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Ground-state properties of tubelike flexible polymers

In this work we investigate the structural properties of native states of a simple model for short flexible homopolymers, where the steric influence of monomeric side chains is effectively introduced by a thickness constraint. This geometric constraint is implemented through the concept of the global radius of curvature and affects the conformational topology of ground-state structures. A systematic analysis allows for a thickness-dependent classification of the dominant ground-state topologies. It turns out that helical structures, strands, rings, and coils are natural, intrinsic geometries of such tubelike objects.     

Radical Anions of Polyalkylazulenes: An ESR and ENDOR Study

Proton-hyperfine data are reported for the radical anions generated from azulene ( 1 ) and its alkyl derivatives 2 – 11 in 1,2-dimethoxyethane both ‘chemically’ with K and electrolytically. The alkyl derivatives are 1,3-dimethyl- ( 2 ), 5,7-dimethyl- ( 3 ), 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl- ( 4 ), 2-methyl- ( 5 ), 4,6,8-trimethyl- ( 6 ), 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-( 7 ), 1,3,4,6,8-pentamethyl- ( 8 ), 1,3,4,8-tetramethyl-6-propyl- ( 9 ), 6-(tert-butyl)-1,3,4,8-tetramethyl- ( 10 ), and 1,2,3,4,6,8-hexamethylazulene ( 11 ). Alkyl substituents at the odd-numbered centers μ = 1, 3, 5, and 7 partly shift the π-spin population from the seven- to the five-membered ring, whereas those at the even-numbered centers μ = 4, 6, and 8 exert an opposite effect on the π-spin distribution.     

Preparation of a new C18 stationary phase containing embedded urea groups for use in high-performance liquid chromatography

A new C18 urea stationary phase was prepared by a single-step modification process through the reaction of ProntoSil spherical silica (3 microm, Bischoff) with the trifunctional alkoxysilane (CH3CH2O)3-Si-(CH2)3-NH-C(O)-NH-(CH2)17-CH3, prepared in our laboratory. The phase was characterized by elemental analysis and solid-state 29Si and 13C nuclear mangnetic resonance spectrometry. Chromatographic evaluations of the new phase in 150 x 3.9 mm HPLC columns involving the separation of different test mixtures, indicate good performance for both polar and basic mixtures and also show promising results for further applications.     

Einkristalluntersuchungen an AgF2

Single Crystal Investigation on AgF₂ For the first time single crystals of AgF₂ (black, metalic bright) have been obtained by heating AgF₂ powder under a mixture of HF and F₂ in autoclaves at 400°C. It crystallizes orthorhombic in the space group Pbca – D (Nr. 61) – with a = 556.8(1), b = 583.1(1) and c = 510.1(1) pm; Z = 4. The Madelung Part of Lattice Energy, MAPLE, and the Effective Coordination Number, ECoN, via the Mean Fictive Ionic Radii, MEFIR, are calculated and discussed.     

Multielectron chemistry of zinc porphyrinogen: a ligand-based platform for two-electron mixed valency

The synthesis, electronic structure, and oxidation-reduction chemistry of a homologous series of Zn(II) porphyrinogens are presented. The fully reduced member of the series, [LZn](2-), was prepared in two steps from pyrrole and acetone. The compound undergoes consecutive two-electron, ligand-based, oxidations at +0.21 and +0.63 V vs NHE to yield [L(Delta)Zn] and [L(Delta Delta)Zn](2+), which also have been independently prepared by chemical means. X-ray diffraction analysis of the redox intermediary, [L(Delta)Zn], shows that the partly oxidized macrocycle is composed of a methylene-bridged dipyrrole that is doubly strapped to a two-electron oxidized dipyrrole bridged by a cyclopropane ring (L(Delta)). The localization of two hole equivalents on the oxidized side of the porphyrinogen framework is consistent with a two-electron mixed valency formulation for the [L(Delta)Zn] species. Electronic structure calculations and electronic spectroscopy support this formalism. Density functional theory computations identify the HOMO to be localized on the reduced half of the macrocycle and the LUMO to be localized on its oxidized half. As implicated by the energy level diagram, the lowest energy transition in the absorption spectrum of [L(Delta)Zn] exhibits charge-transfer character. Taken together, these results establish the viability of using a ligand framework as a two- and four-electron/hole reservoir in the design of multielectron redox schemes.     

Über Komplexe Fluoride des zweiwertigen Palladiums

On Complex Fluorides of Divalent Palladium For the first time single crystals of the new compounds RbPdPdF₅, KPdPdF₅, and K₂CsPdF₅ have been obtained. Orange brown RbPdPdF₅ crystallizes orthorhombic, space group Imma–D_2h²⁸ (No. 74) with a = 633.6(1) pm, b = 765.5.(1) pm, c = 1067.5(1) pm and Z = 4 and is isotypic with CsPdPdF₅ [1]. Structure related KPdPdF₅ (also orange brown) crystallizes orthorhombic too, but in space group Pnma–D_2h¹⁶ (No. 62) with a 614.12(9) pm, b = 748.7(1) pm, c = 1065.0(2) pm and Z = 4. K₂CsPdF₅, light yellow, crystallizes tetragonal with a = 736.3(1) pm, c = 628.0(1) pm, Z = 2, and is isotypic with Rb₂CsPdF₅ (space group P4/mbm? D_4h⁵ Nr. 127), an ordered structure variant of the Rb₃PdF₅-Type [1].     

Silica-supported TEMPO catalysts: synthesis and application in the Anelli oxidation of alcohols.

The application of silica-supported TEMPO as a recyclable catalyst in the Anelli oxidation of alcohols is reported. The catalyst is easily obtained in a one-step reductive amination procedure starting from a commercially available aminopropyl-functionalized silica. Details of the synthesis of the supported catalyst and its analysis by MAS NMR are presented. Various alcohol oxidations according to the Anelli protocol have been carried out and the stability of the applied silica-supported TEMPO has been studied.