Calculation of the proton affinities of polyfluorobenzenes and the activation energies for 1,2-hydrogen shifts in their carbocations

Isolated polyfluorobenzene (PFB) molecules and their protonated forms are investigated by the AM1 method with full geometry optimization. The proton affinities of PFB are estimated for different protonated positions. The proton affinity of PFB averaged over all isomers is shown to decrease monotonically as the number of fluorine atoms in the molecule increases. The relative populations of different isomers of arenonium ions (AI) formed by PFB protonation are determined. From the calculated data, the value of ⁺ for the F atom in theipso-position is estimated as 1.00. The activation energies of the 1,2-hydrogen shifts in AI are calculated. The dependences of the proton affinity and the activation energies of 1,2-hydrogen shifts on the number of halogen atoms are found to have distinct characters for PFB and polychlorobenzenes. The physical reasons for these difference are discussed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 1878–1882, November, 1993.     

Covalent Interactions in Mercury Oxohalides and Their Role in Crystal Structure Fragmentation

An [Hg₆O₂]-cationic (r) octahedron atomic group has been isolated in a number of mercury oxohalide structures. The octahedron is constructed from two edge-sharing oxo-centered [Hg₄O] tetrahedra. For -Hg₃O₂Cl₂, -Hg₃O₂Cl₂, Hg₂OI, [Hg₂]₃O₂Cl₂, [Hg₂]₃HgO₃Cl₂, Hg₅O₄Cl₂, and some other compounds, the geometrical parameters of their crystal structures depend on the dimensions and mutual packing of the cationic r-octahedra and the individual [Hg₄O] tetrahedra, if any.     

Emission of neutrino pairs by an electron in an ultrastrong magnetic field

The transitions of relativistic electrons in a magnetic field with the emission of an antineutrino-neutrino pair are considered. Probabilities are obtained for electron transitions to the ground state and weakly excited states. It is shown that in the case of an ultrastrong magnetic field (HH_o=m²c³/e=4.41·10¹³ G) such transitions made a considerable contribution to the total probability of the process.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 3, pp. 110–114, March, 1978.In conclusion, the authors express their profound gratitude to A. A. Sokolov for his attention to our work.     

Comparative nonempirical study and isodesmic calculations of heats of formation of HNCO and HPCO isomers

The structural, electronic, and energetic characteristics of CHNO and CHOP isomers, and also of several related compounds, were calculated by a nonempirical method. Enthalpies of these isomers, obtained using the method of isodesmic reactions, are given.V. I. Lenin Moscow Pedagogical State University, 117913 Moscow. Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432 Chernogolovka. Institute of New Chemical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432 Chernogolovka. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1585–1590, July, 1992.     

Substituted and fused spiro[benzo-2-azepine-3,1′-cyclohexanes]

5-Methyl-4,5-dihydro-3H-spiro[benzo-2-azepine-3,1-cyclohexane] N-oxide was rear- ranged into 5-methyl-1-oxo-1,2,4,5-tetrahydro-3H-spiro[benzo-2-azepine-3,1-cyclohexane]. The latter was used for the synthesis of spiro{triazolo[3,4-a]- and-tetrazolo[5,1-a]benzo-2- azepinecyclohexanes}.Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1647–1651, August, 2004.     

Thermal behaviour of rigid polyurethane foams

By means of a combined thermal analysis technique, the thermal behaviour of rigid polyurethane foams containing additive antipyrenes was studied. The presence of phosphorus- and phosphorus/chlorine-containing antipyrenes based on phosphate and phosphonate and a combination of them led to decreases in the rates of heat and weight loss during heating. More steps of decomposition were formed and the interval of decomposition was widened and shifted to higher temperatures. Some thermal characteristics make it possible to predict the optimum antipyrene compositions and concentrations with minimum time, labour and material consumption under laboratory conditions.

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Zusammenfassung Mittels einer kombinierten Technik wurde das thermische Verhalten eines starren, Antipyrene als Additiv enthaltenden Polyurethanschaumes untersucht. Phosphor und Phosphor/Chlor enthaltende Antipyrene auf Phosphat- und Phosphonatbasis und eine Kombination dieser Substanzen vermindern die Geschwindigkeit der Wärmeentwicklung und des Gewichtsverlustes während des Aufheizvorganges. Es treten mehr Zersetzungsschritte auf und das Temperaturintervall der Zersetzung ist größer und nach höheren Temperaturen hin verschoben. Einige thermische Kennwerte ermöglichen die Voraussage der optimalen Zusammensetzung und Konzentration des Antipyren-Additivs für minimalen Zeit-, Arbeits- und Materialaufwand unter Laboratoriumsbedingungen.

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Reentrant morphological transitions in copolymer micelles with pH-sensitive corona

In contrast to self-assembled aggregates of conventional ionic (including polymeric) surfactants the equilibrium micelles of diblock copolymer with a pH-sensitive polyelectrolyte block can exhibit two inverse sequences of morphological transitions triggered by an increase in solution salinity. The direct sequence of the sphere-cylinder-lamella transitions is similar to that for the copolymer with a strongly dissociating ionic block and occurs at a high salt concentration in solution. The abnormal reversed sequence of the lamella-cylinder-sphere transitions is predicted to occur at relatively low ionic strength in solution. The origin of the reentrant transitions is coupling between aggregation and ionization in copolymer micelles.     

New synthetic approach to substituted isoindolo[2,1-a]quinoline carboxylic acids via intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of 4-(N-furyl-2)-4-arylaminobutenes-1 with maleic anhydride

Acylation of substituted 4-(furyl-2)-4-arylaminobut-1-enes with maleic anhydride provided 2-allyl-6-carboxy-4-oxo-3-aza-10-oxatricyclo[5.2.1.0^1,5]dec-8-enes in high yield under mild reaction conditions. The Diels-Alder adducts are formed via an initial amide formation followed by a stereoselective intramolecular [4+2] exo-cycloaddition reaction. Treatment of the tricyclic compounds with phosphoric acid at high temperatures (70-120 °C) promoted cyclic ether opening, intramolecular cyclization and aromatization to give the corresponding tetracyclic compounds, 5,6,6a,11-tetrahydro-10-carboxyisoindolo[2,1-a]quinolines, in moderate yields. The influence of the acid and the reaction temperature on the cyclization reactions are also discussed.     

Energy estimate of bond polarity

Conclusions The bond polarity, determined as the ionic component fraction of the bond energy, is related in a linear manner to the Pauling polarity value.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No, 10, pp. 2401–2402, October, 1982.The author thanks I. V. Stankevich for discussing the work.