Extraction of Polonium from Aqueous α-Hydroxyisobutyric Acid Solutions Using Dioctyl Sulphide, Cyanex 272, Cyanex 301 or Cyanex 302 in Toluene

A study of the extraction of polonium from aqueous solutions containing -hydroxyisobutyric acid (-HIBA) was performed with four different extractants, di-n-octyl sulphide (DOS), Cyanex 272, Cyanex 301 and Cyanex 302, dissolved in toluene. The extracted complex for DOS at low -HIBA concentrations is most likely PoO(-HIB)₂·2DOS, while at higher -HIBA concentrations there seems to be a solvating effect implicating an extracted complex of the type PoO(-HIB)₂(-HIBA)₂·2DOS. For the extraction of polonium with Cyanex 272 the results are inconclusive. The extracted complex is either PoOA₂ or PoO(-HIB)₂·2HA. For extraction with Cyanex 301 or Cyanex 302 the major extracted species does not contain any -HIBA molecules. The neutral species in both cases is PoOA₂, extracted at low extractant concentrations, while at higher extractant concentrations a complex of the type PoOA₂·xHA is extracted. The extraction of polonium increases in the order Cyanex 272 < DOS < Cyanex 302 < Cyanex 301.     

Excess enthalpies of aqueous solutions of small peptides at 25°C

Heats of dilution of aqueous solutions of the following di-and tripeptides were determined at 25°C over a wide concentration range: -alanyl-glycine, -alanyl--alanine, DL--alanyl-glycine, glycyl-DL--alanine, L--alanyl-L-alanine, DL--alanyl-DL--alanine, DL--alanyl-DL-valine, DL--alanyl--alanine, glycyl--aminobutyric acid, glycyl-L-leucine and DL--alanyl-glycylglycine. The excess enthalpies H^ex and partial molar relative enthalpies L₂ were calculated and enthalpy coefficients of intermolecular interaction were analysed using the additivity principle of Savage and Wood. The concentration dependence of the enthalpic characteristics of peptide-peptide interactions is discussed based on of their hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity. The three-stage model of peptide association is described using enthalpic coefficients of intermolecular interactions.     

Geometry of α-cyclodextrin inclusion complex with m-nitrophenol deduced from quantum chemical analysis of carbon-13 chemical shifts

The host-guest orientation and the position of the guest m-nitrophenol (MNP) in the -cyclodextrin (-CD)-MNP inclusion-complexation induced carbon-13 NMR chemical shifts of MNP with those predicted by quantum chemical calculation. In the calculation, the non-polar environmental effect produced by the -CD cavity on the carbon-13 shifts of included guest molecule has been formulated by the so-called NMR solvent effect theory. Here, carbon-13 shift displacements are assumed to be induced by transference of the guest from polar aqueous phase with higher dielectric constant to the non-polar -CD cavity with lower dielectric constant. Among a variety of host-guest orientation investigated, only the geometry in which the nitrophenyl group is located in the -CD cavity and the hydroxyl groups is exposed to the aqueous phase can reproduce qualitatively the observed carbon-13 shift displacements of MNP. This geometry is consistent with that in the solid state determined by the X-ray method.     

Preparation of thin alpha sources by electrospraying for efficiency calibration purposes

Silica gel suspension is electrosprayed onto the VYNS thin film to get a circular pad. The weighed -radioactive standard solution is dropped on the circle. After drying it is covered with a thin film to get a sandwich source. A new method is developed in which the -sources of high resolution and quantification are obtained. The thin film is used to avoid the contamination of -detectors used for low-level measurements.     

Dünnschichtchromatographische Bestimmung von L-Ascorbinsäure

Zusammenfassung Aus biologischem Material durch Dünnschichtchromatographie abgetrennte und aus den Chromatogrammflecken eluierte Ascorbinsäure wurde mit Eisen(III)-chlorid und,-Dipyridyl kolorimetrisch bestimmt. Als Schichtmaterial wurde Kieselgel verwendet, dessen Eisengehalt vorher mit ÄDTA gebunden wurde. Als Fließmittel diente eine Mischung aus Eisessig, Aceton, Methanol, Benzol und n-Butanol.

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Summary Ascorbic acid that has been separated from biological material by thin layer chromatography and eluted from the chromatogram stains was determined colorimetrically with iron(III) chloride and ,-dipyridyl. Silica gel was used as the layer material; its iron content was bound previously with EDTA. A mixture of glacial acetic acid, acetone, methanol, benzene andn-butanol served as the mobile phase.

     

Synthesis and properties of α, α′ -bis -(p-benzylphenyl)xylene

Summary ,-bis-(p-Benzylphenyl)xylene was synthesized for the first time and its UV and infrared spectra determined.     

Formation of Supramolecular Polymers Constructed by Cyclodextrins with Cinnamamide

-Cyclodextrin having cinnamamide at 6- or 3-positions (6-CiNH--CD, 3-CiNH--CD) and -cyclodextrin with cinnamamide on 6-position (6-CiNH--CD) have been prepared. Supramolecular structures were formed in the solid state or aqueous solutions and characterized by measurements of NMR and vapor pressure osmometry (VPO). The results indicate that 6-CiNH--CD formed insoluble supramolecular polymers in the solid state, while 6-CiNH--CD and 3-CiNH--CD formed supramolecular complexes in aqueous solutions. 6-CiNH--CD was found to form a dimer in an aqueous solution. 3-CiNH--CD formed intermolecular complexes to give supramolecular polymers. The differences of the position of guest part on cyclodextrins caused to give a variety of supramolecular structures in aqueous solutions.     

3-Äthyl-3-phenylpiperidindion-(2,4) und 3-Äthyl-3-phenylpyrrolidindion-(2,4) aus α-Phenylacetessigester

Zusammenfassung -Äthyl--phenylacetessigester (I) wurde bromiert, der resultierende -Bromacetylphenylbuttersäureester (II) mit NaBH₄ zum Bromhydrin (III) reduziert. Umsetzung mit KCN lieferte den -Cyan--hydroxy--phenyl--äthylbuttersäureester (IV), der in Gegenwart vonRaney-Ni zu den beiden stereoisomeren 3-Äthyl-3-phenyl-4-hydroxypiperidonen-(2) (Va) und (Vb) reduziert wurde. Oxydation von (Vb) mit CrO₃ lieferte das 3-Äthyl-3-phenylpiperidindion-(2,4) (VI).     

Prostanoids: LXXVII. Synthetic Approaches to Sterically Overcrowded Cyclopentenones

Condensation of (±)-5-allyl-2,3,5-trichloro-4,4-dimethoxy-2-cyclopentenone with phenylethynylmagnesium bromide in THF gave (±)-5-allyl-2,3,5-trichloro-4,4-dimethoxy-1-phenylethynyl-2-cyclopenten-1-ol which chemoselectively reacted with ozone at the terminal double bond, affording (±)-2,3,5-trichloro-5-formylmethyl-4,4-dimethoxy-1-phenylethynyl-2-cyclopenten-1-ol. Oxidation of the latter with H₂CrO₄ yielded a mixture of the expected product, (±)-5-carboxymethyl-2,3,5-trichloro-4,4-dimethoxy-1-phenylethynyl-2-cyclopenten-1-ol, and anomalous profound oxidation product, (±)-2,3,5-trichloro-5-carboxymethyl-4,4-dimethoxy-1-(2-oxo-2-phenylacetyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-ol. Attempts to remove protective methoxy groups in these compounds under standard conditions were unsuccessful.     

Total synthesis and properties of prostaglandins 30. Modification of (1S,5R)-2-oxabicyclo[3.3.0]-6-octen-3-one at the α-carbon atom

Derivatives of -alkyl-, -alkylidene-, and -hydroxymethylene-2-oxabicyclo[3.3.0]-6-octen-3-one were obtained. The possibility of functional substitution of the bicyclic -lactones at the position to the carbonyl group was thereby demonstrated.For Communication 29, see [1].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1621–1630, December, 1991.     

1H-NMR Studies of the Inclusion Complexes between α-Cyclodextrin and Adamantane Derivatives Using Both Exchangeable Hydroxy Protons and Non-Exchangeable Aliphatic Protons

The inclusion complexes between -cyclodextrin (-CD) and adamantane, 1-adamantanol, 1-(hydroxymethyl)-adamantane, 2-adamantanol, and 1,3-adamantanediol in aqueous solution have been studied by ¹H-NMR spectroscopy using both non-exchangeable and exchangeable protons. The complexation-induced ¹H-NMR shifts (CIS) and NOEs of non-exchangeable protons, as well as the CIS, NOEs, temperature coefficients, and linewidth of signals from exchangeable hydroxy protons have been determined. The stoichiometry of the adamantane/-CD complex could not be determined due to the low solubility of adamantane. However, for 0.11 equivalent of adamantane added, two sets of separate ¹H signals for the free and bound -CD were observed. The signal from O(3)H in the complexed form appeared narrow and upfield shifted with a low-temperature coefficient indicating reduced hydration inside the hydrophobic cavity of -CD. Both 1-adamantanol, and 1-(hydroxymethyl)-adamantane formed 1:1 inclusion complexes with -CD and only one set of NMR signals was observed. The CIS and NOEs suggested that both complexes had similar structures. The O(2)H signal of -CD was broadened at low temperature and became narrower as the temperature raised. The broadening increased with higher concentration of guest suggesting interaction between O(2)H of -CD and the guest molecules. The stoichiometry of the -CD/2-adamantanol complex could not be determined with certainty, but the NMR data suggested equilibrium between 2:1 and 1:1 complex. As with adamantane, a sharp and upfield shifted O(3)H signal with a very low-temperature coefficient was observed. No inclusion complex was formed between 1,3-adamantanediol and -CD. This study showed how the hydroxy protons of -CD could be used to obtain complementary information on the geometry and stability of inclusion complexes of -CD.     

Reactions of Chelates with Macrocyclic Ligands. Complexation between Tetraphenylporphine and Cu(II) Complexes with α-Amino Acids

The reactions of tetraphenylporphine (H₂TPP) with copper(II) chelates in DMSO were studied. -Amino acids (glycine, -alanine, valine, leucine, tyrosine, and glutamine) were used as chelating ligands. The study of the reaction kinetics showed that Cu(II) chelates with alanine and the other amino acids are less reactive in these reactions than acetylacetonates, -nitroso--naphtholates, and hydroxyquinolates. The exception is a Cu(II) complex with tyrosine. The relationship between the structure of the above chelates and the rate of their reactions with porphyrin was determined.     

9-α-carbethoxy(carboxy)alkyl-4-azafluorenes

9-Carbethoxymethyl- and 9-(-carbethoxyethyl)-4-azafluorenes were obtained by the reduction of 9-chloro-9--carbethoxyalkyl-4-azafluorenes, and the corresponding acids were obtained from them. Some information regarding the transformations of 9-hydroxy-9--carboxyethyl-4-azafluorene under the influence of polyphosphoric acid (PPA) with heating was obtained.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1083–1085, August, 1992.     

Photoluminescence Spectra and Crystallization of θ-Al2O3 and α-Al2O3 from AlOOH-Fe(NO3)3 Gels

Diphasic boehmite derived unseeded and seeded (by either -Al₂O₃, -Fe₂O₃, or Fe(NO₃)₃) alumina gel planar monoliths were examined by DTA, XRD and photoluminescence spectroscopy. Luminescence spectra enable sensitive monitoring of the - and -Al₂O₃ crystallization in heat-treated gels due to Cr³⁺ impurity traces. Fe(NO₃)₃ unlike other seeds effectively influences crystallization of both - and -Al₂O₃. The present results are interpreted as prevailing solution or Fe³⁺ ion effect on the crystallization process.     

Porphyrins. 9. New data on the polyformylation of metal complexes of etioporphyrin I

The structures of the products of the polyformylation of Cu, Ni, and Co complexes of etioporphyrin (EP) as monoformyl-, ,-diformyl-, ,-diformyl-, and ,,-triformyl-EP were established by electronic, IR, and PMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. -Formyl--(N-methylformaldimine)-EP and porphyrins that contain a cyclopentane ring can be formed by alkaline treatment of the Vilsmeier formylation products.See [1] for communication 8.See [2] for our preliminary communication.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 767–775, June, 1979.     

Crystal and molecular structures of the sesquiterpene lactone pyrethroidinin

The crystal structure of the sesquiterpene lactone pyrethroidinin, in the independent part of the elementary cell of which there are two molecules, has been determined by x-ray structural analysis. A stereochemical analysis is given of the results, and the structure 3,10-dihydroxy-1,6,7(H)-guaia-4(5),11(13)-dien-6,12-olide is proposed for pyrethroidinin.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 50–55, January–February, 1988.     

Novel α-methyl(benzyl)deoxyvasicinones

A method was developed to prepare -methyl(benzyl)deoxyvasicinones by alkylation of -hydroxy- methylidenedeoxyvasicinone. It has been shown that the reaction proceeds anomalously through a deformylation step.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 407–409, September–October, 2004.     

Molar cotton-mouton constants and anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility of benzyl chlorides and benzyl bromides

Conclusions Due to thearom^–gsC-Hal* interaction, the magnetic susceptibility ellipsoids of -haloalkylbenzenes, with the exception of ,'-p-xylylidene bromide, undergo rearrangement of the semimajor axes with a decrease in the diamagnetic component in direction 1, 4 and along the axis of symmetry of the electrons in the ring.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No No. 7, pp. 1552–1557, July, 1986.     

On the dynamic mechanical behavior of nylon 66

Summary The dynamic mechanical properties of nylon 66 films and fibers have been examined, as a function of annealing and drawing, with a Vibron viscoelastometer. It is found that the transition is little affected by annealing treatments, but increase in orientation causes the transition to move to a higher temperature. Experiments, with X-ray diffraction of samples at elevated temperatures, lead to the conclusion that the triclinic to hexagonal phase change does not contribute significantly to the transition. Samples cut parallel and perpendicular to the drawing direction of nylon 66 film, have been used to show that the curves of dynamic tensile modulus versus temperature, for the parallel and perpendicular directions, cross in the neighborhood of the transition. This observation is discussed in relation to the suggestion that the transition is the glass transition in nylon 66.

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Zusammenfassung Die dynamisch-mechanischen Eigenschaften von Filmen und Fasern aus Nylon 66 wurden als Funktion der Temperung und Verstreckung mit einem Virbon-Viskoelastometer untersucht. Die -Umwandlung wird wenig durch die Temperung beeinflußt, aber erhöhte Orientierung läßt siezu höheren Temperaturen verlagern. Messungen der Röntgenstreuung bei erhöhten Temperaturen führen zu dem Schluß, daß der Übergang triklin/hexagonal nicht wesentlich zu der -Umwandlung beiträgt. Proben aus verstrecktem Nylon-66-Film, parallel und senkrecht zur Streckrichtung geschnitten, zeigen, daß die Kurven des dynamischenE-Moduls gegen die Temperatur für beide Orientierungen sich in der Nachbarschaft der -Umwandlung überkreuzen. Diese Beobachtung wird hinsichtlich der Vermutung diskutiert, daß die -Umwandlung den Glasübergang in Nylon 66 darstellt.

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Kinetics of the thermal decomposition of α-polynitroalkyl sulfides and α-polynitroalkyl sulfones in the gaseous phase

Conclusions A study has been made of the gas-phase decomposition of eight-polynitroalkyl Sulfides and-polynitroalkyl sulfones. Decomposition parameters have been estimated and a mechanism involving rupture of the C-NO₂ bond has been established. Substitution of a S atom in the position to the NO₂ group lowers the C-NO₂ bond energy by R10 kcal/mole.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 310–312, February, 1977.