Cardiac glycosides ofAcokanthera venenata

Six cardenolides have been isolated from the leaves ofAcokanthera venenata G. Don: AV-1, mp 252–255°C, [] _D ²⁰ +39.4° (MeOH); AV-2, mp 199–208°C, [] _D ²⁰ -59.3° (MeOH); AV-3, mp 269–275°C/300–304°C, [] _D ²¹ –69.8° (MeOH); AV-4, mp 279–289°C; AV-5, mp 222–225°, [] _D ²⁰ -64.3° (MeOH); and AV-6, mp 193–196°C [] _D ²⁰ –23.8° (MeOH — CHCl₃). AV-5 has been identified as acovenoside A. AV-3 is a new cardiac glycoside: it is 1-acetoxy-3-(4-O--D-glucosyl-3-O-methyl--L-talomethylosyloxy)-14-hydroxy-5, 14-card-20(22)-enolide (glucoacovenoside B).Khar'kov State Pharmaceutical Institute. All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Drug, Chemistry and Technology, Khar'kov. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 372–376, May–June, 1987.     

Flavonoids of inflorescences of Calendula officinalis

By column chromatography on polyamide sorbent, the inflorescences of pot marigold calendula have yielded eight substances of flavonoid nature: two aglycons — quercetin (C₁₅H₁₀O₇, mp 309–311°C) and isorhamnetin (C₁₆H₁₂O₇, mp 314–316°C); six glycosides, of which three have been identified as isoquercetin (C₂₁H₂₀O₁₂, [] _D ²⁰ –36° in methanol, mp 218–220°C), isorhamnetin 3-O--D-glucoside (C₂₂H₂₂O₁₂, [] _D ²⁰ –59° in dimethylformamide, mp 193–195°C), narcissin (C₂₈H₃₂O₁₆, [] _D ²¹ –28° in dimethylformamide, mp 180–182°C), and three substances that have proved to be new and have been called calendoflaside (C₂₈H₃₂O₁₅, [] _D ²¹ –85° in methanol, mp 192–195°C; calendoflavoside (C₂₈H₃₂O₁₆, [] _D ²⁰ –106° in methanol, mp 189–192°C), and calendoflavobioside (c₂₇H₃₀O₁₆, [] _D ²⁰ –105° in methanol, mp 194–197°C).All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Drug Chemistry, Khar'kov. Translated from Khimiya Prirodynkh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 795–801, November–December, 1988.     

Negativer linearer thermischer Ausdehnungskoeffizient von verstrecktem Polyäthylen

Zusammenfassung Der lineare thermische Ausdehnungskoeffizient von linearem Polyäthylen hoher Dichte wurde im Temperaturbereich –20 °C bis + 40°C bestimmt. Bei isotropen Proben besteht eine lineare Beziehung zwischen Dichte bzw. Kristallisationsgrad _v und. Die gemessenen Koeffizienten liegen fürT ₀ = 20 °C im Bereich = 110 ... 130 · 10^–6 K^–1.Kalt verstreckte Proben mit Verstreckungsgraden = 8 ... 15 haben beiT ₀ = 20 °C in Verstreckrichtung den Koeffizienten _l = –24 · 10^–6 K^–1. Der negative Zahlenwert von _tl ist unabhängig von und weiteren Herstellungsparametern. Seine Ursache ist einerseits die Orientierung derc-Achsen der Kristallite in Verstreckrichtung mit _c = –12 · 10^–6 K^–1 und andererseits der negative Koeffizient _am * –50 · 10^–6 K^–1 der verspannten amorphen Phase, der auf dem gummielastischen Verhalten der tie-molecules beruht.Beim Tempern oberhalb von +40 °C schrumpfen die Proben irreversibel, wobei _| ansteigt und nach dem Aufschmelzen der Proben wieder den Wert des isotropen Materials annimmt. Nach dem Tempern wenig unterhalb der Schmelztemperatur der Kristallite wurden überhöhte Koeffizienten _| gemessen, die eine Rotation der Kristallite um dieb-Achsen erkennen lassen.

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Summary The linear thermal coefficient of expansion,, of high density linear polyethylene has been determined in the temperature range of –20 ° ... + 40 °C. For isotropic samples a linear relationship between density or crystallinity _v and is valid. Measured values of forT ₀ = 20 °C amount to = 110 ... 130 · 10^–6 K^–1.Cold drawn samples of draw ratios = 8 ... 15 yield _| = –24 · 10^–6 K^–1 atT ₀ = 20 °C parallel to the draw axis. The negative value of _| does not depend on draw ratio or other parameters of sample processing. It is caused byc-axis orientation of the crystallites in draw direction with _c = –12 · 10^–6 K^–1 and by a negative coefficient _am * = –50 · 10^–6 K^–1 of the stressed amorphous phase, which is due to rubber elastic behaviour of the tie molecules.When annealed above 40 °C the samples shrink irreversibly and _| is augmented. After melting the samples the value of isotropic material is restored. Annealing the samples little below the melting temperature of the crystallites leads to superelevated values all which reflect| rotation of the crystallites around theb-axis.

     

Triterpene glycosides of alfalfa. III. Medicoside I

On the basis of chemical transformations and with the aid of physicochemical results, the structure of glycoside I isolated from the roots of the plantMedicago sativa has been established as hederagin 3-O-[O--L-arabinopyranosyl-(1 2)--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 2)--L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O--D-glucopyranoside. Compound (I), C₅₂H₈₄O₂₂, mp 210–212°C, [] _D ²¹ +38.4° (c 1.48; methanol). Acid hydrolysis of (I) led to hederogenin (II) — C₃₀H₄₈O₄, mp 326–330°C, [] _D ²³ +84.2° (c 0.19; pyridine. The Hakomorimethylation of glycoside (I) yielded the permethylate (IV) — C₆₅H₁₁O₂₂ [] _D ²³ +41.6° (c 1.79; methanol). The GLC analysis of the products of the methanolysis of compound (IV) showed the presence of 3,4,6-tri-O-methyl-D-glucopyranose, 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-methyl-D-glucopyranose, 3,4-di-O-methyl-L-O-arabinopyranose, and 2,3,4-tri-o-methyl-L-arabinopyranose. The alkaline hydrolysis of glycoside I gave compound (III) with mp 230–233°C, [] _D ²¹ +35.2° (c 0.21; methanol), which was identified as medicoside C. Details of the PMR spectrum are given for compound (IV) and of the IR spectrum for compound (I).Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances of the Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 607–610, September–October, 1986.     

10B quantitative determination in ppb range by particle tracks reading for boron neutron capture therapy

Quantitative determination of ppb-order ¹⁰B was carried out in a small number of cultured tumor cells by particle tracks by the ₁₀B(n,)⁷Li reactions using solid state nuclear track detector (SSNTD) for boron neutron capture therapy research. The detection limit of ¹⁰B concentration in tumor cells is less than 1·10^-3 ppm under our experimental conditions which permits the quantitative determination of ¹⁰B in a small number of boronated tumor cells (10⁵/ml = ca. 0.1 mg). Boron quantities in tumor cells determined were well compatible with the tumor cell killing effects of boron neutron capture therapy.     

Reactor power dependency of the neutron flux parameters fork 0-standardization

Using the facilities of the Triga Mark III reactor at the NNRI, Mexico and the HAV-1 multipurpose monitor, the reactor power dependency for thek ₀-standardization essential neutron flux parameters as: epithermal shape factor (), thermal to epithermal ratio (f) and neutron temperature (T _n ) were experimentally obtained. Evaluation of the obtained dependencies shows that it is unnecessary to analyze the possible introduction of correction factors in thek ₀-INAA experimental results. A single experimental procedure to determine throughf is suggested.     

Determination of tungsten in ores by X-ray fluorescence technique and X-rays in neutron activation analysis

Two distinct analytical methods have been described for analysis of W in tungsten ores. For the proposed study, thick and thin samples were analyzed by using X-ray fluorescence technique with great accuracy. Standard comparison method is based on the measurement of K line for tungsten. Also, W has been determined in similar ore samples by neutron activation analysis followed by X-ray spectrometry employing a²³⁸Pu-Be neutron source. The measured Re K-X rays are emitted in internal conversion of¹³⁷W produced during thermal neutron activation.     

Determination of boron by the neutron depth profile (NDP) technique for VLSI processing application

Borophosphosilicate glass (BPSG) has been used for its improved reflow properties compared to low temperature oxide (LTO) in planar technology. Thin films of BPSG were deposited by a low-pressure chemical vapor deposition process. The boron content was determined by NDP. In addition from the NDP spectrum the depth profile of boron and the thickness of the film were also determined. In the NDP technique, samples, typically silicon wafers with 500 nm thick BPSG film, were exposed to a highly-thermalized neutron beam. Generated by the¹⁰B(n,)⁷ Li reaction, isotropically emitted monoenergetic particles of 1.47 MeV were counted in an evacuated in-beam analysis setup. The energy loss of the -articles in the film was proportional to the depth at which the nuclear reaction took place. The energy spectrum of the -articles, therefore, was a direct result of the boron depth profile, and the area under the curve was a measure of the total number of boron atoms in the film. This unique nuclear technique provided an excellent method for optimizing the composition of the BPSG film for device processing.     

Organoboron compounds

Conclusions ³J_HH SSCC values and the¹³C chemical shifts of derivatives of 3-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane with a three-coordinated boron atom have a flattened double-chair conformation. The derivatives with a four-coordinated boron atom and a substituent at the 7 position have predominantly the chair-boat conformation, and the cyclohexane ring has the boat form; the the exceptions are the compounds with an internal donor-acceptor bond between boron and the 7 substituent.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 341–352, February, 1981.     

Boron content of the Freetown drinking water

A method is described for the analyses of water samples in the Freetown area of Sierra Leone /West Africa/, for their boron concentrations. The method involves alpha counting during thermal neutron irradiation of the samples utilising the¹⁰Ba/n,/⁷Li reaction. The alpha counting is via a liquid scintillator which also incorporates the water samples. A detailed outline of the experimental setup is given and the results obtained from measurement on water samples presented.     

Structure and configuration of a new diterpenoid lactone fromLagochilus hirsutissimus

The epigeal part of the plantLagochilus hirsutissimus has yielded a new diterpenoid lactone — lagohirsidin, C₂₂H₃₄O₅, mp 144–145°C, [] _D ²² – 17.5° (c 1; ethanol). Reduction with LiAlH₄ has yielded a diol C₂₂H₃₈O₅, mp 165–166°C [] _D ²⁰ –1.2 (c 0.6; ethanol). Acid hydrolysis of the diol has led to the formation of lagochilin, C₂₀H₃₆O₅, mp 167–168°C, [] _D ²⁰ –3.9° (c 1; ethanol). The synthesis of lagohirsidin from lagochilin has been effected.V. I. Lenin Tashkent State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 788–792, November–December, 1979.     

Stability studies of vitamins in three food reference materials

Summary Stability in storage and shipment of retinol, -tocopherol, vitamins B₁, B₂ and C in three foods was studied to assess the feasibility of certifying the vitamin content of three food RMs, whole milk powder (CRM 380), pork muscle (CRM 384) and freeze-dried haricot beans (CRM 383); these were recently certified for major dietary components and major elements. Interpretation of the long-term stability data was complicated by a dominant analytical variability over the measurement period. The long-term stability study (24 months) gave evidence of deterioration of vitamin B₂ in pork muscle. The other vitamins studied seemed to be acceptably stable at –18°C and +4°C. Additional studies showed stability of retinol in milk powder for 34 months and of vitamin C in haricot beans for 31 months at –18°C and +4°C. Long-term storage seems to be possible at a temperature not higher than +4°C except for vitamin B₂. A short-term stability study at +25°C and +30°C for 6 weeks showed acceptable stability of retinol and -tocopherol in milk powder (CRM 380) and of vitamin C in haricot beans (CRM 383). However, storage at +42°C induces degradation of retinol, -tocopherol and vitamin C.     

Thermogravimetric studies of the synthesis of cas from gypsum, CaSo4·2H2O and phosphogypsum

Using a heating rate of 2°C min^–1, CaS reacts with oxygen in air from 700°C to form CaSO₄, with a complete conversion at 1100°C. Synthesis of CaS from the reaction between CaSO₄ containing compounds and carbon compounds in air would not be possible, as the carbon reacts from 600°C with oxygen in the air to give CO₂. Heating stoichiometric amounts of carbon and pure CaSO₄, synthetic gypsum or phosphogypsum in a nitrogen atmosphere, results in the formation of CaS from 850°C. Using a heating rate of 10°C min^–1, the formation of CaS is completed at 1080°C. Addition of 5% Fe₂O₃ as a catalyst lowers the starting temperature of the reaction to 750°C. Activation energy values at different fraction reaction values () differ between 340 and 400 kJ mol^–1. The relationship between the activation energy values and conversion () indicates that the reaction proceeds via multiple steps.     

Glycosylation of triterpenoids of the dammarane series I. 20(S),24(R)-epoxydammarane-3α-12β,25-triol 25-O-β-D-glucopyranoside

The glycosylation of 3,12-diacetoxy-20(S),24(R)-epoxydammaran-25-ol with -acetobromoglucose under the conditions of Helferich's modification and with D-glucose tert-butyl orthoacetate under the conditions of the orthoester method gives a high yield (60–64%) of the hexacetate of the -D-glucoside at the tertiary hydroxy group of 20(S),24(R)-epoxydammarane-3,12,25-triol (III) with mp 207–209°C (ethanol), [] _D ²⁰ -20.9 (c 1.0, CHCl₃). Saponification with 10% KOH in methanol gives the free 20(S),24(R)-epoxydammarane-3,12,25-triol 25-O--D-glucoside (V) (yield 90%) with mp 275–279°C (methanol), [] _D ²⁰ +11.4° (c, 1.0, C₅H₅). The results of IR and¹H and¹³C NMR spectroscopy and of elementary analysis are given.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Far Eastern Scientific Center, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 205–208, March–April, 1980.     

Phase equilibria in the Ag4SSe-SnTe system

The phase diagram of the system Ag₄SSe-SnTe is studied by means of X-ray diffraction, differential thermal and metallographic analyses and measurements of the microhardness and the density of the material. This diagram is divided into two eutectic-type subdiagrams by the composition Ag₄SSe·2SnTe. The unit-cell parameters of the intermediate phases 3Ag₄SSe·SnTe (phase A) and -Ag₄SSe·2SnTe (phase B) are determined as follows: for phase A: a=0.7851 nm, b=0.7196 nm, c=0.6296 nm, =101.32°, =85.90°, =111.36°; for phase B: a=0.3662 nm, b=0.3303 nm, c=0.3343 nm, =90.74°, =108.94°, =91.91°. The phase Ag4SSe·2SnTe melts congruently at 615°C and a polymorphic transition of the phase takes place at T _- =110°C.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Polyhedral clathrate hydrates of a strong base: Phase relations and crystal structures in the system tetramethylammonium hydroxide-water

The tetramethylammonium hydroxide-water system has been studied by low-temperature differential thermal analysis and X-ray powder diffraction. The melting diagram was constructed for concentrations between 66.7 and 100 mol% H₂O. It shows the existence and stability ranges of as many as eight crystalline hydrate phases:- and-Me₄NOH·2H₂O (phase transition at –85°C, decomposition atca. 105°C), Me₄NOH·4 H₂O (melting point 44°C, incongruent), and-Me₄NOH·5 H₂O (phase transition at 42°C, melting point 68°C, congruent),- and-Me₄NOH·7.5 H₂O (phase transition at 6°C, melting point 16°C, incongruent), and Me₄NOH·10 H₂O (melting point –20°C, incongruent). The structures of all these phases, except the already known one of-Me₄NOH·5 H₂O, were determined from single-crystal MoK diffractometer data. The decahydrate and the high-temperature forms of the 7.5-hydrate and the pentahydrate are genuinepolyhedral clathrate hydrates, the first ones reported of a strong base. Their mostly novel three-dimensional anionic host structures, formed by the hydrogen-bonded OH^– ions and H₂O molecules, arefour-connected throughout, in spite of their proton deficiency which is apparently leveled by disorder. Disorder also affects the enclosed cationic Me₄N⁺ guest species. Like the low-temperature form of the pentahydrate, that of the 7.5-hydrate has a clathrate-related, but not fully polyhedral structure, some of the oxygen atoms being three-connected only. The tetrahydrate presents the rare case of both a hydrogen bond of the type OH^–...OH₂ and a (deprotonated) water-channel structure. This is fully ordered and apart from that can be derived from the polyhedral one of the-pentahydrate just by removing the appropriate number of water molecules from certain positions. The structures of- and-Me₄NOH·2 H₂O contain identical one-dimensionalspiro chains [HO^–(HOH)_/42] with the hydroxide protonnot participating in the hydrogen bonding. The Me₄N⁺ ion is ordered in the and disordered in the phase.Supplementary Data relating to this article are deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. SUP 82076 (66 pages).Dedicated to Dr D. W. Davidson in honor of his great contributions to the sciences of inclusion phenomena.     

Strain Energies of α-Alkylsubstituted Styrenes, 1,1-Di-phenyl-ethene,Tri-, and Tetra-phenyl-ethene

The standard (p° = 0.1 MPa) molar enthalpies of formation _fH°_m (1 or cr) at the temperature T = 298.15 K were determined by using combustion calorimetry for -ethyl-styrene (A), -iso-propyl-styrene (B), -tert-butyl-styrene (C), 1,1-di-phenyl-ethene (D), tri-phenyl-ethene (E), and tetra-phenyl-ethene (F). The standard molar enthalpies of vaporization _l ^g H°_m or sublimation _cr ^g H°_m of compounds A to F were obtained from the temperature variation of the vapor pressure measured in a flow system. Molar enthalpies of fusion _cr ^l H°_m of solid compounds were measured by d.s.c. Resulting values of _fH°_m (g) were obtained at the temperature T = 298.15 K and used to derive strain enthalpies of phenylalkenes. The interactions of the substituents are discussed in terms of deviations of _fH°_m (g)from the group additivity rules. These values provide a further improvement on the group-contribution methodology for estimation of the thermodynamic properties of organic compounds.     

Determination of pre-scission kinetic energy in low energy fission using isotonic charge distribution model

The spectral lines of the 478 keV prompt -ray from^7*Li produced in the¹⁰B(n, )^7*Li reaction were measured for a silicon wafer coated with a thin boron layer using neutron beams. The shapes of the Doppler broadened lines were found to depend greatly on the angle between the measurement axis and the boron layer surface. The angular dependence was interpreted according to whether the energetic^7*Li ions are ejected into air or into the substance in the forward or backward recoil of^7*Li to the -ray detector.     

Separation of carrier-free lutetium-177 from neutron irradiated natural ytterbium target

Neutron irradiation of naturally occurring Yb produces small amounts of carrier-free¹⁷⁷Lu activity. Cation exchange chromatography in the displacement development mode using Dowex-50X8, 200–400 mesh resin, and Zn²⁺ as the separating ion was used to separate¹⁷⁷Lu produced in a neutron irradiated Yb target. 0.04M -hydroxyisobutyric acid at pH 4.6±2 and temperature 26±1°C was used to elute carrier-free¹⁷⁷Lu in 70% yield and at a radionuclidic purity greater than 99%.     

Triterpene glycosides ofHedera canariensis. I. Structures of glycosides L-A,L-B1, L-B2, L-C,L-D,L-E1 1, L-G1, L-G2, L-G3, L-G4, L-H1, L-H2, AND L-I1 from the leaves ofHedera canariensis

From the leaves of Algerian ivyHedera canariensis Willd. (fam. Aralaceae) we have isolated 13 triterpene glycosides: the 3-O--L-arabinopyranosides of oleanolic acid (A), of echinocystic acid (B₁), and of hederagenin (B₂); the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(2)--L-arabinopyranoside]s of oleanolic acid (C), of echinocystic acid (D), and of hederagenin (E₁); the 3-O--L-rhamnopyranoside] 28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--gentiobioside of hederagenin (G₁); the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O--gentiobioside of hederagenin (G3); the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--gentiobioside]s of oleanolic acid (G₂), of echinocystic acid (H₁), and of hederagenin (H₂); the 3-O-[O--L-rhanmopyranosyl-(12)--D-glucopyranoside] 28-O-(O--L-rhamno-pyranosyl-(14)--gentiobioside] of hederagenin (H₂); and the 3-O-(O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-O-gentiobiosyl)-O-(14)--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-a-L-arabinopyranoside] of hederagenin (G₄). The structures of the substances isolated have been established on the basis of chemical transformations and¹³C NMR spectroscopy.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 377–383, May–June, 1996. Original article submitted December 3, 1995.