Triphenylamine-based electroactive compounds: synthesis,properties and application to organic electronics

This review is devoted to low and high molecular mass electroactive materials containing triphenylamine (TPA) structural units. It is shown that by appropriate selection of C–C coupling methods, it is possible to obtain solution-processable, electroactive materials of tunable donor–acceptor properties, suitable for the use as active layers in p-channel or ambipolar field effect transistors, as hole-transporting layers and as electroluminophores in organic light-emitting diodes. Other applications involve their use as components of bulk heterojunctions in organic solar cells and dye-sensitized solar cells. Since TPA-based materials exhibit high electrochemical reversibility, they can also be technologically exploited as solution-processable electrochromic materials.     

Spectrophotometric determination of phosphorus and arsenic in pharmaceutical organic compounds

Summary A simple and accurate method is described for the microdeter-mination of phosphorus and arsenic in some pharmaceutical organic compounds. It is based on the conversion of phosphorus and arsenic into phosphate and arsenate ions respectively, followed by precipitation with quinoline and sodium molybdate reagents. The excess quinoline in the supernatant is spectrophotometrically measured at 312.5 nm in an ammonium acetate background of pH 5.5. The results obtained with 24 structurally different phosphorus and arsenic compounds show an average recovery of 99% and a mean standard deviation of ±1%. Excipients and diluents normally used in drug formulations do not interfere.

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Spektrophotometrische Bestimmung von Phosphor und Arsen in organischen Arzneimitteln

Zusammenfassung Eine einfache und genaue Methode zur Mikrobestimmung von Phosphor und Arsen in einigen organischen Arzneimitteln wurde angegeben. Sie beruht auf der Umsetzung des Phosphors zu Phosphat und des Arsens zu Arsenat sowie deren Fällung mit Chinolin und Natriummolybdat. Der Chinolinüberschuß wird spektrophotometrisch bei 312,5 nm in Ammonium-acetat bei pH 5,5 gemessen. Die mit 24 strukturell verschiedenen Phosphorbzw. Arsenverbindungen erhaltenen Resultate ergaben eine durchschnittliche Wiederfindungsrate von 99% und eine rel. Standardabweichung von ±1%. Arzneimittelträger und Verdünnungsmittel stören nicht.

     

Some aspects of plasma polymerization of fluorine-containing organic compounds

The polymerization of perfluorocarbons and fluorohydrocarbons was investigated by using both continuous and pulsed rf discharge (100 μsec on and 900 μsec off). Plasma polymerization of perfluorocarbons is generally slower than that of hydrocarbons, which seems to be due to the absence of contribution of fluorine detachment to the plasma polymerization. Presence of multiple bond(s) or cyclic structure in a monomer is necessary to obtain high enough polymerization; however, the plasma polymerization mechanism postulated to plasma polymerization of hydrocarbons is still valid to these monomers. Cyclic structure is very effective to enhance the plasma polymerization capability of perfluorocarbons. Saturated straight-chain perfluorocarbons do not polymerize well in plasma, but the grafting of fluorine-containing functions on the surface of polymeric substrate can be achieved by the plasma of these compounds. The effect of pulse on the plasma polymerization was found to be similar to that found for hydrocarbons.     

Stereochemical aspects of organic sulphur compounds of natural derivation

Selected groups of chiral, tri- and tetra-co-ordinate sulphur compounds are briefly discussed in a historical context. Special attention is given to naturally derived sulphonium salts, sulphoxides, and sulphoximides, and to certain stereochemical problems associated with their structures. The fruitful alliance between biochemistry and stereochemistry, also in studies of sulphur compounds, is emphasized and illustrated. Possible subjects for future studies are adumbrated.     

Some physical organic aspects of salicylaldehydes oximes, a theoretical study

Molecular structures of two oximes derived from salicylaldehyde and 2-hydroxynaphthaldehyde were studied using the B3LYP functional and the basis set 6-31G(d). This study discusses the electron/proton localization in the two oximes qualitatively based on the calculated infrared frequencies, two types of atomic charges, and the aromaticity index HOMA.     

Coulometric titration of organic and pharmaceutical compounds with electrogenerated gold(III)

Summary Electrogenerated AuCl₄– in 0.02M HCl is used to titrate hydroquinone, ascorbic acid, phenylhydrazine, phenelzine sulphate and phenylsemicarbazide, with biamperometric end-point detection. Titration recoveries are reported and compared with results of coulometry with ceric sulphate oxidation. With less than 1 mg of sample, successive titrations can be performed in the same solution, in contrast to coulometry with ceric sulphate. Phenelzine sulphate reacts stoichiometrically, as opposed to its reactions with stronger oxidizing agents.

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Zusammenfassung An der Elektrode entwickeltes AuCl₄– in 0,02M HCl wurde für die Titration von Hydrochinon, Ascorbinsäure, Phenylhydrazin, Phenelzinsulfat und Phenylsemicarbazid mit biamperometrischer Endpunktanzeige verwendet. Die Ergebnisse wurden mitgeteilt und mit den Resultaten der Coulometrie mit Cersulfatoxydation verglichen. Im Gegensatz dazu können mit weniger als 1 mg Probe in derselben Lösung Folgetitrationen durchgeführt werden. Abweichend von seinem Verhalten gegenüber stärkeren Oxydationsmitteln reagiert Phenelzinsulfat stöchiometrisch.

     

On the application of CZE to the study of protein denaturation

Experimental mobilities obtained from CZE are used to study protein denaturation through a model based on known physicochemical theories. This model is able to provide additional information concerning the folded and unfolded protein states from mobility data. Its use comprises first the evaluation of relevant parameters of the protein microstates like the electrostatic free energy, apart from the classical conformational free energy, and second the expression of raw experimental data concerning the folding-unfolding transition into more specific physicochemical parameters like protein hydrodynamic radius, net charge number, and hydration. Spurious effects that are intrinsic to the experimental evaluation of the mobility of protein states, like BGE viscosity, pH, and ionic strength variations accompanying the changes of the denaturant agent intensity are eliminated. In order to illustrate the proposal of this work, two case studies are considered here. The first one concerns thermal and urea denaturations of horse heart ferricytochrome c and the second one involves thermal denaturation of hen egg-white lysozyme. Thus, relevant theoretical thermodynamic considerations of the folded-unfolded protein transition are presented, where the electrostatic free energy is included explicitly in the effective free energy. It is found that this transition involves sharp increases of hydrodynamic radius and protein hydration.     

Utilization of internal standard response factors to estimate the concentration of organic compounds leached from pharmaceutical packaging systems and application of such estimated concentrations to safety assessment

Substances from packaging systems that are leached into packaged medical products may have a safety impact on patients to whom such medical products are administered. The potential safety impact depends on the identity and concentration of the leached substances. The concentration above which a leachable must be identified in order to assess its safety impact is frequently estimated using an internal standard to "calibrate" the analytical response of a chromatographic system. Such an estimate is accurate to the extent that the responses of the internal standard and leachables are similar. To establish the accuracy of the internal standard approach, a database of gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) responses was generated for thirty-eight leachables and eight internal standard candidates. Although the FID and MS responses of many of the leachables and internal standards fell within a narrow band, acidic and basic compounds produced responses that were discernibly different from those of neutral analytes. While most of the internal standards were suited for concentration estimation, three of the candidates, dimethylphthalate, triphenylphosphate and 4,4-dibromobiphenyl, produced the smallest mean error in estimated concentration for the analytes examined. As the FID and MS responses were linear, internal standards could be used to estimate leachables concentrations even when the difference in leachable versus internal standard concentrations was as great as a factor of 25. A multiplier may be appropriate to adjust an estimated concentration to its greatest possible value, and it is this value that is used to convert an estimated Analytical Evaluation Threshold (AET) into a working or final AET.     

Preparation of nickel-mesoporous materials and their application to the hydrodechlorination of chlorinated organic compounds

Mesoporous materials have attracted considerable attention for use as a catalyst or a catalyst support due to their remarkable textural properties such as high surface area and large pore volume with a narrow pore size distribution. Many efforts have been made to design mesoporous materials for use in heterogeneous catalyst systems. Recent progress and results regarding the preparation of nickel-mesoporous materials and their application to the hydrodechlorination of chlorinated organic compounds were discussed in this review. Mesoporous materials were used as a support for nickel catalyst or a nickel-incorporated mesoporous catalytic material in this work. Two research areas were described and discussed in this review. One is the preparation of mesoporous alumina-supported nickel catalysts and their application to the hydrodechlorination of 1,2-dichloropropane and o-dichlorobenzene. The other is the preparation of mesoporous silica-supported nickel catalysts and their application to the hydrodechlorination of 1,1,2-trichloroethane and chlorobenzene.     

An experimental and theoretical study of the thermal stability of various organic azo compounds

Conclusions A study has been made of the kinetics of the thermal decomposition of various derivatives of nitrobenzene and furazan, attention being given to the relation between thermal stability and molecular energetics.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 313–317, February, 1978.The authors would like to thank L. I. Khmel'nitskii and T. I. Godovikova for having furnished the furazan compounds, and B. Ya. Teitel'baum and V. A. Byl'ev for a useful discussion of the results obtained here.     

Air oxidation of organic compounds in aqueous solutions. Ecochemical and analytical aspects

The results of static and dynamic laboratory experiments confirm the oxidation of organic compounds in aquatic medium by dissolved oxygen of atmospheric air to be possible under conditions close to normal. Alkylaromatics containing hydrogen atoms in alkyl substituents in α-positions to the aromatic system, as well as simple ethers, are characterised by the highest chemical reactivity in relation to triplet (³Σ _g ^? ) which is consistent with the pattern of free-radical reactions. Principal environmental and analytical consequences of the obtained results are under discussion. Liquid-phase free-radical reactions of atmospheric oxygen may proceed with the participation of atmospheric aerosols, i.e water droplets within clouds. Another example relates to the prevention of accumulation in natural bodies of water stable nonylphenol (predominantly 4-tert-isomers), characterized by endocrine activity. Suggested the possibility of replacing them with secondary alkylphenols, identical in all chemical properties except for the ease of oxidation by air oxygen in aqueous solutions     

Application of aza-transfer to organic compounds : Reactions between heterocyclic diazo compounds and hydrazines

Aza-transfer reactions between heterocyclic hydrazines and diazonium salts or between heterocyclic diazo compounds and substituted hydrazines have been investigated. The reaction proceeds via intermediate tetrazenes and labelled compounds have been used to elucidate the reaction mechanism.     

有机高价碘化合物在合成中的应用

本文综述了有机高价碘化合物在合成中应用的进展, 介绍了有机高价碘化合物的制备, 阐述了有机高价碘化合物作为芳基, 烷基, 烯基, 炔基, 转移剂及芳基碘盐应用于复杂化合物的合成。     

Voltammetric oxidation of pharmaceutical organic compounds at a new modified electrode: The aluminum graphite spray-covered electrode

A new graphite spray-modified aluminum electrode has been used to determine clozapine, clothiapine, and loxapine in acetate buffer at pH 4.7 and 20% methanol, down to 5 × 10⁻⁶ M concentrations using differential pulse voltammetry. Reproducibility exceeds that of other solid electrodes, being in the range of 1 to 2%. The electrochemical oxidation products of the latter two compounds are strongly adsorbed, causing diminished electrode response, but response is readily restored by polishing of the sprayed electrode.     

Halogenation of fluorinated cyclic 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds: new aspects of synthetic application

In order to elaborate on an approach towards 2-(fluoroacyl)phenols being the superior alternative to the conventional Fries-rearrangement based methodology, the behaviour of cyclic fluorinated 1,3-dicarbonyls in reactions with halogenating agents was examined. The synthetic relevance of the polyhalogenated compounds obtained was demonstrated by the synthesis of several new heterocycles. An aromatization via a halogenation-dehydrohalogenation sequence proved to be a rewarding synthetic route to 2-(fluoroacyl)phenols and previously unknown 3-(fluoroacyl)thiochromones. The structure of one of the synthesized compounds was confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis.