Triterpene glycosides ofPatrinia scabiosofolia; II

Conclusions The triterpene glycosides scabiosides D, E, F, and G have been isolated from the roots ofPatrinia scabiosofolia Fisch. et Link. It has been established that scabioside D is O--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 4)-O--L-arabopyranosyl-(1 3)-O-oleanoloyl-(28 1)--D-xylopyranose, and scabioside E is O--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 4)-O--L-arabopyranosyl-(1 3)-O-oleanoloyl-(28 1)-O--D-xylopyranosyl-(4 1)--L-rhamnopyranose.     

Mechanism and kinetics of the reduction of In(III) ions at a polycrystalline gold electrode from highly concentrated ZnCl2 solutions

Summary The mechanism of the cathodic reduction of In(III) at gold has been studied by rotating disc and ring-disc voltammetry in highly concentrated aqueous ZnCl₂ solutions. At concentration of the base electrolyte higher than 7 mol dm^–3, the voltammetric curves recorded at the disc electrode split into two well-separated waves which correspond to the successive charge transfer reactions: In(III) + 2e^– In(I) and In(I) + e^– In. By the use of coulometric and potentiometric techniques, the formal potentials of the In(III)/In(I), In(III)/In and In(I)/In redox couples as well as the equilibrium constants of the reproportionation reaction In(III) + 2 In 3 In(I) has been determined and discussed. The kinetic parameters of the In(III)/In(I) electrode reaction have been also evaluated and discussed.

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Mechanismus und Kinetik der Reduktion von In(III)-Ionen an der Goldelektrode in hochkonzentrierten wäßrigen ZnCl₂-Lösungen

Zusammenfassung Es wird der Mechanismus der Reduktion von In(III)-Ionen in hochkonzentrierten ZnCl₂ Lösungen mittels der Scheiben- und Ring-Scheiben-Elektrode aus Gold untersucht. Wenn die Konzentration des Grundelektrolyten 7 mol dm^–3 übersteigt, verteilen sich die erhaltenen Stromspannungskurven auf zwei gut gestaltete Stufen, die den konsekutiven Durchtrittsreaktionen In(III) + 2e^– In(I) und In(I) + e^– In entsprechen. Aufgrund der coulometrischen und potentiometrischen Messungen werden die Formal-Standardpotentiale der In(III)/In(I)-, In(III)/In-und In(I)/In-Redoxpaare, die Gleichgewichtskonstanten der Reproportionierungsreaktion In(III) + 2 In 3 In ermittelt. Die kinetischen Parameter der Durchtrittsreaktion In(III)/In(I) werden bestimmt und diskutiert.

     

Determination of the surface acidity of solid catalysts

A novel method has been developed for determining the surface acidity of white, as well as deeply colored porous solids. The method, which was tested on Al₂O₃, SiO₂–MgO–Al₂O₃ and Fe₂O₃ catalysts, is based on the adsorption of pyridine or benzylamine on acidic sites and subsequent displacement of the adsorbed bases by n-butylamine. A linear correlation was found between the concentration of acidic sites on Al₂O₃ and Fe₂O₃ catalysts and their activity in the dehydration oftert-butyl alcohol.

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, . , Al₂O₃, SiO₂–MgO–Al₂O₃ Fe₂O₃, -. Al₂O₃ Fe₂O₃ - .

     

MINDO/3 studies of surface OH groups of alumina

Cluster models for various types of OH groups of alumina have been calculated in terms of the MINDO/3 method. Dependence of the acidity and stretching vibration frequencies of OH groups on the number and coordination of neighboring aluminium atoms has been analyzed.

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MINDO/3 OH- . OH- .

     

Effect of heating rate on the thermal decomposition of lead dioxide

Experimental data are presented on the kinetics and mechanism of PbO₂ decomposition at heating rates varying from 0 to 2.5 · 10³ °/sec. The studies were carried out with a time-of-flight mass spectrometer MSKH-4, a Paulik-Paulik-Erdey derivatograph and an X-ray diffractometer DRON-0.5At low heating rates (0 to 0.2 °/s) oxygen is evolved in four stages: PbO₂ PbO_1.56 PbO_1.44 PbO. At extremely high heating rates (2 · 10²–2.5 · 10³ °/s) the number of stages is reduced to two: PbO₂ PbO_1.4 PbO. An attempt is made to connect the observed change in the decomposition mechanism of PbO₂ with the crystal structure formation of the lead oxides.

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Zusammenfassung Versuchsergebnisse bezüglich der Kinetik und des Mechanismus der Zersetzung von PbO₂ bei Aufheizgeschwindigkeiten zwischen 0 und 2.5 · 10³°/s werden mitgeteilt. Die Untersuchungen wurden mittels eines time-of-flight Massenspektrometers MSKH-4, eines Derivatographen des Typs Paulik-Paulik-Erdey und eines Röntgendiffraktometers DRON-0.5 durchgeführt.Bei niedrigen Aufheizgeschwindigkeiten (0 bis 0.2 °/sec) wird Sauerstoff in vier Stufen entwickelt: PbO₂ PbO_1.56 PbO_1.44 PbO. Bei extrem hohen Aufheizgeschwindigkeiten (2 · 10² – 2.5 · 10³°/s) wird die Zahl der Stufen auf zwei herabgesetzt: PbO₂ PbO_1.4 PbO. Es wird versucht die beobachtete Ánderung in dem Zersetzungsmechanismus von PbO₂ mit der Kristallstrukturbildung der Bleioxide in Verbindung zu bringen.

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Résumé On présente des résultats expérimentaux concernant la cinétique et le mécanisme de la décomposition de PbO₂ pour des vitesses de chauffage allant de 0 à 2.5 · 10³°/s. Les études ont été effectuées à l'aide d'un spectromètre de masse du type MSKH-4, d'un Dérivatograph du type Paulik-Paulik-Erdey et d'un diffractomètre des rayons X du type DRON-0,5.Aux faibles vitesses de chauffage (0 à 0.2°/s) l'oxygène se dégage en quatre étapes: PbO₂ PbO_1.56 PbO_1.44 PbO. Aux vitesses de chauffage très élevées (2 · 10² à 2.5 · 10³°/s) le nombre des étapes se réduit à deux: PbO₂ PbO_1.4 PbO. On essaye de relier le changement observé dans le mécanisme de décomposition de PbO₂à la structure cristalline des oxydes de plomb.

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PbO₂ 2.5 · 10³°/c. — — MCX — 4, — — — 0.5. (0–0.2°/c) : PbO₂ PbO_1.56. PbO_1.44 PbO. (2 · 10²–2.5 · 10³°/c) : PbO₂ PbO_1.4 PbO. PbO₂ .

     

Triterpene glycosides from Pulsatilla chinensis

Four triterpene glycosides were isolated from the roots of Pulsatilla chinensis (Bunge) Regel (Ranunculaceae). Two new glycosides, chinensiosides A (1a) and B (2), were identified as 3-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranosyl]-28-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)--D-glucopyranosyl]-3,23-dihydroxylup-20(29)-en-28-oic acid and 3-O-{-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-[-D-glucopyranosyl-(14)]--L-arabinopyranosyl}-28-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)--D-glucopyranosyl]-3,23-dihydroxylup-20(29)-en-28-oic acid. The other two glycosides were identified as previously known hederasaponin C (3) from Hedera helix and glycoside III (4) from Pulsatilla cernua.     

Structure and UV spectra of aliphatic-aromatic phosphines

The basicities of 10 tertiary phosphines were determined. Equations were derived to relate pK_a(H₂O) for these phosphines to the sum of the Kabachnik _ph-constants and pK_a(H₂O) for aryldiethylphosphines to the Hammett _n-constants. Analysis of these equations leads to the conclusion that in the ground state the unshared pair of electrons of the trivalent phosphorus is not conjugated with the -electron system of the aryl group.The bands in the UV spectra of the aryldiethylphosphines were assigned on the basis of this fact. The most intense absorption in the spectra of the phosphines (K-band) is due to the 'A_1g 'B_1u transition of the -electrons. The B-band, which is produced by the 'A_1g 'B_2u transition, only appears in the spectra of phosphine oxides; in the case of the phosphines it is obscured by the stronger R-band, which arises from the n -transition of the unshared electrons of phosphorus.     

Synthesis of bacterial antigenic polysaccharides and their fragments V. Use of 1,2-o-isopropylidene-4,6-O-ethylidene-α-D-galactopyranose for the synthesis of oligosaccharides with 3-o-substituted galactopyranose residue

Conclusions Trisaccharide-D-glucopyranosyl-(14)--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 3)-D-galactose was synthesized by using, 2-O-isopropylidene-4,6-O-ethylidene--D-galactopyranose for producing 1 3-rhamnosylgalactose, linkage.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1609–1613, July, 1977.     

The UV spectra of arsines and arsine selenides

Short-wavelength n_Se ^* and long-wavelength n_Se ^* bands are observed in the UV spectra of saturated trialkylarsine selenides in the near-UV region. The n_x ^* band in going from arsine selenides to arsine sulfide and then to arsine oxides is shifted hypsochromically, as in the corresponding phosphorus compounds. The n_x ^* band is only slightly sensitive to the chalcogen. Saturated trialkylarsines, in contrast to alkylphosphines, absorb in the near UV region (the n_As ^* band is at 208 nm).Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 940–942, April, 1990.     

Steroid glycosides XXI. The structure of polygonatoside E′ and protopolygonatoside E′ from the leaves ofPolygonatum latifolium

Summary The chemical structures of two new steroid glycosides from the leaves ofPolygonatum latifolium have been shown. Polygonatoside E is 3-[0--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 3)-0--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 4)-0--d-galactopyranosyl-(1 3)--D-glucopyranosyloxy]-(25R)-spirost-5-ene, and protopolygonatoside E is 26--D-galactopyranosyl-(1 3)--D-glucopyranosyloxy]-(25R)-furost-5-en-22-ol.Institute of Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Moldavian SSR, Kishenev. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 350–354, May–June, 1978.     

Triterpene glycosides of Pulsatilla dahurica structures of glycosides A,B, C,and D

The isolation of four triterpene glycosides from the roots of the dahurian anemonePulsatilla dahurica (Fisch. ex DC) Spreng, is described together with their identification, on the basis of chemical transformations, spectral characteristics, and literature analogies, as hederagenin 3-O--L-arabinoside, hederagenin 3-O-[O--D-glucopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside], hederagenin 3-O--L-arabinopyranoside 28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)--D-glucopyranoside], and hederagenin 3-O-[O--D-glucopyranosyl-(14)--L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)--D-glucopyranoside].Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Nos. 3,4, pp. 349–356, May–August, 1992.     

PPP and CNDO calculations for protonated molecules

CNDO calculations have been used to obtain the one-centre core integrals for protonated azines required in calculating the ^* absorption spectra of such molecules using the PPP method. Calculated spectra for both the parent and the protonated molecules are obtained in satisfactory agreement with experiment. The changes in the -framework of the molecules on protonation are also discussed in terms of the CNDO results.

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Zusammenfassung CNDO-Rechnungen wurden benutzt, um die Einzentren-Rumpf-Integrale für protonierte Azine zu erhalten, die bei der Berechnung der ^* -Absorptionsspektren mit Hilfe der PPP-Methode benötigt werden.Die berechneten Spektren für die Ausgangsmoleküle und die protonierten Moleküle sind in zufriedenstellender Übereinstimmung mit dem Experiment. Die Veränderungen im -Rumpf der Moleküle bei der Protonierung werden ebenfalls mit Hilfe der CNDO-Resultate diskutiert.

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Résumé Des CNDO ont tét utilisés pour obtenir les intégrales de coeur monocentriques des azines protonées nécessaires au calcul de leur spectre d'absorption ^* par la méthode PPP. Les spectres calculés pour les molécules protonées ou non sont en accord satisfaisant avec l'expérience. Les modifications subies lors de la protonation par le squelette sont discutées en fonction des résultats des calculs CNDO.

     

Redox equilibria in the In(III)-In(I)-In system in aqueous KBr solutions II. A rotating ring-disc electrode study

Summary The open-circuit behaviour of thick indium films formed onto gold by the electroreduction of In(III) has been investigated in acidified aqueous KBr solutions using the rotating ring-disc electrode technique. The spontaneous dissolution of indium metal immersed in the solution containing its own ions of higher valency yields In(I) ions. Information about the equilibrium and mechanism of the process studied was drawn from measurements of the limiting ring current and disc potential as a function of the electrode rotation rate. It was proved that the overall reaction 2In+In(III)3In(I) occurs as a coupling of two electrochemical steps: InIn(I)+e^–, and In(III)+2e^–In(I). The cathodic half-reaction is the rate-determining step, whereas the anodic half-reaction is reversible.

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Das Redox-Gleichgewicht im In(III)-In(I)-In-System in wäßrigen KBr-Lösungen, 2. Mitt. Untersuchungen mit der rotierenden Ring-Scheiben-Elektrode

Zusammenfassung Die spontane Auflösung von Indium unter der Wirkung von eigenen lonen (In(III)) wurde in sauren bromidhaltigen Lösungen mit Hilfe der rotierenden Ring-Scheiben-Elektrode untersucht. Die Angaben über das Gleichgewicht und den Mechanismus des untersuchten Prozesses wurden auf Grund der Abhängigkeit der Grenzströme an der Ring-Elektrode und der Elektrodepotentiale der Scheiben-Elektrode von der Umdrehungsgeschwindigkeit erreicht. Aus den Messungen folgt, daß die Bruttoreaktion 2In+In(III)3In(I) aus zwei überlagerten Durchtrittsreaktionen, InIn(I)+e^– und In(III)+2e^–In(I), besteht. Die kathodische Reaktion ist geschwindigkeitsbestimmend, während die anodische Teilreaktion reversibel abläuft.

     

Triterpene glycosides of Hedera taurica

From the leaves of Crimean ivy we have isolated the previously known glycosides 3-O--L-Ara_p-28-O-[O--L-Rha_p-(14)-O--D-Glc_p-(16)--D-Glc_p]hederagenin, 3-O-[O--L-Rha_p-(12)--L-Ara_p]-28-O-[O--L-Rha_p-(14)-O--D-Glc_p-(16)--D-Glc_p]oleanic acid and -hederagenin, and 3-O-[O--L-Rha_p-(12)--L-Ara_p]-28-O-[O--D-Glc_p-(16)--D-Glc_p]hederagenin and a new one: tauroside H₁ — 3-O-[O--L-Rha_p-(12)-O--L-Ara_p]-28-O-[O--L-Rha_p-(14)-O--D-Glc_p-(16)--D-Glc_p]echinocystic acid.M. V. Frunze Simferopol' State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 522–528, September–October, 1992.     

Scherbänder und Bruch in amorphen und teilkristallinen Polymeren

Zusammenfassung In dieser Arbeit wurde unter Druckbelastung der Einfluß von Scherbändern auf den Bruch von drei teilkristallinen Polymeren (Polypropylen mit 5% und 20% ataktischem Anteil (PP 11 u. PP 13), Polybuten-1) unterhalb der Glastemperatur untersucht. Es konnte gezeigt werden, daß unter vergleichbaren Bedingungen eine Analogie zum Verformungsverhalten glasartiger Polymerer (Polystyrol) besteht. Die Spannung zur Bildung von Scherbändern steigt mit dem Schubmodul der verschiedenen Materialen ebenso an (PB 1 PP 13 PP 11 PS), wie mit abnehmender Temperatur und einer Vergröberung und damit erhöhter Kristallinität der Gefüge in den einzelnen teilkristallinen Polymeren.Wenn in den Scherbändern bestimmte Dehnungen überschritten werden, kann es zu einer örtlichen Rißbildung kommen. Diese wird in den Schnittpunkten einzelner, nahezu senkrecht zueinander verlaufender Scherbandpakete ebenso begünstigt wie durch die Wechselwirkung zwischen Scherbändern und mikrostrukturellen Schwachstellen, z. B. weichen Sphärolithgrenzen im hochisotaktischen PP. Dies führt u. a. zu einer gemessenen Abnahme der Bruchdehnung _B mit Vergröberung der morphologischen Struktur.Mit 17 Abbildungen     

Applications of the virtual charge model to the electronic structures and spectra of benzaldehyde and acetophenone

Summary The virtual charge model (Tapia model) in conjunction with the CNDO/S-CI approximation in the frame of SCF-MO theory was employed to study the effects of solvent on the electronic structures and spectra of benzaldehyde and acetophenone molecules. The CNDO/S calculations in presence of solvation indicate a satisfactory interpretation of the medium effects on the electronic structures and spectra of the molecules investigated. The prediction of our MO calculations by means of the Tapia model concerning the solvochromic shifts of n * and * transitions are in accord with the observed trends which indicate a blue shift for the n * band and a red shift for the * band upon a change of solvent from non-polar to polar solvents.

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Anwendung des Virtual Charge-Modells auf die Elektronenstrukturen und Spektren von Benzaldehyd und Acetophenon

Zusammenfassung Das Virtual-Charge-Modell (Tapia-Modell) im Zusammenhang mit der CNDO/S-CI-Näherung im Rahmen der SCF-MO-Theorie wurde zum Studium der Lösungsmitteleffekte auf die Elektronenstrukturen und Spektren von Benzaldehyd und Acetophenon herangezogen. Die CNDO/S-Rechnungen bei Anwesenheit von Solvens erlauben eine befriedigende Interpretation der Mediumeffekte auf Elektronenstrukturen und Spektren der untersuchten Verbindungen. Die aus MO-Rechnungen folgenden Voraussagen ergeben auf Basis des Tapia-Modells solvatochrome Verschiebungen für die n *- und *-Übergänge. Die vorausgesagten Effekte stehen im Einklang mit den experimentell beobachteten Trends: Blauverschiebung für die n *-Bande und Rotverschiebung für die *-Bande beim Wechsel von nichtpolarem zu polarem Lösungsmittel.

     

Arjunolic acid derivative glycoside from the stems of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Hedera colchica</Emphasis>

Five triterpenoid saponins were isolated from the stems of Hedera colchica K. Koch, Araliaceae. Two of them are new natural substances. HCSt-A (1): 3-O--D-arabinopyranoside; 28-O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 4)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-arjunolic acid. HCSt-B (2): 3-O--D-xylopyranoside; 28-O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-hederagenin. The derivative of arjunolic acid is described for the first time in Araliaceae family. The chemical structures of isolated compounds were established on the base of chemical and 1D and 2D NMR experiments.Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 461–463, November–December, 2004.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected cover date.     

Ein einfacher Zugang zu (R)-γ-Amino-β-hydroxybuttersäure (GABOB) aus natürlichem (2S, 4R)-4-Hydroxyprolin

The oxidative decarboxylation sequence (1a 2a 3a 4a 5a) affording -aminobutanoic acid (5a) is adapted to the synthesis of its hydroxy derivative5b. A facile high yield conversion of (2S, 4R)-4-hydroxyproline-methylester-hydrochloride (7) to (R)-GABOB (5b) on a preparative scale is reported with the hydroxypyrrolidone8 as the intermediate.

     

X-ray diffraction (powder), e.s.r. and other spectral studies oftris[methylenebis(diphenylphosphine oxide)]iron(III) perchlorate

Summary Bifunctional methylenebis(diphenylphosphine oxide) (mdpo) on reaction with iron(III) perchlorate forms the complex, [Fe(mdpo)₃](ClO₄)₃ · H₂O. This has been characterized through elemental analysis, i.r., far-i.r., u.v. and visible spectroscopy and by x-ray diffraction, magnetic moment, molar conductance and e.s.r. data. The e.s.r. spectrum consists of five lines with transitions from: ¦–5/2¦–3/2¦–3/2¦–1/2, ¦–1/2¦+1/2¦+1/2¦+3/2 and ¦+3/2¦+5/2 centred at a g-value of 2.00. On the basis of these studies, a chelated octahedral structure has been assigned to the cation, [Fe(mdpo)₃]³⁺.