Molecular structure of methyl 1-isopropenyl-5a,5b,8,8,14a-pentamethyl-1,2,3,3a,4,5,5a,5b,6,7,7a,8,9,14,14a,14b,15,16,16a,16b-icosahydrocyclopenta[7,8] phenanthro[2,1-b]carbazole-3a-carboxylate

The molecular and crystal structure of methyl 1-isopropenyl-5a,5b,8,8,14a-pentamethyl-1,2,3,3a,4,5,5a,5b, 6,7,7a,8,9,14,14a,14b,15,16,16a,16b-icosahydrocyclopenta[7,8]phenenthro[2,1-b]carbazole-3a-carboxylate is determined. Compound C₃₇H₅₁NO₂ II crystallizes in the C2 chiral space group: a = 27.0380(5) ?, b = 7.9817(15) ?, c = 18.1980(3) ?, β = 123.580(3)°.     

Alizarin-s,a reagent for thorium. a gravimetric,colorimetric, and spectrophotometric study

The claim of Beck in the use of alizarin-S for separating cerite earths from thorium could not be substantiated. Detailed conditions for estimating from 0.0095 to 6.3 mg of thorium dioxide in 50 ml of solution by the method of Rao and Murthy are described. The absorption characteristics of alizarin-S and its-thorium complex have been studied in their dependance on pH. The thorium complex has been shown by adopting different optical methods to correspond to Th-Al-S (a stoichiometric ratio of 1:1) which is also confirmed from gravimetric analyses. The dissociation coefficient of the complex at pH 2.7 has been computed to be less than 1.10^-8.     

Lignin,a biomass crosslinker,in a shape memory polycaprolactone network

This work reports a new direction of natural lignin valorization, which utilizes lignin to produce crosslinked polycaprolactone (PCL) via a straightforward synthesis. Lignin's hydroxyl groups of its multibranched phenolic structure allow lignin to serve as crosslinkers, whereas the aromatic groups serve as hard segments. The modified natural lignin containing alkene terminals is crosslinked with a thiol‐terminal PCL via Ru‐catalyzed photoredox thiol‐ene reaction. The high rate of gel contents measured for all crosslinked polymers, with the least being 84% of gel content, indicates efficient crosslinking. The prepared flat rectangular shape lignin‐crosslinked PCL sample demonstrates rapid thermal responsive shape memory behavior at 10 °C and 80 °C showing interconversion between a permanent and temporary shape. The melting temperature of the lignin‐crosslinked PCL is tunable by varying the percent weight of lignin. The 11, 21, and 30 wt % lignin demonstrated T_m of 42 °C, 35 °C, and 26 °C, respectively. The role of lignin as a crosslinker presented in this work suggests that lignin can serve as an efficient biomass‐based functional additive to polymers. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019, 57, 2121–2130     

Hydroacridines XXV [1]. First Synthesis of (4aα,8aα,9aβ,10aβ)-Tetradecahydroacridine and New Syntheses of (4aα,8aα,9aα,10aβ)- and (4aα,8aβ,9aα,10aβ)-Tetradecahydroacridine

Summary. On heating in dry DMSO, in the presence of potassium t-butoxide, the N-nitrosamine of (4aα,8aβ,9aβ,10aα)-tetradecahydroacridine is completely converted into the N-nitrosamine of (4aα,8aα,9aα,10aβ)-tetradecahydroacridine. Under similar conditions, the N-nitrosamine of (4aα,8aα,9aβ,10aα)-tetradecahydroacridine yields a ternary equilibrium mixture containing itself (19%), and the N-nitrosamines of (4aα,8aβ,9aα,10aβ)-tetradecahydroacridine (46%) and the so far unknown (4aα,8aα,9aβ,10aβ)-tetradecahydroacridine (35%). The resulting N-nitrosamines can be smoothly denitrosated to the corresponding secondary amines.     

Wenliang Wang a,Wenli Zhao a,Haochun Zhang a,Xincheng Dou a,Haifeng Shi a,b,

近年来, Fenton反应由于其成本低,反应速度快,操作简单等优势受到了广泛的研究.传统的均相Fenton反应可通过H2O2氧化Fe2+产生具有强氧化性的羟基自由基,用于处理难降解的有机物.然而, Fenton反应存在两个主要问题,首先,在Fenton反应中需要加入大量的酸来维持酸性环境,以保证反应的最佳活性.其次, Fenton反应中铁离子不断流失并形成固体污泥,这严重影响了Fenton反应产生·OH的效率.目前,将光催化反应与非均相芬顿反应相结合是改善这些问题的有效方案.非均相光芬顿反应不仅能提高有机物降解的活性,而且通过光催化剂导带上的电子有效减少Fe3+的浸出和铁氢氧化物沉淀的产生.最近,作为一种可见光Fenton催化剂,α-Fe2O3可以在几乎中性的条件下发生光芬顿反应,这解决了在反应过程中需要随时调整PH值的问题.此外,光照条件下α-Fe2O3价带上的电子能跃迁至导带并将Fe3+还原成Fe2+,从而减少铁离子的损耗.然而,由于光生载流子复合率较高等问题,单一α-Fe2O3光催化剂的催化活性仍不理想.构建具有2D/2D结构的S型异质结可以缩短电子在界面间的传输距离,增大材料的活性位点,将光生电子-空穴在空间上分离,从而有效增强光生载流子的分离效率.因此,构建2D/2Dα-Fe2O3/Bi2WO6 S型异质结,并用于光芬顿反应有望进一步提高对有机污染物的降解效率.本文通过简易的水热法制备了具有2D/2D结构的α-Fe2O3/Bi2WO6 S型异质结光芬顿催化剂,并通过XRD、BET、TEM、XPS和UV-Vis等手段对催化剂的晶体结构、元素状态、微观结构、光学性质和化学组分进行了表征.通过在可见光照射下降解甲基蓝(MB),考察了α-Fe2O3/Bi2WO6的光芬顿催化活性.结果表明,由于光催化反应与Fenton反应的协同作用,α-Fe2O3/Bi2WO6表现出了明显增强的光-Fenton催化活性,最佳比例的α-Fe2O3/Bi2WO6的活性分别是单一α-Fe2O3和Bi2WO6的11.06倍和3.29倍.本文将光催化反应与Fenton反应相结合,一方面,光催化反应对Fe3+的还原有促进作用,提高了Fe2+的浓度,从而提升羟基自由基的产量;另一方面, Fenton反应对α-Fe2O3/Bi2WO6中电子的利用阻止了光生载流子的复合,进一步提高了光催化降解效率.此外,由于二维纳米片之间具有更大的接触面积, 2D/2D异质结可以缩短电荷传输时间和距离,促进了光生电子-空穴的分离.同时,具有较大比表面积的2D/2D材料可以在催化剂表面提供大量用于有机物氧化分解的活性位点.而S型异质结的构建不但促进了界面电荷的转移和分离,还能维持最佳的电荷氧化还原电位,这都提升了催化剂的光芬顿催化活性.总之,本文为合成可高效降解有机污染物的非均相光-芬顿催化剂提供了新的思路.     

(4aR,8aS,9aR,10aS)‐8a,9a‐Difluoro‐1,4,4a,5,8,8a,9,9a,10,10a‐decahydroanthracene‐4a,10a‐diol hemihydrate

The title compound, C₁₄H₁₈F₂O₂·0.5H₂O, a hemihydrate of a C_s‐symmetric unsaturated difluorodiol, crystallizes in the centrosymmetric space group P2/m (Z = 4). The asymmetric unit contains two crystallographically independent difluorodiol half‐molecules, occupying the mirror planes at (x, 0, z) and (x, , z), and half a molecule of water, lying on the twofold axis at (0, y, 0). Four difluorodiol molecules self‐assemble around each solvent water molecule via O—H...O hydrogen bonds in a near tetrahedral symmetry to generate a cylindrical column‐like architecture.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Binding Properties of 6H,7H,13H,14H-5a,6a,7a,12a,13a,14a- Hxaazbenz[f]indeno[2,1,8-ija]naphth[2,3- f]azulene-14b,14c-dicarboxylic-5,8,12,15- tetrahydro-6,8,14-trioxo-diethyl Ester

The title compound 6H,7H,13H,14H-5a,6a,7a,12a,13a,14a-hxaazbenz[f]indeno[2,1,8- ija]naphth[2,3-f]azulene- 14b, 14c-dicarboxylic-5,8,12,15-tetrahydro-6,8,14-trioxo-diethyl ester （C27H26N6OT, Mr = 546.54） has been synthesized and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, space group P211c with a = 8.8129（6）, b = 17.9883（13）, c = 16.2623（11）A, β = 98.770（2）°, V = 2547.9（3）A3, Z = 4, De= 1.425 g/cm3, p（MoKa） = 0.105 mm-1, F（000） = 1144, the final R = 0.0672 and wR = 0.1162 for 2275 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The crystal structural analysis shows that intermolecular C-H...O hydrogen bonds and π-π stacking interactions result in a three-dimensional framework. The binding study by fluorescence spectroscopy titration showed that he title compound can selectively recognize Fe3＋ with fluorescence quenching.     

Surface ordering of a perfluorinated, self-assembled, dendrimer on a water subphase

We have investigated the surface ordering of a synthetic, asymmetric, fan-shaped dendrimer containing a carboxyl core and perfluorinated tails which was obtained by the esterification of the intermediary. X-ray diffraction patterns and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images show the molecules self-assemble into a hexagonal, cylindrical mesophase. Surface pressure-area isotherms and Brewster angle microscopy measurements show the molecule forms a stable monolayer at the air-water interface with a single phase transition. As a condensed monolayer, the perfluorinated tails are well-packed with hexagonal symmetry with (10) spacing of approximately 0.5 nm from molecular-scale atomic force microscopy (AFM) images. Such dense molecular-scale packing has not been observed in other dendritic molecules thus far. Compared to the case of conventional dendritic molecules with alkyl tails, these molecules occupy a much smaller molecular area due to the strong microphase separation between the carboxylic core and perfluorinated tails at the air-water interface. After monolayer collapse, the irregular islands with terrace morphology are observed in contrast with conventional alkyl-terminated self-assembled dendritic molecules where irregular islands do not appear. The interfacial and internal structure of every terrace shows planar columnar morphology from AFM and TEM imaging. From these results, we discuss the stability of perfluorinated, self-assembled dendrimers on water, as well as how to generate planar morphology on a hydrophilic surface.     

Application of the Prigogine-Flory-Patterson theory part III. Mixtures of a bicyclic compound,benzene, cyclohexane,n-hexane with a cycloalkane,cyclohexene, a cycloalkadiene and benzene

The Prigogine-Flory-Patterson theory of liquid mixtures has been qpplied to the H _m ^E and V _m ^E for binary mixtures of a bicyclic compound, benzene, cyclohexane and n-hexane with a cycloalkane, cyclohexene, a cycloalkadiene and benzene. Furthermore the Prigogine-Flory theory has been used to predict activity coefficients at infinite dilution from the experimentally determined H _m ^E at 25°C for the mixtures cyclohexane, cyclohexene, 1,3-cyclohexadiene, 1,4-cyclohexadiene and benzene with a bicyclic compound. The predictions are compared to experimental results.     

1,4,4a,10b-Tetrahydro-N,N-dimethyl-4-phenanthridinamines and 1,4,4a,5,6,10b-hexahydro-N,N-dimethyl-4-phenanthridinamines

Synthetic procedures to prepare the title compounds are described. Diels-Alder cycloaddition of β-nitrostyrene derivatives 5 to N,N-dimethyl-1,3-butadien-1-amine, 6 , gave 5-aryl-N,N-dimethyl-6-nitro-2-cyclohexen-1-amines 7. Reduction of 7 with zinc in acetic acid gave the diamino derivatives 8 . Schotten-Baumann acylation of 8 gave amides 9 . Treatment of 8 with alkyl isocyanates gave the aminourea derivatives 10 . Bischler-Napieralski cyclodehydration procudure of 9 and 10 gave 1,4,4a,10b-tetrahydrophenanthridinamines 3 and N⁶-alkyl-1,4,4a,10b-tetrahydro-N⁴,N⁴-dimethyl-4,6-phenanthridinediamines 11 , respectively. Condensation of diamines 8 with aryl aldehydes under azeotropic conditions gave imines 12 which on treatment with acids yielded 6-aryl-1,4,4a,5,6,10b-hexahydro-N,N-dimethyl-4-phenanthridinamines 4 . The stereochemistry of these materials is assigned from the proton magnetic resonance studies.     

Total synthesis of spiruchostatin B, a potent histone deacetylase inhibitor, from a microorganism

The first total synthesis of spiruchostatin B, a potent histone deacetylase inhibitor, was achieved in a convergent manner; the synthesis established stereochemistry at the C5' position.     

Darstellung,Struktur und magnetische Eigenschaften von Erdalkali-Mangan-Verbindungen AMnX mit A = Mg,Ca, Sr,Ba und X = Si,Ge, Sn

Preparation, Structure, and Magnetic Properties of the Alkaline Earth Manganese Compounds AMnX with A = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and X = Si, Ge, Sn The new compounds MgMnGe, MgMnSn, CaMnSi, CaMnSn, and SrMnSn were prepared by reaction of the elements. They crystallize tetragonally with the anti-PbFCl type structure (space group P4/nmm). The lattice constants see ”︁Inhaltsübersicht”︁”︁. Using a Faraday balance, magnetic measurements in the range 4.2 to 800 K were performed with the new substances and with the already known compounds CaMnGe, SrMnGe, and BaMnGe. They indicate metamagnetic behaviour at low temperatures. At high temperatures twodimensional magnetic interactions between the manganese atoms seem to persist. The construction of an unexpensive heating device for the Faraday balance is described.     

Studies on digestive proteases from midgut glands of a shrimp, Penaeus indicus, and a lobster, Nephrops norvegicus

Digestive gland protease pH optima and specific activities determined in Penaeus indicus with casein, azocasein, Azocoll, and Congo red fibrin as substrates were pH 7.7-9.2, 210-371 micromol of tyrosine/mg of homogenate protein/min; pH 7.8, 36; pH 6.0-7.0, 7; and pH 8.9-9.2, 7A delta0.001 U/mg of homogenate protein/min, respectively. Activity in the shrimp was stable during frozen storage but relatively labile and very low (1.043 azocasein units) in the Norwegian lobster, Nephrops norvegicus. The high activity in shrimp is significant in aquaculture and may be a source of proteolytic enzymes for industrial use. The rapid deterioration after landing may be a consequence of the high and stable activity. The low activity in the lobster may present a problem in culture and requires a more critical choice of feed as well as further investigation. 4-(2-Aminoethyl)-benzenesulfonyl fluoride hydrochloride was a very convenient, fast-acting, and effective inhibitor of shrimp trypsin and chymotrypsin but did not completely inhibit general protease activity in shrimp and had a negligible effect on the lobster. A significant component of that activity may be from nonserine proteases (such as the exoproteases carboxypeptidase A and B and the leucine aminopeptidases), whose proportion relative to the serine proteases may be greater in the lobster.     

Kitungolides A, B, and C, new diterpenes from a soft coral of a new genus

Three novel compounds, designated kitungolides A (1), B (2), and C (3), were isolated from a soft coral of a new genus collected at Kitungamwe, Kenya. The three new compounds are of a unique heterotricyclic skeleton. The structures and relative stereochemistry of the compounds were elucidated by interpretation of MS, COSY, HMQC, HMBC, and NOESY experiments. [structure: see text]     

Evidence for a post-translational modification, aspartyl aldehyde, in a photosynthetic membrane protein

In oxygenic photosynthesis, photosystem II (PSII) carries out the oxidation of water and reduction of plastoquinone. Three PSII subunits contain reactive groups that covalently bind amines and phenylhydrazine. It has been proposed that these reactive groups are carbonyl-containing, co- or post-translationally modified amino acids. To identify modified amino acid residues in one of the PSII subunits (CP47), tandem mass spectrometry was performed. Modified residues were affinity-tagged with either biotin-LC-hydrazide or biocytin hydrazide, which are known to label carbonyl groups. The affinity-tagged subunit was isolated by denaturing gel electrophoresis, and tryptic peptides were then subjected to affinity purification and tandem mass spectrometry. This procedure identified a hydrazide-labeled peptide, which has the sequence XKEGR. This result is supported by quantitative results acquired from peptide mapping and methylamine labeling. The gene sequence and these tandem data predict that the first amino acid, X, which is labeled with the hydrazide reagent, is a modified form of aspartic acid. On the basis of these data, we propose that D348 of the CP47 subunit is post- or co-translationally modified to give a novel amino acid side chain, aspartyl aldehyde.     

Chemical substance,material, product,goods, waste: a changing ontology

A chemical substance (CS) is instantiated in the material world by a number of quantities of such substance (QCSs), placed in different locations. A change of location implies a change in the net of relationships entertained by the QCS with the region wherein it is found. This fact entails changes of the ontological status of the CS, as this is not fully determined by the inherent features of the CS and includes a relevant relational contribution. In order to demonstrate this thesis, we have chosen to analyse the status of quantities of a same CS that are synchronically located in different spacetime regions: a synthetic lab, a lab where the QCS is turned into a material, an industrial plant, the market where the QCS gets a price and a dump waste where the QCS is discarded, respectively:

Chemical substance Open image in new window material Open image in new window (industrial) product Open image in new window goods Open image in new window waste

The use of first-order predicate logic, mereology and locative logic allows carrying out a regimentation process that highlights the ontological commitments implied by the formal expressions through which each element of the aforementioned series can be described. The presence of relational properties discloses the systemic nature of the CS instantiated within a spacetime region. The implications of such an aspect are discussed.

     

Isolation, structure determination, and synthesis of neodysiherbaine A, a new excitatory amino acid from a marine sponge

[structure: see text] A new excitatory amino acid, neodysiherbaine A (2), was isolated as a minor constituent of the aqueous extract from the marine sponge Dysidea herbacea. The structure was deduced by spectroscopic methods and established unambiguously by the total synthesis. The present synthesis, including as a key step cross-coupling of the 6/5-bicyclic core with an amino acid residue, is useful in constructing its structural analogues.     

Design, synthesis, structure, and dehydrogenation reactivity of a water-soluble o-iodoxybenzoic acid derivative bearing a trimethylammonium group

5-Trimethylammonio-1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-1λ(5)-benzo[d][1,2]iodoxol-1-ol anion (AIBX 1a), an o-iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX) derivative having the trimethylammonium moiety on its phenyl ring, possesses very good solubility in water and distinct oxidative properties from IBX, which is demonstrated in the oxidation of various β-keto esters to the corresponding dehydrogenated products using water as cosolvent. The regeneration of AIBX 1a can be easily realized from the reaction mixture due to its good water solubility.     

Paracelsus,a Transmutational Alchemist

A scholarly consensus has long held that in redefining alchemy, Paracelsus rejected metallic transmutation. I show here, however, that for most of his career Paracelsus believed that it was possible to change one metal into another, and even late in his short life he did not break with that view. Furthermore, in certain places in his works he also represented himself, occasionally directly and more often obliquely, as a practical transmutationist. Because Paracelsus not only acknowledged that metallic transmutations were theoretically possible but also claimed to have carried them out in practice, we must regard him as (among other things) a transmutational alchemist. As such, he had more in common than historians have generally admitted with both his medieval predecessors and his posthumous followers. The Paracelsian alchemists of the late-sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were not wrong to situate Paracelsus within the alchemical tradition, nor to connect their own goldmaking interests to his.     

Structure reinvestigation of gelsemoxonine,a constituent of Gelsemium elegans,reveals a novel,azetidine-containing indole alkaloid

[structure: see text] The structure of gelsemoxonine, isolated from Gelsemium elegans Benth., was revised to be a novel oxindole alkaloid having an azetidine unit. A new alkaloid, 14,15-dihydroxygelsenicine, which was presumed to be a biosynthetic precursor of gelsemoxonine, was also isolated.