Molecular characteristics of subfractions of laminarin

Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 296–298, March–April, 1994.     

First synthesis of α-aminophosphonates from natural porphyrin derivatives by the Kabachnik—Fields reaction

A preparative procedure is proposed for the synthesis of α-aminophosphonates of natural porphyrins by the microwave-assisted Kabachnik—Fields reaction.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 256–259, January, 2005.     

Synthesis of New Derivatives of Protoporphyrin IX and Chlorophyll <Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>

The vinyl groups in protoporphyrin IX and chlorophyll a derivatives were selectively transformed into hydroxymethyl and acetoxymethyl substituents. The reactivities of β-hydroxymethyl and β-acetoxymethyl groups in porphyrins and chlorins toward nucleophilic reagents were compared for the first time using the reaction with acetylacetone as an example. Peripheral acetylacetone moieties in porphyrins and chlorins were shown to be promising as building blocks for generation of exo heterocyclic structures.     

Reactions on a surface. 1. Condensation of 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol with carbonyl compounds on SiO2 and Al2O3

3-Methyl-3-buten-1-ol reacts with various aldehydes and ketones on silica gel and Al₂O₃ surfaces in the absence of solvents and conventional catalysts for this reaction to form derivatives of di- and tetrahydropyrans.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1326–1328, October, 1989.     

Calculation of the carrier-induced refractive index change in InSb

We report a theoretical model for an estimate of carrier-induced changes in the refractive index of InSb at room temperature. The dispersion of n within the photon-energy interval of 0.12–0.24 eV is investigated for nonequilibrium carrier concentrations of 10¹⁵–10¹⁸ cm^–3. An analysis of the influence of the initial carrier density on n is performed. The obtained results can help to develop InSb opto-electronic devices.     

Grafting of poly-<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-methacryloylaminodeoxyglucose on poly-<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-vinylpyrrolidone

A graft copolymer simulating glycoprotein was prepared by reaction of poly-N-methacryloylaminodeoxyglucose containing terminal amino group with a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone and acrylic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, Vol. 77, No. 8, 2004, pp. 1356–1359.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Nazarova, Pavlov, Kever, Afanaseva, Panarin.     

Bifunctional activation of amine-boranes by the W/Pd bimetallic analogs of “frustrated Lewis pairs”

The reaction between basic [(PCP)Pd(H)] (PCP = 2,6-(CH₂P(t-C₄H₉)₂)₂C₆H₄) and acidic [LWH(CO)₃] (L = Cp (1a), Tp (1b); Cp = η⁵-cyclopentadienyl, Tp = κ³-hydridotris(pyrazolyl)borate) leads to the formation of bimolecular complexes [LW(CO)₂(μ-CO)⋯Pd(PCP)] (4a, 4b), which catalyze amine-borane (Me₂NHBH₃, ^tBuNH₂BH₃) dehydrogenation. The combination of variable-temperature (¹H, ³¹P{¹H}, ¹¹B NMR and IR) spectroscopies and computational (ωB97XD/def2-TZVP) studies reveal the formation of an η¹-borane complex [(PCP)Pd(Me₂NHBH₃)]⁺[LW(CO₃)]⁻ (5) in the first step, where a BH bond strongly binds palladium and an amine group is hydrogen-bonded to tungsten. The subsequent intracomplex proton transfer is the rate-determining step, followed by an almost barrierless hydride transfer. Bimetallic species 4 are easily regenerated through hydrogen evolution in the reaction between two hydrides.

Bimetallic complexes [LW(CO)₂(μ-CO)⋯Pd(PCP)] cooperatively activate amine-boranes for their dehydrogenation via N–H proton tunneling at RDS and H₂ evolution from two neutral hydrides.     

Electrooptical and Conformational Properties of Poly(1-Trimethylsilyl-1-Propynes) with Different Chain Microstructures

The methods of the Kerr effect and solution hydrodynamics were applied to study the electrooptical and hydrodynamic properties of samples of disubstituted polyacetylenes, poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propynes), prepared by polymerization of 1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne with NbCl₅ and TaCl₅/BuLi as catalysts. The experimental electrooptical characteristics of polymers were compared with those calculated by PM3 semiempirical quantum-chemical method.     

Nuclear orientation of156Tb in gadolinium matrix

The anisotropy of the angular distribution of gamma-rays from the decay of¹⁵⁶Tb, oriented in a gadolinium matrix at low temperatures, has been measured at the angles of 0 and π/2 with respect to the applied magnetic field direction in the range of temperatures from 14·6 to 68·4 mK. The temperature dependence of anisotropy was measured for the first time. The parameters of hyperfine magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole splittings have been determined and the values of the magnetic dipole moment ¦Μ¹⁵⁶¦=(9·6±1·3)×10^?27 J/T and the electric quadrupole momentQ ¹⁵⁶=(2·9±0·9)×10^?28 m² of the¹⁵⁶Tb ground state have been calculated. Multipole mixing ratios andB(E2) branching ratios of many gamma-ray transitions occurring in¹⁵⁶Gd have been found and the results have been discussed in terms of the rotational-vibration and pairing-plus-quadrupole models.     

Synthesis of ion-optical devices for the transportation of charged particle beams in mass spectrometers

An approach to the creation of corpuscular-optical devices for transforming charged particle beams is discussed. These devices are useful for the optimization and creation of the most convenient configuration of the ion path. The approach relies on an inverse dynamics problem formulated on the basis of the Hamilton–Jacobi equation. Motion in the symmetry plane of a three-dimensional field is considered. The problem is solved by analytical methods. An algorithm for the construction electric fields ensuring particle motion along the desired trajectories is described. It is based on the method of physical analogies. The procedure is illustrated by an example. The calculated two-dimensional potential is extended to the 3D-space by a power series on the transverse coordinate. A device embodiment example is demonstrated on the basis of the calculated field structure.