Synthesis of new 1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyridazine derivatives <Emphasis Type="Italic">peri</Emphasis>-annelated with acenaphthene and acenaphthylene

The reaction of 6-acetyl-5-hydroxyacenaphthene with methylhydrazine afforded 1,3-dimethyl-1H-6,7-dihydroacenaphtho[5,6-de]pyridazine. Its dehydrogenation with chloranil gave 1,3-dimethyl-1H-acenaphtho[5,6-de]pyridazine, which is a heteroaromatic compound with an essentially new topology of the ρsystem. The reaction of 3-methyl-1H-6,7-dihydroacenaphtho[5,6-de]pyridazine with 3,5-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone yielded a dimer containing the acenaphthene and acenaphthylene moieties of peri-annelated 1H-1,2-diazines connected in positions 1′ and 9.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 777–780, March, 2005.     

“Bicarburet of Hydrogen”. Reappraisal of the Discovery of Benzene in 1825 with the Analytical Methods of 1968

The historical background and the admirable analytical procedure that led Michael Faraday to the discovery of benzene in 1825 are discussed. Using modern techniques of instrumental analysis, the author retraces the isolation and analysis of benzene, and shows that the starting material used by Faraday must have been a very complex mixture of hydrocarbons, which would make severe demands even on present-day preparative analytical techniques, since it contains more than 300 components at concentrations greater than 100 ppm. The magnitude of the changes in analytical techniques can be seen from the fact that it is no longer necessary to isolate individual compounds, and that a great deal of information can be obtained with a much smaller quantity of material and in a much shorter time. Nevertheless, Faraday's persistence, experimental skill, and accuracy of measurement remain an example to the analyst of today.     

Hydrolysis of DNA by N-Phosphoryl Branched Peptide

A N-phosphoryl branched peptide (DIPP-Leu) ₂ -Lys-OCH ₃ was found to efficiently cleave double-strand DNA such as PUC19 and Lambda DNA at pH 8.5 in 100 mM Tris-HCl buffer. The T4 ligase experiment implied that the DNA cleavage occurs via a hydrolytic path.     

Synthesis and properties of novel aromatic polyamides based on “multi-ring” flexible dicarboxylic acids

The five benzene rings-containing (hereafter referred to as “five-ring”) dicarboxylic acids α,α′-bis[4-(4-carboxyphenoxy)phenyl]-1,4-diisopropylbenzene (p- III ) and α,α′-bis[4-(4-carboxyphenoxy)phenyl]-1,3-diisopropylbenzene (m- III ) were prepared by the fluoro-displacement of α,α′-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,4-diisopropylbenzene and α,α′-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,3-diisopropylbenzene with p-fluorobenzonitrile, and subsequent alkaline hydrolysis of the intermediate dinitriles. A number of high-molecular-weight polyamides based on these two “five-ring” dicarboxylic acids (p- III and m- III ) and various aromatic diamines were directly synthesized in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) containing lithium chloride (LiCl) or calcium chloride (CaCl₂) using triphenyl phosphite and pyridine as condensing agents. These polyamides were obtained with inherent viscosities above 0.51 and up to 0.91 dL/g. The weight-average molecular weight were in the range of 51,000–211,000. Most of these polyamides were amorphous and readily soluble in polar solvents such as NMP, N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc), N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and afforded tough, flexible, and transparent films by solution-casting. The films had tensile strength of 50–83 MPa, elongation to break of 4–8%, and tensile modulus of 1.3–2.0 GPa. Most polyamides showed distinct glass transitions on the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curves ranging from 147 to 177°C. In nitrogen or air, all the polymers showed no significant weight loss up to 490°C, as indicated by thermogravimetric analysis (TG). © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

On the statistical independence of various column contributions to band broadening. Part 3: Independent treatment of longitudinal diffusion in the plate model

It is shown theorectically that the classical formula for calculating the theoretical plate number from squared first central moment, t , and second central moment, σ², according to n _theor = t /σ² is valid only when the capacity ratio, k approaches infinity. The general relation between the classical experimental HETP value, H = L/nm _theor, and the underlying true theoretical plate height, ΔL, is found to be when (σ′)² is the total column contribution to band broadening, L is the column length, D _m is the average diffusion coefficient of the sample component in the mobile phase, D _s is its value in the stationary phase, and u is the average linear velocity of the mobile phase. The mobile phase displacement, as well as the mass exchange process, is assumed to be continuous, but the application of the plate concept conditions leads to a mass balance equation that can be interpreted as belonging to a modified discontinuous plate model. The contributions 2D _m/u and k 2 D _s/u from longitudinal sample diffusion in the mobile and stationary phases, respectively, are consistent with the assumption that the processes are statistically independent, although the common solution technique of the differential equations does not take full account of this independence.     

表面活性剂复配混合胶束对酯碱性水解反应的影响

应用紫外分光光度法和热动力学法研究了芳香酸酯和正脂肪酸乙酯在表面活性剂复配事胶束（ＳＤＳ－Ｂ３５，ＤＴＡＢ－Ｂｒｉｊ－３５，ＴＴａｂ－Ｂｒｉｊ３５，ＣＴＡＢ－Ｂｒｉｊ３５，ＣＢＡＢ－Ｔｒｉｔｏｎ Ｘ－１００，ＳＤＳ－Ｔｒｉｔｏｎ Ｘ－１００）中的碱性水解反应，复配胶束对酯的碱性水解反应起禁阻作用，其禁阻作用比单一胶束的禁阻作用强，并讨论了复配胶束对酯碱解起禁阻作用的原因。     

Regioselective Synthesis of Polymerizable Vinyl Guaifenesin Esters Catalyzed by an Alkaline Protease of Bacillus subtilis

Three polymerizable vinyl guaifenesin esters with different acyl donor carbon chain lengths (C4,C6,C10) were regioselectivly synthesized by an alkaline protease from Bacillus subtilis in pyridine at 50℃ for 1, 3, 5 days respectively.     

Evaluation of syringe handling techniques for injections into vaporizing GC injectors

Unequal elution of sample components of different volatility out of the syringe needle is one of the major causes for discrimination occuring during the injection, i.e. the phenomena which results in peak areas for the high boiling compounds which are too small compared with the volatiles. This problem, associated with all vaporizing injectors that are used with syringes, can be minimized by careful choice of the needle handling technique. Various methods are compared experimentally. The “solvent flush” method is discussed in detail and demonstrated to be ineffective for reducing losses in the syringe needle. The “hot needle” technique, where the empty needle is preheated in the injector before pushing the plunger, was found to be superior or equal to an improved “solvent flush” method (which included preheating the needle and omitting the air plug between sample and flushing solvent. Generally it was found that the discrimination due to the syringe needle was reduced for larger sample volumes, although no further changes were noticed when these exceeded 2.5 to 3μl.     

Hopping conduction in “pure” polypropylene

A recently developed theory of steady-state conduction in high-density polyethylene is applied to “pure” polypropylene (PP) in the temperature range 50–93°C. Morphological changes occur in PP, including a disordered-amorphous to monoclinic-amorphous transition between 50 and 80°C, where, with increasing temperature T, free volume increases, and decreases with decreasing amorphous fraction. The latter competing processes lead to large increases in hopping site separation, λ, in the transition region, followed either by saturation or a maximum in λ vs. T. We speculate that segmental and/or main chain molecular motions lower apparent activation energies, are “pinned“ by applied field, and impeded by dangling bonds in regions surrounding the surfaces of crystallites. Our analysis is semi-quantitative only, because the latter mechanisms have not been adequately quantified, and the relative contributions of each are unknown. Measurements were carried out on heated and cooled disordered-amorphous, and 106°C, 17-h annealed, 43% crystalline samples. Hopping distances, obtained from measured current vs. applied field characteristics, ranged from 1.2 to 5.2 nm. Apparent activation energies up to 1.80 eV were obtained from In (I/T) vs. (1/T) plots. Remarkable plateaus in the temperature range of the transition were observed in these plots, implying some carrier conduction with near zero activation energy. Possible explanations for the latter, and the electronic nature of the carriers are given. X-ray and density flotation measurements enabled crystallinity determinations. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Differences in absorbance levels as found in capillary zone electrophoresis under stacking conditions

During some capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) experiments, the baseline UV absorbance signal at 200 nm “jumped” from one stable level prior to the water plug (marking the flow of neutrals) to another stable level after the water plug. The phenomenon was further examined with distilled water as the sample and with different buffers, applied potentials, and salt concentrations in the buffer. It seems that there is an “isotachophoretic effect” on top of the CZE separations when running under stacking conditions. The effect results in a higher pH value of the buffer after the water plug compared to the pH prior to the plug. The nature of the buffer, the salt concentration in the buffer, and the applied potential all affect this phenomenon.     

Multivalent Recognition of Concanavalin A by {Mo132} Glyconanocapsules—Toward Biomimetic Hybrid Multilayers

Herein, we consider Müller’s spherical, porous, anionic, molybdenum oxide based capsule, (NH₄)₄₂‐ [{(Mo^VI)Mo^VI₅O₂₁(H₂O)₆}₁₂{Mo^V₂O₄(CH₃COO)}₃₀]?10 CH₃COONH₄? 300 H₂O≡(NH₄)₄₂? 1 a ?crystal ingredients≡ 1 , {Mo₁₃₂}, as an effective sugar‐decorated nanoplatform for multivalent lectin recognition. The ion‐exchange of NH₄⁺ ions of 1 with cationic‐sugars, D ‐mannose‐ammonium chloride ( 2 ) or D ‐glucose‐ammonium chloride ( 3 ) results in the formation of glyconanocapsules (NH₄)_42?n 2 _n? 1 a and (NH₄)_42?m 3 _m? 1 a . The Mannose (NH₄)_42?n 2 _n? 1 a capsules bind selectively Concanavalin A (Con A) in aqueous solution, giving an association avidity constant of ${K{{{\rm multi}\hfill \atop {\rm a}\hfill}}}$ =4.6×10⁴ M ^?1 and an enhancement factor of β=K${{{{\rm multi}\hfill \atop {\rm a}\hfill}}}$ /K${{{{\rm mono}\hfill \atop {\rm ass}\hfill}}}$ =21.9, reminiscent of the formation of “glycoside clusters” on the external surface of glyconanocapsule. The glyconanocapsules (NH₄)_42?n 2 _n? 1 a and (NH₄)_42?m 3 _m? 1 a self‐assemble in “hybrid multilayers” by successive layer‐by‐layer deposition of (NH₄)_42?n 2 _n? 1 a or (NH₄)_42?m 3 _m? 1 a and Con A. These architectures, reminiscent of versatile mimics of artificial tissues, can be easily prepared and quantified by using quartz crystal microgravimetry (QCM). The “biomimetic hybrid multilayers” described here are stable under a continual water flow and they may serve as artificial networks for a greater depth of understanding of various biological mechanisms, which can directly benefit the fields of chemical separations, sensors or storage‐delivery devices.     

“Sock-Ball” Chromatographic Separation of High Molecular Weight Fullerenes with Sock-Shaped Stationary Phase

A method for “Sock-Bail” chromatographic separation of high molecular weight fullerenes is described. A prepared sock-shaped stationary phase (Sock-SAF-phase) was used for HPLC separation of several polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and fullerenes. Fullerenes, as ball-shaped molecules, are much more strongly retained than PAHs on this stationary phase and have the eluted order C₅₀ < C₇₀ < C₇₆ < C₇₈ < C₈₄ in the mobile phase of n-hexane/dichloromethane (100/0 ～ 80/20). In contrast, chromatography on the corresponding unmodified silica phase or SC-3OH-phase (an intermediate phase of Sock-SAF-phase) gave no separation of fullerenes. This fact indicated that the separation of fullerenes on Sock-SAF-phase was related to the selective interaction with the sock moiety.     

Mass Spectra of 2- and 6-Substituted-3-Pyrones: Competition Between “RETRO-DIELS-ALDER” Fragmentation and Substituent Loss

The mass spectra of a series of 6-hydroxy-3-pyrones and their derivatives showed a marked dependence upon the nature of the substituent. The “retro-Diels-Alder” reaction is the primary decomposition observed for the parent compounds, while the α-cleavage (substituent loss) competes with the “retro-Diels-Alder” reaction for their derivatives. An interpretation of this difference based on the charge location and the thermochemical data is proposed.