Complex polarizability as used to analyze dielectric relaxation measurements

The effect of representing dielectric properties in terms of the complex polarizability ^c = – i is examined. Loss curves ( and tan ) are shifted towards higher frequencies, revealing the existence of new relaxations and allowing the clarifications of ones already known. We have calculated the shift ratios (at maximum or tan )/ (at maximum or tan ) from the more conventional empirical equations representing the dielectric behavior. Some examples are given.     

A DMA study of the suppression of the Β transition in slightly plasticized PVC blends

A new criterion for evaluating different plasticizers the ability of suppression of the transition in plasticized PVC blends. Accordingly, the suppression ability is proportional to the PVC-plasticizer compatibility, expressed either by the critical solution temperature, CST, or by the interaction parameter related to the difference between the solubility parameters of the blend components. The criterion is, however, valid for low plasticizer contents (<5%w/w) only, as long as the transitions are not overlapped by the transitions, shifted towards lower temperatures due to the effect of the plasticizer. For higher plasticizer contents the transition starts to overlap the transition and the suppression ability of the plasticizer depends increasingly on the efficiency of the plasticizer i.e. on the depression of the glass transition temperature of PVC (related to theT _g of the plasticizer). Accordingly, plasticizers with both good efficiency (lowT _g) and compatibility are more effective in the suppression than plasticizers which have only a higher compatibility but also a highT _g (i.e. reduced efficiency).One of the authors, Tiberiu Vilics, thanks the Konferenz der Deutschen Akademien der Wissenschaften; and Volkswagen Stiftung; for financial support for a research fellowship at the Institut für Makromolekulare Chemie, Freiburg. The financial support of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 60) is greatfully acknowledged.     

Synthesis of homologs of p-phenoxystyrene

Conclusions Homologs of p-phenoxystyrene that had not been described in the literature have been synthesized: -methyl-p-phenoxystyrene, -ethyl-p-phenoxystyrene, ,-dimethyl-p-phenoxystyrene, -methyl-p-phenoxystyrene, and ,-dimethyl-p-phenoxy styrene.     

Reaction of Β-arylacryloxiranes with phenyl azide. Synthesis and chemical transformations of Β-phenylamino-Β-arylacrylyloxiranes

The reaction of -arylacrylyloxiranes with phenyl azide by refluxing in dioxane or toluene leads to -phenylamino--aryl-acrylyloxiranes. Epoxypropionyl- and -hydroxypropionyltriazoles are also isolated when the reaction is carried out in the dark without heating. It is shown that -phenylamino--arylacrylyloxiranes undergo cyclization to 3(2H)-furanones in an acidic medium, whereas they are converted to 2,3-dihydro-4-pyridones under basic-catalysis conditions.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedineii, No. 8, pp. 1022–1027, August, 1988.     

Fluorinated Β-hydroxy-Β-carbomethoxy acids and photoreduction of their copper salts

Conclusions The methyl esters of fluorinated -keto acids enter into the Knoevenagel condensation with malonic acid and give fluorinated -hydroxy--carbomethoxy acids, which form copper salts with a ligand:copper composition=1:1. The Cu salts of fluorinated -hydroxy--carbomethoxy acids are photoreduced by alcohols in the presence of UV light to give -hydroxy--carbomethoxy acids and metallic Cu.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1896–1900, August, 1982.     

Macromolecular conformations at the water-air interface: Interactions between alpha and beta conformations of polypeptides

Bidimensional miscibility between alpha and beta conformations of polypeptides was investigated at the water-air interface in the 15°–30°C temperature range. The polypeptides were poly--methyl-L-glutamate (PGMG), poly--benzyl-L-glutamate (PGBG) and poly--benzyl-L-aspartate (PBBA). The polypeptide conformations, alpha or beta, were checked by IR spectroscopy using the MIR technique.The spreading isotherms for mixed monolayers alpha-PGMG/alpha-PGBG and beta-PGMG/beta-PBBA showed bidimensional miscibility both for alpha-alpha and beta-beta mixtures.For the alpha-alpha system, attractive interactions among the polypeptide alphahelices were found (G_mix<0) and the driving factor appeared to be the entropic one (packing). Compressibility moduli and surface potential measurements showed a fluidification effect of alpha-PGBG on mixed monolayers. In the case of beta-beta mixed monolayers, ideal behaviour was observed and no fluidification effect detected.Scanning electron micrographs made on collapsed monolayers showed hexagonal structures for alpha-alpha mixtures and no well-defined or characterized features for the beta-beta system.     

Synthesis of 1-β-D-ribopyranosyl- and ribofuranosyl-6-nitroindole and indoline for the phosphotriester oligonucleotide synthesis

The glycosylation reaction of 6-nitroindoline with 5-tritylribose led to the synthesis of the 1--D-ribofuranoside and 1--D-ribopyranoside of 6-nitroindoline, the dehydrogenation of which resulted in the isolation of the corresponding 1--D-ribopyranoside and 1--D-ribofuranoside of 6-nitroindole; the last with protecting groups are suitable for utilization in oligonucleotide synthesis.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1500–1506, November, 1990.     

Adsorption behavior of polymers having phosphoric acid group on γ-Fe2O3 and magnetic characteristics in magnetic coatings

Polymers having phosphoric acid groups were prepared as a model binder for magnetic coatings, and the correlation among the adsorption behavior of the polymers onto-Fe₂O₃ particles and the dispersibility, the orientation, and the packing density of-Fe₂O₃ particles in the magnetic coatings was investigated.PMMA homopolymer molecules hardly adsorbed on-Fe₂O₃, and the interfacial tension at a water/polymer solution (toluene) interface ( _W/T) was scarcely changed compared with a water/toluene interface. Increasing with the content of polymeric phosphoric acid group, the adsorbance of polymer increased and the interfacial tension ( _W/T) decreased. When the content of polymeric phosphoric acid groups was over 0.4 mol%, the adsorbance of polymer and interfacial tension ( _W/T ) remained constant. When these polymers were used as a binder for magnetic tapes, the dispersibility of-Fe₂O₃ in the magnetic coatings was improved, increasing with the content of polymeric phosphoric acid group; however, when the content of phosphoric acid group was over 0.2 mol%, its dispersibility decreased abruptly.Studies on Recording Magnetic Materials and Magnetic Composite. XVIII.     

EPR spectra and characteristics of metal-ligand bond in complexes of divalent copper with some amino acids

Electron paramagnetic resonance spectra were obtained in low-temperature glasses for a series of copper complexes with amino acids: glycine, - and -alanine, valine, leucine, histidine, serine. The ionicity coefficients ² and ₁ ² of the metal-ligand bond were calculated from the spin Hamiltonian constants and from optical data. The results are compared with the stability of the investigated complexes.     

Some dynamic mechanical properties of microbially produced poly-Β-hydroxybutyrate/Β-hydroxyvalerate copolymers

Dynamic tensile modulus and X-ray scattering measurements were made for a series of bacterially produced poly--hydroxybutyrate/-hydroxyvalerate (PHB/HV) random copolymers. The position of the primary relaxation is shifted to lower temperatures by increasing HV content and the material becomes generally softer. Drawn PHB/ 17% HV copolymer shows conventional mechanical anisotropy. Results are presented comparing the dynamic mechanical behaviour of isotropic PHB/HV with that of conventional thermoplastics such as polyethylene terephthalate, isotactic polypropylene and polyethylene.     

π-Interaction in metal Β-ketoenolates

The available data (supplemented where necessary) on the electronic, nuclear magnetic resonance and vibrational spectra of metal -ketoenolates has been analysed to assess the relative contributions of donor and acceptor metal-ligand -bonding in the first transition period metal (III) -ketoenolates. The effects of the metal ion and the ligand substituent on the -interaction in the -ketoenolate ring are discussed in terms of established theoretical concepts.

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Zusammenfassung Die bekannten Daten (ergÄnzt, falls notwendig) der elektronischen und kernmagnetischen Resonanz sowie der Schwingungsspektren von Metall--ketoenolaten wurden analysiert, um die relativen BeitrÄge von Donor- und Akzeptor (Metall-Ligand) -Bindung in Metall(III)ketoenoIaten der ersten übergangsperiode zu ermitteln. Die Einwirkung des Metallions und des Ligandsubstituenten auf die -Bindung im -Ketoenolatring werden diskutiert auf der Grundlage von bekannten theoretischen Prinzipien.

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Résumé L'examen des résultats antérieurement publiés (supplementés ou nécessaire) des spectres électroniques, résonance nucléaire magnétiques et vibrationnel nous a amenés à préciser les contributions relatifs de liaison- donneur et accepteur entre métal et ligand de la première période transitionelle métal(III) -kétoénolates. Les effects de l'ion métallique et du ligand substituent exercés sur l'interaction- dans le noyau -kétoénolate sont discutés selon les idées théoriques déjà établies.

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This work was supported by University of Cape Town and C.S.I.R. Research Grants. We thank the National Institute for Metallurgy for a bursary (to R.D.H.).     

A new biodegradable polydepsipeptide microsphere for application in drug delivery systems

A sequential polydepsipeptide containing a tripeptide sequence L-alanyl-Lalanyl-ethyl L-glutamyl and an-hydroxy acid L-lactic acid, poly(Ala-Ala-Glu(OEt)-Lac), was synthesized to prepare the microspherical particles by the solvent evaporation process. In this case, the solvents play the most important role for the preparation of polydepsipeptide microspheres and, as an example, when 200 mg of the polydepsipeptide dissolved in 10 ml of 98/2% chloroform/dichloroacetic acid mixture was stirred at 400 rpm and 30 C, the microspherical particles with mean diameter of 58m were formed after pouring into 200 ml of 1% (w/v) poly(vinyl alcohol) solution. 17-Estradiol was incorporated into the particles, and the resulting particles were found to contain 5 mg of drug per 25 mg of the particle. The in vivo release of drug from the microspherical formulation was evaluated by measuring the pharmacological influence on rat prostate. It was found that the sufficient amount of drug, keeping the effective pharmacological influence, is supplied during the first 12-week period, followed by an incomplete supplying of drug intil the implant is perfectly degraded in vivo in the 25th week from the start of implantation.     

Peroxidase oxidations of hydroquinone and p-cresol in AOT reversed micelles

The enzymatic activities of horseradish peroxidase solubilized in reversed micelles of bis(2-ethylhexyl)sodium sulfosuccinate formed in octane at various _o values ( _o=[H₂O]/[AOT]) were investigated by studying the catalytic oxidation of hydroquinone and p-cresol. These enzymatic reactions obeyed Michaelis-Menten kinetics. The turnover number of the enzymatic reaction of hydroquinone solubilized in the water pool increased with a decrease in _o value. On the other hand, the dependence of the turnover number of the enzymatic reaction of p-cresol solubilized in octane on the _o value was similar to that in the case of hydroquinone, although even at higher _o values the turnover number was smaller than that in water. Furthermore, it was suggested by spectrophotometric and circular dichroism measurements that the conformational change of enzyme induced the change in enzymatic activity.     

Quinindines

It is shown that, together with -quinindane-9-carboxylic acid, the condensation of isatin with cyclopentanone in alkaline medium (Pfitzinger reaction) also affords , -dicyclopentylidenecyclopentanone and 3-cyclopentylidene--quinindane-9-carboxylic acid, the structure of which was confirmed by its NMR, IR, and UV spectra.     

Some methoxy derivatives of 9-amino-6-nitroacridine

The reaction of the 2-, 3-, and 4-methoxy derivatives of 9-chloro-6-nitroacridine with-diethylamino--methylbutylamine and with-diethylamino--hydroxypropylainine in phenol has given the 2-, 3-, and 4-methoxy derivatives of 9-(-diethylamino--methylbutylamino)-6-nitroacridine and of 9-(-diethylamino--hydroxypropylamino)6-nitroacridine, respectively.     

Ultrasonic study of the molecular encapsulation and the micellization processes of dodecylethyldimethylammonium bromide-water solutions in the presence of β-cyclodextrin or 2,6-di-o-methyl-β-cyclodextrin

Aqueous solutions of -cyclodextrin (-CD) or 2,6-di-o-methyl--cyclodextrin (DM--CD) and dodecylethyldimethylammonium bromide (D₁₂EDMAB) have been studied from speed of sound (u) data at 298.15 K, using a pulse-echo-overlap technique. The molecular encapsulation process of the surfactant monomer into the cyclodextrin cavity and its effect in the micellization process of the surfactant have been analyzed from theu measurements: I) as a function of [D₁₂EDMAB] in the presence of several initial cyclodextrin concentrations (-CD or.DM--CD); II) as a function of [cyclodextrin] (-CD or DM--CD), for an initial micellar solution of D₁₂EDMAB and; III) as a function of the [cyclodextrin]/[surfactant] stoichiometric concentrations. Both inclusion complexes formed (-CDD₁₂EDMAB) and (DM--CDD₁₂EDMAB) have stoichiometries of 11, and their association constantK have been determined using a model proposed in this work, based on the additivity of the different contributions of the involved species to the speed of sound. The apparent critical micellar concentration, cmc^*, of D₁₂EDMAB is found to increase linearly upon the addition of cyclodextrin (-CD or DM--CD). The free surfactant concentration in the micellar region, [D₁₂EDMAB]_f, decreases in the presence of -CD and slightly increases in the presence of DM--CD. The influence of the parcial methylation of the -cyclodextrin (-CDDM--CD) and of the polar head of the surfactant (D₁₂TAB D₁₂EDMAB) on the complextion and micellar parameters are also discussed.Supplementary material available: Tables of speed of sound (14 pages) are available from the authors.     

Crystallization,melting and spherulitic structure of Β-nucleated random propylene copolymers

The characteristics of crystallization, melting and spherulitic growth of a random propylene copolymer (PRC) containing small amount of ethylene were studied in the presence of a selective -nucleating agent (calcium pimelate). It was established that the products of isothermal and non-isothermal crystallization are very rich in -modification but have mixed polymorphic composition. The formation of -modification may be attributed to -transition on the surface of growing -spherulites resulting in -twin-spherulites. During melting of PRC of -modification, the characteristics observed with -nucleated propylene homopolymers, namely, a -recrystallization of recooled samples and separated melting of non-recooled samples (i.e. the melting memory effect), as well as a -recrystallization leading to a perfection of the structure within the -modification, are also demonstrated. The disturbance of regularity of the polymer chain highly reduces the tendency to -crystallization. In contrast to the observations with propylene homopolymers, the growth rate of -modification (G ) is higher than that of -modification (G ) and no critical crossover temperature can be found (T()=413 K) below whichG >G . The experimental results show that a partial disturbance of chain regularity by incorporation of comonomer units considerably reduces the tendency to -crystallization.This research was supported by the National Scientific Research Fund (OTKA), the author is grateful for it. Thanks are due to Professor Géza Bodor for his help in X-ray diffractometric investigations and to Ms. Tünde Lócska for her prudential technical assistance in the optical experiments.     

Addition of hydrogen sulfide and mercaptans to Β,Β-dimethylvinyl vinyl ketone

Conclusions The nucleophilic addition of hydrogen sulfide or mercaptans to the unsubstituted vinyl group takes place when,-dimethylvinyl vinyl ketone is reacted with hydrogen sulfide or mercaptans.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2504–2509, November, 1967.     

Reactions of copper(II) polyfluorinated Β-diketonates and Β-ketoesterates with hydrazines

It has been shown that pyrazoles (hydroxypyrazoles) are formed upon reaction of fluorine-containing copper -diketonates (-ketoesterates) with hydrazines and their hydrochlorides. A preparative method has been developed for the synthesis of fluorinated pyrazoles and hydroxypyrazoles via treatment of fluorine-containing -diketonate and -ketoesterate copper compounds with hydrazines. The molecular structure of 1-phenyl-3-octafluorobutyl-5-hydroxypyrazole has been established based on x-ray structural analysis.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 640–645, March, 1990.