Eu(fod)(3) binding on the (1)H-NMR spectra of some benzo[3n]crown-n and dibenzo[3n+2]crown-n

The complexing of Eu(fod)₃ with macrocyclic ethers, benzo[15]crown-5, benzo[12]crown-4, dibenzo[20]crown-6, dibenzo[23]crown-7 and dibenzo[26]crown-8 was observed on their ¹H-NMR spectra and the selective binding constants at 400 MHz and 305 K in CDCl₃ were reported. The Eu(fod)₃ interaction displayed the selective binding role of oxygen on macrocyclic, H₂COCH₂, backbones with o- or m-dioxyphenyl groups referring the ¹H chemical shifts. The estimated equilibrium constants, K_a of 1:1 ratio of interactions were in accordance with the Eu³⁺ ionic radii to bind the oxygen sites depending on the macrocyclic size and conformation of the ethers. The minimum lanthanide-macrocyclic ether distance displayed the maximum stability so that benzo[3n]crown-n (n=4, 5) group was found to bind the Eu(fod)₃ moderately whilst dibenzo[3n+2]crown-n (n=6-8) oligomer chemical shifts were induced largely since the such Eu³⁺ complexes are more stable with larger ethyleneoxy groups.     

L'extraction des lanthanides et des actinides par les oxydes d'alkylphosphine: Tome 1. l'extraction de l'acide nitrique par l'oxyde de tri-n-butylphosphine

The distribution of TBPO, water and nitric acid has been measured between an aqueous phase and various inert diluents at 25°. This study allowed the determination of the apparent stability constants for two molecular complexes, TBPO . HNO₃ (K₁=17.5±1.3 (M/l)^-2 (benzene); 20.1±0.8 (M/l)^-2 (toluene); II±2(M/l)^-2 (n-hexane) and TBPO . 2HNO₃.H₂O (K₂=(2.9±0.3) 10^-3(M/l)^-2 (benzene)).     

Mesures de la perfusion cérébrale chez le rat à l’aide de la RMN du 129Xe hyperpolarisé : étude de fluides biologiques vecteurs du 129Xe

The high xenon solubility in blood and tissues makes hyperpolarized ¹²⁹Xe a potential MR tracer for tissue perfusion studies. Two biocompatible fluids were studied with a view to be used as delivery media for hyperpolarized xenon injection: the carrier agents were ¹²⁹Xe micro-bubbles in Echovist (2–3 μm in diameter), and Intralipid ¹²⁹Xe suspension. Xenon chemical shifts and longitudinal relaxation time T₁ were measured at 2.35 T in both fluids. Xenon chemical shift of the dissolved phase in Echovist was 204.1 ± 0.5 ppm from the micro-bubbles gas phase resonance data (0 ppm). Xenon T₁ was 20.0 s in micro-bubbles in Echovist and 19.0 s for the dissolved phase. Xenon chemical shift in Intralipid was 194.6 ± 0.5 ppm. T₁ was 15.2 ± 4.9 s (n = 5) in Intralipid 20 % and 20.9 ± 2.9 s (n = 4) in Intralipid 30 %. Using an intra-carotid injection of a small volume (0.15 mL) of hyperpolarized xenon dissolved in Intralipid 30 %, cerebral blood flow was measured in rats (160 ± 30 mL·(100 g)^–1·min^–1, n = 10). Rat brain xenon images were performed with 2-D projection–reconstruction pulse sequence, enabling regional blood flow measurements.     

Stability constants for aqueous silver/bromide/thiocyanate complexes

Stability constants for aqueous Ag⁺/Br^?, Ag⁺/SCN^?, and mixed Ag⁺/Br^?/SCN^? complexes are determined at 25° C by using data generated potentiometrically in solutions having ionic strengths of 0.4, 1.0, and 2.0 m. Monte Carlo numerical methods which yield apparent stability constants for these complexes as well as confidence limits are described in detail. Explicit consideration of speciation shows that under useful precipitation conditions (high bromide and low thiocyanate), a significant fraction of soluble silver is present as AgBr_n (SCN)^1?n?m_m complexes. The most prevalent mixed complexes under these conditions are AgBr (SCN)^? (log β₁₁=8.0 ± 0.5) and AgBr₂(SCN)^2? (log β₂₁=9.2 ± 0.3). The free energies of formation of the other tri- and tetra-coordinate mixed complexes are nearly indistinguishable (log β₁₂=9.3 ± 0.5; log β₃₁=9.0 ± 0.6; log β₂₂=9.6 ± 0.9; log β₁₃=10.3 ±0.5).     

Preliminary investigation of the interaction between the R2R3 DNA binding domain of the oncoprotein c-Myb and DNA fragments

The interaction between the R2R3 DNA binding domain of the oncoprotein c-Myb and oligodeoxynucleotides was investigated by ¹H-NMR spectroscopy and fluorescence anisotropy assays. Titration of 12 and 16 base-pair DNA fragments containing the TAACGGTC sequence with R2R3 revealed the presence of two complexed forms (in a 40/60 ratio): either two complexes or two conformations in slow exchange at the NMR chemical shift time scale. The largest variations of imino proton chemical shifts were observed for the imino proton of the base pairs 2, 3, 4 and 6 of the DNA sequence, suggesting a direct involvement of these base pairs in the interaction. Using fluorescence anisotropy measurements, a dissociation constant of 5.12 ± 1.49 nM for the specific DNA-R2R3 complex was found, whereas a value of 2.7 ± 0.1 μM was determined for the nonspecific complex. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Vibrational relaxation of NCO(X̃) by rare gases,and rate constant measurement of the NCO + NO reaction

Vibrational relaxation of the v₂ mode of NCO(X̃) by rare gases takes place at rates which are in the order Ne < He ≈ Ar < Kr. The bimolecular rate constant for the NCO + NO reaction is (3.4±0.3)×10⁻¹¹ cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹ at 295 K.     

Copolymerization of vinyl chloride with sulphur dioxide—I molecular association between vinyl chloride and sulphur dioxide

The formation of VC-SO₂ and VC-(SO₂)₂ complexes in liquid mixtures of vinyl chloride (VC) and sulphur dioxide has been shown by (a) the freezing point composition diagram and (b) chemical shifts in the PMR spectrum of VC over the complete composition range. It is postulated that SO₂ can associate with the CC bond and the Cl atom. These complexes may be involved in the copolymerization and influence the composition and stereochemistry of the product. PMR spectra of VC-SO₂-ethane(E) mixtures with [SO₂] ? [E] ? [VC] gave K_v = 2·0 ± 0·5, 1·5 ± 0·1 and 1·1 ± 0·3 at 232·6, 272·6 and 301·3 K with ΔH_f⁰H_f = ?6·6 ± 1·4 kJ mol^?1 for the VC -(SO₂)₂ complex. The chemical shift of the trans β-proton was twice that of the other two protons. indicating that SO₂ adopts an asymmetric orientation to the double bond.     

Electron impact ionization of small silver and copper clusters

Using a quadrupole mass spectrometer, relative cross sections for electron impact ionization of neutral Ag _n and Cu _n clusters withn=1 ... 4 have been measured for electron energies between threshold and 125 eV. From the results, the following ionization energies were obtained: Ag₂: 7.26±0.1 eV, Ag₃: 6.19±0.2 eV, Ag₄: 6.33±0.3 eV, Cu₂: 7.46±0.15 eV, Cu₃: 6.14±1.0 eV, Cu₄: 7.00±0.6 eV. With only two exceptions, these values agree with other data published for Ag₂, Cu₂, Cu₃ and Cu₄.     

Citrate complexes of tin(IV) studied by liquid-liquid extraction with 5,7-dichloro-8-quinolinol

The tin(IV)/5,7-dichloro-8-quinolinol/chloroform extraction system is used to determine the composition and the stability constants of the aqueous complexes of tin(IV) with citric acid, in the pH range 2.0–3.5. The tin(IV):citric acid ratios found are 1:1 and 1:2, depending on the concentration of the acid. The conditional stability constants are (5.5 ± 0.4) × 10³ and (1.3 ± 0.3) × 10³ for the 1:1 and 1:2 complexes, respectively. This extraction system is convenient in studies of aqueous tin(IV) complexes that cannot be extracted into chloroform.     

Optimized structures and vibration frequencies of the ether–water complex: a DFT and FTIR study

The infrared spectrum of ether was studied using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in conjunction with the density functional theory (DFT). The optimized structures and vibrational frequencies of the ether·(H₂O) _n (n = 1–3) complexes were obtained at B3LYP/6-31G(d) theory levels. Compared to those of free-form ether, the C–O stretching vibrational frequencies of the ether–water complexes are found to shift to red by up to 39 cm^?1 with an increase in the C–O length of 0.016 Å. Meanwhile, the frequency of the O–H stretching modes of water in the complexes appears significantly redshifted to a varying degree. The DFT calculations suggest that these shifts are caused by the hydrogen bonding between ether and water.     

Microwave transient nutation measurements of relaxation in OCS and NH3

The phenomenological Bloch equations are solved for transient nutation in optical two-level systems, using the Feynman—Vernon—Hellwarth representation. The resulting solutions display an exponentially damped oscillatory behavior, from which the relaxation times T₁ and T₂ may be derived. Transient nutation signals were observed using time-resolved microwave spectroscopy with rapid switching of applied Stark fields. Observed collision relaxation rates are (5.25 ± 0.50) MHz/torr for OCS—OCS, (1.96 ± 0.30) MHz/torr for OCS—He and (1.67 ± 0.20) MHz/torr for OCS—Ar. For NH₃NH₃ relaxation the rate is (23.2 ± 3.5) MHz/torr for the (8,7) inversion line.     

Density functional investigations on the (H2O)n·CCH and (H2O)n·HCC complexes (n=1–3)

The electronic structures and energies of (H₂O)_n·CCH and (H₂O)_n·HCC complexes (n=1–3) between CCH and water have been theoretically investigated at the UB3LYP/6-311++G(2df,p)//UB3LYP/6-311G(d,p) level. The complexes with n=2–3 are cyclic structures with homodromic hydrogen-bond chain. The (H₂O)_n·CCH (n=1–3) complexes show increasing stabilities towards CCH- or H₂O-eliminations of 2.3, 5.8 and 7.6 kcal/mol and are energetically more stable than the corresponding (H₂O)_n·HCC complexes by 0.8, 2.7 and 3.4 kcal/mol, respectively, due to the charge-separation-enhanced hydrogen bonds within (H₂O)_n·CCH (n=2,3). Strong interactions between CCH and (H₂O)₂ and (H₂O)₃ clusters suggest special solvent effects of water on the chemical behavior of unsaturated radicals.     

Homobimetallic complexes of ligand having O- and S-donor sites with same and different di- and trialkyl/aryltin(IV) moiety: their synthesis, spectral characterization and biological activities

Homobimetallic complexes with oxygen and sulphur donor ligand have been synthesized at room temperature under stirring conditions using R₂SnCl₂ (R?=?Me, n-Bu) and R₃SnCl (R?=?Me, n-Bu, Ph) in 1:1 molar ratio. The synthesized complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR and multinuclear NMR (¹H, ¹³C) spectroscopy. These complexes have also been screened for their biological activities. IR data show that the ligand acts in a bidentate manner and exhibits trigonal bipyramidal geometry in solid state which is also confirmed by semi-empirical study. NMR data show that reported complexes exhibit tetrahedral geometry in solution. Results of antimicrobial screening activities indicated that complexes (6) and (7) are very effective antibacterial and antifungal agents, respectively, and they might indeed be a potential source of antimicrobial agents, while the complex (3) exhibits significant free radical scavenging ability with lower IC₅₀ value of 99.47?±?1.2???g/mL. Results of cytotoxicity/haemolytic activity showed the significant value of % haemolysis for complex (7) (18.101?±?2.3), while complex (4) was found to be least cytotoxic (5.733?±?1.0). Only a few colonies are observed in mutagenicity testing by Ames test.     

Carbon-13 NMR spectra of chromium pentacarbonyl carbenoid complexes

The carbon-13 NMR spectra of six carbenoid complexes of the type (OC)₅Cr-(CXX′) have been recorded. The carbenoid carbon atoms are all markedly deshielded (chemical shifts vs. TMS in the range ?271 to ?360). With only one minor inversion of uncertain significance, the chemical shifts correlate well with the expected ability of the X and X′ groups to engage in dative π bonding to the carbenoid carbon atom. The longitudinal relaxation times for both carbenoid and carbonyl carbon atoms in (OC)₅Cr[C(CH₃)(OC₂H₅)] are 1 – 2 sec. The chemical shift difference for carbonyl carbon atoms cis and trans to the carbenoid ligand is essentially invariant in the six compounds.     

Silicon-29 NMR studies of polymethylhydrosiloxanes: Spin-lattice relaxation time (T1) measurements

²⁹Si NMR spectra of polymethylhydrosiloxanes, Me₃SiO[MeHSiO]_nSiMe₃ from n = 3 to 8 and 35, have been determined. Both chemical shifts and spin-lattice relaxation times (T₁) have been measured. The stereochemistry at the adjacent chiral MeHSiO unit influences the nearest neighbor ²⁹Si chemical shift. The effect of chain length and position of MeHSiO units on T₁ values for Me₃SiO[MeHSiO]_nSiMe₃ systems are discussed.     

Calculations and assignments of endohedral helium-3 chemical shifts of open-cage fullerenes and higher fullerenes

The endohedral ³He NMR chemical shifts of open-cage fullerene compounds and higher fullerenes ³He@C _n (n = 82, 84, 86) have been calculated at the GIAO-B3LYP/3-21G//AM1 level. The predicted ³He NMR chemical shifts of open-cage fullerene compounds agree well with the experimental data. More importantly, the challenging peak assignments in the two ³He NMR spectra of higher fullerenes have been successfully achieved by our computed endohedral ³He chemical shifts in combination with experimental results.     

Thallium(III) coordination compounds: chemical information from 205Tl NMR longitudinal relaxation times

²⁰⁵Tl longitudinal relaxation rate measurements were performed on several thallium(III) complexes with the composition Tl(OH)_n(H₂O)_6?n^(3?n)+ (n = 1,2), Tl(Cl)_n(H₂O)_m?n^(3?n)+, Tl(Br)_n(H₂O)_m?n^(3?n)+ (m = 6 for n = 1–2, m = 5 for n = 3, m = 4 for n = 4), Tl(CN)_n(H₂O)_m?n^(3?n)+ (m = 6 for n = 1–2, m = 4 for n = 3–4) in aqueous solution, at different magnetic fields and temperatures. ¹³C and ²D isotopic labelling and ¹H decoupling experiments showed that the contribution of the dipolar relaxation path is negligible. The less symmetric lower complexes (n < 4) had faster relaxation rate dominantly via chemical shift anisotropy contribution which depended on the applied magnetic field: T₁ values are between 20 and 100 ms at 9.4 T and the shift anisotropy is Δσ = 1000–2000 ppm. The tetrahedral complexes, n = 4, relax slower; their T₁ is longer than 1 s and the spin–rotation mechanism is probably the dominant relaxation path as showed by a temperature dependence study. In the case of the TlCl₄^? complex, presumably a trace amount of TlCl₅^2? causes a large CSA contribution, 300 ppm. Since the geometry and the bond length for the complexes in solution are known from EXAFS data, it was possible to establish a correlation between the CSA parameter and the symmetry of the complexes. The relaxation behaviour of the Tl–bromo complexes is not in accordance with any known relaxation mechanism. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Structural assignments of 2-aryl and 3-arylbenzofurans by carbon-13 nmr

The ^1–3C chemical shifts of 2-aryl and 3-arylbenzofurans are discussed. Pairs of isomers can be differentiated based on the chemical shifts of C-2 in 3-arylbenzofurans and C-3 in 2-arylbenzofurans. A signal near 100 ppm (101 ± 1.7) indicates a 2-arylbenzofuran and a signal near (141 ± 1.3) indicates a 3-arylbenzofuran.     

Time-resolved four-level double resonance in the microwave spectrum of formaldehyde

The technique of transient double resonance has been applied to the (2₁₁ ← 2₁₂)_s-(3₁₂ ← 3₁₃)_p system in the microwave spectrum of formaldehyde. An effective broadening parameter γ*/2πp=22.96±0.3 MHz Torr^?1 was measured and theory is presented to relate this to other measured multipole relaxation rates.     

Cu(II) and Co(II) complexes with 3,5-diphenyl-4-amino-1,2,4-triazole: Synthesis and study

The Cu(II) and Co(II) complexes with 3,5-diphenyl-4-amino-1,2,4-triazole (L) of the composition CuLA₂ · H₂O (A = Cl^?, Br^?), CuL₂A₂ (A = Cl^?, Br^?, NO ₃ ^? ), CoL₂A₂ · nH₂O (A = Cl^?, n = 1; A = NCS^?, n = 0) are synthesized. In these complexes, the ligand L is coordinated to a metal in monodentate mode through the heterocyclic N(1) atom. The Cu: L = 1: 1 complexes have binuclear structures with the anions acting as bridges, whereas the M: L = 1: 2 complexes are mononuclear. Both ferro-and antiferromagnetic exchange interactions are detected for the synthesized complexes.