Maragenins I,II and III,new pentacyclic triterpenes from Marah macrocarpus

Maragenins I, II and III, new pentacyclic triterpenes from Marah macrocapus (Greene) Greene, are shown to be respectively Δ¹²-, Δ^12,17- and Δ¹⁷-3β-hydroxy-16-oxo-28-norloeananes on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidence. The structural proposal for maragenin I is confirmed by synthesis from echinocystic acid.     

Selective adsorption of cations of groups I,II, and III of the periodic system on various ion-exchange forms of silica gel

On the basis of an analysis of published data, it is suggested that the affinity of cations for a silica surface should be determined not only by electrostatic forces but also by the nature of the electron density distribution between the silicon atoms and the metal ion in the surface M⁺ SiO^– groups. This suggestion was tested and qualitatively confirmed by experiments on the sorption of cations of the elements of the main subgroups I–III of the periodic system on the calcium (from solutions of the nitrates) and hydrogen (from solutions of the hydroxides) forms of silica gel, and also by the results of a study of the infrared spectra of a number of cation-substituted forms of this sorbent in the range 700–1500 cm^–1.     

Preparation and characterization of diruthenium(II,III) compounds containing terminal olefin groups

4-Vinylbenzoic acid reacted with Ru₂(D(3,5-Cl₂Ph)F)₃(OAc)Cl and cis-Ru₂(D(3,5-Cl₂Ph)F)₂(OAc)₂Cl (D(3,5-Cl₂Ph)F is N,N′-bis(3,5-dichlorophenyl)formamidinate) to yield Ru₂(D(3,5-Cl₂Ph)F)₃(4-vinylbenzoate)Cl (1) and cis-Ru₂(D(3,5-Cl₂Ph)F)₂(4-vinylbenzoate)₂Cl (2), respectively. Ru₂(D(3,5-Cl₂Ph)F)₃(OAc)Cl reacted with 5-hexenoic acid and 6-heptenoic acid to afford Ru₂(D(3,5-Cl₂Ph)F)₃(5-hexenoate)Cl (3) and Ru₂(D(3,5-Cl₂Ph)F)₃(6-heptenoate)Cl (4), respectively. All new compounds were characterized using voltammetric and Vis–NIR spectroscopic techniques, and the structures of 1 and 2 were also established through X-ray single crystal diffractions.     

Ejection,excitation and decomposition of large clusters from the surface of group II,III and IV elements by excimer laser excitation

Light emission and scattering are analyzed for the plume of vapor produced by laser excitation of the solid target of Group II, III and IV elements. Spectroscopic evidences suggest that the plume consists of microclusters of target elements. The size of microclusters is estimated to be 0.6 nm in diameter.     

Determination of microquantities of manganese in iron, steel and some non-ferrous metals by extraction and absorption photometry

Summary The photometric determination of manganese described is based on the oxidation of the Mn to permanganate by means of persulphate, reaction with tetraphenylarsonium chloride, extraction of the complex with dichloroethane from 0.7 N sulphuric acid solution and measurement of the absorption of the extract at 528 nm. Manganese can be determined in the ppm-range in iron, steel, nickel, copper, aluminium and magnesium. Interferences are caused by larger concentrations of chromium.

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Bestimmung von Mikromengen Mangan in Eisen, Stahl und einigen Nichteisenmetallen durch Extraktion und Absorptionsphotometrie

Zusammenfassung Bei dieser Bestimmung wird das Mangan mit Persulfat zu Permanganat oxydiert, dieses mit Tetraphenylarsoniumchlorid umgesetzt, der Komplex mit Dichloräthan aus 0.7 N schwefelsaurer Lösung extrahiert und die Absorption des Extraktes bei 528 nm gemessen. ppm-Mengen Mangan können in Eisen und Stahl sowie in Nickel, Kupfer, Aluminium und Magnesium bestimmt werden. Chrom stört in größeren Konzentrationen.

     

Determination of the activity product of compounds based on microquantities of radioactive elements

Possibility of the determination of activity product (AP) of the compounds of the transuranium element, unavailable in weighable quantities or with high specific activity has been considered based on studying the cocrystallization of their ultramicro quantities with isomorphous microcomponents. Conditions of applicability of cocrystallization technique for this purpose have been discussed. Good coincidence of the values for AP_NaAmEDTA, calculated from the data on cocrystallization of ultramicro quantities of (AmEDTA)⁻ with isomorphous microcomponent, NaEuEDTA, and AP_NaAmEDTA obtained directly from the data on dissolution of weighable quantities of NaAmEDTA has been shown.     

Vibrational-exciton couplings for the amide I, II, III, and A modes of peptides

The couplings between all amide fundamentals and their overtones and combination vibrational states are calculated. Combined with the level energies reported previously (Hayashi, T.; Zhuang, W.; Mukamel, S. J. Phys. Chem. A 2005, 109, 9747), we obtain a complete effective vibrational Hamiltonian for the entire amide system. Couplings between neighboring peptide units are obtained using the anharmonic vibrational Hamiltonian of glycine dipeptide (GLDP) at the BPW91/6-31G(d,p) level. Electrostatic couplings between non-neighboring units are calculated by the fourth rank transition multipole coupling (TMC) expansion, including 1/R3 (dipole-dipole), 1/R4 (quadrupole-dipole), and 1/R5 (quadrupole-quadrupole and octapole-dipole) interactions. Exciton delocalization length and its variation with frequency in the various amide bands are calculated. The simulated infrared amide I and II absorptions and CD spectra of 24 residue alpha-helical motifs (SPE3) are in good agreement with experiment.     

Establishment of an immunoaffinity chromatography for simultaneously selective extraction of Sudan I, II, III and IV from food samples

The establishment of an immunoaffinity chromatography (IAC) for simultaneously selective extraction of four illegal colorants Sudan dyes (Sudan I, II, II and IV) from food samples was described. The IAC column was constructed by covalently coupling monoclonal antibody (mAb) against Sudan I to CNBr-activated Sepharose 4B and packed into a common solid phase extraction (SPE) cartridge. It was observed that IAC column was able to separately capture Sudan I, II, III and IV with maximum capacity of 295, 156, 184 and 173ng, respectively. The extraction conditions including loading, washing and eluting solutions were carefully optimized. Under optimal conditions, the extraction recoveries of the IAC column for Sudan I-IV at two different spiked concentrations were within 95.3-106.9%. After 50 times repeated usage, 64% of the maximum capacity was still remained. Six food samples randomly collected from local supermarket without spiking Sudan dyes were extracted with IAC column and detected by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). It was found that there was no detectable Sudan II, III and IV in all six food samples, but Sudan I with the content of 2.7-134.5ngg(-1) was detected in three food samples. To further verify the extraction efficiency, other three negative samples were spiked with Sudan I-IV at the concentrations of 20ngg(-1) and 50ngg(-1), which were then extracted with IAC column. The extraction recoveries and relative standard deviation (RSD) were 68.6-96.0% and 4.8-15.2%, respectively, demonstrating the feasibility of the prepared IAC column for Sudan dyes extraction.     

Absolute configuration of cryptostylines I,II, and III by x-ray analysis and aromatic chirality method

The S-configuration of the alkaloids cryptostylines I, II, and III was assigned on the basis of a single crystal X-ray analysis of unnatural cryptostyline II hydrobromide (5.HBr: orthorhombic, P2₁2₁2₁a = 10·162, b = 12·352, c = 16·456 Å) and confirmed by application of the aromatic chirality method. Further evidence for the configurational assignment was provided by the CD spectra of the monophenolic derivatives of unnatural cryptostyline II (14).     

The first measured Ag I, Ag II and Ag III Stark broadening parameters

The Stark widths (W) and shifts (d) of two neutral (520.908 and 546.550 nm), eleven singly (211.382, 224.643, 224.874, 232.029, 232.468, 233.140, 241.141, 241.323, 243.781, 244.793 and 276.754 nm) and three doubly (216.189, 231.004 and 239.569 nm) ionized silver (Ag I, Ag II and Ag III, respectively) spectral lines have been measured in nitrogen plasma at about 18,000 K electron temperature and electron density ranged between 0.65 × 10²³ and 1.15 × 10²³ m^− 3. They are the first measured W and d values while those of the Ag II and Ag III lines are the first published data in these spectra. The modified version of the linear, low-pressure, pulsed arc was used as a plasma source operated in nitrogen with silver atoms, as impurities, evaporated from silver cylindrical plates located in the homogeneous part of the discharge. No theoretical predictions exist for W and d values of above mentioned spectral lines. Besides, we have checked the transition probability ratio of two investigated Ag I lines. An agreement with theoretical predictions was found.     

Adsorptive stripping voltammetry of some trace elements in biological samples,II: Nickel,arsenic, aluminium and selenium

A study of the adsorptive stripping voltammetry of nickel, aluminium, selenium and arsenic is reported in which 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole (DMTD) has been used as a chelating agent. By a suitable choice of deposition potential, deposition time, reagent reaction time and other operating conditions, the determination of the four elements could be achieved.By the use of benzyltrimethyl ammonium methoxide as a digesting solvent, it was possible to apply the procedure to the direct determination of the four elements in biological samples.     

INDO parameters for the elements of the I and II transition rows

It is shown that with the use of published one-center INDO parameters for transition metals M, it is not possible to reproduce experimental relative energies of the electronic states of M, M⁺, and M²⁺ accurately enough. Two new sets of INDO parameters for the elements of the I and II transition rows are developed. These parameters are obtained by the method which ensures that the calculated energy differences between atomic electron states are in agreement with the experimental data. The results of some molecular test calculations are presented. © 1995 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Neomacrophorin I,II, and III,novel drimenyl cyclohexanes with hydroxylated butanoates from Trichoderma sp. 1212-03

Neomacrophorins I (1), II (2), and III (3) were isolated from the culture broth of Trichoderma sp. 1212-03, which was collected at Shirakami Mountainous area in Japan. Structural analyses disclosed that these resemble known macrophorins but possess axial-hydroxy group at C3 as well as different side chains at C7′. These are diastereomeric forms of macrophorins for 5′,6′-epoxide functionality. The NMR analyses suggested their relative configurational relationship between the C1–C15 drimene and C1′–C7′ epoxyquinone moieties. ECD spectral discussions verified them particularly for C5′,C6′-epoxyquinone (1), C5′,C6′-epoxysemiquinone (2 and 3), and 2″,3″-dihydroxybutanoate moiety in 1 and 2. The configuration of C3″-stereocenter of 3 was determined by chiral GC–MS after converting into methyl (S)-3″-hydroxybutanoate by basic of 3 methanolysis. Biological assays disclosed that 1 induces hyphal branching of Cochliobolus miyabeanus as well as cytotoxicity against human colorectal cancer COLO 201.     

Hyperfine structure of some near-infrared Xe I and Xe II lines

This work reports on the experimental determination of the hyperfine splitting of the Xe I lines at 828.01 nm and 834.68 nm and the Xe II line at 834.72 nm. Measurements were performed by means of Doppler-free saturation spectroscopy in a low-pressure radio-frequency discharge. The absolute wavelength of all hyperfine components is obtained by way of a high-precision wavemeter backed-up with the absorption spectrum of the NO₂ molecule. We provide an accurate estimate of hyperfine constants for the lower level of the Xe II transition at 834.72 nm. The two Xe I transition outcomes of our experimental study are compared with data available in the literature.