Hexopyranose sugars conformation revised

Literature data for the conformations of ido- and altropyranose derivatives have been reexamined in the light of the newer values recently reported (Eliel . J. Am. Chem. Soc. 104, 3635 (1982) for the conformational free energy of methyl and hydroxymethyl substituent at position 2 in tetrahydropyran. The conclusion is that these values readily explain why the D-⁴C₁ (D-¹C₄) chain form is more prevalent than predicted beforehand. Cases of poor agreement between the vicinal proton-proton coupling constants and the dihedral angles in their chair form may be interpreted by mixing with the S₂° skew conformation, rather than the D-¹C₄, (L-⁴C₁) chair form.     

The local displacement field around Co and Nb solutes in ω-phase forming bcc-Zr at high temperatures

In order to determine the displacement field around Co and Nb solutes in high temperature bcc-Zr the diffuse scattering intensity was measured in Zr_0.985Co_0.015 and Zr_0.92Nb_0.08. Strong diffuse intensities were found in the (110) and in the (001) reciprocal planes. The comparison of these results with model calculations shows that Co as well as Nb atoms cause radial symmetric displacement fields in the high temperature bcc phase of Zr. -phase like displacements around these defects, on the other hand, can explain the measured diffuse intensities less well. It is concluded, that the resulting displacement field is a superposition of all displacements for which low energy phonons exist. These low energy phonons are related to the martensitic transitions of the bcc structure to the hcp and -structure.     

Poly(alkylene oxide) ionomers. X. Copolymerization of methyl ω-epoxyalkanoates and characterization of the polymers

Selected methyl ω-epoxyalkanoates ranging from methyl 3,4-epoxybutanoate to methyl 7,8-epoxyoctanoate were copolymerized with a number of oxiranes and with oxetane. Tetrahydrofuran did not take part in the attempted methyl ω-epoxyalkanote–tetrahydrofuran copolymerization, but acted only as the solvent. The oxirane copolymers had polymer compositions similar to the comonomer feed ratio. Oxirane comonomers used were propylene oxide (1,2-epoxypropane), butylene oxide (1,2-epoxybutane), 1,2-epoxyhexane, epichlorohydrin, and phenylglycidyl ether. The initiator system used was triethylaluminum/water/acetylacetone (1.0/0.5/1.0) in about 5 mol %. In the copolymerizations using methyl 3,4-epoxybutanoate as a comonomer, only small yields of polymer (in the range of 1 to 2%) were realized, while for methyl 4,5-epoxypentanoate the yields were generally in the range of 20 to 60%. Methyl 7,8-epoxyoctanoate copolymerized readily and gave yields of copolymers of 50 to 90%.     

Palladium-catalyzed monoarylation of nitroalkanes.

A general protocol for the Pd-catalyzed-arylation of nitroalkanes is described. Substituted aryl bromides as well as aryl chlorides can be coupled efficiently with a variety of nitroalkanes under mild conditions to selectively yield the monoarylated products. This method tolerates a number of functional groups including ketones, esters, and olefins. Notably, the arylation of nitroalkanes can be effected chemoselectively over ketone and ester arylation.     

Haloaldehyde polymeres XIII. Polydibromofluoroacetaldehyde

Dibromofluoracetaldehyde (DBFA) was prepared by reducing methyl dibromofluoroacetate with lithium aluminium hydride (LAH) at low temperatures whereby theLAH was added to dibromofluoroacetate. The initially obtainedDBFA hydrate was dehydrated to the free aldehyde. Methyl dibromofluoroacetate was synthesized together with methyl bromodifluoroacetate by air oxidation of 1,1-dibromo-2,2-difluoroethylene. The mixture of oxidation products, consisting of two acid halides, was treated with methanol and gave a mixture of the methyl esters which here separated by distillation. DBFA was polymerized with anionic and cationic initiators to crystalline insoluble poly-DBFA. Poly-DBFA degraded quantitatively at elevated temperatures to monomericDBFA. Copolymerization ofDBFA with chloral gave copolymers with nearly the same comonomer composition as the feed.DBFA was also copolymerized with phenyl isocyanate to a copolymer which contained acetal and urethane linkages.Part XII:R. W. Campbell, andO. Vogl, Makromolekulare Chemie, in press.     

Regular copolyamides. I. A facile method for the preparation of diamine-oxamides

α,ω-Diamine-oxamides with 2–12 CH₂ groups between the two amino groups were obtained by the reaction of the diamines and diethyl or dimethyl oxalate. Diethyl oxalate is added slowly to a substantial excess of diamine in the proper solvent over a period of time under controlled temperature conditions. All variables are very important for each individual diamine in order to obtain optimal conversions to the diamine-oxamides under the most favorable conditions. Diamine-oxamides were obtained in approximately 80% yield with only small amounts (5–10%) of the corresponding polyoxamides as the side product. Diamine-oxamides from diamines with less than six methylene groups are water-soluble. All diamine-oxamides show an alternation of their melting points and are useful intermediates for the preparation of regular copolyoxamides.     

The Table of Standard Atomic Weights—An exercise in consensus

The present Table of Standard Atomic Weights (TSAW) of the elements is perhaps one of the most familiar data sets in science. Unlike most parameters in physical science whose values and uncertainties are evaluated using the “Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement” (GUM), the majority of standard atomic-weight values and their uncertainties are consensus values, not GUM-evaluated values. The Commission on Isotopic Abundances and Atomic Weights of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) regularly evaluates the literature for new isotopic-abundance measurements that can lead to revised standard atomic-weight values, A_r°(E) for element E. The Commission strives to provide utmost clarity in products it disseminates, namely the TSAW and the Table of Isotopic Compositions of the Elements (TICE). In 2016, the Commission recognized that a guideline recommending the expression of uncertainty listed in parentheses following the standard atomic-weight value, for example, A_r°(Se) = 78.971(8), did not agree with the GUM, which suggests that this parenthetic notation be reserved to express standard uncertainty, not the expanded uncertainty used in the TSAW and TICE. In 2017, to eliminate this noncompliance with the GUM, a new format was adopted in which the uncertainty value is specified by the “±” symbol, for example, A_r°(Se) = 78.971 ± 0.008. To clarify the definition of uncertainty, a new footnote has been added to the TSAW. This footnote emphasizes that an atomic-weight uncertainty is a consensus (decisional) uncertainty. Not only has the Commission shielded users of the TSAW and TICE from unreliable measurements that appear in the literature as a result of unduly small uncertainties, but the aim of IUPAC has been fulfilled by which any scientist, taking any natural sample from commerce or research, can expect the sample atomic weight to lie within A_r°(E) ± its uncertainty almost all of the time.     

SI-traceable certification of the amount content of cadmium below the ng g–1 level in blood samples by isotope dilution ICP–MS applied as a primary method of measurement

The development and implementation of a method for the certification of cadmium in blood samples at low ng g^–1 and sub ng g^–1 levels is described. The analytical procedure is based on inductively coupled plasma isotope dilution mass spectrometry (ICP–IDMS) applied as a primary method of measurement. Two different sample digestion methods, an optimized microwave digestion procedure using HNO₃ and H₂O₂ as oxidizing agents and a high-pressure asher digestion procedure, were developed and compared. The very high salt content of the digests and the high molybdenum content, which can cause oxide-based interferences with the Cd isotopes, were reduced by a chromatographic matrix separation step using an anion-exchange resin. All isotope ratio measurements were performed by a quadrupole ICP–MS equipped with an ultrasonic nebulizer with membrane desolvator. This sample introduction set-up was used to increase sensitivity and minimize the formation of oxides (less MoO⁺ interference with the Cd isotopes). Because of the very low Cd concentrations in the samples and the resulting need to minimize the procedural blank as much as possible, all sample-processing steps were performed in a clean room environment. Detection limits of 0.005 ng g^–1 Cd were achieved using sample weights of 2.7 g. The method described was used to re-certify the cadmium content of three different blood reference materials from the Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) of the European Commission (BCR-194, BCR-195, BCR-196). Cadmium concentrations ranged between ～0.2 ng g^–1 and ～12 ng g^–1. For these materials, SI-traceable certified values including total uncertainty budgets according to ISO and Eurachem guidelines were established.     

Functional polymers. XVI. Synthesis and polymerization of 2(2-hydroxy-5-isopropenylphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole and a new synthesis of 2(2-hydroxy-5-vinylphenyl)2H-benzotriazole

2(2-Hydroxy-5-isopropenylphenyl)2H-benzotriazole was synthesized in 40% overall yield starting from o-nitroaniline. Diazotization in aqueous hydrochloric acid gave o-nitrophenyl diazonium chloride which was condensed with p-hydroxyacetophenone; the azo compound was reduced to 2(2-hydroxy-5-acetylphenyl) 2H-benzotriazole with zinc powder in sodium hydroxide solution and the 2-hydroxy group of the compound was acetylated. Treatment of the acetyl compound with methyl Grignard reagent resulted in the methylation of the 5-acetyl group to 2[2-acetoxy-5(2-hydroxy-2-propyl)phenyl]2H-benzotriazole which was then dehydrated with potassium hydrogen sulfate to the desired 2(2-hydroxy-5-isopropenylphenyl)2H-benzotriazole. This monomer did not homopolymerize, but was copolymerized readily with styrene, methyl methacrylate, and n-butyl acrylate with azobisisobutyronitrile as the initiator. 2(2-Acetoxy-5-acetylphenyl)2H-benzotriazole was also reduced with sodium borohydride to form 2[2-acetoxy-5-(1-hydroxyethyl)phenyl]2H-benzotriazole which was dehydrated and hydrolyzed to the known 2(2-hydroxy-5-vinylphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole. This route provides a novel and simpler synthesis of 2(2-hydroxy-5-vinylphenyl)2H-benzotriazole.