Studies on the syntheses of heterocyclie compounds. Part DXXVII.. the absolute configuration of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-phenylisoquinolines

The absolute configuraiton at the C₁-position of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-phenylisoquinolines can be deduced from the CD curves of either the free base or its methiodide. Furthermore, the absolute con figuration of (⁺)-2-amino-1-(3-hydroxyphenyl)ethanol (V) was revised and found to have R-configuration at the C₁ -position.     

Water-swellable polyelectrolyte microgels polymerized in an inverse microemulsion using a nonionic surfactant

A series of poly(dimethylacrylamide-co-2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) microgels slightly crosslinked by methylene-bis-acrylamide (MBA) were polymerized in a novel inverse microemulsion polymerization (IMEP) system. To determine a suitable composition of the IMEP system, the phase diagram of a pseudoternary system was made. The pseudoternary polymerization system consisted of n-hexane, a nonionic surfactant (polyoxyethylene oleyl ether, C18En), and an aqueous monomer solution. Polymerization was performed in a single-phase reversed micelle solution. The reversed micelles were about 50 nm in diameter, as determined by FF-TEM. The viscometric characteristics of the polymers extracted from the IMEP system were studied in 3 mM sodium chloride aqueous solution. The intrinsic viscosity values for the noncrosslinked and crosslinked (0.1 mol% MBA was incorporated) samples were 25 and 7.4 dl/g, respectively. The overlap concentration (c*) of crosslinked polymer microgel occurred at c[eta] = 1 in the solvent. When the volume fraction (phi) of the microgel was 0.7, the value of the apparent yield stress of the microgel solution was observed. These results show that the microgel has a significant thickening effect above c* due to friction between the microgel particles. It is assumed that the microgels polymerized in a confined space retain the shape or size of the nanosized reactor with a diameter on the order of 50 nm.     

Penicillin-cephalosporin conversion X. New synthesis of dithioazetidinones from thiazoline-azetidinones

New ring-opening reaction of thiazoline-azetidinones 1 to dithioazetidinones 2 was achieved with 2-benzothiazolyl disulfide in aqueous acidic media and its potentiality for the preparation of a variety of cephalosporins 3 from various thiazoline-azetidinones 1 is demonstrated.     

Selective foam separation of binary protein solution by SDS complexation method

A fundamental study about the selective foam separation of protein mixture was carried out. A solution containing two proteins, ovalbumin (OA) and lysozyme (LZ), and an anionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), was adjusted to pH 6.0, which referred to an intermediate state between the isoelectric points of the proteins. The solution was processed by continuous foam separation. The results showed that a proper addition of SDS greatly improved the selective recovery of LZ to OA. The experimental data were well explained by a simple model that most of cationic protein molecules (LZ) are associated with SDS and the adsorption of all the species including LZ-SDS complexes are subjected to Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The results also showed that one of the Langmuir parameters, which means a kind of lyophillic property of adsorbed material, of LZ-SDS complexes was extremely large as compared with that of primary protein.     

Synthesis of porphyrin-introduced silica gels by sol-gel process

Using a hydroxyl group appended free base porphyrin derivative (HP), porphyrin-introduced silica gels were synthesized by a sol-gel process. The HP content in the materials linearly increased with increasing the HP concentration. Meanwhile, free base tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) with no hydroxyl groups were almost not incorporated into the silica gels. These facts suggested that the interaction between hydroxyl groups of the HP molecules and silica network is considerably strong. The UV-vis characters of HP-introduced materials were almost the same as pure HP molecules. The Beer's plot indicated that the HP molecules in the materials are dispersed.     

Smectic layer structure of ferroelectric liquid crystal formed between fine polymer fibres

This paper describes the alignment of ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) structures formed between aligned polymer fibres, where the FLC smectic layers are determined by polarising microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The FLC/polymer composite films were formed from a nematic phase FLC/monomer solution using a photopolymerisation-induced phase separation method. It was found that bending of the FLC smectic layers was induced in both the film plane and the cross-sectional plane at the phase transition from smectic A to chiral smectic C of the FLC material. The light transmittance properties of the composite film between crossed polarizers was analysed by light propagation simulation in several optical anisotropic media, based on the evaluated smectic layer model.     

From mononuclear to multinuclear complexes of palladium containing unsaturated hydrocarbon ligands

This review summarizes the author’s contributions to the field of chemistry of group 10 metal complexes containing unsaturated hydrocarbon ligands, with a brief introduction showing how his research subject has shifted from mononuclear type to multinuclear type complexes. New structure and reactivity trends in the multipalladium complexes with bridging allyl and allenyl/propargyl ligands, as well as bridging conjugated polyene molecules are discussed in terms of some unique bonding features of these complexes.     

Redox features of β-VOPO4 catalyst using tracer and laser Raman spectroscopy

The oxygen ions of the β-VOPO₄ catalyst were exchanged with an tracer by a reduction–oxidation method and by a catalytic oxidation of but-1-ene using ₂. The bands at 992 and 900 cm⁻¹ were more shifted to lower frequencies than those at 1076 and 1002 cm⁻¹. Applying the correlation between the Raman bands and stretching vibrations in the literature, the exchanged oxygen species were estimated. The results suggest that the P–O–V vacancies corresponding to 992 and 900 cm⁻¹ were responsible for reoxidation and the V=O oxygen corresponding to the 1002 cm⁻¹ band of β-VOPO₄ was not. The (VO)₂P₂O₇ was oxidized to β-VOPO₄ by O₂ above 823 K. The insertion position of oxygen was determined at the bands at 992 and 900 cm⁻¹ of β-VOPO₄ using ₂, which is the same as the exchanged position.     

Kinetics of catalytic combustion in air over Pt/Al2O3/Al catalyst

Summary Catalytic combustion of toluene, propylene and CO over Pt/Al₂O₃ /Al catalyst was investigated. Strong inhibition effects are observed when the mixture of toluene, propylene and CO is oxidized. A reaction mechanism of catalytic combustion over Pt/Al₂O/Al is proposed. The results from kinetic models are in good agreement with the experimental data.