Ab initio study of the ground and first excited state of LiAr

The intermolecular potentials for the X ²σ and A²Π states of Li… Ar were studied by a variety of multiconfiguration, single-configuration, and perturbation methods (CASPT 2). The A ²Π excited state was calculated to have a well depth of 811 cm^?1 at an internuclear separation of 2.59 Å, in excellent agreement with the 810 cm^?1 derived from experimental data. A smaller well of 77 cm^?1 was found for the X ²σ ground state at an intermolecular separation of 4.8 Å. These results are in better agreement with experimental results than were the previously reported pseudopotential calculations. The comparison of CI calculation with the CAPST 2 results shows that the latter is able to give good results for interacting metal–rare gas systems. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Apparent molar volumes, expansibilities, and isentropic compressibilities of selected electrolytes in methanol

Densities of solutions of sodium bromide, sodium perchlorate, sodium tetraphenylborate, and tetraphenylphosphonium bromide in methanol at the temperatures ranging from 283.15 to 313.15 K have been measured. Ultrasound velocities for the above systems at T = 298.15 K have been determined. From the obtained data, the partial molar volumes and the partial molar isentropic compressibilities for electrolytes in solution have been estimated. Division into the ionic contributions has been proposed on the basis of the reference electrolyte method. The existence of the high-volume intermediate shell with an enhanced structure has been suggested.     

Asymmetric synthesis of alkaloids using polyfunctionalized chiral building blocks

Enantiopure N‐sulfinyl‐δ‐amino‐β‐ketoesters and isoquinolones, prepared from sulfinimines (N‐sulfinyl imines) are a new class of polyfunctionalized chiral building blocks. These building blocks provide easy access to enantiomerically pure, functionalized piperidines and tetrahydroisoquinolines with a minimum of chemical manipulation and protecting‐group chemistry. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 13:486–492, 2002; Published online in Wiley Interscience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.10090     

Energy Sequence of the Lowest Antibonding Orbitals in Symmetrical Didehydro[n]annulenes with n = 4N+2

A model of a perturbed n-membered perimeter (n = 4N + 2) is used to interpret the ESR.-data for the radical anions of symmetrical tetra-t-butyl-didehydro[n]annulenes with n = 14, 18, 22 and 26 (N = 3, 4, 5 and 6). The singly occupied orbital of such radical anions correlates with one of the doubly degenerate, lowest antibonding perimeter MO's which have been classified as symmetric (Ψ_S) or antisymmetric (Ψ_A) with respect to the mirror plane passing through two opposite centres and perpendicular to the plane of the perimeter. The relevant MO is Ψ_S for n = 14 (N = 3) and 22 (N = 5), but Ψ_A for N = 18 (N = 4) and 26 (N = 6), in accordance with the prediction of the model. It has been shown that the introduction of two symmetrically placed triple bonds into a (4N + 2)-membered perimeter should stabilize Ψ_S and destabilize Ψ_A when N is odd, whereas the reverse should hold when N is even.     

Amorphous and ordered organosilicas functionalized with amine groups as sorbents of platinum (II) ions

Two groups of amine-functionalized organosilicas have been synthesized: amorphous polysiloxane xerogels (APX) and ordered mesoporous organosilicas (OMO) by co-condensation of tetraethoxysilane and appropriate alkoxysilanes: aminopropyltriethoxysilane and N-[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]ethylenediamine. The obtained materials were characterized by sorption measurements, X-ray diffractometry, elemental analysis, transmission electron microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. The OMO samples have well developed porous structure—the values of specific surface area are in the range 740–840 m²/g. While the APX samples are less porous having the corresponding values in the range 280–520 m²/g. The sizes of the ordered mesopores of OMO are in the range 5.9–6.5 nm while for the APX they are 2.9–12.1 nm indicating structural differences between both groups of the samples. All samples were tested as the sorbents of Pt(II) ions. The influence of various parameters such as pH, contact time, equilibrium concentration on Pt(II) adsorption ability onto prepared adsorbents was studied in detail. Additionally, the effect of chloride concentration on Pt(II) adsorption was investigated. The values of static sorption capacities were in the range of 32–102 mg_Pt(II)/g and 20–139 mg_Pt(II)/g for OMO and APX series, respectively.     

New Methodology for the Differentiation of the Primary Hydroxyl Groups in 2,3,3′,4,4′-Penta-O-Benzylsucrose: Convenient Approach to Sucrose Monophosphines

Two new routes to derivatives of 2,3,3′,4,4′-penta-O-benzylsucrose with differently protected primary hydroxyl groups were elaborated. One of these compounds, 2,3,3′,4,4′-penta-O-benzyl-6′-O-mesylsucrose, was used in a model synthesis of the 6′-phosphine with sucrose scaffold. Elimination of the mesyloxy- group under the reaction conditions was also noted providing the 5′,6′-unsaturated sucrose derivative.     

Temperature and pH dual-responsive coatings of oligoperoxide-graft-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide): Wettability, morphology, and protein adsorption

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) coatings attached to glass with novel approach involving polymerization from oligoperoxide grafted to surface with (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane exhibit not only temperature- but also pH-dependence of wettability and protein adsorption. Wettability and composition of coatings, fabricated with different polymerization times, were determined using contact angle measurements and Time Of Flight-Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS), respectively. Thermal response of wettability, measured between 20 and 40 °C, was prominent at pH 9 and 7 and diminished or absent at pH 5 and 3. This indicates a transition between hydrated loose coils and hydrophobic collapsed chains that is blocked at low pH. Higher surface roughness and dramatically increased adsorption of model protein (lentil lectin labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate) were observed with AFM and fluorescence microscopy to occur in hydrophobic phases (at pH 3, for pH varied at constant temperature of 22 °C and at ∼33 °C, for temperature varied at constant pH 9). Protein adsorption response to pH was confirmed by TOF-SIMS and Principal Component Analysis.