Radioactive contamination in Albania following the Chernobyl accident

The radiation situation in Tirana following the Chernobyl accident is discussed. The dynamics of -radioactive conamination of the air by filters and fallout measurements are presented. The list of radionuclides identified by low level -spectrometry is given. The geographical distribution of -radioactive contamination of the vegetation is presented. The influence of relief and other hydrometeorological factors during the accident period is discussed.     

Substitution reactions involving organoaluminum compounds

The reaction of ,-dichloro- and ,-diacetoxysulfides with dialkyl-Z-alkenylalanes has been studied; reaction occurs under mild conditions with retention of Z-configuration in the double bond. The reaction represents a stereospecific method for the synthesis of cyclic Z-homoallyl sulfides. The corresponding cycloalkanes and cycloalkenes can be obtained from these Z-homoallylic sulfides by desulfurization with Li in ethylamine or with Raney nickel.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1869–1874, August 1989.     

Hochtemperatur-röntgenographische Untersuchungen an manganreichen Mangan—Vanadin-und Mangan—Chrom—Legierungen

Zusammenfassung Die manganreiche Seite der Systeme Mn–V und Mn–Cr wurde hochtemperatur-röntgenographisch untersucht. Im System Mn–V treten bei 90 At% Mn zwei bisher nicht beobachtete Phasen, und , mit -bzw. -Manganstruktur auf. Diese gehören möglicherweise der Klasse der -bzw. -Phasen an. Die -Mischphase besitzt einen größeren Existenzbereich als in der Literatur angegeben. Die Existenz der -Phase Mn₃V, sowie die Phasenzustände bis 80 At% Mn und bei manganreicheren Legierungen unterhalb 700°C werden bestätigt. Das lineare thermische Ausdehnungsverhalten der Phasen , und sowie des -und -Mischkristalls werden angegeben. Für den manganreichen Teil wird ein vorläufiges Zustandsdiagramm entworfen. Im System Mn–Cr konnte in großen Zügen Über-einstimmung mit Literaturangaben gefunden werden. Es wird das lineare thermische Ausdehnungsverhalten der -Phase Mn₃Cr angegeben.

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High temperature X-ray investigation of Mn—rich Mn—V and Mn—Cr alloys

The manganese rich portions of the phase diagrams Mn–V and Mn–Cr have been investigated by means of a high temperature X-ray technique. In the system Mn–V two new phases, and , have been observed with -manganese and -manganese type structure, resp. These phases are probably to be classified as -and -phase. The -manganese solid solution with vanadium has a wider range of homogeneity as compared with previous work. The existence of a -phase Mn₃V and phase equilibria below 700°C reported previously could be confirmed. The linear thermal expansion of the intermetallic compounds , , , the -and -manganese solid solutions with vanadium has been evaluated. A tentative phase diagram for the manganese rich portion is given. The main features of the system Mn–Cr according to previous investigations could be confirmed. The linear thermal expansion of the -phase Mn₃Cr is reported.

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Herrn Prof. Dr.Hans Nowotny in Dankbarkeit gewidmet.     

Kinetic studies on the thermal dissociation of the inclusion complex of β-cyclodextrin with cinnamic aldehyde

The stability of the inclusion complex of -CD with cinnamic aldehyde was investigated by means of TG and DSC. The mass loss takes place in three stages: dehydration occurs at 50–120°C; dissociation of -CD·C₉H₈O proceeds in the range 200–260°C; and decomposition of -CD begins at 280°C. The kinetics of the dissociation of -CD·C₉H₈O was studied by means of thermogravimetry both at constant temperature and with linearly increasing temperature. The results demonstrate that the dissociation of -CD·C₉H₈O is dominated by a one-dimensional diffusion process. The activation energyE is 160 kJ mol^–1, and the pre-exponential factorA is 5.8×10¹⁴ min^–1. Scanning electron microscope observations and the results of crystal structure analysis are in good agreement with those of thermogravimetry.     

Thermodynamic properties of water-β-cyclodextrin-dodecylsurfactant ternary systems

Densities, heat capacities and conductivities of water-surfactant--cyclodextrin (-CD) ternary systems were determined at 25°C. The surfactants studied were sodium dodecylsulfate (NaDS) and dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB). From conductivity data, apparent critical micelle concentrations (cmc^*) and degree of ionization of micelles were obtained at a fixed -CD concentration (m_CD). From the cmc^* value and that in water (cmc) the stoichiometry of the surfactant--CD complex was calculated. At a given m_CD, the apparent molar volume V_,CD and heat capacity C_,CD of -CD in the two surfactants were calculated as functions of surfactant concentration m_S. For both NaDS and DTAB, V_,CD increases with m_S up to about the cmc beyond which it decreases to a constant value at high m_S, the opposite is observed for C_,CD. With NaDS, a jump in the C_,CD vs, m_S trend was detected and ascribed to a structural NaDS micellar transition. The apparent molar volume V_S and heat capacity C_S of NaDS and DTAB in the water--CD mixture 0.017 m were also obtained. From these properties and those in pure water, the volume V_S and heat capacity C_S of transfer of the surfactant from water to water+-CD mixture as functions of m_S were calculated. For both surfactants, the V_S vs. m_S trends increase to the cmc and then decrease in a monotonic manner, whereas C_S increases regularly with m_S in the pre-micellar region and is essentially constant in the post-micellar region. The V_S vs. m_S trends were qualitatively explained in terms of dispersed, complexed and micellized surfactant contributions.     

Steroid glycosides from the starfishSolaster dawsoni (Verrill)

Two novel glycosides from the starfishSolaster dawsoni (Verrill) have been isolated and characterized: 24-O-(-D-xylopyranosyl)-5-cholestane-3,6,15,24,26-pentaol (solasteroside S₁) and (24R)-29-O-[-D-galactofuranosyl-(16)--D-galactofuranosyl]-24-ethyl-5-cholestane-3, 6,8,15,16,29-hexaol (solasteroside S₂).Translated fromIzvestiya Akademu Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 980–982, May, 1993.     

Some Pharmaceutical Properties of a New Branched Cyclodextrin, 6-O-α-(4-O- α-D-Glucuronyl)-D-glucosylβ-cyclodextrin

Some physicochemical and biological properties of a new branched cyclodextrin, 6-O--(4-O--d-glucuronyl)-d-glucosyl--cyclodextrin GUG--CyD) were investigated. Further, theinteraction of GUG--CyD with several drugs was studied by the solubility and spectroscopic methods, and compared with those of parent -CyD and 6-O--maltosyl--CyD(₂--CyD).The hemolytic activity of GUG--CyD on rabbit erythrocytes was lower than those of -CyD and ₂--CyD. GUG--CyD and ₂--CyD showed negligible cytotoxicity on Caco-2 cells up to at least 0.1 M. The inclusion ability of GUG--CyD to neutral and acidic drugs was comparable to or slightly smaller than those of -CyD and ₂--CyD, probably because of a steric hindrance of the branched sugar. On the other hand, GUG--CyD showed greater affinity for the basic drugs, compared with -CyD and ₂--CyD, owing to the electrostatic interaction of its carboxylate anion with positive charge of basic drugs. Thus GUG--CyD may be useful as a safe solubilizing agent particularly for basic drugs.     

Mechanism of the conversion ofα,β-unsaturated aldehydes to esters of saturated acids under the action of cyanohydrins in the presence of tertiary amines

Conclusions The reaction of,-unsaturated aldehydes with cyanohydrins in the presence of tertiary amines, leading to esters of cyanohydrins, proceeds through the formation of the cyanohydrin of an,-unsaturated aldehyde, followed by intramolecular prototropic 1,3-shift (75–80%), the formation of a ketonitrile, and conversion of the latter to an ester.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 581–586, March, 1970.     

Determination of lead and cadmium using a polycyclodextrin-modified carbon paste electrode with anodic stripping voltammetry

This work reports the use of and -cyclodextrin-modified carbon paste electrodes (CPE_-CD and CPE_-CD) to determine simultaneously Pb(II) and Cd(II) by means of the electrochemical technique known as anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV). Both modified electrodes displayed good resolution of the oxidation peaks of the said metals. Statistic analysis of the results strongly suggests that the CPE_-CD exhibited a better analytical response that the CPE_-CD, while the detection limits obtained for Pb(II) were 6.3×10^–7 M for the CPE_-CD and 7.14×10^–7 M for the CPE_-CD, whereas for Cd(II) they were 2.51×10^–6 M for the CPE_-CD and 2.03×10^–6 M for the CPE_-CD.     

Interactions with Charged Cyclodextrins and Chiral Recognition

Anionic N-acetylated -aminoacids (AcTrp^-, AcPhe^-, AcLeu^- and AcVal^-) are bound to protonatedheptakis(6-amino-6-deoxy)--cyclodextrin(per-NH₃ ⁺--CD) by a cooperative work of inclusion and Coulomb interactions.Such complexation occurs enantioselectively ((S)-selective)and is accompanied bypositive entropy changes. Similar (S)-selectivecomplexation occurs in the oppositelycharged system. Namely, cationic -aminoacid methyl esters are enantioselectivelybound to dissociatedheptakis(6-carboxymethylthio-6-deoxy)--cyclodextrin(per-COO^---CD). In order to obtain thegeneral mechanism for complexationof a charged host with an oppositely charged guest,we examined the ¹H NMR spectra oncomplexation of simple carboxylate anions suchas p-methylbenzoate anion andalkanoate anions with per-NH₃ ⁺--CD.Both Coulomb interactions andinclusion are essential to form stable complexesof these carboxylate anions. In allcases, positive entropy changes promote thecomplexation between the carboxylateanions and per-NH₃ ⁺--CD. Dehydrationfrom both charged host and guestis the origin of entropic gains. The mechanism forcomplexation of a charged host withan oppositely charged guest involving the cooperativework of inclusion and Coulombinteractions and positive entropy change due todehydration upon complexation isgenerally applied for related systems such asenantioselective complexation ofRu(phen)₃ ²⁺ with per-COO^---CDand of Ru(phen)₃ ²⁺with DNA.