Double Molecular Encapsulation of Tetrahydrofuran by an Amphiphilic Calix-[4]-arene

The crystal structure of para-octanoylcalix-[4]-arene·2 tetrahydrofuran complex reveals double inclusion of the guest molecules, one deep in the aromatic cavity and the other held in a four-fingered molecular hand formed by the aliphatic chains, the inclusion changes the molecular packing from a bilayer system in the absence of guest, to a head-to-tail antiparallel chain packing.     

Abietanes and a Novel 20‐Norabietanoid from Plectranthus cyaneus (Lamiaceae)

Antioxidative‐activity‐guided fractionation of extracts of the aerial parts of the title plant yielded the two novel abietanoid diterpenoids 11,20‐dihydroxysugiol (=11,12,20‐trihydroxyabieta‐8,11,13‐trien‐7‐one; 3 ) and 1,11‐epoxy‐6,12‐dihydroxy‐20‐norabieta‐1(10),5,8,11,13‐pentaen‐7‐one ( 4 ) in addition to 11‐hydroxysugiol (=12‐O‐demethylcryptojaponol=11,12‐dihydroxyabieta‐8,11,13‐trien‐7‐one; 2 ) and the main constituent carnosolon (=6,20‐epoxy‐6,11,12‐trihydroxyabieta‐8,11,13‐trien‐7‐one; 1 ). The structures were established on the basis of spectroscopic, chiroptic, and X‐ray crystallographic evidence.     

Field desorption mass spectra of involatile sulphonic acids,sulphonates and dyestuff materials

Abstract-Useful field desorption mass spectra can be obtained from involatile sulphonic acids and sulphonates, even when large dyestuff molecules are involved. Unusual cluster ions are commonly found, which can be singly or doubly charged. Most ions can be assigned, however, and the great potential of field desorption mass spectrometry in the identification of these involatile species is clearly established.     

The first experimental observation of electronic transitions in C2+ and C2D+

High-resolution translational energy spectroscopy (up to 0.1 eV) has been carried out on 8 kV of C₂⁺ and C₂D⁺. The spetra obtained with C₂⁺ formed by different methods show considerable differences which are attributed to the formation of different spin states of the ion. Tentative assignments for the observed transitions have been made including one corresponding to excitation of the ⁴∑_g^? —X ⁴∑_g^? system, which may be useful as a probe of interstellar C₂⁺. Two broad transitions have been seen in the translational energy spectrum of C₂D⁺ which are in reasonable agreement with existing theoretical calculations. Tentative assignments are proposed for these transitions.