Steroid compounds from the Pacific starfish Lysastrosoma anthosticta

Two new steroid compounds, 3,6-dihydroxy-5-cholesta-9(11),24-dien-23-one 3-sulfate and 3,6-dihydroxy-5-cholest-9(11)-en-23-one 3-sulfate, were isolated from the Pacific starfish Lysastrosoma anthosticta as the corresponding sodium salts and identified. Two previously known glycosides of 24(S)-5-cholestane-3,6,8,15,24-pentol were also isolated and identified as sodium 24-O--d-glucopyranoside 6"-sulfate (pycnopodioside C) and sodium 24-O--d-xylopyranoside 4"-sulfate (luridoside A).     

Reactions in the combustion of hydrocarbons

Combustion of LPG produces carbon dioxide directly up to a temperature of 525°C. In addition, the formation of unsaturates is observed at temperatures above 550°C as a result of oxidative dehydrogenation and subsequent combustion of unsaturates to carbon dioxide at temperatures higher than 575°C.

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Ein neuer Typ quaternärer Oxometallate: K3Na2[InO4]

With K₃Na₂[InO₄] the first example of new kind of oxides of the type A₃A₂[MO₄] with R(A)>R(A) was prepared in form of colourless single crystals by oxidation of the intermetallic compound KNaIn₂. Intimate mixtures of the educts (K₂O₂: K_0.5Na_0.5In=1.2:1) were heated in sealed Ag-tubes (380 °C, 2 d, then 480 °C, 5 d). K₃Na₂[InO₄] crystallizes monoclinic (P2₁/n) witha=1012.6 pm,b=969.9 pm,c=725.4 pm, =91.02°;Z=4. The crystal structure was elucidated by four-circle diffractometer (PW 1100, Ag-K, 6047I _o(hkl),R=7.3%,R _w=4.4%). The new typ forms a very complicated 3-dimensional network ³ {Na₂InO₄} stuffed by 3 K⁺. The Madelung part of lattice energy, MAPLE, is calculated and discussed.

Professor Edwin Hengge zum 60. Geburtstag am 21. Juli 1990 gewidmet     

Synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted 4-oxo-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrospiro-(benzo[h]quinazoline-5,1′-cyclopentanes)

3-Substituted 4-oxo-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrospiro(benzo[h]quinazoline-5,1-cyclopentanes) were obtained by the reaction of 4-amino-3-ethoxycarbonyl-1,2-dihydrospiro(naphthalene-2,1-cyclopentane) with methyl, phenyl, and benzyl isothiocyanates and cyclization of the obtained thioureas. Condensation of the products with various halides gave 2,3-substituted 4-oxo-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrospiro(benzo[h]quinazoline-5,1-cyclopentanes). The reaction of 4-oxo-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydrospiro(benzo[h]quinazoline-5,1-cyclopentane) with 1,2-dibromoethane and 1,3-dibromopropane led to 6-oxo-7,8-dihydrospiro(benzo[h]thiazolidino[2,3-b]quinazoline-7,1-cyclopentane) and 7-oxo-8,9-dihydrospiro(benzo[h]-perhydrothiazino[2,3-b]quinazoline-8,1-cyclopentane) respectively.A. L. Mndzhoyan Institute of Fine Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, Erevan. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 663–667, May, 2000.     

A structural study of the naringin-β-cyclodextrin complex

The structure of the inclusion complex formed between naringin (naringenin-7-O--neohesperidoside) and-cyclodextrin (BCD) was studied in detail by UV and NMR spectroscopic techniques and potentiometry. A binding constant value of 1016±150M^–1 was arrived at from UV studies. Potentiometric studies showed that pK values of 4-OH and 5-OH were affected by and-cyclodextrins. One-dimensional difference NOE and spin-lattice relaxation time (T ₁) measurements indicated that the aglycone protion was affected more than the neohesperidoside portion. TheT ₁ values analysed for local motions indicated that _c values of complexed naringin was higher than that of free naringin. The internal rotation calculated for different groups showed _i values for the phenolic and dihydrobenzopyran portion decrease by a factor of 2. Also a value of 0.12–0.17 observed for the aglycone portion indicated that the coupling between guest and host is weak. All the studies have shown that the disposition in which the phenol group at 2 is inside the BCD cavity with 4-keto and 5-OH hydrogen bonded to the secondary hydroxyl groups at the rim of the wider end of the BCD cavity is the most probable one.     

The electronic structure of molecules by a many-body approach

The vertical valence ionization potentials of cyclopropane, ethylene oxide and ethylene imine are calculated by a many-body Green's function method. For C₃H₆ the ordering of the ionization potentials is 2e(), 1e(), 2a₁(), 1a₂(), 1e(). The assignment of the 2a₁ and the 1a₂ ionization potentials which has been controversial is thus clarified. The ordering is in agreement with the result obtained via Koopmans' theorem. For ethylene oxide and ethylene imine Koopmans' theorem fails in predicting the correct order of ionic states. For C₂H₄O the ordering of the ionization potentials is 2b ₁(), 4a ₁, 1a ₂(), 2b ₂,3a ₁, 1b ₁(), 1b ₂, 2a ₁ and for C₂H₅N 6a, 5a, 3a, 2a, 4a, 3a, 1a, 2a. The agreement of the computed ionization potentials with the experimental values is very satisfactory.     

Dimerization of N-methylanabasine in the presence of metallic sodium

In a study of the dimerization of N-methylanabasine in the presence of metallic sodium under conditions for the dimerization of pyridine, it was found that the reaction does not take place at room temperature while at 50–70° C it leads to the formation of,-di(1-methylpiperid-2-yl)-,-bipyridyl. Oxidation of the latter yielded 4,4-bipyridyl-5, 5-dicarboxylic acid, the decarboxylation of which gave,-bipyridyl.     

Apparent molar heat capacity and relative enthalpy of aqueous NaOH between 323 and 523K

The apparent molar heat capacity, C _p,, of aqueous NaOH has been measured at temperatures between 50 and 250°C and molalities from 0.05 to 1.5 mol-kg^–1. Enthalpies of dilution L were also determined at 99°C and apparent molar relative enthalpies L were calculated up to 1.9 m. Measurements were performed by means of a flow calorimetric apparatus constructed in our laboratory and standardized for C _p, and L with aqueous Na₂SO₄ and with the formation of water from its ions, respectively. Characteristics and performance of this calorimeter are described in detail. Pitzer's semiempirical equations are used for the representation of the results and a general fitting of C _p, data is reported using also recent literature values measured between 4 and 55°C. The fitted parameters are finally utilized, through an integration procedure, to derive a general equation to calculate L at any temperature between 4 and 250°C.     

Steroid compounds from the starfish Lysastrosoma anthosticta collected in the Sea of Japan

Six polyhydroxylated steroids and their derivatives were isolated from the starfish Lysastrosoma anthosticta collected in the Posyet Bay, Sea of Japan. These include a new glycoside of the steroid polyol, lysastroside A (1), which was identified as (25S)-26-O--d-xylopyranosyl-5-cholestane-3,6,8,15,16,26-hexaol, and the previously known pycnopodioside C monoglycoside (2), marthasterone sulfate (3), (25S)-5-cholestane-3,6,8,15,16,26-hexaol (4), (25S)-5-cholestane-3,6,7,8,15,16,26-heptaol (5), and (25S)-5-cholestane-3,6,7,8,15,16,26-heptaol (6). The compounds were tested for the haemolytic activity and the action on the embryogenesis of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius.     

On the crystal chemistry of three copper(II)-arsenates: Cu3(AsO4)2-III,Na4Cu(AsO4)2, and KCu4(AsO4)3

The three copper(II)-arsenates were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions; their crystal structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods:Cu₃(AsO₄)₂-III:a=5.046(2) Å,b=5.417(2) Å,c=6.354(2) Å, =70.61(2)°, =86.52(2)°, =68.43(2)°,Z=1, space group ,R=0.035 for 1674 reflections with sin / 0.90 Å^–1.Na₄Cu(AsO₄)₂:a=4.882(2) Å,b=5.870(2) Å,c=6.958(3) Å, =98.51(2)°, =90.76(2)°, =105.97(2)°,Z=1, space group ,R=0.028 for 2157 reflections with sin / 0.90 Å^–1.KCu₄(AsO₄)₃:a=12.234(5) Å,b=12.438(5) Å,c=7.307(3) Å, =118.17(2)°,Z=4, space group C2/c,R=0.029 for 1896 reflections with sin / 0.80 Å^–1.Within these three compounds the Cu atoms are square planar [4], tetragonal pyramidal [4+1], and tetragonal bipyramidal [4+2] coordinated by O atoms; an exception is the Cu(2)^[4+1] atom in Cu₃(AsO₄)₂-III: the coordination polyhedron is a representative for the transition from a tetragonal pyramid towards a trigonal bipyramid. In KCu₄(AsO₄)₃ the Cu(1)^[4]O₄ square and the As(1)O₄ tetrahedron share a common O—O edge of 2.428(5) Å, resulting in distortions of both the CuO₄ square and the AsO₄ tetrahedron. The two Na atoms in Na₄Cu(AsO₄)₂ are [6] coordinated, the K atom in KCu₄(AsO₄)₃ is [8] coordinated by O atoms.Die drei Kupfer(II)-Arsenate wurden unter Hydrothermalbedingungen gezüchtet und ihre Kristallstrukturen mittels Einkristall-Röntgenbeugungsmethoden ermittelt:Cu₃(AsO₄)₂-III:a = 5.046(2) Å,b = 5.417(2) Å,c = 6.354(2) Å, = 70.61 (2)°, = 86.52(2)°, = 68.43(2)°,Z = 1, Raumgruppe ,R = 0.035 für 1674 Reflexe mit sin / 0.90 Å^–1.Na₄Cu(AsO₄)₂:a = 4.882(2) Å,b = 5.870(2) Å,c = 6.958(3) Å, = 98.51(2)°, = 90.76(2)°, = 105.97(2)°,Z = 1, Raumgruppe ,R = 0.028 für 2157 Reflexe mit sin / 0.90 Å^–1.KCu₄(AsO₄)₃:a = 12.234(5) Å,b = 12.438(5) Å,c = 7.307(3) Å, = 118.17(2)°,Z = 4, Raumgruppe C2/c,R = 0.029 für 1896 Reflexe mit sin / 0.80 Å^–1.Die Cu-Atome in diesen drei Verbindungen sind durch O-Atome quadratisch planar [4], tetragonal pyramidal [4 + 1] und tetragonal dipyramidal [4 + 2]-koordiniert; eine Ausnahme ist das Cu(2)^{[4 + 1]}-Atom in Cu₃(AsO₄)₂-III: Das Koordinationspolyeder stellt einen Vertreter des Übergangs von einer tetragonalen Pyramide zu einer trigonalen Dipyramide dar. In KCu₄(AsO₄)₃ haben das Cu(1)^[4]O₄-Quadrat und das As(1)O₄-Tetraeder eine gemeinsame O—O-Kante von 2.428(5) Å, was eine Verzerrung der beiden Koordinationsfiguren CuO₄-Quadrat und AsO₄-Tetraeder bedingt. Die zwei Na-Atome in Na₄Cu(AsO₄)₃ sind durch O-Atome [6]-koordiniert, das K-Atom in KCu₄(AsO₄)₃ ist [8]-koordiniert.

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Zur Kristallchemie dreier Kupfer (II)-Arsenate: Cu₃(AsO₄)₂-III, Na₄Cu(AsO₄)₂ und KCu₄(AsO₄)₃

     

Isoparametric kinetic relations for chemical transformations in condensed substances (Analytical survey). II. Reactions involving the participation of solid substances

Various manifestations of the kinetic compensation effect are considered in reactions involving the participation of solid substances under isothermal and nonisothermal conditions, as well as manifestations of other isoparametric correlations. It is shown that isoparametric correlations can be used for the analysis of solid-phase reactions and the exclusion of artefacts in nonisothermal kinetics.

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Zusammenfassung Verschiedene Erscheinungen des kinetischen Kompensationseffektes bei unter Beteiligung von festen Substanzen unter isothermen und nichtisothermen Bedingungen verlaufenden Reaktionen werden erörtert, ebenso Erscheinungen anderer isoparametrischer Korrelationen. Es wird gezeigt, daß isoparametrische Korrelationen zur Analyse von Festphasenreaktionen und zum Ausschluß von Artifakten in der nicht-isothermen Kinetik herangezogen werden können.

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Quantitative DTA of epoxy adhesives of technological interest

The glass transition temperatures,T _g, and thermal effects of polymerization,H, have been determined for five epoxy adhesives of unknown composition. From the trendsH vs./t _cure it has been possible to attain a phenomenological kinetic order of the polymerization rate at 100° through an iterative calculation procedure. For most of the investigated adhesives there are reasons (double peak of polymerization and doubleT _g signal) to assume that they are graft copolymers.

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Zusammenfassung Die Glas-Übergangstemperaturen (T _g) und dieH thermische Effekte der Polymerisation wurden für fünf Epoxy-Klebstoffe unbekannter Zusammensetzung bestimmt.Aus den TrendsH gegenübert _cure war es möglich eine phenomenologische kinetische Ordnung der Polymerisationsgeschwindigkeit bei 100° durch ein iteratives Berechnungsverfahren zu ermitteln.Für die meisten untersuchten Klebstoffe besteht der Grund — Doppelpeak der Polymerisation und doppeltesT _g-Signal — sie als Pfropfcopolymere zu betrachten.

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Résumé On a déterminé, pour cinq adhésifs époxy de composition inconnue, les températures de transition vitreuseT _g et les effets thermiques de polymérisationH.A partir de la variation deH en fonction du temps de recuit et par une méthode de calcul itératif, un ordre cinétique phénoménologique de la vitesse de polymérisation à 100° a pu être obtenu.Pour la plupart des adhésifs étudiés l'existence d'un pic double de polymérisation et d'une double transition vitreuseT _g permet de supposer qu'il s'agit de copolymères greffés.

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Effect of rare earth ions on the catalytic activity of Ln2MnNiO6 perovskites

Abstract A series of rare earth transition metal perovskites has been synthesized and the catalytic activity tested for 2-propanol decomposition. The effect of rare earth ions on the catalytic activity can been understood from the correlations obtained between the physico-chemical properties and the catalytic activity of the perovskites.

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Binding/antibinding analyses for diatomic interactions H 2 + system

The region-functional concept of electron density has been quantitatively examined for 1s_g, 2p_u, 2p_u, and 3d_g states of H ₂ ⁺ system on the basis of Berlin diagram which divides the three-dimensional molecular space into binding and antibinding regions. The electronic charge, Hellmann-Feynman (H-F) force, and stabilization energy of the system are partitioned into the binding and antibinding contributions by the regional integrations.Dynamic behaviors of the electron density (i.e. electron-cloud preceding and following) during the interaction processes are also clarified using the centers of electron density and force density.Differences in attractive and repulsive, and - and -type interactions are discussed from the force and density point of view.     

Discrimination of the kinetic model of overlapping solid-state reactions from non-isothermal data

A method has been developed that allows the deconvolution of up to 15 overlapping solidstate reactions without previous assumptions. Both the kinetic parameters and the reaction mechanisms fitted by the unit reactions can be determined from a series of non-isothermal experiments carried out at different heating rates.

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Zusammenfassung Es wurde eine methode zur Dekonvolution von bis zu 15 einander überlappenden Festphasenreaktionen entwickelt, die keinerlei vorherige Annahmen notwendig macht. Mittels einer Reihe nichtisothermer Experimente mit unterschiedlichen Aufheizgeschwindigkeiten können sowohl die kinetischen Parameter als auch der Reaktionsmechanismus der Teilreaktionen bestimmt werden.

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Kinetics and mechanism of the oxidation of p-aminobenzoic acid by periodate ion in aqueous medium

Kinetic results of the oxidation of p-aminobenzoic acid by periodate ion in aqueous medium are discussed. A suitable mechanism based on kinetic evidence and product analysis is proposed.

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ESR study of the reaction of substituted nitrosobenzenes with aliphatic and saturated alkylaromatic hydrocarbons

We have found that nitrosobenzenes spontaneously react with saturated hydrocarbons in the absence of oxygen and light. For interpretation of this general phenomenon a new reaction pathway has been assumed. In light of these results special care should be taken when applying nitrosobenzenes for inhibition and spin trapping as well as organic synthesis in saturated organic solvents, which are supposed to be inert.

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Kinetic luminescence measurements on the interaction of oxygen with oxide surfaces

The dependence of luminescence intensity on the reaction conditions on oxide surfaces permits to determine the kinetic mechanism and gas-surface interaction constants. The suggested method was realized as a computer algorithm.

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Transalkylation of phenols over heteropoly acids

Transalkylation of 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-R-phenols over solid heteropoly acids (H₃PW₁₂O₄₀, H₄SiW₁₂O₄₀, H₃PW₁₂O₄₀/SiO₂, H₄SiW₁₂O₄₀/SiO₂) in the presence of toluene or o-xylene as acceptors of a tert-butyl group at 100–140 °C produces 4-R-phenols with 92–98% yield (R = H, alkyl, aryl, etc.). HPAs are effective catalysts for the transalkylation of p-cresol and 2, 6-ditert-butyl-4-methylphenol.

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2,6----4-R- (H₃PW₁₂O₄₀, H₄SiW₁₂O₄₀, H₃PW₁₂O₄₀/SiO₂, H₄SiW₁₂O₄₀/SiO₂) 0- - 100–140°C 4-R- 92–98% (R = H, , ..). - 2,6----4-.

     

Polyhydroxysteroids from the Far-Eastern starfishCtenodiscus crispatus

Four new polyhydroxysteroids, 5-cholesta-3,5,6,15,16,25,26-heptaol, 24-ethyl-5-cholesta-3,5,6,15,28,29-heptaol-29-sulfate, (22E)-24-methyl-5-cholest-22-ene-3,5,6,15,25,26-hexaol-26-sulfate, 24-propyl-5-cholesta-3,5,6,8,15,28,29-heptaol, and the known 5-cholesta-3,5,6,15,16,26-hexaol, have been isolated from the starfishCtenodiscus crispatus.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1821–1825, October, 1994.