Deep Mourning for Dr. Yang Shixian Dr. Yang Shixian A Life of Dedication

Dr.Yang Shixian(Shao-tseng Yang),the Editor-in-chief of the Chemical Journalpassed away on February 19,1985,was a well-renowned Chinese educationa-list and chemist.He was deputy to the first five Sessions of the National People’sCongress,member of the Standing Committee of the Fifth and Sixth Sessions of theChinese Poeple’s Political Consultative Conference,member of the Academic Councilof the Chinese Academy of Sciences,director and then honorary director     

List of Selected Papers of Prof. Dr. Jaroslav Šesták

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List of Selected Papers of Prof. Dr. Jaroslav Šesták     

Coordination Polymers. IV. Physicochemical Studies on Chelate Polymers of Cr(III), Mn(II), Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II), and Cu(II) with a Schiff Base of 4,4′-(4,4′-Biphenylylene Bisazo)di-(salicylaldehyde) with m. Toluidine

Coordination polymers of Cr(III), Mn(II), Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II), and Cu(II) with a Schiff base derived from 4,4′ - (4,4′ -biphenylylene bisazo) di (salicylaldehyde) and m-toluidine have been prepared. All the polychelates are dark colored and insoluble in common organic solvents. Magnetic susceptibility and electronic and IR spectra of the polychelates have been studied. All the polychelates except Cu(II) show octahedral structures while Cu(II) polychelate is suggested to be a square planar.     

Polylactones. 13. Transesterification of Poly(L-Lactide) with Poly(Glycoude), Poly(β-Propio-Lactone), and Poly[ε -Caprolactone)

Homogeneous blends of poly(L-lactide) (M _n = 30 000 to 40 000) and poly(β-propiolactone) or poly(ε-caprolactone) were prepared in solution. The solvent-free blends were subjected to transesterification catalyzed by means of methyl triflate, triflic acid, boron trifluoride, or tributyltin methoxide at 100 or 150°C. At 100°C, transesterification was barely detectable even after 96 h. When poly(β-propiolactone) was used as the reactant at 150°C, degradation was faster than transesterification regardless of the catalyst. The same negative result was obtained for heterogeneous blends of poly(L-lactide) and poly(glycolide). In the case of poly(ε-caprolactone), copolyesters with slightly blocky sequences were obtained with tributyltin methoxide as catalyst, whereas the acidic catalysts caused rapid degradation. The copolyesters were characterized by means of ¹H-NMR spectroscopy with regard to their molar composition, by means of ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy with regard to their sequences, and by means of differential scanning calorimetry with regard to crystallinity.     

Festival Publication in Honor of the 80th Birthday of Professor Dr.Xin-De Feng

Xin-De Feng (S. T. Voong) was born on October 12, 1915 in thetown of Tongli, Wujiang County, Jiangsu Province, China. He received aB. S. degree in chemistry from Tsinghua University in 1937 and a Ph. D.from University of Notre Dame in 1948 under the guidance of his adviserProfessor C. C. Price. He has associated as a professor with several     

Über die Identifizierung der Lokalanaesthetica (L-A) Butacain (1), Butethamin (2), Chloroprocain (3), Dyclonin (4), Äthylaminobenzoat (5), Lidocain (6), Meprylcain (7), Metalbutethamin (8), Metabutoxycain (9), Naepain (10), Parethoxycain (11), Piperocain (12), Procain (13), Proparacain (14), Propoxycain (15) und Tetracain (16)

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The vibrational spectra of complexes with planar monothio-oxamides—I. The Ni(II), Pd(II), Pt(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes of N,N′-dimethylmonothio-oxamide

The new complexes M(LH)₂ (M = Pd,Pt), ML(M = Pd,Cu) and ML · H₂O (M = Ni,Zn), where LH₂ = N,N′-dimethylmonothio-oxamide, have been prepared. The complexes were characterized by metal analyses, thermal methods and spectral (i.r., Raman, u.v.—vis.) studies. The vibrational analyses of the complexes are given using NH/ND, CH₃/CD₃ and metal isotopic substitutions. The Ni(II), Pd(II), Pt(II) and Cu(II) compounds are square planar. The monoanion LH⁻ shows a chelated bidentate S,O-coordination, while the doubly deprotonated L²⁻ acts as a bridging S,N/N,O-tetradentate ligand giving polymeric structures.