Adsorption of benzene on the V2O5/γ-Al2O3 catalyst

Adsorption of benzene on the V₂O₅/-Al₂O₃ catalysts was studied in the temperature interval from 443 to 493 K and at partial pressures of the adsorbate ranging from 1 to 400 Pa. The adsorption isotherms were plotted. The isosteric heats and various entropy characteristics of adsorption were determined. Mobility of benzene in the adsorption layer is restricted compared to the model of ideal dimeric gas. The adsorbed amounts of benzene and chlorobenzene are compared.     

Crystal Structures of Two Re(V) Complexes of 3,5-Dimethylpyrazole with Linear and Bent [OReOReO]4+ Fragments

The crystal structures of two new dimer compounds of Re(V) containing an [OReOReO]⁴⁺ fragment have been studied. Re₂O₃Cl₄(3,5-Me₂pzH)₄ (I): space group P2¹/n, Z = 4, a = 10.180(3), b = 18.132(3), c = 16.601(2) , = 94.60(2)°, V = 3054.4(1) ³, d _calc = 2.059 g/cm³, R ₁ = 0.0513, wR₂ = 0.1493 for 4701 I_hkl > 2 _I of 4926 measured reflections; Re₂O₃Cl₂(-3,5-Me₂pz)₂(3,5-Me₂pzH)₂2[(3,5-Me₂pzH₂)Cl] (II): space group P2₁/n, Z = 4, a = 16.904(2), b = 14.573(1), c = 17.401(2) , = 107.23(1)°, V = 4094.2(7) ³, d _calc = 1.848 g/cm³, R ₁ = 0.025, wR₂ = 0.0514 for 6102 I_hkl > 2 _I of 6315 measured reflections (Enraf-Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer, MoK, graphite monochromator). Compound I has a molecular structure, where molecules are dimers Re₂O₃Cl₄(3,5-Me₂pzH)₄ with a bridging O atom. In II, the dominant motif is the ReOCl(3,5-Me₂pzH) fragments bridged by the pyrazole molecules and the O atom.     

1,1,4,4-Tetranitrobutane-2,3-diol and its derivatives. 5. Reaction of 1,1,4,4-tetranitrobutane-2,3-diol with formaldehyde; synthesis and crystal structure of 4,4-dinitro-2,3-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran

1,1,4,4-Tetranitrobutane-2,3-diol reacts with formaldehyde, forming 2,2-dinitropropane-1,3-diol or a cyclic ether — 4,4-dinitro-2,3-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran — as a function of the reaction conditions.Institute of Chemical Physics, Chernogolovka, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432 Chernogolovka. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2755–2759, December, 1992.     

Biosensors based on enzyme field-effect transistors for determination of some substrates and inhibitors

This paper is a review of the authors' publications concerning the development of biosensors based on enzyme field-effect transistors (ENFETs) for direct substrates or inhibitors analysis. Such biosensors were designed by using immobilised enzymes and ion-selective field-effect transistors (ISFETs). Highly specific, sensitive, simple, fast and cheap determination of different substances renders them as promising tools in medicine, biotechnology, environmental control, agriculture and the food industry.The biosensors based on ENFETs and direct enzyme analysis for determination of concentrations of different substrates (glucose, urea, penicillin, formaldehyde, creatinine, etc.) have been developed and their laboratory prototypes were fabricated. Improvement of the analytical characteristics of such biosensors may be achieved by using a differential mode of measurement, working solutions with different buffer concentrations and specific agents, negatively or positively charged additional membranes, or genetically modified enzymes. These approaches allow one to decrease the effect of the buffer capacity influence on the sensor response in an aim to increase the sensitivity of the biosensors and to extend their dynamic ranges.Biosensors for the determination of concentrations of different toxic substances (organophosphorous pesticides, heavy metal ions, hypochlorite, glycoalkaloids, etc.) were designed on the basis of reversible and/or irreversible enzyme inhibition effect(s). The conception of an enzymatic multibiosensor for the determination of different toxic substances based on the enzyme inhibition effect is also described.We will discuss the respective advantages and disadvantages of biosensors based on the ENFETs developed and also demonstrate their practical application.     

Samarium(II) iodide mediated radical/polar crossover reactions of cyclobutenes. An efficient approach to the BCD ring system of the penitrems

[reaction: see text] Radical/polar crossover reactions of derivatives of 1-(2-cyclobutenyl)-2-(2-iodoaryl)ethanones with acetone promoted by samarium diiodide and HMPA provide 1-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-2,2a,4,8b-tetrahydro-1H-cyclobuta[a]naphthalen-3-one derivatives in about 50% isolated yield. This reaction shows promise for construction of the BCD ring fragment of the penitrems.     

Resonant interaction between intense electromagnetic waves during ionization of an atom

Resonant interaction through the continuum between two intense electromagnetic waves of different frequencies during ionization of an atom is considered. A general solution of the problem is found by using a procedure based on the application of the Laplace transform to the equations for the time-dependent amplitudes of the probability. When one of the EM waves is considerably weaker than the other, the dynamics of the absorption of light by an atom are investigated, and a final value for the ionization probability in the illumination region is found.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 1, pp. 63–70, January, 1978.     

Fluorescence of the single tryptophan of cutinase: temperature and pH effect on protein conformation and dynamics

The cutinase from Fusarium solani pisi is an enzyme with a single L-tryptophan (Trp) involved in a hydrogen bond with an alanine (Ala) residue and located close to a cystine formed by a disulfide bridge between two cysteine (Cys) residues. The Cys strongly quenches the fluorescence of Trp by both static and dynamic quenching mechanisms. The Trp fluorescence intensity increases by about fourfold on protein melting because of the disruption of the Ala-Trp hydrogen bond that releases the Trp from the vicinity of the cystine residue. The Trp forms charge-transfer complexes with the disulfide bridge, which is disrupted by UV light irradiation of the protein. This results in a 10-fold increase of the Trp fluorescence quantum yield because of the suppression of the static quenching by the cystine residue. The Trp fluorescence anisotropy decays are similar to those in other proteins and were interpreted in terms of the wobbling-in-cone model. The long relaxation time is attributed to the Brownian rotational correlation time of the protein as a whole below the protein-melting temperature and to protein-backbone dynamics above it. The short relaxation time is related to the local motion of the Trp, whose mobility increases on protein denaturation.     

A Comparative PMR study of Exchange reactions in organo- Mercury, -TIN and -LEAD derivatives of some thiols

Metal—proton and metal—metal exchange reactions have been studied by PMR for thiophenol, 2-methylthiophenol, 2,6-dimethylthiophenol, benzyl mercaptan and their C₆H₅HG, (C₆H₅)₃Sn and (C₆H₅)₃Pb derivatives in chlorobenzene and pyridine solutions. In chlorobenzene the metal—metal exchange has been found to proceed in many cases at a greater rate than the metal—proton type, the exchange mobility of hydrogen and organometallic groups in chlorobenzene increasing in the order (C₆H₅)₃Sn<H<(C₆H₅)₃Pb<C₆H₅Hg. In the case of the (C₆H₅)₃Sn and (C₆H₅)₃Pb groups, pyridine accelerates the metal—proton exchange to a greater extent than the metal—metal exchange.The influence of various factors on the exchange reactions has been studied Analysis of the experimental findings and literature data has led to the conclusion that most probably the mechanism of the exchange reactions involves an associative pathway, the ease of exchange being mainly determined by the ability of the migrating group to form a cyclic transition state with delocalized bonds. The data on the exchange equilibria of the organometallic derivatives of 2-methylthiophenol and 2,6-dimethylthiophenol with thiophenol and its derivatives demonstrate that the C₆H₅HgS, (C₆H₅)₃SnS and (C₆H₅)₃PbS groups have equal steric requirements when involved in non-bonded interactions with o-methyl substituents.     

Vibrational structure of endohedral fullerene Sc3N@C78 (D3h'): evidence for a strong coupling between the Sc3N cluster and C78 cage.

The vibrational structure of the endohedral cluster fullerene Sc(3)N@C(78) is studied by FTIR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and DFT-based quantum chemical calculations. Remarkably good agreement between experimental and calculated spectra is achieved and a full assignment of the Sc(3)N-based vibrational modes is given. Significant differences in the vibrational structure of the endohedral cluster fullerene Sc(3)N@C(78) and the empty, charged C(78) (6-): 5 (D(3h)') are rationalized by the strong coupling between the Sc(3)N cluster and the fullerene cage. This coupling has its origin in a significant overlap of the Sc(3)N and C(78) molecular orbitals, and causes atomic-charge and bond-length redistributions compared to the neutral C(78) and the C(78) (6-) anion. An ionic model is not sufficient to describe the electronic, geometric and vibrational structure of the Sc(3)N@C(78) nitride cluster fullerene.