Acyl- und Alkylidenphosphane. XXXIII. Lithoxy-methylidenphosphan · DME und -methylidinphosphan · 2 DME — Synthese und Struktur

Acyl- and Alkylidenephosphines. XXXIII Lithoxy-methylidenephosphine · DME and -methylidynephosphine · 2DME — Syntheses and Structures Lithium dihydrogenphosphide · DME(¹) and ethyl formate in a molar ratio of 2 : 1 react in 1,2-dimethoxyethane to give liquid lithium formylphosphide · DME in 87% yield. Since lithium complexed by the chelate ligand DME is bound to the oxygen atom of the carbonyl group, the compound has to be considered as lithoxy-methylidenephosphine · DME ( 1 ). According to x-ray structure analyses of crystalline derivatives [5, 6], molecules of this type dimerize forming a four membered Li O Li O ring. Characteristic nmr-data show the presence of an E- and Z-isomer (δ¹ H  P: 3.87 and 4.49; ¹ J _HP: 150.8 and 136.5; δ¹ H  C: 11.4 and 10.05; ² J _HP: 6.1 and 81.2; ³ J _HH: 6.6 and 13.9; δ³¹ P : 38.6 and 8.8; δ¹³ C P: 225.0 and 215.4 ppm; ¹ J _CP: 41.2 and 65.0 cps); in 1,2-dimethoxyethane an E : Z ratio of 1.86 : 1 is found. In a similar reaction of lithium bis (trimethylsilyl)phosphide · 1.6 THF(¹) with excess dimethyl carbonate lithoxy-methylidynephosphine · 2DME ( 2 ) is formed via an up to now poorly understood mechanism. The compound can also be prepared from lithium dihydrogenphosphide · DME; it crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n {a = 880.6(2); b = 1296.6(2); c = 1267.4(2) pm; β = 96.07(2)° at −100 ± 3°C; Z = 4}. An x-ray structure analysis (R_w = 0.052) gives a P C distance of 155.5 pm which is typical for a triple bond. The C O bond length of 119.8 pm, however, is extremely short compared to the standard value of a single bond (139 pm). Angles of 178.5° and 170.7° at the carbon and oxygen correspond with the expected linear configuration of the PC O Li backbone of the molecule, Characteristic nmr-data are as follow: δ³¹ P -384.2; δ¹³ C 166.6ppm; ¹J_cp 41.5 cps.     

On-line sheathless capillary electrophoresis/nanoelectrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry for the analysis of glycosaminoglycan oligosaccharides

A novel approach in glycosaminoglycomics, based on sheathless on-line capillary electrophoresis/nanoelectrospray ionization-quadrupole time of flight-mass spectrometry (CE/nanoESI-QTOF-MS) and tandem MS of extended chondroitin sulfate/dermatan (CS/DS) oligosaccharide chains is described. The methodology required the construction of a new sheathless CE/nanoESI-QTOF-MS configuration, its implementation and optimization for the high sensitivity analysis of CS/DS oligosaccharide mixtures from conditioned culture medium of decorin transfected human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells. Under newly established sheathless on-line CE/(-)nanoESI conditions for glycosaminoglycan (GAG) ionization and MS detection, single CS/DS oligosaccharide components of extended chain length and increased sulfation degree were identified. Molecular ions corresponding to species carrying 5 and 6 negative charges could be generated for large GAG oligosaccharide species in the negative ion nanoESI-MS. The optimized on-line conditions enabled the detection of molecular ions assigned to oversulfated tetradeca-, octadeca-, and eicosasaccharide CS/DS molecules, which represent the category of largest sulfated GAG-derived oligosaccharides evidenced by CE/ESI-MS. By on-line CE/ESI tandem MS in data-dependent acquisition mode the oversulfated eicosasaccharide species could be sequenced and the localization of the additional sulfate group along the chain could be determined.     

The infinitesimal cone of a totally positive semigroup

Given a complex reductive linear algebraic group split over with a fixed pinning, it is shown that all elements of the Lie algebra infinitesimal to the totally positive subsemigroup of lie in the totally positive cone .

     

Ligand-Induced Donor State Destabilisation – A New Route to Panchromatically Absorbing Cu(I) Complexes

The intense absorption of light to covering a large part of the visible spectrum is highly desirable for solar energy conversion schemes. To this end, we have developed novel anionic bis(4H-imidazolato)Cu(I) complexes (cuprates), which feature intense, panchromatic light absorption properties throughout the visible spectrum and into the NIR region with extinction coefficients up to 28,000 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹. Steady-state absorption, (spectro)electrochemical and theoretical investigations reveal low energy (Vis to NIR) metal-to-ligand charge-transfer absorption bands, which are a consequence of destabilized copper-based donor states. These high-lying copper-based states are induced by the σ-donation of the chelating anionic ligands, which also feature low energy acceptor states. The optical properties are reflected in very low, copper-based oxidation potentials and three ligand-based reduction events. These electronic features reveal a new route to panchromatically absorbing Cu(I) complexes.     

Towards fast computations of correlated vibrational wave functions: vibrational coupled cluster response excitation energies at the two-mode coupling level

An efficient implementation of vibrational coupled cluster theory with two-mode excitations and a two-mode Hamiltonian is described. The algorithm is shown to scale cubically with respect to the number of modes which is identical to the scaling of the corresponding vibrational configuration interaction algorithm. This is achieved through the use of special intermediates. The same algorithm can also be used in vibrational M?ller-Plesset calculations. To improve performance, screening techniques have been implemented as well. Test calculations on polyaromatic hydrocarbons with up to 264 coupled modes and model systems with up to 1140 modes are used to illustrate the various features of the algorithm.     

Molecular Recognition of DNA by Hoechst Benzimidazoles: Exploring Beyond the Pyrrole‐Imidazole‐Hydroxypyrrole Polyamide‐Pairing Code

A series of three‐ring analogs of the minor‐groove‐binding molecule Hoechst 33258 ( 1 ), consisting of benzimidazole (B), imidazopyridine (P), and hydroxybenzimidazole (H) monomers, have been synthesized in order to investigate both their sequence specificity and binding modes. MPE⋅Fe^II Footprinting has revealed the preference of both PBB and BBB ligands for 5′‐WGWWW‐3′ and 5′‐WCWWW‐3′ tracts, as well as A⋅T‐rich sequences. Affinity‐cleavage titrations show no evidence for a 2 : 1 binding mode of these Hoechst analogs. Importantly, all derivatives are oriented in one direction at each of their binding sites. The implications of these results for the design of minor‐groove‐binding small molecules is discussed.     

An exploration of benchtop X-ray emission spectroscopy for precise characterization of the sulfur redox state in cementitious materials

The evolution of sulfur chemistry in cements is best known in the bailiwick of failure mechanisms via sulfate attack, but is equally important for its contributions to the reduction capacity of cementitious materials often used for immobilizing nuclear waste streams destined for long-term storage, for example, cementitious waste forms (CWF). The total reduction capacity of CWFs, encompassing contributions from both S and Fe reductants, and its implications toward radionuclide immobilization is most often studied by destructive wet chemistry methods requiring acid digestion in the presence of Ce(IV) and subsequent titration and colorimetric interpretation. Here, we investigate a similarly analytical but nondestructive alternative, benchtop high resolution wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, most commonly known as X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES), for probing the bulk sulfur oxidation state distribution. We present here an initial investigation of S XES, including an improved experimental protocol for lab XES of inhomogeneous samples, both as a complement to the Ce(IV) test and for new scientific opportunities that it enables for observing changes in sulfur chemistry. We discuss future improvements and opportunities, including: (1) the practical challenges associated with coordinating XES and Ce(IV) liquid extraction for a more comprehensive perspective on reduction capacity and for a high-precision evaluation of uncertainties in the Ce(IV) test; and (2) new opportunities, due to the nondestructive nature of XES, for controlled evolution studies aimed at elucidating specific chemical responses of CWFs exposed to invasive gas or liquid species or to accelerated aging by radiative dose or thermal treatment.     

Spherically bent mica analyzers as universal dispersing elements for X-ray spectroscopy

Spherically-bent crystal analyzers (SBCAs) see considerable use in very high-resolution hard X-ray wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, often called X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES). While Si and Ge are the most frequently used diffractive components of SBCAs, we consider here the somewhat classical choice of muscovite mica as the dispersing element. We find that the various harmonics of a highest-quality mica-based SBCA show ~5–~40% of the integral reflectivity per unit solid angle of a typical Si or Ge SBCA in the hard X-ray range, and that the mica SBCA have comparable energy resolution to the traditional SBCAs. Interestingly, the choice of mica comes with a practical benefit: the primary (0,0,2) reflection has sufficiently strong harmonics that are fairly tightly spaced in energy so that they span the complete energy range from ~4 to ~11 keV when used at convenient Bragg angles in a Rowland circle spectrometer. Hence, a single mica SBCA can be used for every K-shell emission line of three dimensional transition metals and every L-shell emission line of the lanthanide elements simply by selecting the correct mica (0,0,2) harmonic with a final energy-dispersive solid state detector. The loss in efficiency is counteracted by an operational efficiency, i.e., the “universal” application of a single analyzer over a very large range of elements. This performance suggests future application of mica SBCAs in both laboratory-based XES and synchrotron-based photon-in, photon-out spectroscopies in the hard X-ray range.