Effect of chemical oxidation on the self-assembly of organometallic block copolymers

The thermodynamic interactions in poly(styrene-block-ferrocenyldimethylsilane) and poly(isoprene-block-ferrocenyldimethylsilane) copolymers were systematically tuned by oxidation of the ferrocene moieties with silver nitrate. Small-angle X-ray scattering experiments show that oxidizing 8% of the ferrocene moieties lowers the order-disorder transition temperature of the copolymers by as much as 40 degrees C.     

Quantitative Determination of Resin Loading in Solid-Phase Organic Synthesis Using (13)C MAS NMR

The use of quantitative carbon nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((13)C NMR) for the determination of resin loadings has been investigated. Magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR spectra have been obtained for solvent-swollen resins on a conventional 7 mm CP/MAS probe using the two pulse phase modulation (TPPM) proton decoupling sequence. Loadings of resin-bound organic compounds were evaluated via addition of tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)silane as reference or using the carbon resonances of the polymeric resin material as an internal standard. Results for several functionalized Wang and trityl resins are consistent with those obtained using well-established analytical methods. The (13)C NMR method has interesting applications in the field of solid-phase organic synthesis (SPOS), since no functional group acting as a support for the attachment of a quantifiable chromophore must be available in the material of interest.     

One-pot synthesis of ortho-hydroxycinnamate esters

Phenols are converted to salicylaldehydes with paraformaldehyde, MgCl₂-Et₃N in THF, and subsequent treatment with methyl (triphenylphosphoranylidene)acetate gave the corresponding methyl ortho-hydroxycinnamate derivatives. The sequence is conveniently carried out as a one-pot procedure.     

Spectrophotometric study of the reaction of Co(II) and Ni(II) with nitroso-R-salt and α-nitroso-β-naphthol

The complexes of Co(II) and Ni(II) with nitroso-R-salt are studied by conductometric titration and spectrophotometric methods in buffer solutions of differentpH. The study proved the possible formation of (11), (12) and (13) complexes for Co(II) while Ni(II) forms (11) and (12) complexes (metal:ligand) only. The factors affecting complex formation are established and the formation constants of the complexes are evaluated. The ir spectra of the solid complexes with -nitroso--naphthol revealed that the ligand exhibits the nitrosophenol structure and that the reaction takes place through proton displacement from the OH-group.

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Spektrophotometrische Studie zur Reaktion von Co(II) und Ni(II) mit Nitroso-R-Salz und -Nitroso--naphthol

Zusammenfassung Es wurden die Komplexe von Co(II) und Ni(II) mit Nitroso-R-Salz mittels konduktometrischer und spektrophotometrischer Methoden in Puffer-Lösungen mit verschiedenempH untersucht. Für Co(II) wurden (11)-, (12)- und (13)-Komplexe gefunden, während für Ni(II) lediglich (11)- und (12)-Komplexe (Metall:Ligand) festgestellt werden konnten. Die Faktoren, die die Komplexierung bestimmen, werden diskutiert und die Komplexbildungskonstanten wurden bestimmt. Die IR-Spektren der Komplexe mit -Nitroso--naphthol zeigen, daß der Ligand in der Nitrosophenol-Form vorliegt und daß die Reaktion über eine Protonenverschiebung von der OH-Gruppe verläuft.

     

Synergistic effect of polyethylene glycols and rare earth Ce4+ on the corrosion inhibition of carbon steel in sulfuric acid solution: electrochemical,computational, and surface morphology studies

Research on Chemical Intermediates - The inhibition effect of two selected polyethylene glycols (PEGs) with different molecular weight and the synergistic effect with rare earth Ce4+ ions on...     

Polymers as Hydrophobic Adsorbent Surface for Some Surfactants

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyacrilic acid (PAA) were used as hydrophobic adsorbent surfaces at 25°C for two nonionic surfactants, namely, tetradecyl polyoxyethylenated monolaurate [La(EO)₁₄] and tetradecyl polyoxyethylenated monooleate [Ol(EO)₁₄], and two anionic surfactants, namely, sodium oleic sulfonate [OlSO₃Na] and sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate [SDBS]. Surface tension measurements were performed to determine the critical micelle concentration (CMC) and the adsorption isotherms of the tested surfactants. All the tested surfactants display L-shape isotherms except that of OlSO₃Na onto PVA. No adsorption behavior has been shown for the anionic SDBS onto both PVA and PAA. The adsorption data show higher adsorption affinity for all the tested nonionic surfactants onto PAA than onto PVA while the investigated anionic surfactant OlSO₃Na possesses close values of Γ_max. The study reveals that the nature of the polymer surface as adsorbent besides the molecular structure of the surfactant defined the types and mechanisms of adsorption.     

Synthesis and cytotoxic evaluation of novel brominated N-alkyl pyrano[3,2-c]quinolinones

A novel series of 6-alkyl-4-bromopyrano[3,2-c]quinoline-2,5-diones ( 2a–c ), 6-alkyl-3,4-dibromopyrano[3,2-c]quinoline-2,5-diones ( 4a–c ), and 6-alkyl-3-amino-bromopyrano[3,2-c]quinoline-2,5-diones ( 6a–c ) were synthesized via appropriate conventional methods and in good yields. The structures of target compounds were approved by elemental analysis, IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and mass spectrometry. The antitumor inhibitory activities of the new compounds were evaluated on several cancer cell lines, A-549 (human lung cancer), HCT-116 (human colon cancer), MCF-7 (breast cancer), and HePG-2 (human liver cancer). Moreover, 50% inhibitory concentrations, IC₅₀, were established. 5-Fluorouracil was used as a positive control in the viability assay. The screening results showed that most of the examined compounds exposed powerful inhibition activity toward various cell lines. Particularly, Compound 4c exhibited higher cytotoxic activity against four tumor cell lines than the reference drug, 5-fluorouracil, with significantly lower IC₅₀ values. Accordingly, most of the synthesized compounds would be a better prospective growth in the anticancer drug discovery.     

Responsive solids from cross-linked block copolymers

Novel responsive solids were prepared by randomly cross-linking the polyisoprene chains of a disordered polystyrene-polyisoprene block copolymer. Our experiments show that block copolymer chains, composed of hundreds of repeat units, can undergo reversible order-disorder transitions despite the quenched randomness that arises due to the attachment of one of the blocks to a cross-linked network. The structure, properties, and phase behavior of these materials are determined by a delicate interplay between the density of cross-links and the nature of the ordered state.