Determination of combustion energies and the standard enthalpies of formation for the complexes of RE(Et_2dtc)_3(phen)

Solid complexes, RE(Et2dtc)3(phen) (RE=La, Pr, Nd, Sm-Lu), were synthesized with sodium diethyldithiocarbamate (NaEt2dtc3H2O),1,10-phenanthroline (o-phen·H2O) and hydrated lanthanide chlorides in absolute ethanol. The constant-volume combustion energies of complexes,ΔcU, were determined by a precise rotating-bomb calorimeter at 298.15 K. The standard enthalpies of combustion,ΔcHmθ, and standard enthalpies of formation,ΔfHmθ, were calculated for these complexes, respectively. The experiment results showed the "tripartite effect" of rare earth.     

Synthesis of (NHC)Rh(cod)Cl and (NHC)RhCl(CO)2 complexes – Translation of the Rh- into the Ir-scale for the electronic properties of NHC ligands

Twenty-three different Rh complexes of the (NHC)RhCl(cod) and (NHC)RhCl(CO)₂ type were synthesized from [RhCl(cod)]₂. The electron donating nature of the NHC ligands was changed in a systematic manner. The redox potentials of the various (NHC)RhCl(cod) and the ν(CO) of the various (NHC)RhCl(CO)₂ were determined. A correlation of the Rh redox potentials and the Rh ν(CO), respectively, with the related data from analogous (NHC)IrCl(cod) and (NHC)IrCl(CO)₂ complexes established two linear relationships. The linear regression (R² = 0.993) of the Rh and the Ir redox potentials results in an equation for the redox potential transformation: E_1/2(Ir) = 1.016 · E_1/2(Rh) ? 0.076 V. The linear regression (R² = 0.97) of the Rh and Ir ν_av(CO) results in an equation for the ν_av(CO) transformation: ν_av(CO)Ir = 0.8695 · ν_av(CO)Rh + 250.7 cm^?1. In this manner the Rh and the Ir-scale for the determination of the electron donating properties of NHC ligands are unified.     

Physicochemical basics for using redox Cu(III)-Cu(II) system for the identification of Bi(V) and O 2 2− in Ba-Bi-O and K-Ba-Bi-O oxides

The interaction of Bi(V)-containing oxides and peroxides with Cu(II) salts in alkaline solutions of KIO₄ and K₂TeO₆ is studied by spectrophotometry, potentiometry, and potentiometric titration. It is found that the Bi₂O_4.09, NaBiO₃, BaBiO₃, and K _n Ba _m Bi _{m + n} O _y (n = 1–3, m = 1, 3–5) oxides, exhibiting superconducting properties (T _c = 28–32 K), unlike the BaO₂ and H₂O₂ peroxides, oxidize Cu(II) to complex diperiodatocuprate(III)-[Cu(IO₆) ₂ ^7? ] and ditelluratocuprate(III)-[Cu(TeO₆) ₂ ^9? ] ions of a yellow-brown color. The optimum concentrations of the reagents (CuCl₂, KIO₄, and KOH) are determined for the identification of Bi(V) and O ₂ ^2? by the drop test method.     

(π-Allyl)palladium coupling of 2-(tributylstannyl)cyclopent-2-enone for the synthesis of jasmonoid analogs

The coupling of 2-(tributylstannyl)cyclopent-2-enone with several (π-allyl)palladium complexes derived from allylic electrophiles was investigated as the key step in the synthesis of jasmonoids. These compounds have an important role in plant development, triggering direct and indirect responses when harmed to induce pest resistance. Palladium-catalyzed coupling conditions to obtain a jasmonoid library are described. The retention of geometry of the olefin in the allyl group is not always observed due to syn-anti isomerization of the (π-allyl)palladium complex. The methodology was employed for the synthesis of a simplified jasmonic acid analog.     

Versatile Approach for the Asymmetric Synthesis of (R)‐ and (S)‐Massoialactones

A general synthetic approach to both enantiomers, (R)‐ and (S)‐massoialactones, has been devised from commercially available (S)‐butane‐1,2,4‐triol.     

Comparison and assessment of procedures for calculating the R(12) line strength of the ν1 + 2 ν2 + ν3 band of CO2

Recently, results for the CO(2) R(12) line strength parameter have been reported, which differ significantly and are inconsistent with respect to quoted uncertainties. We investigate to what extent this inconsistency might be caused by the chosen data analysis methods. To this end, we assess and compare a parametric fitting procedure and a non-parametric approach. We apply the methods to simulated and measured line spectra, and we specify the conditions required for the safe application of the two procedures. For our present data, the corresponding conditions are satisfied for both methods, and consistent results are obtained. However, the simulations reveal that the fitting procedure can show shortcomings when the uncertainty in the wavenumber is large.     

In silico screening for agonists and blockers of the β(2) adrenergic receptor: implications of inactive and activated state structures

Ten crystal structures of the β(2) adrenergic receptor have been published, reflecting different signaling states. Here, through controlled-docking experiments, we examined the implications of using inactive or activated structures on the in silico screening for agonists and blockers of the receptor. Specifically, we targeted the crystal structures solved in complex with carazolol (2RH1), the neutral antagonist alprenalol, the irreversible agonist FAUC50 (3PDS), and the full agonist BI-167017 (3P0G). Our results indicate that activated structures favor agonists over blockers, whereas inactive structures favor blockers over agonists. This tendency is more marked for activated than for inactive structures. Additionally, agonists tend to receive more favorable docking scores when docked at activated rather than inactive structures, while blockers do the opposite. Hence, the difference between the docking scores attained with an activated and an inactive structure is an excellent means for the classification of ligands into agonists and blockers as we determined through receiver operating characteristic curves and linear discriminant analysis. With respect to virtual screening, all structures prioritized well agonists and blockers over nonbinders. However, inactive structures worked better for blockers and activated structures worked better for agonists, respectively. Notably, the combination of individual docking experiments through receptor ensemble docking resulted in an excellent performance in the retrieval of both agonists and blockers. Finally, we demonstrated that the induced-fit docking of agonists is a viable way of modifying an inactive crystal structure and bias it toward the in silico recognition of agonists rather than blockers.     

Measurement of the rate constants for the reactions of the IO• radical with sulfur-containing compounds H2S, (CH3)2S, and SO2

The reactions of iodine monoxide (IO^•) with sulfur-containing compounds, which are important for the atmospheric chemistry, are studied. An attempt is made to distinguish between the heterogeneous and homogeneous reaction pathways. It is shown that, under the experimental conditions, the reactions proceed on the wall and generate iodine atoms into the gas phase. It is found that, at room temperature, the rate constants for the gas-phase reactions of IO^• with (CH₃)₂S and H₂S are lower than 2.5 × 10⁻¹⁴ and 8.0 × 10⁻¹⁴ cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹, respectively; the rate constant for the gas-phase reaction of iodine monoxide with SO₂ ≤ 5.6 × 10⁻¹⁵ cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹.     

Methods for the Synthesis of 3,4-2H-Dihydropyrroles (Δ1-Pyrrolines) and Their Chemical Transformations. (Review)

Published data on the synthesis and chemical transformations of 3,4-2H-dihydropyrroles (¹-pyrrolines) are analyzed and reviewed for the first time.     

Rh(Ⅱ) and Zn(Ⅱ) co-catalyzed multi-component reaction for the synthesis of vicinal diols

Oxonium ylide intermediates generated fromα-diazocarbonyl compounds and water were trapped by Zn(Ⅱ)-activatedα-dicarbonyl compounds.The reaction gaveα,β-dihydroxyl acid derivatives in moderate yield.     

Preparation and Characterization of Modified-ZrO2 Catalysts for the Reaction of Co Hydrogenation

ZrO2 in different structures and CexZr4-xO8 solid solutions have been prepared by a sol-gel related method with propionic acid as the solvent.The results of their characterization and CO hydrogenation performance eveluation show that ｔ-ZrO2 has better catalytic performance for CO hydrogenation to hydrocarbon than ｍ-ZrO2.Cerium(Ⅲ）acetate and zirconium (Ⅵ）acetylacetonate have been chosen as the most suitable starting materials for CexZr4-xO8 solid solution preparation.Ce-Zr reducibility properties are increased by the incorporation of zirconium oxide in the ceria structure.Ce2Zr2O8 exhibits a higher activity,lower methane selectivity and higher iso-C4 selectivity than tetragonal ZrO2.This implies that the formation mechanism of C4 hydrocarbons,especially that for the iso-C4 fraction is different over Ce2Zr2O8 and t-ZrO2.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the anation of (αβ)-hydroxo(tetraethylenepentamine)cobalt(III) by thiosulfate, the base hydrolysis of the (sulfur-bonded) thiosulfato(tetraethylenepentamine)-cobalt(III) and photochemistry of oxygen and sulfur-bonded thiosulfato complexes

Summary The reaction of ()-(tetren)CoOH²⁺ with S₂O ₃ ^2- in the 7.25–8.28 pH range at 20–40 °C yielded S- (yellow) and O- (purple) bonded thiosulfato(tetren)cobalt(III) complexes, the former in larger quantities. The rate determining step is preceded by diffusion-controlled ion-pair [(tetren)CoOH²⁺,S₂O ₃ ^2- ] formation. Replacement of coordinated OH^- by S₂O ₃ ^2- is interpreted in terms of an internal conjugate base mechanism: (tetren)CoOH²⁺ (tetren-H)CoOH ₂ ²⁺ , the reactive amido conjugate base being generated by intramolecular proton transfer from the coordinated NH site.In acid medium the S-bonded (tetren)Co(S₂O₃)⁺ is highly stable to redox decomposition, in contrast to its pentaammine analogue. The complex however, undergoes base hydrolysis yielding the corresponding hydroxo complex. The rate and activation parameters for the base hydrolysis have been reported. Photolysis of O- and S-bonded isomers of [(tetren)CoS₂O₃]⁺ in acidic medium at 254 and 313 nm, respectively, yielded aquation products accompanied by some decomposition of S₂O ₃ ^2- .     

Temperature dependence of the quadrupole splitting and μeff for [FeCl2(Dena)4]·DmgH2

Mössbauer spectrometry and magnetochemical methods have been applied to a complex known as catene: -dimethylglyoxime dichlorotetra(N,N-diethylnicotinamide) iron· (II) [FeCl₂(Dena)₄]·DmgH₂, where Dena is N,N,diethylnicotinamide and DmgH₂ is dimethylglyoxime. The compound has a high-spin state for the iron(II) (S=2). The magnetic susceptibility follows the Curie-Weiss law with a small value of , The E_Q=f(T) relation shows that the symmetry of the immediate environment of the iron is less than tetragonal: ₁=190 cm^–1, ₂=490 cm^–1.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, No. 1, pp. 56–60, January–February 1992.     

Scope and limitations of the photooxidations of 2-(α-hydroxyalkyl)furans: synthesis of 2-hydroxy-exo-brevicomin

Photooxygenation of 2-(α-hydroxyalkyl)furans at 5 °C in MeOH followed by in situ reduction affords, in one synthetic operation, 6-hydroxy-3(2H)-pyranones and/or 5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanones. The relative ratio of the final products is highly dependent on the substitution of the starting furan substrate. Photooxygenation of 2-(α,β-dihydroxyalkyl)furans followed by in situ reduction and ketalization with acid rapidly provides the 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-en-2-one framework. This new methodology was successfully applied to the synthesis of 2-hydroxy-exo-brevicomin.     

Accessibility and Selective Stabilization of the Principal Spin States of Iron by Pyridyl versus Phenolic Ketimines: Modulation of the (6)A(1) ↔ (2)T(2) Ground-State Transformation of the [FeN(4)O(2)](+) Chromophore

Several potentially tridentate pyridyl and phenolic Schiff bases (apRen and HhapRen, respectively) were derived from the condensation reactions of 2-acetylpyridine (ap) and 2'-hydroxyacetophenone (Hhap), respectively, with N-R-ethylenediamine (RNHCH(2)CH(2)NH(2), Ren; R = H, Me or Et) and complexed in situ with iron(II) or iron(III), as dictated by the nature of the ligand donor set, to generate the six-coordinate iron compounds [Fe(II)(apRen)(2)]X(2) (R = H, Me; X(-) = ClO(4)(-), BPh(4)(-), PF(6)(-)) and [Fe(III)(hapRen)(2)]X (R = Me, Et; X(-) = ClO(4)(-), BPh(4)(-)). Single-crystal X-ray analyses of [Fe(II)(apRen)(2)](ClO(4))(2) (R = H, Me) revealed a pseudo-octahedral geometry about the ferrous ion with the Fe(II)-N bond distances (1.896-2.041 ?) pointing to the (1)A(1) (d(π)(6)) ground state; the existence of this spin state was corroborated by magnetic susceptibility measurements and M?ssbauer spectroscopy. In contrast, the X-ray structure of the phenolate complex [Fe(III)(hapMen)(2)]ClO(4), determined at 100 K, demonstrated stabilization of the ferric state; the compression of the coordinate bonds at the metal center is in accord with the (2)T(2) (d(π)(5)) ground state. Magnetic susceptibility measurements along with EPR and M?ssbauer spectroscopic techniques have shown that the iron(III) complexes are spin-crossover (SCO) materials. The spin transition within the [Fe(III)N(4)O(2)](+) chromophore was modulated with alkyl substituents to afford two-step and one-step (6)A(1) ? (2)T(2) transformations in [Fe(III)(hapMen)(2)]ClO(4) and [Fe(III)(hapEen)(2)]ClO(4), respectively. Previously, none of the X-salRen- and X-sal(2)trien-based ferric spin-crossover compounds exhibited a stepwise transition. The optical spectra of the LS iron(II) and SCO iron(III) complexes display intense d(π) → p(π)* and p(π) → d(π) CT visible absorptions, respectively, which account for the spectacular color differences. All the complexes are redox-active; as expected, the one-electron oxidative process in the divalent compounds occurs at higher redox potentials than does the reverse process in the trivalent compounds. The cyclic voltammograms of the latter compounds reveal irreversible electrochemical generation of the phenoxyl radical. Finally, the H(2)salen-type quadridentate ketimine H(2)hapen complexed with an equivalent amount of iron(III) to afford the μ-oxo-monobridged dinuclear complex [{Fe(III)(hapen)}(2)(μ-O)] exhibiting a distorted square-pyramidal geometry at the metal centers and considerable antiferromagnetic coupling of spins (J ≈ -99 cm(-1)).     

Utility of Certain σ and π-Acceptors for the Spectrophotometric Determination of Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra)

 The molecular interaction between sildenafil citrate as electron donor and each of iodine; 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ); 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ); tetracyanoethylene (TCNE); 2,4,7-trinitro-9-fluorenon (TNF); chloranilic acid (CLA); chloranil (CL) and bromanil (BL) as acceptors have been investigated spectrophotometrically. Different variables affecting the reaction were studied and optimized. Beer’s law was obeyed in a concentration limit of 10–260 μg/mL for sildenafil citrate. For more accurate analysis, Ringbom optimum concentration range was found to be between 20–240 μg/mL. The limits of detection and determination were calculated and found to be 1.5 and 5.2 μg/mL, respectively. The standard deviations were calculated for different concentrations of sildenafil citrate using various acceptors. A Job’s plot of the absorbance versus the molar ratio of the sildenafil citrate to each of acceptors under consideration indicated (1:1) ratio. The proposed methods were found to be rapid, accurate, precise and sensitive and could be applied for determination of sildenafil citrate in pharmaceutical dosage forms (Viagra) without interferences from common additives encountered. Received August 30, 2000. Revision January 5, 2001.     

Study on the C_(60)-Caged States of H_2 and N_2

Overthepasttenyears,thediscoveryandadvancesinfullerenechemistryhavegreatlybroadenedourknowledgeandvisualfie1dl4.Itcanbesaidthatthissubjectwillstillbeconsideredasanimportantoneandwil1developintensively.OnthebasisofknowledgeandaseriesofourworkabouttheendohedralcomplexesofCso,onthisnote,wewouldliketotaketheCoocageasaprototypetostudythepropertiesofthecageforcefield,namelyhowthepropertiesofsmallmoleculessuchasH2,N2,etc.,insidetheCoocage,areeffected.ComputationalmethodandresultsInthiswork,wecarryo…     

Synthesis and characterization of new unsymmetrical β-diketiminate tris(dimethylamido)hafnium(IV) complexes as potential precursors for the MOCVD of HfO2

The synthesis and characterization of four new unsymmetrical β-diketiminate tris(dimethylamido)hafnium(IV) complexes, [2-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)amino-4-(phenyl)imino-2-pentene]tris(dimethylamido)hafnium(IV) (5a), [2-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)amino-4-(4-methylphenyl)imino-2-pentene]tris(dimethylamido)hafnium(IV) (5b), [2-(2,6-diisopropyl-phenyl)amino-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)imino-2-pentene]tris(dimethylamido)hafnium(IV) (5c), and [2-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)amino-4-(4-chlorophenyl)imino-2-pentene]tris(dimethylamido)hafnium(IV) (5d), are described. Amine elimination reactions work well for introducing unsymmetrical β-diketiminates2-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)amino-4-(phenyl)imino-2-pentene (4a), 2-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)amino-4-(4-methylphenyl)imino-2-pentene (4b), 2-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)amino-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)imino-2-pentene (4c), and 2-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)amino-4-(4-chlorophenyl)imino-2-pentene (4d) to the tetrakis(dimethylamino)hafnium centre. We discuss the synthetic procedures and characterization using ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, IR, mass spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. According to the IR and NMR spectra, unsymmetrical β-diketiminate ligands are bidentate, coordinating through two nitrogens to hafnium.