Structural insights into the extraction mechanism of cobalt(II) with dinonylnaphthalene sulfonic acid and 2-ethylhexyl 4-pyridinecarboxylate ester

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In this work, to elucidate the synergistic extraction mechanism of cobalt(II) with dinonylnaphthalene sulfonic acid (HDNNS) and 2-ethylhexyl 4-pyridinecarboxylate ester (L), hexaaquacobalt(II) naphthalene-2-sulfonate (compound 1) was prepared using naphthalene-2-sulfonic acid (HNS, the short chain analog of HDNNS) and di-methyl isonicotinate tetraaquacobalt(II) naphthalene-2-sulfonate (compound 2) was prepared using methyl isonicotinate (L^I, a short chain analog of 2-ethylhexyl 4-pyridinecarboxylate ester) and HNS; the compounds were studied by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Moreover, 2 and the actual extracted cobalt(II) complex were further investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). The results indicated that the actual extracted cobalt(II) complex possesses a similar coordination structure as 2. Combined with the results obtained by single crystal X-ray diffraction of 1 and 2, FT-IR and ESI-MS of 2 and the actual extracted cobalt(II) complex, it is reasonable to conclude that the extracted cobalt(II) complex with the actual synergistic mixture is much more stable than the cobalt(II) complex with HDNNS alone. Therefore, the extraction selectivity cobalt(II) is effectively enhanced with the addition of 2-ethylhexyl 4-pyridinecarboxylate ester to HDNNS.     

Preferred Conformations of Stabilized Phosphorus Ylides

The stabilized phosphorus ylides, Ph₃P=C(CO.R′)CO.OR; 1, R=Et, R′=CH₂P⁺Ph₃; 2, R=R′=Me; 3, R=Et, R′=Me; 4, R=Prⁱ; R′=Me; 5, R=Bu^t; R′=Me, adopt a near planar conformation in the crystal which allows extensive electronic delocalization. The keto and alkoxylic oxygens are oriented and align favorably with the cationoid phosphorus. These conformations bring methyl hydrogens in the ester residue into proximity with the face of a phenyl group and lead to π-shielding and upfield shifts of the ¹HNMR signals of 3 over a wide temperature range (-50–95°C) in (CD₃)₂CO, CDCl₃ and DMSO_d-6. Geometries of 2 and 3, optimized by using the HF 3-21 (G^*) or 6-31 (G^*) basis sets, are very similar to those in the crystal, but semiempirical treatments generate structures in which either the ester or keto moiety is twisted out of plane.

     

4-(1,2,4-三唑-5-酮-4-基)-3-硫代脲酸乙酯的合成、晶体结构及理论计算

4-氨基-1,2,4-三唑-5-酮(ATO)与硫氰酸钾、氯甲酸乙酯在乙酸乙酯中反应, 合成了4-(1,2,4-三唑-5-酮-4-基)-3-硫代脲酸乙酯, 在室温下采用缓慢蒸发溶剂二甲基甲酰胺得到合适的可用于X射线衍射的单晶. 晶体属六方系, 空间群为R-3, 晶体结构参数为a＝2.60524(7) nm, b＝2.60524(7) nm, c＝0.82579(6) nm, γ＝120°, V＝4.8540(4) nm³, D_c＝1.442 g/cm³, μ＝0.300 mm^－1, F(000)＝2190, Z＝18, R₁＝0.0569, wR₂＝0.1424. 选取标题化合物的一个结构单元作为初始模型, 运用Gaussian 03程序对化合物进行了HF/6-311G, MP2/6-311G和B3LYP/6-311G水平的几何全优化，并对其原子电荷及自然键轨道(NBO)进行了分析.     

Synthesis,crystal, and molecular structures of HIDA and its monomethyl ester

A simple procedure for synthesis of HIDA (2,6-dimethylphenylcarbamoylmethyl iminodiacetic acid) is described. It was obtained in better yield by reaction of 2,6-dimethylphenylcarbamoylmethyl chloride with iminodiacetic acid in carbon tetrachloride. The HIDA (A) was identified by IR and¹H NMR spectroscopy. Two types of crystals were detected in the crystal final product. Since they could be separated, the crystals:A andB were investigated by X-ray analysis. Crystal and molecular structures were solved by direct methods and refined by full-matrix least-squares technique toR=0.047 andR=0.056, respectively. In the structure ofA, the N2 atom is protonated and the molecule exists as a zwitterion. The crystal structure of compoundA is stabilized by strong hydrogen bonds, which are reflected in higher close-packing coefficient, density, and melting point, compared to compoundB. CompoundB is a monomethyl ester of HIDA, which is present as an impurity in the final recrystallized product.     

Crystal Structure and Spectroscopic Properties of (2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)phosphonic Acid Monoethyl Ester Trihydrate

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(2-Oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)phosphonic acid monoethyl ester trihydrate (1) was synthesized, isolated, and spectroscopically as well as structurally characterized by means of single crystal X-ray diffraction; conventional and linear-polarized IR spectroscopy; electronic (UV-VIS-NIR) spectroscopy; ¹H, ¹³C, and ³¹P NMR. Quantum chemical DFT calculations have been performed in order to obtain information on the electronic structure and vibrational properties of 1, thus supporting the experimental data. The correlation between the structure and spectroscopic characteristics is discussed.

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Complexation of acyclic ligands having two terminal quinoline units with alkali metal cations

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Acyclic multidentate ligands consisting of an oligooxyethylene chain (di-, tri-, tetra-, and penta-) and two terminal rigid quinaldate end groups were newly prepared and their complexation properties with alkali metal cations were estimated by the solvent extraction method to indicate a better affinity for K⁺. Among them, the tetraethylene glycol derivative showed the highest K⁺ binding on about the same level as 18-crown-6. Their conformations in solution and in the solid state were examined by using ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystal analyses, respectively. The better binding of K⁺ in comparison with the corresponding glymes or analogues having the same donor sites was reasonably explained by considering the effective co-ordination of the carbonyl oxygen of the ester groups and the parallel π-stacking interaction between two quinaldate surfaces.     

Chromatographic Purification and Identification of Polar Metabolites of Benazolin-Ethyl from Soybean

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The metabolism of benazolin-ethyl (4-chloro-2-oxobenzothiazolin-3-ylacetic acid ethyl ester), a post emergence herbicide, has been studied in soybean using (¹⁴C)-phenyl labelled compound. Preliminary studies were performed on excised soybean leaves. Following hydrolysis of the ethyl ester to benazolin acid (4-chloro-2-oxobenzothiazolin-3-ylacetic acid), extensive metabolism to polar conjugates was observed. The polar fraction from a Bligh-Dyer extraction was purified by solvent partitioning, preparative TLC and reverse phase HPLC with ion suppression. The two major metabolites were characterised by fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry with accurate mass determination as an aspartate conjugate and a malonyl-β-glucose ester of benazolin acid. Subsequent experiments were performed by spraying intact plants at growth stage V4. The major polar metabolite isolated one month after treatment was identified as the aspartate conjugate by mass spectrometry and high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.     

Antifungal activity against Botrytis cinerea of labdane-type diterpenoids isolated from the resinous exudate of Haplopappus velutinus Remy (Asteraceae)

Two labdane diterpenoids were isolated, from the resinous exudate of Haplopappus velutinus Remy (Asteraceae); the main compound was identified as 7,13-(E)-labdadien-15,18-dioic-acid-18-methyl ester (1) and the minor compound identified as 7-labden-15,18-dioic-acid-18-methyl ester (2). Their structures were obtained using FTIR, MS, HRMS and NMR data: 1D NMR (¹H, ¹³C and DEPT-135), 2D homonuclear NMR (COSY and NOESY) and heteronuclear NMR (HSQC and HMBC). The trans stereochemistry of the decalin moiety of compounds 1 and 2 was established through NOESY experiments of the reduction product of 1; 7-labden-15,18-diol (1a). Diterpenoids 1 and 1a are described for the first time and showed antifungal activity, inhibiting approximately 40% mycelial growth of Botrytis cinerea.     

Crystal Structure Refinement for 3,5-Dimethyl-1,7-diphenyl-4-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)-2,6-diazahepta-2,4-diene and Crystal Structure Determination for Its Hydrochloride

The crystal structure of 3,5-dimethyl-1,7-diphenyl-4-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)-2,6-diazahepta-2,4-diene (I) has been refined by X-ray crystallography; the crystal structure of its hydrochloride, C₂₅H₂₄N₅O₆)⁺ Cl^- (II), has been determined. Crystals II are trigonal, space group P3₁₂₁, a = 12.110(3), c = 15.135(3) , Z = 3. The structures of I and II were solved by direct methods and refined by full-matrix least-squares analysis anisotropically to R = 0.065 (I) and 0.049 (II) for all 4083 (I) and 3720 (II) independent (taking into account anomalous scattering for II) measured reflections (CAD-4 automatic diffractometer, MoK ). The configuration and conformation of molecule I in crystal I differ strongly from those of cation II (with a protonated nitrogen-2 atom) in crystal II. In crystal II, cation II has a twofold symmetry axis coinciding with the 2 crystallographic axis; the Cl^- anion lies on the other 2 axis. In crystal II, cations II and Cl^- anions are linked by N-H...Cl^- type hydrogen bonds into infinite (along the z axis) helices around the 3₁ screw axes.     

Synthesis and mesomorphism of ether–ester mixed tail C3-symmetrical truxene discotic liquid crystals

Truxene discotic liquid crystals are interesting for their polymesomorphism and as organic semiconductor candidates. We developed an efficient synthetic method for C₃-symmetrical truxene derivative 2,7,12-trihydroxy-3,8,13-trimethoxytruxene 5, and further a series of ether–ester mixed tail truxene discogens HTn, TR(OMe)₃[OOCC₆H₂(OC_nH_2n+1)₃]₃ were prepared. The truxene discogens HTn (n?=?4–8, 10, 12) were characterised by using ¹H and ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance, and high-resolution mass spectrometry. Their thermal stability was studied with thermal gravimetric analysis and their liquid crystal properties were investigated by using polarising optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction. They exhibit a hexagonal columnar (Col_h) mesophase in fairly wide temperature ranges.     

5-硝基-2H-四唑的合成、反应性及产物晶体结构的研究

5-氨基四唑(1)经过重氮化反应得到5-硝基四唑(5), 5与甲醛反应得到2-羟甲基-5-硝基四唑(6), 6与HCl或HBr反应分别得到5-5氯代四唑(7)和5-溴代四唑(8), 采用MS, IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR等技术对这些化合物进行了表征. 用X射线单晶衍射法测定了化合物5-硝基四唑钠(4), 5和6的晶体结构. 化合物4属于三斜晶系, P-1空间群; 化合物 5和6均属于单斜晶系, P2₁空间群, 化合物6的晶胞参数a＝0.66131(18) nm, b＝0.54905(15) nm, c＝0.7566(2) nm, Z＝2, V＝0.27470(13) nm³, D_c＝1.754 g/cm³, F(000)＝128, μ＝0.160 mm^－1.     

Solvent-Assisted Naked Eye Sensing of Hg2+ by a Chemoreceptor Derived from Diazocoupling of Sulfathiazole with Diethyl Malonate

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2-{[4-(Thiazol-2-ylsulfamoyl)-phenyl]-hydrazono}-malonic acid diethyl ester (R1) and 2-{[4-(5-methyl-isoxazol-3-ylsulfamoyl)-phenyl]-hydrazono}-malonic acid diethyl ester (R2) were synthesized through diazocoupling of sulfathiazole and sulfamethoxazole, respectively, with diethyl malonate. They were characterized through various spectroscopic and mass spectral studies. R2 was also characterized through a single crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) study. Only R1 selectively recognized Hg²⁺ from a wide range of metal ions through naked-eye change. A color change from orange to olive green was observed upon addition of 1.0 equivalent of Hg²⁺ as its chloride salt to the 1 × 10^?3 M DMSO solution of R1. The role of DMSO in the sensing process appears to be the crucial one, because the solvent-assisted band of R1 at 482 nm observed in its UV-Vis spectrum in DMSO did not appear in its spectra recorded in nujol or in a polar aprotic solvent. The UV-Vis and ¹H NMR titrations revealed that the formation of six-membered 1:1 chelate between R1 and Hg²⁺ triggering the desolvation of R1

as the key step towards its sensing activity. The determination of binding stoichiometry between R1 and Hg²⁺ along with binding constant has also been discussed.

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PDLC composites based on polyvinyl boric acid matrix – a promising pathway towards biomedical engineering

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Polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) systems based on a smectic liquid crystal embedded in polyvinylalcohol-boric acid (PVAB) as biocompatible carrying matrix were prepared and characterised. The smectic liquid crystal contains biologically friendly structural blocks and was designed to have a direct isotropic–smectic transition and a mesophase stability range at human body temperature. The resulted PDLCs were characterised from morphological and thermotropic aspects by polarised light microscopy (POM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Raman microspectroscopy, and their surface properties were determined by contact angle measurements and surface energy calculations.

It was concluded that the electron-deficient PVAB matrix constrains the ester liquid crystal to grow as spherical droplets with planar anchoring. The droplet diameter was comprised in the range 4–11 µm, with a predominant droplet population around 7 µm and a narrower polydispersity as the amount of the liquid crystal in the polymeric matrix increases. The resulted PDLC films exhibited versatile morphology and surface properties which allow targeting of their application.     

New ferroelectric liquid crystals with a trifluoromethyl group

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New chiral dopants, possessing a trifluoromethyl group, have been synthesized. These dopants have different polar groups, located between the chiral centre and the diphenylacetylene core. The polar part is chosen from ester, methylene ether and ether linkages. Each new chiral dopant was mixed with a non-chiral liquid crystal mixture or a ferroelectric liquid crystal mixture, and their transition temperatures and electrooptic properties measured. The largest spontaneous polarization, 4·1 nC cm^?2, was obtained at 25°C for the ferroelectric liquid crystal mixture in which the dopant, with a methylene ether linkage, was incorporated. Molecular orbital calculations (MNDO method) for the dopants show that the calculated dipole moments are correlated with the measured spontaneous polarization, and the calculated results explain the experimental results quite well. In addition, it has been found that the conformation of the chiral part is an important factor which affects the magnitude of spontaneous polarization.     

Non-conventional multi-arm ester liquid crystal derived from cholic acid: synthesis,thermal and optical behaviour

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With cholic acid as the core, five multi-arm ester liquid crystals were synthesised with different terminal substituents. B₁–B₅ were mesogenic arms which were linked to multifunctional chiral core cholic acid. The effect of electron-withdrawing and electron-donating groups on the mesogenic behaviour of the compounds was discussed. All products were structurally well characterised by elemental analysis, ¹HNMR, and FT-IR. The phase behaviours were investigated by means of polarised optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. B₂, B₄, B₅ and C₂, C₄, C₅ and D₂, D₄, D₅ exhibited typical nematic texture and belonged to thermotropic enantiotropic nematic liquid crystals. B₃, C₃ and D₃ also displayed typical nematic texture of thermotropic monotropic nematic liquid crystal. B₁, C₁ and D₁ did not have mesogenic performance. Wider mesogenic range for 81.6°C of C₅ whose terminal substituent is nitro on heating cycle while 121.1°C on cooling cycle. The results indicated that terminal substituents have a pretty important effect on the mesogenic phase and range of multi-arm liquid crystal compounds. The mesomorphic behaviour of compounds with polar groups terminally substituted performance much better than those without polar groups. In this ester multi-arm liquid crystal system, electron-withdrawing groups terminally substituted behave better than those electron-donating groups substituted.     

A Common Conformation of Stabilized Triphenyl Phosphonium Ylidic Diesters with Bulky Alkoxy Groups

The phosphonium ylidic diesters, methyl and ethyl isopropyl and, methyl and ethyl t-butyl triphenylphosphoranylidene malonates, 1a,b and 2a,b , respectively, have the syn-anti conformation in solution, as in the crystal, and the bulkier alkoxy group is oriented towards phosphorus. The ¹ H NMR spectra show that in 1a,b , the isopropyl group is oriented towards the face of a phenyl group, consistent with π shielding in the ¹ H signals, and examination of the ¹ H coupled ¹³ C NMR spectra allows assignment of the acyl carbon signals. Computed bond lengths and angles for isolated molecules are similar to those in the crystal, and the geometry and the NMR spectra indicate extensive ylidic resonance. Estimated partial atomic charges on the ester oxygens are more negative when they are oriented towards, rather than away from, phosphorus.     

Synthesis and Investigation of 1,2,3,4-Thiatriazol-5-ylcarbamates

Methyl 1,2,3,4-thiatriazol-5-ylcarbamate (2a), ethyl 1,2,3,4-thiatriazol-5-ylcarbamate (2b), 2-butyl 1,2,3,4-thiatriazol-5-ylcarbamate (2c), allyl 1,2,3,4-thiatriazol-5-ylcarbamate (2d), and 3-(1,2,3,4-thiatriazol-5-yl)oxazolidin-2-one (2e) were synthesized with high yields by the reaction of the corresponding carbon(isothiocyanatidic) acid, alkyl esters, and sodium azide in aqueous solution. The compounds were characterized by ¹H, ¹³C, and ¹⁵N NMR, vibrational spectroscopy (IR), and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The thermal stability was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry.     

Preparation and structural,spectroscopic, thermal,and electrochemical characterizations of iron(III) compounds containing dipicolinate and 2-aminopyrimidine or acridine

Two new iron(III) compounds, (Hamp)[Fe(pydc)₂]?·?2H₂O (1) and (Hacr)[Fe(pydc)₂]?·?2H₂O (2) (pydc^2??=?pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, amp?=?2-aminopyrimidine, acr?=?acridine), have been hydrothermally synthesized. Both compounds were characterized by spectroscopic methods (IR, UV/Vis), and their molecular and crystal structures were determined by X-ray crystal structure analysis and their thermal stability by thermogravimetric analysis/differential thermal analysis (TGA/DTA) methods. Compound 1 consists of Hamp⁺ cation and [Fe(pydc)₂]^? anion and 2 consists of Hacr⁺ cation and [Fe(pydc)₂]^? anion. Crystallographic characterization revealed an octahedron as a coordination polyhedron for the complex anion in 1 and 2 and the same O,N,O′-chelated coordination mode of pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate. The crystal structures of 1 and 2 are stabilized by a complicated network of hydrogen bonds between the crystallization water molecules, counter ion, and carboxylates of pydc^2?. Thermogravimetric (TG) analyses of the two compounds were carried out to examine their thermal stabilities. Cyclic voltammetric response of bare glassy carbon electrode surface in 0.10?mol?L^?1 phosphate buffer containing 1 and 2 at different pH values indicated that they have the same voltammograms at all pH values and the electrochemical behavior of 1 and 2 has not been affected by different ion pairs. The formal potential of the solutions of 1 and 2 at the glassy carbon electrode surface was also pH-dependent with a slope of ?57.0?mV/pH unit at 25°C. This shows that the number of electrons and protons involved in the electrode process is equal.     

Constituents of fruit pulp of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Maytenus salicifolia</Emphasis> and complete 1D/2D NMR data of 3<Emphasis Type="Italic">β</Emphasis>-hydroxy-D:B-friedo-olean-5-ene

A mixture of long-chain hydrocarbons constituted by nonacosane (29C, 7.5%), hentriacontane (31C, 48.3%), and tritriacontane (33C, 30.1%), the ester 1′-acetyloxymethylpentacosa-20′-enyl 10-hydroxydecanoate (2), β-amyrin (3), friedelin (4), and lupeol (5), and 3β-hydroxy-D:B-friedo-olean-5-ene (6) were identified as constituents of fruits of Maytenus salicifolia Reissek (Celastraceae). The structural formula and the stereochemistry of compound 6 were established by the data obtained through ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, including DEPT-135 and 2D (HMQC, HMBC, and NOESY) experiments. By analysis of the spectral data, it was possible to correct seven chemical shift assignments of compound 6, which were erroneous attributed and published in the scientific literature.     

Synthesis of new monodendrons,gallic acid derivatives,self- assembled in a columnar phase

This article describes the synthesis and liquid crystal properties of new compounds that are derived from gallic acid. All the compounds were characterised by ¹H and ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR), Infrared spectroscopy (IR) and Elemental analysis (CHN). The mesophases of these compounds were characterised using polarising optical microscopy (POM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and SAXS measurements. The morphology of the surface of the films was investigated using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Compounds 9 and 13, which remain in a supercooled state until room temperature, do not exhibit liquid crystalline behaviour. The other compounds (i.e., 5, 7 and 8) self-assemble into tubular supramolecular architectures generating hexagonal columnar (Col_h) mesophases, which was confirmed by SAXS measurements.