Flavonoids from Sedum japonicum subsp. oryzifolium (Crassulaceae)

Twenty-two flavonoids were isolated from the leaves and stems of Sedum japonicum subsp. oryzifolium (Crassulaceae). Of these compounds, five flavonoids were reported in nature for the first time, and identified as herbacetin 3-O-xyloside-8-O-glucoside, herbacetin 3-O-glucoside-8-O-(2′′′-acetylxyloside), gossypetin 3-O-glucoside-8-O-arabinoside, gossypetin 3-O-glucoside-8-O-(2′′′-acetylxyloside) and hibiscetin 3-O-glucoside-8-O-arabinoside via UV, HR-MS, LC-MS, acid hydrolysis and NMR. Other seventeen known flavonoids were identified as herbacetin 3-O-glucoside-8-O-arabinoside, herbacetin 3-O-glucoside-8-O-xyloside, gossypetin 3-O-glucoside-8-O-xyloside, quercetin, quercetin 3-O-glucoside, quercetin 3-O-xylosyl-(1→2)-rhamnoside-7-O-rhamnoside, quercetin 3-O-rhamnoside-7-O-glucoside, kaempferol, kaempferol 3-O-glucoside, kaempferol 7-O-rhamnoside, kaempferol 3,7-di-O-rhamnoside, kaempferol 3-O-glucoside-7-O-rhamnoside, kaempferol 3-O-glucosyl-(1→2)-rhamnoside-7-O-rhamnoside, kaempferol 3-O-xylosyl-(1→2)-rhamnoside, kaempferol 3-O-xylosyl-(1→2)-rhamnoside-7-O-rhamnoside, myricetin 3-O-glucoside and cyanidin 3-O-glucoside. Some flavonol 3,8-di-O-glycosides were found in Sedum japonicum subsp. oryzifolium as major flavonoids in this survey. They were presumed to be the diagnostic flavonoids in the species. Flavonoids were reported from S. japonicum for the first time.     

Metal complexes of the diuretic drug furosemide

New complexes of the formulaeM(fur)₂·2H₂O (M = Mn, Cu, Zn),M(fur)₂·3H₂O (M = Co, Ni, Cd), Hg₂(fur)₃Cl₂·2H₂O, Pd(fur)Cl·H₂O and Rh(fur)₃·3H₂O, wherefurH = 4-chloro-N-(2-furfuryl)-5-sulfamoylanthranilic acid, have been prepared and characterized by conductivity measurements, X-ray powder patterns, thermal methods, effective magnetic moments as well as by IR, ligand field,¹H-NMR and ESR spectroscopic studies. The anionfur ^– shows a chelated bidentate O(carboxylato), N(imino)-coordinating behaviour.

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Metallkomplexe der diuretischen Droge Furosemid

Zusammenfassung Neue Komplexe der Verbindungen:M(fur)₂·2H₂O (M = Mn, Cu, Zn),M(fur)₂·3H₂O (M = Co, Ni, Cd), Hg₂(fur)₃Cl₂·2H₂O, Pd(fur)Cl·H₂O und Rh(fur)₃·3H₂O, wobeifurH 4-chlor-N-(2-furfuryl)-5-sulfamoylanthanilsäure ist, wurden dargestellt. Die Komplexe wurden durch Leitfähigkeitsmessungen, Röntgen-Pulver-Aufnahmen, thermogravimetrische Analysen, Messungen des effektiven magnetischen Dipolemomentes sowie durch spektroskopische Untersuchungen (IR,¹H-NMR und ESR) charakterisiert. Das Anionfur ^– zeigt das Verhalten einer Chelat-bidentat-O(carboxylato),N(imino)-Koordination.

     

Bixbyite- and anatase-type phases in the system Sc-Ta-O-N

The aim of our study was to modify the basis compound ß-TaON, which crystallizes in the monoclinic baddeleyite-type, by incorporation of appropriate dopant ions, in order to obtain anion-deficient cubic fluorite-type phases, which are of interest as solids with mobile nitrogen ions. For this purpose, scandium-doped tantalum oxide nitrides were prepared by ammonolysis of amorphous oxide precursors. An unexpected variety of phases with different structural features was observed: bixbyite-type phases of general composition Sc_xTa_1−x(O,N)_y with 0.33≤x≤1 and 1.7≤y≤1.9, yellow colored metastable anatase-type phases such as Sc_0.1Ta_0.9O_1.2N_0.8 or Sc_0.15Ta_0.85O_1.3N_0.7 and, additionally, anosovite-type phases Sc_xTa_3−xO_2xN_5−2x with 0≤x≤1.05. Selected phases were investigated by UV/vis spectroscopy. Anatase- and anosovite-type compounds show brilliant colors. In the anatase-type phase, a possible anion ordering was examined by theoretical methods. Additionally, energy calculations on phase stability were performed for Sc_xTa_1−xO_1+2xN_1−2x in the baddeleyite, rutile, and anatase structure types with varying amounts of dopants.     

Simultaneous determination of 11 drugs belonging to four different groups in human urine samples by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography method

A new, accurate, sensitive and fast reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) as an analytical method for the quantitative determination of 11 drugs in human urine was worked out, optimized and validated. The objects of analysis were imipenem (IMP), paracetamol (PAR), dipyrone (DPR), vancomycin (VCM), amikacin (AMK), fluconazole (FZ), cefazolin (CFZ), prednisolone (PRE), dexamethasone (DEX), furosemide (FUR) and ketoprofen (KET) belonging to four different groups (antibiotics, analgesic, demulcent and diuretic). For HPLC analysis, diode array (DAD) and fluorescence (FL) detectors were used. The separation of analyzed compounds was conducted by means of a LiChroCART^® Purospher^® C₁₈e (125 mm × 3 mm, particle size 5 μm) analytical column with LiChroCART^® LiChrospher^® C₁₈ (4 mm × 4 mm, particle size 5 μm) pre-column with gradient elution. Analyzed drugs were determined within 20 min. The mobile phase was comprised of various proportions of methanol, acetonitrile and 0.05% trifluoroacetic acid in water. AMK was separated and determined from human urine using ortho-phthaldialdehyde-3-mercaptopropionic acid (OPA-3-MPA) as a fluorescent reagent by RP-HPLC-FL. The following retention times for drugs IMP, PAR, DPR, VCM, AMK, FZ, CFZ, PRE, DEX, FUR and KET in human urine were found: 4.01 min, 4.86 min, 6.71 min, 8.14 min, 9.46 min, 10.01 min, 10.90 min, 13.34 min, 14.06 min, 16.03 min and 18.98 min, respectively. Excellent linearity was obtained for compounds in the range of concentration: 0.35-42 μg ml⁻¹, 0.5-45 μg ml⁻¹, 4.5-38 μg ml⁻¹, 0.25-25 μg ml⁻¹, 0.5-35 μg ml⁻¹, 0.25-22 μg ml⁻¹, 0.03-52 μg ml⁻¹, 0.15-25 μg ml⁻¹, 0.25-28 μg ml⁻¹, 0.05-18 μg ml⁻¹ and 0.15-35 μg ml⁻¹ for IMP, PAR, DPR, VCM, AMK, FZ, CFZ, PRE, DEX, FUR and KET, respectively. The limits of detection (LOD) and limits of quantification (LOQ) for analyzed drugs were calculated in all cases and recovery studies were also performed. Ten human urine samples obtained from patients treated in hospital have been tested. In analyzed samples, one or more drugs from the 11 examined drugs were detected. The concentrations of examined drugs in urine samples ranged between: 1.5-12 μg ml⁻¹ of PAR, 5.2-11.5 μg ml⁻¹ of DPR, 0.13-9.5 μg ml⁻¹ of CFZ and 0.1-8 μg ml⁻¹ of FUR. This method can be successfully applied to routine determination of all these drugs in human urine samples.     

Phosphorus-nitrogen compounds: Reinvestigation of the reactions of hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene with 1,4-butane- and 1,6-hexane-diols—NMR studies of the products

Reactions of hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene N₃P₃Cl₆ (1) with 1,4-butane-(2) and 1,6-hexane-diols (3) in (1:1:2, 1:2:4, and 1:3:6) stoichiometries in THF solution at room temperature (r.t.) and under refluxing conditions yield a total of 15 products: two open chain, N₃P₃Cl₅[O(CH₂)_nOH] (n = 4, 6) (4, 5), two mono-spiro, N₃P₃Cl₄[O(CH₂)_nO] (n = 4, 6) (6, 7), two mono-ansa, N₃P₃Cl₄[O(CH₂)_nO] (n = 4,6) (8, 9), two dispiro, N₃P₃Cl₂[O(CH₂)_nO]₂ (n = 4, 6) (10, 11), two spiro-ansa, N₃P₃Cl₂[O(CH₂)_nO]₂ (n = 4, 6) (12, 13), one tri-spiro, N₃P₃[O(CH₂)₄O]₃ (14), two single-bridged, N₃P₃Cl₅[O(CH₂)_nO]N₃P₃Cl₅ (n = 4, 6) (15, 16), one double-bridged, N₃P₃Cl₄[O(CH₂)₆O]₂N₃P₃Cl₄ (17), and one tri-bridged, N₃P₃Cl₃[O(CH₂)₆O]₃N₃P₃Cl₃ (18) derivatives. Their structures have been elucidated by MS, ³¹P, and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The results obtained, based on the synthesis, characterization, product types, and the relative yields, are compared with those of previous studies on the reactions of 1 with 1,2-ethane-, 1,3-propane-, 1,4-butane-, 1,5-pentane-, and 1,6-hexane-diols.     

Phase diagram, crystal chemistry and thermoelectric properties of compounds in the Ca-Co-Zn-O system

In the Ca-Co-Zn-O system, we have determined the tie-line relationships and the thermoelectric properties, solid solution limits, and structures of two low-dimensional cobaltite series, Ca₃(Co, Zn)₄O_9−z and Ca₃(Co,Zn)₂O_6−z at 885 °C in air. In Ca₃(Co,Zn)₄O_9−z, which has a misfit layered structure, Zn was found to substitute in the Co site to a limit of Ca₃(Co_3.8Zn_0.2)O_9−z. The compound Ca₃(Co,Zn)₂O_6−z (n=1 member of the homologous series, Ca_n+2(Co,Z_n)_n(Co,Zn)′O_3n+3−z) consists of one-dimensional parallel (Co,Zn)₂O₆⁶⁻ chains that are built from successive alternating face-sharing (Co,Zn)O₆ trigonal prisms and ‘n’ units of (Co,Zn)O₆ octahedra along the hexagonal c-axis. Zn substitutes in the Co site of Ca₃Co₂O₆ to a small amount of approximately Ca₃(Co_1.95Zn_0.05)O_6−z. In the ZnO-CoO_z system, Zn substitutes in the tetrahedral Co site of Co₃O₄ to the maximum amount of (Co_2.49Zn_0.51)O_4−z and Co substitutes in the Zn site of ZnO to (Zn_0.94Co_0.06)O. The crystal structures of (Co_2.7Zn_0.3)O_4−z, (Zn_0.94Co_0.06)O, and Ca₃(Co_1.95 Zn_0.05)O_6−z are described. Despite the Ca₃(Co, Zn)₂O_6−z series having reasonably high Seebeck coefficients and relatively low thermal conductivity, the electrical resistivity values of its members are too high to achieve high figure of merit, ZT.     

Thermodynamics of liquid mixtures containing n-alkanes and strongly polar components: VE and C P E of mixtures with either pyridine or piperidine

Excess molar volumes V _E and excess molar heat capacities C _P ^/E at constant pressure have been obtained, as a function of mole fraction x₁, for several binary liquid mixtures belonging either to series I: pyridine+n-alkane (C_lH_2l+2), with l=7, 10, 14, 16, or series II: piperidine+n-alkane, with l=7, 8, 10, 12, 14. The instruments used were a vibrating-tube densimeter and a Picker flow microcalorimeter, respectively. V ^E of pyridine+n-heptane shows a S-shaped composition dependence with a small negative part in the region rich in pyridine (x₁>0.90). All the other systems show positive V ^E only. The excess volumes increase with increasing chain length l of the n-alkane. The excess molar heat capacities of the mixtures belonging to series II are all negative, except for a small positive part for piperidine+n-heptane in the region rich in piperidine (x₁>0.87). The C _P ^/E at the respective minima, C _P ^/E (x_1,min ), become more negative with increasing l, and the x_1,min values range from about 0.26 (l=7) to 0.39 (l=14). Most interestingly, mixtures of series I exhibit curves of C _P ^/E against x₁ with two minima and one maximum, the so-called W-shape curves.Dedicated to Professor A. Néckel on the occasion of his 65^th birthday. Communicated in part at the XVII^èmes Journées de Calorimétrie, d'Analyse Thermique et de Thermodynamique Chimique, Ferrara, Italy, 27–30 October, 1986.     

1H,13C NMR spectral data for α-, β-, and γ-lewisites and identification ofcis,trans, trans-γ-lewisite as a new isomer

The¹H and¹³C NMR spectral parameters of α-, β-, and y-lewisites1–5 were obtained and a new isomer,cis,trans,trans-γ-lewisite5, was isolated and identified on the basis of chemical shifts, relative intensities of the signals, and the intra-chain (³ J _hh ,³ J _ch ) and interchain (³ J _casch ) coupling constants. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1833–1835, October, 1993.     

Alkylation of salts ofN-(β-hydroxyalkyl)-N′-hydroxydiazeneN-oxides with alkyl halides and dimethyl sulfate

Salts ofN-(β-hydroxyalkyl)-N′-hydroxydiazeneN-oxides, RCH(OH)CH₂N(O)=NO⁻ M⁺ (R=Me, Prⁱ, or Bu^t; and M=Li, Na, K, Ag, NH₄, or Me₄N), were prepared. Their alkylation with alkyl halides R′X (X=Cl, Br, or I) and dimethyl sulfate was studied. Generally, alkylation afforded mixtures ofN-(β-hydroxyalkyl)-N′-alkoxydiazeneN-oxides RCH(OH)CH₂N(O)=NOR′ andO-alkyl-N-(β-hydroxyalkyl)-N-nitrosohydroxylamines RCH(OH)CH₂N(NO)OR′. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1996–2001, October, 1998.     

Study of isomorphism in fluorine-containing antimony(III) complexes

The mutual influence of the atoms on the composition of solid fluorine-containing antimony(iii) complexes formed in aqueous solutions in the (MF) _x −(M′F) _n−x −SbF₃ (M, M′=Na, K, Rb, Cs, and NH₄;n=1, 2;x=0 to 2), (KNO₂) _n −(KY) _n −SbF₃ (Y=F, Cl, SO₄;n=0.5, 1), and K₂SbF₅−K₂SbCl₅ systems was investigated by elemental, X-ray, and thermogravimetric analyses and by IR and^121,123Sb NQR spectroscopy. The isomorphism conditions for fluorine-containing antimony(iii) compounds resulting in the formation of complexes NaM′SbF₅·1.5H₂O (M′=K and Rb), K₂SbF₅·1.5H₂O, NaCs₃Sb₄F₁₆·H₂O, KsbF₃Cl, K₂SbF₂Cl₃ with constant compositions, continuous M _x M′_2−x SbF₅ (0<x<2) and limited M _x M′_1−x SbF₄ (0.25<x<0.75; M, M′=K, Rb, Cs, and NH₄) solid solutions or LiF+MSbF₄ (M=Na, K, Rb, and Cs), M₂SbF₅+Cs₂SbF₅ (M=Na and K) and MSbF₄+NaSbF₄ (M=Rb and NH₄) mechanical mixtures were determined. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 103–108, January, 1999.     

The application of novel methodology for the synthesis of o-, m-, and p-(SF5-perfluoroethyl) benzene derivatives

The reaction of o-, m-, and p-F₂CCFC₆H₄X with SF₅Br produces an intermediate adduct, F₅SCF₂CFBrC₆H₄X, which, on treatment with AgBF₄, affords the first useful, high yield preparation of o-, m-, and p-F₅SCF₂CF₂C₆H₄X.     

Fast sequential multi-element determination of Ca,Mg, K,Cu, Fe,Mn and Zn for foliar diagnosis using high-resolution continuum source flame atomic absorption spectrometry: Feasibility of secondary lines,side pixel registration and least-squares background correction

The fast sequential multi-element determination of Ca, Mg, K, Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn in plant tissues by high-resolution continuum source flame atomic absorption spectrometry is proposed. For this, the main lines for Cu (324.754 nm), Fe (248.327 nm), Mn (279.482 nm) and Zn (213.857 nm) were selected, and the secondary lines for Ca (239.856 nm), Mg (202.582 nm) and K (404.414 nm) were evaluated. The side pixel registration approach was studied to reduce sensitivity and extend the linear working range for Mg by measuring at wings (202.576 nm; 202.577 nm; 202.578 nm; 202.580 nm; 202.585 nm; 202.586 nm; 202.587 nm; 202.588 nm) of the secondary line. The interference caused by NO bands on Zn at 213.857 nm was removed using the least-squares background correction. Using the main lines for Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn, secondary lines for Ca and K, and line wing at 202.588 nm for Mg, and 5 mL min^− 1 sample flow-rate, calibration curves in the 0.1–0.5 mg L^− 1 Cu, 0.5–4.0 mg L^− 1 Fe, 0.5–4.0 mg L^− 1 Mn, 0.2–1.0 mg L^− 1 Zn, 10.0–100.0 mg L^− 1 Ca, 5.0–40.0 mg L^− 1 Mg and 50.0–250.0 mg L^− 1 K ranges were consistently obtained. Accuracy and precision were evaluated after analysis of five plant standard reference materials. Results were in agreement at a 95% confidence level (paired t-test) with certified values. The proposed method was applied to digests of sugar-cane leaves and results were close to those obtained by line-source flame atomic absorption spectrometry. Recoveries of Ca, Mg, K, Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn in the 89–103%, 84–107%, 87–103%, 85–105%, 92–106%, 91–114%, 96–114% intervals, respectively, were obtained. The limits of detection were 0.6 mg L^− 1 Ca, 0.4 mg L^− 1 Mg, 0.4 mg L^− 1 K, 7.7 µg L^− 1 Cu, 7.7 µg L^− 1 Fe, 1.5 µg L^− 1 Mn and 5.9 µg L^− 1 Zn.     

Agaricus bisporus Crude Extract: Characterization and Analytical Application

In the present work crude Agaricus bisporus extract (ABE) has been prepared and characterized by its tyrosinase activity, protein composition and substrate specificity. The presence of mushroom tyrosinase (PPO3) in ABE has been confirmed using two-dimensional electrophoresis, followed by MALDI TOF/TOF MS-based analysis. GH27 alpha-glucosidases, GH47 alpha-mannosidases, GH20 hexosaminidases, and alkaline phosphatases have been also detected in ABE. ABE substrate specificity has been studied using 19 phenolic compounds: polyphenols (catechol, gallic, caffeic, chlorogenic, and ferulic acids, quercetin, rutin, dihydroquercetin, l-dihydroxyphenylalanine, resorcinol, propyl gallate) and monophenols (l-tyrosine, phenol, p-nitrophenol, o-nitrophenol, guaiacol, o-cresol, m-cresol, p-cresol). The comparison of ABE substrate specificity and affinity to the corresponding parameters of purified A. bisporus tyrosinase has revealed no major differences. The conditions for spectrophotometric determination have been chosen and the analytical procedures for determination of 1.4 × 10⁻⁴–1.0 × 10⁻³ M l-tyrosine, 3.1 × 10⁻⁶–1.0 × 10⁻⁴ M phenol, 5.4 × 10⁻⁵–1.0 × 10⁻³ M catechol, 8.5 × 10⁻⁵–1.0 × 10⁻³ M caffeic acid, 1.5 × 10⁻⁴–7.5 × 10⁻⁴ M chlorogenic acid, 6.8 × 10⁻⁵–1.0 × 10⁻³ M l-DOPA have been proposed. The procedures have been applied for the determination of l-tyrosine in food supplements, l-DOPA in synthetic serum, and phenol in waste water from the food manufacturing plant. Thus, we have demonstrated the possibility of using ABE as a substitute for tyrosinase in such analytical applications, as food supplements, medical and environmental analysis.     

A reinvestigation of quaternary layered bismuth oxyhalides of the Sillén X1 type

A family of layered bismuth oxyhalides, L^I_0.5Bi_1.5O₂X and L^IIBiO₂X has been reinvestigated. Formation of X1-type Sillén compounds has been established for L^I=Li, Na, L^II=Ca, Sr, Ba, and X=Cl, Br, I, but the details of their crystal structures are different. While all L^I_0.5Bi_1.5O₂X, CaBiO₂Br, and CaBiO₂I adopt the disordered tetragonal Nd₂O₂Te structure, all compounds of L^II=Sr and Ba are orthorhombic and isostructural to PbSbO₂Cl, due to L/Bi cation ordering. Crystal structures have been determined for CaBiO₂I, SrBiO₂Br, SrBiO₂I, and BaBiO₂I. We discuss the factors which determine the occurrence and type of cation ordering in the quaternary bismuth and antimony X1-type oxyhalides. We also predict that more isostructural compounds can be prepared with antimony.     

(Mn1−xPbx)Pb10+ySb12−yS26−yCl4+yO, a new oxy-chloro-sulfide with ∼2 nm-spaced (Mn,Pb)Cl4 single chains within a waffle-type crystal structure

The new oxy-chloro-sulfide (Mn_1−xPb_x)Pb_10+ySb_12−yS_26−yCl_4+yO (x ∈ [0.2-0.3]; y ∈ [0.3-1.6]) was synthesized by dry way at 500-600 °C. A single crystal ∼Mn_0.7Pb_11.0Sb_11.3S_25.3Cl_4.7O indicates a monoclinic symmetry, space group C2/m, with a = 37.480(8), b = 4.1178(8), c = 18.167(4) Å, β = 106.37(3)°, V = 2690.2(9) Å³, Z = 2. Its crystal structure was determined by X-ray single crystal diffraction, with a final R = 5.11%. Modular analysis of the crystal structure reveals a “waffle” architecture, where complex rods with lozenge section delimitate an internal channel filled by a single chain of (Mn_0.7Pb_0.3)Cl₆ octahedra connected by opposite edges. Minimal inter-chain distances are close to 18 Å. The rod wall, two-atom thick, presents, in alternation with S atoms, Pb or (Pb,Sb) cations with prismatic coordination in the internal atom layer, while the external atom layer is constituted exclusively by Sb cations with dissymmetric square pyramidal coordination. A (Pb,Sb)₂S₂ fragment connects two successive rods along (2 0 1) to form a waffle-type palissadic layer. The unique O position, half filled, presents the same environment than the isolated O positions in the oxy-sulfide Pb₁₄Sb₃₀S₅₄O₅, or oxy-chloro-sulfides Pb₁₈Sb₂₀S₄₆Cl₂O and (Cu,Ag)₂Pb₂₁Sb₂₃S₅₅ClO. This compound belongs to a pseudo-homologous series of chalcogenides with waffle structure, ordered according to the size of their lozenge shape channel. Such a complex senary compound of the oxy-chloro-sulfide type illustrates the structural competition between three cations, on one hand, and, on the other hand, three anions. This compound is of special interest regarding the 1D distribution of magnetic Mn²⁺ atoms at the ∼2 nm scale.     

1,3-Dichloro-2-butene: a useful precursor for the 2-butene-1,3-dianion and its corresponding 1,3-dipolar synthon

The reaction of 1,3-dicloro-2-butene (1; 5:1 Z:E-mixture) with lithium powder and a catalytic amount of 4,4′-di-tert-butylbiphenyl (DTBB, 1% molar) in the presence of different electrophiles [EtCHO, PrⁱCHO, Bu^tCHO, c-C₆H₁₁CHO, Me₂CO, Et₂CO, (CH₂)₄CO, (CH₂)₅CO, (c-C₃H₅)₂CO, Me₃SiCl] in THF at temperatures ranging between −78 and −50°C gives, after hydrolysis with water, the corresponding products 2 in different Z:E-ratios depending on the electrophile used. Treatment of some diols 2 with hydrochloric acid gives dienic alcohols 3 or substituted dihydropyrans 4, depending on the structure of the starting diol. Finally, the same dichlorinated starting material is transformed into the corresponding allylic amines derived from morpholine and benzyl methyl amine and submitted to the same DTBB-catalysed lithiation as above, so after reaction with different electrophiles [Bu^tCHO, c-C₆H₁₁CHO, Me₂CO, Et₂CO, (CH₂)₄CO, (CH₂)₅CO, Me₃SiCl] and final hydrolysis with water, compounds 7 are isolated having a Z-configuration. A mechanistic explanation for this behaviour is given.     

Triterpene glycosides from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Astragalus</Emphasis> and their genins. LXXX. Cyclomacroside D,a new bisdesmoside

The structure of the new cycloartane glycoside cyclomacroside D, which was isolated from Astragalus macropus Bunge (Leguminosae) and is 24R-cycloartan-1α,3β,7β,24,25-pentaol 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside–24-O-β-D-xylopyranoside, was proved. Presented at the 7th International Symposium on the Chemistry of Natural Compounds (SCNC, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, October 16–18, 2007). Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 48–50, January–February, 2009.     

K+掺杂双钙钛矿Cs2AgInCl6的发光性质

采用固相球磨法制备了K⁺掺杂双钙钛矿Cs₂AgInCl₆纳米材料,该方法无需配体辅助,绿色环保。通过X射线衍射和拉曼光谱对晶体结构进行研究,通过激发光谱、发射光谱和时间分辨光谱对其发光性能进行研究。结果表明,Cs₂AgInCl₆为立方晶体,属于Fm3m空间群,由于宇称禁戒跃迁,其荧光量子产率(PLQY)低,小于0.1%。低于60%的K⁺掺杂主要取代Ag⁺的位置,引起Cs₂AgInCl₆的晶格膨胀,消除了晶格结构的反演对称性,打破了宇称禁戒跃迁,掺杂后Cs₂AgInCl₆的光致发光强度显著增强。K⁺的最佳掺杂比例为40%,Cs₂Ag_0.6K_0.4InCl₆材料发射中心波长为640 nm,半高宽为180 nm,平均荧光寿命达到29.2 ns,PLQY达到10.5%。当K⁺掺杂比例超过60%,K⁺开始取代Cs⁺的位置,产物发生相变,出现立方相的Cs_2-xK_1+x-yAg_yInCl₆和单斜相的Cs_2-xK_1+xInCl₆产物,这些产物由于强电子-声子耦合,非辐射复合占据主导地位。     

Reactivity studies of trans-[PtClMe(SMe2)2] towards anionic and neutral ligand substitution processes

Reaction of trans-[PtClMe(SMe₂)₂] with the mono anionic ligands azide, bromide, cyanide, iodide and thiocyanate result in substitution of the chloro ligand as the first step. In contrast the neutral ligands pyridine, 4-Me-pyridine and thiourea substitute a SMe₂ ligand in the first step as confirmed by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and the kinetic data. Detailed kinetic studies were performed in methanol as solvent by use of conventional stopped-flow spectrophotometry. All processes follow the usual two-term rate law for square-planar substitutions, k_obs = k₁ + k₂[Y] (where k₁ = k_MeOH[MeOH]), with k₁ = 0.088 ± 0.004 s⁻¹ and k₂ = 1.18 ± 0.13, 3.8 ± 0.3, 17.8 ± 1.3, 34.9 ± 1.4, 75.3 ± 1.1 mol⁻¹ dm³ s⁻¹ for Y⁻ = N₃, Br, CN, I and SCN respectively at 298 K. The reactions with the neutral ligands proceed without an appreciable intercept with k₂ = 5.1 ± 0.3, 15.3 ± 1.8 and 195 ± 3 mol⁻¹ dm³ s⁻¹ for Y = pyridine, 4-Me-pyridine and thiourea, respectively, at 298 K. Activation parameters for MeOH, , Br⁻, CN⁻, I⁻, SCN⁻, and Tu are ΔH^≠ = 47.1 ± 1.6, 49.8 ± 0.6, 39 ± 3, 32 ± 8, 39 ± 5, 34 ± 4 and 31 ± 3 kJ mol⁻¹ and ΔS^≠ = −107 ± 5, −77 ± 2, −104 ± 9,−113 ± 28, −85 ± 18, −94 ± 14 and −97 ± 10 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹, respectively. Recalculation of k₁ to second-order units gives the following sequence of nucleophilicity: (1:13:42:57:170:200:390:840:2170) at 298 K. Variation of the leaving group in the reaction between trans-[PtXMe(SMe₂)₂] and SCN⁻ follows the same rate law as stated above with k₂ = 75.3 ± 1.1, 236 ± 4 and 442 ± 5 mol⁻¹ dm³ s⁻¹ for X⁻ = Cl, I and N₃, respectively, at 298 K. The corresponding activation parameters were determined as ΔH^≠ = 34 ± 4, 32 ± 2 and 39.3 ± 1.7 kJ mol⁻¹ and ΔS^≠ = −94 ± 14, −86 ± 8 and −68 ± 6 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹. All the kinetic measurements indicate the usual associate mode of activation for square planar substitution reactions as supported by large negative entropies of activation, a significant dependence of the reaction rate on different entering nucleophiles and a linear free energy relationship.     

Stimulated Raman scattering measurements of H2 vibration–vibration transfer

We present a new set of V–V rate coefficients for vibrational levels 0–5 in H₂ at 300 K, measured using a stimulated Raman–spontaneous Raman pump/probe apparatus. The measured rate of the non-resonant process, H₂(v = 1) + H₂(v = 1) → H₂(v = 0) + H₂(v = 2), is consistent with the previously reported experimental value of Kreutz et al. However, semi-classical predictions of such non-resonant processes, using the identical inter-molecular potential and methodology to that given by Cacciatore and Billing, results in rates which are too slow, by a factor of approximately 3. For the “resonant” V–V process, H₂(v = 1) + H₂(v = 0) → H₂(v = 0) + H₂(v = 1), the semi-classical rate is found to be too slow by an even larger factor, of approximately 30, compared to the experimental rate, but consistent with the previously reported experimental result of Farrow and Chandler. Further, unlike the semi-classical model prediction in which the (1, 1 → 2, 0) process rate is predicted to exceed that of the (1, 0 → 0, 1) process, the experimental data shows it to be a factor of approximately 2.5 less, suggesting that semi-classical methods that treat the rotational motion classically are unsuitable for the highly anharmonic H₂ molecule. The ratio of pure rotation and rotation–vibration Raman cross sections for scattering from levels 0 and 1 is also determined, with results which agree with calculations of Schwartz and LeRoy, but are somewhat larger than previous experimental results of Cureton.