1H NMR titration study of stimuli-responsive supramolecular assemblies: inclusion complexes between PEG–b-PEI copolymer-grafted dextran and naphthalene-appended γ-cyclodextrin via double-strand inclusion

We have previously prepared a stimuli-responsive inclusion complex between PEG–b-PEI–g-dextran graft copolymer (PEG–PEI–dex) and γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD) in order to investigate unique inclusion phenomena, double-axle inclusion. For further study, a γ-CD derivative, mono-6-O-(2-sulfonato-6-naphthyl)-γ-CD (SN-γ-CD) was additionally synthesized for ¹H NMR titration study, which is expected to induce the competition of pendant naphthyl group with external polymer guests. Consequently, ¹H NMR titration results of the inclusion complex of PEG–PEI–dex with SN-γ-CD showed stoichiometric changes, temperature-dependence, and reversibly pH-responsive properties of the inclusion complexes in terms of chemical shift variation.     

Interaction of immobilized 2,8,14,20-tetramethyl-4,6,10,12,16,18,22,24-octahydroxycalix[4]arene with Na+, Cs+, and NH4 + ions and organic cations

The equilibrium in the system water—electrolyte—cross-linked polymer containing immobilized 2,8,14,20-tetramethyl-4,6,10,12,16,18,22,24-octahydroxycalix[4]arene was studied. Immobilized calixarene 1 was shown to form 1∶1, 1∶2, 1∶3, and 1∶4 compounds with inorganic cations (Na⁺, Cs⁺, and NH₄ ⁺), and with organic cations (hexamethylen-tetramine and β-diethylaminoethylp-aminobenzoate) 1∶1 compounds are formed. The affinity of immobilized calixarene1 increases in the series of cations: hexamethylenetetramine <Na⁺, Cs⁺, NH₄ ⁺<β-diethylaminoethylp-aminobenzoate. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2214–2216, November, 1998.     

Specific features of reversible <Emphasis Type="Italic">E</Emphasis>—<Emphasis Type="Italic">Z</Emphasis>-photoisomerization of crown-containing 4-styrylpyridine complexes with various cations

The reversible photochemical E—Z-isomerization of crown-containing 4-styrylpyridine was studied. The reaction was carried out in the presence of alkaline-earth metals capable of forming complexes with the crown-ether fragment and heavy metal perchlorates (Hg²⁺, Cd²⁺) that are able to coordinate the nitrogen atom of the heterocyclic residue. The influence of complex formation on the E—Z-photoisomerization was determined by electronic spectroscopy and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The studies performed confirm that the E—Z-photoisomerization can be controlled using supramolecular complex formation.     

Dimerization and Coordination Properties of Zinc(II)tetra-4-alkoxybenzoyloxiphthalocyanine in Relation to DABCO in <Emphasis Type="Italic">o</Emphasis>-Xylene and Chloroform

For the first time the interactions between zinc(II)tetra-4-alkoxybenzoyloxiphthalocyanine (Zn(4—O—CO—C₆H₄—OC₁₁H₂₃)Pc) and 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) in o-xylene and chloroform have been studied by calorimetric titration and NMR and electron absorption spectroscopic methods. It has been found that in o-xylene at concentrations of Zn(4—O—CO—C₆H₄—OC₁₁H₂₃)Pc higher than 6×10⁻⁴ mol⋅L⁻¹ π–π dimers species are formed (λ _max= 685 nm). Additions of DABCO to the solution up to mole ratio 1 : 8 (Zn(4—O—CO—C₆H₄—OC₁₁H₂₃)Pc : DABCO) lead to a shift of the aggregation equilibrium towards monomer species due to formation of monoligand axial complexes. Further increasing the DABCO concentration results in formation of Zn(4—O—CO—C₆H₄—OC₁₁H₂₃)Pc—DABCO—Zn(4—O—CO—C₆H₄—OC₁₁H₂₃)Pc sandwich dimers (λ _max= 675 nm).     

Reversed Capillary Electrochromatography: Investigation of Peak Symmetry for Eluting Curves of Solutes

Summary A clean method without use of organic solvents has been developed for isolation and high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) determination of oxytetracycline (OTC) and sulphadimidine (SDD) in cow's milk. Isolation is rapid and simple—homogenization with an inorganic acid solution by means of a handy ultrasonic homogenizer, which is easy-to-use and portable, followed by centrifugation. Reversed-phase HPLC was performed on a C₄ column, with 1.25 mmol L⁻¹ succinic acid solution as mobile phase, and identification was by means of a photodiode-array detector. Separation of the analytes was achieved in less than 8 min. Significant linearity was established over the concentration range of 0.1–1.0 μg mL⁻¹ for both target compounds (r>0.99,P<0.01). Average recoveries of OTC and SDD (each spiked at 0.1–1.0 μg mL⁻¹) were ≥88.8, and inter- and intra-assay variability was ≤2.8%. The total time required for analysis of one sample was <20 min. The limits of quantitation of the method (μg mL⁻¹ in milk) were 0.044 for OTC and 0.023 for SDD. No organic solvent was used at any stage of the analysis.     

Thermal,physicochemical and microstructural studies of binary organic eutectic systems

Solid–liquid phase equilibrium data of three binary organic systems, namely, 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde (HB)—4-bromo-2-nitroanilne (BNA), benzoin (BN)—resorcinol (RC) and urea (U)—1,3-dinitrobenzene (DNB), were studied by the thaw–melt method. While the former two systems show the formation of simple eutectic, the third system shows the formation of a monotectic and a eutectic with a large immiscibility region where two immiscible liquid phases are in equilibrium with a liquid of single phase. Growth kinetics of the pure components, the monotectic and the eutectics, studied by measuring the rate of movement (v) of solid–liquid interface in a thin U-tube at different undercoolings (ΔT) suggests the applicability of the Hillig–Turnbull’s equation: v = u (ΔT) ⁿ , where v and n are the constants depending on the nature of the materials involved. The thermal properties of materials such as heat of mixing, entropy of fusion, roughness parameter, interfacial energy, and excess thermodynamic functions were computed from the enthalpy of fusion values, determined by differential scanning calorimeter (Mettler DSC-4000) system. The role of solid–liquid interfacial energy on morphologic change of monotectic growth has also been discussed. The microstructures of monotectic and eutectics were taken which showed lamellar and federal features.     

Supramolecular systems of amphiphilic derivatives of calix[4]resorcinarenes and surfactants in chloroform

Aggregation of amphiphilic calix[4]resorcinarenes (CRA) modified by carboxymethyl (1), 2-hydroxyethyl (2), methylamino acetal (3), and aminomethyl (4) fragments and their interaction with some synthetic (5, 6) and natural (7, 8) surfactants in the low-polarity solvent (chloroform) were studied by permittivity measurements and FT-IR spectroscopy. Compounds 1–4 and surfactants form aggregates at critical micelle concentrations (CMC) of 2.0·10⁻⁵–7.5·10⁻⁵ and 1.7·10⁻⁵–2.0·10⁻³ mol L⁻¹, respectively. The CMC values of CRA—surfactant mixed aggregates depend on the surfactant structure and the structure and concentration of CRA. Analysis of the IR spectra of solutions of a series of amphiphilic CRA (2–4, 9, 10) and their mixtures with the cationic surfactant N-cetyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium bromide (5) showed that an increase in the concentration of the solutions in individual and mixed systems is accompanied by a decrease in the molar integral intensities and intensities in the maxima of the absorption bands of the O—H and C—H bonds down to the CMC point, after which these values change slightly. The discovered effect, which is differently pronounced for all systems studied, indicates that both the polar “head” groups and nonpolar fragments of CRA and surfactant are involved in the formation of supramolecules of the reverse micelle type in all cases. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 459–466, March, 2007.     

Raman scattering spectra and molecular conformations of bis(quaternaryammonium bromide)-water systems

The dimeric bis(quaternaryammonium bromide) surfactants, [Br⁻(CH₃)₂N⁺(C _m H_{2 m +1})—(CH₂) _s —(C _m H_{2 m +1})N⁺(CH₃)₂Br⁻, s = 2, 3 and m = 4, 6, 10 and 12, s = 6 and m = 8, 10, 12], have been synthesized and the phase maps of the sm6-8-water, sm6-10-water and sm6-12-water binary systems have been determined (sm6-8 implies s = 6, m = 8). In order to examine the molecular structures of these solid samples and of their dimeric surfactant-water binary systems, Raman spectra of the simple dimeric surfactants, sm2-4 and sm3-4, in which crystal structures of the trans- and cis-type conformations have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, have been investigated, and Raman bands characteristic of these skeletal structures were found in the skeletal deformation region. On the basis of these characteristic Raman bands for the two conformations, it has been concluded that the dimeric surfactants, sm6-8, sm6-10 and sm6-12 also take up a cis-type conformation in the crystalline state. Furthermore, it has been found that the Raman bands in the C—H stretching, skeletal stretching and CH₂ scissoring regions are sensitive to phase structure. Received: 21 July 1998 Accepted in revised form: 9 November 1998     

Thermochemistry of heteroatomic compounds 26.* Calculation of the combustion and formation enthalpy of carbohydrate bicyclophosphites

The enthalpies of combustion for five noncyclic and cyclic phosphites in the condensed state were calculated from the derived equation ΔH_comb/kJ mol^-1 = —860.7 — 107.0(N — n), where N is the number of bonding valent electrons, and c is the number of lone electron pairs of heteroatoms. The dependence presented was used to calculate the combustion enthalpy of five phosphorylated carbohydrates, because these thermochemical values are often difficult to determine by reaction calorimetry. The enthalpies of formation of carbohydrate cyclophosphites were calculated by Hess’s law for the first time.     

Initiation of ethylene polymerization on organoelement cations L<Subscript>2</Subscript>MMe<Superscript>+</Superscript> (M = Ge,Sn) with intramolecular coordination bonds: a theoretical study

The initiation of ethylene polymerization on L₂MMe⁺ cations (M = Ge, Sn; L = alkoxy, alkyl, phenoxyiminate, β-diketonate) was studied by the PBE/TZ2P density functional method. It was found that ethylene insertion into the M—C bond of the L₂MMe⁺ cations is energetically favorable (ΔG ⁰ = −7.6—−13.6 kcal mol⁻¹). The calculated energy barriers to reactions lie in a wide range 39.8 to 75.6 kcal mol⁻¹. The lowest energy barriers were obtained for tin cations bearing hexa- and heptafluoroacetylacetonate substituents. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1338–1347, July, 2008.     

Photoinitiated oxidation of NADH catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase studied by chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization

The photoinitiated oxidation of β-NADH catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase (Per³⁺) was studied by time-resolved photoinitiated chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization (CIDNP). The polarization observed on protons at the C(4) atom of the β-NADH molecule is evidence for the reversible one-electron transfer between the radical cation NADH^+· and the ferroperoxidase intermediate (Per²⁺). A new approach based on electron transitions in the (NADH^+· Per²⁺) pair was proposed to describe the formation of CIDNP effects in systems including quartet (Q)—doublet (D) electron transitions. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1090–1094, July, 2006.     

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of gallic acid in Alchemilla vulgaris, Allium ursinum, Acorus calamus and Solidago virga-aurea by chip-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and high performance liquid chromatography

This study presents the results obtained from qualitative and quantitative analysis of gallic acid from hydro-alcoholic extracts (methanol, ethanol) of plants from Plantae regnum. Plant qualitative analysis was performed using a novel mass spectrometric (MS) method based on fully automated chip-nanoelectrospray ionization (nanoESI) high capacity ion trap (HCT) while quantitative analysis was carried out by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). These methods were applied to Alchemilla vulgaris — common lady’s-mantle (aerial part), Allium ursinum — bear’s garlic (leaves), Acorus calamus — common sweet flag (roots), Solidago virga-aurea — goldenrod (aerial part). Obtained results indicated that methanol extracts (96%, 80%) have a gallic acid content ranging between 0.0011–0.0576 mg mL⁻¹ extract while the ethanol extracts (96%, 60%) exhibit a gallic acid concentration that varies between 0.0010–0.0182 mg mL⁻¹ extract.      

Cyclopentadienyl type η5-π-complexes of C60 fullerene derivatives with indium and thallium: simulation of molecular and electronic structure by the MNDO/PM3 methodof C60 fullerene derivatives with indium and thallium: simulation of molecular and electronic structure by the MNDO/PM3 method

The results of MNDO/PM3 calculations of η⁵-π-C₆₀R₅M complexes (R=H and Ph; M=Tl and In) are reported. Local energy minima and geometric parameters as well as the heats of formation and ionization potentials were determined for all systems in question. The nature of chemical M—pent bonding (pent is the pentagonal face) is discussed. The results of calculations are compared with experimental data that confirm our predictions about the possibility of existence of stable cyclopentadienyl type η⁵-π-complexes of C₆₀ fullerence derivatives. The stability of the C₆₀In₁₂ complex with theI _h symmetry, in which the In atoms are coordinated to each of 12 pentagonal faces of C₆₀ fullerene, was estimated. The energy of the In—pent bond (62.4 kcal mol⁻¹) is close to that in C₆₀H₅In (64.5 kcal mol⁻¹). Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 1935–1940, November, 1997.     

Formation of polynuclear palladium complexes with the benzimidazole-2-thiolate anion

The reactions of palladium(II) salts with 2-mercaptobenzimidazole (HL) and its 5,6-difluorinated derivative (HL^F) were investigated. In the presence of hydrochloric acid, PdCl₂ and K₂PdCl₄ react with HL and HL^F in the ethanol—water and acetonitrile—water systems to form the mono-nuclear dicationic complexes [Pd(HL)₄]Cl₂ (1) and [Pd(L^F)₄]Cl₂ (2). In the absence of HCl, the reactions afford the tetranuclear complex Pd₄[(L)₂(μ₃-S,N-(L))₂(μS,N-(L))₄] (3). The reaction of triethylamine with an ethanolic solution of 3 leads to degradation of 3 and the formation of the lantern-type dinuclear complex Pd₂[(μ₂-(L)₄] (4), in which the palladium atoms are in the nonequivalent coordination environment, PdN₄ and PdS₄. The reaction of K₂PdCl₄ with HL or HL^F in the THF—water or acetonitrile—water systems (for the reaction with HL^F) in the presence of Et₃N produces the lantern-type dinuclear complexes Pd₂[(μS,N′-(L³))₄] and Pd₂[(μ-S,N′-(L^F))₄] (5), in which the metal atoms are in the equivalent coordination environment (cis-PdN₂S₂). Dedicated to Academician G. A. Tolstikov on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 45–52, January, 2008.     

Concentration factors for 226Ra in the mullet (Mugilidae) species Mugil cephalus from the South Adriatic Sea

²²⁶Ra activity concentration in the mullet (Mugilidae) species Mugil cephalus whole individuals, and some organs (gills, gastrointestinal system, fins, muscle and bones), was measured by the γ-coincidence spectrometer PRIPYAT-2M. ²²⁶Ra transfer parameters [concentration factors (CFs)] from seawater, sediment and mud with detritus to fish tissues, and annual intake by humans consuming this fish species, have been estimated. Minimum detected radium activity concentration in whole M. cephalus individuals was found to be 0.89 ± 0.42 to 3.09 ± 0.41 Bq kg⁻¹, with arithmetic mean of 1.65 ± 0.39 Bq kg⁻¹. An average concentration in muscles is found to be 2.28 ± 0.84 Bq kg⁻¹, in gills—5.02 ± 1.85 Bq kg⁻¹, in gastrointestinal system—12.88 ± 1.71 Bq kg⁻¹, and in bones—14.72 ± 3.75 Bq kg⁻¹. No one fins showed radium activity above minimum detectable one. Annual intake of ²²⁶Ra by human consumers of this fish species is estimated to provide an effective dose of 0.006 mSv year⁻¹. CFs for ²²⁶Ra indicating transfer from seawater to whole individuals ranged from 8.9 to 30.9, and those indicating transfer from the sediment and mud with detritus—from 0.11 to 0.39 and from 0.08 to 0.3, respectively. The seawater to bones CFs varied from 97.9 to 197.3, to gastrointestinal system—from 59 to 178.8, to gills—from 22.5 to 68.3, to muscles—from 17 to 30.8.     

Interaction of DNA fragments with counterions in aqueous solution

Monte Carlo simulation of the hydration of metal ion—DMP⁻ and metal ion—9-methylguanine complexes was performed. A comparative analysis of the results for Na⁺ and K⁺ ions was carried out. The main stages of dissociation were revealed. The energy effects of dissociation were evaluated. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2174–2177, November, 1998.     

Determination of arsenic species and arsenosugars in marine samples by HPLC–ICP–MS

Arsenic-speciation analysis in marine samples was performed by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) with ICP–MS detection. Separation of eight arsenic species—As^III, MMA, DMA, As^V, AB, TMAO, AC and TeMAs⁺—was achieved on a C₁₈ column with isocratic elution (pH 3.0), under which conditions As^III and MMA co-eluted. The entire separation was accomplished in 15 min. The HPLC–ICP–MS detection limits for the eight arsenic species were in the range 0.03–0.23 μg L⁻¹ based on 3σ for the blank response (n=5). The precision was calculated to be 2.4–8.0% (RSD) for the eight species. The method was successfully applied to several marine samples, e.g. oysters, fish, shrimps, and marine algae. Low-power microwave digestion was employed for extraction of arsenic from seafood products; ultrasonic extraction was employed for the extraction of arsenic from seaweeds. Separation of arsenosugars was achieved on an anion-exchange column. Concentrations of arsenosugars 2, 3, and 4 in marine algae were in the range 0.18–9.59 μg g⁻¹. This paper was presented at the European Winter Conference 2005     

Determination of dissociation energies of N-H bond in the 4-anilinodiphenylaminyl radical and O-H bond in the 2,5-dichloro-4-hydroxyphenoxyl radical from the equilibrium constants of chain reactions in quinoneimine-hydroquinone systems

The temperature dependences of the equilibrium constants of two chain reversible reactions in quinonediimine (quinonemonoimine)—2,5-dichlorohydroquinone systems in chlorobenzene were studied. The enthalpy of equilibrium of the reversible reaction of quinonediimine with 4-hydroxydiphenylamine was estimated from these data (ΔH = − 14.4±1.6 kJ mol⁻¹) and a more accurate value of the N-H bond dissociation energy in the 4-anilinodiphenylaminyl radical was determined (D _NH = 278.6±3.0 kJ mol⁻¹). A chain mechanism was proposed for the reaction between quinonediimine and 2,5-dichlorohydroquinone, and the chain length was estimated (ν = 300 units) at room temperature. Processing of published data on the rate constant of the reaction of styrylperoxy radicals with 2,5-dichlorohydroquinone in the framework of the intersecting parabolas method gave the O-H bond dissociation energy in 2,5-dichlorohydroquinone: D _OH = 362.4±0.9 kJ mol⁻¹. Taking into account these data, the O-H bond dissociation energy in the 2,5-dichlorosemiquinone radical was found: D _OH = 253.6±1.9 kJ mol⁻¹. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1661–1666, October, 2006.     

First steps of the reactions of alkanes and arenes with adamantyl cations in sulfuric acid in comparison with other reagents

Solutions of 1-adamantanol in sulfuric acid at T < 100 °C interact with alkanes (RH, [H₂SO₄] > 85%) and arenes (ArH, [H₂SO₄] > 59%). The data on the kinetics, kinetic isotope effect (KIE), effects of the structure of RH and ArH and acidity of the medium, and the observation of 1,4-cis-dimethylcyclohexane isomerization indicate that adamanyl cations (Ad⁺) serve as reactive species. In the reactions with alkanes, the Ad⁺ cation abstracts the hydride ion from RH in the rate-determining step. Compensation dependences appear between the activaion parameters for the KIE and “effect 5/6” (ratio of the rate constants for the C–H bond cleavage in cyclopentane and cyclohexane) in the reactions of cycloalkanes with Ad⁺ and other electrophilic reagents, such as “anthracene” (An₂)H⁺ and hydroxymethyl (CH₂OH)⁺ cations and Hg^II ions, including the points of the lower selectivity limit (k _H/k _D) = 1.4, (“5/6”) = 1. In the reactions with the Ad⁺ cation, the bond selectivity 3⁰: 2⁰ of alkanes is higher, while 2⁰: 2⁰ is lower compared to other reagents. In the first case, the selectivity is probably determined predominantly by the energies of the cleaved C–H bonds, whereas in the second case it is determined by steric hindrances. Judging by the kinetic and selectivity data in the series benzene—toluene—o-xylene—m-xylene and the absence of the reaction with p-xylene, mesitylene, and pseudocumene, it can be concluded that the main contribution to the Ad⁺ + ArH interaction is made by adamantylation to the para- and meta-positions of the benzene ring, whereas the ortho-positions are inaccessible to the attack because of steric hindrances. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1581–1596, August, 2008.     

Chemical origin of the sustained-like pattern formation observed in the bromate — Dual substrate — Dual catalyst oscillatory batch system

The BrO ₃ ⁻ — BrAc — Ru(bpy) ₃ ²⁺ subsystem is shown to represent the core oscillator that serves as source of the long lasting temporal and spatial periodic behaviors observed in the BrO ₃ ⁻ — H₂PO ₂ ⁻ — acetone — Mn²⁺ — Ru(bpy) ₃ ²⁺ — acid “double substrate-double catalyst” oscillatory batch system. The BrAc — the substrate of the core oscillator — is formed and accumulated in the reactions taking place in the six-component system. BrAc was produced in a separate experiment with bromide, acetone, acid and excess bromate and the mixture was used for bringing about patterns in the thin solution layer after adding the Ru(bpy) ₃ ²⁺ catalyst. The two-dimensional reaction-diffusion patterns that appear in the subsystem and its parent system are very similar in wave speed, wavelength, color and in the duration of the pattern evolution, therefore a common chemical origin is supposed to exist in their formation. The role that the BrAc may play in the mechanism of the BrO ₃ ⁻ — reductant — acetone — catalyst type oscillators (∼ 30 variants) is also pointed out.