Beiträge zur Chemie der Alkylverbindungen von Übergangsmetallen. 58. Zur Kenntnis von 2-(Dimethylaminomethyl)ferrocenyl-Verbindungen des Vanadiums,Molybdäns,Wolframs, Thoriums und Urans

Contributions to the Chemistry of Transition Metal Alkyl Compounds. 58 On 2-(Dimethylaminomethyl)ferrocenyl Compounds of Vanadium, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Thorium, and Uranium Earlier results according to which dimethylaminomethylferrocenyl groups (FcN) are able to form stable organometallic chelate compounds were confirmed by synthesis of the heterobimetallic chelate compounds (FcN)₂VO · Li(acac) II , (FcN)MoO₂(acac) III , (FcN)WOCl₃ IV , (FcN)Th(acac)₃ V , and (FcN)UO₂(acac) VI from the corresponding metal acetylacetonates or oxidchlorides and (FcN)Li I . The new compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, the i.r., ¹H-n.m.r., and electron spectra and by their effective magnetic moments.     

β-Octafluorinated tetrakis(ethoxycarbonyl)porphyrin

Tetrakis(alloxycarbonyl)porphyrin and its β-octafluoro-substituted derivatives were synthesized via Lindsey method and transformed to their zinc complexes.Single crystal X-ray structures of corresponding Zn(Ⅱ) porphyrins revealed that β-octafluorination will give more compactness of porphyrin moieties in the crystal structure owing to the hydrogen bonding interactions involving β-fluorine atoms.An unusual six-coordinated Zn(Ⅱ) was found via intramolecular coordination of oxygen atom of meso-substituents with central Zn(Ⅱ).     

The Highly Controlled and Efficient Polymerization of Ethylene

The highly controlled and efficient polymerization of ethylene is a very attractive but challenging target. Herein we report on a Coordinative Chain Transfer Polymerization catalyst, which combines a high degree of control and very high activity in ethylene oligo- or polymerization with extremely high chain transfer agent (triethylaluminum) to catalyst ratios (catalyst economy). Our Zr catalyst is long living and temperature stable. The chain length of the polyethylene products increases over time under constant ethylene feed or until a certain volume of ethylene is completely consumed to reach the expected molecular weight. Very high activities are observed if the catalyst elongates 60 000 or more alkyl chains and the polydispersity of the strictly linear polyethylene materials obtained are very low. The key for the combination of high control and efficiency seems to be a catalyst stabilized by only one strongly bound monoanionic N-ligand.     

High speed coding for velocity by archerfish retinal ganglion cells

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Archerfish show very short behavioural latencies in response to falling prey. This raises the question, which response parameters of retinal ganglion cells to moving stimuli are best suited for fast coding of stimulus speed and direction. RESULTS: We compared stimulus reconstruction quality based on the ganglion cell response parameters latency, first interspike interval, and rate. For stimulus reconstruction of moving stimuli using latency was superior to using the other stimulus parameters. This was true for absolute latency, with respect to stimulus onset, as well as for relative latency, with respect to population response onset. Iteratively increasing the number of cells used for reconstruction decreased the calculated error close to zero. CONCLUSIONS: Latency is the fastest response parameter available to the brain. Therefore, latency coding is best suited for high speed coding of moving objects. The quantitative data of this study are in good accordance with previously published behavioural response latencies.     

Solvent effects on oxygen atom transfer reaction between manganese(V)-oxo corrole and alkene

Pseudo-first order reaction rate constants of 5,10,15-tris（pentafluorophenyl）corrole Mn（V）-oxo (F₁₅CMn（V）-oxo),5,15-bis（pentafluorophenyl）-10-（phenyl）corrole Mn（V）-oxo(F₁₀CMn（V）-oxo),5,15- bis（phenyl）-10-（pentafluorophenyl）corrole Mn（V）-oxo（F₅CMn（V）-oxo） and 5,10,15-tris（phenyl）corrole Mn（V）-oxo（F₀CMn（V）-oxo） with a series of alkene substrates in different solvents were determined by UV-vis spectroscopy.The results indicated that the oxygen atom transfer pathway between Mn（V）-oxo corrole and alkene is solvent-dependent.     

The Crystal and Molecular Structure of the Sesquiterpenoid Silerin (Trilobolide)

For the title compound a guaianolide structure is shown by X-ray analysis. Only the relative configuration of the molecule could be established.     

Structure of the OD-disordered 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one,C9H9NO4

The X-ray diagrams of the title compound show pronounced maxima on diffuse streaks parallel c* and unusual extinctions. The intensity distribution is compatible with the assumption of a disordered (OD) structure consisting of one kind of layers. The structure contains ordered domains with the crystal data: monoelinic, space group P 2₁/a, lattice parameters a = 15.910(5), b = 8.365(4), c = 15.747(5) Å, β = 120.34(6)°, V = 1809 ų, Z = 8, M_r = 195.1, D_x = 1.432 Mg m⁻³, μ(MoKα) = 0.36 mm⁻¹, final R = 0.129 for 859 observed reflections. The asymmetric unit is constituted of two crystallographically independent molecules related by a pseudo glide plane. The crystal used for X-ray analysis proved to be twinned.     

Crystal and molecular structure of 3-methoxy-estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-14β,17β-diol,C19H26O3

The crystal and molecular structure of 3-methoxy-estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-14β,17β-diol has been determined by single crystal X-ray analysis. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P2₁2₁2₁ with cell parameters a = 8.965(2), b = 30.520(7), and c = 6.031(2) A. The structure was solved by the POSIT system and refined by least-squares calculations to the conventional R factor of 0.075. The steroid rings A, B, and C have planar, 7α, 8β-half chair, and chair conformations, respectively. The ring D is intermediate between 13α, 14β-half chair and 13α-envelope. Rings B and C are trans-fused, and rings C and D are cis-fused. There are intra- as well as intermolecular hydrogen bonds between both hydroxyl groups of the steroid molecule.