Structure of the products of the cyclization in acetic anhydride of β-(2-carboxy-5-chlorophenylamino) propionic acid and its nitrile

-(2-Carboxy-5-chlorophenylamino)propionic acid cyclizes in acetic anhydride to form 4-chloro-2-(2,4-dioxopiperidino)benzoic acid, which subsequently undergoes conversion into its lactone. Under the same conditions, -[acetyl(2-carboxy-5-chlorophenyl)amino]-propionitrile forms 7-chloro-1--cyanoethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-2,4-dione. The structures of the compounds obtained were confirmed by their IR, UV, and PMR spectra. An evaluation of the stability of the ketonic and enolic forms of the compounds obtained on the basis of calculations by Hückel's method has been made.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, Vol. 6, No. 7, pp. 879–884, July, 1970.     

The role of dimeric molecules of metalloporphyrins in phototransfer of an electron through liposome membranes

Conclusions Charge separation in solutions of liposomes sensitized by MP at low temperatures and apparently also at 20°C takes place according to a mechanism of two-quantum photoionization of dimeric molecules of the metalloporphyrins.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 277–282, February, 1985.     

Laser-induced charge transfer in the LiH3+ quasi-molecule

The laser-induced charge-transfer cross section for Li³⁺ + H collisions is calculated using the perturbation approach of Copelang and Tang, and is compared to the collision-induced cross section. The validity of perturbation theory and the use of simple criteria based on the Landau-Zener formula to extend the usefulness of the theory are examined.