Synthetic routes toward pentasaccharide repeating unit corresponding to the O-antigen of Escherichia coli O181

An efficient synthetic strategy has been developed for the synthesis of the pentasaccharide repeating unit corresponding to the O-antigen of Escherichia coli O181. A one-pot, two step iterative glycosylation and [2?+?3] block glycosylation strategy have been adopted for the construction of the pentasaccharide derivative 2, which was then transformed into target compound 1 after a series of functional group transformations. Here H₂SO₄-silica has been used successfully as a promoter for all glycosylation reaction. The stereoselective outcomes of all glycosylation reactions were very good. The 2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-l-glucose (l-QuipNAc) building block was obtained from known carbohydrate l-rhamnose precursors.     

Fluorinated lithium 1,3-diketonates as reagents to modify podands and crown-ethers

Fluorinated enaminoketones, a new type of ligands, bearing two independent coordination centers (polyether's and fluorinated enaminoketones fragments) have been obtained. The crystal structure of the Cu(II) complex of 1,5-bis-[2-(4′,4′,4′-trifluoro-1′-methyl-3′-oxo-but-1′-enylamino)-phenoxy]-3-oxapentane (10) has been elucidated by X-ray crystallography. The results obtained show that the complex 10 consists of two crystallographically independent molecules C₂₆H₂₄CuF₆N₂O₅ (A and B), and the metal atom in the complex 10 has four-coordinated arrangement, as a polyhedron with a distorted square with two nitrogen and two oxygen atoms located in corners.     

A near-infrared study of the hydration of various ions and nonelectrolytes

The differential infrared absorption spectra of H₂O at 1200 nm and HOD/D₂O at 1450 nm have been recorded as function of temperature between 2 and 55°C. Following earlier investigations in the 1000 nm region,^(1,2) the data were interpreted on the basis of a hydrogen-bonding equilibrium invoking two states of the OH oscillators which are found to differ by a van't Hoff heat of formation of 2–3 kcal-mole^–1. The spectral changes induced by various non-electrolytes (1.0m) on the 1000 nm band have been recorded at 25°C for the following: tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, dioxane, dimethoxyethane, dimethyl sulfoxide, acetone, methyl acetate, propylene carbonate, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, tetramethylurea, acetonitrile, and nitromethane. The specific influence of hydrocarbon chains on the near-IR absorption spectrum of water was further studied using a series of homologous sodiumn-alkyl carboxylates (formate to octanoate). The differential solvation spectra of three azoniaspiroalkane bromides have been obtained to compare the relative effects of cyclic and linear alkyl substituents. Finally, the study of ionic hydration effects has been extended to include the following electrolytes: NaPF₆, NaClO₄, NaBF₄, NaClO₃, NaNO₃, NaBrO₃, NaCN, NaSCN, Na₂SO₄, Na₂SO₃, Na₂CO₃, Na₂S₂O₃, MgCl₂, CaCl₂, BaCl₂, and SrCl₂. These data are discussed in terms of perturbations of the hydrogen-bonding equilibrium in water originating from one of the following: (1) direct OH... [polar group or anion] interactions, (2) structure-breaking effects due to weak OH... solute interactions, and (3) water-structure-promoting effects by alkyl groups.     

From oxides of internal perfluoroolefins to fluorocontaining camphor thiazolinylhydrazones

The reaction of oxides of internal trans- and cis-perfluoroolefins with (1S, 4S)- or racemic camphor thiosemicarbazone leads to the formation of trans- and cis-isomers of (1S, 4S)- or racemic camphor 5′-fluoro-4′-hydroxy-4′,5′-di(perfluoroalkyl)-1′,3′-thiazolinyl-2′-hydrazones, respectively. Unsymmetrical dodecafluoro-2,3-epoxyhexane yields a mixture of regioisomeric hydrazones. The molecular structure of the trans-isomer of (1S, 4S)-camphor 5′-fluoro-4′-hydroxy-4′,5′-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1′,3′-thiazolinyl-2′-hydrazone has been established by X-ray crystallography. The quite rare example of cocrystallization of two diastereomers of the latter in homochiral crystal (sp. group P2₁) has been revealed.     

Counterpoise corrections to the evaluation of the bimolecular interaction energy components

Counterpoise corrections to the coupling terms of the bimolecular interaction energy decomposition are introduced and examined on a set of electron donor-acceptor dimers X·BH₃ (X=H₂O, NH₃, PH₃, LiH, CO). The interaction energy decomposition of Kitaura and Morokuma, and the decoupling of E _MIXsuggested by Nagase Fueno, Yamabe and Kitaura have been employed.Counterpoise corrections have numerical influence on two terms only of the NFYK decoupling. This decoupling gives useful additional information on the nature of the chemical interaction when applied to STO-3G minimal basis set wavefunctions, but fails when applied the 4-31G wavefunctions.     

Crystal and molecular structure of organosilicon titanium(iv) derivatives: (Me3Si)3SiTi(NEt2)3 and ClTi[N(SiMe3)2]3

An X-ray structural study of two titanium-containing organosilicon compounds, (Me₃Si)₃SiTi(NEt₂)₃ (1) and ClTi[N(SiMe₃)₂]₃ (2), has been performed. The conformation of molecule1 in a crystal is staggered (approximate inherentC ₃ symmetry), the Ti-Si and Ti-N bond lengths are 2.671(2) and 1.874–1.890(5) Å, respectively. A crystal of1 consists of one type of enantiomers (the space group is P4₁2₁2; the absolute configuration has been determined). The structure of2 studied previously has been refined to the value of R=0.029 on the basis of 3442 reflections (the absolute structure has been determined), the Ti-Cl and Ti-N bond lengths are 2.260(1) and 1.926(1) Å, respectively. The strong distortions in the symmetry of the valence environment of the N atoms in the molecules of1, 2, and related structures are caused by electronic effects, in which the conformation of the relevant molecular fragments plays a determining role.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1473–1476, August, 1993.     

Adsorption and decomposition of diacylic peroxides on the surfaces of dispersed oxides

The adsorption of oligo(sebacoyl peroxide) on Aerosil and MgO and benzoyl peroxide on Fe₂O₃, Cr₂O₃, and V₂O₅ has been studied. It has been established that peroxide adsorption on the considered adsorbents is described by the Langmuir equation. Benzoyl-peroxide adsorption increases in the series Fe₂O₃ < Cr₂O₃ < V₂O₅. The process of thermal decomposition of peroxides in the presence of the listed adsorbents has been studied. The overall reaction of peroxide decomposition comprises two components, i.e., the decomposition processes occurring in a solution and on an adsorbent surface. Kinetic and activation parameters of the thermal-decomposition reactions in the solutions and on the surfaces have been determined.     

Differential double-layer capacitance of a mercury-drop electrode attached to a platinum wire: Frequency dispersion due to the measuring bridge and to the geometry at pendant and sessile electrodes

The frequency dependence of the double-layer capacitance has been studied at the interface Hg/0.116 M KCl in water at ?1.200 V vs. a reversible calomel electrode at 25°C. Two drop electrodes attached to 0.1-mm platinum wire have been used, one sessile with a narrow wedge, the other pendant with a widely open wedge between drop surface and support. The operation of the a.c. resistor-ratio arms bridge has been analysed in a manner generally applicable to series-R, C measurements. On that basis the effect of stray capacitances could be compensated and the frequency dispersion due to the measuring system reduced to a minimum. Both electrodes show a low-frequency dispersion of the measured series capacitance C(ω) and resistance R(ω), ω being the angular frequency. This dispersion has been analysed with a simple R, C network. In series with the bulk resistance R₃ this network has two mutually parallel series R, C's: R₁, C₁ of the drop itself and R₂, C₂ of its edge (neck). From the actual C(ω), R(ω) data follow correct capacitance data C₁, while R₂ and C₂ show a relatively stronger dependence on frequency and kind of electrode (pendant or sessile). Moreover, a sessile electrode exhibits a wedge or shielding effect above a much smaller ω (=ω_h >ω₁, the frequency above which the edge effect becomes insignificant) than a pendant electrode. Conclusions drawn from this information are: in the frequency domain (ω_h?ω₁) diffusive mass transport may be studied without interference from any geometric effect, which is probably also true at small electrolyte concentrations. This study should be performed with a pendant electrode, since it has the largest (ω_h?ω₁) domain.     

Facile generation of platinum(IV) compounds with mixed labile moieties. Hydrogen peroxide oxidation of platinum(II) to platinum(IV) compounds

Hydrogen peroxide oxidation of platinum(II) compounds containing labile groups such as Cl, OH, and alkene moieties has been carried out and the products characterized. The reactions of [Pt^II (X)₂ (N–N)] (X = Cl, OH, X₂ = isopropylidenemalorate (ipm); N–N 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediamine [(dmpda), N-isopropyl-1,3-propanediamine (ippda)] with hydrogen peroxide in an appropriate solvent at room temperature affords [Pt^IV (OH)(Y)(X)₂(N–N)] (Y = OH, OCH₃). The crystal structures of [Pt^IV(OH)(OCH₃)(Cl)₂(dmpda)]·2H₂O (P-1 bar, a = 6.339(2) Å , b = 9.861(1) Å, c = 11.561(1) Å, a = 92.078(9)°, β = 104.78(1)°, γ=100.54(1)°, V = 684.3(2) ų, Z = 2R = 0.0503) and [Pt^IV(OH)₂(ipm)(ippda)]·3H₂O (C 2/c, a = 27.275(6) Å, b=6.954(2) Å, c = 22.331(4) Å, β = 118.30(2)°, V = 3729(2) ų, Z = 8, R = 0.0345) have been solved and refined. The local geometry around the platinum(IV) atom approximates to a typical octahedral arrangement with two added groups (OH and OCH₃; OH and OH) in a transposition. The platinum(IV) compounds with potential labile moieties may be important intermediate species for further reactions.     

Measurement of the enhancement effect in different series in X-ray fluorescence analysis

In this study the enhancement effect depending on the changing of the sample of the matrix element has been investigated using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis. The present measured values of the enhancement effect factors for eight series (La₂O₃−Sm₂O₃, La₂O₃−Eu₂O₃, La₂O₃−Gd₂O₃, La₂O₃−Tb₄O₇, La₂O₃−Dy₂O₃, La₂O₃−Ho₂O₃, La₂O₃−Er₂O₃ and La₂O₃−Tm₂O₃) at 59.5 keV incident photon energy have been studied. It has been observed that changing of the matrix element influence the enhancement effect.     

Analytical reactions of substituted cyanoferrates : I. Na3[Fe(CN)5(NH3)]

The reagent pentacyanoamminoferrate (PCAF) in its aqueous reactions with some common cations and anions produces colored species in solution. It has been observed that the reactions of Fe³⁺, Fe²⁺, Co²⁺, VO²⁺, Mo⁶⁺, S₂O₃²⁻, and NO₂⁻ are sensitive enough to permit their colorimetric determinations. In addition, the reagent has been found useful in the simultaneous trace analysis of Fe³⁺ and VO²⁺ present in the same solution.A comparative study has been made of the reactions of PCAF and the other unsubstituted cyanoferrates(II) and (III).     

Synthesis and characterization of a new chloro-di-phenyltin(IV) complex with 2-mercapto-nicotinic acid: Study of its influence upon the catalytic oxidation of linoleic acid to hydroperoxylinoleic acid by the enzyme lipoxygenase

The complex [(C₆H₅)₂SnCl(HMNA)] (1) where H₂MNA is thioamide 2-mercapto-nicotinic acid has been synthesized by reacting a methanolic solution of di-chloro-di-phenyltin(IV) Ph₂SnCl₂ with an aqueous solution of 2-mercapto-nicotinic acid, containing twofold amount of potassium hydroxide. The Sn/ligand molar ratio is 2:1. The complex was characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR and Mössbauer spectroscopic techniques. In addition the crystal structure of the molecule was determined by an X-ray diffraction at 293(2) K. C₁₈H₁₄ClNO₂SSn is monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, a = 15.089(3) Å, b = 15.846(3) Å, c = 16.691(3) Å, β = 105.57(3)°, Z = 8. The ligand coordinates to the metal center through the exocyclic sulfur and the heterocyclic nitrogen atoms, forming a four membered ring. The coordination sphere around the tin(IV) ion is completed with two carbon atoms from the two phenyl groups and one chlorine atom. The geometry around the tin atom can be described either as trigonal bipyramidal or tetragonal pyramidal. Finally, the influence of the complex [(C₆H₅)₂SnCl(HMNA)] (1) upon the catalytic peroxidation of linoleic acid to hydroperoxylinoleic acid by the enzyme lipoxygenase (LOX) was also kinetically and theoretically studied and the results compared with the ones of the corresponding binuclear complex [(C₆H₅)₃Sn(MNA)Sn(C₆H₅)₃ · (acetone)] (2) reported in the literature.     

Benign synthesis of carboxamide ligands,H2Me2bqb and H2Me2bpb. Preparation,characterization and electrochemistry of Ni(II) complexes: The crystal structure of [Ni(Me2bqb)]

A novel and highly efficient approach for the synthesis of H₂Me₂bqb and H₂Me₂bpb using ionic liquid as an environmentally benign reaction medium has been developed, eliminating the need for the pyridine as a toxic solvent. The Ni(II) complex of the dianionic ligand Me₂bqb²⁻, [Me₂bqb²⁻ = 1,2-bis(quinoline-2-carboxamide)-4,5-dimethyl-benzene dianion], has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses and spectroscopic methods, and the crystal and molecular structure of [Ni(Me₂bqb)] (1), has been determined by X-ray crystallography. The complex exhibits distorted square-planar NiN₄ coordination geometry with two short and two long Ni–N bonds (Ni–N ∼1.85 and ∼1.96 Å, respectively). The electrochemical behavior of [Ni(Me₂bqb)] (1), has been studied by cyclic voltammetry and compared with the analogous complex, [Ni(Me₂bpb)] (2).     

Polyphenols and acids of Ulugbekia tschimganica

From the herbage ofUlugbekia tschimganica (B. Fedtsch.) Zak two new phenolcarboxylic acids have been isolated in the form of their methyl derivatives: methyl ulugbekate C₁₉H₁₈O₆ (I) and methyl ulugbinate acid C₂₀H₂₂O₇ (II), mp 228°C. It has been established that (I) most probably has the structure of 1,5-bis(3′,4′-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-methoxycarbonylpent-1-ene and (II) that of 1,5-bis(2′,4′-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-methoxycarbonylpent-1-ene and (II) that of 1,5-bis(2′,4′-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-methoxycarbonyl-4-methoxypent-2-ene.     

Application of capillary electrophoresis to the uranyl/citrate system in moderately acidic solutions

The capillary electrophoresis method has been applied to the speciation study of uranium(VI) at room temperature, in 0.02M citrate buffer solutions, at pH values between 2.5 and 5.5 and at citrate/U ratios between 20 and 40. No negatively charged species have been pointed out at pH values lower than 3. For a pH value higher than 5, the electropherograms are ill-defined and the signals cannot be analyzed simply (owing to a high and rough baseline). In the pH range 3–5, up to 4 peaks can be attributed to U(VI) species. Two of them are likely due to the expected monomer [(UO₂)(Cit)]⁻and dimer [(UO₂)₂(Cit)₂]²⁻ complex species and these species are shown to be in quasi-equilibrium with two other species possessing slightly lower migration velocities, [(UO₂)H(Cit)(OH)]⁻ and [(UO₂)₂H₂(Cit)₂(OH)₂]²⁻, respectively. Speciation diagrams calculated by an exact analytical approach are proposed in order to explain the experimental results. A complete agreement between theoretical and experimental results needs to take into account kinetic and hydrolysis effects.     

Computer analysis of equilibrium data in solution. A method for computing the formation constants of two mass balance systems,from potentiometric measurements,applied to the hydrolysis of copper(II)

Summary A computer program for two mass balance systems (in solution) has been written in FORTRAN IV. This program (ES3TM) refines the formation constants and some titration parameters (E⁰, analytical concentrations) from potentiometric data, using the Marquardt algorithm for the Gauss nonlinear least squares method. The program has been compared with some other programs reported in the literature. In order to test the ES3TM program and to obtain reliable values of formation constants for the species, [Cu_p(OH)_q]^(2p–q)+, we studied the hydrolysis of copper(II) by pH-metric measurements at 37°C and I=0.15 mol dm^–3 (NaNO₃). The results of the refinement have been discussed in the light of the characteristics of the ES3TM program and of the reliability of the speciation models on copper(II) hydrolysis reported up to now.See Appendix.     

Measuring the heat evolved from individual reaction steps in atomic layer deposition

A thermopile has been constructed for detecting heat of reaction during the individual steps taking place in the growth cycles of atomic layer deposition (ALD). The thermopile sensor consists of 64 junctions of thermocouple type K. It has successfully been applied to characterize ALD growth of Al₂O₃ from Al(CH₃)₃ (TMA) and H₂O, and has furthermore been applied to explore energetics of ALD growth for the following combinations of precursors: TMA + O₃, TMA + O₂, TMA + hydroquinone, TiCl₄ + H₂O, and Zn(CH₃CH₂)₂ + H₂O. The thermopile clearly identifies exo/endothermal reaction steps, the effect of surface temperature on exposure to precursors from cold sources as well as variation in the flow of gases, and allows setting up of experiments where variations in precursors and pulsing parameters may provide mechanistic insight into the ALD growth. The sensor represents a new and complementary tool for in situ characterization of thin film growth by ALD.     

Calorimetric Investigations of Some Phases in the System Sodium Fluoride - Aluminium Fluoride

Beside the two well-known minerals cryolite, Na₃AlF₆, and chiolite, Na₅Al₃F₁₄, the binary system NaF-AlF₃ also contains a third compound, NaAlF₄, sodium tetrafluoroaluminate. Solid NaAlF₄ has been prepared from its vapour under controlled conditions. The stability of NaAlF₄ has been investigated by differential scanning calorimetry. It is shown that the disproportionation of the compound: 5NaAlF_4(s)=Na₅Al₃F_14(s)+2AlF_3(s) takes place at considerable rate between 700 and 900 K. The enthalpy of this reaction is calculated and found to be -66.9 kJ. Enthalpies of the two solid state transitions α-Na₃AlF₆ → β-Na₃AlF₆ and α-AlF₃ → β-AlF₃ have also been measured and new values are reported. The enthalpy of formation of chiolite, Na₅Al₃F₁₄, at 900 K has been recalculated from enthalpy increment data obtained by drop calorimetry. A value of ΔH₉₀₀ ^o = -7513.6±12.0 kJ mol^-1 has been obtained. This value is in disagreement with the recommended value given in JANAF Thermochemical Tables given at 900 K ΔH_f ^o = -7559.2 kJ mol^-1. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Barriers to the intramolecular N‐ to N‐transfer of different groups in pyrazoles: Prototropy vs. Elementotropy

Barriers to the N‐ to N‐ transfer of different groups in pyrazole have been calculated at different levels (B3LYP and MP2 with 6‐31G*, 6‐311G*, and CEP‐121 basis sets). Ten groups studied were H, BH₂, CH₃, CHO, AlH₂, SiH₃, GaH₂, GeH₃, SnH₃, and HgH. Two types of different transition states were found: The most common is a triangular situation with the group symmetrically linked to both N atoms. For metals M of the group 13 (B, Ga, Al) that situation is a second minimum while the TS corresponds to a rotation about the N M bond plus a displacement of the migrating group to yield a nonsymmetric TS. A relationship between the barrier and the geometry has been found. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 16:628–636, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20163     

Spectrophotometric and Potentiometric Studies on the Binding Abilities of Two Novel Tripodal Imine-Phenol Ligands Towards Al(III) and Ga(III)

The aqueous coordination behavior of two novel tripodal imine-phenol ligands, cis,cis-1,3,5-tris{(2-hydroxybenzilidene)aminomethyl}cyclohexane (TMACHSAL, L¹) and cis,cis-1,3,5-tris{[(2-hydroxyphenyl)ethylidene]aminomethyl}cyclohexane (Me₃- TMACHSAL, L²) with Al³⁺ and Ga³⁺ has been investigated at an ionic strength of 0.1 mol⋅dm⁻³ KCl and 25±1 °C by potentiometric and spectrophotometric methods. Both ligands formed various monomeric metal complex species MLH₃, MLH₂, MLH, ML and MLH₋₁ with Ga(III); and MLH₃, ML and MLH₋₁ with Al(III). The Ga(III) complexes showed higher thermodynamic stability than the Al(III) complexes. Semi-empirical PM6 calculations along with TDDFT/B3LYP/3-21G calculations have been performed to complement the experimental measurements. The calculated structure of the metal complexes predicted a distorted octahedral geometry where favorable ring-flipping from the equatorial conformation in uncomplexed ligands to the axial conformation was observed upon chelation.