Concentration dependence of the surface tension of ternary systems

A surface tension isotherm equation for ternary systems was derived based on general thermodynamic expressions with consideration for the concentration dependence of the molar surface area. Within the experimental errors, the equation describes the properties of ternary systems with smooth surface tension isotherms.     

Hydropolymerization of ethylene,initiated by carbon monoxide,on Co-zeolite catalysts at temperatures below 100°C

Conclusions Both the extent of C₂H₄ hydropolymerization, initiated by 0.01% CO, on Co zeolites at a temperature below 100°C, and the initiating effect increase symbatically with increase in the ratio of SiO₂/Al₂O₃ in the zeolite in the investigated limits (from 2 to 10).Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 894–896, April, 1974.     

Determination of the elemental composition of cyanobacteria cells and cell fractions by atomic emission and atomic absorption spectrometry

An approach to studying the elemental composition of cyanobacteria Spirulina platensis and Nostoc commune using a set of complementary analytical methods (ICP-AES, PAAS, and ETAAS) is proposed. The procedures were adapted for the determination of macro- and microelements (Na, K, Mg, Ca, Fe, Mn, Cu, Mo, Zn, B, and Se) in the biomass of cyanobacteria and separated cell fractions (chloroform and water-methanol extracts and precipitates). The conditions for the mineralization of biological materials were optimized for autoclave and microwave sample preparation procedures. The evaporation and atomization of Se and Mo in a graphite furnace in the presence of chloroform and methanol were studied. The use of combined analytical methods and the interpretation of analytical results allow one to draw conclusions about the ability of cyanobacteria to accumulate biologically important microelements (B, Mo, Se, and Zn) and to optimize technological processes for manufacturing biologically active substances.Translated from Zhurnal Analiticheskoi Khimii, Vol. 60, No. 1, 2005, pp. 35–40.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Sedykh, Lyabusheva, Tambiev, Bannykh.     

The rotational mobility of fulleropyrrolineoxyl in toluene solution

The rotational mobility of a stable fullerene-based nitroxyl radical (fulleropyrrolineoxyl) in toluene was studied. The rotational correlation time of fulleropyrrolineoxyl was found to be about eight times longer than that of 4-oxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl. The activation energy of the rotational motion of both probes was determined and their hydrodynamic radii estimated.     

Theoretical conformational analysis of some agonists of the H1- and H2-receptors of histamine

The conformational equilibrium of -(aminoethyl)pyridines has been studied by molecular-mechanics using the geometry optimization. It has been determined that the equilibrium is characterized by the nearly statistical distribution of the ap- and sc-conformers about the bond. Substitution of the dimethylamino-group for the amino-group results in a slight shift of the equilibrium toward the ap-rotamers. The global minimum in -(ammoniumethyl)pyridines corresponds to the conformation with the +sc-orientation about the central C-C bond and the -sc-orientation (in the case of the dimethylammonium derivatives) about the bond. In the latter conformation, the bond of the ammonium group is oriented toward the pyridine cycle. For charged compounds, the regular orthogonal conformation of the aromatic-ring plate is distorted (the vicinal C-C bond becomes eclipsed).Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1833–1840, August, 1991.The authors are grateful to P. P. Shagidullin and A. Kh. Plyamovatyi for their interest in this work and for fruitful discussions.     

Alkaloids of Liriodendron tulipifera

Tashkent Agricultural Institute. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 587–588, July–August, 1991.     

Inhomogeneous Minkowski conjecture (letter to the editor)

The author corrects errors which occurred in his papers published in J. Sov. Math.,23, No. 2 (1983). A new bound of the inhomogeneous minimum Mn is given: forn?200 $$M_n \leqslant 2^{ - \tfrac{n}{2}} \left( {4.4455 + \tfrac{{1.3545}}{{n - 1}}} \right).$$ This is stronger than Davenport's result forn?200.     

Synthesis of 2,5-distributed 3,3,4,4-tetracyanopyrrolidines

The reaction of 1,1,2,2-tetracyanoethane with 1-R,3-R,5-R-2,4-diazapenta-1, 4-dienes leads to 2,5-disubstituted 3,3,4,4-tetracyanopyrrolidines. The conditions for the acylation of the last were selected.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 353–358, March, 1994.     

Reaction of 3,3,4,4-tetracyanopyrrolidines with primary alcohols and amines

2,5-Substituted 3,3,4,4-tetracyanopyrrolidines react with primary alcohols in the presence of an excess of a base or with the base itself. 2-(N-Arylideneamino)-5-alkoxy-3,4-dicyanopyrroles are formed as a result of the reactions with alcohols, and 2,5-diamino-1-R-3,4-dicyanopyrroles are formed as the result of the reaction with primary aliphatic amines.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1502–1507, November, 1991.