A KINETIC ISOTOPE EFFECT IN THE PHOTOREACTIVATION OF U.V.-INACTIVATED TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS RNA*

Abstract— Inactivation of tobacco mosaic virus RNA (TMV-RNA) by u.v. radiation is slower in D₂O than in H₂O, and TMV-RNA which has been inactivated in D₂O is photoreactivated faster (on Pinto bean) than TMV-RNA which has been inactivated in H₂O. The maximum amount of photoreactivation is unaffected by the solvent, H₂O or D₂O, present during irradiation. These deuterium isotope effects for inactivation and photoreactivation suggest that pyrimidine hydrates are photoreactivable lesions on Pinto bean.     

Cobinamide chemistries for photometric cyanide determination. A merging zone liquid core waveguide cyanide analyzer using cyanoaquacobinamide

Diaquacobinamide (H₂O)₂Cbi²⁺ or its conjugate base hydroxyaquacobinamide (OH(H₂O)Cbi⁺)) can bind up to two cyanide ions, making dicyanocobinamide. This transition is accompanied by a significant change in color, previously exploited for cyanide determination. The reagent OH(H₂O)Cbi⁺ is used in excess; when trace amounts of cyanide are added, CN(H₂O)Cbi⁺ should be formed. But the spectral absorption of CN(H₂O)Cbi⁺ is virtually the same as that of OH(H₂O)Cbi⁺. It has been inexplicable how trace amounts of cyanide are sensitively measured by this reaction. It is shown here that even with excess OH(H₂O)Cbi⁺, (CN)₂Cbi is formed first due to kinetic reasons; this only slowly forms CN(H₂O)Cbi⁺. This understanding implies that CN(H₂O)Cbi⁺ will itself be a better reagent.     

Ligand‐Exchange Processes on Solvated Beryllium Cations. Part III

On the basis of DFT calculations (B3LYP/6‐311+G**), the possibility to include solvent effects is considered in the investigation of the H₂O‐exchange mechanism on [Be(H₂O)₄]²⁺ within the widely used cluster approach. The smallest system in the gas phase, [Be(H₂O)₄(H₂O)]²⁺, shows the highest activation barrier of +15.6 kcal/mol, whereas the explicit addition of five H‐bonded H₂O molecules in [{Be(H₂O)₄(H₂O)}(H₂O)₅]²⁺ reduces the barrier to +13.5 kcal/mol. Single‐point calculations applying CPCM (B3LYP(CPCM:H₂O)/6‐311+G**//B3LYP/6‐311+G**) on [Be(H₂O)₄(H₂O)]²⁺ lower the barrier to +9.6 kcal/mol. Optimization of the precursor and transition state of [Be(H₂O)₄(H₂O)]²⁺ within an implicit model (B3LYP(CPCM:H₂O)/6‐311+G** or B3LYP(PCM:H₂O)/6‐311+G**) reduces the activation energy further to +8.3 kcal/mol but does not lead to any local minimum for the precursor and is, therefore, unfavorable.     

The Semi-ideal Solution Theory. 3. Extension to Viscosity of Multicomponent Aqueous Solutions

Viscosities were measured for the ternary aqueous systems NaCl–mannitol(C₆H₁₄O₆)–H₂O, NaBr–mannitol–H₂O, KCl–mannitol–H₂O, KCl–glycine(NH₂CH₂COOH)–H₂O, KCl–CdCl₂–H₂O, and their binary subsystems NaCl–H₂O, KCl–H₂O, NaBr–H₂O, CdCl₂–H₂O, mannitol–H₂O, and glycine–H₂O at 298.15 K. A powerful new approach is presented for theoretical modeling of the viscosity of multicomponent solutions in terms of the properties of their binary solutions. In this modeling, the semi-ideal solution theory was used to associate the solvation structure formed by each ion and its first solvation shell in a binary solution with the solvation structure of the same ion and its first solvation shell in multicomponent solutions. Then, the novel mechanism proposed by Omta et al. (Science, 301:347–349, 2003) for the effect of a single electrolyte on the viscosity of water was extended to describe the influence of solute mixtures on the viscosity of water, including electrolyte mixtures, nonelectrolyte mixtures, and mixtures of electrolytes with nonelectrolytes. The established simple equation was verified by comparison with measured viscosities and viscosities reported in literature. The agreements are very impressive. This formulation provides a powerful new approach for modeling this transport property in solutions. It can stimulate further research in establishing a dynamical analogue to that formulated for the thermodynamics of multicomponent solutions. It is also very important for the study of hydration of ions.     

Molecular orbital studies of hydrogen bonds. IV. Hydrogen bonds in excited states of H2CO with H2O

Ab initio calculations for the interacting system of lower excited states of planar and bent H₂CO with H₂O have been carried out with a minimum basis set, using the recently proposed electron-hole potential method. The blue shifts of the η-π* transition are evaluated as 1100 and 1420 cm^?1 for the singlet and triplet transitions, respectively. In the η-π* states of bent H₂CO, the most stable geometry is one in which an H₂O hydrogen atom is coordinated to the carbon atom.     

High temperature crystallization of aluminum fluoride. Course,hydrolysis, solid phases.

A study for AlF₃ crystallization from water solution was performed in the temperature range 100 to 200°C.Four solid phases were found to be precipitated, AlF₃.3H₂O (up to ca.120°C, cubic α-AlF₃.H₂O (decomposition of AlF₃.3H₂O in suspension), hexagonal β -AlF₃.H₂O (direct from solution) and the hydroxyfluoride Al(OH,F)₃.H₂O with an F/Al ratio of ca. 2.5 (hydrolysis of AlF₃). The extent of hydrolysis was established as a function of the initial AlF₃ concentration.X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric data for the monohydrates were given and differences between the two indicated.     

Hydrogen migrations in mass spectrometry. VI—the chemical ionization mass spectra of substituted benzoic acids and benzyl alcohols

The H₂ and CH₄ chemical ionization mass spectra of a series of series of substituted benzoic acids and substituted benzyl alcohols have been determined. For the benzoic acids the major fragmentation reactions of the protonated molecule involve elimination of H₂O or elimination of CO₂, the latter reaction involving migration of the carboxylic hydrogen to the aromatic ring. For the benzyl alcohols the major fragmentation reactions of [MH]⁺ involve loss of H₂O or CH₂O, analogous to the CO₂ elimination reaction for the benzoic acids. It is shown that the CO₂ and CH₂O elimination reactions occur only when a conjugated aromatic ring system is present, and that for the carboxylic acid systems, methyl groups and, to a lesser extent, phenyl groups are capable of migrating. The only discernible effect of substituents on the fragmentation of [MH]⁺ is an enhancement of the H₂O loss reaction in the benzoic acid system when an amino, hydroxyl, or halogen substituent is ortho to the carboxyl function. This ‘ortho’ effect, which differs in scope from that observed in electron impact mass spectra, is attributed to an intramolecular catalysis by the ortho substituent of the 1,3 hydrogen migration in the carbonyl protonated acid followed by H₂O elimination. Apparently, this route is favoured over the direct elimination of H₂O from the carbonyl protonated acid, since the latter has a high activation energy barrier because of unfavourable orbital symmetry restrictions.     

Regenerated protein fibers. II. Viscoelastic behavior of silk fibroin solutions

The dynamic viscoelastic behavior of a concentrated solution of silk fibroin dissolved in the “MU” solvent is measured. The dynamic viscosity η′ and dynamic elasticity G′ increase with increasing concentration of silk fibroin at constant frequency; however, the increasing frequency decreases η′ and G′ at a constant concentration of silk fibroin. When the mixing ratio of C₂H₅OH/H₂O in the “MU” solvent is increased at a constant concentration of LiBr·H₂O, η′ and G′ sharply increase at constant frequency. If the LiBr·H₂O concentration is varied in the “MU” solvents whose ratio of C₂H₅OH/H₂O is kept constant at 100 : 0, both η′ and G′ are greater for LiBr·H₂O concentrations of 50% by weight compared to concentrations of 40% by weight. The dependence of η′ on the temperature of the solution can be predicted by Andrade's viscosity equation. Spinnability improves when the SF concentration is increased. © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35 : 1955–1959, 1997     

Stationary states and dissociation of H<Subscript>3</Subscript>O radical in water clusters

The ground and low-lying excited states of H₃O(H₂O) _k radicals are studied. The character of the unpaired electron localization in the systems is analyzed, and the relative probability of the radical dissociation onto a water cluster and atomic hydrogen is estimated. Reaction coordinates of the dissociation are constructed and conditions of metastable existence of an H₃O radical are determined. Structures, in which H₃O can spontaneously dissociate, are found. Lifetimes of H₃O(H₂O) _k clusters before the hydrogen atom detachment at the initial conditions of two kinds, namely, upon the vertical attachment of an electron to H₃O⁺(H₂O) _k cations and upon the vibrational excitation of metastable neutral H₃O(H₂O) _k systems, are estimated.     

Chemie der Seltenerdmetalle, 20. Mitt.: Yttriumtartrate im neutralen und alkalischen Bereich

Zusammenfassung Es wurden die Verbindungen HYT ^*·4 H₂O, Y₄ T ₃·14 H₂O, LiYT·4 H₂O, NaYT·5 H₂O, KYT·3 H₂O, RbYT·4 H₂O, CsYT·4 H₂O, NH₄YT·3 H₂O, K₂YTOH·4 H₂O, K₃YT(OH)₂·4 H₂O, K₄YT(OH)₃·3 H₂O, K₅YT(OH)₄·3 H₂O, KYH₄ T ₂·3 H₂O, K₂YH₃ T ₂·5 H₂O, K₃YH₂ T ₂·4 H₂O, KY₂ T(OH)₃·5 H₂O, K₂Y₂ T(OH)₄·5 H₂O isoliert. Die Präparate wurden mit Hilfe von Thermoanalyse, IR-Absorptionsspektren und Röntgenstreuung näher charakterisiert und ihre Löslichkeit in Wasser untersucht.

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Some complexes of Yttrium with tartrates were isolated and the compounds characterised by thermogravimetric analysis, IR-spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Solubility in water was examined.

     

Complexes of 2,3-Dihydroxypyridine with Bivalent Metals. Crystal Structure of 2,3-Dihydroxypyridine

Crystal structure of 2,3-dihydroxypyridine (H₂L) is determined. Mn(HL)Cl · H₂O, Co(HL)Cl · 2H₂O, Cu(HL)Cl, Ni(HL)OH · H₂O, and Zn(HL)OH · H₂O complexes are synthesized by reacting Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) chlorides with H₂L in ethanol solutions and identified. In these complexes, 2,3-dihydroxypyridine is involved in coordination as a monoanion. Spectral parameters of neutral and anionic forms of a ligand are determined and the acidity and complex formation constants are calculated. The compositions of complexes are established.     

Kristallstrukturen des Sr(OH)2 · H2O,Ba(OH)2 · H2O (o.-rh. und mon.) und Ba(OH)2 · 3 H2O

Crystal Structures of Sr(OH)₂ · H₂O, Ba(OH)₂ · H₂O (o.-rh. and mon.), and Ba(OH)₂ · 3 H₂O The crystal structures of Ba(OH)₂ · 3 H₂O (Pnma, Z = 4), γ-Ba(OH)₂ · H₂O (P2₁/m, Z = 2) and the isotypic Sr(OH)₂ · H₂O and β-Ba(OH)₂ · H₂O (Pmc2₁, Z = 2) were determined using X-ray single crystal data. Ba(OH)₂ · 3 H₂O and Ba(OH)₂ · H₂O mon. crystallize in hitherto unknown structure types. The structure of Ba(OH)₂ · H₂O mon. is strongly related to that of rare earth hydroxides M(OH)₃ with space group P6₃/m (super group of P2₁/m). The metal-oxygen distances are significantly shorter for OH^? ions (mean Ba—O bond lengths of all hydroxides under investigation 278.1 pm) than for H₂O molecules (289.9 pm). Corresponding to other hydrates of ionic hydroxides, the water molecules form strong hydrogen bonds to adjacent OH^? ions whereas the hydroxide are not H-bonded.     

Insights into the cooperativity between multiple interactions of dimethyl sulfoxide with carbon dioxide and water

Interactions of dimethyl sulfoxide with carbon dioxide and water molecules which induce 18 significantly stable complexes are thoroughly investigated. An addition of CO₂ or H₂O molecules into the DMSO⋯1CO₂ and DMSO⋯1H₂O systems leads to an increase in the stability of the resulting complexes, in which it is larger for a H₂O addition than a CO₂. The overall stabilization energy of the DMSO⋯1,2CO₂ is mainly contributed by the S=O⋯C Lewis acid–base interaction, whereas the O − H⋯O hydrogen bond plays a significant role in stabilizing complexes of DMSO⋯1,2H₂O and DMSO⋯1CO₂⋯1H₂O. Remarkably, the complexes of DMSO⋯2H₂O are found to be more stable than DMSO⋯1CO₂⋯1H₂O and DMSO⋯2CO₂. The level of the cooperativity of multiple interactions in ternary complexes tends to decrease in going from DMSO⋯2H₂O to DMSO⋯1CO₂⋯1H₂O and finally to DMSO⋯2CO₂. It is generally found that the red shift of the O − H bond involved in an O − H⋯O hydrogen bond increases while the blue shift of a C − H bond in a C − H⋯O hydrogen bond decreases when a cooperative effect occurs in ternary complexes as compared to those of the corresponding binary complexes. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Classification of heavy metal fluorides. Fluorides with high water contents

Five fluoride structures differing in the character of linkage of cationic polyhedra and in relative water contents are considered. The cationic sublattice is four-layered (ABAC) in K₂Cu(ZrF₆)₂·6H₂O, face-centered (F-type, ABC) in CuZrF₆·4H₂O primitive cubic (P-type) in Cu₃(ZrF₇)₂·16H₂O, hexagonal one-layered (AA) in Cu₂ZrF₈·12H₂O and hexagonal two-layered (AB) in Zr₂F₈·6H₂O. Some structures have considerably distorted symmetries of cationic sublattices compared to anhydrous structures because of the anisotropy of cation surroundings in the first, second, and third spheres, but al characteristic close-packed cation planes of the corresponding structural types are retained. In structures with cation-cation distances of ～3.5 Å, dimeric cations are arranged as single fragments for planes with d_hkl>3.5 Å or as separate fragments for planes with smaller d_hkl.     

Geometry optimization in ab initio SCF calculations. VII. Proton affinities and ion structures calculated with floating orbital geometry optimization (FOGO)

The FOGO method is used to calculate absolute proton affinities of the molecules H₂, HF, NH₃, H₂O, CH₃OH, C₂H₅OH, H₂O₂, CH₂O, CO, and CH₂CO. Comparison with experimental values demonstrates that the geometrical and energetical data resulting from this type of ab initio calculation are of chemical accuracy. Predictive data for higher energy isomers, such as hydroxymethylene and ethynol are given as possible aid for the identification of these species.     

The thermal properties of inorganic compounds III. Strontium chloride 6-hydrate

The TG, DTG, DTA, DSC, EC and dilatometric curves of SrCi₂-6H₂O are presented. Intermediate hydrates having the composition, SrCl₂-2H₂O and SrCl₂-H₂O, were detected while there was evidence for SrCl₂-0.5H₂O in the high pressure DSC curves. DSC curves for this compound were obtained at pressures from 0.2 to 50 atm.     

Zur Kenntnis der Hydrate des Bariumchlorids. Röntgenographische,thermoanalytische, Raman- und IR-spektroskopische Untersuchungen

Hydrates of Barium Chloride. X-ray, Thermoanalytical, Raman, and I.R. Data In the system BaCl₂? H₂O the hydrates BaCl₂ · 2 H₂O, BaCl₂ · 1 H₂O, BaCl₂ · 1/2 H₂O, and BaCl₂ · uH₂O were obtained. X-ray powder data, i.r. and Raman spectra, as well as thermoanalytical measurements (TG, DTA) are reported. BaCl₂ · 1 H₂O and BaCl₂ · 1/2 H₂O, which are both isotype with the corresponding hydrates of SrCl₂, were prepared by dehydration of BaCl₂ · 2 H₂O or by back hydration of anhydrous BaCl₂ with the calculated amounts of water. BaCl₂ · uH₂O (u ≈? 1) is formed as the primary product by the reaction of anhydrous BaCl₂ with water vapour at room temperature. Preparation methods of salt hydrates by controlled back hydration of the anhydrous salts are reported.     

Novel Copolymers of Styrene. 15. Phenoxy Ring-Substituted Methyl 2-Cyano-3-Phenyl-2-Propenoates

Electrophilic trisubstituted ethylenes, phenoxy ring-substituted methyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates, RPhCH=C(CN)CO₂CH₃, where R is 4-(4-BrC₆H₅O), 2-(4-ClC₆H₅O), 3-(4-ClC₆H₅O), 4-(3-ClC₆H₅O), 4-(4-ClC₆H₅O), 4-(4-FC₆H₅O), 2-(3-CH₃OC₆H₅O), 2-(4-CH₃OC₆H₅O), 3-(4-CH₃OC₆H₅O), 4-(4-CH₃OC₆H₅O), 3-(4-CH₃C₆H₅O) were prepared and copolymerized with styrene. The monomers were synthesized by the piperidine catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation of phenoxy ring-substituted benzaldehydes and methyl cyanoacetate, and characterized by CHN analysis, IR, ¹H and ¹³C-NMR. All the ethylenes were copolymerized with styrene (M₁) in solution with radical initiation (ABCN) at 70°C. The compositions of the copolymers were calculated from nitrogen analysis and the structures were analyzed by IR, ¹H and ¹³C-NMR. The order of relative reactivity (1/r₁) for the monomers is 4-(4-CH₃OC₆H₅O) (6.07) > 3-(4-ClC₆H₅O) (3.38) > 3-(4-CH₃OC₆H₅O) (2.78) > 4-(3-ClC₆H₅O) (2.77) > 2-(4-ClC₆H₅O) (2.29) > 3-(4-CH₃C₆H₅O) (1.98) > 4-(4-FC₆H₅O) (1.92) > 4-(4-ClC₆H₅O) (1.89) > 2-(3-CH₃OC₆H₅O) (1.39) > 2-(4-CH₃OC₆H₅O) (0.90) > 4-(4-BrC₆H₅O) (0.77). Relatively high T_g of the copolymers in comparison with that of polystyrene indicates a decrease in chain mobility of the copolymer due to the high dipolar character of the trisubstituted ethylene monomer unit. Decomposition of the copolymers in nitrogen occurred in two steps, first in the 200-500°C range with residue (2.5-8.0% wt), which then decomposed in the 500-800°C range.     

Synthesis,electrochemical and e.p.r. spectral studies of binuclear copper(II) complexes with new pentadentate L-proline-based binucleating ligands

The synthesis, reduction, optical and e.p.r. spectral properties of a series of new binuclear copper(II) complexes, containing bridging moieties (OH^–, MeCO₂ ^–, NO₂ ^–, and N₃ ^–), with new proline-based binuclear pentadentate Mannich base ligands is described. The ligands are: 2,6-bis[(prolin-1-yl)methyl]4-bromophenol [H₃L¹], 2,6-bis[(prolin-1-yl)methyl]4-t-butylphenol [H₃L²] and 2,6-bis[(prolin-1-yl)methyl]4-methoxyphenol [H₃L³]. The exogenous bridging complexes thus prepared were hydroxo: [Cu₂L¹(OH)(H₂O)₂] · H₂O (1a), [Cu₂L²(OH)(H₂O)₂] · H₂O (1b), [Cu₂L³(OH)(H₂O)₂] · H₂O (1c), acetato [Cu₂L¹(OAc)] · H₂O (2a), [Cu₂L²(OAc)] · H₂O (2b), [Cu₂L³(OAc)] · H₂O (2c), nitrito [Cu₂L¹(NO₂)(H₂O)₂] · H₂O (3a), [Cu₂L²(NO₂)(H₂O)₂] · H₂O (3b), [Cu₂L³(NO₂)(H₂O)₂] · H₂O (3c) and azido [Cu₂L¹(N₃)(H₂O)₂] · H₂O (4a), [Cu₂L²(N₃)(H₂O)₂] · H₂O (4b) and [Cu₂L³(N₃)(H₂O)₂] · H₂O (4c). The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis and by spectroscopy. They exhibit resolved copper hyperfine e.p.r. spectra at room temperature, indicating the presence of weak antiferromagnetic coupling between the copper atoms. The strength of the antiferromagnetic coupling lies in the order: NO₂ N₃ OH OAc. Cyclic voltammetry revealed the presence of two redox couples Cu^IICu^II Cu^IICu^I Cu^ICu^I. The conproportionality constant K _con for the mixed valent Cu^IICu^I species for all the complexes have been determined electrochemically.