NMR studies of solid state—solvent and H/D isotope effects on hydrogen bond geometries of 1:1 complexes of collidine with carboxylic acids

¹H and ¹⁵N NMR spectra of 10 complexes exhibiting strong OHN hydrogen bonds formed by ¹⁵N-labeled collidine and different proton donors, partially deuterated in mobile proton sites, have been observed by low-temperature NMR spectroscopy using a low-freezing CDF₃/CDF₂Cl mixture as polar aprotic solvent. The following proton donors have been used: HCl, formic acid, acetic acid, various substituted benzoic acids and HBF₄. The slow hydrogen bond exchange regime could be reached below 140 K, which allowed us to resolve ¹⁵N signal splittings due to H/D isotopic substitution. The valence bond order model is used to link the observed NMR parameters to hydrogen bond geometries. The results are compared to those obtained previously [Magn. Reson. Chem. 39 (2001) S18] for the same complexes in the organic solids. The increase of the dielectric constant from the organic solids to the solution (30 at 130 K) leads to a change of the hydrogen bond geometries along the geometric correlation line towards the zwitterionic structures, where the proton is partially transferred from oxygen to nitrogen. Whereas the changes of spectroscopic and, hence, geometric parameters are small for the systems which are already zwitterionic in the solid state, large changes are observed for molecular complexes which exhibit almost a full proton transfer from oxygen to nitrogen in the polar liquid solvent.     

Oxidation and nitrosation of 4-(3-alkylureido)-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyls to 4-(3-alkyl-3-nitrosoureido)-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethyl-1-oxopiperidinium salts

4-(3-Alkylureido)-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyls are rapidly oxidized by N₂O₄ or NOCl to 4-(3-alkylureido)-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethyl-1-oxopiperidinium nitrates and chlorides, which are then nitrosated to 4-(3-alkyl-3-nitrosoureido)-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethyl-1-oxopiperidinium salts. The perchlorates of the latter were prepared by an exchange reaction with HClO₄. The nitrosation of alkylureidooxoammonium salts is the first example of chemical modification of oxoammonium derivatives in which the highly reactive >N⁺=O group is inert toward the reagent.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 542–547, March, 1993.     

Formation of a quasi-hollow beam of high-energy heavy ions using a multicell resonance RF deflector

The generation of matter in an extreme state with precisely measurable parameters is of great interest for contemporary physics. One way of obtaining such a state is to irradiate the end of a hollow cylindrical shell at the center of which a test material is kept at a temperature of several Kelvin by an annular beam of high-energy heavy ions. Under the action of the beam, the shell starts explosively expanding both outwards and inwards, compressing the material to an extremely high pressure without subjecting it to direct heating. A method of producing a hollow cylindrical beam of high-energy heavy ions using a resonance rf deflector is described. The deflection of the beam in two transverse directions by means of an rf electric field allows it to rotate about the longitudinal axis and irradiate an annular domain on the end face of the target.     

Carbonized fibers based on polyvinyl alcohol

On the basis on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), carbonized fibers were produced in the form of a complex technical thread with tensile strength above 200 MPa and specific electrical conductivity of at least 0.5 S/cm. Using thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis, Raman scattering, and wide-angle X-ray diffraction, structures of these fibers were characterized. The structural parameters of carbonized PVA fibers are close to the parameters of carbonized coal tar pitch obtained by heat treatment at 1000°C. The structure and properties of carbonized fibers modified with potassium bisulfate were also studied.     

“Isocyanide-less” Ugi/Intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

The one-pot, three-step, four-component Ugi-IMDAF reaction with 5-hydroxymethylfurfural provides simple access to hydroxymethyl-substituted epoxyisoindolones in a diastereoselective and stereospecific manner. The protocol avoids the transfer or isolation of isocyanides, and the broad scope was illustrated by the synthesis of 22 different compounds bearing various substituents on the heterocyclic core.     

Development of Ni–Mo Sorption-Catalytic Materials for Removing Arsenic Compounds from Middle Distillates

Possibility of using mesoporous materials for obtaining Ni–Mo sorption-catalytic materials for purification of medium-distillate fractions to remove arsenic-containing compounds was examined. It was shown that, in the course of hydropurification, the acidity of the mesoporous material does not directly affect the extent to which the amount of arsenic in hydrocarbons is diminished. It was found that mesoporous supports of the SBA-15, TUD, and MCF types reduce the content of arsenic to less than 0.5 ppm at 360°C and 50 atm of H₂.     

Oxidation and reductive bromination of Bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)aminoxyl

One-electron oxidation of bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)aminoxyl with antimony pentachloride and bromine leads to the formation of oxoammonium salts with anions SbCl ₆ ^? and Br ₃ ^? respectively. The salt with the Br ₃ ^? anion converted at heating into a mixture of bromodiphenylamines which formed also from the aminoxyl as a result of previously unknown reaction of three-electron reductive bromination. The mechanisms of these reactions were assumed.     

Metal‐Ion‐Binding Analogs of Ribonucleosides: Preparation and Formation of Ternary Pd2+ and Hg2+ Complexes with Natural Pyrimidine Nucleosides

Four metal‐ion‐binding nucleosides, viz. 2,6‐bis(1‐methylhydrazinyl)‐9‐(β‐D ‐ribofuranosyl)‐9H‐purine ( 2a ) and its N‐acetylated derivative, 2b , 2,4‐bis(3,5‐dimethyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl)‐5‐(β‐D ‐ribofuranosyl)pyrimidine ( 3 ), and 2,4‐bis(1‐methylhydrazinyl)‐5‐(β‐D ‐ribofuranosyl)pyrimidine ( 4 ) have been synthesized. The ability of these nucleosides and the previously prepared 2,6‐bis(3,5‐dimethyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl)‐9‐(β‐D ‐ribofuranosyl)‐9H‐purine to form Pd²⁺‐ and Hg²⁺‐mediated complexes with uridine has been studied by ¹H‐NMR spectroscopy. To obtain additional support for the interpretation of the NMR data, comparative measurements on the ternary‐complex formation between pyridine‐2,6‐dicarboxamide ( 5 ), pyrimidine nucleosides, and K₂PdCl₄ were carried out.