MoF6 and WF6: Nonrigid Molecules?

Calculations reveal that the octahedral-trigonal prismatic-octahedral rearrangement has particularly low-energy barriers for MoF6, WF6, and (hypothetical) CrF6. Experimental evidence is obtained from the dynamic 19F NMR spectra of the derivatives CF3-CH2-O-MoF5, CF3-CH2-O-WF5, C6F5-O-MoF5, C6F5-O-WF5, and (CF3)3C-O-WF5. The ground-state structure of all these compounds is octahedral; at elevated temperatures the nonequivalent metal-bound fluorine atoms undergo an intramolecular exchange. The exchange mechanism could be a 3+3 or a 2+4 twist; calculations favor the 3+3 twist.     

Conformational analysis of 6α- and 6β-naltrexol and derivatives and relationship to opioid receptor affinity

Naltrexol and its C? α and β desoxy, iodo, mesyl, tosyl, trifyl, dimethylcarbamyl, and diphenylcarbamyl derivatives were studied in their energy-minimized C ring chair-like and boat-like conformations using B3LYP/6-31G** and SM5.4/A to estimate aqueous solvation free energy. The results were compared to experimental opioid receptor binding affinities. The total energy difference between β conformers correlated well with MOR binding affinity, while the aqueous solvation free energy correlated well with the KOR binding affinity.     

Preparation and Characterization of Pentafluoro-λ6-sulfanyldifluoromethane and Pentafluoro-λ6-sulfanyl-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane

The pentafluorosulfanyl-λ⁶-perfluoroalkyl halides SF₅CF₂I, SF₅CF₂CF₂Br, and SF₅CF₂CF₂I were prepared for use in the syntheses of other SF₅-containing compounds. For example, new, convenient syntheses were developed for the hydro compounds SF₅CF₂H and SF₅CF₂CF₂H from the reduction of these iodides or bromides with either triethylborane or tributyltin hydride. Herein, more thorough spectroscopic analyses of the hydro compounds are presented, including multinuclear NMR and vibrational spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and computational chemistry. Unfortunately, under the conditions tried, little to no evidence was obtained for potential SF₅(CF₂)_n- (where n=1 or 2) transfer reagents such as SF₅(CF₂)_nSi(CH₃)₃ or Cu(CF₂)_nSF₅.     

A Novel Method for Synthesizing 6-Chloro and 6-Methoxypurinenucleoside

Starting from tetraacetylribofuranose (Ⅰ) and 6-chloropurine (Ⅲ), in the presence ofp-toluenesulfonic acid as catalyst, the intermediate 2',3',5'-tri-O-acetyl-6-chloropurine nucleoside (Ⅲ) was synthesized for the first time under microwave irradiation in the yield of 80.1%. The title compounds 6-chloro-9-β-D-purinenucleoside (Ⅳ) and 6-methoxy9-β-D-purinenucleoside (Ⅴ) were easily obtained by treatment the intermediate (Ⅲ) with NH3/CH3OH and Na2CO3/CH3OH in the yields of 78.8% and 76.9%, respectively. Structures of Ⅳ and Ⅴ have been identified by 1H NMRand elementary analysis. The optimal conditions for condensation were as follows: n(Ⅰ): n(Ⅱ)= 1: 1, m(TsOH):m(6-chloropurine)=3 × 10-2, microwave irradiation at 595 W for 4.5 min, at 462 W for 1 min, at 119 W for 0.5 min;aminolysis condition for Ⅳ: room temperature for 5 min; alkaline hydrolysis conditions for Ⅴ: reflux for 5 h.     

Isomerization of B6, B6 − and B6 + clusters

The interconversions between isomers with the same spin multiplicity of neutral B₆ and charged B₆ ^? and B₆ ⁺ clusters have been investigated at the B3LYP/6-311+G* level of theory, including determination of the minimum energy pathways with transition states connecting the corresponding reactants and products. In dynamic calculations, 26 isomers were optimized, including 11 novel isomers. In order to further refine the energies, single-point B3LYP/6-311+G(3df) calculations were carried out on the corresponding B3LYP/6-311+G* geometries of all isomers of B₆, B₆ ^? and B₆ ⁺ and the corresponding isomerization transition states. The stability of each isomer of B₆ (singlet and triplet states), B₆ ^? (doublet state) and B₆ ⁺ (doublet state) was analyzed from both thermodynamic and dynamic viewpoints.     

The Benzoylation of 6-Methyluracil and 5-Nitro-6-methyluracil

6-Methyluracil and 5-nitro-6-methyluracil react with variable molar quantities of benzoyl chloride in acetonitrile-pyridine at room temperature to give I-N, 3-N-dibenzoyl-6-methyluracil 3b and l-N-benzoyl-5-nitro-6-methyluracil 4b. The reactive rates of debenzoylation of 3b and 4b were investigated.     

A Novel Method for Synthesizing 6-Chloro and 6-Methoxy purinenucleoside

Starting from tetraacetylribofuranose and 6-chloropurine, in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid as catalyst, the intermediate 2′,3′,5′-tri-O-acetyl-6-chloropurinenucleoside was synthesized for the first time under microwave irradiation. The title compound 6-chloro-9-β -D-purinenucleoside (IV) and 6-methoxy-9-β-D-purinenucleoside (V) was easily obtained by treatment of the intermediate (III) with Na2CO3 in CH3OH solution refluxing for 8min and 2hr respectively. Cl AcO OAc…     

Quasiclassical Trajectory Study of Collisional Energy Transfer between Highly Excited C6F6 and N2 ,O2 and Ground State C6F6

Quasiclassical trajectory calculation (QCT) is used frequently for studying collisional energy transfer between highly vibrationally excited molecules and bath gases. In this paper, the QCT of the energy transfer between highly vibrationally excited C6F6 and N2 ,O2 and ground state C6F6 were performed. The results indicate that highly vibrationally excited C6F6 transferred vibrational energy to vibrational distribution of N2, O2 and ground state C6F6, so they are V-V energy transfer. Especially it is mainly V-V resonance energy transfer between excited C6F6 andground state C6F6, excited C6F6 transfers more vibrational energy to ground state C6F6 than to N2 and O2. The values of QCT, - (ΔEvib) of excited C6F6 are smaller than those of experiments.     

Syntheses and Structure of Hexacoordinated Selenium (λ6-Selane) and Tellurium (λ6-Tellane) Compounds

The first isolation of bis(2,2′-biphenylylene)dichloro- and difluoro-perchalcogenuranes, [12–Se–6(C4F2)] (λ⁶-selane); [12–Te–6(C4X2), X = Cl, F] (λ⁶-tellane) and the corresponding tellurane Te-oxide dimer [12–Te–6(C4O2)]₂, and their crystal and molecular structures are described. Furthermore, on the basis of the difference between the 3c-4e bonds of the dodecet species and that of the decet species a new molecular orbital concept has been proposed on the 3c-4e bond of perchalcogenurane species [12–M–6, M = chalcogen atoms].     

6 + 6 Macrocycles derived from 2,6-diformylpyridine and trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane

While the non-templated reaction of racemic trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane with 2,6-diformylpyridine leads to a mixture of 2?+?2 and 4?+?4 macrocyclic imines, the reaction of the isolated 2?+?2 macrocycle with cadmium(II) chloride results in the fusion of three smaller macrocyclic units into a large 6?+?6 macrocycle. The X-ray molecular structures of the hexanuclear cadmium complex of this macrocycle as well as the derived 6?+?6 protonated amine reveal multiply folded macrocycles that adopt container-type conformations.     

Syntheses of P-Nitrophenyl 6-O-α- and 6-O-β-D-Xylopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranoside

Condensation of p-nitrophenyl 2,3,4-tri-O-benzoyl-β-D-glucopyranoside 3 with 2,3,4-tri-O-(chlorosulfonyl)-β-D-xylopyranosyl chloride by the Koenigs-Knorr method afforded the α-linked product in a high yield. Dechlorosulfation with sodium iodide and debenzoylation by the Zemplen method gave crystalline p-nitrophenyl 6-O-(α-D-xylopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside 7.

Compound 3 was condensed with 2,3,4-tri-O-benzoyl-α-D-xylopyranosyl bromide in the presence of mercury (II) cyanide in acetonitrile, and after debenzoylation, crystalline p-nitrophenyl 6-O-(β-D-xylopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside 10 was obtained.     

Pyrolysis Kinetics of Nylon 6–6, Phenolic Resin,and Their Composites

Abstract

A multistep kinetic process is postulated to describe the pyrolysis of nylon 6–6, phenolic CTL-91LD (a phenolic novalac resin), and their composites. Kinetic coefficients are derived from thermogravimetric analysis data (TGA) at heating rates varying from 3–60°C/min for each component. Three correlation techniques are used to obtain consistent coefficients. A two-step kinetic equation is derived to describe the phenolic pyrolysis and a single-step kinetic equation is found to adequately represent nylon 6–6 pyrolysis. These equations are then combined to obtain an overall pyrolysis rate equation for the composite.     

6-O-Sulfated Modification of Natural Glycoalkaloids Chaconine and Solanine

Introduction Glycoalkaloids(GAS)arepotentiallytoxicsecond aryplantmetabolitesfoundinpotatoes,tomatoesand eggplants[1].Someinvestigationshaveindicatedthat glycoalkaloidsmusthavebeenevolvedinnaturetopro tectplantsagainstbacteria,fungi,insects,andani mals.Th…     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [Ca（DMF）6][Mo6Br8Cl6]

1INTRODUCTION Molybdenum(II)halide clusters containing[Mo6-X8]4 cores have been the subject of interest for over five decades[1].This octahedral cluster-type comple-xes comprise an important,and in a sense archetypal,class of higher nuclearity transition metal cluster com-plexes.Their high symmetry,photochemical and pho-tophysical properties as well as structural relation-ships to cluster complexes of other elements exhibit significant interest[2].In addition,there is a structural simila…     

The fast and the slow: folding and trapping of λ6-85

Molecular dynamics simulations combining many microsecond trajectories have recently predicted that a very fast folding protein like lambda repressor fragment λ(6-85) D14A could have a slow millisecond kinetic phase. We investigated this possibility by detecting temperature-jump relaxation to 5 ms. While λ(6-85) D14A has no significant slow phase, two even more stable mutants do. A slow phase of λ(6-85) D14A does appear in mild denaturant. The experimental data and computational modeling together suggest the following hypothesis: λ(6-85) takes only microseconds to reach its native state from an extensively unfolded state, while the latter takes milliseconds to reach compact β-rich traps. λ(6-85) is not only thermodynamically but also kinetically protected from reaching such "intramolecular amyloids" while folding.     

Push–pull effect and synergistic discrimination of β-cyclodextrin and 18-crown-6

The present work was devoted to the study of the effect of one host (18-crown-6, 18C6) on the binding behaviour of the other host (β-cyclodextrin, β-CD) to amphiphilic guests such as sodium dodecylbenzene sulphonate (SDBS) and d- and l-tryptophan (d- and l-Trp). Our results indicated that different combinations of the two hosts exhibited different push–pull effects in their binding process to SDBS, and the extent of the push–pull effect was dramatically dependent on the initial stoichiometric ratios of the two hosts. That is to say, the effect of 18C6 on the binding behaviour of β-CD to SDBS was not linear with its mole fraction, but first decreased and then increased with the increase in its mole fraction. On the other hand, there was a concentration dependence on synergistic effect of 18C6 and β-CD on the binding behaviour to d- or l-Trp. And there were rather remarkable differences in the molecular recognition abilities (K _L/K _D) of β-CD to d- and l-Trp in the presence of 18C6, such as free β-CD (0.48), 18C6–β-CD-a (0.27), 18C6–β-CD-b (0.86), 18C6–β-CD-c (1.17), 18C6–β-CD-d (1.72) and 18C6–β-CD-e (2.31). These results clearly revealed the important role of 18C6 in mediating the intermolecular interaction between the amphiphilic guests and β-CD, providing a new insight into the mutual effect between two hosts in multicomponent systems.     

Growth and Optical Properties of Sr_6YbSc(BO_3)_6 Crystal

1INTRODUCTION As is well known,the Yb3 ion has some advan-tages in comparison with Nd3 as laser active ion,for it has only two manifolds,i.e.,the ground2F7/2state and the excited2F5/2state.There is no excited state absorption reducing effective laser cross-section,no concentration quenching,no up-conversion,and three or four times longer emission lifetime than Nd3 ion.Yb3 ion exhibits a strong and broad ab-sorption band at ca.970nm and can be easily pumped with InGaAs diode lasers.The …     

The structure of the SF6 molecule and the SF 6 − anion excited states

The electronic and geometric structures of the ground state and a number of excited states of the SF₆ molecule and the SF ₆ ^– anion have been calculated by the discrete-variation method of the local density-functionals. The anion was found to possess a number of states stable toward the outer electron detachment, and at least one excited state stable toward dissociation. The adiabatic electron affinity (EA) was determined as 3.46 eV at the highest level of theory. This result is correlated to the high EAs of the isovalent compound SeF₆ and TeF₆; however, it does not agree with the presently accepted experimental estimate of 1.0 ± 0.2 eV for the SF₆EA value. The basic anion configuration is octahedral with a S-F bond length of 1.717 Å. The calculated limit for the highest dissociation channel of the ground state SF ₆ ^– SF ₅ ^– + F is 1.5 eV lower than the minimum of the total energy of the neutral molecule; this is in good agreement with experimental estimates.Institute for Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432 Chernogolovka. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 641–649, March, 1992.     

Synthesis of Phosphorylated Derivatives of Sucrose: 6,6′-di-Phosphonate, 6- and 6′-Phosphonates,and 6,6′-di-Phosphine

Reaction of 6,6′dideoxy-6,6′di-iodo-1′,2,3,3′,4,4′-hexa-O-benzylsucrose with triethyl phosphite afforded the corresponding 6,6′-diphosphonate. Selective phosphonylation either at the C-6 or 6-6′ position was also possible providing the corresponding sucrose mono-phosphonates. Reaction of 6,6′-dichloro-hexa-O-benzylsucrose with diphenylphoshine anion afforded the 6,6′-diphosphinosucrose.     

Electron Transfer Reaction between M-C_6H_6 and M~ -C_6H_6 Complexes in the Gas Phase: Density Functional Theory Study

Significant progress has been made in understanding the nature of the transition state andthe paths for electron transfer, especially the influences of environmental factors and themolecular properties on the electron transfer rate. These classical and semi-classical, aswell as quantum-mechanical theory, have been very successful in rationalizing severalstructure-reactivity relationships and in predicting novel features of reactivity. Thesemodels established some links between the electron tra…