4-bromo-5-methyl-(2H)-1,2,6-thiadiazin-3(6H)one 1,1-dioxides

The title compounds, bearing an alkyl and/or bromine substituent on nitrogen, were synthesized. Unlike 5-bromo-6-methyluracil, 4-bromo-5-methyl-(2H)-1,2,6-thiadiazin-3-(6H)one 1,1-dioxides have the ability to act as a bromonium ion source.     

Active site reactant center geometry in the Co(II)-product radical pair state of coenzyme B12-dependent ethanolamine deaminase determined by using orientation-selection electron spin-echo envelope modulation spectroscopy

The distances and orientations among reactant centers in the active site of coenzyme B12-dependent ethanolamine deaminase from Salmonella typhimurium have been characterized in the Co(II)-product radical pair state by using X-band electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and two-pulse electron spin-echo envelope modulation (ESEEM) spectroscopies in the disordered solid state. The unpaired electron spin in the product radical is localized on C2. Our approach is based on the orientation-selection created in the EPR spectrum of the biradical by the axial electron-electron dipolar interaction. Simulation of the EPR line shape yielded a best-fit Co(II)-C2 distance of 9.3 A. ESEEM spectroscopy performed at four magnetic field values addressed the hyperfine coupling of the unpaired electron spin on C2 with 2H in the C5' methyl group of 5'-deoxyadenosine and in the beta-2H position at C1 of the radical. Global ESEEM simulations (over the four magnetic fields) were weighted by the orientation dependence of the EPR line shape. A Nelder-Mead direct search fitting algorithm was used to optimize the simulations. The results lead to a partial model of the active site, in which C5' is located a perpendicular distance of 1.6 A from the Co(II)-C2 axis, at distances of 6.3 and 3.5 A from Co(II) and C2, respectively. The van der Waals contact of the C5'-methyl group and C2 indicates that C5' remains close to the radical species during the rearrangement step. The C2-Hs-C5' angle including the strongly coupled hydrogen, Hs, and the C5'-Hs orientation relative to the C1-C2 axis are consistent with a linear hydrogen atom transfer coordinate and an in-line acceptor p-orbital orientation. The trigonal plane of the C2 atom defines sub-spaces within the active site for C5' radical migration and hydrogen atom transfers (side of the plane facing Co(II)) and amine migration (side of the plane facing away from Co(II)).     

Reduced Overlap Population Analysis for Triosmium Clusters

The use of reduced overlap population (ROP) analysis from EHMO calculations as a means to gauge the presence of metal–metal bonds in triosmium clusters is examined. A number of triosmium clusters containing bridging ligands have been used as test cases, including the bis-ethoxy bridged cluster Os₃(μ-OEt)₂(CO)₁₀, 1b, and some of its group 15 derivatives Os₃(μ-OEt)₂(CO)₉(EPh₃), 2. These latter clusters are newly synthesized and have been characterized completely, including by single-crystal X-ray crystallographic studies. In honour of Professor Dieter Fenske on his 65th birthday.     

Fluordiazadiphosphetidine, 3. Mitt.: Die thermische Behandlung von 2,2,2,4,4,4-Hexafluoro-1,3-dimethyl-1,3,2,4-diazadiphosphetidin unter Druck in Gegenwart von Phosphor(V)fluorid und Alkalimetallfluoriden

Prolonged heating of (CH₃NPF₃)₂ in a sealed tube at 120°C yields (CH₃N)₄P₃F₇ and PF₅. Under the experimental conditions these compounds react to (CH₃N)₄P₃F₆ ⁺PF₆ ^–. Reaction of (CH₃NPF₃)₂ in the presence of PF₅ leads to a marked decrease in the formation of the ionic compound. The influence of the fluoride donating saltsMF (M=Li, Na, K, Cs) is investigated.

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Früher: Alkyliminophosphorsäuretrihalogenide, 1. und 2. Mitt.     

Hydrogen–hydrogen bonding in biphenyl revisited

The evidence for the stabilizing nature of the H–H bonding in planar biphenyl is succinctly reviewed. The stabilizing nature of the H–H bonding is revealed through a comparison of the atomic energy of every atom in planar biphenyl with the same atom in the twisted equilibrium structure. It is shown that the barrier to rotation via the planar transition state is the net resultant of a stabilisation of the four ortho-hydrogen atoms (by 8 kcal/mol each), a stabilisation of the two para-carbon atoms (by 3 kcal/mol each) and by the dominant destabilisation of the two carbon atoms joining the two rings—the two junction carbon atoms—(by 22 kcal/mol each). The energetic stabilisation of the four ortho-hydrogen atoms is further shown to be in large proportion due to the formation of the hydrogen–hydrogen interatomic surface. Furthermore, neither the “bond order” between the two junction carbon atoms nor the total electron delocalisation between the two rings exhibit a significant change in going from the planar to the twisted equilibrium geometry. These findings are in contrast with the classical view of a balance between “steric non-bonded repulsion” and better electron delocalisation as a function of the twist dihedral angle. Similar conclusions have been recently reached by Pacios and Gómez through a study of the electrostatic potential at the position of the hydrogen nuclei. We dedicate this article to Professor TM Krygowski on the occasion of his 70th birthday wishing him a long and productive life.     

Metallierungsreaktionen an cyclometallierten komplexen des typs Mo-C6H4CH2PR2)2(M = Pd,Pt)

The complexes of type $\text{M}\text{o}\text{-C}{}_6\text{H}{}_4\text{CH}{}_2\text{P}$R₂)₂ (M = Pd, Pt) are readily deprotonated by n-Buli under various conditions yielding μ-C-bis-dilithiated species. The resulting carbanions are attacked by the electrophiles Mel, Me₃SiCl and Ph₂PCl to form the corresponding disubstituted derivatives. The reaction with AuCl . PPh₃ yields heterobimetallic complexes with two different MC σ-bonds. The compounds obtained are analytically and spectroscopically characterized.     

Electrochemical investigation of hymecromone at a multi-wall carbon nano-tube/cetyl pyridine bromine composite film electrode

A multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWNT)/cetyl pyridine bromine (CPB) composite film modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was developed for the electrochemical determination of hymecromone in phosphonate buffer. Electrochemical behaviour of hymecromone at the composite film electrode was investigated with voltammetry. Compared with an irreversible oxidation of hymecromone at the bare GCE, the oxidation peak current was enhanced greatly at the film electrode. Some parameters such as pH, scan rate, accumulation potential and accumulation time were optimized. Under optimal conditions, an oxidation peak at 0.82 V was employed to determine hymecromone electrochemically. A linearity between the oxidation peak current and the hymecromone concentration was obtained in the range of 3.0 × 10⁻⁷ − 2.0 × 10⁻⁵ mol 1⁻¹ with a detection limit of 8.0 × 10⁻⁸ mol 1⁻¹. The proposed procedure was successfully applied to assay hymecromone in pharmaceutical formulation with satisfactory results. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Synthesis and mechanism research of an ethylene glycol-based sol-gel method for preparing PZT nanopowders

Lead zirconate titanate nanopowders Pb(Zr_0.52Ti_0.48)O₃ (PZT) were prepared by modified sol-gel process in ethylene glycol system with zirconium nitrate as the zirconium source. The research showed that it was critical to add lead acetate after the reaction of zirconium nitrate and tetrabutyl titanate in ethylene glycol system for preparing PZT of exact titanium content. The reaction mechanisms of the sol synthesis, preparation of xerogel and agglutinating process were characterized through using FT-IR, NMR, TG-FTIR, and GC-MS. The experiment proved that ethylene glycol system did not rely on hydrolysis and condensation reactions in the process of the sol formation, but on the formation of chain or network large molecules from complexation of ethylene glycol and all Ti and minor Pd, Zr. In the preparation of xerogel, the complexation reaction was so completed that it formed large molecules network composed of metal and dioxyethyl. Bulk weight loss happened before 350°C in the process of sintering xerogel to prepare PZT nanopowders. Volatile matters and vapor phase decomposition resultants were primarily oxy-compounds including ethylene glycol, aldehyde-ketone compounds, carbon dioxide and nitrate radical conversion matters. After 350°C, primary vapor phase decomposition resultants were carbon dioxide and minor carbonyl compound.     

Studies of protein hydration in aqueous solution by high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Individual hydration water molecules in aqueous protein solutions have been observed using experimental schemes for homonuclear two-dimensional and heteronuclear three-dimensional NMR experiments in H₂O solution, which do not require suppression of the solvent line by presaturation. In these experiments, the location of the hydration waters is determined from their nuclear Overhauser effects (NOE s) with individual hydrogen atoms of distinct amino acid residues. In the basic pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI ), four internal water molecules that had been reported in three different crystal forms were also found to be in the same locations in the solution structure, with lifetimes with respect to exchange of the water protons in excess of 0.3 ns. Additional NOE s with polypeptide protons located on the protein surface may involve either hydration water molecules or hydroxyl protons of amino acid side chains. Their total number is small compared to the number of NOE s expected from the hydration water molecules identified in the crystal structures of BPTI .     

Improved ultrasonic extraction procedure for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments

The aim of this work was to optimize an ultrasonic extraction procedure for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediments and to compare it with the reflux procedure using methanolic potassium hydroxide. Sample extracts were purified with a miniaturized silica gel chromatographic column and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Ultrasonication using n-hexane-acetone (1:1, v/v) solvent mixture on dried homogenized marine sediment gave better precision (smaller relative standard deviation (RSD) values) and comparable quantities of individual PAH's compared to the reflux procedure. Ultrasonication with the n-hexane-acetone (1:1, v/v) mixture, utilizing four 15 min extraction cycles, was found to be sufficient for extracting PAHs from wet sediments. The optimized ultrasonic extraction procedure extracted aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons from the National Institute of Standards and Technology SRM 1941a with recoveries greater than 90%. The major advantages of ultrasonication compared to the reflux method are the lower extraction times, simplicity of the apparatus and extraction procedure. The optimized ultrasonication procedure has been used in our laboratory to extract hydrocarbons from naturally wet sediments from rivers, and coastal and marine areas.