Electrochemistry of coordination compounds: XIII. Ruthenium(I) and ruthenium(0) complexes generated by electrochemical reduction of chlorodi-(1,3-bisdiphenylphosphinopropane)ruthenium(II)-hexafluorophosphate

The electrochemical reduction of chlorodi-(1,3-bisdiphenylphosphinopropane)ruthenium(II)hexafluorophosphate, [RuCl(DPP)₂](PF₆), has been studied on the mercury electrode in 1,2-dimethoxyethane +0.1 M TBAP. The polarogram shows two reversible one-electron waves corresponding to the formation of [RuCl(DPP)₂] and [RuCl(DPP)₂]. Both products are unstable and decay through a disproportionation pathway and a fast internal metalation via Cl^? elimination with formation of HRu(C₆H₄PPh·CH₂CH₂ CH₂·PPh₂)(DPP), respectively. The hypothesis is put forward that the geometry of a metal-complex can be one of the factors which allow us to obtain d⁷ monomeric complexes by electrochemical methods.     

Synthesis and properties of some tetracyclic derivatives of 9H-carbazole, 10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenz[b,f]azepine,and 5,11-dihydrodibenz[b,e] [1,4]oxazepine

The behavior of 5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrido[3,2,1-jk]carbazol-4-one (10) , 1,2,7,8-tetrahydro-3H-quino[1,8-ab][1]benzazepin-3-one (11) , 1,2-dihydro-9H-[1]benzazepino[1,9-ab] [4,1]benzoxazepin-4 (3H)one (13) , and 1,2-dihydro-8H-[1]benzazepino[1,9-cd] [1,5]benzoxazepin-4(3H)one (14) towards the Schmidt reaction has been determined in polyphosphoric acid and in benzeneor chloroform-sulfuric acid. Evidence for the structure of the new heterocyclic systems obtained from these four compounds is presented.     

On the “projective” magnetohydrodynamics

In the projective relativity based on the de Sitter universe, Maxwell's generalized theory gives us the magnetohydrodynamics, valid on a cosmic scale, for hyperdense matter and high energies. From the new theory can be deduced as limiting cases the hydrodynamics and thermohydrodynamics, the ideal magnetohydrodynamics, the electromagnetism, and the electrohydrodynamics, invariants for the projective Fantappié group.     

Azobenzene complexes of dicyclopentadienyltitanium and dicyclopentadienylvanadium

Reactions of azobenzene with dicarbonyldicyclopentadienyltitanium(II), Ti(π-C₅H₅)₂(CO)₂, and dicyclopentadienylvanadium(II), V(π-C₅H₅)₂, have yielded the corresponding dicyclopentadienylmetal-azobenzene complexes.     

Condensed heterocycles containing the pyrimidine nucleus

Continuing earlier studies designed to obtain derivatives of 1,3,4-thiadiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one and of the isomeric 7-one of pharmacological interest, some novel compounds 2 and derivatives of 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-1,3,4-thiadiazolo[2,3-b]quinazolin-5-one ( 3 ) were prepared. Derivatives of pyrimido[2,1-b]benzothiazol-2-one ( 6 ) and of the isomeric 4-one derivatives 8 were also synthesized. Structural identification was obtained by ¹H-nmr, ir and mass spectra.     

NMR J-based analysis of nitrogen-containing moieties and application to dysithiazolamide, a new polychlorinated dipeptide from Dysidea sp.

The methodology of J-based analysis applied to 1,3-methylcarboamido systems allowed us to deduce the relative configurations of the two leucine-like fragments of a new tetrachloro amino acid derivative dysithiazolamide, which was isolated from an unidentified sponge of the genus Dysidea. Furthermore, the absolute configuration was also proposed by comparison with analogous systems.     

The relative permittivity of 1,2-dimethoxyethane and N,N-dimethylformamide mixtures from −10 to 40°C

Binary solutions of N,N-dimethylformamide and 1,2-dimethoxyethane have been investigated by means of dielectric measurements at temperatures ranging from –10 to +40°C, and for nine mixtures covering the whole miscibility field expressed by the mole fraction of one component (0X₁1). The experimental data were used to study the dependence of on T and X₁, of the type = (T), = (X₁), and = (T,X₁). Further, the excess mixing function _E has been evaluated in order to identify particular patterns of interaction between unlike molecules and any other factor that could modify such patterns. The minimum in the _E vs. composition plots suggests the formation of an adduct of stoichiometric ratio DMFDME=11 at all the investigated temperatures.     

Preparation of trout liver microsomes for iron speciation in P-450 enzymes by AE–FPLC with ICP–(ORS)MS detection

Cytochromes P-450 are members of a superfamily of hemoproteins involved in the oxidative metabolism of various physiological and xenobiotic compounds in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. The multiplicity of this group of enzymes has been widely studied by chromatographic techniques, mainly high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Because these enzymes are membrane-bound proteins, sample preparation for chromatographic separation of P-450 enzymes requires a solubilization step. The sample-preparation procedures are critical, because detergents affect not only the efficiency of protein solubilization but also their further chromatographic resolution. Trout liver microsomes have been taken here as a model sample to investigate iron speciation in cytochrome P-450. Trouts were treated intraperitoneally with -naphthoflavone, a potent inducer of some P-450 enzymes, and a microsomal suspension containing 7.4±0.1 nmol mL^–1 P-450 enzymes was obtained by ultracentrifugation. Lubrol PX was selected as detergent for solubilization, resulting in about 90% solubilization recovery. The solubilized cytochromes P-450 were further separated by AE–FPLC, with UV detection, or coupled to ICP–MS with an octapole reaction system, ICP–(ORS)MS (monitoring Fe signals at masses 54, 56, and 57). A sampling procedure and chromatographic conditions are developed and were successfully applied to iron speciation in trout liver P-450 enzymes. ICP–(ORS)MS detection of P-450 enzymes is Fe-specific and so will give accurate information on the prosthetic group of the protein, which can constitute an advantageous alternative to classical methods for detection of these hemoproteins.     

Stereoselective total synthesis of (S)-Virol C and (S)-1-dehydroxyvirol A

A stereoselective total synthesis of (S)-Virol C and (S)-1-dehydroxyvirol A has been developed, based upon the selective and sequential substitution of the two trimethylsilyl groups of readily available 1,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1,3-butadiyne.     

ASV determination of cadmium complexation in seawater. Methodology evaluation

The methodology for using DPASV to study cadmium complexation in seawater is evaluated using EDTA as a model ligand and by analysing natural samples. The results show that the methodology gives an accurate evaluation of metal complexation when inert complexes are studied, both as regards the ligand concentration and the conditional stability constant; the error for both the parameters is lower than 10% at a ligand concentration of about 10(-8) M and a conditional stability constant of 10(9) M-1. Cadmium complexes with ligands present in natural seawater show an evident kinetic lability that may lead to underestimation of the conditional stability constant when a working electrode characterised by a very thick diffusion layer is used. The conditional stability constant in one water sample of the Adriatic coast ranged between 0.14 and 1.4 l/nmol using a rotating disk electrode at rotation rates of 300 and 6000 rpm. The results of cadmium complexation obtained for samples collected in coastal seawater show that the ligands present low specificity for the metal.