Synthesis and studies of structure and biological properties of D-homoanalogs of steroid estrogens

In order to estimate the potential of steroid estrogens modification, three D-homoanalogs of estrogens have been prepared; their structures and biological properties have been studied. The expansion of D-ring in such compounds has lead to strong decrease if the uterotropic action, however, the unfavorable hypertriglyceridemic effect has been retained. The latter has been eliminated by combined action of the studied steroids and ursolic acid; therewith the hypocholesterolemic activity has been retained.     

The influence of the concentration and size of silver nanoparticles on the conductivity of ring-shaped deposits resulting from evaporation of colloidal solution droplets

The conductivity of ring-shaped deposits formed at the periphery of evaporating droplets of silver nanoparticle colloidal solutions has been studied. The dependence of the resistance of the ring-shaped deposits on nanoparticle size has been shown to exhibit a percolation transition. The specific conductivity of the deposits has been estimated in relation to their geometric shapes. The conductivity has been established to nonmonotonically depend on nanoparticle sizes. It has been noted that, in rather strong fields, the conductivity of the composite layers dramatically increases after some induction period. The X-ray spectra of silver have been revealed to alter for samples the conductivity of which has increased under the action of an external electric field.     

A study of the effect of network angle of fabrics on kinetics of impregnation upon molding of articles made from carbon plastics

The permittivity coefficient, volume, and porosity of an elementary cell of fabric filler have been calculated. Two types of fabric structures have been considered using the example of carbon fabric: standard, in which filament yarn is cylindrical, and spread, it which it has a rectangular shape. A reflector of a mirror space antenna has been considered characterized by the presence of doubly curved surfaces is used as the object of study. Modeling of the kinetics of impregnation of reflector for two types of fabric structures has been carried out using the RAM–RTM program. In the work, the effect of the network angle on the duration of impregnation process has also been investigated. Based on the results of calculation, reflector samples have been made and their quality has been evaluated. Theoretical and experimental results have been compared.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the production of higher olefins from stearic acid in the presence of an alumina-supported nickel sulfide catalyst

A nickel sulfide catalyst which efficient in the decarbonylation of fatty acids to olefins and dienes has been obtained for the first time by treating alumina-supported nickel sulfate with hydrogen, and its properties have been studied. In its presence, the olefin selectivity of the reaction can exceed 90%. The kinetics of stearic acid deoxygenation to heptadecenes has been investigated, a kinetic model has been constructed, and a mechanism has been proposed for the reaction over this catalyst. Olefin oligomerization is the dominant side reaction. Kinetic evidence for the catalytic inhibition of oligomerization by nickel hydrides formed on the catalyst has been obtained. The compositions of active site–reactant adsorption complexes have been discussed.     

MNDO study of reaction paths: Hydroboration of methyl cyanide

The hydroboration reaction of methyl cyanide has been investigated by the MNDO method. It has been shown that the reaction requires an activation energy of 25.3 kcal/mol and involves a four-center-like transition state in the rate-determining step. This reaction has been compared with the corresponding reaction of hydrogen cyanide, and the effect of methyl substitution on the reaction has been discussed. The charge-transfer effects accompanying the reaction have also been studied.     

Research of Fluorination Process of Rutile Concentrate

The brief review of industrial technologies of titanium-containing concentrates processing has been carried out. Drawbacks of the existing titanium manufacture schemes are shown and the necessity of the essentially new fluoride technologies development has been proved. The reactions proceeding during the fluorination of rutile concentrate with element fluoride are described in the given work. The thermodynamic research of the process has been carried using ASTRA software. Dependence of mass concentration change of titanium tetrafluoride has been investigated in products of reaction on the temperature of the process, and the choice of optimum excess of fluoride has been proved.     

Viscoelastic response of elastomers in large deformations

A simple nonlinear theory of viscoelasticity has been developed for application to elastomers. The interpretation of nonlinear viscoelastic responses based on Gibbs-DiMarzio theory has been identified at a molecular level and hence structural understanding has been established. The introduced model is applied to strain imposed conditions. From this, a relaxation process has been revealed for the resultant stress, where a dependence of relaxation time on the state of strain has been established.     

对络合返滴定过程的理论探讨

推导了络合返滴定曲线方程 ,绘制了络合返滴定曲线和计算了pN突跃。并利用双曲正弦函数的性质 ,提出了内含最大敏锐指数的络合返滴定误差计算公式 ,从而获得了计算络合返滴定pN突跃范围的公式。     

贵金属Au冷却过程中结构及能量变化的分子动力学计算机模拟

通过分子动力学方法,研究了不同冷速下贵金属Au在温度2000～300K的冷却过程中微观结构的变化特点。结果发现,冷却速度对Au的微观结构产生重要影响。采用偶关联函数和键对分析技术对原子局域团簇结构进行分析,并考察了冷却过程中原子势能随温度的变化,比较了Au的微观结构转变与能量变化的对应关系,从能量转化的角度对冷却过程中Au的结构变化进行了说明。     

Action of trypsin on a nucleoprotein from sturgeon gonads

A nucleoprotein has been isolated from the gonads of the Caspian sturgeon and its composition has been determined. It has been shown that it contains 55% of DNA, 2% of RNA, 36% of protamines, and about 7% of nonprotamine proteins of nonbasic nature. The nucleoprotein has been hydrolyzed with trypsin, and the amino acid compositions of some hydrolysis products have been studied. On the basis of the results obtained, the hypothesis has been put forward of a possible linkage of the DNA with the basic proteins. It has been shown that protamines react with the DNA through the basic amino acid residues located at various regions of their molecules.     

Kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of cyclopentanone by N-bromosuccinimide

N-bromosuccinimide oxidation of cyclopentanone in acidic media in presence of mercuric acetate has been made. A zero order dependance to N-bromosuccinimide and a first order dependence to cyclopentanone and hydrogen ion concentration has been observed. Ionic strength, mercuric acetate and succinimide has negligible effect while methanol addition has a positive effect. Various rate parameters have been computed and 1,2-cyclopentanedione identified as the end product. A suitable mechanism in confirmity with the above observations has been proposed.With 2 Figures     

Effect of chemical structure and crystallinity on sorption,diffusion and chemical stability of polyurethaneacetals

The diffusion of water in non-isocyanate polyurethaneacetals (PUA) of various kinds and compositions has been studied. The direct relationship between the composition of polymers, their degree of crystallinity, morphology and diffusional characteristics has been demonstrated. It has been shown that by changing the polymer composition one can obtain hydrated polymer systems of every type, hydrophobic, hydrophilic and moderately hydrophilic. The kinetics of hydrolytic degradation of PUA in HCl solutions (pH = 0·1) between 20 and 75°C has been investigated. Hydrolysis of acetal bonds has been found to occur in the amorphous phase of a polymer sample, which is mostly formed by the fragments of urethane glycol.The influence of morphology on PUA diffusional characteristics and their stability to hydrolysis has been determined.It has been shown that the physico-chemical properties of PUA can be regulated without the introduction of new compounds.     

Radioimmunoassay of human placental lactogen

A sensitive and specific radioimmunossay procedure (RIA) has been developed for the measurement of Human Placental Lactogen (HPL). Pure HPL has been labelled with¹²⁵I and a specific activity of 100 μCi/μgm of HPL has been attained. Dextran-coated charcoal has been employed to separate the bound from the free hormone in radioimmuno-assay. The sensitivity of this technique has been found to be 0.2 ng of HPL. Intraassay and inter assay variations have been found to be less than 10%. This procedure has been adopted to establish the normal range of HPL in pregnant women at different periods of gestation, and to evaluate risk pregnancies.     

Investigation of the role of the C-PCM solvent effect in reactivity indices

It has been shown recently, how the coupling between electronic degrees of freedom and vibrational modes is reflected in the properties of molecules. The necessary derivatives have been analyzed and their thermodynamic relations were demonstrated. This present work is focused on the analysis of a molecular system, under the influence of C-PCM induced solvent effect. The analysis is based on reactivity indices derived from DFT. The shift of frequency for diatomic molecules has been obtained. It has been identified as chemical force effect. The role of nuclear reactivity indices has been emphasized. This concept has been extended to obtain regional chemical potential values within C-PCM model for polyatomic molecules.     

Improvement of properties of silica‐filled styrene‐butadiene rubber composites through plasma surface modification of silica

The performance of plasma surface modified silica filler in styrene‐butadiene rubber (SBR) matrix has been analyzed. The conditions of plasma modification have been optimized by taking secant modulus as a standard parameter and the occurrence of the modification has been confirmed by surface area determination and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The plasma‐modified surface of silica has been found to be composed of carbon–carbon double bonds and carbon–hydrogen bonds. Silane treatment also has been carried out on silica filler surface for a comparative assessment of its influence in the curing behavior and filler–rubber interaction. The cure reactions of all the rubber compounds have been found to be proceeded according to first‐order kinetics. A reduction in the cure reaction rate constant has been observed with the loading of unmodified and surface modified silica, emphasizing the cure deactivation of the matrix rubber by the silica filler. The filler dispersion, as revealed by scanning electron microscopy, has been found to be greatly improved by the plasma as well as silane treatment. The filler–rubber interaction has been found to be greatly improved by both surface treatments, but the best balance of mechanical properties has been observed with plasma surface modification only. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A fluorimetric and circular dichroism study of hemoglobin--effect of pH and anionic amphiphiles

In this work, bovine hemoglobin (Hb) has been studied mainly by the fluorescence method. pH has been found to exert a profound effect on Hb structure. This has been confirmed by fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD) studies. The pH-induced change in quaternary structure of Hb indirectly affects its secondary structure. This in turn affects ligand binding to Hb at various pH. The binding of two amphiphiles, a bile salt and a surfactant, have been investigated. The pH-induced structural modification of Hb has been confirmed by studies with the well-known denaturant urea and the polarity probe ANS, which has been used as an extrinsic fluorophore.     

IR spectroscopy study of the radiation-thermal decomposition of water on nanosized zirconium dioxide

Radiation-thermal decomposition of water on nanosized ZrO₂ in the temperature range of 300–673 K has been studied by FTIR spectroscopy. It has been revealed by the X-ray diffraction method that the sample used has the centrsymmetric monoclinic crystal structure. It has been shown that nanosized zirconium dioxide adsorbs water on via the molecular and dissociative mechanisms. Intermediate products of the radiation-induced heterogeneous decomposition of water, namely, the molecular oxygen and hydrogen peroxide radical ions, zirconium hydride, and hydroxyl radicals have been detected. A comparative analysis of changes in the absorption bands of molecular water and surface hydroxyl groups with temperature has been conducted, and the stimulating role of radiation in the radiation-thermal process of water decomposition has been revealed.     

The question of the production of Plantaglyutsid

The stage of extracting Plantaglyutsid from the leaves of rippleseed platain has been optimized by the methods of mathematical statistics. Information has been obtained on the optimum parameters of performing the process, as a result of which the yield of desired product has been increased and the amount of energy used and the consumption of extractant have been decreased.     

The generation of polyfluoroindenyl cations : On the aromaticity of polyfluoroindenyl cations

A number of polyfluoroindenyl cations has been generated by the interaction of polyfluoroindenes with SbF₅. In particular perfluoro-2-methylindenyl cation has been generated from perfluoro-2-methylindene (“open-chain” perfluoro-2-indenylmethyl ion has not been fixed). On this basis it has been proposed, that perfluoro-2-methylindenyl cation has an aromatic character (according to the Dewar and Breslow's criterion of the aromati-city).     

Kinetics of the hydrolysis of woody-fibrous mass

The possibility has been shown of obtaining fodder additives by the hydrolysis of woody-fibrous mass with dilute sulfuric acid solutions. The kinetics of hydrolysis have been studied, a calculation has been made of the effective rate constants of hydrolysis of the polysaccharide part of the woody-fibrous mass, and the range of variation of the effective activation energy of the process has been determined.