The mass spectra of substituted 2-methylbenzophenones

The mass spectra of some methoxy and methyl derivatives of 2-methylbenzophenone have been examined. Loss of a substituents from 3′-and 4′-positions as well as the previously known loss from 2′-positions are important fragmentation processes. Thus, these fragmentations are of little use in locating substituents on benzophenones of unknown structure. Deuterium labelling shows the [M - 1]⁺ ion from 3′,4,4′,5,5′-pentamethoxy-2-methyl benzophenone to be due largely to loss of hydrogen from 2′- and 6′-positions.     

Studies on indian medicinal plants-XLIV: Solanoforthine,a new steroidal alkaloid from solanum seaforthianum. a note on the mass spectrum of solanocapsine

The structure of solanoforthine, m.p. 208–10°, [α]_D- 26.6°, a new steroidal alkaloid isolated from Solanum seaforthianum Andr., has been established as 3β-amino-22,26-epimino-16α,23-epoxy-22αH,25βH-cholest- 5- en -23β - ol 3, based on chemical and spectroscopic evidence and by its reduction to solanocapsine 2, another steroidal alkaloid encountered in the same species. The mass spectra of2 and 3 are discussed.     

A molecular orbital study of the changing role ofd-orbitals in transition metal compounds: ZnS,FeS and CrS

SCF-MO studies as FeS, CrS and ZnS illustrate the changing role ofd-orbitals along a transition series, where they become at first good acceptors playing an important role in the bonding, then so stable that their electrons behave essentially as “core” electrons in agreement with the conjecture of Phillips and Williams [1].     

A sequential stereocontrolled cyclopropane ring formation and semi-pinacol rearrangement

Treatment of an unsaturated 2,3-epoxy alcohol with SnBr₄ leads to a stereoselective formation of a cyclopropane ring, and an α-ketol unit as part of a subsequent ring expansion.     

Solid products from thermal decomposition of polyethylene terephthalate: Investigation by CP/MAS 13C-NMR and fourier transform-IR spectroscopy

The solid reaction products from pyrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate in the presence and absence of red phosphorus were characterized by CP/MAS ¹³C-NMR, FR-IR, and MAS ³¹P-NMR spectroscopy. Over the temperature range of 300–400°C, polyethylene terephthalate was converted in a sealed vial to a highly crosslinked polymer of terephthalic acid. Pyrolysis in the presence of red phosphorus, which functions as a flame retardant by increasing the amount of char, yielded an intractible polyaromatic phosphate ester. After thermal cleavage of polyethylene terephthalate with formation of free carboxyl and vinyl ester groups, there are two competing reaction pathways. The smaller molecular weight fragments may enter the vapor phase where they undergo further degradation primarily to CO₂, CO, and acetaldehyde, as described by others. However, if volatilization of the oligomeric fragments is inhibited, an alternate reaction pathway gives rise to the formation of highly crosslinked char. Red phosphorus decreases the volatility of the oligomeric fragments by converting them to phosphates and thereby enhances char formation.     

Heterogeneous binding of lipoteichoic acid to the surface of titanium dioxide as determined with 31P solid-state NMR spectroscopy

The adsorption of lipoteichoic acid onto the surface of titanium dioxide is shown to be heterogeneous. 31P CPMAS solid-state NMR reveals two distinct phosphate species. The chemical shift anisotropy, asymmetry parameter, and rotating-frame spin-lattice relaxation suggest that 50% of the phosphates are bound to the surface. The remaining phosphates also exhibit restricted molecular motion, but do not have a direct surface bond.     

Thermal and autoxidation reactions of poly-3-methylenecyclobutene and poly-1-methyl-3-methylenecyclobutene

The thermal ring-opening reactions, autoxidation and hydrogenation of polymethy-lenecyclobutene (PMCB) and poly-1-methyl-3-methylenecyclobutene (PMMCB), were investigated. Both polymers were prepared by cationic polymerization and consisted almost entirely of 1,5-repeating units containing cyclobutene rings in the polymer backbone. Both polymers showed well behaved exothermic processes at elevated temperatures which apparently resulted in crosslinking. These processes were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry and interpreted to involve thermal ring-opening reactions. Autoxidation occurred very rapidly in PMCB but much more slowly in PMMCB as predicted by Bolland's rules. Attempts to hydrogenate the cyclobutene rings in both polymers resulted in the occurrence of hydrogenolysis in PMCB and little or no reaction with PMMCB for a Pd-catalyzed reaction and partial hydrogenation of the latter for a diimide reaction.     

A simplified proof of a theorem about group representations

It is a standard theorem of group representation theory that the dimension of an irreducible representation is a divisor of the order of the group. This paper gives a new, relatively simple proof, intended to make the theorem understandable to readers unfamiliar with algebraic integers.     

Extension of a theorem of P. Wolfe on singular integral equations

The integral operator which sends f (ζ) into $$\int_{|\xi |< 1} {\tfrac{{f(\xi )}}{{|x - \xi |^{p - 1} }}} d\xi = g(x)(|x|< 1)$$ x and ζ ∈ R^P, is shown to map the space of functions f (ζ) on |ζ|<1, square integrable with respect to the weight (1-|ξ|²)^1/2 one to one onto the space of functions g (x) on |x|<1 which possess gradients δg(x) in the sense of distribution theory, with both g(x) and δg(x) being square integrable with respect to the weight (1-|x|²)^1/2. This extends to p≥3 a result of P. Wolfe's in the case p=2.