Microdetermination ofp-aminophenol

Summary A colorimetric method for the miorodetermination ofp-aminophenol based on indophenol dye formation is described. The conditions for its determination in the presence of theo- andm-isomers are given.

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Zusammenfassung Eine kolorimetrische Methode für die Mikrobestimmung von p-Aminophenol, die auf der Bildung eines Indophenolfarbstoffs beruht, wurde beschrieben. Die Bedingungen für die Bestimmung in Anwesenheit der Ortho- und Meta-Isomeren wurden angegeben.

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Résumé On décrit une méthode colorimétrique pour le microdosage dep-amino-phénole, basée sur la formation d'un colorant indophénolique. On donne les conditions du dosage en présence des isomères ortho et méta.

     

Mössbauer study and molecular orbital calculations on some bimetallic derivatives of ferrocene and ferricinium

We have studied by absorption Mössbauer spectroscopy, some bridged derivatives of biferrocene, unoxidized (Fe^II– Fe^II) and mono-oxidized (Fe^II – Fe^III). The mixed-valence species exhibits a quasi-delocalized behavior at the Mössbauer timescale (～ 10^?8 s), with a splitting of the lines which is interpreted in terms of a partial valence trapping. This in turn reveals intramolecular properties at variance from those of the unbridged cation. SCC-Xα MO calculations have been performed; they correctly reproduce the measured quadruple splittings and provide evidence that the HOMO of the mixed-valence complex is of \(d_{xy} ,d_{x^2 - y^2 } \) type. Some consequences on the mixed-valence properties are discussed.     

Stereochemistry of amino-carbonyl compounds—VII: Absolute and ralative configuration of some diastereomeric 1,3-amino-alcohols.

The absolute configuration of (+)-4-dimethylamino-2,4-diphenyl-butan-2-ol and (+)-4-piperidino-2-phenyl-pentan-2-ol, the predominant diastereomers obtained by reaction of (+)-3-dimethylamino-1,3-diphenyl-propan-1-one with MeLi and (+)-3-piperidino-1-phenyl-butan-1-one with MeMgI, respectively, was determined by chemical correlation. The relative configurations of the diastereomers afforded by such reactions were thus assigned.     

Synthesis of novel fused tricyclic quinolones: 4a,5‐Dihydro‐1H‐[1;2,4]triazino[1,6‐a]quinoline‐2,4,6(3H)‐triones

A versatile methodology to build the 1H‐[1,2,4]triazino[1,6‐a]quinoline‐2,4,6(3H)‐trione structure from methyl 6‐fluoro4‐oxo‐1,4‐dihydro‐2‐quinolinecarboxylate was developed. The method involves an N‐ami‐nation followed by condensation of an aroyl isocyanate to form an alpha semicarbazidocarboxylate that readily cyclizes to the fused [1,2,4]triazino ring under ammonia/ethanol condition. Also, the reactivity of the [1,2,4]triazino ring thus obtained was studied.     

Acquired biodegradability of polyethylenes containing pro-oxidant additives

Biodegrability of high density polyethylene film (HDPE) and low density polyethylene film (LDPE) both containing a balance of antioxidants and pro-oxidants was studied with defined microbial strains particularly with Rhodococcus rhodochrous and Nocardia asteroides in mineral medium. After an abiotic pre-treatment consisting of photooxidation and thermo-oxidation corresponding to about 3 years of outdoor weathering the samples were inoculated, incubated up to 200 days and during the period their metabolic activities were followed by measuring adenosine triphosphate content. Simultaneously the cultures were also monitored by optical microscopy and FTIR spectroscopy. The first initial phase of fast growth caused by the presence of low molecular extractable compounds was followed by a long period of stabilized metabolic activity suggesting that microorganisms continued to gain energy from the substrate but evidently at a much slower rate. Complementary analysis performed at the end of incubation revealed that during the experiment time biodegradation processes probably affected surface layer of materials only.     

Structure d'alcaloïdes indoliques doubles d'un type nouveau

The Structure of bis-indoline alkaloids of a novel type The structure of folicangine 4 , a bis-indoline alkaloid from the leaves of Voacanga africana, is obtained by correlation with voafolidine 3a and isovoafolidine 3b . It requires an ether bridge between the two parts of the molecule, as in subsessiline (amataine 5a ). Subsessiline-lactone, from the leaves of Voacanga thouarsii has structure 5b proved by correlation with 5a . The CD. curves of double-indole alkaloids of vobtusine type are given (Table 3).     

The charge-transfer motif in crystal engineering. Self-assembly of acentric (diamondoid) networks from halide salts and carbon tetrabromide as electron-donor/acceptor synthons

Unusual strength and directionality for the charge-transfer motif (established in solution) are shown to carry over into the solid state by the facile synthesis of a series of robust crystals of the [1:1] donor/acceptor complexes of carbon tetrabromide with the electron-rich halide anions (chloride, bromide, and iodide). X-ray crystallographic analyses identify the consistent formation of diamondoid networks, the dimensionality of which is dictated by the size of the tetraalkylammonium counterion. For the tetraethylammonium bromide/carbon tetrabromide dyad, the three-dimensional (diamondoid) network consists of donor (bromide) and acceptor (CBr(4)) nodes alternately populated to result in the effective annihilation of centers of symmetry in agreement with the sphaleroid structural subclass. Such inherently acentric networks exhibit intensive nonlinear optical properties in which the second harmonics generation in the extended charge-transfer system is augmented by the effective electronic (HOMO-LUMO) coupling between contiguous CBr(4)/halide centers.