Comments on the electronic properties of cyclopropane,cyclobutane, and cyclohexane

Spectral quantities of cyclopropane, cyclobutane, cyclohexane, and of several derivatives, have been calculated by a semiempirical all-valence electron SCF-CI MO method. In cyclopropane, HOMO is practically localized in the carbon-frame, and LVMO is purely so. In cyclobutane, these two MO's are based on C-H bonds, while cyclohexane holds an intermediate position. Despite the overall similarity-experimental and computed-of the spectra of these molecules, assignments are non-parallel. Like cyclopropane, cyclobutane can extend conjugation, but to a diminished degree; cyclohexane behaves in this respect like an acyclic alkane. An interpretation of this gradation, in terms of the nature of high-lying MO's, is proposed.     

Theoretical studies on the conformation of saccharides

Conformations of 2-methoxytetrahydropyran as a model for the six-membered ring in aldopyranosides have been calculated by the PCILO method using the algorithm of the conjugated gradient to optimize the geometry. The calculated geometry of the fourteen basic forms of 2-methoxytetrahydropyran was found to be in agreement with the available data obtained by X-ray diffraction of pyranosides. The results indicate differences in the geometry of 2-methoxytetrahydropyran resulting from the change of the axial vs. equatorial position of the methoxyl group. These changes are particularly meaningful in the values of bond angles and they are in agreement with the anomeric and exoanomeric effects. The experimentally found differences in the energies of an axial (⁴ C ₁) and equatorial (¹ C ₄) conformer, G = 2.9–3.7 kJ/mol, and the dipole moment, = 1.20 ± 0.05 D (1D = 3.33 10^–30mAs) agree well with the calculated values E = 3.18 kJ/mol and <> = 1.18 D which, in turn, suggest that the axial conformer is preferred over the equatorial one by a ratio a:e = 78:22.     

Molecular orbital studies on the conformation of GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid)

In distinction to Extended Hückel Theory which predicts as the most stable conformation of free zwitterionic GABA a totally extended form, PCILO and SCF ab initio studies show that the intrinsically preferred conformation of the isolated molecule is a highly folded one, resulting from strong interactions between the two charged ends. Computations are also carried out for hydrated GABA in the supermolecule approach allowing moreover for the flexibility of binding of some of the water molecules of the first hydration shell. They predict the coexistence in solution of a large number of conformations showing different degrees of folding (or extension), a result confirmed by recent NMR studies. This and a number of similar results show that we have to adapt our thinking on the role of conformations in pharmacological activity to this situation, which was frequently obscured by the more abundant results of X-ray crystallography yielding a single conformation.     

Ar原子电离能谱和Ar3p电子动量谱研究

电子动量谱学（ElectronMomentumSPectroscoP则是近．二十年来发展起来的一种新兴的探测原子、分子和固体结构的手段，它不仅能够获得轨道结合能的信息，而且能够能壳分辨地得到轨道电子的动量分布（即动量表象中的波函数模方）；同时它还是研究电子关联的最有效的实验手段．其     

Effect of hydrophobic amino acids on the conformational change of decapeptides in micellar environments

A series of peptides containing various hydrophobic amino acids [methionine (Met), leucine (Leu), norleucine (Nle), phenylalanine (Phe), 2-aminooctanoic acid (Aoc), and 2-aminodecanoic acid (Ade)] were synthesized and their conformations were studied using circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy in different solvents such as water, methanol, and aqueous solution of ammonium tetradecanesulfonate. Peptides containing hydrophobic amino acids with linear side chains formed -sheets in water and methanol. Electrostatic interaction between the charged side chain (lysine) and a micelle consisting of an anionic surfactant, ammonium tetradecanesulfonate, is necessary for the formation of -helices in micellar environments. The conformational transition from -helix to -sheet structure required moderate hydrophobicity and linear side chains. This conformational transition depended on the surfactant concentration.     

Highly efficient synthesis of 2′,3′-didehydro-2′,3′-dideoxy-β-nucleosides through a sulfur-mediated reductive 2′,3′-trans-elimination. From iodomethylcyclopropanes to thiirane analogs

Taking into account the thiophilic properties of iodine, a very simple methodology to achieve 2′,3′-didehydro-2′,3′-dideoxy-β-nucleosides in high yield was performed, using mild, and inexpensive conditions, by means of the treatment of 2′-deoxy-3′,5′-dibenzoyl-2′-iodo-β-nucleoside derivatives with NaHS. The process has shown to be highly dependent of the relative geometry between the iodine atom and the adjacent leaving group. In this way, different essays carried out with pyranose derivatives have concluded in no reaction when the vicinal groups to eliminate do not adopt a trans-diaxial disposition. In addition, the treatment of 2-iodomethyl-cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxylic acid diethyl ester under the same conditions softly and readily leads to the obtention of a mixture of the expected 2-allyl-malonic acid diethyl ester (as the minor product) and the thiirane derivative 2-thiiranylmethyl-malonic acid diethyl ester (as the major product). In this case, the responsible of the reaction progress are the nucleophilic properties of the sulfur atom rather than the thiophilic character of the iodine atom.     

乙烯-甲基丙烯酸共聚物离聚体在聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯中的相分离行为

聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯(PET)结晶速度很慢,通常加入成核剂来提高结晶速度。从专利文献来看,以离子聚合物为成核剂的例子也是很多的。离子聚合物与小分子成核剂的显著差别是:离子聚合物有一个很长的碳氢主链,其侧基为酸基,酸基被部分或全部地中和成盐。很明显,离子聚合物不象小分子成核剂那样能很好地分散在PET基体中,而是以独立的相存在。作为PET体系系列研究的继续,本文报道了离子聚合物Surlyn在PET中的相分离行为。     

Synthesis and characterisation of bis(pentafluorophenyl)antimony(V) cations, [(C6F5)2SbL3]

Pentacoordinate complex cations of the general formula [(C₆F₅)₂SbL₃]³⁺ stabilized as solid salts in combination with tetraphenylborate (BPh₄), tetrafluorobroate (BF₄) anions, where L=DMSO, Ph₃AsO, PyO, DMF, α-, β- and γ-picoline have been isolated. The newly formed complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductance measurements, solid-state IR and and NMR. From these results, a five-fold coordination around antimony was required.     

Calculations of the electronic structures of cage molecules using free-electron orbitals as a basis

A non-empirical molecular orbital method, particularly suitable for calculations on cage-like molecules, is described. The method uses as basis functions the set of free-electron functions which are the solutions of Schrödinger's equation for an electron confined between two concentric, spherical potential energy barriers. Application of the theory to the SCF calculation of the energies of the delocalized electrons in benzene and tetrasulphur tetranitride shows that the model is capable of interpreting the properties of such systems. However, it does highlight a difficulty in the calculation of excited state energies with one-centre models which appears to be largely unrecognized.Extension of the method to a consideration of all the valence electrons, using P₄ as an example, reveals problems the origin of which is an inadequate treatment of the core electrons. It is suggested that these problems may best be dealt with by use of a suitable pseudo potential.     

Isolation and cleanup of organophosphorus insecticides and their oxones from animal tissues

Summary A simple isolation and cleanup procedure for the determination of organophosphorus insecticides and their oxones in animal tissues has been developed. This procedure unites partly extraction of organophosphorus pesticides and their oxones with cleanup by column chromatography. Most polar coextracts remain on the column and in its further processing the eluate does not tend to form emulsion. The process has been studied on model mixtures of ³²P- and ¹⁴C-labelled pesticides with tissues as well as after application of pesticides to white rats. The average recovery of the method is 90.5%, with a standard deviation of ±5.1%.

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Isolierung und Reinigung von Organophosphorinsecticiden und ihren Oxonen aus tierischen Gewehen

Zusammenfassung Ein einfaches Isolations- und Reinigungsverfahren wurde ausgearbeitet. Die Extraktion der Insecticide aus einer Homogenatsäule, die aus Kieselgel und Tiergewebe besteht, umfaßt zum Teil auch die Reinigung der Extrakte, da die polaren Verbindungen an die Säule gebunden bleiben. Der Mittelwert der Ausbeute des Verfahrens wurde im Modellversuch mit ¹⁴C- und ³²P-markierten Insecticiden zu 90,5% festgestellt. Die Standardabweichung beträgt ± 5,1%.