Spin-unrestricted calculations in quantum chemistry

The unrestricted complete active space self-consistent field (UCASSCF ) function is defined, and a proof that a UCASSCF eigenfunction of the spin operator S ² is a CASSCF function is given. The spin-contamination for an unrestricted Hartree–Fock (UHF ) function is evaluated by using Araki angle operators, and the UHF function is then projected on the restricted open-shell Hartree–Fock (ROHF ) space. The present analysis has deep consequences since it implies that the only non-spin-contaminated UHF functions are the ROHF functions. This is illustrated in a calculation of the spin density of He. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Hyperfine interactions and lattice distortion of the F center in KCl, NaCl and LiCl crystals

Detailed embedded-cluster quantum-chemistry (ROHF, UHF and UMP2) calculations of hyperfine interactions for the F center in KCl, NaCl and LiCl are presented. Our values for the isotropic hyperfine interaction show a good general agreement with experiments. We show that a careful treatment of the lattice environment, local lattice distortion, spin polarization and correlation are important for this good agreement.     

Investigation of dipiperidyls

The oxidation of o-phenanthroline with potassium permanganate gives 2,2-dipyridyl-5,5-dicarboxylic acid (I). The corresponding esters of I were obtained by esterification with methanol, ethanol, propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, butyl alcohol, and benzyl alcohol.See [10] for communication XI.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1644–1646, December, 1972.     

Variants of the complete synthesis of d,l-estrone from 1-vinyl-6-methoxytetralol and 2-methylcyclopentane-1,3-dione

Summary Various routes for the synthesis of the methyl ether of d,l-estrone (XI) and of d,l-estrone itself (XIII) have been investigated. The best results were obtained by synthesis according to the route IV V VI I X XI XIII, when the yield of the methyl ether of d,l-estrone (XI) was 25% and that of d,l-estrone 13%, calculated on the basis of 6-methoxytetralone.Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 172–180, 1965     

Study of Cr(VI)-2-oximinodimedone dithiosemicarbazone reaction and simultaneous determination of Cr(VI) and Fe(III)

Summary 2-Oximinodimedone dithiosemicarbazone reacts with Cr(VI) in strongly acid medium. The orange colour obtained has been used to propose a spectrophotometric method of Cr(VI) determination in the concentration range 0.40–9.5g ml^–1 (=5600 mole^–1-cm^–1 at 485 nm). The stoichiometry of the reaction is 32 (reagentCr(VI)) which is in accordance with the oxidation reaction of the reagent by Cr(VI). The method has been applied to the determination of Cr(VI) and Fe(III) in ceramic materials.

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Eine Studie zur Cr(VI)-2-oximinodimedondithiosemicarbazon-Reaktion und die simultane Bestimmung von Cr(VI) und Fe(III)

Zusammenfassung 2-Oximinodimedonedithiosemicarbazon reagiert in stark saurem Milieu mit Cr(VI). Die orange Farbe kann im Konzentrationsbereich von 0.4–9,5g/ml zur spektrophotometrischen Cr(VI)-Bestimmung verwendet werden (=5600 1 mol^–1cm^–1bei 485 nm). Die Stöchiometrie der Reaktion ist 32 (Reagens: Cr(VI)) und entspricht der Oxidation des Reagens durch Cr(VI). Die Methode wurde zur Bestimmung von Cr(VI) und Fe(III) in keramischen Materialien eingesetzt.

     

(±)-14α-Hydeoxy-19-nor-D-homotestosterone and its 17aα-OH epimer

Conclusions A synthesis of (±)-14-hydroxy-19-nor-D-homotestosterone (VI) and its 17a-OH epimer (VII) was carried out starting from the 3-methyl ether of 14-hydroxy-D-homoestrone (I).Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1356–1357, June, 1969.     

Extraction and spectrophotometric determination of uranium(VI) withN-phenylcinnamohydroxamic acid

Uranium(VI) reacts withN-phenylcinnamohydroxamic acid to form an orange-yellow complex in the pH range 5.5–8.5. The orange-yellow complex, having the composition of 12 (metal:ligand), is quantitatively extractable into ethyl acetate. The spectrum of the complex exhibits a maximum absorption at 400 nm with a molar absorptivity of 6500 M^–1·cm^–1. The coloured system obeys Beer's law in the concentration range 2–40g·ml^–1 of uranium(VI). The photometric sensitivity of the colour reaction is 0.037 g·cm^–2 of uranium(VI). Most of the common ions do not interfere and the method has been found to be simple, precise, and free from the rigid control of experimental conditions. The method has been applied to the determination of uranium in synthetic matrices and potable water.     

Atomic-absorption spectrophotometric determination of ultramicro amounts of selenium(IV) and total selenium in sulphuric acid

Summary Ultramicro amounts of selenium in sulphuric acid are determined by a new atomic absorption spectrophotometric method. Selenium(IV) is directly determined ater extraction into toluene with an aromatic o-diamine and addition of nickel(II) prior to atomization; the determination of total selenium (0, IV and VI) needs a treatment of the sample with selected oxidizing and reducing agents.In the studied samples, total selenium (0.003–0.022 g of Se in 1 ml sulphuric acid) is present only in the tetravalent state. The detection limit of the method is 0.003 g of selenium.

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Atomabsorptions-spektralphotometrische Bestimmung von Ultramikromengen Selen(IV) und Gesamtselen in Schwefelsäure

Zusammenfassung Selen(IV) kann direkt bestimmt werden nach Toluolextraktion der mit einem aromatischen o-Diamin behandelten Lösung und Zusatz von Nickel(II). Die Bestimmung von Gesamtselen (0, IV, VI) erfordert eine Vorbehandlung mit Perchlor- bzw. Salpetersäure und Wasserstoffperoxid. Die Nachweisgrenze des Verfahrens beträgt 0,003 g Se. In den untersuchten Proben war das Gesamtselen (0,003–0,022 g/ml) nur als Se(IV) vorhanden.

     

Simultaneous determination of chromium(VI) and chromium(III) by flame atomic absorption spectrometry with a chelating ion-exchange flow injection system

Summary Simultaneous Determination of Chromium(VI) and Chromium(III) by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry with a Chelating Ion-Exchange Flow Injection System A simple method is described for the simultaneous determination of chromium(VI) and chromium(III) in a flow injection system comprising chelating ion-exchange and flame atomic absorption spectrometry. Sampling rates for 2001 and 1 ml sample volumes were 120 and 60 h^–1 (240 and 120 speciations per hour), respectively. Typical relative standard deviations were 0.52% for Cr(VI) (0.50g ml^–1 and 0.67% for Cr(III) (0.10,g ml^–1) and the corresponding limits of detection were 85 ng ml^–1, and 16 ng ml^–1, respectively.On leave from University of Belgrade.     

Synthesis and characterization of some methyl complexes of palladium(II). Part 2(1)

Summary Dichloro complexes of Pd^II, [Pd(L–L)Cl₂], where L–L=1-(thiomethyl)-2-(diphenylarsino)ethane (S–As) or 1-(thiomethyl)-2-(diphenylphosphino)ethane (S–P) andtrans-[PdL₂Cl₂], where L=diphenyl(2-phenylethyl)-phosphine (PE), diphenyl(1-naphthyl)phosphine (PN) orN-methyl-2-thiophenealdimine (SN), have been prepared and characterized. The reactions of these complexes with MeLi were investigated. The dimethyl complexes [Pd(L–L)Me₂] (L–L=S–As, S–P) and [Pd(PE)Me₂] were isolated and characterized. Reaction of [Pd(L–L)Me₂] (L–L=S–As, S–P) with HCl affords the monomethyl derivatives [Pd(L–L)Me(Cl)]. In contrast to the Pt analogues, [Pd(L–L)Me₂] and [Pd(L–L)Me(Cl)] are relatively less stable than [Pt(L–L)Me₂] and [Pt(L–L)Me(Cl)].     

13-Acetoxy-heptadecadien-(8, 10)-ol-(1), Octadien-(3, 5)-ol-(1)-Isomere und verwandte Verbindungen

Zusammenfassung Es werden diecis,cis- undtrans,trans-Isomeren der primären Alkohole Octadien-(3,5)-ol-(1) (I), 15-Acetoxy-nonadeca-dien-(10,12)-ol-(1) (IV), 17-Acetoxy-heneikosa-dien-(10,12)-ol-(1) (V), 12-Acetoxy-pentadeca-dien-(8,10)-ol-(1) (VII) und 13-Acetoxy-heptadeca-dien-(8,10)-ol-(1) (VI) synthetisiert und zusammen mit einigen Zwischenprodukten und Analogen unter Verwendung des Seidenspinners (Bombyx mori L.) und des Schwammspinners (Lymantria dispar L.) auf Attraktivität getestet. DieL. E.-Werte der synthetisierten cis,cis-VI-Präparate liegen in der Größenordnung von 10^–9 g/ml.

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Thecis, cis- andtrans, trans-isomere of the primary alcohols octadien-(3,5)-ol-(1) (I), 15-acetoxy-nonadecadien-(10,12)-ol-(1) (IV), 17-acetoxy-heneicosadien-(10,12)-ol-(1) (V), 12-acetoxypentadecadien-(8,10)-ol-(1) (VI) have been synthesized and tested for effectiveness as attractant together with several intermediates and analogues using the Silk Moth (Bombyx mori L.) and the Gipsy Moth (Lymantria dispar L.) The values of the attractant units of the cis, cis-VI-compounds synthesized are of the order 10^–9 g/ml.

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4. Mitt. der Reihe Synthese und Wirksamkeit von Sexualduftstoff-Analogen; 3. Mitt.:R. Riemschneider, A. Kühnl undK. Brockmeyer, unveröffentlichte Versuche; 2. Mitt.:R. Riemschneider undG. Kasang, Z. Naturforschg.18 b, 646 (1963); 1. Mitt.:R. Riemschneider, Vortrag vom 1. 9. 1962 in S. Paolo.     

1H-NMR-spektroskopische Analyse von 2-Chlor-1.3.2-dioxarsolan

The¹H-NMR-spectral data of 2-chloro-1.3.2-dioxarsolane are presented and discussed. The protons of the methylene groups form in concentrated solutions by rapide chlorine exchange anAAAA spin system. In dilute solutions the protons form anAABB spin system, which is changed to anAAAA system by addition of chlorine ions.The vicinal H–C–C–H-coupling constants indicate a twist-envelope conformation.

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Synthesis of all of the possible stereoisomers of 4-benzamido-3-hydroxy-2-(δ-carbomethoxybutyl)thiophan

The stereospecific synthesis of the four possible isomers of 4-benzamido-3-hydroxy-2-(-carbomethoxybutyl)thiophan (III–VI) was accomplished from 4-benzamido-3-oxo-2-(-carbomethoxybutylidene)thiophan (I) using the stereospecificity of the reduction of the oxo group of I, the stereospecificity of the reduction of the exocyclic double bond of 4-benzamido-3-hydroxy-2-(-carbomethoxybutylidene)thiophan (II), and inversion of the hydroxyl group of III and IV. The configurations of the stereoisomers obtained were established by PMR spectroscopy.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 897–901, July, 1972.     

A quantum-mechanical study of the chain-length dependent stability of the extended and 310-helix conformations in dehydroalanine oligopeptides

Summary A quantum-chemical study of the chain-length dependent stability of the extended, 2₇-ribbon and 3₁₀-helix conformations in dehydroalanine (Ala) oligopeptides has been performed by using both semiempirical AM1 and ab initio 4–31G methodologies. The validity of both methods in the study of the conformational properties of Ala oligopeptides was tested first on the dipeptide. The results of this test showed that 4–31G and AM1 calculations are in good agreement with 6–31G^* calculations and experimental data. In order to monitor the conformational conversions, Ala oligopeptides comprising two to six residues were constructed. Molecular geometries were fully optimized using AM1, and the final conformations were verified to be minima by analysis of the corresponding second-derivative matrices. Conformational studies revealed that the 3₁₀-helix is stabilized with respect to the 2₇-ribbon when the number of residues is three or four, at the AM1 and ab initio 4–31G level respectively, while the extended form is the most stable in all the calculations performed. On the other hand, if a linear behaviour is assumed for longer chains, our calculations show a trend that would predict a conversion from extended form to 3₁₀-helix in oligopeptides with around six (ab initio 4–31G) or eight (AM1) Ala residues. In order to explain these conformational changes, the cooperative effects for the different conformers were investigated. Large cooperative energy effects were found for the 3₁₀-helix conformation.     

4(5)-D-Arabinotetrahydroxybutylimidazoline-2-thione (THBIT), a new reagent for the spectrophotometric determination of palladium

Summary 4(5)-D-Arabinotetrahydroxybutylimidazoline-2-thione, THBIT, is proposed as a new reagent for the spectrophotometric determination of Pd(II). Pd(II) forms 11, 12 and 14 complexes with THBIT. The system conforms to Beer's law up to 5g/ml palladium concentration in aqueous medium (molar absorptivity, 1.99×10⁴ l· mole^–1·cm^–1 at 338 nm). The most serious interference is from Hg(II), Os(VIII), Ru(IV), Cr(VI), V(V) and S₂O₃ ^2–. The method has been used successfully for the determination of palladium in catalysts and synthetic samples.     

Nicotinamidoxime as an analytical reagent

Summary Uranium (VI) has been found to give a yellow colour with nicotinamidoxime in alkaline medium which is highly satisfactory for the spectrophotometric estimation of the metal. The optimumph for development of the colour is 10.9–11.5 in presence of a large excess of the reagent, at 10–40C. The colour intensity is measured at 400 m. Sensitivity is 0.045 g uranium per cm², with a visual identification limit of 5 g uranium per ml. Beer's law is obeyed in the range of 5–40 ppm of the metal with an optimum range of 8–40 ppm. The colour is stable for at least one hour. All the common anions are without effect, excepting however, phosphate, carbonate, and cyanide which are tolerated only in traces. Use of tartrate or EDTA helps to mask effectively all the interfering cations excepting copper, iron and vanadium.     

Kinetics and mechanism of chromium(VI) oxidation of L-methionine

The kinetics and mechanism of chromium(VI) oxidation of L-methionine in acidic medium have been studied spectrophotometrically. The reaction proceeds via the formation of a transient intermediate (_max = 410–420 nm) which decomposes by a proton catalyzed pathway. The rate law is:

The structure of the xylan from cotton-plant stems

Summary The results of a study of the products of the hydrolysis and oxidative cleavage according to Barry of cotton-plant-stem xylan has shown that its main chain consists of 14--L-anhydroxylopyranose units. Each elementary link of the xylan contains 6–7 xylopyranose units and has two side chains formed by residues of D-glucose and D-glucuronic acid, which are attached in position 2 or 3 of the xylose units of the main chain.V. I. Lenin Tashkent State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 305–308, May–June, 1973.     

The interaction of 2, 6-di-tert-butyl-4-butoxyphenoxyl and diphenylnitrogen radicals with molecules containing N-H and O-H bonds

It has been shown by the EPR method that the thermal decomposition of bis-(1, 3, 5-tri-tert-butyl-cyclohexadien-2, 5-one)-peroxide (I) into 2, 6-di-tert-butyl-4-butoxyphenoxyl radicals (II) in xylene solution at 80–100 C follows first order kinetics. The transfer of hydrogen from the molecule of diphenylamine (DPA) and 2, 6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (ionol) to the radicals of (II) formed by the decomposition of (I) has been established and investigated.The diphenylnitrogen (DPN) radicals formed by the thermal dissociation of tetraphenylhydrazine (TPH) in organic solvents at 100 C split a hydrogen atom from the hydroxyl group of sterically hindered phenols, leading to the formation of the corresponding phenoxyl radicals.     

2,3-Dihydroxypyridine Loaded Amberlite XAD-2 (AXAD-2-DHP): Preparation, Sorption–Desorption Equilibria with Metal Ions, and Applications in Quantitative Metal Ion Enrichment from Water, Milk and Vitamin Samples

2,3-Dihydroxypyridine loaded (via –N=N–linker) Amberlite XAD-2 (AXAD-2-DHP) was prepared and characterized by elemental analyses, TGA and FT-IR spectra. It (1g packed in a column of 1cm diameter; surface area 135.5m²g^–1) was found to be an effective solid phase sorbent for enriching Zn²⁺, Mn²⁺, Ni²⁺, Pb²⁺, Cd²⁺, Cu²⁺, Fe³⁺ and Co²⁺ at pH 3.5 to 7.0 using flow rates between 1.0–5.0mLmin^–1. For desorption (recovery 97.0–99.8%) of the metal ions, 8 to 10mL of 2.0molL^–1 HCl or 1.5molL^–1 HNO₃ at a flow rate of between 2.0 and 4.0mLmin^–1 were found most suitable. The t_1/2 (time for 50% sorption) is between 2 and 10min when a 50mL solution (containing a total amount of metal of 2mg) was equilibrated with 0.5g of resin. Sorption of all metal ions except Pb²⁺ follows the Langmuir model, whereas for Pb the data fits with the Freundlich model. The sorption capacity is between 60.7 (for Cd) and 406.7 (for Cu) µmolg^–1. The resin can withstand an acid concentration of 6molL^–1 and can be reused for thirty cycles of sorption–desorption. The preconcentration factor varies between 100 and 300. For Cd, Ni and Cu the sorption capacity of 2,3-dihydroxypyridine loaded cellulose is lower than that of the present resin. The tolerance limits of electrolytes, humic acid, complexing agents, Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ in the enrichment of all metal ions are reported. The limits of detection are 3.88, 5.37, 8.72, 13.88, 4.71, 1.24, 0.59 and 0.30µgL^–1 for Zn²⁺, Mn²⁺, Ni²⁺, Pb²⁺, Cd²⁺, Cu²⁺, Fe³⁺ and Co²⁺, respectively. The calibration curves for flame AAS determination were linear in the ranges 0.018–1.0, 0.067–5.0, 0.2–5.0, 0.9–20, 0.028–2.0, 0.077–5.0, 0.19–10 and 0.1–3.5µgmL^–1, respectively. All the eight metal ions in river and synthetic water samples, Co in vitamin tablets and Zn in milk samples have been quantitatively enriched with Amberlite XAD-2-DHP and determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry.