E.p.r. evidence for the formation of the six-coordinate pentafluoronitridotechnetate(VI) anion in solution

The reaction of AsPh4[TcNX4] (X=Cl or Br) with naked F– in MeCN solution has been shown by e.p.r. spectroscopy to result in the facile substitution of the halo ligands by fluoride. Addition of six equivalents of NBu4F·3H2O has provided, for the first time, direct evidence for the formation of the six-coordinate [TcNF5]2– in solution. An e.p.r. study of ligand exchange of Cs2[TcNCl5] (4 × 10–2 – 5 × 10–4 mol dm–3) in 28.6 mol dm–3 aqueous HF has shown that the distribution of the five [TcNFnCl4–n]– (n = ;0–4) species is concentration dependent, with the formation of [TcNF4]– being favoured by dilution.     

Geminal systems. 15. Chemical properties of N-chloro-N-alkoxy-N-tert-alkylamines

Conclusions N-chloro-N-alkoxy-N-tert-alkylamines react exclusively with CN^– and SCN^– and partially with Et^– and AcO^– to give nucleophilic substitution products at the nitrogen atom. These compounds react with AcO^– and water to give nitroso compounds, with EtS^– and Ph₃ P to give azoxy compounds, and with AgF and AgNO₃ to give products of more complex transformations.For communication 14, see ref. [1].Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2320–2326, October, 1981.     

Berberis alkaloids. XXXVII. Investigation of the alkaloids ofB. oblongata andB. integerrima. Crystal structure of 8-trichloromethyldihydroberberine

Two species of Berberis have yielded 10 isoquinoline alkaloids. In addition to known bases, two artifacts have been isolated — 8-trichloromethyldihydroberberine (I) and 8-trichloromethyldihydropalmatine. An x-ray structural analysis has been made of (1).Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 889–893, November–December, 1996. Original article submitted April 15, 1996.     

Crystal structure of organosilicon compounds. LXIV. Structure of four unsaturated cyclocarbosilanes

An x-ray structural investigation of four permethylcyclocarbosilanes, whose heterocycles are formed by –Si–CH₂–CH₂–, –Si–CH=CH–, and –Si–CC– fragments, has been carried out. Strong distortions of some bond lengths and bond angles (caused by the shortness of the Si...Si distances between the neighboring Si atoms and the absence of intermolecular contancts with the participation of atoms of the heterocycles), which attest to statistical disordering of the molecules in the crystals, whose character could be established unequivocally for three of the compounds, have been observed in all the structures.For part LXIII, see [1].A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organometallic Compounds, Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 116–124, March–April, 1991.     

Chemical investigation of the polysaccharides of the leaves ofPlantago major L.

Summary 1. Pectic acid contains galacturonic acid (78–83%) and, chemically linked with it, the monosaccharides D-galactose, L-arabinose, L-rhamnose, and substance (VIII) and (IX).2. By fractionating the polysaccharide complex of the leavesof Plantago major L. on a DEAE-cellulose column it has been shown that it consists of pectic acid (80–82%), and free galactoraban (5–6%) and galactan (4–5%).Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 1, No. 6, pp. 369–372, 1965.We have used Kertesz's nomenclature of pectic compounds [4].     

Phytoecdysteroids of plants of the genusRaphonticum II. Carthamosterone b fromRh. carthamoides

The structure of a new ecdysteroid — carthamosterone B, isolated from the seeds ofRhaponticum carthamoides — has been established from an investigation of its spectral characteristics.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, fax (3712) 40 64 75. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 395–396, May–June, 1997.     

Transition metal compounds of the purinic isomer allopurinol. Part 1

Summary The synthesis, spectral and magnetic properties of a series of new compounds of Co^II, Ni^II and Cu^II with the purinic isomer allopurinol (L) are reported. The counterions employed were Cl^–, Br^–, NO ₃ ^– , SO ₄ ^2– , ClO ₄ ^– and MeCO ₂ ^– . The metal:ligand stoichiometries found for the compounds range from 11 to 13. Allopurinol exhibits two classes of coordination behaviour: neutral monodentate (M^II=Co, Ni and Cu; X^–=Cl or Br) and monoanionic bidentate for the compound [CuL(OH)]_n. The latter was obtained when the counterion used in the syntheses was NO ₃ ^– , SO ₄ ^2– , ClO ₄ ^– or MeCO ₂ ^– . The coordination behaviour of theN-pyrazolic ring atoms may relate to the interaction mode of this heterocyclic fragment with the xanthine oxidase metalloenzyme.     

Determination of thiocyanate at the P. p. m. level in waters using an ion-selective electrode with liquid membrane: An automated procedure

Summary Ion-selective electrode membranes responsive to the thiocyanate ion were prepared by using ion-association extraction systems. A tetradecyldimethylbenzylammonium cation was used as the exchange site in the liquid membrane using 1,2-dichloroethane (DCE). The liquid membrane electrode exhibits a Nernstian response to the thiocyanate ion down to 10^–5 M. The selectivity of the liquid membrane depended on the extractability of the diverse anion into DCE. The order of selectivity coefficients is ClO₄ ^–>I^–>SCN^–> NO₃ ^–>Br^–>Cl^–>SO₄ ^2–. The membrane potential is independent of the pH variation over the range from pH 1 to 13. This thiocyanate ion-selective electrode with liquid membrane has been applied to an automated procedure for routine determination of thiocyanate in waters.

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Bestimmung von ppm-Mengen Thiocyanat in Gewässern mit Hilfe einer Flüssigmembran: Ein automatisches Verfahren

Zusammenfassung Membranen ionenspezifischer Elektroden zur Rhodanidbestimmung wurden durch Extraktion von Ionenassoziat-Systemen hergestellt. Tetradecyldimethylbenzylammonium-Kation wurde als Austauscherseite für die Flüssigmembran aus 1,2-Dichloräthan (DCE) verwendet. Diese zeigt eine Ansprechempfindlichkeit gegenüber Rhodanid bis 10^–5 M. Die Spezifität der Flüssigmembran hängt ab von der Extrahierbarkeit des betreffenden Anions gegenüber DCE. Die Reihenfolge der Spezifitätskoeffizienten ist folgende: ClO₄ ^–>J^–>SCN^–>NO₃ ^–>Br^–>Cl^–> SO₄ ^2–. Das Membranpotential ist vom pH zwischen 1 und 13 unabhängig. Die beschriebene Elektrode wurde für die automatische Routinebestimmung von Rhodanid in Gewässern verwendet.

     

On the role of solvent in complexation equilibiria. II. The acid-base chemistry of some sulfhydryl and ammonium-containing amino acids in water—acetonitrile mixed solvents

The macroscopic and microscopic acid-base chemistry of a series of sulfhydryl and ammonium-containing amino acids HS–R–NH₃ [R=–CH₂CH(COOH)–, cysteine (CYS); R=–C(CH₃)₂CH(COOH)–, penicillamine (PEN); R=–CH(COOH)CH₂CH₂CONHCH(–CH₂)CONHCH₂COOH, glutathione (GSH)] was characterized in water and its binary mixtures with acetonitrile (16.3, 34.2, and 53.9 mass % acetonitrile). Macroscopic acid dissociation constants were obtained by potentiometric titration using the glass-calomel electrode pair. Microscopic acid dissociation constants were calculated from ultraviolet absorption measurements at ca. 232 nm where the deprotonated sulfhydryl group absorbs. The macroscopic constants decrease uniformly as the solvent becomes enriched in acetonitrile. The microscopic constants, which characterize the relative concentrations of the two monoprotonated tautomers of the molecules (I and II) reveal that as the solvent becomes enriched in acetonitrile, the fraction of molecules existing as highly charged tautomer I decreases for CYS (0.68–0.40), PEN (0.85–0.34), and GSH (0.61–0.30). These results are related to the decreasing concentration of water as the solvent becomes enriched in acetonitrile.     

The life and work of Academician A. I. Brodskii (On the 100th anniversary of his birth)

The life and work of Academician Aleksandr Il'ich Brodskii, who headed the L. V. Pisarzhevskii Institute of Physical Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, for 30 years (1939–1969), are examined.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 133–143, May–June, 1995.     

Insect pheromones and their analogues. XVI. Practical synthesis of hexadec-9Z-enal — A component of the sex pheromone of the cotton bollwormHeliothis armigera

A synthesis of hexadec-9Z-enal — a component of the sex pheromone of the cotton boll-wormHeliothis armigera (Hübner) — based on cyclooctene (I) is proposed. Through a solution of 22 g of (I), 250 ml of cyclohexane, and 40 ml of MeOH is passed (at 5°C) 0.2 M O₃/O₂, the solution is decanted off, and the precipitated ozonide is dissolved in 200 ml of MeOH and is reduced with 19 g of NaBH₄ (40°C) with the isolation, after the usual working up, of 23.4 g of octane-1,8-diol (II). From 0.5 mole of (II) and 0.6 mole of 45% HBr 8-bromooctan-1-ol (III) is obtained and this is converted into 1-(2-THPL)oxy)-8-bromooctane (IV). The condensation of (IV) with oct-1-yne (Ar, LiNH₂, HMPTA, 10°C, 1 h, and then 55°C, 10 h) leads to 1-(2-THPL-oxy)hexadec-9-yne (V) the hydrolysis of which (MeOH, H₂O, p-TsOH, 20°C for 20 h) yields hexadec-9-yn-ol (VI). The reduction of (VI) (Et₂O, iso-BuMgBr, Cp₂TiCl₂, 0°C, 15 min, then 20°C, 1 h) yieldshexadec-9Z-en-l-ol (VII). The oxidation of (VII) (PyHCrO ₃ ⁺ Cl^–, CH₂Cl₂, 20°C, 2 h) gives hexadex-9Z-enal (VIII). Characteristics of the compounds (yield (%), n _D ^{20 (25)}: (II) – 80, mp 61–62°C; (III) – 75, 1.4807; (IV) – 99, —; (V) – 52, 1,4650; (VI) – 85, 1.4657; (VII) – 99, 1.4650; (VIII) – 98, 1.4600. Characteristics of the IR and PMR spectra of compounds (V–VII) are given.Institute of Chemistry, Bashkir Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Ufa. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 286–289, March–April, 1987.     

The seed oil of Catalpa. I

Summary 1. The fatty-acid compositions of the seed oils of catalpas cultivated in the Soviet Union have been studied.2. The oil content of the seeds is 21.2–36.7%, the refractive index 1.4905–1.5400, and the iodine number 184.8–201.7.3. The following fatty acids have been found in catalpa oil (%): palmitic — 1.3–4.3; stearic — 1.1–2.5; heneicosanoic — 0.5–5.2; oleic — 5.5–9.8; linoleic — 39.6–50.3; linolenic — 0.4–1.8; and eleostearic — 32.8–46.2.4. The most accurate results for characterizing the degree of unsaturation of the fatty acids of the catalpa seed oils are given by Woburn's method of determining iodine numbers. The iodine numbers obtained experimentally agree with those calculated and consequently the addition of halogen to the system of double bonds takes place at all the double bonds.5. The degree of unsaturation of the fatty acids of catalpa oil characterized by the iodine numbers and refractive indices increases in the sequence of species southern, northern, teas, Chinese and has a tendency to rise on passing to more northerly zones, which is one more piece of evidence confirming the correctness of S. L. Ivanov's climatic theory of the structure of fats.Kalinin Polytechnic Institute. Moscow Branch of the All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Fats. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 331–337, May–June, 1977.     

Investigation of the structure and energetics of β-diketonates. II. Structure of the bis-dipivaloylmethanatocopper(II) molecule by gas phase electron diffraction

Ivanovsk State University. Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 76–83, November–December, 1992.     

The CO2-water system. I. Study of the slower hydration-dehydration step

Using pressure-jump, concentration-jump, and stopped-flow methods, we have studied the rate of dehydration (k_–1) of carbonic acid as a function of temperature (0–40°C) and ionic strength (0.005–3M NaCl, 3M LiBr) in both H₂O and D₂O. A new design of pressure-jump cell with reliable temperature control, as well as improved sensitivity in the spectrophotometric detection for stopped flow, enabled k_–1 values to be determined with an accuracy better than ±8%, based on a comparison of results obtained using five different techniques. The influence of ionic strength, temperature, and isotope effects are discussed.     

Presynaptic and postsynaptic neurotoxins. Investigation of the structures of the immune recognition sections

This paper discusses literature reports over the last 12 years and the results of our own experimental investigations of the structures of the immune recognition regions of protein antigens — in particular presynaptic and postsynaptic neurotoxins from spider and snake venoms.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 22–40, January–February, 1998.     

Phytoecdysteroids of plants of the genusRhaponticum I. Carthamosterone a fromRh. carthamoides

A new ecdysteroid — carthamosterone A — has been isolated from the seeds ofRhaponticum carthamoides. Its structure has been established from the results of spectral investigations.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, fax (3712) 40 64 75. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 392–394, May–June, 1997.     

Spectrographic a.c. spark method for the estimation of yttrium in rare earth mixtures

Summary The spectrographic estimation of yttrium in rare earth mixtures was achieved within a concentration range of 1–90% by means of the a.c. spark method using a large quartz spectrograph. The sample was mixed with ceria and zinc oxide in the ratio 212. The Y lines 2414.68 Å and 2856.36 Å were used as analytical lines for the ranges of 1–15% and 10–90%, respectively. The Ce line at 2603.65 Å served as internal standard line. The standard deviation was 2–5%.

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Spektrographische Bestimmung von Yttrium in Gemischen Seltener Erden mit Hilfe der Wechselstrom-Funken-methode

Zusammenfassung Yttrium konnte im Konzentrationsbereich von 1–90% mit einem großen Quarzspektrographen bestimmt werden. Die Probe wird mit Cerdioxid und Zinkoxid im Verhältnis 212 gemischt. Als Analysenlinie dient die Y-Linie 2414,68 Å (1–15%) bzw. 2856,36 Å (10–90%). Als innere Standardlinie wird die Ce-Linie 2603,65 Å verwendet. Die Standardabweichung betrug 2–5%.

     

Analogs of D(+)-pantothenic acid. V. Synthesis and investigation of the structure of N-pantoyl derivatives of proline

The synthesis of pantothenic acid analogs is described. Boiling the Na salt of L-proline (L-I) with D-(–)-pantolactone (D-II) in MeONa Yielded 53.91% of N-D-pantoyl-L-proline (III), [] _D ² ° –52° (c 2; MeOH), and 19.18% of cyclo(N-D-pantoyl-L-proline) (IV), mp 119–121°C (ethanol), [] _D ² ° –68.9° (c 2; MeOH). The following were obtained similarly: N-L-pantoyl-L-proline, cyclo(N-L-pantoyl-L-proline), N-D-pantoyl-D-proline, cyclo(N-D-pantoyl-D-proline), N-L-pantoyl-D-proline, cyclo(N-D-pantoyl-hydroxyproline), and N--hydroxybutyryl-L-proline. By fusing D-II and DL-I at 140°C cyclo(N-D-pantoyl-DL-proline) and prolylproline anhydride (V) were obtained. Compound (V) with mp 136–138°C was synthesized from DL-1 by heating at 140°C. The PMR spectra of compounds (III-V) are given. The IR spectra of compounds (III and IV) are discussed.All-Union Scientific-Research Vitamin Institute, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 378–383, May–June, 1979.     

Chemistry of 2,4,6-trinitrobenzonitrile. 1. Nitro group substitution in 2,4,6-trinitrobenzonitrile under the action of anionic nucleophiles. Factors favoring substitution of the ortho-nitro group

The direction of the nitro group substitution (the ratio of the ortho/para substitution) in 2,4,6-trinitrobenzonitrile under the action of anionic nucleophiles (MeO^–, RS^–, and N₃ ^–) as well as of HCl was studied. The factors favoring ortho substitution were revealed.     

Bisindoles. 18. Some electrophilic substitution reactions in the 1,2-di(indol-5-yl)ethane series

A quantum-chemical calculation has been made and the laws of the electron-density distribution in the molecule of 1,2-di(indol-5-yl)ethane have been determined. The electrophilic substitution reactions most characteristic for it have been studied.For communications 15–17, see [1–3].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 73–77, January, 1984.