Optisch aktive,aromatische Spirane, 8. Mitt.: Darstellung optisch aktiver, 5, 5′, 6′-trisubstituierter 2,2′-Spirobiindane bekannter Chiralität und enantiomerer Reinheit

Starting from (+) (2R) methyl 5-ethyl-2,2-spirobiindane-5-carboxylate of known enantiomeric purity 79 optically active, configurationally correlated 5,5,6-trisubstituted 2,2-spirobiindanes (2–7) were prepared for the purpose of testing a shortened polynomal Ansatz for chirality functions. Their optical rotations and¹H-nmr spectra are reported.In this context several 6-substituted 5-ethylindanes (1) were prepared as model compounds for synthetic transformations.

     

Comparative EPR study of copper(II) complexes with threonine derivatives

Summary In order to get better insight into the structural reasons for different properties of copper(II) complexes withL-threonine,L-allo-threonine,L-N,N-dimethyl-threonine, andL-N,N-dimethyl-allo-threonine, their EPR spectra were studied as a function ofpH and temperature. AtpD9.4, in all complexes a change in the copper(II) coordination sphere from the glycine to the hydroxy type was observed. Inbis(L-threoninato)copper(II), the hydroxy type formed atpD9.4 was found to be stablized by increasing the temperature of the solution from 280 to 320 K. In all other copper(II) complexes, the conformational change is accompanied by the disruption of the Cu-N bond of one chelate ring.

---

Vergleichende EPR-Untersuchungen von Kupfer(II)-Threonin-Komplexen

Zuzammenfassung Um einen besseren Einblick in die Beziehungen zwischen Struktur und Eigenschaften von Kupfer(II)-Komplexen mitL-Threonin,L-allo-Threonin,L-N,N-Dimethyl-Threonin undL-N,N-Dimethyl-allo-Threonin zu gewinnen, wurden ihre EPR-Spektren in Abhängigkeit vompH-Wert und von der Temperatur untersucht. Bei einempH-Wert von 9.4 (in deuterierter Lösung) wurde eine Veränderung in der Kupfer (II)-Koordinationssphäre festgestellt, die von einer Glycin-ähnlichen Konformation in eine vermutlich Hydroxy-ähnliche Konformation übergeht. Derbis(L-Threoninato)-Kupfer (II)-Hydroxy-Komplex wird durch eine Temperaturerhöhung von 280 auf 320K stabilisiert. Die Veränderung der Koordination vom Glycin-Typ wird von einem Bruch der Cu-N-Bindung eines Chelatrings begleitet.

     

The Electrochemical Behavior of p-Aminophenol at a ω-Mercaptopropionic Acid Self-Assembled Gold Electrode

A -mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) self-assembled monolayer modified electrode (MPA/SAM/Au) on a gold electrode has been fabricated. The characterization of the MPA/SAM/Au was investigated using attenuated total reflection-fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) and A.C. impedance. The electrochemical behaviors of p-aminophenol (p-AP) were studied at the MPA/SAM/Au by cyclic voltammetry and semi-derivative voltammetry (SDV) in BR buffer solution. The modified electrode shows excellent electrocatalytic activity for the redox of p-AP and accelerates the electron transfer rate. The diffusion coefficient (D) is 4.55×10^–6cm²s^–1. The oxidative peak current increases linearly with the concentration of p-AP in the range of 4.0×10^–88×10^–6molL^–1 and 1.0×10^–52×10^–4molL^–1 by square wave voltammetry response, respectively. The detection limit (three times the signal blank/slope) is up to 1.2×10^–8molL^–1. The modified electrode is able to eliminate the interference of p-benzenediol, o-benzenediol and o-AP at a 40-, 90- or 70-fold concentration of p-AP, and it has been satisfactorily used for the determination of the real sample.     

Secondary metabolites of Astragalus danicus Retz. and A. inopinatus Boriss.

The chemical composition of the above-ground parts of Astragalus danicus and A. inopinatus collected in the Baikal region (Eastern Siberia) was studied for the first time. From A. danicus, pentacyclic triterpene saponins were isolated and identified, viz., 3-O-(-glucuronopyranosyl)-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-[O-(-d-xylopyranosyl)-(12)-(-glucuronopyranosyl)]-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-[O-(-d-glucopyranosyl)-(12)-(-glucuronopyranosyl)]-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-[O-(-l-rhamnopyranosyl)-(12)-O-(-d-xylopyranosyl)-(12)-(-glucuronopyranosyl)]-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-[O-(-l-rhamnopyranosyl)-(12)-O-(-d-glucopyranosyl)-(12)-(-glucuronopyranosyl)]-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-methyl-d-chiro-inositol, and linolenic acid. In A. inopinatus, the same saponins were identified as well as tricosan-1-ol and tetracosan-1-ol, 5,7,4"-trihydroxyflavon (apigenin), and a tetracyclic triterpenoid, 20(R),24(S)-epoxycyclolanost-9(11)-ene-3,6,16,25-tetrol (cycloastragenol). All reported compounds from the both genus of Astragalus were isolated for the first time. Methanolic extracts of A. danicusand A. inopinatus exhibited low inhibitory activity with respect to the growth of HeLa cells. The chloroform fraction of A. danicus showed a strong antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and a strong cytotoxic activity against HeLa cells.     

“Blue silver”: transformation of clusters and metal coagulation

The formation and transformations of blue silver ( _max 700 nm) during -irradiation of a weakly alkaline (pH 9) aqueous solution containing AgClO₄, polyacrylic acid (PAA), and isopropanol were studied. We believe that blue silver is a linear silver cluster stabilized on a polymeric molecule. During radiation-chemical reduction the cluster is transformed into new clusters ( _max = 365 and 460 nm). When all of the Ag⁺ ions present in the solution have been reduced, clusters coalesce and a new phase,i.e., colloidal silver particles, forms. The mechanism of the radiation-chemical transformations is discussed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 35–37, January, 1995.     

High temperature capillary GC analysis of phytopreparations of “espinheira santa” (Maytenus ilicifolia M. andMaytenus aquifolium M. — Celastraceae), a Brazilian antiulcer plant

Summary We report a method for the analysis of triterpenes in aqueous alcoholic extracts ofM. ilicifolia orM. aquifolium leaves, using high temperature capillary gas chromatography in polar columns (OV-17-OH). These species are popularly known in Brazil as espinheira santa and have proven antiulcer properties. The method consists of the pre-concentration of the triterpenes from the aqueous alcoholic extract, followed by GC analysis, which permits the determination of the presence of friedelan-3-ol and friedelin. Direct comparison with several triterpenol standards that are usually found in falsified espinheira santa samples but are absent in the authentic drug, showed that GC analysis clearly allows detection of the presence of friedelan-3-ol and friedelin and, therefore, permits distinguishing between authentic and false espinheira santa aqueous alcoholic extracts.     

Conformational changes in the human serum albumin-indomethacin binding

The effect of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, the indomethacin, on the conformation of human serum albumin is investigated by evaluating-helix,-structure and random coil structure contents from optical rotatory dispersion spectra. The observed structural changes may be attributed to the-helix-to--structure conversion, because the content of random coil is not largely changed. The increase in-structure is due to a loss in the degrees of freedom in albumin.     

The kinetic energy components of LCAO-molecular orbitals: A comment on the “Electron-in-a-Box”-“LCAO-MO-Model” analogy

In many textbooks attention is drawn to the close analogy that seems to exist between the Electron-in-a-Box-wave functions _n and their LCAO-MO counterparts _J (J = n) for the movement of an electron in a -system. It is often implied that the wave lengths of _n and of _J (J = n) which satisfy to a high degree the relation =, have the same physical meaning. It is shown that this is not the case. for a linear system (e.g. a one-dimensional Electron-in-a-Box-model) is directly connected with the momentum of the electron and therefore with its kinetic energy according to the deBroglie relation. However, there is no such simple relationship between A and the corresponding kinetic energy component in LCAO-MO's _J . (The necessary two-center kinetic energy integrals have been computed for 1s-type atomic orbitals.)

---

Zusammenfassung In vielen elementaren Textbüchern wird die Aufmerksamkeit auf die scheinbar enge Verwandtschaft hingelenkt, die zwischen den Wellenfunktionen _n für ein Electron-in-a-Box-Modell und den entsprechenden LCAO-MOs _J (J=n) für die Bewegung eines Elektrons in einem -System besteht. Unter anderem wird oft implizit angenommen, daß die Wellenlängen der Funktion _n und von _J (J=n), die weitgehend der Bedingung = genügen, die gleiche physikalische Bedeutung haben. In dieser Arbeit wird gezeigt, daß dies nicht der Fall ist. Für ein lineares System (z. B. ein eindimensionales Electron-in-a-Box-Modell) ist über die deBroglie'sche Beziehung direkt mit dem Impuls und damit mit der kinetischen Energie des Elektrons verknüpft. Im Gegensatz dazu existiert keine einfache Beziehung zwischen und der entsprechenden Komponenten der kinetischen Energie in einem LCAO-MO _J . (Die notwendigen Zweizentrenintegrale der kinetischen Energie wurden für Atomorbitale vom 1s-Typus berechnet.)

---

Résumé Dans les textes élémentaires de chimie théorique on attire souvent l'attention sur l'analogie qui semble exister entre les fonctions d'onde _n pour un modèle «Electron-in-a-Box» et les fonctions correspondantes LCAO-MO _J (J=n) décrivant le mouvement d'un électron dans un système . En particulier cette comparaison implique que les «longueurs d'onde» de _n et de _J (J=n), qui satisfont pratiquement la relation =, ont la même signification physique. Dans ce travail on montre, que ceci n'est pas le cas. Pour un système linéaire (c.à.d. un modèle linéaire du type «Electron-in-a-Box») est reliée directement à la quantité de mouvement et par là à l'énergie cinétique, par la relation de deBroglie. Par contre on ne trouve pas une dépendance analogue entre et la composante correspondante de l'énergie cinétique dans une orbitale moléculaire LCAO _J. (Les intégrales bicentriques pour les composantes d'énergie cinétique nécessaires à ce calcul ont été déterminées pour des orbitales atomiques du type 1s.)

     

Structure of gangliosides from gonads of the starfish Evasterias retifera

Mono- and disialogangliosides were isolated from gonads of the starfish Evasterias retifera. Their structures were elucidated using chemical methods, GC-MS analysis, and enzymatic hydrolysis with neuraminidase. The monosialoganglioside has the structure 8-O-Me-Neu5Gc-23-GalNAc-13-Gal-14-Glc-11-Cer, while the disialoganglioside contains an additional Neu5Ac residue which glycosylates GalNAc in position 6. The lipid moieties of both gangliosides contain phytosphingosine (mainly C_18:0) and two types of fatty acids, unsubstituted (mainly C_16:0 and C_18:0) and -hydroxy acids (mainly -hydroxy-C_16:0).     

Triterpene Glycosides of Fatsia japonica. VI. Structures of Glycosides D3a and D3b

Seeds of Fatsia japonica (Araliaceae) yielded the new glycosides of gypsogenin: 3-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(12)-O--D-glucopyranoside and 3-O--D-galactopyranosyl-(12)-O--D-glucopyranoside. The structures of these compounds were established by chemical methods and NMR spectroscopy.     

Spectrophotometric study of the reaction of Co(II) and Ni(II) with nitroso-R-salt and α-nitroso-β-naphthol

The complexes of Co(II) and Ni(II) with nitroso-R-salt are studied by conductometric titration and spectrophotometric methods in buffer solutions of differentpH. The study proved the possible formation of (11), (12) and (13) complexes for Co(II) while Ni(II) forms (11) and (12) complexes (metal:ligand) only. The factors affecting complex formation are established and the formation constants of the complexes are evaluated. The ir spectra of the solid complexes with -nitroso--naphthol revealed that the ligand exhibits the nitrosophenol structure and that the reaction takes place through proton displacement from the OH-group.

---

Spektrophotometrische Studie zur Reaktion von Co(II) und Ni(II) mit Nitroso-R-Salz und -Nitroso--naphthol

Zusammenfassung Es wurden die Komplexe von Co(II) und Ni(II) mit Nitroso-R-Salz mittels konduktometrischer und spektrophotometrischer Methoden in Puffer-Lösungen mit verschiedenempH untersucht. Für Co(II) wurden (11)-, (12)- und (13)-Komplexe gefunden, während für Ni(II) lediglich (11)- und (12)-Komplexe (Metall:Ligand) festgestellt werden konnten. Die Faktoren, die die Komplexierung bestimmen, werden diskutiert und die Komplexbildungskonstanten wurden bestimmt. Die IR-Spektren der Komplexe mit -Nitroso--naphthol zeigen, daß der Ligand in der Nitrosophenol-Form vorliegt und daß die Reaktion über eine Protonenverschiebung von der OH-Gruppe verläuft.

     

Macromolecular conformations at the water-air interface: Interactions between alpha and beta conformations of polypeptides

Bidimensional miscibility between alpha and beta conformations of polypeptides was investigated at the water-air interface in the 15°–30°C temperature range. The polypeptides were poly--methyl-L-glutamate (PGMG), poly--benzyl-L-glutamate (PGBG) and poly--benzyl-L-aspartate (PBBA). The polypeptide conformations, alpha or beta, were checked by IR spectroscopy using the MIR technique.The spreading isotherms for mixed monolayers alpha-PGMG/alpha-PGBG and beta-PGMG/beta-PBBA showed bidimensional miscibility both for alpha-alpha and beta-beta mixtures.For the alpha-alpha system, attractive interactions among the polypeptide alphahelices were found (G_mix<0) and the driving factor appeared to be the entropic one (packing). Compressibility moduli and surface potential measurements showed a fluidification effect of alpha-PGBG on mixed monolayers. In the case of beta-beta mixed monolayers, ideal behaviour was observed and no fluidification effect detected.Scanning electron micrographs made on collapsed monolayers showed hexagonal structures for alpha-alpha mixtures and no well-defined or characterized features for the beta-beta system.     

Influence of o-benzoquinone nature on initiation of radical polymerization by the o-benzoquinone—tert-amine system

o-Benzoquinones initiate radical polymerization of methacrylates under visible light irradiation in the presence of tertiary amines. Spectral sensitivity of the initiating system coincides with absorption bands of o-benzoquinone attributed to the S(*) (_max 400 nm) and S(n*) (_max 600 nm) transitions. The amine radicals (Am^·) initiating polymerization are generated by the photoreduction of Q in the presence of AmH from the triplet radical pair ³(QH^·, Am^·). The yield of Am^· depends on the difference between the volumes of substituents in the 3 and 6 positions of the quinoid ring and is maximal for symmetrically substituted o-benzoquinones. For a series of derivatives of symmetrical 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone, the rate of photopolymerization of ,-bis(methacryloyloxyethyleneoxycarbonyloxy)ethyleneoxyethylene (OCM-2) in the presence of N,N-dimethylaniline is determined by the free energy (G _e) of electron transfer from the amine to photoexcited o-benzoquinone. The G _e value includes the energies of oxidation of the amines and reduction of the o-quinones and the energy of the 00 transition of the triplet excited state of o-benzoquinones, which are equal to their redox potentials. The photopolymerization rate is maximal for G _e 0.     

Temperature dependence of the initial quantum yield of oxygen photoadsorption on zinc oxide

The initial quantum yield of photoadsorption at =365–577 nm is shown to decrease with the temperature increase. Experimental data are partly accounted for by the temperature shift of the long wavelength edge of the fundamental absorption band that is of low activity in oxygen photoadsorption.

---

, 365–577 . , .

     

Changes in iron oxidation state and surface composition of iron-chromium catalyst reduced by hydrogen

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic studies of the reduction of iron-chromium catalysts have been carried out to determine changes in the relative surface concentrations of iron(II) and (III) oxides and metallic iron and in its surface composition at 100–500°C.

---

(II), (III) 100–500°C. .

     

Kinetics of oxidation of methanol by chlorine dioxide

The kinetics of oxidation of methanol by chlorine dioxide has been investigated at 35 °C. The reaction is first order with respect to both substrate and chlorine dioxide. Molecular chlorine dioxide is the principal oxidant. The influence of various factors, e.g. ionic strength, inorganic salts, D₂O and temperature on the initial rate has been studied. The activation parameters have been calculated and a mechanism involving hydride abstraction has been suggested.

---

35 °C. , . . , . , , D₂O , . , .

     

Steroid compounds from the Pacific starfishesLuidia quinaria andDistolasterias elegans

One new and four previously known steroid compounds were identified from the Pacific starfishesLuidia quinaria andDistolasterias elegans. The structure of the new steroid was established from spectral data and chemical correlations with other steroids such as 5-cholestane-3,5,6,15,16,26-hexaol 3-sulfate (1). The previously known compounds were identified as 5-cholestane-3,5,6,15,26-pentaol 15-sulfate (2) fromLuidia quinaria and sodium (24S)-O-(-d-giucopyranosyll-5-cholestane-3,6,8,15,24-pentaol 6-sulfate (3), sodium (24S)-5-cholestane-3,6,8,15,24-pentaol 24-sulfate (4), and sodium tornasterol A sulfate (5).Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 473–476, February, 1996.     

A DMA study of the suppression of the Β transition in slightly plasticized PVC blends

A new criterion for evaluating different plasticizers the ability of suppression of the transition in plasticized PVC blends. Accordingly, the suppression ability is proportional to the PVC-plasticizer compatibility, expressed either by the critical solution temperature, CST, or by the interaction parameter related to the difference between the solubility parameters of the blend components. The criterion is, however, valid for low plasticizer contents (<5%w/w) only, as long as the transitions are not overlapped by the transitions, shifted towards lower temperatures due to the effect of the plasticizer. For higher plasticizer contents the transition starts to overlap the transition and the suppression ability of the plasticizer depends increasingly on the efficiency of the plasticizer i.e. on the depression of the glass transition temperature of PVC (related to theT _g of the plasticizer). Accordingly, plasticizers with both good efficiency (lowT _g) and compatibility are more effective in the suppression than plasticizers which have only a higher compatibility but also a highT _g (i.e. reduced efficiency).One of the authors, Tiberiu Vilics, thanks the Konferenz der Deutschen Akademien der Wissenschaften; and Volkswagen Stiftung; for financial support for a research fellowship at the Institut für Makromolekulare Chemie, Freiburg. The financial support of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 60) is greatfully acknowledged.     

Kinetics of thermal decomposition of MCO3 to MO (M=Ca,Sr and Ba)

The kinetics of the thermal decompositions of CaCO₃, SrCO₃ and BaCO₃ into their oxides were studied by thermogravimetry at constant and linearly increasing temperatures. The kinetics of the isothermal decompositions of calcium and strontium carbonates were described by the lawR _n =1–(1–)^1/n , wheren=1.8 and 1.2, respectively. The kinetics of the non-isothermal decompositions of the two carbonates, analysed by the Ozawa and Coats-Redfern methods, were in keeping with the isothermal kinetics. True kinetic compensation laws were established for each decomposition of the two carbonates, including the data under both isothermal and non-isothermal conditions.As concerns the decompositions of BaCO₃, however, there was some difference between the kinetic features relating the isothermal and non-isothermal conditions. A true kinetic compensation law was not established in this case.

---

Zusammenfassung Die Kinetik der thermischen Zersetzung von CaCO₃, SrCO₃ und BaCO₃ zu den Oxiden wurden durch Thermogravimetrie bei konstanter und linear ansteigender Temperatur untersucht. Die Kinetik der isothermen Zersetzung von Calcium- und Strontium-carbonat folgt dem GesetzR _n =1–(1 –)^1/n, won=1,8 bzw. 1,2. Die Kinetik der nichtisothermen nach den Methoden von Ozawa und Coats-Redfern analysierten Zersetzung der zwei Carbonate ist in Übereinstimmung mit der isothermen Zersetzung. Wahre kinetische Kompensationsgesetze wurden für die Zersetzung der beiden Carbonate erhalten, einschließlich der sich sowohl auf isotherme als auch auf nichtisotherme Bedingungen beziehenden Daten. Was die Zersetzung von Bariumcarbonat betrifft, so wurden einige Unterschiede im kinetischen Verhalten bei der Zersetzung unter isothermen und nichtisothermen Bedingungen festgestellt. Ein wahres kinetisches Kompensationsgesetz konnte in diesem Falle nicht ermittelt werden.

---

, . R _n =1–(1–)^1/n , , , 1,8 1,2. , -, . « » , . , , . - «» .

     

Application de la thermogravimetrie,de l'analyse thermique differentielle et de la spectrographie d'absorption infrarouge a l'etude de la reaction entre l'oxyde de chrome-III et les nitrates alcalins,I

Résumé On a étudié la réaction à l'état solide et fondu entre l'oxyde de chrome trivalent et les nitrates alcalins par analyse thermogravimétrique et analyse thermique différentielle. Les conditions optimales pour l'oxydation complète du chrome(III) en chrome(VI) ont été déterminées. De plus, on a établi le rendement de la réaction. La spectrophotométrie d'absorption infrarouge a permis d'identifier les phases formées aux divers stades de la réaction.

---

The reaction between trivalent chromium and alkali nitrates in the solid and molten phase was studied by thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis. The optimum conditions for the oxidation Cr(III) Cr(IV) as well as the yield were determined. The phases existing at various reaction stages were identified by infrared spectroscopy.

---

Zusammenfassung Die Reaktion in fester sowie in geschmolzener Phase zwischen dreiwertigem Chrom und Alkalinitraten wurde thermogravimetrisch und differential-thermoanalytisch geprüft. Die optimalen Umstände der Oxydation Cr(III) Cr(VI) sowie die Reaktionsausbeute wurden bestimmt. Durch infrarote Spektroskopie wurden die in verschiedenen Reaktionszeitpunkten vorliegenden Phasen identifiziert.

---

() () . Cr(III) Cr(IV) . .