Conformational equilibria and photoinduced tautomerization in 2-(2′-pyridyl)pyrrole

Depending on the polarity and protic abilities of the solvent, 2-(2′-pyridyl)pyrrole can exist in either syn or anti rotameric forms. In nonpolar solvents, intramolecular excited state single proton transfer is observed, manifested by the appearance of low-energy tautomeric emission. The solvent-assisted excited state double proton transfer reaction is also detected. DFT calculations confirm low barriers for both single and double proton transfer processes in the lowest excited singlet state and show different character of the tautomerization in both cases: in the intramolecular reaction, mutual approach of two nitrogen atoms plays an important role.     

Creatinine biosensor based on ammonium ion selective electrode and its application in flow-injection analysis

A new, highly sensitive, fast responding and stable potentiometric biosensor for creatinine determination is developed. The biosensor is based on an ammonium ion-selective electrode. Creatinine deiminase (EC 3.5.4.21) is chemically immobilized on the surface of the polymeric ion-sensitive membrane in the form of monomolecular layer using a simple, one-step carbodiimide covalent attachment method. The resulting enzyme electrodes are useful for measurement under flow injection analysis (FIA) conditions. The biosensors exhibit excellent operational and storage stability. The enzyme electrodes retain over 70% of initial sensitivity after ten weeks of work under FIA conditions. The storage stability at 4 °C is longer than half a year without loss of sensitivity. Under optimized conditions near 30 samples per hour can be analyzed and the determination range (0.02-20.0 mmol l⁻¹) fully covers creatinine concentrations important from clinical and biomedical point of view. The simple biosensor/FIA system has been successfully used for determination of creatinine in urine, serum and posthemodialysate samples.     

Di-2-pyridylketone semicarbazone as ligand in metal complexes: synthesis and X-ray crystal structure

A series of complexes of di-2-pyridylketone semicarbazone (Hdips) and Mn(II), Co(II), Co(III), Ni(II) and Cu(II) nitrates were synthesized and characterized by means of IR spectroscopy and for cobalt and nickel by X-ray crystal structures. The results are in agreement with the formulae: Mn(Hdips)₂(NO₃)₂·2H₂O, [Co(Hdips)₂](NO₃)₂·H₂O (I), [Ni(Hdips)₂](NO₃)₂·H₂O (II), Cu(Hdips)(NO₃)₂·2H₂O, [Co(dips)₂](NO₃)·2H₂O (III). The structure of I and II are monoclinic, space groupP2₁/c, with, I,a=15.980(4),b=11.531(2),c=16.170(2)Å;=104.20(2)°,Z=4,R=0.032; II,a=16.109(5),b=11.480(3),c=16.135(6)Å;=104.15(2)°,Z=4,R=0.069. Compound III is also monoclinic, space groupP2₁/c witha=12.173(5),b=15.619(5),c=15.338(8)Å;=111.40(4)°,Z=4,R=0.059. In these complexes the ligand is tridentate via carbonylic oxygen, semicarbazone and pyridine nitrogens forming each two five membered chelate rings with the metal in a distorted octahedral geometry.     

Pyrimido[4,5‐c]pyridazine‐5,7(6H, 8H)‐diones: Marvelous substrates for study of nucleophilic substitution of hydrogen

The data on nucleophilic substitution reactions of hydrogen in 6,8‐dimethylpyrimido[4,5‐c]pyridazine‐5,7(6H,8H)‐dione, its 3‐chloride, N₂‐oxide and some other derivatives are reviewed. All these compounds possess a remarkable ability to undergo not only simple functionalizations but also tandem and cascade transformations leading to annelation of various heterocyclic rings.     

Homolytic reductive alkylation of methylvinyl ketone with ethers by Ti(III) decomposition of t-butyl hydroperoxide

Reductive alkylatin of methylvinylketone has been accomplished by hydrogen abstraction from cyclic ethers with the redox couple: t-butyl hydroperoxide-titanous chloride. A redox radical mechanism is proposed and the selectivity of the hydrogen abstraction by t-butoxy radicals and reduction of α-ketoalkyl radical by titanous ions is discussed.     

Use of U-shaped donor-bridge-acceptor molecules to study electron tunneling through nonbonded contacts

A systematic determination of electronic coupling matrix elements in U-shaped molecules is demonstrated. The unique architecture of these systems allows for the determination of the electronic coupling through a pendant molecular moiety that resides between the donor and acceptor groups; this moiety quantifies the efficiency of electron tunneling through nonbonded contacts. Experimental electron-transfer rate constants and reaction free energies are used to calibrate a molecular-based model that describes the solvation energy. This approach makes it possible to experimentally determine electronic couplings and compare them with computational values.     

Thermal and Some other Properties of 2,4′-Bipyridyl Complexes with Various Salts of Lead(II)

New complexes of lead(II) with 2,4′-bipyridyl (L), with the general formulae PbL₂X₂ (where X ^?1=Cl, Br, I, NCS) and PbL₃X₂ (where (X]^?1=NO₃, ClO₄), have been prepared. Analysis of the IR spectra indicates that the 2,4′-bipyridyl is bonded to the Pb(II) ion through the least hindering N(4′). The thermal decompositions of the complexes were studied under non-isothermal conditions in air. The intermediates of decomposition at different temperatures were characterized by thermal analysis (TG and DTG), chemical analysis and X-ray diffraction. Upon heating, the complexes undergo full or partial deamination. The complexes PbL₂Cl₂ and PbL₂Br₂ decompose to volatile lead(II) halide. PbO is the final product of decomposition for the other complexes.     

Synthesis and structural characterization of integrally oxidized, metal-free phthalocyanine compounds: [H(2)(pc)][IBr(2)] and [H(2)(pc)](2)[IBr(2)]Br.C(10)H(7)Br

The first integrally oxidized metal-free phthalocyanine compounds have been synthesized by chemical oxidation. Phthalocyanine (H(2)(pc), pc = phthalocyaninato) was oxidized with IBr to afford the compounds [H(2)(pc)][IBr(2)] (1) and [H(2)(pc)](2)[IBr(2)]BrAC(10)H(7)Br (2), whose structures were determined by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods: [H(2)(pc)][IBr(2)], P2(1)/c, a = 8.0272(9) A, b = 21.258(2) A, c = 18.1439(2) A, beta = 113.975(2) degrees, V = 2828.8(5) A(3), T = 153 K, Z = 4; [H(2)(pc)](2)[IBr(2)]Br.C(10)H(7)Br, P, a = 8.4724(6) A, b = 13.5794(10) A, c = 13.8403(10) A, alpha = 90.854(1) degrees, beta = 103.417(1) degrees, gamma = 97.049(1)E degrees, V = 1535.61(19) A(3), T = 153 K, Z = 1. The extended structure of [H(2)(pc)][IBr(2)] comprises slipped columns of pc rings stacked along the a axis in adjacent columns at approximately 70 degrees to one another. IBr(2-) ions occupy the interstitial columns. The extended structure of [H(2)(pc)](2)[IBr(2)]Br.C(10)H(7)Br comprises slant stacks of pc rings along the crystallographic a axis with IBr(2-) ions, Br(-) ions, and disordered 1-bromonaphthalene molecules in the adjacent, parallel columns. The overall reaction for the formation of 1 is 2H(2)(pc) + 4IBr --> 2[H(2)(pc)][IBr(2)] + I(2), and the overall reaction for the formation of 2 (not including solvent) is 2H(2)(pc) + 3IBr --> [H(2)(pc)](2)Br[IBr(2)] + I(2).     

Canonical connections with an algebraic curvature tensor field on naturally reductive spaces

We study Ambrose-Singer connections with an algebraic curvature tensor on simply connected manifolds carrying a homogeneous Riemannian structure of class ₃ in the classification given by F. Tricerri and L. Vanhecke.This work was partially supported by MURST.     

The reaction Yb+O2 → YbO + O in a crossed molecular beam experiment

Dissociation energy (D_o = 4.29 ± 0.05 eV), threshold energy (E = 0.83 ± 0.05 eV) and forward scattering at a collision-al energy E_c = 1.1 cV have been found by crossing beam of Yb atoms with a supersonic seeded beam of He + O₂ at collisional energies up to E_c = 1.4 eV.