Energy dependence of the epithermal neutron spectrum shape parameter α with respect to application of comparator-type NAA

The epithermal neutron spectrum shape parameter in nuclear reactors is explained from a theoretical point of view in terms of the neutron slowing down density function. The latter is approximated by Fermi's age theory. Values for are calculated for a simple approximation of a nuclear reactor: a disk shaped fission neutron source in an infinite graphite moderator. The model produces -values with the correct sign and magnitude, compared to experimental values from the literature, determined in a real reactor. It is shown that varies strongly with distance to the neutron source and less strongly with neutron energy. The inappropriateness of average -values, obtained from the slope of quasi-straight lines produced by log-log plots of E^– versus E, for the correction of non-ideal epithermal neutron activation is discussed. Conclusions are formulated concerning the impact of an energy dependent on comparator type NAA.     

Steroid compounds of marine sponges. VII. Preparation of derivatives of sokotrasterol and halistanol sulfates and structure-activity interrelationships among these compounds

Five new sulfated derivatives of sokotrasterol and halistanol have been obtained: 24-nor-5-cholane-2,3,6,23-tetraol 2,3,6-tri(sodium sulfate); 24-nor-5-cholane-2,3,6,23-tetraol 2,3,6-tri(sodium sulfate) 23-palmitate; 24,25-dimethyl-5-cholestane-2,3,6-triol 3-(sodium sulfate); 24,25-dimethyl-5-cholestane-2,3,6-triol 6-(sodium sulfate); and 24,25-dimethyl-5-cholestane-2,3,6-triol 2,6-di(sodium sulfate). The inhibiting and membranolytic properties of the polysulfated steroids from sponges and their derivatives have been studied. It has been shown that physiological activity in this series of compounds depends on biphilicity.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Scientific Center, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 441–445, July–August, 1986.     

Dynamic shear modulus in the splitting region of poly(alkyl methacrylates)

A systematic study of the dynamic shear modulusG ^*=G+G in three poly(alkyl methacrylates) (PEMA, PnPMA, PnBMA) at frequencies between 0.001 and 500 rad/s is presented. As the splitting frequencies _s are low, aging effects can be observed in the splitting region. There is a systematic shift of the splitting frequency _s to lower values with increasing length of the alkyl side group. In PnBMA a separate shear appearance is observed about two frequency decades below the local mode . This is discussed in terms of the concept of minimal cooperativity. Aging effects are: Shift of the maximum loss frequency to lower values, peak sharpening of the relaxation, and intensity changes of and . These effects are discussed in terms of the sequential aging concept. Aging leads to a pronounced bending of the traces upwards from the equilibrium line in the Arrhenius diagram. These non-equilibrium phenomena are promoted by the small slope m=d(log )/dT of the trace in the splitting region.Dedicated to Prof. E. W. Fischer at the occasion of his 65th Birthday Lieber Herr Fischer, die Hallenser Polymerphysiker danken Ihnen aufrichtig für die warmherzige und effektive Förderung der Polymerwissenschaften im Raum Halle-Merseburg.     

Synthesis of α-alkyl- and α,α-dialkyl-β-phenyltryptamines

A new method was developed for the synthesis of -alkyl- and ,-dialkyl--phenyltryptamines based on alkylation of nitroalkanes with -phenyl-nor-gramine.     

Substituted hydrazides of hydroxycarboxylic acids

The action of N-methylpiperazine and , -dimethylpyrrolidine on chloroacetyl derivatives of phenylhydrazides of diaryl- and dialkylglycolic acids has given the previously unknown N-methylpiperazinoacetyl and , -dimethylpyrrolidnoacetyl derivatives of these phenylhydrazides.For part XL, see [1].     

Steroid compounds from the starfish Lysastrosoma anthosticta collected in the Sea of Japan

Six polyhydroxylated steroids and their derivatives were isolated from the starfish Lysastrosoma anthosticta collected in the Posyet Bay, Sea of Japan. These include a new glycoside of the steroid polyol, lysastroside A (1), which was identified as (25S)-26-O--d-xylopyranosyl-5-cholestane-3,6,8,15,16,26-hexaol, and the previously known pycnopodioside C monoglycoside (2), marthasterone sulfate (3), (25S)-5-cholestane-3,6,8,15,16,26-hexaol (4), (25S)-5-cholestane-3,6,7,8,15,16,26-heptaol (5), and (25S)-5-cholestane-3,6,7,8,15,16,26-heptaol (6). The compounds were tested for the haemolytic activity and the action on the embryogenesis of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius.     

Triterpene glycosides ofHedera canariensis. I. Structures of glycosides L-A,L-B1, L-B2, L-C,L-D,L-E1 1, L-G1, L-G2, L-G3, L-G4, L-H1, L-H2, AND L-I1 from the leaves ofHedera canariensis

From the leaves of Algerian ivyHedera canariensis Willd. (fam. Aralaceae) we have isolated 13 triterpene glycosides: the 3-O--L-arabinopyranosides of oleanolic acid (A), of echinocystic acid (B₁), and of hederagenin (B₂); the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(2)--L-arabinopyranoside]s of oleanolic acid (C), of echinocystic acid (D), and of hederagenin (E₁); the 3-O--L-rhamnopyranoside] 28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--gentiobioside of hederagenin (G₁); the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O--gentiobioside of hederagenin (G3); the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--gentiobioside]s of oleanolic acid (G₂), of echinocystic acid (H₁), and of hederagenin (H₂); the 3-O-[O--L-rhanmopyranosyl-(12)--D-glucopyranoside] 28-O-(O--L-rhamno-pyranosyl-(14)--gentiobioside] of hederagenin (H₂); and the 3-O-(O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-O-gentiobiosyl)-O-(14)--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-a-L-arabinopyranoside] of hederagenin (G₄). The structures of the substances isolated have been established on the basis of chemical transformations and¹³C NMR spectroscopy.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 377–383, May–June, 1996. Original article submitted December 3, 1995.     

Investigations in the field of lipids

Summary 1. The synthesis of the following neutral plasmalogens has been effected: -O-(octadec-1-enyl)-, distearoylglycerol, -O-(octadec-1-enyl)-, -dipalmitoylglycerol, -O-(hexadec-1-enyl)-, -distearoylglycerol, and -O-(pentadec-1-enyl)-, -dipalmitoylglycerol.2. During the synthesis, the following compounds were isolated and characterized by their physicochemical constants: the -octadec-1-enyl ether of glycerol, -(2-hydroxyoctadecyl) , -isopropylideneglyceryl ether, the tosylate of -(2-hydroxyoctadecyl) , -isopropylideneglyceryl ether, and -O-(2-tosyloxyoctadecyl) glycerol.3. The IR spectra of the -octadec-1-enyl ether of glycerol and the neutral plasmalogens have been studied.Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 2, No. 6, pp. 367–371, 1966     

Researches on imidazoles

A study is made of the reaction of the sodium and ammonium salts of 1 -alkyl- and 1, 2-dialkyl-4-nitro-5 mercaptoimidazoles with -halogenoketones, -halogenoalcohols, and — and -halogeno acids, to give a number of 1 -alkyl- and 1, 2-dialkyl-4-nitro-5- [-ketoalkyl (aralkyl)-, -hydroxyethyl-, and -and -carboxyalkyl] mercaptoimidazoles.For Part XXIV see [6].     

Einwirkung von Schwefel und Ammoniak auf Propiophenon,n-Butyrophenon und i-Butyrophenon

Zusammenfassung Bei der Einwirkung von Schwefel und Ammoniak auf Propiophenon,n-Butyrophenon undi-Butyrophenon entstehen die entsprechenden Thiazoline-(3), deren saure Hydrolyse zu -Mercaptopropiophenon, -Mercapto-n-butyrophenon bzw. -Mercapto-i-butyrophenon führt. Die Dehydrierung dieser -Mercaptoketone mit Schwefel zu Di- bzw. Trisulfiden wird beschrieben. Die Kondensation der -Mercaptoketone mit Ammoniak und einer Oxokomponente führt zu neuen Thiazolinen-(3), von denen die in 2- und 5-Stellung monosubstituierten Vertreter sich mittels Schwefel zu Thiazolen dehydrieren lassen.

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The interaction of sulfur and ammonia with propiophenone,n-butyrophenone andi-butyrophenone leads to the corresponding thiazolines-(3). On acid hydrolysis of the latter -mercaptopropiophenone, -mercapto-n-butyrophenone and -mercapto-i-butyrophenone respectively are formed. The dehydrogenation of these -mercaptoketones with sulfur to di- and trisulfides respectively is described. The condensation of the -mercaptoketones with ammonia and oxo-components yields new thiazolines-(3) of which the 2- and 5-monosubstituted compounds can be dehydrogenated to thiazols with elementary sulfur.

     

Structural modification of silica-containing α-zirconium phosphate

Silica-containing -zirconium phosphate (-ZrSiP) was prepared by the precipitation method. X-ray diffractometry was used to characterize -ZrSiP and to compare it with other -zirconium phosphates (ZrP). A monoclinic cell with parameters of a=0.9038 nm, b=0.529 nm, c=1.4183 nm and =91.76° was identified for -ZrSiP, i.e. silica modifies the original -ZrP structure. The specific surface area of -ZrSiP was found to be two orders of magnitude higher then that of -ZrP.     

Polyhydroxysteroids from the Far-Eastern starfishCtenodiscus crispatus

Four new polyhydroxysteroids, 5-cholesta-3,5,6,15,16,25,26-heptaol, 24-ethyl-5-cholesta-3,5,6,15,28,29-heptaol-29-sulfate, (22E)-24-methyl-5-cholest-22-ene-3,5,6,15,25,26-hexaol-26-sulfate, 24-propyl-5-cholesta-3,5,6,8,15,28,29-heptaol, and the known 5-cholesta-3,5,6,15,16,26-hexaol, have been isolated from the starfishCtenodiscus crispatus.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1821–1825, October, 1994.     

Synthesis of substituted hydroxypyrazines

Conclusions A new method was developed for the synthesis of substituted hydroxypyrazine derivatives by reacting the hydrochlorides of-amino ketones with the acid chlorides of N-phthaloyl--amino acids in acetone in the presence of diethylaniline, and subsequent treatment of the intermediate N-(N-phthaloyl--aminoacyl)--amino ketones with aqueous sodium acetate solution at 100°.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2417–2421, October, 1978.     

Über halogen- und stickstoffhaltige Derivate aliphatischer Carbonsäuren, 6. Mitt.: Über die Gewinnung von α-Oximino- und α-Nitrodicarbonsäureestern

Zusammenfassung Aus den entsprechenden -Bromestern werden durch Umsetzung mit Natriumnitrit die -Oximinodicarbonsäuredimethylester C₇ und C₉ und der , -Dioximinoazelainsäuredimethylester erhalten. -Methyladipinsäure wird zum Gemisch aus -Bromund -Bromester umgesetzt. Mit Natriumnitrit wird -Nitro-und -Oximino--methyladipinsäuredimethylester erhalten.

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The -oximino dicarboxylic dimethyl esters of C₇ and C₉ and the , -dioximino azelaic acid dimethyl ester are received from the corresponding -bromo esters by reaction with sodium nitrite. -Methyladipic acid is reacted with bromine to a mixture of the -bromo and -bromo ester. Reaction with sodium nitrite gives the -nitro ester and the -oximino ester of -methyl adipic acid.

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5. Mitt.:H. Reinheckel, Mh. Chem.98, 1217 (1967).     

New cardenolides from the leaves ofGomphocarpus fruticosus

Two new glycosides, gomphotin (1) and gomphotoxin (13), and also the known gomphoside (9) have been isolated from the leaves ofGomophocarpus fruticosus. Compounds (1) and (9) contain a 4,6-dideoxyhexosulose residue as the sugar component, and (13) a 6-deoxyhexosulose, which are attached to glycolic OH groups of the aglycons by 3-O-1,2-O-2 (9, 13) and 3-O-1,4-O-2 (1) acetal-ketal bonds. The structures of the new compounds are represented by the names (3-O-1,4-O-2)-(2,3-dihydroxy-4, 6dideoxyhexulosido)-14-hydroxy-5-card-20(22)-enolide* (1) and (3-O-1,2-O-2)-(2,3,4-trihydroxy-6-deoxyhexulosido)-14-hydroxy-5-card-20(22)-enolide* (13).State Scientific Center for Drugs of the Ministry of Health and the National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine, Kharkov, fax 441118. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 824–832, November–December, 1995. Original article submitted May 22, 1995.     

Hydrogenation of heterocyclic analogs of β-nitrostyrene over palladium catalyst

A study is made of the liquid phase hydrogenation of-(-furyl)-and-(-thienyl)--nitroethylenes over Pd black. It is shown that the nature of the substituent (phenyl, furyl, thienyl) does not affect the mode of addition of the hydrogen to the nitrovinyl group. Conditions are found for catalytic synthesis of high yields of heterylacetaldehyde oximes from nitroalkenes.     

Synthesis and study of L-arabinopyranosides of 5- and 6-nitroindoles

Condensation of 5- or 6-nitroindoline with L-arabinose gave 1--L-arabinopyranosyl-5 (or 6)-nitroindolines, which, after acetylation, dehydrogenation, and removal of the protective groups, are converted to 1--L-arabinopyranosyl-5(or 6)-nitroindoles and then to the corresponding amino derivatives. 1--L-Arabinopyranosyl-6-nitro-3-bromo-(iodo)indoles were obtained. The selective 2-O- and 3-O-deacetylation of 1-(2, 3, 4-tri-O-acetyl)--L-arabinopyranosyl-6-nitroindole was accomplished.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 224–229, February, 1979.