(Triphenylarsine)iodinemonobromine: a charge‐transfer adduct in which arsenic selectively bonds to iodine

The title molecule, (iodobromo)triphenylarsenic(III), [As(BrI)(C₆H₅)₃], has a dart shape, with the phenyl rings arranged in a propeller conformation [I—As—C—C 61.3 (4), 43.8 (4) and 54.1 (4)°]. There is no indication that the halogen atoms have mixed site occupancies. Packing forces displace the I atom away from one phenyl ring [I—As—C 117.3 (2)°] towards the other two [I—As—C 109.8 (2) and 108.3 (2)°] and produce an even more pronounced leaning of the terminal bromine [As—I—Br 174.78 (2)°].     

Isolation of the 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate derivative in the determination of sulphamethazine

Derivatisation of amine-containing analytes with 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate (FMOC) to form fluorescent adducts requires a large excess of FMOC. This excess hydrolyses to form FMOC-OH, which is also fluorescent. Solvent extraction has been investigated as a means of isolating the sulphamethazine (SMZ) adduct (FMOC-SMZ) from the hydrolysis product in order to perform rapid spectrophotometric or spectrofluorimetric assays. However, even under the most favourable pH conditions possible, FMOC-OH was not totally removed. Attempts to enhance the separation by reaction of FMOC-OH with 1-ethoxy-4-dichloro-S-triazinylnaphthalene (EDTN) or by acetylation were also unsuccessful. On the other hand, reaction of FMOC with mixed substrates, followed by two pentane extractions to remove the excess FMOC and direct injection into an HPLC provides the desired separations on a reversed phase column (RPLC) with methanol-modified, (pH 3.5) phosphate buffers. FMOC-SMZ is readily separated from FMOC-OH under all elution conditions, from the FMOC-amino acids (under gradient conditions or isocratically up to 75% methanol), and from other FMOC-sulphonamides and FMOC-dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors (isocratically up to 70% methanol). Hence conversion to the FMOC derivatives permits SMZ to be separated from all of the potential interferants tested by isocratic elution with 70% methanol in RPLC. Analysis for the amino acid derivatives of FMOC may be done without interference from SMZ in samples.     

Bridgehead substitutions. Preparation of 7-chloro-, 7-bromo- and 7-methylsulphinyl-gibberellins

7-Hydroxygibberellins react with nucleophiles in the presence of fluoroamine to give bridgehead substitution products.     

L?sungsmittel

Ohne Zusammenfassung     

Beitr?ge zur Chemie der Verholzung

Ohne Zusammenfassung     

Small molecule library synthesis using segmented flow

Flow chemistry has gained considerable recognition as a simple, efficient, and safe technology for the synthesis of many types of organic and inorganic molecules ranging in scope from large complex natural products to silicon nanoparticles. In this paper we describe a method that adapts flow chemistry to the synthesis of libraries of compounds using a fluorous immiscible solvent as a spacer between reactions. The methodology was validated in the synthesis of two small heterocycle containing libraries. The reactions were performed on a 0.2 mmol scale, enabling tens of milligrams of material to be generated in a single 200 mL reaction plug. The methodology allowed library synthesis in half the time of conventional microwave synthesis while maintaining similar yields. The ability to perform multiple, potentially unrelated reactions in a single run is ideal for making small quantities of many different compounds quickly and efficiently.     

Nuclear and atomic activation with heavy ion beams

Heavy ion activation has been studied as a method for determining hydrogen. The reactions used [e.g.¹H(⁷Li, n)⁷Be] are the “inverse” of well known reactions [e.g.⁷Li(p, n)⁷Be]. Nuclear activation parameters for the ion beams of interest (⁷Li²⁺,¹⁰B²⁺) have been studied. The analytical feasibility is demonstrated with the determination of hydrogen in titanium at the 100 and 30 ppm levels with relative precisions of 8 to 10%. Detection limits in titanium are in the 0.1 to 0.5 ppm range. Heavy ion bombardment is also accompanied by the emission of characteristic X-rays (“atomic” activation). The parameters governing X-ray emission and background production have been investigated. Experimental K and L X-ray yields from thick targets have been measured for many elements excited by Oⁿ⁺ beams of 0.5 to 7 MeV/amu and Kr⁷⁺ beams of 0.5 to 1 MeV/amu. The simultaneous determination of trace elements at levels of 10 to several 100 ppm in microsamples (∼10⁻⁵ g) is demonstrated on biological specimens. K and L X-ray yields and corresponding detection limits have also been measured with the⁷Li²⁺ and¹⁰B²⁺ beams used for the nuclear activation of hydrogen. With these beams (∼6 MeV/amu) simultaneous nuclear and atomic activation is possible, yielding an unusual multielement trace analysis capability covering hydrogen and medium and high Z elements.