MASS SPECTROMETRIC STUDIES ON SPIROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES OF CYCLODIPHOSPH(V)AZANES

Abstract

The formation and subsequent fragmentation of spirocyclodiphosph(V)azanes (II-III) has been studied by mass spectrometry using the link-field scan technique and structural inferencies are drawn from these data. ³¹P nmr measurements for compound (III) are also described.     

Optimization of neural network for ionic conductivity of nanocomposite solid polymer electrolyte system (PEO-LiPF6-EC-CNT)

In this study, the ionic conductivity of a nanocomposite polymer electrolyte system (PEO-LiPF₆-EC-CNT), which has been produced using solution cast technique, is obtained using artificial neural networks approach. Several results have been recorded from experiments in preparation for the training and testing of the network. In the experiments, polyethylene oxide (PEO), lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF₆), ethylene carbonate (EC) and carbon nanotubes (CNT) are mixed at various ratios to obtain the highest ionic conductivity. The effects of chemical composition and temperature on the ionic conductivity of the polymer electrolyte system are investigated. Electrical tests reveal that the ionic conductivity of the polymer electrolyte system varies with different chemical compositions and temperatures. In neural networks training, different chemical compositions and temperatures are used as inputs and the ionic conductivities of the resultant polymer electrolytes are used as outputs. The experimental data is used to check the system’s accuracy following the training process. The neural network is found to be successful for the prediction of ionic conductivity of nanocomposite polymer electrolyte system.     

WATER UPTAKE INTO STRATUM CORNEUM; PARTITION BETWEEN LIPIDS AND PROTEINS

Water uptake in natural and reaggregated stratum corneum was determined by weight difference after storage in an atmosphere of controlled relative humidity.

Interlayer spacing in separated lipids as a function of their water content was determined by low-angle X-ray diffractometry. These values were used as a calibration curve to determine the water content of the lipid bilayers in reaggregated stratum corneum.

The results revealed different behavior of the lipid models compared to natural lipids of the stratum corneum. The additional water taken up after reaggregation of equilibrated lipids and proteins, was equally partitioned between the protein and the natural lipid fraction, while the models gave a proportionally higher water uptake into the lipids at high relative humidity. It is obvious that the models, so far, do not mimic all the properties of the natural stratum corneum lipids.     

Synthesis of Some New Benzopyranopyrimidin-2-Thiol Derivatives

Reaction of 2-mercapto-4-hydroxy-5H-[1]-benzopyrano-[4,3- d ]-pyrimidin-5-one ( 3 ) with phenyl isothiocyanate and methyl acrylate yielded the corresponding 2-(substituted)thio-4-hydroxy-5H-[1]-benzopyrano-[4,3- d ]-pyrimidin-5-ones ( 4 , 5 ). Hydrolysis and hydrazinolysis of 5 gave acid derivative 6 , and hydrazone 7 . Treatment of hydrazone 7 with ethyl acetoacetate, diethyl malonate, and phenyl isothiocyanate yielded the corresponding 2-(substituted)thio-4-hydroxy-5H-[1]-benzopyrano- [4,3- d ]-pyrimidin-5-ones ( 8 , 9 , and 11 ). Cyclization of 11 with 2 N NaOH led to 12 .     

SYNTHESIS OF SPIRO [1,3-BENZODIOXOLE-2,4′-(3′H) QUINAZOLINES]

Abstract

In the present investigation, the authors could obtain a new series of spiranes (1) through the reaction of the high potential quinone tetrachloro-o-benzoquinone with 2-aryl-3-phenyl-3H-quinazoline-4-thiones. Thus, 2,3-diphenyl- (2a), 2-p-tolyl-3-phenyl- (2b) and 2-p-anisyl-3-phenyl- (2c)-3H-quinazoline-4-thiones react readily with tetrachloro-o-benzoquinone, in boiling toluene, to give the corresponding spiro-1,3-benzodioxole-2,4′-(3′H)-quinazolines (1a-c), respectively.