ₁=4,58, logK ₂=4,03; logK ₁=5,08, logK ₂=4,66; für Mn(II); Co(II); Zn(II). Die Reihenfolge der Stabilität der Komplexe ist im Einklang mit derIrving-Williams-Reihung.

     

Electrochemical studies of cytochrome c on gold electrodes with promotor of humic acid and 4-aminothiophenol

p-Aminothiophenol (PATP) and humic acids (HA or HAs) were applied jointly as the electron transfer accelerants of redox reactions of cytochrome c (Cyt c) on gold electrodes. The electrochemical properties of the modified electrodes were studied by field emission scanning electron microscope, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. The immobilized Cyt c displayed a couple of stable and well-defined redox peaks with a formal potential of −0.101 V (vs. SCE) in pH 7.0 phosphate buffer solution. Cyt c adsorption is in the form of a monolayer with average surface coverage of 5.28 pmol cm⁻². The electron transfer rate constant was calculated to be 2.14 s⁻¹. It indicate that the HA film acted as a good adsorption matrix for Cyt c and an excellent accelerant for the redox of Cyt c. The Cyt c-HA modified gold electrode showed a new couple of well-marked redox peaks when 2,4-dichlorophenol was added to the test solution.     

N-methyI-N-(triethoxysilylmethyl) andN-methyl-N-(silatran-1-ylmethyl) substituted glycine and alanine

Organosilicon derivatives of glycine, - and -alanine, and -methylalanine were prepared by the reaction of methyl esters of - and -halocarboxylic acids withN-methylaminomethyltriethoxysilane in the presence of triethylamine. The compounds synthesized were converted into the correspondingN-silatran-l-ylmethyl derivatives. Trimethylsilyliodoacetate reacts withN-methylaminomethyltrietoxysilane to give 2,2-diethoxy4-methyl-1-oxa-4-aza-2-silacyclohexane-6-one. Its reaction with triethanolamine leads toN-methyl-N-(silatran-l-ylmethyl)glycine.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 341–343, February, 1995.     

Phenylpropanoids from Medicinal Plants: Distribution, Classification, Structural Analysis, and Biological Activity

The literature and our own research results on phenylpropanoids from medicinal plants were reviewed and systematized. Data were presented for the distribution of phenylpropanoids. Their classification was proposed. The biological structure-activity relationships for compounds found in roseroot (Rhodiola rosea), thorny eleutherococcus (Eleutherococus senticosus), common lilac (Syringa vulgaris), purple echinacea (Echinacea purpurea), medicinal melissa (Melissa officinalis), variegated milk-thistle (Silybum marianum), and others were discussed.     

Spectrophotometric studies on the solvatochromism of the Fe(CN)2(phen)2 complex

Summary The solvatochromic behaviour ofbis-(cyano)-bis-(9,10-phenanthroline)-iron(II) has been reexamined spectrophotometrically in a series of 19 solvents including water, alcohols and dipolar. aprotic media. Satisfactory correlations between the wave numbers of the long-wavelength band and solvent acceptor numbers are obtained in all media; only values, for carboxylic acids deviate from the regression line.

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Spektrophotometrische Untersuchungen über die Solvatochromie der Komplexverbindung Fe(CN)₂(phen)₂

Zusammenfassung Das solvatochrome Verhalten vonbis-(Cyano)-bis-(9,10-phenanthrolin)-eisen(II) wurde in 19 Lösungsmitteln, darunter Wasser, Alkohole und dipolare aprotische Medien, spektrophotometrisch überprüft. In allen Medien wurden zufriedenstellende Korrelationen zwischen den Wellenzahlen der langwelligen Bande und den Akzeptorzahlen der Lösungsmittel erhalten; lediglich die Werte für Carbonsäuren weichen von der Ausgleichgeraden ab.

     

Synthesis and structural studies of Co(II) and Ni(II) complexes of glutaric- and adipic dihydrazides

Glutaric dihydrazide (GDH) and adipic dihydrazide (ADH) have been found to react with Co(II) chloride and Ni(II) chloride and nitrate in ethanolic solution to form complexes of the general empirical compositionsMLCl₂,ML ₂Cl₂ and [NiL ₂(H₂O)₂] (NO₃)₂ whereM=Co(II), Ni(II) andL=GDH,ADH. Tetrahedral geometry has been proposed for 11 complexes of Co(II) and octahedral geometry for the remaining complexes based on measurements of molar conductance, magnetic susceptibility, electronic and ir spectra.

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Synthese und Struktur von Co(II)- und Ni(II)-Komplexen von Glutarsäure- und Adipinsäuredihydraziden

Zusammenfassung Glutarsäuredihydrazid (GDH) und Adipinsäuredihydrazid (ADH) bilden mit Co(II)-Chlorid und Ni(II)-Chlorid bzw.-Nitrat in ethanolischer Lösung Komplexe der generellen ZusammensetzungenMLCl₂,ML ₂Cl₂ und [NiL(H₂O)₂] (NO₃)₂, mitM=Co(II), Ni(II) undL=GDH,ADH. Für 11-Komplexe von Co(II) wird eine tetragonale Geometrie, für alle anderen Komplexe eine oktaedrische Geometrie vorgeschlagen. Die Basis dazu lieferten Messungen der molaren Leitfähigkeit, der magnetischen Suszeptibilität und der UV- bzw. IR-Spektren.

     

Characterisation of two novel cyclodextrinases using on-line microdialysis sampling with high-performance anion exchange chromatography

In this work, a real-time sampling/analytical method for on-line measurements of two newly discovered cyclomaltodextrinases (CDases) has been developed and evaluated. This novel methodology not only allows the final products to be investigated, but it also reveals enzyme-specific differences in the degradation pathways during the hydrolysis of different substrates, which is a great advantage in the important tasks of investigating the mechanisms of and classifying new hydrolases, and is an advantage that conventional techniques cannot offer. Two different enzymes, one CDase from Laceyella sacchari (LsCda13) and one from Anoxybacillus flavithermus (AfCda13), were investigated during the hydrolysis of α-, β- and γ-cyclodextrin, and the hydrolysis products were sampled via a microdialysis probe and injected on-line every 30 min into a high-performance anion exchange chromatography system equipped with a pulsed amperometric detector (HPAEC–PAD), where they were identified. The enzymes yielded the same end-products, maltose and glucose, in an approximate molar ratio of 2:1, but they exhibited distinctly different patterns of intermediate product formation before reaching the end-point. LsCda13 had a more random distribution of the intermediate products, whereas AfCda13 showed the distinct intermediate production of maltotriose, which in some cases accumulated.     

The effect of anions in the coordination spherè of Mg complexes ofN-acetyldehydrophenylalanyl-(S)-valine on the diastereoselectivity of hydrogenation

Diastereoselective hydrogenation in ethanol over Pd/C ofN-acetyldehydrophenylalanyl-(S)-valine (1) as complexes with Mg salts of strong acids gives predominantlyN-acetyl-(S)-phenylalanyl-(S)-valine (de up to 60%). In the case of complexes of1 with Mg salts of weak acids, the sign of asymmetric induction changes. Data of¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy ofN-acetyldehydro(p-fluorophenylalanyl)-(S)-valine indicate that in the former case, the anion of a strong acid does not enter the coordination sphere of the complex, whereas in the larter case, the anion of the weak acid does. The nature of the solvent also influences the reaction stereoselectivity. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1704–1706, September, 1999.     

Synthesis of isomeric 2-oxazolidinones from (1<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>,2<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>)-and (1<Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>,2<Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediols

A synthesis is reported for (4R,5R)-and (4S,5S)-4-hydroxymethyl-5-(4-nitrophenyl)oxazolidin-2-ones and (1′R,4R)-and (1′S,4S)-4-[hydroxy(4-nitrophenyl)methyl]oxazolidin-2-ones from (1R,2R)-and (1S,2S)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediols. The effect of the experimental conditions on the formation of these compounds was studied. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1562–1570, October, 2007.     

Preparation, characterization and hydrolytic degradation of poly[p-dioxanone-(butylene succinate)] multiblockcopolymer

A series of poly[p-dioxanone-(butylene succinate)] (PPDOBS) copolymers were prepared from p-dioxanone (PDO), 1,4-butanediol and succinate acids through a two-step process including the initial prepolymer preparation of poly(p-dioxanone)diol (PPDO-OH) and poly(butylene succinate)diol (PBS-OH) and the following copolymerization of the two kinds of prepolymers by coupling with hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI). The molecular structures of the prepared PPDO-OH, PBS-OH and PPDOBS were characterized by hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹H NMR). The crystallization of the copolymers was investigated by using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarized optical microscopy (POM) and wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD). It has been shown that the crystallization rate and the degree of crystallization increases with the increase of the weight fraction of poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) blocks in the copolymers. In phosphate buffer solution with pH 7.4 at 37 °C for 18 weeks, the hydrolytic degradation behaviors of the copolymers were studied. The changes of retention weight, water absorption, pH value, and surface morphologies with the degradation time showed that the hydrolytic degradation rate of PPDOBS could be controlled by adjusting the weight fraction of poly(p-dioxanone) (PPDO) and PBS blocks in the copolymers. The changes of the thermal properties of PPDOBS during the degradation were also investigated by DSC.     

新型手性Salen双核锌配合物的分子识别研究

合成了新型手性Salen配体（H3L）及新型手性Salen双核锌配合物（主体）.通过研究主体对咪唑类客体及氨基酸酯类客体的分子识别行为,测定了这些配位反应的缔合常数.主体对咪唑类客体分子识别的缔合常数顺序为:K(Im) >K(2-MeIm) >K(2-Et-4-MeIm).主体对氨基酸酯类客体分子识别的缔合常数顺序为:K(LeuOCH3) >K(ValOCH3) >K(AlaOCH3) >K(SerOCH3),配位数均为2.主体与D、 L型氨基酸酯分子识别反应在不同温度下的缔合常数结果表明,随着温度的升高,对映选择性下降.实验发现反应体系中存在焓熵补偿关系. CD光谱的研究结果也反映了主体对不同客体识别能力的差异.     

Leitfähigkeitsmessungen an Tetraethylammoniumhexacyanoferrat(III) und Tetrabutylammoniumhexacyanoferrat(III) in verschiedenen Lösungsmitteln

Based on conductivity measurements, the dissociation of tetraalkylam-moniumhexacyanoferrates(III) in water, ethanol, formamide,N-methylformamide,N,N-dimethylformamide, propylenecarbonate and acetonitrile is discussed. Interactions of the solvent as donor and as acceptor, the latter interaction being dominant, with (et ₄N)₃Fe(CN)₆ and (bu ₄N)₃Fe(CN) were found to be important factors in the formation of solvated ions.

     

The Electrochemical Behavior of p-Aminophenol at a ω-Mercaptopropionic Acid Self-Assembled Gold Electrode

A -mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) self-assembled monolayer modified electrode (MPA/SAM/Au) on a gold electrode has been fabricated. The characterization of the MPA/SAM/Au was investigated using attenuated total reflection-fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) and A.C. impedance. The electrochemical behaviors of p-aminophenol (p-AP) were studied at the MPA/SAM/Au by cyclic voltammetry and semi-derivative voltammetry (SDV) in BR buffer solution. The modified electrode shows excellent electrocatalytic activity for the redox of p-AP and accelerates the electron transfer rate. The diffusion coefficient (D) is 4.55×10^–6cm²s^–1. The oxidative peak current increases linearly with the concentration of p-AP in the range of 4.0×10^–88×10^–6molL^–1 and 1.0×10^–52×10^–4molL^–1 by square wave voltammetry response, respectively. The detection limit (three times the signal blank/slope) is up to 1.2×10^–8molL^–1. The modified electrode is able to eliminate the interference of p-benzenediol, o-benzenediol and o-AP at a 40-, 90- or 70-fold concentration of p-AP, and it has been satisfactorily used for the determination of the real sample.     

Electrode kinetics and thermodynamic study of complexes of palladium(II) at D.M.E.

Polarographic study of Pd(II) reveals that it reduces quasireversibly at d.m.e. in 0.2M-pyridine+0.1N-HCl medium. Kinetic parameters of Pd(II) in various concentrations of -resorcyclic acid were calculated usingGellings method and thus the effect of concentration of -resorcyclic acid on the kinetics of the reduction of Pd(II) has been explained.DeFord/Hume graphical extrapolation method and the mathematical method ofMihailov have been employed for the evaluation of overall formation constants of the complexes formed with -resorcyclic acid. The logarithmic values of overall formation constants ₁, ₂ and ₃ obtained by the two methods are 7.47, 8.60, 9.66 (DeFord andHume Method) and 7.44, 8.64, 9.66 (Mihailov Method) at 298 K. Thermodynamic parameters of these complexes are reported.

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Elektrodenkinetik und thermodynamische Untersuchungen an Pd(II)-Komplexen mittels polarographie

Zusammenfassung Pd(II) zeigt eine quasireversible Reduktion in 0,2M-Pyridin/0,1N-HCl. Kinetische Parameter wurden mittels der Methode vonGelling ermittelt und damit der Effekt verschiedener -Resorcylsäurekonzentrationen erklärt. Bildungskonstanten der entsperechenden Komplexe wurden nachDeFord/Hume und nachMihailov ermittelt. Die logarithmischen Werte der Gesamtbildungskonstanten ₁, ₂ und ₃ bei 298 K betragen nach derDe Ford/Hume-Methode 7,47, 8,60 und 9,66, nach derMihailov-Methode 7,44. 8,64 und 9,66. Die thermodynamischen Parameter der Komplexbildung werden angegeben.