Investigation of the products of the ozonolysis of larixol

On the ozonization of larixol in methanol followed by treatment with ammonium chloride, the main reaction products were 15,16,20-trisnorlabd-6-ene-8,13-dione and 6-hydroxy-8,13;8,14-diepoxy-15,20-bisnorlabd-14-one. When ozonization was performed in methanol in the presence of dimethyl sulfide or in methylene chloride in the presence of pyridine, 6,14-dihydroxy-8,13;8,14-diepoxy-15,20-bisnorlabdane and 6-hydroxy-14,50,20-trisnorlabd-8,13-dione predominated in the reaction products.     

缺Zn症患儿微量元素水平的样本特征分析及其临床补Zn治疗的评价

测定了150例缺Zn症患儿及健康儿发样中的Zn、Ca、Mg及Fe四元素水平．采用主成分分析法．将高维空间中的样本点映射到低维空间中来观察，研究其样本特征，评价临床补Zn治疗措施．结果瑶明：缺Zn症患儿体内缺Zn是病理的主要方面，但往往同时伴有其它微量元素水平偏低现象，临床缺Zn症状的表现可能为多种元素综合效应的反映．因此临床治疗不能单纯考虑朴Zn，还应结合患儿体内其他元素水平的具体情况，考虑其他元素的补给．治疗才能奏效显著．     

Dichroism of absorption and polarization of phosphorescence of molecules of the closed form of nitrobenzospirothiopyran

The spectral-polarization characteristics of absorption and phosphorescence of molecules of the initial form of nitro-substituted indolinospirobenzothiopyran were studied in oriented polyethylene films and in solutions with different polarity. An oscillator model of the electron transitions responsible for the formation of absorption and luminescence spectra was suggested. It was established that the principal differences in the spectral and photophysical properties of the compound studied and its oxygen-containing analog are associated with the fact that the electronegativity of the S atom is lower than that of the O atom. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1143–1146, June, 1997.     

Investigation of the lability of the conformations of some alkaloids of the quinolizidine series

Summary The IR and NMR spectra of lupinine, epilupinine, and a series of other alkaloids of the quinolizidine series have been studied.It has been shown that the inhibition of the inversion processes in the molecules of the alkaloids in the solid phase is revealed in a change in the nature of the absorption in the 500–1200 cm^2–1 region.V. I. Lenin Tashkent State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 49–54, January, 1971.     

Determination of the extent of acid hydrolysis of N-methylpyrrolidone

The extent of the hydrolysis of N-methylpyrrolidone in dilute hydrochloric acid can readily be determined by titrating an aliquot of the reaction mixture in absolute ethanol with tetrabutylammonium hydroxide. A separate equivalence point is observed in the titration curve for each of the three types of ionisable hydrogens involved.     

Structure of the products of the photoreaction of osthole

The results are given of a study of the photoreaction of osthole in chloroform and acetophenone. It has been shown that when it is irradiated in the latter solvent the cyclization characteristic for coumarins takes place at the double bonds both in the 3,4- position of the coumarin ring and in the side chain, leading to the formation of cyclobutane structures.Leningrad Sanitary-Hygienic Medical Institute. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 165–168, March–April, 1980.     

Composition of lipids of the grain of opaque-2 maize

It has been established that the change in the composition of the total lipids and the fall in the fatty acid content depend on the initial maize genotype. A decrease in the amount of unsaponifiable substances in the grain of mutants is accompanied by qualitative changes in the composition regardless of the nature of the genotype.Scientific-Research Institute of Biology Dnepropetrovsk State university. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii. No. 3. pp. 360–363. May–June, 1988.     

Calculation of enthalpies of hydrogenation of hydrocarbons

Sets of hydrogen molecule equivalents have been developed which permit the calculation of hydrogenation of different types of carbon-carbon bonds from ab initio total energies (3-21G and 6-31G* basis sets, and, to a more limited extent, for MP2/6-31G* data) of reactants and products. The calculated enthalpies of hydrogenation are in good agreement with experiment for unstrained molecules, with average errors on the order of 2 kcal/mol. The 6-31G* equivalents allow the enthalpies for strained molecules to be calculated accurately, but the 3-21G equivalents do not. The equivalents for both basis sets have been tested by calculating the enthalpies of hydrogenation of carbon-carbon bonds in nitrogen- and oxygen-containing organic molecules, free radicals, and classical carbocations. The results are in good agreement with experiment in most cases.     

Synthesis of a Pair of Derivatives of N-Methylpyrrole Polyamide

A pair of derivatives of tetrameric N-methylpyrrole polyamide were synthesized in order to develop a new method for the study of interaction of the polyamide derivatives with DNA. Indole acetic acid and nicotinic acid were introduced to the polyamide in the synthesized compound, which showed an expected red shift in the UV spectrum. These compounds may function as a potential tool in the detection of the polyamide binding to DNA.     

Investigation of the products of the ozonolysis of larixol

On the ozonization of larixol in methanol followed by treatment with ammonium chloride, the main reaction products were 15,16,20-trisnorlabd-6-ene-8,13-dione and 6-hydroxy-8,13;8,14-diepoxy-15,20-bisnorlabd-14-one. When ozonization was performed in methanol in the presence of dimethyl sulfide or in methylene chloride in the presence of pyridine, 6,14-dihydroxy-8,13;8,14-diepoxy-15,20-bisnorlabdane and 6-hydroxy-14,50,20-trisnorlabd-8,13-dione predominated in the reaction products.Institute of Chemistry of the MSSR Academy of Sciences, Kishinev, and Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Bashkir Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Ufa. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 577–584, September–October, 1986.     

Formation of particles of metal hydroxides in water solution of polymer

The stages of the formation of metal hydroxide particles in water medium were described. The first stage is the formation of complexes between the stabilizer and metal ion or of metal polyions containing a few metal ions. Dependence between the number of metal ions in polyion and its charge on the pH is described. The second stage is the formation of the metal hydroxide particles by the aggregation of polyions or their adsorption on/in the stabilizer. The distribution of the polyion number in the particles in polyion aggregation is described by the equation p(k) = k(ks-1)(k-1)/ksk and in polyion adsorption on/in the stabilizer particles is more narrow and is described by the equation p(k) = exp(-ks)/ks(-k)/k!, where k and ks are the number and the average number of polyions in the particle.     

Effect of Pore Structure of Al-Co-Mo Catalyst on the Rate of Various Pathways of Hydrofining of Oil Residues

Evolution in the activity and texture of the Al-Co-Mo catalyst in hydrofining of black oil is studied. The catalyst efficiency in desulfurization, deasphalting, and demineralization of black oil is estimated as dependent on the catalyst pore structure and process conditions.     

自由基聚合中平均聚合度的学习

自由基聚合是《高分子化学》课程的重要一章 ,其中 ,平均聚合度是自由基聚合微观动力学的重要研究内容。正确理解其概念 ,掌握各种数学表达式的涵义 ,对高分子化学的学习十分有益 ,本文对不同终止和链转移情况下平均聚合度的表述方法进行了讨论     

Improvement of the efficiency of electrochemical refining of cobalt

To improve the purity of cobalt produced by electrochemical refining, the optimal electrolyte composition and electrolysis mode were determined and a method for diminishing the electrochemical activity of impurity metals in anodic dissolution of the raw metal and a system for deep purification of the electrolyte solution to remove impurities were developed. Cathode deposits with a conditional cobalt content exceeding 99.999 wt %, found in an analysis for the 11 main impurities, were obtained by using the above results in refining of K1A cobalt (≥99.30 wt % Co) in an electrolyzer of distinctive design.     

Effect of composition of coordination sphere on value of constant of additional hyperfine structure of EPR spectra

Conclusions Replacing the oxygen atoms by sulfur atoms in the coordination sphere of nitrogen-containing copper complexes leads to a substantial increase in the constant of the additional hyperfine structure from the nitrogen atoms, and consequently also to an increase in the degree of covalency of the Cu-N bonds.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 704–706, March, 1974.The authors thank V. I. Nefedov for taking the x-ray electronic spectra of compounds (I) and (II).     

Preparation of composite membranes by means of plasma polymerization of tiophene

The structure and the charge transport properties of poly(ethylene terephthalate) track membranes modified in a thiophene plasma were studied. It was found that polymer deposition on the surface of a track membrane via the plasma polymerization of thiophene results in composite membranes that, in the case of the formation of a semipermeable layer, exhibit conductivity asymmetry—rectifying effect—in electrolyte solutions. It was shown that chemical doping with iodine or photo-oxidation of the polymer layer produced in plasma leads to alteration in the electrochemical properties of plasma-modified membranes.     

Thermodynamic parameters of solvation of nonelectrolytes in aqueous solutions of amides of carboxylic acids

Interaction and reorganization contributions to solvation enthalpies of nonelectrolytes in aqueous solutions of amides of carboxylic acids with different degree of N-substitution and N-methylpyrrolidone are calculated. The data are discussed using structurally thermodynamic characteristics of water-amide systems obtained by us previously. It is found that the type of concentration dependence of the solvation enthalpy of nonelectrolytes in all solutions investigated is determined by the type of reorganization component. It is shown that the highest solvation exothermicity of nonelectrolytes in water is due to the lowest value of the reorganization contribution in spite of that nonelectrolytes interact weaker with water than with non aqueous components.     

Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis of the Research Institute of Physics of St. Petersburg State University

The events which initiated the organization of the Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and the Division of Optics of the Department of Physics of Leningrad State University in 1948 are set forth. The steps in the growth of the laboratory and the transformations in the main fields of scientific research are considered. The important role of the laboratory staff at all steps of its work is noted both in the development of methods of spectrochemical analysis and their application as well as in training students and highly skilled personnel in analytical spectroscopy. The researchers of the laboratory who made a great contribution to analytical spectroscopy are listed.     

Influence of viscosity of medium on processes of oxygen quenching of excited states of mesoporphyrin

The oxygen quenching rate constants for singlet and triplet excited states of the dimethyl ester of mesoporphyrin IX increase with decreasing viscosity of the medium and reach a maximum at a viscosity of approximately 0.4 mPa·sec, after which the rate constants begin to decrease. The drop in rate constant with increasing fluidity of the medium may be related to a nonequilibrium character of the elementary act in the interaction of the reactants in the solvent cage. In viscous media such as isopropyl alcohol, isobutyl alcohol, and isoamyl alcohol, the reaction radius is greater than the sum of the radii of the reacting particles. The long-range character of these processes is due to the relatively weak dependence of the quenching probability on distance.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 161–167, March–April, 1989.     

Molecular-scale observation of formation of nuclei in soap-free polymerization of styrene

To clarify the mechanism of the nucleation process in the soap-free polymerization of styrene in water, the polymerization process of styrene mainly at a temperature 46 degrees C was investigated on a molecular scale using an atomic force microscope (AFM) as well as a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and a dynamic light scattering apparatus (DLS). A cationic initiator was employed to make polymerized styrene adsorb electrostatically on the negatively charged mica plate with molecular-scale smoothness, and the mechanism was estimated from their AFM measurements in situ in water. The following was found. There exist two streams to produce PSL particles in the polymerization: one is the polymerization in monomer droplets fragmented by mixing from the main monomer reservoir floating above the solution, and the other is the polymerization of monomers dissolved in the solution by initiators. The former is normally neglected or not recognized because of the small contribution. The latter is the main production process of PSL particle, which is investigated in detail on a molecular scale, and a possible mechanism was proposed.