Fluorescence Quenching Studies of Curcumin by Hydrogen Peroxide in Acetonitrile Solution

Summary. Steady state quenching studies of curcumin, 1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione, fluorescence by hydrogen peroxide were conducted in acetonitrile solution. A quenching rate constant, k_q, of 1.05×10¹⁰M^–1·s^–1 was obtained with a short fluorescence lifetime of 347ps. The reaction rate constant, which is within the diffusion-limited regime, is activation-controlled. The rate constant of deactivation of the thermally excited curcumin was 1.2 orders of magnitude more nonradiative (2.67×10⁹s^–1) than radiative (2.16×10⁸s^–1). The reaction was exothermic with a G° of –1.97eV and solvent reorganization energy of 1.37eV. These values indicate that the electron transfer reaction is solvent-mediated with electron transfer rate constant, k_ET, of 2.16×10¹⁰s^–1.     

Molecular structure of aniline in the gaseous phase: A concerted study by electron diffraction and ab initio molecular orbital calculations

The molecular structure of free aniline has been investigated by gas-phase electron diffraction and ab initio MO calculations at the HF and MP2 levels of theory, using the 6-31G^*(6D) basis set. Least-squares refinement of a model withC _s symmetry, with constraints from MP2 calculations, has led to an accurate determination of the C-C-C angle at theipso position of the benzene ring, =119.0±0.2 (where the uncertainty represents total error). This parameter provides information on the extent of the interaction between the nitrogen lone pair and the system of the benzene ring, and could not be determined accurately by microwave spectroscopy. The angles at theortho, meta, andpara positions of the ring are 120.3±0.1, 120.7±0.1, and 119.0±0.3, respectively. Important bond distances are r _g(C-C)=1.398±0.003 å andr _g(C-N) =1.407±0.003 å. The effective dihedral angle between the H-N-H plane and the ring plane, averaged over the large-amplitude inversion motion of the amino group, is ¦¦=44±4. The equilibrium dihedral angle is calculated to be 41.8 at the HF level and 43.6 at the MP2 level, in agreement with far-infrared spectroscopic information. The MO calculations predict that the differencer(C_ortho-C_meta) -r(C_ipso-C_ortho) is 0.008–0.009 å. They also indicate that the nitrogen atom is displaced from the ring plane, on the side opposite to the amino hydrogens. The displacement is 0.049 å at the HF level and 0.072 å at the MP2 level. The two calculations, however, yield very different patterns for the minute deviations from planarity of the ring carbons.     

Substrate and Positional Selectivity in Electrophilic Substitution Reactions of Pyrrole, Furan, Thiophene, and Selenophene Derivatives

The relative reactivity (substrate selectivity) of five-membered heterocycles on electrophilic substitution (pyrrole >> furan > selenophene > thiophene) and their positional selectivity (furan > selenophene thiophene > pyrrole) are not consistent. The indicated differences in positional selectivity ( : ratios) of the parent heterocycles show up essentially in orientation on electrophilic substitution reactions of their derivatives and the corresponding benzannelated systems. It was shown that the positional selectivity was reduced in a sequence corresponding to the change in relative stability of the onium states of the elements (O⁺ < Se⁺ S⁺ < N⁺) and reflects the predominant role of the heteroatoms in stabilizing the -complexes formed on -substitution, in which the positive charge is distributed between the heteroatom and one -carbon atom (in -isom ers four atoms of the ring participate in delocalization of the charge). This interpretation was confirmed by quantum-chemical calculations carried out by the RHF/6-31G(d), MP2/6-31G(d)//RHF(6)-31G(d), and B3LYP/6-31G(d) ab initio methods.     

Nonempirical calculations of NQR spectrum parameters of azetidine

The components of the¹⁴N electric field gradient (EFG) tensor, the corresponding nuclear quadrupole coupling constant (NQCC) , and the asymmetry parameter of azetidine were calculated using the restricted Hartree-Foek-Roothaan method, The geometry of azetidine was optimized with the 4–31G basis set, and the values of the ring puckering angle () and the angle between the N-H bond and the CNC plane () were refined with the 6–31G^* basis set. The effect of choice of geometry on calculated NQR parameters was studied. To clarify the origin of EFG at the nitrogen atom nucleus, the contributions from individual bond orbitals and lone electron pairs to the EFG tensor componentseq _ii were calculated in the framework of the LMO approach. It was demonstrated that the 4-31G + 6–31G^*//6–31G^* level calculations give NQCC and values of azetidine that are in good agreement with the results of MW spectroscopy.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No, 12, pp. 2886–2889, December, 1996.     

Formation of N-butane in the pyrolysis of ethylene [1]

Yields of n-C₄H₁₀ have been measured from the flow pyrolysis of C₂H₄ at 897 (±7) K. From 77 to 720 Torr the order of n-C₄H₁₀ formation was found to be 2.0±0.3 The rate constant for the reaction, was estimated to be 2.4(±0.6)×10^–4l mol^–1s^–1.

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-C₄H₁₀ C₂H₄ 897 (±7) . -C₄H₁₀ 77 720 2.0±0.3. 2C₂H₄C₂H₃+C₂H₅ 2,4 (±0,6)×10^{–4 –1–1}.

     

Nitration,amination, and halogenation of Di-O-methylphloracetophenone

Chlorination of the title compound gave 5- and 3-chloro-2-hydroxy-4,6-dimethoxyacetophenone. The nitration of its acetate, followed successively by reduction, diazotization, and reaction with cuprous chloride, gave the 3-substituted series, 2-acetoxy-4,6-dimethoxy-3-nitroacetophenone, 3-amino-2-hydroxy-4,6-dimethoxyacetophenone, and 3-chloro-2-hydroxy-4,6-methoxyacetophenone, respectively. The orientation of substituents in the products was proved. The amino and chloro members of the isomeric 5-substituted series were availablevia 2-hydroxy-4,6-dimethoxy-5-phenylazoacetophenone, the product of the reaction of the title compound with benzenediazonium chloride.

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Nitrierung, Aminierung und Halogenierung von Di-O-methylphloracetophenon

Zusammenfassung Chlorierung der Titelverbindung gab 5- und 3-Chlor-2-hydroxy-4,6-dimethoxyacetophenon. Die Nitrierung des Acetats, gefolgt von Reduktion, Diazotierung und Reaktion mit CuCl ergab die 3-substituierte Reihe: 2-Acetoxy-4,6-dimethoxy-3-nitroacetophenon, 3-Amino-2-hydroxy-4,6-dimethoxyacetophenon und 3-Chlor-2-hydroxy-4,6-dimethoxyacetophenon. Die Orientierung der Substituenten wird diskutiert. Die Amino- und Chlorderivate der isomeren 5-substituierten Reihe sind über 2-Hydroxy-4,6-dimethoxy-5-phenylacetophenon zugängig, dem Produkt der Reaktion der Titelverbindung mit Phenyldiazoniumchlorid.

     

Spectroscopic investigation of cyclodextrin monomers,derivatives, polymers and azo dyes (1)

Circular dichroism (CD) and visible spectra of inclusion compounds between Methyl Orange (MO) analogues and -, -, -cyclodextrin (cdx), 2,6-dimethyl-and 2,3,6-trimethyl--cdx, water soluble -, -, -cdx polymer products were investigated. In the CD-spectroscopic investigation, the complex with -cdx epichlorohydrin condensate showed a large amplitude and splitting of the induced ^* band. Fractions of glyceryl ether of less than 2000 and polymer of more than 10000 dalton molecular mass were separated. Complexes of above two fractions and MO showed the same splitting spectral pattern. Job's plots from visible spectra showed the formation of the 11 complex and CD-data suggested the co-existence of the 21 MO-cdx complex. This splitting pattern showed the reversal of the signs when -cdx-ethyleneglycol-bis(epoxypropyl) ether was used and disappeared when larger host molecules and azo dyes were used. The splitting was explained by exciton interaction.     

An ab initio theoretical study of the stereoisomers of tetrahydrocannabinols

An extensive theoretical study of the stereoisomers of tetrahydrocannabinols has been performed at the ab initio HF/6-31G^* and B3LYP/6-31G^* levels. Effects of solvation were calculated with the Onsager model (with full geometry optimization), SCRF with Tomasi's PCM, and isodensity polarization continuum models. Single-point MP2//HF/6-31G^* calculations were carried out. Frequency calculations for all the isomers at the HF/6-31G^* level and for two natural isomers ¹-THC-RR and ⁶-THC-RR at the B3LYP/6-31G^* level were performed. Our results support the findings of the previous AM1 studies that the orientation of the carbocyclic ring and its C1 substituent with respect to the phenyl group hydroxyl oxygen play the major role in the activity. The calculated values of the LUMO energy (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) and the hardness of the stereoisomers show that for the trans isomers it is easier to remove one electron from its HOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital) to the LUMO and easier to accept an electron from the receptor binding site than for the cis isomers. Combining geometric features (the orientation of the carbocyclic ring and its C1 substituent with respect to the phenyl group hydroxyl oxygen) with electronic features (LUMO and hardness), we explain the activity differences among the stereoisomers.     

Possibilities of applying the Piloyan method of determination of decomposition activation energies in the differential thermal analysis of polynitroaromatic compounds and their derivatives

The Piloyan activation energiesE, as well as the initial exotherm temperaturesT _D, are determined for sixN-monoalkyl- and fiveN,N-dialkyl-2,4,6-trinitroanilines. By comparison withR _f-factors, orR _M-functions of paper chromatography, the molecular-structural dependences ofE andT _D are studied for these compounds. Relationships are also found between the termE · T _D ^–1 and theR _M-functions. The effects are discussed of the introduction of the 6-nitro group into the TV-substituted 2,4-dinitroanilines, and of the introduction of the 4-nitro group into the 2,6-dinitro analogues, upon the thermal stabilities of the resulting 2,4,6-trinitroanilines.

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Zusammenfassung Die AktivierungsenergienE nach Piloyan und die Anfangswerte der ExothermenT _D der sechsN-monoalkyl- und fünfN,N-Dialkyl-2,4,6-trinitroaniline wurden bestimmt. Unter Berücksichtigung des Vergleichs mitR _f-Faktoren oderR _M-Funktionen der Papierchromatographie wurden die molekularstrukturellen AbhÄngigkeiten der WerteE undT _D dieser Verbindungen untersucht. ZusammenhÄnge wurden auch zwischen dem AusdruckE · Tw _D ^–1 und denR _M-Funktionen gefunden. Der Einfluss der Einführung der 6-Nitrogruppe in dieN-substituierten 2,4-Dinitroaniline, sowie der Einfluss der Einführung der 4-Nitrogruppe in 2,6-Nitroanaloge auf die ThermostabilitÄt der resultierenden 2,4,6-Trinitroaniline werden erörtert.

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Résumé On a déterminé les énergies d'activation par la méthode de Piloyan ainsi que les températures initialesT _D de l'effet exothermique de sixN-monoalcoyl- et cinqN,N-dialcoyl-2,4,6-trinitroanilines. En se référant aux facteursR _F ou aux valeurs des fonctionsR _M en Chromatographie sur papier, on a étudié la dépendance entre les valeurs deE et deT _D sur les caractéristiques moléculaires-structurales de ces composés.On a également trouvé des rapports entre le termeE · T _D ^–1 et les fonctionsR _M. On discute l'influence de l'introduction du groupe 6-nitro dans les 2,4-dinitroanilinesN-substituées ainsi que l'influence de l'introduction du groupe 4-nitro dans les 2,6-dinitro analogues sur la stabilité thermique des 2,4,6-trinitroanilines qui en résultent.

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N-- N,N--2,4,6- E , T _D. R _f,- R _M — , - E T _D. E.T _D ^–1 R _M-. 6N- 2,4- 4 2,6- 2,4,6- .

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The authors would like to thank Mrs. Anna Colláková for careful DTA measurements, and Dr. Ladislav Smolka for help in the treatment of the measured results with the Wang 600 computer.     

V2O5/TiO2 oxidation catalysts, III. Oxidation of CO on pure and sodium-doped systems

The activity of vanadia/titania catalysts in CO oxidation has been tested and found to be of the same order as that observed for unsupported vanadia; the simultaneous presence of vanadium-sodium compounds cancels the activity, probably because of the elimination of labile V=0 species at surface defects.

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V₂O₅/TiO₂ CO, V₂O₅; - , , V=0 .

     

Ab Initio Study of Conformational Properties of ( Z, Z)-, ( E, Z)-, and ( E, E)-Cyclonona-1,5-dienes

Summary. Ab initio calculations at the HF/6-31G^* level of theory for geometry optimization and MP2/6-31G^*//HF/6-31G^* for a single point total energy calculation are reported for the important energy-minimum conformations and transition-state geometries of (Z,Z)-, (E,Z)-, and (E,E)-cyclonona-1,5-dienes. The C₂ symmetric chair conformation of (Z,Z)-cyclonona-1,5-diene is calculated to be the most stable form; the calculated energy barrier for ring inversion of the chair conformation via the C_s symmetric boat-chair geometry is 58.3kJmol^–1. Interconversion between chair and twist-boat-chair (C₁) conformations takes place via the twist (C₁) as intermediate. The unsymmetrical twist conformation of (E,Z)-cyclonona-1,5-diene is the most stable form. Ring inversion of this conformation takes place via the unsymmetrical chair and boat-chair geometries. The calculated strain energy for this process is 63.5kJmol^–1. The interconversion between twist and the boat-chair conformations can take place by swiveling of the trans double bond with respect to the cis double bond and requires 115.6kJmol^–1. The most stable conformation of (E,E)-cyclonona-1,5-diene is the C₂ symmetric twist-boat conformation of the crossed family, which is 5.3kJmol^–1 more stable than the C_s symmetric chair–chair geometry of the parallel family. Interconversion of the crossed and parallel families can take place by swiveling of one of the double bonds and requires 142.0kJmol^–1.     

Novel evidence for the selective behaviour of tungsten carbide in liquid phase heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation

Liquid (aqueous) phase catalytic hydrogenation of compounds containing two oxo-groups in -position (biacetyl, glyoxal, alloxan) was studied in the presence of tungsten carbide catalyst. It has been shown that only one of the oxo-groups is affected in the course of the process and is transformed into a >CH–OH group. Comparative studies carried out in the presence of platinum catalyst attest the selective behaviour of tungsten carbide.

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- - (, , ). , >C=O >CH–OH, . .

     

Solvent/water partitioning of dimethylmethylphosphonate (DMMP) as a probe of solvent acidity

Experimentally determined partition coefficients for DMMP between NaCl-saturated water and 20 solvents were correlated using the solvatochromic parameters , , and ^*. An inverted LSER was then used to predict for 7 additional solvents. The new cohesion parameters and ^*2 were found to be more representative of cavity formation than _H ² . Most importantly, it was essential to include either or _H ² in the LSER. The partition method appears to be a useful adjunct to solvatochromic techniques in refining and extending the scale of solvent acidity and could be used to rationalize solvent selection in extraction processes.     

Theoretical studies of the benzene oxide—oxepin valence tautomerism

We have calculated the geometry and energy of the valence tautomers benzene oxide and oxepin using the semiempirical AM1 model and the 6–31G and 6–31G^* basis sets utilizing full geometry optimization. In the oxide the folding angle, the angle between the epoxide ring and the adjacent plane containing four carbon atoms, is about 106°. The carbon skeleton is almost planar, the folding angle, the angle between the two four-carbon atom planes being about 175°. In contrast, oxepin is found to have a marked boat-shaped structure with the corresponding and angles about 137° and 159°, respectively. The AM1, 6–31G, and 6–31G^* calculations give –11.4, –10.8, and –2.9 kcal mol^–1 for the energy change that accompanies the valence tautomerism, oxide-oxepin, compared to an experimental value of about +0.3 kcal mol^–1. Single point calculations of the energies at the 6–31 G^* geometry using Møller-Plesset perturbation theory to second order (MP2/6–31 G^*) and third order (MP3/6–31G^*) give E _T =+3.3 and +0.8 kcal mol^–1. The values for the energy change in the transfer of epoxide oxygen from ethylene oxide to benzene using AM1, 6–31G, and 6–31G^* are in good agreement, viz., +31.1, +34.5, and +33.6 kcal mol^–1, respectively. A large positive energy change is to be expected in view of the loss of benzene aromaticity.     

Headspace-gas chromatography: The influence of sample volume on analytical results

Summary The role of the volume of the sample and the sample vial in equilibrium headspace-gas chromatography is discussed. A new term, thesample phase fraction (_S) is introduced. It is shown that if the value of _S is kept constant, the vial's volume has no influence on the sensitivity of the headspace analysis (which is proportional to the concentration of the analyte in the headspace). In a given headspace sampling system, concentration of the compound of interest in the headspace (c _G ^* ) at equilibrium is related to the value of _S: a higher _S will increase c _G ^* . However, the influence is important only in the case of low distribution coefficients: in the case of higher distribution coefficients this influence is negligible. This conclusion is also true for small changes in the sample volume in duplicate analyses: exact reproducibility of the sample volume is important only in the case of low distribution coefficient values.     

Analysis of thermal desorption spectra of oxygen desorbed from rhodium

Thermal desorption spectra of oxygen desorbed from rhodium have been analyzed in terms of models accounting for the effect of lateral interactions between adsorbed particles and of their diffusion into the bulk of metal on the desorption kinetics of O₂. Complex configuration of these spectra is ascribed to the processes of formation/decomposition of surface Rh oxides and the diffusion of particles into the near-surface layers of metal and back to the surface.

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- , O₂ . - O₂ Rh - .

     

Kinetics and mechanism of the decomposition of pyrite under conventional and quasi-isothermal — quasi-isobaric thermoanalytical conditions

The kinetics and mechanism of the thermal decomposition of pyrite were examined by the method of quasi-isothermal and quasi-isobaric thermogravimetry (Q-TG). It emerged that by means of this technique the overlapping partial processes of the complicated oxidation and decomposition reactions of pyrite can be separated and studied independently from one another. It was found that the partial reactions FeS₂=FeS +S and Fe₂O_3–x(SO₄)_x=Fe₂O₃+SO₃ are endothermic processes taking place quasiisothermally and leading to equilibrium, while the oxidation FeS+O₂=Fe₂O_3–x(SO₄)_x is an exothermic process which takes place in an oscillating manner in a rather broad temperature interval.

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Zusammenfassung Autoren untersuchten die Kinetik und den Mechanismus der thermischen Zersetzung von Pyrit durch quasi-isotherme und quasi-isobare Thermogravimetrie (Q-TG). Es stellte sich heraus, daß sich überlagernde Teilprozesse der komplizierten Oxydations- und Zersetzungsprozesse von Pyrit mit Hilfe dieser Technik absondern und unabhängig voneinander untersuchen lassen. Es wurde festgestellt, daß die Teilreaktionen FeS₂=FeS+S und Fe₂O_3–x(SO₄)_x=Fe₂O₃+SO₃ endotherme Prozesse sind, die quasi-isotherm verlaufen und zu einem Gleichgewicht führen, während die Oxydation FeS+O₂=Fe₂O_3–x(SO₄)_x ein exothermer Prozeß ist, der oszillierend in einem ziemlich breiten Temperaturintervall verläuft.

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(Q-) . . , FeS₂=FeS+S Fe₂O_3–x(S₂O₄)_x=Fe₂O₃+SO₃ , . FeS+O₂ =Fe₂O_3–x(SO₄)_x , .

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The authors thank Prof. E. Pungor for valuable discussions, and Mrs. M. Kiss and Miss I. Fabian for their technical assistance.     

Heat capacity of indium from 300 to 1000 K

The heat capacity of high-purity indium has been determined by adiabatic-shield calorimetry in the range 300 to 1000 K. Values of thermodynamic functions have been calculated andC _p (1000 K), [H° (1000 K)–H° (298.15 K)], and [S° (1000 K)–S° (298.15 K)] are (27.11±0.15) J K^–1 mole^–1, (22873±70) J mole^–1, and (41.567 ±0.125) J K^–1 mole^–1, respectively. The enthalpy of fusion is (3283±7) J mole^–1 and the melting temperature (429.77±0.01) K. The premelting heat capacity is compatible with the presence of a mole fractionx 1·10^–6 of a liquid-soluble/solidinsoluble impurity in the sample.

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Zusammenfassung Die Wärmekapazität von hochreinem Indium wurde im Bereich von 300 bis 1000 K durch adiabatische Schildkalorimetrie bestimmt. Die Berechnungen der thermodynamischen Funktionen:C _p (1000 K), [H° (1000 K)–H° (298.15 K)] und [S° (1000 K–S° (298.15 K)] ergab 27.11±0.15 J K^–1 Mol^–1, (22 875±70) J Mol^–1, bzw. (41.567±0.125) J K^–1 Mol^–1. Die Schmelzenthalpie beträgt (3283±7) J Mol^–1 und die Schmelztemperatur (429.77±0.01) K. Die Vorschmelz-Wärmekapazität ist mit der Gegenwart einer Molfraktionx1×10^–6 einer flüssig-löslich/fest-unlöslichen Verunreinigung in der Probe vereinbar.

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Résumé La chaleur spécifique de l'indium de haute pureté a été déterminée entre 300 et 1000 K par calorimétrie adiabatique. Les valeurs des fonctions thermodynamiques suivantes ont été calculées:C _p (1000 K)=(27.11±0.15) J K^–1mol^–1, [H° (1000 K)–H° (298.15 K)]= (22 875±70) J mol^–1 et [S° (1000 K)–S° (298.15 K)]=(41.567±0.125) J K^–1 mol^–1. L'enthalpie de fusion est (3283±7) J mol^–1 et la température de fusion (429.77±0.01) K. La chaleur spécifique de pré-fusion est compatible avec la présence d'une fraction molairex1×10^–6 d'une impureté dans l'échantillon, soluble dans le liquide, insoluble dans le solide.

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C - 300 1000 . : _p(1000 ), [ (1000 ) — H (298,15 )] [S (1000 ) — S (298.15 )], : 27.11±0.15 . ^–1. ^–1, 2 2875±70 . ^–1 41.567±0.125 . ^{– 1–1}. 3283±7 .^–1, – 429.77±0,01 . - / 1.10^–6.

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The assistance of Bjørn Lyng Nielsen with the experimental work is recognized with thanks.     

Infrared spectroscopy of hydrogen bond and substituent effects in electron donor molecules

The frequency shift, , of the O—H stretching mode in the IR spectra of the H-complexes of phenol with electron donor molecules BX_i (B is the n- or -donor center and X_i are substituents; a total of eight series), the change in the Gibbs free energy, G, due to H-complexation, and the parameter (a measure of the ability of BX_i molecules to donate an electron pair; two series) are determined by both the electrostatic interaction and charge transfer in the formation of H-complex. The , G, and values depend not only on the inductive and resonance effects, but also the polarizability of substituents characterized by the parameters.     

Ab initio investigation of the electron structure in bis-Cu+ acetylene and vinylidene complexes

[Cu(-C₂H₂)₂]⁺, [Cu(-CCH₂)₂]⁺ and [Cu(-C₂H₂) (-CCH₂]⁺ complexes have been studied by the ab initio double-zeta basis set method. It has been established that all calculated compounds are stable to decomposition into two C₂H₂ molecules and Cu⁺ cation and into one C₂H₂ molecules and the respective monocomplex. Calculation results suggest the possibility of intramolecular acetylene-vinylidene rearrangement in the coordination sphere of Cu⁺.

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ab initio : [Cu(-C₂H₂)₂]⁺, [Cu(-CCH₂)₂]⁺, [Cu(-C₂H₂) (-CCH₂)]⁺. C₂H₂ Cu⁺ C₂H₂ . - Cu⁺.