Synthesis of γ- dihydropyrones and β- dihydrofuranones on the basis of acetylenic γ- and δ-keto alcohols and acetals of γ- and δ-formyl alcohols

Acetylenic - and -keto alcohols and acetals of acetylenic - and -keto alcohols and acetals of acetylenic - and -formyl alcohols undergo cyclization to -dihydropyrones and -dihydrofuranones under the influence of acids.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1471–1473, November, 1976.     

Fast non-destructive determination of silicon in coal by means of /n,n′ γ/ and /n, γ/ processes

The possibilities were evaluated of nondestructive determination of silicon content in large-scale samples of coal /about 20–50 kg/, based on the spectrometry of prompt -radiation from processes /n, n /, E=1779 keV and /n, /, E=3539 keV and 4935 keV. The neutron sources were either²⁴¹Am–Be or²⁵²Cf located additionally in D₂O moderator. A Ge/Li/ detector was used for -radiation detection. In exposure times of up to 2 h, the detection limits of 1.3% and 0.9% and accuracies of silicon determination of 0.66% and 0.40% have been achieved in case of /n, / and /n, n / processes, respectively.     

Synthesis of two regiospecific isomers of monotosyl-γ-cyclodextrin

Tosylation of -cyclodextrin in an aqueous alkaline solution gave two regiospecific isomers (2-monotosyl--cyclodextrin(1) and 6-monotosyl--cyclodextrin(2)), that could recognize and catalyze small sized guest molecules; 2-monotosyl--CD recognized small sized guest molecules more effectively than did 6-monotosyl--CD.     

New derivatives of 4-quinaldinol

The reactions of 1, 1, 3-trichloro-1-propene and also 1, 1, 1-trichloro-2-propene with acetoacetic ester gave -(, -dichlorallyl)acetoacetic ester (I). In the reactions with aniline and o- and p-toluidines, the corresponding -(, -dichloroallyl)--arylamino-crotonic esters were produced, thermal cyclization of which gave 2-methyl-3-(, -dichloroallyl)-4-hydroxyquinoline (II) and its 6CH₃- (III) and 8CH₃- (IV) homologs. With phosphorus oxychloride, II–IV gave the corresponding 4-chloro-substituted quinolines (V–VII); with concentrated sulfuric acid, II–VII were converted into the corresponding -quinolinylpropionic acids VIII–XIII.For part XI, see [5].     

Spectral and catalytic properties of a chromium-containing polymeric complex

The spectral and catalytic properties of octahedrally coordinated polymeric Cr³⁺ ions are compared with those of the same ions in-Cr₂O₃. A relationship between the character of the nearest ligand environment of the Cr³⁺ ion (according to spectral data) and the catalytic activity was found. The exchange interaction between Cr³⁺ ions of the polymer chain exerts no significant influence on the catalytic activity.

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Cr³⁺ , Cr³⁺ -Cr₂O₃. Cr³⁺ ( ) . Cr³⁺ .

     

Zur gruppentheoretischen Bestimmung der Atomzustände in Ligandenfeldern

Zusammenfassung Es wird vorgeschlagen, die Bezeichnungen weak-field-Methode bzw. strong-field-Methode durch (L)-Methode bzw. ()-Methode zu ersetzen.Nach einer kurzen Einführung in die ()-Methode wird mit den Mitteln der Gruppen-und Darstellungstheorie eine Formel abgeleitet, mit deren Hilfe man schnell Rasse und Multiplizität der Terme eines Komplexions in der ()-Methode angeben kann. Einige Spezialfälle dieser Formel und die systematische Bestimmung der ()-Funktionen werden erörtert.

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It is suggested that the misleading designations weak field method and strong field method be replaced by (L) method and () method, respectively.Following a brief introduction to the () method an equation is derived by group theoretical means which leads to rapid classification of the () terms. Several special cases and short cuts are discussed as well as the systematic determination of the () functions.

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Résumé Le remplacement des termes «méthode du champ faible» et «méthode du champ fort» par «méthode (L)» et «méthode ()» est proposé.Après une introduction dans la méthode () une formule est dérivée à l'aide de la théorie des groupes et des représentations, qui donne la représentation irréductible et la multiplicité des termes d'un ion complexe dans le cadre de la méthode (). Quelques cas spéciaux de cette formule et la détermination systématique des fonctions (/gG) sont discutés.

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Ich danke Herrn Professor Dr. H. Hartmann für den Hinweis auf das vorliegende Problem und der Deutsehen Forschungsgemeinschaft für ein Stipendium.     

A New Gamma-Ray Spectrum Catalog for PGAA

A major obstacle to the use of the prompt gamma activation analysis (PGAA) method has so far been the lack of a suitable library. Therefore, new measurements have been performed at the PGAA facility at Budapest Research Reactor (BRR) in order to create a prompt -ray catalog for qualitative and quantitative analysis. Prompt -ray energies and associated k ₀-factors have been determined by internal standardization. The resulting catalog contains prompt -ray data from neutron capture and other reactions such as (n,), and decay -ray data from short-lived reaction products. Data have been measured for nearly all stable elements, from hydrogen to uranium. Generally, data for several isotopes are given, to enable isotopic analysis as well.     

Alkaloids ofHaplophyllum dubium

From the epigeal part ofHaplophyllum dubium we have isolated dubamine, -fagarine, skimmianine, graveoline, haplopine, the new alkaloid norgraveoline, and the steroid -sitosterol. This is the first time that -fagarine has been found in this plant. On the basis of the results of a study of spectral characteristics and also passage to the known alkaloid graveoline, it has been established that norgraveoline has the structure of 2-piperonyl-4-quinolone.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 810–812, November–December, 1979.     

Kinetics of thermal decomposition of pyrite in an inert atmosphere

The thermal decomposition of pyrite in an inert atmosphere was studied in order to obtain a detailed knowledge of the kinetics and mechanism of the reaction 2 FeS₂=2FeS+S₂, which is one of the methods of producing elementary sulphur. The process was studied under isothermal conditions at temperatures of 600, 660, 700, 750, 800 and 850 °C in a nitrogen atmosphere, by means of a thermobalance. The rate-controlling processes were determined and their kinetic parameters were calculated. The optimum temperature for the process was found to be 800 °C.

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Zusammenfassung Es wurde die thermische Zersetzung von Pyrit in inerter Atmosphäre bestimmt, um detaillierte Informationen über Kinetik und Mechanismus der Reaktion 2 FeS₂=2FeS+S₂, einer der Darstellungsreaktionen von elementarem Schwefel zu erlangen. Der Vorgang wurde mittels einer Thermowaage unter isothermen Bedingungen bei Temperaturen von 600, 660, 700, 750, 800 und 850 °C untersucht. Es wurden die geschwindigkeitsbestimmenden Schritte bestimmt und deren kinetische Parameter errechnet. Als Optimumtemperatur für diesen Prozeß erwies sich 800 °C.

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- 2FeS₂=2FeS + S₂, . 600, 660, 700, 750, 800 850 ° . , 800°.

     

Kristalldaten und thermische Zersetzung der Modifikationen des Kaliumhydrogenjodats,KH(IO3)2

Zusammenfassung Die Kristalldaten der- und der-Modifikation des KH(JO₃)₂ wurden bestimmt; die von früheren Autoren angegebene rhombische-Modifikation konnte nicht aufgefunden werden. Bei der thermischen Zersetzung ergeben beide Kristallarten zunächst Wasser, dann I₂O₅ und O₂; es bleibt KI zurück. Als Zwischenstufe entsteht K₂I₄O₁₁. Die Temperaturen der DTA- und DTG-Spitzen zeigen bei der- und der-Modifikation sicher nachweisbare Unterschiede.

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The crystal data of the- and-modifications of KH(IO₃)₂ were determined. The rhombic-modification which has been described by earlier authors could not be obtained. In the course of thermal decomposition both crystal types release water, then I₂O₅ and O₂, leaving a residue of KI. As an intermediate, K₂I₄O₁₁ is formed. The temperatures of the DTA and DTG peaks of the- and-modifications, were found to be different.

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Résumé On a déterminé les données cristallographiques des modifications et de KH(IO₃)₂. On n'a pas pu retrouver la modification mentionnée par d'autres auteurs dans des travaux plus anciens. Lors de la décomposition thermique, les deux modifications cristallographiques perdent d'abord de l'eau, puis I₂O₅ et O₂; le résidu est constitué par KI. On décèle K₂I₄O₁₁ comme intermédiaire. Les températures des pics ATD et TGD des deux modifications montrent des différences marquées.

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- (IO₃)₂.- , . , I_{25 2}, KI. ₂I₄₁₁. - , , .

     

Phytoecdysteroids of Rhaponticum carthamoides. II. Rhapisterone B

A new ecdysteroid (rhapisterone B) has been isolated from the seeds ofRhaponticum cathamoides (Willd.) Iljin. (familyCompositae). It has been shown that it is 2, 3, 11, 14, 20R, 24-hexahydroxy-5-cholest-7-en-6-one.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 806–808, November–December, 1991.     

Spin conversion of positronium in paramagnetic solutions studied by age-momentum-correlation method

Correlated measurement of the lifetime and of the lineshape of the 511 keV annihilation radiation of positrons (age-momentum correlation, AMOC) has become a powerful tool for investigating reactions of positron or positronium in condensed matter as a function of time. The beam-based ⁺ AMOC method installed at the Stuttgart relativistic positron beam facility (E _kin ^e+ 4MeV) offers substantial advantages over the conventional E coincidence technique resulting in a fast data taking due to the unity detection efficiency of the ⁺ scintillator which provides the start signal for the lifetime measurement. In this paper the application of AMOC to positronium chemistry is illustrated by the study of spin conversion of positronium in the system methanol/HTEMPO as a function of HTEMPO (4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl, a paramagnetic solute) concentration. The same technique can be applied to other systems and other reactions in positronium chemistry, e. g., oxidation or complex formation.     

Properties of χ-alumina as related to catalysis

-Alumina was synthesized by thermal decomposition of aluminium(III) isopropoxide, and its properties were investigated. The change in its surface area with increasing calcination temperature resembled that of -alumina. Both aluminas had the same acid strength, and their activities in isomerization of 1-butene were the same. -Alumina as a support for molybdenum catalyst in the epoxidation of allyl alcohol also behavedin the same manner as -alumina. Thus -alumina has almost the same catalytic properties as -alumina.     

Nitroalkyl derivatives of some heterocyclic compounds

The 2-(-methyl--nitrobutyl) derivatives of 2-imidazoline, benzimidazole, and benzoxazole and 2,4,6-tris-(-methyl--nitrobutyl)1,3,5-triazine have been synthesized. The nitroalkyl derivatives of 2-imidazoline and benzimidazole have been reduced to the corresponding 2-aminoalkyl derivatives.     

Electrochemical Analogue to the Cinnamic Acid Photodimerization

The dimerization reaction that occurs during electrochemical methoxylation of cinnamic acid is analogous to photodimerization and leads to the formation of -truxillic acid in the following cathodic–anodic process: The radical cation that forms on the anode converts into a biradical on the cathode, which then undergoes dimerization to -truxillic acid with a current efficiency of 63% (in a diaphragmless electrolyzer). The current efficiency rises to 94% when an alternating current is used. In a diaphragm electrolyzer -truxillic acid fails to form.     

Steroids of the furostan and spirostan series from Nolina microcarpa II. structures of nolinospiroside D and nolinofurosides D, E, and F

Proofs are given of the structures of two new glycosides of the furostan series isolated from the leaves of the plantNolina microscarpa S. Wats. (family Dracaenaceae). Nolinofuroside D is (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 1-O--D-galactopyranoside 26-O--D-glucopyranoside (I), and nolinofuroside F is (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside 26-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O--L-rhamnopyranoside (VII). The latter was characterized as its 22-O-methyl ether (VIII). Nolinofuroside E (IV) has the structure of (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 26-O--glucopyranoside 1-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--D-fucopyranoside], which followed from the structure of the fermentation product (VI). The products of the fermentation of the above-named compounds were present in the plant in only trace amounts. Only one of them — nolinospiroside D (III) — has not been described previously. This monoside of the spirostan series is (25S)-spirost-5-ene-1,3-diol 1-O--D-galactopyranoside.M. V. Frunze Simferopol' State University. Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 678–686, September–October, 1991.     

The conformational preferences of γ-lactam and its role in constraining peptide structure

Summary The conformational constraints imposed by -lactams in peptides have been studied using valence force field energy calculations and flexible geometry maps. It has been found that while cyclisation restrains the of the lactam, non-bonded interactions contribute to the constraints on of the lactam. The -lactam also affects the (,) of the residue after it in a peptide sequence. For an l-lactam, the ring geometry restricts to about-120°, and has two minima, the lowest energy around-140° and a higher minimum (5 kcal/mol higher) at 60°, making an l--lactam more favourably accommodated in a near extended conformation than in position 2 of a type II -turn. The energy of the +60° minimum can be lowered substantially until it is more favoured than the-140° minimum by progressive substitution of bulkier groups on the amide N of the l--lactam. The (,) maps of the residue succeeding a -lactam show subtle differences from those of standard N-methylated residues. The dependence of the constraints on the chirality of -lactams and N-substituted -lactams, in terms of the formation of secondary structures like -turns is discussed and the comparison of the theoretical conformations with experimental results is highlighted.     

Gamma-ray pulse height spectrum of241Am-Be source by ‘Li-BC501 (n-γ) spectrometer system

Neutrons from a source are moderated by means of hydrogenous materials such as polyethylene (PE) or water to reduce the energy of fast neutrons and to increase the fluence rate of moderated neutrons. The rise-time and -ray pulse height spectrum from a PE moderated²⁴¹Am-Be neutron-gamma (n-) mixed source were measured by using⁶Li-BC501 scintillation detector and pulse shape discriminator (PSD) system. The difference in rise-time between and neutron signals tumed out to be 18.5 ns for the⁶Li-BC501 (n-) spectrometer system. The figure of merit (FOM) for this separation was estimated to be 1.52, and this was compared with the published results. From this comparison, the⁶Li-BC501 system has much superior characteristics in (n-) separation to other detector systems. Two Compton edges at around 1.87 and 3.99 MeV which are produced by H(n,)D reaction and by the first excited state of¹²C^* from Be(, n)¹²C^* reaction were also investigated.     

Fluorescent Molecular Sensing System Based on Tri-Pyrenes-Labeled γ-Cyclodextrin at the Hetero Rim

Fluorescent active host labeled at the upper and lower rims of -cyclodextrin, namely, mono-3^A-deoxy-3^A-pyrenebutylamido-6^X,Y-O-bis-pyrenebutylate-mono-altro--cyclodextrin (-3) has been synthesized as a chemosensor for steroidal guests using fluorescence spectra change upon a guest addition. The -3 shows monomer and excimer fluorescence, which results in an increase of the intensity of monomer and decrease of excimer fluorescence with a host–guest binding in the cyclodextrin cavity. The extent of monomer and excimer fluorescence variations of -3 was used as an indication for the sensing ability for the guests examined. The guest-induced fluorescence changes were measured for 10^–7 M solutions of -3. The sensing parameters (I_ex/I⁰_ex and I_mon/I⁰_mono) were used to describe the sensing ability of -3. The values of I_ex/I⁰_ex describe that -3 shows less selectivity for guests than that of mono-3^A-deoxy-3^A-pyrenebutylamido-6^X-O-mono-pyrenebutylate-mono-altro--cyclodextrin (-2), and the values of I_mon/I⁰_mono show that -3 shows higher sensitivity and selectivity than that of -2.     

TLC technique for the detection and determination of gamma- BHC in biological material

Summary Five isomers present in technical benzene hexachloride were successfully separated by TLC on silica-gel G impregnated with silver nitrate solution. The -isomer was identified by running a control sample of -BHC. Measurement of the spot area was found suitable for the estimation of 5–20g of-BHC, and was applied to analysis of autopsy tissues. The limit of identification is 0.1g.

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Zusammenfassung Auf mit Silbernitratlösung imprägniertem Kieselgel G konnten dünn-schichtchromatographisch fünf Isomere aus technischem Hexachlorbenzol erfolgreich getrennt werden. Das-Isomere wurde mit Hilfe einer Vergleichsprobe identifiziert. Die Planimetrie der Flecken eignet sich zur Schätzung von 5–20 g-Hexachlorbenzol. Die Methode wurde zur Untersuchung von Autopsieproben angewendet. Die Nachweisgrenze beträgt 0,1g.