Conformational stability of helical peptides containing a thioamide linkage

[structure: see text] Thioxo peptide analogues of the alpha-helical peptide GCN4-p1 were synthesized and evaluated for helicity and oligomeric state. Sedimentation equilibrium and CD measurements indicate that the thioxo peptides fold into parallel alpha-helical coiled coil structures essentially identical to the native structure. This work marks the first incorporation of a thioamide linkage into the backbone of an alpha-helix and demonstrates that a thioamide linkage is compatible with positions within the helix as well as near the C-terminus.     

LiNa2AlF6: a powder structure solution

Lithium sodium aluminium fluoride was obtained as a white powder by melting a stoichiometric mixture of AlF₃, NaF and LiF at 1223 K, and then cooling to 923 K and sintering at this temperature for 4 h. The ab initio crystal structure determination was carried out using X‐ray powder diffraction techniques. The monoclinic structure of LiNa₂AlF₆ can be related to cubic elpasolite. The Li and Al atoms lie on inversion centres. The main octahedral AlF₆ structural elements are not deformed, but are rotated slightly with respect to the unit‐cell axes. The Li atoms have octahedral coordinations, whereas the Na atoms have cubo‐octahedral coordinations. The Na coordination polyhedron is distorted in comparison with that of elpasolite.     

Low temperature crystal and molecular structure of nitrobenzene

The crystal and molecular structure of nitrobenzene was determined at 103 K by X-ray diffraction, yieldingR=0.034 and a highly precise geometry of the molecule (esds of bond lengths 0.001 Å and bond angles 0.1°). The bond angles in the ring agree very well with additive scheme based on angular substituent parameters. X-X electron density maps support the view that the C-N bond does not exhibit-character, and, hence, the nitro group interacts with the ring mostly by inductive effects.     

Photo-stabilization of cis-1,4-polybutadiene with phenylene sulphide oligomers

The new thiooligomers of hydroxyphenylene and hydroxymethoxyphenylene sulphides have been used as photo-stabilizers for cis-1,4-polybutadiene. The photo-stabilizing properties of these thiooligomers were compared with commercial sulphur-containing compounds such as bis(4-hydroxyphenylene)sulphide, 2,2′-thiobis(4-methyl-6-tert.butylphenol) (Irganox 1081), bis((beta-(3,5-di-tert,butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)-methylcarboxyethyl))sulphide (Irganox 1035) and dilaurylthiodipropionate (Irganox PS800). The photo-stabilizing mechanisms of these compounds have been discussed in detail.     

Determination of triclosan in foodstuffs

A reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method coupled with an ultraviolet detector was developed to determine triclosan which had migrated into foodstuffs from packaging materials. The method includes extraction with hexane, followed by evaporation to dryness and residue re-dissolution in ACN 90%. Chromatographic separation was performed with a Kromasil 100 C18 column (15 cm x 0.4 cm ID, 5 microm particle size) at 30 degrees C and using ACN and water as mobile phases. Regarding recoveries, good results (higher than 83% and lower than 112%) were obtained for the three representative food matrixes selected (orange juice, chicken breast meat, and Gouda cheese).     

An addition to the oxoacid family: H2B12(OH)12

The acid H(2)B(12)(OH)(12) can be isolated as a crystalline solid by protonation of the hydroxylated borane anion, B(12)(OH)(12)(2)(-). This acidic compound has low solubility in water, conducts protons in the solid state, and has thermal stability to a temperature of 400 degrees C. The conductivity mechanism is a Grotthuss mechanism with a low activation enthalpy (9-13 kcal/mol). This new acid represents an addition to the class of oxoacids, of which sulfuric and phosphoric acid are the most prominent examples.     

Branched Star-Type Polysilyllithium Compounds: The Effects of beta-Silyl Substitution and of Complexation on Their Molecular Structure

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Exchange interactions in copper(II) complexes with tridentate Schiff bases: EPR and magnetic studies

The influence of the nature of ligands upon the magnetic and EPR properties was investigated for the series of polynuclear Cu(II) complexes with tridentate Schiff bases. A similar tendency of changes in the |J| and D parameters was found for binuclear Cu(II) complexes with ligands derived from condensation of 3-amino-1-propanol with 2-hydroxyaldehydes and acetylacetone as well as for Cu(II) complexes with condensation products of o-aminophenol and β-diketones. The Cu(II) complex with Schiff base of 1-amino-2-propanol and acetylacetone exhibits ferromagnetic behaviour suggesting tetrameric structure.